Court stops suspension of Uba, Udeozor, others

• Affirms Andy as PDP guber candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday stopped the suspension of a member, Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Chris Uba, Anambra State PDP governorship candidate, Senator Andy Uba, Benji Udeozor, Ejike Oguegebo and Anthonia Nwakwu from the party pending the determination of the pending suit before it. Read more

PDP in MAKE-OR-BREAK CONVENTION in Abuja

The police on Friday sealed off the Federal Capital Territory commercial nerve centre, the Central Business District, Abuja ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party’s make-or-break convention today.

The convention is significant to the party in many ways. Its success will go a long way in determining the outing of the party in the 2015 general elections. Read more

Customs officer’s killing: Police arrest 30 suspects at Seme

No fewer than 30 persons, including Beninoise, have  been arrested  in connection with the killing of a customs officer at the Seme Border, Babagry on Thursday. The suspects, whose identities could not be ascertained as at press time, were arrested separately by soldiers, customs men and the police after the deceased was killed. Read more

First Lady’s jamboree: Accident victim still in hospital

Mrs. Ifeanyi Chima was one of Lagos delegates that attended a peace rally organised for women by the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, in Abuja on August 15, 2013. Read more

Ayoka crashes out of Project Fame

Contestant Ayoka has crashed out of the ongoing MTN Project Fame West Africa reality show and in the spirit of good sportsmanship; Ayoka commended and appreciated his fellow contestants as he exited the house. Read more

Anambra: PDP suspends Andy, Chris Uba, others

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday suspended Senator Andy Uba and his brother, Chris from the party. Read more

Ondo guber: Mimiko wins

Jubilation trailed the decision of the  Supreme Court, affirming the judgment of the Court of Appeal that declared Governor Olusegun Mimiko as validly elected governor of Ondo State. Read more

Crisis: Suntai’s Deputy rejects sack of exco

TARABA State slipped further into confusion yesterday, with Deputy Governor Garba Umar urging the people to disregard Governor Danbaba Suntai’s “dissolution” of the Executive Council.
Also yesterday, 16 members of the House of Assembly said Suntai was unfit and required medical attention. Read more

Mayhem in Seme border, Customs officer killed

There was mayhem at the Seme border area of Lagos State on Thursday after a 35-year-old man, Saturday Joel, was shot by officials of the Nigerian Customs Service. Read more

Drop 2015 ambition, Nwabueze urges Jonathan

The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, on Thursday met with President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of the nation. Read more

French to be part of UTME from 2014 – Minister

Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, said on Thursday in Abuja that French language would be part of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination as from 2014 for interested candidates, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Read more

Young Shall Grow boss escapes assassination

Police orderly, two suspects shot dead

Lagos was yesterday spared another high profile killing when assassins attacked the vehicle conveying Chief Vincent Obianodo, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Young Shall Grow transport company to his FESTAC residence. Read more

Rivers crisis: 27 lawmakers condemn expulsion of Exco members

Twenty seven members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have criticised the expulsion of 18 Executive Council members announced on Monday, by the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt. Read more

Gov Suntai speaks briefly on videotape •Tape played on Taraba television • Cabinet dissolved, lawmakers meet gov

The Taraba State Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai, finally addressed the people on Wednesday , exactly  four days after  his return from a 10-month medical sojourn abroad. Read more

Why I sacked Youth Minister –Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has described as false and baseless, insinuations in the media that the appointment of the former Minister of Youth Development, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, was terminated because he failed to ensure his preferred candidate emerged as president of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). Read more

Confusion as flood sweeps away nine-year-old boy

Fear and uncertainty has enveloped Oke-Ekoro, Sango area of Ogun State, over the whereabouts of a nine-year-old boy, Gbenga Gbadamosi, who was seen being swept away by flood on Tuesday. Read more

Fake CNN correspondent nabbed in Bayelsa

A 36 years old man, Paul Yempe parading himself as the correspondent of the Cable News Network (CNN) in Bayelsa State was yesterday arrested in the office of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Energy. Read more

Stowaway gets scholarship, NCAA probes Arik pilots, FAAN

Aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has started probing the ArikAir pilots and officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria over alleged security breaches that led to the arrest of a 15-year-old stowaway, Daniel Oikhena, at Lagos Airport on Saturday. Read more

Female student pours hot water on lover

A 19-year-old female student of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, simply identified as Yetunde, is cooling off in the custody of the state Police command, Osogbo, for allegedly inflicting injuries on her lover, Adelana also a student of the polytechnic. Read more

Sabina Umoren celebrates nine years on stage

“I am happy that you are all here to celebrate with me and my band, Perfect Realm. I celebrate all the people living in my neigbourhood, fans, friends and family members and you should expect the best from us.” Read more

3 killed, 5 injured as NNPC tanker explodes

…6 Civilian JTF members shot dead

Nine people died in separate incidents in Oyo and Borno States yesterday. In the Ibadan, Oyo State tragedy, three people died with five others injured from burns when a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) petrol tanker trying to offload fuel suddenly exploded and caught fire at Orogun Junction on Ojoo Expressway.  Read more

Cultists attack 7 churches, shoot worshippers, set priests’ residence ablaze in Anambra

Hell was let loose in the early hours yesterday at Oba-Ofemmili community in Awka-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, when some youths, suspected to be cultists attacked Christians in their worship places, shot and inflicted machete wounds on over 50 of them. Read more 

Presidency queries Odimegwu, NPC chairman

The Presidency has queried the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Chief Festus Odimegwu, over his reported comments on the nation’s past census. Read more

Early morning inferno kills 3 in Benue

An early morning inferno yesterday has claimed the life of one Terhemba Makka, a senior staff of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and two other members of his family in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Read more

Navy kills six pirates, injures one

The joint patrol teams of the Nigerian Navy – NNS Jubilee, Akwa Ibom State, and NNS Victory, Calabar, Cross River State – said they killed six pirates in a gun duel on Tuesday. Read more

Flood kills 7, destroys 1,529 houses in Bauchi

No fewer than seven people have died in three local government areas of Bauchi State following a downpour that also destroyed about 1, 529 houses. Read more

Lagos cancels Lekki-Epe Expressway concession

Controversy surrounding the management of the Lekki-Epe Expressway took a new turn on Tuesday as the Lagos State Government announced the termination of its concession agreement with the Lekki Concession Company. Read more

Health workers call off 7 day old strike

Joint Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (JOHESU) has called off the strike it embarked upon on Wednesday, Aug. 21 to push for improved welfare of the workers. Read more

‘My ordeals in the hands of wicked DPO

On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, I went to Okokomaiko area of Lagos State, where a policeman allegedly shot and killed a resident, Adamson Bello. Read more

Bank director, Obianor, wins Anambra APGA governorship ticket

A DIRECTOR of the Fidelity Bank Plc, Chief Maduabuchi Willie Obianor, Monday clinched the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 16, 2013 election in Anambra State. Read more

NIMC partners ALGON on NIN enrolment in rural areas

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has solicited the support of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) to establish enrolment centres in the 774 local governments for effective grassroots National Identity Number (NIN) registration. Read more

PDP crisis: Jonathan axes youth minister

The frosty relationship between President Goodluck Jonathan and five northern governors on Monday claimed its victim  as the President ordered the sack of the Minister of Youth Affairs, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir. Read more

Police bullet kills 60-year-old deejay, wife demands justice

Wife of a 60-year-old deejay, Adamson Bello, who was killed last Sunday by a stray bullet fired by a policeman attached to the Okokomaiko Police Division, Lagos State, has called for justice. Read more

Mum: stowaway teenager always dreamt of air travel

For Daniel Ohikhena, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) One pupil in Benin, the Edo State capital, his dream was to travel by air. He did it in a sensational way on Sunday. Daniel hid in the tyre compartment of an Arik Air flight from Benin to Lagos. Read more

Suntai writes assembly, seeks to resume duty

RECUPERATING Governor Danbaba Suntai may have sent a letter to the Taraba State House of Assembly  seeking to resume  work. Read more

EMC redefines the business of entertainment

 The entertainment business has become more dynamic in recent times. The evolving consumer habit has left most entertainers and entertainment companies struggling to remain relevant. Read more

Gaga Who? Miley Cyrus snatches crown for Queen of Obscene at VMAs

With Lady Gaga set to open the MTV Video Music Awards, the audience braced themselves for a dose of patented Gaga shock treatment. For half a decade plus now, Gaga has served as the reliable producer of those jaw-dropping moments that dominate water cooler talk the next day. Read more

Suntai arrives Abuja, assisted out of aircraft

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State on Sunday afternoon arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after spending about 10 months abroad for treatment for injuries sustained when a small aircraft he piloted crashed. Read more

ASUU rebuffs govt’s ‘no work, no pay’ threat

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the Federal Government’s threat to implement its ‘no-work, no-pay’ policy cannot stop its ongoing strike. Read more

Land grabbers beat architect to death over N5,000

When Eniola Kiyesola left home for work on August 18, 2013, he bade his wife and three children farewell, saying he would return after the day’s work. Read more

Ondo State guber: S’ Court makes U-turn, resumes hearing August 27

The Supreme Court has cut short its vacation to begin hearing  on the multiple appeals filed against the judgment of the Court of Appeal that declared Governor Olusegun Mimiko as validly elected Governor of Ondo State. Read more

‘Stowaway boy thought Arik plane was US-bound’

THE teenage stowaway, Daniel Ihekina, who was arrested at the Lagos Airport after flying in the tyre hole of an Arik plane from Benin to Lagos on Saturday morning, thought he was on a US-bound flight. Read more

Tension in Ibadan as EFCC seals off ex-Oyo Head of Service’s house

Fear has gripped many politicians in Oyo State as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), penultimate Sunday, sealed off the private residence of the immediate-past Head of Service (HOS) in Oyo State, Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke.  Read more

Dillish emerges winner of Big Brother Africa- The Chase

Namibia's Dillish has won this yea's edition of Big Brother Africa- The Chase. She went home with USD 300 000 grand prize. 
Cleo came second, Elikem came third, Melvin came fourth and Beverly came fifth respectively.

XProject releases hot video …features Olamide, Waje, Omawumi, Raw in new album

Sensational music group, XProject, is back and currently rocking the scene with a new hot video entitled, Azuka. The explosive and big budget video was directed by revered cinematographer Clarence Peters. Read more

Party: An Xclusive final bash

Last night was their last hoorah at the Party Zone and the Housemates certainly went out with a bang! Read more

Kidnappers kill four policemen, abduct Ozekhome

•Police parade 44 suspects, recover 678 live cartridges
Armed kidnappers at the weekend killed four policemen who responded to a distress call about a siege to the Benin-Auchi-Abuja road in Edo State. Read more
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome who was one of the travellers trapped on the road during the operation was abducted along with his driver by the kidnappers. Read more

Stranded Boko Haram militants turn human eaters

Dozens of suspected Boko Haram militants in Magumeri forest, Borno, have turned to human eaters after being stranded for days without food or water, News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Magumeri forest is about 150km from Maiduguri, the state capital. Read more

Boy flies Arik Air from Benin to Lagos, hiding in tyre hole

A teenager beat airline and airport security at the Benin Airport and sneaked into the tyre compartment of a Lagos-bound Arik plane, where he flew safely to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Saturday morning. Read more

Imam plots assassination of younger wife of boss

…To avenge maltreatment of older wife

 

The police have arrested an Ibadan-based Imam, who wanted to avenge the cruelty of his boss to his senior wife by having her rival killed. Read more

PDP to bar Amaechi, 27 lawmakers from national convention

BARRING any last change of mind, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and 27 members of the State House of Assembly loyal to him will be stopped from attending the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party slated for August 31, 2013. Read more

Pastor impregnates church member, sells baby

Judgment Day seems to have come for a pastor, Emmanuel Onu as he has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly conniving with others to sell his girlfriend’s baby for N100,000.
Pastor Onu had told the mother of the baby that her baby died at Ajiwe Street, Aba in Abia State. Read more

Fracas in Ekiti as Fayemi, Bamidele’s supporters clash again

The peace of Iyin-Ekiti, the country home of General Adeyinka Adebayo was again disrupted at the weekend as venue of a burial reception for Chief (Mrs) Felicia Akinwumi, the mother of a chieftain  of the  All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Dipo  Akinwumi, was  turned to a battlefield, with  supporters of the party and those of Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, clashing. Read more