Saturday, 28 June 2014

[wanabidii] 51 including Boko Haram face Mysterious snakes, bees attack in Sambisa Forest

51 including Boko Haram face Mysterious snakes, bees attack in Sambisa Forest


Boko Haram face Mysterious snakes, bees attack in Sambisa Forest

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 11:32 PM PDT

Some members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, arrested yesterday at Mairi ward behind University of Maiduguri by members of the Civilian JTF vigilante group, have confessed that most of them are...

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PHOTONEWS: More Shocking Photos From Scene Of Abuja Shopping Mall Bombing

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 11:18 PM PDT

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Scores killed as bomb blast rips off Emab Plaza in Abuja

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:28 AM PDT

A massive bomb blast that rips off Emab Plaza, one of the biggest and most busy malls in Abuja has killed hundred of people. The blast, which went off at 3:57 pm, triggered a big bang that set the...

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JUST IN: Two policemen, two civilian killed by gunmen in Edo

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:16 AM PDT

Gunmen dressed in military uniform on Wednesday killed four persons including two policemen at Ikiran-Oke, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The victims were traveling to Lagos from Abuja...

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Nigerian Fraudster Arrested In Dubai

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:12 AM PDT

A suspected Nigerian fraudster, Mr. Lateef Adedoja, has been arrested in Dubai for allegedly committing several offences ranging from issuance of dud cheques, spending fake currencies and forgery of...

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Fire razes Triana Building in Lagos, destroys properties 

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:05 AM PDT

The popular Triana building on Commercial Rd in Apapa, Lagos was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning June 25th.  The fire lasted for hours before firefighters were able to put it out....

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BREAKING: Bomb explosion hits Adamawa market

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:29 AM PDT

The police said there was no casualty. ——————————————— A bomb explosion has occurred at Kasuwan Kuturu market in Mubi area of adamawa state. The News Agency of nigeria quotes the Adamawa Commissioner...

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LASU returning students have not paid new fee- union leader

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:18 AM PDT

The Lagos State University Students Union on Wednesday said that returning students of the institution had yet to accept the new tuition fee as directed by the university's Governing Council. The...

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Breaking News: Bomb blast at Abuja Banex plaza

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:22 AM PDT

A Bomb blast at Banex Plaza in Abuja. Details later….

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BREAKING: Bomb Explosion Rocks Adamawa Market

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:47 AM PDT

A explosion has rocked the Kasuwan Kuturu market in Mubi area of Adamawa State, on Wednesday, June 25. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. John Abakasanga, confirmed the incident, said the...

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Police, Youths Clash Over Stolen Babies In Ikorodu

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 06:48 AM PDT

The Ikorodu area of Lagos State was in pandemonium over attempts by some youths to burn down a church, where babies were stolen from. The clash is between the police and some youths around Magidun...

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24-hour curfew imposed on LG in Kaduna

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 04:58 AM PDT

The Sanga Local Government Council of Kaduna State on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour curfew to check the wave of killings and rising tension in the area. It will be recalled that no fewer than 38...

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Robbers Attack Bullion Van In Delta, Cart Away Millions

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 04:35 AM PDT

Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a bullion van at Ubulu-Okiti, on the Benin-Asaba Expressway in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, killing both policemen and civilians. It was...

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Fed Govt delays release of Chibok girls -US envoy

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 04:04 AM PDT

The United States envoy has said the federal government is responsible for the seeming lack of progress in rescuing the over 200 Chibok girls. No fewer than 219 schoolgirls abducted from their...

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Boko Haram: Nigerian Military Placed On Red Alert 

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 03:14 AM PDT

Nigerian Military personnel were on Tuesday reportedly placed on red alert as the authority ordered the return of  all who were absent for some official reason or on leave. According to reports, some...

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Cameroon Soldiers Arrest 40 Boko Haram Suspects

Posted: 25 Jun 2014 02:32 AM PDT

Cameroon's military has arrested 40 suspected Boko Haram militants in the north of the country. Soldiers have also sealed off a market where they suspect Boko Haram may be hiding arms for use in the...

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Breaking News: Gunmen Kill Over 20 In Fresh Southern Kaduna Attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:59 PM PDT

A senior Nigerian military officer has just confirmed to SaharaReporters that more than twenty people have died in a fresh attack by gunmen in the troubled southern Kaduna area. Earlier today,...

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JTF kills 3 suspected pirates in crossfire

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:22 AM PDT

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta (Operation Pulo Shield) on Tuesday said three suspected pirates died during a cross-fire with the group at Robot creeks in Nembe local government area of...

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Fire razes popular Bodija market in Ibadan

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:09 AM PDT

Properties worth of millions were on Tuesday razed by fire at the the yam flower section of Bodija Market, Ibadan, Oyo state. The fire, which occurred around 4:30 am burnt 16 shops and destroyed...

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Nigeria Police is the best in world — Gambari

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:39 AM PDT

Former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has described officers of the Nigeria Police Force as the `best in the world'' in peacekeeping operations. Gambari, who is...

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IG decorates Police spokesman, eight promoted officers in Abuja

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:10 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday in Abuja decorated nine newly promoted senior officers. The decorated officers included the Force spokesman, Mr Frank Mba, and...

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LASU: SSANU vows to continue strike

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 08:14 AM PDT

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo Chapter, on Tuesday vowed to continue its month-long strike, until its demands were met. The union's...

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INEC begins permanent voter card distribution in Kwara July 18

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:58 AM PDT

Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Chief Timothy Ibitoye, on Tuesday said the commission would commence the distribution of permanent voter card in the state from July 18. Ibitoye said this...

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NURTW to provide members with walkie-talkies over insecurity

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:58 AM PDT

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) is to provide walkie-talkies for members of the union as part of new measures to check insecurity at motor parks in Lagos State. The Chairman of...

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University of Ibadan expeles 78 students for poor performance

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:45 AM PDT

78 students of University of Ibadan have been asked to withdraw from the institution based on poor academic performance. The Senate of the institution, which sat in May, made the recommendation based...

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Gunmen Kill 30 People In Southern Kaduna

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:09 AM PDT

Unknown gunmen have raided several villages in southern Kaduna, killing at least 30 locals in the troubled region of Kaduna state. The attack according to a security source occurred in the early...

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Terrorists using Internet to recruit, plan attacks

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:04 AM PDT

Terrorist groups are using the Internet to recruit people, raise funds and plan attacks in China, the State Internet Information Office (SIIO) said on Tuesday. The Spokesman for the agency, Jiang Jun...

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Plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon missing

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:19 AM PDT

A four-seater plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon via Cameroon has disappeared, according to Cameroon aviation sources on Tuesday. The plane, owned by the US company Global Aviation, took off from...

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19-year-old man in court for attempted murder and r*ping

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:57 AM PDT

A 19-year-old man, Abdulazeez Adam, has been arraigned before a Lagos State Chief Magistrate's Court for allegedly robbing and attempting to murder a woman, Nkechi Onuoha. The incident was said to...

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Yes, I Buried Retired Customs Officer And Her 10-Year-Old Daughter Alive — Herbalist

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 02:15 AM PDT

LAGOS— EmotionS ran high, yesterday, at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following the startling confession of a 64-year‑old herbalist, on how he buried a 68-year‑old retired Customs officer...

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Six killed in Kaduna communities attacks

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 10:39 AM PDT

Six persons have been reported killed in three separate attacks in communities of southern Kaduna. Two of the dead were said to have been killed during a violence that erupted at Fadan- Chawai in...

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UPDATE: 8 killed, 12 injured in Kano School of Hygiene explosion

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 10:30 AM PDT

Kano State Police command said on Monday that eight persons died following a bomb blast at the Kano State School of Hygiene located on BUK Road. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Aderenle...

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Niger Delta Fishermen Reject $50 Million From Shell As Compensation

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 09:14 AM PDT

Thousands of Nigerian fishermen have rejected an offer of $50 million from Royal Dutch Shell for "some of the largest oil spills in history," their British lawyers said Friday after winning a...

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I want to lead like Awolowo – says Fayose

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 07:58 AM PDT

The Governor-elect in Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has said he would want to be like Obafemi Awolowo by way of his political actions, expressing his desire to be respected like the political icon. Fayose...

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Update: 8 Feared Dead IN Kano School of Hygiene Explosion

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 07:45 AM PDT

Eight people are feared dead in a car bomb attack on kano school of hygiene according to witnesses.  A witness told Daily Trust that eight people were killed in the attack while many were injured....

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Massive Bomb blast rocks Kano school

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 07:14 AM PDT

KANO – Scores were feared dead Monday afternoon at the premises of Kano School of Health Technology located along Gida Murtala–B UK Road. The high calibre improvised explosive device went off aroud...

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Breaking News: Bomb blast rocks Kano school

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 06:43 AM PDT

Unconfirmed number of people have been killed today, Monday afternoon at the premises of Kano School of Health Technology located along Gida Murtala–B UK Road. The high calibre improvised explosive...

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We’ll Revenge Any Attack On Igbo Soil -Igbo Group to Boko Haram

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 05:41 AM PDT

PAN Igbo socio-political organisation, Obigbo, has sounded a warning note to Boko Haram insurgents to regard the South East as a no go area, adding that any attack on Igbo soil would be met with...

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Bamidele, Mimiko congratulate Fayose

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 02:45 AM PDT

The candidate of the Labour Party in the June 21 governorship election, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele; and Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko, in separate statements on Sunday, congratulated the Peoples...

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State pardon to convicted public office-holders encourages corruption — El-Rufai

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 01:54 AM PDT

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday expressed his concern over the act of granting state pardon to convicted political office-holders. El-Rufai,...

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40 people killed as Boko Haram launches fresh attack in Chibok

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 01:50 AM PDT

Members of the radical Islamist sect- Boko Haram at the weekend killed no fewer than 40 people in an attacked launched on three villages of Chuha A, Chuha B, and Korongilim in Chibok Local Government...

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Assassins attack Edo Deputy Speaker, security kills one

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 01:42 AM PDT

Security details attached to the suspended Deputy Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Festus Ebea yesterday shot dead a suspected assassin. The incident occurred along at Abudu, headquarters of...

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LASU releases 30-60 per cent breakdown, reopens June 23rd

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 08:22 AM PDT

The management of Lagos State University (LASU) have yield to the demands of the students by giving a breakdown of the new fees payable after the state government agreed to a 30-60 per cent...

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SERAP, others back life imprisonment for corrupt public officers

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 08:14 AM PDT

Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday hailed the recommendation by the National Conference delegates in Abuja to punish corrupt public officers with life imprisonment. The lawyers told the News Agency of...

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Ekiti poll: INEC assures physically challenged persons of security

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 08:10 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured physically challenged persons of adequate security during Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti. The Public Relations Officer...

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FG promises International Maritime Organisation N24m to fight piracy

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 07:54 AM PDT

The Federal Government has pledged to provide N24m to the International Maritime Organisation to boost its campaign against piracy and illicit maritime activities in Africa. This is contained in a...

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Arisekola Alao laid to rest amid tears, agony

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:20 AM PDT

Prominent Nigerians, Ibadan indigenes, friends, associates, admirers and beneficiaries of the late Aare Musulumi of Yoruba land, Alh AbdulAzeez Arisekola Alao, today Friday thronged Adamansigba...

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Boko Haram storm Borno communities, kill scores

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 04:23 AM PDT

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen raided at least eight communities in Adamawa and Borno states on Thursday, killing scores of people. Some of the affected areas are the ones bordering Cameroon Republic,...

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Japan doles out $855,000 to assist Chibok girls, families

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 04:07 AM PDT

In its commitment to assist Nigeria with its insecurity crisis, Japan has stated that it will extend an Emergency Grant Aid of $ 855,000 for the support of the abducted schoolgirls and their families...

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Confab proposes death sentence for r*pist

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 02:18 AM PDT

National conference delegates on Thursday unanimously agreed to death penalty for anybody convicted of r*pe charge. The delegates sitting at Plenary, however, gave the option of life imprisonment...

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EKITI ELECTION: 21 political parties, artisans declare support for Fayemi

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 10:06 AM PDT

Twenty-one political parties as well as commercial motorcyclists and artisans on Thursday declared support for Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi, ahead of the June 21 governorship election. At a joint...

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