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Two Boko Haram Commanders have been arrested in Taraba State, Police said.

One of the commanders, Ali Audu, was arrested in Tella, Gassol Local Government Area while the other, Abdulmumini Abdullahi, was nabbed in Bali Local Government Area.

The Commissioner of Police, Shaba Alkali, made the announcement at a press conference in Jalingo on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.

He said the two terrorists have been handed over to the military in Yobe State.

“We have arrested two confirmed Boko Haram commanders in Gassol and Bali Local Government Areas of the state.

“The command has since handed over the two kingpins, Ali Audu, alias Dungu and Abdulmumini Abdullahi from Yadi Burni in Yobe to the military base in Yobe,” he said.

Alkali said Audu was arrested on February 22 in Tella and transferred to Yobe the following day, while Abdullahi was arrested in Bali on March 5 and transferred to Yobe military base on March 7.


The ​police commissioner also confirmed the death of seven persons in the ongoing communal crisis in Ibi Local government Area of the state.

He vowed to deal with the perpetrators and their sponsors “no matter how highly placed they might be”.

He said the command has already deployed enough men to contain the situation and restore normalcy to the area.

Alkali appealed to the public to feel free to provide the command with timely information to enable it tackle crime in the state.

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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday, stripped Ibinabo Fiberesima off her position as the president of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN. Ibinabo is facing a 5 year prison term for accidentally killing Dr. Giwa Suraj in a car accident. In a statement issued by the National Secretary of AGN, Femi Durojaiye, the actress who is the current president will step down while Emeka Ike takes over as the new president.

The statement released:

“The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, this morning 23/3/2016 at the application and argument of Counsel to Actors Guild of Nigeria, Barr. Peter Andor Oboyi, struck out Ibinabo’s and BOT suit challenging the nullification of her election to the Presidency of AGN and also challenging the legitimacy of the Presidency of Emeka Ike and his Exco. The implication of this judgement is that Engr. Emeka Ike led Exco remain the only authentic and lawful leaders of Actors Guild of Nigeria,"

"The Honourable Court vehemently reiterated the position of the judicial authority that, Ibinabo, her purported exco members and the Board of Trustees vacate forthwith the office of AGN both at the National and State level and accordingly surrender all AGN assets at their unlawful possession to the incumbent Engr Emeka Ike’s Government.”

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The Dangote Group has emerged winners of the African Company of the Year Award at the 2016 Africa CEO Forum.

The Dangote Group was nominated alongside Safaricom, Ascendis Health, Ison Group, Seplat, Maroc Telecom, Naspers and Sanalam.

Dangote specialises in the production of rice, cement and several other goods. Recently Aliko Dangote opened up a tomato paste factory in Kano state, Nigeria.

The award was presented by the Founder and President of the Africa CEO Forum, Mr. Amir Ben Yahmed, who recognised the company for achieving the most remarkable expansion on the continent in 2015.

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The popular stage drama 'Hear Word' presented by iOpenEye is a powerful true-life stage play which examines cultural and societal norms that limit the potential of Nigerian women.

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Featuring Joke Silva, Bimbo Akintola, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Ifeoma Fafunwa, Ufuoma McDermott, Elvina Ibru, Omonor and other talented actresses, the three continent tour kicks off at the world renowned Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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The popular production then heads east to honour another excited audience at the innovative FRASCATI Theatre in Amsterdam, before heading back home for a much anticipated Command Performance at the prestigious five star TRANSCORP Hilton Abuja.


HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Cambridge): April 15th - 17th, 2016

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has issued a statement dismissing allegations of Fake Result sheets being deployed for election in Akuku-Toru, Tai and Bonny Local Government Areas of Rivers State for the ongoing Election rerun.

“The Allegations are untrue and they should be discountenanced. Voters are advised to come out and Exercise their franchise peacefully," INEC said on Social Media.

“However, Result sheets with BAR CODES and Serial Number are valid. Remember: Voting starts and ends until the last person accredited has voted.” it added.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that no column was created for the party in result sheets in about 230 wards in Asari Toru in the Rivers rerun election.

See photo of the result sheet :

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Read the press statement below...

The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State, Bro. Felix Obuah has condemned the alleged airlift and release of N5billion to the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi by agents of the Federal Government for the purpose of compromising INEC personnel and security agents participating in the Rivers rerun elections.


In a statement by Pastor Jerry Needam, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Rivers State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah, the party called on the international community and relevant security agencies to investigate the release and distribution of the said N5billion which appalled passengers of the commercial airline as it was offloaded into CBN trucks on the tarmac of the Port Harcourt International Airport.

The party added that all those found to be involved in this alleged illegal trafficking of funds for the rerun elections should be prosecuted.

It will be recalled that online q pictures of a commercial airline offloading N5billion into trucks of the CBN on Friday night at the Port Harcourt International Airport shocked the world as the funds were released on a day declared public holiday.

Pastor Jerry Needam,
Special Adviser to the Rivers State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah.
Saturday, 19th March, 2016.

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi,Ojaja II and his new wife Olori Wuraola visited to the Sultan of Sokoto at his palace in Sokoto yesterday. See more photos after the cut...

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I can just imagine the president singing these words as he reads through the papers and media reports on his way to another very important meeting outside Nigeria

Can't you find something else to talk about?
Is this song the only one you sins?
Makes you look better when you put things down?
Value your opinion!

Don't criticize my friends, criticize my ideas
Don't criticize my lifestyle
I'm fed up 'cause all you wanna do is criticize
You've just closed your mind, ooh, ooh, criticize

You don't realize all you wanna do is criticize
I just want what is right, still you say criticize

Now can't we talk this over
'Cause your conversation ain't right
We can make our love stronger
You don't have to think twice

Don't criticize my friends, criticize my ideas
You've just closed your mind, ooh, ooh, criticize
You've just closed your mind, ooh, ooh, criticize
Don't criticize my mode dear, criticize my feeling
Don't criticize my tears, dear

I'm fed up 'cause all you wanna do is criticize
You've just closed your mind, ooh, ooh, criticize
You've just closed your mind, ooh, ooh, criticize
You've just closed your mind, ooh, ooh, criticize


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She looks good!

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A bus conductor, Taheed Adekunle, who was accused of damaging a passenger's scrotum during dispute over transportation fare, was on Thursday remanded in prison by a Tinubu Magistrates' Court in Lagos.


Adekunle, 19, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault.

The Magistrate, Mr Ade Adefulire, ordered that the accused should be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons till the next date of adjournment for fact and sentencing.



The Prosecutor, ASP Ignatius Okeke, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 12 at about 5:50pm at Ajah Motor Park in Lagos.


Okeke said that the accused during a dispute with a passenger, Samuel Amosun, over the high price of transportation fare from Ajah to Oshodi, kicked Amosun in the scrotum.


He said that the victim was presently on admission in the hospital with swollen scrotum.


Okeke said that the offence contravened Section 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The Magistrate adjourned the case till March 21 for sentencing

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Not many Nigerians know that the Nigerian Driver's license is recognized in some foreign countries.

According to the Lagos Sector Commander of the FRSC Mr Chidi Nkwonta, three states in the US and seven countries in Europe recognize the Nigerian driver's license.

The American states include Maryland, Washington DC and California. The European countries include Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Austria and Sweden in Europe.

Processes are in place to make the license recognized in all US states and more countries in Europe.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/03/list-of-countries-where-nigerian.html

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Read What Linda Wrote Below

According to what I gathered from her Facebook profile, she studied Environmental health at college of Health Science, River state. She lives in Port Harcourt and is from Edo State. Her name is BlessingNick Nicholas on Facebook. If anyone can confirm what she wrote and can find her for me, I want to give her N500k to help her with anything she needs...maybe start a small business to sustain her until she finds her feet. So proud of her! Thanks for promoting the dignity of womanhood! See what she wrote after the cut...

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One person has been confirmed dead following a crash that occurred moments ago in Area 11 on Ahmadu Bello Road, Abuja. Four vehicles were damaged in the crash and others were injured. See more photos after the cut...

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Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture says his view on a radio station in Abuja about President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the Nigerian economy has been twisted and distorted.

He is at a loss as to why his views were distorted and the motive of the twisters, according to a rebuttal issued today by his special adviser, Segun Adeyemi.

“On Saturday morning, I appeared on a Radio show here in Abuja at which I spoke extensively on the issues affecting our country, especially the economy

“To my surprise, my views were twisted and I was reported to have said that the economy of our country is beyond the control of the President.

“This is a gross misrepresentation of what I said. I could not have said our economy is out of the control of our President or the administration he heads. As a matter of fact, this Administration has decided to turn the economic disaster‎ that we inherited to a blessing by diversifying our economy.

“I don’t know the reason behind the gross distortion of my comments on the radio today, but whatever the motive is, Nigerians should disregard such distortion and continue to support our President and his Administration to take our country out of the woods”

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Nigeria's former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, this week issued a statement recognizing 48-year old Musa Gowon as his son.

See throwback photo of Musa and his late mother, Mrs Edith Ike-Okongwu.
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Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday visited the family of the Late James Ocholi, Nigeria's Minister of state for labour.


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Members of the Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU), have shelved their planned strike, initially scheduled to commence on Thursday March 10th, as a mark of respect for the late Minister of State for Labor, James Ocholi, who died in a fatal accident alongside his wife and son on Sunday March 6th.

 President of the Union, Biobelemoye Josiah, made this known to newsmen today March 9th

According to him, the suspension of the proposed strike action is to enable the workers mourn late James Ocholi who was until his death the Chairman of a Negotiation Committee set up by the Ministry of Labor to address the issues raised by the health workers union in their notice of the proposed strike sent to the ministry.

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A 32-year-old man, Chidi Igwe, has been charged to court over arresting a policeman for hours in his car.

The arrest happened in the highbrow Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi Lagos.

Igwe was docked before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos today. He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail by the magistrate in the sum of N20, 000 with one surety in like sum.

Igwe is facing three other counts: driving without licence, obstructing highway and dangerous driving.

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the accused committed the offences on March 4 at Bourdillion Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.

He said that the accused kidnapped one Sgt. Babashola Afolayan and detained him in his car, with registration No. EKY 282 BK.

Osuji alleged that the accused drove his car without licence and caused obstruction on the highway.

“He drove his car in a dangerous manner without any regard to other users of the highway,’’ he said.

Osuji said the offences contravened Sections 18 (1), 45 of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law, 2012 and Section 269 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Section 269 provides a 10-year jail term for offenders.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

Counsel to the accused Mr Daniel Abbe urged the court to admit his client to bail on liberal terms.

The Magistrate, Mrs A. G. Omoyele, ordered that the surety must be gainfully employed and must be tax compliant.
Omoyele adjourned the case till April 5 for mention.

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Activists of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led by Comrade Joe Ajero, today in Lagos, picketted Ikeja Distribution Company (Disco), over lack of working tools and non payment of salary to their workers

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In a fresh interview with Al Jazeerah, President Buhari says he has not failed in his war against Boko Haram despite some recorded incidents of attacks by the sect members in some parts of Nigeria

“I have not failed. When we came in Boko Haram was effectively in 14 local governments. Nigeria has 774 local governments. They hoist their flags and they said they had a certain caliphate but today they no longer to hold any local government.
They have reverted to improvised explosive devices blowing soft targets, and that will be a kind of terrorism which will be difficult to eliminate because it is technological, but they cannot hold any local government again. They are using technology but they cannot carry out organised attacks, overrun police post, attack military installations, they cannot do that now.”he said

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The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said it had begun investigation into the alleged suicide committed by a man who hung himself on a tree after an all-night prayer vigil in Iju-Ishaga area of the state.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Oladapo Badmos, identified the deceased as Taofiq, with no known surname.

Badmos said the Police Division at Iju got a report of the incident brought by Pastor Odunike Abiodun of King of Kings Church, No. 45, Taju Bello Street, Iju Isaga.

“The pastor brought the report on Saturday at 7.50 a.m. that the man was found dead at about 5.30 a.m. The deceased hung himself on a tree in a valley close to a river, near the King of Kings Church,’’ he said.

The police spokesman said that it was reported that the deceased had earlier participated in an all-night prayer at the Church.

She said that the scene of the suicide had been visited by detectives from the division.

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Nigeria is fast winning the trophy for being the country with the “most dangerous roads to travel,” and this is not unrelated to the number of lives that are lost daily on the nation’s roads. According to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), over 150,000 lives are lost annually all around the country as a result road-related incidents, and these range from –

- Traffic accidents

- Armed robbery

- Open gullies

- Police traffic checkpoints

- Unmarked corners

- Unlit roads

- Abandoned broken-down vehicles

Some of the most dangerous roads to travel in Nigeria are as following –

i. Abuja-Lokoja-Okene-Kabba: If you have travelled from anywhere in the Southwest of Nigeria to Abuja through the Lokoja-Okene road in Kogi State, then you will understand that this is a road of death. Not only is this road bad, it is a haven of armed robbers. Thousands of passengers travelling the Lokoja-Okene road to Abuja or to Ondo State have been waylaid by armed bandits and dispossessed of their goods. The same can be said of the Ilorin-Kabba-Lokoja road and the Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba road among others along that same axis.

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ii. Lagos-Sagamu-Ore-Benin road: An analyst noted that “If there is any road in the country that has portrayed successive governments in the country in bad light as failed governments in the last two decades, it is the Lagos-Sagamu –Ore –Benin road.” This road is not only bad and terrible for motorists, it is also a den of robbers where unfortunate passengers have been robbed and raped if their vehicles break down along the road. Travelling through the road is like travelling through the valley of the shadow of death.

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iii. Lagos-Ibadan expressway: Constructed in 1974, the 120-kilometre highway is the only major road linking Lagos to Ibadan and other states within and beyond the Southwest of the Nigeria. The FRSC reported that in 2012 that 775 people died in 2,075 accidents along this road. The main dangers along this major expressway linking other states to Lagos is that of unmotorable road and frequent accidents, largely caused by oil tankers and overspeeding vehicles on the expressway filled with potholes.

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iv. Okigwe-Umuahia road: The ever-busy Enugu Port Harcourt expressway has always been a death trap for commuters. While road contractors hired to repair and maintain the road had abandoned it due to funds not being released by the government, the roads have fallen into terrible disrepair and become a death-trap for motorists and passengers alike.
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v. Otukpo-Otukpa road in Makurdi: It is true that Otukpo and Otukpa roads are both within Makurdi in Benue State, this is a major road where craters, gulley erosion, potholes, and even dare-devil robbers rule the road. From Otukpa to Otukpo, the ancestral home of Idoma kingdom; you’d be forced to dance along with your vehicle to no rhythm for close to four hours in the journey, which ought not to last for about one or 2 hours. A columnist wrote that “For regular travelers, the thought of venturing on Otukpa-Otukpo road is the beginning of a journey into uncertainties, eternity or the easiest way of booking appointment with fate and grave, nay a way of bring money for nearby coffin makers.”
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vi. Enugu-Awka-Onitsha road: The deplorable state of the highway linking Enugu, Awka, and Onitsha has forced hundreds of motorists to abandon the road and reroute via the old road from Udi to Awka. Several people have died in traffic accidents occurring on this road, and it continues to be a serious headache to passengers and motorists alike.
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vii. Kaduna-Abuja road: The Kaduna highway links many states in the north of the country to Abuja but boasts of over 400 potholes. In fact, the state of the road bears no image of a channel that links major states in the north to the Federal Capital Territory. An 18-seater Hummer bus was once involved in a ghastly motor accident that caused the loss of 14 lives along this road – they were all burnt to death beyond recognition. The vehicle had been coming from Kano State to Abuja.
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the temporary suspension on the operation of the Bristow Helicopter Sirkorsky S-76 aircrafts in the country.



NCAA had on February 4 suspended Bristow Helicopter’s aircraft type Sikorsky S-76C from further operations in Nigeria due to the successive mishaps of the aircraft type in the country.

The decision to lift the ban was contained in a statement signed by its External Communications Manager, Julie King, which was obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos.

The statement said the return of the Sikorsky S-76 aircraft to flight operations followed completion of the NCAA’s comprehensive operational audit.It said the company, in addition, carried out an extensive return to service safety activities.

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Samuel Oki, a relative of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncle, kidnapped on Tuesday 17 February along with the uncle, has been buried in Otuoke.

The deceased was taken away on 17 February with Jonathan’s uncle, Chief Inengite. He was killed by the kidnappers.His body was found floating in the creeks, days after.

Those who attended the funeral include Jonathan, former Bayelsa state Commissioner for Health, Mr Azibapu Eruani, and the Chairman of Azikiel Construction Company.

The Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Government House, Mr Promise Ekio, former Special Adviser to President Jonathan, Mr Ariolor Jonathan and Dr Elisabeth Oki, the personal Physician to the former President.

A family member, Mr Paul Igbogamini, said he was sad over the demise of Oki, urging the family and well-wishers to stay calm and leave everything to God.

“No amount of tears can bring this our brother back, vengeance is of the Lord, He knows everything, I believe his death will not go in vain”, he said.

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Samson Siasia, Super Eagles interim coach has released the names of players invited for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Egypt.

See list below:



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A British-born Nigerian was removed from an Easyjet flight at Luton airport after a fellow passenger read a message that mentions 'prayer' on his mobile phone and alerted cabin crew, who raised alarm with the police.

Laolu Opebiyi was using WhatsApp to arrange a conference call prayer session with friends, as the Amsterdam-bound flight was waiting to take off at Luton airport on Thursday February 25 when a passenger next to him questioned him about message that included the word 'prayer' asking "What do you mean by prayer?"

The 40-year-old Nigerian-born business analyst from London explained to the passenger that he was preparing to pray with friends. Few minutes later, he was pulled off the flight by two firearms officers. It is thought the man misread the name of Mr Opebiyi's prayer group “ISI men” – which stands for "iron sharpens iron” from a Bible quote – as Isis.

Mr Opebiyi said: "That guy doesn’t know me and within two minutes he’s judging me. Even if I was a Muslim, it was pretty unfair the way I was treated. If we keep on giving into this kind of bigotry and irrational fear, I dare say that the terrorists will have achieved their aim."

Mr Opebiyi was taken into questioning by police and quizzed about his Christian faith and where he attends church. He was forced to hand over his phone and password so officers could check his communication. He was eventually freed and allowed to catch another flight about three hours later.

Seven other passengers reportedly got off the flight fearing a terror threat and also took the next plane, Guardian reports.

A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Police said: "Officers attended and a passenger was removed from the flight as part of the enquiries. Officers notified easyJet that they were satisfied that there was no concern around the passenger travelling."

A spokeswoman for easyJet who apologised over the incident said: "Easyjet can confirm that following concerns raised by passengers, the captain of flight EZY2151 from Luton to Amsterdam requested the assistance of the authorities who took the decision to disembark and question the passenger. The safety and security of its passengers and crew is our highest priority which means that is a security concern is raised we will always investigate it as a precautionary measure. After questioning by the authorities, the passenger was cleared to complete his journey so easyJet arranged a later easyJet flight for him. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to the passenger"

The officers cleared Mr Opebiyi for flight but the pilot refused to let him on and he was made to wait a further three hours to board the next flight to Amsterdam. He said that he is aftraind that he is on a terrorist watchlist.

"I stand in uncertainty about my freedom of movement in the UK" he said.

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