Call for Nwaoboshi’s sack, mischievous — Bomadi PDP youth circuit
BOMADI—Youth Circuit of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, has described the call for the sack of the state Chairman of the party Chief Peter Nwaoboshi as ridiculous and mischievous.
French mum reunited with daughter taken by alleged jihadi husband
A young French mother whose daughter had been smuggled by her father out of the country and possibly to Syria was reunited with the two-year-old in Turkey, a source close to the French interior minister said Tuesday.
INEC suspends 2 EOs over alleged manipulation Of Osun gov poll
Two Electoral Officers who supervised the last governorship election in Osun state have been suspended by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC over alleged electoral fraud during the exercise.
Islamic State claims to behead second US reporter
The so-called “Islamic State” released a video on Tuesday showing a masked militant apparently beheading an American journalist and threatening to kill a British captive.
The footage, seen by AFP after it was found online by private terrorism monitor SITE, shows 31-year-old freelance reporter Steven Sotloff dressed in orange and on his knees in a desert landscape.
Boko Haram seizes strategic town, seeking to takeover Maiduguri
Boko Haram have seized a strategic town in Nigeria’s far northeast, prompting denials from the military, as experts said the government risked losing control and the region was “on the brink” of takeover.
Man jailed for stealing N500,000
An Abuja Area Court in Lugbe on Tuesday sentenced one Ikechukwu Akamadu, 29, to 18 months in prison for stealing the sum of N500,000.
Adamawa Guber: APC clears 7 aspirants
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Screening Committee has cleared seven aspirants for the party primaries ahead of the Oct. 11 gubernatorial bye-election in Adamawa.
Azpilicueta pens five-year Chelsea deal
“Chelsea Football Club is pleased to announce Cesar Azpilicueta has today signed a new five-year contract,” the current Premier League leaders said on their website.
Boko Haram sponsors are friends of President Jonathan, says Chief John Odigie-Oyegun
Before I address you today, kindly permit me to play the full interview of Dr. Stephen Davis, the Australian negotiator who was appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to help secure the release of the over 200 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram on April 15th.
Libya pro-Islamist names rival government list
A pro-Islamist figure, Omar al-Hassi, on Tuesday presented a cabinet lineup to the outgoing General National Congress, rivalling Libya’s internationally recognised government, Lana state news agency reported.
‘404’ medicinal, chases away evil spirits – C-River, Akwa-Ibom consumers
In some communities in the Niger-Delta, eating dog meat is a taboo, but among the Efiks in Calabar and other tribes in Cross-River and Akwa-Ibom States, eating ‘404’, ‘J5’, ‘pepperoni’, among others, as dog meat is prevalently known, is a way of life.
