NNPC disowns fake facebook account of GMD

It’s no longer news that some of Nigeria’s biggest music stars such as 2face, Patoranking, Cynthia Morgan, Runtown, Oritse Femi, Sound Sultan, Black Magic were live in Sapele on August, 8th 2015 for Star Music Trek #SapeleRocks.

Boko Haram Islamists shot dead four people and abducted five others in an ambush on a highway in northeastern Nigeria, local vigilantes said on Monday.

A South African man has been reunited with his car 22 years after it was stolen, thanks to a dogged police investigator. A Pretoria businessman, Derick Goosen on Monday said he got a surprised call from warrant officer Kwakwa Ntokola two weeks ago about a gray 1988 Toyota Corolla.
He said he had reported the car stolen back in 1993.

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has admonished the Majotity Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabia‎mila of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to continue to champion participatory and constitutional democracy and not compromise his leadership obligations in the House of Representatives.

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released the May/June 2015 WASSCE results, withholding the results of students in 13 states that are owing the Council.

The Head of Nigerian Office, Mr Charles Eguridu who disclosed this at its Yaba Office said:”Out of 1,593,442 candidates who sat for the examinations, only 616,370 candidates, representing 38.68% obtained credits in five subjects and above including English Language and Mathematics.”

“He had paid up to N25 million into various accounts before he realised he had been conned,” Akinlade said. He said the offences contravened Sections 285, 312 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Section 285 prescribes seven years jail term, while 409 stipulates two years for offenders. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.I. Adelaja, granted the accused bail in the sum of N2 million each with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till Sept. 2 for mention.

The West African Examinations Coincil, WAEC has released the May/June 2015 results and witholding the results of students in 13 states that are owing the Council.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Monday criticised the killing of Cecil the Lion, saying the animal was a key part of the country’s heritage. “Our wildlife, all our animals, belong to us. They should not be shot with a gun or with an arrow,” Mugabe told thousands who gathered at a shrine on the oustkirts of the capital Harare to commemorate Heroes’ Day.

A group of youths in Masaka, Karu local government area of Nasarawa state, on Friday burnt to death one person alleged to be a motorcycle snatcher in the area. ASP Ismaila Umar-Numan, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, confirmed the incident when he spoke with newsmen in Masaka.

Some global health experts said thousands of West Africans who survived the Ebola virus infection were suffering chronic conditions such as serious joint pain and eye inflammation that could lead to blindness. The World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said that the Ebola survivors who fought off the most severe bouts of infection were the most likely to suffer ongoing medical problems.

“Cancer is a consequence of eating this kind of chemically harmful foods; so we need to do a lot of work.“ Lidani said that legislators would ensure that the laws establishing the regulatory agencies were strengthened to enable them to check such harmful foods. According to him, once the Senate constitutes its committees, the committees will begin to consider bills on food laws for amended in order to ensure food safety in the country.

The Recovery Committee of the Bauchi State Government has clarified the controversy surrounding the vehicles collected from the wives of former Governor Isa Yuguda, saying that it has so far collected twenty five cars from the wives of the former Governor.

Ex militants, numbering over 200 are protesting alleged deduction in their N65,000 monthly allowance by their leaders along Olu Obasanjo road in Port Harcourt.

By Yetunde Arebi Many linked on to some of the social media platforms would have seen the videos of two Nigerians  girls that went viral late last week. The videos, shot in Dubai, showed the girls declaring allegiance to a female voice heard in the background that they had become her sex slaves as a […]