October 11, 2013

I Left the industry because of sexual harassment

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 Gospel singer, Gloria Doyle, back in the days, made more name because of her outrageous dress style than her music. She explains to ‘Nonye Ben-Nwankwo why she chose that style.

Asari-Dokubo establishes private university, names it after King Amachree

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The leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Muhajid Asari-Dokubo has joined the swelling rank of private university proprietors with his establishment of a university in the neighbouring Republic of Benin.

Nigeria Pushes to Recover Abacha's €185 Million From Liechtenstein

 Nigeria has embarked on an international campaign to press Liechtenstein to return the €185 million ill-gotten gains linked to the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha, which is still harboured in the tiny principality nearly 14 years after recovery proceedings began.

Military, SSS Capture Top Boko Haram ‘Commanders’ In Kaduna

An impeccable military source has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a combined team of Nigerian soldiers, police, and operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) has rounded up top Boko Haram ‘commanders’ after combing several locations in Kaduna State this week.

Gunmen kidnap C’ River deputy governor’s father

Cross Rivers State Deputy Governor, Efiok Cobham
Unknown gunmen in the wee hours of Friday kidnapped the octogenarian father of the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Chief Essien Cobham, from his home in Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of the state.

Pressure mounts on G7, Baraje, others to sheathe swords

Abubakar Baraje
 Despite setting up a disciplinary committee by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party to try erring party leaders, the death of the first national chairman of the ruling party, Chief Solomon Lar, may fast track peace efforts in the party as pressure now mounts on the aggrieved leaders to return as a mark of honour to the late national leader.

How I Bleached My Skin To Keep My Hubby – Foluke Daramola

Actress Foluke Daramola
Daramola-Salako has allegedly confessed to have bleached her skin in order to keep her husband from poachers. According to the report, the busty actress allegedly admitted on a television programme monitored by it, to have changed from her former chocolate skin colour to her now-fair complexion skin colour.

INTERVIEW: Why We Killed Ironsi And Installed Gowon — Jeremiah Useni


Rtd Lt General Jeremiah Useni, Chairman, ACF Board of Trustees


Lt. General Jeremiah Useni needs no introduction. The prominent role he played during the reign of late Head of State, Sani Abacha, as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is well known. However, there are two things about Jeremiah Useni, who was referred to as ‘Jerry Boy’ at the time. He was indeed a Boy, because he joined the Army at the age of 14. Firstly, he was one of the soldiers who fired shots during the coup against General Ironsi in which the General was killed in Ibadan. Mr. Useni was also the closest person to General Abacha up to his last moments.

Man dies after taking overdose of sweet

A dad died of a massive caffeine overdose after eating mints bought from his local sweet shop.

John Jackson had no idea the Hero Instant Energy Mints were packed full of the stimulant.

The 40-year-old was found dead by relatives at his home.

Lagos Government Never Closed Our Church – The Lord’s Chosen

Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, yesterday, denied stories that the Lagos State Government had closed the church headquarters located in the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, for violating environmental laws of the state, saying the church has not been closed by any government.

Agagu’s son, Feyi Condition Critical; flown abroad

Feyi Agagu being moved from Emergency ward to another ward in LASUTH, this morning.
 Despite the claims by aero medical experts last Friday that Feyi Agagu, a survivor of the October 3, Lagos plane crash and son of the late governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, was responding well to treatment, he was yesterday flown abroad for better medical attention, We learnt.

Besides Feyi, another survivor of the air crash, simply identified as Akin, has also been transferred abroad for medical attention.

9yr. old boy becomes Nigeria’s youngest Microsoft certified professional

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A nine-year-old pupil of Role Model School, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo, has emerged the youngest Nigerian Microsoft certified professional.

He came tops among 21 pupils who sat for the professional examination in Lagos.

New PDP reacts to court judgement, INEC

ALHAJI KAWU ABUBAKAR BARAJE THE PDP FACTIONAL CHAIRMAN

The Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, has said it is unperturbed by the ruling of a Lagos High Court presided over by Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie which threw out its suit instituted against the PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and his National Working Committee, NWC.