Ex-Nigerian Football Star, Daniel Amokachi’s Younger Brother Murdered In Kaduna

Unknown gunmen today killed the younger brother of ex-Nigerian football star and Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi’s younger brother, Tekinbi Emmanuel.

He was killed by suspected gunmen who came on motorcycle bike in front of their Kaduna home, close to the Kaduna Police College.

Returning pilgrims’ aircraft crash-lands in Kano

 

 KANO—A Yola bound chartered aircraft with about 500 Nigerian pilgrims and other cabin crew members on board from Saudi Arabia Monday crash-landed at the Mallam Aminu Kano Airport when one of its tyres burst while on emergency landing.

Husband Accuses Wife of Calling His Mother A Harlot, Wants Divorce

 

Lagos - A man, Mr Tajudeen Adenekan, 53, on Friday told the Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that his wife, Kuburat, called his mother a harlot, and therefore, sought the dissolution of their 12-year-old marriage.

Adenekan, who has five children by his wife, also alleged that Kuburat unduly accuses him of been infidelity.

Benue State's Special Assistant Beating By Angry Youths And Shot 6 Times In The Head For Sleeping With Another Man's Wife

Dr. Cletus Akwaya, the Special Assistant for Media and Publicity to the Benue State Governor, was given the beating of his life in the early hours of yesterday by angry youths suspected to be loyal to the estranged husband of a woman he is allegedly having an affair with.

But contrary to the claims of the state Governor, Gabriel Suswam, the attack was neither political nor did Dr. Akwaya suffer any gunshots.

BOKO HARAM: Abuja Lockdown Season 2 Emerges! Boko Haram May Hit Again

An explosion involving many vehicles, one of many Boko Haram-induced acts

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja is again witnessing season two of its lock down. The first came in the wake of Boko Haram’s bombing of the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja. Worse, last Thursday, the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, NESG, commenced its 17th session with the theme focused on inviting foreign investors to the country.

Ex Local Government Boss To Pay Back N128million For Failing To Complete Contracts

A former chairman of Atakumosa-West Local Government Council, Mr. Supo Fadare, has been ordered to refund over N128m being excess amount received on a contract.

Army deploys US-trained Nigerian commandos in the North To Fight Agianst Boko Haram

 

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika File
       

Crack Nigerian Army commandos, who just concluded a special training in the United States, have been deployed in the North to combat the terrorist attacks, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.

Our correspondents gathered that the commandos were part of the personnel of the Nigeria Army who left the country for a crack training programme on counter terrorism in the US.

Adams Oshiomole Will Not Get A Second Term In 2012 - Orbih

The Chairman, Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Dan Orbih, tells FRIDAY OLOKOR that the party will ensure that Governor Adams Oshiomhole does not get a second term come 2012

How Cult-Killings Threatened Peace In Bayelsa And Guned Down 4 Innocent Citizens

Some of the suspected cultists that were paraded by the Bayelsa Police Command, some weeks ago

The relative peace recently enjoyed by the people of Bayelsa State was disturbed last Sunday and  Wednesday, when cultists struck and left, in their wake, a number of deaths, reports OLUWOLE IGE.

For quite some time, residents of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State have been enjoying what may be termed relative peace and tranquillity. Cult related violence and mindless killings, which had hitherto subjected the Ijaw people to trepidation and insecurity, even during the heydays of the disbanded special security outfit, code-named “Operation Famou Tangbei” had subsided to a reasonable extent.

See How Boy Scored 295 In UTME, 300 In Post-UTME, But Got No Admission

FRUSTRATION in academics can be more terrible than what most people could imagine, especially when the  fault  does not emanate from the victim’s end, but from some extraneous factors, such as the examination body or  the examiners, who failed to do the right thing at the right time.

Fresh Attacks In Kafanchan Claim Village Head, Wife

 

Reprisal attacks in the township of Kafanchan in Kaduna state has claimed the life of Malam Bulus Adamu, the village head of  Ungwar Shekamang

Armed attackers believed to be Fulani gunmen late thursday night attacked a home of Fant-suwan chiefdom in Jema’a local government area of Kaduna State in a pre-dawn raid and
killed the village head and his wife.  The wife who  survived the initial assaults  later died of her injuries.

Bayelsa 2012: Gunmen Kill 11 •Shootings Rage In Yenagoa Streets

The rising wave of insecurity rocking Bayelsa State, continued, on Thursday, night as two more persons were gunned down at about 7.30 pm, at Erepa area, in Yenagoa, the state capital.

The latest killing brought to 11 the number of persons killed by suspected cultists, allegedly involved in a supremacy tussle within the past six days.

Robbery: OOU Authorities ConfirmThree Persons Dead •As Commissioner Pays Condolence Visit

AUTHORITIES of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU),  Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have confirmed three persons dead as a result of armed robbery attacks on five banks at the permanent campus of the institution on Thursday.

It is recalled that the robbers numbering about 20 on Thursday morning, raided First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Intercontinental Bank, Skye Bank, Oceanic Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank and carted away undisclosed amounts of money.

OluFamous: Nollywood Actor Jim Iyke Arraigned for N15m Fraud in Abuja

 

Nollywood big boy and fashion mogul, Jim Iyke, was on Thursday, November 10, 2011, arraigned for Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Force, Assault, Cheating and Criminal misappropriation before an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court.

The Police Prosecutor, Chijoke Okezie, told the court that the popular actor defrauded an unsuspecting lady to the tune of N15 million (Fifteen Million Naira) on the pretense that he would give her...

15 percent equity shares of his entertainment outfit, Untamed Records Ltd. According to court document, the lady, Habiba Abubakar, had wrote a petition to the Inspector General of Police asking that the matter be investigated. Surprisingly, investigation into the case revealed that the accused, Jim Iyke, indeed 'deceived' Habiba Abubakar.

NationalMirror: Lagos Tightens Security Over Bomb Scare - Fashola issues ultimatum on abandoned vehicles

 

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has issued a 14-day ultimatum to civil servants to remove all abandoned vehicles within the Alausa Secretariat and other government offices. The move is to strengthen the security around the state secretariat and forestall bombing. The state government has also introduced new letter codes on official number plates and will soon commence the reregistration of all vehicles attached to ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, to prevent unknown vehicles from entering the secretariat. Security reports by the police revealed that the incessant parking and abandoned vehicles at the old and new Alausa secretariats posed serious security threats.

National Mirror: Jimoh Ibrahim To Deliver City People’s 15th Anniversary Lecture

As part of the ongoing activities marking the 15th anniversary of City People Magazine, business mogul and Group Managing Director, Global Fleet Group, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim (OFR), will deliver an Anniversary Lecture on the topic: Realising your vision and mission in a recession: how to get around the obstacles.

National Mirror: Senator Adegbenga Kaka of Ogun State Says FG is fooling Nigerians

Senator Adegbenga Kaka

As the controversy generated by the planned removal of oil subsidy rages, the Federal Government has been accused of insincerity with Nigerians. A legislator, representing Ogun East in the National Assembly, Senator Adegbenga Kaka, said this in Abeokuta yesterday during an interaction with journalists.

The lawmaker also challenged the Federal Government to expose the beneficiaries of the oil subsidy before the debate on the issue. Kaka, who noted that there was no subsidy to be removed, also challenged the government to tell Nigerians why N240bn must be appropriated in this years budget while about N1.3trn had been spent without approval from the National Assembly.

16 killed as buses crash head-on in Nigeria

Authorities say 16 people are dead in Nigeria after two buses crashed head-on into each other on a highway.

Sunday Maku of the Federal Road Safety Commission told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the collision happened after one of the buses tried to overtake another vehicle on the highway. He said the buses crashed in Kogi state in central Nigeria on Monday.

Nine Boko Haram Members Held Over Bloody Attacks At Yobe Over The Weekend -

A soldier searching a vehicle at the Millennium Park’s gate following a threat of attack by Boko Haram in Abuja

 

Security agents are holding nine suspects over weekend’s bombings in Yobe State. The Joint Task Force (JTF) arrested the suspects last night at a secret location in Gujba in the state.

The names of seven of those arrested are: Mohammed Musa Kafinta; Abbana Madu Melle;   Babakura Madu Melle; Ba’ana Barbadus; Madu Melle; Suleiman Umar and Mohammed Ali Waziri.

President Jonathan To Publish List of Terrorists, Sponsors & Deal With Them

NIGERIANS will soon have a list of terrorists and terrorists groups, it was learnt yesterday.

The government will publish the list as part of measures to fight the growing scourge of terrorism.

The activities of Boko Haram have taken an upward swing, leading to killings and disruption of activities in parts of the North, especially the Northeast. There is anxiety in Abuja.