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President Paul Biya of Cameroon Four Cameroonian soldiers were killed by suspected separatists in the restive English-speaking region of the country early Wednesday, army and government sources said. The troops came under attack in the area of Mamfe, a city in the Southwest Region, according to an army source. The information was confirmed by a government source.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that information available to him shows that only three of the 26 migrants who died in the Mediterranean and were buried in Italy recently were Nigerians. He, however, said he would not be surprised if a majority of the deceased were Nigerians. The President is in the country for the 5th European Union/African Union Summit. Buhari said this during a meeting he had with members of the Nigerian community in Cote d’Ivoire on Tuesday evening in Abidjan. He promised that his administration will do all within its powers to make the country more conducive in order to discourage youths from embarking on risky trips out of the country for greener pasture. He said efforts would be made to ensure that there will be less Nigerians daring the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea and getting perished. Buhari said, “It was announced that 26 Nigerians died but before they could proved that they were all Nigerians, they were buried. “But the evi...

Why IPOB rejected new judge for Kanu IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The Indigenous People of Biafra on Tuesday rejected Justice Binta Nyako as the new judge in the case involving its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. This was contained in statement signed by IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful. The group said, “The appointment of Justice  Binta Nyako as the trial judge for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case was masterminded by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. “The appointment came after the harassment and the intimidation of the judges who were working tirelessly to address the country’s injustice perpetrated by the government of the day in Nigeria.” The group’s statement added, “The government of the contraption called Nigeria assigned her to make sure she jails Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has committed no crime against anybody in Nigeria. “But we want to ask if the new trial judge, Binta Nyako, will jail people who did not commit any crime against the people? “We ...

Court freezes Patience Jonathan’s multiple accounts File Photo: Patience Jonathan A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the freezing of multiple bank accounts linked to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience. The accounts, opened in the names of companies and an individual, had a cumulative balance of N7,418,829,290.94 (N7.4bn) and $429,381.87. The court presided over by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun made the freezing order following an application for an interim injunction to that effect by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC had in an affidavit deposed to by one of its operatives, Mr. Abdulahi Tukur, told the judge that suspected proceeds of crime were retained in the accounts and urged the judge to urgently froze the accounts pending the conclusion of its investigations. Tukur had told the judge that intelligence report at the anti-graft agency’s demanded that the accounts be investigated, adding that it would be in the inter...

Virgin Atlantic marks 16th anniversary in Nigeria A United Kingdom mega carrier, Virgin Atlantic Airways, has celebrated its 16th anniversary of flying between Lagos and London. Since 2001 when it started flights into Lagos, the airline said it had helped over three million customers to enjoy holidays, business trips and visit friends and family members in the UK and beyond. The airline said in a statement on Thursday that it celebrated the milestone by surprising passengers with a birthday party at the check-in counters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with balloons, banners and birthday smiles. The carrier further said passengers onboard flights were treated to a birthday cake at 38 000ft above the sea level. “Since 2001, Sir Richard Branson’s iconic airline has welcomed around three million customers on board, served up over five million glasses of bubbles at 38,000ft and played over seven million hours of entertainment,” the statement read in pa...

AGF lied I bought property seized by Maina – Falana Femi Falana Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has lambasted the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), for linking him to a N1bn property located at 43 Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. The embattled former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, had accused Falana of buying the building which was one of the properties he helped to seize from pension thieves and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Malami had while testifying before the National Assembly last week, echoed the allegation, saying the property was sold to a ‘Lagos lawyer’. However, Falana said, “I have decided to take issue with Mr. Malami over his false claim that the EFCC had sold the property in question to me. Contrary to Mr. Malami’s claim, I never bought any property from the EFCC. “If Mr. Malami had conducted a search on the property in question, he would have found t...

Few months ago, Nollywood actress, Ruth Eze was all smiles. Reason? Her boyfriend had gifted her a brand new car to mark her birthday. However, the rosy relationship which Ruth believed was altar- bound couldn’t stand the test of time as it came crashing like a pack of dominoes and Ruth was plunged into a world of despair. Inside Nollywood caught up with the Imo State-born actress recently and she opened up on the heartbreak. She said: “I am not in a relationship at the moment. I must confess, heart break is the worst thing that could happen to anyone. It almost killed me. At a point I even considered taking my life. I have actually done everything for love; I just want love to do everything for me.” Despite the nightmarish experience, the fair-skinned screen diva still believes in love and is ready to give it another shot. Hear her: ‘’I want a dark, tall guy, he must be a lover of God, rich and must be Igbo. He must be honest, very creative and funny. I love to love to love oh...

The tertiary trend known as ‘Operation Catch them Young’, which entails orientating fresh undergraduates who hasn’t gotten use to the vis a vis of a university preferably done in the beginning of a new session. As informative as the trend can be, it is also staged as an hideout for returning students especially males to mislead the female new intakes.. As a result of this, We put out five (5) roadmap to discovering and avoiding these desperate guys. Find below.. 1. The Violent Ones Even though it is said that characters and attitudes cannot be written on the forehead but this set of guys are easily identified. As a fresher, you need to set your priorities right, Define yourself, What you want, the milestone you want to set and the friends you roll with as this will set you positively on the right path not just academically and also avoid you from the violent guys in school so as not to b falsely bullied and incriminated. The violent guys are mostly called the happening guys ...

 President Buhari is making a lot of inroads in South East – Kalu  Former Abia State Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari does not want automatic ticket to re -contest for the 2019 Presidential Election, because he would want other interested candidates to explore the democratic process to test their popularity.  This is just as Kalu said President Buhari is making a lot of inroads in South East. Saying that the role he played during Anambra election, other Presidents would have written the results and that Buhari said: ‘no every ballot paper must be counted’ and they were counted. If it is other President, APC would be jubilating home with victory. But President said, ‘no, I would not tolerate that. On the opposition, he said the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) would not bounce back because of the massive looting of the nation’s treasury during the last administration. Speaking at a private wing of the Murtala Muhammed Inter...

Serious Fire incident as Over 20 People Died at Njaba bridge along Umuaka-Okwudor road. It was a Black Friday as more than twenty person died in an incident between  tanker with gas and 18 seaters bus going to orlu, they were burnt  beyond recognition  as only a woman survived. It happened at Njaba bridge when a trailer conveying Diesel lost control, had a head on collision with 18 seater bus and the occupants got burnt. This is sad, my heart goes out to the bereaved families. May their souls rest in peace...Amen!

suspected Islamist attack on Egyptian mosque. North Sinai attack is first large jihadi assault on Muslims in the north African state People walk outside a mosque that was attacked in the northern city of Arish, Sinai Peninsula in Egypt on Friday. Photograph: EPA Suspected Islamist militants killed more than 230 people and wounded more than 100 others in a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt’s northern Sinai region during Friday prayers, the state television said. The assault on the al-Rawdah mosque was the deadliest militant attack against an Egyptian target and first large jihadi assault on Muslims in the north African state. The attackers drove up to the mosque in four off-road vehicles, detonated a bomb and then shot escaping worshippers, news agencies said. About 40 gunmen, some armed with rocket-propelled grenades, were involved in the attack, Reuters said. The website of  Al-Ahram , a state-owned Egyptian newspaper, reported that witnesses said improvi...

Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa promises to bring drastic change President Mnangagwa has promised Zimbabwe elections next year and economic reforms. After the resignation of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's new president is promising drastic change for the country. In his inauguration speech, Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to help create jobs, reimburse farmers whose lands were seized and stamp out corruption.

A cultist and serial armed robber simply identified as Ifeanyi a.k.a Fada met his Waterloo after being apprehended by police operatives in Imo state. According to reports, the young man and a member of the Vikings confraternity who has been on police wanted list for various crimes ranging from armed robbery to cultism - shot in the heart region by the security operatives. Those victims who the deceased robbed before he was killed - have reacted to the death of the young man.

Latest industry rumour claims that Nollywood actress who has been in United States for sometime now, just welcomed twin. According to sources, the actress welcomed twins with her husband, JJC Skillz. Fans have already taken to her social media handles to send congratulatory messages.

I’m still in EFCC custody – Pius Anyim YouTube - Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, says he is still the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, contrary to the impression being created that he has been released. The EFCC arrested Anyim in connection with a sum of N520m, which he allegedly collected from ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, on the eve of the 2015 general election. The EFCC said he is also investigating Anyim for alleged contract scam of N13bn. Sources in the EFC had reportedly said on Monday that the ex-SGF had been released on bail after he submitted his passport to the anti-graft agency. But in a statement on Friday by his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), he denied having been freed, saying he was not allowed to go despite the administrative bail. In the said statement, titled, “Anyim is still in the EFCC Gulag, kept under inhuman and degrading conditions,” Ozekhome said the r...

ASP arrested over alleged N40,000 internet banking extortion. - , Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images - The Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit has apprehended an Assistant Superintendent of Police accused of extorting N40,000 from a man simply identified as Dapo via internet banking. According to the PCRRU, the arrest of the ASP followed a complaint by Dapo on the issue. A statement on Friday by the Head of the PCRRU, Assistant Commissioner of Police Abayomi Shogunle, said the alleged offence was committed in Lagos at Maroko Police Station. Shogunle, who urged the complainant to show up to help with the investigation, said in the statement: “The PCRRU has initiated investigation following a viral social media post where a citizen named Dapo (other name unknown) alleged that he was arrested by some police officers and taken to Maroko Police Station, Lagos State where N40,000.00 was allegedly extorted from him via mobile banking platform before he was released. ...

Truth has set ex-VP Atiku Abubakar free – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the resignation of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) shows that he has seen the truth and it has set him free. Reacting to the move at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the leading opposition party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said Atiku has seen that APC is not what they claimed they are but a deception. He said, Atiku is welcome to the PDP without any preconditions if he chooses to come back to the party he had helped to found. According to him, the former Vice President will be free to contest for the presidential ticket of the party in accordance with the laid down procedures of the party’s constitution. The party spokesman also appealed to other former PDP members who joined the APC to reconsider their position and return to the PDP. He said: “The former Vice President, Atiku, wh...