Biafra: Igbo youths flay Sagay over attacks on Igbo

Igbo youths on the banner of Igbo Youths Movement, IYM and South East Democratic Coalition, SEDC, have flayed legal icon, Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, over his comments that those clamouring for Biafra are doing so in order to intimidate President Muhammadu Buhari into giving the Igbo positions they don’t deserve having rigged themselves out of contention in the present administration.

Tunisian protesters block road leading to Libyan border

Tunisian protesters in the southern province of Tataouine yesterday blocked the road leading to the Thuhayba-Wazan border crossing with Libya, demanding authorities allow them to do business with their neighbour.

Eyewitnesses in the city of Thuhayba reported protests starting to escalate on Tuesday, tyres were burnt in front of the municipality’s headquarters, demonstrators then closed off the road leading to the crossing.

Igbo traders goods destroyed in Oshodi by Lagos state government

Oshodi made the news again, with a bulldozer at work. On orders of governor Akinwunmi Ambode, it rumbled through the Owonifari market,Oshodi, Lagos, crushed and flattened everything on sight within the market. But cries of traders at the market, roared louder than the bulldozer which pulled down the market. “I am finished, I just arrived from China with over N20million goods, they have crushed everything. Where will I start from?”

Abians need innovative minds like Dr Alex Otti' to restore the economy of Abia state

"Without being overly presentious or overly infatuatious, Abians need innovative minds like Dr Alex Otti' to restore the economy of Abia state . Abians have had enough of politicking with their economic lives with nothing to show for; other than deceit, cluelessnes and ineptitude capped with redundancy. 

Lady Gaga Sued For Plagiarism Over Born This Way Looks

Seems like Lady Gaga was in need of ideas when she was preparing her sophomore album, Born This Way. In addition to the "derivative" Madonna-inspired title track, which had fans divided and blurred the boundaries between inspiration and plagiarism, Gaga is in deep waters again over her album's artwork.

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Rooney injury-time penalty a dagger in Blades' hearts as Manchester United beat Sheffield United

Manchester United have still lost only once to lower league opposition in 37 FA Cup ties and will not have that record put to the test in a replay at Bramall Lane thanks to an injury-time winner from the penalty spot from Wayne Rooney.

Ultimately that is all that really ­matters as manager Louis van Gaal looks to lead United to a first success in the competition since 2004 and bring some relief to his own position.

Lady Gaga And Fiancé Taylor Kinney Get Naked, Painted, On Cover Of “V” Magazine

When Lady Gaga stepped in as guest editor for V magazine, she broke the record for number of covers for one issue by having a total of 16.

But while most were shot by photographer Steven Klein, it was a submitted selfie of the singer and her fiancé Taylor Kinney that is her favorite.

Police officer gives prayer instead of ticket to speeding driver, crying with him as they pray for his cancer-stricken daughter

A truck driver from the U.S. state of Indiana got a most pleasant surprise when he received not a ticket but a sympathetic prayer instead from a state trooper who stopped him along a busy highway for breaking the speed limit.

Rodney Gibson said he was emotionally disturbed while speeding down a busy highway in Bloomington, Indiana on Monday after he was told by doctors that his daughter was not responding to the treatment they're giving for her breast cancer, ABC affiliate WRTV reported.

Mark Zuckerberg divides opinion by posting picture of daughter getting vaccinated

Mark Zuckerberg has divided opinion by posting a picture of himself with his 2 month-old daughter Max, waiting in the doctor's office for the young girl to get her vaccinations.

Nnamdi Kanu Of Radio Biafra Had No Weapons In His Possession At Time Of Arrest

Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB),Nnamdi Kanu, did not have any weapons in his possessions when agents of the Department of State Security (DSS) arrested him on October 15, 2015. 

Photos: Accident along Eko Bridge today

 According to eye witnesses, one of the cars skid off it's pathway into the opposite car's pathway and caused a collision between three cars.The accident happened at Eko bridge today. There was no death only minor injuries.

DSS invites late Audu Abubakar's son, and Faleke

The political climate in Kogi state appears to be far from being stable as officials of the Department of State Security today invited the former deputy candidate to late Prince Audu Abubakar, James Faleke ‎for questioning.

 

According to a report by Vanguard, the invitation according to sources is a security measure by the DSS to checkmate any possible breakdown of law and order during the January 27th inauguration of the governor-elect of the state Yahaya Bello. 

Father sets son ablaze after binding his hands, legs

In a shocking incident , a father tied his son and set him ablaze in Kwara state .22-year-old  Sola Akangbe, died in the early hours of Saturday 
The deceased who suffered severe burns was said to be a wheelbarrow pusher,.He was rushed to Ajisafe Hospital, Omu-Aran, where the doctors at the hospital battled to save his life.

According to NAN , the deceased was accused of stealing an undisclosed amount of money from some roadside beggars on Friday and was apprehended and handed over to his father.

2face Idibia changes name

One of the leading Nigerian singers,2face Idibia has announced his name is now 2baba..The name change has been effected on his social media handles,causing him to loose his verification badges for now.


 

Senator Ekwunife decamps to APC

Senator Uche Ekwunife, the former senator representing Anambra Senatorial District announced on Friday that she had defected to All Progressives Congress (APC).
The senator whose election was annuled by Appeal Court in Enugu on December 6, 2015, on grounds of irregularities. The court ordered a the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election in the zone within 90 days.

Man who allegedly plot to kidnap one of Obama's dogs arrested by police

US police have arrested a man who allegedly plotted to kidnap one of President Obama's two pet dogs.
Officials say Scott Stockert - who is from the state of North Dakota - was planning to snatch one of the dogs, either Bo or Sunny.

OMG! See this womam's reaction to her cheating partner

A woman Posted this and it reads...
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Skill-A User
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Jim Nwobodo decamps to APC

Former governor of the old Anambra State, and presidential candidate on the platform of PDP,  Sen. Jim Nwobodo, 75, has decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The former governor yesterday January 8th decamped from his old party, PDP to APC. He made the announcement at an APC meeting in Enugu

Nigeria football players are not good for CAF award-Okocha

Former captain of the Super Eagles, Austin Okocha, has said no Nigerian player deserved to be nominated for the CAF awards because the quality of Nigerian football had gone down drastically.

Speaking to journalists at the just concluded GLO/CAF event which held in Abuja on Thursday night, Okocha said
“I don’t think any of our players at this moment deserve to be there because we have been struggling. We must try to work hard to make sure that we will have one person in contention next time.

Kanye West announces releases date for new album

Kanye West is not down to drop a surprise album this time ..He announced his forthcoming album, Swish would be released on the 11th of February 2016.Prior to that, Kim Kardashian revealed he will drop a new track every Friday until the album drops..

Mexican drug lord captured

Six months after his shocking escape,drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has finally been captured. This is according to the official twitter handle of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto
"Mission accomplished: We have him. I want to inform the Mexicans that Joaquin Guzman Loera has been detained"the President wrote

Monkey denied copyright to her famous selfies

A famous monkey ,Naruto, has been denied the copyright to a series of selfies she took using a camera belonging to nature photographer David Slater. The decision was arrived at by a federal judge on Wednesday.
According to Ars Technica,PETA, as a representative for Naruto ,had brought the case against Slater , seeking monetary damages owed to the monkey for copyright infringement.

Fake dancing promoter lands in prison over theft of 7 phones from 6 Women

The Police at Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, western Nigeria have arrested a 23-year-old suspected fake dancing promoter, Damilola Joseph for allegedly obtaining seven phones from six women to qualify them for a dancing competition at a hotel on Victoria Island.

Police alleged that after the suspect collected the expensive phones from the victims, he sold them off and escaped.

Police said nemesis caught up with the suspect when the victims reported the incident to the DPO in charge of Lion Building division, Lagos Island, CSP Anthonia Tanaruno.

Oshodi market demolition: Affected traders reject alternative

Traders from the demolished Owonifari electronic Market, Oshodi yesterday rejected the Lagos State Government’s plans to relocate them to Oshodi Resettlement Market (former Isopakodowo market), citing structural instability and several spiritual activities associated with the structure as their reason for the rejection.

They added that the available space in the market cannot accommodate them.

Meantime, a fire outbreak occurred at  the site of the demolition earlier in the day, stopping the traders from further salvaging any valuable left in the rubble. However, scavengers had a field day.

The refurbished Isopakowodowo Market, where the affected traders were asked to move to was commissioned by the former governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola, now Minister for Works, Power and Housing. It was commissioned two years ago on January 7, 2014.

When Vanguard visited the market yesterday, none of the market stalls had been opened for business since it was commissioned.

Abia Government condemns the invasion of Hon Eziuche Ubani's residence by DSS

Abia State Government Condemn the barbaric invasion of Hon Ezuiche Ubani's residence by men of the DSS. Abia State Government has frowned at the invasion of the residence of the state commissioner for Works, Hon Eziuche Ubani by a team of men of the army and state security services (SSS), describing it as condemnable, unwarranted and unacceptable.

EFCC Picks up APC Chief, Ja'afaru Isa

For the first time since the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government swept to power seven months ago, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) late Wednesday arrested a close political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari and chieftain of the ruling party, Gen. Lawal Ja’afaru Isa (rtd), in connection with the misappropriation of funds in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under the past administration.

EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwajiaren, confirmed his arrest by the commission, stating that Isa, who was also the former military governor of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996 under General Sani Abacha and was a one-time governorship candidate of the defunct Congress for Peoples Change (CPC) in Kano State, was still being interrogated by the anti-graft agency last night.

Youths defect to APC, bury PDP alive in Rivers(Photo)

Over 70 youths from Ogogoro community of Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC in a rather bizarre way.They buried a coffin with PDP colours as a sign of death knell to the party.

Saudi Arabia and Iran in a fight for Africa's Loyalty

Sudan became the first African state to cut diplomatic ties with Iran following the attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran, as tension escalated over the Saudi execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr for terror-related offences.

Three reported missing, 100 homes destroyed by Western Australia bushfire

A major bushfire in western Australia destroyed nearly 100 homes and left three people unaccounted for as it tore through a small rural town south of Perth, emergency officials said on Friday.

"I believe we've had what I would suggest are catastrophic losses within Yarloop," said Wayne Gregson, Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner.

The 3032 soldiers, who were pardoned last August for various offences during campaigns against the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the North East of Nigeria, have rejected posting to the fronts. The soldiers explained that they were never really pardoned and re-integrated into the Army, but rather, re-sentenced to the war front.

Vanguard learned this created anxiety at the Command and Staff College, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, NASI, Jaji, Kaduna state, when over 3,000 soldiers – who claimed to have been subjected to unimaginable ill treatment after their pardon  were gathered by the Commandant of NASI, Major General Kassim Aldulkareem, to inform them that they have been assigned new riffles and should be ready for deployment to the fronts on the 11 January, 2016.

Pardoned soldiers reject redeployment to N-East to fight Boko Haram

The 3032 soldiers, who were pardoned last August for various offences during campaigns against the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the North East of Nigeria, have rejected posting to the fronts. The soldiers explained that they were never really pardoned and re-integrated into the Army, but rather, re-sentenced to the war front.

How 5 year old boy was dragged into bush and raped

A five-year-old boy, who was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old man, Ganiu Amusa, in the Alakuko area of Lagos State, says the suspect dragged him into a bush before raping him.

The matter was said to have been reported to the police when Thompson began to complain about pains in his anus to his mother, identified only as Adenike, who thereafter raised the alarm.

The boy, Thompson (pseudonym), told PUNCH Metro on Thursday that Amusa also warned him not to disclose the incident to his mother when he got home. Thompson, who was still taking drugs, told the publication, that he did not know the suspect before the incident.

Pierre Aubameyang wins African Footballer of the Year for 2015

The GLO CAF African Player of the year is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Gabon. He plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Gabon national football team..The Awards held in Abuja tonight and the full list of winners are :

Plans by DSS to secretly execute Kanu uncovered-IPOB alleges

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is being tortured in detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), with the eventual target to “secretly execute” him.

The group, which is campaigning for an independent state for the Igbo, also alleged that Kanu was “very ill” and needed urgent medical attention.

“Information getting to us now is that the director of DSS and Buhari are planning to kill some Igbo-Biafrans working for the DSS in other to secretly execute Nnamdi Kanu,” it alleged in a statement published on its website “Biafra Herald,” on Thursday.

Fuel thief escapes being lynched in Port Harcourt

A suspected fuel thief on Monday escaped being lynched by an angry mob in Port Harcourt after he threatened to kill a teenager who caught him in the act.
The suspect, who identified himself as Kenneth Eze, had warned the teenager not to raise the alarm or risk being killed.

Sugar consumption may increase the risk of breast and lung cancer study says

High percentage of sugar consumption in diets may be connected to cancer risk according to university of texas study. In addition to diabetes, obesity  and heart health now sugar consumption has been linked to an increased risk for cancer of the breast and lung.

Man cuts off his penis because of his inability to get a girlfriend

A 25-year-old Kenyan man who who been unable to get a girlfriend, chopped off his own penis. Leonard Kimotho, caused a stir in his community when he chopped off his own penis on January 1, 2016, (New Year's day), in protest for being turned down by the women he was trying to date

Radio Biafra director Nnamdi Kanu's wife delivers baby boy

The embattled Radio Biafra director has welcomed a baby boy ..His wife ,Uchechi Okwu Kanu was already heavily pregnant during his arrest ..The official announcement on his "Biafrans with Nnamdi Kanu" facebook page read 
Good morning great Biafrans with joy in our hearts and celebration of new arrival to IPOB family, our first lady the wife of our eminent leader Joshua Nnamdi Kanu has delivered a healthy baby boy, mother and child are in good health,”

Ambode converts LASU to residential campus, approves five-year-term for Vice Chancellor of the school

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Tuesday, signed a bill into law converting the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, to a residential institution.He also approved 70 years retirement age for professors of the institution as well as a five-year single term for the Vice Chancellor of the institution.

Miss Universe reacts after Miss Colombia said it is difficult for two girls to share one crown

Miss Universe has apologized for the controversy over her crown but not enough to share her reign.

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, of the Philippines, spoke against Miss Colombia's that they share the crown.In an interview with Good Morning America on Monday,she said
'I think it would be a little bit difficult for two girls to share a crown,'but I have high hopes that this will this give great opportunities for me and Miss Colombia.' 'She's OK, I understand how she feels...I know that she is a beautiful young lady. She's very talented and I think she'll have a lot of other opportunities,' Wurtzbach said.
Wurtzbach also says she doesn't blame Harvey for what happened, and would love to see the 'breath of fresh air' back as host of the competition next year.

'Maybe the way it was written, it was a little confusing,' she said. 'I understand. It was his first time to judge a pageant, but it's OK. He's human. People make mistakes.'

'Steve Harvey was very gracious to apologize. I accept his apology and I think it speaks a lot about his character,' she added.

When asked how the crown feels, Wurtzbach said it's 'a little bit heavy, but I'm not complaining! It can stay there for a long time.'

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's lesbian daughter weds longtime lesbian lover

Renowned South African Archbishop, Desmond Tutu's daughter,Canon Mpho Tutu has married her longtime lesbian lover, Professor van Furth,in Netherlands.It is the second marriage for both. The wedding will be celebrated in Cape Town in May 2016.
 “The couple are very grateful to their families and friends for their love and support‚” the family said in a brief statement.
Furth is a professor in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Vrije University in Amsterdam and Tutu is currently the executive director of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.
Canon Tutu, the youngest daughter of Desmond and Leah Tutu, was married to Joseph Burris. They had two daughters, Nyaniso and Onalenna.She is an ordained Episcopal priest.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu who promotes gay rights ,has said the oppression of gay people around the world is the “new Apartheid.”
“I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place,”
“I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.“I am as passionate about this campaign as I ever was about apartheid. For me, it is at the same level,” he added.

Niger Delta is part of Biafra-MASSOB leader

One of the leaders of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Solomon Chukwu, has denied the claims in some quarters that the people of the Niger Delta area abandoned Ndigbo during the Nigerian Civil war.

Group slams Fr.Mbaka over prophesy of Buhari's Assassination, vows to drag him to pope Francis

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has slammed Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka’s prophesy of an assassination attempt on President Muhammadu Buhari as rumour peddling.

Fire gutted 2 petrol stations in Anambra( photos)

Two petrol filling stations were in the early hours of monday morning  gutted by fire,following an explosion.
The filling stations named Organizer and Red filling stations, located in the Amunko, Nnewi Okpuno Nnewichi in Anambra state, caught fire when a tanker was trying to offload petrol ...
No reports of casualties at the moment ..

Nollywood actor Pat Attah displays cooking skills in Germany

 Nollywood actor Pat Attach shows off cooking skills in Germany where he is now based. He shared photos on Facebook and wrote

My other hobby apart from photography is cooking.

40-year-old Man who killed his stepmother blames it on Indian helm(photo)

40-year-old Friday Anyim, who killed his father’s wife in Enugu, has blamed the act on hemp, which he smoked regularly.
The incident occurred on December 27 in Umuenem Ezinesi Oduma, a community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.
It was gathered that the deceased, Bernadette, was one of the three wives of Friday’s father, Mr. Ogbonna Anyim.Friday, a secondary school dropout, is the son of Ogbonna’s first wife, while the deceased, Bernadette, was the second wife.

ISIS Terrorist killed a 15 year-old teenager for being gay

ISIS terrorists  killed a teenage boy for being 'gay' - but the man who raped him was just demoted and sent to the front lines.
The 15-year-old boy was arrested by ISIS militants on charges of homosexuality and he was thrown from the top of a building in central Deir ez-Zor, Syria. A local media activist who witnessed the killing told Syrian news agency ARA .
“The horrific execution took place in front of a large crowd,”
The teen was reportedly captured "in the house of an ISIS leader" on Thursday.
"The boy was accused of being engaged in a homosexual relation with the prominent ISIS officer Abu Zaid al-Jazrawi,"
The Sharia Court in Deir ez-Zor demanded Abu Zaid die for being homosexual, but ISIS commanders intervened and demanded he be sent to fight in Iraq instead.
"Abu Zaid was forced to leave Syria and join the fighting fronts in northwestern Iraq. The decision has been taken by the ISIS leadership," al-Din said.