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Breaking News: Senator Abaribe Arrested by DSS

22Jun

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Biafra, Justice, News, Nigeria

Breaking News: Senator Abaribe Arrested by DSS

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has been arrested by men of the Department of State Services (DSS). Senator Abaribe is the Senator representing Abia South in the upper house of the National Assembly. It is not yet clear why he was arrested but as at the time of filing this report, his home in Abuja has been cordoned off by officers of the DSS. It appears the men of the DSS are about to carry out a search of the residence. It will be recalled that the Senator is one of those that stood surety for Nnamdi Kanu, and had been instructed to produce him before the next hearing of his case.

Nigeria: Makarfi to Run for President in 2019

17Jun

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Nigeria: Makarfi to Run for President in 2019

"After wide consultations with party men and women as well as other major stakeholders, I have decided to seek the party’s nomination to contest the poll." With this announcement, the former governor of Kaduna State and former Senator threw in his hat into the race for the Presidency of Nigeria come 2019. Makarfi made this announcement at a press briefing which took place today Sunday June 17th. He will run under the platform of the People's Democratic Party, bringing the number of known contenders under the party to two. The first being former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

World Cup: Russia Opens 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 5:0 Win Over Saudi Arabia

14Jun

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World Cup: Russia Opens 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 5:0 Win Over Saudi Arabia

Hosts Russia began their World Cup campaign on a positive note with a convincing 5:0 win over Saudi Arabia. Iury Gazinsky scored the first goal of the tournament in the 12th minute, relieving the Russians of some pressure. Denis Cheryshev doubled their lead in the 43rd minute sending the Russian fans into a frenzy. The Saudi's fought back in the second half, having a lot of possession but not doing much with. The Russians went ahead to worsen Saudi Arabia's woes as Artem Dzyuba came off the bench to head a third Russian goal in the 71st minute of the match. The Russians were not finished. In the first minute of additional time, Denis Cheryshev doubled his goals tally, scoring Russia's fourth with a beautifully struck volley. Just when everyone thought it had ended, Aleksandr Golov...

World Cup: Mystic Marcus Predicts Semi-Final for Nigeria

14Jun

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World Cup: Mystic Marcus Predicts Semi-Final for Nigeria

The same mystic pig that predicted the triumph of of President Donald trump at the polls has this time predicted that Nigeria will get to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Going by owner, Juliette Stevens, the pig has never predicted any sports event wrongly. While explaining the pig's mystic abilities, Juliette said "Marcus is the seventh child of a seventh child and apparently they’re gifted with special powers so maybe that’s where it comes from. "A few years ago I was invited on a radio show because of Paul the octopus predicting results and they wanted to see if I had any animals that had the ability. "I hadn’t tried the seventh child theory out so thought I’d give it a go." If Mystic Marcus' predictions are anything to go by, Belgium, Argentina, Nigeria and Uruguay are ex...

World Cup: Spain Fires Coach a Day to the Start of the World Cup

13Jun

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World Cup: Spain Fires Coach a Day to the Start of the World Cup

The Spanish FA today announced the sack of its head coach Julen Lopetegui. The sack of the Spanish coach was a direct outcome of Real Madrid's announcement yesterday. Real Madrid had yesterday named Lopetegui as their new manager. The announcement which took the Spanish FA by surprise was seen as improper. Julen Lopetegui had only three weeks ago, signed a 3-year deal with the Spanish FA. By signing Julen Lopetegui, Real Madrid was going to pay the €2 million buy out clause of his contract with the Spanish FA. However, with his sack, Real Madrid will no longer be paying this as he will now be going as a free-agent. See Also: Sports: Real Madrid Appoints Julen Lopetegui New Manager In the meantime, Fernando Hierro has been named as the new Spanish coach. Before his appointment, ...

Nigeria: Produce Offa Robbery Gang Leader or be Sued – CSOs to Police

12Jun

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Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Produce Offa Robbery Gang Leader or be Sued – CSOs to Police

Following the rumoured death of the leader of the gang that carried out the Offa robbery that claimed about 33 persons, some Civil Society Organizations have called on the Police to produce him or face legal action. The leader of the gang, Michael Adikwu who is a former Police officer was rumoured to have been shot by the Police in custody as a means of getting confessions from the others. While making their demand, the CSOs said "If he (Adikwu) has been killed, the police should come clean and name his executors, this is in keeping with the Freedom of Information Act (FOI)," the petition said. "We demand an immediate investigation into the disappearance of this suspect, and we ask respected international human rights organisations to call on the Nigerian government and the police...

Sports: Real Madrid Appoints Julen Lopetegui New Manager

12Jun

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Sports: Real Madrid Appoints Julen Lopetegui New Manager

Real Madrid has appointed Julen Lopetegui, the manager of the Spanish national side as Zinedine Zidane's replacement. Lopetegui who is currently taking Spain to the 2018 FIFA World Cup will resume as Real Madrid's manager after the mundial. This appointment puts to rest rumours that they may be considering Andre Villas-Boas or Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino.

Breaking: Ex-Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye Sentenced to 14 Years Imprisonment

12Jun

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Breaking: Ex-Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye Sentenced to 14 Years Imprisonment

Mr Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau state has sentenced to a 14 year jail term by an Abuja high court. Mr Dariye who was a governor of Plateau state between 1999 and 2007 was charged to by the EFCC on July 13, 2007 on a 23 count charge for money laundering allegedly diverting the State’s 1.126 billion Naira ecological funds. He was today June 12, 2018 found guilty of criminal misappropriation for which he was sentenced to a 2 year jail term and for criminal breach of trust for which he was sentenced to 14 years. See Also: Nigeria: Nyame, Ex-Taraba Gov. Sentenced to 14 Years for N1.64bn Fraud Since the charges are running concurrently without the option of fine, he is expected to serve a 14 year jail term. This is second conviction against a former governor within a month....

Nigeria: Donald Duke to Run for Presidency

9Jun

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Nigeria: Donald Duke to Run for Presidency

Former Governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke has declared his intention to contest for Nigeria's number one office. There had always been speculations that he would run, speculations which have now been confirmed. He made his intention official in an interview with German Media Deutsche Welle Africa. Explaining his reason for running, he said "I see such obvious failings; I see a leadership that is steeped in the past and that’s really refused to evolve with a nation that’s predominantly a nation of young, aspiring people, and still doing the things the way they were done many many years ago and did not work. "I think our leadership in the country today is totally out of tune with the current realities of our nation. There’s a disconnect somewhere. So, when you have a leaders...

Nigeria: Ex-President Jonathan Did A Lot for the North – Sheikh Gumi

9Jun

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Nigeria: Ex-President Jonathan Did A Lot for the North – Sheikh Gumi

Radical Muslim cleric, Ahmad Gumi has openly confessed that ex-president Jonathan did a lot for the north. In a Ramadan tafsir sermon in which he thoroughly berated President Buhari for his non-performance and the increased killings in the country, he pointed out that former President Jonathan built nine universities and over 150 Almajiri schools in the north. He also noted that Jonathan was also more democratic, allowing free speech even when it was against him. Below is an excerpt of his message: "Why I blame Jonathan with blood in his hand because Boko Haram were putting bombs everywhere and government was not doing enough”, he said. "Anybody killed under your regime, you are responsible for that blood. If you have done your best, I can say yes, Allah can forgive you. But if yo...