APC Senators defy party, nominate Ali Ndume as Majority leader

All Progressives Congress senators have nominated Ali Ndume as the Majority Leader of the Senate, in defiance of the party’s directive that Ahmed Lawan be given the role.

Mr. Lawan lost the senate presidency election to Bukola Saraki, despite being the party’s official candidate.
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Nigerian-born scientist win prestigious award for developing Cancer-seeing glasses

Dr. Achilefu and his team developed the imaging technology in cancer diagnosis into a wearable night vision-like goggles so surgeons could see the cancer cells while operating.</div>

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Scandal in Kyrgyzstan After Protest Organizer Seen With US Diplomat

A media scandal has broken out in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan following the posting of a YouTube video showing a protest organizer meeting with the American ambassador.

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Photos: Soldier beats up BRT driver in Lagos.

  The soldier spotted above supposedly struck a BRT driver (likewise pictured) some place along Iyana Ipaja. Pictures were taken by onlookers as the trooper beat up public worker & tore his top before others intervened. Explanations behind his despicable activity were not stated. More photographs bellow.

REPS trade punches over leadership Tussle, Mace Disappears

A genuine battle has broken out among individuals from the House of Representatives, with the government administrators trading blows. At the plenary of the House on Thursday, the tension and divided interest among the lawmakers prompted a fight, which is as yet progressing as of the time of documenting this report, between the two groups in the chamber. At the heart of the battling is the leadership crisis, which has inundated the House following the dubious initiation of the National Assembly. The Mace, which is the image of power of the House, has vanished, as the legislators proceed with their fighting. It is learnt that the Mace has however been carried to the inner office of the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara

Saraki names Senate Principal Officers

Senate President Bukola Saraki at Senate plenary this morning announced the following as principal officers:
Senate Leader -Senator Ali Ndume
Senate Deputy Leader – Bala Ibn Na’Allah
Senate Chief Whip – yet to be named
Deputy Whip – Francis Alimikhena
Meanwhile, the Lawan-led camp has objected to the list read out by Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Death Row Convict Allegedly Tips Warden 50,000 Naira to escape From Prison

A convict on death row, simply identified as Wale, has allegedly escaped from the Kirikiri Maximum Prison after purportedly bribing a Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) warden with the sum of N50, 000.
Wale, a murder convict was sentenced to death for killing his friend and burying him to avoid detection. He had also buried his victim’s car.

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Group Berates Buhari on Empty treasury, Demands Publication of GEJ's handover notes.

Political action group that promotes democracy and good governance, Move on Nigeria, has faulted the recent claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that he inherited empty treasury from President Goodluck Jonathan.

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#6YearsWithoutMichaelJackson; The king of Pop lives On

Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009 aged 50 in his bed at his Los Angeles home from a cardiac arrest brought on by acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication. His death was ruled homicide by the Los Angeles County Coroner and his personal physician Conrad Murray was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Fans are paying tribute to the late star today using the hashtag #6YearsWithoutMichaelJackson on Twitter. Is there anyone good enough to replace him? 

Mother And Baby Survive Colombia Plane Crash

• Mother and infant son found five days after plane crashes in dense jungle in what authorities describe as "a miracle".

A mother and her infant son who disappeared in a plane crash in the dense jungle of western Colombia have been found alive and well five days later in what authorities have described as a "miracle".
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Photo: Suspected Baron nabbed for Producing Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday said it had arrested a suspected drug baron who specialised in sponsoring drug couriers to China, Malaysia, Turkey, Italy and other foreign countries.

Addressing journalists at office of the agency at Ikoyi, Lagos, the NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said the 37-year-old suspect, Sylvester Chukwunwendu, was also a producer of methamphetamine in Anambra State. Giade said that Chukwunwendu was arrested at Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State based on intelligence report received by the agency on April 23, 2014.
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News Sect 'Yanlabaiku Emerges In Kebbi

• Forbids Western education, shares wives

A group known as “Yanlabaiku” with membership of about 100 followers which is also preaching against Western education has emerged at Gwadangwaji, the outskirts of Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State. The group lays claim to Islam and is conducting public preaching, meetings and processions though no violent activity has been attributed to it.
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Bribery: Man arrested for Snapping Policeman collecting bribe from commercial motorist,

For taking pictures of a policeman collecting bribe from a commercial motorist, a young man, Thompson Ntiedo has been arrested.
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Only in Naija: How to arrest erring drivers in Lagos!

The Nigerian security officers sure have their ways of effecting arrests especially when the offender is trying to prove stubborn. If an officer flags down a driver who he feels has committed an offence and the driver refuses to stop, the gallant and diligent officer would not mind trying out any trick from their full bag of skills to stop the 'idiot'. As you can see, the 'dedicated' female police officer felt the owner of this Range Rover wanted to show her he was above the law and decided to show him what she is made of. She promptly jumped on top of the vehicle. This happened in a busy street in Lagos where the lady was carrying out duties. In the other photo, the stubborn driver also met his match in this gallant LASTMA officer.

Pictures: Aguda Surulere Youths Writes In About Their Forgotten Street

The Youths of Aguda, Surulere in Lagos, wrote in today to talk about the  deserted Adetola street which they say its a standout amongst the most utilized streets in Surulere furthermore prompts different areas, for example, Coker, Festac, Mile2 and Badagry. This is what they sent in;
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Pictured! Actresses Fight Dirty Over Lesbianism Tale

Two Nollywood actresses Biodun Okeowo and another one named Wura Gold are currently in the middle of a fierce battle to wash their hands off a lesbianism tale and it all depends on who can lie most. According to the most popular one, Biodun Okeowo, Wura Gold was her close friend until the day she asked her to become her lover. The mother of two said she was forced to distance herself from Wura ever since that day and that was how hell was let loose. Wura has been bad mouthing me and saying all sorts of things against me she alleged.  BestofNollywood however reached out to them and both ladies pushed the blame on each other. Hear Biodun first;
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Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing 6-Year Old In Nigeria

Such a heartless man. Bauchi State High Court  yesterday sentenced to death by hanging Ibrahim Idris, 40, for killing a six-year-old girl after failing in his attempt to rape her. Idris was dragged to the court, presided over by Justice Yelim Bogoro, by the state Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Dawud Yakubu, who charged him with culpable homicide, an offence contrary to section 221 of the state law.

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Radio Biafra: A Threat To Nigeria’s Stability By Okija Juju

I was on a drive back from Aba yesterday with my Mum when the conversation we were having led to the mention of this Radio Biafra which is currently airing on FM 102.1 in most South South and South Eastern states.

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Maritime security: Nigeria to domesticate IMO laws

Nigeria has taken a major step towards concluding the process of domesticating five International Maritime Organisation regulatory instruments with the submission of the instruments of assent to five protocols of the IMO in London.

The feat, according to a statement, was achieved through the collaboration of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, being the focal point of all IMO conventions in the country, and the Federal Ministry of Transport, in a bid to ensure that the country continued to implement the various safety measures and practices as endorsed by the organisation.

Okupe’s prediction and the APC

When the Senior Special Assistant, Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, swore that the All Progressives Congress would not last one year, many Nigerians went after him in anger.

Niran Adedokun

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APC N’East caucus rejects Lawan, picks Ndume

The All Progressives Congress choice for the post of Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, seems to have lost out as the North-East caucus of the party in the Senate has picked Senator Ali Ndume for the post.

But the Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District,   Olusola Adeyeye, was   unanimously endorsed by the South-West caucus as the chief whip .

DSS officials ordered to leave Aso Rock

Officials of the Department of State Services attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja were on Wednesday ordered out of the premises.

The officials belong to the Body Guard Unit of the DSS and had been working in the Presidential Villa since the days of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
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Assembly confirms judge’s call for Aregbesola’s impeachment

The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam, said on Wednesday that the assembly had received a petition from Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, calling for the impeachment of Governor Rauf Aregbesola because of alleged financial recklessness.

Oloyede is a serving judge in the Osun State judiciary. | credits: Osundefender.Org
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Woman leads robbery attacks on Lagos banks

“AREa, Zico come and see money. See money wey we dey look for,” screamed one of the robbers.

In a jiffy, the robbers packed about N20m said to have been arranged for loading into the Automated Teller Machines at   a Zenith Bank branch in Ebute-Ipakodo in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Wednesday morning.

A bank official, who narrated how the robbery took place, said the ecstasy displayed by the robbers was only comparable to “what you see when a footballer scores a decisive goal.”

As some of the gang members held everyone in bank   hostage while looting additional cash from the   strong room, others were doing the same at the First Bank branch in the area.
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Mother, baby survive Colombia plane crash

A mother and her infant son who disappeared in a plane crash in the dense jungle of western Colombia have been found alive and well five days later in what authorities have described as a “miracle”.

Nelly Murillo, 18, and her son Yudier Moreno, not yet one year old, were found on Wednesday close to the site where the Cessna 303 crashed on Saturday in thick vegetation near Quibdo in the province of Choco.