Wike Begins Rehabilitation Of Aba Road (photos)

In line with the directive of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, reconstruction of Aba road, the main arterial Federal road in Port Harcourt, has been intensified. Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike recently directed the State Ministry of Works to take concrete measures to ensure that all bad spots on the Federal Road are rehabilitated for the free flow of traffic. On Wednesday, the contractors worked on the UTC-Spar section of the Federal Road, reconstructing failed portions and placing new layers of asphalt to reinforce the road. While issuing the directive to the State Ministry of Works, Governor Wike maintained that his administration will always intervene in abandoned Federal roads critical to the economy of the state.

Loan: Fayose Writes Chinese Government Not To Give Loan To Nigeria

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has written to the Chinese government, seeking the stoppage of the $2 billion loan being sought by the federal government of Nigeria.

He wrote that “the government of China should be mindful of the fact that Nigerians, irrespective of their political and religious affiliations are totally opposed to increment of the country’s debt burden, which is already being serviced with 25 per cent of the Federal Government annual budget.”

Ezekwesili: We’re Being Reminded Of Military Era. The Cable.

Oby Ezekwesili, leader of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, has described the prevention of the group from accessing the presidential villa as a reminder of the‎ military era.


Addressing journalists shortly after the police stopped the protesters, Ezekwesili said the presidency had been notified of its procession to the villa gate, where the citizen movement was to deliver a message to the government.

She expressed surprise that the group was stopped, saying BBOG would deliver its message‎ on the road notwithstanding the barricade.

The campaigners are at present holding a commemorative session on the busy secretariat road, causing traffic congestion.

The protesters had set out from the Unity Fountain in Abuja around 10:30am, but met a wall of police officers on the road leading to the villa.

Driver Dies During S3x In Ilorin

Abdullahi Olesin

A taxi driver in his 50s reportedly slumped and died during sex with a middle aged-woman at Lanjorin section of Muritala area, Ilorin on Tuesday night.

The deceased reportedly died, few hours after he had told his wife he was attending a three-day prayer vigil.

The incident, it was gathered occurred around 11pm.

The deceased was said to have been rushed by the woman’s neighbours to a priva

DSS Arrests Bello Danhajiya, A Top Boko Haram Leader

The Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday paraded Bello Danhajiya, a Fulani from Zamfara State and a strategic accomplice of Al-Barnawi. Danhajiya, who is presumed to be second in command, disclosed his involvement in gun-running, cattle rustling and other nefarious criminal activities principally on the directives of his commander, Al-Barnawi. It would be recalled that the service had announced last week the arrest of Khalid Al-Barnawi, known for his leadership and notoriety in terrorism activities in Nigeria. Nigerians were also informed of his talent-spotting and recruitment of young people into the Ansaru/Boko Haram terrorist groups.

2 years after! Remembering abducted Chibok Girls

It's exactly two years today, April 14th that over 200 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state, were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants. The whereabouts of ‎219 girls is still unknown. Yesterday, a video from CNN showed some of the girls still in captivity. The Federal government has said they are doing everything possible to ensure the safe return of the girls. Parents, Family members and indeed Nigerians are waiting and hoping for their safe return.

Press statement on the murder of head teacher Joseph Ohioma by suspected herdsmen

 Read the statement below...
This is to humbly notify you on an unfortunate circumstance that occurred in a Local Government area. The rate at which sudden death is being caused by some unknown scrupulous elements in the country is highly unacceptable. Such is the unfortunate death and fate of a family man named: Joseph Ohioma Ogolowa; a retired headmaster in Obe Primary school, Sabongidda, Ora in Owan West LGA of Edo State.

FG writes to UK Telegraph over its controversial article about Nigeria

The Federal Government has written to UK Telegraph over a report published by the media house yesterday April 12th, that alleged that the Nigerian government is using aids gotten from the UK government to fight its political enemies. Read the Federal government's letter to UK Telegraph after the cut...
Our attention has been drawn to a piece published in your paper, by one Con Coughlin, identified as your Defence Editor, and titled, ‘Nigeria using UK aid to persecute president's political foes rather to fight Boko Haram.’

The piece is not only full of factual inaccuracies, it also betrays a shocking level of ignorance of Nigeria and the country’s ongoing war against terrorism.

UK Telegraph alleges that Nigeria is using UK aid to persecute Buhari's political foes rather than fight B'Haram

According to an article written by UK Telegraph, the Buhari led government is allegedly using the aids it gets from the United Kingdom government to persecute its opponents instead of prosecute the war against Boko Haram. Read the article below ...
Hundreds of millions of pounds of British foreign aid given to Nigeria to help combat Boko Haram terrorists is instead being used to fund a witch-hunt against opposition politicians, it is being claimed. 

IGP demotes DPO who beat up a female traffic warden in Ogun

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the demotion and immediate transfer of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikenne Division of Ogun State, Patrick Onwu, who beat up a female traffic warden, Anifat Bello, for stopping his private car at NNPC junction, on IBB Boulevard in Ogun state on Monday April 11th. Arase, who got to know about the incident while reading a national daily, called the state commissioner of police and ordered that Onwu be demoted to a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from Superintendent of Police(SP). Arase has also ordered that his file be transferred to the force headquarters in Abuja so further disciplinary actions can be taken.

Senators fear Gender equality bill will turn women to prostitutes, lesbians –Senator Abaribe

According to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who represents Abia South Senatorial District in the senate, many senators turned down the Gender Equal Opportunities Bill because they feared it will turn some women to prostitutes and lesbians.

The bill which was turned down by the senate on March 15th, was designed to address women's freedom of movement, female economic activity, girls' access to education, equal rights for women in marriage, divorce, property/land ownership and inheritance, appropriate measures against gender discrimination in political and public life and prohibitions of violence to women.

Photos: President Buhari departs Beijing, arrives Shanghai

President Buhari departed Beijing on Thursday for Shanghai as part of his state visit to China. He met with Mayor of Shanghai City, Mr Yang Xiong at his office....

This woman needs help (photos)

Is that cancer? She was spotted this morning at Peace Park Nsukka Enugu state by a NIgeria Property reader who took photos. The reader said she could barely stand for more than 15 seconds while begging for alms from passengers. If there are folks around that area who can help her...take her to a hospital or something. The woman looks like she needs urgent medical attention. See more photos after the jump..

No time frame for return of missing Chibok girls– Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, said there is no time frame for the safe return of the missing Chibok girls. Osinabjo, who was speaking at a Roundtable on Vulnerable People in Insurgency & Other Conflicts in Nigeria, said although the government has no time frame for the return of the girls, efforts were being made for the safe rescue and return of the girls to their families ..

Photos: Newborn baby found dead near a river in Osun

A new born baby with its umbilical cord still attached, was found dead near a slab at a river in Modakeke, Osun State, yesterday April 13th. See the dead baby photo after the cut...too sad!

Cults Group Murders 14-Year-Old Boy For Refusing To Join Them Email FB share Tweet

The mysterious death of Utibeabasi Imohowo Sampson, a 14-year-old student, in the swimming pool of Pinnacle Hotel, located at Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo, Akwa State, has pitched the family of the boy and the state police command as the family is not keen to accept the theory that the boy drowned in the pool.

According to the bereaved family, the boy was murdered by his school mates who had invited him to the hotel for a party, and dumped in the pool.
Their position, according to the family, is that when the boy reportedly drowned, the rest of the students who were dressed in all black at the function, did not raise any alarm and were about leaving the hotel premises when the security asked them about the last person in their team, but they casually said he was still enjoying himself inside the pool.

Pregnant Woman Burns Housemaid Br3ast For Waking Up Late ( Graphic Photo)

A pregnant mother in Abuja faces criminal charges for a vicious early morning attack on her 16-year-old house help, who she attacked with boiling hot water, severely injuring the girl for waking up late.


A 36-year-old Abuja-based pregnant woman identified as Kemi Egbukole, is currently facing criminal charges for a vicious early morning attack on her 16-year-old house-help, Hope David, who she attacked with hot boiling water which badly burnt her Bosom s just because she woke up late to do her house chores.

Ukraine slides into chaos as the prospect of all out war re-emerges

by Leon Tressell

The recent bout of in-fighting within the Kiev junta has been accompanied by warning’s from the IMF that Ukraine must do more to deal with the massive problems of corruption before it receives any more loans. The in-fighting between the various oligarchs and their political puppets within the Rada reflects the failure of crony capitalism to deal with any of the pressing economic, social and political problems facing Ukrainian society.

Man arrested for allegedly raping his wife's sister for years

The Lagos state police command have arrested ‎36 years old Imeh Akpan, for allegedly raping his wife's 15 years old sister, for 10 years. Parading Imeh before newsmen at the state police command in Ikeja today April 13th, the state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, said
"The teenager has been living with him since she was small. He started raping her when she was five-year-old. She lives with him and his wife, who’s her step-sister and he has been defiling her since then. But he was eventually caught at the weekend after the girl ran out of the house and was rescued by some policemen".

Dual Citizenship: Ben Murray Bruce wins court case

Silverbird chairman, Ben Murray Bruce has won the court case challenging his right to occupy the office of a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, having sworn to an oath of allegiance to the United States of America. The common sense Senator tweeted the news just hours ago. Ben Murray Bruce was back in 2011 screened out of the Bayelsa governorship race by the Gubernatorial Screening Appeal Committee of the PDP in Bayelsa State, for possessing dual citizenship. Also in 2015, one of the contestants in the Bayelsa East Senatorial District election, Chief Anthony George Ikoli SAN, asked the court to determine whether a man with dual citizenship, who swore to an oath repudiating his citizenship of the country of birth can aspire to become a Senator of the same country, particularly Nigeria under section 66 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Stop Believing These Top 10 SEO Lies from now on.. ( 9 Private blog networks )

9. Private blog networks are the only way to rank now (wait, what are public blog links?)

Private blog networks work and they work very well when done correctly. This means they remain private and nobody ever finds out about them (aside from the site owner) and no other website links from the network. 

Stop Believing These Top 10 SEO Lies from now on.. ( 10 Social signals are key )

10. Social signals are key (here are 50,000 of them!)

Another guru bandwagon claim is that social signals are the new links. This is crap. Sure, social signals are good.. they tell Google that your site and content is popular but if you think you are going to rank with social signals alone you are high as fuck. 

Why Buhari Can't Help Saraki's In His CCT Trial —S'East APC

ABUJA—The All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained its helplessness in the face of the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, saying the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari cannot approbate and reprobate at the same time.

South East spokesperson of the APC, Osita Okechukwu, stated this at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja during a parley with journalists yesterday.

On the budgetary controversy surrounding the Lagos-Calabar railway, Mr. Okechukwu imputed that those opposing the project were doing that because of their political calculations for 2019.

Army Conducts Training Exercise In Kaduna And Bauchi

Nigerian Army @HQNigerianArmy The Nigerian Army will from Tue 12 to Wed 20 April 2016 conduct a Nine- day Field Training Exercise (FTX) in Kaduna and Bauchi State as part of the training activities scheduled to mark the 2016 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). The exercise will start with the massing up of troops in Bauchi & Kachia and later culminate in a simulation exercise at the #AFCSC, Jaji.

Police Trained On Counter I.E.D Measures Abroad

Pictured are Nigeria Police Force (NPF) personnel being trained abroad on counter I.E.D (Improvised Explosive Device) measures -in a bid to combat the spate of insurgency in the country...