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As the world continued to search for answers over the downing of Flight MH17, the internet came alive with conspiracy theories today. The Web has long been a haven for numerologists and conspiracy sleuths peddling their alternative analyses of events that shake the world. And today was no different as web users across the globe rushed online in a bid to explain what really happened to the doomed Malaysian Airlines passenger plane . Russia Today sparked a fever of speculation last night after publishing a report that claimed the doomed flight was flying almost the exact same path as Putin's presidential plane did less than 40 minutes later. It quoted a source as telling Interfax news agency: 'I can say that Putin’s plane and the Malaysian Boeing intersected at the same point and the same echelon. 'That was close to Warsaw on 330-m echelon at the height of 10,100 meters. The presidential jet was there at 16:21 Moscow time and the Malaysian aircraft—15:44 Moscow...

The Federal Government has repeatedly denied signing any PR contract to repair its deservingly battered image especially in International circles. The government had taken every wrong step imaginable in the wake of the Chibok Girls abduction prompting the New York Times to refer the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as “callous and incompetent” amongst other acerbic condemnations across the global media and even by respected political figures such as Senator John McCain. The signed contract is attached. Mr. Ima Niboro signed on behalf of the government (News Agency of Nigeria).

Barry and Izzy Sim (pictured above) were planning to travel to Kuala Lumpur with their young baby on Flight MH17 but wer e told by staff at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport that the plane was too full. The family was then given seats on a later KLM flight, just hours before the plane was shot down. "You get this sick feeling in the pit of your stomach... We started getting butterflies. Your heartbeat starts going.' Barry Sim said of his reaction after he heard the plane he desperately wanted to board was shot down. His wife said; 'There must have been someone watching over us and saying "you must not get on that flight".' The couple later cancelled their flight with KLM after the women refused to fly.  Meanwhile U.S intelligence has confirmed that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists who mistook the jetliner for a Ukraine military plane. And it is a Russian-made weapon. Continue to read a transcript of conversations between Russian mili...

Damboa has been reportedly deserted by soldiers since the Boko Haram attack on security formations there about two weeks ago. Damboa has been reportedly deserted by soldiers since the Boko Haram attack on security formations there about two weeks ago. Several people are feared killed as gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram attacked Damboa in Borno State on Friday morning. Damboa has been reportedly deserted by soldiers since the Boko Haram attack on security formations there about two weeks ago. According to a vigilante official in Maiduguri, who said he spoke with some of his men in the Damboa village, the gunmen stormed the village at about 5 a.m. Abbas Gava said only a handful of youth vigilante group, known as Civilian-JTF, and some few vigilante officials were available in Damboa to protect the people. Attempts by soldiers to return to Damboa military base since two weeks ago are said to have failed as the Boko Haram gunmen took over the highway and...

The way our Nigerian Police treats it's citizens is unbecoming, These are people who are meant to guard and protect us as citizens, but instead of that, they have turn themselves into a small gods and have taken laws into their hands to be maltreating the citizens as if we don't have or know our rights any more. The tweets you are about to read below is a true encounter between Olusegun and the Nig Police in Ibadan. Read from bottom to top Follow Olusegun Dada on Twitter @_Dolusegun or @Dolusegun

This happened around Idimu-Egbeda, Lagos. I was on my way back home this morning when I saw a pack of okada men dragging some people out of a car in front of me, two men and a woman. I was in my car watching, thinking they must have actually bashed an okada man, as it was the norm in Lagos state, where an offense against a bike man is an offense against all the bike men in like 5 communities, they would pack you down and start harassing you. So I thought at first, until they started beating them with woods and sticks, kicking them from all directions, while some where destroying their car. I had to come down at this point after carefully packing my car at a safe spot. I managed to part the crowd, asking what happened, The shout of 'they are kidnappers' rented the air, so I managed to go into the crowd which was swelling by the minute to take pix of them. Continue... After this, I asked an okada man what happened and how he knew they were kidnappers, he managed...

This is how World no1 search engine, GOOGLE honoured the late Nelson Mandela on this birthday which is today. See how they have shown some of his greatest quotes below.

Men of the Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have rescued over 20 young pregnant women in a baby factory it discovered at Umunkpeyi in Isiala Ngwa South LGA, following a tip off. Parading the rescued women and some of the workers in the baby factory, the state commandant of NSCDC, Andy Dateer, said the baby factory is named Nma Charity and Motherless Babies’ Home,  and that the owner who is now at-large, brings in men to impregnate the girls. He said after delivery, the babies are sold, and the mothers paid peanuts. He said three children under the age of two, who were being prepared for sale, were rescued while four ‘social workers’ and four men were arrested in the raid. See more photos... One of the pregnant women was reportedly very ill and in a critical condition. She was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention. Mr Dateer said the NSCDC will monitor the repatriation of the girls back to their respective homes....

While announcing his launch of the book, Fayemi explained that he decided to attend the event himself and purchase copies of the book because “maybe it will redeem my image of what people say we are. Forget what you read from the arm chair analysts, there is nothing called stomach infrastructure in Ekiti. That story will be told another day, not for this occasion.” Ekiti state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has debunked insinuations that he lost the 21 June governorship election because of what analysts have called ‘stomach infrastructure’, saying the insinuations are the handiwork of people he described as “arm chair analysts.” The governor made the assertion at the 70th birthday lecture and book presentation in honour of Professor Olatunji Dare in Lagos. “Forget about what you read in the papers, it is not stomach infrastructure,” he said in a veiled reference to the outcome of the Ekiti state governorship polls. While announcing his launch of the book, Fayemi explained ...

The Ebonyi State Police Command, yesterday, arrested a 30-year-old man, Ama Inya Okoro, for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl in Unwana, Afikpo North local government area of the state. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, ASP Chris Anyanwu, the suspect committed the crime while the victim was asleep, adding that the suspect will soon be arraigned in court. Anyanwu urged parents to take adequate care of their children, even though the police in the state is doing all in its power to curb their activities in the state. In a related development, the state police command said it arrested a 27-year-old teacher, one Kingsley Sunday, for allegedly kidnapping two of his pupils, one Kolakpo Kosoko and the sister Tolu, who have both been transferred to the Ogun State Police Command for further investigation into the matter. Briefing journalists yesterday in Abakaliki, the PPRO, Anyanwu said both children have been united with their families ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised to tarry a little, before attempting to declare his second term ambition. Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, stated this at a meeting they had with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday night. Though the governors   were in support of the President’s bid for re-election, they said the nation’s mood was not ripe for such a declaration. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday and Wednesday showed that the meeting considered the plight of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls and security challenges facing the country. It was learnt that based on these two major issues, the governors asked the President to study the mood of the nation more before considering an open declaration for re-election. Two of the governors, who were at the meeting and spoke with our correspondent separately, said that the President was advised to either visit Chibok or in the alternati...

PRESIDENT of the Shippers’ Association of Lagos State, Jonathen Nicol, has said that the two weeks traffic gridlock which grounded business activities in the port city cost the industry over N1.3 billion. Speaking with Vanguard in Lagos, Nicol said that all sectors of the industry were affected aversely during the period of the traffic lock down. The Shippers’ Association boss explained that for the period, the Nigeria Customs Service, Terminal Operators, Shipping Companies, Clearing agents, Shippers, truckers, amongst others did next to nothing and that definitely affected their revenue. According to him, the traffic jammed “directly resulted in partial congestion and once there is congestion the volume of income will dwindle. We must have lost about N1.3 billion during the period which is an enormous lose.” On the cause of the traffic gridlock, he said the bulk of the problem is human related and that is why it took government just two days to temporarily solve it. He...

PSquare's elder brother Jude Okoye shunned Peter Okoye's married to Lola as it took place when the 'fight' in their family was at its peak. But after both parties claimed to have settled their issues, many had thought that he and his wife would attend Jude and Ifeoma's traditional marriage. Sadly, they never showed up! Many fans have blasted Peter for his act of "paying evil for evil". Read what a fan said to him below...