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About 50 persons including a pastor, four pregnant women, children and a soldier were killed in an attack on Fadan-Karshi villages of Sanga Local Government of Kaduna State early Wednesday, residents and local officials said. Witnesses who spoke to journalists said two other soldiers were seriously injured in the attack and are presently receiving treatment at the Gwantu General Hospital among hundreds of other residents. Governor Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State called for calm, saying those responsible will be brought to justice. He described the attack an “attempt by enemies of peace aimed at truncating the present stable atmosphere in the state”. “It is sad and unfortunate that some devious characters from within the State are conniving with unpatriotic elements from outside to unleash unwarranted mayhem on communities that were hitherto less vulnerable to attacks,” a statement signed by his spokesperson, Ahmed Maiyaki, said. The killings followed a series of attacks tha...

The Nigerian government opted for a discreet purchase of arms with cash as a desperate measure after the American government allegedly blocked all legitimate arms order made by the military, ‎high ranking military officers and top administration officials have told PREMIUM TIMES. The Nigerian government had on Tuesday admitted that it owned the $9.3million cash smuggled into South Africa aboard a private jet and seized by the authorities of that country. The administration also confessed that it was trying to use the money to buy arms and that it had already opened talks with the South African authorities on the matter. But multiple military and administrative officials told PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday that the government adopted that subterranean strategy to procure arms after American officials continued to stand in the way of legitimate arms order from America, Israel and other countries. They claimed the U.S. government has blocked orders placed by Nigeria for arms ...

At least 15 people were killed Wednesday after armed men stormed a Federal College in Kano, the state police commissioner said. The dead include 13 students and two armed attackers. About 47 people were injured, the police said. Police Commissioner Adenerele Shinaba said the attackers were shot dead by officers during a gun fight. “What happened was that we detected some suspicious movements of some people and we trailed them only for them to open fire around the school resulting to them gaining entry into the premises and started throwing bombs,” he told journalists at the school. He said two AK47 rifles have been recovered. Security has been beefed in Kano metropolis as armed soldiers patrol the streets, manning key locations. Witnesses had told PREMIUM TIMES earlier that the explosions occurred at about 1.30pm Wednesday, followed by sporadic gunshots. They said armed men invaded the institution after killing a security personnel at the gate. The attackers later th...

Below is a press release from The Force Headquarters Today at about 12noon, a group of villagers in Kamba, Kebbi State, were about to lynch a national of Niger Republic, named Adamu Gaya, on suspicion of involvement in an alleged ritual murder of a young girl. The Police rescued and brought him into protective custody.  However, irate villagers attacked the Police station and destroyed the communication base. They also burnt two (2) Police vehicles, and nine (9) motorcycles.  Also smashed were the windscreens of four (4) cars parked at the premises. The mob also burnt the official residence of the Divisional Police Officer. In the attack, four (4) persons lost their lives. Eighty-nine (89) persons have been arrested for the violence.  The Inspector-General of Police, Ag.IGP Suleiman Abba has therefore called on citizens not to take laws into their hands rather they should assist law enforcement officers in maintenance of law and order in the society.  ...

Article not written by me...it's promo piece. Enjoy... Lol. Ok bro I think she’s had enough; you can just take a girl to the mall on a date and all you do is bury your head on your phone chatting the moment away I mean c’mon which Lagos babe wouldn’t snap? Me I will snap o, seriously. This spy shot of a thug-of-war between two supposedly lovebirds have been trending online for a while now. Those who really know the full story said that the not-so-fortunate dude owe his girl friend a long overdue explanation for his divided attention and mischievous laughter while chatting on his phone.  His girlfriend who had endured the excruciating wait for some quality time from her man had begun to share her moments from a movie they had seen at a cinema when her man switched to his  Palmchat mode (eyes fixed on the phone screen and fingers punching letters from the phone’s key pad). The poor girl demanded for the attention she deserved politely at first…you heard that, ...

A healthy Briton is about to become the first person to receive a potential new vaccine for the deadly  Ebola  virus. The volunteer will be injected with a single benign Ebola virus protein, in a trial for a vaccine being conducted at the  University of Oxford . The protein has been combined with a 'harmless' virus which causes the common cold in chimpanzees, to create to vaccine, experts said. The person, whose name has not been revealed, will be the first of 60 to receive the experimental drug in the UK trial. The testing is part of a series of trials of potential vaccines to combat the virus, which could offer hope to thousands of people facing the illness in West Africa where an outbreak has killed around 53% of those infected. There is currently no treatment or vaccine. The test vaccine uses the Ebola virus protein to stimulate an immune response in the body, which could protect from Ebola infection in future. It will not cause a person taking...

Nigerian troops this morning September 17th successfully crushed another attempt by Boko Haram members who were on a revenge mission to Konduga, in Borno State. According to a statement by Defence HQ, 3 Hilux vehicles, 1 Amoured Personnel Carrier and a cache of arms and ammunition were captured by the troops. Hundreds of the militants were said to have been killed. Troops are now combing the vicinity, in a cordon and search operation to determine the heavy casualties suffered by the terrorists in the encounter. See pics of the captured weapons armored tanks below

There were  reports  earlier today that the Nigeria Military has retired the former GOC, the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed, who was attacked by soldiers at their barracks in Maiduguri on May 14th. But the Defence HQ just tweeted denying the report...

It's Ukrainian politics so I don't care much for the details..:-).. but a former minister named  Vitaly Zhuravsky was attacked yesterday morning September 16th by an angry mob as he walked past a crowd outside the parliament building in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital.   The minister was grabbed by the screaming mob and bundled head first into the half full rubbish bin and they proceeded to pelt him with the rubbish, pour water on him and hit him on the head with a car tyre. They are mad at him and other lawmakers because of Ukraine's recent trade pact with EU. below

A member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Keston Okoro, was yesterday September 16th sent out of the floor of the Assembly for improper dressing., The House Speaker Hon Peter Onwunsanya gave the order after a member of the house, Daniel Mayuku raised an objection to the mode of dressing of the lawmaker, saying that his dressing fell short of the rules and regulations of the House. "My dear Speaker and members of this House, as honorable members, we are here to work according to the rules and regulations of this House. Therefore, let me draw your attention to the sitting position of the member representing Udu constituency and to say his mode of dressing is a total disrespect to this honorable House. Our mode of dressing should depict us as responsible members of the House, representing the people in our respective constituencies.’’ Mayuku said. Lol. Wetin be your own nah? Anyway, the Speaker immediately ordered Keston out of the chamber and warned that he s...

According to a breaking news report, a bomb blast just went off at the Federal College of Education in Kano. Details are sketchy but residents of Kabuga area where the school is located say sporadic gunshots followed immediately the bomb went off this afternoon. The whole place is said to be in a chaos right now. Armed security are said to have gone to the area...

Nigerian military appears to have finally recreated themselves and are daily dealing heavy blows on Boko haram terrorists operating in the North East parts of Nigeria. Competent military sources disclosed that that early this morning, the troops successfully crushed an apparent revenge mission by the terrorists who attempted another march on the Borno State town where over 100 of them were killed last week. Konduga is about 50 kilometres to Maiduguri. After a fierce battle lasting more than 12 hours in the outskirts of the town, scores of the terrorists were again sent to hell this morning. “Right now, our troops are combing the vicinity of the battle scene in a cordon and search operation to determine the exact casualty figures suffered by the terrorists in the encounter,” a defence source declared. During the encounter, three Hilux vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier and a cache of arms and ammunition were confirmed captured by the troops. Offici...

Residents of Benin city in Edo state today September 17th woke up to the shocking discovery of the dead bodies of three children abandoned at two points along the 2nd East Circular Road by unknown individuals. Two of the bodies, already in decomposing states, were wrapped and ‎put in a cardboard box and placed under a palm tree along the road while the third body of a girl of about a year old was dumped few meters away from the others along the road by Uwa street junction. Officials of the state Ministry of Environment have since taken the bodies off the street. See a pic after the cut...*graphic photo* Other photos are too graphic - some of you will start complaining now...

Ali Modu Sheriff, the former governor of Borno State who is alleged to be funding the violent Boko Haram militancy in the Northeast, arrived in the state capital today with over 200 soldiers in his convoy. He was in town to pay a condolence visit on a friend who lost his mother.  Mr. Sheriff ignited a political firestorm only last week when he showed up in meetings in Chad with President Goodluck Jonathan and his Chadian counterpart, Idris Derby. That revelation brought the Nigerian president under a serious political backlash.  The public outcry forced Mr. Jonathan to declare publicly he will not interfere with the investigation of Mr. Sheriff by the State Security Services. Mr. Sheriff’s foray into Maiduguri in stunning force following his arrival on a private jet shocked residents who were suddenly swamped by a massive convoy of soldiers, making many to speculate that the Chief of Defense Staff, Alex bade, was in town.  Mr. Sheriff made the even mo...

I am a Senior Secondary student in a boys/girls school. I got deflowered by one of my classmates during an inter-house sports competition in the school. Although it was kind of painful in the beginning but I ended up enjoying it. And since that day, it has become a routine between us. But recently, another boy came to our school; from the first day, I set my eyes on him, I felt something deep inside of me for him prompting me to ask him out. I allowed him to sleep with me on that day. It was so much fun and excitement that I decided that I wanted him more than my former boyfriend. This led to the two of them fighting and would have become a scandal if my second boyfriend didn’t walk away. Although my first boyfriend is hell bend on continuing with me, so much so, he forced himself on me two weeks ago... Dear Agatha, it isn’t as much of a problem like the one I want you to help me with. I think I am pregnant. I haven’t seen my monthly flow which was supposed to come since...