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Not the real image Cameroonian soldiers have captured Abakar Ali, one of the top commanders of insurgent fighters belonging to the Islamist group, Boko Haram. According to our reliable source, the Cameroonian army also seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the Islamist militants during the operation. Abakar Ali who also goes by name "Mustapher Umar" was caught with 5 machine guns, 14 rifles, 24 rockets, 4 rocket launchers, 6  Kalashnikovs, 60 Kalashnikovs magazines, 4 automatic pistols , over 500 9mm ammunition, 469 12.7mm ammunition, 4,454 7.62 mm ammunition, 1,491 5.56 mm ammunition, 822 ammunition of 7.62 mm, 6 grenades, 28 rocket launcher chargers and other weaponized accesories like pincers, tweezers and knives.  A mid-level Nigerian military officer, who is serving with a multi-national force that operates around the Nigeria-Cameroon border, revealed the information to SaharaReporters via telephone. He disclosed that Cameroonian soldiers nabbe...

I have already posted this on  Tiwa Savage’s marriage allegedly hits the rock, sacks ‘HUSBAND’ as manager but a ccording to Kemi Filani, she got some bad news the parties involved can deny it but it's TRUE! Heard this last night but didn't put it up till i was able to do some little confirmations here and there... Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun's marriage is heading for the rocks, she might change her mind later but right now they are undergoing some serious marital crisis. Their marriage is barely five months old (they got married in Dubai in May) but Tiwa can't hold it in anymore she's tired of putting up with Tunji he beats her, cheats on her etc...so many incredible stories i can't even put here...but she's finally ready to call it quit and it all revolves around her money. Three different sources in their inner circle confirmed this. "Kemi, it's nothing new abeg. We were shocked when she accepted to marry him, he's bn be...

Find the EFCC press release below... The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on  Friday, September 26, 2014 arraigned Dandeson Ebosele Ibhonitie, 26, (a.k.a Dandy James, Connor Mead and Barrister Louis Harpoch and Ohiwerei Charity, 31, before Justice E. F. Ikponmwen of Edo State High Court, Benin-City on a 3- count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence. Ibhonitie and Charity allegedly belong to the group of fraudsters using the internet to defraud unsuspecting victims. Ibhonitie allegedly defrauded one Mrs. Weidman Andrea Sabrie, a German, of the sum of $ 91,000 (Ninety-One Thousand United States Dollars) by pretending to be an American working in Nigeria for a road construction company. To access the proceeds of the fraud, Ibhonitie allegedly opened a domiciliary account in the name of one Mr. Steven. He entered into an agreement with Charity, the account officer that opened the account for him, on how the proceeds f...

The Synagogue Church this evening denied online reports that the collapsed 6-storey building was at one time sealed by the Lagos state government and a contravention notice served on the church. Below is a statement they posted on their Facebook page... This is an official communication from The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations regarding some stories currently being reported in the media about the recent incident that happened in The SCOAN. Our attention has been drawn to a publication in the Vanguard Newspaper of  26th September 2014  titled, ‘Synagogue: We Sealed Off Building Before Collapse – LSBCA’. In the article, the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mrs Abimbola Animashahun Odunayo was quoted as saying that the agency had sealed off the building before it collapsed and that the church ignored the warnings of the agency to stop construction. The story was initially published by online media portal News24. We deem it necess...

Here are some photos from the  mayhem  that happened in Ekiti state today. Hoodlums went on a rampage destroying property in the state, including the APC Secretariat. See more photos below

Cemetery workers raced to a newly-dug grave after they heard banging and muffled shouting an hour after a 45-year-old woman was buried. As they grabbed tools and anything they could find, they rushed to dig the grave up again after the woman woke up to find herself buried alive in a coffin. But tragically, the un-named woman died before her would-be rescuers could reach her inside the plot at a cemetery near Greece’s Thessaloniki. Now police are probing why the woman was pronounced dead by doctors treating her for cancer, only to be found alive. Her grieving family arranged her funeral at the graveyard in Peraia, a small town 16 miles south of Thessaloniki, Greece’s main city in the north. Shortly after the last relatives left the cemetery on Thursday, residents and a group of children playing outside reportedly heard a female voice shouting for help from inside the grave. They called the police, and began digging up the grave to save her but she had suffocated to death ins...

A DESPERATE Bulawayo woman, Catherine Ndlovu, who allegedly paid thousands of dollars to visit Nigeria, seeking divine intervention for her hospitalised daughter has been reported as one of the 115 people confirmed to have died after the collapse of a church building owned by the pastor, TB Joshua Yesterday, the family of Ndlovu, 40, accused TB Joshua and his church of giving very little information concerning their sister in the aftermath of the September 12 disaster, including insisting that the mother of two was unharmed and would be returning home alive. South African Chronicle quoted Ndlovu’s brother Jabulani as saying that, “we called them (TB Joshua church) every day, asking where my sister was and they said she had boarded a plane back to South Africa and would be back last Sunday. Lying “We became suspicious when other Zimbabweans who had travelled to Nigeria came back via South Africa and she was not part of the group. It became clear they’d been lying to us and...

Witnesses say the suspect in an Oklahoma workplace beheading had been trying to convert his coworkers to Islam before the fatal attack. Authorities have released 911 calls made as 30-year-old Alton Nolen beheaded one woman and stabbed a second. Police say Nolen was fired from his job at Vaughan Foods, then took a car, drove around to the front of the business, ran into another vehicle, and then walked into the front office with a produce knife. They say he began stabbing 54-year-old Colleen Hufford before beheading her. Then, he stabbed 43-year-old Traci Johnson. Authorities say Mark Vaughan, the CFO and a reserve county deputy, then jumped into action, shooting Nolen. It is still very unclear whether Nolen’s beliefs in Islam played a role, but it appears the victims were not specifically targeted. Nolen went to prison for assaulting a state trooper after a 2010 traffic stop, then leading police on a 12-hour manhunt through the woods. The suspect and second victim...

The Federal government has declared Monday October 6th and Tuesday October 7th as public holidays to mark the Islamic celebration, Id-El-Kabir

Muhammadu Buhari, a former military head of state, is likely to declare his interest in running for the office of the Nigerian president on October 8, 2014 at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Mr. Buhari, who was Nigeria’s military dictator from December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985, will be running for the Nigerian presidency for the fourth time since the current democratic dispensation began in 1999. A former member of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mr. Buhari is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A source close to the retired general told SaharaReporters that Mr. Buhari had been consulting with his political associates and had decided to contest once more for the presidency. The source added that the former general’s team had concluded plans for his formal declaration on October 8 at the Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Should Mr. Buhari declare as his associate indicated, he will be the second...

Troops from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri have recorded yet another decisive victory over Boko Haram insurgents attempting to seize Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. SaharaReporters learnt that soldiers stationed in Konduga yesterday repelled an attack by Boko Haram fighters who tried once again to capture the town as a gateway to Maiduguri. Nigerian troops have scored several significant triumphs over Boko Haram insurgents who have launched no fewer than four attacks on Konduga. Hundreds of insurgent fighters have died in the battles and Nigerian soldiers have also seized vehicles and armored personnel carriers from the terrorist group. The insurgent group had captured most of the weaponry and hardware in previous battles with ill-motivated and ill-equipped Nigerian security forces. In one of the defining battles for control of Konduga, soldiers killed Mohammed Bashir, a top Boko Haram commander who was credited with issuing recent video rec...

Star actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is one of the 305 people who will receive national awards from the federal government on September 29th in Abuja. When asked about it on twitter this evening, Omotola said she has mixed feelings about it.

Read journalist Femi Owolabi's incisive and different argument below... Sometime in February, at an interactive session– in Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort– with Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, one of the participants– as many raised-hands jostled—was picked by the moderator to ask the governor his question. Nicholas Ibekwe, he would announce as his name. With an aura of confidence, he added, “I work with Premium Times.” His voice carried so much energy and his question[s] was punchy.  Nicholas appeared as the pugnacious type. You would notice this immediately he began to talk, gesturing more frankly.  Where I sat, a close distance to his seat, I nodded in admiration. This guy should replace one of those journalists who babysit Goodluck Jonathan during the presidential media chats. It is not certain if Goodluck will survive Nicholas. There was something I was going to ask Nicholas after the session. A month earlier, Nicholas’ Premium Times published an inv...

Nigerian housemate for Season 9 of Big Brother Africa has been unveiled by MNet her name is Lillian. The show tagged “Hotshots” is scheduled to begin in South Africa on Sunday, October 5. Lillian Afegbai is a 22-year old Nigerian model, actress and TV presenter. She has appeared in Tinsel, an Mnet series and is a friend to Denrele Edun, a media personality. She resigned her job in August to be part of the Big Brother Africa, BBA reality show.

Never s ay nev er boo...but it's a good thing she feels that way about the father of her child. When Timaya, who is currently on tour in Holland shared the pic above of himself shopping for his baby mama, Barbara, an e xcited Barbara went on to the comment section to pledge her unending love for him, saying 'Trust me, I can never love another man.'    Go get your ring girl. See that below    

There's a lot of craziness going on currently in Ekiti state. A day after an Ayo Fayose loyalist was shot dead by unknown gunmen, hoodlums went on a rampage destroying the campaign office of the state governor, Kayode Fayemi, as well as the APC secretariat. The thugs also destroyed properties belonging to other politicians. Today's chaos is believed to be an aftermath of the assassination of the former chairman of the Ekiti state NURTW, Mr Omalafe Aderiye. Above is a pic of Governor Fayemi's campaign office after it was razed. He has since declared a 7pm-7am curfew in the state to halt the crisis. Continue to read the full text of Governor Fayemi's broadcast in Ekiti today as he declared the curfew...   THE PEACE OF OUR LAND IS NOT NEGOTIABLE State Broadcast By His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, following the Breach of Peace in the State Friday, September 26, 2014 . In o kun o Ekiti Kete. It has become expedient that I address yo...