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Biu town in Borno state was attacked by members of Boko Haram this morning. Fortunately, the military was able to repel the attack and kill/arrest many militants. I just got a gruesome pic after the cut supposedly from a military officer at the scene in Borno which purportedly shows members of Boko Haram killed during the attack earlier today. See it after the cut...*viewer discretion advised*

Afrojuju maestro Shina Peters' wife of over 30 years, Sammie Peters, is reportedly down with cancer. She's currently in the US receiving treatment. Please pray for her...

not the real image Hundreds of lawyers on Wednesday embarked on a “Walk for Change” in support of the Muhammadu Buhari and Pro. Yemi Osinbajo presidential ticket. The duo are the All Progressives Congress representatives in the February 14 election. Lead by the National Coordinator of the Lawyers4Change, Adesina Ogunlana, the lawyers walked through some major streets in Ikeja, campaigning for a change of government at the federal level when election holds on February 14. The walk took off from the Bar Centre of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja, through Oba Akinjobi Way, Oba Akran Road, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Allen Avenue, Toyin Street, Olowu Street and back to the centre. Addressing the crowd at Obafemi Awolowo junction and Alade Market, Ogunlana urged the people to vote for a change of government during the elections. Ogunlana said the presidential candidate of the APC, Buhari and his deputy, Prof. Osinbajo, would bring integrity into governance in t

Fifteen persons suspected to be Chadian nationals  were killed today as members of Boko Haram launched a morning raid on a military barrack in Biu, South of Borno State. A  Biu resident said he counted 15 corpses of the Chadians in front of the military barrack while seven persons were said to have been captured alive by soldiers after they sustained injuries from the gunfight. The number of Boko Haram members killed in the crossfire is yet to be ascertained as the source said there was information that more bodies of more sect members were still being evacuated inside the barrack while the 15 were those killed outside the gate. Last year, President Goodluck Jonathan had visited President Idriss Derby of Chad for a meeting that turned controversial after Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati released photos of former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff seated in the meeting in a manner with Derby and Jonathan. Sheriff had just been accused of being a

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole today gave an executive order stopping the training of nursing students from the Igbinedion University at the state owned medical facilities, the Benin General Hospital and the Stella Obasanjo Hospital. According to reports, the governor is angry at the school's management for collecting money from their students and not providing the necessary medical facilities for their training. The students had up until now enjoyed free training at the state owned medical hospitals despite paying huge sums of money to their school for their training. Gov Oshiomole had earlier terminated an agreement with the management of the school to train their medical students at the state's specialist hospital over debts totaling N350million owed the state by the school.

Lol. I trust some guys would have attempted to kiss him through their phones...be warned!

Men of the Imo state Police command this morning defused two bombs planted close to the Imo state INEC secretariat in Owerri the state capital. According to reports, the bombs were planted in front of the Owerri Capital Development Agency OCDA and were discovered after a loud noise emanated from that area at about 9.30am today. Policemen are said to have cordoned off the area

According to what Ovation international posted on their IG page, below are the questions Obasanjo asked President Jonathan, in the presence of Papa Adeboye and Bishop Oyedepo. I feel all these questions needs an answer if they are true. 1. Did you agree to run for one term or not? 2. What did you tell me was the reason for not going after Boko Haram insurgents even when i told you that this will boomerang? 3. What happened to the Nigeria's external reserve and foreign wealth fund? 4. Did you give licence to Niger Delta Militants (Dokubo and Tompolo) to import arms in the name of their private owned companies? If so for what reasons? 5. Did you not get correspondence from the United State Consulate, that a certain citizen named Buruji Kashamu is indicted for drug trafficking? why did you appoint same Kashimu as south west leader of PDP, rather than hand him over to the US? And did the PDP give automatic senate ticket to awanted and convicted

Marie Harf. The U.S. State Department on Wednesday explained why there has been an upsurge in attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in northern Nigeria recently. According to the spokeswoman of the agency, Marie Harf, Nigeria’s general elections holding in February could be a factor behind the sharp increase in attacks by Boko Haram Islamist militants. Harf, however, stated that the February 14 presidential election should go ahead in spite of the violence which has forced about 20,000 Nigerians to flee to neighbouring countries in recent weeks. “There has been a sharp escalation in the number of reported casualties. “We do believe the election is a factor,’’ Harf told a daily briefing Harf said Boko Haram previously used events such as elections to stir up tensions. However, the election is expected to be a close contest between President Goodluck Jonathan and his leading challenger , Muhammadu Buhari. “Boko Haram has tended to, particularly around so

Latest report informs that at least one person has been killed in Akwa Ibom state as a result of a political clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and that of the Peoples Democartic Party, PDP. According to Leadership newspaper report online, the clash between supporters of both parties happened on Monday night after a supporter of the APC was allegedly caught removing the campaign posters of a candidate of the PDP. It was disclosed that one person was feared killed and five others injured as a result of the fracas that ensued at the scene. The incident, according to reports, happened along the popular ‘Maitama’ Road leading into the Ewet Housing Estate in Uyo. It was learnt that the deceased, a member of the APC, was caught defacing and removing the campaign posters of the PDP House of Representatives candidate for Uyo Federal Constituency, Mr. Michael Enyong, popularly called ‘Baba Ntan’, when the PDP supporters emerged f

Yemen’s faction terrorist group al-Qaida on Wednesday claimed responsibility for last week’s massacre at a Paris satirical newspaper, with one of its top commanders saying the assault was in revenge for the weekly’s publications of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, considered an insult in Islam.  Yahoo news report that The claim came in a video posting by Nasr al-Ansi, a top commander of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which appeared on the group’s Twitter account. In the 11-minute video, al-Ansi says the assault on Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people including editors, cartoonists and journalists, as well as two police officers was in “revenge for the prophet.” He said AQAP, as the branch is known, “chose the target, laid out the plan and financed the operation” against the weekly, though he produced no evidence to support the claim. Al-Ansi claimed orders came from al-Qaida’s top leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden’s successor. The a

The leader of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau has reportedly released another video, hailing the attack on France over Charlie Hebdo cartoons. The Islamist sect is said to have changed the way its sends video to reporters in Maiduguri by posting them on youtube and sending their links to journalists via email, Daily Trust reports. In the latest video sent to reporters in the early hours of today, Boko Haram threatened “revenge” if new cartoons are released in France saying the group doesn’t “forgive.” In the two videos sent to journalists, Shekau claimed that no one can be a Muslim if he doesn’t disassociate himself from democracy. It could be recalled that the group was using email to communicate with journalists before security operatives began to pick up their spokespersons and before Maiduguri youths known as civilian JTF and the people of the town chased them out of Maiduguri. Last week, gunmen reported to be terrorists stormed

The latest execution video released by ISIS shows a small boy being handed a semi-automatic pistol The latest execution video released by ISIS shows a small boy being handed a semi-automatic pistol to execute two alleged Russin spies. Titled “Uncovering an enemy within”, the seven minutes of footage begins by showing the separate confessions of two Russian speaking men. They admitted gathering information for Russian intelligenceagency FSB, Federal Security Service. The two men are seen kneeling on the ground and before the boy walks up behind them, appearing to be shooting them both in the back of the head In the last segment of the video, filmed outdoors, the two men are seen kneeling while behind them stands a jihadi fighter flanked by an armed child. The gunman says the two are to be executed as spies and pushes the child forward. Lack of evidence of injuries shown in the video suggests the execution may be staged T he boy then appears to

Armed robbers numbering about 15 have reportedly attacked First Bank in Ikare, Akoko Area of Ondo State. According to Sahara Reporters, the robbers used dynamite to blow up the entrance to the gate of the bank and carted away a yet to be ascertained amount of money. The suspects shot eleven persons, among them four mobile police officers and a young girl. The robbers were said to have escaped through routes leading to Edo State. Below are pictures from the armed robbery incident: It would be recalled that the attacked bank, was equally attacked in 2013 along with two others and which led to closure of banking business in the commercial city for several months.

NFL player Devon Still's 4 year old daughter Leah Still is battling neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Beautiful Leah was diagnosed in June 2014 and the Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle has been updating fans on Leah's status via his instagram page. Leah has been undergoing surgery to help fight the disease and after six months of constant treatment, the cancer is sadly still in her body. Devon update fans in a touching message on instagram yesterday; "I wanted to hear so bad that my daughter's cancer was gone and when I didn't it hurt me bad. I couldn't even bring myself to tell my family the results without breaking down. I honestly just wanted to shut down from every one. But I understand that blessing don't happen when I want them to, they happen when they're suppose to. So we are going to keep faith and keep fighting no matter what. #LeahStrong #BeatCancer"

Rapper 2shotz this morning settled with the police at Lamgbasa Police station, four days after calling them out on instagram for unlawfully detaining him overnight in a police cell over traffic violation His initial story which he shared on instagram  HERE  caught the attention of the Lagos Police Command who called him over to their office for redress. Below is what 2shotz wrote:  Af ter the incident at lamgbasa police division Ajah, I was invited by police officer  @aleeygiwa   to the lagos state PRO of the Nigerian police command at Oduduwa Street, off Oduduwa crescent ikeja GRA yesterday...... I met with the most sane, well spoken, and understanding policemen and women... I was so shocked at how neat and organised a Nigerian police office could be...    There i met the 1st in command KEN OKORO, the 2 IC ALIU GIWA, ASP matilda, and BALOGUN.. the former ADC to d police commissioner... These police officers were furious about the NEGATIVE images thier fellow p

Comedian Bovi took his instagram page today to tell a story of how a prostitute in Port Harcourt helped him out a while back when he needed help. Amazing story. Read below I  had just resumed school for second semester 300 level. This was February 2000. My mission was to storm port-harcourt from abraka and surprise my older sister who had just moved to another apartment. All I had was the address to the new apartment. I've always loved to pull surprises and this was my biggest one at the time. I arrived ph in the evening via public transport and traced her new place. Me wey plan to surprise my sister con surprise myself. She had not moved in. Her present address, I didn't have. Gsm; non-existent at the time, her office? Closed. I was practically stranded in the garden city. After recovering from my rude shock, I took the first 2 foolish decisions. I hailed a cab and told the can to take me to a happening joint. The type that runs all night. He told me it was a

Below, you will find a photo of a Boko Haram suicide bomber who was killed after his suicide vest failed to detonate...*warning - Graphic pic*

The Nigerian military have repelled this morning's attack by Boko Haram in Biu, the largest town in Southern Borno state. 5 terrorists and 2 anti-aircraft guns were captured.

A trailer this morning rammed into the Nigeria Customs Service command building in Mile 2 destroying a car and a motorcycle. The trailer veered off the road after 2 LASTMA officials allegedly dragged the steering wheel of the truck with the driver. Thankfully no life was lost. 

In case you have been killing yourselves over these two. The president and APC presidential candidate pictured hugging at the 2015 election sensitization workshop on non-violence in Abuja this morning. See a pic of Jonathan, Buhari, Oyegun and Mu'Azu holding hands

Biu town in Borno state is reportedly currently under attack by members of Boko Haram. Youths and military officers are said to be engaging members of the terror group. Details later...

The former minister took to twitter to celebrate the January 14th birthday of her twin sons, Chine and Chuba Ezekwesili. She wrote "January 14th, a forever unforgettable day since Chin and Chuba came into our lives. Glorious B-day". Happy birthday to them.