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The former governor of Akwa Ibom state and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustee member, Obong Victor Attah on Saturday attended the All Progressive Congress (APC) rally at Akwa Ibom and endorsed APC governorship candidate Obong Okon Umana against PDP candidate Emmanuel Udom in the forthcoming elections in Nigeria. Attah told the mammoth crowd in live televised broadcast on NTA at Uyo where the APC grand rally took place that his decision to support Umunna was based on the desire for change in Akwa Ibom. Attah said as a political leader in the state, he had to align himself with the majority of the people who want Umana as their governor. He said despite the fact that he is a member of PDP it was his duty to identify with the wishes of the people of Akwa Ibom. He also urged the people to vote for APC senatorial candidate who is contesting against the governor of the state, Godswill Akpabio who he accused of breaching the agreement of zoning in the state...

When Blessing, a 300-level undergraduate female student of the Sociology Department, University of Lagos, approached one of her lecturers for extra tutorial on a problematic module, she did not bargain to be the object of the lecturer’s sexual fancy. “He didn’t even bother to explain the topic to me.  Maybe he thought I was flirting with him but I’m sure I did not leave that impression,” said Blessing, who refused to allow the use of her actual names. Soon, the lecturer started inviting her to beer parlours outside the campus. Blessing said she initially responded out of respect but I stopped answering the lecturer’s phone calls the day he tried to touch her breast in public. She completely avoided him after the man asked her to meet him at a guesthouse in Palmgroove, in Lagos. That was when all hell broke loose, she told PREMIUM TIMES in a recent interview. Blessing claimed she was deliberately picked on and embarrassed in class, and at the end of the semest...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed how President Goodluck Jonathan repeatedly appealed to him to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, and return to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. Atiku said the president pleaded with him three times, once during a surprise midnight visit to his house. The former VP made the revelation in an interview with the Hausa service of the BBC, during which he also explained why he has not been very visible in the campaign rallies of his party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Abubakar said he turned down the personal request of President Jonathan to return to the PDP on three separate occasions. He said the last was in Abuja last Friday when the President paid him a surprise midnight visit. He said on that day, he received speaker Aminu Tambuwal and ex-military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, and they held fruitful discussions. “In the evening I went to bed early, but at around 12 am, I was told the p...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said the Interim National Government (ING) being touted by some politicians was alien to the Nigerian constitution and such the call is “treasonable”. The President said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Daura, Umar Faruk Umar, with members of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, top government functionaries and prominent Northern leaders. Daura is the hometown of All Progressives Congress’ Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Jonathan’s main challenger in Saturday’s presidential election. The president warned those speculating about an interim government that their action was treasonable as it contravened the constitution of the country. He added that such persons will be dealt with in accordance with the law. “Anybody planning ING or is linked with ING must be dealt with by law because it is treasonable. “ING is not known to our constitution; it is treasonable,” he said. President Jo...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday warned in Daura, Katsina State that whoever nurses a about or is associated with the purported Interim National Government (ING) being touted by some politicians would be dealt with according to the law. Jonathan who was in the home town of the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari to pay a courtesy visit to the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar assured that elections will hold next Saturday and on April 11 as rescheduled. The president arrived the town at about 2:20pm with national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Muazu; members of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization; top government functionaries and prominent northern leaders. He warned that if government begins to arrest and prosecute those behind rumours of interim government, which he said is treasonable, people should not accuse federal government of haunting people. He said, “Let...

Defence Headquarters this evening released a statement on how they foiled another Boko Haram attack on Bama, Borno state today, March 21st. Sadly one soldier died while 7 others got injured during the attack. They have been evacuated from the combat area by air and are already receiving medical attention. Many of the terrorists were killed. A Hilux vehicle, other terrorist equipments and some weapons were captured from the attackers. Pursuit is still ongoing while calm has been restored and troops maintain firm control of Bama town. With most of the towns slated to be cleared of terrorists already covered, the campaign to rid the rest of the communities of these militants is continuing with air and land operations now stepped up in the remaining designated locations in the mission area. Cordon and search of cleared communities are also ongoing with some discoveries of weapons and vestiges of atrocities committed by the terrorists while they held sway in some...

No antenatal, no medical check ups….. Lunatic mother chewing on some bread after delivery Photo: Obededom Ajakaiye Residents of Shodipo Estate, Agbara, Ogun state had their eyes on stalks Friday morning as they trooped to watch a healthy and beautiful baby girl brought to life by a female lunatic. The incidence seemed bizarre to some who were amazed that a beautiful healthy baby was born by a lunatic while others believed it was simply a miracle from God. It was gathered from eyewitnesses that she had allegedly fled to Shodipo for refuge after having four of her babies abducted by unidentified people. Though it is not known when or where she put to bed, some residents speculated that it must have been at midnight or early hours of Friday due to the state of the woman and baby. In his account, Comrade Femi Okeowo, a resident who rescued the the baby girl from her insane mother said: “I was on my way to school when I saw the mad woman with the baby. Some reside...

S unday  Dare, the media aide to Bola Tinubu claims the Presidency and PDP has given orders for the arrest of Bola Tinubu. He also claims Bode George who is a Chieftain of the PDP is buying guns for some boys in Lagos ahead of the general elections. Heavy accusations. Another tweet after the cut...

Troops from Niger and Chad discovered a mass grave with more than 90 decomposed bodies near a northern Nigerian town recently retaken from the Islamic militant group Boko Haram, security sources from both countries said Friday. The corpses, some of them beheaded, were found in a shallow mass grave under a bridge just outside the Nigerian town of Damasak, near the border with Niger,  Troops from Niger and Chad took back the town from Boko Haram last week during a joint operation, the security sources said. Damasak is in Borno, one of several northern states inhabited by the Islamist militant group. Borno is in the northeast corner of Nigeria and borders Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Here are a few photos from the wedding of coach Stephen Keshi's daughter, Ifeyinwa, which held at Ekenwa in Benin. Stephen Keshi, his wife and others were at the wedding. See more photos below Photo credit: Kayode Tijani

I wonder what led this house help to think of such act with a 5 year old boy. This is so stupid of her What would you do if you catch your house help naked and sexually grinding on your 5year old son? Can't even imagine this!

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has threatened to sue President Goodluck Jonathan campaign spokesperson, Femi Fani-Kayode, for claiming that the APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, is getting funding for his election campaign from terrorist groups, such as the outlawed Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda and ISIS.  In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, the organisation accused Mr. Fani-Kayode of perpetuating religious politics, and gave him one week to retract his defamatory comments or face the law.  “Never before in Nigeria’s history has the issue of religion been applied to such sinister purposes as we have seen during the years of President Jonathan’s government,” said Garba Shehu, Director of Media and Publicity of the APC presidential campaign organisation. “When all fails, they whip out the religious card.” The campaign organisation however expressed relief that Nigerians were no more being fooled by what it calle...