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The outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81Division Nigerian Army, Major Gen. Tamunomiebi Dibi yesterday August 9th, said a good number of Boko Haram members were arrested in Lagos during his tenure. According to The Sun, he said this during his handing over ceremony to the the new GOC Major General Isidore Henry Edet. "Military job is a challenging task and Lagos State itself is a peculiar state. We have had our challenging times but we were able to overcome them. Under my watch, we were able to prevent the incursion of Boko Haram insurgents into Lagos.   A good number of them were arrested here in Lagos. Having served for 35years and retiring now, the legacy I expect my successor, the new General Officer Commanding 81 Division to uphold is to ensure a highly disciplined professional, efficient 81Division.” he said

President Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo met with officials from the Transport and National Population Commission at The Presidential Villa, Abuja today. He queried the diversion of $600m from a $1 billion loan collected from the Chinese Exim Bank meant to be used for the construction of a standard gauge rail line linking Lagos to Kano. President Buhari expressed his displeasure at the development when he met with representatives of the Ministry of Transport at the state house Abuja earlier today. “I hope that due process was followed before such diversions were carried out. Taking money from one project to another has to be done properly,” he said

Don't know what started the beef but Ghanaians are trending on Nigerian twitter and the mentions are Hilarious. Continue to see more..

Zahra, the beautiful daughter of President Buhari recently signed as an ambassador at large for a charity organization in Nigeria called ACE that focuses on Education and Training, Economic Empowerment & Affordable Healthcare. More photos below.

The Ife traditional council in Osun State today finally confirmed the death of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II. Speaking through the the Awara of Iwara-Ife, Chief Layi Adereti, the council of chiefs said the official proclamation of the death of the Ooni who died July 28th, would be made on Wednesday August 12th. "This is an official statement from the palace of Awara of Iwara-Ife who is the head of Oro deity that on Wednesday 12th August 2015, there would be official proclamation of the demise of Ooni of Ife. The proclamation will be made public during the Oro festival, being the final rites on the demise of Ooni of Ife.   The residents of the ancient town are therefore urged to keep away from the streets between the hours of 9am and 4pm during which the Oro diety will be out. With the announcement, people are advised to stay in-doors for the period when the Oro will be out.”he said He appealed to residents in the state to remain indoors during the O...

The Chairman, National Human Rights Commisson, reacted to the Statement by army spokesman Col. Usman qho questioned the editorial judgement of Daily Trust in releasing the photo which doesn't cast a good image for them. The NHRC took to twitter to slam the statement by the Army as offensive & counter-productive. More of his tweets and the response from the army below

Tragedy  struck, Sunday, at Ibillo, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, when a man popularly known as Alhaji, murdered three persons including a three year old boy, after a quarrel over the ownership of a bitter leaf plant in the compound. The sad incident occurred at Ogo quarters Ibillo Sundayevening. The three killed includes a man identified as Mr Aliu Ademo, a girl called Favour and a little boy Isaac, who later died yesterday morning at the hospital. Vanguard learnt that trouble started when the Alhaji had a heated quarrel with the daughter of a Co-tenant called Favour over the bitter leaf plant in the compound. It was said that Alhaji went to harvest the vegetable without the consent of the owner which angered the daughter of the woman, Favour. According to an eyewitness,  “Alhaji who is from Igbira came out with a cutlass and beheaded the girl. Mr Aliu saw what happened and started shouting, Alhaji ran after Isaac the little boy to kill...

President Buhari has appointed a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption headed by Professor Itse Sagay, a prominent professor of law and civil rights activist. The Committee’s brief, according to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, is to advise the present administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system. Other members of the Committee, which is also expected to develop comprehensive interventions for achieving recommended reforms, are: (i) Prof. Femi Odekunle Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University – Member (ii) Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos – Member (iii) Prof. E. Alemika Professor of Sociology, University of Jos – Member (iv) Professor Sadiq Radda Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano – Member (v) Hadiza Bala Usman Civil...

The residents of Kinjia village in the Jharkhand state had blamed 5 women for failing crops, bringing illness to the village and even for the recent death of a child through their witchcraft. At around midnight on Friday August 7th, the women, aged between 45 and 50 were dragged from their homes and attacked with sticks and iron rods. "It looks like the village held a grudge against these women for a very long time, holding them responsible for various misfortunes." Police spokesperson, Arun Kumar Singh told AFP. Police has reportedly arrested up to 50 villagers over the killing shortly after the lynching. Photo credit: AFP/Getty images

The Nigerian military has reacted to a photo published on the front page of Daily Trust newspaper today which showed a soldier torturing a man in Mararaba, Nassarawa state over the weekend. According to a statement by the army, the soldiers have been identified and will face disciplinary actions. The army press statement below... The attention of Nigerian Army has been drawn to a front page photograph of some soldiers maltreating a suspected robber at Mararraba, Nasarawa State, on the front page of today’s edition of Daily Trust newspaper. Sadly, it is also trending on the Social Media. There is no doubt the photograph has done incalculable damage to the image of the service. The act was unfortunate and at variance with military ethics and professionalism.   The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public that the perpetrators of the offence have been identified, summoned and would face disciplinary action.he Army has also reached out to the management of the newsp...

The West African Examinations Council has released the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination results, withholding 118,101 candidates’ results out of the 1.5 million students that sat the examination. WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, announced this in Lagos at a press conference on Monday. Eguridu added that the states owing WAEC had reduced to 13, saying the candidates in public schools in the 13 states would not have their results until their state governments pay their candidates’ registration fees. The examination body had raised the alarm that 19 states owed the agency about N4bn, an amount that might cripple the operations of WAEC. Details later… PUNCH

Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly accused Donald Trump of being insensitive towards women. "You've called women you don't like, 'fat pigs,' 'dogs,' slobs, and disgusting animals," she accused Trump simply replied that he only used those words to describe Rosie O'Donnell. "No it wasn't." Megyn disagreed. "For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O'Donnell. Your Twitter account has several disparaging comments about women's looks. You once told a contestant on 'Celebrity Apprentice' it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees. Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?" she said He didn't like her comments so when probed by CNN's Don Lemon in an interview with CNN yesterday, he subtly implied that Megyn was menstruating and hormonal. "There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever," he said He is curren...

A woman identified as Soloja Ayobola has abandoned her baby at a day care center in Ikorodu for over three months. According to  Vanguard  ,on the 18th of January, she brought her daughter 7 month old daughter Mofeoluwanifemi Amos, to God’s Care Nanny center .After filling the form , she promised to return with her passport to complete the registration process. But she never did. Elizabeth Oyeshile,  who runs the day care facility, said the woman described herself as a politician and a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and that because of the nature of her work, she travelled mostly during weekends for political campaigns and rallies. Oyeshile said the woman kept her baby, Mofeoluwanifemi Amos, in the facility on Thursday morning and said she would take her back on Monday. Oyeshile said: ‘’The arrangement was that she will be keeping the child during the week, while the centre will take care of the child weekends and we agreed on a weekly paymen...

Abd Sobur Raheem a.k.a Zayo, who is becoming one of the fastest rising artiste with his distinctive sound, style and lyrics in a recent interview opened up on why he is working harder than his peers. Having dropped 3 singles Basia, Coloured and Ewomo with 3 videos within the space of 5 months, the Koga Entertainment act revealed he used to sell sun dried meat popularly known as ‘Kundi’ in Ibadan with his mother in order to fend for his family. This he said was a result of the misfortune that fell upon his father who was a senior civil servant in Oyo state. He explained that his father was attacked by robbers who went away with some of the money and valuables of the state hence leading to his premature/early retrenchment. All these have sharpened his street skills but he is determined not to relent on his course to be successful through his talent and legitimate means. The bundle of talent who still under Koga Entertainment record label dropped another beautiful song ‘An...

Revered Elizabeth Adekunle who trained for priesthood at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, during which she completed a second Masters in Pastoral Care and Counseling will take on the senior clerical position within the Diocese of London, overseeing parishes in Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets. Adekunle also read Theology at Birmingham University and did a Masters degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in African Christianity and Development. "Elizabeth is a hugely gifted priest" The Bishop of London said, "I am confident she will make a significant contribution to the area as well as to the policy formation and the life of the Diocese as a whole” Elizabeth Adekunle takes up the position next year, 2016.

According to Imam Imam, the Special Adviser on media and publicity to Sokoto state governor, this actually happened in Nigeria. 

Micheal Ray Huerata, who is a flight attendant/air host, with one of the international airlines shared this warm story on his Facebook page of his encounter with an elderly Nigerian man pictured above with him who was traveling out of Nigeria for the first time. Read what he wrote below... "I'd like to share with you the most meaningful experience I've had in my 2+ years of flying. While boarding our flight from Nigeria last night, the man you see in this picture was seated in an aisle seat. As I walked by him, he waived me down and after I approached, he said "I must go to the toilet to relieve myself." I said "Ok, sir, the toilet is right behind you," pointing towards the bathrooms near the back galley. He repeated his request, but this time he was motioning both hands towards his lap and politely said "but I need to go to the toilet, please."   I assumed he was just reiterating his need to pee, so I again pointed towards the bat...

Who agrees? Toke Makinwa has urged women to snoop on their men,saying it saves them alot of heartache,knowing where they stand.In her latest Vlog ,she said men are wicked and women should pry on their men's phones despite the emotional ache that comes with it sometimes.She is of the opinion that, the earlier you know about your spouses, the better .. “You should snoop. People have found out that their houses are on fire; people have found out that they are married to other women’s husbands. I am a proud snooper and this is my advice for you,“I am a proud snooper; this is me. When you snoop your boyfriend or your husband, it is like you are stealing from the pot. But what else should we do?” she asked.“It is better women find out in the hard way.“If you do not check, you will not know. It gives you opportunity to know, the kind of relationship you are into. Checking has saved lives, and I would rather have my life saved.”  She advised, they should be courageous to dump m...

24 year old, Victor Ebuka Okeke who hails from Njikoka in Anambra, was arrested in connection with the revalidation of expired food. NAFDAC raided his factory - a 1 room shop used to stock up and illegally revalidate 'expired' food products. Expired products discovered included Maggi Sauce, Amoy Dark Soy Sauce, Costa Corned Beef and Exeter Corned beef amongst others. According to NAFDAC, for the Costa Corned Beef, whether expired or not, their labeled to Exeter Corned Beef so as to attract better market interest. Mr Ebuka also confessed that he imports most of the expired products from Ghana. Discovered in his factory also were 2 drums filled with ordinary water which he used to immerse the products and remove the labels from the expired products without any trace and replace with new labels. 'The Police attached to the agency have taken down the statement of the suspect as the case will be forwarded for prosecution and the suspect a...