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Eunice Olawale’s burial earlier today was attended by her husband, seven children, and numerous members of her family as well as a long line of dignitaries, SaharaReporters and authoritatively report. It will be recalled that Mrs. Olawale, a female preacher, was murdered by Islamic fanatics and has captured the attention of the Nigerian public. Many of those in attendance were dressed in immaculate light blue and gathered at the Redeemed Christian Church of God. The Secretary to the Federal Government, Lawal David, announced that no stone would be left unturned as their “unmask the people who perpetrated this crime.” Other notable dignitaries at her burial include a representative of the First Lady of Nigeria, Pauline Tallen; the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina; former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwezili; and Representatives of Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN) and...

Officers from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday rescued a nine-year-old boy named Taiwo Korede, who had been chained for weeks in a 'Celestial Church of Christ key of Joy Parish Ajiwo', located at Ajibawo in Ado - Odo, Ota division 2, Ogun State. The case has since been transfered to the appropriate authority for further investigation and he has been taken to the hospital. More photos below 

The Department of State Services has arrested one Jones Abari, aka Gen. Akotebe Darikoro, for the alleged mastermind of a hoaxed plan to overthrow President Muhammad Buhari by the military. A statement issued by an official of the service, Mr Tony Opuiyo, in Abuja on Saturday said Abari was arrested in Yenagoa on July 21. Opuiyo described the suspect as the leader of the Joint Revolutionary Council of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force. He said that Abari had confessed to other criminal activities which included a threat to launch missile attacks on selected targets in Abuja and Aso Rock. Others include writing threat messages to the management of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company and the Shell Petroleum Development Company demanding for N500m and N250m respectively. He said that the suspect also masterminded the vandalism of NAOC trunk line in Ogboinbiri, Southern Ijaw and bombing of SPDC oil pipeline. In another development, the DSS said it ha...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed agent banks to approved international money transfer operators to sell foreign currency accruing from inward money remittances to licenced Bureau De Change operators. The directive is in a circular with reference number, “TED/FEM/ FPC/GEN/01/004, dated July 22, 2016 and posted on its Website’’. The circular by the Acting Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Mr W.D. Gotring, is part of efforts to ensure the stability of the Naira exchange rate. It also said that the decision was to encourage all critical stakeholders to participate in the foreign exchange market. The circular said that all international money transfer operators would be required to remit foreign currency to agent banks for disbursement in Naira to beneficiaries. It stressed that proceeds from the international money transfer sold to the BDC operators should be retailed to end users in compliance with the provisions of anti-money launderin...

The federal government vowed that the killers of the Ekiti-State-born preacher with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Evangelist, Eunice Elisha Olawale, in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory will not go unpunished. President Muhamadu Buhari, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, made the promise during the burial service held in RCCG FCT 2 Provincial Headquarters in Kubwa. The 42-year-old mother of seven was murdered while preaching in the Gbazango -West area of Kubwa, a satellite town, in the Bwari Area Council on Saturday, July 9 2016. Meanwhile, tears flowed on Saturday at the Gudu Cemetery in the FCT, where the deceased was buried. While paying their last respect to their mother, the children of the deceased performed the ‘ash to ash’ ceremony at the cemetery and wept uncontrollably. Some sympathisers who could not hold back themselves joined them to mourn the deceased w...

The woman on her hospital bed A newly-wedded woman got more than she had bargained for after she got locked down in a two hour orgasm from a marathon bedroom session with her husband. A video of the new bride in the hospital in which she was seen twitching uncontrollably, was shared on Youtube. She really had a hard time speaking as each sentence got “punctuated” by a climax.  "For the first 10 minutes I was like, this is awesome but now it’s exhausting,"  she is heard telling the doctor.  "This is so embarrassing. I will never forget this." Her husband seemed very pleased with himself though and added:  "She asked me to do this!"  Doctors gave the woman valium to ease her orgasms. This is a rare occurrence in lovemaking and its currently being studied painstakingly by the doctors to find a lasting solution to a future occurrence. The weird report has hit the pages of newspapers as well as the internet with massive ...

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Saturday said it rescued a nine-year old boy, who was chained for weeks by a church in Ogun State. The NSCDC said in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday that Taiwo Korede was on Friday rescued from the Celestial Church of Christ (Key of Joy Parish, Ajiwo) at Ajibawo in Ado Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State. The statement said Master Korede was rescued while in chains, and that the case had been transferred to the appropriate authority for further investigation. Three photographs, including one showing an emaciated Master Korede in chains, were attached to the one-paragraph statement the NSCDC sent to this newspaper. Below is the full text of the NSCDC statement. “On the 22nd of July 2016,at about 10:30hrs at Ajibawo in Ado Odo OTA Division 2, NSCDC officers rescue a boy, named Taiwo Korede, aged nine years old, who had been chained for weeks at Celestial Church of Ch...

Chiemela Ihemanma and his beautiful pregnant wife involved in a motor accident that took there life in Umuahia. The couple had gone to Aba to shop for their new baby and on their way back, they met a friend who was driving to Umuahia in a Honda Pilot SUV Jeep and they joined him for the ill-fated journey of no return. Today they have been Rest in peace Chiemela and Wife. I pray that God will give your family the heart to bear the loss

A pastor identified as Prophet Obi O. of Anchor of Restoration Church was stripped to his underwear this morning in Asaba. According to reports, he was caught red handed allegedly having sex with a married woman. He was made to hold his church banner while being paraded around in his underpants around Owufuju street in Asaba.

Thank you, Kenya! Congolese musician Koffi Olomide was  on Saturday  morning deported to Congo. He was sent back to his home country via a Kenya Airways flight that left the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at  11:35am , after he spent the night in a police cell. The 60-year-old Congolese musician was arrested for viciously kicking one of his female dancers in the belly for arguing with his wife at the Airport. Police Inspector General Joseph Boinnet ordered for his arrest after a video which showed the assault went viral and was brought to his attention.

Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo warns that the brutality of his people is becoming too much. Tompolo said the agents have treated his 84-year-old father roughly in Kurutie community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government. According to The Vanguard, the brutal treatment meted to his father resulted in the amputation of his lower limbs, two weeks ago. Tompolo made the disclosure in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, which he indicated might be his last. He said the continuous harassment and intimidation was getting out of hand, and he does not deserve it. The ex-militant chief said after the military invaded Kurutie and brutalized his father, sympathizers managed to rescue him to Warri, where the hospital admitted him. “Sadly, one of his lower limbs was amputated two weeks ago. From the doctor’s report, it will be a thing of miracle if he survives this incident”. “Is this 84- year- old man also a member of the Ni...

A pastor (pictured above) with a church in Taraba state yesterday converted to the Muslim faith at the Uthman Dan Fodio Mosque in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. He is now to be known as Suleiman Mafindi. Source: JIBWIS Taraba

Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has released a statement denying claims that they asked the Nigerian Athletic contingent to Rio 2016 Olympics to purchase their tickets themselves. Read the statement from Dalung below.. WE DID NOT ASK ATHLETES TO BUY TICKETS TO RIO The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says it did not direct foreign based athletes going to the Olympic Games in Rio to buy their own air tickets. The Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung said this in a statement following a purported mail asking athletes to buy their tickets to the Olympics and which was said to have originated from the Ministry. Barrister Dalung stated that the Director, High Performance Angie Taylor has been saddled with the responsibility of arranging for the flights and movement of the foreign based athletes to and from Rio. "We did not write any mail asking athletes to pay their way to Rio. As the overseers of sports in the country, i...

Garlic is the most powerful natural gift we have nowadays, and it is one of the few ingredients that play major role in every kitchen in the world. In addition to its unique taste, garlic shows brilliant success in the treatment of numerous ailments, especially when used in its raw form. Although it has the ability to do almost anything when it comes to prevention and treatment, garlic has several healing properties that we all know well. It drops down blood pressure and cholesterol levels, prevents coronary heart disease and heart attack. Plus, it inhibits the development of atherosclerosis. Garlic is a common remedy for minor ailments like hayfever, traveler’s diarrhea, common cold, flu, bug bites, and fungal infections. Use it to control the symptoms of osteoarthritis, diabetes, and enlarged prostate. One of the greatest powers of garlic is its potential to boost immunity and eliminate toxins. When combined with onions and ginger, garlic cleanses the body after con...

A former Senator and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, was on Friday night released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after he agreed to refund the over N1.3billion he allegedly received from the office of the National Security Adviser, people familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The EFCC arrested Mr. Omisore in Abuja on July 3 for allegedly collecting the huge funds from a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The former NSA is being prosecuted for allegedly mismanaging billions of dollars meant to procure arms and ammunition for the Nigerian military which has in the past five years been battling a deadly insurgency in the North-East of Nigeria. The PDP chieftain had since his arrest battled hard to regain freedom from the custody of the EFCC. The anti-graft commission moved him to the National Hospital, Abuja, after he complained that his health was failing. He was however kept under close w...

The service of song for Mrs Eunice Olawale, an RCCG preacher who was murdered a few weeks ago in Abuja as she went for her early morning preaching, held yesterday July 22nd. She will be buried today. See more photos below...