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Lieutenant Colonel Silas Jock Santoi of Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army, Minna, has forwarded a strong evidence of his alleged ill-treatment by the Army to President Muhammadu Buhari for possible consideration and intervention. The embattled army officer has a running legal battle with the Nigerian Army for allegedly retiring him prematurely on return from a study leave, which the Army said did follow due process. Colonel Santoi, in his petition to Mr President, said his efforts to get justice over the years had been frustrated. He had in the past written to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, the National Judicial Council, the 6th and 7th National Assemblies and other pro-democratic organisations in the country, seeking justice, but to no avail. Colonel Santoi said he had at a time appealed to President Buhari through the National Council of State to intervene in the matter, adding that Buhari was ...

Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, who was elected at the last general election, held on March 28, 2015. She hails from Adamawa State, North-East Region of Nigeria. Her grandfather, Alhaji Mohammed Ribadu, was Nigeria’s first Minister of Defence. Her twenty-five years marriage to the former Head of State is blessed with five children and a granddaughter. Mrs. Buhari has a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Strategic Studies (MIASS) from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Public Administration from Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma. She is currently undertaking a Counseling Course on Co-Dependency in the United Kingdom. Prior to acquiring her higher degrees, Mrs. Buhari had earlier pursued a career in Beauty and fashion and obtained a Diploma in Beauty Therapy from the Carlton Institute of Beauty Therapy, Windsor, Unite...

A terror group battling ISIS in Syria has turned the tables on its enemies by capturing and slaughtering dozens of Islamic State soldiers on camera. Dressed in orange jumpsuits - attire usually worn by ISIS's victims - the Jaysh Al-Islam soldiers lead 13 shackled jihadis to their deaths. Jaysh Al-Islam calls itself the 'Army of Islam' and reportedly commands as many as 25,000 loyal fighters following the merger of around 60 rebel factions inside Syria. Islamic State's captured soldiers are forced to kneel as a commander announces: 'Allah did not make a disease without appointing a remedy to it.' The jihadis - dressed entirely in black - are then given something to drink before each of their faces are clearly shown in the 19 minute-long propaganda video. They are then shot in the back of the head at point blank range with shotguns. Before they are killed, a Jaysh Al-Islam says: 'The most serious calamity for our jihad today is a...

He was discharged and acquitted of money laundering this morning. More photos below Photo credit: Sahara Reporters...

An author, motivator and conference speaker, Paul Adefarasin is one of the most respected and sought-after ministers in Nigeria. His weekly television programme, Something Is About To Happen! is broadcast to millions of homes across Africa and Europe. Paul Adefarasin is well known for his clear message of hope, healing and empowerment. “I am a billionaire.” These were the exact words of Pastor Paul Adefarasin. From the living room of his parents in Lagos in 1994, he set up House on The Rock Church and his ministry has blossomed over the years to over 35 branches with about 50,000 worshippers spread across Nigeria and abroad. Currently, the buoyant and vibrant church is worth about N50 billion, with a cathedral worth close to N5 billion. It rakes in a tithe of about N5 billion, offering of close to N2.6 billion annually, amongst other funds One of the major sources of revenue for him is tithes, offerings and financial partners who are upwardly mobile corporate me...

A popular South Africa-based Nigerian man called King Jide aka the Mayor of Capetown spent N5million on 30 Ace of Spades and 1 Dom Perignon at Cova lounge in Lagos last Sunday June 29th and one of his buddies shared the receipt on instagram.! See a pic of the man below... That's him in dreads

A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, of corruption charges. In her judgment, the judge​, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia,​ said the prosecution’s case was “feeble” and failed to provide “copious evidence” linking Mr. Fani-Kayode to money laundering. Mr. Fani-Kayode, whose trial began in 2008 before Justice Ramat Mohammed, was arraigned by the E ​conomic and Financial Crimes Commission, E​FCC​,​ for allegedly laundering about N100 million while he was minister of culture and tourism and subsequently, aviation minister. The allegedly laundered sum was, however, reduced to N2.1million on Nov ​ember 17, 2014 after the court dismissed 38 of the 40-count charge levelled against Mr. Fani-Kayode for want of proof. ​T​he EFCC prosecutor, ​Festus Keyamo, while urging the court to uphold the remaining two counts and to accordingly convict Mr. Fani-Kayode, said the former minister failed to exonerate himself of the allegations...