DSS arrests 45 Boko Haram suspects in Lagos …foils plot to bomb Ikoyi estate

  The Department of State Services has arrested 45 suspected Boko Haram members in connection with a foiled attack on Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos in September. The DSS also charged the suspects to a Lagos State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Isolo on Friday and the court ordered the remand of the 45 suspects in Kirikiri prisons in the state.  The DSS, which obtained the remand order on the suspects,...

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Onosode buried in Ughelli amid eulogies

The body of renowned industrialist, Gamaliel Onosode, was on Friday laid to rest at his home town in Akiugbo-Ughelli in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The interment was preceded by a lying in state at the Government College, Ughelli. The body was later conveyed in a convoy to First Baptist Church, Ughelli, for the funeral service. Present at the event were eminent Nigerians, including the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun;...

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Don’t waste your time competing with us, P-Square tells other artistes

  For the naysayers out there who believe that there is a sharp division in the P-Square family, this is for you. The talented brothers re-united on the set of the hottest reality show in the country at the moment, Glo Dance With Peter, where Paul served as a guest judge. No sooner had Paul sat on the Judges’ corner, than he said, ‘I’m proud of this dude (Peter). When he brought up this idea of Dance With Peter, I doubted initially,...

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EFCC traces Maina’s N2.8bn pension loot to bank

  THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two top managers of a commercial bank for assisting the former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina, to launder stolen pension funds. Maina is on the run after the EFCC filed charges against him for stealing billions of pension funds through a phony biometric exercise alongside former Head of Service of the Federation, Steve Oronsaye. Sources...

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Wetness from my vagina dries into tiny crumbs, smells funny

Aunty Julie,  When I have sex, afterward it’s like the wet stuff from my vagina gathers or dries into tiny crumbs and smells funny. I don’t know what is the cause . My guy doesn’t say anything but it happens every time. It’s so weird and embarrassing. I figure it’s not dirt but it looks so strange. Tina, Lagos Dear Tina I think what you’re describing is pretty normal. Vaginal secretions when they dry out can go a bit crumby, and may have a stronger smell after sex from the semen. If your vagina and vulva feel...

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Water down your cancer risk with watermelon

  Watermelon is a “wonder fruit” and the perfect example of food that can help you stay hydrated. The juice is full of good electrolytes, not only great on a hot day, but also helps to quench the inflammation that contributes to conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, and even cancer. Watermelon contains mostly water but the refreshing fruit is loaded with goodness. Each juicy bite is loaded with powerful...

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I regret joining Boko Haram, cries suspect in Police net

  With the recent arrest of five suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram sect, terrorizing the metropolis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, the police seem to have been on the verge of dismantling the deadly cell which has coordinated most of the bombings around the metropolis. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the newly established Special Intelligence Response Team, SIRT, an elite unit of the Nigeria Police Force,...

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Katy Perry and Selena Gomez makeup artist, Jake Bailey commits suicide

According to TMZ, the celebrity makeup artist who made a name for himself working with Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and Mariah Carey … died after an apparent suicide in L.A. Police said Jake Bailey‘s assistant found him this morning in his home in Los Angeles and called the cops. He may have killed himself with carbon monoxide. The 37-year-old was most famous for his work with Katy Perry. An autopsy will be completed by the L.A. County Coroner’s...

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SIM registration: MTN cuts off 5.1 million subscribers

  More than five million MTN subscribers in Nigeria were on Thursday disconnected from the network after the review of their registration documents, thereby cutting the company’s full-year forecast for subscriber numbers. The spokesperson for the MTN Group, Nik Kershaw, said, “MTN, which operates in more than 20 countries across the Middle East and Africa, had 5.1 million subscribers cut off in Nigeria, its biggest market, at the...

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Grandmum rescued from collapsed building dies

  Alhaja Mistura Ahmodu, the 82-year-old woman, who was rescued from a three-storey building that collapsed on Swamp Street, Lagos Island, on Wednesday, is dead. Ahmodu’s granddaughter, Shukura Ishola, told PUNCH Metro on Thursday that the octogenarian, who hailed from Ilorin, Kwara State, passed on around 5pm on Wednesday at the Lagos Island General Hospital, alleging that medical personnel at the hospital did not attend to her promptly.  Ahmodu...

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Corpse goes missing from mortuary on burial day

  Everything was set for the burial of 55-year-old Mrs. Ayoka Buhari, who had died after a brief illness, in the Mowe area of Ogun State. The wake had held, the burial ground had been prepared as friends and bereaved family members gathered for her interment in the family compound on Thursday.  But as the family approached the management of the TOS Funerals, which manages a morgue in the Gbagada General Hospital, for the corpse...

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Nyanya bombings: Suspect pleads guilty to possessing IEDs

  One of the suspected bombers of Nyanya and Kuje, both satellite towns in Abuja, on October 2, 2015, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday that he was guilty of being in possession of 12 Improvised Explosive Devices and other materials used for making bombs. Nasiru, 23, was the youngest among the five persons arraigned before Justice Abdulkadir Abdul-Kafarati on five counts arising from the multiple bombings,...

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Photos: Nigerians among immigrants arrested in Tripoli

112 immigrants from Nigeria, Morocco, Gambia and Pakistan were arrested in Al-Garaboulli, east of Tripoli as they prepared to journey to Europe. More photos after the cut.. Photo credit: Libya Observe...

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Very sad photos: Body of an immigrant child washes ashore

The immigrant baby washed ashore on Al-Garabouilli city, east of Tripoli on Wednesday. October 21. So sad! More photos after the cut... ...

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In Yola:- NEMA confirms 27 dead, 96 injured in Mosque blast

The NEMA Coordinator in Adamawa, Mallam Sa'ad Bello, said 27 people were confirmed dead and 96 injured from the blast that rocked a Friday Jumaat mosque in Jambutu area of Yola. Bello told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Friday that the dead and injured have been taken to Federal Medical Centre and Specialist Hospital Yola. "So far we have recorded 27 death and 96 injured from the mosque blast" Bello said. Bello called on the public to...

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Two planes collide at Lagos Airport

Two Arik Air planes reportedly brushed each other on Monday, October 19, as they were manoeuvring out of the apron at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The wing tips of the planes were damaged and have been grounded. The spokesman for the airline, Mr. Adebanji Ola, confirmed the accident in a statement. The statement read:  “Two of our aircraft, Boeing 737-800NG were this afternoon (yesterday)...

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In Abuja:- 'We're not owing ex-militants' - Amnesty Office

  The Federal Government has said that all monthly payments to ex-militants under the Presidential Amnesty Programme were up to date. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Head, Media and Communication, Presidential Amnesty Office, Mr Owei Lakemfa in Abuja on Friday, October 23. According to the statement, the Federal Government has always paid in full, the monthly stipend of the beneficiaries under...

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300 schoolgirls infected by ‘unknown’ disease in Ekiti

There’s been an outbreak of an unknown disease in the Federal Government Girls’ College, Efon Alaaye, in Ekiti State. Not less than 300 pupils of the school have been hospitalised, after falling ill, as a result of the disease. The unknown disease was first noticed on October 10, when students started vomiting and stooling. Naturally, it was widely assumed that there was a cholera outbreak in the school.School Principal, Grace...

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Suicide bomber attacks mosque in Maiduguri, many dead

A mosque in the city of Maiduguri has been attacked by suicide bombers. The bombing took place in the wee hours of Friday, while faithfuls were observing morning prayers in the old GRA area of Maiduguri. Several Muslim worshippers are reported dead from the attack in Maiduguri Borno sta...

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2 men caught celebrating Maiduguri mosque blast

Two men were reportedly caught hugging each other and celebrating the bomb blast at a Mosque in Maiduguri, Borno. The suicide bombing, which happened around 5am, on Friday morning has so far, claimed 28 lives. Umar Sani, a civilian vigilante and local resident Musa Sheriff, both revealed to AFP, details of the blast. Sani said: “People from various mosques nearby rushed to the scene to assist the victims. “I...

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Jumat bombing: Boko Haram attacks mosque in Damaturu

There’s been a bomb explosion at a mosque in Damaturu, Yola. Several people have been reported from the bomb attack of Friday afternoon at a mosque in in the Jambutu mosque while worshipers were getting ready for prayers. While the number of deaths is yet to be ascertained, the injured persons have been taken to a specialist hospital in Yola. A few hours ago, more than 10 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack...

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