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November 07, 2016 Cult Members Kill Final Year Student Over Girlfriend Bad guys, suspected to be cult members, on Saturday unleashed mayhem in the Ijagun, Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State, during which they killed a final-year student of the Tai Solarin University of Education. The cult members, who were armed with cutlasses and guns, were said to have invaded Abapawa, an area off the campus – at about 12pm and chased students, during which the victim, Ganiyu Oloyede, was hacked to death. Oloyede was said to be a 400-level student of Social Studies in TASUED. Oloyede was hacked to death by the cult members because his girlfriend, whose name could not yet be ascertained, was beaten up by one of the cult members, and the victim had reportedly challenged the assault . According to Punch, the cult members mobilised to the hostel where Oloyede, who was preparing for his teaching practice stayed and killed him. There was tension in Abapapawa, as students sh...

November 07, 2016 Recession Forcing Down House Rent In Abuja If there is anything many residents of the Federal Capital Territory are happy for about the economic recession, it is that rent has become more affordable and they can now pay for better accommodation. Tenants and estate agents spoke to Daily Trust about it. Grace Adesewo, 36, with her husband, are expecting the arrival of their first baby. They were living in a two-bedroom apartment in a block of flats in Garki, Area 8, Abuja. The space was too small to accommodate a new baby who needs a cot and a chest of drawers among other items, first time parents would have gone all out for. Mrs. Adesewo, who resumed work three months after putting to bed, invited her mother to help her nurse the baby. In May, 2015 the couple began house-hunting. Although the couple had saved N2.5million which was the going rate for a three bedroom flat in the part of Garki they wanted. But in the end they paid N1.5million...

June 20, 2016 Nnamdi Kanu’s Lead Lawyer Threatens To Dump The Case Another day, another drama. A fresh drama played out at the continuation of trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra in court on Monday. The drama began when the lead defence counsel, Chucks Muoma, accused his clients of judicial misconduct, and threatened to dump them and withdraw from the case. “My lord I am the lead counsel in this matter and courtesy demands that the introduction of a new counsel should be made with my consent. “I am a very busy counsel. I am not chasing the priest, the priest is chasing me. If this counsel had come in to be lead counsel, it will be a different case, but he is coming to take away one of my clients. Until this clarifications are made, my further appearance is forestalled. “I cannot do the wrong thing after almost 45 years at the bar. My conscience cannot allow me to pretend.” Kanu and two others (Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawu...

June 20, 2016 UPDATE | Saraki & Ekweremadu Panic...SSS To Arrest Them There is palpable fear in the camp of Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as the Department of States Security, DSS, and the Nigeria Police has allegedly lay siege, in an order to arrest and arraigned them in court. The two lawmakers and the immediate past Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa would be charged for alleged forgery before an FCT High court in Abuja. The forgery charges against Saraki and Ekweremadu is ready. The two count charges read thus: Count One reads: "That you Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa, Benedict Efeturi, Dr. Olubukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu on or about the 9th of June, 2015, at the National Assembly Complex, Three Arm Zone, Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves, to forge the Senate Standing Order, 2011 (as amended) and you thereby committed the offence of Conspiracy, punishable under Section 97 (1) of ...

June 20, 2016 FOR REAL? Akwa Ibom That Gets The Highest Oil Allocation is Asking for Bailout Fund One of the worst thing that could happen to a rich state or country is to be ruled by reckless spenders... The Akwa Ibom State Government at the weekend confirmed that it has indicate interest in the second round of bailout fund to be provided by the Federal Government. State Commissioner for Finance, Akan Okon, confirmed this at a briefing jointly held by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Victor Antai, on the state economy. The Commissioner stressed that the facility was very timely, hence the state government’s readiness to avail itself of the window being offered by the new loan to meet the needs of the state. He disclosed that the state received N5.3 billion as allocation from the federation account in the month of May, while its wage bill stood at N4.8 billion, making it difficult for the state to meet its financial obligations....

MTN Finally Want to Settle N1.04tn Fine Out of Court Telecommunications Company, MTN Nigeria, has said it is considering settling out of court with the Nigerian Communications Commission over the N1.04tn fine imposed on it. At the resumed hearing of the suit it filed to challenge the N1.04tn fine, MTN’s lawyer, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), pleaded with the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, to give parties 60 days to explore the option of settlement out of court. But responding, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who was sued as the 2nd defendant, told the court, through his lawyer, Mr. Dipo Okpeseyi (SAN), that parties had been finding it difficult to settle out of court. He urged the court to take it that all the court papers in the matter had been properly filed and served and that the case was still ongoing. “This is a matter of national importance. There have been concessions in the past and nothing happen...

Doctor Sacked in UK for Recommending TB Joshua's Prayer to Sick Woman The rate at which people are denying God and things of the spirit these days is quite worrisome. Have you even observed that the words "God" and "Jesus" are now muted in movies on DSTV? It's that bad! As you read this, a NHS psychiatrist in the United Kingdom, Dr Julius Awakame, has been sacked after he advised a patient to get help from TB Joshua's 24-hour church TV channel, Emmanuel TV because she might be possessed by demonic 'forces'. According to UK Daily Mail, Dr Julius recorded medical notes diagnosing the woman as having a history of 'satanic ritual abuse' and said her issues could not be addressed by regular treatment. So the doctor told her to watch Emmanuel TV, adding: 'neither psychiatry not psychology would be able to help because there are special forces at play.' The woman - known as Patient A - claimed Dr. Awakame also to...

January 22, 2016 Plane Did Not Crash In Lagos... Here's What Happened Officials of the Lagos State and the Federal Government on Thursday caused panic in the Oworonshoki area of the state during a simulation of a plane crash in the area. The exercise was meant to assess preparedness on the part of emergency agencies in handling disasters. But as residents saw a plane plunged into the Lagoon, there was pandemonium as they thought the crash was real. Many of them ran towards the plane in a bid to save “trapped victims.” The government, it was learnt, did not inform the community before the exercise. It will be recalled that a Bristow helicopter with 12 persons on board had crashed in the area on August 12, 2015, killing six people, including the pilot. The residents said the simulation looked real and was a sad reminder of the August 2015 crash. A resident, Bola Oluwadare, said it took him some minutes to know that the crash was an exercise, adding t...