Security agents take over Lebanese terror suspect’s plaza

Security operatives on Friday took over the premises of Amigo Supermarket, one of the biggest supermarkets in Abuja, over the proprietor’s alleged links to a terrorist group, Hezbollah.

A part-owner of the supermarket situated at Adetokunbo Street, Wuse, was mentioned as the owner of the building housing a Hezbollah operational unit in Kano.

The Joint Task Force and security operatives recovered anti-aircraft weapons, AK-47 assault rifles, grenades, different categories of ammunition from a bunker in the building housing the cell.

Why I can’t strip fully in films –Cossy Orjiakor

Popular entertainer, Cossy Orjiakor, blows hot on several issues in this interview with Ademola Olonilua.

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Gun battles, killings have forced us to flee our homes – Residents of Lagos suburb

Residents of Ilaje community, a Lagos suburb beside Ajah on the Lekki-Epe Expressway have enjoyed peace for many years. But all that changed recently when a communal conflict, which started in 2011 between them and landowners in the area, upturned their quiet life.

Ilaje, which was so named because the residents are made up largely of indigenes of the Ilaje tribe – a riverside area in Ondo State – has seen a lot of violence since the conflict began.

Court restrains PDP from further action against Amaechi

A Rivers High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party from taking any further action against the state Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, pending the hearing of a substantive suit challenging his suspension from the party.The National Working Committee of the PDP suspended Amaechi on Monday over the removal of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council Chairman, Mr. Timothy Nsirim, and 17 councillors.

As long as we are alive, PDP will retain power – Gulak promises Jonathan

Political Adviser to the President, Ahmed Gulak, has said that as long as heavyweights in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, were alive, the party will continue to retain its power and dominance. He made this assertion when President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday hosted members of the People’s Democratic Party to a dinner on Thursday in commemoration of Democracy Day.

Atiku insists on dialogue with aggrieved parties

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Friday in Abuja expressed concern over the security challenges in the country with a call on the Federal Government to have a dialogue with aggrieved parties. While suggesting that decisive measures should be taken to protect innocent people, the ex-VP, however, warned that the current emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states should not foreclose the need for a dialogue with the Boko Haram Islamic sect.

19 govs shun Jang NGF faction’s meeting

Nineteen out of the nation’s 36 governors were absent when Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang-led faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum opened its secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. The secretariat is located at Nana Close, Maitama. Signs that things were not going to work well started manifesting when words went round that Vice President Namadi Sambo, who was supposed to be the guest of honour at the event, would not come and did not send any representatives.

JTF uncovers Lebanese terror cell in Kano

The Joint Task Force on Thursday said it had uncovered a Lebanon-based Hezbollah armoury and terror cell in Bompai, Kano State. The force, which said it found large cache of arms and ammunition, also confirmed the arrest of three persons in connection with the armoury and the cell.

Fayemi/Oni suit: Police tighten security in Ekiti

Ekiti State Police Command has beefed up security across the state as the people wait anxiously for the Supreme Court judgment on Friday (today) in the appeal instituted by ousted Governor Segun Oni of the Peoples Democratic Party against Governor Kayode Fayemi.

Opposition dismisses Jonathan’s self-assessment

Opposition parties have dismissed President Goodluck Jonathan’s assessment of his administration in the last two years, saying the President has not performed. They also said that Nigerians did not need a marking scheme to assess the Jonathan administration. The Action Congress of Nigeria and the All Nigeria Peoples Party said these on Thursday while reacting to the President’s speech at the Democracy Day event in Abuja on Wednesday.

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27 year old man claims he is former US president Bill Clinton's son

A 27-year-old man, Danney Lee Williams Jr from Arkansas is claiming he is Bill Clinton's secret son.

Dbanj's Oliver Twist surpasses 20 million youtube views

Within a year , Dbanj's iconic song , Oliver Twist has gathered over 20 million views on Youtube and still counting! No other Nigerian locally originated song has attracted such huge viewship across the world as this song. This is a special moment in the career of a Nigerian song. According to Wikipedia and youtube sources , the song was No 1 in most African countries, No 2 in the U.K. R & B chart , No 9 in U.K. national chart, No 1 in Romania, No 10 in Belgium, No 12 in Scotland, No 24 in Slovakia and No 19 in Armenian music chart.

Reps approve 14 years imprisonment for same sex marriage

The House of Representatives yesterday Thursday May 29th approved 14 years imprisonment for persons who contracted same sex marriage in the country. This was sequel to a clause-by-clause consideration of a Bill for an Act to prohibit marriage or union entered between persons of same sex, at the Committee of the Whole.

Meet the married couples who never have sex but insist they're happy

When married couples live like brother and sister. No sex for years and they insist they are happy. Are they deluded - or just honest? Read and tell us what you think...

Wind threatens Kim K's modesty! :-)

The reality star was forced to hold on to her skirt as she walked across the road in LA yesterday afternoon as the wind threatened her modesty.

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Police arrest 10th suspect in brutal killing of soldier in London street

British police arrested a 10th suspect Monday in connection with the vicious street killing of a soldier in London, an apparent Islamic extremist attack that has horrified the country and heightened racial tensions. The 50-year-old man was detained in Welling, east of London, on suspicion of conspiring to murder 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby, Scotland Yard said. Police gave no further information about the suspect’s identity.

Obasanjo, Buhari, Tambuwal, others shun Jonathan’s event

KEY predecessors of President Goodluck Jonathan in office, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; and ex-dictators, retired Generals Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, and Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Wednesday shunned the Democracy Day event of the Federal Government.

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Action Aid Nigeria, Require the service of skillful, resourceful, dynamic, and highly professional individual to fill the vacant position:

VACANCY – PROJECT MANAGER.

Job Details:

Project Manager-Sustainable Mechanisms for Improving Livelihoods and Household Empowerment (SMILE)- FCT, NASARAWA, KOGI, BENUE, EDO
The post holder who will be a member of the Country Management Team (CMT) of ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), will be reporting to the Programme Manager, Health and will be working from the SMILE project Head office in Benue.
S/he will be the technical lead of SMILE project for ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) and will be responsible for ensuring implementation of the project in the states in line with outlined objectives.