Breaking News: FG to suspend military offensive against militants

By Michael Eboh.

The Federal Government, Monday, said it is considering scaling down military

operations in the offensive against Niger Delta militants for

NIGERIA IS FIGHTING LOW GRADE CIVIL WAR – OLISA AGBAKOBA

‘Buhari’s structure to tackle corruption is weak’

Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) is a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Agbakoba, in this interview, speaks on the state

Enyeama, Emenike return to Eagles

FORMER Super Eagles skipper, Vincent Enyeama of Lille FC France, and striker Emmanuel Emenike of West Ham are set to don the colours of Nigeria

FG Won’t Pay Salaries Of Staff Schools In Tertiary Institutions – Official

The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC)on Wednesday declared that the Federal Government would not pay salaries of staff schools in the nation’s tertiary institutions.

The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Chief Richard Egbule, made this known at a news briefing in Abuja.

JAPAN LOOSES TO UNITED STATES - WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Fallen champions Japan were left stunned and humiliated after being stripped of their World Cup crown by the United States in a tearful 5-2 defeat in Vancouver.

UN Asks Nigeria To Ease Abortion Restrictions For Boko Haram Rape Victims

The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Nigeria to show compassion and make it easier for women and girls who became pregnant in Boko Haram captivity to access abortions.

Six Persons missing; three Soldiers injured in Ambush in Plateau

Six persons have been declared missing in an ambush in Pang village in Heipang, Barkin Local Government of Plateau, according to Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, spokesman for the Special Task Force (STF).

Man Allegedly Rapes 20-Year-Old Girl, Uploads Her Nude Photos Online

A 30-year-old man has allegedly raped a 20-year-old girl (names withheld) and uploaded pictures, taken during the act, on the social media.

A 10-Year-Old Girl Suicide Bomber Kills 7 In Yobe

A girl, about 10 years old, carried out a suicide attack at popular Tasha Market/motor Park in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, yesterday, killing seven and injuring 31, witnesses said. The killings came on a day it was revealed that Boko Haram Islamists had recaptured a strategic town in Borno State.

11 KILLED IN RAID AGAINST BOKO HARAM IN CHAD CAPITAL

Eleven people died early Monday when Chadian police launched a raid against Boko Haram jihadist militants in a district of the capital N’Djamena, police said. “Five officers, five Boko Haram elements and one police informant” died in the operation in which officers seized several suicide belts, national police spokesman Paul Manga told AFP.

NIGERIA AND GAY RIGHTS - WILL YOU SUPPORT?

Now that the US has demonstrated its commitment to equality before the law, by ensuring same-sex couples can now marry in all 50 states of the confederate following its historic Supreme Court’s ruling which gave marriage equality as a constitutional right throughout the country one will wonder if this trend will find its way to Nigeria. 

5 Died, 6 Injured In Petrol Tanker Explosion In Kebbi

Zuru (Kebbi) – A fully loaded petrol tanker on Saturday exploded at Dabi in Kebbi, killing five people and injuring six others.

The tanker was heading to Mahuta in Kebbi when the driver lost control of the vehicle on the hilly Dabai junction resulting in the fall of the vehicle and subsequent explosion.

What Makes Women Age Faster?

Sometime ago, I listened to Ms Grace Zemaye Egbagbe, lawyer and television personality, on Metrofile, Channels Television. Her hostess asked her the secret of her youthful looks. She responded that two reasons make women age faster: husbands and children. In other words, she looks young partly because she does not have a husband (Although she said she still nurses the hope of getting married someday if the right man comes along) and has only two children to contend with.

OBAMA CALLS THE RULING ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE "A VICTORY FOR AMERICA."

Speaking from the White House, President Obama praised the Supreme Court's ruling, saying it arrived "like a thunderbolt"

US Supreme Court Says Yes To Same-Sex Marriage

Same-sex marriage is now legal in every state in the United States after a ruling by the United States Supreme Court.

A 31 Year Old Man Kills Wife in Lagos

A 31-year-old indigene of Delta State, Michael David, who reportedly murdered the mother of his son and subsequently reported himself to the police for arrest, has confessed that his actions was the handiwork of the devil.

Echoes From Owo Armed Robbery : 71-yr-old Returnee, 7 Policemen, Others Among The Dead!

A 71-year-old returnee from abroad, identified as Pa Gabriel Ogundipe, is believed to be among those slain when about 50 armed robbers attacked four banks in Owo, Ondo State, penultimate Friday.

Rick Ross Arrested For Kidnapping, Assault

Popular South Florida based rapper Rick Ross is facing kidnapping and assault charges after the U.S marshals service fugitive task force and deputies arrested him at his mansion, south Atlanta early Wednesday, authorities said.

Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Abduct 2 Lebanese In Bayelsa

Two policemen were Wednesday, killed while two expatriate workers were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a sand dump at Onuegbum in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State.

Though details of the incident were sketchy at the time of filing this report, the  gunmen were said to have launched the vicious attack on the sand dump through the Ikoli river and escaped with the expatriates through the same route.

The remains of the slain policemen have been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa.

Two policemen were Wednesday, killed while two expatriate workers were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a sand dump at Onuegbum in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State.
Though details of the incident were sketchy at the time of filing this report, the  gunmen were said to have launched the vicious attack on the sand dump through the Ikoli river and escaped with the expatriates through the same route.
The remains of the slain policemen have been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa.
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18 Years Old Girl Kills Mother Over Order To Cook

A girl of about 18 years has killed her mother in Rumuchakara village in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.