Новости за 20.03.2016

Security has been beefed up in Rivers state as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) looks set to announce the result of the legislative rerun election in the state. According to Vanguard, the INEC collation centre in Port Harcourt, the state capital, was water tight on Sunday evening as the officers who had reportedly left, […]

– Rivers govt said Dakuku’s security attacked the Chief Emeka Woke – The government said the state of the Chief of Staff is unknown  – The government also denied the arrest of the chief of staff by DSS The Rivers state government has alleged that the defeated governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in […]

– The Rivers state election re-run of Saturday, March 19, has continued to generate reactions from Nigerians – There are calls for a state of emergency in the state following the spate of violence before, during and after the election – Emerging reports informed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate during the governorship poll […]

Following up from their victory against some Boko Haram terrorists in Dawashi, Borno state on Sunday, March 20, the Nigerian army has again overridden the insurgents. The army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who made this disclosure via a press statement made available to NAIJ.com, informed that a Boko Haram suicide bomber was killed in […]

– David Mark urged Nigerians to fight insecurity – The Senator said that senseless killings must not be allowed to thrive in the country – He noted sadly that productive citizens have lost their lives to insurgency Senator David Mark has sent a strong message to Nigerians urging them to rise up against the growing […]

– The federal government urged the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital to dismiss the suit instituted by Nnamdi Kanu – Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, along with other agitators instituted a suit against the federal government calling their release – The detention of the Biafra agitators […]

– NSCDC intercepted petrol from black market operators – The security group vowed to curb the development of black market – It expresses concern on the infiltration of Boko Haram in the illegal trade 225 jerry cans containing 5, 625 litres of petrol have been intercepted by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence […]

– Veteran Nollywood actress Mama Ray clocks 75 – She also used the opportunity to celebrate 55 years of being on stage – The double celebration event was star studded Friday, March 18 was a day of honour for veteran Nollywood actress Olajumoke Ray Eyiwunmi. It was a day of double celebration, Mama Ray as […]

Ibibia Walter, the commissioner for water resources in Rivers State, who was abducted by unknown gunmen on Saturday, March 19, the day of the rerun elections in the state, has been free by his abductors. Walter, who is also the state Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers, spoke to journalists, confirming his […]

Photos obtained by Sahara Reporters showed Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and some of his men at the police station in Port Harcourt in search of election results. The 2016 legislative rerun election has been marred with violence as lives have been reportedly lost and fake Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials arrested. But, […]

The Awa tribe living in a remote region of Brazilian Amazonian forests has a really unusual tradition. The people from the Awa tribe adopt several wild animals such as squirrels and monkeys as pets and don’t mind breastfeeding them! But the most remarkable fact is that the women of the Awa tribe breastfeed these adopted […]

– This will be Manuel Pellegrini’s last Manchester derby with Guariola taking over in the summer  – Louis Van Gaal might not play in another derby if he is replaced in the summer  – City are fourth with 51 points after 29 games while United are sixth with 47 points HT’ City 0 – 1 United Rashford’s […]

– The All Progressives Congress (APC) postpones inauguration of new members into its Board of Trustees (BoT) – The party has chosen another date for the formal meeting of members of the BoT The All Progressives Congress has chosen another date ahead of the inauguration of its Board of Trustees members. The party earlier chose […]

Reports just reaching NAIJ.com have it that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have stormed out of the collation centre in Port Harcourt without uttering a word to anyone. While many had expected the results to be announced this evening, Sahara Reporters gathered that officials of the electoral body stormed out of the […]

Super Nollywood actress, Uche Jombo-Rodriguez, returns to screen years after taking a brief leave. Naij.com’s Michael Abimboye caught up with her in Lagos recently for brief chat where she spoke about motherhood, her career and the current girl-child marriage.   You have been away from the scene for a while, what are you currently working […]

Blast Champ is a new kid on the block but strong enough to compete with others in the Afro pop genre of the Nigerian music industry. Having graduated from the University of Benin in 2014 with a degree in Economics Blast Champ abandoned his degree and focused more in music after his graduation. Interestingly, like […]

It’s all natural that children resemble their parents – “Like father, like son,” they say.   Of course, the same can be said with celebrities and their little ones. Take a look at these pairs of parents and children and say – aren’tthey cute?! Check out 12 celebrity photos: Angelina Jolie and her daughter, Shiloh […]

– CELT says an unnamed governor is plotting the removal of Oyegun – The group says Oyegun contributed to APC”s development – The group vows to resist any possibility of the plot A group, Concerned Edo Leaders of Thought (CELT), has fingered an unnamed state governor in an alleged plot to unseat Chief John Odigie […]

In another victory for the Nigerian army, troops of 7 Brigade have ambushed and killed seven Boko Haram terrorists at Dawashi, Borno state on Sunday, March 20. According to Colonel Kukasheka Usman, the troops laid in wait for the terrorists and attacked them when they appeared. He said: “The gallant troops that laid in wait […]

– Ondo police arrested a 17-year-old for selling her child – Her father raised alarm after his daughter, who left home pregnant in January, returned in May without a child Teenager Tessy Obianu and four other suspects were arrested in Ondo state over alleged involvement in the human trafficking. The 17-year-old is believed to have sold her […]

Reports just filtering in have it that Niger Biscuit, makers of Oxford biscuits and other confectionery is on fire in Apapa, Lagos is seriously on fire. According to This Day, the fire was reportedly caused by a gas explosion and although men of the Lagos state fire service and the Nigerian Ports Authority are doing […]

– Abraham’s brother was beheaded by the Boko Haram Sect – The Soldiers got drunk and sometimes torture people unnecessarily – Life in IDP camp is not an easy one as most of them are jobless and hungry Growing up in a remote village of Adamawa was fun-filled and full of great childhood memories for […]

When this man thought he had played this lady, she turned the tables around very quickly When this man met this lady on Facebook, he probably never thought he would end up in this precarious situation. The lady had probably planned to dupe him by pinning a pregnancy on him and making him pay, but […]

– Tsohon shugaban hukumar zabe ta Najeriya zaya jagoranci kwamitin farfado da ilimi a jihohin Sakkwato, Zamfara da Kebbi. – Gwamna Yari na Sakkwato ya bayyana cewa shima jihar shizata kafa dokar ta baci akan ilimi Tsohon shugaban hukumar zabe ta Najeriya, Farfesa Attahiru Jega, ya jagoranci wani kwamiti na bada shawarwari akan yadda za’a […]

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