President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday ordered security forces to launch a full-scale military operation to put an end to the impunity of the Boko Haram insurgent group in Nigeria. He gave the directive in his democracy day address. The president said that Nigeria’s unity and stability as well as the protection of lives and property…
Nigerian Army Set To Recruit Volunteers
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday disclosed that it had commenced recruitment of qualified able men into the service to help strengthen it in the ongoing war against insurgence. This was disclosed at a news conference in Abuja by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Olaijide Laleye. Laleye said those recruited would be trained, after…
PISTORIUS: Judge Orders 30-Day Mental Evaluation
Thokozile Masipa, the presiding judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has ruled that the Paralympic star will start a period of psychiatric evaluation at a state institution on Monday, May 26. Judge Masipa said on Tuesday that the double-amputee athlete’s murder trial would be postponed until June 30 while he is observed…
Nigeria Produces Some Of The Best Music Videos In Africa – Okosi, MTV Base Africa
Alex Okosi, Senior Vice-President and Managing Director of MTV Networks Africa, has said that Nigerian artistes and video directors now produce some of the best music videos in Africa.He said this in Lagos on Tuesday, May 13. Okosi said prior to the birth of MTV Base in Africa, Nigeria produced the lowest quality of videos…
PISTORIUS: Prosecution Request Mental Evaluation
Gerrie Nel, a South African prosecutor has requested that a mental evaluation be carried out on Olympian and Paralympic star, Oscar Pistorius after a psychiatrist told the court that the track star had suffered an anxiety disorder. In his argument, Prosecutor Nel said he wants to prevent the 27-year-old sprinter, who faces life…
Boko Haram: Women Threaten to March Naked to Chibok
Nigerian women, under the umbrella of Women Arise Against Terror Group, have threatened to march half-naked to Chibok, if the Federal Government fails to secure the release of the abducted girls within the next 14 days. The group issued the threat in Lagos during a protest march to the Lagos State governor’s office in Alausa,…
Gunmen Abduct Eight More Girls In Borno
Eight more girls have been abducted in Maiduguri, Borno State by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect. The girls ranging from age 12 to 15 were said to have been kidnapped during an overnight raid in a village near one of their strongholds. Lazarus Musa, a resident of Warabe where the…
Charly Boy to Organise Concert for Late Father
Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has disclosed that he plans to organize a concert to mark the death of his father Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. Though, the date of the concert is yet to be announced, it would feature prominent musicians like Dbanj and Terry G. Oputa, a former Justice of the Supreme Court,…
Former Deputy Senate President, Wash Pam, Dies At 73
A former Deputy Senate President, Senator John Wash Pam is dead. He died at about 1.25 pm on Thursday at the National Hospital Abuja due to complications arising from prostate cancer. His death was confirmed by his first son, Ganan Wash Pam and his Special Assistant, Williams Chieshe Jnr. Wash Pam was…
OSCARS Selects Nigeria Committee
As part of preparations for the 2015 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has approved a twelve-member committee of Nollywood stakeholders called the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC). This move paves the way for Nigerian entries to be considered for the Oscars described as the world’s most sought after…
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