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Life-less bodies of students of the Yobe state college of Agriculture in Gujba community, Yobe state, North-East Nigeria, victims of another senseless  attack on innocent Nigerians by a mindless organisation disguising under the cloak of Islam to unleash untold hardship on law abiding and defenceless Nigerians.

Nigerian Police, notorious for corruption are at it again, this time in Onitsha, Anambra state. Officers implicated in the video you are about to see include; Stephen Iduh, Anselem Ukachukwu, J. O Daudu of the Servicom Unit. as at Friday 20th Sept. 2013.   They are seen trying to extort 10,000 naira  after taking the victims to the station. Take a look...

Nice to see that there were no "lousy" security operatives to manhandle the reporter.  (Take a look at the video after the cut)

Leader of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, also known as  Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, says the Nigerian Military should bury itself in shame because he is alive.

Investigations by online news medium, Premium Times has revealed that the uncompleted building where Nigerian security operatives killed 9 suspected Boko haram insurgents in Apo, Abuja, belonged  to Mrs. Adunni Oluwole Salisu believed to be the sister to former President Olusegun Obasanjo,

The siege is over, Kenyans can now breath a sigh of relief as the security forces finally succeeded in dislodging al shabab Islamist militants who took over a Westgate shopping Mall, unleashing so much terror resulting in the death of over 60 people and causing injury to 170 others.

Atleast 59 Kenyans have now been confirmed dead and many others injured as islamist militants, Al-Shabab stormed a shopping mall in Nairobi where they have also held large number of people hostage. The BBC quotes a Kenyan government minister, Joe Lenku as saying that 1,000 people had managed to escape from the Westgate centre after the assault.  Reports say there is a heavy military presence both in and around the shopping centre, and sporadic gunfire can be heard from inside. The militants seized the mall on Saturday.

It is no longer news that last Friday's early morning killings close to Apo legislative quarters in Nigeria's Federal capital was carried out by  security operatives who said they targeted Boko Haram Insurgents. However Online news Medium, Premium Times said the victims were innocent squatters in an uncompleted building, it went further to say that to exonerate themselves from wrongdoing, the operatives are set to plant weapons in the location in order to justify the killings. 

Reports just reaching me say unknown gunmen dressed in military camouflage, earlier this morning, Friday September 20 stormed an uncompleted building behind Legislator’s Quarters in Apo, Abuja killing over 20 people. (Graphic Pictures of the incident after the cut...viewer discretion advised)

Senate President, David Mark has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly will review its proposal to remove the National Minimum wage Law from the Exclusive to Concurrent legislative list.   Mark made the assurance while addressing a protest by affiliates of the Nigeria Labour and Trade Union Congress who marched to the Assembly in protest of the move which they say will place welfare of workers in the hands of corrupt state governors. Listen to my report on the Protest after the cut ...

A meeting between the seven governors of the Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party faction, and members of the House of Representatives ended after fighting broke out.

It is no longer news that members of the acclaimed biggest political party in Africa-Nigeria's Peoples Democratic Party PDP have been involved in a make or mar disagreement ahead of the 2015 General elections. What is news however is that President Goodluck Jonathan has denied promising Nigerians that he will  serve as President for just a term after taking over from Late President Umaru Yaradua under whom he served as Vice President.

United States of America and Carlifornia in particular is the world's capital of entertainment, with block buster movies and chart topping songs being released now and then. The porn industry is also not left out, but what happens when a couple in North Carolina decides to make a dog porn movie?...they get arrested.

Reports just coming in has it that Kidnapped lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN), has been released by his abductors. Online news medium Sahara Reporters is reporting that  he was released early on Thursday morning. According to it the family reportedly paid N20m to the kidnappers but was denied freedom as his abductors claimed that the clamour for his release by local and international media showed that he is highly connected.

On September 11 2001, gruesome evil was unleashed on the people of the United states of America, following the destruction of the world trade centre by agents of darkness resulting in the death of over 5000 Americans and citizens from other parts of the world...12 years on, perpetrators of these sort of murder have been smoked out in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and other terrorist havens. As Americans mark this occassion, my heart goes out to all those who lost family and loved ones in the despicable act of wickedness.

Ex-militant and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, stated that re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan was the only guarantee for a peaceful post-2015, and disclosed he would join the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to help Jonathan win.

  Employees of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria have vowed to resist the takeover of the electricity distribution and generation companies by the successful buyers until all outstanding payments are made.

A week after Bianca Ojukwu threatened a lawsuit over an “intimate relationship” comment about her, Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has withdrawn the controversial comment.

President Goodluck Jonathan has accussed former President Olusegun Obasanjo of being the brain behind the current crisis rocking the so called biggest political party in Africa, The People's Democratic Party PDP.

As the world continues the debate on whether or not to attack the Syrian regime of Bashar Al Assad for its perceived use of chemical weapon on its own people, Nigerian Tele-Evangelist Prophet TB Joshua has warned of dire consequences of any attack...take a look after the cut...

A suspected rapist at the Mabuchi area of Abuja, Nigeria's Federal capital city narrowly escaped attempt by an angry mob to send him to the afterlife. An eye witness who forwarded pictures of the incident to Nedu Echianu's blog, said the rapist, who sells dry meat popularly known as "Kilishi" was rescued by some individuals who took him to the Mabuchi Police Station.   The rapist being shielded from further beating The rape victim whom the eye witness said is in her twenties was too traumatised to speak.

Premier League clubs spent a record £630m in the summer transfer window, according to Deloitte's Sports Business Group. The previous record of £500m was set in 2008. The transfer window closed at 23:00 BST on Monday.