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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken of the tensed moments he faced on March 28, 2015 ahead of his decision to concede victory to President Muhammadu Buhari after that year’s presidential election. “I was actually in that valley on March 28, 2015”, he said . Jonathan  also narrated why he relinquished power to Buhari, saying he did not want Nigeria to slide into a theatre of war, with his fellow county men and woman dying, and many more pouring into other nations in Africa and beyond, as refugees. “I never knew that the human brain had the capacity for such enhanced rapid thinking. One hundred and one things were going through my mind every second. My country was at the verge of collapse. The tension in the land was abysmally high and palpable, in the months leading to the election. The country became more polarised more than ever before, such that the gap between the North and the South and between Christians and Muslims became quite pronounced...

Dutch lawyers havefiled a case against Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for alleged crimes against humanity against pro-Biafran activists.The pro-Biafran activist group led by the imprisoned Nnamdi Kanu has fileda complaint against Muhammadu Buhari in the Hague, accusing the Nigerian president of war crimes. Thousands of people in southeast Nigeria have demonstrated in recent months, demanding independence forBiafra. Kanu, the leader of one of the most prominent activist groups—the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)—was arrested by Nigerian security forces in October 2015 on charges of ethnic incitement and sedition. He remains in detention and was refused bail by a federal high court in the capital Abuja on Friday.Goran Sluiter, a lawyer at Dutch human rights legal firm Prakken d’Oliveira, filed the complaint with the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday. Sluiter tells Newsweek that there has been “an intensification of violence and crimes co...

EIGHT secondary school students have been arrested bythe Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for being cult members.The suspects, five boys and three girls were between ages of 14 and 16 belong to the Eiye fraternity.Saturday Vanguard gathered that the leader of the gang who initiated the female members reportedly had sex with them to welcome them to the group. They were arrested in Akure by officials of the command following a tip off.Parading the suspects, the State Commander of the Corps, Mr. Ayinla Adeyinka said that a former student of the school came back to the school to initiate the under-aged Students. “The former student of the secondary schools was the onethat came to the school to persuade the students to join his group. He had sex with the female ones to initiate them.” They NSCDC boss said that the suspects met every Friday in the school premises.Adeyinka pointed out that the command was still investigating and would soon charg...

WARRI —FORMER General Officer Commanding, GOC, Movement for the Emanicipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Government Ekpumupolo, alias Tompolo, yesterday, said he will appear before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, which issued a bench warrant for his arrest, January 14, but “at the appropriate time.” The bench warrant followed a motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which had filed different charges against Tompolo, over allegation of diverting N34 billion belonging to the NigerianMaritime and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to personal use and laundering of N22.6 billion. Tompolo, who spoke through his Media Adviser and Consultant, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, also said he will never commence war against the Federal Government having accepted amnesty in 2009, reiterating that he was not partyto the recent three-day bombingof crude oil and gas pipelines inDelta State. He said: “Tompolo has no reason to bomb pipelines because of the EFCC case. He ...

Halo And the beefing game continues, seems like its going to be a year filled with beefs here and there and this time its Nollywood sweetheart Chioma Akpota calling out her fellow actors Uche Jombo, Emem Isong, Omoni Oboli and Ufuoma McDermott and Blessing Egbe over a project she was left out and they didnt waste anytime at all in  replying her back. Well whatever the problem is they should take a queue from their counterparts in the music industry don jazzy and olamide and settle their rifts. All these beefing game sef don tire me joor, Abi how una see am. See photos below.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday evening arrested Jide Omokore, an ally of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, and Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts NigeriaLimited.PREMIUM TIMES gathered the arrest was in connection with a series of multi-billion dollar petrol import and crude export deals.Multiple security sources told PREMIUMTIMES that Mr Omokore, who is still in EFCC custody, has made revealing statements.Atlantic Energy Limited was one of the companies that received multibillion dollar worth of public assets without due process by the Jonathan administration in 2011.The company, which was created less than a year earlier and had not produceda droplet of oil, was awarded controlling stakes in two lucrative oil blocks – OML 30 and 34 – for just over $50 million each.The deal, which was signed by the immediate past minister of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, gave Atlantic Energy Limited a controlling 55 percent stake in t...

Under fire former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), seems to have backtrackedin his face-off with the law, as he has now indicated his preparedness to appear before the court to answer to multibillion naira corruption fraud accusation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).He said “I will appear in court at the appropriate time.”Tompolo, in a statement early Thursday morning, disclosed that his legal team is finalising moves towardshis day in court.A statement by Comrade Paul Bebenimibo, Tompolo’s media aide, denied his involvement in the January 15 bombing of oil facilities in Warri.He also denied reports credited to his erstwhile colleague and comrade in arms, Mr Africanus Ukpasia that he (Tompolo) is amassing tools to go to war with the Federal Government, stressing that he remained bounded by the terms of his 2009 amnesty deal.Ukpasia, who has since fallen out withthe former MEND leader, also alleged that Tompolo mastermind...

There was a show of shame recently at the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after one of the operatives allegedly battered a 19-year old canteen attendant he allegedly impregnated in Lagos State, western Nigeria.The teenager was allegedly assaulted at the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos where theoperative works as exhibit keeper.The victim, Blessing Nwokpa, who wasa canteen attendant at the EFCC premises was allegedly impregnated by the EFCC operative identified as Okeke Edward, who refused to take responsibility for the pregnancy.P.M.NEWS gathered that rather, Okekeallegedly offered her money to terminate the pregnancy but Blessing refused.For her obstinacy, Blessing who was living with Edward as a squatter, allegedly became an object of battering and assault by him.Edward allegedly threw her and her belongings out of his house and sent her away from his house at 23, Akinseji street, Fadeyi.Blessing, who is now seven months pregnant, bec...

The Supreme has uphold the election of Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party as governor of the oil-rich Rivers State.The court gave the ruling Wednesday but did not provide reasons for its judgment.It said detailed reasons for the verdict would be provided on February 12.The Court of Appeal had on December16  affirmed the judgment of the Rivers Governorship Election Tribunal.The appeal court had  ruled that Mr. Wike was not validly elected.The Rivers Tribunal had earlier on October 24 nullified Mr. Wike’s election.The tribunal, which delivered its ruling in Abuja, also ordered that a fresh governorship election be conducted inthe state.After the tribunal’s ruling, the governorheaded to the Court of Appeal, saying the judgment was untenable.The petition challenging the election of Mr. Wike as Rivers State Governor was filed by Dakuku Peterside, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the election.The Rivers governorship election, which was criticis...

A woman has reportedly killed her 4 years old daughter and dumped her body inside a well in Gboko area of Benue State.Sources said the little girl was allegedly murdered by her own mother and dumped inside a well at Tom-Anyiin Akaajime Gboko East. The suspect is currently on the run."Her name is Ene, Idoma by tribe, biological mum is from Tiv speaking part of the state," an eyewitness said. Source : http://www.idomavoice.com/2016/01/heartless-mum-kills-own-daughter-dumps.html

ABUJA — The United States, US, government, yesterday, listed Nigeria as one of the top 10 global economiesby 2050, citing the economic potentialities of countries across Africa.This came as President Barak Obama dispatched a team of US officials to study Nigeria’s business climate, with the aim of investing in the country, even as President Muhammadu Buhari expressed gratitude to the US President and his government for assisting Nigeria in its anti-terrorism war.US Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, who disclosed this at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja, said this explained why her government was deepening economic and commercial engagement with African countries.According to her, Nigeria is at the top of the list, considering the fact that Nigeria’s middle class of roughly 50 million people is expected to help grow the country into one of the top 10 global economies by the year 2050.Pritzker, who is currently in Nigeria on a fact-finding mission...

ASABA—INDIGENES of Okerenkoko Federated Community in Delta State, yesterday, besieged Government House, Asaba, protesting the Federal Government’s move to cancel the Nigeria Maritime University sited in Gbaramantu Kingdom, Warri South Local Government Area of the state.The protesters, numbering over1,000, who blocked the entrance to Government House,berated the Federal Government over the alleged plan to cancel the university, noting that the reasons advanced by the Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, were baseless and politically motivated.The protesters, who were mostly youths, carried placards with inscriptions such as “Stop playing politics with our education,” “Mr. President if oil workers can go to this place and exploit oil, why can’t the same place play host to a university that will develop the people and the environment,” among others They urged the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to al...

In the past two days,Uche Ogbodo is being fired left right and center over photos she posts . The actress made it clear she is on set of a movie ''Street girls'' and has been sharing photos..Fans won't let her be still.Now, they slammed her for showing off stretchmarks .. And this time she captioned with: The Son Of A Goat is goat, the Son Of A Lion is a Lion, & The Son Of God is A God! So the Word says ..... I am a GODDESS a.k.a Queen Of the SEXY STREET GIRLS! See photo and comments below

So is this justice or something that looks like it, who is wrong and who is right or should i say who is the Oga now, seems like the everyone is boss in his own territory other wise how do we explain this, anyways these are dramatic scenes from the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday. According to Femi Ipaye, a photojournalist who witnessed it, IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu got into a face-off with a prison warder during his court appearance Ahead of his bail hearing.One can't be too sure what was the cause of the disagreement, but there was tension while it lasted. See more photos below.

Justice Raliat Adebiyi of a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere yesterday granted a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, and four others bail of N20 million each in a N754,740,680 alleged fraud case. Akpobolokemi and six other employees of the agency were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly Stealing N754,740,680 belonging to NIMASA. The 13-count charge LD/2181C/15 filed before Justice Adebiyi bordered on allegations of stealing and forgery. Akpobolokemi was arraigned along side Captain Ezekiel Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Amechee Juan, Vincent Udoye, Captain Adegboyega Sahib Olopoenia and a company, Gama Marine Nigeria Limited. The 1st to 5th defendants (Akpobolokemi, Captain Agaba, Nwakuche, Juan, Udoye) were alleged to have between October 30, 2014 and May 6, 2015 converted to their personal use N346,844,680 property of NIMASA released to them for the impleme...

By Michael Eboh, with Agency report NIGERIA’s crude oil export is set to rise in March, a compilation of loading programmes showed yesterday.This, according to data obtained from Reuters, is coming on the heels of the lifting of force majeure declaredby some oil companies, while it added that the increase was in spite of the fact that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, raised the official selling prices for Nigeria’s crude oil gradesfrom more than 10-year lows, reflecting the stronger market. The report, however, did not state the price at which the NNPC is selling  the crude oil grades. Several key grades, according to the report, were set to increase from the previous  month, including Bonny Light, Bonga, Forcados, Brass River and  Escravos, earlyloading programmes showed. The report said one of the 10 cargoes of Qua Iboe set for March loading was also deferred from the February programme, setting it slightly  higher than the previous...

Well, it seems like the law has caught up with this one, it is no longer news about how these Yahoo boys live extravagant lives in this part of the world and show off their so called wealth with the most beautiful girls in town. I guess things got sour for this student of Kuala Lumpur University, a Nigerian Undergraduate Hope Olusegun Aroke as he was convicted and sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja for his involvement in internet romance scam that fetched him Four Thousand riaait (N25,000,000).

By Emma Amaize & Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa —Ijaw youths from the nine States of the Niger Delta have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari not to accede to the planned scrapping of Maritime University at Okerenkoko, Delta State. Also, Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade, FHRACC, and Committee Human Development Movement, have warned that the Federal Government would be encouraging mayhem if it does not rescind the plan to scrap the maritime university. FHRACC, in a statement by its National President, Alaowei Cleric, said, “The plan by the Federal Government to scrap the Maritime University can provoke violence in the Niger Delta region. “The university is the only gain from the Federal Government which can be regarded as a compensation to the educationally disadvantaged region. We recall that the Niger Delta region was once a hot bed of militant activities, which almost ran the country’s economy aground.” Speaking to reporters at Ayakoromo, Delta Stat...

Nosa Akenzua – Asaba Tension over Lassa fever outbreak has continued to unsettled patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba following the death of two patients within four days. While many of the patients and nurses have fled the hospital for fear of the unknown, no fewer than over 55 persons have been reportedly killed across the country in the last few weeks of its outbreak. Investigation revealed that it took the efforts of the Health workers at the FMC to remove the bodies of the two patients reportedly said to have died of the diseases. The two victims (names withheld), hospital sources said died two days interval after being managed for a week plus but the State Health Commissioner, Dr. Nicholas Azinge who refused to confirm the incident, said “I know some persons have died, I cannot speak further on that because the Federal Ministry of Health is already doing something to sensitize the people and we in Delta State are also sensitising our people”. ...

Hon. Umar Barde Yakubu, the minoritas leader in the House of Representatives has demanded death penalty for those alleged to have stolen billions of naira from the nation’s treasury, Leadership reports. Speaking with newsmen in Kaduna, Ya kudu said it is unacceptable for people to steal public fund and use the public fund to get justice from court. Hon Umar Barde Yakubu believes those involved in arms deal scandal should be executed, Yakubu who has been representing Chikun/Kauri federal constituency since 2003 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said: “If someone steals from N1million to N100 million, they should cut his hand. Yes, there is nothing wrong with that, so that when we see him, we will know yes, he stole. And those that steal from billions upward should be hanged and their property confisticated. “I am also of the belief that punishment should also be segregated according to the offence. At least, your punishment should be commensurate with what you have done.” ...

Executive photos from the Birthday party of Nollywood sweetheart Rita Dominic, in attendance are Nigerian Celebrities like 2face and annie idibia, Banky W, Waje, Omawumi, etc. The star studded event took place in Lagos  and Everyone was looking beautiful and sexy both male and females, Rita sure do know how to throw a hell of a Birthday party and getting all these A listers in one booth is really quit amazing. See photos below: Photos.

American Billionaire and Republican Presidential Front-runner, Donald Trump, has shot a subtle warning to the Nigerian Community in the United States, after he said all Nigerians would be made to leave the country “when he becomes President”. He made the “threat” during a rally at Wichita, Kansas. According to Donald Trump, Nigerians ad Mexicans have taken all the jobs meant for honest hard working Americans. “To Make America great again, we need to get rid of the Muslims, Mexicans and the Africans, especially the Nigerians. They take all our jobs, jobs meant for honest hard working Americans, and when we don’t give them the jobs, the Muslims blow us up”, Trump said. Source http://www.payges.co/posts/91538

TV personality, Denrele Edun was on Monday involved in another dramatic fall which left him hurt in the face during a movie shoot. Injured Denrele, who posted a video of himself after the incident on Instagram said no artist has suffered in the craft of entertainment like himself. Read him, “They say that true artists suffer for their craft, but perhaps no artist has suffered like myself on this hustle of mine! “All in a bid to make my acting more convincing, I was supposed to drop into a faint in the very first scene of the movie ‘PEPPER SOUP’. “I guess I miscalculated and fell hard on a metallic object on the floor that pierced my face. I kinda blacked out for a few seconds and felt something warm running down my face. “Truth is, a blood vessel just a lil above my right eye (an inch away from my eyebrow bone) was burst open and it was hard to control the bleeding! Recall that the talented TV personality, had a similar accident ...

Everybody knows that Korede Bello is a student at Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) and It is no longer news that a lecturer had threatened to resign if the Mavin Records fast-rising act, is allowed to write the forthcoming examinations after failing to meet up with the compulsory 70% class attendance set by the school. But what is news is that after the music act was informed of his ineligibility to take the exams he allegedly went to meet with top officials of the school to find a way out, using his star status as a leverage but it seems he has hit a stonewall as the lecturer on his case is hell-bent on making good his threats. Report also has it that the singer came to school and was seen begging one of the school’s notable official to lean on the lecturer in question but Potpourri can tell you that his situation is not looking particularly good.

Attacks on oil installations in Delta State entered the third day, yesterday, as militants blew-up major crude oil and gas pipelines to the Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, Tank Farm in Warri South West Local Government Area of the state. Blown up on Friday night was the main crude line from Makaraba through Otunana and Abiteye to Escravos while Olero to Escravos gas line was attacked in the early hours of yesterday. Earlier on Thursday, the Escravos – Warri – Abuja – Lagos pipelines came under attack. The Itsekiri raised the alarm, yesterday, that the attacks could metamorphose into another Ijaw- Itsekiri war. These acts of sabotage are coming at a time when global crude oil price continues its downward move. THE military, yesterday, deployed army and naval personnel in the creeks of Delta State to contain the militants. Our source, who spoke from one of the Ijaw communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, at about 5.3...