The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday said marriages contracted through social media may not last. He said, “If you marry the modern way like on Facebook, you may likely divorce the modern way. Marry traditionally and involve God.” Adeboye gave the warning in a sermon he preached on at the wedding ... Read More »
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has cancelled the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Maiduguri, Borno state. The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde disclosed this to journalists on Saturday while monitoring the Saturday’s examination. He said, “JAMB candidates who are supposed to go to Maiduguri to write their exams have decided to stay at home. There are about 400 of ... Read More »
Lagos socialite and darling of Fuji musicians, Bolaji Esho, as you read this is currently cooling his heels at the Security Intelligence Bureau (SIB) of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, over a case of N48 million fraud. SHOWBIZPLUSng exclusively gathered that the embattled socialite was picked up in the evening of Thursday, April 10, 2014, at his Yaba, Lagos ... Read More »
Isiyaka Yusuf Onimisi, who live-twitted the March 30th attempted jailbreak at the State Security Service headquarter with the twitter handle @ciaxon, has been released after 12 days in captivity, his uncle, Mahmud Yakub, has said. Yakub, who spoke to Daily Trust, through phone, said he was released last night, but couldn’t say who released him. The news of release of ... Read More »
i. CHILD THEFT: On 25.08.2013 at about 8:00PM a Mother (name withheld), resident of MASAKA TOWN, NASARAWA STATE reported to the Police that at about 8:00AM of same day she handed her one-month old baby boy (name withheld) to an unknown woman to help in briefly attending to the baby while a service was on going at Living Faith Church, ... Read More »
A Nigerian man who tweeted pictures of an attempted jail break at the country’s intelligence agency headquarters has been arrested and held incommunicado for 11 days, his family said Thursday. The head of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, told AFP that his office was investigating the alleged disappearance of 32-year-old Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi. Reports suggested Boko Haram militants ... Read More »
– Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed a packed viewing centre in Nigeria’s restive northeast and shot dead two people watching Champions League matches, police said Thursday. The centre was showing the two quarter-final matches between defending champions Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and Atletico Madrid-Barcelona, on Wednesday when it was attacked. “The gunmen came in a car ... Read More »
Apparently devastated after testing positive to HIV, a 45-year-old man, Abayomi Olarenwaju, has allegedly hanged himself. He reportedly hanged himself with a vehicle fan belt in a bush near Akure South Local Government Secretariat in the early hours of yesterday . Checks revealed that the deceased, who terminated his life without leaving a note, had just been confirmed positive of ... Read More »
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on wednesday approved a new National Tobacco Control Bill 2014, which among others, prescribes six months jail term for smoking in non-designated places. The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the FEC meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House. Chukwu said ... Read More »
Ibenuba Henry Onyinyechukwu, a Nigerian living in Thailand has been arrested by Thailand police for possession and dealing in illegal drugs, cocaine. Ibenuba, who had been dealing in hard drugs in Thailand for a while, was arrested following a well planned move by the police. A Thai lady named Somkid Kwanngern was first arrested with 1.2g of cocaine and upon ... Read More »
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