#BringBackOurGirls: We won’t rush to rescue #ChibokGirls ─ Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Military says it will not be in a hurry to rescue the secondary schoolgirls in Chibok who were abducted in April 2014.

The Acting Director, Defence Information, Military Headquarters, Abuja, Col. Rabe Abubakar, who said this at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, noted that while it was of.....

PHOTO: Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel Builds Multi-Billion Naira Mansion Four Months After Assuming Office

Governor Emmanuel Udom's multi-billion dollar mansion, built months after being electioned

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has been caught in a web corruption and diversion of public funds for private purposes four months after assuming office as the Governor in Nigeria's highest revenue receiving State. SaharaReporters investigation uncovered a multi-billion-naira mansion currently being built by the Governor in his hometown of Awa community in Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
An investigation by........

NASS battles Buhari over N64bn constituency project funds

THE frosty relationship between the leadership of the National Assembly and President Muham­madu Buhari, may again be strained, as lawmakers have upped their game and are currently mounting pressure on the Federal Government to release all funds earmarked for their “constituency projects. The alleged constituency projects span from 2014 to new allocations for the same projects in 2015.

Sources at the ministry of Finance who are fa­miliar with the ongoing power play are worried that the said money could be.....

PHOTO [CORRUPTION]: Thousands of South African march against corruption in #SouthAfrica

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of South Africa on Wednesday to protest against corruption, as public frustration grows over a government enmeshed in graft scandals and a stagnant economy.

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) led the fight to end white-minority rule, but after....

PHOTO: Mountain of Fire Pastor, Pastor Tunde Ajayi Batters Wife of 17 Years for Opting For Divorce

According to source, the MFM Pastor Tunde Tolulope Ajayi and his embattled wife Yemisi Abiose Ajayi as seen in the photo above have been locked in a battle of wits and punches and she says he beat her to a pulp today at Casso area of Alagbado.

Photos of the battered lady and husband was shared on.....

#Oct1st: #Nigeria55thIndependence: FULL TEXT: Buhari’s 55th Independence Day speech

55th Independence Day Speech by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Read Full Text Below;

October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood and to greatness.
No temporary problems or passing challenges should stop us from honoring this day. Let us remind ourselves of the gifts God has given us. Our Creator has bequeathed to us Numbers – Nigeria is the ninth most populated country on the planet. We have in addition:
• Arable land
• Water
• Forests
• Oil and gas
• Coastline
• Solid minerals
We have all the attributes of a great nation. We are not there yet because the one commodity we have been unable to exploit to the fullest is unity of purpose. This would have enabled us to achieve not only more orderly political evolution and integration but also continuity and economic progress.

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#MinisterialList: Men and women who will be Buhari’s ministers | Ministerial List To Be Opeen Next Tuesday

The Senate on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on Tuesday.

The Senate had adjourned plenary at 2:00pm on Wednesday till Tuesday, October 6.

Sources said 21 names were contained in the list.

The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, in company with the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate),   Ita Enang, delivered the list in a sealed envelope to the Senate President in his office.

According to source, a former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola; and a......

*WARNING!! Boko Haram Poisoning Water - Military Unit, Colonel Tukur Warns

The Nigerian military in Borno State has warned that Boko Haram militants are now poisoning water sources as they are being dislodged by its offensive operations.
A statement by Colonel Tukur Gusau from the Theater Command of Operation Lafiya Dole therefore urged citizens to avoid drinking water from.....