HURRICANE SANDY LEFT OVER:OVER 50 PEOPLE KILLED AND OVER 100 HOMES DESTROYED

They've lost their homes, their businesses and many are still stranded, but residents in the battered Northeast are overcoming the aftereffects of Superstorm Sandy with a gritty resolve.

"It's sort of like the transit strike a few years

SHUT DOWN:NUDITY CLUBS ARE STRANGE AND DEVILISH----GOV ROCHAS OKOROCHA

 

In his attempt to clean up the state of all sorts of vices, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has ordered the immediate closure of nudity clubs in the state, describing their existence as “strange and devilish’’.
Okorocha, who gave the order in Owerri on Wednesday at the end of the meeting of the state Security Council, said that the operation of nudity  clubs debased  Igbo culture.
He said that such clubs had compounded the eroding morality of the youths and warned that the government would no longer condone their destructive activities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many nudity clubs are

BEHOLD OUR NEW POWER MINISTER. CAN HE DELIVER?

What had been a pending issue since the sack of the former Power minister, Prof Bert, was put to rest by President Goodluck Jonathan today as he appointed Godswill Orubebe as the new Power Minister. Reuben Abati, the president’s spokesman said this on Wednesday.
Mr Orubebe was the former minister of the Niger Delta ministry.

BOKOHARAM: THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MISINTERPRETED AND MISINTERPRETED THEIR FAITH IN GOD---FG

The minister assured Nigerians that Jonathan is exploring all measures to make sure that the Boko Haram sect is contained.
The ministry, Moro said, is making sure that it supports the President in ensuring that the present administration do not bow to the pressure of Boko Haram.
He advised Nigerians to join hands with the administration to tackle the menace.
Moro said, however, the country need prayers to overcome the problem.
His words: “We have experienced yet another of those ugly sides of some

HELLO! HELLO!! I 'M GLAD TO BE IN NIGERIA-------VENUS WILLIAMS

The visit of the Williams Sisters to Nigeria has finally become a reality with the arrival of Venus to Lagos Tuesday afternoon.
P.M.News can report that the seven times Women’s Singles grand slam winner arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja via Delta Airline at about 3p.m

HOW OYO STATE GOVERNOR'S WIFE, FLORENCE AJIMOBI WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN LONDON WITH ABOUT 400,000 P0UNDS

London Metropolitan Police has confirmed the arrest of Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, wife of Oyo state Governor, over  money laundering.
The Met confirmation came this afternoon following an enquiry by P.M.NEWS on the story making the headlines that Mrs. Ajimobi was arrested in London, with the sum of 400,000 pounds and thousands of US dollars, valued at N500million.

There was anxiety in the government circles of Nigeria’s Oyo State  this morning over the arrest of Mrs. Ajimobi.
Reports on the web and some blogs claimed that the woman was arrested two weeks ago by the London Metropolitan Police on her 52nd trip to the UK since her husband became governor 17 months ago.
London Met Police has not issued any statement about her alleged arrest. And her name drew blank in a search of the Met Police website by P.M.NEWS.
The unconfirmed reports claimed that Governor Abiola Ajimobi has had to fly to the UK to get her bailed. Mrs. Ajimobi has a North London address in Golders Green and ordinarily visits the UK.
So far, the Oyo state government has kept mute over this story. And the disappearance of Governor Ajimobi from Ibadan, the capital for some two days has further given some ammunition to the purveyors of the news about his wife, styled The First Lady of Oyo state.
Governor Ajimobi was in office today, but bearers of the tale about the wife, have been unrelenting.
Mrs. Ajimobi’s personal staff at Agodi have also not issued denials of any sort.
Miss Yemisi Dada, Special Assistant on Media to Chief Mrs. Ajimobi on a phone interaction at exactly 8:11am claimed that she was not in Ibadan at the time of the telephone conversation adding that she was not aware of such development.
“I cannot talk about that. I am not aware of what you are talking about and besides, I am not in Ibadan right now. Meanwhile, I will find out the correct situation and get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks”.

HOW NIGERIA GAVE 1MILLION DOLLARS TO SIERRA LEONE, 25 OPERATIONAL VEHICLES AND TRAINED THEIR ELECTORAL OFFICIALS

Lecturing his audience on the need for credible polls, President Jonathan enthused that he would not be in Sierra Leone to preach free and fair polls if he had not successfully done same in Nigeria. According to him “If we had manipulated elections in Nigeria, I would not have had the courage to come and confront you. If I had manipulated myself into office, there is no way I would come and sell to

HURRICANE SANDY KILLED 11 IN THE US

Though no longer a hurricane, "post-tropical" superstorm Sandy packed a hurricane-sized punch as it slammed into the Jersey Shore on Monday, killing at least 11 people

LIONEL MESSI:"I REMEMBER GOALS NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR BEAUTY, BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR IMPORTANCE"

The 25-year-old edged out fellow Liga star Cristiano Ronaldo, who hit the back of the net an impressive 46 times, in comparison to Messi's haul of 50.

That tally was enough to break former Dinamo Bucharest striker Dudu Georgescu's record of 47 goals, which has stood since the 1976-77 season.

''It is a prize for scoring goals, but without

GO FOR BICYCLES AND LEAVE OKADA LIKE THOSE IN LONDON----LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT

According to the Commissioner, “what is alternative to Okada (motorcycle) is the bicycle.”
This is coming at a time when the state government is still embroiled in controversy with the Okada riders over their restriction to ride on some highways in the city and a recent clampdown on them for defaulting the new Lagos Traffic law.
Discouraging the use of okada on walkable distance, the Commissioner stated that “anybody who wants to take a bike (okada) from their house to the bus stop, should use their bicycles.”
“And when they (commuters in Lagos) get to the bus stop they should tie their bikes to the poles provided at the bus stop and join the BRT buses.” “The poles we

OUR SURVEY SHOWS THAT POWER HAS STABILISED IN THE COUNTRY---FG

According to Maku, the Federal Ministry of Information has conducted a survey in the 36 states of the federation and the report shows that power has stabilised.
“We are not saying that the situation is the same all over the country. But in most parts, there is greater stability of power. We are waiting for connection of the gas plant that has been built. And once that happens, there will be remarkable improvement in supply all over the country. The super grid is also being constructed.”
Earlier, the Principal Manager of PHCN in the state, Mr.

A REPRISAL ATTACK OVER THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BOMBING IN KADUNA

As a result of the Catholic church bombing which claimed about three lives yesterday, christian youths took to the streets with machetes and sticks afterward, targeting people they believed to be Muslims as anger again boiled over due to the repeated church bombings in recent months, an AFP correspondent reported.
A vehicle for rescue workers was attacked in the ensuing violence, but there was no indication that rescuers were wounded.
“At least three people are confirmed dead,” a rescue official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to give out figures. He was speaking of the toll from the

OUR OPINION: ARIK AIRLINE AND HOW THE SHOUT OF ALLAHU AKBAR BECAME AN ABORMINATION

One of the long lasting wars any man can fight in life,  is a war of perception. It is not something you can touch or diagnose in the microscope. It is psychological. That was why it took him just a night to take them physically out of the land of Egypt. But, over forty years it took him to get Egypt off their minds.  This is why everyone must be careful how he lives. What do people say about you? Who do men say I am? This was asked by the Holy one. When and where does praising the name of God become a crime? Why must I be given a second thought because I belong to a particular faith? 

This became an issue on board, when a gentle man on an Enugu bound Arik aircrafts stood up boldly in the midst of other passengers on board to praise his God. He shouted Allahu Akbar! It Might be that he just won a lottery or his wife just put to bed. Which I believe he could not hold it to himself alone but to shout Allahu  Akbar. He must have probably expected others to join him

4.0 OUT OF 4.0: A NIGERIAN BREAKS TURKISH UNIVERSITY'S RECORD

“A genius could be referred to as an exceptional child who is academically sound. But, how would you describe an individual who never misses a point in his examinations from first year in the university to the final year? If there is any adjective to qualify such a person, that word could

best describe Tunji Olu-Taiwo, an Engineering student of Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus who obtained 4.0 CGPA out of 4.0 CGPA, the first ever in the department.

Encomiums have continued to be showered on Tunji Olu-Taiwo from various quarters, because his impressive performance has placed him in the spotlight.

Over the years, Nigeria’s human resources have ranked

TAX EVATION: FORMER ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER TO SPEND FOUR YEARS BEHIND BARS

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has survived political, corruption and sex scandals over the years, but on Friday, a Milan court sentenced the flamboyant politician to four years in prison for tax evasion.

Berlusconi, who is likely to appeal, called it an "unacceptable political sentence" 

His trial, which also involved executives from Berlusconi's Mediaset television group and the head of a Swiss bank, concerned the purchase of TV rights for films that

BREAKING NEWS: THE GOV OF TARABA STATE, SUNTAI DID NOT SURVIVE THE CRASH OF THE PLANE HE PILOTED HIMSELF

The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai has been confirmed dead as a result of the injuries he sustained in the air crash in Yola airport in Adamawa state. The governor died in a small plane piloted by him. Eyewitnesses on  the scene said that 2 people survived the plane crash.

YOU MUST NOT EXECUTE THE INMATES. EU WARNS OSHIOMOLE

In a statement issued yesterday by the Local EU in Nigeria on imminent executions in Edo State, the union asked Oshiomhole to halt the execution of these two inmates pending the determination of appeals they filed against the trial court judgement.
The European Union Delegation to Nigeria said that they were conveying this in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Nigeria. The Embassy of Norway

OUR OPINION: THE NIGERIAN SECURITY FORCES CAN WORK IF THEY REALLY WANT TO WORK

Sometimes, I wonder how the Nigerian Security Forces operate and handle rescue missions. Who do they own their loyalty? Who controls the police? Who are the barrack guys accountable to?  Is their allegiance for the entire citizens of this great nation to get justice at every point in time or just for some quarters which seem to have the resources at their disposal to influence justice?  The handling of the murder of Cynthia Osokogu

A FEMALE TEACHER FLOGGED A PUPIL TO DEATH.PUPIL'S FATHER SAID IT WAS AN ACT OF GOD.

In such a time when schools are abolishing the use of cane in classes including public schools in Lagos, a classroom teacher, had the gut to beat a12-year-old pupil of a secondary school in Awka, Anambra State to death for failing to do her homework.
According to a reliable source of the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka, the girl died on Thursday last week after she was flogged.
The source further explained that the girl after being severely flogged

THE SHOUT OF ALLAHU AKBAR BY A PASSENGER CAUSED ARIK AIR EMERGENCY LANDING IN MAIDUGURI

The shout of Allahu Akbar caused a scare among the passengers and crew members who ran towards him and held him down while in the air. He was mistaken to be a Boko Haram sect member.
The scare on board the plane made the pilot of the Boeing 737-700 to immediately contact the control tower in Abuja and called for an emergency landing permit, which was immediately granted him.
Information gathered by Nigerian Tribune from a source

TO SAVE MY LIFE: I GAVE BOKOHARAM SECTS 1.5M NAIRA TO BUY SALLAH RAMS---SENATOR KHALIFA ZANNA

The Senator, Khalifa Ahmed Zanna, who turned himself in around  at the  DSS headquarters in Abuja, while been interrogated, explained the reason why he gave about N1.5 million to Boko Haram members to buy Sallah rams.
The senator representing Borno central in the upper chamber of the NASS told his interrogators that he gave N1.5 million for Sallah rams to the sect members following their threat to attack him.
He explained that the sect members forcefully took his aide to his house for a search, where they retrieved N250,000 with a message that he should provide them with a sum of N10 million or else they would come for him.
The senator, who was released last night, is expected back at the DSS headquarters Tuesday, in continuation of investigations

DANA AIRLINE DESERVED THE BEST AIRLINE IN NIGERA AWARD WE GAVE TO HER------FAAN

The Regional General Manager of FAAN, Chris Bature, said that the airline deserved the award; despite criticisms following its recent air mishap.Bature maintained that the airline excelled among domestic carriers in 2011. He said the award was determined before the plane crash, adding that FAAN could not have denied the airline, due to the crash.
“The award was for 2011; as at then, there was no

ANY JOB IS A PROFESSION AS LONG AS IT IS PACKAGED VERY WELL. CHECK OUT THE NEW JOB TITLES

Gardener: Landscape Executive  Officer(LEO)

House Maid: House Upkeep Manager (HUM)

Reception: Office Access Control Manager (OACM)

Typist: Printed Document Handler (PDH)

Messenger: Business Communication Conveyor(BCC)

Window Cleaner: Transparent Wall

VANITY UPON VANITY, CHECK THIS OUT

I recall my Uncle telling me about a man in my Neighborhood who became popular for engaging in money rituals just to buy the 80's edition of the Honda Prelude. You wouldn't buy that car for 50 thousand today.

I remember as a kid, my whole street converge to watch a truck delivered a very large satellite dish to my neighbor's house. Today a dish one tenth that size delivers 5 times the value and is in almost every student room in the hostel.

What about the Volkswagen Santana, Mercedes Benz

THE KEY POINTS IN THE THIRD AND FINAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON FOREIGN POLICY.

Two of them started very well but Obama seemed to be more opposing in his approach especially on the issue troops deployment in Iraq by referring to old comments of Romney on foreign

policy etc while Romney seemed analytical in his approach. On Syria crisis, Romney expects the United States to play a more leadership role by arming a coordinated rebel group.Obama believes America has always maintained her leadership role on Syria but does not really

FOLLOW OUR LIVE UPDATE ON THE THIRD AND LAST AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE(1AM UK TIME)

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WHAT WAS BOKOHARAM COMMANDER FINDING IN HIS HOUSE? HE IS A DROWNING MAN. HE MUST BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED-----SENATOR MODU SHERIFF

More revelations are yet  to be unfolded in the Bokoharam habouring saga by a senator. Ahmed Zanna, the Senator for Borno Central in whose Maiduguri home an alleged Boko Haram top commander was arrested late two days ago, “is a drowning man” who must be fully investigated.
This verdict was passed in a press statement today by Senator Modu Sheriff, the former governor of the state, who called on the security authorities to fully investigate the incident and Senator Zanna’s possible links with Boko Haram.
He also drew attention to Zanna’s “Hajj-by-road” activities for

"MY HUSBAND HAS NEVER BEEN MARRIED BEFORE" --FUNKE AKINDELE REACTED TO RUMOURS

“My huband has never been married,” she insists in response to much of the hearsay about her marriage to Almaroof.
“I am the woman he got married to. I was married properly. Alot of negative comments came from sadists who want to run their mouths. So because I am a Youth Ambassador or Celebrity, I can’t have

THE RISE AND FALL OF A GREAT CYCLIST: LANCE ARMSTRONG HAS FINALLY BEEN STRIPPED OF MEDALS, BANNED FOR LIFE AND SET TO LOSE OVER 200M DOLLARS

Lance Armstrong is losing the seven cycling titles that made him a legend.The International Cycling Union announced Monday that Armstrong is being stripped of his Tour de France titles."Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling," said the union's president, Pat McQuaid, announcing that Armstrong is banned from the sport. The decision follows this month's finding by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that there is "overwhelming" evidence that Armstrong was involved as a professional cyclist in "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program."

But he emphasized, "Cycling has a future."In a statement, the

GOV OSHIOMOLE RELEASES NAMES AND REASONS WHY HE SIGNED THE DEATH WARRANT OF TWO PRISONERS

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The Governor of Edo state, however explained that the two convicts he approved their death sentences were

CAN ARMSTRONG SURVIVE THIS DOPE ALLEGATION TODAY?

The credibility of the sport's governing body, the UCI, may also be on the line.
Armstrong's reputation as the cancer survivor who claimed a record seven consecutive Tour de France victories is now in tatters after he was handed a life ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
The USADA have also stripped Armstrong of his wins after finding him guilty of being at the centre of the biggest doping program in sporting history.
Tonight (ADST) in Geneva, the UCI, whose president Pat McQuaid succeeded Dutchman Hein Verbruggen only in 2006 - a year after Armstrong had secured his seventh and final

THE BEST AIRLINE IN NIGERIA----FAAN GIVES DANA AWARD

Hmmmm! The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the weekend named Dana air the best domestic carrier for 2011!
The award was presented to Dana Air by FAAN’s Regional General Manager, Mr. Chris Bature, who justified the award saying “In all fairness, they did their best and we need to recognise that and encourage them to get back to their feet,”
Bature went on to rile Nigerians present further by praising Dana for their "frequency of the landing and take-off, their response to payment of bills.

SENATOR--BOKOHARAM: QUOTES OF THE WEEK

"He was not arrested in my house.
my boys in My House took JTF to Where Boko Haram Commander was Hidding".

Senator Ahmad Zanna, representing Borno Central, has said a Boko Haram commander, Shuaibu Bama, was arrested in the house of former governor Ali Modu Sheriff and not in his (Senator Zanna) house, contrary to the claim by the Joint Task Force, JTF.

Speaking with newsmen, Sunday, Zanna

IF THERE IS ANYTHING THE ONDO ELECTION HAS ACHIEVED , IT IS TO PUNCTURE THE INFLATED AND OVER-RATED GLORIFICATION OF TINUBU AND HIS TALISMANIC ACN---UGOCHUKWU RAYMOND

A traditional African adage states that “the time a dead man’s funeral arrangements are being discussed is also the best time to discuss who is to inherit the dead man’s widow.”

The gubernatorial contest in Ondo state may have come and gone but the ripples will continue to reverberate within political circles across the Nigeria space. The election was remarkable in so many respects: First, it was an electoral contest that involved the two dominant political parties - the PDP and the ACN - deploying every ammunition in their weaponry to snatch power from a relatively miniature opponent - the Labour Party.
Second, the election became a litmus-test for ACN’s acclaimed invincibility and its quest for total political control of the South-Western region. In specific terms, the election offered one last chance for the ACN’s benefactor - Bola Ahmed Tinubu - to annex the only

WE ARE HAPPY THAT MIMIKO WON AND NOT AKEREDOLU---PDP

It was a politics of mockery among the PDP leaders against the Action Congress when Mimiko was declared winner of the election.Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday

AMERICAN ELECTION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SWING STATES

What is a "swing state"? What is the definition of the term "swing state"?

In politics, a "swing state" is a state in which neither party (Republican or Democrat) can claim a decisive historical advantage. For this reason, a "swing state" could vote either way, which makes integral states to campaign in.

Some examples of swing states: Ohio, Florida

Ohio and Florida are both considered "swing states" because they could both go to either the Democrats or Republicans in any given election year. For that reason, Presidential candidates will spend a tremendous amount of resources on these two states. If you win both Ohio and Florida, then there is a very good chance that you will win the Presidency.

States that traditionally vote one way are considered "safe states".

Note: another name for a swing state is a "battleground state".

HOW COULD SENATOR AHMED ZANNA KHALIFA HARBOUR A TOP BOKO HARAM COMMANDER? IT IS A SHAME!

It was a big shock to the entire nation today that senator Ahmed Zanna Khalifa, representing Borno Central Senatorial District could be harbouring a top Boko Haram commander, Mr Shuaibu Mohammed Bama.

Mr Shuaibu Mohammed Bama was recently apprehended by the Joint Task Force at Senator Khalifa's home.

This will be the second senator to be in the news for Boko Haram

HOW A HIGH PROFILE BOKO HARAM SECT MEMBER WAS CAUGHT AT A SENATOR'S HOUSE IN MAIDUGURI

Wonder shall never end. It was reported this evening that a high-profile member of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram was caught at the home of a senator in the violence-torn Nigerian city of Maiduguri.
The statement from a military task force in Maiduguri did not name the senator and provided few other details. There have been allegations of links between elements of Boko Haram and local politicians in the past.
“A high-profile Boko Haram commander, one Shuaibu Mohammed Bama, who has been on the list of wanted terrorists … was arrested by task force troops in a serving senator’s house …,” the statement said of the arrest on Thursday.
“He is in the custody of the (task force) and assisting in the investigation and has since made startling revelations.”
In November 2011, Nigerian secret police said they had arrested an alleged Boko Haram spokesman with ties to a member of parliament. The alleged links however appeared to involve local politics in Nigeria’s northeast.
Nigerian authorities frequently exaggerate their efforts in arresting or cracking down on Boko Haram, which has carried out scores of bombings and shootings.
Violence linked to Boko Haram’s insurgency in northern and central Nigeria, including killings by security forces, is believed to have left more than 2,800 people dead since 2009.

THE FULL ORDEAL OF KOFI ANNAN WITH THE NIGERIAN POLITICS AND WHAT ACTUALLY KILLED MKO. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS IT.

In a remarkable testimony in his new book 'Interventions (A Life in War and Peace)' the former United Nation's Secretary General and most recently U.N. Peace Representative to the Syrian Conflict, Mr. Kofi Annan, has revealed the minute details of his meeting with acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential elections, Bashonrun MKO Abiola, and how

DEATH ROW PRISONERS: OSHIOMOLE ORDERS THEIR KILLING

The state’s Attorney General, Osagie Obayuwana, told Amnesty International yesterday that Mr. Oshiomhole signed the execution warrants two weeks ago following a request from prison authorities. Edo State prison authorities reportedly complained to the governor that death row inmates involved in a recent jailbreak incident had become “unmanageable.”

Mr. Obayuwana explained that the two prisoners to be

POWER DISTRIBUTION SALE: WE WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE---STATE GOVERNORS

Reactions have started coming in over the privatization of the distributing plants all over the country. Speaking in Abuja, the governors said the privatisation process, as conducted by the BPE, was fraudulent and unacceptable.
They governors stated that they had presented a common bid for the distribution company which they argue that state governments, who have invested heavily in the sector,

WE ARE ESTABLISHING ANOTHER UNVERSITY IN CALABAR NEXT YEAR. IT SHALL BE CALLED CROWN UNIVERSTY---BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO

Bishop David Oyedepo said this at the World Press Conference\Media Launch of the 10th Founders Day Anniversary at Covenant University, Otta, Ogun State.“Our vision as a mission is to establish four more universities in Nigeria and others across Africa.
“We will also establish as many primary and secondary schools as possible in the country because we see education as a core of the organisation’s mandate.
“It is only through education that we can liberate

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Please i need a help! There used to be a particular bank in Nigeria, where her managing board frequently telling their current and potential customers

280M DOLLARS SUBSIDY SCAM:IFEANYI UBA AND OTHERS SHOULD NOT BE BAILED----POLICEeE

A Federal High Court in Lagos will today hear the bail application filed by the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Uba and four others who are currently being detained by the police on the order of Tinubu Magistrates' Court over alleged oil subsidy fraud application by the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Ifeanyi Uba and four others aruguing that the money they stole is more than the monthly federal allocation of 11 states!

This was contained in an affidavit sworn to by the police. However, counsel to Uba, Mr Joseph  Nwobike, SAN, asked the court not to be swayed by the police as the case Uba and his co-accused are being tried for is a bailable offence.
Stating that the monies that Uba and his co-accused stole was over $280 Million, the Police counsel said that the bail application shold be denied because Uba's counsel conceleaked the fact that that they were detained on the order of a magistrate court, and moreover the police's case would be jeopardized if the suspects are released as they would interfere with the police investigations using their considerable stolen wealth.
The police allege that Uba made such a huge killing from the subsidy regime by falsifying shipping documents to fool the affected government agencies to the effect that he had imported and delivered products that his firm had not delivered.
NaijaPundit also discovered that the suspect, Ifeanyi Uba, is gunning to be the next Anambra goernor and successor to current Governor Peter Obi.

Suspected Terrorist Arrested for Alleged Plot to Bomb Federal Reserve in NYC

A suspected terrorist parked a van packed with what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb next to the Federal Reserve building in Lower Manhattan and tried to detonate it Wednesday morning before he was arrested in a terror sting operation, authorities said.

The suspect, 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, is a Bangladeshi national who came to the U.S. on a student visa in January for the specific purpose

" I AM HAPPY TO SEE MY DEAR PEOPLE"---- THE FIRST LADY

It was a moment of happiness for the president seeing his wife after many weeks.Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan Wednesday afternoon returned to Nigeria from Germany where she was hospitalized for several weeks for an undisclosed ailment.Dame Jonathan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on a presidential jet at about 4 pm. She was received by some top government functionaries, wives of governors, some Peoples Democratic Party chieftains and other well-wishers.

The First Lady, who was clad in a native attire, said

ALUU KILLINGS: A POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY

There is a report that the Police Sergeant who came with his partner to the scene of the Aluu 4 and who allegedly egged on the mob to lynch the four young men has been arrested and dismissed from the police. He is also to be prosecuted.
According to Mba, Sergeant Lucky Orji was not even detailed

HOW ROMNEY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEG ON LIBYA AT THE PRESIDENTAIL DEBATE

Mitt Romney pressed a prudent line of attack on President Obama on Tuesday night when the topic of the Benghazi, Libya, attack surfaced in Tuesday night’s town hall-style presidential debate. Echoing a story that has circulated heavily in conservative media in recent weeks, Romney recalled the Obama administration’s contradictory explanations as to what had caused the attacks:

There were many days that passed before we knew whether this was a spontaneous demonstration or actually whether it was

"TO BE SINCERE, I HIT THEM ONCE"---AMADI. "I ONLY BEAT THEM TWICE---UGBAJE" ------ALUU KILLING SUSPECTS CLAIM

In the on going Aluu killing arrest, two of the suspects, who admitted taking part in the mob action, claimed that their involvement was “minimal”. While the first suspect, David Chinasa Ugbaje, said he only hit the students twice, another suspect, Ikechukwu Loius Amadi, claimed that he only beat the students once with a small stick.
Ugbaje, who said he was a cobbler,  described one of the students as his customer.
He said, “Around 7am on that day, I saw a crowd beating four boys. I asked who the four men were and they (crowd) said they were armed robbers.

“So, along the line, we went there. I opened

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY PARTICIPATE IN A CANDIDATES DEBATE, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK

SPEAKERS: FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
CANDY CROWLEY, MODERATOR

CROWLEY: Good evening from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. I'm Candy Crowley from CNN's "State of the Union." We are here for the second presidential debate, a town hall, sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
CROWLEY: The Gallup organization chose 82 uncommitted voters from the New York area. Their questions will drive the night. My goal is to give the conversation direction and to ensure questions get answered.
The questions are known to me and my team only. Neither the commission, nor the candidates have seen them.
I hope to get to as many questions as possible. And because I am the optimistic sort, I'm sure the candidates will oblige by keeping their answers concise

AMERICAN 2ND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE STARTS NOW

AMERICAN 2ND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE COMMENCES IN A MOMENT

UNIPORT MASACRE: THE CHIEF SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED

Many days for the thief but one day for the owner as it is commonly said. The runaway chief suspect popularly known as Mr Lucky was declared wanted by the Nigerian Police on Monday for the brutal murder of  four students of the University of Port Harcourt – Ugonna Obuzor, 18, 200 Level Geology; Lloyd Toku, 19, 200 Level Civil Engineering; Tekena Elkanah, 20, a Diploma Technical

FIVE THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN TONIGHT AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Here are five things to watch for on Tuesday:

1. Connecting with the audience

Unlike the first presidential showdown in Denver two weeks ago, this debate will include a town hall audience of approximately 80 undecided voters, some of whom will get the chance to ask questions to the two candidates.

It's a completely different dynamic than the first face-off between the president and the Republican nominee.

"The challenge is that they've got to connect, not just with the people that are looking into the television and watching them, but to the people that are on the stage with them,