Farouk Lawan Stopped At The Airport While Attempting To Travel Abroad

Suspended Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the Monitoring of the Fuel Subsidy regime, Hon. Farouk Lawan, was on Tuesday night barred from travelling out of the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Continue..

Bomb explodes outside a night club in Abuja, no casualties

 Scene of the blast last night

A bomb exploded outside the popular Krystal Lounge in the Wuse II district of Abuja around 11:25pm last night, but fortunately no one was injured.

The bomb was suspected to be planted on a tree opposite the lounge and exploded as people gathered around the area to have fun. Windows of buildings around the lounge were shattered and at least six cars were badly damaged in the blast.

Pres Jonathan Sacks Defence Minister and National Security Adviser

President Goodluck Jonathan this evening fired both the National Security Adviser, Andrew Oweiye Azazi and Defence Minister, Bello Haliru, according to the Presidential Spokesperson, Reuben Abati.

Azazi has been replaced with Sambo Dasuki, a retired colonel.

Nigerian man allegedly killed and thrown from 5th floor by police in Bangkok

A mail sent to Nations Newspaper from a man who lives in Bangkok

“I am Mr. Mac Konze. I am a Nigerian living here in Bangkok. I want to bring to the notice of Nations newspapers the incessant killing of innocent Nigerians here in Thailand.

A 26 year old Kelechi Duru from Imo state was brutally thrown out of the window by a Thai police officer where he lives in Bangkok on the 4th of June 2012.


However, the embassy of Nigeria here in Thailand is aware of this ugly incident and they visited the scene of the incident but nothing has been done to bring the culprit to book.

This is the 4th person who has been killed in a similar circumstance yet Nigeria did not do anything, to our dismay the following day it was announced by Thai media that Kelechi committed suicide...

Missing Young Man

 

His name is Korede Oladeinde and he's been missing since the 6th of June 2012. He was last seen in Ire Akari Estate in Isolo, Lagos. He was driving back to his house in Ago Okota around 8:30pm that day when he went missing.

Anyone that has useful information about him can contact this numbers+16479092402,08032977952 Or 07043006066 or the nearest police station.

Falana demands identity of VIP who closed airspace and delayed landing for 30 minutes

Popular lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has demanded that the federal government reveal the identity of the VIP whose movement caused a partial closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, last Tuesday.

Falana, who was on an Arik Air Flight W3 271, said the plane stayed in the air for an extra 30 minutes after it approached Abuja from Lagos because the airspace was closed.

Really? Please continue...

Nigerian man found dead at his home in Bel Air , Maryland USA

 

Titus Onuoha (pictured above) was found dead on the 14th of June 2012, on his apartment lawn, in Bel Air, Maryland. He was found lying face down on the ground at his apartment complex and nobody knows what happened or how it happened. The preliminary autopsy result shows trauma to the back of his head and neck. No suspect yet, police are still investigating.  

Anyone with any information should call Bel Air police department

Ambassador Olusegun Olusola dies at 77

Veteran broadcaster and former Nigeria's Ambassador to Ethiopia, Chief Olusegun Olusola, has passed away. He died 6:30pm this evening June 21, 2012 after a brief illness, according to his aide.

Chief Olusola was the producer of the famous Village Headmaster TV drama and founder of the African Refugees Foundation. He was 77 years old. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

Suicide bomber blown to pieces by own bomb

A male suicide bomber was on Tuesday ripped apart by his own explosive device in Bauchi, after travelling by public transport for more than 393 km with the device from Yola, Adamawa State.

The bomber, now in critical condition at the Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, and closely monitored by security agents, travelled in a commercial bus to Bauchi, concealing the bomb in his backpack.....

Photos: Charlyboy Drags National Mirror to Court

Charlyboy dragged National Mirror to court for Libel yesterday June 19th for publishing a story on Saturday, the 28^th May, 2012 claiming that he had admitted being gay and Head of the Nigerian Illuminati. 

Charlyboy in a suit filed in the Lagos High Court on Tuesday demanded for 1 billion naira compensation and a total retraction of the story. More photos from his time in court yesterday when you continue...

3rd Mainland Bridge to be partially closed for 4 months

 

Traffic in Lagos from July 1st will be something else! So Get ready Lagosians!

4 Fake Pastors, 3 Others Arrested In Kogi

The Kogi Police Command has arrested four fake pastors and three others while attempting to defraud the 

public through pre-arranged miracles and wonders at a book launch in Lokoja.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Katsina, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the suspects included a woman.

Katsina said the fake pastors were invited for the June 5, launch by author of the book, a Lokoja-based Bishop, Abraham Bamidele, of the Eagles Kingdom Church.

According to him, the leader of the con men, Pastor Chuks Ingalis, from Port-Harcourt came with a sinister motive of helping to defraud the public to the tune of about N2.5 million, being target of the book launch....

DANA Crash: Anyene Family For Burial, July 13

Members of the Anyene family comprising of Barr Onyeka Anyene, his wife Maimuna Anyene and their four children who were involved in the ill fated Dana air crash in Lagos will be buried on July, 13, LEADERSHIP can authoritatively report.

 A source close to the deceased family told our correspondent that the family agreed on the date in conjunction with the elders of Ndiowu community of Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State where the erudite lawyer hailed from.....

2 Ladies Die After Taking Gentamicin 280mg Injection

Two ladies, all bearing the name Florence (surnames withheld), one of which is a student of the Benue State University, Makurdi, have been confirmed dead after taking gentamicin 280mg injection.

According to the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, who disclosed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP, yesterday,  the incident occurred in Gboko and Makurdi, the state capital....

House of Reps summon Pres. Jonathan over insecurity, Boko Haram

The House of Representatives today Tuesday June 19th summoned President Goodluck Jonathan, the DG of the State Security Service, acting IG of Police, M.D Abubakar and the National Security Adviser, General Andrew Azazi (Rtd), to address the house on the worsening security situation in the country and what they plan to do to restore peace and order in the country.

The leadership of the House is to give a date that the President will appear.

Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak 'clinically dead'

"Former president Hosni Mubarak has clinically died following his arrival at Maadi military hospital on Tuesday evening. Mubarak's heart stopped beating and was subjected to a defibrillator several times but did not respond." Egyptian news agency MENA said, quoting medical sources.

Arik Airline Cancels Flight To Gombe

The management of Arik Airline on Tuesday cancelled its scheduled flight from Abuja to Gombe due to what it described as `technical fault.’

``In order not to risk the lives of people, we decided to cancel the flight, but hopefully, we shall board tomorrow, some of the passengers have agreed to wait till tomorrow.’’

One of the airline’s officials, who spoke incognito, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the plane was supposed to depart Abuja by 11:20 a.m.....

UNN Abort Screening Test Over Leakage Of Question Paper

There was tension at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN)) on Tuesday as candidates who were already seated for the post UTME Screening were asked to go home.

A source at the university confided in LEADERSHIP that the development followed alleged leakage of the question papers that would have been used for the screening, adding that some of the candidates were already in possession of the papers.

Those affected by the sad development were candidates in the faculties of social sciences and arts..

Kidnapped Delta SSG's son released..

Markson Macaulay, son of Secretary to Delta Government, Mr Ovuozourie Macaulay, abducted by suspected kidnappers in Owhelogbo community in Isoko North Local Government Area on Sunday, has been released.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Asaba.

He said Macaulay was released by his suspected abductors at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Aduba said that the victim was released at Ofoma-Kokori in Ughelli South Local Government Area.

He explained that his release was made easy by the information given to the police by three suspects earlier arrested in connection with the incident.

Aduba said a fourth suspect, a lady, also from Owhelogbo, had also been arrested.......

FG To Create 3.5m Jobs In Agricultural Sector - Minister

The Federal Government is to create 3.5 million jobs in  the agricultural sector by  2015.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, made this known on Tuesday at Owode-Ede in Osun during the launch  of  the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme on Fertiliser and Seeds.

Adesina also said government had  set a production target  of  20 million metric tonnes of food  by 2015 from  local production.

 ``This will create 3.5 million jobs in the agricultural sector......