Baba Suwe

Court ordered NDLEA to pay Baba Suwe $25m

…Investigators held the actor, whose real name is Babatunde Omidina, for more than three weeks after his Oct. 12 arrest at Nigeria's busiest airport. They accused him of swallowing narcotics before boarding a flight to Paris, but found no drugs. read more

EFCC Chief  Farida Waziri sacked

… In August, US-based Human Rights Watch said the EFCC's failures were also the fault of Nigeria's political system which continued "to reward rather than punish corruption". …Farida Waziri's critics say the EFCC has lost energy and vigor under her tenure - Read on

Farida Waziri

Bayelsa Endgame: Jonathan, Sylva battles for the soul of Bayelsa, as Citizens watch hapless.

…Meanwhile President Jonathan have common under the hammer as two former leaders Shehu Shagari and Yakubu Gowon advised him to act like a statesman and desist from any overbearing manipulation of the internal politics of the PDP in his home stat  …In one fell swoop Jonathan

Gov. Timipre Sylva           President Goodluck Jonathan

established himself as the ultimate godfather of Bayelsa politics, while abruptly eclipsing the political career of heavy weights like Alaibe, Francis Duokpola and Igali. But in the on-going free for all fight in Bayelsa, where lies the interest of the ordinary citizens?  read more

I agree with Reuben Abati: It is Time to Stone Those in Power

By Adeola Aderounmu

… In 2009 Reuben Abati recommended that it will soon be time to start stoning the economists in the corridor of power in Abuja. In 2011 I strongly recommend that everyone in the corridor of power and all those who are called stakeholders who have supported the removal of the subsidy on oil and oil products should be stoned. read more

Reuben Abati

About 300 die in Ovia River section of Lagos-Benin road in less than 3 months-FRSC

… The Minister of Works, Arch.Mike Onolememen, who witnessed the occasion, traced the carnage along the Benin-Lagos express road to the recklessness of drivers. He however assured that work will be expedited on all such federal roads which he acknowledged constitute risk to Nigerians. read more

FRSC Boss Osita Chidoka

President Goodluck Jonathan

Jonathans Unraveling Presidency

…...Groups allege missing funds were used for Jonathan’s election

…Nigeria Politico was reliably informed by key political players in Abuja, that the presidency has been hijacked by powerful forces, with the president reduced to a mere hanger on. They allude to some facts to buttress this. First on the menu is the announcement by the Jonathan administration that a $370m contract for upgrading the Onne Port was in the offing. Explaining to State House Correspondents, Information Minister, Labaran Maku, said one of the reasons why the port needed to be fixed was because operators in the oil sector needed assistance   - Read on

Jonathan says he deliver sudden justice for criminal elements, promise amnesty to Bokos

… We now confront evil of nation that is unacceptable to all religions and our culture and our sense of humanity but I know that this nation is resilient and the people are strong and refuse to buy into acts of destruction which agents of violence are promoting. We shall fight and defeat the evil.”

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President Goodluck Jonathan

Death Penalty for Corrupt Politicians in Nigeria

By Cletus Tiemene, Abuja

… Those in support of the death penalty should add this to the list of offences. Let's see how many politicians, civil servants, government contractors, political jobbers and Army Generals will agree to this offence being added to the statute book.  Read on

Edo 2012: Edo needs a general, Airhiavbere poured out; Edo is not a Garrison-Oshiomhole

… And that is why the battle for Osadebe Avenue 2012 requires a general. Edo State must return to peace because it is a land of peace.

… Edo is not a garrison command that needs a general. When the time comes, we will tell Edo people our pedigree and the report card of his PDP and the ACN government under me

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Gov. Adams Oshiomole

President Jonathan says Bokos will fade away, but did not say how?

…We are working very hard to provide a conducive atmosphere for investors. Although we currently have the Boko Haram problem, just like terrorist activities in other parts of the globe, but I can assure Nigerians and the global community that we will soon overcome. All those involved in 2010 Independence Day attacks have been arrested. We admit that our primary responsibility is to provide security and we are working on it. Look Haram is a temporary setback. Read on

Babies for Sale: Idiots lure pregnant girls to homes and pay them off after delivery

… After delivery, the girls are paid money ranging from N40, 000 – N70, 000 for male child and N20, 000 – N30, 000 for the female. Whatever happens to the child thereafter is not their business. It was discovered that because of the money, some of the girls have turned it into business as they return to the homes on their own after few months of delivery with new pregnancies.

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Pregnant girls found in an orphanage

Boko Haram militia

Bokos increasingly ambitious, kills 63 in Damaturu  

…A Roman Catholic parish priest told our correspondent his church had been burnt down and eight other churches also attacked.

He described gangs of young men roaming the streets throwing improvised bombs into the churches.

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NDLEA pumped water into my mouth and anus and I took a crap 6 times in one day–

---Presiding judge, Justice Yetunde Idowu expressed shock at the level of degradation the Nollywood actor was subjected to by the NDLEA officals, in the last three days, despite the order of the court.

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Baba Suwe

World most corrupt political party PDP says removal of oil subsidy is in the best interest of Nigeria, will restore middle class but did not say how

…Addressing journalists in Abuja, PDP Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, said the removal would not only provide funds for infrastructure development, but it would also restore the middle class in the country

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PDP Acting Nat. Chairman, Alhaji  Baraje

Nigeria pirates hijack MT Halifax oil tanker near Port Harcourt

…The United Nations has urged West African countries to step up anti-piracy patrols

…West Africa has seen a growing number of oil tanker hijackings in recent months as pirates target oil shipments from Nigeria, one of the world's biggest producers

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UBIAJA TOMORROW (UT) SET FOR A SHOWDOWN WITH TRANSITION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF ESAN SOUTH EAST LGA

…Members of UT have suddenly developed insomnia over the recent discovery that in the past 3 months of June, July & August, Esan South East LG received a whooping over half a billion naira of N245,928,125,80 - N143,879,893,94 - N143,879,893,94 respectively . So far, all the chairman has publicly declared is construction of unidentified classroom blocks, health centers & other amenities (vague).

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Ubiaja Tomorrow leader-Victor Otabor

Libya Recolonized: New African Bases for AFRICOM-NATO Combine

…On the outskirts of Tripoli, a residential building reduced to rubble in a NATO airstrike on June 19. Even the most conservative estimates suggest that the war on Libya has led to the loss of at least 50,000 lives, mostly at the hands of NATO’s bombers and local allies

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Gaddafi

Emmanuel Uduaghan

Uduaghan: A mandate deserved

By Joy Omagha Idam & Uche George Nwabukwu,Abuja

When His Excellency Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, the Executive Governor of Delta State sought for Executive Office, haven diligently served in various capacities in the State, he made a promise to Deltans to deliver dividends of Democracy to the people. Accordingly he has made good that promise.

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Breaking News:

Baba Act: Release him on day 15 if no drug found on his crap court orders NDLEA

…Don’t release him his stomach is congested with hard drugs-NDLEA tells court

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Senate investigating the operation of the fuel subsidy scheme invites Okonjo-Iweala, Allison-Madueke, Sanusi, others for pre-public hearing briefing

…Committee chairman, Sen. Magnus Abe said the other officials invited to brief the committee on the “origin, nature, history and everything official about the operation of the oil subsidy in this country”, are: the Group MD,NNPC, Austin Oniwon; Exec. Sec., Petroleum Products Prices Regulation Agency (PPPRA); the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Custom Service, Abdullahi Inde; MD, NPA and the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Saad Ola Ibrahim.

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Baba Act: NDLEA says Baba Suwe will excrete cocaine on day 15

… Meanwhile, NDLEA said it may be forced to seek further detention order if Baba Suwe was unable to completely excrete the substance in his system, maintaining that it was convinced that what the suspect has in his stomach were hard drugs.

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Baba Suwe

Greedy Amazons: Nigerian First Ladies and the love of money

By Karl Chinedu Uchegbu, nigeriapolitico, New York

…It would be recalled that in 2009, the fund-raising ceremony for Turai Yar’Adua’s International Cancer Centre (ICC), Abuja, was a crowd puller. Everybody who was somebody in the country was at the event. State governors, other leading politicians, frontline businessmen and diplomats were all at the ceremony. They did not only show up at the program, they also supported the vision of the convener with their resources. At the end of the ceremony, N10 billion had been raised for the building of the ICC

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