In what will come across as a really shocking development, a woman has been killed in front of her house in Delta state. The victim has been identified as a 60-year-old woman who buys and processes cassava into “garri,”. She was killed this morning and then beheaded by suspected ritualists, right in front of her house in Oghara. Local reports show that the deceased had stepped out in the early hours of today to start frying her “garri,” when she was attacked. After cutting off her head, the perpetrators then harvested some vital organs. Her dead body was later found lying just beside her bowl of cassava. The very sad incidence has left residents thoroughly shocked.

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Hundreds of students of Oyo State origin under the platform of Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU) on Monday alleged that Oyo State Government under the leadership of Senator Abiola Ajimobi has “duped” no fewer than 20,000 students from the state in the name of bursary. The students made this declaration when  they protested against hike in school fees, unpaid bursary  and persistent strike by lecturers in tertiary institutions owned by the state government on Monday in Ibadan, the state capital. FOSSU’s National President, Azeez Sharafudeen while speaking with journalists during the protest that started at Total Garden and ended at the state Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan, said that the state government was not ready to pay the bursary yet it “dubiously asked our students to purchase the form online with N1,200 per head thereby generating millions of naira”. Sharafudeen while speaking further threatened that there will also mass mobilisation if the government ...

Hundreds of students of Oyo State origin under the platform of Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU) on Monday alleged that Oyo State Government under the leadership of Senator Abiola Ajimobi has “duped” no fewer than 20,000 students from the state in the name of bursary. The students made this declaration when  they protested against hike in school fees, unpaid bursary  and persistent strike by lecturers in tertiary institutions owned by the state government on Monday in Ibadan, the state capital. FOSSU’s National President, Azeez Sharafudeen while speaking with journalists during the protest that started at Total Garden and ended at the state Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan, said that the state government was not ready to pay the bursary yet it “dubiously asked our students to purchase the form online with N1,200 per head thereby generating millions of naira”. Sharafudeen while speaking further threatened that there will also mass mobilisation if the government ...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (file) The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that himself and President Muhammadu Buhari can never deceive Nigerians. He said the Buhari-led administration is concerned about the plight of the ordinary Nigerians and would continue to carry out programmes that would improve their lives. In a statement by the spokesman to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, Osinabjo said that the Federal Government is focused on making things better for the common man. “The focus of our government is on how things can be better for the common man. “We are not in the business of trying to deceive Nigerians. You can accuse me and the President of anything, but you will never find us deceiving Nigerians.” While making references to the Buhari administration’s National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP), the VP noted that the administration is able to do so much more with fewer resources. “The President has ensured that nobody steals money from the treasury. ...

The last fixture for Game Week 10 in the Premier League, will be played on Monday. Champions Manchester City travel to face Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley. Pep Guardiola’s men will be seeking to claim all three points and return to the top of the table, having been toppled by Liverpool and Chelsea last weekend. Spurs are in a patchy form and threw away a two-goal lead, to draw 2-2 against PSV last Wednesday. Monday, October 29 FT: Manchester City win 1-0, thanks to Riyad Mahrez’s first-half goal.

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Oby Ezekwesili has revealed how she would use her campaign strategies to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The former Minister of Education explained that she intends to leverage on her being the most qualified of all the candidates and most ready for the presidential job to defeat other contestants. The co-converner of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, group said this during a press conference in Lagos, yesterday. The activist also stated that both Buhari and Atiku were similar and not different because “Buhari’s All Progressive Congress (APC) and Atiku’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are Siamese twins of failure and destruction.” She said: “There is no lesser evil in ‘BuTiku; BuTiku’ are members of the same party. Attempting to choose between these two is like asking one to choose between death by poison or death by gunshot...

The Governor General of Canada, Ms Julie Payette, on Tuesday arrived in Lagos for an official visit to the state amid tight security. Payette and her entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos at 8.47am. Ms Julie Payette and Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode She was received by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Canadian Consular officials as well as security chiefs. The governor general is scheduled to inaugurate the Lagos State Biobank, located at the Mainland Hospital in Yaba. The biobank was where the isolation unit used by the State Government to contain the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was situated. The Laboratory, funded by Canada in partnership with the state government, would serve as a single repository for all high-concentration pathogens in the State. It would also help the state mitigate post-EVD threats and build capacity for prevention, detection and response to future outbreaks in Nigeria and West Afri...

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday attacked the Catholic Archbishop of the Owerri Diocese, Most Reverend Anthony Obinna. He alleged that the cleric, alongside ex-governor Achike Udenwa, his kinsman, Ezekiel Izuogu and a former chairman of the state Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, hated both the All Progressives Congress and President Muhammadu Buhari. Okorocha said the Owerri Catholic Archbishop is a supporter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, which he said, was made public in 2015. The governor in a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, noted that in 2015, the cleric openly supported the APGA governorship candidate, Captain Emma Iheanacho, and the then presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Goodluck Jonathan. He recalled thus, “In 2015, Governor Rochas Okorocha took President Muhammadu Buhari to Archbishop Obinna when he came on a campaign. They met privately for hours but two days afte...

Everything you need to live well The 28-year-old rapper, Tyga, dropped the song “Dip” featuring rap superstar Nicki Minaj on October 29. This video that features Nicki in a sexy red and black striped bodysuit that shows off her tiny waist, toned legs and her amazing figure. Nicki even plays with a miniature Tyga like he’s some kind of doll in the video. Nicki even picks up a line at Drake and his “In My Feelings” hit during the “Dip” song. She says “All these n***as want me to love ‘em like I’m KeKe, got em in they feelings since they seen me in FEFE,” referring to her sexy song and video with Tekashi 6ix9ine. The rap star, Nicki, gave Tyga tons of praise about their song on her Oct. 29 Queen Radio podcast where Nicki told him “Your bars are better than a lot of n***as.”

Cardi B has come for Nicki Minaj again. This time, she's threatening to not only physically assault her, but also to pursue legal action against her.  Cardi ripped into Nicki on Monday during a social media tirade. This comes after Nicki went on her Queen Radio show and spilled more details about their New York Fashion Week fight which left Cardi with a knot on her forehead.  During the expletive-filled tirade, Cardi B called Nicki a snitch for claiming Rah Ali beat Cardi up during the fight. The new mother said she's tired of the back and forth and invited Nicki to settle the fight with their fists.  Nicki is offering $100k to anyone who's willing to leak footage of the altercation between her and Cardi at the NYFW, adding that she's willing to take Cardi to court. But Cardi said she should sue Nicki for defamation. 

A 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by a stray bullet, allegedly fired by members of a vigilante group in Agbaro, Delta State on Friday, October 26. According to Israel Joe, the vigilantes shot indiscriminately in the area and the bullet hit the young boy, who was sitting in his mother's shop. Another person was left injured. Read full report below:  ON THE KILLING OF A NINE YEAR-OLD BOY BY TRIGGERED HAPPY VIGILANTES IN AGBARO ON FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER We express absolute displeasure on the unprofessional conducts of vigilantes in Agbaro Delta State which led to the death of a nine year old boy who was sitting in his mother's shop. According to eye witness, there was no uproar in the area neither was there robbery nor stealing.  In announcing their presence was a sporadic gunshot that left the nine year old boy dead and another seriously injured. When I confronted CSP Nosa the DPO Agbaro Divisional police headquarters, he said they are on top the situation as th...

Jimi Agbaje Explains Why He Is Not Campaigning Yet. Many Lagosians have criticised Jimi Agbaje for being "too quiet" and not making his presence felt in the political landscape of Lagos. The criticisms come in two forms: 1) Some people say that Mr Agbaje is only seen when it's time to contest elections and then he disappears after losing the election and is not seen until four years later when it's time to contest another election. They say that he doesn't speak out about the issues that affect Lagosians in the intervening years between elections. For example, they say that he didn't say anything when issues like poor refuse collection and terrible traffic jams were plaguing Lagosians. Some people compare him to Engineer Funsho Williams who always spoke about issues that affected Lagosians, regardless of whether it was an election year or not. naptu2 : Funsho Williams vs Dele Alake Circa late 2003-2005. That was fun! That's what opposition i...

By Evelyn Usman & Esther Onyegbula O NE  of the seven members of a notorious robbery gang arrested by the Police in Lagos has said “we hack into victims’ bank accounts through their ATM cards, voter’s cards and driver’s licence.” The gang, known as  Blue Water Boys , has been terrorising residents of Ojo, Okokomaiko, Ajagbandi, Ijanikin, Iba and its environs, along with the Mile-2 Badagry Expressway, Lagos. Members of the gang operated in a group of 20 and 30, dispossessing helpless residents of cash, Automated Teller Machine, ATM, cards, telephones, driver’s license and other valuables. The gang met its Waterloo after information got to policemen that some of its members were sighted making withdrawals from an ATM at the Alaba branch of a second generation bank. Operatives from Ojo Division and those from the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, according to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Imohimi Edgal, “were swiftly mobilised to t...

•To deepen 4G service in Nigeria Bharti Airtel Africa’s revenue grew by 13 per cent to Rs 5,647.2 crore ahead of its 2019 public listing in the region. Economic Times of India, revealed that the Bharti Airtel managed to eke out a surprise net profit on a consolidated basis in the second quarter, which helped a one-time exceptional gain. But losses worsened for India, as higher costs compounded the woes for the erstwhile market leader, which also lost customers amid a brutal price war with Reliance Jio. While Airtel’s India operations remained under pressure, its Africa operation with over 94 million mobile users, (25.6 per cent market share with 41.3 million subscribers in Nigeria) continued to be steady. Meanwhile, Airtel Nigeria has said major road construction, which usually leads to damage of network fibre, is a menace that has hindered fibre optimisation and deployment of quality network services. The firm noted that despite the huge investment involved, telecommunic...

By Gabriel Olawale T HE  Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has commended the ongoing  facility upgrading at Federal Medical Center, Ebute-Metta Lagos. Adewole who tour the facility with some Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Hospitals in the country, expressed satisfaction with the current state of the structures at the hospital and commended the Medical Director for his innovative ways of improving infrastructure and services at the hospital. He disclosed that the ongoing effort at the facility was in line with the Federal Government agenda to provide qualitative healthcare service in a decent environment. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole Adewole explained that with the implement of Basic Health Provision Fund which had 55.1 billion set aside in 2018 appropriation bill, more PHC will be transformed. He added that about 1.6 billion had been set aside to cater for road accident victims and other emergency services. “The w...

One of the most discouraging and worrisome things to men is the inability to marvel one’s spouse in bed. It is as shitty as waste. Aside from time, care and other luxuries, your spouse needs you to make her feel like a slave in bed. She wants you to mishandle her and beat her imagination with your sexual dexterity; that makes her feel better and accrues reverence to you. However, if all these are not met; put yourself in her shoes, obviously, it is worrisome and a big disappointment on her side and a big shame on your side. People spend millions on medications to enhance their sexual performance. They use synthetic drugs that in the long run have residual effects on their health and at times their wards. What a life! One clandestine truth about life is that; nature has provided solutions to all sorts of hindrances in a man’s life. Medically, socially, economically anything you could think of, the solutions had been in existence far before the creation of man. There are ...

  Olamide posing with his Bentley Few days ago, YBNL boss Olamide bought himself a new car, a Bentley GT Continental. The car has now arrived in Lagos and in excitement, his brother, a popular DJ, DJ Enimoney took to Instagram to share a video of them cruising in the car. He wrote: ‘Bentley level  @baddosneh giving dem lowkey'

  Prophet Wale Olagunju The presiding Bishop of Divine Seed of God Chapel Ministries, Prophet Wale Olagunju, has reiterated his earlier prophesy that the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 presidential election. Prophet Olagunju revealed this during an interview with Sun News on Sunday, October 28. The cleric, who accurately predicted the return of notable APC members back to their former home, also noted that those who are yet to decamp will do so and “throw their full support for the man after God’s heart”. "Let me congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari for winning the ticket of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and let me also make it clear to him that he will lose to Atiku Abubakar. Let me also congratulate Atiku in advance because he will win the next presidential election come 2019. Let me say, as a matter of fact, that Buhari does not need an Alfa o...