Current deplorable state of School Road in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt What a mess. The people in the area are calling on the government to do something about this road!
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Photos: Troops clear more Boko Haram camps, rescue 520 hostages Troops of newly inducted 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade, in conjunction with Army Headquarters Strike Group (AHQ SG) and the Armed Forces Special Forces (AFSF), cleared out Boko Haram remnants in Kala Balge general area on Tuesday, March 22nd. The team also rescued 520 hostages during the operation.
Presidential committee set up to probe contracts in Dasuki's office indicts 300 contractors, recovers N7bn According to a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Shehu Garba, a presidential committee set up to investigate contracts awarded in the Office of Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki from 2011-2015, have released their report in which they indicted 300 contractors and were able to recover N7 billion from some fraudulent contractors. Some of the contractors have been asked to refund N41 billion which they collected fraudulently. The committee also established that one of the indicted companies, Societe D’Equipment International was overpaid to the tune of 7.9 Million Euros and $7.09 Million. The report also stated that most of the contractors were overpaid while some were paid full payment and have not executed the projects for such payments. Read the statement below A committee set up to probe
Man Utd offers Zlatan Ibrahimovic £250k per week contract in £24m deal Manchester United is set to offer 34 year old Zlatan Ibrahimovic a mega £250k per week salary in order to tempt him to snub Chinese League, Arsenal and Chelsea interest. The Sweden and PSG player is at the prime of his career and has refused to sign a new deal with PSG. Man U officials have made him their prime target with his contract set to expire on the 1st of June, 2016. According to an exclusive report by DailyStar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic will choose Man U if Jose Mourinho becomes their coach as he has a wonderful relationship with the Portuguese tactician. See the full report below. 'The 34-year-old will be a free agent in June after failing to agree a new deal with Paris St-Germain. 'He is keen to end his career in the Premier League and it is understood United are willing to offer him a short-term deal worth £24m. United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward hopes to tempt Ibrahimovic with two
Nigerian Police Force is the institution with the highest number of lawyers-Shogunle Officer in Charge, Complaint Response Unit (CRU) of the Nigeria Police Force, Abayomi Shogunle stated this on twitter yesterday, March 24. Posting a photo of a female lawyer and police officer, he wrote: "Nigeria Police Force is the institution with the highest number of lawyers in Nigeria...over 500 lawyers"
Arsenal to reward Alex Iwobi with new contract that'll take his pay from £800 a week to £10k Arsene Wenger has instructed Arsenal football club to tie down Nigerian starlet Alex Iwobi to a new deal that will ensure his future at the club is settled amidst admiration from some top premier league clubs. Iwobi, who is Jay Jay Okocha's nephew, has had a blistering start since he joined the Arsenal first team and recently capped a brilliant performance against Barcelona in the champions league with a goal against Everton in the premier league. Which has lead his club to offer him a new deal that will see his pay increase from £800 per week to £10,000 per week with bonuses. Iwobi only signed a five-year deal in October, but his rapid progression and growth this season has pushed him into boss Arsene Wenger’s first team plans. He is currently with the Super Eagles of Nigeria and could play a massive role in today's AFCON qualifier against Egypt.
Photos: Passengers rush to board an over-booked Arik flight According to Okemini Otum who shared a video on his Instagram page, angry passengers who were billed to fly Arik Air into Lagos but were delayed for 6 hours due to an overbooked plane, rushed into the next Arik plane that arrived the airport and didn't care if it was their scheduled plane or not. See more photos of the angry passengers after the cut...
Nigeria's first car maker Innoson partners with Nigerian Airforce to help fight Boko Haram Innoson Motors and the Nigerian Air force (NAF) have signed a deal that will ensure the Nigerian company provide spare parts for jets conducting airstrikes against the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group. Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), part of the Innoson Group owned by billionaire, Innocent Chukwuma, started manufacturing commercial coaches in 2007, before launching it's first set of Made in Nigeria private cars, Nigeria's first indigenously made cars. "The ingenious effort by IVM is instrumental to the continued operation of the Alpha Jets," NAF spokesperson Ayodele Famuyiwa said of the deal. "IVM helped to save the day when help was not forthcoming from abroad." "The army came to our factories in many states," says Innoson spokesperson Cornel Osigwe. "They saw we had the capacity. The attention is providing a big boost for
Photo: Former House of Reps member, Kenneth Archibong, dies A former member of the House of Representatives, Kenneth Archibong, has died. Family sources say he died after a brief illness in Abuja on Tuesday March 22nd. Archibong represented Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency from 2011-2014. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.
Alex Badeh regains freedom after meeting his bail conditions Former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh regained his freedom last night after meeting his bail conditions. Badeh who is standing trial for the misappropriation of N1.1 billion meant for the Nigeria Airforce, was granted N2 billion bail and two sureties in the sum of N1bn each, by a Federal High Court on March 10th. He met all the conditions last night and is presently at his Abuja home.
15 year old suicide bomber detained in Cameroon says she's one of Chibok girls According to Reuters , a 15 year old female suicide bomber who was arrested with a bomb in Limani village, an area of northern Cameroon, today March 25th, says she is one of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in April 2014. The girl and another suicide bomber were reportedly apprehended by the villagers and handed over to the Cameroonian soldiers who interrogated them. "One of them indeed declared that she is one of the Chibok hostages. She is around 15. We are now verifying, because on the Nigerian side they have the names and photos of these girls," said local government administrator Raymond Roksdo. Two military sources who spoke anonymously, confirmed that the girl had claimed to have been one of the Chibok abductees. "We need a few days to be able to confirm this information. We have to debrief all the men who were present and interrogate the two girls before we can
Ifeanyi Ubah flies his team to Kaduna to cheer Super Eagles, promises $5,000 to beat Egypt The President of FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has thrown his weight behind the Super Eagles to demolish the Pharaohs of Egypt in the crucial 2017 Africa Nations Cup qualifier in Kaduna this evening. Dr Ubah, who flew the entire management and coaching crew of FC Ifeanyi Ubah arrived to Kaduna aboard the club’s private aircraft this morning to cheer the national team to victory, has pledged a reward of $5,000 to the team if they pick the maximum points against the North Africans. The business mogul and Publisher of The Authority newspapers, who expressed absolute confidence in the capability of the Eagles to beat the seven-time African champions, said that the FC Ifeanyi Ubah delegation was in Kaduna to lend their support to the Super Eagles and boost the morale of the national team to demolish their opponents. “We, at FC Ifeanyi Ubah are committed to the
FRSC officer killed by reckless driver in Abuja Lawal Nasir, a Commander at Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) shared the news on Facebook. The driver has been apprehended. What he wrote below: "One of FRSC Gallant Officers, Tony was knocked down by a lunatic driver while on official duty yesterday in fct Abuja n the officer passed on. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace" Amen!
Photos: DG of NYSC pays condolence visit to family of corps member who was killed during Rivers rerun The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Johnson Olawumi, has paid a condolence visit to the family of Samuel Okonta, a youth corper who was killed during the rerun election in Rivers state last Saturday. He also paid a condolence visit to Obi Akazue Gbemudu II, the paramount ruler of Illah town in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State where Samuel hails from. More photos after the cut.
These photos of Nigerian football fans in a 25,000-seat stadium are scary Nigeria hosted Egypt in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match on Friday and a lot of fans turned out to watch it live. So many in fact, that they crammed into every nook and cranny of the stadium. In ways that seem incredibly dangerous. The scenes look incredibly dangerous, but fortunately it looks like everyone made it out of the stadium safely. No casualty reported. James Fielden shared the photos on tweeter, someone made a comment as to why Nigerian princes couldn't afford a bigger stadium and the convo went South, lol. More photos and tweets after the cut...
