Month: November 2015

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Pres. Buhari accuses the judiciary of blocking efforts to recover stolen assets

President Buhari who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the 2015 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference in Abuja, yesterday said he is disturbed that allegations of judicial corruption have become more frequent in the country. He accused corrupt lawyers and judges of blocking his efforts to recover stolen assets. He said: “Further on point of negative perception, there is both local and international dissatisfaction with the long delays in the trial process. In the past few years, this has become especially so for high-profile cases of corruption, especially wher

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‘Clock boy’ seeking $15 million in damages

Two months after “clock boy” Ahmed Mohamed made international headlines, new details of his controversial arrest emerged Monday in a letter his attorney has sent to school and city officials in Irving, Texas. As many as seven adults teamed up to interrogate the 14-year-old boy after a teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb and pressured him to sign a confession, according to the “letter of demand” from his lawyer warning of plans to file a $15 million suit. With all the gifts companies gave to him, the family is suing? #PromotePeace Ahmed’s September arrest, deeme

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Even dogs at govt house cost more than ₦18k to maintain- Ben Bruce says as he reacts to plans by govs to reduc e minimum wage

Ben Murray-Bruce has reacted to plans by some state governors to reduce the N18, 000 minimum wage being paid to civil servants. The Governors had last week said they were planning on reducing the minimum wage due to the downward turn of the economy and reduced Federal allocation. Sen. Ben Murray Bruce argues that the N18, 000 being paid is not even enough to maintain the dogs in the government house let alone human beings. See his tweets below (more…)

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Family believes Pope’s kiss helped shrink baby’s brain tumor

A baby's brain tumor, which cannot be operated on, reportedly reduced in size following a kiss on the head from the Pope, at least that's what the family thinks. Pope Francis kissed one-year-old Gianna in September, during a papal procession in Philadelphia, CBS Philadelphia reported. The girl's mother, Kristen Masciantonio, told the television station: 'She's getting better and stronger. She's blowing kisses. She's starting to point at things.' (more…)

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Girl posts disturbing allegations of rape & torture by late Abubakar Audu’s sons

When you all your secrets don't die with you... A girl with the twitter handle Sugarbelly took to social media to rejoice over the demise of Kogi APC governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu. While she was severely insulted for it, as she began to reveal her reason, many had a change of heart. The story has been verified yet! Also, many have said she is famed for starting up controversies on twitter. However,it's quite unbelievable that a girl would conjure such serious allegations of rape and torture.. Though there are a lot of unanswered questions. Eg Was the late one tim