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‘I don’t know whether my 8 children are alive or dead’

In an interview with BBC, a woman at one of the IDP camps narrated how her husband and 8 children where abducted by Boko haram members. She says she doesn't know whether they are alive or dead. "I have eight children plus my husband. Boko Haram came at dawn. After spending about two weeks in the town, they took my husband and later my children too. They released him after two weeks but they also came back and took him away around 5pm. They also took my children away from their school. They took the rest from me here at home where I was hiding them. I don't know whether

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KCee Issues Used Recharge Cards To Fans

He started by giving out N1500 MTN recharge cards to his followers and fans on Instagram on Monday, January 4. But his reaching out went wrong by Tuesday, when he re-issued already used vouchers which unsuspecting followers loaded. Unfortunately those who tried to load the used ones got their line barred by MTN and in anger they came for KCee. See their reactions below: (more…)

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12 year old boy attacked by Fulani Herdsmen

So I saw this post on facebook by Dachung Bagos. It is really heartbreaking..... On my visit to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) I met this young chap Geofry from Robb in Barkin Ladi. Geofry is 12 years old, early last month he was ambushed and attacked around 4pm on his way home by suspected fulani herdsmen whom were hiding in the bush and came out to attack him. He was shot in the jaw and his upper lips / side of the eyes cut, he was left lifeless thinking he was dead. To cut the story short, so far, Geofry has gone through about two

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Olusegun Obasanjo is “the biggest Nigerian” and “the greatest African after Nelson Mandela”

Rashidi Ladoja, the ex-governor of Oyo state, has stated that a former president Olusegun Obasanjo is “the biggest Nigerian” and “the greatest African after Nelson Mandela”. Daily Post reports that the governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the last election in Oyo state expressed his opinion during an interaction with journalists at his Bodija residence in Ibadan. Although Ladoja was showering praises on the ex-president, he noted that Obasanjo is not his friend as they “cannot sit down together for one hour without fighting”. (more…)

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More Influential People To Be Arrested Soon- EFCC Chairman Says

HashTag Wi EFCC's acting chairman‎ Ibrahim Magu says that more influential Nigerians will soon be arrested as the war against corruption continues. Magu said this at a meeting with o  nline media practitioners in Abuja today "There are more influential Nigerians on the radar of the EFCC and in the coming weeks they will have their day in court and Nigerians will be be kept fully abreast of the results of the commission’s investigations,”‎he said