Confusion In Abia As Court Stops Swearing-In Of Ogah

Dr Ogah (left, 1st Pic) collects Certificate of Return as Dr Ipkeazu (2nd pic) reacts to the development NAIJAGRAPHITTI MONTAGE

*Ogah Gets Certificate Of Return, Embattled Ikpeazu Declares Holiday

Thursday’s issuance of a Certificate of Return to Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja has complicated the dispute over the governorship seat of Abia State.

FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday As Public Holiday

Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.)

The Federal Government has declared July 5 and 6, 2016, as public holiday to mark the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.

FOR THE RECORD: Activists Want Monsanto’s GMO Field Trial Permits Overturned

Image source/credit: Organic Lifestyle Magazine

Nigerian civil society activists have called on the Federal Government to overturn the permits it granted for field trials of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country.

OPEC Oil Output Hits Record High In June On Nigerian Rebound — Reuters Survey

The biggest increase in June of 150,000 bpd came from Nigeria, where output had fallen to its lowest in more than 20 years due to militant attacks on oil facilities, due to repairs and a lack of major new attacks since mid-June.

OPEC's oil output has risen in June to its highest in recent history, a Reuters survey found on Thursday, as Nigeria's oil industry partially recovers from militant attacks and Iran and Gulf members boost supplies.

Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Kills 11 In Cameroon

A wounded woman is evacuated by rescuers in Mora, Cameroon, following suicide attacks in the border city of Kerawa, in January 2016

A suicide bombing by a Boko Haram jihadist has killed 11 people in northern Cameroon, a provincial governor said Thursday, warning civilians not to breach special security measures aimed at preventing such attacks.

Boko Haram, Niger Delta Militancy Stretching Army To Limits — Buratai

CoAS, Tukur Yusuf Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, said that the involvement of the army in operations to check insurgency, pipeline vandalism, cattle rustling, among others is stretching the force close to its limits.

Former Nigeria Minister, Ojo Maduekwe, Is Dead

Ojo Maduekwe

A former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a stalwart of the opposition Peoples Democratic Patty, PDP, Ojo Maduekwe, is dead.

30 Fake Universities Named & Shamed In China

There have been students who would spend years actually studying at dummy colleges, and often finding out only at graduation that they just threw away several years of their lives. © Stringer / Reuters

China is warning its students to steer clear of fake universities. An information website has published a list of 30 such institutions following the annual college entry exam in June. This is the sixth such list in existence.

West Africa Economies Losing Out To Illegal Fishing: Report

Illegal fishing off West Africa ©Jonathan Jacobsen (AFP)

"Catastrophic" levels of illegal fishing in West Africa are costing the region millions in lost revenue and hundreds of thousands of jobs, a development think tank said Wednesday.

Renowned Nigerian Writer And Literary Icon, Elechi Amadi, Dies At 82

One of Africa’s finest novelist, poet and dramatist Captain Elechi Amadi died Wednesday at the Good Heart hospital in Port Harcourt at the age of 82.

Health Minister Canvasses Exclusive Breastfeeding In Nigeria

Health Minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday canvassed support and promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Nigeria, saying it could improve children’s nutrition, health and economic development.

Nigeria’s Sovereignty Is Negotiable, Says Soyinka

Prof Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has lent his voice to the growing calls for the restructuring of the Nigerian federation, saying the sovereignty of the nation is negotiable.

Parents Told To Contact Doctors Amid Indonesia Vaccine Scandal

Parents may have to re-innoculate their children after police smash a criminal syndicate accused of selling fake vaccines for more than a decade to health clinics across Indonesia ©Ahmad (AFP)

Indonesian parents were being advised Wednesday to consult their doctors and consider re-innoculating their children as a massive counterfeit vaccine scandal sweeps the country.

Downturn No Excuse, FG Warns Privatized Assets’ Owners

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

The Federal Government has warned owners of all privatized assets that the economic downturn is not an excuse for default.

EXCLUSIVE: “Smelling The Roses”: TVCBC Honours Their Golden Couple

The celebrants, Revd and Mrs Gideon Bala Bagudu, at their Golden Jubilee Celebrations

It was a double-barreled affair on Sunday, June 26th, 2016 when the entire clergy and membership of The Victory Community Baptist Church (TVCBC) set a milestone and made a bit of ecclesiastical history when they banded together to honour their Pastor and his wife, Revd and Mrs Gideon Bala Bagudu, with a Golden Jubilee celebrations as they jointly celebrated their 50th birthday anniversaries which both fell in the month of June.

The event which held outside of the normal church service was organized as a surprise package for God’s servant and his wife.

War-Hit South Sudan Cancels Independence Celebrations

South Sudan Minister of Information Michael Makuei told reporters: "We need to spend the little that we have on other issues" than Independence Day celebrations ©Waakhe Simon Wudu (AFP)

The world's youngest nation, South Sudan, has cancelled its fifth independence celebrations as it struggles to end a civil war that has left thousands dead and ravaged the economy, the government said Tuesday.

Tompolo To Buhari: Learn From Yar’Adua… Don’t Fight Militants

Government Ekpemepulo aka Tompolo

Government Ekpemepulo, ex-militant leader better known as Tompolo, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to learn from the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua.

Why Nigerians Are Suffering — Buhari

President Buhari received Global CEO of Unilever, Mr. Paul Polman, Mr Yaw Nsarkoh, MD Unilever Nigeria and Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnayelugo Alfred Achebe, who is also the Chairman of Unilever Nigeria at the Statehouse Monday June 27.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigeria is paying dearly for incompetence in managing huge revenue that accrued from oil, particularly over the past decade, and for allowing the decay of critical infrastructure.

FG Moves To Tackle Malnutrition In Borno

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole

The Federal Government on Monday  directed the National Centre for Disease Control to  send  “a rapid emergency team” to Borno State  following the reports that about eight children might  die daily as a result of malnutrition in the state.

Lionel Messi Retires From International Football After Copa America Heartbreak

Messi must shoulder some of the blame for latest disappointment after missing the chance to give his side advantage in shoot-out

Lionel Messi has retired from international football after missing a penalty as Argentina lost a shoot-out to Chile in the Copa America final.

Liberians Eager To Welcome 'Sister' Michelle Obama

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia and her mother Marian Shields Robinson

First lady Michelle Obama, her mother and her daughters are arriving Monday afternoon in Liberia, where they will kick off an overseas trip promoting education for girls.

Power Firms Reel Under ₦44bn Military Debts

Image source: Daily Trust

The ₦44.5bn electricity debt owed by the military is weighing   on the activities of power distribution firms across the country.

Nigerian Participant In US Exchange Programme Drowns

The late John Paul Usman Image source: Auxiria Mwanza Facebook

A 24-year-old Nigerian participant at the ongoing United States of American exchange programme, the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship, John Paul Usman, died during the weekend.

Tyson Fury Can Lose World Titles If Doesn't Prove Himself Clear Of Doping

Tyson Fury celebrates winning the fight Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has denied using steroids after news emerged he was under investigation. Traces of a banned anabolic steroid were allegedly discovered in a sample taken before he won the world title from Wladimir Klitschko.

Back Peace Appeals With Action, IYC Tells Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Image credit: Philip Ojisua

The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, Ijaw Youth Council, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to back his appeals with action in making the Niger Delta militants halt hostilities by personally kick-starting the dialogue process with stakeholders in the region.

2-IN-1 STORY: Tension In Borno As Buhari Seeks Explanation On Malnourished, Dying IDPs; Boko Haram Victims Dying Of Starvation As Borno Officials Steal Relief Materials

Image credit: Médecins sans Frontières

There has been panic among Borno officials ahead of a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.

Nigerian Army Announces Rescue Of 5,000 Boko Haram Hostages

The Army has in the past year retaken most of the territory initially occupied by the insurgents whose activities have caused the death of over 20,000 people since 2009.

About 5,000 people were rescued from the Boko Haram by soldiers and members of the vigilante, Civilian JTF, the Nigerian Army has said.

Striking Health Workers ‘Hide’ Patients’ Files, Surgical Equipment

Some striking doctors

The ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has forced the suspension of major operations at the Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) as the striking workers have allegedly hidden patients’ files and surgical equipment.

Untold Story Of Senate Forgery Scandal

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu

*Major Sections on Elections Altered *7th Senate Never Amended Rule – Former Leader *It’s a Criminal Act – Police *We Are Innocent – Saraki, Ekweremadu

The 8th Senate led by Senate President Bukola Saraki is enmeshed in a protracted crisis that has divided the chamber since inauguration on June 9, 2015.