Dear dpg , I seriously think that you people should turn your radar to the UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI. The kind of injustice, malpractice and corruption going on in that school is unprecedented.  The latest one is the battle for the VC's office, Since the present VC Prof. Emmanuel Kucha will be leaving by November. He has left the school damaged without recognition. I wish you can visit or talk to any of your sources in makurdi.  Anyway, more than 11 people contested for the position, as at the day before yesterday, they were reduced to 9, who went in for the final rounds of vetting and interview yesterday. The outcome was released and the favorite candidate came first. That was the news yesterday, but this morning (today) the result have changed, due to external politically corrupt individuals who call themselves stakeholders in the state, who had never one day contributed to the success of the students or staff of that school.  To come and force a ...

The suspects   A 23-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Ndidi, has been apprehended by security operatives on Saturday in a church in Agbor, Delta state, few hours after he led a two-man gang to unleash terror at the Sunny Ojougboh area in Agbor.   According to a report by PoliticsNGR, the suspect who is a native of Ohunmere, said he is a Ghana returnee and was a bus driver in Ghana. He confessed that he delved into robbery so as to earn a daily living.      Speaking on why he did not go back to the driving profession, he said that it was the devil that made him not to venture into any meaningful business except crime.   He appealed that he should be pardoned as he will not steal again. He further confessed that one, Chuks Okpehoro, was his accomplice in the operation were about four handsets and other items were forcefully collected from their victims.     Meanwhile 23-year-old Chuks Okpehoro, on his part, said tha...

  Governor Ayodele Fayose   Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that he will dump the People’s Democratic Party if the Supreme Court ruling does not favour the Makarfi-led caretaker committee in the leadership face-off with Sherrif.   According to a media report by Channels TV, Fayose said this to newsmen on Tuesday while reacting to media reports that he had removed the name and logo of the PDP from his campaign office and mini signposts mounted on Ado and Ikere-Ekiti roads.   Fayose, however, stated that he remains a bona fide member of the PDP until the outcome of the court ruling.   Despite reconciliation efforts, the governor has stated several times that he does not recognise Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the party’s leader.   On February 17, a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had ruled that the caretaker committee headed by Senator Ahmed Makarfi was illegal and could not act on behalf of the PDP.   ...

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa   A report by  SaharaReporters  has revealed that Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was, on Tuesday, prevented from commissioning a road project in Sapele by thugs led by Mr. Monday Igbuya, the recently impeached Speaker of the state legislature.   Mr. Okowa, his deputy, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, and other top government functionaries were in the area to commission the road and inspect other projects as part of activities marking the second anniversary of his administration.   But Mr. Igbuya, leading a band of thugs, invaded the venue and chased away the governor and his entourage.    According to the report, the governor, his deputy, the newly elected Speaker of the House, Mr. Sheriff Oborevwori; his deputy, Mr. Friday Osanibi, and other dignitaries had taken their seats in readiness for the event when Mr. Igbuya arrived with his thugs to start a protest.   The governor had to be quickly mov...

Students and staff of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta are happy following the suspension of their VC   Staff and students of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) were elated following news that their embattled Vice chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole has been suspended by the Federal Government as a result of series of petitions bothering on alleged mal-administration and financial malpractices.   The staff openly fried akara (bean cake) in the field to celebrate the exit of the embattled VC. The students on their part had posters with very bad words describing and cursing the VC.     The symbolic activity of frying 'akara' in Yoruba culture is done to celebrate the passage of a dead one.   As at 11.00am the open grounds had both the Non-Academic union, the senior civil workers' arm of the university and the association of technologists ready to throw elaborate party after the new of the suspension bro...

Nigerian student was duped by a fake Hushpuppi account   A greedy Nigerian student who wanted to make quick money is crying and writhing in pain after he allegedly lost his tuition fee to a fake account belonging to Nigerian 'bigspender', Huspuppi.   The Nigerian man with the handle @rappertizer, who wanted to turn his 30k which was his tuition fee to N3million has taken to social media to warn many people before they are scammed like him.   See screenshot below:  

  Men of the Nigeria Police Force   Mr Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), said on Tuesday that policemen would soon be deployed to their communities of origin to enhance community policing.   The IGP told a security stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja that the bulk of the 150,000 policemen to be recruited over the next five years would serve in their respective communities.   Idris, who was represented by Shaibu Gambo, Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, said that the move was to take the police closer to the people.   He said that the police was faced with a shortage of manpower but promised more policemen and equipment for Kogi to further secure the people against rampaging armed robbers and kidnappers.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Zone 8 Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr Jibril Yakubu and the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, were...

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi   The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday, commended the immediate past administration of ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan for embarking on massive projects that have been beneficial to Nigerians, according to DailyPost.   While speaking at a Town Hall meeting in Abuja, the former Rivers State governor said his Ministry did not meet any comatose project on assumption of office.   Instead, he announced that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration continued the projects of the previous administration because  “We realised the impact of the recession.’’   Amaechi noted that the Kaduna-Abuja railway was nearly 80% completed by the Jonathan’s administration.   He said,  “In the ministry of transportation, we did not meet anything comatose. We met an attempt to bring back our rail services.   “The Kaduna-Abuja railway was nearly 80% completed which we commission...

*Photo used for illustrative purpose*   Azubuike Chinenye has narrated a touching story how a Females in Nigeria (FIN) member caused her husband's death because of her nagging and fighting attitude.   Acording to Chinenye, the woman's troublesome nature forced her husband to his early grave.   Chinenye wrote:   "So today I received double bad news. I am so down. I have been crying and begging God to remove this guilt. I will write about the particular one eating me up. "I met him some years ago. Such a nice man. Friendly. Free spirited. Quiet. And a good father. He came to me for advise about his marriage. He's far older than me and I respected him for meeting a small girl like me to advise him about his marriage. "He has been married for 9 years and in this 9yrs he doesn't know the meaning of peace. He hates polygamy and wants to raise his kids under one roof. His wife wasn't his first love. He visited his father and his f...

Chisom Okereke lost her life during childbirth   Chisom Okereke, the pretty young mother of two who died tragically on April 30th, 2017, while giving birth to her third child (who also died), has been laid to rest amid tears in Awka, Anambra state.   Family sources said Chisom was abandoned and left unattended to deal with labour pains and other pregnancy complications at the Magodo Specialist Hospital. The family had accused the hospital of causing the death of the woman as they ask for justice on her case.     She was said to have had two children at the same hospital before she went there to deliver the third which later turned out to be 'a great mistake.   The doctors were said to have neglected her during labour, deceived the husband to go prepare for blood transfusion just to cover up their tracks while he was away.   Here's how a Facebook user, Chukwudi Kalu, narrated the story on Facebook;  

File photo: Commercial bus in Lagos   Alamu Olusegun, a 44-year-old commercial driver, who allegedly assaulted one Kareem Suni, by beating him up, was on Tuesday, arraigned in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.   Olusegun, whose address was not given, is facing a charge of assault.   The prosecutor, Insp. Akpan Ikem, had told the court that the accused committed the offence at AP Bus Stop, Ibiye, Badagry.   He said the accused gave the complainant several fist-blows that caused him severe injuries, after a disagreement they had over money.   “There was an argument between the complainant and the accused, and the defendant started beating him mercilessly. It was onlookers that rescued the complainant,“  he said.   The prosecutor said that the accused was arrested by a policeman on duty at the bus stop where the incident occurred.   Ikem said the offence contravened Section 171 of the Criminal Law ...

Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and his wife, Mrs. Lara Oshiomhole   A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance and due diligence by the relevant security agencies.‎ ‎ The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau,‎ who presented the certificates of citizenship to the foreigners, charged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria.   Mrs Iara Oshiomhole, the wife of former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomole‎, who is from Cape Verde, is one of the recipients.   Dambazau in his remarks said that 335 applicants were approved by the Federal Executive Council in January, out of the over 500 foreigners that applied.   He explained that 245 of the foreigners approved were granted Citizenship by‎ Naturalisation while 90 were by Registration, mainly foreign women married to Nigerians.   “Let me say that application for the Citizensh...

  Bisola   Former Big Brother Naija housemates, Bisola and Tboss have graced social media pages with interesting photos that showcase their beauties.   Tboss is attractive, fair in complexion and represents the outside world while Bisola represents the typical African woman with her very dark and beautiful skin.   These pictures have sparked an online debate as netizens remain divided between both public figures.     See more photos of Bisola and Tboss below;     Tboss    

Tony Anenih loses wife, son   The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with former Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, on the death of his wife and son.   In a condolence message by Mr Dayo Adeyeye, National Publicity Secretary of the committee, on Tuesday in Abuja, said it was heart-breaking for a man to lose wife and son within short intervals.   Mrs Patricia Anenih passed on at 74 in London on April 16. Anenih’s son, Mr Eugene Anenih, died on Sunday at the age of 51. Both are yet to be buried.   According to the statement, the party identifies with Anenih’s agony at this trying period.   Adeyeye said,  “your wife’s untiring support in an extremely busy and action packed political career cannot be overemphasised. Her departure must have left you with so much sorrow”. “We believe in your capacity to overcome these painful losses. May the Lord grant you and ...

A female suicide bomber (File photo)   The Police Command in Borno on Tuesday confirmed the killing of five persons in a suicide bomb attack in Konduga Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, Mr Victor Isuku, made the confirmation in a statement in Maiduguri.   “Information received from Konduga has it that on Monday at about 2130 hrs, three Female suicide bombers detonated explosives strapped on their bodies at Shuwa settlement of Mandarari Ward Konduga , killing themselves and two others. “While six persons sustained injuries, Normalcy has been restored in the area,”  Isuku said   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the command had on May 13 confirmed a twin suicide attack that rocked the premises of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID).   According to the command’s Spokesman, Victor Isuku, three suicide bombers hurriedly detonated IEDs strapped to their bodies, killing themselves and a university securi...

Josh Webb killed his mother   Police in Oregon say a man entered a grocery store over the weekend while carrying the severed head of his mother before allegedly stabbing a cashier seven times.   According to Inside Edition, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year-old Josh Webb and charged him with murder and attempted murder after the horrific scene unfolded at the Estacada Thriftway outside Portland.   In a 911 call placed at about 2 p.m. Sunday, the caller reported a male had entered the store, soaked in blood and holding a knife and what looked like a human head.   Before the shock had a chance to register with witnesses, the scene somehow grew more terrifying as cops say the assailant stabbed a cashier multiple times with the bloody knife, according to KGW.    In a subsequent 911 call, a witness told the operator that employees had restrained the assailant and requested medical help for the victim.   Minut...

US President, Donald Trump   The New York Times has reported exclusively that US President Donald Trump sacked  the former FBI director James Comey after he refused to drop an investigation into the Russia ties of his sacked national security advisor Michael Flynn.   The report published on Tuesday, if proven, may serve as an impeachable ground against the Republican president, who keeps hopping from one controversy to the other.   The explosive report that was characteristically  denied by the Trump administration, the Times said Comey met the president in the White House on February 14, later summing up their discussion of Flynn in a memo.   The Times said the memo, read to the paper by one of the ousted FBI chief’s associates, depicts the president urging Comey to close down an investigation into Flynn’s Russian connections.   “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,”  the memo quotes T...

File photo used only for illustrative purpose   Prof. Gregory Erhabor, a consultant pulmonologist at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has said more than 10 million Nigerians are suffering from asthma.   Erhabor, who is also the managing director, Asthma and Chest Care Foundation, Ile-Ife, gave the figure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.   The expert, who disclosed that 500,000 patients died annually, globally, due to the disease, said Nigeria had not done much in research.   “In research, we are still not where we should be, but notwithstanding, we are able to understand the cause of asthma and how to control it.   “One of the challenges is that many people do not know how to prevent the ailment.   “This is why the foundation is trying to make the awareness for patients to know the symptoms of the disease and study them.   “The Asthma and Chest Care ...

The Ghanaian woman who was brutally murdered   An evil and heartless Ghanaian man has left many people terrified after he brutally butchered his fiancee with a knife for daring to break up with him.   Naami Sowah, a friend of the dead woman narrated that the man killed her after 'she told him they should break up.'   In a long Facebook page, Opanyin Khay Kutin who shared the graphic stories narrated the sad incident and wrote:   "Hmmmmm.....LADIES PLSS BECAREFUL ON WHO TO DATE.. HMMMMMM. "Ooooh sorry wai #OMG Maame Yaa ....I took it as a normal butchering from that heartless fiancée of yours when it happened 12pm yesterday in the afternoon and never believe which resulted your early death smh?    "Charlie it can happen to everyone so far as you are dating or in a relationship with a stupid partner who has no respect and careless for your living, please my humble advice to Facebook friends is just to stay positive and wait for...

One of the room raided   The gallant operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have carried out a raid on the farmland belonging to former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, in Kugwuru village, Karu in Nasarawa state.   According to an exclusive report by DailyPost, following a tip-off, the operatives of the anti-graft agency, broke into Badeh’s room, ransacked the ceiling of the farmhouse and even went into underground septic tanks in search of money they claimed he had hidden on the farm.     It was gathered that in the process of the raid, an operatives got stuck in the septic tank but was rescued by the former CDS’ domestic staff.   In a letter addressed to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, Counsel to Badeh, Akin Olujimi alleged that the operatives even threatened to shoot some of Badeh’s domestic staff if they refused to cooperate b...