60 women reportedly abducted by Boko Haram in Adamawa state

There are reports that about 60 women were abducted by members of Boko Haram during fresh attacks at Waga Mangoro and Garta villages, both in Adamawa State this past Saturday October 18th.

Bomb blast kills 5 & injures several others at bus station in Bauchi

There was a bomb explosion at a bus station in Azare town in Bauchi state late last night, which killed at least five people and wounded at least 10 people. It was a suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of Boko Haram.

Nollywood Actress, Laide Bakare Delivers In New York

 Popular controversial Nollywood actress, Olaide Bakare, has been delivered of a baby boy.

The Nollywood-Yoruba genre thespian made the news of her new bundle of joy known via her Black Berry Messenger (BBM). The new baby came on Tuesday, at 4:30pm, New York time.

‘Why I want to be in Lagos Assembly’

He might be a political bigwig in the country but in his residence in Lagos, Mr. Jude Emeka Idimogu is a philan­thropist with a distinction, a humble man to a fault. He has decided to contest for Lagos State Assem­bly under the umbrella of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Oshodi- Isolo Constituency. He is from Imo State but has lived in Lagos for long, hence the decision for aspiring to be a legislator in the state. In this inter­view, he speaks on various issues. Excerpts:
What prompted your aspiration to run for Lagos State Assembly?

Constitution amendment: Why we endorsed LG autonomy –Ihedioha

Deputy Speaker of the House of Rep­resentatives, Eme­ka Ihedioha has said the National Assembly decided in favour of full ad­ministrative and financial autonomy for local govern­ment areas in the consti­tution amendment bill to shield them from abuse by state governments and to enhance devolution of pow­ers in the federation.

Akwa Ibom guber: I can’t step down for Udom Emmanuel –Ntekim

The immediate past at­torney general and commissioner for jus­tice in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ekpenyong Nte­kim, has said he will not step down for the former secre­tary to the state government (SSG), Mr. Udom Emmanuel, or any other gubernatorial aspirant in the state.

Glad tidings for tobacco firms, smokers

 …As Senate rules out total ban on tobacco products Two players drive the global to­bacco industry – the legal and the illegal players. While the former group comprised the registered corporate entities that have known ad­dresses, business structures and em­ployees, who pay the appropriate taxes and comply with laws of the different countries in which they operate, the latter group is unknown and cannot be regulated. Examples of the legal players in the country are the British American Tobacco Nigeria, International Tobacco Company, Ilorin, and Leaf Tobacco, Ka­duna.