INEC to Senate: You can’t dictate to us on re-run

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said that the Senate couldn’t dictate to them on when re-run elections will hold in Rivers and Anambra states.

The Senate had, on Wednesday, threatened to suspend sitting indefinitely if the electoral body did not conduct rerun elections in Rivers and Anambra states before December 10.

Speaking in Abuja at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room organised by Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), INEC National Commissioner, Prince Shoyebi said that the commission would not surrender its responsibility to any organisation.

Melania Trump campaigns for Husband in Philadelphia

Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, has made a rare appearance on the campaign trail, as both presidential candidates rallied in vital swing states in a last-minute search for votes.

Delivering a get-out-the-vote speech in the Philadelphia suburbs on Thursday, Melania Trump pledged to focus on combatting online bullying and serve as an advocate for women and children if her husband is elected to the White House.

Gernot Rohr says No automatic shirt for Akpeyi, others against Algeria

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has declared that the trio of Daniel Akpeyi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Dele Alampasu will fight for the No I shirt ahead the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Algeria slated for Uyo, Akwa Ibom State next weekend.

Speaking through the Team Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, yesterday, Rohr who is not happy over the absence of the Super Eagles first choice keeper, Carl Ikeme for the match, stated that the technical crew decided to bring in Akpeyi to avoid lapses in build up to the match.

Bale demands improvement from his Madrid teammates

Gareth Bale called on Real Madrid to improve at both ends of the pitch after their thrilling 3-3 Champions League draw at Legia Warsaw.

Bale’s marvellous long-range volley 57 seconds in saw him score the fastest Champions League goal in Real Madrid’s history in a contest played behind closed doors in the Polish capital.

He then set up Karim Benzema for Madrid’s second, but Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe halved the deficit before half-time and Miroslav Radovic equalised for Legia in the 58th minute.

Haiti | Voodoo Practitioners Perform Rituals To Appease Spirits (Disturbing Photos)

Voodoo believers in Haiti have been performing rituals to appease Gods as part of annual Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on the first two days of November during All Saints and All Souls Day and voodoo believers and devotees celebrate with candles, alcohol and food.

The festival sees families congregate to remember loved ones who have passed away by celebrating their death with face-painting, storytelling and food offerings. And in Haiti, the celebrations centre around honoring the Haitian voodoo spirits of Baron Samdi and Gede.

Ex-Banker Sentenced To 195 Years Imprisonment For Stealing N21Million (Photos)

Kano State High Court presided by Honourable Justice Dije Abdu Aboki has convicted and sentenced one Aliyu Suleiman to 195 years imprisonment.

The convict was arraigned by the EFCC on September 30, 2014, for allegedly stealing over N21, 000,000 (Twenty-one Million Naira only) from Albasu Microfinance Bank. Upon his arraignment, the convict pleaded not guilty to all the count charge brought against him by the EFCC.

Heartbroken Lady Laments, Shares Her Sorrowful Moments on Facebook (Photos)

A lady took her lament online after suffering a recent heartbreak from her boyfriend whom she said was using her . The young lady who appeared to have wept uncontrollably at that moment -posted these photos of herself and also revealed in her comments -what she had to pass through all because of the said guy. 

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Woman Risk Her Life, Goes Semi-clad Just For A "Joy Ride" (VIDEO)

A video clip has been posted on social media of an unidentified woman, who is believed to be from the US, slowly removing her clothes and clambering on top of a vehicle which was at top speed on a highway.

"Anyone Arrested Should Answer His Name"- Sultan Of Sokoto on Anti-Corruption War

Sa’ad Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto, has advised Nigerians to stop hiding behind religion, politics and tribal affiliations to perpetuate crime. Sultan, who is the president-general, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said this on Thursday in Sokoto while speaking at an international symposium on the Sokoto caliphate.

“People hide under politics to say or do certain things that are totally against the security of the state,” he said.

Kano State | Court Discharge All 5 Suspected Killers Of The Igbo Trader Accused Of Blasphemy

Kano Magistrates’ Court discharged all the five suspects, who allegedly killed a trader, Mrs. Bridget Agbahime, in Kano on June 2 over allegations of blasphemy

The suspects, Dauda Ahmed, Abdulmumeen Mustafa, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi were slammed with a four counts of inciting disturbance, culpable homicide, joint act and mischief. .

Troops subdue Boko Haram militants after shootout in Borno (Graphic Photos)

Troops of 8 Task Force Division Nigerian Army on a fighting patrol along Monguno-Brimari road, Borno State, today intercepted a group of Boko Haram terrorists suspected to be on a mission to loot logistics supplies in surrounding villages.

On sighting the patrol, the insurgents engaged the troops in a shootout that lasted for about fifteen minutes before they were overpowered by the superior fire power of the patrol. In the encounter, 2 insurgents were neutralized.

Heroic Pilot Who Avoided Fatal Plane Collision Gets Financial Reward (Photos)

The aircraft pilot who avoided a fatal collision between two planes at Shanghai Hongqiao airport has been rewarded 3 million yuan (440,000 USD) from China's Eastern Airlines. The incident occurred in early October when a traffic controller at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport gave two planes the wrong orders, resulting in them sharing a runway, one taking off, while another taxied into the airport.

Suspected Gang Leader says "Economic Recession Made Me Consider Armed Robbery"

A suspected leader of a car snatching syndicate in Aba, Abia State, identified as Ladislas Ukpabi, says he robbed to raise money to expand his poultry. He said the economic recession in the country and his dwindling poultry business made him to consider armed robbery as an option.

Ukpabi said, “I regret what I did. Our leaders should do something to help youths in the country so we can have jobs.

President Buhari to CAN: "I'll Treat All Nigerians Equally"

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will keep faith with the oath of office he swore, and treat all Nigerians equitably. Receiving the Executive Committee Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) from 19 Northern States and Abuja, at State House, Thursday, the President equally pledged to restore peace to all parts of the country, noting: “Restoring peace is top priority.

We will enable the law enforcement agencies to combat all forms of violent crimes, and ensure that our people live in peace.”

Cameroon To Build Largest Sports Complex In Africa

Cameroon is set to build its largest sports complex to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. The Japoma sports complex will hold a 50,000 seat stadium, a sports hall, an Olympic swimming pool, a handball court, gym, a large pool, two training courts, tennis courts, an annex of the national Football Academy, a shopping centre and landscaped areas according to the Cameroon Tribune.

A Turkish company will build the complex which is expected to cost around $143 billion with 75 percent of the project financed by the Turk Eximbank.

Gunmen Abduct Ekiti State Administrative Secretary Of INEC

Barrister Muslim Olujide Omoleke, the administrative secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State has been kidnapped... Mr. Omoleke was abducted on Thursday evening by armed hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers on the ever-busy Ilesha/Akure expressway.

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See what over speeding DID to this truck in Lagos (Photos)

A truck got stuck in a gutter due to over speeding. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA response unit rescued the truck and hauled it to a safe place.

Vigilante attacked man who allegedly raped a disabled woman (Photos)

A man accused of raping a disabled woman and an underage girl has been attacked by a vigilante gang when police arrived to arrest him. The officers were quickly overpowered by the lynch mob who turned up to steal the prisoner from them so they could dish out a swifter form of 'justice'.

The police had tracked him down to a derelict house, but locals found out and arrived at the same time.

How Police arrested Kogi's Notorious kidnapper and Serial killer

A suspected notorious kidnapper and serial killer alleged to have been terrorizing high profile citizens in the country, has been arrested. The suspect, Zakeri Yua Isiaka, is also alleged to be an armed robbery kingpin as well as a political thug responsible for series of death in the last general election, in Kogi and some states in the South-West.

His gang usually dressed in military camouflage during operations and were allegedly involved in the kidnap of high profile citizens, especially in Kogi State.

Check out this throwback photo of Sani Abacha's Daughter

Sagesse Gumsu, daughter of late military Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha, has shown that she's always been a "daddy's girl" as she shared a throwback photo of cool herself rocking his coat while on a trip to Beijing, the capital city of China in 1991 (25 years ago).

Sagesse Gumsu, who is currently based with her family in Cameroon captioned the throwback photo; #tbt 1991...Beijing.feeling cool ..wearing my father's blazer. 

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Man bites off his wife's Nose because she refused to give him cash (Graphic Photos)

An evil husband has bitten off his wife's nose after she refused to return home and agree to his dowry demands. Raj Kumari married Shiv Prasad two years ago but when the pair separated last year, Shiv, 23, continued to demand a luxury dowry from his wife's family.

He wanted them to pay him around £1,800 and buy him a motorbike. The 21-year-old woman moved out to live with her parents in Lakhimpur Kheri, in northern India, but Shiv continued to harass her.

Man proposes to his Lady in Public, What He got Next will SHOCK You (Photos)

A man totally embarrassed himself after trying to propose to his heartthrob in public. The love-struck gentleman got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend with a wreath of flowers. According to reports, the lady was very shocked and ran away in anger.

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Jeez! See the Dragon BBC Crew discovers in their Hotel Bathroom (Photos)

BBC cameraman Mark MacEwen, was shocked after finding a huge Komodo dragon, which was chilling in his hotel bathroom in Indonesia. Mr MacEwen was on the Indonesian island filming for a new nature documentary series, Planet Earth II, before returning home to meet the unwanted guest.

Choi! See what Garbage Collectors did to a man who parked in front of their office (Photos)

A Chinese resident, Mr Shang, got more than he bargained for after parking his SUV in front a restaurant to meet friends. He was shocked to find his car in the middle of a garbage pile -few hours later.  He said he parked his car by the roadside, without noticing that it was right outside of a trash collection station's entryway.

A cleaning worker nearby came and yelled at Shang after he returned to his car, as the worker explained angrily that his car was parked right on the driveway of the station and blocked garbage trucks that needed to enter to unload the trash.

Creepy! To experience her own funeral, this woman spends day lying in coffin (Photos)

A woman has fulfilled an astonishing 14-year dream of holding her own funeral, while still alive.

Vera Lucia da Silva, 44, arranged to carry out her bizarre wish to lie in a coffin all day while family and friends pretended she was dead. And she said it was 'the best day of her life'

The extraordinary ceremony, which was held on the Day of the Dead celebration in South America on Wednesday, November 2, took place at a funeral home in Camocim, a seaside resort in northeast Brazil.

EFCC, Boss Ibrahim Magu reveals that forces are plotting to tarnish his image

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has alleged that some forces not comfortable with his campaign to rescue the nation from the vice grip of corruption are plotting to ruin his reputation.

Magu in a statement on Thursday, November 3, through the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, said those behind the plot were already spreading campaigns of misinformation in the social media intended to impugn his integrity and set him against certain interests both within and outside of government, Premium Times reports.

Nigerian journalist writes on who the real Tukur Buratai is ...

A Nigerian journalist who simply goes by the name, Abdulkareem, and has some details of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, has revealed what he knows about the army chief.

Buratai had been accused of corruption with some Nigerians saying that he was being shielded by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. 

Abdulkareem was part of the team that followed Buratai to the core of the north-eastern part of the country ravaged by insurgents. Some states most affected in the region include Borno, Adamawa and Buratai, months ago, travelled to a village where he passed the night with soldiers.

Bill Clinton's niece endorses Trump, slams Hillary Clinton

Bill Clinton's niece, Macy Smit, isn't a fan of her Hillary Clinton's political ambition. Smit who is the only daughter of Bill Clinton‘s brother, Roger, revealed she will vote for Donald Trump come Nov. 8. Smit's father walked out on her mom when she was pregnant with her. In an interview with Radar Online, Smit said:

Man who collected R40,000 from Oscar Pistorius to erase his criminal conviction bags 4 years sentence

Tshifhiwa Radzhadzhi, the conman who promised to wipe off the criminal conviction of South African Paralympain, Oscar Pistorius for R40,000 has been sentenced to four years in prison.

According to SowParalympianuthorities reported that the 33-year-old who posed as a prosecutor was arrested in a sting operation on March 18, while receiving t33-yeary from Pistorius.

Semi-retired wrestler, Hulk Hogan accepts $31 Million settlement from Gawker

Semi-retired wrestler, Hulk Hogan accepts $31 Million settlement from Gawker

Hulk Hogan accepted a $31 million settlement from Gawker. "As with any negotiation for resolution, all parties have agreed it is time to move on," David Houston, an attorney for the wrestler said in a statement. Denton issued a lengthy statement online acknowledging the settlement and calling it "unpalatable.

Recall, Hulk Hogan sued Gawker for $100 million back in 2012 and accused the website of invasion of privacy and after the website posted 101 seconds of a sex tape featuring the wrestling icon and his ex Heather Clem. Hulk asked them to take the video down but they refused.