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of Representatives over the alleged plot to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan. The warning was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday by Pastor Reuben Wilson, President of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, a body of former leaders of militant camps in the region, ThisDay reports. He said such move would be seen as a direct attack on the people of the region, stating that the legislators had no moral right to begin any impeachment moves against the president. The ex-warlords insisted that the House should not start impeachment proceedings against the president over the handling of the defection of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They sincerely advised the house to shelve any move to impeach the president and assured that they were prepared to resist such moves. The former warlord, Wilson, who said many Niger Delta people were strongly behind the president, promised that th

Gnoti, has been arrested as he tried to transfer missiles he purchased from the Sudanese army meant for Boko Haram terrorist in northeastern Nigeria. As Cameroonian investigative journalist, Bisong Etahoben, reports via Twitter, Mr. Gnoti was arrested on the Chadian-Sudan border with 19 SAM2 missiles. Reportedly, Mr. Gnoti, who claimed that President Idriss Déby gave him the funds to purchase the weapons, had waved a presidential pass issued to him by Mr. Deby’s office in order to get past border guards but was stopped and searched by the guards who found the deadly weapons on him. According to the Sahara Reporters, there has not been an official confirmation or denial either by the Chadian or the Nigerian authorities. The office of Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), the National Security Adviser in Nigeria also doesn’t respond. While an aide said Mr. Dasuki is traveling in Mexico. Mahamat Bichara Gnoti, regular visitor & close confidant of Idris Derby was Nov 17 arrested with 19 SAM2 mis

Abuja (AFP) - South Africa beat Sudan 2-1 on Saturday in their first match since the slaying of captain Senzo Meyiwa to reach the Africa Cup of Nations, where they were joined by Cameroon and Senegal. South Africa top Group A with 11 points from five matches, meaning they will now not be under pressure when they visit Nigeria on Wednesday. Ajax midfielder Thulani Serero scored his first international goal for South Africa in the 38th minute, when he slotted home a cut-back from inside the box to give Bafana Bafana the lead in Durban, the home city of Meyiwa. Tokelo Rantie then doubled the advantage in the 53rd minute, when he dribbled his way past his markers before stabbing home past the Sudan goalkeeper. Sudan pulled a goal back through Al Hilal forward Salah Ibrahim in the 77th minute from close range. Meyiwa, 27, the goalkeeper and captain of the South Africa team, was gunned down by an intruder at the home of his pop singer girlfriend south of Johannesburg on October 26. After Sat

Naturalist Paul Rosolie believes "you have to go head first." What he's referring to is shoving his head into the mouth of an anaconda, letting it swallow him, and filming the experience for a Discovery Channel special called Eaten Alive, News.com.au reports. According to the Discovery Channel's blurb on the show, which premieres Dec. 7, the 26-year-old will enter "the belly of an anaconda in a custom-built snake-proof suit"; he's shown in a preview video wearing it with an emergency line attached to his ankle, the Independent reports. ADVERTISEMENT Wildlife advocates are calling Rosolie's TV experiment cruel. "#EatenAlive is disgusting. Why put an animal under so much trauma? All for the wonder of live tv," says one miffed tweeter. But Rosolie, a wildlife filmmaker who works with anacondas in the Amazon, says his mission is to protect the creatures. "If u know me—I would never hurt a living thing. But you'll have to watch # Ea

One out of six people will suffer from a stroke in their lifetime. The attack cuts off vital blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which can kill two million brain cells in just 60 seconds. But despite this threat, few Americans know how to prevent and treat a stroke. ADVERTISEMENT Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor of FoxNews.com, recently sat down with cardiologist Mark Turco, the chief medical officer at Covidien Vascular Therapies to talk about stroke awareness. Turco teamed up with the World Stroke Organization and its global "Take 2…Tell 2" campaign to encourage people to take two minutes to learn the causes of, warning signs for and treatment for stroke— and then take two minutes to tell two people about what you’ve learned. This sharing of information is important, as stroke can affect anyone at any age. “Children can have strokes, people under 40 can have strokes, and one in 5 women have strokes, while 1 in 6 men can have strokes,” Turco said. Even though

The Kano State Government has declared today as a public holiday to enable eligible voters to obtain their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Dr Damburan Nuhu said INEC will begin the distribution of the PVCs in all the registration points across the state today. The statement also advised persons who had attained 18 years since the last exercise in 2011 to register during the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVRs) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC had announced that the distribution of permanent voter cards would commence in the state from Nov 7 to Nov. 9.

Twenty-one civilians were killed after Boko Haram fighters clashed with troops in the restive northeast of Nigeria, a local lawmaker has said. The fighting erupted at about 5:00 pm (2130 IST) on Wednesday in Malam Fatori, a commercial hub known for fishing and farming in the remote north of Borno state near the border with Niger. "Boko Haram tried to attack Malam Fatori... But they met stiff resistance from the Multi-National Joint Task Force who initially repelled the attack after prolonged fighting," said senator Maina Maaji Lawan. "They pushed back the insurgents and people in the town and the soldiers thought it was over but the insurgents mobilised more men and weapons including an APC (armoured personnel carrier) and launched a renewed attack. "They overpowered the soldiers who were forced to flee. The insurgents went into the town shooting indiscriminately. They killed 21 people." Local residents put the civilian death toll at 16 and claimed that do

An astounding video, uploaded to YouTube on Oct. 19, seems to show a "lion's den" on Mars , complete with cubs, watched over by wary adults looking straight into the camera of the NASA Curiosity rover. It's either the real thing, or the strangest case of pareidolia ever discovered. Either way, the amazing video gives even the hardest skeptic pause, despite the overwhelming evidence that any form of life on  Mars  is impossible. A video claims to show evidence of a lion's den on Mars Natures Lullaby @YouTube The author of the video, a woman using the name Nature's Lullaby, begins with a mini tutorial for navigating the raw feed website NASA manages, posting thousands of images taken by the rover for more than a year. The photos are then minutely scrutinized by a cadre of  UFO  and alien hunters looking to find the first, indisputable evidence of life off the Earth. As the author scrolls down the page, she chooses one recent day of images and opens up t

BY CHANNELS TELEVISION   .    OCT 18, 2014 A meeting of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has held in Kaduna, north west Nigeria. Among those in attendance at the meeting were the three foremost aspirants vying for the presidential ticket of the party in next year’s election. They are former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso. It was gathered that the discussions centered on how to reach a consensus on which of the major aspirants the party would present as its flag bearer for the presidential election in 2015. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was the first aspirant to declare his intention to run for President, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), come 2015. Atiku, who made his intentions known during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, September 24, espoused his passion for education and youth development, h

One of Nigeria's representative at the ongoing Big Brother Africa reality TV show came close to getting into a fisticuffs with fellow housemate Sheillah during an argument in the kitchen. Both Lilian and Sheillah were glaringly confident about their sex appeal and openly declared they were the best in the bedroom when it came to certain male-pleasing routines and even went as far as trying to drag Luis into the argument, but he remained tight-lipped about the quarrel. Another dispute erupted between Permithias and Samantha, when he insisted he always had her back while she completely disagreed with his submission. It was short-lived, however, and before long, Permithias was happily strumming away on his guitar again, and the two were seen sharing a laugh. Nigeria's male representative, Tayo, usually right in the middle of any fight, was seen relaxing with Esther, Frankie and Macky2 outside, having dinner. Tayo appears to have calmed down a lot since his blow-up with JJ, reflect

DAKAR/NEW YORK  (Reuters) - The first casualty of a possible U.S. ban on travel to and from Ebola-stricken West African nations could be Washington's ties with the region and, to a lesser degree, travel and resources businesses exposed to it. The White House said on Friday that such a ban advocated by many lawmakers was an option but was not being considered now. Lawmakers and medical experts are debating how much good or harm a ban could do and what was the best way to prevent Ebola's spread at home. Such a move would make things worse for the nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea battling the outbreak, Liberia’s Information Minister Lewis Brown told Reuters. "We feel an international travel ban would be absolutely the wrong message to send to the people of West Africa." In practical terms, cutting off medical professionals and other experts from entering the United States could be "disastrous," Brown said. It would also be a setb

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet says  his side's 8-0 defeat at Southampton  is his "most embarrassing" moment in football. The Black Cats suffered their heaviest ever Premier League loss at St Mary's and their biggest defeat in 32 years to leave Poyet critical of his players. "It's the most embarrassing time I've had on a football pitch. I cannot watch it again," Poyet said. "I learned a lot about the players - the bad side as some gave up and I know who they are for the future." Southampton boss Ronald Koeman felt his side's 8-0 win over Sunderland was "not a normal result" Poyet, 46, says he may encourage his players to watch a recording of the game again, and expects a reaction from them in their next game against Arsenal on 25 October. "Maybe the players will watch it. Maybe it will be good therapy for them to watch themselves," added the Uruguayan. "It's going to be a difficult week. The p

The dust and the drama has finally dissipated, and as is characteristic of life, things have returned to their normal chaos or blissfulness, depending on your favorite newspaper.  The truth, however, is that we cannot just forget what happened. Sure, the LIBers are back to commenting on Linda Ikeji's blog, and there has been mention of Linda becoming more 'professional in the way she 'harvests' content, but that doesn't simply obliterate the events of a few weeks ago.  This is a review, if you will, of a review. A summary of what Kunle Omolofe wrote on Premium Times about the whole elaborately played-out story that was the shutdown of Linda Ikeji Blog. According to Mr. Olomofe, Linda Ikeji's blog palaver was no disaster, and it was, in fact, actually planned. As he writes... "Add to that , scandalous claims, and back and forth write ups attacking and defending the subject of this sudden take down, and you have what we in the business of Internet marketing a

After pissing off Nigeria’s president — Goodluck Jonathan that he’s worth about 100 million dollars, Richest Lifestyle might have provoked his wife this time. The site that is dedicated to the lifestyle of celebrities and rich and famous people around the globe, has released the list of the top 10 most beautiful first ladies in Africa. Probably taking a cue from her husband’s recent aversion to being included on lists, Dame Patience Jonathan‘s name is not on the list. The list named Princess Lalla Salma, married to the King of Morocco, Mohammed the VI as the most beautiful first lady in Africa, ahead of nine others. Check full list below: – 1) Princess Lalla Salma,  Morocco 2) Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, Gabon 3) Chantal Biya, Cameroon 4) Hinda Deby Itno, Chad 5) Zeinab Suma Jammel (Gambia) 6) Queen Inkhosikati LaMbikiza (Swaziland) 7) Ana Paula dos Santos (Angola) 8) Olive Lembe di Sita Kabila (Democratic Republic of Congo) 9) Dominique Fol

THOUGH NIGERIA may call it a breakthrough as it enters a swap deal with the Boko Haram, there is no dearth of scepticism at the end of the day.  The news from Abuja is that the armed forces have been successful in negotiating an agreement with the militants and they hope the abducted schoolgirls will be released in near future. More than 200 Chibok girls are in the captivity of the militants for the last several months, and the state forces had not been able to penetrate into their rank and file to free them. The deal reportedly worked out through the good offices of Chad will also lead to a ceasefire of sorts. No details are available about the salient features of the understanding, and what geopolitical price Nigeria has agreed to pay. All said and done, it is no less than capitulation. In an era when Boko Haram and their like in the Middle East, such as the ISIS, are on the move openly challenging the writ of the state and dismantling its social edifice, such deals come to

Probably the most controversial soccer player of our time, Liverpool striker, Mario Balotelli has laughed off speculations of him having s*x before getting on the football pitch to do his job. Recently speaking with Sport Magazine, The former AC Milan striker, who is yet to find the net for his current club, said:  ‘Someone told me recently that I had apparently said that if I have s*x three or four hours before a game, it is working for me on the pitch. Trust me, if I am having s*x four hours before a game I am not able to play. I don’t think anyone could. It makes me laugh, but this is not me.’ Mario, who recently separated from his fiancée Fanny Neguesha in September 2014, also said he is bent on concentrating on improving his game on the pitch.  ‘I am only focused on football. I live out in the countryside, I am relaxed and I just hope the time that I’m going to score is coming soon. Then maybe they will concentrate more on football and not all the other bull****.’ Mario Bal

Dr Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, has urged his successor, Ayo Fayose, to carefully study the handing-over note given to his administration, which was inaugurated on Thursday before making “reckless” comments. Fayose had in his inaugural speech said that the debt profile of Ekiti State had risen to N84 billion, saying that none of the state’s accounts had more than N1 million balance. Reacting to the development on behalf of Fayemi, Commissioner for Information under the ex-governor’s rule, Mr Tayo Ekundayo explained that all credit facilities obtained by the Fayemi administration were documented and also made public. Ekundayo said Fayemi formally approached the capital market to obtain a N25 billion bond which he used in financing various landmark projects in the state, out of which N14 billion has been paid. “Fayose should study the handing-over note carefully before making unnecessary noise about the debt profile of Ekiti. I have heard him sayi

The Nigerian Army has arrested several soldiers fighting in the North Eastern part of the country for giving vital security information to members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram. The apprehended soldiers who were among the troops deployed to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states were said to have been responsible for the death of over 30 soldiers that were killed by Boko Haram in series of ambush after they gave the location, troops’ strategies and tactics to the sect members, Vanguard reports. Soldiers Standing Trial For Mutiny READ ALSO: Another 60 Soldiers To Be Arraigned For Mutiny However, most of the soldiers arrested for these unpatriotic acts serve as orderlies or aide-de-camps, ADCs to Commanders of Troops on the battle ground. The alleged informants among the soldiers gave the sect information on the deployment of soldiers from Maimalari Barracks in April this year to Boko Haram, a development that eventually led to the ambush and killing of so many soldiers serving under the

The Nigerian Army has arrested several soldiers fighting in the North Eastern part of the country for giving vital security information to members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram. The apprehended soldiers who were among the troops deployed to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states were said to have been responsible for the death of over 30 soldiers that were killed by Boko Haram in series of ambush after they gave the location, troops’ strategies and tactics to the sect members, Vanguard reports. Soldiers Standing Trial For Mutiny READ ALSO: Another 60 Soldiers To Be Arraigned For Mutiny However, most of the soldiers arrested for these unpatriotic acts serve as orderlies or aide-de-camps, ADCs to Commanders of Troops on the battle ground. The alleged informants among the soldiers gave the sect information on the deployment of soldiers from Maimalari Barracks in April this year to Boko Haram, a development that eventually led to the ambush and killing of so many soldiers serving under the