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Photos: 18 people killed in an accident along Abuja-Lokoja road 18 people lost their lives in an accident which occurred along Abuja-Lokoja road in the early hours of today November 20. The Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Mr. Ogochukwu Ugboma, who confirmed the tragic news disclosed that sixteen men and two women died in the accident while others, including a female child, sustained injuries. Read More>>

Nigeria Police Force releases numbers you can call to report erring policemen If you feel any policeman passed their boundary, then you now have a number to call & report them. The numbers are also if you need the help of the police. Read their statement below... In furtherance to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase’s resolve to improve on the Force internal accountability mechanisms, enhance service delivery and make policing more transparent and community based, the following help lines; Provost Marshal - 09053872207, Control-Room - 09053872208, X-Squad - 09053872209  Read More >>

This guy's name will leave you laughing your head off A 23-year-old Melbourne cleaner of Vietnamese-Australian ancestry uploaded a snap of his passport and vented his frustration on Facebook after the social media giant terminated his account three times on the grounds that his name was 'false and misleading.' His name? Phuck Dat Bich. Yes, you read right! Read more »

Fans pay tribute to victims of Paris attacks as domestic football returns in France while Bundesliga teams remember the dead and Bernebeu steps up security ahead of Real Madrid vs Barcelona France's Ligue 1 resumed amid heightened security on Friday night as Nice took on Lyon, a week on from the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 129 people. Action in the French top flight made its return at the Allianz Riviera - one of the stadiums set to host games at next summer's European Championship - as fans held candles before kick-off in memory of those who died and a minute's silence was observed (main image). Fans were searched on entering the stadium (bottom left and right) while across Europe, Hamburg flew a French flag ahead of their game with Borussia Dortmund and security at the Bernebeu brought in sniffer dogs ahead of Real Madrid vs Barcelona tomorrow.  Read More>>

'This is for Paris': Russian pilots write messages of support for terror victims on their bombs before launching latest air raids and cruise missile strikes against ISIS Pilots and ground crew wrote 'For Paris' on bombs destined for Syria. Moscow fired 18 missiles from its ships in the Caspian Sea at seven targets in Syria, including in Raqa, Idlib and Aleppo provinces. President Putin was told a strike at one target killed 'more than 600 fighters', however, it was not specified when the strike took place. Moscow stepped up its strikes in Syria with long-distance bombers after confirming for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb downed a Russian airliner in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board.

  “I am very scared” - Siasia disappointed at Bayelsa response to mother’s kidnap             The Nigeria U23 coach says not enough is being done to rescue his aged parent from the hands of her abductors disappointed at Bayelsa response to mother’s kidnap Read More>>

Don’t Start A Battle You Can’t Finish, Workers Warn Governors Over Proposed Non Payment Of Minimum Wages  Imagine ! The battle has just begun and we are with the WORKERS on this.Or what do you think? Lol   According to Premium Times, Governors of the 36 states of the federation may face a major confrontation with Nigerian workers, following yesterday’s declaration that they would no longer be able to pay the N18,000 national minimum wage due to dwindling oil revenue. Read More >>>

Face-off: How Obiano mismanaged my N75bn savings —Obi   Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has reacted to Governor Willie Obiano’s recent allegation that the N75 billion savings handed over to him (Obiano) by Obi, in March 2014, were far less than the actual figure, accusing the current governor of distortion of facts and gross finan­cial mismanagement.   Read More>>

11-yr Old Marriage Crashes Over Facebook Adultery Facebook An Ado Ekiti Customary Court,  has dissolved an 11-year-old marriage over Facebook adultery. The marriage was between a businessman, Muyiwa Owolabi (42) and his wife, Tinuola (40) Read More>>

Suspicion Sparks Stampede at Kano Mosque A suspected terrorist triggered panic and stampede at a Friday mosque in Kano while the imam was delivering his sermon. Read More>>

Balaclava-clad French commando leader describes 'Hell on earth' inside the Bataclan and reveals elite unit had to ignore pleas of dying victims as they hunted the terrorists The commando leader who led the police assault on the Bataclan concert hall (inset bottom right, the aftermath of the massacre) following Friday's massacre in Paris has described the 'Hell on earth' his team found as they stormed the building. Jeremy (left, wearing a balaclava, stands next to the shield used by his elite unit during the raid), the captain of the commando team, spoke to NBC News on the condition that his last name was not used. Jeremy said his team had to ignore the desperate pleas of dying victims of the sickening mass murder as they hunted down the jihadis. The terrorists were hiding in a back room with 20 more hostages, but the elite unit were eventually able to get close enough to engage the ISIS jihadis, who blew themselves up ...

Update on Mali hotel siege: 3 killed, 80 hostages freed + pics from the scene of the incident 3 people including two Malians are said to have been killed in the hostage taking at Radisson Blu in Bamako, Mali this morning. Armed men stormed the hotel taking 170 people hostage. 80 of the hostages have so far been freed. Those freed include three Turkish Airlines staff, 12 Air France staff and Guinean singer Sekouba Bambino. More photos on the next page  Read More>>

Dangote not at the Mali Radisson Blu hotel attacked by gunmen There were rumours that Al Jazeera reported that Aliko Dangote was at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali when it was attacked by gunmen. Dangote just took to his twitter handle to refute the claims that he is among the 170 hostages. He was in Mali yesterday but has since returned to Nigeria.. Read more »

BREAKING NEWS: Jihadist gunmen screaming 'Allahu Akbar' launch grenade and shooting rampage in hotel in Mali and take 170 hostages before freeing a handful who could recite the Koran  Armed jihadists have gone on a deadly shooting rampage and taken 170 hostages at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali. Heavy automatic weapons fire has been heard on the seventh floor of the 190-room hotel (pictured bottom left), where it is thought three militants have taken 140 guests and 30 members of staff hostage. Witnesses described hearing at least one explosion coming from the hotel, which is frequently used by Air France crew. The US embassy in Bamako has urged embassy staff to seek cover from the attack, tweeting that all Americans in Mali should 'shelter in place'.   Read More>>

Jonathan, symbol of democracy in Africa – Ex-US President Former United States President Jimmy Carter has poured encomiums on Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan. The 39th US President described Jonathan as a symbol of democracy on the African continent.      Read More >>

‘Delay in 2016 budget shows Buhari is unprepared’ The Executive Director of the Centre for Social Justice, CSJ, Mr. Eze Onyekpere, says the failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to present the 2016 Budget proposals to the National Assembly, one and a half months to the end of the current Fiscal Year is a demonstration of its unpreparedness for governance. Read More>>

We can no longer pay N18,000 minimum wage – GOVs   THE 36 state governors have said that they can no longer pay the N18,000 minimum wage that was signed into law in March 2011 by former President Goodluck Jonathan, owing to the poor state of the economy. Organised labour in its immediate reaction, however, kicked against the governors’ stance, saying workers are ready to shut down the country, if the governors push them into it. Read More >>

EXCLUSIVE: At least 105 Nigerian soldiers missing after fierce gun battle with Boko Haram   At least 105 soldiers of the 157 Battalion, including their commanding officer, are feared missing after they came under intense attack from Boko Haram insurgents at Gudunbali, Borno State, on Wednesday, military sources have told our sources   Read More>>

Fugitive jihadist Salah Abdesalam may be using disguise to evade authorities French Police are circulating this image which they believe is the only surviving Paris terror attack suspect, Salah Abdesalam. Spanish media say detectives think Salah Abdesalam, 26, is disguising himself in a wig and glasses as he evades capture. Police believe he was in the same flat in which master mind Abaaoud was killed but managed to evade capture. He was the one who hired the black VW Polo used by the terrorists on Friday. It's being claimed that he's also fleeing ISIS commanders who are angry that he backed out of suicide attack. He didn' t fulfill his role as the 8th suicide bomber. Read more »

Acting EFCC Chairman orders arrest of agency's directors for allegedly leaking information of the agency to online media In a bid to sanitize the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the acting chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu, has ordered the arrest of some of the agency's management staff who allegedly leak information about the operations of the agency to online media. A source within the agency who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The Nation; "The no-nonsense acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has commenced a massive clean-up of the agency with the arrest of some officers. Read more »

I did not award any $2 billion arms procurement contract - Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims by former NSA Sambo Dasuki that he awarded a $2 billion arms procurement contract while he was in office. Jonathan stated his position on the controversy surrounding arms procurement investigative panel, while speaking at a forum in Washington DC, yesterday November 19th “ I did not award any $2 billion contract for procurement of weapons. Where did the money come from?” he said Read more »

Obama places $5 million bounty on head of key ISIS terrorist in charge of drafting recruits from the US and Europe  Tirad al-Jarba, better known as Abu-Muhammad al-Shimali is a senior leader of the terrorist group Islamic State, and heads the moving of foreign fighters into Syria and processing the group’s new recruits there A multi-million dollar bounty has been placed on the head of a key Islamic State terrorist in charge of mobilizing foreign fighters in Syria. Barack Obama’s administration announced last night that it was offering a reward of up to $5m (£3.3m) for information leading to the location or identification of Tirad al-Jarba, better known as Abu-Muhammad al-Shimali.   Read More

EXCLUSIVE 'I would rather lose my own life than let someone else die alone': Heroine waitress relives terror of Paris café attack and reveals why she risked her own life to comfort victims  Jasmine El Youssi (left and centre), 20, risked her safety to comfort an injured woman as an Islamic State gunman fired 30 bullets into the restaurant where she was working. She later cradled the dying after bravely going outside to try to help those cut down in the shootings. 'I would have preferred I die, than let them die,' she said. 'I know how it feels to be alone and I just couldn't live with myself knowing that I hadn't tried to help them. I didn't want the people who had been shot to think they had been abandoned.' In exclusive footage obtained by the Daily Mail that has been viewed by millions around the world, Miss Youssi can be seen hiding under the bar and wrapping her arms around the bleeding victim (top right) while th...