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A female corps members recently had a not very pleasant encounter with a female police officer in Lagos. Read excerpts from her story to BN below: �On the 8th of October 2014 I got assaulted by a Policewoman. This is what happened. On my way home from Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Lagos ...

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating women’s rights to receive an education in her country, has just been announced as the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Malala won along with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children’s rights activist. The two were named ...

Richestlifestyle.com has removed President Jonathan’s name as the 6th richest President in Africa from their top 10 richest African presidents list after a State House press release was issued yesterday, that the news website issue an apology for passing a wrong information or be ready to face a lawsuit.

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was on Wednesday decorated as �Mother Theresa of Today’’ by the Ladies of St. Mulumba (LSM) of the Catholic Church of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jonathan was decorated because of the humanitarian works done through her pet project, the ...

Texas Health Resources spokesman Wendell Watson said in a statement. “It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am,” “We have offered the family our support and condolences at this difficult time.” �Duncan, 42, ...

Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati just released this statement: We have noted with consternation the listing of President� Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by a website � RichestLifestyle.com – as the sixth richest African President with an estimated net worth of $100 Million U.S. Dollars.� The Presidency condemns the totally unwarranted inclusion of ...

The consumption of animal hides and skin known locally as �ponmo” is Dangerous to Health. The Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Leather Science and Technology (NILEST), Zaria, Isuwa Adamu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) According to him, scientifically, ponmo does not have any nutritional ...

Africa’s Richest Presidents list has been released by richestlifestyle.com .They listed President Jonathan at No 6 ….. See list below: 9) Robert Mugabe � Net Worth: $10 Million Country: Zimbabwe, Years in Power: 26 8) Idriss Deby � Net Worth: $50 Million Country: Chad, Years in Power: 23 6) King ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is hoping to announce later on this week that Nigeria and Senegal are free of Ebola after 42 days with no infections. The 42 days is the standard period for declaring an outbreak over, twice the maximum 21-day incubation period of the virus. � According ...

The acting governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar, has declared his ailing boss, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai missing. Umar, who made this shocking disclosure yesterday in Jalingo during a media chat with journalists, said that he had not set his eyes on his boss, Governor Suntai, since he was flown ...

A 4-year-old boy, Omonigho Abraham is currently battling for his life at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, after his scalp was eaten by two dogs. And according to Punch, the dogs had chewed the skin and exposed the victim’s skull during the attack which happened on Thursday on ...

South African authorities have confiscated yet another US$5.7 million arms money from Nigeria. And this is happening nearly three weeks after seizing $9.3 million in cash transported by two Nigerians and an Israeli for arms purchase. A transaction that the news�sparked outrage in Nigeria after it emerged the private jet ...

A� twitter user by the name @mrayedee informed his followers a few days ago that Nigeria’s top� blogger Linda Ikeji Blo had infringed on his intellectual property by taking stories/pictures from his Twitter timeline without permission and/or credit to him as the owner of the copyrighted materials. He disclosed that ...

The Lagos State Government has said the coroner it inaugurated to probe the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All of Nations will commence sitting on October 13, 2014. This was contained in a statement released by the Lagos State Ministry of ...

The face-off between the Founder of Believers Love World (aka Christ Embassy) Chris Oyakhilome, and his wife, Anita, has taken a new dimension! Mr. Oyakhilome is no longer�a trustee of�the United Kingdom’s branch of the church. With Mr. Oyakhilome’s removal, his wife, Anita, now presides over a seven-man Board of ...

A woman, Eunice Ugwuozor, has been stabbed to death by her son, Uchechukwu, in Enugu. And according to reports, the�unsavory incident took place in Ubiekpo Abor community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, on October 2, 2014. A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, ...

There are about 177 private jets in Nigeria currently, with Dangote and Oyedepo owning the highest number…four each. Out of the 177 PJ’s in Nigeria, four of them are owned by women. According to unconfirmed reports, these are the four women who own private jets in Nigeria… 1. Billionaire businesswoman ...

On Sunday September 28th he sent a message to his church members, prophet T.B Joshua said he saw the Friday 12th church building collapse happen in a vision. Full message: Good morning church and viewers all over the world. I want to thank you for your prayer and your love ...

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism have arrested a self-confessed politician, Wahab Junaid, for vandalising a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline in the Obafemi/ Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The officer-in-charge of the task force, ACP Friday Ibadin, said Junaid, aka Doctor, ...

Eight years after he returned N18 million forgotten in his car by passengers, Taxi Driver and father of six, Mr. Imeh Usuah,received the national honour as a Member of the Federal Republic,he was also given plots of land in Abuja. That one single act of honesty has changed his life ...