LADY SAVED BY A MYSTERY NURSE IN A RESTAURANT WHO JUST CANT BE TRACED

THE D'APPOLLONIOS AND DeSANTIS, 2ND RIGHT

A Phoenix family birthday celebration dinner at a Scottsdale restaurant last Saturday, December 5, nearly ended up as the opposite, a mourning party, if not for the presence of a complete stranger who turned out to be a nurse and like the good Samaritan, helped to save the day.

JOS LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL BOSS KIDNAPPED, DIES WITH ABDUCTORS IN CAR CRASH

PLATEAU STATE OF NIGERIA

Reports have it that Mr. Hosea Azi, the Chairman, Management Committee of Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State, who was allegedly kidnapped by unknown men two days after he was sworn-in by the state governor, Simon Lalong, has died in a motor accident.

NIGERIA'S U-23 FOOTBALL TEAM WINS 2015 U-23 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

COACH SAMSON SIASIA & VICTORIOUS TEAM

NIGERIAN SUPPORTERS

Nigeria’s U-23 national team (Dream Team VI) coached by Samson Siasia, on Saturday won the finals of the U-23 African Cup of Nations by defeating Algeria’s Les Fennecs 2-1 at the Leopold Stade Senghor Stadium in Dakar, capital of Senegal to become the African champions.

NIGERIAN CHURCH NAMED EFCC LIKE COUNTRY'S ANTIGRAFT AGENCY

Nigerians would never cease to surprise somebody. There is a church currently in Benin, Edo state sharing the same name with the popular anti-graft body, EFCC which has been heavily laughed at. Their logo is also similar to that of the anti-corruption agency.

AMERICA'S FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA RAPS IN NEW MUSICAL VIDEO WITH JAY PHARAOH

MICHELLE OBAMA AND JAY PHARAOH

Michelle Obama, America’s first lady recently appeared in a rap music video with Saturday Night Live's Jay Pharaoh. It definitely was for a good cause as Michelle in the track is dropping some serious lines about a very important cause to her heart: college!

FIREMEN PUT OFF FIRE ON WRONG PLANE IN CHINA

AIR CHINA AIRCRAFT

Fire fighters at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in China's Fujian province on Thursday accidentally hosed a Fuzhou Airlines jet with extinguishing foam instead of an Air China aircraft.

The firefighters mistakenly hosed the plane after the pilot of a Fuzhou Airlines aircraft informed the control tower that he had spotted sparks coming from an engine of a nearby Air China Boeing 737-800. The Fuzhou Airlines plane was also a Boeing 737-800.

CHINA EXECUTES STUDENT FOR MURDERING FELLOW STUDENT BY POISONING WATER DISPENSER

LIN SINHAO

China today, Friday, executed a Chinese medical student, Lin Sinhao, who killed his roommate at a prestigious Shanghai university through the poisoning of a drinking water dispenser, the official news agency, Xinhua reported.

A Shanghai court passed the death sentence on him for the murder of fellow student Huang Yang "out of spite" by introducing the toxic chemical N-Nitrosodimethylamine into a water dispenser in April 2013.

PRESIDENT BUHARI ATTENDS FUNERAL OF BENIN REPUBLIC'S LATE PRESIDENT MATHIEU KEREKOU (PICTURES)

LATE MATHIEU KEREKOU OF BENIN REPUBLIC

PRESIDENT BUHARI LAYS HIS WREATH

PRESIDENT BUHARI BEING WELCOMED

PRESIDENT BUHARI WITH OTHER PRESIDENTS

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday attended the burial of the late President Mathieu Kerekou, 82, of Benin Republic in Cotonou, where he said Kerekou would be long remembered and honoured as "a father of his nation and founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)".

BANGLADESH UNBANS FACEBOOK AFTER 22 DAYS CLOSURE

FACEBOOK

The government of Bangladesh has allowed the availability of Facebook within the country’s territory after a 22 days ban. Facebook’s operations resumed on Thursday, December 10. The authorities, however, say other social networks like Viber and WhatsApp remain blocked until after further consideration citing security reasons. Bangladesh’s Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim made the announcement at the Secretariat on Thursday afternoon.

ELECTION OF SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO, MINORITY LEADER OF NIGERIA'S SENATE UPHELD BY APPEAL COURT

SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO

The election of the Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio as the senator representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial district has been upheld by the Court of Appeal. The former two term governor of Akwa Ibom State in his reaction to the judgment twitted “my election has just been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Thank you Nigerians.” at about 12 noon today.

NTAGANZA, RWANDA GENOCIDE SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER BEING ON THE RUN FOR OVER 21 YEARS

FUGITIVE LADISLAS NTAGANZWA

The United Nations has reported the arrest of one of the most wanted fugitives sought after for atrocities connected with him in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He was arrested after being on the run for 21 years.

The fugitive, 53 year old Ladislas Ntaganzwa, was apprehended in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and would be transferred to Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) prosecutor informed the U.N. Security Council, to face trial on indictment for genocide and other serious violations of international law on human rights.

NIGERIA'S FORMER OIL MINISTER DIEZANI ALISON MADUEKE TO RETURN TO NIGERIA AS HEALTH WORSENS

MRS. DIEZANI ALISON MADUEKE

It is reported that the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison Madueke has asked her relatives to bring her back into Nigeria this Friday as her health condition seems to have grown worse last weekend.

Information has it that the Mrs. Alison Madueke has failed to respond to treatment since Thursday, leading to her decision to return to the country so as to seek alternative treatment for her cancer ailment, supposedly of a spiritual nature.

BAYELSADECIDES: ASARI DOKUBO GIVES FG 7-DAY ULTIMATUM, EX MILITANTS REGROUP

ALHAJI ASARI DOKUBO

The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, on Thursday, December 10, 2015 gave the Federal Government one week ultimatum within it should hands off alleged plan to rig the governorship election in Bayelsa State and install the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva, as winner.

PASTOR IN ABUJA ABSCONDS AFTER ALLEGEDLY CAUSING A MAN'S MANHOOD TO MALFUNCTION

NIGERIA POLICE

The Daily Trust newspapers reports that a pastor of an unnamed church in the Byazhin area of Kubwa, one of the satellite towns in Abuja, Nigeria is alleged to have been declared wanted by the police for the malfunctioning of the genital organ of a businessman who alleged that this started after he visited his church for prayers.

MALAWI PRISON MUSIC GROUP GET SURPRISE NOMINATION FOR 2016 GRAMMY AWARDS

ZOMBA INMATES BAND RECORDING WITH PRODUCER

This is really unexpected, a group of male and female inmates at Malawi's Zomba Prison have been nominated for Grammy Award in the United States. The nomination which was announced on Monday is in the World Music category, the nomination which came as a surprise, is the first time that musicians from the landlocked southern African country will be represented at the prestigious Grammy awards.

Presently, the group calls a crammed, dilapidating maximum-security prison home while their album was recorded with just basic music equipment. However, hopefully in February 2016, this group may achieve stardom in the music world.

THE NIGERIAN SENATE TAKES SECOND READING OF BILL ON COUNTERFEIT DRUGS

COUNTERFEIT DRUG SCOURGE

The Senate of Nigeria today, Thursday, took the second reading of the Act to Amend the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed foods (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act and other matters connected therewith sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi (Ekiti South Senatorial District).

Senator Biodun Olujimi led the debate and she spoke about the harmful effect of counterfeit and fake drugs and called on all the Senators to support the passing of the Bill into a law so as to stem the adverse effect on human lives and the economy.

NIGERIA EAGLES FORMER COACH STEPHEN KESHI LOSES WIFE

KESHI AND LATE WIFE

The former coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has lost his wife, Kate Keshi, she died after a protracted battle with cancer. Her husband and family confirmed this. Mrs. Keshi died on Wednesday night, in the United States of America after a three year fight with the disease. She was aged 54 years.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL WINS THE TIMES MAGAZINE PERSON OF THE YEAR 2015

CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL

The authoritative Times magazine has named the German Chancellor, Mrs. Angela Merkel, 61, as its Person of the Year for 2015.

The magazine based its  choice on her role in the different crisis that have plagued Europe in recent times, from migration to the handling of the Greek debt. The editor of the magazine, Nancy Gibbs said Chancellor Merkel had provided "steadfast moral leadership in a world where it is in short supply".

PICTURES OF FORMER DG, SEC ARUNMA OTEH'S VISIT TO NIGERIA'S VICE PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO

Success they say has many friends, so Arunma Oteh, OON, the immediate past Director-General of Nigeria’s Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, who after leaving that office was appointed the World Bank’s Vice President and Treasurer in July 2015, is presently in the country and guess what, she is again in favor at the right places.

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ASSURES THAT NIGERIA'S INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS WOULD RETURN HOME IN 2016

PRES. BUHARI AND DAVID MILIBAND

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari today, Wednesday gave assurance that the internally displaced persons (IDP) resulting from the Boko Haram insurgency would return to their home communities next year.

Speaking in Abuja with the former British Foreign Minister, Mr. David Miliband who led a delegation from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), President Buhari said that his administration will ensure the resettlement of over two million internally displaced persons in their towns and villages. He said the government would appreciate the support of the IRC and other local and international non-governmental organizations for the exercise.

NIGERIA'S U-23 FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR 2016 OLYMPICS AND FINAL OF U-23 AFRICAN CUP

NIGERIA'S U-23 TEAM

Nigeria’s U-23 football team coached by Samson Siasia have qualified for the football event at next year’s Olympics taking place at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after beating Senegal today, Wednesday by one goal. The goal against the host, Senegal also qualified Nigeria for the finals of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. The Nigerians played without the team captain, Azubuike Okechukwu who was on suspension for a second yellow card in last Saturday’s match against Algeria, also not featured was Stanley Dimgba but the team still won as assured by its coach.

SENATOR BEN MURRAY BRUCE ON NIGERIA'S MINIMUM WAGE AGAIN

SEN. BEN MURRAY BRUCE

The Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial district, Sen. Ben Murray Bruce has again spoken on the issue of the National Minimum Wage.

Commenting on his twitter handle, he called on the nation's leaders not only to expect the minimum wage earners to make sacrifices but also to be ready to make sacrifices of their own.

He called for the masses to unite and demand to know from the governors why they can't pay those on minimum wage but do not complain about those who earn the maximum wage. He noted that the best security a nation can have is a well paid workforce, just as he reminded the governors that they would need the masses to return to office at the end of their tenure. He also made an analysis on the current minimum wage of N18,000 was instituted when the dollar was exchanging for N140 but it is presently exchanging for N251.

RECTOR OF THE MARITIME ACADEMY OF NIGERIA PASSES AWAY

MR. JOSHUA OKPO

Reports have it that Mr. Joshua Okpo, the Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom state, yesterday Tuesday passed away in Abuja, Nigeria.

He was in Abuja, on official duty for the academy and he was to appear before members of the National Assembly on yesterday morning to answer questions on the budget of the academy.

NITEL BUILDING IN LAGOS, NIGERIA GUTTED BY FIRE AGAIN

NITEL LAGOS ON FIRE

The Nitel building on Marina street on the Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday experienced another fire incident.

NIGERIA'S VICE PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO AT THE CORONATION OF THE NEW OBA OF ILE-IFE

Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday led the delegation of the presidency to the presentation of the staff of office to the new Oba of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ojaja II by the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in a colourful event at Ile-Ife.

Other dignitaries at the occasion were the All Progressives Congress national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar III, the Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi and many more.

See some pictures of Prof Osinbajo at the ceremony.

SUSPECT JUMPS OFF COURT IN STOREY BUILDING IN LAGOS, NIGERIA IN FAILED BID TO ESCAPE LAW

COURT BUILDING

Proceedings were disturbed at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ court in Lagos, Nigeria, today Tuesday after a 22-year-old man, Tomiwa Bolaji, who was charged before the court decided to evade justice by jumping out of the storey building housing the court.

RE-APPREHENDED TOMIWA

The suspect, charged for allegedly stealing a generator set worth N25,000 belonging to Moses Udeze, reportedly beat the security guards at the court and made to escape through the adjoining street but was

WIFE AND CO-CONSPIRATOR REMANDED BY NIGERIAN COURT FOR KILLING HUSBAND

JUSTICE

Chief Magistrate Igho Braimoh of the Egor Chief Magistrate’s Court in Benin has remanded Adizat Owhe-Akere, 43, a house wife and Juliet Omozuefo, 23, in prison custody for allegedly killing one John Owhe-Akere, husband of the first accused by stabbing him.

NEW STUDIES SHOW THAT YOUR TOOTH DECAY SHOULD NOT NEED THAT DRILLING AND FILLING

TOOTH DECAY

New studies by the University of Sydney show that don't need a dental filling as there is another way to stop tooth decay.

Researchers from the university after‎ a seven-year study of 1,000 patients at 22 dental practices which compared those who received traditional "drill and fill" treatment with those who received a less aggressive preventive treatment using high concentration fluoride varnish and a restricted intake of sugary snacks and beverages between meals ‎found that the latter group's need for fillings dropped by 30 to 50 percent. As a result those at the highest risk, who would get as many as two fillings per year, the need for filling  reduced to 80 percent.

PROTESTS AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA BILL IN NIGERIA'S SENATE

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX ABUJA

This Tuesday morning, protesters gathered at the National Assembly complex in Abuja to express opposition to the ongoing deliberation on the Social Media Bill proposed by the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ibn Na'Allah.‎
The civil societies who are vehemently against the bill, have their members attending the protest in the complex.

NIGERIAN DESIGNER, DURO OLUWU AMONG THOSE DECORATING WHITE HOUSE FOR 2015 CHRISTMAS

DURO OLUWU

A Nigerian born, Duro Oluwu, a fashion designer is among those who decorated the white house for the 2015 Christmas celebration. Oluwu’s work is in the Vermeil room which is sometimes used as a sitting room and he decorated it with 2 eight foot Christmas trees draped with vintage fabrics, ribbons and encrusted tinsel. He was commissioned by Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States of America with other fashion designers like Carolina Herrera, Humberto Leon, Carol Lim and Kenzo to decorate the White House’s China Room, Vermeil Room and library for the holiday season.

PRESIDENCY DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE SOCIAL MEDIA BILL BEFORE THE NIGERIAN SENATE

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

The presidency yesterday informed Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is not behind the proposed Social Media Bill that is presently before the Senate which aims perceivably at stopping Nigerians from freely expressing themselves online in respect of political and public office holders.

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, said where the principle of the bill was inconsistent with the constitutional provision of free speech the President would not give his assent to make it a law as he had sworn to protect and uphold the dictates of the constitution and would not in any way go against it.

HAOWA BELLO MARKETS GOAT LEATHER HAND BAGS SUCCESSFULLY WORLDWIDE

HAOWA BELLO

Meet Haowa Bello, the Nigerian goat farmer and designer of accessories who believes in personal service delivery to her customers.

However, her personal service may not be able to extend to New York, London, Berlin and other fashion cities of the world where some of her goat skin leather ends up as bags under her Madame Coquette label.

PIX OF SEN. BEN BRUCE GIVING HALF OF HIS WARDROBE ALLOWANCE TO HIS COMMUNITY WIDOWS

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, (PDP) representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District fulfilled his promise to give half of his wardrobe allowance as senator to the widows of his Akasa community over the weekend. Sen. Bruce has been seen to be pro-people since his entry into the Senate, stating that he is in the Senate to create wealth for his people.

He had sometime ago come out to state his opposition to any plan to reduce the minimum wage paid in Nigeria, saying it was not adequate.

See the pictures of his presentation to the widows which also featured some entertainment.

PRESENTATION OF CASH

PRESIDENT BUHARI, OTHERS FOR PRESENTATION OF STAFF OF OFFICE TO NEW OBA OF ILE-IFE

OBA ADEYEYE OGUNWUSI

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, his vice, Yemi Osinbajo, the Senate president Bukola Saraki, House deputy Speaker, Hon. Lasun Yusuf and many state governors would today be at Ile-Ife, the cradle of Yorubaland for the presentation of staff of office to the newly installed Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 by the governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola.

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ARRIVES ABUJA FROM CHINA - AFRICA FORUM IN SOUTH AFRICA (PIX)

The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari this Sunday evening arrived Abuja from South Africa where he had been attending the China - Africa Summit held between President Jinping of China and various African heads of state. The summit dwelt on fashioning out means of cooperation between the countries for their mutual benefit with China pledging assistance in the economies of the African countries.

See pictures of President Buhari's arrival below.

PASSENGER STOPPED FROM OPENING LUFTHANSA PLANE DOOR DURING FLIGHT

GERMAN AIRLINER LUFTHANSA

A Jordanian born American today, Sunday attempted to open the cabin door of a Lufthansa plane midair over Europe but was stopped by members of a handball team, reports officials and witnesses.

MORGAN FREEMAN UNHURT AFTER PLANE'S FORCED LANDING

MORGAN FREEMAN (Photo: AP)

TUNICA, Mississippi — Morgan Freeman says he was aboard his plane when it had to make an unexpected landing in Mississippi, but nobody was injured.
Mayor Bill Luckett of Clarksdale, a longtime friend of the actor, confirms the plane made a controlled forced landing before dark Saturday. Freeman released a statement saying he was headed to Texas to shoot a segment for the series "The Story of God."

APC WINS KOGI STATE 2015 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

GOVERNOR ELECT YAHAYA BELLO

Mr. Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress has won the Kogi State gubernatorial election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and consequently been declared the governor-elect of Kogi State. This comes after yesterday’s conclusion of the governorship election declared inconclusive on November 22.

NIGERIAN MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY SCAMMED A WOMAN OF $150K ON FACEBOOK REFUSED BAIL

BEWARE!

Louise Hall, court reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald reports that a Nigerian, Chidoo​ Ohad​ Nukobam​, 24,  today, Sunday appeared before the Parramatta Bail Court on a charge of defrauding a woman he met on Facebook of the sum of $150,000. He was also formally refused bail even though he did not apply for it.