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A woman in Maiduguri, Borno State has recounted the story of how soldiers invaded her home, tried to rape her and killed her husband who came to her defence. In an interview with the  BBC , the unnamed woman reported that soldiers of the Nigerian Army had forced their way into her home in the state capital and immediately tried to rape her. When her husband tried to come to her rescue, he was savagely beaten before he was shot. The woman further told the BBC about how she was then dragged to an army checkpoint and dumped in a hole with her injured husband until the next morning when he was too weak to move. She was released the next day without her husband whose corpse was later dumped at their home. She narrated to the BBC,  "It was 11pm, we were all asleep in the house when a soldier broke down the door. He came straight for me and grabbed me. I was shouting 'I have a husband, I am married.' "When my husband came in, the soldiers just knocked him down.

An Abuja-based runs girl who made a nude video of herself while showing off N100,000 she got for her services in one night, has been slammed by many Nigerians who think she has completely lost it. Those who know the lady say her name is Aisha and she is reportedly a high profile prostitute who is very popular amongst politicians and top businessmen in the Federal Capital Territory. In the video, Aisha seems very proud of making that much in just one night, was ecstatic in the video, and is heard saying: "Hundred thousand, last night to this morning. Can I shout?" It seems she was very happy with her job which paid off handsomely but that did not go down well with Nigerians who descended heavily on her, with some calling her derogatory names. Read some of the comments by unhappy Nigerians: Chinyere Ndumadu: "Is this someone's daughter? My sister, you have sold your soul to the devil and he is surely making plans for your visit to hell." Maureen O

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that ailing former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, be flown abroad for medical treatment. The President gave the order on Friday, November 3, a statement by Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said. The Presidential spokesman said that the President approving Ekwueme's treatment abroad means that the cost of chartering an air ambulance for the journey and the cost of his treatment would be covered by the Federal Government. The statement reads, "President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country. "The approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former Vice-President. "The approval covers the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment. "President Buhari prays that God will grant the elder statesman speedy r

The Taraba Government said on Friday  that it achieved 100 per cent of its target in the 14 rounds of Polio immunisation conducted in the state in the last 18 months. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai, who disclosed this in Jalingo, at the flag-off of the November 2017 Round of Polio Immunisation Campaign, said the targeted population was reached. Vakkai attributed the success to the timely payment of the counterpart funds for the programme by the Gov. Darius Ishaku-led administration. The commissioner however noted that the campaign encountered challenges in October when some people rejected the vaccine, claiming that it contained monkey pox. “We had some difficulty in the field where some people rejected the polio vaccine claiming it had monkey pox virus." “However, it is good to inform you that we developed different counter measures during and after the campaign; God willing, we have dispelled the rumour." “It therefore becomes necessary to fur

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has cleared the air on the cause of his son's death. Tinubu's eldest son, Jide, 36, died in London on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, leaving behind a wife and three boys. In a statement issued on his behalf on Thursday, November 2, by Tunde Rahman, his media aide, Tinubu described the deceased as "highly intelligent person with a vibrant personality and a zest for life". Contrary to the speculations that Jide died of alcohol poisoning, the former Governor of Lagos State said his son died of cardiac arrest. Tinubu said, "Those who knew him could not help but like him. Yet, he was taken away by cardiac arrest when it seemed he had so much life to still live. "This is a reminder that we must live each day to its best as none of us knows when our last day shall be. "Mortality comes upon us all. We have no choice in that but we do have a choice whether we shall be good or bad, just

Notorious billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans,  has asked Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court to let him go home on bail. During the resumption of his kidnapping trial on Friday, November 3, 2017, Evans filed an application seeking to be released on bail and for his case to be given an accelerated hearing by the court. The lead prosecution counsel, Ms. Titilayo Shitta-Bay, described the bail application, seeking accelerated hearing filed alongside an application seeking to quash the charges as an attempt to frustrate the trial and asked the judge to dismiss it. During the last court hearing on October 19, Evans changed his initial plea of 'guilty' to 'not guilty' to the two-count charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. The suspect had initially entered a 'guilty' plea to the charges after he was arraigned, alongside five other accomplices, before the court on Wednesday, August 30. T

Senator Dino Melaye has raised an alarm on the ‘monumental fraud’ in the ministry of power, works and housing. Babatunde Fashola currently heads the ministry. Speaking on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, November 2, 2017, Senator Melaye accused the ministry of spending monies not appropriated in its budget. Melaye alleged that the execution of the ministry’s Fast Power initiative has been laced with corruption. “In line with anti-corruption posture of this chamber especially now that our cries and observation are yielding dividence as expressly manifested in the case of Babachir Lawal,” Melaye began. “Today I bring to the attention of this senate, a monumental fraud in the power sector. In July 2013, the FG raised N1 billion from a euro bond issue. From the proceed, the sum 350 million dollars was given to IBEX in 2014. This money is installmentally stolen. “As I speak to you, Mr President, sometime last year again, the ministry of power came up with a project they termed

Lekki Concession Company (LCC) has announced an increase in the toll tariff that vehicle owners will be charged at its toll plazas starting from Wednesday, November 8, 2017. In a notice handed out by the company, it disclosed that the toll tariff will be adjusted for both the Lekki-Epe Expressway and the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll plazas. According to the notice, the new rates at the Admiralty Circle Plaza means motorcycles are now expected to pay N100; salon cars and tricycles, N200; sport utility vehicles, N250; light trucks and 2-axle buses, N400; heavy duty trucks or buses with two or more heavy axles, N1000, and commercial danfo buses will pay N150. At the Link Bridge Plaza, motorcycles will pay N200; salon cars, N300; mini vans sports utility vehicles and light trucks, N400; and light trucks and 2-axle buses will pay N1000. The hike has caused a reaction on social media as many people have shown their dissatisfaction with the perceived injustice of the price increase. O

The Lagos State Government has directed Lekki Concession Company (LCC) to stop the proposed tariff hike on Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge. The state government said the public and critical stakeholders, who are the beneficiaries of such facilities, must be carried along before such decision is made. The Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, disclosed this in a Facebook statement posted late Friday, November 4, 2017. "The Lagos State government hereby informs the general public that the said tariff hike has now been put on hold as the necessary consultations with stakeholders are yet to be concluded", the post reads in part. LCC had announced an increase in the toll tariff which it said would take effect from Wednesday, November 8, 2017. According to a notice by the company, motorcycles are now expected to pay N100; salon cars and tricycles, N200; sport utility vehicles, N250; light trucks and 2-axle buses, N400; heavy duty