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Jul 21, 2017 1:00 PM A four (4) man Armed Kidnap syndicate who has been terrorizing Aba and its environs has been smashed by Detectives attached to Omoba Division on 19th July, 2017, at Ovungwu, Isiala-Ngwa South Local Government Area Abia State. The syndicate had on 18th July, 2017, in Osisioma Ngwa abducted one Onyemaechi Mbamaonyeukwu Ijeoma ‘m’, the Managing Director of Mba Hotels Aba in his ash colour Nissan Infinity Jeep with Reg. No. GWA 807 DH and held him hostage in an uncompleted building at Umuajuju Ovungwu, Isiala Ngwa South LGA while negotiating for ransom. On a tip off, the Detectives led by their DPO, swooped on the hoodlums’ den where the gang opened fire on sighting them. During a shootout, two of the Kidnappers later identified as Nwadibia and Monday were gunned down while others escaped with bullet wounds. The victim was rescued unhurt and one of the Detectives sustained some injuries. Items recovered include the victim’s Nissan Infinity...

The Pre colonial Nigerian society is considered to be a subject of a lot of researches. Even if Nigeria looks to be a united country, it experiences struggles from the inside. One of the reasons for this struggle is religion. Today we will try to find out the roots of religion for every major tribe in Nigeria. Continue reading to learn more! Hausa religion in pre colonial Nigeria Hausa is one of the predominant tribes in Nigeria. These days, they are mostly the representatives of the Islam religion. It`s interesting that Hausa is the least influenced by traditional religious beliefs. The reason for that is Islam. Muslims came to Hausaland in the 11th century. The Hausas accepted and supported the spread of Islam. Hausa received the Islamic religion from traders of Guinea, Mali, Borno and North Africa. Islam religion is part of what helped Hausa to be a dominant tribe in the West Africa. They created the Sokoto Caliphate, which even tried to fight against colonial powers in the 19...

Tekno has offered Wizkid an olive branch, but will the Star Boy accept it? Tekno joined millions of fans on social media to wish Wizkid a happy birthday, a move that came as a surprise to many people, especially because it has only been days since their bitter Twitter feud. “Happy birthday wizzy. Volume up,” said the Pana singer on his Twitter yesterday. Their feud started this July, after Wizkid clapped back at Davido for dissing him in Olamide’s song and Tekno, who felt left out in all the drama, decided to beef Wizkid. Wizkid fired back, calling him ‘duckface’. The tweets stirred up the music community, with many people slamming Tekno for buying himself beef that was never intended for him in the first place. And while everyone was talking, Tekno took to his Twitter to brand Wizkid an animal, before later backing down when Banky W called them to order. Now, Tekno sends Wizkid a Birthday shout out, apparently in a bid to make peace, and many peopl...

Tekno has offered Wizkid an olive branch, but will the Star Boy accept it? Tekno joined millions of fans on social media to wish Wizkid a happy birthday, a move that came as a surprise to many people, especially because it has only been days since their bitter Twitter feud. “Happy birthday wizzy. Volume up,” said the Pana singer on his Twitter yesterday. Their feud started this July, after Wizkid clapped back at Davido for dissing him in Olamide’s song and Tekno, who felt left out in all the drama, decided to beef Wizkid. Wizkid fired back, calling him ‘duckface’. The tweets stirred up the music community, with many people slamming Tekno for buying himself beef that was never intended for him in the first place. And while everyone was talking, Tekno took to his Twitter to brand Wizkid an animal, before later backing down when Banky W called them to order. Now, Tekno sends Wizkid a Birthday shout out, apparently in a bid to make peace, and many peopl...

Jul 21, 2017 5:08 AM Related Articles Reports have revealed that the 36 State Governors met behind closed doors, at Old Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, in Abuja, on Wednesday night. The meeting was presided over by the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Andulaziz Yari of Zamfara State, without the presence of Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. It was gathered that the meeting discussed Tuesday’s payments to the 36 States, as refund of “over-deductions on Paris Club, London Club Loans, and Multilateral debts, on the accounts of States and Local Governments (1995-2002).” The Governors in attendance included those of Taraba, Jigawa, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara, Edo, Kano, Sokoto, Enugu, Kogi, Ekiti, and Imo States. Those represented by their Deputies, were the Governors of Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Ondo, Borno, among others. The NGF members, are also expected to attend Thursday’s meeting of the National Economic Council, NEC, headed by Osinbajo.

Jul 20, 2017 10:40 AM In the United States, about two out of every three new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in women are due to unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Sharing infected needles for drug use is another leading cause. Early symptoms of HIV infection may be mild and easily unnoticed and dismissed. Unfortunately, even without noticeable symptoms, an infected person can still pass the virus on to others. Read on to learn some common symptoms of HIV in women. Early Symptoms Can Be Fleeting In the early weeks after becoming infected with HIV, it is not uncommon for women to be asymptomatic. Some may have mild flu-like symptoms, including fever, headache, and lack of energy. Often, these symptoms go away within a few weeks. In some cases, it may take as many as ten years for more severe symptoms to appear. During this time, the virus can still be transmitted from one person t...

Jul 20, 2017 12:29 PM Blue eyes are considered a rare occurrence among  Africa You probably have never even seen an African with blue eyes. But now you can. Abushe from Jinka in Southern Ethiopia is a boy with the cutest blue eyes ever. His wondrous blue eyes stem from a condition called Waardenburgh syndrome. Out of every 3000,000 babies, one is born with this rare genetic condition which changes the pigmentation of the eyes. The condition is more common among people with white skin. Abushe is an aspiring footballer. Image: scubby.com The young boy hopes to become a world-renowned  soccer player  one day. His favorite team is FC Barcelona. Abushe has dreams of playing for his beloved Barcelona one day and being able to provide and look after his family. He currently lives with his grandparents who educate him.  At first, his parents assumed he was born blind but later discovered he can see. His family has chosen to view his r...

Jul 20, 2017 6:59 AM Robbers have stormed a Deeper Life Church in Lagos during the worship service, causing serious stir among the members. File photo used only for illustrative purpose Some robbers have invaded a branch of Deeper Life Bible Church and stole a motorcycle belonging to one of the members, Ebeh Andrew and escaped. According to P.M. Express, the owner of the Bajaj, Andrew suffered his fate after he went to the church for service. The incident happened at the church branch located at Oluwa street in Ogba, Lagos. It was gathered that the Bajaj motorcycle with the registration number, EKY309QE was stolen where the owner parked it in the church premises. One of the suspects, Sadiqu Morufu has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for his alleged involvement in the theft. It was gathered that it was not only Morufu that invaded the church premises but was the only suspect arrested while other escaped and were said to be at large. P.M. Express gathered that ...

Jul 20, 2017 6:59 AM Robbers have stormed a Deeper Life Church in Lagos during the worship service, causing serious stir among the members. File photo used only for illustrative purpose Some robbers have invaded a branch of Deeper Life Bible Church and stole a motorcycle belonging to one of the members, Ebeh Andrew and escaped. According to P.M. Express, the owner of the Bajaj, Andrew suffered his fate after he went to the church for service. The incident happened at the church branch located at Oluwa street in Ogba, Lagos. It was gathered that the Bajaj motorcycle with the registration number, EKY309QE was stolen where the owner parked it in the church premises. One of the suspects, Sadiqu Morufu has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for his alleged involvement in the theft. It was gathered that it was not only Morufu that invaded the church premises but was the only suspect arrested while other escaped and were said to be at large. P.M. Express gathered that ...

Jul 18, 2017 11:28 AM A picture of luxury cars parked outside a drab rundown building in Nigeria has got people talking as it is being tentatively linked to internet fraudsters.   Chevrolet and Range Rover Sport at the ghetto house Celebrity designer, Yomi Casual shared a picture online of a Chevrolet Camaro and a Range Rover Sport parked in an outdated building and sought explanation for it. The issue being raised here is that any individual who has the financial capability to afford and manage these cars will prefer to stay in highbrow areas like Lekki, Victoria Island in Lagos or Maitama in Abuja. But here, the owners presumably reside in a place that looks like a ghetto. "These are fake Yahoo boys who flaunts millions in clubs but hate to take care of their parents, only to show up during festive periods" a social media user said.

Jul 19, 2017 5:10 AM Ryan Giggs. The 2017/18 Premier League season is just around the corner.  It feels like barely any time has passed since Chelsea lifted the title at Stamford Bridge in May, but clubs are already deep into preparation for the upcoming campaign. Most of the big teams have been very busy in the transfer market. Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Antonio Conte's Chelsea have all been buying.  Jose Mourinho's United have secured the biggest deal of the summer so far, landing Romelu Lukaku from Everton for £75 million.  The Gunners have also made a statement signing, with Arsene Wenger adding French striker Alexandre Lacazette to his squad.  Liverpool have bought Mohamed Salah, who's already been impressing Jurgen Klopp in pre-season and City have paid a record fee for an Englishman, signing Kyle Walker for £50 million.  The champions themselves have been busy. Antonio Rudiger and Tiemoue Bakayoko have m...

Jul 19, 2017 5:17 AM Related Articles Peter Okoye, of the hit music group, P-square, has reacted the recent call for his arrest, made by the All Progressives Congress, APC, Youth Renaissance group. Recall, that Post-Nigeria had earlier reported that the APC Youth group, through its National Secretary, Collins Edwin, described Peter Okoye as a “son of darkness”, for insulting the Federal Government of Nigeria, over the ban of shooting music videos abroad, while calling for Peter Okoye’s immediate arrest. Peter Okoye however, in response tweeted: “Abeg make him oder Egusi, pounded yam, and goat meat, join for the arrest. I know those youth will start from 70 and above. Onye ala. #Ndiala.” More later…

Jul 19, 2017 8:28 AM …We don’t harbour militants, Bayelsa community cries out Following the military siege to Ijaw communities in Delta and Bayelsa states over the killing of a soldier, last weekend, the leadership of Bilabiri community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has said that the suspected militants were not from the community. Similarly, Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, a rights group, yesterday, appealed to the Nigerian Army to lift the siege to the waterways of Letugbene, Bilibiri, Amatu and other riverine communities in Bayelsa and Delta states, saying that many women and children were still trapped in the forest and denied access to food, five days after soldiers barricaded the waterways in search of suspected militants that killed a soldier, last Thursday. Chairman of Bilabiri Community Development Committee, CDC, Mr Ebimobowei Deboh, in a statement in Yenagoa,  while reacting to insinuation in some quarters that some of the perp...

DAVID BOROFF JUL 18, 2017 11:56 AM She is setting her sights a little lower these days. The notorious 86-year-old jewel thief believed to have stolen millions of dollars worth of valuables over the years was busted Monday night in Georgia — for shoplifting from Walmart. Doris Payne, 86-year-old famed jewel thief, too sick for trial Doris Payne was arrested at the store in DeKalb County following the theft of items worth $86.22,  according to WSB . She had taken items from the pharmacy, electronics and grocery departments, according to the police report obtained by the station. Payne, featured in a 2013 documentary about her six-decade criminal career, had been deemed too ill to stand trial in Georgia for an alleged theft committed in 2015. That trial, scheduled to start earlier this year, is on hold. She had been accused of putting a $2,000 necklace in her back pocket as she tried to leave a department store just outside Atlanta. Doris Payne, notorious 86-year-old je...

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian national flag flutters during the opening ceremony of the 16th International Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Exhibition (IOGPE) in Tehran April 15, 2011. REUTERS/STR/FILE PHOTO      By Mohammad Zargham and Steve Holland | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States unveiled new economic sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program on Tuesday and said it was deeply concerned about Tehran's "malign activities" in the Middle East. The measures signaled that the administration of President Donald Trump was seeking to put more pressure on Iran while keeping in place for now a 2015 agreement between Tehran and six world powers to curb its nuclear program in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions. The U.S. government said it was targeting 18 entities and people for supporting what is said was "illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity." Those sanctioned had backed Iran's military or ...

  17 JUL 2017 By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Monday, said that the country did not need any restructuring. Chief Rochas Okorocha The Governor was quoted to have made the statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, at the 67th Annual Conference of the Broadcasting Corporation of Nigeria, BON, in Owerri. Okorocha’s reason was that restructuring meant different things to the various geo-political zones in the country and that what they country needed was “repackaging.” The release went further to justify the governor’s opposed to the call for restructuring. As captured by the release, “Governor Rochas Okorocha has called on proprietors and managers of the Radio and Television Stations in the country operating under the aegis of Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) who are meeting in Owerri for their 67th Annual Conference. “To help repackage Nigeria for consumption by the rest of the ...

18 JUL 2017 By Gbenga Olarinoye O sogbo — Many were held spellbound as a 39-year-old woman, Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, narrated how she had sexual intercourse with her husband, Alhaji Salawudeen Hakeem, before killing him. The lady, who, was among some suspects paraded by the Osun State Police Command yesterday in Osogbo, told bewildered journalists that she did not know what went into her before killing the husband. According to her, the late husband was a good person, who took care of her needs and that of her children. She said: “We have been married for 17 years and are blessed with three children aged 17, 15 and 12. He did not offend me, I was just mad at him. “I choked him with pillow, after having sex and Dolapo stabbed him to death with knife. I regret my action. I did not know it would feel this way.” The suspects Omotayo, who did not look remorseful, disclosed that it was just her desire to kill her 43 years old husband on the day in question. She said: “I hired Oladap...

Jul 18, 2017 7:57 AM The All Progressives Congress(APC) youth renaissance group has fired a stinker at Peter Okoye of P-square for insulting the Federal government of Nigeria. In a statement signed by the group’s national secretary, Mr Collins Edwin and made available to PoliticsNGR, the APC described Okoye as a ‘son of darkness’. The statement read in full; We read the scurrilous remarks credited to Mr Peter Okoye of the Psquare group against the Federal Government’s job-saving policy in the entertainment industry with great anger and vexation. Least of all persons to make scathing remark against the government is the Psquare group which the local content policy of the Federal Government dusted-up from the valley of obscurity. Where was Peter Okoye or Psquare brand in 1999 when foreign music dominated our airwaves? If not for the government policy which mandated all broadcast stations in Nigeria to pay attention to Nigerian music by playing 95 perc...

Jul 18, 2017 4:33 AM The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reacted to criticisms trailing his recent pronouncement on steps being taken by the government to discourage the production of Nigerian movies and music outside the country. In a chat with  PREMIUM TIMES , on Sunday, he said it was to tackle the exploitation of perceived loopholes in the Nigerian Broadcasting Code, NBC. “The NBC code today as it stands has been exploited and not defined and that’s why movies being directed by Nigerians with Nigerian actors, actresses can be shot in South Africa and then brought back to be consumed in Nigeria. All we are saying is that we are going to amend the code in a manner that it will not be possible for you to exploit any loophole there to go and shoot outside Nigeria film, music or programs that are meant to be consumed in Nigeria,” Mr. Mohammed said. Mr. Mohammed on Saturday said the government had taken steps to get the Nigeria Broad...

Jul 17, 2017 10:21 AM Plans are underway by the federal government to ensure that  Nigerian music  and films are produced in the country as part efforts to promote the Nigerian content. During a visit to the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) House in  Lagos , over the weekend, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Lai Mohammed decried the situation in which the films and music meant for consumption in Nigeria are made in foreign countries. The minister stressed that government is determined to amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Code in order to discourage the practice and ensure that what is consumed in Nigeria, including films and music, must be made in Nigeria. “We cannot continue to go to South Africa or any other country to produce our films and then send them back to be consumed in Nigeria. “The Broadcasting Code and the Advertising Code are very clear on this. For you to classify a product as a Nigerian product, ...

Jul 16, 2017 1:00 PM After an explosive comment contained in a recorded conversation recovered by investigators probing the corruption allegations against Alison Madueke, it seem the former minister will be going to jail soon. Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is being investigated for a series of multi-billion dollar fraud and money laundering offences in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and America has threatened to squeal on his co-conspirators, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore. According to  Premium Times , she said after opening up on everything that transpired in the controversial fraudulent transactions, she would be ready to be thrown in jail along with her co-conspirators. Mrs. Alison-Madueke explosive comment is contained in a recorded conversation recovered by investigators probing the corruption allegations against the former minister. Details of the conversations have now been filed as part of a civil complaint by the United States Department of Just...

Jul 17, 2017 4:27 AM Foreign Musicians You Probably Didn’t Know Were Nigerians  – There is no doubt that Nigerians have gone places both academically and entertainment wise. Some of the black people in the diaspora making waves are Nigerians. Foreign musicians have also in one way or another recognized Nigerian music artistes. We  present you with 12 foreign musicians you probably had no idea were of Nigerian descent. 1. Rotimi Rotimi  Akinosho was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Nigerian parents– his father an investment banker of Yoruba origin and his mother of Igbo origin, working for the government. He attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir. He continued his studies at Northwestern University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a minor in Business in 2010. 2. Chamillionaire Grammy Award-winning rapper was born Hakeem Seriki in W...