Today Naija Blog: November 2015

Violence In APC Headquarter Over Kogi Election In Abuja

Violence erupted outside the APC headquarters in Abuja this afternoon over the inconclusive election in Kogi State. Some thugs numbering over a thousand attempted to attack the party's choice in the December 5th supplementary election, Yahaya Bello as he arrived the secretariat this afternoon to attend a meeting with top party leaders.

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state has categorically told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the votes garnered by late Prince Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress have died with him.

APC Deputy Governorship candidate in the Kogi state November 21st governorship election, James Abiodun Faleke says he's picked late Audu Abubakar's son, Mohammed to be his deputy governor once he is declared governor by INEC. Faleke said this while speaking to some of his supporters who had gathered at the home of Late Prince Audu in Kogi this morning. He is pictured above with Abubakar Audu's son, Mohammed.

Some hoodlums started a street fight on Olorogun Street, Odo Eran, in the Itire area of Lagos State on Tuesday, during which a 21-year-old stabbed a landlord, identified as Alawu Lateef, to death.

British mother hopes to be ISIS first suicide bomber

A mother of 2 from Britain who is known as 'Mrs Terror' has hinted she may become ISIS' first female suicide bomber.

Check out what Fani Femi Kayode said about President Buhari. Read more tweets after the cut...

Today is 30th, the 334 day of 2015. There are 31 days left in the year.

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A 17-year-old pastor son allegedly killed a 14-year-old girl after raping her, while her 9-year-old sister escaped with wounds inflicted on her by the pastor son in Sapele, Sapele Lical Government Area, Delta State.

Two armed robbers where caught yesterday when robbing people of thier belonging along Lagos Ibadan express road. According to eye witness these robbers were caught on Saturday morning at Olowotedo Mowe along Lagos Ibadan express way Ogun state. They were mercilessly beaten and naked by angry mob before being handed over to the police. See another pix after the cut...

After the Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Saturday voided the return of former Senate President, David Mark, of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the March 28 Benue South Senatorial District election, Mr Mark has said whatever the case may be, if the election is conducted again, he would still defeat Daniel Onjeh of APC, who challenged his victory in court.

A 23-year-old Indiana man has pleaded guilty to breaking into a medical museum and stealing preserved human brains and other tissue that he then sold online, authorities said.

A suspect under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is dead. Arowofela Olufemi, who was in the custody of the EFCC, at about 5.30 am yesterday, November 28, 2015 complained of chest pain and was rushed to the nearby Military Hospital but gave up the ghost before doctors could attend to him.

A final year student of the Federal university of technology Akure, Ondo State took his own life after he found out that he had an extra year.

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for help in Malta for Nigeria and other countries affected by the scourge of terrorism. He called for the establishment of a Commonwealth Committee to oversee the rendering of greater assistance and support to Nigeria and other member-countries which had been adversely affected by terrorism.

Today is 29th, the 333 day of 2015. There are 32 days left in the year.

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Today is 28th, the 332 day of 2015. There are 33 days left in the year.

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The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS

(NACA) Professor John Idoko has disclosed that it recently discovered

about 3,500 male sex workers within the Abuja city centre and most of them

were married men.

The President who left Nigeria for Malta yesterday, met the Queen of England today in Malta when the Queen hosted a reception for new Common Heads of government at San Anton Palace. See more photos after the cut...

A 36-year-old cosmetic seller, Daniel Obasi, who also is a serial facebook account hacker after he posed as the Deputy governor of two states in the South West. Before the long hands of the law caught up with him, five influential Nigerians had fallen prey to his cock and bull stories and were handsomely duped.

The Cross River State Police Command have arrested one a 42-year-old, herbalist, Emmanuel Akpan-Okon on Thursday, for stealing two minor girls and turning them into his sex slaves for four years.

Today is Friday, November 27th, the 331 day of 2015. There are 34 days left in the year.

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A batch ‘B’ corps member, Jeremiah Osewe, at the Issele-Uku Orientation Camp in Delta State, was said to have almost choked his girlfriend, Stella Omorodin, to death over a rival corps member.

52-year-old man named, Hassan Muhammad, who lives in Maje village on the outskirt of Suleja, Niger State, has been arrested by the State Police Command for allegedly abducting a 14-year-old boy and sodomising him for two months before he was rescued.

65-year-old, Businessman John Campbell, (pictured above) spiked his victim's drink with ecstasy in the back garden at his Buckinghamshire home before having sex with her.

The police division at Shasha have arrested 2 men on a motorcycle after they smashed a 2-year-old baby on the road while attempting to snatch a bag from the toddler’s mother in Lagos State.

Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East Senatorial District have nominated Mr Mohammed, 43, first son of Late Prince Abubakar Audu, to replace him as the party’ s governorship candidate.

14-year-old Racheal (pseudonym) gave residents a scare after she collapsed in the passage of her parents’ rented apartment in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State. It was gathered that she almost died after she passed out a few minutes after being allegedly raped by her parents’ landlord, identified only as Christopher.

There were strong indications on Wednesday that the campaign organisation of the late Kogi State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Abubakar Audu, was preparing a ground for the emergence of the deceased’s son, Mohammed, as a replacement for his father.

The Lagos police have arrested Corporal Yinka Oloko, who allegedly shot his wife dead in the Egbeda area of the state at about 10pm on Tuesday in their home.

Fast rising comedian cum gospel singer Akpororo who tied the knot with his sweetheart on Saturday, November 14, at the Eagles Club, Surulere, Lagos, speaks on what attracted him to his wife.

No matter how much she cares and loves her son, she must face the consequences of her actions

A woman, name Li, (pictured above) has been jailed for half a year after brutally whipping her son as punishment for not finishing his homeworkin Nanjing, Jiagsu Province, China.

According to UK officials, a total of 46 Nigerians were deported from the UK to Lagos and not about 500 as is being reported on many media platforms.

The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) saying it is not required in Islam. The announcement at a rally was met with a huge applause.

Wow! A Ghanaian car manufacturer has officially launched its range of vehicles to great razzmatazz at its Central region plant. Kantanka Automobile is the only company in the West African nation currently producing cars designed and manufactured in Ghana.

Today is Thursday, November 26th, the 330 day of 2015. There are 35 days left in the year.

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Today is Wednesday, November 25th, the 329 day of 2015. There are 38 days left in the year.

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Today is Tuesday, November 24th, the 328 day of 2015. There are 37 days left in the year.

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Photo credit; King James

Lol! Negotiating Injection... How many of you did this when growing up? I never did this because i love taking injection to drugs/pills. Show any of your family or friends who did this or still do. Lmao

23rd November: Today In History

Today is Monday, November 23rd, the 327 day of 2015. There are 38 days left in the year.

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The Police detectives in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested 21 students who have been allegedly involved in same sex activities.

Seven persons have been confirmed killed after a Female suicide bomber attacked an IDP camp in Borno State Today. Eyewitnesses say the suicide bomber infiltrated a queue where IDPs were being screened for onward evacuation from Dikwa Local government council to a makeshift camp in Maiduguri. Three officials of the Civilian Joint Task Force were also injured in the attack.

Femi Kuti Undergoes Surgery (Photo)

Yeni, Femi's sister shared the photo on her Instagram page and wrote "Femi Kuti after the operation. Smiling, high on morphine. It's a morphine thing". Get well soon.

Photos: Muhammadu Buhari Arrives Iran

President Buhari arrived Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran for the 3rd Summit of the Gas Exporting Country's Forum. See more photos after the cut...

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke in Ovation Magazine publisher - Dele Momodu‘s The Boss Newspaper. She insists that she didn't steal the alleged billions they claimed she stole. More photos after the cut...

The Leader of the gang that robbed some banks at the Agbara Housing Estate in Ogun state last week Thursday, has been arrested in Sapele, Delta state. Police sources say operatives of the Inspector General Of Police, Special Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) arrested the gang leader identified as Kelly Rotor at a wedding in Sapele yesterday where he was lavishing his own share of the loot from the bank robbery that saw a pregnant woman and a police officer get killed.

Today is Sunday, November 22nd, the 326 day of 2015. There are 39 days left in the year.

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OMG! The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state, Prince Abubakar Audu is dead. He slumped and died this afternoon. According to Sahara Reporters, Audu died of undisclosed medical reasons shortly after INEC declared his victory at the elections inconclusive. Cause of death is unknown. Details later

63-year-old, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the former CEO of UT Bank who says he believes in God and goes to Church only if there is a wedding or funeral, has revealed he does not pay tithe. Amoabeng has 8 kids with 7 different women said he reads a lot and understands the Bible more than a lot of the founders of churches in Ghana.

According to reports, Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe has sparked outrage after suggesting women are to blame for rape cause of clothes they wear. She said this while addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters at a rally in Mberengwa yesterday: