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- Governor Wike's leaked audio tape seems to be putting the Rivers number one citizen in the spotlight again - The IGP has ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations that the governor rigged the election in the state - The panel constituted will be waiting to submit their reports soon Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state may have courted trouble following a resolve by the Nigeria police to investigate allegations of election malpractice. The governor was  recently caught on tape in a discussion with an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on how payment for election rigging would be made. According to Sahara Reporters who released the tape, Governor Wike made payment to INEC officials especially those sent from Plateau state to rig the election for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etche, Khana, Ikwerre and other key local government areas in the state. JUST IN: Governor Wike lands in serious trouble a...

- Bayelsa state students studying at King’s University College, Accra, Ghana, have been prevented from writing their examinations - They have also been chased out of the institution’s hostels - The students were sponsored by the Bayelsa state government Bayelsa state students studying at King’s University College, Accra, Ghana, have been prevented from writing their examinations and denied access to their hostels. Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson This is due to the Bayelsa state government's inability to pay the tuition and all other sundry fees of the students. The students were all sponsored by the government to study in the school. The revelation is coming almost a month after the Bayelsa government said that it had approved the payment of sundry fees for its stranded students studying abroad. The government had on November 24, 2016, indicated that Governor Seriake Dickson released £300,000 and $450,000 for the payment of tuition for students of th...

A report credited to Dr Joe Nworgu, the secretary general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo that every Igbo adult supports the agitation for Biafra has been rebuffed by another chieftain of the group. In an interview with The Sun, Osita Okechukwu, another chieftain of the pro-Igbo group, noted that contrary to Nworgu's claims that the marginalisation of the Igbos worsened under incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari, it reigned supreme during ex-president Goodluck Jonathan's tenure. Goodbye Biafra: Ohanaeze Ndigbo chieftain says Igbos can't leave Nigeria, lists reasons Okechukwu, a former spokesman for All Progressives Congress (APC) in Southeast before his appointment the director general, Voice of Nigeria, noted that the Igbos do not have any reason to secede from the country as is being portrayed by those agitating for Biafra. While asking his fellow Igboman to apologise to the Igbos for the comment he made, rather than criticise the incumbent for marginalising th...

Reports filtering in have it that some soldiers have pounced on their commanding officer for reportedly asking them to fight against Boko Haram on empty stomachs. Premium Times reports that Victor Ezegwu, the commanding officer of the Army 7 Division in Mailamari allegedly asked the soldiers to face the die hard terrorists inside Sambisa forest without food for two days. Unbelievable: Soldiers pounce on Army General who asked them to fight without food Although the GOC returned in a helicopter with supplies and food items, the soldiers reportedly pounced on him in an attempt to lynch him after going hungry for more than 24 hours. A source noted that,  “The GOC escaped being lynched because he was immediately shoved into an aircraft and whisked away from the area." The soldiers, having missed their target, fired sporadically and rained curses on Ezegwu, but while reacting to the said attacks, the GOC denied ever witnessing any form of violence in his s...

The ‘Russian-made’ Ponzi scheme called MMM Nigeria has become not only popular in the West Africa country but also across the ocean as the international media has beamed its searchlight on what is now regarded as Nigeria’s biggest money-double scheme ever. From their reports, the international media present a very bleak view of what the future holds for MMM Nigeria and other Ponzi schemes. READ ALSO:  How MMM promoters exploited the loopholes in Nigerian laws First to do a report on MMM Nigeria and others is respected British news daily Independent, which wrote that the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) is spreading like wildfire in Africa despite failing in Zimbabwe. Independent UK takes a look at MMM Nigeria and others It reported that MMM Nigeria continued to claim it was a legal entity even though the Central Bank of Nigeria declared it as not being so. It noted also that founder of the scheme Sergey Mavrodi went on the run after the scheme first failed in Eu...

Unbelievable pictures have surfaced online of a young Nigerian man said that the bible is evil and that it was written by the devil. Shocking: Nigerian man tears bible, says it is from the devil (photos) The young man identified as Udummiri Nwakalu took to Facebook to express his displeasure with the way some Christians feel cool after burning shrines and posting the pictures on Facebook. Shocking: Nigerian man tears bible, says it is from the devil (photos) He stated without apologies that the bible is evil and that it was written by the devil, just as he shared some pictures of him tearing off some pages of the bible. Shocking: Nigerian man tears bible, says it is from the devil (photos) Check out his post:  "You Christians have been burning several traditional shrines, you post it on Facebook everybody cheer you and praise your nonsense Jesus. Today I decided to show what it feels like. I have been using the Bible for toilet about 3 months now just t...