Adamawa 2014 Guber Election: Presidency May Have Backed Down On Ribadu

 Ahead the October 11 gubernatorial election in Adamawa State, strong indications emerged yesterday that the presidency may have bowed to criticisms trailing its support for former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, just as it has made a U- Turn on him.

Man Murdered By Girlfriend For Not Marrying Her

The body of the Arab man, who was stabbed by his European girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday for not marrying her after a four- year relationship, has been handed over to his family.A security source at Dubai Police said that the operations room received a call from a European woman, saying there was a person who had been stabbed in her apartment in Al Nahda area.Police found the 38-year-old Arab man with multiple stab wounds lying on the bed. The European woman, 32, who was his girlfriend, then confessed that she had stabbed him and tried to commit suicide but she could not.

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria records new Ebola cases

Nigeria has recorded two new Ebola cases, the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, announced Friday. Mr. Chukwu said the new cases are spouses of the primary contacts of the index case, Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought the virus to Nigeria Premiumtimes Reports. He said the new cases are the first secondary contacts to test positive to the deadly virus that has killed five people in Nigeria. The secondary contacts had been under surveillance since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria, Mr. Chukwu added.

President Jonathan Vowed Twice Publicly Not to Contest 2015 - Obasanjo

Barely two months after former president Olusegun Obasanjo said in a letter that President Goodluck Jonathan promised to serve one term, he has restated that the president actually vowed to do so. Speaking to Bloomberg News, a London-based tabloid, yesterday, Obasanjo said during the 2011 electioneering, Jonathan promised to serve one term.b“President Jonathan said, not only once, twice, publicly, not only in Nigeria, outside Nigeria, that he would have one term, and said that to me,” Obasanjo said.
In the interview, Obasanjo challenged Jonathan to be a man of his words while reminding the president of the implication of not keeping vows.

I thank God For Saving my life----Dr. Brantly

The two Americandoctors who were treated for the Ebola virus after being infected with the deadly disease in Liberia, were, on Thursday, discharged from a United States hospital.“Today is a miraculous day,” Dr Kent Brantly, one of the doctors, said at a Thursday news conference in Atlanta, Georgia, with Emory University Hospital staff members.“I am thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family,”

My Late Husband Was Not An Evil man-- Decontee sawyer

The wife of the late Liberian- American, Patrick Sawyer has apologized for her earlier letter and commiserated with the family of the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adedavoh.
Decontee Sawyer earlier spoke out in defense of her husband who brought Ebola into Nigeria and infected Adadevoh leading to her death on August 19.Speaking to Leadership, she said:"I share the pains that the family members of the Nigerian doctor are going through. It is just a pity that Patrick had to cause this damage both in Liberia and Nigeria.

My Deputy Lied Before Impeachment Panel – CHIME

Enugu State Government has described as false and misleading the statement by the deputy governor of the state, Sunday Onyebuchi that Governor Sullivan Chime operates a poultry and piggery at the Government House.
A statement signed by Chukwudi Achife, the Chief Press Secretary to Chime, said the deputy governor’s claims before the panel investigating the impeachment allegations of gross misconduct against Onyebuchi were malicious and intended to deceive the public.

I was offered N30,000 for human skull —Suspect

Operatives of  the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos have smashed a syndicate that specialised in selling human parts, arresting three of its  members.
The suspects are two popular herbalists in Sagamu area and a mother of two whose husband was alleged to be a supplier of the human parts.

Yar’Adua : I owe public no explanation – Oyedepo

General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo yesterday confirmed that he actually visited ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua at the Presidential Villa but declined to give details of the management of his state of health.

Confab delegates form group to push for implementation of report

As the 2014  National Conference came to an end, yesterday, some delegates have formed a pressure group which main aim is to explore all necessary avenues to ensure that all the adopted recommendations of the conference are implemented by the Federal Government.