17:34:00

According to a statement released this afternoon by INEC, the supplementary election in Kogi state will now hold on December 5th. The electoral body had on Sunday November 22nd declared the state gov election inconclusive after over 40, 000 votes were cancelled due to some election irregularities.

17:24:00

Turkey has shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border, a senior Turkish official has said. According to Al Jazeerah, the plane was shut down on Syrian territory in Latakia's Yamadi village.

The plane was downed by the Turkish military according to the rules of engagement because it violated Turkish airspace, the Turkish official said.

11:40:00

Pres. Buhari has expressed shock over the death of Prince Audu Abubakar, the APC governorship candidate in last Saturday's governorship election in Kogi state. Read the press statement from the presidency below and continue to see more photos from his funeral which was held at his hometown Ogbonicha in Kogi state yesterday November 23rd...

11:22:00

Some Military officers believed to be working with some civilians to launch a smear campaign on the Nigerian Army and the person of the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, are being interrogated by the Army. A statement by the acting spokesperson of the Army, Col Sani Usman states that the smear campaign which is geared towards undermining the efforts of the Army in the fight against Boko Haram, is to start from next month.

He called on Nigerians not to believe any information posted online that dents the image of the Nigerian Army. Read the statement after the cut...

10:34:00

Pres. Buhari has expressed shock over the death of Prince Audu Abubakar, the APC governorship candidate in last Saturday's governorship election in Kogi state. Read the press statement from the presidency below and continue to see more photos from his funeral which was held at his hometown Ogbonicha in Kogi state yesterday November 23rd...

10:15:00

A mum who went for a Brazilian 'bum-lift' to give her a new look died from an ultra-rare flesh-eating bug, an inquest heard.
Jane Kiiza went to a top Harley Street surgeon for the buttock enhancement after her son - a Cambridge graduate - left home.
But the 47-year-old became the first person in the UK to die from being infected with the deadly pathogen during fat transfer surgery, an inquest heard.

14:22:00

Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was this morning arraigned before the Abuja Chief Magistrate Court over the criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government. He was arrested on October 18th and is standing trial for alleged criminal conspiracy, managing and belonging to an unlawful society and criminal intimidation contrary to sections 97 and 397 of the penal code. More photos after the cut...

13:13:00

Read the press statement from the PDP below...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is shocked by the news of the sudden death of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s Kogi state governorship election, Prince Abubakar Audu. At this critical moment, the PDP refrains from comments on the conduct of the election. That is not important now. What is important at this point is the sanctity of human life.

12:55:00

Kelly Fotor, the leader of the armed robbery gang that robbed some commercial banks at Agbara Housing Estate in Ogun state last week Thursday, has revealed that his gang stole N28 million from the banks they raided. Kelly, a native of Arugbo in Ondo state, was arrested on Saturday at a wedding in Sapele. He said he and his gang members were formerly sea pirates before regrouping to form a robbery gang.

18:27:00

A middle aged Kenyan man identified as Christopher Bodo pictured above allegedly battered his wife after suspecting her of infidelity. According to Diana Okello, a Kenyan women rights activist who shared the photos on her Facebook wall, after attacking his wife, Bodo stripped her naked and raped her in front of their four children and househelp. The case has been reported at a Kenyan police station but he has not been arrested.

13:50:00

The story of Li Xiongjin, whose long life dream was to become a woman recently went viral after he was featured on a Chinese reality show. Seven years ago, the 30-year-old from Hunam Province, started taking female hormones. 
 
Three years ago, unable to afford the expensive gender re-alignment surgery, he attempted to castrate himself with anesthetics and surgical tools that he bought after researching online. However, the failed castration caused him to almost die due to excessive bleeding.

10:29:00

In a bid to sanitize the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the acting chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu, has ordered the arrest of some of the agency's management staff who allegedly leak information about the operations of the agency to online media. A source within the agency who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The Nation;
"The no-nonsense acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has commenced a massive clean-up of the agency with the arrest of some officers.

15:46:00

The Federal government has banned the importation a very common brand of generator locally called "I better pas my neighbor". The Controller, Federation Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Madugu Sanni Jubrin, made this known to newsmen yesterday Nov. 17th.
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