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by Toyosi Ogunseye Terrorists behind the rash of bombings in the North have a game-changer, as they plan to replace the Improvised Explosive Devices with rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades, investigation revealed on Friday. Consequently, massive importations of these high-calibre weapons are currently on. RPGs are explosive projectile weapons used by insurgents to attack or destroy targets from long distances, ...

LONDON (AFP) – The fastest man in the world will be crowned on day three of athletics events at the London Olympics, which starts on Sunday morning with the women’s marathon through the city’s streets. Barring unforeseen circumstances defending champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica and his training partner and world champion Yohan Blake will take centre stage in the blue ...

SCROLL DOWN FOR TRANSCRIPT… Written By Mohammed Lere Boko Haram has become Nigeria’s biggest headache of the moment Boko Haram asks President Goodluck Jonathan to resign and says it will not dialogue with the Federal Government. The Jamaatu Ahlis Sunnah Lil Daawati wal Jihad, popular called Boko Haram, says it is not negotiating with any government representative and has no ...

Mr. Bamidele Adeniji, a secondary school teacher, told Agege Grade A Customary Court that his wife, Bisola, was unfaithful to him so much so that she aborted pregnancy on two occasions for her lover while they were living together as husband and wife. The 37-year-old man said he was aware the first time his wife got pregnant for her lover, ...

The Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has described the declaration of Ogoni Autonomy Day by Mr. Goodluck Diigbo on Thursday as a treasonable felony. MOSOP President/Spokesman, Dr. Goodluck Diigbo on Thursday declared self-government in a live broadcast on a newly established radio station: Voice of Ogoni. He vowed that by their declaration of political autonomy, they (the Ogoni people) are ...