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Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appointed the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, as one of the seventeen new Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service. Jonathan, according to a statement from the Office of the Head of Service, Mrs....

A West Virginia man has been arrested for torturing his wife, making her a slave and holding her hostage in chains for nearly a decade, authorities said. Jackson County officials have charged Peter Lizon of Leroy with malicious wounding after his wife showed up at a nearby...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to go on strike if the federal government relents on its current drive to reform the sector. The union which recently commended the efforts of the Federal Government in addressing the challenges facing University...

By realbuzz.com Think you know what’s good for you? You may be surprised. Take a look at these seven seemingly good habits that can actually be bad for your health. Drinking water While we are probably all familiar with the advice to drink eight glasses of water a day, more...

(AFP) – Sudan on Wednesday opened what it billed as Africa’s largest sugar refinery, hoping to boost exports after the loss of billions of dollars in oil revenue when South Sudan separated. President Omar al-Bashir inaugurated the $1-billion facility at a ceremony in...

Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Ladan, has confirmed the killing of four persons in Tafawa Balewa town of Bauchi State by unknown gunmen on Wednesday. He told newsmen that the deceased and one other person, who was injured, were attacked while working in...

Renowned gospel music artiste, Yinka Ayefele, on Wednesday said his radio station would soon begin full operation. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria at the Ayefele Music House in Ibadan, the musician said the station, to be known as Fresh FM, was already on the internet....

After divorcing her husband three years ago, Pauline Potter – already a whopping 46stone – piled on so much extra weight that she became the heaviest woman in the world. But at a staggering 50stone, her ex-husband Alex (a svelte 11stone), couldn’t resist her and...

The Edo state Police Command have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of Olaitan Oyerinde, Principal Private secretary to the governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. This was disclosed on Wednesday in Benin by Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed...

By SaharaReporters, New York SaharaReporters has learnt that Mustapha Bawa, a radical member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, famous for criticizing Northern leaders, died in the early hours of today in his Zaria residence after a brief illness. Mr. Bawa represented the...

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Wednesday said there was no bomb blast in the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Bauchi. There have been a lot of rumours making rounds since early morning about a bomb blast in Bauchi state NYSC orientation camp in...

(AFP) – Gunmen who stormed a village and torched dozens of houses in Plateau state have displaced roughly 200 people after weekend attacks that left more than 100 dead, police and an official said on Wednesday. The latest violence in Nigeria’s troubled Plateau state...