STOP BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY USING SECURITY VOTES, CATHOLIC CHURCH URGES FG

The Catholic Church of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to make good use of its huge security vote to bring the Boko Haram menace to an end.

Suspected cultists kill two including 60-yr-old man in Makurdi .

BY PETER DURU

Two persons, including a 60-year-old-man were reportedly shot dead on Sunday evening by suspected cult members in Wadata area of Makurdi, the Benue state capital.

it was gathered from an eyewitness who craved anonymity that the four suspects who were students of one of the tertiary institutions in the town had stormed the area in search of one of the victims

SHEHU OF BORNO CALLS FOR 3 DAYS PRAYER, FASTING •ARMY ARRESTS BOKO HARAM SUSPECTS IN KADUNA.

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai, has called on residents of Borno State to turn to God by submitting themselves for a three-day fast beginning tomorrow and ending on Thursday, to seek divine intervention and end the Boko Haram insurgency in the resurgence of killings by the Islamic sect.

YOBE Emir Dies in Auto Crash

The Emir of  Ngelzarma in Fune Local Government of Yobe State, Alhaji Mahammadu Mai Yeri Ibn Isa II, is dead.

The first class Emir was reported to have died in a ghastly car crash in Gerei, in Adamawa State.

Cristiano Ronaldo fires Real Madrid to La Liga summit

Real Madrid duly took advantage of Barcelona's latest slip-up to return to the top of La Liga after a routine 3-0 win over Levante in the Bernabeu Sunday.

The mid-table visitors ended the match with 10 men after David Navarro was sent off in the second half for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo, but they were well beaten even before he saw red.

Wife Beats Husband Snatcher To Stupor

Below is the HIlarious video of married woman fighting and stripping themselves completely because of husband's snatcher. Good For The other lady:   Video Below (+18 0nly)

Atiku reprimands Jonathan over construction of second Niger Bridge

Former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, said, Monday, that the flag off of the construction of the second Niger Bridge by President Goodluck Jonathan was belated, “as the project ought to have been completed before now.”

Atiku stated this while delivering a keynote address at the 16th annual conference of African Council for Communication Education.

OMG:Justin Bieber assault trial set for April 14

A Canadian judge on Monday ordered a mid-April preliminary hearing in the case of troubled pop star Justin Bieber, who is accused of assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto.

Taylor Swift recoup's her 'Top Earner' crown

Taylor Swift has returned to the top of Billboard's annual list of music money makers, a title she held in 2012 only to relinquish last year to Madonna.

The 24-year-old earned $39.7m (£23.8m) in 2013 from a combination of music sales, royalties and touring, according to the trade publication.

second US HIV-positive baby cured due to early treatment

US researchers have revealed another baby carrying the HIV virus, which leads to Aids, may have been cured through early treatment.

Antiretroviral drugs were reportedly administered to the baby in California just four hours after birth.

W.H.O: Urges For A Halved Daily Sugar Consumption

People will be advised to halve the amount of sugar in their diet, under new World Health Organization guidance.

The recommended sugar intake will stay at below 10% of total calorie intake a day, with 5% the target, says the WHO.

The suggested limits apply to all sugars added to food, as well as sugar naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit concentrates.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins silver: world 2014 indoors

Katarina Johnson-Thompson won her first major medal with silver in the long jump at the World Indoor Championships.

The Briton, 21, led after the second round with a personal best of 6.81m, but she was pipped to gold by France's Eloyse Lesueur who leapt out to 6.85m.

Olivier Awards: Dame Judi Dench and Jude Law up for acting prizes

Dame Judi Dench and Jude Law are among the acting nominees in the running for this year's Olivier Awards.

Dame Judi is nominated for her role in Peter and Alice, while Law is up for Henry V. Both plays formed part of the inaugural Michael Grandage season.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Maria Friedman-directed revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along each received seven nominations.

Premier League fan park to open in South Africa

South African fans will get a taste of the English Premier League thanks a two-day fan park that will be opened in Johannesburg at the end of March.

Five matches, including Arsenal v Manchester City, will be broadcast live on a giant screen on the 29th and 30th.

The free event, which is being held for the first time, will host 12,000 fans each day at Zoo Lake Sports Club.

Oscar Pistorius sick during post-mortem evidence

Oscar Pistorius vomited in court as he heard a pathologist's testimony about the nature of his girlfriend's injuries after he shot her dead.

Pathologist Gert Saayman told the court that Reeva Steenkamp was shot three times, in the head, hip and arm.

The judge had earlier banned live broadcast of the post-mortem examination testimony.

We are seeing hell – Borno Elders Shouts

The Bornu Elders, Monday gave a graphic details of how life in Borno and the entire north east has been reduced to hell by the activities insurgents.

Addressing a gathering of Northern Elders Forum in Kano, Zanna Hassan Boguma who delivered a goodwill message on behalf of Borno Elders Forum declared that the entire region is now engaged in full time war from enemy within.