No peace in Nigeria’s 53yrs of Hausa, Igbo rulership — Gen. Alabi-Isiama -

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In a two-hour chat with Vanguard’s senior editors on his book, ‘The Tragedy of Victory, On-the-spot Account of the Nigeria-Biafra War in the Atlantic Theatre,’  the civil war hero made startling comments that are bound to raise dust and generate controversy in the polity. For instance, he said the Northern and Eastern Nigeria have jointly been ruling the country since independence in 1960 and Nigeria has not known peace; there was no pogrom against the Igbo during the war; Biafra would not have lost the war if her military leaders had been tactically disciplined and prosecuted the war professionally; and that Nigeria neglects her heroes and heroines. 

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Secondary School Principal Found Dead In A Gutter

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The principal of Ijokodo Junior Secondary School 1, Ibadan, Oyo State Mr Segun Dare, was on Wednesday, found dead along the street to his home at Citaga area, Sango-Eleyele road, face down in a gutter, with his mobile handset in his pocket and a polythene bag containing soup ingredients.

It was gathered that the deceased left his home in the afternoon of Tuesday, September 3, to go to a first generation bank along Sango-Eleyele road but could not do what he intended doing there as he got there late and he reportedly called his wife and told her that he did not achieve his objective, informing her that he was returning home immediately.

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Jonathan faults ICC on trial of Kenyatta

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PPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Nairobi lent his voice  to the ongoing debate on whether President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya should be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.

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Iranian politician, "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’ says Obama’s daughter to be kidnapped if US strike Syria

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s strategist Alireza Forghani published statements in his blog warning of mass abduction and brutal killings of American citizens worldwide in the event US launches a military strike in Syria.

Forghani, the former governor of southern Iran’s Kish Province, came up with the threat and vowed to back Bashar al-Assad’s regime to the hilt, reports The Daily Caller.

“Hopefully Obama will be pigheaded enough to attack Syria, and then we will see the … loss of US interests,” he threatened.

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Modern Day Colonization: US military presence in Africa broader than one might imagine

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While all the media headlines have been hit by Syria, Washington’s military policy in Africa remains in the shadows.

America’s strategic interests in the continent are motivating an increase in Pentagon presence in Africa.

In 2008, the United States Africa Command was formed to provide the Pentagon with a consistent military focus on the continent. The Bush administration sought to place AFRICOM’s headquarters on African soil, but the proposal attracted such opposition that no African state would agree to host it.

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Aliko Dangote borrows $3.3billion from 12 banks to build oil refinery

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12 local and international banks have loaned Africa's richest man and foremost industrialist Aliko Dangote $3.3 billion to build Nigeria’s biggest petroleum refinery and petrochemical/fertilizer plants.

The banks are: Standard Chartered Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, Fidelity Bank, Ecobank Nigeria, United Bank for Africa, Access Bank, Zenith Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa, Diamond Bank, First Bank Nigeria, First City Monument Bank, and FirstRand Bank. 

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Famous Celebrity Bodyguard, "Norman Oosterbroek" Killed By Police In Miami Florida

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 Sept 6, 2013 – Jay-Z, Beyonce, Nelson Mandela & Rihanna BodyGuard Killed In Miami – Norman Oosterbroek Tasered Dead By Police In Miami Florida For Invading Neighbour’s Home Nak-ed Popular celebrity bodyguard, Norman Oosterbroek is dead.

The 43-year-old security expert died on Monday September 2nd, 2013 in Miami Florida.
While under the influence of cocaine, Norman broke into his neighbour’s mansion in Miami Florida. The victim called police on him and every attempt to arrest him proved abortive.
Police laser tasered him to death for trespassing naked.

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My Trillion Naira Letter to President Jonathan – Dele Momodu

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Your Excellency,

I’m compelled to write you again today since I don’t have any other form of access to deliver this to you.

I’m also not sure you read the other open letters I have written to you, especially ‘My Kobo Advise to Mr President’.

If you did I hope that you digested the content and pondered on them as I expected you would. My doubts are due to your continued actions.

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Nigeria’s GDP rose by 6.18 per cent in Q2 -NBS

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The National Bureau of Statistics, on Friday, released the country’s Gross Domestic Product for the second quarter of 2013. It stated that on an aggregate basis, the economy grew by 6.18 per cent.

A copy of the report, which was signed by the Statistician General of the Federation, was sent to our correspondent via email.

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Interview: In the last 20 years, I’ve spent an hour daily reading dictionaries –Partick Obahiagbon

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Patrick Obahiagbon, the Chief of Staff to the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in this interview with GBENRO ADEOYE, talks about his controversial way of speaking and why he chooses to speak that way.

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PDP crisis Deepens: GEJ will only accept reasonable terms – Presidency

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The Presidency has said that though  President Goodluck Jonathan  is committed to timely resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, he will not accept unreasonable terms.

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PDP crisis Deepens: GEJ will only accept reasonable terms – Presidency

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The Presidency has said that though  President Goodluck Jonathan  is committed to timely resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, he will not accept unreasonable terms.

The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with one of our correspondents while explaining the President’s stand on the formation of a faction of the PDP by seven governors and some chieftains of the party at the party’s mini convention in Abuja last Saturday.

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PDP crisis: Tragedy as OBJ's peace move fails

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The peace move by elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo aimed at restoring peace in the troubled party may have failed.

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Tukur faction asks court to stop Baraje group

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The Alhaji Bamanga Tukur faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, asked an Abuja Federal High Court to restrain the Abubakar Baraje faction from parading itself as the national executive of the party.

The Tukur faction filed the application through its lawyer, Tochukwu Onwugbufor, SAN.

The plaintiffs included Tukur and the PDP national officers elected at the party’s August 31, 2013, national convention at the Eagle Square, in Abuja.

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26-year-old Abuja Actress Jailed for Stealing IPad, IPhone and jewellery

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A 26-year-old actress Nancy Ndukwe of Jikwoyi, Abuja, was sentenced by Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on September 6, 2013, Friday. She was convicted for two months of imprisonment for stealing an IPad, IPhone and jewellery.

Cpl. Paul Anigbo, on the side of the prosecution, told the court that the matter was reported at the Lugbe Police Station by one Faith Njoku of Kapuwa Village, Lugbe, Abuja on September 2.

The prosecutor told the court that Nancy Ndukwe visited her friend Njoku on the above-mentioned date and stole her IPad, IPhone and jewellery, all valued at N190,000.

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VIDEO: Lagos Commissioner embarrassed at Gani memorial occasion

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Lagos Commissioner for Public Transportation Mr. Kayode Opeifa, got more than he bargained for as he strayed into Gani Fawehinmi 'Night of Tributes' occasion organized to commemorate the late radical lawyer and advocate for the masses in Lagos.

The 'Night of Tributes And Socials', attended by left-wing activists including Femi Aborishade, Lanre Legacy, Okei-Odumakin as well as members of Civil Society Organizations and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was the second event for the day after a morning lecture in which Prof. Omotoye Olorode lashed out on Minister of Economy Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, the Goodluck Jonathan-led government and the entire PDP.

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George Zimmerman's wife heads to court for divorce

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Less than months after he was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman's wife has filed for divorce. 26 year old Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce just yesterday, a week after she pleaded guilty to a perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing following her husband's arrest in Feb 2012. She lied about the couple's assets when her husband was trying to be released on a lower bond. Shelley was sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours of community service.

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Russia to help Syria in case of external military strike - Putin

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"Will we be helping Syria? We will," Vladimir Putin said at a press conference following a G20 summit in St. Petersburg on Friday. The US and other countries will put themselves outside of law if they begin a military operation in Syria, Putin added. 

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Jonathan faults ICC on trial of Kenyatta

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Delivering an address to the Joint session of the Kenyan Parliament on the sidelines of his state visit to that country, Jonathan stressed that International Organisations were created to resolve problems and not to compound them.

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U.S Guilty Of; War crimes, genocide, aggression and crimes against humanity.(QOD: Who will prosecute?)

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As the world sits glued to their radios and TV screens and their other sources of information waiting for news of an attack on Syria other events are taking place that the nefarious planners in Mclean Virginia and Washington have successfully distracted the world’s attention from. At the cost of a couple of hundred Syrian lives, which in reality mean nothing for the Americans and their Al-Qaeda elements in Syria, the US has perhaps yet failed to launch another act of aggression and commit another crime against peace, but it has succeeded in accomplishing several other objectives.

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