I have a cloud of sadness within me as I speak. It has to do with an absence, a non-event which, both as a product in itself and as the product’s fate, could easily stand – among similar testimonies – as symbolic of the mission of this gathering, and a number of others like it, at least in all societies which value the exertion of the mind and products of the imagination.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
Republic Of The Mind And Thralldom Of Fear By Wole Soyinka
I have a cloud of sadness within me as I speak. It has to do with an absence, a non-event which, both as a product in itself and as the product’s fate, could easily stand – among similar testimonies – as symbolic of the mission of this gathering, and a number of others like it, at least in all societies which value the exertion of the mind and products of the imagination.
Gombe spends N152m to mass wed 720 couples
The Gombe State Government says it spent N151.8 million on the mass wedding of 720 couples in the state.
The Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo, made this known during the wedding ceremony of the couples in Gombe on Tuesday.
Dankwambo said the amount was expended on the settlement of dowry, purchase of food items, textile materials, furniture, kitchen utensils, as well as take-off capital for the couples.
‘Nigeria has 1,400 illegal borders’
Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, David Parradang, on Wednesday said there were over 1,400 illegal routes into Nigeria with only 84 approved border control posts.
He made the shocking revelation when he appeared before the Committee on Immigration and Related Matters of the ongoing National Conference in Abuja.
“Whereas we have 84 approved border control posts across 4,000 sq. km., there are well over 1,400 illegal routes which are not manned. This has great security implications for the country,” he said.
Lagos - Ibadan EXPRESSWAY IS SAFE.
There is no Boko Haram attack on this road as currently being circulated. The heavy traffic being witnessed caused due to a fallen Truck with goods at a section of the expressway. Our traffic officers and other relevant agencies are working to clear the road. #Rumour #NPFalert
Pics: Singing duo MamuZEE TwiNs attacked by Gunmen in Abuja
Singing duo MamuZEE TwiNs were attacked by armed robbers on Gwagwalada road, in Abuja yesterday April 22nd while returning from the immigration office. The gunmen, thought to be armed robbers, shot at them and shattered their car.
The Twins are still at a healthcare facility now, but are considered doing fine and will return home today.. More pics after the break...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Nollywood actor dies after battle with kidney ailment
Nollywood actor Chris Nkulor has offered after a struggle with a kidney related disease. He died yesterday at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching hospital Ile-Ife where he was undergoing treatment for the ailment. May his soul rest in peace. Ase.
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Aftermath of Nyanya, Abuja Bomb blast: Military checkpoint causes Massive traffic gridlock
In the wake of the Nyanya bomb blast which occurred on Monday April 14th, which killed over 80 people, military checkpoints have been mounted at various strategic road junctions to double check human and vehicular activities in the FCT.
Motorists/workers say these checkpoints have grown to be a serious problem for them because they lose many useful hours in traffic with a number of them getting late to work and receiving queries.
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Video : Vybz Kartel nabbed on video committing murder; video leaks online
When he was arrested back in 2011, the center piece of the murder case was a video tape made at the crime scene (Vybz' own home) implicating Vybz and his co-defendants. Well, someone just leaked that video footage...and it's chilling! They chopped the guy into pieces...that's why a body has never been found. This guy is ruthless, OMG!
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Checkout Fulani herdsmen who confessed to being Boko Haram members
They're the faces of a number of the people causing terror in Nigeria. These 17 men you see above are Fulani Herdsmen who have been recently captured by the military. They were part of the group that terrorized residents in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara recently. They also took part in the recent killing of hundreds of men and women and burning of houses in Wukari, Taraba state. After their capture, they confessed to being members of the Boko Haram sect.
The military released the pic above and a record signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade.
Find it below...
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Spouse Brutality - Photos: Ogun state APC Chieftain violently assaults wife
Just got this mail from an NGO that handles domestic violence cases. According for their story, the woman above could be the wife of a powerful Ogun-state APC chieftain named Bashorun Bayo Awosanya. He reportedly attacked her at their residence in Sagamu on Easter Sunday April 20th around 8.30pm after an argument. The girl was saved by their gateman who heard her cries for help from his station.
Unknown Gunmen shoot and kill 50 in fresh attack in Taraba
Unknown gunmen yesterday struck residents of Gidan Aku community on the outskirts Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State killing no fewer than 50 people with many seriously injured.
According to reports, the men who stormed the area with sophisticated weapons allegedly came in from Nassarawa state and attacked the residents while they were sleeping. They set the whole place on fire forcing residents to flee into nearby bushes for safety.An eyewitness and also a lawyer in the community, Luka Agbu said no security officer came to their rescue during the attack
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The new LAUTECH Chancellor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, bags D.Sc honour as well.
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso will today, April 23rd, 2014 invest former governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the position of the Chancellor of the University. Bola Tinubu will on the same day be award the D.Sc (Honoris Causa) in Management Sciences by the institution.
The Convocation and Investiture award and lecture will take place in the SIFAX Lecture Theatre within the premises of the University in Ogbomoso starting from 11am on Wednesday April 23rd, 2014. The occasion will be the 11th (special convocation) ceremony of the University. Continue...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Robbers raid 8 Lagos Streets, rape, vandalise 30 vehicles in 7-hr rampage
In accordance with a written report by Punch, armed robbers numbering about 60 stormed 8 different streets in the Mushin part of Lagos in early hours of Monday morning and operated unchallenged for approximately 7 hours. The armed men robbed, raped some girls and destroyed several cars throughout the operation. Full report below...
The hoodlums, who reportedly belonged to two cult groups – Akala boys and Toheeb’s gang – ravaged New Balogun, Euba, Ayonuga, Tiamiyu, Haruna, Ereko, Oyedele streets and Coker Lane. A mosque on Coker Lane was not spared as the worshippers, who slept in the mosque after a vigil, were robbed by the hoodlums.
One of the people in the mosque told Punch that the robbers fired bullets for over one hour before robbing from house-to-house. Continue...
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Ghana Police makes headway in Ayogu's demise investigations
Based on Channels TV, the parents of 19 year old Godwin Ayogu, the 300-level student of Cape Coast University, Ghana, who was found murdered on February 19th (if you missed it, read here), said the the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana, who has been working together with the Ghanaian Police, told them that some suspects have now been arrested by the police in connection with her son's murder.
Lilian Ayogu told Channels TV today Monday April 21 that they were shocked to discover that the folks arrested in connection with her son's murder were not just his friends, but were also Nigerians.
“Last week, the Nigerian Ambassador over there said that they have made some headway. He said that they got some guys and that the funniest part was that they are all Nigerians. Most of the guys they got were his friends.
“One person had earlier questioned why Godwin’s friends were on the run after his death,” she said.
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Russia is on God's side - Pat Buchanan
In his column on April 4 Buchanan named Putin as the global leader against "a hedonistic secular and social revolution coming out of the West".
'Witch hunt' for pro-Russian activists in Ukraine conducted by US - Russian Senator
"The same reward was offered in the US in times of McCarthyism, during the witch hunt and as the US controls the Maidan, they expanded this practice to Ukraine, where it was gladly picked up," said Igor Morozov, referring to $10,000 cash rewards offered by authorities in Dnipropetrovsk Region for each pro-Russian activist detained.
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Russia will turn to other markets to minimize impact of any EU economic sanctions - PM Medvedev
However, if Russia's Western partners commit such an error, "intensive work on other markets will allow us to minimize the damage," he said.
US to finance $8 mln on non-lethal military, transportation, communications aid to Ukraine - agency citing White House
US offers new $50 million aid package to Ukraine to help with economic, political reform - White House
Nigerian Student found dead in Bangladeshi Lake
A 26year old Nigerian student, Tahir Manni Adam, studying at the Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh has been found dead inside the lake in the school.
According to reports from a local newspaper in Bangladeshi, Dhaka Tribune, Adam, a third year student of Computer Science had gone to the lake to have a bath but unfortunately drowned. According to police reports, his body was recovered from the lake around 10.45pm on Saturday, April 19th and was declared dead on arrival at the Tongi Government Hospital. His body was later taken to Dhaka’s Samorita Hospital.
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New confusion over abducted schoolgirls; parents insist 234 girls still missing
Premiumtimesng Reports:
There was confusion on Monday in Chibok, Borno state, when parents of abducted schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School insisted that 234 girls abducted from the school were still missing.
There was confusion on Monday in Chibok, Borno state, when parents of abducted schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School insisted that 234 girls abducted from the school were still missing.
The Borno state commissioner for education and the principal of the school had claimed that 129 girls were kidnapped when the suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed their dormitories on April 14.
Of the number, the officials said, 28 initially escaped while another 16 broke free from the abductors days later. The remaining 85 are still missing, they claimed.
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