Saturday, May 17, 2014

Nadia Buari Allegedly Dumps Jim Iyke Due To His Short Hot Temper




Well according to Ghanian blogs:

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It took me quite a long time to buy into the speculation that Nadia Buari and Jim Iyke were not only banging mates, but were truly in a relationship. Even when my sources close to Nadia Buari confirmed to me that she was in a real relationship with Jim Iyke, I just couldn’t bring myself to accept this—and always wondered how Nadia Buari was going to handle Jim Iyke’s temper.

I only truly accepted that their relationship was real when my sources at a hotel they both stayed in at East Legon (a place I’ve stayed before) also mentioned that, Jim and Nadia were hiding there in one room—splashing what seems like love all over the place…But that was then!

Katsina to pay 1,820 Imams salaries



The Katsina State Government has introduced the payment of monthly allowances of between N3,000 and N10,000 to some 1,820 imams in the state.  Governor Ibrahim Shema stated this on Friday in Katsina while handing out the allowances to some of the beneficiaries.

Shema also said that the state had so far constructed 500 mosques and rehabilitated a number of others in the 34 local government areas of the state.

He said that the gesture was part of the administration’s commitment to providing enabling environment for worshipping of the Almighty God.

Domestic Violence: Blessing Isanbora Was Shot By Younger Sister's Boyfriend



 Blessing Isanbor a victim of domestic violence. Shot at close range in the face by her younger sister's policeman boyfriend! She had surgery 2day after waiting 2yrs. I believe God for a successful surgery and her full recovery.. She will need to have her jaw reconstructed amongst other things...

Boko Haram: Military moves against sabotage, espionage



Indications have emerged that the authorities of the Nigerian military are responding to the threat of sabotage and leakage of information to insurgents in the North East.
Saturday PUNCH’s investigation revealed that the military had assigned two major agencies, the Nigeria Intelligence Agency and the Directorate of Military Intelligence to monitor troop movements and telephone conversations especially in the mission area.
A security source said on Thursday that the military leadership had been discreetly investigating suspected incidents of information leakage and inappropriate conduct during the operation.
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US General Claims Nigerian soldiers reluctant to fight.



The United States has said that the Nigerian military is becoming afraid of engaging the Boko Haram insurgents.

Testifying on Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the US Air Force Chief of staff, Gen. Mark Welsh III, said, “We’re now looking at a military force that is, quite frankly, becoming afraid to even engage. The United States doesn’t have the capacity, the capability to go rescue every kidnapped person around the world.”
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Child Suffocated To Demise Inside A Severe While Seeking To Cut Off Corpse's Head



The people of Ilobu, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State, yesterday woke up to be confronted by a bizarre development as the body of a young man, simply identified as Abdullahi, was found in a grave where he was allegedly attempting to cut off and exhume the skull of a corpse buried not long ago.

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Doyin Okupe fired shots at Oby Ezekwesili, says she's trying to profit from a national calamity



 Senior Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs, Mr. Doyin Okupe, fired shots at former minister and a frontliner in the #Bringbackourgirls campaign, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, in some tweets this afternoon. According to him, her efforts with the campaign is simply her trying to benefit from a national calamity. See more tweets after the break.

ECOWAS To remove Resident Permit In movement Protocol.





The ECOWAS Commission on Thursday said it had commenced the process of removing resident permit for citizens of member countries residing in other ECOWAS countries.

This is contained in a statement issued by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr Sunny Ugoh, a copy of which was given to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.
It stated that ECOWAS’ resident permit constituted obstacle to freedom of persons and goods according to the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement.
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Twin Bomb Blasts rock Kenyan Market



* Foreigners trying to leave Kenya after bomb warning

Two bomb explosions have already been reported to possess struck the Gikomba market section of the Kenyan capital Nairobi today.  Based on a report on Reuters quoting Kenyan official, the blasts have allegedly killed at least four people and injured scores. Earlier reports stated that the reason for the blasts is not known but Kenya has been hit by a spate of attacks in recent years. They've mostly been blamed on the al-Shabab militant Islamist group from neighbouring Somalia.


BOKO HARAM: Nine Generals under Probe over arms deal





Nine serving Generals in the Nigerian Army and other senior military officers are now under investigation for their alleged role in the sale of arms to members of the Boko Haram sect.
They are also fingered in the movement of weapons and Army armouries in some northern states.
A top security chief confirmed to Nigerian Pilot yesterday that the military authorities had made progress in the investigation of the affected Army officers, adding that they would soon be court-martialed.

Angry Gunmen Attack Bauchi, Burn 2 Schools, Kill One



Unknown gunmen on Wednesday burnt down two primary schools and an MTN telecommunication mast in Shadarki village in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

The attack is coming barely 25 days after unknown gunmen attacked the Government Girl’s Secondary School Yana in Shira Local Government Area of the state in which a five-year old girl was burnt to death and staff quaters, the school bus and an eight-man block rank and file quarters were all burnt down.

Lagos PDP tells Oba Akiolu: “You have desecrated your stool” (Akin Ambode set to be next Gov of Lagos?)



The Lagos State PDP has come out strongly to condemn the attitude and pronouncement of Oba Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, at the book
launch ceremony for Akin Ambode, the annointed Governorship candidate by Bola Tinubu.

In a show of shame and attempt to support the wish of Tinubu, the oba reportedly endorsed Akin Ambode as the next “befitting” Governor of Lagos State after Fashola. “In a very undemocratic manner,the Oba went further to berate other aspirants for the Office ‘counselling’ them to conceed to Akin Ambode”

Russia-China trade may exceed $100 billion by year's end - Putin's aide



Russia's trade with China may reach the $100 billion mark by the end of the year, Russian presidential foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters Friday. “The outlook for this year is very favorable, judging from the growth rates for trade in the first quarter of 2014, we can go as far as $100 billion in bilateral turnover by the end of the year,” he said.

Ushakov added that China remains a major trading partner for Russia, with bilateral trade reaching $88.8 billion last year, according to RIA Novosti. According to data released in early May by China’s General Administration of Customs, Chinese-Russian trade turnover for the first quarter period increased by 3.4 percent year-on-year to $29.05 billion.

Puppetry Canada reduces sanctions against Russia to secure its business interests



Canada abandons some of the imposed sanctions against Russia to save its business interests, putting the US, who iniciated the sanctions over the Urkainian crisis, in an akward political situation. Thus, Canada has not imposed sanctions against Sergei Chemezov, who heads state-owned industrial and defense conglomerate Rostec, and Igor Sechin, CEO of oil giant Rosneft. Both men have highly-profitable business ties to Canada.

Canada, home to 1.2 million people of Ukrainian descent, has imposed sanctions on more than 80 Russian and Ukrainian officials and businesses, compared to about 60 by the United States.

Participants of the Maidan were on drugs - Head of Russia's drug control



Head of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), Viktor Ivanov, said Friday that many participants of the Maidan were "loaded".
"I have no information that the US brought drugs, but there is information that among the participants of the Maidan there was a huge number of drug addicts, that is, people who were in a completely abnormal, psychoactive condition," Ivanov said to journalists on Friday.
According to him, not only the Russian service, but also the Ukrainian colleagues possess this information.

Odessa Genocide: People's deaths in Ukraine's Odessa could have been prevented - UN Assistant Secretary General



UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic believes that law enforcers went beyond the mark during the disorders in Odessa. He emphasizes the need to carry out an impartial investigation of people's deaths. 
'The deaths of 48 people could have and should have been prevented. An impartial investigation must be carried out to determine who is responsible for the tragedy and why law enforcers exceeded their authority,' Simonovic said at a briefing on Friday.

US coup failed in Ukraine: Kiev junta's days are numbered



The western backed junta in Kiev, installed in February of this year after years of planning by the US/CIA/USAID/NATO/EU and billions of dollars spent on NGOs, destabilization teams, installing and paying for puppets and training, arming and backing far right nazi paramilitary groups and paying mercenaries from the Greystone private CIA army, may finally be showing the first signs of what has to be its imminent demise.

California firefighters battle wind-whipped wildfires in San Diego



California firefighters were battling wind-whipped wildfires on Friday, as some 125,000 people fled their homes in the San Diego area and police arrested at least two people on arson-related charges.

The cluster of fires comes as California enters its peak fire season amid its worst drought in decades. Officials worry it could be a particularly dangerous year.
Read also: Massive wildfires force evacuation of 30,000 in California
Crews made some progress against the fires, which have scorched thousands of acres this week across Southern California. But they had only a tenuous grip on the so-called Cocos Fire, which was threatening the northern San Diego county communities of San Marcos and Escondido.

Pres.GEJ never planned to Visit Chibok Today - Reuben Abati





 CNN, Reuters and many news agencies yesterday reported that GEJ could be visiting Chibok today...but now his media spokesperson Reuben Abati says he never made such plans. The president will be criticized for choosing to attend Paris today for a protection summit as opposed to visiting Chibok.

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