Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Weather Forecast for Lagos May 20th -May 26th 2014.
Mostly cloudy day, scattered thunderstorm is expected. A dew point of 25° that feels-like temperature of 38°C is expected
Temperature
Max 31oc
Min 28oc
Humidity: 70%
Wind direction: SSW
Wind speed: 19km/h
Chance of rainfall: 20%
Amount expected: 2.7mm
WEDNESDAY 21ST
Mostly cloudy warm day, rain shower is possible. A dew point of 24° that feels-like temperature of 37°C is expected
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Traditional hunters insist they are combat ready to join search for Chibok girls
Traditional hunters in a few Northern states say they are ready to join the military in the look for missing Chibok girls, Associated Press reports. According to the report, the hunters numbering about 500 and ranging between 18 to 80 years of age have been in Borno state for two weeks now waiting for the government and the military to give them the permission to go after the missing girls.
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Video: Kenyan & Nigerian businessmen engage to address the unexploited potential of intra-African trade
Videos: Nigerian Troops 'Cannot Take On Terrorists', Claims Terrified Soldier & Mum - Foreign media
that troops are too poorly armed and ill-equipped to fight Boko Haram militants.
Sky News U.K.
CHIBOK, Nigeria
May 19, 2014
A Nigerian soldier tells Sky's Alex Crawford that troops are too poorly armed and ill-equipped to fight Boko Haram militants.
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Monday, May 19, 2014
British plane sent to search for missing school girls breaks down
"A technical fault which has delayed the Sentinel aircraft on its way to Ghana is being investigated and will be solved as soon as possible. In the meantime the UK military team continues its work on the ground while other surveillance aircraft continue the search for the missing schoolgirls," . British Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced that Britain would offer Nigeria a surveillance jet to help in the search of the missing girls.
Afenifere Threatens Secession
As the National Conference enters its plenary session Monday, the Afenifere has demanded for a regional autonomy to be granted the Yoruba in the Southwest or the Yoruba will secede from Nigeria.
The Yoruba group at a news conference to unveil the Publication of “Regional Autonomy or Nothing” at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Monday said it was displeased that many of its demands at the conference had been thrown away as the Northern group had ganged up to defeat autonomy for the regions.
Lagos Female Banker Dies With Lover at autonomous community in Imo While doing it together
Both deceased are Mrs. Adejoke Ayeola, 44, from Iperu Remo in Ogun State, and Wilson Ugwunna, 42. Both have two children each using their respective spouses. Mrs. Ayeola was said to have been married to a traditional ruler in Ogun State.
BringBackOurGirls: Gov Shettima replies Asari Dokubo, calls him a jester
"Governor Shettima is too serious minded to reply Asari Dokubo who is just a joker as most Nigerians regard him. As a onetime journalist covering the Niger Delta, I had come in direct contact with Asari when he organized a rally in support of late Gaddafi in Port Harcourt and also when he organized the 2011/2012 Isaac Boro lecture in Port Harcourt which he kept interrupting, taking over the microphone from people like respected lawyers like Festus Keyamo, intermittently speaking without protocol and without shame like a child. He is just a joke, no reasonable Nigerian takes him serious.
Police avert another bomb blast in Kano - Police Press Release
The Police in Kano today, 19th May, 2014, about 9:00am averted what could have been another devastating bomb blast in the ancient city of Kano. Kano Police operatives, acting on intelligence, tracked and recovered a Mitsubishi Station Wagon car, ash in colour, with registration number Kano – AE 756 GSW loaded with assorted gas cylinders, one container of fuel and other electrical components of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The vehicle was recovered at Tafawa Balewa Street, Nasarawa area of Kano State and has since been rendered safe by Police Bomb Disposal experts.
Meanwhile, security agencies in Kano have commenced investigation into both the aborted blast as well as the last night bomb incident. Continue.
Stealing is not corruption - ICPC Chairman, Mr. Nta
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta recently agreed to a statement made by President Jonathan during his May 4th media chat that, stealing is not corruption.
While addressing members of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, at the ICPC Headquarters' in Abuja, Mr Nta said there is a difference between stealing and corruption and it is wrong to classify theft as corruption. He said that we should refer back to what we were taught about stealing and corruption in school
"Stealing is erroneously reported as corruption. We must go back to what we were taught at school to show that there are educated people in Nigeria. We must address issues as we were taught in school to do".
Militia Combat Ready: Check out patriotic troops'ready to engage terrorists of notorious Sambisa forest
Done well, troops! See more photos after the break.
Nigerian Police averted bomb blast incident in Kano
Well, they've just released photos from the incident. See more pics after the break...
Boko Haram abducts Nigeria Police Officers
In two separate attacks, five policemen were reportedly abducted with their Armoured Personnel Carrier while a Chinese was killed and 10 others kidnapped during an overnight attack in Kuseri Village between Gamboru Ngala council of Borno State and the Cameroun border.
“Five policemen attached to Banki, a border town with Bama and Cameroon Republic, were attacked by Boko Haram. The terrorists opened fire on the APC No: NPF4960c conveying the policemen led by an inspector and five others. The policemen quickly dropped from the APC and ran into the bush before the terrorists went away with the abandoned APC. As I am talking to you now (yesterday), the whereabouts of the policemen are yet to be known and we suspect the terrorists might have kidnapped or killed them.”
Photos: Angry youths Riot In Maiduguri Over Extra-Judicial Killing Of Innocent Tricycle Operator
# 2 Top Nigerian Celebrities That Married ‘Tear Nylon’ husbands
# 2 Top Nigerian Celebrities That Married ‘Tear Rubber’ husbands
MUMA GEEIt was a noble affair when music star, Muma Gee and her tear rubber prince charming, Nollywood actor, Prince Oluebube Eke exchanged vows in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The couple reportedly met around 2010 after Muma Gee's participation in a reality show through Emeka Ike, a buddy of Prince Eke.
The couple, however, had to hold back till this year before they welcomed their first fruit of the womb, which came in double proportion as Muma Gee delivered a healthy set of twins on Friday, April 18, 2014.
# 1 Top Nigerian Celebrities That Married ‘Tear Rubber’ husbands
# 1 Top Nigerian Celebrities That Married ‘Tear Rubber’ husbands
OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDETopping the listing of female celebs married to brand-new husbands are screen diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, fondly called Omosexy.
On March 23 in 2010, Omotola and husband, Matthew Ekeinde marked their 18th wedding anniversary. Theirs is a product union, a marriage that rubbishes the argument that celebrities cannot have successful and happy homes. Her early marriage to her pilot husband, who is 10 years over the age of her made her the envy of her peers-and 18
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