CNN "moves" Ukraine's Slavyansk to Russia's Crimea

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The American CNN TV channel has revealed a shocking lack of geographical knowledge. A CNN report about self-defense fighters' pullout from the towns of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk in southeastern Ukraine carried a map locating Slavyansk in the western part of Crimea.

Covering Ukrainian troops' seizure of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, both situating in Ukraine's southeast Donetsk region, the CNN mislocated Slavyansk, "moving" it to Crimea which has recently become part of Russia.

World Cup: Fed Govt demands ₦2.591b account from NFF

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•Minister writes Maigari
•Congress dissolves Federation Board

The tenure of Alhaji Aminu Maigari as President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) came to an abrupt end yesterday following the dissolution of the board by an extra ordinary congress of stakeholders and delegates of Nigerian football.

Simultaneously, an angry Federal Government demanded explanation from the dissolved NFF on the disbursement of N2.591billion allocated to it for football administration in the country.
Maigari was arrested on Friday by operatives of the Directorate of Security Services (DSS) on his return from the World Cup competition in Brazil over allegations of financial mismanagement, but was released afterwards.

Thousands brave rain for army recruitment

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THOUSANDS BRAVE RAIN FOR ARMY RECRUITMENT

It was a pathetic sight at the 13th Brigade Premises of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, Cross River State on Saturday as thousands of youths converged to write the examination for recruitment into the Nigeria Army.

Applicants crowded the field in the premises and spilled over to the pavements of adjoining Barracks and Marian Roads.
Even when it started raining heavily, the applicants could not leave the field as they waited to be screened to write the examination.

Unrepentant convicts ■ Jailed robbers return 10 years after to kill victim’s son Agashi

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Double misfortune has befallen Okorie Orie, a native of Ibenda Effium in Ohaokwu Local Gov-ernment Area of Ebonyi State, whose son was killed by an unrepentant gang of robbers that had robbed him 10 years earlier.
A decade ago, 37-year-old Uchenna Okereke, led six other robbers to rob Okorie Orie, dispossessing him of millions of naira and successfully escaped. But the victim was able to recall the face of Okereke and he correctly identified him to the police, who acted on the information and arrested him. During interrogation, he revealed the identity of the other six members of his gang. They were all tried, convicted and slammed with 10-year jail term, which they served and were subsequently released.

Man arrested with human skull •‘I belong to Dey-Well cult, skull is that of Victoria’

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A 41-year-old suspected cultist, kidnapper and ritualist, Onwuzuruike Nwakaogwu, has confessed to his involvement in a cult group popularly called Dey-Well at Igwuruta village, Ikwerre Local Government area of Rivers State, just as he revealed the identity of the deceased whose skull was found with him as Victoria.
The suspect claimed his efforts at getting money from the skull yielded fruit before his arrest as he said that it used to spew out N10, N20, N50 notes whenever he poured ‘kain kain’ (alcoholic drink) on the skull before reciting incantations.

Ikemefuna Nominated As Goodluck Campaign Leader Calls On Nigerians To Support Mr. President

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Campaign Leader Calls On Nigerians To Support Mr. President.

A frontline Politician and a businessman, Chief Samuel Ikefuna has been appointed the Deputy national Co-ordinator of a leading Jonathan Campaign Organization, THE GOODLUCK NIGERIA NEEDS PROJECT.

In his letter of appointment signed by the National Co-ordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Rilwanu Gulma and the Executive Secretary, Dr. Kenneth Anozie, Chief Ikefuna was appointed based on the strong support his has shown for President Goodluck Jonathan and the Transformation Agenda. “It is not always to find such men of integrity giving important support to Mr. President but Chief Ikefuna has demonstrated huge support for the President,” the appointment letter read.

History Will Be On Tinubu’s Side - By Gbenga Olorunpomi

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*Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they  do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past¦ Karl Marx*

Good people are hard to come by. The uncomfortable truth is that this world despises good people. Human beings have a natural instinct to either extinguish the spatter of lights that dot the almost tangible darkness
around us, or cover it up. We are quick to kill the better people in our society or to drag them down into the mud with us. We are uncomfortable with the notion that some people can be good while we swim in our filth. We resent the notion of such arrogance. We dont understand it, so we destroy it.

Revealed : Ex-VP Atiku behind Nyako’s impeachment Saga

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Checks by Pointblanknews.com has revealed that a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is behind the impeachment nightmare of Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako.

It has also been revealed that Atiku curiously masterminded the defection of some All Progressive Congress (APC) APC members to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to whittle down the influence of Nyako and set the stage for his exit.

When trouble started in Yola for Nyako, some believed the mastermind was the PDP and President Goodluck Jonathan. They had speculated that Jonathan wanted him out because of his very acerbic letter he wrote to his colleagues and the need for his party to seize the structure in the state.

Exclusive: Gov. Babatunde Raji Fashola Wastes $500,000 On Kim Kardashian’s 45 minutes Appearance

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The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola blew  a whooping $500,000 on “appearance fee ‘for American reality television personality, Kim Kardashian.

Pointblanknews.com learnt that the extra budgetary largese excludes first class tickets for she and her crew, accomodation, logistics, security etc.

Despite staying less than a day in the city of Lagos the pregnant star was paid a reported $500,000 for her fleeting visit, angering some commentators and citizens of the state.

Nigerians set to pay access fees to view television content

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“In other countries the public broadcast services are run from fees collected on broadcast content.”

The Federal Government on Saturday said that it would introduce content access fees to replace radio licence fees ahead of Nigeria’s migration to digital terrestrial television broadcasting by 2015.

The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, made this known at the opening of the Extra Ordinary meeting of the National Council of Information in Abuja.

'BRT bus did not kill any soldier' - LAGBUS official reveals what transpired

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LAGBUS Asset Management Limited, operators of BRT buses have denied that one of the buses killed a soldier. Soldiers continued a rampage yesterday across the Palmgrove part of Lagos, stopping BRT buses, asking passengers to get down, beating the drivers, destroying the buses before eventually setting them on fire. The damage yesterday is reported to be worth over N100million.

But speaking about it, a LAGBUS official said they'd nothing to do with it, explaining that they just found a corpse in their bus and went to report it to the Police;

"By 10 p.m. last night, one of our buses broke down at Onipanu; by 11 p.m., a rescue team with a van went to the scene to tow the bus. Unfortunately, area boys started stoning our team which made our men to leave. Meanwhile, the driver put on hazard lights and C- Caution to alert motorists of the breakdown.

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53 Boko Haram members killed after daring attack on military base

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The Nigerian military released a statement today stating they killed over 50 terrorists yesterday after a daring attack on a military base in Damboa, Borno state. See the statement signed by military spokesperson Major General Chris Olukolade below...


Over 50 terrorists died as troops repelled a daring attack on troops’ locations in Damboa, Borno State yesterday night.  The terrorists had stormed the troops’ bases and police locations while most of the troops were out on patrol of surrounding villages.

Video: Farmer Caught his Business Customer Red-handed Cheating with his Wife

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New Gaza rocket fires as Israel's Arabs join protests over teen murder

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A new volley of rockets fired from Gaza territory into Israel on Saturday, hamstring Egyptian efforts to establish a renewed truce, after protests over a Palestinian teenager's murder spread to Arab-Israeli towns.

Israeli police reported clashes in three mainly Arab towns in the northeast and center of the country late Friday after the east Jerusalem funeral of the teenager, believed to have been abducted and murdered by Jewish troops.

Strangling democracy: From information to infotainment

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We are focused on the US government's ways of promoting its policies across the global community. Why would the US State Department choose to offer something like free entertainment, sometimes, at press briefings? Or - could that be some smart strategy most of us are still unaware of? The Voice of Russia has invited Italian journalist Giullietto Chiesa and Ilya Fabrichnikov, Russian expert on political communications strategy, to talk about "infotainment" and how it is used to manipulate our minds. 

Mr. Chiesa, Mr. Fabrichnikov, I am happy to welcome you to our show, and before we proceed let me give you one of the latest.

Nigeria Faces FIFA International Ban From Football After Government Interference

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African champions Nigeria risk an international ban due to government interference after a court sacked the football federation’s executive committee. Nigerian sports minister Tammy Danagogo on Thursday appointed Lawrence Katiken as sole administrator of the NFF.

NEWS: Speaker Mourns Demise Of Ikeja Traditional Ruler

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Speaker, Lagos State House of  Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeyemi Ikudoriji has described  the demise of the paramount ruler of Ikeja, the Olu of Ikeja, Oba Rauf, Adeniyi Aremu  Matemi  as shocking and highly regrettable.

Ikuforiji in  a statement  by his Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Adebayo, “ The sudden death of our highly revered royal father of Ikeja, the Olu of  Ikeja, Oba Rauf  Adeniyi Aremu Matemi  was  not only sudden but sad, and highly unfortunate.

Court Fixes Date on Ban of Hijab in Lagos Schools

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The Muslim Student Association of Nigeria recently filed a suit against the Lagos State Government over the use of Hijab in primary and secondary schools.

Justice Modupe Onyeabo of a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, has set September 26 to deliver judgment on the case.

Human Rights lawyer assassinated in his home in Lagos

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Human rights lawyer and social commentator, Barrister Kunle Fadipe (pictured above) was on July 3rd  murdered at his residence at Harmony Estate near Karaole Estate, College Road in Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos.

 

In accordance with reports, the estate where in fact the late barrister lived was plunged into total darkness after power outage and the lawyer asked his son to go and start the generator. As his son made his way to the generator, a person armed with a blade accosted him and ordered him to take him to his father. When the person surely got to Mr Fadipe, he stabbed him in the neck and back. His daughter who was in the home immediately ran out of the home and asked for help. Two security officials mounted on the estate immediately ran there and was able overpower the killer.Continue..

Update: Security man brutalized by soldiers yesterday on sick bed.

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 Pictured above is the security man who was allegedly brutalized yesterday by soldiers at Palmgrove Estate after having a BRT bus killed a soldier (Read here). He's currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos. See another pic after the break...