Fraudsters set up Jonathan/Sambo foundation, dupe over 100

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The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of fraud perpetrated by six men, who defrauded hundreds of people in Ketu area of the state.

According to police authorities, the suspects, Dr. Chris Ajakaiye, Atanda Johnson, Morenike Folarin, Ademola Atanda, Soledayo Akinnubunmi and John Ajagbe, set up a foundation at 15 Oluwalogbon Street, Ikosi, known as Goodluck/Sambo Foundation.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects collected money from victims under the guise of keeping them in contact with the Presidency.

A resident of Ketu, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said most of the victims were not residents of Ketu, which made it difficult for them to know that it was a fraudulent business

Passerby pushes suicidal man off a bridge

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After keeping police and rescue workers on their toes for hours, an angry passerby pushed a suicidal man off a bridge last week, according to reports in the news media.

Footage has emerged of an angry passerby pushing a suicidal man off a bridge in Guangdong province, China. Retired soldier Lai Jiansheng, 66, reached out to shake hands with Chen Fuchao before shoving him off.

The heavily indebted Chen Fuchao fell eight feet into a bed that was partially inflated by emergency air. He was hospitalized with wrist injuries and back injuries.

Chen Fuchao will be charged with disorderly conduct, while Lai was charged with causing intentional injury. He told the news media that he pushed the possible suicide jumper off the bridge because he was tired of the man's selfish activity, according to reports.

Chen wanted to kill himself because he had 2 million yuan or $294,000 in debt after a failed construction project, according to reports.

6 Unhealthy Foods You Think Are Healthy

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It can be difficult to decide which foods are good for you and which are not. The key is actually moderation. However, here are a list of foods that are not as healthy as you think they are:

1, Vegetable Oils:

Don’t be fooled by the fact that there’s “vegetable” in the name. Unfortunately, most vegetable oils are made from palm oil which is almost purely saturated (unhealthy) oil. It’s semi-solid at room temperature, but is of course liquid when heated and used for frying, and it’s certainly not healthy..

2, Pasta

Police Arrest Redeemers University Student Over Death Of Suspected Gay Banker

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Homicide detectives of the Lagos State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti, Yaba, have arrested an undergraduate of the Redeemers University, Ogun State, in connection with the brutal murder of a suspected gay banker, Adindu Ohamara.

According to sources, the banker was on April 9, found in a pool of his blood in his room, having been stabbed severally by the suspect.

Six persons were thereafter arrested in connection with the crime by detectives from the Homicide Unit of the State Criminal Investigations Department ,SCID,in Panti, Lagos State.

Just In: Israel confirms airstrike on Syria

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Israeli officials confirm that the Air Force has conducted an airstrike on Syrian territory, Russia Today reports quoting Associated Press. They said they targeted a shipment of advanced missiles.
The unnamed officials said the target weapons were not chemical, but were bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement and were sophisticated enough to prompt the Israeli strike on early Friday.

On Friday media in Lebanon reported that Israeli jets conducted several sorties into Lebanese airspace, with some of them flying in circles over the capital, Beirut. Lebanon’s army website had listed an unusual 16 flights by Israeli warplanes penetrating Lebanese airspace from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon local time. Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman condemned the flyovers, branding them a “continuation of Israel's policy of aggression” and called on the international community to put pressure on Tel Aviv to stop this practice.

DNA samples taken from Boston bomb doesn't match to Tsarnaev's widow

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An analysis of DNA obtained from pieces of the detonated Boston Marathon explosives found no matches to the widow of dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev or to either of the suspects, a law enforcement official said Friday.

The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said the source of the DNA is "unknown,'' adding that it could belong to any one of a number of people, from the point of the bomb-component's manufacture and distribution to sale.

Bodies of two crewmembers of crashed US military plane found in Kyrgyzstan

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Rescuers have found the bodies of two crewmembers of the US military cargo plane, which crashed at the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border shortly after taking off from the American Air Force base at Manas.

Rescuers have found the bodies of two crewmembers of the US military cargo plane, which crashed at the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border shortly after taking off from the American Air Force base at Manas.

Earlier there were slim hopes that the pilots could have ejected before the aircraft hit the ground, but those were meager at best since witnesses reported seeing no parachute during the crash.

Why I Can’t Be Chairman Where Buhari Is Present – IBB

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The maiden edition of Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah Lecture Series in Minna, Nigeeri State, brought to the fore the atmosphere of friendship between former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, and former military president General Ibrahim Babangida as the latter conceded the chairmanship of the occasion to Buhari.

Babangida was reluctant to speak at the occasion as the chairman, but when pressed upon, got up and stated that he could not be chairman in an occasion where Buhari was present.

NNPC : Nigeria’s refineries now producing 10m litres/day of fuel

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Thursday, announced an improvement in Nigeria’s refining capacity, declaring that domestic refining of Premium Motor Spirits, PMS, at the country’s three refineries has increased to 10.23 million litres per day.

According to Group Executive Director, Refining and Petrochemicals, NNPC, Engineer Anthony Ogbuigwe, the three refineries are also currently producing 5.53 million litres of dual purpose kerosene and 8.016 million litres of automotive gas oil, diesel daily.

Two brothers and a pregnant woman shot dead in Surulere last night

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About a week after a DJ was gunned down on Bank Olemoh street in Surulere, yet another gang related killing has occurred in the Shitta/Akerele area of Surulere. Two brothers (pictured above) were shot dead around 8pm last night as they hung out with friends at a bar not to far from Shitta Primary School near Ogunmola street. A pregnant woman was unfortunately hit by a stray bullet during the attack. She was pronounced dead at the hospital she was rushed to. The dead brothers, (The one in white is Mufu) were not older than 25. Policemen were called to the area last night but no arrest has so far been made. Will bring an update on this story later.

(Audio - Photo): Obama is holding people at Guantanamo for no reason and force feeding them illegally – Michael Ratner

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The men being held at the illegal Guantanamo terror prison have been in literal limbo for over 12 years. The fact that they are Muslim and kept offshore makes them an abstraction for the American people, who along with the media have forgotten about their plight. More than half of the illegally detained inmates have been deemed completely innocent, but U.S. President Obama, despite his endless “nice words” has refused to release them.

 The people at Guantanamo have reached such a level of hopelessness that almost all of them have decided to end their own lives by doing the only thing they can; stop eating. Obama has decided once again to break the law and force-feed them. Michael Ratner, the U.S. lawyer for Julian Assange and the lawyer for many of the inmates at Guantanamo, spoke to John Robles on the matter.

I’m speaking with Mr. Michael Ratner, the President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights and the US lawyer for Julian Assange. The Center for Constitutional Rights also represents several of the inmates at the Guantanamo detention camp.

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Couples Must Undergo HIV/Aids Test Before Marriage-Yobe Assembly

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The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Adamu Dala Dogo says Laws for couple to undergo HIV/Aids test before marriage will come into effect before the end of this year.

Addressing people living with HIV and Aids who called on him today in his office in Damaturu, the speaker decried the alarming spread of the scourge which he says can be curtailed through test before marriage.

The speaker says members of the House will soon visit their respective constituencies to conduct advocacy against the spread of the scourge in the state.

Hon Dala Dogo enjoined people of the state to carry out test and to commence retroviral treatment as soon as they are tested positive.

US Government denies withdrawing military assistance to Nigeria

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₦98,114,927.39 ($620,000) Fuel Subsidy Bribe: Judge Fails To Rule On Farouk Lawan’s Trial

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Ruling on an application to quash the charges against former chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on fuel subsidy; Farouk Lawan and the committee’s secretary, Mr. Boniface Emenalo, was stalled on Thursday as the trial judge, Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi, could not deliver the anticipated ruling owing to bereavement.

An official of the Abuja High confirmed the development to journalist in Abuja and consequently, May 10, was fixed as new date for ruling on the pending application by Lawan and Emenalo.

The duo seeks to have the court quash the 7-count charge preferred against them by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

Nigerian Army Set To Host Combat Sports Championships

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The Nigerian Army has announced plans to host the first ever Combat Sports Championships in Kaduna from the 20th of May with the aim of discovering talents in boxing, judo, wrestling and teakwondo.

Addressing a news conference in Abuja, Commander Infantry Corps of the Army and Chairman, Organising Committee, Major General Kenneth Minimah says the championship will help reposition the Nigerian Army as a major contributor to the development of sports in Nigeria

He added that the army has produced top athletes in the past and are now ready to discover and encourage new athletes to realize their sporting potentials.

EFCC Arraigns Kebbi State Director For Stealing N64m

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a Director with the Kebbi state, Ministry of Finance , Yahaya Saidu Andarai and one  Farouk Abubarka Uduli, before the Lagos  High Court in Ikeja for allegedly stealing the sum of N64million belonging to Coscharis Motors Ltd.

The two men, who were arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo, are facing a 27 count charge of conspiracy , fraud and stealing.

The defendants were accused by the EFCC of  converting the said sum  which is  the proceed of AX motorcycles,  property of Coscharis Motors entrusted to them on behalf of Jega National Union Local Government Employees of Kebbi state.

House To Probe Minister of Petroleum Over “Suspicious Oil Deals”

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The House of Representatives is set to investigate the Minister of Petroleum Resources,  Diezani Alison-Madueke over allegation of suspicious oil deals worth N59 trillion.

Speaking on a matter of public importance, member Representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra State, Representative Victor Ogene accused the minister of impropriety and abuse of due process in the transaction leading to the sale of seven oil mining leases.

The matter was brought to the house following a petition by group from oil producing communities in Delta, who alleged that there was a deliberate exclusion of indigenious operators from the exercise.

Just In: Amaechi’s Plane Was Flying With Forged Documents: Ministry Of Aviation

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The Ministry of Aviation has revealed that facts available to the ministry suggests that the operators of the bombardier aircraft allegedly belonging to the Rivers state government obtained several flight clearances from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities (NCAA) using forged documentation.

A statement by the Special Assistant on media to the Minister of Aviation on Thursday says that “the said aircraft attempted to and did operate within the Nigerian airspace on the 26^th of April 2013 without any flight clearance whatsoever in total violation of all extant civil aviation laws and regulations.”

Money Laundering: Ibori Loses Appeal Over 13-Year Jail Term

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The jailed former Delta State governor, James Ibori, lost a legal appeal on Thursday against a 13-year prison sentence for embezzling more than $250 million.

Mr Ibori, a founding member of Nigeria’s ruling party and a behind-the-scenes kingmaker who ran Delta State for 8 years, was trying to get his sentence reduced. His lawyers argued that the original judge had indicated the term would be shorter.

Judge Antony Edwards-Stuart rejected that argument at the appeal hearing and also said that money laundering should attract close to the maximum 14-year sentence.

Teachers oppose local government autonomy

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National Union of Teachers has opposed calls for local government autonomy.

NUT National President, Michael Alogba, who spoke in Abuja at a reception for officials of Zambia National Union of Teachers, also blamed the government for the declining education standard.

He said, “The entire teachers of this country are saying no to local government autonomy. Not that we have any fear or any grudge against the policy but because of the fact that local governments had been given such responsibility in the past, they failed woefully. That is the fear Nigerian teachers are entertaining.

“We are aware that the House of Representatives is handling the matter; we pray they represent the entire Nigerians very well. We would not want a situation whereby the recorded gains in the sector will be thwarted by this uncalled for autonomy.”

I ‘ll contest presidential election again in 2015 — Buhari

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Minna—Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said he “will surely seek the mandate” of Nigerians in the 2015 presidential election under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

Buhari who lost the 2011election on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, however said he was ready to step down for any other better candidate that may emerge under the new party.

He spoke in Minna, capital of Niger State during the maiden edition of Sam Nda-Isaiah Annual Lecture Series, saying that politics should not be seen as a do-or-die affair.

DSS probes death threat to 4 Kano journalists

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KANO— The Department of State Security Service, DSS, has launched a full scale investigation to unravel the death threat to the executive members of Correspondent Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kano.

The development followed a formal petition  by the Chairman of the Correspondent Chapel on behalf of others whose  lifed came under threat by yet to be identified persons through phone.

The petition entitled ‘’Threat to life” signed by the secretary of the chapel, Alhaji Ibrahim  Garba Shuaibu chronicled a graphic details of how an unknown person claiming to be agents of the Department of State Security had intermittently put  up  calls to officials of the chapel inviting them to the headquarters of the DSS in Kano.

Satellite images show 2,275 burnt houses in Baga, Boko Haram destroyed mobile telephone towers – HRW

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An international rights crusader, Human Rights Watch, on Wednesday described as hogwash, military’s claim that the fires that razed thousands of buildings in Baga, Borno State were caused by rocket-propelled grenades  fired by members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram.

HRW,  in a statement on its website, said satellite images showed that soldiers may have  set the fires that razed  down  “2,275 buildings  and left 125 others”  in the town  severely damaged.

Calling on the Federal Government to impartially probe the incident,   it said that the military was covering up something  going by the fact that it had vehemently refused to allow journalists access into the troubled community.

There had been reports that 187 persons were killed and about 2,000 houses torched during the April 16, 2013 clash.

Man arrested over wife’s death in Lagos

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LAGOS — Operatives at the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigations Department ,SCID, Yaba , Lagos, have arrested a man who allegedly murdered his wife during a scuffle over his alleged affair with his wife’s employee, in Lagos.

The deceased, Endurance Ajisegiri, was the Managing Director of Speech Transition Company Limited.

Vanguard gathered that following the alleged affair with her employee, Endurance left her matrimonial home in Shasha area of Lagos for her parent’s in Ibeju-Lekki area.

R.I.P: Chris Kelly from the rap group Kriss Kross found dead

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Chris Kelly, member of the rap group Kris Kross, is dead, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to the Huffington Post. Kelly was 34. The Medical Examiner’s Office said it could not provide more details about the circumstances of his death at this time. An unnamed source told CBS Atlanta that Kelly was found dead at his Atlanta home.  No further details were immediately released.

Kris Kross is perhaps best known for their 1992 song “Jump,” which spent eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The duo notably also frequently wore their clothes backward, inspiring a fashion trend.

JTF arrests gunmen, rescue 4 women in Kano

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KANO — The Military Joint Task Force, JTF, in Kano, yesterday, said it had arrested seven gunmen and rescued four women.

Capt. Ikediechi Iweha, the JTF spokesman, told newsmen that the gunmen were arrested in Farawa.

He said the women were rescued in Sheka area, in the outskirts of Kano metropolis.

He said the operation was carried out early yesterday morning, followed a tip-off from members of the public.

FG Accepts Responsibility

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THE Federal Government appears to be in a giving mode. Its announced N5.747 billion for disbursement to victims of post-2011 election violence in nine States is another of the series of government ill-thought actions. The move was based on the report of the Sheikh Ahmed Lemu community on the crisis.

Playing videogames slow, reverse ‘mental decay’ – study

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WASHINGTON (AFP) – Playing videogames can prevent and even reverse deteriorating brain functions such as memory, reasoning and visual processing, according to a study released Wednesday.

The University of Iowa study of hundreds of people age 50 and older found that those who played a videogame were able to improve a range of cognitive skills, and reverse up to seven years of age-related declines.

Opposition misinforming Nigerians on Jonathan’s performance – FG

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The Federal Government has accused opposition parties  of  deliberately misinforming Nigerians  about  the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, who  made the allegation  on Tuesday, however said Jonathan was determined to pursue and actualise his administration’s transformation agenda   in spite of the tendency of the opposition to feed the public  with   wrong information.

Anyim  said this in an address he sent to the opening of a one-day workshop on Effective Information Management and Public Communication as a Key Component of the Transformation Agenda.

Half A decade after Ijegun explosion, victims allege neglect

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Victims of pipeline explosion at Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos State, say five years after, they have yet to get compensation from the government.

 The incident claimed the lives of 19 persons while no fewer than 250 persons sustained injuries.

It was learnt that the community had sued Lagos State Government, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Petroleum Product Marketing Company for N97bn damages.

However, the community was said to have reconsidered its decision after a traditional ruler intervened to avoid a prolonged legal battle.

At a negotiation  meeting with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the chairman of the Ijegun Fire Victims, Mr. Olaseni Shoewu, said the community decided to withdraw the matter from the court because the government agreed to give financial support to those affected by the inferno.

Family Tragedy: Why These Children May Not Live Up To Their 20th Birthday

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Experts say four children: Tochukwu, 14, Ifeanyichukwu, 11, Vivian and Marvelous, born by the same parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zebulun Onyia-Eburuo, may not live long because of a genetic condition inherited from their parents, known as muscular dystrophy.

Diagnosis reveal that the type, afflicting the children, is Duchane muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy has several types, depending on the part of the body under siege.

The condition has no cure while research shows that sufferers die before they attain the age of 19 or 20 years. The very lucky ones may live up to 30 years.

Appalling state of electricity supply

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LONG-SUFFERING Nigerians, who may have been coaxed into believing that a significant improvement in power supply levels awaits them this year, cannot but be dismayed at the persistently poor output of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria. In spite of claims by government officials of improved electricity supply across the country, the reality on the ground is that very little has changed in the lives of Nigerians, who still have to depend heavily on standby generators as their primary source of electricity. Companies that had long given up on public power supply, because of its erratic nature, continue to invest heavily in alternative sources of power to keep their production lines running in a very difficult business environment created by acute shortage of electricity. Everyone still has to cope with frequent and prolonged power cuts with serious implications for the social and economic lives of the people.

MAY DAY: Workers Endorse Aregbeshola For Second Term

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Workers in the state of Osun celebrated the workers day with an endorsement of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for second Term in Office.

Leaders of the state’s chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC); Comrade Saka Adesiyan and Comrade Oladele Adetunji , while speaking respectively at the celebration of the workers day in Osogbo, the state capital, stated that any government that places the welfare of its citizenry topmost deserves to be supported.

Actor Solomon Akiyesi tells his own side of the story

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By now actor Solomon Akiyesi needs no introduction...:-). He's finally telling his own side of the story. In a statement he released to Sunnewsonline.com, he said his first wife, Ezinne was deceitful and greedy, and that if he hadn't left Lilian his second wife, he would have committed suicide. But Uloma, the 3rd woman he attempted to marry, gives him true love and inner joy. See what he said below..

Over the last one week, hell has been let loose on me. I’ve not only suffered verbal attacks, but also vituperations and near fisticuffs, all because of another futile attempt of mine at my journey towards achieving that which I honestly and passionately desire – a peaceful home and family. Social network sites and blogs have been awash with how I left Lilian, my “pregnant” wife, to marry Uloma, my Lagos “mistress” whom they also claimed was pregnant for me. Nothing can be farther from the truth.

Only a mad or cursed man would simply leave his pregnant wife and elope with another one. And lest I forget, I urge you, as you read this, to have an open mind to listen to that which is true instead of taking sides and jumping into wicked conclusions with its attendant wicked insults and uncouth commentaries about how Solomon is running his life and how he is not. I’m not asking for pity or trying to buy anybody’s love at this time.

It gets more interesting. Continue reading After The Break.

THINKING OF WHAT TO DO ALONE TO IMPROVE YOUR S-EX LIFE? HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS

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Most people (and experts!) would agree that the key to an uninhibited s-exual experience with a partner is to know thyself — intimately.  In other words, before you can have great s-ex as a couple, you must first understand what gets you off. What are your turn-ons (and turn-offs)? What fantasies do you want to try? Where do you like to be touch

“The next time you go to bed with your partner,ask yourself this question: “What is the feeling, thought, or behavior that is most present within me at this moment?” Perhaps you are experiencing fear, tension or even anger. Don’t be afraid to express these feelings to your partner — and invite your partner to do the same. This will result in a truly intimate moment. “—Bruce Derman

Five foreign workers kidnapped in Bayelsa state today

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Five expatriates, three Sri Lankans, a Russian and a Myanmarian were kidnapped today in Bayelsa state. The foreign workers were aboard an oil services support vessel when they were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Joint Task Force in the state said they have deployed gunboats to find the kidnapped workers and rescue them

What to do in case of rape - From Project Alert

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Recently, Project Alert, a non-governmental women's rights organization, has been getting calls from people all over Nigeria reporting rape and asking them what to do. The organization decided to write an article that can guide people on what they can do in case of rape. See the article below...

    “My friend just got raped by her tutorial coach, what do we do?”

    “I was raped by my neighbour, I told my mother but she refused to believe me. What do I do?”

    “My daughter was raped so I shaved her hair and beat her up so that it won’t repeat itself and no rapist will be attracted to her”

Man Gets 45 years for stealing Gov Aregbesola’s N50k phone

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A 31 year old named Kevin Ighodalo (pictured above), has been sentenced to 45 years imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court for stealing a Sony Ericsson phone said to be worth about N50,000 belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State. Below is how Punch is reporting it

Ighodalo stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo.

Justice Oyejide Falola, who heard the case, found Ighodalo guilty on six counts, which included conspiracy, stealing and fraud.

He was sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for the first three counts and five years for each of the last three which included impersonation, obtaining property by falsehood and collusion.

Falola, who ruled that Ighodalo deserved the jail term, held that the convict used the phone to obtain N500, 000 from the Owa of Ilesa, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, while he obtained N200, 000 from Mr Shengen Rahman, an associate of the governor.

Queen Beatrix of Netherland abdicates; hands crown to first son

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75 year old Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated today April 30th after 33 years as queen and handed over her thrown and crown to her eldest son at a ceremony that held on the balcony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. 46 year old Willem-Alexander will be the first King of the Netherlands since 1890. The former queen will now be addressed as Princess Beatrix.

Imagine 86 year old Queen Elizabeth of England handing over her crown to Prince Charles! That will be the day! Hehe. See more photos after the break.

VIDEO: Boko Haram Militants Showing Off Weapons “Captured” From An Army Barack Raid

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Islamist militants of the dreaded Boko Haram sect display weapons they purportedly captured from the Monguno Barack after they carried out a raid. The militants spoke in Hausa language.
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Globacom signs $500M network expansion agreement with ZTE

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 Leading Telecommunications Company, Globacom on Monday took its network expansion project a notch higher as it signed a $500 million network modernisation and expansion contract with leading telecom vendors, ZTE Corporation.               

The Company had last Friday signed a $750 million deal with Huawei Technologies to massively expand the huge capacity of the Glo network.

FG Orders Massive Retrenchment Of PHCN Workers; 20,000 To Be Sacked

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Thousands of workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, may lose their jobs as the Federal Government has ordered the retrenchment of no fewer than 20,000 ahead of takeover by successful bidders of its assets.

Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, issued the directive to the Chief Executive Officers, CEOs, of the 18 successor companies to PHCN at a meeting in Abuja, to compile names and drastically reduce the 50,000 strong workforce before the new investors take over, Vanguard reports, adding that the new investors demanded that the workforce must be pruned before government hands off.

Just In: Rivers PDP Gives Amaechi 48hours To Explain His Plane Controversy, Suspends 27 Assembly Members

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The crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist as the party on Monday, suspended 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

The party’s leadership also announced that it has given the state Governor; Rotimi Amaechi, 48 hours to “explain to Rivers people why the jet bought with the state government money is bearing a bank’s name on the documents.”

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Sunday  grounded the plane of River State governor for the expiration of its operating license while the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) claimed that the plane belongs to the Bank of Salt Lake City USA and was brought into the country on chatter by Carverton Helicopters.

Post Of The Day: Borders Were made to divide us, not to "protect" us.

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It's really a shame when the leaders are in a power position to unite Africa and do whats best for African people but still sell out.
Imperialist is the enemy of the Africa Nations: robbing it, exploiting it,and oppressing it. imposed corrupt leaders on it.
Africans must denounces the house-slaves, sold-out leaders the agents of imperialist or they will continue to remain passive&lacking direction.
Locals elites destroy Africa by putting their greedy desires ahead of the people's well being.
Africa nations are enslaved by local elites who are nothing more than agents of imperialist interest,African must fight for a new liberation.
Political&cultural traitors house slaves are the enemies of Africans struggle to liberate itself from 500-years of colonial/slavery brutality.

Africa must nationalize of all resources to serve the people, so that children do not have to starve as foreign corporations thrive.
Pan Africa' leaders and the African Union MUST NOT BE AFRAID to unite as one nation and declare themselves a United States of Africa

Nigeria: FG Declares May 1 Holiday

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The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, as public holiday to commemorate Workers' Day.

The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, made the announcement yesterday in a statement in Abuja.

The statement, which was signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs. Anesthesia Nwoebia, also congratulated Nigerians for their resilience and commitment in the face of the challenges of daily living.

Moro urged Nigerian workers to sustain their support for the Goodluck Jonathan administration's efforts to lead the country on the right path to the next level.

The minister also wished all Nigerian workers a joyous and fruitful celebration.

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Nigerian oil workers to suspend production if crude theft persists — spokesman

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Nigeria loses billions of Naira monthly to crude theft.

Oil workers in Nigeria have threatened to embark on strike if the federal government does not curb the increased rate of crude oil theft.

The workers, members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said on Friday that they would suspend production if the Federal Government did act to stop the menace.

The National Industrial Relations Officer (NIRO) of the Association, Chika Onuegbu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt.

How Edo Poll Was Rigged – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the Edo State governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, of spearheading an alleged rigging of the local government polls in the state.

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisah Metuh, alleged in a press conference on Sunday, that the governor rigged the polls through the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary alleged further that Oshiomhole plotted to rig the elections even before the day of the election by constituting a state electoral commission that was allegedly dominated by card carrying members of the ACN.