Army authorities on Friday, claimed that at least 50 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in strong efforts to repel attacks on villagers by the sect in two communities in the northern and eastern parts of Borno on Thursday.
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
Nigerian Army kills 50 Boko Haram members in Borno
Army authorities on Friday, claimed that at least 50 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in strong efforts to repel attacks on villagers by the sect in two communities in the northern and eastern parts of Borno on Thursday.
No peace in Nigeria’s 53yrs of Hausa, Igbo rulership — Gen. Alabi-Isiama -
In a two-hour chat with Vanguard’s senior editors on his book, ‘The Tragedy of Victory, On-the-spot Account of the Nigeria-Biafra War in the Atlantic Theatre,’ the civil war hero made startling comments that are bound to raise dust and generate controversy in the polity. For instance, he said the Northern and Eastern Nigeria have jointly been ruling the country since independence in 1960 and Nigeria has not known peace; there was no pogrom against the Igbo during the war; Biafra would not have lost the war if her military leaders had been tactically disciplined and prosecuted the war professionally; and that Nigeria neglects her heroes and heroines.
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Secondary School Principal Found Dead In A Gutter
The principal of Ijokodo Junior Secondary School 1, Ibadan, Oyo State Mr Segun Dare, was on Wednesday, found dead along the street to his home at Citaga area, Sango-Eleyele road, face down in a gutter, with his mobile handset in his pocket and a polythene bag containing soup ingredients.
It was gathered that the deceased left his home in the afternoon of Tuesday, September 3, to go to a first generation bank along Sango-Eleyele road but could not do what he intended doing there as he got there late and he reportedly called his wife and told her that he did not achieve his objective, informing her that he was returning home immediately.
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Jonathan faults ICC on trial of Kenyatta
PPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Nairobi lent his voice to the ongoing debate on whether President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya should be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.
Iranian politician, "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’ says Obama’s daughter to be kidnapped if US strike Syria
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s strategist Alireza Forghani published statements in his warning of mass abduction and brutal killings of American citizens worldwide in the event US launches a military strike in Syria.
Forghani, the former governor of southern Iran’s Kish Province, came up with the threat and vowed to back Bashar al-Assad’s regime to the hilt, reports The Daily Caller.
“Hopefully Obama will be pigheaded enough to attack Syria, and then we will see the … loss of US interests,” he threatened.
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Modern Day Colonization: US military presence in Africa broader than one might imagine
While all the media headlines have been hit by Syria, Washington’s military policy in Africa remains in the shadows.
America’s strategic interests in the continent are motivating an increase in Pentagon presence in Africa.
In 2008, the United States Africa Command was formed to provide the Pentagon with a consistent military focus on the continent. The Bush administration sought to place AFRICOM’s headquarters on African soil, but the proposal attracted such opposition that no African state would agree to host it.
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Aliko Dangote borrows $3.3billion from 12 banks to build oil refinery
The banks are: Standard Chartered Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, Fidelity Bank, Ecobank Nigeria, United Bank for Africa, Access Bank, Zenith Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa, Diamond Bank, First Bank Nigeria, First City Monument Bank, and FirstRand Bank.
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Famous Celebrity Bodyguard, "Norman Oosterbroek" Killed By Police In Miami Florida
The 43-year-old security expert died on Monday September 2nd, 2013 in Miami Florida.
While under the influence of cocaine, Norman broke into his neighbour’s mansion in Miami Florida. The victim called police on him and every attempt to arrest him proved abortive.
Police laser tasered him to death for trespassing naked.
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Friday, September 6, 2013
My Trillion Naira Letter to President Jonathan – Dele Momodu
I’m also not sure you read the other open letters I have written to you, especially ‘My Kobo Advise to Mr President’.
If you did I hope that you digested the content and pondered on them as I expected you would. My doubts are due to your continued actions.
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Nigeria’s GDP rose by 6.18 per cent in Q2 -NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, on Friday, released the country’s Gross Domestic Product for the second quarter of 2013. It stated that on an aggregate basis, the economy grew by 6.18 per cent.
A copy of the report, which was signed by the Statistician General of the Federation, was sent to our correspondent via email.
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Interview: In the last 20 years, I’ve spent an hour daily reading dictionaries –Partick Obahiagbon
Patrick Obahiagbon, the Chief of Staff to the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in this interview with GBENRO ADEOYE, talks about his controversial way of speaking and why he chooses to speak that way.
PDP crisis Deepens: GEJ will only accept reasonable terms – Presidency
The Presidency has said that though President Goodluck Jonathan is committed to timely resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, he will not accept unreasonable terms.
PDP crisis Deepens: GEJ will only accept reasonable terms – Presidency
The Presidency has said that though President Goodluck Jonathan is committed to timely resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, he will not accept unreasonable terms.
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with one of our correspondents while explaining the President’s stand on the formation of a faction of the PDP by seven governors and some chieftains of the party at the party’s mini convention in Abuja last Saturday.
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PDP crisis: Tragedy as OBJ's peace move fails
The peace move by elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo aimed at restoring peace in the troubled party may have failed.
Tukur faction asks court to stop Baraje group
The Alhaji Bamanga Tukur faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, asked an Abuja Federal High Court to restrain the Abubakar Baraje faction from parading itself as the national executive of the party.
The Tukur faction filed the application through its lawyer, Tochukwu Onwugbufor, SAN.
The plaintiffs included Tukur and the PDP national officers elected at the party’s August 31, 2013, national convention at the Eagle Square, in Abuja.
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26-year-old Abuja Actress Jailed for Stealing IPad, IPhone and jewellery
A 26-year-old actress Nancy Ndukwe of Jikwoyi, Abuja, was sentenced by Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on September 6, 2013, Friday. She was convicted for two months of imprisonment for stealing an IPad, IPhone and jewellery.
Cpl. Paul Anigbo, on the side of the prosecution, told the court that the matter was reported at the Lugbe Police Station by one Faith Njoku of Kapuwa Village, Lugbe, Abuja on September 2.
The prosecutor told the court that Nancy Ndukwe visited her friend Njoku on the above-mentioned date and stole her IPad, IPhone and jewellery, all valued at N190,000.
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VIDEO: Lagos Commissioner embarrassed at Gani memorial occasion
Lagos Commissioner for Public Transportation Mr. Kayode Opeifa, got more than he bargained for as he strayed into Gani Fawehinmi 'Night of Tributes' occasion organized to commemorate the late radical lawyer and advocate for the masses in Lagos.
The 'Night of Tributes And Socials', attended by left-wing activists including Femi Aborishade, Lanre Legacy, Okei-Odumakin as well as members of Civil Society Organizations and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was the second event for the day after a morning lecture in which Prof. Omotoye Olorode lashed out on Minister of Economy Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, the Goodluck Jonathan-led government and the entire PDP.
The 'Night of Tributes And Socials', attended by left-wing activists including Femi Aborishade, Lanre Legacy, Okei-Odumakin as well as members of Civil Society Organizations and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was the second event for the day after a morning lecture in which Prof. Omotoye Olorode lashed out on Minister of Economy Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, the Goodluck Jonathan-led government and the entire PDP.
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George Zimmerman's wife heads to court for divorce
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Russia to help Syria in case of external military strike - Putin
"Will we be helping Syria? We will," Vladimir Putin said at a press conference following a G20 summit in St. Petersburg on Friday. The US and other countries will put themselves outside of law if they begin a military operation in Syria, Putin added.
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Jonathan faults ICC on trial of Kenyatta
Delivering an address to the Joint session of the Kenyan Parliament on the sidelines of his state visit to that country, Jonathan stressed that International Organisations were created to resolve problems and not to compound them.
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U.S Guilty Of; War crimes, genocide, aggression and crimes against humanity.(QOD: Who will prosecute?)
As the world sits glued to their radios and TV screens and their other sources of information waiting for news of an attack on Syria other events are taking place that the nefarious planners in Mclean Virginia and Washington have successfully distracted the world’s attention from. At the cost of a couple of hundred Syrian lives, which in reality mean nothing for the Americans and their Al-Qaeda elements in Syria, the US has perhaps yet failed to launch another act of aggression and commit another crime against peace, but it has succeeded in accomplishing several other objectives.
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Atiku For President Billboard & Posters hit Abuja.
"They gave me one year to live. I have till March next year to expire". -US Based Nigerian Journalist, Rilwan Omosun in serious condition
A former Sports Editor of defunct Daily Times has hit hard times in the USA and needs assistance. This is his story as posted by his friend Azuka Jebose Molokwu.
In 1990, at the age of 31, I abandoned my job as the sports editor of Nigeria’s first evening daily paper, Evening Times, a subsidiary of THE DAILY TIMES of Nigeria. I relocated to United States to further my education and seek professional excellence with available opportunities in the world’s free press. I arrived Houston Texas, naïve and timid, with no formal training, information or survival guide kit to a migrant’s settlement in America, seeking all things bright and beautiful that “Yankee” had to offer. It’s “God’s own country”.Continue after the break.
Yoruba actress, Ronke Ojo a.k.a Ronke Oshodi Oke loses dad - R.I.P
Yoruba actress Ronke Ojo popularly called Oshodi Oke is bereaved. The talented actress lost her aged father, Mr Ojo few weeks ago in Nigeria.
According to sources, her dad’s death facilitated her quick return from the United State of America to Nigeria last month. Few months back, the actress delivered her second baby for her hubby Gbolahan Anthony. The burial arrangement of her late father is being put in place as at the time of gathering this report.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
According to sources, her dad’s death facilitated her quick return from the United State of America to Nigeria last month. Few months back, the actress delivered her second baby for her hubby Gbolahan Anthony. The burial arrangement of her late father is being put in place as at the time of gathering this report.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
President Jonathan Is Too Weak, A Total Disappointment – Asari-Dokubo
President of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahedeen Asari- Dokubo, once again took a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan, stating that the Nigerian leader is a disappointment to the Ijaw ethnic nationality.
Asari-Dokubo said Jonathan is weak and unassertive as a leader.
The ex-militant commander, who was reacting to the latest crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which has led to the factionalisation of the ruling party, lamented that Jonathan could not take bold and courageous steps to tame the dissidents.
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Fashola Bans Nigerian made Molue, Commercial Buses From Lagos Island
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Corporal shoots ASP dead during argument at station
Their plan was to settle down, have children and grow old together.
Unfortunately, this was not to be as Olusoji, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, was gunned down by a police corporal in Gashua Bade Local Government, Yobe State, while on duty less than five months after their wedding.
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PDP crisis: Tragedy as OBJ's peace move fails
Obasanjo and other senior members of the party met with its two factions at Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Friday to discuss how to settle the differences among the warring factions. But both parties insisted that their conditions for peace must be satisfied before the party could move forward.
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Pandemonium In Ikorodu As Clerics Who Died Decades Before reappears On A Wall Of A Mosque + The Photographs -
Barely a year after a child was reportedly born with a copy of the Holy Quran in Lagos and another born with an Islamic rosary, (Tesbah) in Sagamu, Ogun State.
200 People Hurt As Around 130 Cars Accident In to Each Other (Photos)
Dozens of everyone was injured as significantly more than 130 vehicles were involved with some crashes on the A249 Sheppey crossing in Kent today. The crash which went on for 10 minutes as cars continuously collided together was the result of a thick fog.
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Female UNILAG Law School Graduate nabbed For Armed Robbery In Lagos; Chioma Ezekwesiri Leads 7-Man Robbery Gang -
This is a Ọmọ Oódua - Naija Gist exclusive you have to read. The popular saying “What a man can do a woman can do better” has been twisted in the case of Chioma Ezekwesiri, a 35-year-old University of Lagos graduate who was nabbed today for robbery in Lagos.
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On Point: ‘Bombing country to help its people is absurd’ – Ali al-Musawi
In the course of a meeting of the League of Arab Countries, the Foreign Ministers approved a resolution calling on the UN to take measures against the Syrian government. Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia and Algeria opposed military intervention. Ali al-Musawi, adviser to Iraq’s Prime Minister, said in an interview to our source what kind of a threat such a bold position against West interests presents to Iraq.
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Tragedy: "Armed robbers went to my house in Jos and attacked my mother" - Super Eagles Striker Ahmed Musa
Armed robbers raided the home of Super Eagles star forward Ahmed Musa in the Nigerian north central town of Jos on Wednesday night. The CSKA Moscow forward told Naijanews.com.ng that the gunmen numbering about 10 stormed his house close to the Plateau State Government House in the posh neighborhood of Rayfield few minutes past 11 in the night and carted away cash and valuables.
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Confession: "My Election Was Rigged", says PDP candidate
Mr. Afolabi Olawole (pictured above) is the councilorship candidate of the PDP in Shawo South West ward in the controversial Offa Local Government of Kwara State. The gentleman has come out to openly reject his announced victory at the just concluded council election.
He was declared winner of the election by Independent Electoral Commission of Kwara State (KWASIEC) in Saturday’s rerun election.
But Mr Olawole has confessed that he lost to Mr Adefioye Kayode, candidate of the APC:
He was declared winner of the election by Independent Electoral Commission of Kwara State (KWASIEC) in Saturday’s rerun election.
But Mr Olawole has confessed that he lost to Mr Adefioye Kayode, candidate of the APC:
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I Love Fufu With Okro Soup—Tonto Dikeh
Tonto Dikeh is one actress that is full of controversies. Another thing that is very common to her apart from controversial issues is her American ascent.
When she acts, especially as a spoilt brat in movies, the Ikwerre lady talks like the Americans, which also has brought about debates from her fans some of who think she over acts; while some see her as ‘fake’ because of her foreign ascent, others commend her for ‘being versatile.’
When she acts, especially as a spoilt brat in movies, the Ikwerre lady talks like the Americans, which also has brought about debates from her fans some of who think she over acts; while some see her as ‘fake’ because of her foreign ascent, others commend her for ‘being versatile.’
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Heartless: Father Chains His Blind Son In A Cave (PHOTOS)
Dad Cheng Yuanchao, 70, abandoned his son after losing his home and going to live with his daughters.
‘I have no home of my own now and nowhere to house my son. This is the best I can do. I visit him three times a day with food and water so he is never hungry of thirsty.
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Federal government of Nigeria approves 5-year jail term and N200, 000 fine for exam cheats
This decision was reached during the Federal Executive Council weekly meeting that held in Abuja yesterday. The new law states in part...
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Offa rerun election: PDP candidate rejects victory
Councillorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Shawo South West ward in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mr. Afolabi Olawole, has rejected the victory attributed to him following the recent rerun election held in the local government last Saturday.
He was declared the winner of the ward election by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission in Saturday’s rerun election.
He stunned his party, the PDP, and the public, when he declared that he did not win in the election.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Why GEJ cannot fight corruption
“When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body”
— A popular African proverb
At the inception of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2011, Nigeria’s first minority president, the man whom much hope had been invested to clean the Aegean Stable shocked the entire nation. It was in the answer he gave to what had seemed to be an innocuous question that had left Nigerian bewildered. Jonathan had been asked why he had not deemed it fit to set a personal example in transparency by declaring his assets. The interviewer sought to know why he had not fulfilled the constitutional obligation. He wanted the President to tell Nigerians when he would submit his assets to public scrutiny as an example to other public officials.
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Pandemonium In Ikorodu As Clerics Who Died Ages back shows up on a wall of a Mosque + The Pictures -
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Pastor charged over demise of teen after ‘special' deliverance from witchcraft
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A suspected drug addict goes berserk, stabbing 6 people.
One of the victims, a 40-year old man, died from the injuries he sustained during the attack.
The incident happened in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident which occurred in the Ausar Quarters of Ringim town also left five people injured.
The victim was identified as Magaji Ringim, as a staff of the School of Legal Studies in Ringim.
Bala Shehu, a resident of the area, told NAN the suspected killer, popularly known as “AKT”, had been well known as a thug in the area.
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Strike against Syria unlikely to provoke clash with Russia - John Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday a US military strike on Syria over its chemical weapons use was unlikely to provoke a clash with Russia, a key Syrian ally that has blocked efforts to sanction Damascus at the UN Security Council.
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Senate panel approves plan to strike Syria
The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Wednesday to approve President Barack Obama's plan to strike Syria in retaliation for the reported use of chemical weapons by leader Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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WikiLeaks releases Spy Files 3
The WikiLeaks organization has released what they are calling “Spy Files #3”. The latest offering of documents showing nefarious US Government illegality contains 249 documents from 92 global intelligence contractors.
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Chairman of President Jonathan's PDP Bamanga Tukur threatens Atiku's PDP with suspension
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