Nigeria Gets Amputee Ban

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According to Pius Asaba, a member of the Amputee Football Federation for Africa (AFFA), the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) has suspended Nigeria from participating in its activities.
Asaba told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday in Lagos that the Nigeria Amputee Football Federation (NAFF) was suspended because the country did not pay its annual affiliation fee since 2013.
He said that the sanction had denied the country’s national amputee football team from participating in the 2014 Amputee Football World Cup, scheduled to hold in Mexico from November 30 to December 10.
“We have been sanctioned by the world body, and the implication is that our national team will no longer be allowed participation in the World Cup, organised by WAFF.

The Nigerian Air Force Is Either Boko Haram, Or They Do Not Want The Insurgency Stopped. (Article)

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The Nigerian Air Force is either Boko Haram, or they do not want the insurgency stopped or are being used by those in high places to ensure Boko Haram continues its unlimited reign of terror and death. Numerous occasions can be cited where the Air force abandoned joint operations with ground troops without advance warnings on flimsy excuses which resulted to large number of troops death.
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4 armed robbers who specialize in robbing with police uniforms nabbed in Lagos

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Four armed robbers who specialize in robbing with police uniforms have been arrested and paraded by the Lagos state Police command. The four men named Julius George, Samuel Orgah, Lucky Oliseh and Lucky Friday were arrested by the police force at the Ile Zik area on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on the 22nd of June Punch reports.

From their confessions, it was gathered that other operations carried out by the gang included robbing a trailer load of rice at Oju-Elegba area worth N4.5m and a tanker carrying engine oil worth N11m. They were arrested during the Ile Zik area operation, which was said to be their fourth operation, and involving about N8m. 

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Women: 5 Dangerous Signs You’re About To Cheat In Your Marriage

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Many of us aren't born attempting to cheat on our spouses. Most of us walk down the aisle (most folks anyway) with visions of monogamy and love dancing inside our heads, sure that union – our union – could be the one to beat the odds. Sadly, not many of us will meet those hopes and ideals. If 50 percent of marriages result in divorce and 50 percent of spouses are victims of infidelity, then you can find a lot of cheating spouses out there. But who are they? What're the signs that the person is set or about to cheat? What're the signs that you will be cheating soon? We asked various women who cheated on the spouses to reveal  what drove them to it and culled their answers into a listing of five signs you're going to cheat on your man.
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RCCG student that killed his father: Anotner Victim shares her own story

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In light of the story you posted on your blog about the RCCG student that killed his father, and the response to it by comedian: Wale Gates, I will like to share a little bit of my story to educate my fellow readers on the dangers of abusing their power and authority over their children, I believe there are a lot of people with stories similar to mine that will have the courage to speak out after they read my story, and they will also realize that they are not alone in their experience. While the action of the RCCG student was despicable and evil, the truth of what led to it may never be known, but I believe there is an opportunity for a  lot of people to learn from that unfortunate story about how parents can sometimes push their children to the extreme limits.
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Photos: Nigerian Police rescue 9 year old girl from her abductors

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  The Lagos state Police Command on July 10th presented 9 year old Blessing (pictured above) who they rescued from being sold by way of a three female child trafficking syndicate in Lagos.

Lagos state Police Commissioner Umaru Abubakar Manko while presenting the young girl to newsmen at the Ikeja Headquarters of the command said she was abducted from her parents about 3 years back and has been sold to different people where she's served as a maid. Continue steadily to see more photos...

Boko Haram Is The 7th Richest Terrorist Group In The World

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Nigerian Islamic Militant group, Boko Haram, has emerged the 7th richest terrorist group in the world. This is according to a report published by The Richest. According to the ratings the group is worth about $70 million which was made between year 2006 and 2011 from their numerous kidnappings and the subsequent ransoms procured.

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Photo: Police arrests suspected kidnappers of GEJ's uncle

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The Department of State Security today July 10th paraded 6 men who allegedly kidnapped the 70year old uncle of President Jonathan, Nitabai Inengite, in Bayelsa state on Feb 23rd. The names of the six men paraded are; Eldred Magnus Johnah, Raphael Inengesi Abobo, Ibeabuchi Inya, Oreva Abridi, Tammy Tamarapreye Agbai and Felix Onuoha, an indigenous doctor.

GEJ nominates FRSC boss as minister, to replace Stella Oduah

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President Jonathan has nominated the current boss of the Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC, 43 year old Ositadinma Benjamin Chidoka as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to represent Anambra in the Federal Executive council.

According to reports, Chidoka is most likely to replace former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah who resigned her position in February. A letter of his nomination has been sent to the Nigerian Senate and would be read on the floor of the Senate today. Abubakar Olanrewaju from Kwara state was also nominated and would replace former Sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, in the Federal Executive Council if confirmed by the senate.

Nigeria needs 700,000 housing units annually to meet MDG – Board

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Abuja – The Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria said on Thursday that Nigeria needed 700,000 housing units annually to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This is contained in a communique signed by the President and Registrar of the board, Messrs Husaini Dikko and Mr Godson Moneke respectively, at the end of the 4th Annual Building and Construction Economic Round-Table (BCERT 4).

The communiqué indicated that the current annual housing production which stands at 100,000, was grossly inadequate. It put the current housing deficit in Nigeria at 17 million units adding that about N56 trillion was required to finance it.

5 sentenced to death by hanging for robbery in Ilorin

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BY DEMOLA AKINYEMI
ILORIN — Four persons, who had been standing trial for alleged criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, yesterday, wept uncontrollably when they were sentenced to death by hanging by an Ilorin High Court, in Kwara State,  yesterday.
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EFCC closes case in trial of Fani-Kayode over alleged money laundering

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has closed its case in the trial of former Minister of Aviation and Tourism, Femi Fani-Kayode over a 40-count amended charge on money laundering, Vanguard reports.

At a resumed hearing of the case in a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, counsel to the EFCC in a letter delivered by Mr. Vitalis Ahaotu to the presiding Judge, Justice Rita-Ofili Ajumogobia, the EFCC notified the court of the commission's intention to close the case against the former Minister.
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Troops crush insurgents ambush at Delwa in Borno, 3 soldiers Dead, 7 injured.

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Troops on patrol around Delwa and neighbouring communities (in Borno state yesterday Wednesday July 9th) successfully broke through insurgents’ ambush 35kilometres to Maiduguri as they advanced to dislodge insurgents who were massing up in the area.

The fierce fire fight that ensued as the troops wadded through the ambush left scores of insurgents dead, while 3 soldiers died in action. 7 soldiers who incurred various degrees of injuries have been evacuated for treatment while the troops have continued with their mission.

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Russia & China see no sense in creating military alliance – Kremlin

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Russia and China see no sense in creating a military alliance; relations between Moscow and Beijing are not directed against anyone, head of the presidential administration of Russia Sergey Ivanov told journalists. He noted that cooperation between Russia and China was fruitful.

"But at the same time, I find no sense, and the Chinese side, I must admit, also finds no sense in creating a new military alliance or union, or something like that. Our relations, including in the sphere of defense, are not directed against anyone," said Ivanov.

In case of another shelling of Russian territory responsibility to fall on Kiev authorities - Moscow

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Russian Foreign Ministry expressed its strong protest over the firing of Russian checkpoint "Gukovo" by Ukrainian military forces on the Russian-Ukrainian border on July, 10. The ministry stressed that in case of a repetition of such cases the responsibility for the consequences of attacks will be on the Kiev authorities., reports Russia Today.

The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that at the moment of firing at the "Gukovo" checkpoint there were about 230 refugees from Ukraine, and "only by luck there were no casualties," mentioned in the Russian Foreign Ministry statement.

Odessa Genocide: Kiev hinders investigation of tragedy of May 2 in Odessa - Russian Foreign Ministry

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Kiev hinders the investigation of the tragic events in Odessa and other cases of human rights violations in Ukraine, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich has said.

"We are under the impression that the Ukrainian authorities are actually hindering the investigation," he said at a briefing in Moscow.

Law enforcers announce take over of two-thirds of districts in Donetsk and Lugansk regions

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The Ukrainian military are in control of 13 out of the 18 districts of the Donetsk region and 10 out of the 18 districts of the Lugansk region, the press service of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine reports with reference to the NSDC secretary Andriy Parubiy.

Saturday, Ukrainian law enforcers stated that they had taken control of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, left by the main forces of the militia. The militia was forced to retreat in the direction of Donetsk and Lugansk.

Video Post: 2-year-old amputee walking for the first time

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Jason Njoku writes an Interesting article about not giving up (must read)

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Jason Njoku is the founder of iROKO which is worth millions of dollars today. Here he writes about how in 2010 he had less than N10,000 in his account and how not giving up on his dreams changed his life. He shares his story and encourages others to keep fighting. Read below..

"My wife persuaded forced me to do a little spring cleaning this weekend. As I was going through my things rubbish, I came across this old account statement for an iROKO Partners Ltd bank account in London. If you look at the date its 13 July 2010. The statement is for June 2010. That’s right. £60.25 paid in. £60.00 (my feeding money) paid out. And an ending balance of £0.25. That’s right folks. I literally had £0.25 in my account that's $0.42 or N63.

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Twins sisters who were trained in the UK as health practitioners, now in Syria'training to be killers'

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16 year olds Salma (centre left) and Zahra Halane (centre right), who were among the top 20 students at their girls' school in Manchester, left their parents' home in the middle of the night and caught a flight to Turkey, before crossing the border. Police said the pair are thought to have followed their elder brother, who ditched his own 'excellent' academic career to join the ISIS terror group around a year ago. Friends said the twins had appeared to be typical teenagers, pouting for selfies & shopping at Primark - but they are now feared to be training for battle. Pictured left are visitors arriving at the family's home. 
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30 women & children reportedly escape from Sambisa Forest

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According to reports, 30 women and children have escaped from the Boko Haram camp in Sambisa Forest. Sahara Reporters reports that a senior military officer who spoke anonymously said the women and children after escaping wandered through the forest and finally arrived the Madagali LGA in Adamawa state. He said they appeared in a village which is a border town between Adamawa and Borno state.

The unidentified security officer however declined to disclose if the women and children are among the over 200 girls that were abducted from the Chibok school. He however said the women and children who have been moved to an undisclosed hospital for rehabilitation narrated their ordeal in the Boko Haram camp. 

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PhotoNews: Angry Brazilian Fan Destroy Properties In The Streets After World Cup 7-1 Humiliation At Hands Of Germany

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Victims Testimonial Video:Breast Ironing of Young Girls in Cameroon!

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Ogun Police arrest 1,227 robbery suspects, others

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BY DAUD  OLATUNJI

ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command said it had arrested  1,227  suspects for various crimes  across the state in the last six months.

The command also disclosed that of all the suspects arrested, 157 were suspected robbers while others were arrested for cultism, murder,  stealing, fraud among others.

FG Nabs some politicians over ties with Boko Haram, accuses #bringbackourgirls strategy of running bank accounts

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The Federal Government today July 9th said it has arrested some politicians over evidence of their ties with the dreaded terror sect, Boko haram.

Speaking at a news briefing today at the National Information Centre Abuja, the Coordinator of the Joint Information Centre for Security, Mike Omeiri, said following the recent arrest of some members of Boko Haram in Bauchi and Borno states, some materials retrieved from them after detailed investigation had evidential links with the politicians they have arrested. He however declined to disclose the names of the politicians.

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Consumers fight against Diarrhoea

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 In furtherance to its commitment to reduce infant  mortality rates  in Nigeria and promote  basic health and hygiene practices among consumers, leading antiseptic brand,  Dettol  strengthened its affinity with  consumers  when they turned up for  its walkathon  to pledge their support against diarrhoea and their commitment to simple hygienic practices.

The walkathon which held at Teslim Balogun stadium, Surulere  was part of commemorative activities to mark Dettol’s 50 years presence in the Nigerian market and was tagged ‘‘ a pledge to save 10 Million Children’’ is a strategy aimed at reaching 10 Million Moms with the multiplier effect of   helping save the lives of 10 Million Nigerian children from premature death. Continue...

Again Senate sittings in plenary fall short by 41 days.

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Again Senate sittings in plenary fall short by 41 days in the last legislative year, Daily Trust analysis has revealed. Section 63 of the Constitution requires both chambers of the National Assembly to sit for at least 181 days in a year.

The National Assembly operates a calendar that begins from June and sits in plenary for three days from Tuesdays to Thursdays while committees hold sessions throughout the week. The Assembly marked the third legislative year on June 6, and the legislative calendar released by the Senate indicates that senators sat for 189 in the past one year. 
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BRT RAMPAGE UPDATE: Army states own side of story, flays Soyinka

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LAGOS— THE Army authorities, yesterday, in Lagos, said the Lance Corporal who was knocked down and killed by a BRT bus along Ikorodu Road last Friday, was not riding motorbike on the BRT lane as widely reported.

Rather, the deceased, according to the Army, was crushed to death on the normal lane plied by other motorists, maintaining also that soldiers were not responsible for the damage done to BRT buses but hoodlums who hijacked the situation.
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Confab: Drama as Odili denies owning Abuja’s ‘biggest private hospital’

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There was mild drama on Tuesday at the National Judicial Institute, NJI, Abuja, venue of the ongoing National Conference, when a delegate, Sidi Ali, said the biggest private hospital being built in Abuja is owned by a former Governor of Rivers State.

Delegates continued their deliberations on the report of the Committee on Devolution of Power and what took the attention of most delegates in their contribution was the issue of increasing the derivation allocation from the present 13 per cent.
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Human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, is dead

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Lagos based human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, is dead.
Mr. Aturu, known to champion human rights and constitutionalism, died on Wednesday evening after a brief illness  in a Lagos hospital.
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Jonathan leaves for ECOWAS summit in Accra

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Abuja -  President Goodluck Jonathan left the country on Wednesday for Accra to participate in the Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government scheduled to open in the Ghanaian capital on Thursday.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Reuben Abati.

The statement said that Jonathan and other Heads of State and Government attending the summit would consider and adopt the 2014 Interim Report of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr Kadre Ouedraogo.

Inspector General of police Abubakar Accused of Massive Fraud

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A human rights group named Paths of Peace has accused Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed D. Abubakar, of defrauding police officers of billions of naira in a dubious investment scam.

In a petition to the Senate, the group demanded that IGP Abubakar be probed over the alleged multi-billion-naira scheme that affects every policeman in the country.  Paths of Peace, a non-governmental organization that wrote the petition, stated that its objective was to fight for the rights of the oppressed.

Video Post: Angelina Jolie is a Drug Addict? Drug Dealer Releases Haunting Video

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Kiev punitive operation in eastern Ukraine threatens loss of national sovereignty - State Duma head

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The chairman of Russia's State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, argues that Ukrainian government's military operation in eastern Ukraine threatens to deprive the country of its sovereignty.

"The plans to sell off to American and European owners something that has in the past brought economic benefit and welfare to the Ukrainian people have ceased to be a complete secret. Nor are the Kiev authorities trying to hide it any more. However, is this not what explains both the rapid pace and the brutality of the hostilities in the east of the country?" Naryshkin says in an article entitled "Europe Looking for Adventures" and published in Russian government daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Fighting between Ukrainian army, self-defense forces under way near Lugansk airport

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Clashes between Ukrainian government forces and militia are taking place on Wednesday evening near the Lugansk airport controlled by the Ukrainian army.

Eyewitnesses told Interfax they saw Grad rocket launchers being used twice but could not say by which side.

Eyewitnesses also said that a gas pipeline near the airport has been damaged and the airport's engineering premises were burning.

Ukraine's combat operations in southeast damage 62 gas pipelines leaving locals without gas.

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Continuing combat operations between the Ukrainian military and self-defense militia in east Ukraine’s Lugansk region have damaged the local gas pipeline network and left almost 10,000 families without household gas, the press office of the gas company Luganskgaz said on Wednesday.

According to the company’s data, "the hostilities have damaged 62 gas distribution pipelines, 2 gas distribution points and 24 courtyard pipeline stretches."

As a result, "1,188 apartments and 8,641 homes have been left without gas supply," the press office said, TASS reports.

Govt. didn’t interfere unduly in NFA, says Sports Minister -

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Abuja -  The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, on Wednesday in Abuja said government did not unduly interfere in the affairs of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) as being claimed by FIFA.
Speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Danagogo said Nigeria was not at risk with the world football body over the crisis in the NFA.

The minister’s assurance however came shortly before FIFA announced the country’s ban over Saturday’s dissolution of the Aminu Maigari-led NFA board.

Why PDP thinks it can win Osun

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BASKING in the euphoria of gaining and sustaining the upper hand in Ekiti with its decimation of the support base of the loud but ineffective All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been strutting around like a cock in the midst of female fowls.

But do you blame the PDP, when suddenly the APC is losing grounds everywhere because of the less-than-noble and undignified behaviour of the leaders of the party, who, for want of office, have been trampling on every other person’s ambition?   From the North to the South, from the East to the West, those who look like political “juggernauts” have been jumping ship.

Balmo forest: FG probes politicians sponsoring terrorists

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The Coordinator, National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, has said the Federal Government has started investigating some unnamed politicians with alleged link to terror activities in the country.

Omeri, who spoke in Abuja on Wednesday, added that this followed the successful raid of the Balmo Forest in Bauchi and Borno states, where some foreign mercenaries were also apprehended by the operatives of the Nigerian Army.

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Police parade suspected baby factory operators in Rivers

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The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday paraded three pregnant women and a 36-year-old man suspected to be involved in producing babies for sale.

The ‘baby factory’ suspects, who were arrested at Igwuruta in Ikwerre Local Government Area, on July 5, 2014, were identified as Odinchinma Nwala (25), Glory Anyanwu (22), Goodness Nwankwo (19), and Stanley Okechukwu (male, 36).

FIFA hammers Nigeria, suspends NFF indefinitely

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The Fifa Emergency Committee has announced that it has suspended the Nigerian Football Association with immediate effect due to alleged “government interference.”

“The decision follows a letter sent by FIFA to the NFF on 4 July 2014, in which it expressed its great concern after the NFF was served with court proceedings and consequently an order preventing the president of the NFF, the NFF Executive Committee members and the NFF Congress from running the affairs of Nigerian football was granted by a High Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” a statement read.

"Boko Haram menace is not a war the army can easily win" - Alao-Akala

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Former Oyo state governor Adebayo Alao-Akala in   an interview with Vanguard says the army with all its sophistication can't easily win the battle against Boko Haram. He explained this while giving an answer to questions about their state of insecurity in Nigeria and what should be done  to arrest the threatening situation

"With due respect to the army, no matter how sophisticated the army is, this is not a war they can easily win. It is one that everybody has to participate in order for the nation to win. What they should do is to make sure the police are well equipped to face the challenge. If you see when they started they first of all scared away the police. They are attacking police station all over the place just to scare them. And they allowed police to be scared by bringing in army, no!

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Hungry Robbers kill one, steal bags of rice in Ibadan

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BY OLA AJAYI

IBADAN — Armed robbers, numbering about 25, invaded a market at the new Iyana Agbala community in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, yesterday, killing a night guard and stealing goods worth millions of naira.

According to information gathered, the dare-devil robbers strangled the guard who reportedly identified some of them.

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Unidentified Gunmen Shoot UNILAG Student in the Head

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A student of UNILAG  was reportedly shot in the heard yesterday by unidentified gunmen at the King Jaja Hall section of the university on Monday. Fortunately, the student who had been identified as Sapara, the final year student of Philosophy, had his face covered in blood instead of being dead after the bullet scraped the medial side of his head. 

He was subsequently taken up to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, and official report revealed  he is in a well balanced condition. The incident had however generated chaos as students were seen running in various directions after the gunshot was fired. 

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PhotoNews: Photo From National Council of State Meeting [OBJ, GEJ,IBB, Others]

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Stella Damasus Stunning In New Photos

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 Ever pretty Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus, shared these lovely photos on her social media pages.
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If price of oil crashes today, govs flying jets will look for okada to ride – Delegate -

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By Henry Umoru
ABUJA- A delegate representing the South West Geo- Political Zone of the country, Yinka Odunmakin told other delegates yesterday that if the price of oil crashes today, governors who he alleged to be going round the world with private jets, will look for motorcycles, known as Okada to ride.

Contributing to debate on report of the devolution of power Committee yesterday, Odunmakin also said that if no oil, only Lagos state out of the 36 states of the country would be able to use its Internally Generated Revenue, IGR to pay workers’ salaries.

18 new States: 50 Osun Monarchs write Kutigi

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BY HENRY UMORU AND JOSEPH ERUNKE
50 first class traditional rulers, leaders, stakeholders, elders from Osun State have written the Chairman, National Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi and the leadership to demand the inclusion of Oduduwa State as an additional state to those to be created from the South West geo- political zone of the country.
Expressing dismay that Oduduwa State was not part of the 18 states proposed by the national conference committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government, the Osun traditional rulers and leaders said the demand for the new state had been a passion for the people of the affected area since 1983.