Nigeria In The Eyes of The Copernican Universe

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The field on which the bearings base is Coctus Spectablis, that is an average wild flower found throughout Nigeria.

The country Nigeria, officially noted now as the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal political republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory. Nigeria is stationed in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, in addition to Niger in the northeast. Its margin lies on the Gulf of Guinea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, in the south. The City of governmental seat Of Nigeria is Abuja.. The public of Nigeria have an boundless history, in addition to archaeological proof shows that man residence of the area dates back to  9000 BC. The Benue-Cross River area is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread over nearly all of central and southern Africa in waves amid the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium AD.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the eighth nearly all populous homeland in the earth together with a residents of over 160 million. The nation is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies, in addition to is one of the fastest growing in the earth together with the Interhomelandal Monetary Fund projecting growth of 7% in 2012. The flag of Nigeria was shaped in 1959 and first ostensibly hosted on October 1, 1960. The green bands describe the forests in addition to abundant homemade wealth of Nigeria whilst the white strip stands for peace. The designer was a person actively learning from Ibadan, by name Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi. The Homelandal Anthem, "Arise, O Compatriots" was picked in 1978. The lyrics are an alliance of words and phrases taken from five of the best entrants in a national discussion. The words were induce to music by the Nigerian Police Assembly under the directorship of Benedict Elise Odiase.

The Nigeria Coat of Arms constitutes in addition to describe so thousands things about the homeland. The black shield present image ofs the good earth of Nigeria. The silver wavy bin addition tos represent the rivers Niger and Benue. The white horses (the two supporters) show dignity. The eagle present image ofs strength. The wreath is in the colors of the Nigerian flag.  The Nigerian Political territoryal Pledge is a patriotic declaration or covenant made to the country, with an obligation to live in accordance with its laws, rules or regulations; it is an affirmation, promise or undertaking made to show one's love, loyalty and respect for his fatherlin addition to. The Nigerian Pledge runs like this:
I pledge to Nigeria my homeland
To be faithful, loyal and honest
To serve Nigeria with all my strength
To defend her unity
And uphold her honour and Glory
So help me God.

Why We Picked Obasanjo In 1999 - Babangida

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Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, yesterday explained the rationale behind the selection of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.

Featuring on a weekly Guest-of-the Week programme of Liberty FM, a private radio station in Kaduna, Babangida said they picked General Obasanjo because they needed somebody who can save the country from disintegration.

“The emergence of Obasanjo came as a result of what happened in the country. The country was in a very serious crisis and we had to find the solution to these problems. Therefore we need a leader. A leader who is known in the country. “So, we looked for a man who has been involved in the affairs of this country, who held position either in the military or in the cabinet and who has certain beliefs about Nigeria. All of us that were trained in the armed forces, there is one belief that you cannot take away from us, we believe in this country because this is part of our training. We fought for this country.

REVEALED: How B.H planned to bomb President Jonathan’s jet

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The alleged recovery of three anti-aircraft guns, two technical vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft stands and 10 rocket propelled grenades, in a cache of arms, in Maiduguri, on Friday, lent credence to the claim of the plot to attack the president’s plane.

Main suspect in India gang rape/murder commits suicide in his cell

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Police said the suspect hanged himself around 5am this morning in his prison cell...but his lawyer and parents are claiming he was murdered. 

"Ram did not kill himself. He had no reason to. He was murdered," his father said.

"This is not a suicide. He was kept in isolation, with at least four special guards posted outside his cell. We suspect foul play" his lawyer said

33 year old Ram Singh was the driver of the New Delhi bus on which a 23 year old student was gang raped and fatally beaten on December 16 2012. The woman later died from injuries sustained from the attack. Six suspects were arrested and if convicted, could face the death penalty. (Read the original story HERE)

Terrorists kill four in Kano drive-by shooting

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Four persons were killed in drive-by shooting on Sunday by gunmen driving around on a tricycle  in an area of Kano.

The gunmen first struck at Dakata Bus Stop before moving to Dakata Kawaji area opposite a graveyard near the Custom’s barrack, where they shot two persons.

One of the gunmen, it was learnt, carried an AK 47 assault rifle wearing a dark blue kaftan.

Security agencies were said to have arrived the scene about 10 minutes after the gunmen had fled  to evacuate the victims. The identities of the victims were not immediately known. (Punch Nigeria)

Genevieve Nnaji's AMVCA white Open Bo-bs dress is designed by Bridget Awosika (photos)

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Police Detained Senator Yerima Over Comments On Radio

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The police on Saturday arrested former Governor of Zamfara, Sen. Sani Yerima over alleged “inciting’’ comments on a live radio programme run by Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Kaduna.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olufemi Adenaike , led policemen in six hilux vehicles to surround the radio station and arrest the senator immediately after the Hausa programme, Hannu Da Yawa, at about 12:30 p.m.

Though Mr. Yerima was allowed to drive in his car to the state Police Command Headquarter, his car was sandwitched by the police vehicles.

Imo Deputy Gov Denies Resignation, Impeachment Rumours

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Contrary to widespread reports that the Deputy Goveror of Imo State, Sir Jude Agbaso, has resigned his position over allegations of fraud against him by the State House of Assembly, the embattled deputy has stated that he is still the “validly elected Deputy Governor”.

In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant, SSA, Chief Onyema Opara, in Owerri yesterday entitled “RE:RESIGNATION AND IMPEACHMENT OF DEPUTY GOVERNOR IMO STATE,” Agbaso made his position known on the saga.

“The attention of the Office of the Deputy Government of Imo State has been drawn to rumours making the rounds that His Excellency Sir Jude Agbaso, has resigned from office” the statement started.

Blind Man Accuses Police Of Assault

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A blind man identified as Abiodun Agiri, has accused policemen of assaulting him and his 13-year-old son, Emmanuel.  Agiri said trouble started penultimate Thursday after he had a misunderstanding with a woman in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Christchurch Parish, Gbagada.

The father of six, who is also a member of the church, said he had called the member a thief some weeks ago and the person went to report to the Anthony Police Division.

He said, “I had a misunderstanding with a member of the church after one Pastor kalejaiye came to minister at our parish. I had wanted to approach the pastor to lay hands on me because of my condition but they prevented me from seeing him. When the pastor saw what was happening, he intervened and later prayed for me.

JAMBS should be labelled terrorists — Ekhomu

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In this interview with ALLWELL OKPI, the President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, said JAMBS’s latest act has taken terrorism to another level

JAMBS claimed it has executed the seven foreign hostages it kidnapped in Bauchi. What are the implications of this? 

I don’t have independent verification of this news except for what the terrorists have said and posted on the Internet. But if they have actually killed the foreign hostages as they have claimed, then it means terrorism in Nigeria is going to another level.

Do you think group is becoming more dangerous than Boko Haram?

Islamist group says executes seven foreign hostages, Nigeria doubts report

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RIYADH/LAGOS (Reuters) – A Nigerian Islamist group said on Saturday it had killed seven foreign hostages seized last month from a construction firm’s compound in northern Nigeria, where Islamist insurgents have killed hundreds over the past two years.

But Nigerian authorities said they had no information on any such killing, and doubted the veracity of the statement.

2015 : Count Me Out – IBB

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Former military president Gen. Ibrahim BadamasiBabagida, yesterday clearedthe air on his supported for the emergence of All Progressive Congress (APC). He said, “If there is one party state, because the smaller parties don’t have the strength, then there will be a lot of impunity, a lot of lawlessness.”

Asked whether he would run for the presidency in 2015, hereplied: “No, no, no; I am out of 2015.”

Gen. Babangida, who spoke on Kaduna-based radio programme Liberty Radio monitored by our correspondent, said two-party system was good for Nigeria.

Governor Akpabio Under Fire Over Outrageous Wedding Gifts To Tuface Idibia, Wife

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Friday’s presentation of two SUVs to Nigerian hip pop star, TuFace Idibia, and wife, Annie Macaulay, by Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, at their traditional wedding, has got a lot of Nigerians railing at the profligacy  of public officials.

Mr. Akpabio had stunned guests that thronged the Apostolic High School, Esit Urua Community venue, along Eket-Ibeno Road, for the traditional wedding of the celerity couple with the announcement of a donation of two brand new Toyota Prado SUVs to them.

Uhuru Kenyatta Now The 4th president of Kenya

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Mr Uhuru Kenyatta was today declared the 4th president of Kenya by the country's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Kenyatta will assume office later this month as the first Kenyan President to come into office under the country’s new constitution which was adopted after the crisis that followed its 2007 elections.

‘Valet Tried To Rip Me Off’ – Chris Brown Explains His Parking Lot Hot Words

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Chris Brown says the reason he lost his temper and threatened a valet last night was because the guy tried to fleece him.

A source connected to Chris tells TMZ the valet outside PINZ bowling alley in Studio City, CA where Chris was attending a charity event was supposed to charge $5 a pop, but when Chris tried to pick his car up, the valet tried to scam him by charging $10.The source says other people who parked at PINZ last night were charged $5. 

Chris believes he was singled out because he’s famous, and that was what got him angry. Chris says it’s not about the money … it’s the principle of the thing.

But someone should ask Brown why he needed to shout at the valet that much. What in the world does Breezy need $5 for? [TMZ]

Niger State Increases Allowances For NYSC Members

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Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger announced on Thursday in Minna that the state government had increased the allowances paid to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state.

Also the state govenment said it planned easy transportation needs by constructing a light rail system on the Minna-Abuja route to ease .

Aliyu announced this  at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp at Paiko while inaugurating the 2013 Batch `A’ corps members.

Nigerian Terrorist Group, Boko Haram Funded By Latin America Drug Gang – Report

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There are indications that terrorist groups, Boko Haram and Ansaru, are being funded by drug cartels in Latin America, a report has revealed.

The report entitled, “Terrorism in Northern Africa and the Sahel in 2012: Global Reach and Implications,” is an update on five earlier studies.

Published by the Director, Inter-University Centre for Terrorism Studies, USA, Yonah Alexander, in February 2013, the report suggested that Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb, had aligned with many other groups in order to expand its sources of funding.

Intelligence reports have in the past identified a strong link between AQIM and Boko Haram with the newly emerging Ansaru.

Former Gov Of Zamfara State, Ahmed Yerima Arrested In Kaduna

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Former Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmed Yerima has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command.  Although details of the arrest are sketchy at the moment, LEADERSHIP gathered that Yerima was picked up following his responses in an interview on the FRCN Kaduna Hausa programme, Hanu Da Yauwa, where he reportedly made sensitive comments on politics in Nigeria generally.  A reliable source told LEADERSHIP that the action was taken following an order from Abuja,  He is currently being interrogated by the state Commissioner of police

Boko Haram: Seven explosions rock Borno hours after Jonathan’s visit

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Terrorists were back in ‘business’ in Maiduguri yesterday just five hours after President Goodluck Jonathan rounded off his two-day visit to  Borno and Yobe states to try to galvanize support for his battle against Islamist insurgents.

  Seven loud explosions shook the city at about 6pm.

The explosions happened within minutes of each other, suggesting the kind of co-ordinated strike that used to be the hallmark of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, before a military campaign weakened them.

There was no immediate report of any casualty.

NNPC Manager Arraigned Over N285.2 Million Fraud

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A former depot supervisor of Total Nigeria Plc, Emmanuel Abulude, was Friday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before an Ikeja high court for allegedly stealing petroleum products worth N285.2 million.

The former oil company official was charged  on a one-count charge of stealing by fraudulent conversion before Justice Lateefa Okunnu with his company, Emmanbyink Ventures Limited.

Abulude was alleged to have obtained the sum of N285.2 million representing the proceeds of 92 trucks of petroleum products  between September 2011 and January 2012 .

Improvement As NECO Releases Nov/Dec Results. Check out those who Top Exams Malpractice List

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The National Examination Council (NECO) on Wednesday released the November/December 2012 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with Kano and Lagos states respectively topping the list of states with high incidence of exams malpractice

Giving a breakdown, Registrar of the council, Professor Promise Okpala told newsmen in Minna that 21, 274 cases of exams malpractice was recorded across the country with Kano having the highest incidences of malpractice with 649 candidates, representing 13.96 percent out of 4,646 while Lagos state came second with 238 cases out of 6, 508 candidates – this was in sharp contrast with the FCT which had the lowest incidence with only five cases out of 1,322 candidates that sat for the exams.

Blame IBB for imbalance in award of oil bocks

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Former Petroleum Resources Minister, Prof. Tam David-West, yesterday blamed former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd) for the lopsidedness in the award of oil blocks in favour of Northerners.

David-West, who spoke to The Nation in Ibadan on the heels of the revelations that 83 per cent of oil blocks are owned by Northerners, described the situation as “unacceptable and politically explosive.”

He recalled that as minister under Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, no oil block was awarded without following due process. He also emphasised that none of the highlighted oil blocks was awarded during Buhari’s tenure.

The professor of Virology said strict rules were set aside during Babangida’s regime in awarding the blocks, adding that his successor in office, Prof. Jubril Aminu, even awarded an oil bloc without reference to Babangida who was the Head of State then.

Where Are The Convicted Drug Dealers

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The sundry abuses of our country’s criminal justice system need to be confronted by all stakeholders. Unfortunately, governments at the federal and state levels are the chief culprits because of their lackadaisical attitudes to the responsibilities of the state in the process. Matters are not helped by some officials in the criminal justice system who collude with criminals to ridicule the system. These include investigators, prosecutors and custodians of accused persons and convicts.

Recently, rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, raised an incredulous alarm that 197 persons convicted for drug trafficking offences, are not serving their prison terms. But, as unbelievable as the report seemed, the allegation was substantiated by a committee set up by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, headed by Justice Gilbert Obayan, in 2006. According to the committee, ‘out of 143 drug convicts for the year 2006, 96 of them were never brought to prison. Similarly, another 101 drug convicts for the year 2005 were never brought to the prison, bringing the total convict evading jail to 197 within this period’.

17-year-old raped to death in U.S. prison

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As more U.S. prisons become privatized and for profit, the U.S. prison population keeps increasing and now stands among the highest in the world. Each week "Just Detention International" or JDI receives some 30 letters from prisoners who say they have been sexually assaulted in prisons across the United States. Over a quarter of those letters come from one state: Texas.

JDI has three core objectives for its work: To ensure government accountability for prisoner rape, to transform ill-informed public attitudes about sexual violence in detention and to promote access to resources for those who have survived this form of abuse.

Five of the 10 prisons with the highest rates of sexual abuse in the country are in Texas. That includes the first two, Estelle Unit and Clements Unit where Rodney Hulin, 17, was raped until he hanged himself.

‘Nigerian Police has no clue on Maina’s whereabouts’

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The Nigeria Police has no clue yet on the whereabouts of the absconded Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team PRTT, Dr Abdulrasheed Maina, Saturday Mirror has learnt. Saturday Mirror also learnt that the Force may have not contacted the Interpol as there are feelers that Mr Maina has yet to flee the country.

A security source who said his colleague was a member of the Task Team but who pleaded anonymity however said since Mr Maina was a close friend of the Police and the Department of State Service, it is difficult to believe that the police do not know his whereabouts.

WORRISONE: 10-year-old girl charged with murder of 3-month-old baby

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A 10-year-old girl from Fairfield Maine, was charged with manslaughter for the death of a 3-month-old baby named Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway.

Nicole Greenaway asked her co worker Amanda Huard of 330 Center Road in Fairfield to babysit her three-month-old daughter, Brooklyn, for the night. Her co-worker gladly agreed. The two women work at Elmwood Primary Care in Waterville. But things took a tragic turn when Huard allowed her 10-year-old daughter to be in charge of baby Brooklyn.

Ashley Tenney, 20, who lives in the family’s basement, told what she saw that tragic night.

Teacher Fired For Bringing Her Own Blood To School And Allowing Students To Taste It!

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A Norwegian kindergarten teacher was fired this week after she brought a vial of her own blood to class and allowed children to touch and taste it, the head teacher of the kindergarten said on Friday. The teacher in Sola, on Norway’s western coast, brought in a blood sample that was taken earlier in the day and poured it on a plate for the children, aged between 3 and 6, to see.  “The children asked if they could touch it and she allowed them,” Inger Lise Soemme Andersen told Reuters. “Then they asked ‘how do we get it off?’ so she put her finger in her mouth and the children followed suit. “The parents are mortified, shaken and shocked.” Soemme Andersen added that the teacher, a temporary employee, had been tested for AIDS and Hepatitis B following the incident. Results of the tests are not yet in, but authorities consider the risk of transmitting any infection very low.

Conclave 2013: Sex abuse victims’ network names Dirty Dozen would-be popes

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Who will be next Pope?—Cardinals likely to succeed Pope
Benedict XVI. Top row from left: Argentine Archbishop
Jorge Mario Bergoglio; Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera; Brazilian Joao Braz de Aviz;
Philippines’ Luis Antonio Tagle; Ghanaian Peter Turkson.
Bottom row from left: Italian Angelo Scola; Canadian Marc Ouellet; Nigerian Francis Arinze; Nigerian John Onaiyekan, and USA’s Timothy Dolan. AFP PHOTO.

By Sam Eyoboka with Agency reports

AS Catholic cardinals begin the process to elect a new Pope who will succeed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a sex abuse victims’ network has named a “Dirty Dozen” of cardinals who are contenders for the role of next pope.

The list, compiled by Survivors’ Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and based on each individual’s actions and statements re-child abuse and a Church cover-up in the church, includes some frontrunners for the position.

Sign agreement on no more killings, I will withdraw JTF, Jonathan to Borno elders

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President Goodluck Jonathan (l) with Gov Kashim
Shettima of Borno State during a meeting between the
President and the State Executive Council in Maiduguri on Friday

PRESIDENT Goodluck  Jonathan yesterday in Maiduguri, accused Borno State Elders of playing to the gallary over the activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect insurgency in the state, describing the situation as unfortunate.

Jonathan spoke during an interactive session with Borno State stakeholders at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Government House Maiduguri, in continuation of his two- day working visit to Borno and Yobe States, the epicentres of Boko Haram.

Ibadan To Witness Weird Rainfall

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The South-West Zonal Coordinator of the agency, Mr Iyiola Akande,said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ibadan. He said the prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) was made available to NEMA to help it prepare for disaster mitigation.  Akande said the rainfall pattern in most parts of the country was likely to be similar to that of 2012, although Saki’s rainfall could be about 283mm above that of last year.

83% Oil Blocs To Northerners Unsettles Niger Delta, Group

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A group in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) on Friday threatened a total show down with the Federal Government over claims that northerners owns 83 percent of oil blocs  in the country.

The group threatened that it will resume hostilities in the Niger Delta if President Goodluck Jonathan and the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke, fail to revoke and re-allocate the controversial oil blocs.

Heinz CEO To Get $56 Million Golden Parachute If Fired

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Manufacturers of a wide array of condiments including the world famous ketchup Heinz was acquired by Warren Buffet’s Bershire Hathaway and 3G Capital for $23.3 billion last month. 3G Capital is notorious for making major budget cuts, and so William Johnson, Chairman, President and CEO of Heinz may be one of the cuts.

Oh, to be wise like Johnson! He has a line of financial plans that entitle him to a whopping total of $212.7 million, should he be fired. In addition to his golden parachute worth $56 million, Johnson would also walk away from the company with vested stock and deferred compensation benefits.

Puzzle over Fed. Govt N3bn grant to Nollywood

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By Benjamin Njoku

Jubilation has continued to greet the decision of the federal government to create  a N3bn grant for the entertainment industry sub-sector, despite expression of fear by some stakeholders over the accessibility of the grant.

Last Saturday,  President Goodluck Jonathan announced a N3 bn grant to support the nation’s motion picture  industry. He also launched a programme known as “Project Nollywood,”  which he said will help  to support the key components of the industry’s value chain through a dedicated grant.

How Nigerian Police Tortured, Killed My Son – Mother

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Mrs Florence Fasere, mother of the 28-year-old, 400-level student of Ekiti State University, EKSU, Seyi Fasere, that was allegedly mistaken for an armed robber last week at Oye Ekiti, yesterday, narrated the circumstances that led to the untimely death of her son.

According to her, Seyi who was at home in Ilupeju Ekiti for few days, was returning to school in Ado-Ekiti to take one of his papers after collecting N100,000 school fee on the fateful day.

Mrs Fasere further disclosed that the deceased later proceeded to Oye Ekiti, a neighbouring town to take a cab back to his base when the vehicle ran into a robbery scene.

R.I.P:Graduate Dies On Her Way To NYSC Orientation Camp

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Bose Adebayo Died On Her Way To NYSC Orientation Camp.

This Young Lady Who just Received her NYSC Call- Up Letter Died in a Fatal Road Accident on Wed 6th of March 2013 on her way to NYSC orientation camp in Imo state.

Bose we were told, attended OLCOM High school in Akure, Ondo state and graduated from University of Ado Ekiti(UNAD), Microbiology Department.

..May Bose’s soul rest in peace!

How widows, children, suffer hardship in the name of tradition

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By Ebun  Sessou  & Florence Amagiya

Inspite of the touch of civilization in the lives of many villagers, tradition and customs still remain intact.  While some remain passionate about it, some show a lot of disregard to it just as others especially the human rights activists consider some aspects of it as infringement on the rights of individuals.  But what is the gain of any tradition or custom which is inimical to the life of individual.

For families who lost their loved ones, life could be miserable. They are exposed to a world of pain, anguish, frustration and untold hardship everyday of their lives.

I Won’t Tolerate Killings Of Security Agents Again - President Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday warned that his administration would no longer tolerate a situation where security operatives are killed at will in any part of the country.

 He also vowed not to withdraw soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force deployed in troubled parts of the country until normalcy returns to the affected areas.

 

Jonathan spoke at a town hall meeting  in Maiduguri as he concluded his working visit to Borno State which has remained in the centre of activities of members of the fundamental Islamic sect, Boko Haram, that have been responsible for bombing campaigns in the northern part of the country.

Nigerian Police Nab Alleged Mushin Gang Leader

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A suspected Mushin robbery gang leader, Shakiru Sanni, 31, a.k.a. Osama bin Laden,  has been arrested by the operatives at the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, at Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria.

According to the police, Sanni, who has been arraigned in court and remanded in prison custody,  has been on the run since 2009 after he allegedly led others now in prison custody to rob and kill four persons.

The suspect was arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate’s court on a 6-count charge of felony to wit, armed robbery, murder, terrorising victims and unlawful possession of firearms.

Before Him, The Govt Didn’t Care About Us…Now Children Have Everything – Venezuelan Says About Chave

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Venezuelans filed past the open casket of late President Hugo Chavez as he lay in state on Thursday after throngs of weeping loyalists gave the firebrand leftist a rousing farewell on the streets.

As Venezuelans began three days of goodbyes, an election to succeed Chavez loomed, after the curtain came down on a 14-year socialist presidency that heightened class tensions in the oil-rich South American nation.

Hundreds of thousands waved flags and chanted “Chavez lives” as his hearse crawled across the capital Wednesday in a seven-hour trip from the hospital where he died to the academy he once called his second home.

Amnesty Update: Sultan Is Encouraging And Condoning Bloody Violence – Afenifere

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The leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasonrati has described the Sultan of Sokoto – Alhaji  Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar’s call for amnesty for Boko Haram as “outrageous and highly unfortunate.”

It would be recalled that the Sultan made the call at a Jama’tu Nasril Islam (JNI) council meeting in Kaduna on Tuesday where he urged President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately grant amnesty to all members of the dreaded Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, so as to encourage  them to lay down their arms.

Jama’atu Nasril Islam Decries Persecution Of Muslim Women Over Hijab

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Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) yesterday rose from its annual central meeting in Kaduna condemning the persecution of Muslim women in some states for wearing hijab.

 

Information Nigeria reports that last week Thursday, scores of Muslim Students under the aegis of  Muslim Students Society (MSS) stormed the office of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola to protest the alleged banning of Muslim students from wearing Hijab in public schools, saying it is a victimisation of their religion.

GEJ Administration Can't Grant Amnesty For Boko Haram

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said contrary to the call by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, his administration would not grant members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram amnesty.

 Jonathan who spoke at a town hall meeting held in Damaturu as part of activities earmarked for his state visit to Yobe State said members of the sect could not be granted amnesty for now because they remained faceless and have refused to communicate with the government.

Father Kills 3 Months Old Baby Through Oral s-è-x

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A 28 year old father Steven Deuman Jr has been sentenced to 2 life terms in prison for causing the death of his 3 months old daughter while he was oral raping her. In August 2011, Deuman’s infant daughter, Evelynne Deuman, was found dead with a condom in her mouth. Deuman said he had stepped outside to smoke only to return and find their daughter on the floor bleeding from the nose, unconscious and not breathing with the discarded condom in her mouth.

A donkey blamed for the death Of American Politician

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Perhaps the Americans should leave the donkeys for the Middle Easterners.

A donkey has been blamed for the death of Hollywood Park, Texas, Mayor William Bohlke, police officials said.

Atascosa County Chief Deputy David Soward said that the body of mayor Bohlke, was found in an Atascosa County ranch Monday 10 hours after a donkey apparently attacked him, the local news media reported.

Father Gets 5 years jail for slashing the throat of his infant

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A man who wanted to punish his wife for cheating decided to slash the throat of their baby.   The man, whose name cannot be released to protect the identity of the child, stabbed his 11-month-old, after becoming enraged at the child's mother.  The 33-year-old father appeared in a Calgary, Alberta court for sentencing last week. He had pleaded guilty earlier to one count of aggravated assault.

In passing his sentence, Judge Mike Dinkel, said:  “In a very cold-blooded and calculating manner he put the child on the floor, took off his clothes and cut him twice. The defendant used the attack on the child to inflict pain to the mother. The child was a tool. It was based on anger, rage and jealousy by the mistaken belief that his wife was cheating. He knew what he was doing with the intent to cause harm.”

Wife of U.S soldier killed after refusing to besuper rough in bed

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A woman was murdered after she refused at a party to participate in an affair where she was required to be super rough in bed, according to new court documents.

Detectives say the wife of a U.S. Marine was killed for refusing to participate in sadomasochistic sex in a northern San Diego, California home.
A judge last week released court documents, including affidavit warrants.

In them, detectives say, that 22-year-old Brittany Killgore, apparently did not know about the sex life of Staff Sgt. Luis Perez when she accepted his invitation to a dinner cruise.

EFCC Arraigns Scammer For ₦44.9m Nokia Phones 419

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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Thursday arraigned one Patrick Fernandez, 50, before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on a five count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretences and issuance of dud cheques worth N44,950, 000 (Forty- Four Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) contrary to section 1(1) of the Dishonoured Cheques Act Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004.

One of the charges read, “Patrick Fernandez between 29th March and 1st April, 2012 at Ikeja within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud did obtain different types of Nokia phone sets worth N13, 800,000 (Thirteen Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) only from Okay Computers when you falsely represented to her that the money was to be paid within one week after delivery/collection of goods and which promise you failed to abide with”

JUSTICE: Mother of killed student seeks help from IGP

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The family of Mr. and  Mrs. Joseph Fasere, a native of Ilupeju Ekiti, in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State, have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killing of their son, Seyi Fasere by the police, last week.

Seyi, before he met his untimely death, was a 400-level student of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), but the police shot him dead after an armed robbery operation at a new generation bank in Oye Ekiti

while on his way to school from Ilupeju  Ekiti to Ado-Ekiti,  the state Capital.

But, the Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ekiti State Command, Mr.  Victor Obayemi denied that the police killed the young boy, saying the young man may had died during exchange of gun fire by his men and the armed robbers.

Undertaker's Manager is DEAD

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William Moody, better known to pro wrestling fans as Paul Bearer, the pasty-faced and the manager of The Undertaker and Kane, has died. He died on tuesday at 58. The cause of his death was not revealed by his family.  It will be recalled that he battled health and weight problems in the past.