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Sunday, March 31, 2013
48-Year-Old Man Kills Mother Over Money To Buy Indian Hemp
A 48-year-old man, Hassan Usman, has killed his 87-year-old mother for not giving him money to buy a substance suspected to be Indian hemp.The incident occurred in Giron-Masa of Ngaski local government area of Kebbi State.
Shocked residents of the community, who narrated the incident to LEADERSHIP Sunday, said Usman stabbed his mother to death for refusing to give him money to buy a stimulant which they identified as Indian hemp.
After he stabbed his mother, Hajiya Hauwa popularly known as Mama Yan Biyu, he reportedly left her in the pool of her blood and went to report his act to his late mother’s siblings in another section of the community.
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Lunatic Daughter Pounds Parents To Death In Delta State
The killing of a retired soldier and his wife by their 32-year-old lunatic daughter left sympathizers in tears yesterday at Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The retired Army Warrant Officer, Mr Jonah Elili, and his wife gave up the ghost after they were hit with a pestle by the daughter identified as Elo, sources say.
No one knew about their gruesome murder until a neighbour went to the deceased couple’s shop to buy some items when she found the lifeless bodies of the retired soldier, 75 and his wife, 65, were reportedly discovered in the early hours of yesterday.
Security Agents, Not Boko Haram Behind Bombings – Uzor Kalu
Former Abia state Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday absolved Boko Haram of some of the bombings in the northern part of the country blaming it instead on government security agents.
Kalu, who spoke in Abuja when members of the FCT chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) visited him, said the security agencies do this to attract more funding from the federal allocation.
Kalu said people are aware of this but refuse to speak out for fear of being victimized even as Nigerians continue to die as a result of the activities of unpatriotic public officers.
Tompolo Links Alam’s Pardon To Jonathan’s 2015 Ambition
Founder of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Government Ekpemopolo, also known as Tompolo, has described the presidential pardon granted former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepriye Alamieyeseigha, as the best thing President Goodluck Jonathan has done for the Niger Delta people.
Tompolo who was addressing journalists at Oporoza, Warri North Local Government said the action further guarantees the Niger Delta people’s support for the President’s second term bid.
He argued that as a Nigerian, President Jonathan is constitutionally qualified to run, having been given the go-ahead by a federal high court sitting in Abuja.
Ondo Launches Residency Card Costing ₦900m The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has launched the state’s residency card
The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has launched the state’s residency card, otherwise known as ‘Kaadi Igbe Ayo’, which means residence of joy.
Addressing the gathering at the occasion held at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Square in Akure, the state capital, Governor Mimiko emphasised that the card was introduced to deepen the welfare benefit to the residents and also facilitate the sustainability of government infrastructure.
The governor debunked the rumour that the card had gulped billions of Naira, saying only N900 million was spent on the project.
18 Lecturers Apprehended By SSS For Admission Racketeering
Officials of the State Security Service, Niger State command, has apprehended 18 lecturers of the Niger State College of Education for alleged admission racketeering.
The provost of the institution, Professor Faruk Lawal who declined to speak on camera, told Channels Television that the syndicate was discovered when the school authority on suspicion of a foul play in the admission process decided to change the institution’s admission process.
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NASA reveals plan to catch an asteroid
The space agency is apparently including a request for $100 million in its 2014 budget request to help fund the audacious asteroid capture mission, an Aviation Week report said.
The asteroid-retrieval mission was first proposed last year by the Keck Institute for Space Studies at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. That study, released last April, revolved around an Asteroid Capture and Return mission that would snag a 25-foot-wide (7 meters) space rock and place it in high lunar orbit by 2025 — the deadline set by the Obama administration for NASA's human mission to an asteroid.
Kanu Rallies Support For Super Eagles Coach; Keshi
Kanu Nwankwo has called for support for Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi from Nigerians for him to excel.
Touted as one of Nigeria’s football legends, Kanu made this comments after the Super Eagles encounter with the Harambee Stars of Kenya last weekend, a game that ended in a 1-1 draw.
He said the Eagles did well against Kenya as the boys did well enough to get a draw out of a game that was almost lost and also the pressure was on the Super Eagles and not Kenya.
14 Suspected Terrorists Killed During JTF Onslaught In Kano
At least fourteen suspected terrorists including one woman and one female child have been killed during a raid by operatives of Joint Task Forces (JTF) at Ryan’ Awaki area at Unguwa Uku in Kano State, North West Nigeria.
According to residents of the area, at about 4AM Sunday morning, the compound housing the suspected terrorists was invaded by the JTF, and what ensued were heavy sounds of gun shots and explosion which lasted for over four hours.
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Impunity, not corruption is Nigeria`s biggest problem – Sanusi
He noted that corruption was a universal problem, but added that other countries were able to attain development because they had adequate punitive structures in place.
The theme of the colloquium, organised to mark the 61st birthday of Tinubu was “Beyond Mergers: A National Movement for Change”.
According to him, corruption is a big issue in the country today as in other parts of the world like Russia, China and others; but why are they eradicating poverty and Nigeria isn’t?
“It is not just corruption. It is the kind of failed interventions that are procured with the proceeds of corruption.
Aregbesola wants to Islamise Osun – CAN
The leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria, Osun State chapter, has accused Governor Rauf Aregbesola of attempting to perpetrate an Islamic agenda in the 22-year-old state. Secretary of the association, Rev. Michael Ajayi, speaks with TUNDE ODESOLA
What informed the allegation that Governor Rauf Aregbesola is perpetrating an Osun Islamisation agenda?
In 2012, there was an intelligence report of the agenda of the Governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to Islamise the state, which he vehemently refuted in his broadcast to the good people of Osun State. He said, “My good people of the State of Osun. As you may be aware, some reports in the advertorial sections of the media concerning our state and my person should give enough room for concern. There is a purported security report alleging that I am working towards Islamising Osun and plotting to secede from Nigeria. The first is patently false, while the second is laughable.”
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Akinsola Akinfemiwa withdrawn Retirement !
When this seasoned banker was compelled to step down as the managing director of Skye Bank Plc via a Central Bank of Nigeria directive, not a few people thought he was through with banking especially as he had steered the wheel of leadership at the financial institution for close to 10 years.
Supposedly taking a backseat and savouring retirement, he has suddenly bounced back. Almost two and a half years after he stepped aside, he is now the chairman of the newly formed Heritage Bank, a move that has confounded even his critics.
Supposedly taking a backseat and savouring retirement, he has suddenly bounced back. Almost two and a half years after he stepped aside, he is now the chairman of the newly formed Heritage Bank, a move that has confounded even his critics.
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PDP govs compile constitutional breaches against Tukur, others
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party is taking a new turn as governors of the party are reportedly compiling constitutional breaches against the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, and other members of the National Working Committee.
Investigations by our correspondents indicated that the governors were determined to remove the chairman and members of the NWC from office.
Some of the governors, it was further gathered, were angry with the roles being played by some NWC members, who they claimed to have helped to assume office but who later turned around to become their enemies.
2015: North rejects Jonathan as sole PDP aspirant
The North has opposed to the plan by the leadership of the People Democratic Party to choose President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole aspirant for its presidential primaries.
The Arewa Consultative Forum and the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, described the move as undemocratic, stating that it could lead to chaos and collapse of the party.
The spokesman of the ACF, Anthony Sani, told SUNDAY PUNCH that the North was opposed to the move because it would limit the choice of Nigerians during the election.
He however, added that PDP does not have the final say as to who becomes president in 2015.
We won’t extradite Alamieyeseigha –FG
The Federal Government on Friday toldSUNDAY PUNCH that it would not extradite a former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to the United Kingdom to face money laundering charges.
While reacting to a statement by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, the FG accused the envoy of challenging the sovereignty of the country.
The President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration stated that it was not willing to extradite Alamieyeseigha because the British government did not go through ‘appropriate channels.’
An highly-placed government official who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter said, “The UK cannot dictate to us. The government is not willing to extradite the former governor because of what they (UK) are saying on the pages of newspapers.”
Also, SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the UK request to extradite Alamieyeseigha predated President Goodluck Jonathan administration.
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Obasanjo, El-Rufai and I — Atiku
Atiku Abubakar was the Vice-President during the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration between 1999 and 2007. The founding member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party shares his experience in the party and the privatisation exercise under his leadership in this online interview with LEKE BAIYEWU
As a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, why did you leave your party for the opposition Action Congress in 2006?
I had to leave because I was pushed to the limit. You know what happened during that period and we don’t have to go through it all over again. A scheme was introduced, by which I and my supporters were removed from the party under the guise of re-registration. Of course, the bigger scheme was to ensure that I did not succeed my boss (Olusegun Obasanjo). You saw how the cards were stacked against me to pursue my presidential aspiration under PDP. They had me suspended from the party, even beyond the length of time permitted by the PDP constitution. The party rejected and flouted all courts orders in respect of my rights as a party member.
We will defend our people against B’ Haram– MASSOB, OPC
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra in the South-East and Oodua People’s Congress in the South-West have said they are ready to protect the people in their regions from terrorists.
While MASSOB called on the Igbo in the North to “come back home,” the OPC said its plans to secure the South-West would remain in secrecy.
Speaking to our correspondent on Friday, Director of Information, MASSOB, Mr. Uchenna Madu, described the list of 25 victims of the March 18 bombing of a Lagos-bound luxury bus and several others at Sabon-Gari Park, Kano, released by the state Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, as a fallacy.
Missing person cases skyrocket on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
With cases of kidnapping, rape and murder rising on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,MOTUNRAYO ABODERIN narrates victims’ ordeal on the highway
Textile merchant, John Eze, returned from a social engagement with his family on the night of the last Eid–el–Kabir and was opening the gate to his house in Surulere, Lagos State, when three gunmen suddenly appeared and ordered him back into his Infiniti Jeep.
They drove him off in the car after his wife and three kids were allowed to leave. About five hours after the kidnap, Eze was brought back to the house by a taxi driver who picked him up on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway naked.
Narrating his ordeal, the father of three, said through the conversation of his kidnappers, he realised that the expressway was their escape route.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Got a New Boyfriend? Check Out ways to Train Him.
Comparing men to animals is nothing derogatory. Even men know (and some of them proudly admit) that there are many animal-like traits in their personality.
At some stage of the relationship you share with your boyfriend, you will realize that he is giving you hard time through his actions and habits.
It is better to learn in advance some good techniques that can actually train him to be a well-behaved boyfriend.
Here are 8 interesting boyfriend training ideas you would love to try.
- Silent Treatment
How would you react to a pet if it behaves badly? Giving silent treatment to pets makes them anxious and concerned. The same rule applies with men as well. Treat them with your silence if he was caught engaged in some undesirable activity. Such a behavior will not only make him realize his mistake, it will also teach you how to be strong and firm while dealing with his wrong doings.
Apple's 'Next Big Thing' Will Be An Innovation, Not An Invention
Lots of people are wondering what Apple will invent next. If it’s true to its own history, it won’t invent a new type of product but will improve on one someone else already brought to market.
I’ve never questioned that Apple is an innovator. Its iPod, iPhone and iPad were all very innovative products. But all of them were improvements of other companies’ products or concepts in the same categories.
The iPod, introduced in October 2001, was not the first digital music player. Diamond Multimedia announced the Rio PMP 300 in 1998, and the Creative Nomad Jukebox and Archos Jukebox came out in 2000. None of these products would have been possible were it not for innovations in storage, compression and battery life from scores of scientists and inventors.
IMAGINE: 'Dead' prostitute Restores her life & jumps out of coffin en route to morgue
A prostitute in Zimbabwe 'died' during a hotel romp with a client - only to come back to life as her body was being put in a coffin. The vice girl reportedly collapsed during a sex session last week at the Manor Hotel in Bulaweyo. Convinced she was dead, her shocked client called the police - who sent paramedics to collect the body.
But as they were loading the 'corpse' into a metal coffin, the hooker suddenly woke up screaming.
Local news reports claim she leaped from the casket, yelling: "You want to kill me, you want to kill me". LMAO. Continue reading...
Armed robbers Write residents of Ijeshatedo Lagos notice
This our country eh! Armed robbers have now started writing notice letters to residents. First, it was the residents of Lambe area in Ogun state, now residents of Ronke street in Ijeshatedo in Lagos have also received a letter from armed robbers informing them of their plan to raid the area...soon! Ronke streets residents said the letters were pasted on the gates of some buildings on the streets and it simply read: “We will pay you people a visit soon. Be prepared for us.” The residents alerted the police in their area who told them not to panic and gave them a number to call if they suspect anything or anyone. The people who live on the street and its environ have employed the services of vigilante groups while some have started leaving the area.
Rev Chris Okotie seeks secret trial for ex-pianist, asks judge to chase journalists
The Head of the Household of God Church and former presidential candidate, Chris Okotie, was so uncomfortable with journalists reporting his involvement in a suit that he asked the judge to chase journalists away from the court room.
The reverend stated this to a Lagos Magistrate Court Judge on Wednesday during a trial between him and a former member of his church.
Mr. Okotie is accusing Dafiaghor Okiotor, 40, a former keyboardist in the church, of blackmail and intimidation and trying to extort N39 million from him.Mr. Okiotor, however, stated that the flamboyant head of the church owed him after he played the keyboard and produced music for the church for 14 years.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Church Leaders angry after Escort Posts Naké-d Photos of herself on altar
A vicar has said the “body is a beautiful thing but there is a time and place for it” after an escort posted photos of herself naké-d in church, but called the stunt "shameless" and "sacrilegious".
The escort, known only as Gemma, posted the photos of her inside St Bartholomew's Church in the village of Goodnestone, Kent, on a website. One image shows the 22-year-old kneeling down naké-d on the church altar as she rests her hands on a crucifix - with the stained glass window of the church in the background.
Britain Writes FG, Requests Ex-Convict Alamieyeseigha’s Extradition To London
The United Kingdom has said that it has not given up on its efforts to extradite former Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, back to Britain to face trial.
The UK said it had already contacted the Federal Government requesting Mr. Alamieyeseigha’s extradition, and was awaiting a response to the request. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, told the paper in an exclusive interview that the former governor, who recently got state pardon from his criminal conviction in Nigeria, still has an outstanding case of money laundering to answer to in the UK and that the UK government will not give up until Mr. Alamieyeseigha is brought to justice.
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17-Year-Old Spends Eight Years In Jail For ‘Wandering’
It was a moment of joy recently for the mother of a prison inmate that had been awaiting trial since 2005. Mrs. Maria Emmanuel danced and shouted with joy on the court premises of the Lagos High Court, sitting in Igbosere when Justice Deborah Oluwayemi released her son, Paul Samuel.
Five other awaiting trial inmates were also released by the court. They included Fatai Amidu, Adebayo Owuade, Gabriel Samuel, Mike Ofoje and Lawal Karimu.
Please, pardon President Jonathan
Nigerians are justifiably outraged at the pardon of Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, ex-governor of Bayelsa State. Alamieyeseigha was governor from May 1999 until December 2005, three months after he was detained in London on charges of money laundering. President Goodluck Jonathan had served under Alamieyeseigha as deputy governor.
Instructively, in August 2005, a month before his arrest, Alamieyeseigha delivered a message, through his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan, at a seminar in Abuja on “Winning the War against Corruption”. The self-styled Governor-General of the Ijaw nation “commended government’s stride with the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Code of Conduct Bureau, and urged the bodies not to ignore the private sector”.
Mayweather’s opponent faces gun charge
Robert Guerrero, preparing to challenge welterweight titleholder and pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 4, was arrested Thursday morning at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York for attempting to board a flight to Las Vegas with an unloaded gun.
Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs), who turned 30 on Wednesday, was to be arraigned on gun-possession charges later Thursday.
Guerrero, who is from Gilroy, Calif., and is training for the fight in Las Vegas, had been on the East Coast for a few days to make several appearances to promote the Showtime pay-per-view fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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We made love the day she died – Arowolo
Akolade Arowolo, the 31-year-old man standing trial for allegedly killing his banker wife, Titilayo, on June 24, 2011 said he and the deceased kissed and had séx for two hours on the day she died.
He added that the activity signified that they (couple) had a cordial relationship before her demise.
Akolade, who said his wife died on his 30th birthday, explained that although the marriage was good, it was not without its challenges.
He said, “That day she died was my birthday. I see birthdays as a new year in one’s life and I usually pray at the early hours of that day. I prayed till 3am but was woken by my wife’s kiss. We had séx for almost two hours and it was very good as we hadn’t done such in a while.
Fashola Denies Assaulting Morka’s Driver, Children In Traffic Incidence
The Lagos State Government has denied reports alleging that Governor Babatunde Fashola ordered his police escorts to manhandle the driver and children of the Executive Director of the Social and Economic Rights Action Centre (SERAC) Felix Morka, during a traffic incident on Tuesday.
In a statement, the government spokesman, Hakeem Bello said “the premise and the content of the message are completely false.”
Explaining what transpired on that day, the statement said “On the aforementioned date, at around 3pm, the Governor was returning from a Security meeting at the headquarters of the State Security Service (SSS) through CMD Road in the Magodo area when his convoy and other road users got blocked by a man who had driven his Jeep with Registration number KU 549 KJA against the flow of traffic. The identity of the owner was later established to be Felix Morka.
The Average Banknote Contains 26,000 Bacteria; Studies Have Shown
If you thought dirty money was only found in offshore bank accounts, check your wallet instead. But you may want to wash your hands afterward.
Almost 60% of Europeans believe cash is the dirtiest item they come into contact with, ahead of escalator handrails, b*ttons on payment terminals and library books, according to a survey of 1,000 people released on March 25 by Mastercard.
A further 83% of the respondents, taken from 15 countries across Europe, believe cash carries a lot of bacteria. And they are right.
Independent tests on European money conducted by a team of scientists at Oxford University in December 2012, revealed that the average banknote contains 26,000 bacteria, enough germs to make you feel nauseous, and possibly even spread disease.
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Federal Government has no plan to remove oil subsidy, says Okupe
The Federal Government stated yesterday that contrary to the speculation in the media that the government was planning to withdraw the remaining subsidy on petrol, such plan is not on its table for now. They said for now o! :-)
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, released the statement saying:
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, released the statement saying:
"We wish to state categorically that, the removal of oil subsidy is not on the table of the Transformation Agenda of the President. The statement made by President Goodluck Jonathan at the recent Economic Summit held in Lagos was a frank, intellectual and well articulated contribution by the President to the discussion on the Nigerian economy at the said summit, and it was from a honest and sincere leadership perspective."See the rest after the Break...
''Nigeria On The Brink Of Another Civil War'' - Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday, warned that Nigeria was on the brink of another civil war and called for concerted actions to prevent the disaster.
Soyinka, who spoke at the 5th Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium in Lagos, also chided President Goodluck Jonathan for failing to address the deteriorating level of insecurity in the country.
Themed: A national movement for change. A new generation speaks,” the colloquium was held at the MUSON Centre, Lagos.
He said: “Let us face it; this nation is on the brinks. Those who do understand it, I feel very sorry for them because they will one day wake up and find out that we have fallen as a nation. This is not what we envisaged when we struggled for independence. This is not what we envisaged when we struggled to overthrow military dictatorship and restore the rights and dignity of human beings. But whether we like it or not, it has come upon us.”
Murder Of Pipeline Defence Guards: Covering Their Tracks, Police in Lagos Beat ‘Confession’ Out of NSCDC Officer
The Police in Lagos have forced Olanrenju Gbedeogun, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to make a statement that contradicts yesterday’s events where the police attacked officers of the corps, killed two of its officers, and freed some oil pipeline vandals.
Sources at the Owutu Police Station in Ikorodu, Lagos State, informed SaharaReporters that the police authorities embarked on the measure to back-up their claim to the presidency that it was officers of NSCDC which attacked the police, and that the police knew nothing about the death of the two NSCDC men.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police is said to have personally supervised the forced video confession of Gbedeogun.
Earlier in the day, we learned that Gbedeogun was being tortured by the police to force him to provide the contradiction of the corps’ account of yesterday’s events.
Earlier in the day, we learned that Gbedeogun was being tortured by the police to force him to provide the contradiction of the corps’ account of yesterday’s events.
A police officer at the Owutu Police Station who felt bad about the latest developments told us on condition of anonymity that if care was not taken urgently Gbedeogun would be dead before daybreak. By that time, the torture victim had already spent over 24hrs in detention, contrary to the law.
Chasing the Ghosts of a Corrupt Regime Gilbert Chagoury, Clinton donor and diplomat with a checkered past.
In July 2004, police lay in wait at an airfield in the far northeastern corner of Nigeria. Gilbert Chagoury, a Lebanese businessman and one-time adviser to the late dictator Sani Abacha, was set to touch down in his private jet. Nuhu Ribadu, then the country's top anti-corruption prosecutor, says that Chagoury was a kingpin in the corruption that defined Abacha's regime.
"You couldn't investigate corruption without looking at Chagoury," Ribadu tells me in a recent interview in California.
Six years after Abacha's death, Ribadu's officers stood ready to take Chagoury down. Ribadu says that Chagoury made it possible for Abacha to steal billions of dollars and lined his own pockets in the process. The prosecutor says he indicted Chagoury and ordered his arrest for relatively minor violations related to Chagoury's businesses so that he could later bring additional charges for his activities in the Abacha era.
Gilbert Chagoury attending a benefit in Beverly Hills, California, in 2008. Photo: Getty Images. |
But, no sooner had Chagoury's plane hit the ground, than it took off again. Ribadu says it's likely that an airport official tipped him off, and Ribadu's big catch slipped away, literally into thin air.
Chagoury was among the last of the all-powerful middlemen who served the heads of oil-rich African states, says Philippe Vasset, longtime editor of Africa Energy Intelligence, one of a series of influential energy industry newsletters. "He [Chagoury] was the gatekeeper to Abacha's presidency," Vasset says.
In many African countries, a Western entrepreneur might hand over money to a fixer or middleman, who would then pass it on to a political leader in exchange for support for a business venture. In Nigeria, Vasset explains, Chagoury was just such a figure in the mid-1990s, when Abacha ruled the country and held the key to much of the country's oil wealth.
Northern Elders To Jonathan: Get Ready For A Unified North In 2015
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has sounded a warning to President Goodluck Jonathan, telling him that he would have to contend with a unified north should he insist on seeking another term in 2015.
NEF spokesman, Prof Ango Abdullahi, gave this warning yesterday in Kaduna during an exclusive interview with our correspondent.
Commenting on why the north is putting its act together in order to present a formidable team, Abdullahi said, “We are trying now to unify our people (northerners) that have been divided along ethnic and religious lines in the last two years.
And very soon you will hear the north talking from one platform.
Kano: JTF Discovers Three ‘Bomb Factories,’ Arrests Nine
Security operatives in Kano say they have discovered three suspected bomb factories in Sharada, Gaida Ajawa on the Eastern Bye-pass and Mariri, and impounded a large consignment of arms and ammunition. Three members of the Islamic Extremist group were arrested.
The spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Captain Ikedichi Iweha, said in a press statement in Kano today that the three buildings, which were found in three separate raids, were demolished, adding that they served as bomb factories for the terrorist group.
Among those arrested, he disclosed, was the sect’s bomb making specialist, who was nabbed at the Farm Centre.
The dangerous weapons intercepted during the raid, according to Captain Iweha, included six AK 47 rifles, General Purpose machine guns, SMG magazine, PPK pistol, two smoke guns and 189 rounds of AK 47 ammunition.
Other items were: 43 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunitions, eight rounds of 9mm for PKK pistols, 15 hand held IEDs, containers of liquid chemical substance and 11 bags of nitrate fertilizers.
Part of the JTF statement read in part:
Aurora Theater Shooting Court Documents Blows Inside Job Conspiracy Wide Open
Friday’s report by the online version of Denver’s Westword Magazine details shocking claims made by, what appears to be, a new victim in a case that has throttled a community still in mourning over the tragic events. According to the court documents an individual, whose name has been officially redacted from the documents, came forward to file a “Motion to Intervene” for the right to be reasonably heard under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (a)(4), for the purposes of presenting newly discovered evidence to the court.
Jim Iyke Upset After Stranded At London Heathrow Airport (Photos)
Jim Iyke looking upset after being held up at London Heathrow Airport.
Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke was help up at London Heathrow Airport, and from the pictures below, he is not looking too happy about it even though he seemed excited and happy to take a picture with Sir Dele Momodu. We are surprised he didn't lose his temper as we are use to seeing him in Nollywood movies.
Banker: Court fines lawyer for delaying trial
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday ordered Akolade Arowolo’s lawyer, Mr. Olanrewaju Ajanaku, to pay a fine of N2, 500 for delaying his (Arowolo) murder trial.
Ajanaku had prayed the court on January 29, 2013 to adjourn the case to enable him to produce the witnesses at a later date.
However on Wednesday, after presenting two witnesses in court, Ajanaku again prayed the court to adjourn the matter till Thursday (today) in order to enable him to produce another witness.
“I pray this honourable court to give me until tomorrow (today) to present our last witness. The witness is not prepared to take the stand at this time. I hereby ask for an adjournment for tomorrow (today)”, he said.
Justice Lateefa Okunnu however berated the lawyer for what she described as a waste of tax payers’ money and the time of the court.
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