We lost everything to tanker fire – Mbiama residents

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Shadrack Christmas, 45, was among the people who were rendered homeless on Friday when a tanker exploded and went up in flames at Mbiama, a border community between Bayelsa and Rivers states on the East-West Road. Christmas who hails from Ekeremor in Bayelsa State was away to fend for his family when he got the report of the incident. “I hurried home immediately I heard it only to discover that there was no home again. The place l called home had been razed by fire,” he told PUNCH Metro.

Obasanjo’s recommendation for tackling Boko Haram

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The recent “carrot and stick” approach recommended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the solution of the Boko Haram insurgency should be taken seriously by President Goodluck Jonathan. Till date, among all our past leaders, Obasanjo has continuously shown concern, worry and proffered solution to this lingering crisis. He, human like all of us, though, has his faults which many of us have at one time or the other kicked against both while he was in or out of power. Yet, it is often said that, messages are considered while the messenger can be ignored. Obasanjo as a former president and military chief in this country has a lot to offer in terms of experience and tactics in security matters. We cannot for very obvious reasons sideline him when he speaks on similar issues just because we differ with his political moves. We should and must take him seriously because of our interest in building and achieving peace and unity in this country.

PDP meets Obasanjo, others

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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is to meet former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some leaders of the party from the South-West. The need for the meeting was arrived at after a two-day meeting at the residence of the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur. Members of the National Working Committee were also at the meeting.

A member of the NWC made this known to reporters in Abuja on Wednesday evening. The meeting is scheduled to hold in Abeokuta on Saturday. It was learnt that the meeting is aimed at placating the South-West over the removal of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as the National Secretary of the party.

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CBN revokes licences of 236 Bureaux de Change

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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday withdrew the licences of 236 Bureau de Change operators. The bank, in a circular made available to our correspondent, said the withdrawal of the licences took effect from Monday, January 14, 2013. The circular read in part, “This is to inform all authorised dealers and buyers (BDC operators) and the general public that the operating licences of the Bureau de Change companies stated below are hereby revoked, with effect from January 14, 2013.

How Dangote's Truck Drivers Killed Over 200 Nigerians

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Accident just like its meaning is a mishap or an unforeseen and unplanned event or unfortunate circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity but when it becomes rampant especially in a suspicious manner and to the extent that, lives are being lost in a reckless way depicting a voodoo approach, in a society where wealth and richness could be traced to spiritualism, then there's an urgent need for authorities to nip it in the bud.

One of these is the consistent accidents from many of the drivers of the man reputed to be the richest in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Aside being a multi billionaire business mogul of note whose track records transverse the Almighty FORBES, the man is also inching for the Guinness Books of Records by employing Phd holders as drivers.

I may change my mind on 2015 election –Buhari

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Former Head of State and three time Presidential candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said the ongoing merger talks by the major opposition political parties will determine if he will run for president in 2015.Buhari said this in Abuja on Wednesday while fielding questions from reporters after inaugurating the Congress for Progressive Change Merger Committee.The 18-member committee is saddled with the responsibility of having talks with the Action Congress of Nigeria on the proposed merger.

Photo: Fake Police Is Busted When He Arrests A Real Police Officer

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Prince George’s County Police say 29-year-old Anthony Kenneth Mastrogiovanni, of the 900 block of Eastham Court, was driving a white pickup truck on southbound Route 301 when he attempted to stop the Capitol Height Police Officer in his personal vehicle around 4:09 p.m. The off-duty officer identified himself as being a Capitol Heights Police Officer to Mastrogiovanni who, in turn, said he was a military police officer from Louisiana and advised the officer that he was speeding.

Robber kills woman after identifying gang member

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The death toll of the Lagos robberies which occurred in various parts of the state on Saturday and Sunday, has risen to nine after it was reported at Ajah Police Division that a mother of two, Badejoko Akinrujomu, was killed by one of the robbers. According to a friend of the deceased, the robbers had while attacking Akinrujomu’s home on Sunday night, tied up all the occupants of the house.

Jonathan launches S’West onslaught against OBJ

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There are strong indications that President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, have begun fresh moves  to seize the control of the party in the South-West from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Investigations on Tuesday also showed that the moves were to ensure that Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola did not return as the PDP National Secretary.

Oyinlola, a political protegee of Obasanjo and former Osun State governor   was on Monday  directed  to step down by Tukur. The  action  was viewed by  political observers as part of the strategies by the President and his team to whittle down the former President’s  influence,  especially  in the South-West PDP.

Food Poisoning Kills Emibrian, LKT’s Manager One Month After Wedding

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Reports say Edlyne Records’ Artiste/Repatour manager (A&R), and artiste, LKT’s manager, Emmanuel Okoi, better known as Emibrian, is dead. Emibrian died today January 15 at Agege General hospital after weeks of battling an unknown ailment, which was later identified as poison. According to reports, series of tests were conducted to ascertain the nature of his ailment without any result until a recently conducted test revealed Emibrian was poisoned.

We’re merging to save Nigeria –ACN, CPC, ANPP

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The three leading opposition political parties, the Action Congress of Nigeria, Congress for Progressive Change and the All Nigeria Peoples Party, on Tuesday said their plan to merge was to save the country from collapse.Their leaders spoke in Abuja at the presentation of Manifesto of a Nigerian Opposition Politics, written by a civil rights activist, Mr. Salihu Lukman. According to the ACN National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, all progressives must unite in order to send the ruling Peoples Democratic Party out of power in 2015.

18 Human Heads Shipped From Italy Held At Chicago Airport

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A shipment of 18 human heads, still covered in skin, was held at Chicago O’Hare International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Customs officials halted the heads for investigation before handing them over to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. “We are involved because they can’t store them any longer,” Tony Brucci, chief of investigations at the medical examiner’s office told ABC News. “We’ll be examining the heads in the autopsy room today, but there is no foul play suspected in the collection of the heads.”

Woman Kills Boyfriend With Her HUGE Bréasts,Faces Manslaughter Charges

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A buxom 14st woman faces manslaughter charges after allegedly smothering her lover with her bréasts during a drunken row inside a mobile home. Donna Lange, 51, from Everett, Washington, is reported to have thrown herself down on top of her boyfriend at midday on Saturday.  Police arrived at the scene following reports of shouting coming from inside the mobile home and found Lange lying on top of her boyfriend, 51, who weighed a stone less than her.

Music icon King Sunny Ade's wife back in Lagos House of Assembly

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One of the wives of music icon King Sunny Ade, Hon Risikat Ajoke Adeniyi Adegeye is back in the Lagos House of Assembly, not as a lawmaker, but as one of commissioners representing Badagry in the newly constituted Lagos House of Assembly Service Commission.  Mrs Adegeye was a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly from 2007-2011, representing Amuwo Odofin area of the State.

Beyond Code of Conduct for Nigerian Police

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On Thursday, January 10, 2013, the Nigerian Police authorities launched a new code of conduct for the Force. The policy which the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, referred to as an article of faith is meant to instill discipline and ethics in the officers and men of the Force. According to the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, “The Code contains standard policing rules as well as contemporary international best practices in law enforcement as available in various United Nations Conventions, the Nigeria constitution, Police Act and Regulations and other domestic statutes. It is intended to be used by police officers in determining what is right and proper in all their actions.”

Kick Sharia: Saudi Nurse Rewarded For Saving A Man’s Life

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A nurse rescuing an accident victim wouldn’t have meant so much elsewhere, but in a country where social restrictions are placed on women, and Sharia law forbids close association between opposite sexes, a woman saving a man can be considered an act of bravery. The Saudi nurse has been hailed a hero after she rescued a young man following a road accident. Salwa Juma Al Khobairi was in a car on the Madina-Khaybar highway in western Saudi Arabia when she saw a crowd of people around a man who was bleeding as a result of an accident.

Obasanjo Is An Example Of A Man To Whom Much Has Been Given But Nothing Returned – Kashamu

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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment on the activities of rich politicians in the state. Kashamu also accused the former President of working for the re-election of his Owu kinsman, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, in 2015.

Mild Drama At Armed Forces Remembrance Day As OBJ Refuses To Lay Wreath

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There was a mild drama at the armed forces remembrance day held at Arcade ground in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when former President Olusegun Obasanjo shunned the traditional wreath laying ceremony.Obasanjo who was clad in a white flowing Agbada with a traditional blue cap,  shunned the State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s  request to lay a wreath.The mild episode ensued when his name was mentioned as part of the dignitaries that would lay the wreath and he vehemently rejected after he was persuaded by the governor.

NITEL Manager, 16 Others Arrested For Stealing NITEL Cables Worth N50 Million

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The Police have arrested a Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) Manager and 16 others for allegedly stealing NITEL cables worth N50 million from its warehouse in Victoria Island, Lagos. According to DailyPost, which reported the news, the suspects were apprehended at about 12:30 a.m. on Sunday at NITEL Warehouse, Saka Tinubu, Victoria Island, Lagos. Sources at the Victoria Island Police station who pleaded anonymity said the suspects had been on surveillance since they got information about the development: “We have been on surveillance for about two months…

I’ve Never Seen A Country Where The Central Bank Sells Dollars To Bureau De Change – Boyo

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A foremost Nigerian economist, Mr. Henry Boyo has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of implementing faulty monetary policies that are holding the Nigerian economy to ransom. Mr. Boyo made the remarks at the ‘Nigeria Fiscal and Monetary Crisis: The Way Out,’ which was organized by the Save Nigeria Group in order to mark the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Nigeria movement. According to him, “I’ve never seen a country where the Central Bank sells Dollars to Bureau de Change,” said Mr. Boyo… We even pride ourselves with giving agricultural loans at the rate of seven per cent, whereas in serious economies, it is as low as zero per cent.”