Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Health Technology Student impregnates, kills 17-year-old girl in Zamfara
The suspect, Bello was arrested following the death of the girl after he took her to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau, in an effort to stop excess bleeding by the victim, resulting from alleged attempt to abort a five-month-old pregnancy.
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18 Soldiers Sentenced To Death, Prisons Over Boko Haram Complicity
They were accused of offences ranging from communicating with Boko Haram members, cowardly behaviour, murder, to manslaughter. They were being tried by the Three Armoured Division as the case fell within its Area of Responsibility (AOR).
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Warders Beat Prisoner To Death, Sparking Inmate Revolt In Adamawa Prison
Inmates in a prison in Numan, Adamawa State on Monday staged demonstrations against prison officials over the death of an inmate who was brutally beaten by warders.
Armed soldiers were drafted to the prison for fear that the protest by inmates could spill over into uncontrollable violence, SaharaReporters learned from a prison source as well as a security official. One of the sources disclosed that numerous inmates suffered injuries in the cause of their revolt. He added that prison officials were yet to determine if any inmates escaped in the course of the commotion.
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Nasarawa: Soldiers kill Ombatse leader, arrest others
Troops deployed to contain the violent communal clashes in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have killed the leader of the Ombatse militia group who allegedly led the attack that claimed over 30 lives in some communities in the area, a police source told The PUNCH on Monday.
The body of the militant leader whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of this report, and three other assailants were said to have been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in Lafia, the state capital.
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40 Soldiers attacked by Boko Haram in the north of Borno State.
No fewer than 40 soldiers of the Nigerian Army were feared killed in a Boko Haram ambush in the north of Borno State.
A highly placed military source told our correspondent on Tuesday that about 65 others were missing as a result of the attack by the Islamic militants.
Investigations revealed that the insurgents attacked the soldiers in Kasiya Forests, north of Borno State.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
"Nigerians encourage corruption" ,says President Goodluck .E Jonathan ( Do you agree ?)
President Goodluck Jonathan has lamented that in spite of institutional reforms aimed at fighting corrupt practices, Nigerians, through their actions encourage graft.
He also said both the public and private sectors were involved in corruption but stated that he would not give out their names “so that I won’t be attacked.”
The President spoke while declaring open the 54th annual conference of the Nigerian Economic Society in Abuja on Tuesday.
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Amaechi’s NGF calls for Okonjo-Iweala’s resignation
Members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have called on the Minister of Finance, who is also the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to resign her appointment if she knew she would not be able to adhere strictly with the Appropriation Act 2013.
They said the non-compliance with the revenue projections of the Federal Government 2013 Budget was also a direct breach of the provisions of the Appropriation Act, 2013.
These decisions were part of the resolutions of the Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led NGF, which met in Abuja on Tuesday evening.
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Australia gets a new Prime minster, "Tony Abbott".
All McDonald's in Poland shut down over bomb scare
Radical Islamist group Al Qaeda run the show in Syria; U.S. now Supporting Al Qaeda ??
In reality no secular opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad is left in Syria; now the most radical Islamist groups run the show there. The largest of them are related to Al Qaeda. This is the conclusion of the experts of IHS Jane’s, one of the most reputable international research centers focusing on the military issues and the issues of security. The center has prepared an analytical report on the situation in Syria, which will be published in full by the end of this week. Some of its conclusions have already been made public by the British press.
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Senate President backs national conference (What do you think ?)
President of the Senate, David Mark, on Tuesday said the call for national conference by certain sections of the country was in order in view of the discontent in the polity.
Mark, while welcoming senators from their seven-week annual vacation, said every matter about the union of ethnic groups that made up the country should be opened to discussion though with the proviso that the dismemberment of the country should be a no-go area.
He said that the country could not continue to shy away from discussing national issues in view of the discontent in the polity and present global realities.
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"How my Dad Died" - Late Agagu's first son reveals
In an interview with one of Nigeria's dailies, he said, “He just had a medical examination, which showed that he had a little cholesterol, and was hypertensive.
“There is diabetes in our family, but it’s nothing major; it was just something he had been dealing with for the past 10 to 15 years. So, there was no inkling that something was about to happen,”
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Spain-Based Nigerian Arrested With 364 wraps of Coke (₦72m) in Lagos.
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Oando Plc. reacts to Mr Ibori’s Assets revelation
Oando Plc. has reacted to the revelation that Mr Ibori hid some of his assets in the company and money passed from Oando’s accounts to Ibori’s Swiss accounts.
A three-week confiscation hearing began at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Monday where Sasha, a British prosecutor, told the court that Mr Ibori hid some of his assets in Oando and money passed from the company’s accounts to Ibori’s Swiss accounts.
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Mallam Nasir El-Rufai responds to CAN, dismisses their threat
NBC Stops radio stations from playing Wizkid's The Matter & Phyno's Man of the Year
US Navy Yard Shooting spree leave 13 Dead; As Shooter got Killed
The violence started unfolding around 8.20am on Monday, when several shots were fired inside the southeast Washington facility. People frantically ran down stairs to get out of the building. Mr Todd said: “They were pushing. They were shoving. People were falling down. As we came outside, people were climbing the wall trying to get over the wall to get out. …. It was just crazy.” Security agencies have launched full investigation into the incident
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UniJos Undergraduates Steal ₦2B Electronically From Union Bank
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