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Thursday, February 20, 2014
"Niger Delta You Are In Danger" - Boko Haram Leader Threatens
"Niger Delta You Are In Danger" - Boko Haram Leader Threatens To Attack Refineries In The Niger Delta Boko haram leader, Shekau who many Nigerians thought to be dead as issued a much bigger threat. This time, he vows to destroy all the refineries in the Niger delta region. Sahara Reporters Reports: Barely a month after a respected cleric Sheik Auwal Albani was killed in Zaria Kaduna state the leadership of Boko Haram under Abubakar Shekau yesterday released a new video claiming the sect carried out the assassination of Sheik Albani.
“We killed Albani of Zaria; Shekau killed Albani of Zaria, and tomorrow he will kill Jingir, Shehu of Borno and Ado Bayero.” Shekau who was dressed in military combat clothing spoke while his subordinates fired AK 47 rifles also vowed to go after one Sheik Yaya Jingir based in Plateau state along with many others he said would be killed because they are supporting democracy and are infidels. Shekau also listed Generals Ibrahim Babangida, Muhammadu Buhari, Governors Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kashim Shettima and also a former governor of Kano state, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau as targets.
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Russia's Putin sending envoy to Kiev as mediator at request of Yanukovych
"A telephone conversation between President Putin and President Yanukovych was carried out on the initiative of the Ukrainian side, during which the President of Ukraine suggested that the head of the Russian state should send a Russian representative to Kyiv to participate in the negotiation process with the opposition as a mediator," Peskov said.
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Ukraine & Western Countries should stand apart from radicals – Russia
During the Verkhovna Rada meeting, the opposition insisted on return of the parliamentary-presidential form of government and on putting the Constitution of 2004 in force again.
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"Sacking Of Sanusi Against The Law" - Abike Dabiri-Erewa Reacts
University of Ilorin Expels 3 Students, Reprimands 40 For Violating Dress Code
The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, yesterday announced the expulsion of three undergraduate students for an alleged internet fraud and theft.
According to a report in the university’s bulletin, one Adeyemi Daniel Oluwaseyi of the Basic Medical Sciences was found guilty of unlawfully taking possession of ATM card and PIN belonging to another student while Mkperedom Olalekan Okon of the Arts Faculty was found guilty of internet-related fraud.
According to a report in the university’s bulletin, one Adeyemi Daniel Oluwaseyi of the Basic Medical Sciences was found guilty of unlawfully taking possession of ATM card and PIN belonging to another student while Mkperedom Olalekan Okon of the Arts Faculty was found guilty of internet-related fraud.
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President Jonathan Suspends CBN Governor Sanusi
A press release issued by the spokesperson to the President, Reuben Abati explained that the CBN governor was suspended because of reports by the Financial Reporting Council claiming the CBN governor had engaged in "financial recklessness and misconduct". The release did not specifically name any particular financial crime but goes ahead to announce a replacement for Mr. Sanusi.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Gov. Fashola Signs Laws to regulate smoking in Public Places, use of Emergency numbers
…Says law will help government discharge responsibility to citizenry more efficiently
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday signed into law two bills establishing the State Emergency Command and Control Centre and the Regulation of Smoking in Public Places, stating that the two bills would help to strengthen the administration to more efficiently discharge her responsibility to protect life and property.
Gov. Fashola At Support Our School Initiative, charges Sponsors to Also Invest In Training Of teachers
The Governor who spoke at the City Hall, Lagos, venue of the annual education forum added that the sponsors should take a closer look at teachers in certain schools as well as all schools and the classes the same way it has been done in the “Adopt A School” initiative.
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Gov. Fashola Urges Reflection on Past Successes as Inspiration to rebuild Nation
“We did it before and we can find it in us to do it again”, he saysLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Wednesday urged Nigerians to reflect on the past successes associated with Nigeria as a nation in order to find the right inspiration towards rebuilding of country.
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Ukraine's president & opposition agree to truce
"There is positive news, the assault and clearance of the Independence Square that was planned before is cancelled. Now the truce and the beginning of the negotiation process in order to stabilize the situation has begun," said Yatsenyuk.
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Boko Haram: Why We Haven't Been Able To Flush Them Out - Presidency
Amidst terror inducing attacks of the notorious Boko Haram movement, the Presidency has addressed the outcry of citizens in the country, saying that the fight against the terrorists is complicated.
It said that though they are trying, there were some situations on ground making it difficult to flush out from their hideouts, members of the Boko Haram sect, who have massacred innocent people and massively destroyed property in the North Eastern part of the country; adding that the situation was a complex one.
It said the security forces were constrained by international conventions which prevent them from pursuing terrorists to foreign countries, while the civilian settlements are also co-located within the vicinity of the insurgents' hideouts, making selective engagement tenuous and difficult.
Soldiers, Police, Hoodlums Clash In Enugu
There was pandemonium in the Coal City, Enugu, weekend, during a bloody clash between soldiers and the police which took place at Ibagwa-Nike area of the town leaving a yet-to-be identified person dead.
The crisis which later involved some hoodlums resulted in the escape of eight suspected murder and robbery kingpins earlier arrested by the Police from the state Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
Tinubu’s Daughter In Bribery Scandal
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of former Lagos State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has been embroiled in a bribery allegation.
According to a report, it was alleged that Tinubu-Ojo, who is Lagos State's market leader, demanded millions of naira and cards of APC before she re-opened the Abibatu Mogaji Model Market in Lagos.
The market, popularly called Iponri Market, was recently opened 10 days after it was locked up by the market leader.
17 year old Bowen Student murdered for rejecting s3xual advances (PHOTOS)
The life of a 17-year-old student of Bowen University,
Opeyemi Odusanya, has been cut short by some cult members in Lagos.
It was gathered that the undergraduate was murdered for
allegedly rejecting sexual advances from some youths in the area and also for
“being too proud.” Punch Metro learnt that the victim was a 300 level student
of Biochemistry at the university. Police authorities told our correspondent that Opeyemi was
stabbed to death by the cultists at her parents’ house in the Alakuko area of
Lagos on February 3, 2014.
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Ukraine crisis mediators must be chosen by Kiev - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
"We will support any form of external assistance in crisis settlement efforts by the current authorities in Ukraine within the Ukrainian constitutional framework. But it is up to the authorities and opposition, which represents a certain part of the population in [parliament], to make decisions," Lavrov told a news conference in Kuwait City.
Ukraine’s Security Service starts nationwide counterterrorist operation
"The Ukrainian Security Service and Antiterrorist Center decided today to start holding an antiterrorist operation in Ukraine : I have already informed the president of the decision regarding holding the antiterrorist operation," the document said.
Russia's Lavrov slams attempts to portray Geneva-2 as failure
"Everyone is saying that there can be no military solution. But increasing attempts to portray Geneva-2 as failure against the backdrop of those statements give the impression that someone is harboring a military scenario. This is categorically unacceptable," Lavrov told reporters after talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh a-Sabah.
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Ukraine: opposition leaders, Western countries to blame for clashes escalation - Lavrov
Extremists are to blame for the events happening in
Ukraine, however opposition forces, which refused the compromise, and
Western countries, which interfered in the domestic affairs of Ukraine,
bare some responsibility as well, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
said.
"Of course, the blame is on extremists, who tried all these weeks and all these months to bring the situation to such forceful scenario but considerable share of responsibility is also on opposition activists, who refused compromise, gave the authorities demands outside the legal frame and in the end turned out to be incapable to fulfill what has been agreed," Lavrov said at a news conference following a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart.
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Ukraine: weapons, ammunition stolen from Security Service department.
"A total of 268 service pistols, two rifles, three assault rifles, 92 grenades, and some 15,000 cartridges were seized in a Ukrainian Security Service department in the Ivano-Frankovsk region," SBU deputy head Vladimir Porodko said at a meeting with foreign ambassadors at the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.
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