Tuesday, July 22, 2014
University of Nigeria Nsukka: Lecturer Commits Suicide
A lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Dr Bede Opata has reportedly committed suicide over a yet-to-be ascertained reason, Thisday reports. Sources within the university say the 38 year old law lecturer killed himself in his apartment within the city on Saturday July 19th but his body was just discovered on Sunday July 20th. The lecturer who holds a doctorate degree in Law, hailed from Nsukka, Enugu state and was the son of a former Commissioner in the old Anambra state, Chief Cletus Opata.
'We know where the Chibok girls are but but we don't want to endanger their lives' - DG SSS says
While fielding questions from newsmen after today's National Security Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa, the Director General of the Department of State Security, DSS, Mr Ita Ekpeyong said that security forces know where precisely the kidnapped Chibok girls are but are being very careful in their rescue efforts so as not to endanger their lives.
"The issue of the Chibok girls, government is making efforts. We know where they are but we don't want to endanger their lives, that is the truth. We want to take it gradually and release them at the appropriate time. We know where they are" he saidContinue..
Reigning MBGN: "I always knew I would be a beauty queen" -
"Buying a form means you are ready to become MBGN. I always knew I would be a beauty queen. Years back, the password of all my accounts was missworldforever. I have never participated in any beauty pageant before now. This is my first and I am so happy I won" she said
Iheoma is the last child in a family of 6 and has two sisters and a brother.
Photos: Gov. Fashola sets up tribunal of enquiry on recent Burning of BRT Buses
Governor Fashola tasked the tribunal to inquire into if the act was committed by soldiers and also unravel how and why the military officers died and what killed him, in addition to investigate what may have been done to steer clear of the accident.
The panel which will be chaired by way of a retired Judge of the Lagos High Court, Mr Justice Ebenezer Adebajo is likely to submit its findings within 60 days. See more photos after the jump.
Photos: Ceremony of handing the flight recorders over to Malaysian officials
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We won’t concede any state to B’Haram –DHQ
Security agencies in the country have
vowed that they will not concede any state of the federation to the Boko
Haram Islamic sect or any other terrorist organisation. The Director of Defence Information,
Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, made the pledge at a press briefing in Abuja
on Monday. The occasion was organised by the National Information
Centre, chaired by the Director General of the National Orientation
Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri.
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Impeachment threat: Al-Makura meets President
Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa
State has met with President Goodluck Jonathan over the impeachment
process instituted against him by members of the state House of
Assembly.
The PUNCH gathered on Monday that the meeting took place in the Presidential Villa, Abuja at the weekend.
A Presidency source, who did not want to
be named, told one of our correspondents that the move by the state
lawmakers to remove the governor was discussed at the meeting.
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Buhari: GEJ has declared war on Nigeria
PunchNg Reports.
A former Head of State, Maj. Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), on Tuesday accused President Goodluck Jonathan
of waging a war against Nigeria by using the “common wealth to subvert
the system.”
Buhari made the accusation in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Kaduna.
The statement titled, “Pull back
Nigeria from the brink,” is his first formal reaction to the removal
of Murtala Nyako as Adamawa State governor and the threat of impeachment
against Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State.
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Men in Uniform Kidnap Woman in Lagos
Punch reports that the victim was walking along with her mother when she was confronted by the men. It was said that the mother was threatened with a gun when she wanted to defend her daughter.
The gang, who were said to have arrived at the Oshodi area around 2.30pm, whisked the woman away in a Honda Pilot jeep.
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes in Borno
A Nigeria Air Force Helicopter crashed this afternoon in Bama, Borno State. Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade revealed the news via a press statement: A Nigerian
Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission this afternoon,
crashed due to technical fault at a location South of Bama.
Investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances that led to
the accident. Meanwhile, it is established that the crash is not as a
result of any enemy action. Further details on the crash will be made
known as soon as the investigation progresses
Oby Ezekwesili detained and later released by SSS at Abuja Airport
METROOby Ezekwesili detained and later released by SSS at Abuja AirportBy GistPlaza | July 21, 2014 0 CommentsssdFormer Minister of Education and #bringbackourgirls convener Obi Ezekwesili, was this morning detained by SSS agents at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as she tried to leave the country for London.Mrs Ezekwesili immediately took to twitter to announce her detention. She said she was heading to London to appear on the BBC Hardtalk programme but was prevented from boarding her flight by security operatives who confiscated passport. She was later released and allowed to board her 8a.m British Airways flight. See her tweets below
"Boko haram leader will be captured before December -Nigerian Witches & Wizards declare
“Witches and Wizards in Nigeria are deeply worried by what is going on in the country especially Boko Haram insurgency. As stakeholders in the Nigerian project, we can no longer afford to fold our hands while the nation burns. Enough is enough”, “We witches and wizards in Nigeria have sealed the fate of Shekau. His days are numbered. He will be captured before the end of December, and contrary to the image and impression he has been creating that he is a warrior, after his capture, he will start singing like a canary bird.Continue..
Mentally Ill Woman Nabbed With 5-Year Old Dead Baby In Lagos [ Disturbing Photos- Viewer discretion advised ]
Doctors’ Strike: Return to work, pharmacists, nurses, others urge doctors
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No plan to impeach Ajimobi – Oyo lawmaker
A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Murphy Adigun-Ahmed, on Sunday said the House has no plan to impeach the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi.
Mr. Adigun-Hamed said the clarification was necessary to correct the impression making the rounds that the Assembly was planning to impeach the governor.
Boko Haram hoists flag, takes over Damboa, as Askira villagers flee homes
The Boko Haram sect had in an early morning attack on Friday killed over 45 persons while also burning homes, shops, offices and vehicles
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The extremist Boko Haram sect on Saturday mounted its flags in Damboa town of Borno state, declaring the area its exclusive territory, security sources and witnesses have said.
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Civil Defence Member in Police Custody Over Murder
*Stabs School Teacher to Death
A member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Assistant-Inspector Lasisi Kabir Iyanda, has been arrested and detained in Police custody over the brutal murder, on 27th June, 2014, of a 32-year-old Kamaldeen Muritala, an Islamic Religious Knowledge teacher attached to Titilope Islamic Comprehensive High School, Ejigbo, Osun State.
Atiku: PDP Stop deceiving Nigerians
Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government against the dangerous tactics of polarising the country along fault lines as a means of diverting the attention of Nigerians from its inept and apathetic posture to corruption and insecurity.
Reacting to a report in a weekly paper which alleges that a former Russian spy had linked the All Progressives Congress to terrorists and extremists, the former Vice President said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday that these sponsored allegations by the PDP administration would not help the country.
Traders, Residents Panic as ‘Explosion’ Rocks Enugu Market -This Day
An eleven-month-old baby was feared dead while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries, when an imaginary explosion occurred at the Eke Ozi market in Igboeze North local government area of Enugu state Friday.
The incident, which occurred at about 2:00pm few metres to the Divisional Police Headquarters at Ogrute, was suspected to be a bomb blast, making the market women and traders to scamper for safety.
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