Defence HQ reacts to reports of new abductions in Borno, says search is ongoing

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>The Defence Headquarters has released a statement saying they are investigating reports of 185 women and children abducted by Boko Haram men</div>

Defence HQ reacts to reports of new abductions in Borno, says search is ongoing

The Defence Headquarters has released a statement saying they are investigating reports of 185 women and children abducted by Boko Haram men

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Egypt court drops murder charge against Hosni Mubarak

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AFl57VmDxtpdIiEIUWMwNfO450ZKNbVOCUNFoS5eX1oGznj3a3YOaueBMoUhM1g0NF0cNGoTNulikwVQg94boqCtaZ-BAEOsfl0DCNOKTo942-s7Rj_4wVTVwCNAD-gA8X2pNoZzr-w-/s1600/mubarak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AFl57VmDxtpdIiEIUWMwNfO450ZKNbVOCUNFoS5eX1oGznj3a3YOaueBMoUhM1g0NF0cNGoTNulikwVQg94boqCtaZ-BAEOsfl0DCNOKTo942-s7Rj_4wVTVwCNAD-gA8X2pNoZzr-w-/s1600/mubarak.jpg" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b>An Egyptian court dismissed Saturday a murder charge against former president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters during a 2011 uprising, after a dramatic retrial in which he defended his three-decade rule.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The court also acquitted the ex-strongman of a corruption charge, but he will remain in detention because he is serving a three-year sentence in a separate graft case.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Seven of his security commanders, including the feared former interior minister Habib al-Adly, were acquitted in connection with the deaths of some of the roughly 800 people killed during the revolt.<br/><br /><br/><br />Cheers broke out in the courtroom and Mubarak’s two sons and co-defendants stooped down to kiss his forehead when the judge read out the verdict, as Mubarak, 86, lay in an upright stretcher inside the caged dock.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />But relatives of those killed in the uprising expressed dismay.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Corruption charges against the sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also dropped.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The usually stone-faced Mubarak, wearing his trademark shades, allowed himself a faint smile.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He was later transported back to a Cairo military hospital where he is serving his sentence, appearing in a wheelchair from a balcony door to wave at supporters gathered at the gates.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I did nothing wrong at all,” he told an Egyptian private broadcaster over the phone from his hospital room after the verdict.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He praised his 30-year rule, which was marred by police abuses and corruption, especially the decade before his overthrow.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Apparently referring to economic growth, he said: “The last 10 years showed more results than the 20 years before, including telephones and so on, and then they turned against us.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Egypt court drops murder charge against Hosni Mubarak

An Egyptian court dismissed Saturday a murder charge against former president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters during a 2011 up...

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Photo: Headmaster allegedly caught giving oral sex to maths teacher

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='clear: both; text-align: center;' class='separator'><a href="http://ift.tt/1BQw5jf" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1BQw5jf"/> </a> </div><br /><p>Some students in a school in Slovenia shared a video online claiming they caught their headmaster giving oral sex to a female maths teacher during school hours.</p><br /><p>The 41-year-old headmaster, Drago Kamenik, was allegedly found by students between the legs of 45-year-old teacher, Manja Mertelj after they heard moans of pleasure coming from a classroom that was supposedly empty.</p><br /><p><a id="more" name="more"> </a> </p><br /><div>The embarrassed headteacher first threatened to sue the students who uploaded the video on Youtube then later denied it was him after the video went viral in their country.</div><br /><div>One of the students said;</div><br /><blockquote class='tr_bq'><br /><div>‘We heard the noises and knew someone was having sex in there, but we thought it would be other students. We couldn’t believe it when we saw our maths teacher and headmaster.’</div><br /></blockquote><br /><div>The headmaster, who is a married father-of-two, sclaims the video is fake, and says he has reported the clip to police, according to Slovenske Novice.</div><br /><blockquote class='tr_bq'><br /><div>“The man in the video is not me, it has been photoshopped. I also spoke to my wife. Can these fools even begin to imagine what damage they have caused by doing this?! As for the maths teacher, she is a very good teacher and has had many positive things said about her.’ he said.</div><br /></blockquote><br /><div>Another student called his bluff and said that:</div><br /><blockquote class='tr_bq'><br /><div>‘We can put up more to prove it but I don’t think anyone really doubts us.’</div><br /></blockquote><br /></div>

Photo: Headmaster allegedly caught giving oral sex to maths teacher

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Abaribe joins Abia gov race

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1z4TriE" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="http://ift.tt/1z4TriE" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, has promised to grant autonomy to Abia local governments if he is elected as the state governor in 2015.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said this on Friday in Abuja after picking the Peoples Democratic Party nomination and expression of interest forms to contest 2015 Abia governorship election.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Abaribe also promised to organise local government election in the state if he was elected.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He, however, added that aspirants waiting to be endorsed for 2015 governorship election were not ready for such position.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He expressed the hope that there would be no imposition or a consensus candidate in Abia.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said, “We are all going to the field and the best man is going to emerge and that best man is Abaribe.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Abaribe, a former Deputy Governor of Abia, contested the state governorship election in 2003 but lost but later went to the Senate.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I think we have come a full circle and everybody in Abia knows that today there is the need to bring in somebody who will bring peculiar qualities and some very strong characters and values to governance,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He promised to bring competence, character, integrity and strong values to governance if elected.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The aspirant added that Abia currently had deficit in virtually every aspect of its economy, stressing that his desire was to ease the burden on the people of the state.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I intend to do so, and God willing, I will do so,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Also at the PDP national headquarters to pick the forms was Prof. Taohid Adedoja, an Oyo State governorship aspirant.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The aspirant said the state needed a man with great express who was close to the people in grassroots.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said it was his advantage over other aspirants.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Because of my pedigree and exposure, people feel I fit into that position to assist in repositioning the state,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He added that his decision to join the race was because his people wanted him and believed he could serve them in that capacity.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Adedoja, however, said that contrary to general belief, the calibre of aspirants coming out to contest the governorship election would further strengthen the state’s PDP, rather than tear it apart.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a former Governor of the state, Chief Adebayo Akala, is also in the race for the seat in 2015.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Another aspirant, Lady Clara Njoko, was also at the PDP headquarters to pick the forms for the Imo governorship contest.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She said that lots of things had gone wrong in the state and promised to positively transform it if elected as its next governor.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The people, having tried men, desire the touch of a woman in the administration of the state. I came out because my people are yearning for me to lead them.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I known where the shoes pinche in my state. If elected, as a mother, I will tackle head-on, issues of security, unemployment, poverty and kidnapping in the state,” she said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A governorship aspirant for Ogun, Rep. Abiodun Akinlade, also picked the forms at the PDP national headquarters.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Akinlade is the Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He promised to transform Ogun without inflicting pains on its people if elected.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Abaribe joins Abia gov race

Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, has promised to grant autonomy to Abia local governments if he ...

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Nigeria, Cameroon to form joint military patrol in Bakassi

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><b><br/> </b><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1DILkZ5" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://ift.tt/1DILkZ5" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jubrin, on Friday said Nigeria and Cameroon would establish joint military patrol and intelligence sharing to combat increasing militancy at the Bakassi Peninsula.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Jubrin, who made the disclosure while on tour of naval formations in Port Harcourt, Rivers, said that the partnership was aimed at checkmating piracy and oil theft in both nations’ territorial waters.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said that the United Nations’ designation of the area as “demilitarised zone” was partly responsible for the militants’ continued perpetration of illegal acts in the peninsula.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said, “We are facing challenges in the area due to the United Nations designation of Bakassi as a demilitarised zone because it is a disputed area between Nigeria and Cameroon.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Nigeria handed over Bakassi to Cameroon; however, there are some militant groups that believe that peace cannot unfold within the channel.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“So we are making efforts to check it by discussing with the Cameroonian navy for a joint patrol of the channel.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The Cameroonian Chief of Naval Staff will soon arrive in Nigeria for us to work out modalities to checkmate the illegalities and place adequate troops within the channel.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Jubrin disclosed that the Federal Government recently acquired two warships and several gunboats, and sponsored the training of officers and ratings to improve the navy’s proficiency in policing the nation’s territorial waters.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The CNS said the warships which were built in China and United States would arrive in the country before the end of 2014 “to complement other security agencies’ efforts to combat security challenges facing the nation.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said Navy’s deployment of new strategies on the nation’s maritime had drastically reduced the spate of attacks on oil and gas installations.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He disclosed that from January 2014 to date, naval personnel impounded 70 foreign and local ships suspected to be involved in illegal oil bunkering and piracy and also seized several boats laden with stolen crude.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said, “The seized vessels and boats, together with suspected oil thieves and pirates, are currently facing different levels of prosecution to act as deterrent to others.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“This is an indication of the Federal Government’s commitment to tackling the menace.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />(NAN)<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Nigeria, Cameroon to form joint military patrol in Bakassi

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jubrin, on Friday said Nigeria and Cameroon would establish joint military patrol and inte...

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Another fours years of PDP will totally destroy Nigeria - Buhari.

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/11LIaWP" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="http://ift.tt/11LIaWP" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The former Head of State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), said on Saturday in Kaduna that another four years of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party would spell doom for the country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The former Nigerian leader said he was personally concerned on the deliberate plot by the ruling party to use religion and ethnicity to destroy the country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The APC presidential aspirant, who spoke at a Northern APC Stakeholders Interactive Meeting in Kaduna on Saturday, insisted that the greatest problem facing Nigeria was not religion or tribal differences, but the deliberate plot by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party-led government, using religion and ethnicity to polarise the country for selfish gains ahead of the 2015 general elections.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Meanwhile, a competent source at the meeting, which went into closed-door after the opening ceremony, hinted that the APC might pick the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal as its presidential candidate in the 2015 election.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The source, who craved not to be named because he was not permitted to speak on the matter, hinted that the event where the trio of Buhari, Atiku and Kwankwaso could not reach an accord on who should be the standard bearer of the party in 2015,”Tambuwal will be drafted in as the party flag bearer.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“At the moment, they are discussing modality of receiving the Speaker into the APC,” the source added.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Speaking further, Buhari lamented the militarisation of the last governorship election in Ekiti and Osun states, where a large number of soldiers and other security operatives were deployed for the election.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He argued that the move showed that the ruling PDP was desperate to hold on to power using every means at its disposal to achieve that.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to Buhari, the abducted Chibok schoolgirls from Borno State by the Boko Haram members would have since been rescued if the Federal Government had deployed such number of soldiers in the North-East where the Boko Haram terrorists had killed thousands of Nigerians.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Saying that 2015 should be another year of concern for the Nigerians, Buhari insisted that another four years of PDP would send Nigeria down the drain.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He therefore called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that the commission did not disenfranchise eligible voters in the ongoing voter registration and to also provide a level playing ground for all political parties and candidates.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Speaking on behalf of all APC governors at the event, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State stressed the need for the North to be united in order to defeat some of the challenges confronting the region.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Another fours years of PDP will totally destroy Nigeria - Buhari.

The former Head of State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), said on Saturday in...

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Hit-and-run motorist crushes girl to death in Benin

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1ulRR54" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="http://ift.tt/1ulRR54" width="320"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A hit-and-run driver has crushed a young girl to death on the Ugbowo-Lagos Expressway, by Iguosa Housing Estate in Benin,<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was gathered that tragedy struck when the victim, said to be about 10 years old, was hit by a Toyota Camry as she tried to cross to the other side of the road.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She reportedly died instantly.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The driver of the vehicle, who was said to be in full speed, sped off instantly to avoid being caught.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Eyewitnesses also attributed the accident to the presence of heavy vehicles parked by the side of the road, which made it difficult for pedestrians to check properly before crossing.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />One of the eyewitnesses, who did not want her name in print, said, “She wanted to cross to the other side of the road but she didn’t notice that a car was coming.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“As soon as she wanted to cross, the car, which was on top speed, hit her and she died instantly.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Those trailers that are parking along this very road are the ones causing most of the accidents.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“When somebody wants to cross the road, there is no way he can see the other side because the trailers park here and there.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The body of victim was moved to a mortuary by officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who were at the scene of the accident.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Hit-and-run motorist crushes girl to death in Benin

A hit-and-run driver has crushed a young girl to death on the Ugbowo-Lagos Expressway, by Iguosa Housing Estate in Benin, It was gathered ...

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Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, picks Lagos gov race form

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1ulRR4V" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="http://ift.tt/1ulRR4V" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Saturday picked an Expression of Interest form of his party, declaring his intention to run for the Lagos State Governorship seat.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ikuforiji, who picked the form at the All Progressives Congress state secretariat in Ikeja, told newsmen that he believed that the state deserved the best, which he was willing to give, come 2015.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I believe very much in the future of the state and I know that the best is what the people deserve,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The speaker said he had discharged his duties professionally and creditably at the legislative arm of government and he had begun a transition to the executive arm as he picked his form.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It is the same best we are taking to the governor’s office so that the residents will have the globally accepted government,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />On his chances, he said it was not his first time of contesting an election and he had no fears.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to him, the members of the party know the best person to choose among the aspirants.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />As a Speaker of the House, I contested to get to the Assembly and contested to become the Speaker.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“To contest is not an issue and to go round the membership of the party; they know who is the best among the aspirants in the APC,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ikuforiji, however, said he did not rule out the possibility of a consensus candidate emerging from the aspirants.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“You talk of consensus candidate, it is all part of the game; there can be consensus candidate and we will not be the first. Even President Goodluck Jonathan is the consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. So, there is nothing wrong in having a consensus candidate,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The speaker urged the residents to wait till he begins his campaign in a few days time when he would roll out his plans in key areas.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, picks Lagos gov race form

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Saturday picked an Expression of Interest form of his party, declari...

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Jonathan congratulates Gowon at 80

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1qPRONB" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://ift.tt/1qPRONB" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />President Goodluck Jonathan has written to congratulate a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), as he attains the age of 80 on Sunday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, on Saturday quoted the President as heaping encomiums on Gowon who he described as a worthy, steadfast and iconic feature of Nigerian history.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Abati further quoted the President as saying that the nation would always owe the former Head of State a huge debt of gratitude for successfully managing and guiding Nigeria through an unfortunate civil war out of which it emerged as a stronger and more united nation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“As you deservedly celebrate this noteworthy anniversary on Sunday, October 19th, 2014, I join your family, friends, protégés and well-wishers in celebrating you and thanking Almighty God for the unique and richly fulfilled life He has blessed you with these past 80 years.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Over the years, you have continued to use your exalted position to engender bridges of love and harmony across the country; availing successive governments of your wise counsel, and demonstrating your unwavering faith and willingness to partner with us in our quest to bequeath to our collective posterity, a nation of which we can all be proud. Nigeria owes you a huge debt of gratitude,” Jonathan wrote<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The President wished Gowon happy 80th birthday celebrations and prayed that God will continue to bless, guide and protect him.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Jonathan congratulates Gowon at 80

President Goodluck Jonathan has written to congratulate a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), as he attains the age of 80 on ...

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High Ranking Boko Haram Member Captured, 60 Members Killed By Military

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='clear: both; text-align: center;' class='separator'><a href="http://ift.tt/1uX4QvX" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1uX4QvX"/> </a> </div><br /><p>A high ranking member of terror group, Boko Haram, was yesterday September 17th captured by the military after a failed attempted attack on Konduga in Borno state. The sect members actually made a second attempt into Konduga after the military celebrated its victory against them yesterday afternoon. The captured terror leader is currently at a military facility where he is receiving treatment.</p><br /><div>In a related development, one soldier was killed after an ambush was laid by the sect members in Benishek, Borno state. Four motorcycles were captured from the terror group after the attack. See the tweets after the cut…</div><br /><div><a id="more" name="more"> </a> </div><br /><div style='clear: both; text-align: center;' class='separator'><a href="http://ift.tt/1uX4QvZ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1uX4QvZ"/> </a> </div><br /><div style='clear: both; text-align: center;' class='separator'><a href="http://ift.tt/1uX4QMf" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1uX4QMf"/> </a> </div><br /></div>

High Ranking Boko Haram Member Captured, 60 Members Killed By Military

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I’m Not A Sponsor Of Boko Haram – Ali Modu Sheriff

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><a href="http://ift.tt/1CqMvMQ"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://ift.tt/WbUdsU" title="unnamed.jpg"/> </a> </p><br /><p>Ali Modu Sheriff, a former governor of Borno State, has said he has no link with the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, saying instead the terror group is actually out to kill him.</p><br /><p>A Perth-based international adviser, Stephen Davis, who for about four months was involved in negotiations on behalf of the Federal Government with commanders of the Islamist sect for the release of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the terror group last April, alleged that Sheriff and Lt.-General Azubuike Ihejirika, former chief of army staff, are sponsors of Boko Haram.</p><br /><p>Addressing a world press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Sheriff, who recently left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the allegations are the handiwork of mischief makers.</p><br /><p>His denial comes a day after the APC called for his handover to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation and prosecution.</p><br /><p>The former governor questioned the identity of the Australian negotiator, Stephen Davis, said to have been hired by the Federal Government to negotiate the release of over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State.</p><br /><p>Sheriff wondered why the negotiator remains faceless till date and refused to submit his report to the government that reportedly appointed him. “I have instructed my lawyers to find and sue the faceless Australian,” he affirmed. Detail later..</p><br /></div>

I’m Not A Sponsor Of Boko Haram – Ali Modu Sheriff

Ali Modu Sheriff, a former governor of Borno State, has said he has no link with the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, saying instead the...

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THE TRUTH IS OUT: Boko Haram sponsors are friends of President Jonathan - APC Chairman

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/W79v2D" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="http://ift.tt/W79v2D" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>Below is a text of a Press Conference addressed by the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Good afternoon Gentlemen of the press, and thank you for honouring my invitation to this press conference.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Before I address you today, kindly permit me to replay the full interview of Dr. Stephen Davis, the Australian negotiator who was appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to help secure the release of the over 200 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram on April 15th.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The interview was aired on Arise Television on Thursday Aug. 28th.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><i>Video played. . .</i><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Thank you for your patience, gentlemen.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The All Progressives Congress (APC) like many well-meaning Nigerians had resolved long ago that the issue of the Boko Haram insurgency should not be politicized. In view of this, the APC expressed its willingness and readiness to cooperate with the Federal Government in neutralizing the insurgency. Regrettably however, instead of accepting this offer of cooperation, the PDP-Federal Government has consistently pointed accusing fingers at our Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the sponsor of Boko Haram. They have called us all sorts of derogatory names, but failed to provide any shred of evidence to support their claim.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It has been very clear to us that the vehemence and persistence of this accusation, the deliberate distortion of statements made by our leaders to paint us as Boko Haram sponsors and the way the PDP-led Federal Government has gone to hire foreign PR firms, at a huge cost to taxpayers, as well as foreign and local hack writers to push this narrative, they were struggling hard to cover up something. We waited patiently knowing that the truth will one day surface.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In a rare moment of truth, a top official of the Jonathan Administration, no less a personality than the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi, situated the Boko Haram problem within the PDP. Shortly thereafter he was fired, and he later died in controversial circumstances. Still we waited.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />They distorted and misrepresented the statements made by our leader, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to try to convince the world that he was indeed the main sponsor of Boko Haram. They continued to echo the same slander about Gen. Buhari that was started by Presidential Spokesman Reuben Abati in 2011, and for which he and his cohorts eventually begged to settle out of court and to apologize to the General. Still we waited.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />When their attempt to link Gen. Buhari with Boko Haram failed, as his popularity among ordinary Nigerians continued to soar, he was suddenly attacked by suicide bombers. Those who planned the attack believed this as the final solution to what they perceived as the threat he represents to the realization of their ambition. By the grace of God, he survived. We do not claim to know those who attacked him, but we do know those who provided the atmosphere for that attack to take place. Still we waited.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />When the government declared a state of emergency in three worst-hit states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe in 2013, thousands of troops were deployed to the three states. But the unusual happened. The number of attacks simply skyrocketed. It is common knowledge that in any territory that has been placed under a state of emergency, the military takes charge of security, erecting checkpoints as part of efforts to keep a tab on security. Such was the situation in Borno in April 2014, when over 200 girls were abducted and driven away in many trucks.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Soldiers posted to a nearby checkpoint were said to have withdrawn shortly before the attack. Who ordered their withdrawal? Some of the trucks in which the girls were being carted away broke down, yet no one challenged them. Despite this bizarre occurrence, they refused to accept responsibility and continued to cast aspersion on our Party, the APC, as the sponsor of Boko Haram. Still we waited.<br/><br /><br/><br />Boko Haram routinely enriched their arsenal with tanks, Armoured Personnel Carriers, guns, trucks and other military equipment which they seized from the Army. From the videos they release from time to time, one could see Boko Haram insurgents driving around unchallenged in convoys of up to 60 vehicles made-up of tanks and other military vehicles they seized from our military, in a territory that is under a state of emergency. What is happening? No one could fathom it. Still we waited.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A man known to all as the kingpin of Boko Haram, a man who helped to arm them so he could win elections and decimate his opponents, was moving around with the best security ever. He is a known ally of the President and he is not known to be under any immunity. Yet he was never arrested or even questioned. Still we waited.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In line with a Yoruba adage that says when a drum starts sounding too hard, it is about to burst, the PDP and the Presidency ratcheted up their attacks on our party, labelling us as Boko Haram sponsors. They hired a foreign firm, Levick, for US$1.2 million in taxpayers’ money, as well as a number of out-of-luck hack writers and pseudo analysts, one of them from Russia, to help push the narrative. Still we waited.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Then their drum exploded!<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Dr. Stephen Davis, a man hired by the President Jonathan-led Federal Government to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of the Chibok girls decided to speak out, believing the best way to tackle the insurgency is to expose the sponsors. And who are they? On international television last Thursday, and as you have just seen and heard, he named former Borno Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and a former Army Chief, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, as the sponsors of Boko Haram.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Prodded by Sahara Reporters in a subsequent interview on whether Gen. Buhari and Malam Nasir el-Rufai were sponsors, he said the Boko Haram commanders who gave him the names of their sponsors did not mention their names. The die is cast. The truth is finally out! Boko Haram sponsors have been exposed. They are within the ruling PDP. They are friends of President Jonathan. He cannot pretend not to know who they are and what they have done and are still doing. His myriad of intelligence agencies, including the DSS and the DMI, cannot pretend they do not have any information on these men.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It is true that Ali Modu Sheriff was, until recently, a member of our Party. But the Party always suspected that he was a mole, planted to hijack or at best weaken the new Party for the PDP. He is not new to that role. He helped to decimate his former party, the ANPP, to an extent that the number of states under its control fell from seven in 2003 to three by the time he left as Governor.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />We know for sure that Ali Modu Sheriff was planted in the APC to help decimate our party. We confronted him openly during the merger negotiation but he denied vigorously. His surrogate for the post of the Chairman of the APC, Chief Tom Ikimi together with whom they planned to hijack the Party for the Presidency was firmly rejected. Realizing they have failed, they fled our party and returned to where they came from, and were duly embraced by their controllers.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />President Jonathan cannot pretend not to know the alleged role that Ali Modu Sheriff has played in the establishment and growth of Boko Haram, yet he never allowed the man to even be questioned by any of the security agencies under his control. All through his time with our Party, every time they accused us of sponsoring Boko Haram, on the basis of his presence, we challenged them if they had evidence to arrest any of our members who is suspected to be a sponsor, they never did. They dared not, because Sheriff was their agent. Even if he had remained in the APC after we democratically encouraged him to go, they would still not have arrested him.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Recall, gentlemen, that immediately Sheriff went back to the PDP, the Maiduguri Airport that had been closed to even the pilgrims from the state on grounds of security, was re-opened specially for him. What more evidence does anyone need that Sheriff was and remains President Jonathan’s Man Friday?<br/><br /><br/><br />Our Stand<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The truth is finally out. We have been vindicated. We have no hand in the Boko Haram insurgency. The raison d’etre of our party is the well-being and security of Nigerians<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The sponsors of Boko Haram are within the PDP and the Presidency. They are known friends of President Jonathan. He knows them and they know him.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The man who exposed these Boko Haram sponsors is a Jonathan-appointed Negotiator. He has no axe to grind, neither does he have any motive to shield the APC or portray the PDP/Presidency in bad light. In fact, if he had any sympathy at all, it is for the man who hired him, President Jonathan.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />We have said it all along. Boko Haram was politicized purely for one reason, and one reason only: To be used as a trump card for President Jonathan to win another term. For that strategy to work, the APC, which they see as the only stumbling block to the PDP’s victory in 2015, must be maligned and labeled. Gullible, duplicitous and self-serving politicians like Femi Fani-Kayode swallowed the bait, hook, line and sinker, and started parroting the glaring lies. PDP spokesman Olisa Metuh, an obvious pawn on the chess board, followed suit, labelling a party that comprises Nigerians of all ethnic and religious hue a Janjaweed and Islamic party. Now he is stewing in his own juice.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In the process of this dangerous politics, the Nigerian military which was globally acclaimed for its impressive showings at various peacekeeping missions around the world, simply suffered collateral damage. Apparently, fifth columnists in the military has sold the force out, first by denying it of the necessary fighting tools and then weakening it to such an extent that even the little it had was being taken away daily by insurgents. When the patriotic Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno tried to raise the issue of the poorly-equipped troops and their low morale, he was roundly pilloried. Now the world knows why!<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Now that the cat has been let out of the bag and the real sponsors of Boko Haram have been exposed, we hope President Jonathan will summon the courage to do the right thing: Hand over the identified Boko Haram sponsors to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation and prosecution.<br/><br /><br/><br />There is no doubt that Boko Haram has committed crimes against humanity in its scorched-earth campaign against unharmed citizens, and the most appropriate body to investigate and try the sect’s sponsors is the ICC.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to Article 17 of the Rome Statute that set up the ICC, and to which Nigeria is signatory, the ICC is a court of last resort, expected to exercise its jurisdiction only if states themselves are unwilling or unable genuinely to investigate and prosecute international crimes.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In view of the fact that the alleged Boko Haram sponsors are either members of the ruling party or friends of the President, it is clear that the PDP-led Federal Government is unwilling and unable to try them, hence our call.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Nigerians can rest assured that the APC will not allow this issue to be swept under the carpet.<br/><br /><br/><br />Now that it is clear that the PDP is behind Boko Haram for the sole purpose of winning next year’s Presidential Election, Nigerians must prevail on the PDP and the Presidency to urgently end this insurgency and the daily killing and maiming of innocent Nigerians!<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The President must remember that he is the Commander-in-Chief! The buck stops on his desk. He must now do all it takes to stop the growing mess in our nation’s North-East.<br/><br /><br/><br />Nigerians expect no less!<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

THE TRUTH IS OUT: Boko Haram sponsors are friends of President Jonathan - APC Chairman

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Nigerian military forces push Boko Haram out of Bama

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1q7Zaj5" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="http://ift.tt/1q7Zaj5" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b><span style='font-size: large;'>The Boko Haram militants fled Bama town on Tuesday, following a fierce fight between them and the Nigerian military.</span> </b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The sect had on Monday launched a daring attack on the town as part of moves to expand its caliphate from Gwoza, which it captured last week.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Investigations revealed that the military authorities called in the fighter jets of the Nigeria Air Force after hours of fierce fighting between troops and the insurgents to carry out sustained air strikes on them.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A security source said on Tuesday that the military leadership in the North-East had made preparation for the strafing of the strategic town by telling all the civilians and even military personnel to relocate from the vicinity of areas under the control of the insurgents.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was learnt that several security personnel and civilians who obeyed the call of the military were being quartered at Sector 8 and Sector 9 in Maiduguri.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was further gathered that the intensity of the air attacks on the insurgents aided the soldiers in pushing them out of Bama.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />As the time of filing this report, the insurgents were said to be massing on the outskirt of Bama in another bid to carry out another assault on the town.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The security source said that the Monday’s attack by the insurgents was coordinated from Gwoza, which the insurgents captured last week.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The security source said that soldiers and the insurgents were still engaged in a gun duel over the control of the town even though the troops had been able to push them out of the town.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Meanwhile a highly placed military source Monday debunked the claim the Nigeria Air Force had received 12 fighter jets recently.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The source said that while it was true that the Air Force had received some fighter jets, the number was not up to 12.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The source said, “While it is true that the Air Force has taken stock of some fighter jets, I can confidently tell you that it is not in that number you are talking about.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Our correspondent made several attempts to speak with the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, without success as the calls to his mobile telephone line did not connect.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Nigerian military forces push Boko Haram out of Bama

The Boko Haram militants fled Bama town on Tuesday, following a fierce fight between them and the Nigerian military. The sect had on Mond...

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Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Bauchi

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1q80MJw" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://ift.tt/1q80MJw" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b>Unknown gunmen on Tuesday morning have reportedly killed two policemen guarding a Chinese mining firm at Magama Gumau village in Toro local government area of Bauchi State.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was gathered that the slain policemen who were stationed at the gate of the company were attacked by the gunmen around 5 am in the morning.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Efforts to get details of the attack from local officials in the local government proved abortive as the company was far away in the bush from the local government.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It could be recalled that Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state has earlier ordered the immediate closure of the Chinese mining firm because it was causing health hazards to communities in Toro local government .<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Bauchi State police command, DSP Haruna Mohammed, told journalists that he was yet to get details of the attack.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I am yet to get details of the attack, but as soon as I do, I will let you know, please,” he said<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Bauchi

Unknown gunmen on Tuesday morning have reportedly killed two policemen guarding a Chinese mining firm at Magama Gumau village in Toro loca...

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Cameroon soldiers escort back Nigerian troops

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1tcFzjU" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://ift.tt/1tcFzjU" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Cameroon said its military has killed 27 suspected Boko Haram militants who attacked areas where 480 Nigerian troops had crossed over during a battle with the insurgents.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Nigeria said the troops crossed over while making a tactical maneuver.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Cameroon’s state radio reports government troops beat back two attempts by suspected Boko Haram militants to enter the country’s northern territory through a locality that shares a boundary with Nigeria’s Borno state, stronghold of the militant group.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />During a confrontation Tuesday, the soldiers killed 11 insurgents while 16 more were killed in an earlier attack on Monday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Cameroonian soldiers seized heavy weapons and destroyed one of the vehicles the militants were using.<br/><br /><br/><br />After the attacks, Cameroon’s state radio announced that the country’s president, Paul Biya, ordered that the Nigerian soldiers be escorted back to their country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The head of state has instructed that the columns of Nigerian soldiers who entered Cameroonian territory should be camped in specific locations and supervised by the Cameroonian army. The Nigerian soldiers have been provided feeding, medical treatment and fuel on instructions of the head of state. At the same time the process of accompanying the Nigerian soldiers back to their country is under way under Cameroonian military escort,” the state radio quoted an unnamed source as saying on Wednesday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Col. Didier Badjeck, a Cameroon military spokesman, told VOA that allegations made in Cameroonian media that the incidence was a defection were unfounded, but added that they were particularly careful over the presence of the Nigerian soldiers as Boko Haram militants could also disguise as a regular army and attack them.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Cameroon soldiers escort back Nigerian troops

Cameroon said its military has killed 27 suspected Boko Haram militants who attacked areas where 480 Nigerian troops had crossed over duri...

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PDP presidential candidate to emerge at November Convention

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1tcFvk6" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" src="http://ift.tt/1tcFvk6" width="320"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><span style='font-size: large;'><br/> </span> </b> <b><span style='font-size: large;'><br/> </span> </b> <b><span style='font-size: large;'>Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the 2015 presidential election would emerge November, three months to the election.</span> </b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was gathered yesterday from a member of the National Working Committee, NWC that preparatory to the November convention, the party would second week of September conduct a Special National Convention to ratify the appointment of Alhaji Adamu Muazu who took over from Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as PDP National Chairman, January 20, 2014.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It will be recalled that Muazu’s appointment was endorsed by the 64th National Executive Committee, NEC meeting at Wadata Plaza, PDP National Secretariat.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Deputy National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, who presided over the election of Mr. Mu’azu, quoted section 47 (6) of the party’s constitution which empowers NEC to elect a new official to fill vacancy created by the resignation of an elected official. The motion for the nomination of Muazu was moved by the Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda, and was seconded by the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma – Egba.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Consequently, the new PDP national chairman was elected and was presented to party leadership, but he would require a Special National convention to endorse his candidacy before he could sign very vital documents of the party especially presenting candidates for election to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In preparation for the November Convention where the presidential candidate of PDP would emerge, it then became imperative to organise a convention first in September to give Muazu’s emergence, the needed Constitutional recognition.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to PDP’s constitution, Chapter 33(10), ” A special National Convention may be convened at any time at the instance of the National Executive Committee or if requested for by two- third of all State Congresses and the Special National Convention shall meet to discuss only special matters which shall be specified in the notice summoning the Convention.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It would be recalled the the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has fixed February 14, 2015 as date for the presidential election.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A breakdown of the timetable of activities for the elections as contained in a document signed by INEC’s Secretary, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, presidential primaries of the various parties should be held between October 2 and December 11 while campaigns for the election will commence November 16, even as the dates are in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to INEC, primary elections to fill positions within political parties ahead of 2015 general election will begin October 2 and end December 11, 2014, even as this includes resolution of disputes arising from the primaries.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections will commence on November 16, 2014 while campaigns for governorship and state houses of assembly will start on November 30, 2014.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to INEC, campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections would end on February 12, 2015 while those of governorship and state houses of assembly would stop on February 26, 2015 and February 28, 2015 for the governorship and state houses of assembly elections.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It will also be recalled that ahead of April, 2011 Presidential election, the PDP conducted its primary election, January 13 where President Goodluck won and became the party’s presidential candidate<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

PDP presidential candidate to emerge at November Convention

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Plan to probe me ridiculous - Nyako

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1pG9tWQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="http://ift.tt/1pG9tWQ" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>Former Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa has described the plan by the Acting Governor of the State to probe his administration as “ridiculous.’’</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The acting governor, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, announced that Nyako’s administration which he accused of leaving N82 billion liability, would be probed.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A statement issued in Yola on Wednesday by Malam Ahmad Sajoh, Nyako’s Director Press and Publicity, said the planned probe was an attempt to discredit the former governor and pitch him against the people of Adamawa.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“To say Nyako left a liability of N82 billion is to say the least, ridiculous.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“How much did the state get as income over the period? It is not even half of the amount quoted’’, the statement said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It stressed that the probe would not be fair, adding that Nyako was already in court challenging his impeachment and was full of hope that the judiciary would vindicate him. (NAN)<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Plan to probe me ridiculous - Nyako

Former Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa has described the plan by the Acting Governor of the State to probe his administration as “ridicu...

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SUICIDE ATTACK: 10-year-old, 2 teenagers arrested with explosives in Kano

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/Xg5Oby" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://ift.tt/Xg5Oby" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b>Coordinator of National Information Centre, Mr Mike says security forces stopped a car in Kano’s neighbouring state of Katsina today and arrested three suspected Boko Haram members.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The group included one male and two girls, aged 18 and 10.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The older two tried to flee, according to Omeri’s statement.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The “10-year-old … was discovered to have been strapped with an explosive belt,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The chilling trend of deploying young women and girls as bombers comes three-and-half months after Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the remote town of Chibok in the northeast.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau boasted about the mass abductions in a video during which he threatened to sell the girls as slaves.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Chibok abductions prompted a social media campaign that went viral and drew unprecedented global attention to Boko Haram’s extremist uprising, which the group says is aimed at creating a strict Islamic state in the mainly Muslim north.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In the weeks following the kidnappings, some prominent jihadi websites had posts condemning the Nigerian group’s extreme tactics.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b>- Government pledges -</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Nigeria has repeatedly insisted that it knows where the girls are, while President Goodluck Jonathan and top military officials have suggested they will be brought home safely soon.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />But little progress has been made in securing their release while the violence appears to be escalating across the north and centre of the country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />More than 2,000 civilians have been killed this year, making the first half of 2014 one of the deadliest stretches of the insurgency.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Attacks had been concentrated in the remote northeast, Boko Haram’s stronghold, but waves of strikes since April in major cities including the capital Abuja have underscored the grave threat the Islamists pose to Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and top oil producer.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

SUICIDE ATTACK: 10-year-old, 2 teenagers arrested with explosives in Kano

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Gunmen kill four soldiers, 46 others in Adamawa

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/X54acK" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://ift.tt/X54acK" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-size: large;'><b><br/> </b> </span> <span style='font-size: large;'><b>Over 50 people, including four soldiers, have died in two separate attacks in Adamawa State.</b> </span><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The soldiers and over 40 civilians died in a raid by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in three local government areas in the state.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The soldiers died in a gun battle on Sunday with the sect members in Garkida community in Gombi Local Government Area.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Garkida is the border town between Adamawa and Borno States and its south of the Sambisa forest, which is believed to be the hiding place of the sect.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Residents of Garkida community told <i>Channels Television</i> that the insurgents, who stormed the town around 5:00pm local time on Sunday, overpowered the military stationed in the town and laid siege to the community.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Hours after the attack residents of the community are still in their hideouts for fears of continuous attack by the dreaded sect, Boko Haram.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />There is no official confirmation of the attack but eyewitnesses say that several residents of the community were killed in the attack.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Aside the military base, the group attacked two churches and destroyed several houses in the community.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Also, in Madagali Local Government Area, six persons were killed as suspected members of the group carted away food items.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The group also killed many people in three communities in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The affected villages in Hong Local Government are Zar, Lube, Mubeng.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />An eyewitness said that the village head of Zar community, retired Wing Commander Dauda Daniel was declared missing after the attack.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Meanwhile, the Acting Governor of the State, Honourable Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has commiserated with the families of the victims in the affected local government areas.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In a statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, Mr Solomon Kumanga, the governor said the government was collaborating with other security agencies to end the activities of the group.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The acting spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, Mr Haa Micheal, could not confirm the attack as at the time of this report.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He, however, confirmed that he heard of a rumoured attack in the affected communities.<br/><br /><br/><br /><i><br/> </i> <i>Channels TV</i><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Gunmen kill four soldiers, 46 others in Adamawa

Over 50 people, including four soldiers, have died in two separate attacks in Adamawa State. The soldiers and over 40 civilians died i...

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Jonathan orders replacement of crashed Air Force helicopter

<script type="text/javascript"> <script size='468x60' src='http://srvpub.com/adServe/banners?tid=22528_31474_5' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> google_ad_client = "ca-pub-6630608044863529"; google_ad_slot = "4870332095"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; </script> <script src='//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js' type='text/javascript'> </script> <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1tKETzh" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://ift.tt/1tKETzh" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the replacement of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, helicopter that crashed in the south of Bama in Borno State.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The three-crew NAF Mi-35 crashed Monday afternoon, killing the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Nwakile.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Co-pilot N.M Halilu, a Flight Lieutenant and technician, and Augustine Nwanonenyi, a Warrant Officer, survived.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br />While receiving the survivors, the Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu, said that Mr. Jonathan has ordered an immediate replacement of the lost helicopter.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Amosu asked the officers not to be deterred in their service to Nigeria, stating that Mr. Jonathan is committed to providing all necessary equipment the military needs in tackling the insurgency.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He also paid a condolence visit to the family of Mr. Nwakile who died on the crash, he assured them of the support of Government and the Nigerian Air Force.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Thanking God for the lives of the survivors, he also commended them for their gallantry and commiserated with them on the loss of their colleague.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said that the Air Force would do everything to sustain the current synergy between the Air Force and the Army as a sure approach to win the war against terrorism.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Mr. Amosu also admonished all service personnel to continue to give selfless sacrifice for the defence of the sovereignty of the nation despite the enormity of current security challenges.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Jonathan orders replacement of crashed Air Force helicopter

President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the replacement of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, helicopter that crashed in the south of Bama in Bo...

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