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Sunday, 21 June 2015

Gov. Udom, Akpabio, Akwa Ibom Officials Visit Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo seems to be the most powerful statesman in the country at the moment. The president who received the newly sworn-in Senate President yesterday at his hilltop mansion, today also received the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmaunuel Udom and his predecessor, Godswill Akpabio alongside other State officials.

Ammunition used by suspected al Shabaab assailants killed during an attack is displayed outside Somalia's regional government headquarters in the central city of Baidoa, March 12, 2015. Gunmen from the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab killed at least eight officers in a raid on a police station near the capital, police and the militants said on Saturday 20 June 2015.
Image by: STRINGER / REUTERS

Al Shabaab fighters at about 1am local time stormed a police station on the edge of Afgoi town, 30km southwest of Mogadishu, killing eight officers and stealing three pick up trucks, including one that had a machine gun mounted on it.

"Al Shabaab killed eight of my colleagues and took three of our cars last night," Major Abdikadir Hussein, a police officer told Reuters from Afgoi.

Police Unveil One Of The Ruthless Gangs Terrorizing Lagos (Photo)

A cursory glance at the three able-bodied youths whose ages range between 18 and 26, will easily pass them for malnourished and ailing individuals, judging by their fragile and seeming innocent and harmless looks. But how wrong that can be. The police in Lagos alleged that they are rather suspected members of a notorious seven-man robbery gang that had been terrorizing Iyana-Ipaja, Dopemu and other areas of the state, including neighbouring Sango-Ota in Ogun state.

They were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) last Monday, in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos. Detectives also alleged that the gang had been unleashing mayhem on residents of these areas.

Not only has Rihanna sold more records than Beyonce (She's in the top5 highest selling female artists of time) she has now surpassed Beyonce with the most No.1 hits on Billboard's Dance Club chart

From Billboard Magazine

Rihanna reigns atop Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart (dated June 27) for the 23rd time with "Bitch Better Have My Money" (2-1). With her latest leader, she eclipses Beyonce (22 No. 1s), who last topped the chart in February with "7/11."
Rihanna now trails only Madonna (45) for the most No. 1s in the chart's nearly 39-year history, dating to its inception as a national survey in 1976.

Competition for women, jobs caused S’Africa’s xenophobic attack –Anyene

President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Ikechukwu Anyene

President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Ikechukwu Anyene, tells OLUFEMI ATOYEBI that Nigerians who lost their businesses and property to the recent xenophobic attack on foreign nationals in the country need support to rebuild their lives

What is the essence of forming the association?

It’s an association founded to protect the interest of Nigerians here. It is also an association formed to bring together all Nigerians working or schooling in South Africa under a common umbrella.

The Federal Government is on the lookout for a €170m facility from the Agence Francaise Development (AFD) for the development of electricity transmission around the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Ambassador Godknows Igali, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during the inauguration of the steering committee on the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN)/AFD for the feasibility study on enhancing vocational training delivery for the power sector in Nigeria.

Woman Hires Assassin to Kill Her Husband So She Can Continue Having Sex With His Brother

A Zimbabwe woman who was having sex with her husband’s brother ordered and paid some cash so that her husband could be murdered.

Thirty-two-year-old Sphiwe Moyo of Zvishavane and her lover, Witness Maphosa killed Knowledge. The two appeared in court on June 8, 2015, charged with murder.
Witness admitted to committing the chilling crime while his sister-in-law-cum-lover denies involvement.

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that nine of the VIP transport aircraft under the presidential fleet should be sold.According to THISDAY,the presidential fleet, which are registered as Nigerian Air Force aircraft, is one of the largest in Africa and the third largest in Nigeria after Arik Air and Aerocontractors.

According to an aviation source, who is aware of the directive to sell the aircraft, the presidency has a number of serviceable and unserviceable aircraft that need to be disposed of in order to reduce the amount spent by thefederal government for aircraft maintenance annually.
“Nine, which still have market value, are to be sold immediately to reduce maintenance costs,” he said.
For years, the federal government has spent over N12 billion annually for the maintenance of the presidentialfleet.

Horrific reports have been released by the UN regarding the cruel conditions faced by women and children in Sudan..
According to a UN report into violence against children,a girl was murdered by two soldiers because they could not agree on who was going to rape her first, during Sudan's civil war has revealed.

According to Vice News,Christopher Tidey from UNICEF, said one girl was 'killed because the attackers could not decide on who would rape the victim first. So the child was killed to resolve the dispute.He said other girls were abducted 'to be used as wives'.
Witnesses who had arrived at the Bentiu camp said that some boys had their genitals cut off and were left tobleed to death. They recounted how entire families were thrown into burning houses, and girls as young as eight were raped before being murdered.

A major crisis has broken out over the purported sale of Delta Steel Plc, Aladja.

Premium Steel and Mines, a company owned by frontline businessman Sunil Vaswani, says it has bought the troubled steel giant, promising to inject N70 billion in the first phase and N300 billion in the subsequent phases.

But a lawyer, Chief Ajibola Aribisala (SAN), who was appointed the receiver/manager of the company by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to cancel the deal which, he said, was at a great loss to the country.

Senators under the aegis of the Like Minds have expressed shock over the verbal attack of the former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on the president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, asking him to exercise caution in his utterances.

Kwankwaso, had, in an interview, described the emergence Saraki as Senate president as a dangerous signal for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, while warning that the Senate president should not use his ambition to destroy the All Progressive Congress (APC).

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of awarding N720millon to himself as salary arrears of his unfinished first term.

It said such conduct is selfish and callous for a governor who calls himself a friend of the masses.

Its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, said the governor had not paid last September salary and pensioners.

71 Year Old Man Slaughters Wife With A Machete in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

A 70 year old man has been arrested in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state after he killed his 60yr old wife with a machete. The man, Ita Daniel Okpo (pictured), from Mbiokporo village, attacked his wife, Alice Ita Daniel, with the machete while she was sleeping. The machete is now with the Police at the Force Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia.

Narrating the story to newsmen yesterday Tuesday, 16th June, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department, Mike Okoli, said the deceased was sleeping when the septuagenarian husband attacked and hacked her.

The photos are horrific.

“If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.” — Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

How often do you find yourself worrying about the opinion of other people? You don’t want to look dumb, frumpy, clumsy, boring, etc. You don’t want others to gossip about how you’re lazy worker, an irresponsible parent, or a selfish spouse.

A 60-year-old man, identified as Yakubu Vong, has allegedly set ablaze an eight-year-old girl (names withheld) at Sabon Layi in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The suspect, who is in police custody in Jos, allegedly set the girl ablaze while urging her to confess her involvement in witchcraft for which she was accused.

The suspect was said to have lured the girl to his house where he allegedly forced the girl to confess to being a witch.

By Mike Bundrant:

You know that point in an argument right before the blow up?

Things are beginning to heat up, but you’re not past the point of no return. You could still save yourself from the damage that is sure to come.

This is where we’re going to focus today. Managing this crucial point of awareness is the key to avoiding the pain of another argument. We’ll go over just three critical things you need to do.

It’s important to remember that NONE of these steps involve caving in or sacrificing your sense of justice. Avoiding arguments doesn’t make you weak. It makes you stronger. Weak, insecure people argue chronically. Strong people can remain calm and respect boundaries.

Here are the key elements you’ll need:

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) found that "even in an age of limitless mobile phone and Internet use", a judge "must devote full attention to the hearing".

The judge for the regional court in the western city of Frankfurt had been presiding over the trial of two men accused of involvement in a knife fight.

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Festus Keyamo has urged the National Assembly to probe alleged massive looting of state resources “by some unscrupulous officials of the NNPC in collusion with some local companies in the oil and gas sector.”

The activist made reference to the crude oil swaps in a statement he released in Lagos and said that it was an arrangement whereby about 50 per cent of the nation’s daily quota of crude oil meant for domestic refining and consumption are given to some local companies in the oil and gas sector which then sell the products in the international market and thereafter import petroleum products, including derivatives or by products on behalf of the NNPC and PPMC for sale and distribution in the country.

CAF Bans Onazi For 2 Matches

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slammed a two-match ban on Super Eagles’ midfielder Ogenyi Onazi over his sending-off in Saturday’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Chad.

The SS Lazio playmaker, who has been a regular in the team’s midfield in the past few years, was shown a straight red card for retaliation.

He committed the act after Nigerien referee Ibrahim Mamane awarded Nigeria a penalty kick for a foul on striker Odion Ighalo.

A report on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) website on Wednesday said news of the ban was conveyed to the Federation in a circular sent to it from the CAF Secretariat.

President Muhammadu Buhari

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was misquoted by national dailies and online media, noting that, “like old wine, Buhari gets better with age”.

Adesina noted that on Monday evening, Buhari spoke with the Nigerian community at the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Speaking extempore, because according to him, he wanted to “speak from the heart,” the President urged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria, a country he went to the warfront to keep together.

Jay Z Advised Tina Knowles Lawson To Date Younger Men

PageSix: Tina Knowles Lawson, 61, reveals son-in-law Jay Z urged her to date a younger man when she split with Beyoncé’s dad, Matthew.

But she wed Richard Lawson, 68, in April.
“Our sex life is active; it’s really good,” Tina tells Ebony magazine. But Matthew is “family to this day.”

Actress Ini Edo looking ravishing an olive green dress and gold highlights hair extension. The photo was taken on set of the Get Away series.

Real Madrid's Derik Osede wants to play for Nigeria

He revealed to BBC Sports why he wants to play for Nigeria. The 22year old former Spain youth international defender, who is a regular for Real Madrid's B side, is free to play for Nigeria because he has not yet played for any country's senior national team.

New Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai while addressing audience at Kaduna Health Summit on Tuesday said that the state has the second highest HIV prevalence in the country and sadly only 36 per cent of mothers have the benefit of being attended to by skilled birth attendants.

In his speech, Governor El-Rufai said the present situation is unacceptable.

“Kaduna State has the second highest HIV prevalence in the country, and only 36 per cent of mothers have the benefit of being attended by skilled birth attendants,” he said.

Pastor Adekunle

There are indications that the kidnappers of the Senior Resident Pastor of the Winners Chapel located along IBB Way in Calabar, Mr. Seyi Adekunle, have demanded a ransom of N60m for his release.

A source from the church told Southern City News on Tuesday that the kidnappers had opened communication with the church.

The source said though he was not speaking on behalf of the church, he learnt that the kidnappers had established contact with the church and made demand for cash.

“I am not the church mouthpiece and therefore cannot speak on behalf of the church. However, I can authoritatively tell you that the kidnappers have made a demand of N60m before releasing the pastor,” the source said.

The suspect and some of the uprooted weeds

The Abia State Police Command has destroyed an Indian hemp farm located at Amaorji village in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Ezekiel Onyeke, who confirmed this to Southern City News, said the alleged owner of the farm was still being interrogated by the police.

He said police, acting on a tip-off, visited the house of the suspect, one Mr. Ibe Onwubuiko, on June 10, 2015 and arrested him with two wraps of Indian hemp.

Onyeke said the suspect took detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department to a farm behind his house where he planted the weed.

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday attributed alleged massive corrupt practices in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to lack of operational budget framework.

Saraki said such an era where there was deliberate non-provision of operational budget for the Corporation was gone for good as will not be tolerated by the 8th Senate.

The Senate President spoke while receiving members of Civil Society Groups in Abuja.

South African peacekeeping soldiers were allegedly “held hostage” in Darfur until Sudan president Omar al-Bashir was allowed to travel back to Khartoum, South African media and the secretary of the country’s largest military union have reported.

Netwerk24 reported that 1,400 South African troops stationed in the Western Sudanese region were held captive by Sudanese troops when Al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged atrocities committed during the Darfur conflict, was barred from leaving South Africa.

What actually went wrong with the $9.7m arms deal? Why was the cash flown to South Africa from Nigeria?Was the money, which South Africa impounded, actually meant for arms purchase?

These are some of the questions which will soon be answered.

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to probe the Goodluck Jonathan administration’s deal.

He is to take up the issue with President Jacob Zuma.

The cash was seized by South African security men last September as it was being transferred into their country on a private jet by agents of the Federal Government.

Former President Jonathan’s government claimed that the money was mearnt to puchase arms from private companies in South Africa.

PHOTOS: President Buhari Returns From ‪AU‬ Summit In ‎SA

President Muhammadu ‪Buhari‬ early Tuesday returned from the African Union summit in South Africa. The president who was accompanied by governors of ‪#‎Ogun‬ and ‪#‎Benue‬ states arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 5:30am. He was received by aides at the Airport and later met the Vice President, Prof. Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Check out all the photos:

Police Discover 1,333 Live Ammunition In School Playground In Abia State

Police have discovered 1,333 live ammunition of 7.762mm long hidden in a School playground in Abia State, south-east Nigeria. Channels TV Reports.

The discovery was made by the Explosive Ordinance Department of the Abia State Police Command at the school located in Nkata- Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area.

Best friends are supposed to share everything with each other, excluding ha ha ha! You know nah? So I am celebrating and sharing your birthday with you like it’s my own. I celebrate the beautiful friendship we share! Happy Birthday, buddy!

Boko Haram: 27 missing policemen yet to be declared dead, says I-G

IG of Police, Solomon Arase

Twenty seven policemen missing after terrorists attacked Gwoza in Borno in August, 2014, are yet to be declared dead, Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, said on Tuesday.

Arase disclosed this while responding to questions from newsmen after inaugurating the Board of Directors of the Nigeria Police Property Development and Construction Company Ltd. (NIPPDCC).

The I-G explained that the police would follow its tradition of declaring officers that got missing in battle dead after the lapse of a period of time which he declined to give.

6 Steps to Help Couples Overcome Relationship Stumbles

It’s easy for couples to fall in love. Staying in love is the tough part, according to clinical psychologist and marriage counselor Randi Gunther, Ph.D.

In her new book When Love Stumbles: How to Rediscover Love, Trust & Fulfillment in Your Relationship, Gunther shares a six-step healing plan to help couples overcome eight of the most common “stumbles” or problematic patterns in their relationships.

She devotes a chapter to how couples can surmount each stumbling block. Inside, we cover the eight common relationship stumbles most couples grapple with, as well as the six steps to help overcome them.

Photos: 14-yr old runs into moving train after being raped by man she met on Facebook

A schoolgirl killed herself by jumping in front of a train after she was allegedly raped by a man she had met on Facebook .
Tragic Anaid Tutghushyan leapt to her death after she met up with a man who she had been talking to on social networks.The 14-year-old, met the man on a dating website where she claimed to be 25.
After the pair began talking through Facebook, Anaid then said she was 17 - but this did not seem to deter the 40-year-old man, identified only as Krystian W.

You Control Your Attitude

Attitude is your window to the world. . . . and it's your job to keep your window clean. Sure, I can give you a little encouragement. And other people can encourage you, too. But in the end, nobody else can do it for you.

You see, you always have a choice. You can leave the filth on your window and look at life through a smeared glass. But there are consequences to that approach--and they're not very pretty. You'll go through life negative and frustrated. You'll be unhappy. You'll achieve only a fraction of what you're capable of achieving.

Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people. Your own level of self-acceptance is determined largely by how well you feel you are accepted by the important people in your life.

Your attitude toward yourself is determined largely by the attitudes that you think other people have toward you. When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up.

The best way to build a healthy personality involves understanding yourself and your feelings.

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari explained, yesterday, that he was yet to appoint his ministers because his predecessor’s transition committee submitted its report on the previous administration to him late.

Buhari, who spoke to newsmen at the Summit of the African Union in Johannesburg, South Africa, said he was being careful in order not to make mistakes in appointing individuals especially to key positions such as in the finance and petroleum ministries.

German fashion brand under fire for racist slur on Chinese

Demonstrators collect signatures in protest against Philipp Plein's racist slur in Germanyback in 2007.[Photo/weibo]

German's fashion company Philipp Plein is under fire on the Internet in China for its racisthistory as the brand looks at expanding its business in the country.

A Fort Lauderdale woman found with flakka called 911 to say a man didn’t give her marijuana during a drug deal, police said.

According to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office report, Daneshia Heller, 19, told an officer than a man took $5 from her to buy pot, but left her empty-handed, WPLG-TV reported.
Heller then called 911, telling a dispatcher, “He got my money, and I want my drugs. Can you send an officer?” according to police. (Listen to the 911 call here.)

Analysis of ancient DNA may have revealed how Europeans ‘turned white’ after humans spread out of Africa.

Daniel Zadik of the University of Leicester says that analysis of ancient DNA shows that at one point, Europe may have seen populations of hunter gatherers with blue eyes and dark skin.

Europeans only developed lighter skins much later, and Zadik believes this may have been due to Middle Eastern immigrants during the Bronze Age.

New depression treatment discovered in UK

BRITISH scientists have created a potential new treatment for depression by combining a medication for pain relief with one for combating addiction.

CURRENT antidepressants, called SSRIs, increase the level of serotonin in the brain, although the exact mechanism by which they work is unclear.

Between 30 and 50 per cent of patients do not respond to the treatment, which can take several weeks to work and cause significant side effects, researchers say.

A team at the University of Bath have now combined buprenorphine, a painkiller used post-surgery, and naltrexone, a drug used for treating addiction.

Young At Heart: Kris Jenner Can’t Stop Stealing Daughters’ Style

Kris Jenner turned many heads and gained a lot of haters when she stepped out wearing a super low-cut mini dress — a dress that looked like something she stole right out of daughter Kim Kardashian‘s closet! Click through the gallery to see Kris’s attempts to stay forever young.

Falana to Challenge Legality of Sexual Offences Bill

A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, Sunday said he would challenge the Sexual Offences Bill, which the Senate passed into law at the twilight of the seventh National Assembly, in the court of competent jurisdiction if the upper chamber refused to reverse itself.

However, the initiator of the bill, Senator Chris Anyanwu, disagreed with the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, noting that there was nowhere in the bill that stated a girl of 11 years old can be defiled.

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana

Northern Group Warns Against Plot To Undermine Tinubu

A group under the aegis of the Patriotic Northern Coalition for Justice, Peace and Equity has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to beware of some politicians and elements within the party plotting to undermine the party’s chieftain and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu.

The national coordinator of the coalition, Alhaji Babangida Sule Jnr, told newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, that Tinubu is the bedrock of APC and still commands great respect in his region and in the party, adding that any plot against his interest will be counter-productive.

First Lady: don’t pay any money to see President

‘Tinubu insisted I should join Buhari’s campaign’

First Lady Aisha Buhari has warned influence peddlers never to collect money from people who want to see the President.

She spoke on Saturday night during “an appreciation dinner at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in honour of All Progressives Congress (APC) women and youths who played a major role in President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the April 11 election.

The speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that his recent emergence as speaker of the 8th House was by “divine intervention”.

Dogara emerged House speaker last week Tuesday in a keenly contested election which saw him defeating the All Progressives Congress (APC) preferred candidate, former House Minority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos/APC) by a slim eight-vote margin.

Paul Play Dairo speaks on reports that he relapsed after kidney issues

Contrary to reports that musician, Paul Play Dairo, relapsed after the kidney issues he had years ago. Addressing the claims, the singer rubbished the reports saying people only started spreading untruths afterhe went to a hospital for routine check-up and medical attention.

Unemployed, Poor Nigerians To Get N5000 Monthly – FG

The Buhari Administration at the weekend declared that there are ongoing plans to implement one of its striking campaign promises that it will pay N5000 each to the poorest Nigerians across the country.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who gave the hint noted that government is “currently evaluating the best ways to collapse existing cash transfer and social welfare schemes to ensure consistency and alignment.

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