Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to
know this morning:
1. No fewer than 47 persons reportedly lost their
lives in fresh attacks in both Benue and Taraba
states. Report says while 27 were killed at
Nwonko village in Wukari Local Government Area
of Taraba state, 20 were killed in Benue State.
Both attacks were reportedly carried out by
Fulani herdsmen

2. Students of Tai Solarin University of
Education, Ijebu-ode on Thursday, 29th January
displayed their anger against the Ogun State
Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun while on a
campaign visit to the school as they attacked
him with sachet water, and disrupting his mission
to the institution.

3. The Nigeria Elections Debate Group, NEDG,
has appealed to the APC and its Presidential
candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari not to
boycott the 2015 election debates which it’s
organising, claiming that it’s non-partisan. They
said even though BON Chairman, Mr. Omale and
AIT owner, Chief Raymond Dokpesi were
members, they do not influence the group nor its
activities.

4. The All Progressives Congress, APC has
disclosed that there are plans by those agitating
for the postponement of next month’s general
elections to embark on a nationwide protest
against INEC in order to force it to shift the
elections, scheduled for February 14 and 28.

5. A former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, on Friday in Lagos disclosed that he gave
up his presidential ambition for the All
Progressives Congress candidate, Gen
Muhammadu Buhari, saying it is only the person
of Buhari that can turn around the present
situation in the country. Tinubu stated this while
addressing a crowd of APC supporters at the
party’s presidential rally..

6. Little Abraham Omonighoho who was attacked
by two dogs in Lagos state has returned from an
indian hospital after a successful treatment.
However, a report from India showed that his
scalp got infected while he was still being
treated at LASUTH.

7.Top military officers who were displaced from
Baga by the Boko Haram insurgents have been
arrested for questioning. According to the Army,
the officers had enough equipment at their
disposal not to have fallen to the insurgents
cheaply. The arrested officers include a Brig.
Gen, a Lt. Col. and five other officers of the
Nigerian Army deployed to the Baga
headquarters of Multinational Joint Task Force,
Maiduguri.

8. President Goodluck Jonathan has sent the list
of seven ministerial nominees to the National
Assembly for approval. Report however said one
of the nominees was former Minister of State
Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, who resigned his
position in October 2014 to pursue a
governorship ambition in Lagos State.

9. Report says more than 14,000 Permanent
Voter Cards have been snatched from officials of
the Independent National Electoral Commission in
Rivers State. According to report, they were
forcefully taken away by hoodlums while they
were being distributed during the collection
exercise in the state.


10. Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants
were killed when the Islamist group attacked a
Chadian army contingent in northern Cameroon.
Report says twelve soldiers were wounded in the
attacks staged by the Islamists on Thursday and
Friday near the border town of Fotokol.

Op nice one, this is what the mods should be doing.

Am more concerned about no. 7 even shekau mentioned it in his video

Ngwakwe, biko front page. Bokoharam no dey finish ni? Fulani herdsmen are really becoming a nuisance, kilode? Buhari abeg tame your brothers o or better still send them to d almajiri school that my val built for them. Its free, no need for school fees.