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Wary of the gathering storm of public resentment of its fuel subsidy removal, the Nigeria government might have prevailed on telecommunication service providers to shut down Blackberry Services (BIS) nationwide in order to prevent people from being able to organize protests against it.
Services will be disrupted by the companies today, January 3, following directives and threats from some people close to President Goodluck Jonathan.
It was gathered that the presidency has grown increasingly worried about the influence that social media has had in coordinating public opinion on the fuel subsidy issue.
The police have been directed to prevail and use force on any protesters. Insiders say the plan protest has sent jitters down the spine of the government, and that it is ready to use everything available at its disposal to nip it in bud


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Following this morning attack on a church in Madalla, Suleja in Niger state, a suicide bomb attack has also been executed against Head office of the State Security Services in Damaturu, Yobe state.

Witnesses say a suicide bomber acting on intelligence had trailed the Head of Operations of the Joint Task Force in Damaturu who wanted to take away some vital exhibits retrieved from some boko haram suspects.

The JTF boss who was moving in a convoy of cars, entered the gate of the SSS headquarters, not more than 50 metres away from the perimeter fence of the Yobe state Government House. It was at this point that the suicide bomber driving in a car bulldozed his way through the gate and rammed his bomb-laden car into the last car in the convoy.

Many officers are feared to have been killed.

Meanwhile, boko haram's spokesman, Abul Qaqa has said boko haram is claiming responsibility for that attack. He also claims that the boko haram are simultaneously across states in the north.


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A third churched has just been bombed in Yobe state.

Eyewitnesses say at least six people have been confirmed dead.

The incident happened in Gadaka township in Fika L.G.A

Two bombs exploded during christmas church service at a Catholic church today in Madalla, Suleja, Niger state. Several church goers have died and many are severely injured.

Christmas day worshippers at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Madalla near Abuja in Niger State were caught up in a blast that has killed several people.

Citizen reporters for Saharareporters have counted 20 bodies so far and 10 vehicles destroyed entirely in the attacks, one of the vehicles was carrying a family leaving the church after church service, the entire family died in the car.

Eyewitnesses said a massive bomb was driven by a suicide bomber in a BMW car a second car rigged with a bomb was parked at the premises of the church. The first explosion happened around 8: 30 AM as church members left the church premises after the christmas day mass.

Soldiers, police and road safety officials have taken over the premises of the church but angry youths in the area have prevented them from taking away dead bodies

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/christmas-day-bomb-blast-rocks-catholic-church-suleja

An appeal court sitting in Enugu today sacked two of Anambra state’s lawmakers, Senator Andy Uba and Hon. Uche Ekwunife.

A five man panel of the Court of Sppeal led by Justice Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to conduct fresh elections in the designated constituencies.

Chief petitioner and candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Chuma Nzeribe had claimed that last April's senatorial elections were marked by gross irregularities and massive rigging in Aguata constituency of Anambra state and as such should be rendered null and void. The appellate court in its ruling agreed with the petitioner and has ordered for fresh elections in the affected area. It also ordered Uba to vacate his seat in the Senate, pending when INEC conducts a remedial election

The appellate panel in another judgement has ordered Hon Uche Ekwunife to vacate her seat, while INEC conducts another round of elections in Aniocha LGA. Hon Ekwunife, a former APGA governorship candidate in Anambra state had served as member of the House of Representatives as a member of the PDP, late last year she decamped to APGA and was handed the party's ticket to the dismay of aspirants who were long time party members.

http://dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150652:court-sacks-andy-uba-ekwunife-from-national-assembly&catid=1:news&Itemid=2

Prophet T.B. Joshua Did Not Predict A Third World War

December 12, 2011 by thetbjoshuafanclub

There is currently a rumour circulating that on Sunday 11th December, 2011, TB Joshua predicted a third world war.

CORRECTION: Prophet T.B. Joshua did not say that there would be a third world war. He did not say that civilisation would be gone. We should be very careful about changing a prophetic message to suit our own philosophy or our own world view.

The title chosen for this post is wrong and grossly misleading. Emmanuel TV is a means of communicating a message from God. All messages of prophecy given by Prophet T.B. Joshua to the world are shown live on Emmanuel TV during the Sunday live services at The SCOAN.

You can see the complete prophecy of the rebroadcast of the live service.

The correct response given to any prophecy is to call people together in order to pray and to seek the face of God. As Prophet T.B. Joshua advised, we continue to ask God to redeem our nation and the whole world.

Do not hear this or that and jump to a hasty conclusion. Find out the truth from the source and it shall be well with you.

http://thetbjoshuafanclub./2011/12/12/prophet-t-b-joshua-did-not-predict-a-third-world-war/

There are unconfirmed reports of a bomb blast within Kaduna metropolis. Sources close to the area said the bomb went off around the premises of a famous mechanic/automobile repair shop.

Someone (who has so much time) has decided to document Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan’s grammatical blunders in public places, dubbed “Patience Jonathan Top 10 Hits”. We knew there were some, but not 10 or more.

Anyways, enjoy the “Hits” and take cover when necessary.

1. My Husband and Sambo is a good people

2. The President was once a Child and the Senators were once a Children

3. My Fellow Widows

4. A Good Mother takes care of his Children

5. The people sitting before you here were once a Children

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This is definitely not a good time for Blackface who was once in a musical group with Tuface and Faze. According to reports reaching us, Blackface was few weeks back sent packing out of his rented apartment in Festac. We learnt when his landlord couldn’t hold on to his numerous promises of paying his house rent, the man had to bring in security men from Alausa who later forced the artiste to evacuate the house.

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A baby believed to be about two weeks old was on Tuesday found at roadside on Ekeolere Close by some residents of Moferere area of Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State.

The residents, who were attracted to the scene by the persistent cry of the baby, told PUNCH METRO that the baby girl was wrapped in a white shawl and was put in a small carton by the roadside close to the residence of a former state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

A resident, Taiwo Abdullahi, said the baby might have been abandoned either late on Monday or early on Tuesday.

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These are definitely not the best of times for veteran actor, Enebeli Elebuwa who has been down with stroke for almost a month now.

According to sources, the revered entertainer is currently admitted at the St. Luke’s hospital, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos.
The Delta State-born actor is calling on well- meaning Nigerians and the Delta State Government to come to his aid financially.

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No fewer than 350 northerners have relocated from some parts of the Niger Delta for fear of attacks, following an alleged threat letter sent to the Hausa community resident in Delta State by a Niger Delta militant group, Egbesu Mightier Fraternity (EMF),

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Fraudsters who successfully duped unsuspecting Nigerians to the tune of N3bn while impersonating Vice-President Namadi Sambo and state governors have been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. One of the suspect, Alhaji Mohammed Al Ameen, was nabbed for allegedly impersonating former President Umaru YarAdua and Sambo.

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For many celebrities both here in Nigeria and abroad, the act of clubbing is one thing that is very common to them. Hardly would a weekend pass by without them going to a club or the other. To them, it is a way of catching fun and a normal life of a celeb.

When such happen, if not well monitored and handled, some of them get varied away and forget the celeb status they carry with their person, in the process, do what is unexpected of them.

According to an eyewitness’ account, Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, took a time out from her ever busy schedule to go unwind by seeing a club. This time around, it was a night club, Richton club, located in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

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The hairy wife of Philip Ehiagwina,a U.S based Edo born businessman, Ini Edo, is now a regular face at the branch of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries in Victoria Garden City,Lekki,Lagos.

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The United States government has again warned American citizens of the risks of travelling to Nigeria, particularly to Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Abia, Edo and Imo states. Other areas involved in the advisory, dated October 13, 2011, are Jos, Plateau State, Bauchi and Borno states, and the Gulf of Guinea.

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THE founder of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel International, Bishop David Oyedepo, has berated Nigerian leaders over government’s insincerity, saying that a revolution in the political arena will prevent the country from disintegration.

Oyedepo said this at the launch of the United Nations-Global Report on Human Settlements held at the Africa Leadership Development Centre, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, on Tuesday.

The cleric lamented the gross insensitivity of the government to the plight of the masses, describing most people in government as illiterates.

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Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has called for the legalization of prostitution, proper education, sanitization and awareness, as well as compilation of an effective database as measures to help check the menace of human trafficking in the country.

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Nigeria is a very complex country. Our problems did not start yesterday. It started about 1884. Lord Lugard came here about 1894 and many people did not know that Major Lugard was not originally employed by the British Government. He was employed by companies. He was first employed by East Indian Company, by the Royal East African Company and then by the Royal Niger Company. It was from the Royal Niger Company that he transferred to the British government. Unless you know this background, you will not know the root causes of our problems. The interest of the Europeans in Africa and indeed Nigeria was economic and it's still economic. They have no permanent friends and no permanent interests. Neither their interests nor their friends are permanent. Nigeria was created as British sphere of interests for business. In 1898, Lugard formed the West African Frontier Force initially with 2,000 soldiers and that was the beginning of our problems.

Anybody who wants to know the root cause of all the coups and our present problems, and who does not know the evolution Nigeria would just be looking at the matter superficially. Our problems started from that time. And Lugard was what they called at that time imperialist. A number of British soldiers, businessmen, politicians were very patriotic. But I must warn you; they were operating in the interest of their country. Lugard became a Lord.

Nigerians, too, should operate in the interest of their country. When Lugard formed the West African Frontier Force with 2,000 troops, about 90 percent of them were from the North mainly from the Middle belt. And his dispatches to London between that time and January 1914 are extremely interesting. Lugard came here for a purpose ant that purpose was British interest. Between 1898 and 1914, he sent a number of dispatches to London which led to the Amalgamation of 1914.

The Order - in - Council was drawn up in November 1913 signed and came into force in January 1914. In those dispatches, Lugard said a number of things, which are at the root causes of yesterday and today's problems.

The British needed the Railway from the North to the Coast in the interest of British business. Amalgamation of the South (not of the people) became of crucial importance to British business interest. He said the North and the South should be amalgamated. Southern Nigeria came into existence on January 1900. When Benin was conquered in 1896, it made the creation of the Southern Nigerian protectorate possible on January 1, 1900.
If you remember, Sokoto was not conquered until 1903. So, there was no question of Nigeria at that time. After the conquest of Sokoto, they were able to create the northern Nigerian protectorate. Lugard went full blast and created what was to be known as the protectorate of Northern Nigeria. What is critical and important are the reasons Lugard gave in his dispatches. They are as follows: He said the North is poor and they have no resources to run the protectorate of the North. That they have no access to the sea; that the South has resources and have educated people.

The first Yoruba lawyer was called to the Bar in 1861. Therefore, because it was not the policy of the British Government to bring the taxpayers money to run the protectorate, it was in the interest of the British business and the British taxpayer that there should be Amalgamation. But what the British amalgamated was the Administration of the North and South and not the people of the North and the South, that is one of the root causes of the problems of Nigeria and the Nigerians.

When the amalgamation took effect, the British government sealed off the South from the North. And between 1914 andl960, that's a period of 46 years, the British allowed minimum contact between the North and South because it was not in the British interest that the North be allowed to be polluted by the educated South. That was the basis on which we got our independence in 1960.
When the North formed a political party, the northern leaders called it Northern Peoples Congress (NPC). They didn't call it Nigeria Peoples Congress. That was in accordance with the dictum and policies of Lugard. When Aminu Kano formed his own party, it was called Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) not Nigerian Progressive Union.

It was only Awolowo and Zik who were mistaken that there was anything called Nigeria. Infact, the so-cared Nigeria created in 1914 was a complete fraud. It was created not in the interest of Nigeria or Nigerians but in the interest of the British. And what were the structures created? The structures created were as follows: Northern Nigeria was to represent England; Western Nigeria like Wales; Eastern Nigeria was to be like Scotland. In the British structure, England has permanent majority in the House of Commons. There was no way Wales can ever dominate England, neither can Scotland dominate Britain. But they are very shrewd. They would allow a Scottish man to become Prime Minister. They would allow a Welsh man to become Prime Minister in London but the fact remains that the actual power rested in England.

That was what Lugard created in Nigeria, that was the root cause of ALL of our troubles.

Aburi Accord was reached 1967 at a meeting attended by delegates of both the Federal Government of Nigeria (The supreme Military Council) and the Eastern delegates, led by the soon-to-become-Biafran leader Colonel Ojukwu. The meeting was billed to be the last chance of preventing all out war. It was held between 4 and 5 January 1967. At this meeting, ALL stakeholders in the Nigeria state were represented and they made their voices heard.

The following were the delegates at the Aburi Conference:
• Chairman of the Ghana National Liberation Council -Lt.-General J.A. Ankrah-Chairman
• Lt.-Col. Yakubu Gowon Head of State
• Lt.-Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu - Governor Eastern State
• Major Mobolaji Johnson - Governor Lagos State
• Lt.-Col. Hassan Katsina - Governor Northern State
• Lt.-Col. David Ejoor - Governor Mid-Western State
• Commodore Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey - Governor Rivers State
• Colonel Robert Adebayo - Governor Western State
• Alhaji Kam Selem
• Mr. T. Omo-Bare


Final Aburi Communique

The Supreme Military Council of Nigeria resumed its meeting in Ghana
on the 5th of January and continued and concluded discussion of the
remaining subjects on the Agenda. The Council reached agreement on
all the items.

On the powers and functions of the Federal Military Government the
Council reaffirmed its belief in the workability of the existing
institutions subject to necessary safequards.
Other matters on which agreements were reached included the
following:

Re-organization, administration and control of the Army
Appointments and promotions to the senior ranks in the Armed Forces,
the Police, Diplomatic and Consular Services as well as appointments
to super-scale posts in the Federal Civil Service and the equivalent
posts in the Federal Statutory Corporations.
On the question of displaced persons the Supreme Military Council
agreed to set up a committee to look into the problems of
rehabilitation and recovery of property. In this connection the
Military Governor of the East assured the Council that the order that
non-Easterners should leave the Eastern Region would be reviewed with
a view to its being lifted as soon as practicable. Agreement was
also reached that the staff and employees of Governments and
Statutory Corporations who have had to leave their poses as a result
of recent disturbances in the country should continue to be paid
their full salaries up to the end of 31st March, 1967, provided they
have not found alternative employment.


The Council agreed that the Ad Hoc Committee on the constitutional
future of the country should be resumed as soon as practicable and
that the unanimous recommendations of the committee in September 1966,
will be considered by the Supreme Military Council at a later
meeting.
The Council unanimously agreed that future meetings of the Council
should be held in Nigeria at a venue to be announced later.
The entire members of the Supreme Military Council express profound
regret for the bloodshed which has engulfed the country in the past
year and avow to do all in their power to ensure there is no
recurrence of the unhappy situation.
The members of the Supreme Military Council place on record their
profound appreciation and gratitude for the constructive initiative
and assistance rendered by the Chairman of the National Liberation
Council, the Government and people of Ghana.


Statement by the Supreme Council on the Reorganization of the Army,
and the Approval of Senior Appointments, and its Declaration on the use of force

I.
The Supreme Military Council now meeting in Ghana has agreed on the
following reorganization of the Army:
The Army is to be governed by the Supreme Military Council the
Chairman of which will be known as Commander-in-Chief and Head of the
Federal Military Government.
There will be a Military Headquarters on which the Regions will be
equally represented and which will be headed by a Chief of Staff.
In each Region there shall be an Area Command under the charge of an
Area Commander and corresponding with the existing Regions.
All matters of policy including appointments and promotions of
persons in executive posts in the Armed Forces and Police shall be
dealt with by the Supreme Military Council.
During the period of the Military Government, Military Governors will
have control over their Area Commands in matters of internal security.

The following appointments must be approved by the Supreme Military
Council:
Diplomatic and Consular posts.
Senior posts in the Armed Forces and the Police.
Super-scale Federal Civil Service and Federal Corporation posts.
Any decision affecting the whole country must be determined by the
Supreme Military Council. Where a meeting is not possible such a
matter must be referred to Military Governors for comment and
concurrence.

II.
We the members of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria meeting at
Accra on 4th day of January, 1967, hereby solemnly and
unequivocably:
DECLARE that we renounce the use of force as a means of settling the
present crisis in Nigeria, and hold ourselves in honor bound by this
declaration.
REAFFIRM our faith in discussions and negotiation as the only
peaceful way of resolving the Nigerian crisis.
AGREE to exchange information on the quantity of arms and ammunition
in each unit of the Army in each Region, and also on the quantity of
new arms and ammunition in stock.

(Signatures of the nine leaders)

Five male organs have reportedly gone missing between Saturday and now within the premises of the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger state.

Perpetrators of this evil acts according to witnesses are girls, who are students of the institution.

This has led to the students going on rampage, and right now on their way to the palace of the Etsu Nupe, to lodge their complains. According to eye witnesses, one of the girls caught confessed that they were mandated to source for 10 male organs for God knows who, and there were at least ten of such girls in and around the school premises.

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Super Eagles actually were treated to a VIP reception upon arrival in Bangladesh

They even walked the red carpet.

See pictures below;

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