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Politics / Re: EFCC Probes Buhari’s Ministers For Corruption by andertoph(m): 7:40am On Oct 16, 2016
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Politics / Re: Buhari Visits Injured Nigerian Soldier In German Hospital (photo) by andertoph(m): 8:37pm On Oct 15, 2016
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Celebrities / Re: Alibaba: “Ladies With K-Leg, Mini Skirts Not For You" by andertoph(m): 10:31am On Oct 15, 2016
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Politics / More Chibok Girls To Regain Freedom, Says Buhari by andertoph(m): 10:49pm On Oct 14, 2016



BERLIN, Germany – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism on the release of more of the kidnapped Chibok girls, after 21 of them were freed by Boko Haram, following more than two years of captivity.

Buhari spoke at a joint press conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday in Berlin.

He said negotiations would continue until all the girls secure their freedom.

“On the Chibok girls, we have been able to secure the release of 21 of them, so over 100 more are still in the hands of the terrorists somewhere in the Lake Chad Basin area which include Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria.

“In getting this 21 out, we hope we will get enough intelligence to go about securing the rest of them”, the president said, according to a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity..

The President thanked the United Nations for its participation in trying to secure the release of these girls.

According to him, as a result of terrorism in Nigeria, no fewer than 37,000 Nigerians were killed by Boko Haram.

“Right now we have about two million people in IDP camps, 60 per cent of them are women and children and 60 per cent of those children are orphaned.

“This is a major challenge for government; we have to provide face infrastructure especially for education and health, take them back to their villages and towns and reintegrate them so that they can have normal life,’’ he said.

The President thanked the German government for its humanitarian assistance and support for Nigeria in dealing with the effects of terrorism.

Responding to a question on the BBC interview with his wife, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the President said his wife and the opposition needed to appreciate the depth of the problems he met on the ground.

“He caused laughter at the press conference when he jokingly said: “I claim superior knowledge compared to her and the opposition,’’ referring to his three attempts at the polls to become President of Nigeria over a 12-year period, succeeding in the fourth attempt,” the statement said.



www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/chibok-girls-regain-freedom-says-buhari/
Crime / Four ‘killed’, Others Injured As Customs Officers Go On Rampage by andertoph(m): 4:54pm On Oct 13, 2016



At least four persons were Thursday feared killed and three others injured after some trigger-happy Nigerian Customs Service (NIS) operatives went berserk.

The incidents occurred at Moshalashi and Kola Bus Stops at Alagbado and Ajegunle in Alakuko.

It was gathered that the Customs operatives, allegedly attached to the Federal Operations, were chasing some rice smugglers while they suddenly started shooting sporadically in the crowded areas.

The four persons, who were said to have been hit by stray bullets, were commercial motorcyclists.

Among them, The Nation gathered, was a 25-year-old identified as Saheed, whose wife was said to be pregnant.

It was gathered that the operatives who rode on four patrol vehicles, took one of the victims as they fled. They were said to have injured about three other persons who were taken to an undisclosed hospital.

It was gathered that the Customs operatives while fleeing, threatened to shoot policemen from Alakuko Division, who attempted to stop them.

A resident who hinted on the incident said that the officers acted as though they were drunk.

He said: “It was around 7am. I was inside my house and suddenly I started hearing gunshots. I looked through the window to see what was happening and people were running. I saw about four Customs vehicle and the officers were just shooting anyhow.

“Later, I heard they were chasing rice smugglers but all the people they killed were Okada riders. Bullet hit one on the stomach; another person was hit on the leg and another one on the hand. About four people died. Blood was everywhere and the Customs men escaped.”

The Nation gathered that residents of the area soon took to the streets in protest against the operatives. They were said to have vandalised several properties and burnt tyres on the major roads to ground vehicular movements.

Commercial motorcyclists were said to have attempted to raze an Oando gas station, where the Customs officers usually stayed but they were stopped by policemen led by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Commander, Tunji Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).

Efforts to get the Customs’ spokesman, Uche Ejesieme’s reaction on the issue failed at the time of filing this report.

Contacted, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP) said one person was killed.
She said: “Some Custom officials were on the trail of a vehicle, in the process they went berserk and started shooting. One passerby was shot to death around Ajegunle in Alakuko. A patrol team led by the DPO of Alakuko Division, moved to the area to douse the tension.

“They fired sporadically and escaped from the scene. The dead body was evacuated to morgue. Investigation is ongoing.”



http://thenationonlineng.net/four-killed-others-injured-customs-officers-go-rampage/
Celebrities / Flavour Shares Beautiful Photo Of His Daughter Sofia by andertoph(m): 10:46am On Oct 10, 2016

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