₦airaland Forum

The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa
Consultative Forum, and the Catholic Secretariat of
Nigeria have appealed to the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta not to attack
mosques and Islamic clerics.
They said in separate reactions to MEND's threat
that doing so would worsen the already precarious
security situation in the country.
The group had on Sunday said it would from May
31 attack mosques and Islamic clerics, who preach
hate messages to their followers. It said the attacks
were meant to save Christians from Boko Haram.
But the ACF, through its National Publicity Secretary,
Mr. Anthony Sani,advised MEND to reconsider its
position in favour of assisting the present
administration to bring about peaceful coexistence
among Nigerians.
Sani, in an interview with one of our
correspondents in Kaduna, said, "I hope you in the
media also know the security challenges posed by
insurgents, kidnappers, armed robbers and MEND.
Do not help anybody, including the youth who relish
in the use of violence in order to address their
perceived grievances.
"This is because violence, rather than advance the
socio-economic development of any country, acts as
a drag on advancement. So, it is not in the interest of
anybody to promote violence as a culture in the
polity, since violence begets violence.
"I therefore advise MEND to reconsider its position
in favour of helping this administration to bring
about peace in Nigeria rather than presiding over a
divided people."
Also, the Communications Director, Catholic
Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ralph Madu, urged
MEND not to do anything that could thwart the effort
of the committee set up by President Goodluck
Jonathan on the Boko Haram insurgency to make the
sect members lay down their arms.
He said, "We know that attacking mosques and
religious places of worship will aggravate the
problem on the ground. We want peace in this
country; let MEND drop their arms and machetes
and embrace peace so that there will be a lasting
peace in this country.
"All these provoked and unprovoked reactions won't
solve the problems. The Presidency has set up a
committee to look into some of these things. Let us
give the President some chance. Who wants MEND to
start burning down the whole place? Did anybody
say that? They should cease fire if at all there is fire.
Although people have been very much aggrieved
with the way Christians are being killed in this
country, we need peace."
Also on Monday, security experts joined the ACF and
CSN in calling MEND not to cause another civil war
by carrying out its threat.
A former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji
AbubakarTsav, and an ex-Security Adviser to Rivers
State Governor, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, said that the
militant group must realise that the Federal
Government was already over-stretched by Boko
Haram attacks.
Tsav, in a telephone interview with one of our
correspondents, warned that any attack by MEND
on Islamic centres would embarrass President
Goodluck Jonathan and push the nation to the edge.
He called on the government to prevail on the
militant group not to carry out its threat.
Tsav said, "Boko Haram and MEND attacks have
already over-stretched Jonathan and so, MEND
should not precipitate another civil war by
launching attacks on mosques and Muslims because
it was not only Muslims that were affected by Boko
Haram attacks; the government should go ahead
with the amnesty plan for Boko Haram because the
government laid a precedent by granting amnesty to
Niger Delta militants."
Sara-Igbe said even though the Niger Delta people
were not happy that the Federal Government had not
done much to fulfil their yearnings, they would not
encourage violence or terrorism in any part of the
country.
He said, "There is resentment in the Niger Delta
because Jonathan has not done anything for the
people; but we will not encourage violence or
terrorism by MEND; any attack by MEND on Islamic
targets will lead to another civil war and we will not
encourage that."
Meanwhile, the Northern Elders Forum has insisted
that only "honest and productive dialogues" would
douse the tension between Boko Haram and the
Federal Government.
The NEF said this in a statement read by its
spokesperson, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, after its special
meeting in Abuja on the current security situation
in the country.
It appealed to both parties to remain flexible in the
face of agitation for "full reconciliation."
The meeting was convened to discuss the proposed
amnesty for insurgents in the North.
It was attended by 42 retired senior judicial,
security/intelligence officers and technocrats.
Abdullahi said that the meeting also appealed to
both the government and insurgents to remain
flexible to new ideas and suggestions by people of
goodwill from within and outside the country.
He said, "The meeting noted the need for the conduct
of the dialogue and achievement of full
reconciliation in the atmosphere that encourages the
building of confidence in the integrity process. All
Nigerians have a responsibility to encourage the
government and the insurgents to engage in honest
and productive dialogues.
"The meeting notes and endorses the suggestion that
the Federal Government should set up a Dialogue
and Reconciliation Commission which will have full
powers to facilitate, ultimately, full resolution of this
conflict."

Sources: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/acf-catholics-beg-mend-not-to-attack-mosques/

we need more pictures.

Abi them no kiss ni?

The Nigerian Army has said it is ready to halt the
resumed hostilities of the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta.
The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier-
General Ibrahim Attahiru, in a telephone interview
with SUNDAY PUNCH, said the current strength of
the military Joint Task Force operating in the region
was sufficient to contain the group's violent
activities.
"Without doubt, the strength of the JTF in the Niger
Delta is enough to deal with them. So, the issue of
deployment of troops in the area does not arise. We
are absolutely ready for MEND or any other group
that might want to resume disturbance in the Niger
Delta. The army will not tolerate such attacks on
Nigerians," he said.
Attahiru added that the army had already carried
out a threat analysis in view of the resumed
hostilities.
He said, "In situations like these, threat analysis is
usually carried out. So, we know what threats we are
faced with and we know that the JTF can handle the
threats. There is no deployment in the area."
Last Sunday, MEND claimed that its fighters killed 12
policemen in a boat that was ambushed in Azuzama,
Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State, a day after the group
threatened to resume hostilities.
The militant group had earlier announced that it
would resume attacks in the oil rich Niger Delta to
avenge alleged collaboration between the Federal
Government and South Africa to jail its former
leader, Henry Okah.
Security agencies had dismissed the threat and said
they were ready for MEND.
MEND, in an online statement also claimed that two
of its fighters died in the exchange of fire with
security agents, which lasted for 40 minutes.
The militant group advised oil firms and members of
the public to disregard the "false sense of security
being peddled by the JTF.

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/we-will-deal-with-mend-army/

KingPradas: There went there to be prostitute if not how can they afford Dubai.

#Gbagaunnnnnnnn#

Blood of Jesus!

See how this KING murdered English...

Next time, you are permitted to write in your fathers dialect...

Photos from Tonto Dikeh's music video shoot...

I got these exclusive photos from some chick at
Tonto's music video shoot. The actress turned singer
shot the video for one of her singles, Itz Ova, at Koga
Studio in Oregun today. See more photos after the
cut...

To The Right Is TONTO DIKE In Secondary School
Before She Turned To Nicki Minaj with the
Americana displays and oration. Many Nigerians
have argued on whether this picture shows she has
always been a beauty or not, and the argument
simply goes on and on. The truth still stands that
this is one of Nollywood’s finest, and she is very
much glazing movies both locally and
internationally, and she has not shown any signs of
giving up both in her celebrity attires and in her
screen performances.

Source: www.informationng.com/2012/06/photo-of-tonto-dike-in-secondary-school.html

Here is a detail life history of Nigerian actress Tonto
Dike.

Tonto Dike originates from Ikwere, Port Harcourt,
in Rivers State. She was born on June 9, 1985 and
after her primary and secondary education, she was
admitted into Rivers State University of Science and
Technology, Port Harcourt, and currently studying
Petro-Chemical Engineering.

Growing up:
Growing up was wonderful because I had everything I wanted and wasn’t deprived of anything. My father was wealthy, so he did everything possible for me. I went to the best schools in my state, I graduated with good results from my primary and secondary schools and I hope to graduate with the best result after my degree programme. I have had parental love, care, family ties while growing up.
It’s been love all the way the only thing I didn’t
appreciate while growing up was the fact that I could not mix with my peer group, which is why I can’t speak my dialect up till now. Another was growing up without my mother. She died when I was just three years old, so I practically didn’t know her, but it was a joy to know that I had someone who I could say replaced her.

My journey into Nollywood:
I got into the industry after I left the reality T.V show
The next movie star in 2005, I was first runner-up,
when Kingsley Ogboso won, and from there, I started
looking for contacts and fortunately for me, a lot of
people saw my talent, I got involved in the reality
show first because I saw it as a way of getting close
to the industry, I had hoped that from it I would
move into the industry and it happened as I wanted.

Challenges:
Sincerely, I don’t think I have had to go through any
challenge. This is because I don’t see them as
challenges; I am a very prayerful person. I believe so
much in God and it seems like everything just falls at
my feet. Anything I want just falls at my feet. I can’t
say I have had to go through challenges since I got
into the industry.

Big break:
Perhaps, I should say my first movie, but that was
released last year so I will say my second movie,
entitled, Holy Cross which I did with Nonso Diobi,
Uncle Pete Edochie and Jim Iyke, after seeing the
film, the producers and directors wanted to use me
in their own films, Right from my second movie
people started to look out for me.

Nollywood:
I see the industry as a fruitful one, which can yield
more fruits in the future. All we need is hard work,
perseverance and prayer. The industry is like a
newborn baby that has to be nurtured and well
taken care of. I still think that we really need to work
hard because we are way backward. Though we
may be doing well, I still think we can do better.

Relationship:
I am in one, which I am very proud of. He is okay for
me. I took what God gave me, and remember, I said
God gives me anything that I desire. As for how he
feels when I am on set with all the kissing and
hugging, I’ll tell you something: When I say that I
took what God gave me, I meant that He gave me a
package in a man, all I want in life He gave to me in
one person.
May man gives me endurance, patience, love and he
is someone who understands. He really understands,
so I don’t have a problem with my handling of roles.
He might not be okay with the roles all the while, but
he still prays for me and hopes for a better future for
me because he knows I love my job.

Playing music with Patience Ozorkwor:
First of all, the music is owned by Amaco
Investments; Charles, Patience and I were just called
to mime it. I had fun being in the video and I didn’t
know it was going to be this big as everybody is
talking about it. I have no plans whatsoever to get
into music.

First day on set:
I was very scared. I was shy. I didn’t know what to
think or expect until the lights came on, then I knew
that this was serious business. But I had people like
Uncle Pete Edochie, Nonso Diobi, Desmond Elliot,
Nkiru Sylvanus, and Uncle Larry Coldsweat. They
kept saying ‘you can do it’ and I did it.

What you can’t wear:
I will not be caught in a long skirt because I hate it. I
also can’t wear Iro and Buba, it’s fashion for the
older women. I am still very young and I need to feel
free in my body you can’t catch me being very
religious in my dressing, I love to dress the way I
love to dress.

Sexy part of me:
I give that to my lips. I love them and people have
told me that they love them too, talking about what
people don’t know about me, a lot of people don’t
know that I am very nice, a wonderful and serious
minded person.

Coping with school and acting:
I am in my final year now, and this year, I have
decided that I must spend almost all of it in school
doing school work. Though I will still be on set, I
hope to be in school more. I will work it out, I don’t
have a plan yet, but I will be able to be in school
more often than I used to.

Philosophy of life:
I have a lot of them but I will share one, if you have
your eyes on something, on a particular level in life
when you get to that level, always know that there
are so many other levels left to climb. Try to be on
top, even when you are on top, try to be on top of the
top.

Artiste admired:
Back home, I only admire two females – Aunty Joke
Sylvia and Rita Dominic. Why Rita? It’s because
when I want to recount how my interest in the
movies started, her name will be mentioned as she
inspired me a lot. And for Aunty Joke, she is a
wonderful person, she is joy to me, I watch her and I
feel alive and want to do more than she has done,
Internationally I love Al Paccino and Julia Roberts,
they are inspiration to me.

In five years:
I really have faith and hope that I will be better than
I am now. I am not striving to end in Nollywood, I
intend to get into Hollywood, I don’t know how I will
do that but I know that God will make a way for me.

A word to fans:
I say thank to all, I really appreciate their love by
buying my movies, watching them and appreciating
me. I wake up each day knowing that without my
fans in my life, there would be no full Tonto. I love
them all.

Source: naijagists.com/actress-tonto-dike-biography-and-latest-news/

OsunOriginal: Muslim groups are pursuing peace while CAN insists on its divisive campaign. What will CAN benefit from this? It will be interesting to know the real people behind boko

Bros, how far?
When last you take your drugs?
Something is wrong with your brain...
Mtshweeeee!!!

THE remains of the late Kwara State Commissioner
of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu were laid to rest
Friday in his hometown, Nsukka, amid tears from
mourners who gathered at the St Victor’s Catholic
Church, Onuiyi in Nsukka for a burial mass in his
honour.
Asadu was laid to rest after a funeral mass
celebrated by over 50 catholic priests, and also
attended by clergymen from other Christian
denominations.
The late CP was murdered by unknown gunmen last
month at his residence in Enugu, during a visit to his
family.
Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyebuchi,
led a delegation from the State Government, which
also had the Speaker of the State House of Assembly,
Hon. Eugene Odo. Anambra State Deputy Governor,
Mr. Emeka Sibendu, represented Governor Peter Obi
at the event.
Also at the burial were Senator Ayogu Eze,
representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone; Hon.
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, representing Igbo-Eze North/
Udenu in the House of Reps, former National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief
Okwesilieze Nwodo, former Information Minister,
Nnia Nwodo, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Uganda, Chief
Fidel Ayogu, and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Malachy
Okwueze, among others.
A special Kwara State delegation to the ceremony
was led by Mr. Leke Ogungbe, the Deputy Chief of
Staff to Governor Ahmed Abdulfatah. The Kwara
Police Command, led by Assistant Commissioner
Adewale Olatunji, was also at the event.
In a special tribute to the late commissioner, the
Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed
Abubakar, said the police would leave no stone
unturned in tracking down his killers.
He said although Asadu had been buried,
investigations on the circumstances that led to his
death would not be buried until his killers were
brought to book.

Source: www.theguardianmobile.com/readNewsItem1.php?nid=12515

The Nigerian army, 2 Division, Ibadan and the Oyo
State Police Command on Friday said the reported
clash between their men at Mokola area of Ibadan
on Wednesday and Thursday had been resolved.
The two security agencies made known their
decisions known during a joint military/police press
conference held at the state Criminal Investigation
Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
In attendance were the Deputy Director, Army Public
Relations Department, 2 Division, Ibadan, Lt.-Col.
Mustapha Ankar; Assistant Commissioner of Police,
Criminal Investigation Department, Mr. Dansuki
Galadandi; and the Police Public Relations Officer,
Mrs. Bisi Inobanafor.
The PPRO, who debunked the reported fight between
the army and the police at a check point at Mokola,
Ibadan, said there was a roadside altercation
between a policewoman and two soldiers in mufti.
She said, "There was an altercation when a woman
police, who just closed from work, was on her way
home. The woman was in mufti when two men who
were on motorcycle (also in mufti) assaulted her.
When she retorted, they beat her up and she called
for help.
"The three policemen, who went to the scene to
ascertain what went wrong, were stabbed on the
chests and buttocks by the men who were later
found to be soldiers.
"One of the policemen shot into the air to alert the
police station nearby. He fired another shot on the
ground and the ricochet of the bullet injured one of
the soldiers on the leg.
"The Divisional Police Officer at Mokola ordered that
the men (including the soldier) be rushed to the
hospital for treatment.
"On Thursday after 3 pm, some soldiers brandishing
hammers, clubs and other objects attacked the
Mokola Police Station. They were curtailed with
utmost restraint."
She said one of the soldiers who fell while they were
being pursued was arrested by the police. According
to her, the GOC ordered that he should be handed
over for investigation.
She said, "What happened on Thursday was an
unfortunate incident. We are to ensure the security
of the nation and its people and we only have
common enemies – criminals and the terrorists.
There is a huge collaboration between the army and
the police."
Ankar said, "The issue being exaggerated in the
social media is unfortunate. The 2 Division is in
harmony with the police in this state.
"Presently, we are doing joint training with the
police and civil defence on how to make Oyo State a
safe place."
Galadandi said, "Actually, there was a clash but it is
being resolved. The GOC and the CP were contacted
and they directed that there should be a joint
investigation of the 23 soldiers that came to attack
the police station.
"There is no problem any longer. The matter has
been dealt with."

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/police-army-clear-air-over-clash/

The Federal Government's committee on amnesty for the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, plans to reach out to the leader of the group, Sheik Ibrahim Shekau.
Saturday PUNCH's investigation showed that in spite
of the sect's rejection of the amnesty offer by the
Federal Government, the government is still leaving
the option open.
It was gathered that as part of the moves to pursue
the dialogue option, the committee, which would
soon be constituted, would consist of respected
Islamic leaders.
It was also learnt that its membership would include
some indigenes of Yobe and Borno states, which are
the operating bases of the sect.
Investigations showed that Islamic scholars and
other prominent indigenes of the two states would
assist in reaching out to Shekau.
A top government source, who pleaded anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the issue, said, "The
Federal Government is not discouraged by the sect's
rejection of amnesty.
"We are going to use the stick and carrot approach.
While the Joint Task Force will continue its
operations, the committee will reach out to the sect
for dialogue.
"We have started a process and we will not abandon
it. We will, however, need the cooperation of
northern leaders to appeal to those people."
The Northern Elders' Forum had a meeting with
President Goodluck Jonathan last week and advised
the President to offer amnesty to the sect members.
Jonathan was reported to have agreed to set up a
committee that would work out the amnesty terms
for the sect after a meeting with security chiefs.
But the leader of the sect was quoted on Thursday by
the AFP news agency as rejecting the offer on behalf
of the group.
He was quoted as saying in a recorded audio
message in Hausa, "Surprisingly, the Nigerian
government is talking about granting amnesty. What
wrong have we done? On the contrary, it is we that
should grant you (a) pardon."
But it was gathered that in spite of the sect's rejection
of the amnesty, the government would go ahead with
its decision to set up the committee.
It was also gathered that apart from the Northern
Elders' Forum, other northern groups such as the
Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern
Governors' Forum are expected to join in the peace
moves.
Confirming this, a member of the NEF, Prof. Ango
Abdullahi, told one of our correspondents that the
forum was prepared to play any role given to it in
order to ensure peace.
Asked if the NEF would take up the challenge of
reaching out to Shekau, he said, "It depends on how
the committee is formulated. I think the government
is working very hard to set up this committee, they
have not finished.
"I know members of the committee will do this. The
northern elders and other groups will join the main
committee; there may be sub-committees which will
be given various roles with the sole objective of
ending the crisis.
"I don't see our group being singled out; we will be
called to make our contributions like every other
group."
Meanwhile, the Jamaatu Nasril Islam on Friday
appealed to the Federal Government not to be
distracted from its amnesty plan for the insurgent
group, Boko Haram.
Its Secretary General, Dr. Khalid Aliyu, said in
Kaduna at a news briefing that the government
should ignore those bent on distracting it from
pursuing the path of peace and reconciliation.
He condemned the negative campaign launched by
the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria,
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, against the amnesty plan,
saying it was divisive and selfish.
"We appeal to the Federal Government to proceed
with its plans for amnesty as a potent way of
restoring peace to Nigeria without minding any
distractive tendencies," he said.
The JNI secretary general described the Boko Haram
insurgency as "an accident beyond religion, which
affects every Nigerian directly or indirectly and
upon which no passing of buck can be logical."
He said the attack by the insurgents had killed more
Muslims than Christians and had disrupted the
livelihood of millions of others.
Aliyu listed some high profile casualties of the
insurgents as the Shehu of Borno, the Emir of Fika,
the Emir of Kano and hundreds of Muslim clerics,
adding that the CAN president's comments were
misplaced.
He appealed to well meaning Nigerians to support
the government to restore peace and normalcy to
areas affected by the insurgency.
He called on Muslims not to be provoked by the
smear campaign and to pray continuously for peace
and tranquillity in the country.

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/northern-leaders-to-meet-boko-haram-leader/

THE Federal Government, on Wednesday, hinted
that the national identity card would replace voter
cards in future elections in the country just as it
approved the printing of 33.5 million new
permanent voter cards by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).
Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, who
revealed this while briefing State House
correspondents after the weekly meeting of the
Federal Executive Council (FEC), said the new voter
cards would be printed at the cost of N2.17 billion.
He noted that the new voter cards would contain
unique biometric features to identify the holders and
come with a lifespan of 10 years, adding that during
the 10 years lifespan, the national identity card
would replace it as the voter card.
Maku said: “Following the successful conduct of the
nationwide voters’ registration in 2011, the
commission proposed to print 73,500,000 permanent
voters’ cards to replace the temporary voter cards
issued during the voter registration.
“The commission printed 40,000,000 permanent
cards in 2011 for the first phase of the project which
is in progress. There is the need to print and issue
the remaining 35.000,000 permanent voter cards.
“After deliberations, Council approved the contract
for the second phase of the printing of permanent
voter cards at the rate of N65 per card in the sum of
N2,117,500,000 with a completion period of six
months,” he said.
The minister explained that based on INEC’s
estimate, the permanent voter cards would be used
for elections in 2015 and 2019 after which the
national identity cards would be the instrument for
use in elections in the country.
FEC also approved the institutionalisation of six-level
National Vocational Qualification Framework
(NVQF) and the placement of National Vocational
Qualifications in the Scheme of Service.
Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i,
who was also at the briefing, explained that the
decision was informed by the need to de-emphasise
over-reliance on paper qualification and integrate
skilled professionals into the scheme of service.
In doing this, the council reasoned that as Nigeria
aspired to become a major player in the world
economy, the place of skilled and competent
workforce could not be underplayed.

Source: tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/9338-fg-approves-n3-3bn-for-permanent-voter-cards-national-id-card-to-replace-voter-cards

SaharaReporters has learned that Dr. Chudi Nwike,
the former Deputy Governor of Anambra State
who was kidnapped on March 19, has been killed
by his kidnappers who had demanded a N30
million ransom and actually collected a negotiated
amount.
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said that the
body was identified at the Agbor Police Station in
Delta State by the Anambra State Chairman of the
party), Chief Amaechi Obidike, State Secretary
Barr Emeka Ibe, and the victim’s brother, Dr.Bufo
Nwike.
The statement noted that the family had negotiated
and paid a ransom prior to the discovery of the
body, Bufo Nwike handling the negotiations and
arranging to pay to the kidnappers N5million at an
undisclosed location in Delta State.
That ransom was in paid on April 5, but the
kidnappers, after collecting the money from the
courier, cut off all further communications. The
body was discovered thereafter.
“We are tremendously ashamed of the
circumstances of his death and wish we could now
erase from history that a former Deputy Governor
of a State in Nigeria died in this manner,” ACN said
in the statement.
The party called on the security agencies, in view
of the fact that they did not succeed in tracking
down the abductors of the former Deputy
Governor while he lived, to “rise and smash all
obstacles on the way to unearthing the abductors
and killers of ACN’s rare gem, an embodiment of
peace and knowledge.”
See full ACN press release below:
Anambra’s Pioneer Deputy Governor killed by
kidnappers
Okolo Azu Ogbunike aka ejiem ooo!
Omambalai n’umu Chi ewelu efifie jie !!
Umu Anambra izuzu be zu gbe !!!
Nigeria alu emeee nu moooo!!!!
With a heart full of pain and sorrow, Action
Congress of Nigeria, Anambra State Chapter, in
consultation with the NwikeFamily of Azu
Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area ofAnambra
State announces the death murder of Dr
ChuddyNwike, Ibolo Ogbunike, First Deputy
Governor of AnambraState and National Vice
President of the Action Congress of Nigeria (South
East).
Dr Nwike’s body has been identified by Our State
Chairman, Chief Amaechi Obidike, our State
Secretary, Barr Emeka Ibeand his brother Dr Bufo
Nwike at Agbor Police Station in Delta State.
Dr Nwike, who became Deputy Governor of
Anambra State under Gov Chukwuemeka Ezeife in
1991, was abducted by gunmen on March 19, 2013
by suspected kidnappers.
According to the family, the suspected kidnappers
made contact with his brother Dr Bufo Nwike
shortly after with a ransomedemand of N30
million equivalent, delivered in US Dollars. The
younger Dr Nwike, negotiated the sum to N5
million which delivered to a location in Delta State
through a courier on Friday April 05, 2013,after
rejecting the offer for the wife or the brother to
deliver the money.
But rather than release the ex-Deputy Governor,
the kidnappers seized the money and the courier
on April 05, 2013, cutting off all communication,
until the body was found.
All efforts and all contacts made by our party to
relevant authorities had not yielded any dividend
and have surprisingly not even drawn any concern
from quarters we took for granted.
We worked and prayed to see Dr Nwike return
safe and alive to continue contributing as he has
been doing to our party, but we have not. We
toiled and moiled to see our South East National
Vice Chairman, play his traditional fatherly role in
the tasks immediately before us. But we are crest-
fallen that Dr Nwike as gone the way of all mortals,
though in a way we would have wished away.
We are tremendously ashamed of the
circumstances of his death and wish we could now
erase from history that a former Deputy Governor
of a State in Nigeria died in this manner.
Our Leader Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige mourns, our
committed party faithfuls weep and our
overwhelming supporters wail, butDr Nwike,Ibolo
Ogbunike ,distinguished medical Doctor,
calculative politician and quintessential statesman
is no more.
Since the security agencies did not succeed in
tracking downAnambra’s Deputy Governor in life,
we urge them to rise and smash all obstacles on
the way to unearthing the abductors and killers of
ACN’s rare gem, an embodiment of peace and
knowledge.
We urge them to leave no stone unturned and not
be beaten by any decoy until the nation has the
right answers to the nagging questions. For we
may know who will it be next.

Source: mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/former-deputy-governor-anambra-state-killed-kidnappers

Not well organised...

That is why i L♥√e watching the organised CALABAR CARNIVAL...

The Harambee Stars of Kenya are in the market for a psychologist as they prepare for the return leg
fixture with the Super Eagles in their race for the
2014 World Cup.
Kenya coach Adel Amrouche believes his wards did
not display enough self-confidence during their first
leg fixture with the Eagles in Calabar last month
despite snatching a point in the encounter.
Amrouche told the Daily Nation that the psychologist
would work on the player at least a month before
hosting the African champions.
It will be the first time the Harambee Stars will get
one.
"Some of our preparations will target the minds of
the players because we need to trust in ourselves. I
can look for someone to assign that part," Amrouche
said.
"I congratulate the team on the fantastic work they
did in Calabar. That result was achieved against
many odds and I am very satisfied.
"I am not thinking about the Super Eagles. We only
talk about ourselves and how we can improve. I
want to build a team of able players into a family,
thereafter we will work towards achieving our
goals."
The Football Kenya Federation has also concluded
plans for the Harambee Stars to prepare for the
World Cup qualifiers with a friendly against the
Black Stars of Ghana five days before hosting
Nigeria.
"It's because of the good show against Nigeria that
our friends Ghana want to meet us in a friendly and
many other countries have expressed interest," an
official of the FKF was quoted as saying on Friday.
Meanwhile, in the CAF Champions League, it was
different tunes for Nigerian clubs. Kano Pillars
blamed biased officiating after they crashed out on
Sunday on the away goals rule at AC Leopard of
Congo while Enugu Rangers beat Vital'O of Burundi
2-0 to advance to the second round.
The first leg match in Burundi ended goalless for
Rangers to progress to the second round of the
competition at 2-0 on aggregate.
Pillars lost by 3-0 to AC Leopard for this first round
tie which made it 4-4 on aggregate, but the Congolese
sneaked through having scored a goal in Kano in the
first match.
The round defining-goal was from the penalty spot in
stoppage time in Brazzaville on Sunday.
Pillars spokesman Idris Malikawa said the Ivorian
referee robbed his team.
"This is daylight robbery. African football is doomed
with such refereeing," blasted Malikawa.
"It's just unbelievable and if this is how African
football is, then we are all doomed."
Malikawa claimed the referee struck out a 75th
minute penalty he initially awarded the Nigeria
champions.
"There were no complaints in the first half, but after
the interval the referee became something else."

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/sports/kenya-to-hire-psychologist-against-nigeria/

seunfly: Don't peaple know that this is a counter boko haram insurgent, they only use Henry is a cover up.

#Gbagannnnn#

I beg bros, you are permitted to write in your mothers dialect.

Tears flowed freely in Ekiti State on Sunday
following the announcement of the death of the
Deputy Governor, Mrs. Funmilayo Olayinka, who
died at 52 on Saturday after a protracted battle with
cancer on Sunday.
The deputy governor's parents, Chief Festus
Famuagun, and her wife, Grace, were inconsolable
when Governor Kayode Fayemi and his wife, Bisi,
visited the bereaved family at Isato area of Ado Ekiti
on Sunday.
The deceased's mother, who is 80 years old,
rhetorically asked the governor, "Kayode, where is
Funmi? Kayode, where is your deputy?"
The governor, who was moved to tears by the
question, intermittently removed his glasses to wipe
tears from his face with his handkerchief.
While the governor tried in vain to console the
father, his wife also made attempts to console the
mother but it was in vain.
The governor, who was dressed in dark outfit, did
not grant interview while leaving the residence of
the Famuagun.
Top government officials, including the Chairman of
SUBEB, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; the Head of Service,
Mr. Bunmi Famosaya; the Commissioner for
Information, Mr. Tayo Ekundayo; among others, led
other gvernment official to commiserate with the
bereaved family.
Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria in Ekiti
State, Chief Jide Awe, burst into tears during an
interview with journalists at the residence of the
deceased.
Awe, who had tried hard to fight tears, burst into
tears as Olayinka was referred to as the late deputy
governor. The ACN chairman described Olayinka as
a pillar of support for the ACN and the government
of the state.
Sympathisers have been pouring into the
Government House to commiserate with Fayemi
over the death of the deputy governor.
Some of the early callers at the Government House in
include, Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala; former Governor of old Ondo State, Bamidele
Olumilua; and Speaker of Ekiti State House of
Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin.
Okonjo-Iweala said, "It is with deep sense of loss
that we learn the passing of our beautiful, intelligent
sister. She was a true representative of Nigeria's
womanhood."
Meanwhile, Fayemi on Sunday declared a seven-day
mourning to commence the mourning of the late
deputy governor, who died of cancer in Lagos on
Saturday.
Fayemi said this in a broadcast on Sunday.
The governor said it was sad that Olayinka lost the
battle to cancer although she availed herself of
medical treatment both at home and abroad.
The governor said, "I am pained by the exit of our
deputy governor who was my ready partner in our
collective quest to develop our dear state. As my
dependable ally in the struggle to free Ekiti, she was
a consistent bulwark of support, especially through
the period of the judicial struggle to reclaim our
mandate.
"She was a virtuous family woman and devout
Christian, who served God practically and diligently,
touching many lives in compassion and humility.
"In reflection of the mood of our state in this trying
moment, a period of seven-day mourning shall
commence from this moment during which all flags
in the state will fly at half mast. During this period
also, all state official ceremonies will be suspended."

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/where-is-your-deputy-olayinkas-mother-asks-fayemi/

Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
on Sunday claimed that its fighters killed the 12
policemen whose boat was ambushed in Azuzama,
Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State, on Saturday and that
the deaths were to teach the security forces a lesson
for scorning its warning.
The militant group had last week announced that it
would resume attacks in the oil rich Niger Delta by
Friday to avenge alleged collaboration between the
Federal Government and South Africa to jail its
former leader, Henry Okah. Security agencies had
dismissed the threat and said they were ready for
MEND which tagged its promised resurgence of
attacks, 'Hurricane Exodus.'
MEND, in an online statement on Sunday, also
disclosed that two of its fighters died in the exchange
of fire with security agents. The crossfire lasted for
40 minutes.
It said it intercepted and engaged government forces
in a fierce gun battle and killed the security agents in
the process.
According to the militant group's statement signed
by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, MEND said it
would remain resolute in its resumption of
hostilities. It also expressed the hope that Saturday's
clash would serve as a lesson to the Joint Task Force
and stop it from making 'careless' utterances.
The JTF however on Sunday said its operatives had
now been placed on the alert to forestall further
violence in the restive Niger Delta.
Curiously, the Police commissioner in Bayelsa,
Kingsley Omire, said the killing of his men had
nothing to do with MEND's threat of last week and
said that he believed that the 12 policemen were still
missing and their whereabouts was still a subject of
intense search.
Omire blamed the fate of the policemen on a dispute
between the gunmen and the government over their
amnesty payments. The Federal Government has
been paying all militants that laid down their arms
under its amnesty programme commenced since
2010.
The MEND's statement on Sunday reads, "For
dismissing Hurricane Exodus as an 'empty threat'
heavily armed fighters from the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta, at about 17:00 Hrs.,
Saturday 06, April 2013, intercepted and engaged
government security forces in a fierce gunfight
lasting over 40 minutes at Azuzama, Southern Ijaw,
Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
"The clash which happened in the river left over 15
security forces dead as we also lost two (2) of our
fighters in the battle. We hope this encounter will
serve as a lesson to the Joint Task Force from making
careless utterances that cannot be backed as we
remain resolute in our resumption of hostilities."
The militant group advised oil firms and members of
the public to disregard the false sense of security
being peddled by the JTF even as it disowned one
Comrade Azizi who claimed to be its spokesman and
advised members of the public to ignore his (Azizi)
comments.
"All oil companies and the public are advised to
ignore the false sense of security been peddled by
the JTF as well as the false comments from a
"Comrade Azizi", who claims to be the spokesman
for the group.
"This person is not known to MEND, does not speak
for MEND and his utterances and style do not reflect
our plans and actions," it maintained.
The JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, in
a statement on Sunday said, "Our maritime and air
assets have also been mobilised and we have
intensified our patrols to dominate both land and
water ways to check any assailant. We will not
permit any lawlessness that will jeopardise the
peace in the region.
"We again call on all peace loving and progressive
Niger Deltans to dissociate themselves, their
communities and leadership from this gang of
retrogrades parading themselves as MEND."
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson on Sunday
described the death of the 12 policemen as "tragic
and disheartening."
The governor, according to a statement by his Chief
Press Secretary, Daiel Markson, noted that the
killings were "a constant reminder of how
vulnerable we are in our collective efforts at
pursuing and achieving lasting peace and unity in
our state and country."
Meanwhile, youths in the oil producing region have
appealed to MEND to give peace a chance and shelve
their planned resumption of hostilities.
National Coordinator of the Niger Delta Youth
Parliament, Mr. Imoh Okoko, said in a telephone
interview with The PUNCH on Sunday that it was
imperative for MEND to sheathe its sword so as to
ensure that the Federal Government would not have
any excuse not to develop the region.
Okoko said, "We in the Niger Delta Youth Parliament
believe that things would only get worse for the
region if MEND carries out its threat of resuming
hostilities. Creating more crises is not the best for
Niger Delta now.
"We are appealing to MEND to exercise patience.
President Goodluck Jonathan and Okah are from the
same state. There is no need for MEND to strike so
that the government will not have any excuse for not
developing the Niger Delta."

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/mend-claims-responsibility-for-killing-of-policemen/

Russian Billionaire Plans To Make Humans Immortal By 2045 immortalize

A Russian billionaire has unveiled plans to make humans immortal by converting them into “Terminator-style” cyborgs – a creature that’s part human and part machine – within the next three decades.

Thirty two-year-old mogul, Dmitry Itskov has been pushing the project forward since 2011 when he founded the 2045 Initiative.

His ultimate goal is to transfer a person’s mind or consciousness from a living brain into a machine with that its personality and memories intact.

The so called “Cyborg” will have no physical form, and exist in a network similar to the Internet and be able to travel at the speed of light all over the Earth, or even into the space.

Itskov’s first highly ambitious goal, called Avatar A, involves a person controlling a robotic human replica through a brain-machine interface (BMI), a technology that already exists.

The deadline for this first stage is set for 2020. The Avatar B, due in 2025, would involve transplanting a human brain into an artificial body “at the end of one’s life.”

Next in line is the Avatar C, that rolls around in 2035, that would also involve a human-machine brain transplant, but with all personality intact.

Itskov hopes the Initiative will have learned enough about the human mind to free it completely from physical form finally, by 2045.

According to the report, from the Internet-like hive mind, individual personalities could manifest themselves as holograms when they need to interact with their environment.

“We believe that it is possible and necessary to eliminate ageing and even death, and to overcome the fundamental limits of the physical and mental capabilities currently set by the restrictions of the physical body,” the project website says.

Itskov is recruiting scientists and authoring an open letter to the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, asking him to support to push society’s transition to “neo-humanity.”

Source: http:///LQaJ2

www.informationng.com/2013/04/russian-billionaire-plans-to-make-humans-immortal-by-2045.html

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#idoit#....

Mod, please put this on front page

Evil Forces Trying To Derail Nigeria - Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday raised the alarm that evil forces were working to derail Nigeria.

He, however, said if Nigerians sought the face of God wholeheartedly, He would empower them to overcome all the forces.

Jonathan spoke at the third Presidential National Breakfast Prayer held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“In the book of Jeremiah, God said, ‘If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me.’ May we seek Him with all our hearts so that He can empower us to overcome all the evil forces trying to derail this nation. May we seek Him with all our hearts to let His light shine over our nation and to guide us in leading our great nation to its destined goal,” the President said.

Jonathan stated that if all Nigerians resolved to do what was right and serve as change agents, the country would get to its right destination and would become a great nation.

“Providence has placed us all at our various posts at this particular time in our nation’s journey to greatness, therefore we must not be deterred or be weary in spirit at this time. We must be hopeful, focused and watchful to overcome all that is evil confronting our nation. We should believe in the saying of the scriptures that with men, it is impossible but with God all things are possible,” Jonathan added.

Justifying the annual prayer session which he started in 2010, the President said prayer was the way ordained for men to link up with their creator.

He said the session had become a forum to establish God’s link at the Presidential Villa.

Pastor Julius Falola of Kano-based Believers’ Foundation of Nigeria, delivered the sermon at the prayer session that featured special prayer sessions for the country, its leaders and the citizens.

Falola said God had great promises for nations that submit to Him and that, “He would make their adversaries fall before them and make them creditors and lender, to others.”

Meanwhile, the President’s wife, Patience, was conspicuously absent at the prayer session, which was attended by dignitaries including former Head of the Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan; Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha; Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State; Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State; his wife, Yemisi; members of the diplomatic corps and top government officials among others.

Mrs. Jonathan returned to the country on Friday evening from what is believed to be another round of medical treatment in Germany.

Some of her aides however attended the session.

A source told our correspondent that Mrs. Jonathan was resting after her Friday trip.

Meanwhile, the Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Makinde, has berated northern leaders for seeking amnesty for members of violent sect, Boko Haram, without identifying them.

He said leadership failure in the North was responsible for the insurgency in the region.

He described the call for amnesty by the North as a bait, warning President Jonathan not to succumb to the pressure. He said the amnesty, if hurriedly granted, would be counterproductive.

Indications had emerged after a meeting between Jonathan and the Northern Elders Forum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, that Jonathan was considering granting amnesty to members of the sect as a way out of the ongoing insurgency.

In an interview with our correspondent, Makinde however said it would be premature to grant amnesty to Boko Haram until northern leaders, who are calling for amnesty, invite its members for a public dialogue.

The cleric, who accused the leaders of knowing members of Boko Haram, said dialogue and amnesty should be put on hold until the leaders identified the fundamentalists, as they were not “ghosts.” According to him, amnesty could not be given by proxy.

Makinde said, “The warning I’m giving is that what Boko Haram is doing now will set the North back for about 20 to 25 years.

“Boko Haram has set the North back because no local, regional, national or international investor will ever go there to invest because they have destroyed what some people laboured for years to achieve.”

Makinde said amnesty could only be granted to members of Boko Haram, if their reasons were justifiable.

He argued that the Niger Delta militants were justified because they fought for the control of their resources and for being neglected.

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/evil-forces-trying-to-derail-nigeria-jonathan/

A new twist has been added to the unfolding drama
over the APC acronym, being claimed by three
political associations.
A new group claiming the acronym has emerged.
Only this time, the group which also claims to be All
Progressives Congress has written to the
Independent National Electoral Commission seeking
to add "Nigeria" to its acronym, APC.
Our correspondent gathered in Abuja, on Friday that
the group had no affiliation to the All Progressives
Congress being promoted by the coalition of
opposition political parties.
SUNDAY PUNCH had on March 24, 2013 reported that
the APC being promoted by opposition political
parties was considering adding "N" (Nigeria) to its
acronym since the African People's Congress had
taken INEC to court over its refusal to register it.
But the new group will by its decision to add N to its
name prevent the mega party from using it.
In an advertorial published in a national daily on
Friday, the new group wrote: "The below document
(sic) are evidence (sic) of our ongoing registration
process to register the All Progressive Congress as a
political party which started over a month ago.
"INEC in replying out ( sic) first letter advised us to
change our acronym so that it will not conflict with
the acronym of the African People's Congress (APC)
which at that time was the first to submit an
application in compliance with the INEC letter to us
and to avoid an acronym war with the African
People's Congress (APC), which has announced their
decision to challenge INEC decision to deny them
registration at the court in line with Section 76 of the
Electoral Act, we have adjusted our earlier
application to now read All Progressive Congress of
Nigeria (ACPN)."
Reacting to the development, the National Publicity
Secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Lai
Mohammed, said the development was the
handiwork of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party.
He explained that Nigerians were smart enough to
read between the lines, adding that it was left for
INEC to prove to the world the kind of umpire it was.
Mohammed said, "It is all the handiwork of the
Presidency and the PDP. But you see, this will be a
test case for INEC because INEC refused to register
UPGA on the grounds that it was too close to APGA
now that INEC has notice of our intention to merge
under the banner of APC, we will want to see if they
will still register APCN, we are waiting."
Also speaking on the issue, National Publicity
Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change,
Rotimi Fashakin, said, "This is all part of the script
we are talking about. What they are trying to do is to
close whatever option which we may have should
we decide to choose another name, this is clear
political rascality. They are petrified at the progress
of the merger. Jonathan has learnt from the grand
patriarch of the PDP, General Olusegun Obasanjo. It
is executive rascality. "
However, the Peoples Democratic Party dismissed
the allegations levelled against it by the opposition.
The party's National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa
Metuh , said, " My response is that over the years we
have had people leaving PDP, we have never
accused ACN, we have had people disagreeing with
PDP, and we have had internal challenges and
sometimes even minor crisis, we have never blamed
opposition parties.
"We do hope that when they start having their
challenges and crisis they will not be blaming PDP.
"We know there is still a storm coming when they
are going to do their primaries. They will have
storms, when they are having their congresses they
will have storms, when it comes let them not blame
PDP because it is normal with administering a large
party. If they do not have the capacity or the
competence to be at the helm of a party then they
should stop making noise. It means Nigerians cannot
trust them to superintend the economy of this
country."
It will be recalled that hours after the African
People's Congress unveiled its logo and national
secretariat in Abuja, the All Progressives Congress
being promoted by opposition political parties
insisted that the acronym, APC, remained its
intellectual property and would not relinquish it.
This is just as news emerged that another political
association with a similar acronym, All Patriotic
Citizens, had also applied to the Independent
National Electoral Commission for registration as a
political party.
The African Peoples Congress and the All
Progressives Congress had been laying claim to the
acronym, APC, before the emergence of All Patriotic
Citizens.

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/new-political-group-apcn-emerges/

President Goodluck Jonathan's decision to consider
amnesty for members of the Islamic fundamentalist
sect, Boko Haram, is not sitting well with the military
high command, SUNDAY PUNCH has gathered.
Jonathan, on Thursday, had set up a committee to
consider the possibility of granting amnesty to Boko
Haram members.
Our correspondents gathered that senior military
officials at the defence headquarters viewed the
committee as a "political move" that would not solve
the insecurity plaguing the nation.
A cross-section of the military top echelons told our
correspondents that they had yet to receive an
instruction from the President to stop operations in
the northern states where Boko Haram is wreaking
havoc.
According to them, since they only read about the
committee on the pages of newspapers, it is not
sufficient for them to halt their operations.
Confirming this, the Defence Headquarters said even
though it would back any decision taken by the
Federal Government, it had yet to get directives from
relevant authorities to cease fire.
Speaking, in a telephone conversation with one of
our correspondents, the Director of Information,
Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, noted that the setting up
of the committee on amnesty for Boko Haram would
not affect the operations of the Joint Task Force
involved in internal security operations in the North-
East.
"The status quo will remain until further directives
are given. The JTF has a responsibility to maintain
the peace and the usual vigilance to sustain the
tempo of operations," he said.
Olukolade added that the Armed Forces would
continue to give the expected support to the
government to surmount the security challenges in
the country.
He said, "The Nigerian Armed Forces will completely
back any position taken by the Federal Government
on this subject.
"The military will work towards effective realisation
of the ultimate decision of government on the issue
of tackling the nation's security challenges without
any equivocation whatsoever."
Meanwhile, there is growing anger within the rank
and file of the military as a result of the decision by
the Federal Government to consider granting
amnesty to the extremist sect.
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the Joint Task Force
comprising security personnel from the armed
forces, the State Security Service and the Nigerian
Customs believed that granting amnesty to the sect
could have far-reaching negative security
implications.
Security officers, who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity, expressed reservations over the Federal
Government's decision, which they described as ill-
advised and a "pat on the back for the sect."
They stressed that the sect members were very rigid
and not amenable to "soft talk" and insisted that the
government should resist undue political pressure,
adding that negotiation with terrorists rarely yielded
positive results.
TA soldier working in one of the troubled northern
states said since the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.
Azubuike Ihejirika, had not asked them to stop going
after members of the sect, they won't drop their
weapons.
he soldier, who pleaded anonymity out of fear of
victimisation said, "We are just getting this
information from the papers; we have not heard
anything from the Chief of Army Staff or from the
army headquarters. But I must tell you that soldiers
here are not happy and they are grumbling seriously
against any plan to consider amnesty for these
people. Do you know how many people they have
killed? This is purely politics and it will have bad
effects on the security of this country. We are against
this amnesty thing.
"The situation is even more precarious because
some of the people championing the cause of the
planned amnesty for Boko Haram might have links
with international terror networks."
Another security official, who pleaded anonymity
for the same reason, said amnesty for Boko Haram
would not work because many of the sect members
that were arrested in the past and placed under a
"de-radicalisation and perception management"
programme by the State Security Service still went
back to violence after they were released.
"The President might have been misled into
considering granting amnesty for Boko Haram by
his advisers, who probably want to placate the
northern political establishment. From a broad
point of view, it is an ill-advised decision which
could backfire and leave the national security more
vulnerable than before.
"Amnesty for Niger Delta militants is not the same as
the one being considered for Boko Haram terrorists
whose only goal was the total islamisation of the
country," a senior police officer said.
Earlier, Ihejirika had ruled out immediate
negotiation with the Boko Haram sect because of
what he termed the " "insincere nature of the group."
The Army Chief, who spoke at an interactive session
on military/media relations in Lagos, last week, had
said the sect could not be trusted to hold genuine
talks with government.
He had said, "These are people that would be talking
about peace in the morning and before you would
say good afternoon, the same people calling for truce
are attacking and killing innocent people with
bombs and guns.
"The Federal Government has in several instances
pleaded with the group to come to the roundtable for
peace talks but it never showed up.
"Let those people calling for amnesty for the group
start peace talks with them. If they are able to get the
group together, then, government would assess the
situation and may consider another way of handling
the situation."
Jonathan's committee on amnesty for Boko Haram
was set up on Thursday after a marathon five-hour
meeting between the President, the military high
command and other security services at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The committee, whose members have yet to be
named, was mandated to consider the propriety of
granting pardon to the sect, take an inventory of the
calls by various groups advocating amnesty for the
sect, and to come up with the modalities for granting
such an amnesty if it became a necessity.


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The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mohammed Ibrahim, confirmed the attack stating that unidentified gunmen raided Midlu village, in Madagali local government area of the state, and attacked the home of the state deputy governor, Bala Ngalari.

The police officer failed to provide any more details.

"So far, the information available to me is that 11 people lost their lives in the village, including two private security men at the deputy governor's house" Mr. Ibrahim said.

However, agency reports, say the gunmen attacked several houses, calling out names and shooting residents leaving some dead, and others injured.

An eye witness, who does not want to be identified according to agency reports said the incident took place in the early hours of Saturday around 2am.

The eye witness explained that the attackers went from house-to-house, picking out their victims, who they even called by name.

According to the witness, the exact number of deaths are yet to be ascertained.

Source: http://m.naij.com/news/30150.html

Rest in peace to the dead!

I wud have upload the pix
but the pix is too large to upload

clip: What is Boko Haram agitating for? What is the amnesty for?

Boko Haram is agitating for islamic nation.

Amnesty is given for them to stop there fight for just a while...

The Presidency on Friday slammed a former
Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for
his Thursday's comment on President Goodluck
Jonathan.
Tinubu had at a lecture held to celebrate the 60th
birthday anniversary of Governor Adams
Oshiomhole of Edo State in Benin City, criticised
Jonathan for allegedly presiding over the
establishment of the Peoples Democratic Party
Governors' Forum as a counterweight to the Nigerian
Governors' Forum, which cuts across party lines.
The national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria
accused the President of allegedly dividing the
governors just because they had the temerity to
oppose the Excess Crude Account.
Tinubu said he was ashamed of the President for
presiding over the creation of the PDP Governors'
Forum, adding that by his actions, Jonathan was not
promoting democracy.
But the Special Adviser to the President on Political
Matters, Ahmed Gulak, in an interview with our
correspondent, said he was shocked at Tinubu's
utterances.
This statement means Tinubu is not a leader, it
means he should not be followed.
"The President is the father of this nation; he
represents the sovereignty of the country," he said.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh,
in a statement on Friday, questioned the motive of
the ACN leader in his comments about the PDPGF.
Metuh described Tinubu's comments as "contrary to
the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of
association."
PDP said, "Since the inception of the current
democratic dispensation, governors have had
several groups where they meet to aggregate their
common interests. We have governors of the ACN
always meeting.
"We also have groups like the Northern Governors
Forum, South East Governors Foum, South South
Governors Forum and so on. What is the idea behind
Tinubu's attack on the PDPGF? It goes to show the
absence of democratic tenets in him for him to
attempt to prevent Nigerian citizens from associating
with one another."
When contacted, Tinubu's Chief Press Secretary, Mr.
Kunle Abimbola, referred our correspondent to the
former governor's Special Adviser on Media, Mr.
Sunday Dare.
However, calls to Dare's phone indicated that it was
switched off.

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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has
thrown its weight behind President Goodluck
Jonathan for constituting an amnesty committee on
the Boko Haram insurgency.
The party said the President's action was another
demonstration of his sincerity and forthrightness in
handling national issues.
It said the President had shown that he was indeed a
listening leader and that the unity of the country was
paramount to him in line with the vision of the
founding fathers of the nation.
A statement issued by the National Publicity
Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Friday,
said the constitution of the committee was
commendable.
The statement said, "We believe the initiative of the
President in setting up the amnesty committee is the
best decision at the moment and we are optimistic
that this drive will yield the desired results in the
general good and restore the unity of our nation.
"In giving the committee the terms of reference to
consider the feasibility or otherwise of granting
amnesty to the Boko Haram adherents and to collate
the clamour arising from different interest groups,
who want the Federal Government to administer
clemency on members of the religious sect and to
recommend the modalities for granting amnesty if
necessary, the President has again shown his
humility and commitment to carry all Nigerians
along in all his actions in line with the tenets of
democracy.
"We assure Nigerians that the PDP remains resolute
in the commitment to restore peace in the country,
especially in the North and to return the region to its
lost glory as the hub of unity, investment and trade
in the country and the West African sub-region."
Metuh described the northern part of the country as
the most receptive region in the country, adding that
there was no part of the country that was more
accommodating "than the North which has always
been home for all people, irrespective of religious
creed and tribal affiliations."

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The Nigerian Football Federation would intervene in the face-off between some Super Eagles players and Stephen Keshi, the Chief Coach of the team, Emeka Inyama, Chairman, Media Committee of the NFF, has said.

Inyama told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia after the Week 15 midweek encounter between Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia and Crown FC of Oshogbo that the intervention would be made to get the best from the team.


He was reacting to reports of crisis of confidence between Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, strikers Emmanuel Emenike, Osaze Odemwingie and Keshi.

He said that the strained relationship between the players and the coach was unacceptable to the NFF.


“We’ll request the coaches to improve the relationship between him and the players.

“The players like to be massaged; Keshi was once a player and when you have a good relationship with your coach it even makes the player to play better.


“Players sometimes play for the sake of their coaches.



“So the relationship in our own opinion has to be improved. We have to see what the problems are and make them to work together.

“Yobo is the national captain of Nigeria he cannot be ignored; Emenike is one of the best strikers in Nigeria he cannot be ignored; Osaze is one of the best players in Nigeria he cannot be ignored.


“We need the best legs for Nigerian matches.



“So anything that will be done and everything that will be done to improve the relationship between the coach and the players Nigerian Football Federation will do so.

Yobo also complained that the coach should have informed him of his exclusion from the team that prosecuted the Nigeria-Kenya World Cup qualifier in March before making the list public, arguing that it was a matter of respect as he is the team captain.

Keshi has since admitted not informing the Super Eagles captain of his exclusion from the team before the list was made public.

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The Plateau Government on Thursday banned
brothels operation and directed operators to
immediately close them.
“All operators of such brothels have been directed to
immediately close down or face full wrath of the
law,'' Mr Abraham Yiljap, the state Commissioner for
Information, said in Jos.
Yiljap, who spoke after the weekly State Executive
Council meeting chaired by Gov. Jonah Jang, said
that government had never endorsed the operations
of the brothels.
He stressed that revenue officers had always been
cautioned against visiting such areas to source
revenue.
Yiljap described brothels as “detrimental'' to the
spiritual well being of the Plateau people.
“Government intends to strengthen its revenue base,
but we have decided never to collect any revenue
from brothels in view of their negative influences on
the society,'' he said.
He directed revenue collectors never to collect
revenue from brothels henceforth, adding “their
activities are illegal so no revenue should be
collected from any of them,'' he asserted.
The commissioner also frowned at activities of
revenue collectors at the local government areas,
noting that some had formed the habit of blocking
roads “in the guise of revenue collection''.
“Those fond of constituting such nuisance should
stop forthwith or face the wrath of the law because it
is illegal to block roads,'' he said.

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