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22 year-old man in the United Kingdom fatally stabbed himself in the chest testing a supposedly stab-proof vest he was wearing.

According to an inquest, Jordan Easton was in the kitchen at one of his friend’s parents on August 23 last year – just five days after his 22nd birthday – when he turned a knife on himself to demonstrate the “stab-proof” nature of his vest.

He suffered a chest stab wound, and died at the University Hospital of North Tees, in Stockton.

Mr Easton was rushed to hospital, said Teesside assistant coroner, Karin Welsh, but “despite the best efforts of the medical professionals, they were unable to save him.” Although his injuries were “self-inflicted,” there was no evidence Mr Easton intended to harm himself.

Adamawa Governor’s Chief of Staff, Abdulrahman Jimeta, is dead

The Chief of Staff to Governor Mohammed Jibrilla of Adamawa State, Abdulrahman Jimeta, is dead.

Several political associates of Mr Jimeta said that he died in the early hours of Monday in Saudi Arabia.

“He died this morning in Saudi Arabia where he has gone to perform the leaser Hajj,” a Yola based politician said.

A former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, says he will contest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019.


Mr Makarfi, immediate past national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Sunday.

According to him, he consulted widely before arriving at the decision though he had not received endorsement from party members.

Mr Makarfi said the consultation gave him an opportunity to feel the pulse of Nigerians.

“The consultations have been quite positive and I believe it is fair enough to come to the conclusion that one should join other equally capable party men and women who have shown interest in seeking the party’s nomination for the 2019 presidential election

A 22 year old man identified as Agaezichi Ogbonna, has allegedly killed his mother over a love affair with her sister at Akpaa Mbato community, Obingwa council area of Abia State.

Family sources said that Agaezichi aged 22, was having a love affair with his mother’s sister, but his mother, Blessing, warned against the relationship, describing it as a taboo in Igbo land.

However, on Saturday, the deceased reportedly met the two ‘love birds’ at home and warned them to desist from the love affairs, but Agaezichi pounced on his mother and beat her to death. When they realized that the woman had died, the two ‘love birds’ fled, but Agaezichi was arrested by youths who handed him over to the soldiers stationed at the community.

“The boy was having a love affair with his mother’s sister. The love affair has been going on for a long time. But his mother kept warning him against it. Everybody in this village has been warning the boy against the love affair because it is a taboo in Igbo land. Any time his mother warns him to stop the love affair with her sister, Agaezichi will beat the woman.

“Yesterday, his mother saw him with the girl and warned about the consequences of their love affair and Agaezich rained blows on the woman. She fell to the ground and died. When they saw, she has died, they ran away but Agaezichi was arrested by some youths while his girlfriend escaped.”
A soldier who asked not to be mentioned said the suspect has been handed over to the Police. Contacted, Police Area Commander, Aba, ACP Peter Opara, confirmed that the suspect is being detained by the Police. Related

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The peace of Bwari LGA, Abuja was once again threatened on saturday as a result of territorial conflict between the Hausas and the indigenous Gbagyis.

The Emir who was accused of importing armed ‘Hausa boys’ from Kano, paraded with them on horses as part of the sallah celebrations, was blocked by the Gbagyis from passing through their Esu palace

According to an eye witness, simply identified as Ezema, the Hausas said the only recognized authority is the Emir, while the Gbagyis also said they only recognize the Esu of Bwari

” The Emirs of the Hausas were parading the town when Gbagyi people blocked them from passing through the Esu palace, The army is patrolling the city, movement is restricted and there will likely be another curfew”

6 months ago, precisely on 25th December Bwari experienced a crisis situation which claimed lives and properties worth millions of naira. The market was razed and the people are still recovering from it.
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NAF Graduates Over 300 Personnel For Counter-insurgency Operations


The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated over 300 personnel to boost the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram terrorists in the North East as well as to assist in various internal security efforts across the country.

This was disclosed by the Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, in a statement on Thursday , saying that another batch of Regiment personnel trained by the British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT) at the Regiment Training Centre (RTC), Kaduna.

Adesanya said that the combined graduation ceremony, which took place on Wednesday, witnessed the graduation of hundreds of additional Regiment personnel, comprising officers and airmen/airwomen, who had completed various specialized courses namely Basic Regiment Officers’ Course, Advanced Regiment Airmen’s Course and Basic Regiment Airmen/Airwomen’s Course.

“Also graduated along the Regiment personnel were nearly 200 personnel of Air Police and Air Intelligence Specialties. With the graduation, the NAF’s combat readiness to meet the asymmetric and dynamic security challenges confronting the country would be further boosted,” he stated

source https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/15/naf-graduates-over-300-personnel-for-counter-insurgency-operations/

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And After The Celebration?

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Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, said he had no control over security machinery in the state, causing him to drop his responsibility as Chief Security Officer of the state .

The Governor, Speaking to newsmen in Talata-Mafara on Friday, Yari said that his decision stemmed from the seeming helplessness of the state government and the people over recurring killings in the state.

He deplored the prevailing situation where as the chief security officer of the state, he could not take decisions on strategies for protecting the state and its people, and had it implemented.

“We have been facing serious security challenges over the years, but in spite of being governor and Chief Security Officer of the state, I cannot direct security officers on what to do nor sanction them when they err.

“As Chief Security Officer, the nomenclature in just a name,” he said. The governor lamented that it was disheartening that killings in the state had continued in spite of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to security agencies to end the incessant blood-letting across the country.
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https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/15/i-can-no-longer-secure-the-state-zamfara-governor/

5,000 Policemen On Red Alert In Benue


The Benue state police command yesterday placed about 5000 of its personnel on red alert to ensure a peaceful Eid-el-Fitr celebrations in the state.

Addressing Newsmen in Makurdi, the state commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni said that the essence was to ensure that there are no security breaches in the course of the celebrations in Benue State.

” This is in addition to increased Police visibility, joint motorised patrols with sister-security agencies and covert operations that have been put in place.”

https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/15/5000-policemen-on-red-alert-in-benue/

NACA, UN, Empowers 100 Vulnerable Women In Conflict Areas


A total of 100 vulnerable women and girls have been equipped with different livelihood skills through the economic empowerment programme by National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) in collaboration with UN Women, and other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

The programme was mainly targeted at women and girls living in conflict areas who have lost a means of livelihood and indigent women and girls living with HIV, AIDS, Gender Based Violence (GBV), particularly in Abuja and Kaduna states.

Speaking at the public presentation and graduation ceremony of the Abuja beneficiaries on Tuesday , the UN Women Country representative, Ms. Comfort Lamptey, represented by the National Programme Officer UN Women, Mrs. Patience Ekeoba, explained that the programme is not just targeted at women who are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS but women who have lost their livelihood to conflict and insecurity in the country.

According to Lamptey: “What this women go through is terrible. Women struggle for a means of survival, they can no longer go to the farm because of increasing conflict. We’ve heard stories of women who sold their bodies, women who sold their children to survive.

“With the little resources we have, we try to reach those who are most hit by the conflict, those who are most vulnerable, not just vulnerable because they are poor, so as to uplift them out of their poverty so they can do things for themselves.”

source:https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/12/naca-un-empowers-100-vulnerable-women-in-conflict-areas/

Breaking: After A Decade Of Trial, Court Jails Sen. Dariye For 14 Years.

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja has sentenced the former Plateau State Governor, Sen. Joshua Dariye to 14 years in prison after a decade of trial.

Dariye was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced by Justice Adebukola Banjoko to 14 years imprisonment for criminal breach of trust and two years imprisonment for misappropriation of public funds.

But Justice Banjoko in his ruling declared that all charges are to run concurrently without an option of fine.

Dariye was also found guilty bothering on criminal breach of trust, dishonesty, and diversion of funds meant for the ecological needs of Plateau state.

Dariye whose case is over 10 years was standing trial on a 23 count charge for money laundering allegedly diverting the State’s 1.126 billion Naira ecological funds.

He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 13, 2007, bordering on money laundering and other corruption charges alleged to have belonged to the Plateau State Government.

According to the EFCC, the former governor diverted the funds into the account of Ebenezer Ratnen Venture, which is alleged to be one of the companies through which he allegedly siphoned the public funds.
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https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/12/breaking-after-a-decade-of-trial-court-jails-sen-dariye-for-14-years/

Why We Burnt Israel, America’s Flag-Shi’ites


The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sunday said it set the flags of Israel and the United States of America ablaze to communicate to the two nations that, as a sect, it condemns their continued oppression of the Palestinians.

Speaking on the motives behind the burning of the flags, the representation and symbols of Israel and America; the Secretary, Academic Forum of IMN, Abdullahi Musa, explained that the repressive actions of the two nations toward Palestine over the years, and more recently, during the relocation of America’s Embassy in Israel from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem which resulted in no fewer than 90 deaths of unarmed civilians, leave sour taste in the mouth. He said.

“America is the first country to move its capital from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem in order to provide support to Israel in its plot to take over and occupy Jerusalem which is the ancestral homeland of the Palestinians.

“But unarmed Palestinians protested the take over of their land by the Jews, leading to the death of about 90 people, and over 200 others injure by gun bullets. “We see such oppressions as tyranny by Israel with the support of America.”

He added that the solidarity protest for Palestine, which held every last Friday in the Islamic month of Ramadan, was a regular ceremony for the sect.

“The last Friday in the month of Ramadan was declared as a day of solidarity for Palestine by the late Ayatollah Abdullahi Khomeini; calling on all sympathizers to show support for the oppressed Palestinians.

“Because the call was against tyranny and oppression which are human tendencies the IMN is also against, we decided to heed the call. The protest held in over 24 cities in Nigeria and across the globe including Israel and America.

“We burnt the national flag of Israel to show the Jews that we are totally against what they are doing to the Palestinians.

“Americans are complicit in the killings in Jerusalem and the demolition of properties owned by Palestinians in order to pave way for Jewish occupation.”

In his contribution, Sheikh Abdulhamid Zaria said: “For the Zionists, Palestinian lives have no value. They are able to get away, literally with murder because western regimes, especially the US, support them.

“Zionist Israel is an illegitimate entity; it has stolen the land of the Palestinians for settlement by illegal squatters from Europe, Russia and North America.”

Source/NAN

June 12: Buhari give us free and fair elections, group demands

Replace INEC chairman


Admits euphoria generated with the recognition of June 12 as Democracy day, the Pan Niger Delta Forum. Made up of southern and middle belt leaders ( PANDEF) has charged president Buhari to re enact the true spirit of June 12 by holding free fair and peaceful elections as 2019 elections draw near.

The chairman, PANDEF, Nkanga Indogesit made this call while addressing news men on Sunday in Abuja. The chairman in his speech observed that there are efforts to manipulate the result of the forth coming elections, called for the replacement of INEC chairman
" The choice if the chairman is very suspicious and in tandem with the narrative that they are poised to play partisan roles in favour of the incumbent.

The chairman noted that the relationship between the current chairman who is from the North East with the acting chairman when he became president, Anima Zakari, from North West is so strong and has the tendency to influence outcome of election.

"Our fear that the current INEC chairman may not be able to discharge his functions impartially because of hailing from the same region as the president is not unfounded.

"Only recently we saw the scandal if underage voters during the Local Government elections held in the North West state of Kano. Responding to the public outcry if the saga, the INEC chairman set up a committee to look into the violation if our law which stipulates that only 18 years can be registered to vote, the chairman has refused to release the report of the committee .

"We strongly demand the replacement of the INEC chairman with a man or woman of integrity from another Zone in order to restore public confidence in the electoral body as it prepared for 2019 elections".he stated.

The group explained it's only President Buhari that has been audacious to pick only people who are either his relationship or of the same ethnic stock with him to lead the electoral body. From 1960 till president Goodluck, a southerner who appointed Prof Attahiru Jega from the North West.

In the same vein, the chairman, PANDEF said the continous retaining of the service chiefs who ought to have retired of which majority are from a session is suspicious, as they are poised to play partisan role to the favour if the incumbent.

Worried that the country is plunging into a complete state of anarchy, with continous lawlessness, unprofessionalism on the part of the police and increased killings, the chairman called on president Buhari to to quickly del with the issues raised in the resolution by the joint executive session of the national assembly

" We are worried about the latest overheating if the polity as politics continue to overshadow governance in our country and proffessionalism is fast becoming alien in our country. The latest is the elastic tolerance of the growing purity of the Inspector General of police.

" It is on record that the OGP has defiled the authority of the president when he refused to relocate to Benue state to restore law and order. It is little wonder that the Nigerian police under him has become accumulated indication of source of anarchy. We are gradually rolling towards anarchy.

We have looked at the record of the IGP and we have not seen any outstanding performance that would make the president jeep such a man in an esteemed position. Discipline has been broken down under this IGP.

The chairman further explained that the growing intolerance of government to patriots who express contrary views to the distress if Government is another flashpoint anarchy. As in the case of T.Y Danjuma who exposed collision of military personnel with herdsmen and the recent attempt by the federal government to clamp former president olusegun in order to curtail his freedom for holding contrary political views against buhari' s government.

" We are in democracy contrary opinion must be tolerated"

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End Of The World? Congregation Scramble As Prophet Vomits Money Of Different Currencies During Church Service In South Africa
ionigeria.com Jun 8, 2018 10:56 AM

Hundreds of South African left scrambling to pick monies which were coming out from the mouth of Prophet Anointed CFM during his service on Sunday.

The Prophet who told the congregation that he carries his millions inside his tummy immediately started vomiting monies of different currencies while the congregants scrambled to pick up the notes.

According to a post on his Instagram page @Officialseer1 and his Facebook page @Prophet Anointed CFM, one of the young man that picked up one of the Notes he vomited played Lotto on Monday after picking up the money and won 13.000.000 million rands.

Many have described this act as magic while others have since called for the arrest of Seer1 for money laundering.

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said one Abdulkadir Samalia logistic supplier to terrorists has been arrested by its troops of 1 , Division Garrison Nigerian Army Kaduna, deployed in ‘Operation Idon Raini’ on Thursday 6 June 2018 while carrying out cordon and search at Dogon Dawa.

Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement, listed items recovered from the suspect as one Opel car, two handsets and N34, 000.

“Similarly, troops also conducting raid operation at Sabonfilin village encountered some bandits. “Three of the bandits were neutralized following a superior fire power from the troops. “Items recovered include: 4 motorcycles, 4 handsets, and a substance suspected to be solution.

“Furthermore, troops also neutralized
https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/09/troop-kills-bandits-arrests-boko-haram-logistic-supplier/

Boko Haram: US To Assist Nigeria With $102 Million

The U.S. Government has announced 102 million dollars (about 3.7 billion naira) in additional humanitarian assistance for Nigeria to address the sufferings of people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.

The U.S. Department of State said the fund would be used to address the shelter, health and food security needs of populations in the northeast still struggling with the effects of the Boko Haram insurgency.

This fund for Nigeria represents the vast majority of the U.S. government’s new 112 million dollars infusion for the Lake Chad region.

The assistance would be administered primarily through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s offices of Food for Peace, and Foreign Disaster Assistance, as well as the U.S. State Department’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration.

https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/08/boko-haram-us-to-assist-nigeria-with-102-million/

Threats From Nigerian Military Won’t Deter Us From Defending Human Rights – AI


Amnesty International, AI, has said that despite what it describes as threats from Nigerian military, that it would not be deterred from defending human rights of individual.

Amnesty International In a statement by its Director in Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, AI said “the Nigerian military is increasingly resorting to threats, intimidation and smears to discredit Amnesty International’s work documenting the human rights violations it has committed.”

https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/07/threats-from-nigerian-military-wont-deter-us-from-defending-human-rights-ai/

following the declaration made by President Buhari, what would the 12th day of this month be like?

Buhari Declares June 12 As New Democracy Day To Honour Abiola


President Muhammadu Buhari in a surprise move Wednesday declared June 12 Nigeria’s Democracy and also announced Nigeria’s highest honour, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, to the late businessman Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, winner of the election held on same date in 1993.

The election, adjudged to be the freest and fairest up till that year, in Nigeria’s history was annulled by the military junta headed by Ibrahim Babangida, plunging Nigeria into a five-year political crisis. Abiola died in 1998 and General Sani Abacha, who was one of the beneficiaries of the annulment, died some weeks before him.

President Buhari said Abiola’s running mate, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe will also be honoured with Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, the second highest honour. And so will Chief Gani Fawehinmi, the indefatigable lawyer and senior advocate who campaigned for the actualisation of June 12 up till Abiola’s death in 1998. The event will hold on June 12.

From 2019, June 12 will now replace 29 May, the day the military handed over to civilians in 1999 as Nigeria’s democracy day. And it means that the rest of Nigeria will join states in the South West to celebrate the day.

South West Nigeria since 1999 has been observing June 12 as Democracy Day but failed to convince their son, former President Olusegun Obasanjo to accord the date national recognition, when he ruled from 1999-2007
https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/06/buhari-declares-june-12-as-new-democracy-day-to-honour-abiola/

Real Story Of National Assembly Joint Session


The Parliamentary Support Group of the Senate and House of Representatives has unveiled what transpired at the Tuesday’s emergency secret meeting of the National Assembly (NASS).

The group said that all members that spoke at the joint session were mainly members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC-Kano), said in a statement in Abuja, on behalf of the group.

A joint session for the National Assembly on Tuesday passed a 12 point resolution calling on the executive to implement them or risk a constitutional sanction.

“Almost all the members and senators that spoke at the Executive Session are of the PDP while members of the APC declined joining the discussion to avoid a rowdy confrontation,” he said .

He observed that the Speaker, House of Representatives, “tactically” refused to make any comment at the session “even after the Senate President took time to explain the issues which are mostly personal”.

He alleged that a known ally of the Senate President from Kwara, Rep Rasak Atunwa, drafted what was adopted as the resolution of the session without allowing for voting.

“It is disturbing and raised many questions of pre-determined intentions,” Jibrin said.

He said most of the issues raised during the session, concerning the fight against corruption, insecurity and the rule of law have earlier been severally discussed in the Senate and the House and various resolutions passed.

“We commend the efforts of Mr President in the fight against corruption, tackling of the insecurity challenges and respect for rule of law and democratic institutions. Mr President is known for his non-interference policy.

“Every Senator or Member of the House who has corruption or criminal allegation against him or her should clear his or her name without dragging the entire institution of the National Assembly into the matter, Jibrin said.

He advised the National Assembly to look inward and address issues suffocating senators and members with dissenting or contrary opinion through coercion or extra legal means.

“We must exercise caution at this delicate period not to over-heat the polity with statements that are capable of dividing the country, embarrassing us before the watching world and creating friction between the legislature and the executive, specifically Mr President.

“We wish to reaffirm our support to Mr President as he works assiduously towards dealing with the challenges of our country,” Jibrin said.

Source/NAN

National Assembly Threatens Buhari, Lists Demands


The National Assembly(NASS) has threatened to invoke ” the Constitutional Powers of the Parliament” against president Muhammadu Buhari administration if it fails to implement the list if demand tabled before it.

The demands were listed as part of the outcome of an emergency executive joint session of both chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday.

The parliament listed the problems to include growing unemployment rate, poverty, insecurity, corruption, election rigging, harassment and humiliation of perceived opponents and violation of the principles of rule of law.

The joint session also passed a vote of confidence on Senator Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, now the subject of police investigation over the 5 April robbery in Offa, Kwara state.

In contrast, the National Assembly members passed a vote of no-confidence on the Inspector General of police, who they want the president to remove because of what they considered to be his “outright disregard for constitutional authority of both the executive and the legislature”.

The lawmakers who met for over three hours in closed door, did not spell out what the “constitutional powers of the Parliament”, is but legal pundits said the only power they have is to set in motion an impeachment proceedings against the President.

Among the list of demands, the legislators want the Buhari administration to address the current security situation in the country.

They frowned at the constant harassment of legislators and other political actors, especially those who seem to hold a contrary view from the executive or those who are critical of the executive arm.

The legislative arm called on the executive to show sincerity in the fight against corruption, adhere to the rule of law and refrain from the “intimidation of Nigerians”.

They threatened that they may be forced to invoke their constitutional powers if the conditions were not met.

Below is the detail of the conditions from the Joint Session of the National Assembly:read more
https://globalsentinelng.com/2018/06/05/national-assembly-threatens-buhari-lists-demands/