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The Court of Appeal in Lagos, has overturned the ruling of a high court and quashed the N25million damages awarded to Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe.


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Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, the Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Igbuya, and other government
officials, Tuesday, escaped death as what could have turned out to be an air mishap was
avoided by Arik Pilot of Flight W 3788 conveying over 100 passengers from Lagos to
Asaba. The flight, which was supposed to take off at 8:30 am was delayed in Lagos on account of bad weather. Though travellers had boarded the flight, after about two hours inside the plane, they were asked to go back to the departure lounge as the plane could not take off on account of what the pilot described as “terribly bad weather at Asaba.” After about three hours, the flight was boarded again because weather reports showed improvement within the internationally
accepted landing standards. By the time it was
boarded again, many people who saw the
situation as warning from providence cancelled their trips. On getting to Asaba, the weather became bad again while attempt at landing was difficult.

The pilot, who did not want to take chances
promptly returned to Lagos. On reaching Lagos, however, the weather there had already gone very bad by aviation standard. The plane had to circle around for hours amidst dwindling aviation fuel. It finally landed at 4:45 pm amidst signs of relief from traumatised passengers who clapped in jubilation. The pilot, Captain Sandy Miller, merely told passengers to thank their God for His mercies when they got home. Speaking to aviation correspondents at the Domestic Wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Governor Obi, who travelled to South-Africa on Sunday and came back, yesterday, to Lagos said he was determined to make the flight to Asaba en route Awka because he did not like staying outside Awka more days than necessary. On whether he was frightened, the governor
laughed and said that nothing again should be
frightening to a person that governs a state like Anambra. Moreover, he said, he was always at peace with his God and fellow human beings and couldn’t worry over the vicissitudes of life.

Imam Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Islamic Terror group, Boko Haram said his terror group has scored several victories against the military during an ongoing offensive while themselves sustaining little damage, in a video seen by AFP on today. "Since we started this ongoing war which they call state of emergency in some instances soldiers who faced us turned and ran," Abubakar Shekau said in the hour-long video. He claimed Nigerian forces "threw down their arms in flight." He called on like-minded Islamists in countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq to join the fight to create an Islamic state in Nigeria. "We call to us our brethren in these countries I mentioned. Oh! Our brethren, come to us," he said in the video, which alternates between Arabic and the Hausa language spoken across northern Nigeria. Nigeria launched an offensive against Boko Haram on May 15, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the country's northeast, the Islamist insurgents' stronghold.

AMvanquish: Honestly! Was that necessary! Like seriously..smh

Bekeee

Amaechi should visit Orji uzor kalu, Atiku Abubakar and James Ibori,they will educate him on the lessons they have learnt frm dragging power with there superior.
He shuld go and reconcile with hs brother,he stands to gain more by been united with hs brother.

so much noise about hs suspension.
I guess he shuld'nt be suprise atlist he saw it coming and ws waiting for it.
I dont knw why some retard keep heaping accusation on d president fr hs suspension when its clear that its strictly a party affair.
If as d head of a family,i notice dt one of my children is begining to dine and wine with my enermies. If after trying to reason with him and he proves stubborn i will be forced to disown him before he deliver my soul on a platter of gold to them.

End of discussion! He's a Traitor. Hw can elected gov. of a party be workin against d interest of dat same party?
Can ACN allow that to happen to them.
I guess we all knw d answer.
Abeg lets not be myopic in analysing this development.
I wish him well as he romances with ACN.

janykute: God help her if in future she ever falls into the category of those requesting help from Nigeria public to be flown abroad for treatment.

She get fans o

I wonder wot she hs got to gain by morking hr classmate becos s she saw her at d airport doing cleaning job.
She shuld always rember no condition is permanent,some ppl hv been dia b4 her

Tonto Dikeh Shows Off Color Blocking , Mocks Her Ex Class-Mate (PHOTOS) The actress tweeted these photos of herself at the airport yesterday…then tweeted something that is a little heart breaking…if true! See it below…[color=#990000][/color]

ladies who have thrown decency to the wind.
Those ashewo at Ezeni/cable junction in Asaba lack a single shame.

abdulumah: He realize that he can'nt do without the north and decided to release them.
He better release all not just the women.

Abeg who be ds man sef?

Acidosis: This man is very intelligent...



This is the best way to live in peace and SUSTAIN a lasting peace in Nigeria.

What would they have done with about 100 terrorists?? Kill them??

Won't others keep killing??

This is the best approach...!!!

The freed terrorists who spread the "gospel" to others out there..

Else, we will only keep killing, killing, 'revenging', 'avenging', killing and killing till 'only God knows!

I pray dey reason same line with u.

arcbabe: Jonathan is the most confused president nigerian has ever had,I wasted my vote and will never make such mistake again come 2015

Babe,dont conclude yet...i strongly beleive it must be for a reason.
As long as d reason will bring a lasting end to d security unrest in d north. I think its commendable.

I just pray the president is taking the right decision.

As the military offensive to dismantle Boko
Haram terrorists activities and the camps in
North East Nigeria continues, President
Goodluck Jonathan has directed the release
from Police, SSS and Military detention centers,
of hundreds of persons held in connection with the insurgency. The action of the President which took many Nigerians and security agencies by surprise is however interpreted by presidency sources as the ‘Carrot and Stick’ policy by the Commander in Chief to bringing an end to the Boko Haram debacle. Vanguard gathered that the beneficiaries will cut across such states as Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Kano, `Kaduna, Gombe and Niger, though the exact number was not revealed. The federal government however explained that the decision to order the release is sequel to the request of the Presidential Committee in Dialogue and Reconciliation set up to explore
the possibility of amnesty for converted terrorists. A statement to that effect signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade said “Consequent upon the directives of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Defence Headquarters will be releasing from detention a number of persons being held in connection with terrorist activities”. “The move is in furtherance of the Federal Government position in response to requests by the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Reconciliation”. “The measure which is in line with Presidential magnanimity to enhance peace efforts in the country will result in freedom for suspects including all women under custody”. “The details of the directives and those to benefit from this gesture have been communicated to field units and the Joint Task Force”. “The beneficiaries will be released to the State Governors who will be involved in further rehabilitation before these suspects are released to their respective community leaders and relations”.


www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/jonathan-
orders-release-of-detained-terrorists

emeka762001: My people stop allowing urselves to be deceived by rochas. Rochas is a deceiver and a 419ners.the more u look, the less u see by rochas.

Source pls

SLIDE waxie: No dialogue!
Let's fight it out!

But wait o, isn't jonathan already avenging for
biafra so?

Ds guy no be clueless o.

Na him go start dialogue, na him go dissolve the committe. If he don finish those 3states, he go sponsor some people to throw a few bombs at some other 3states, declare emergency state and clear them off!!! The plot is clearer o!

because, ds whole emergency period for north na like say dem dey fight war!

Jona jona, i see u o.

Guy are u well at all??
Pls go and reformat ur brains.
I have never encounterd any stewwwpid comment like ds on nairaland b4..
Gosh

Lexo22: .
... .. And if care is not taking you might be a graduate ni ?

DO U MEAN TAKEN??

Sijo01: Gainfully employed able body Men and Women will not let the unemployed benefit from this gesture......... They'r going to deny their employment status just to benefit from the scheme.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.....I no fit laff again.

dozzybaba: @ OP
Source please ?!

SOurce is OrientFM owerri, orientTV owerri, The big banner placed in front of Govt house owerri and the state seceteriate informing ppl about the scheme.
Just,listen, watch or read any of the above mentioned medium to be double convinved.
Or do u prefer to read it on any particular website before u believe?

"Gov Rochas to pay all unemployed Imo state graduates monthly allowances"
All roads will lead to Heroes square new Owerri
tomorrow as Gov. Rochas Okorocha OON will flag off a scheme that will be responsible for the payment of Allowances to all unemployed Imo state graduates until they secure a job. All Unemployed Imo graduates are expected to be at d heros square tomorrw(20/05/2013) for documentation.. Come with ur cv, local govt identification letter,two passport and letter from autonomous community leader.
Trully, Imo must be better!

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finally released the results of candidates whose results were initially withheld over non-biometric verification even as 91, 610 candidates will commence the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Computer based Test in the 7 various designated centres, CBT from Saturday. Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde, while announcing the
release of the results of the paper-pencil test
and dual-based test conducted a forthnight
ago across the nation and two foreign centres,
said the CBT will take place in the country and other countries namely Saudi Arabia, United
Kingdom and South Africa. Ojerinde who had said over 80, 419 results of the candidates were withheld for various reasons, noted that out of this figure, results of 68,309 candidates from various centres were undergoing further screening to ascertain their culpability, while results of 12,110 candidates had been withheld for possible disciplinary action Saturday Vanguard was reliably informed that
the results of candidates withheld over lack of
biometric verification have been released. Some of the candidates, who could not be
verified as the biometric could not show their
finger print on the day of the examination were listed by the invigilators in the affected
examination centres and forwarded to JAMB
head-office, Abuja, for scrutiny. Saturday Vanguard also learnt that some other
results of candidates were also withheld for
further investigation of their innocence or
otherwise over alleged examination malpractices, have been cleared and their results released while some other serious cases are still pending, as the Board said the exercise was a continuous process until final decision was taken on them. He said that the scheduled computer-based test will hold from May 18 till June 1 in over 70 centres. He advised candidates to reprint their e-Registration slips afresh to further ascertain
their CBT centres.

Ganys:
Anxiously waiting for Crusaders to make comment as they have been doing on boko haram/ Muslim related threads.
Hypocrates!!!!!

That pastor is not a christain afterall he did not smoke the hemp or kidnap in the name of God.
so comparing them with ppl who have openly stated who they are fighting does not work out for me.
Even tru all ds tins are signs of endtime, where it is written that devil and her agents will perpetuate all forms of evil,claiming all in God's name.

Lagos residents spend N1Bn monthly on
merriment -Govt Tweet 62 May 17, 2013 | 1:51 am News By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Monsur
Olowoopejo Lagos state government, yesterday, said that over N1 billion was spent monthly by residents on merriment and entertainment in the state.


The state government however, said
advocators for Local Government autonomy
were insincere, saying “they were only pushing for it to score political points.” Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Ademorin Kuye, made the remarks at the 2013 ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, to commemorate the sixth year anniversary of Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration. Kuye said the statistics was a product of a recent research conducted by the State’s Ministry of Economic Planning and Budgeting, saying “this justified the reason why local Governments demand that anyone organising
events in the state must pay the Merriment Tax


.” According to him, “There is merriment tax in
that constitution, its part of the rate Local Governments can collect. We have not fully
utilised the benefit of the entertainment industry in this state”. “Over N1billion is spent monthly in Lagos state on entertainment and parties, we have the records to confirm this and this people, how many of them pay tax? The money goes into drinks, wine, food, aso-ebi and all of that and when they spend all of this money; they do not want to pay anything to the government”.


He lamented that the benefits of entertainment have not been fully tapped and utilised in the
state and the country, stressing that taxes accruing to the government are spent on merriment..

»A Pastor of a Pentecostal Church fingered for
alleged kidnapping shocked detectives, as he was also arrested with bundle of Indian hemp. General overseer of Divine Justice Church, Owerri, Imo State, Pastor Clement Ezeigbo, who is currently cooling his heels in the police Anti Kidnap Unit of the state police command, told the police: “I don’t know anything about kidnapping but I am the owner of the Indian hemp (Igbo) but the good thing is that I don’t smoke it but I use it to prepare my food. I
enjoy eating food prepared with Indian hemp.


” “I don’t think there is anything wrong when you use Indian hemp to prepare your food; it gives inspiration and it makes one have sober reflection and that is why I recommend it to my Church members. I use to preach to my members against smoking it but I encourage them to cook their food with hemp. “Some of my members do prepare some delicacies with it, which they serve me. I love Indian hemp because after eating Indian hemp, it gives me inspiration, then when I mount the pulpit, you will notice the efficacy of hemp.” Explaining what brought him to the police, he told
CrimeWatch that “on the fateful day, I was in my Church, praying when the police stormed the place, claiming they were looking for some kidnappers, who used to hide their victims near my Church. I told them that I was not aware of the hideouts of kidnappers. You see, it was while searching my Church that they saw the Indian hemp. Well, I did not deny ownership of the hemp, it belongs to me; I love it.” When he was confronted by Crime- Watch whether it was right for a man of God to indulge in using Indian hemp, he said: “Let any man show me where it was written in the bible that thou should not cook with Indian hemp.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Katsina, told CrimeWatch that some kidnappers were living beside the Church. He said some victims were rescued by the police, who stormed the scene.
Katsina said the pastor and other accomplices took to their heels on sighting the police. He said the police were able to arrest the pastor.
According to him, when a search was conducted on the Church premises, a bundle of Indian hemp was recovered. The CP added that the police were on the trail of the runaway kidnappers, who escaped arrest.

assalaamat: are u serious? I mean like seriously?

yeah,like seriously according to medical research.

As part of its efforts to reduce joblessness in the country, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, said it would employ the services of 17,000 youths under the Subsidy Re-Investment Empowerment Programme, SURE-P who will ensure the continuous maintenance of Federal roads across the country.

The youths, would be indigenes of the various communities located close to the 17,000 kilometers highway. The SURE-P Committee Convener on Public Works, Mrs Ngozi, Olojeme who led FERMA on an inspection tour fn road patches being carried out along Abuja-Keffi road, said the recruits would work in collaboration with FERMA engineers.

The project is an adaptive scaling-up of current FERMA direct labour agency activities. It is aimed at creating mass employment opportunities through the implementation of a national Road Maintenance Public Works Programme. The programme also focuses on the provision of safe and motorable trunk roads across the economic zones of the country

Her words: “4,556 youths have so far been employed out of the 10,000 previously targeted by the agency while we intend to engage the balance of 5,444 before the end of June this year. We will also employ another 17,000 youths. We want to involve indigenes along Federal roads as labourers. Those indigenes will be working on their own roads that affect their lives directly. The labourers should be the indigenes of the localities, while the leaders and heads of the team could come from anywhere a far as they are Nigerians”.

Continuing, she said: “FERMA is doing a great job, as you can see from our inspection from Abuja down to Nasarawa State all the road patterns are working; people are working hard to reduce portholes to zero level. What necessitated this outing is that we have to be working everyday to achieve our mandate; our mandate is to make sure Nigerians enjoy good roads and that is what we are out to do. We have been traveling to all the states in Nigeria to make sure these jobs are carried out and the results are achieved”.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/fg-to-recruits-17000-youths-for-road-maintenance/

The governors made their position known in a statement. The Nigerian Governors Forum has rejected any planned declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and other troubled states.

The governors stated this in a statement by their Chairman, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, on Monday. They advised the federal government to reject any advice to make such a declaration in the troubled states. “These requests are being made by people who do not wish our country well and who are bent on plunging the country into a deeper crisis,” the governors said.

More details later

Its exclusively gathered that the telecoms regulator is working on a regulation, which would make it mandatory for any licensee in the nation’s telecoms market to provide access to its communications facilities for necessary interception by the law enforcement agencies. To be called ‘Lawful interception of communications regulations”, the regulation, which is currently at the draft stage, is based on the need to provide a legal and regulatory framework for the lawful interception of communications in Nigeria and the collection and disclosure of intercepted communication. It will also specify the nature and types of
communications to be intercepted; prescribe
penalties for noncompliance with the regulations; provide a notification to the commission of all warrants issued, amended, renewed or cancelled under the regulations as well as ensure the privacy of subscribers as contained in the Nigerian constitution. It was gathered that Section 13 of the regulation Protected or Encrypted Communications
will run counter to the technical operations of
Blackberry. By their designs and unlike other mobile devices, Blackberry messages are encrypted and where criminal investigation is required, the law enforcement agents will face denial of access to Blackberry network. Specifically, Section 13 of the regulation empowers the National Security Adviser, NSA, and the State Security Service, SSS, to request the disclosure of protected or encrypted communications.

According to the regulation: “Where the communications intercepted is an encrypted or protected communication, the licensee shall provide the National Security Adviser and the State Security Service with the key, code or access to the protected or encrypted communication. “Where the key or code is in the possession of another person, the licensee shall be under an obligation to request such other person to disclose
the key or code to the National Security Adviser and the State Security Service for the purpose of complying with a warrant.” The regulation, under Section 20, also specifies the penalties for contravention. “If a licensee or any of its officers, manager, chief executive officer, secretary or other similar officers of the licensee required under this regulation fails
to comply with the provision of this regulations, such licensee or its officers shall be liable to a fine of N5m. If such an offence is continuing, such a licensee or officer shall be liable to a daily default penalty of N500,000.” The regulation clearly states that the commission may revoke the licence of the
licensee for failure to comply with the regulation. “The commission shall give a prior written notice to the licensee of such revocation, not less than 30 days to the withdrawal of the licensee.” Also, the commission may institute an action for non-
compliance through injunction or specific
performance or any or such other judicial means of enforcing a duty or obligation imposed on a licensee pursuant to the regulations. However, Blackberry messenger, email and web services are sent over an encrypted network and the company maintains a strict policy of non-disclosure of pass codes or keys to government
officials.


Last year, officials of Blackberry said the Blackberry users in Nigeria were about three million and these individuals face an uncertain future in case of possible revocation of Blackberry licence by the regulator, given its stern position not to release the key to its encrypted network to any government officials. Blackberry has continued to face widespread concern over its strong data encryption, which is beloved by corporate customers eager to guard secrets, but troublesome for some governments in the Middle East and Asia that it could be used by
militants to avoid detection.

It will be recalled that between 2010 and 2011, Indian government threatened to ban Blackberry
over the phone manufacturer’s failure to provide access to customers’ corporate e-mails to the government. The Indian government request for access to the Blackberry network was part of a broader effort by the country’s intelligence to monitor security threats made via mobile phones and the internet.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had also in 2010 threatened to cut off Blackberry services due to its encryption policy. National Mirror also gathered that the NCC’s current
move was in line with strategic measures of the Federal Government to ensure maximum national security by providing a legal framework that empowers the law enforcements agencies to access any licensed communication network in the country.

Source: National Mirror

Another season of mangoes is here again and
most people relish this seasonal fruit but how
many of these people know the health benefits
of eating mangoes? Mango fruit is known as
the king of fruits and one of the most popular,
nutritionally rich fruit with unique flavour, fragrance, taste, and heath promoting qualities
making it a common ingredient in new functional foods often called “super fruits”.


Mangoes are perfect to replenish salts, vitamins
and energy after physical exercise.

The enzymes of the mango, such as magneferin, katechol oxidase and lactase,
clean the bowel of the “filth” within and are an
ideal antidote for all toxic effects inside the
body.

They provide also sufficient resistance to
fight any germs and afflictions. Hartwell claims in his book “Plants Against Cancer,” that the phenols in mangoes, such as quercetin, isoquercitrin, astragalin, fisetin, gallic acid and methylgallat, as well as the abundant enzymes, have healing and cancer-preventing capacities. In gall bladder cancer a protective effect of mango consume has been proven.

Mangoes contain also a lot of tryptophan,
precursor of the “happiness-hormone” serotonin. It meets the vitamin and energy
requirements of children of 6-24 months of age at three servings a day. The bark of the mango tree contains 16 – 20 percent vitamin and also mangiferine. It acts as stringent and is believed to possess a tonic action on the mucous membrane. It is anathematic, useful in hemoptysis, hemorrhage, nasal catarrh, diarrhea, ulcers, diphtheria, rheumatism and for lumbrici. It is also used in diphtheria and rheumatism.

Mango is said to be an excellent natural source for pro-vitamin A; the content rises even after being picked before ripening. Improving the consumption of mangoes would cover the needs of the population in third world countries like Nigeria. The content of carotenes is very high also in the dried fruit,
and retains high levels over at least six months
after harvest. Further investigations have shown that eating mango slices with the skin on could help keep the weight off. A study by Australian researchers showed that mangoes could help you lose weight and stay slim – but only if you eat the skin you would normally throw away, a study suggests. Experts find that in tests, extracts from mango skin appeared to “inhibit development of human fat cells.” According to them, the secret is in phytochemicals that act as natural fat busters and are found only on the outside of the fruit. Mangoes have many excellent nutritional properties but more work needs to be done to
understand the complex natural compounds.
A similar study also found that eating mangoes
may help lower blood sugar and cancer risk.
Consumption of mangoes may potentially have positive effect on blood sugar in obese
individuals and help limit inflammation,
according to research at Oklahoma State
University.