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‘Congress’, a ruse-Umeh The crisis rocking Nigeria Football took a new twist
yesterday, as some state FA chairman loyal to
impeached president Aminu Maigari met in Abuja
and instated him. In a communiqué is- sued after the meeting, which
Daily Sunsports gathered took place at a private
residence in the Maitama area of Abuja, the
chairmen declared Maigari’s impeachment as null
and void, even as they ordered him to return to his
office at the Glass House. The communiqué, which was signed by Abia state
FA chairman, Sir E.C. Chukwuemeka stated in part: “To date, no member of the NFF Congress has been
served with details of the motion of dismissal of
Maigari along with the justification as required by
Article 37 (2) of the NFF Statutes. In view of the
foregoing, we reject in its entirety the alleged
dismissal of the President of the NFF, Aminu Maigari and the appointment of an acting President of NFF,
Chief Mike Umeh, the cur- rent Vice President of the
NFF or any other person.” Yesterday’s communiqué was signed by 16 FA
chairmen and nine other stakeholders. The Abia FA
boss, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues
insisted that the “congress” was a valid one since
the NFF executive committee had convened same
to ratify their impeachment of Maigari. Acting President of NFF, Chief Mike Umeh in a swift
reaction yesterday dismissed the “Maitama
congress” as a ruse. Umeh in a release made available to Daily Sunsports
stated that the congress initially slated for Thursday
was postponed, even as he dubbed those who gathered in Abuja to hold the “so-called”
congress as enemies of Nigerian football. According to Umeh, the NFF will convoke a con-
gress at a later date to be made known to the
public. “The NFF executive committee rose from its meeting
of Wednesday, 30th July to say that the emergency
Congress had been postponed, and duly
apologized to members of the Congress, while
stating that the Congress would hold at a later date. There was no Congress at all… A properly –consti-
tuted NFF Congress would be convoked at a date to
be made known to the public soon,” Umeh stated,
add- ing: “Whoever is instigat- ing these persons
does not love Nigeria and should be advised to
stop.” A Nigerian soccer buff, who pleaded anonymity for
fear of being dubbed either a friend or enemy of
Nigerian football told Daily Sunsports last night that world soccer
governing body, FIFA would
most likely not recognize yesterday’s Abuja
congress since it was not attended by the Mike
Umeh led execu- tive committee members and
executive secretary, Barrister Musa Amedu. He further pointed out that the “congress” took
place outside the Glass House in a private residence.
“At best, such a gathering could pass for a meeting
of Maigari’s friends and not a congress.” He was, however, quick to state that FIFA may
wade in again and possi- bly set up a normalization
committee for Nigerian football since the stake-
holders are all still on war path. “From the way things are going, FIFA may still wade
in and set up a nor- malization committee. But the
truth is that the battle is far from being over,” he
said.
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Blessing Okagbare ran an amazing 22.25 seconds
on the wet Glasgow track to win the 2014
Commonwealth Games women 200 metres gold
medal for Nigeria on Thursday. Okagbare had earlier in the games claimed the gold
in the 100-metre race which she won in grand style
with a time f 10.85 seconds.

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what kind of misleading story is that? That pic was taken way back when Cameron was not yet a PM. Be serious mahn. A US governor does not do that and you here talking of whole British prime minister. Next you will be telling us that the US president is travelling to Chicago on a public Aircraft.

are we heading towards the grand climax?

There was tension in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, yesterday following credible information that at least 40 members of the Boko Haram terrorist group, among whom were teenage girls, had sneaked into the city with the intention of carrying out suicide bombings. This was coming days after two separate bomb
explosions masterminded by the Boko Haram
terrorists rocked the city of Kano during the Eid-el-
Fitri celebration. It has been confirmed that teenage girls were used
to ferry the explosions – one in a food flask and the
other in a jar meant to contain kerosene – to the
point where the explosives were detonated in the
Kano State capital. LEADERSHIP has gathered from different sources
that the Boko Haram suicide bombers that had
entered Maiduguri were between 30 and 40 in number. A member of the Civilian-JTF who pleaded
anonymity said a suspected member of the Boko
Haram who was on Sunday arrested in Maiduguri
later confessed that over 40 of them, including two
girls, had arrived in the city with the intention of
carrying out attacks using explosives. “We were able to arrest seven of them, and we are
still on the trail of about 33 others,” said the
operative of the Civilian-JTF. “When we interrogated
them, they were able to reveal that the girls, just like
they did in Kano, would be used to carry bombs
tied to their bodies and covered by their hijabs to crowded places where they would be detonated by
some other persons holding the remote-controlled
detonator. We have tried to make them reveal
where others are being kept but have not been
successful. A member of the Nigeria vigilante, Muhammed
Gava, confirmed he also had this piece of
information. He told LEADERSHIP on phone that a
Toyota Hilux bus with the colour of the Nigeria Air
Force, and filled with about 20 people including
young girls, had on Sunday found its way into Maiduguri. “The bus had the paint of the Nigeria Air Force and
it carried plenty people, about 20 or so, both men
and girls, into Maiduguri. It came from the direction
of Damboa, and some members of the Civilian-JTF
tried to stop it around Polo area but the driver did
not stop. And when they later tried to go after the bus, they lost its track; but they are still searching
for the bus,” said Gava. The Borno State police command had issued a
statement calling on members of the public to
beware of ladies covered with hijab and standing
by the roadsides or asking to be assisted to find a
direction to a particular place, as those ladies might
have suicide bombs concealed under their hijabs. The police did not say if they had information on
the arrest of persons who confessed they were
coming to the town to cause havoc. According to the police public relations officer,
Gideon Jubrin (DSP), “the Borno State police
command wish to congratulate the Muslim faithful
on the celebration of the Ei-del-Fitri, which took
place without any incident. “The command however still cautions residents to
be wary of strange females wearing hijabs and
moving around crowded places as some of them
may be hiding explosives in their under garments
with the intention of causing harm to unsuspecting
residents.” The PPRO said residents who sighted such persons
should immediately alert the relevant security
operatives for proper action. A top official of the SSS who spoke off the record
confirmed the incident but stated that the
rumoured figure of about 30 girls brought to the
town was not factual. According to the officer, “what we have was that a
large number of suspected Boko Haram gunmen
had invaded the town before and during the Eid
celebration with the intention of carrying out
suicide bombings using some of the girls they came
in with to actualise their evil plan. Some arrests were made, and investigation is still on to fish out
others from their hideouts.” Another source at the police headquarters said
“some of the girls are said to be camped in hotels,
which we could not verify for now; but we are still
carefully searching so as not to cause tension in the
already tensed town”. The panic over alleged invasion of Boko Haram
teenage suicide bombers came at the time the
authorities at the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army
had announced the easing of the ban on all
vehicles today (Wednesday) from 7am. Residents of Maiduguri celebrated their Eid-el-Fitr
walking, following the ban on vehicular movement
by the military authority, citing security concerns. A statement issued by the deputy director, defence
information, Colonel Muhammad Dole, on Saturday
evening said the ban would last till today, July 30.
According to his statement, the Boko Haram had
planned to use all kinds of vehicles, including taxis,
tricycles and bicycles heavily wired with explosives to cause mayhem during the days of the Eid-el-Fitr
celebration. In a fresh statement signed and issued by Col. Dole
yesterday, the military said it had decided to lift the
ban by 7am today following the successful
celebration of the Eid without the “terrorists
carrying out their evil plot to carry out multiple
bombings in various parts of the city”. The statement urged residents to “be vigilant and alert”
and “report any suspicious objects, persons or
movement to the relevant agencies”. The fear in Maiduguri now is that the said girls
being used for suicide bombing could be some of
the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The SSS person who spoke earlier said “it could be
possible, because there is nothing these elements
would not do to inflict pain on the people; we even
understand that some of the girls that were used in
the Kano suicide bombing were used as mere
courier; theirs was just to carry the explosives either in food flask, jerry can or under their
garment, not mindful of what the person holding
the remote detonating device would do until they
were blown off. It is better the public should be
very observant of strange young girls loitering
about; they could be the girls we are looking for”.

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born2lead01: That won't earn him northern votes.

lolxxxxx so conversely what will earn a northern presidential candidate a southern vote? Or can the north alone vote in a president?

From AIT status Facebook page.

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed
Suleiman Abba, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 7, as the new Inspector General of Police in Nigeria.
The development came following the federal
Executive Council meeting presided over by
President Jonathan.
Abba was also a former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to
Maryam Abacha.

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Barely 24 hours after the embattled governor of
Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-makura boasted
that nobody can remove him from office, and urged
his loyalists to resist any attempt to impeach him, a
member of the state House of Assembly,
Muhammad Muluku Aga (PDP Nasarawa Eggon East) narrowly escaped death, as hoodlums
attacked and burnt his car. The incident occurred in the early hours of yester­
day in Akurba in Lafia Local Government Area of
the state. It was gathered that the hoodlums trailed
the lawmaker’s driver between Lafia town and
Akurba thinking that the lawmaker was inside the
vehicle. The driver was said to have left the car on the main road and taken to his heels and when the
attackers tried in vain to catch him they came back,
ransacked the car and picked some valuable items,
before setting it ablaze. When Daily Sun visited Akurba yesterday morning,
those living around the scene of the incident had
deserted the area for fear of the unknown while
soldiers were seen making some inquiries from the
residents who refused to talk to journalists. Muluku
Aga, however, could not be reached on phone as he had switched off his handsets. Also, the Chairman, House Committee on
Information, Security and Special Duties,
Muhammad Baba Ibaku, could not be reached on
phone as at press time. However, when contacted, the press secretary to
the Speaker of the state House of Assembly,
Ibrahim Tanko, said the driver of the vehicle, Sani
Muluku, who is a younger brother of the lawmaker,
had left Nasarawa Eggon in the early hours of
yesterday to attend a naming ceremony in Lafia with his friend. He said they were stopped by some
hoodlums along Shendam Road Junction, who
asked them the whereabouts of their brother, Aga.
He said when the duo failed to disclose the law­
maker’s whereabouts, the hoodlums gave them
thorough beating and set the lawmaker’s car ablaze. In a similar incident, the Clerk of the House, Mr. Ego
Maikeffi, was attacked at about 5a.m. while on his
way for morning prayers by suspected hoodlums,
who had trailed him to his church, but he escaped
to the ‘C’ Division Police Station in Lafia, where his
attackers were dispersed with teargas.

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Team Nigeria on Wednesday moved up to eight position on the medal table courtesy of the impressive showings of the wrestling team
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow,Scotland.
Nigeria won two gold medals in the wrestling event and continued their push to finish the Games on a high.
Odunayo Adekuoroye beat India’s Lalita after recording a 5-0 win on the board to emerge the gold medal winner in the women’s 53kg freestyle.
Adekuroye needed just 31 seconds to knock out her Indian opponent to clinch the win.
The second gold for Nigeria was won by Aminat Adeniyi who had a one-way traffic
beating another Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik by as much as 12-0 to emerge victorious.

Nigeria now has six gold medals,five silver
and six bronze medals,totalling nineteen medals so far.
South Africa is the highest ranked African team in seventh position with Nigeria closely following them on eight,and Kenya the third highest ranked African team in ninth position.

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berem: Jonathan isn't as fat as that. it is a Photoshop

don't you think that he is less fat now because of boko haram and.....

chinolization: Photoshop!

hmmm Chino! Buh am seeing some guys that look like SSS agents shielding Jonathan.

englishmart: don't you worry. I did it for him 2011. It wouldn't cost much of a chidda to repeat it next year. Hahahahah.
I can help him campaign from the states

okay noted

englishmart: It doesn't matter when the picture was taken.
What matter is that GEJ rocks.
Just in case he doesn't win come 2015. I will stay back in the states and never return to Nigeria again

hahahaha if you want him to win 2015, then you come back to Naija and work for his success.

disloman: If na any APC member ride with am ,Na to insult am.Na that country u go die.

ah ah that's harsh oh

Our president riding with Charly Boy on his bike. Don't know exactly when the pic was taken...