₦airaland Forum

otijah: anam echeta sam okwaraji onye naijiria nwuru onwu ike, kpa kpa kpa, kpa goali oo goalkeeper efelie elu tie akwaoche.Onye akwaoche.......... we will keep missing u

na rap u dey rap abi na wetin? Wich 1 b kpa kpa kpa for inside again naaa, dat ir igbo strong ooo

Leetunechi: hey niqqa


here nor be igbo palour

leave dat guy na ment he dey ment, dem neva see person wey sabi speak igbo b4 mtchewwwww



mean while Joke of the Day:
Akpos was once employed in a school
and he went to the
class to teach.
The first day.
Akpors: Good morning students
Students: Good
morning sir!
Akpos: I’m going to be your new
biology teacher,
so do u know what we have
this morning?
Students: No sir!
Teacher: Since u don’t know it, there’s
no
point of
teaching u.
Akpos went and came the following
day
with this conversation.
Akpos: Good morning students
Student: Good morning
sir.
Akpos: Do u know what we are having
this
morning? Out of fear of the previous
day,
they said “yes sir”.
Akpos: Since u already know,
there’s no point teaching u again.
The third day.
Akpos: Good morning students
Student: Good morning
sir.
Akpos: Do u know
what we are having this
morning? Out of
confusion some said
Yes, while
some said No.
Akpos: Alright then, let those
that know teach
others who don’t know.


one word for Akpos.....

Leetunechi: Mek we come begin dey cry now or wetin ?

Abi na hin remembrance wan stop ebola

me self i tire ooooo

ineco: And his mother snd family were complaining that nothing was done in return of their son.well thsts Nigerian 4u. may He soul rest in perfect peace amen.

do u wnt 2 blame GEJ for dat nw?

RIP Sam , mean while Joke of the Day:
Akpos was once employed in a school
and he went to the
class to teach.
The first day.
Akpors: Good morning students
Students: Good
morning sir!
Akpos: I’m going to be your new
biology teacher,
so do u know what we have
this morning?
Students: No sir!
Teacher: Since u don’t know it, there’s
no
point of
teaching u.
Akpos went and came the following
day
with this conversation.
Akpos: Good morning students
Student: Good morning
sir.
Akpos: Do u know what we are having
this
morning? Out of fear of the previous
day,
they said “yes sir”.
Akpos: Since u already know,
there’s no point teaching u again.
The third day.
Akpos: Good morning students
Student: Good morning
sir.
Akpos: Do u know
what we are having this
morning? Out of
confusion some said
Yes, while
some said No.
Akpos: Alright then, let those
that know teach
others who don’t know.


one word for Akpos.....

Wahala dey ooo, wahala dey ooo, i dey see danger, danger a, he don red ooo mama he don red ooo, na nw beta fear won real enter pple body naaa e red well, so d ZMAPP nor der guarantee say na all life he go save, oya APC supporters of APC blame GEJ for the spanish priest death

Ohhh am so much loving d Nairaland pdp commenters here, dey are very mature when commenting, kudos to GEJ even d pdp national publicity chairman Olisa Metuh has accepted defect and congratulated Aregbesola, bcus if it were 2 b d APC national publicity chairman Liar Muhammed nor b small tin we for don dey hear for here, he would have spoken out of hand dat pdp rigged d elections, pdp used d military to oppress d apc, dat 1 person vote is = 100, and so on and so fort once again thank u Mr President may ur reign b long and may u live long

Gud

Ohhh am so much loving d Nairaland pdp commenters here, dey are very mature when commenting, kudos to GEJ even d pdp national publicity chairman Olisa Metuh has accepted defect and congratulated Aregbesola, bcus if it were 2 b d APC national publicity chairman Liar Muhammed nor b small tin we for don dey hear for here, he would have spoken out of hand dat pdp rigged d elections, pdp used d military to oppress d apc, dat 1 person vote is = 100, and so on and so fort once again thank u Mr President may ur reign b long and may u live long

Gud

A Spanish priest infected with Ebola will be
treated with an experimental drug that has
been used on two Americans infected with
the deadly virus, the government said.
vaccine-Ebola
The drug called ZMapp arrived at Madrid’s
La Paz-Carlos III hospital where the 75-
year-old missionary was being treated in
isolation, the health ministry said in a
statement late on Saturday.
Spain’s drug safety agency allowed the
“exceptional importation” of ZMapp under
a law that allows “the use of non-
authorised medications in cases where a
patent’s life is in danger and they can’t be
treated satisfactorily with an authorised
medication,” it said.
The Roman Catholic priest, Miguel Pajares,
was one of three people who tested
positive for Ebola at the Saint Joseph
Hospital in the Liberian capital Monrovia
where he worked.
He was brought back to Spain on Thursday
on a medically equipped Spanish airforce
plane, the first patient in the fast-spreading
Ebola outbreak to be evacuated to Europe
for treatment.
Spanish health authorities said Thursday
the priest was in a stable condition. The
hospital is not providing medical updates
for the missionary at his request.
The military flight also evacuated Spanish
nun Juliana Bonoha Bohe, 65, who worked
at the same hospital as Pajares in Liberia
and who was found not to have Ebola.
The Spanish charity Pajares worked for, the
Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, had
asked Madrid to bring to Spain for
treatment two African missionaries
infected with Ebola who also worked at the
hospital but the request was turned down.
One of those two missionaries, a Congolese
nun, died on Saturday due to Ebola, the
charity said.
There is no proven treatment or cure for
Ebola, which causes severe fever and, in the
worst cases, unstoppable bleeding. Some
55 percent of cases in this outbreak have
been fatal.
Two Americans infected with Ebola while
treating patients in Liberia have shown
signs of improvement since being given
Zmapp back in the United States but health
authorities say it is too early to tell if the
drug had anything to do with that.
ZMapp, a treatment made by private US
company Mapp Pharmaceuticals, is still in
an extremely early phase of development
and had only been tested previously on
monkeys.
The use of the medication has sparked an
ethical controversy as experts call for it to
be made available to African nations.

ABUJA- NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP has urged the
opposition to learn from the Saturday Osun
State gubernatorial election.
In a statement by PDP National Publicity
Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the party
however advised the opposition to desist
from actions and utterances that were
capable of overheating the system as well
as create room for violence.
Hailing President Gooduck Jonathan for
creating a peaceful environment for the
election, the PDP described the Osun state
governorship poll as “a clear testimony to
President Goodluck Jonathan’s unparalleled
commitment to peaceful elections in
Nigeria.
“The PDP hail the President for “creating
the enabling environment for Osun people
to freely and peacefully exercise their
franchise without rancor or blood-letting”.
The party also commended “the security
forces for their display of professionalism
in keeping the peace throughout the
exercise despite provocations by desperate
politicians.
“The lesson from this election is that the
opposition party should stop crying wolf
where there is none. They must desist from
actions and statements that cause
confusion and create unnecessary tension,
capable of igniting violence and blood-
letting in elections.”
Calling on its members and supporters to
remain calm, the PDP also commended the
people of Osun for adhering to rules and
conducting themselves in an orderly
manner during the election.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Sunday
congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola of
Osun State on his victory in Saturday’s
governorship election in the state.
The president made this known in a
statement signed by Reuben Abati Special
Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity)
read thus
“President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
congratulates Governor Rauf Aregbesola of
Osun State on his victory in Saturday’s
governorship election in the state.
The President commends the Independent
National Electoral Commission and national
security agencies for ensuring that the
elections were free, fair, credible and
peaceful in keeping with the avowed
commitment of his Administration.
President Jonathan also applauds the
people of Osun State who came out en
masse yesterday in all the local government
areas of the state to peacefully and freely
exercise their democratic right, trusting in
his assurance that all necessary measures
would be taken to ensure their safety and
the sanctity of their votes.
The President believes that the free, fair
and peaceful conduct of the elections have
fully reaffirmed his administration’s
determination to positively reform Nigeria’s
electoral processes.
The outcome of the election has also given
the lie to the false, unfair and uncharitable
allegations that measures put in place by
the federal government for the Ekiti and
Osun State elections were partisan and
designed to achieve a favourable outcome
for his party.
As Governor Aregbesola prepares to begin
a second term in office, President Jonathan
looks forward to continuing to work with
him and other state governors to further
improve the living conditions of Nigerians
in Osun and other states of the country.
He wishes Governor Aregbesola continued
good health and a successful second term
in office.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/jonathan-congratulates-aregbesola-inec/

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Ebola-hit Sierra Leone declares state of
emergency

FREETOWN (AFP) – Sierra Leone leader
Ernest Bai Koroma declared a state of
emergency on Thursday and as the country
struggled to contain the deadly Ebola
epidemic.
The impoverished country, along with
neighbouring Guinea and Liberia, is
struggling to contain an epidemic that has
infected 1,200 people and left 672 dead
across the region since the start of the
year.
“Extraordinary challenges require
extraordinary measures. The Ebola virus
disease poses an extraordinary challenge
to our nation,” Koroma said in a televised
address to the nation.
“Consequently… I hereby proclaim a state of
public emergency to enable us to take a
more robust approach to deal with the
Ebola outbreak.”
Koroma said he had cancelled a trip to a
summit of around 50 African leaders in
Washington DC next week.
He announced however that he would
travel to neighbouring Guinea for a
regional summit on the crisis gathering the
heads of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and
Ivory Coast.
Koroma announced a raft of measures as
part of the state of emergency, including
quarantining Ebola-hit areas and deploying
security forces to protect medical workers.
He banned all public meetings not related
to Ebola and cancelled foreign trips by
ministers and other government officials,
exempting only “absolutely essential
engagements”.
The president said the measures would be
in place initially for 60 to 90 days, and then
be reassessed.
Sierra Leone, which has seen 224 deaths,
was also preparing Thursday to bury Omar
Khan, a “national hero” who saved the lives
of more than 100 Ebola patients before
succumbing to the tropical bug.
- ‘Very serious threat’ -
Fears that the outbreak could spread to
other continents have been growing with
European and Asian countries on alert.
Leading medical charity Doctors Without
Borders warned the crisis would only get
worse and said there was no overarching
strategy to handle the world’s worst-ever
outbreak of the disease.
Sierra Leone’s announcement comes a day
after Liberia, which has seen 129 deaths,
said it was shutting all schools and placing
“non-essential” government workers on 30
days’ leave.
US Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse said
it was temporarily withdrawing its non-
essential staff from Liberia, citing regional
“instability and ongoing security issues”.
Hong Kong announced quarantine
measures for suspected cases, although
one woman arriving from Africa with
possible symptoms tested negative, while
the EU said it was ready to deal with the
threat.
The International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) has held talks with global health
officials on potential measures to halt the
spread of the disease.
In Britain, where one person has tested
negative for the disease, Foreign Secretary
Philip Hammond said it was regarded as “a
very serious threat”.
The US Peace Corps announced Wednesday
it was pulling hundreds of volunteers from
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
The European Union is equipped and ready
to treat victims should the deadly virus be
found in its 28 member states, an EU
source said in Brussels.
- Medical staff ‘swamped’ -
In Hong Kong, a densely populated city
previously scarred by disease outbreaks
such as the 2003 SARS epidemic, health
officials confirmed they would quarantine
as a precautionary measure any visitors
from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia who
showed fever symptoms.
One woman arriving in the southern
Chinese city from Africa, who showed
symptoms including fever and vomiting,
has tested negative for Ebola.
Australia, which has already warned
against travel to west Africa’s Ebola-hit
countries, said it was well prepared in the
unlikely event that the virus should reach its
shores.
Meanwhile, Thai health authorities said they
had ordered all hospitals to monitor
patients for any symptoms, particularly
nationals or foreign tourists who had been
in the outbreak area.
A British doctor volunteering in Sierra
Leone treating Ebola patients told Metro
newspaper that medical staff were
swamped.
“The main challenge here, though, is that
the health authorities just don’t have the
infrastructure to cope. They’re
overwhelmed,” Benjamin Black said.
Togo-based pan-African airline ASKY, which
serves 20 destinations, has halted all flights
to and from Liberia and Sierra Leone
following the death of a passenger from
the virus.
The 40-year-old man, who travelled from
Liberia, died in Lagos on Friday in Nigeria’s
first confirmed death from Ebola.
The virus crossing borders for the first time
by plane could lead to new flight
restrictions aimed at containing outbreaks,
the world aviation agency said.
Japan’s health ministry said it has sent out
an alert to hospitals and health
organisa

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Jst temple Run anf Fifa14 only

Who can pronounce d thief name (Nkayo) without making any mistake at first

saasala: Not again my dear lord. I came across a very touching story of a 10 year old boy who escaped from Boko Haram captivity, this heartless people turned that little boy into a monster. Read it here: http://www..com/escaped-boy-tells-his-terrible-ordeal-in-sambisa-forest/

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Jonathan has jst requested for $1billion to purchase new weapons 4 d Soldiers

Imagine what the Northern muslims
are causing to Nigeria. North has
never contributed anything
positive to the growth and
development of Nigeria since the
amalgamation. Their interests is
power so that they can be sharing
the oil money at will. With all these
billions, we would get better roads,
improve power supply, add quality
to our education. Now we will
waste them fighting against people
who have nothing to lose and who
don't even value their life.
Tomorrow, EL Rufai will call on GEJ
and Confab to mark out money for
the rehabilitation of the North east
while they are the people
destroying their own house.

It baffles me why these Governors
that have failed their people will
always run to GEJ for protection when their state houses of
assembly is after them. Does GEJ
have power over the various state
houses of assemblies? Even
Governors of opposition parties!
Little wonder APC is blaming GEJ for
its woes. Do the right thing and go
to sleep satisfied and stop running
to someone you all the while have
abused his person and brought his
office to ridicule. Have some form
of decorum in yourself. As for GEJ,
don't listen to them. Let them stew
in their own oil

Protests in Nasarawa, as Al-Makura
moves to avert impeachment
on july 17, 2014 at 8:23 am in news
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By Abel Daniel
LAFIA— There were pockets of
demonstrations in some parts of Nasarawa
State yesterday, following the notice of
impeachment served on Governor Umaru
Al Makura, Monday, by the state House
Assembly.
Some youths demonstrated at the Orange
Market at Mararaba, Keffi, Akwanga and
other parts of Lafia yesterday, protesting
what they described as alleged attempt by
members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
to remove Al Makura from office for selfish
reasons.
Vanguard gathered that some of the
protesters, who chanted war songs, were
shouting ‘Don’t sack Al Makura,’‘Bring back
Al-makura,’ among other unprintable things
against the perceived sponsors of the
impeachment move.
However, some political stakeholders
described the crowd of protesters as
rented.
Some leaders who spoke on the condition
of anonymity said: “They are known
political thugs who are being used by
political contractors. It is all noise.
“The governor has not even received the
letter of impeachment and they are calling
for his reinstatement.”
Meanwhile, hundreds of anti riot policemen
and other security operatives have been
deployed to strategic positions to maintain
peace in the state.
Police spokesperson in the state, ASP
Numan Ismaila confirmed that the protests
had been brought under control by
security agents who were patrolling the
state.
Meanwhile, Governor Al-Makura has
travelled to Abuja in a bid to seek President
Goodluck Jonathan’s inter-vention over his
impeachment saga, just as members of the
state House of Assembly had vowed to
pursue the impeachment process to its
logical conclusion.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/protests-nasarawa-al-makura-moves-avert-impeachment/

they appear to
have a few friends at home who insist on speaking
for them. Permit me to give just one example.
Some northern elders have said that the Federal
Government ‘’should pay billions as ransom to
Shekau and release all detained Boko Haram members’’ and that there must be ‘’no foreign
forces in Nigeria”. They have also demanded that
‘’force should not be used’’ in securing the freedom
of the abducted girls.
These demands are repugnant. It is the same
people that did not want troops to be deployed in the area in the first place. It is the same people that did not want state of
emergency to be declared in the North. It is the
same people that have been urging the
government to negotiate with Boko Haram in the
last three years.
It is the same people that have consistently asked that Boko Haram should be treated lightly and that
they should be offered amnesty even though they
have slaughtered no less than 10,000 innocent
people. It is the same people that are suggesting that Boko
Haram is actually a creation of the CIA, MOSSAD and
the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
It is one of these northern elders that referred to
Boko Haram as ‘’freedom fighters’’ who are simply
‘’fighting for justice” only last year. It is another that said that members of Boko Haram ought to be
treated ‘’in the same way as the Niger Delta
militants’’ and that they should be rehabilitated,
resettled and paid large sums of money only last
year. It is another that said that ‘’Muslims should only
vote for those that would protect their interests”
and that he would see to it that ‘’Sharia law is
implemented and applied throughout the whole
country” in 2001. It is another that said that Nigeria was created by
the British and granted independence by them in
1960 on the clear understanding that ‘’a northern
Muslim would always lead the country” in 1994. It
is another that said that if the North does not have
it’s way on the voting formula at the Constitutional Conference he would lead his people ‘’out of
Nigeria and into the Camerouns” just over a month
ago.
It is another that said that they would make
our country ‘’ungovernable” if a southerner was
elected into power in 2011. It is another that said, only a few weeks ago, that
our country ‘’would burn” if President Jonathan or
any other southerner contests for the presidential
election in 2015. It is another that told us last year
that ‘’poverty was the root cause of Boko Haram’’
and that the South was receiving too much money whilst the North was not receiving enough. How
much more of this can we be expected to take? Just three weeks after the Haramites have abducted
almost 300 young school girls at Chibok, burnt
down their school and kept them as sex slaves, just
a few days after they abducted eight more at
Warabe Village, Borno state, just two weeks after
two bombs went off in Nyanya, Abuja killing a total of 150 people between them and just three days
after no less than 350 innocent people were
slaughtered by the terrorists in Gamborou Ngala, a
border town with the Camerouns, these northern
elders are saying that force must not be used
against them. This is unacceptable and their suggestion must be treated with the contempt that
it deserves. ‘Never negotiate with terrorists ‘
I do not know what it will take for the Nigerian
people to accept the fact that Boko Haram is the
greatest evil that our country has ever had to
contend with and that there can be no dialogue
with such demons. I do not know what it will take for these northern elders to accept the fact that evil
is evil, that you must never negotiate with terrorists
and that their ‘’gentle way’’ simply cannot work. The truth is that until every single one of the
Haramites is hunted down, brought to justice and
despatched to hell there will be no peace in our
country. We must also eliminate those who secretly
encourage, fund and protect them. I have always viewed those that suggest that Boko
Haram should be treated with kid gloves with the
utmost suspicion. It is either that we live in a secular
state where the rule of law prevails, where beasts
have no place and where murderous animals are
treated like the savages that they are or we shall have no country at all. All this talk about ‘’not using force’’ must stop
because it is nonsensical, it is counter-productive
and it presents a very real threat to our desire to
continue to live as one nation. Those that abduct,
rape, kill and enslave children do not deserve to
live. Those that say that ‘’force should not be used’’
should give up them their own daughters in
exchange for our missing girls. After they have
done that they can be as gentle as they like with
Boko Haram...

Michael Babatunde has not even started
playing. Ramon Azeez will be a top player
and he has a big heart. It is unfortunate for
Reuben Gabriel that he has suffered a lot
with injuries because he has every
attribute to be a super player. Many
Nigerians who are sincere know his
qualities. I trust that he will come through.
But would you be his or their coaches
then?
No. My job with Nigeria is done. I just hope
who comes in will give them the
opportunity to showcase their talents.
When I took over there was no standing
team and I had to build from scratch really
but am gone.
I have loved serving my country but I
believe I am done.
An interview Keshi granted thecable.ng
after the defeat by France in Brasilia

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/nothing-ll-make-change-mind-coach-eagles-keshi/

Former Nigeria coach, Stephen Keshi has
confirmed Sports Vanguard’s breaking
news on his parting of ways with the
Nigeria Football Federation.
We also told you more than three months
ago that Nigeria Football Federation was
not interested in renewing Keshi’s contract.
Keshi has confirmed all our exclusives in
this interview below.
Nigeriacoach Stephen Keshi talks about
‘resignation’Stephen Keshi has parted
ways with the Nigeria Football
Federation. This is the true situation and
not that the Nigerian coach has resigned.
His contract with the federation ended
with the World Cup and the Federation is
not planning, as we exclusively reported
more than three months ago, to renew
the contract.
Keshi is likely to pick the job he has been
offered by South Africa.
Q: Knowing what you know now, what
would you have done as regards the
preparations of the team before this
World Cup?
A: I would have loved to have had them in
camp a lot earlier. The European season
made a little bit difficult as I did not want
to have only one half of the squad in camp
before the others joined.
We had less than two weeks to perfect our
plans and it showed as it was only when
we got to the tournament that we started
picking up our rhythm. We had only three
friendly matches which are really not
enough to get ready for a tournament like
this. So, those are what I would have liked
to change.
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi
Have you really quit your post?
Yes. I have done my bit. I am tired of all the
intrigues and backbiting and insinuations I
get. The criticisms are nothing really
because even siblings criticise each other.
In this job sometimes it goes overboard
and my family and those of my players get
called names.
I have had to tell the players many times to
ignore those criticisms and just focus on
the tasks at hand.
There are many Nigerians who support
you. Many who would like to see you
continue the work you started with the
team. Can you not change your mind for
them?
The same ones who were calling for my
head after the Iran match? That “the
World Cup is too big for Keshi”? I know
there are many who truly support what we
have been trying to do over these past
months but I just cannot continue in this
job anymore.
To start with, my contract ended with the
last match and the Federation never
approached me for a renewal. What does
that say? It says to me I’m not wanted. I
am going to go and rest, spend some time
with my family and then hopefully get
another job where I am wanted.
After the Afcon win, President Goodluck
Jonathan intervened and sorted things
out. What if he does this time?
As much as I respect and appreciate the
number one citizen of the country I am
afraid that this time it is going to be
difficult. I am totally done with some of
these people.
If you were the Sports Minister of Nigeria
what is it you will do or try and put in
place to make the job of the national
team coach a lot easier?
Make the Federation pay his salaries on
time and those of his assistants. Build a
training centre and facility for the national
team to train. We never had anywhere
decent to train. The Abuja National Stadium
is filled with sand and the worst kind of
sand. That means when someone goes to
ground he will have skin wounds.
I and my assistants spend our own money
to buy training cones and some of the
things we use for training sessions. In
most countries of the world when a coach
is hired he brings in his own coaching
team. Well for two years now I have been
told to pay the salary of my assistant
Valery Houandinou, someone who has
been with me from Togo through to Mali
– where those countries paid his salary
alongside paying mine.
In two and half years, I had no official
residence. I stayed in a hotel. I had no
official car. I thank God for Chief Mike
Adenuga for those two cars he gave to me
after the Afcon win. However, these
federation officials will continue to trumpet
that “they gave Keshi everything to
succeed.
Mali is one of the poorest countries in
Africa but I was given my place of
residence and an official car within three
days of me taking on the job. I also had a
house in Togo and was never owed
salaries.
What will happen to the young players
you have built up into internationals as it
means that Nigeria is losing out on the
continuity that you staying on would
have brought on?
Well, there is a nucleus of a team to work
with there so a new coach will have the
players there. In my mind I could set out
two equally strong squads with the players
available to me.
However, the new coach might come in
and say that these players would not fit
into his style and so it will be. Not going to
be my problem again (smiles).
Clearly your experience with Togo and
Mali has helped you at this job?
Oh, without a shadow of doubt. God took
me to those countries to give me the
experience of dealing with people. It is far
more difficult to work in your own country
I have just found out. When I qualified
Togo for the Afcon and the World Cup I got
their national honour and diplomatic
passport.
Such was their gratitude. They make you
comfortable and of course results followed.
God was awesome in taking me through
that route.
Did you take a risk with the squad you
took to the tournament?
I did not take a risk. From the training
camp and from the friendly matches I
chose the players I believed would give me
what I wanted on the field. People say I
took players to sell them and I laugh.
Michael Babatunde has not even started

A group known as the Concerned
Citizens of Kano, CCK,has called on the
Federal Government to set up a panel of
inquiry into various occurrences
surrounding the death of immediate past Emir of Kano, Dr. Ado Bayero. The group also demanded for probe into
the violent protest that followed the
appointment of the successor to the
throne Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Chairman of the group, Alhaji Ibrahim
Umar in a statement in Abuja yesterday
said, “the Concerned Citizens of Kano in
its recent meeting has called on the
Federal Government to set up a panel
that would probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of the erstwhile
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Dr. Ado Bayero.” He also noted that the probe is informed
by the previous attack on the emir early
in January, 2013 where he was almost
killed ,adding that, “several incidences
had happened to put him off by some
unscrupulous elements to pave way for a new dynasty.” The group said Bayero’s 51 old reign
came to an end with controversies after
his death especially as it allegedly
gathered that the state government did
not use the successor list sent to him by
the Kano Emirate Council Kingmakers. “This was the entrant of the controversy
that trailed the appointment of the new
Emir which we know was not a name
among the ones sent to the state
Governor. Immediately the new Emir
was announced, a major protest and riots erupted in Kano City as people
condemned the way the appointment
came up,” the statement read in part. It therefore tasked the government on a
critical assessment of the situation
resulting to the Emir’s death and the
subsequent appointment as a step to
preserving the traditional dynasty of the
Emirate Council, and returning peace to the people.

Source - http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/group-calls-fg-probe-death-ado-bayero/

Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey,
Mr. Furoebi Akene, yesterday, described as
‘unsettling’ the continued search for his aged
mother, Madam Patimi Akene, abducted,
penultimate week, by gunmen at Fonibiri in
Southern Ijaw local government area of the state. Akene said the kidnappers, who initially
demanded his resignation, later demanded N30m
ransom which they reduced to N10m. He described as worrisome the kidnappers threat
to cut off the head of his mother over his refusal to
accede to the ransom demand. Akene spoke in Yenagoa when a group of
journalists, politicians and other professionals,
under the aegis of The Parliament, called at his
residence. He said though the threat was made on telephone,
he was not going to be intimidated.
”One of the kidnappers, who claimed to be the
leader of the gang, threatened to kill my mother. He
said he will cut off her head and deliver it to my
house at INEC Road and the body at the village. Because of the difficulty at getting me to agree with
their demand, they have stopped calling me to
discuss ransom,” he said. Akene noted that because of his uncompromising
stance, the kidnappers have started calling his
younger sister to demand the ransom. He reported that the younger sister pleaded that
they collect a million naira but the kidnappers
declined insisting that such sum is not enough for
fuel and feeding of the kidnapped septuagenarian. Akene recalled that when the news of the
abduction got to him, he abandoned the World
Surveyors Conference he was attending in Malaysia. ”When they demanded that I resigned from the
present administration as the condition for my
mother’s release, I told them that I am not a man
out to sacrifice his mother for position,” he recalled. According to him, they allowed him to speak with
her as a proof that they were holding her. ”They allowed me speak with her twice. The first
time, she told me she was okay and I asked her if
the kidnappers are Ijaws, she confirmed that they
are. On the second occasion, they made my mother
cry as a means to convince me of their seriousness.
She was crying and begged me to secure her release and give them the money. ”They asked me to pay them the ransom. I told him
I will not pay as I am not owing them. The last text I
received was, ‘You have lost your mother’. Madam Patimi Akene, was abducted without any
gunshot and whisked away by armed men
numbering about six from her home close to the
Ofonibiri community waterside at about 12 am
penultimate Saturday. The Bayelsa State Police Command, through its
image maker, Alex Akhigbe, DSP, assured that they
were on the trail of the gunmen but declined
further comment.

Source : http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/kidnappers-threatened-cut-mothers-head-send-bayelsa-commissioner/

The wave of bombings by suspected Boko Haram
insurgents across the country continued at the
weekend after 13 persons were killed in an attack
in Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi State. 34 others were injured in the blast, according to
Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Mallam Lawal
Shehu. Shehu disclosed that a suspect had been arrested in
connection with the attack.
The Bauchi bombing came on the heels of the
Abuja plaza attack on Wednesday which claimed
21 lives. lso at the weekend, a former Minister of Police
Affairs, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, called for the
radicalisation of youths against Boko Haram. “Deliberate efforts should be made to energize the
youths to work, it is their tomorrow that is being
endangered not ours because we are already old.
You will be amazed that when young people are
empowered, they can betray some of their people
in the Islamist group. As they recruit beggars, we too should recruit beggars. Radicalize the youths
positively, the market associations; the youths
should actually patrol the streets, let it be a mass
movement thing, that is the only way out”, Bozimo
told Sunday Vanguard in an interview. Yesterday’s bombing occurred in the red light
district of Bayan Garin, specifically an hotel allegedly
thronged by prostitutes, on Friday night. The area also has a large Christian population.
An improvised explosive device (IED) was believed
to have been planted in the hotel. A report quoted
a survivor as saying the attackers wore military
uniform. Sunday Vanguard learnt that the blast in
the hotel was the second in two years. A source said the first bombing in the hotel took
place in 2012 and left several people injured. The incident, which happened around 9.50pm,
threw residents of the state capital into panic as
traders and Okada riders abandoned their
businesses and took cover.
Confirming the blast, the state Commissioner of
Police, Shehu, said efforts were being intensified to arrest other fleeing suspects. ”From the investigation conducted by the police,
some suspected hoodlums were seen loitering
around the brothel and the next thing that
happened was an explosion”, he said. ”The area has been cordoned off and the scene
secured by the Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal
Unit (EOD).
”The victims were rushed to Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU) for treatment and
corpses evacuated to the mortuary”. The police boss advised members of the public to
always be security conscious by paying attention to
persons and objects, particularly at motor parks,
market places, schools, places of worship,
shopping malls, eateries and hotels. “The police have put in place strategies to fight
insurgency in Bauchi State by intensifying
surveillance, intelligence gathering and working in
collaboration with sister security agents to secure
lives and property.” Speaking on the bombing, yesterday, Bauchi State
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sani Malami, said 34
injured victims were taken to hospital in the late
hours of Friday out of which 17 with minor injuries
were treated and discharged. ”There are 17 others with varying degree of
injuries who are still on admission, but we are
hoping that many of them would be discharged
today (yesterday), while a few victims will have to
go to the theatre because of the seriousness of
their injuries”, Malami told journalists. . ”Unfortunately, 13 people were, so far, confirmed
dead. 10 bodies were brought to hospital
yesterday (Friday) night and three more victims
died in the hospital.
He explained that some victims rushed to clinics in
Bauchi were transferred to the ATBUTH for proper attention. According to him, Bauchi is a peaceful state but
quite unfortunate that the bombing happened.
”We are really shattered and heartbroken that this
incident happened in Bauchi and pray that it will
not happen again”, the commissioner said. ‘Shooting at random’
Meanwhile, a survivor, Ahmed Maidoki, told the
News Agency of Nigeria that five persons in military
uniform carried out the attack by detonating
explosives and shooting at random. “We were just sitting down, watching highlights of
the ongoing FIFA world cup at the viewing centre
located in between the two story building of the
hotel when five men dressed in military uniform
strolled in”, he narrated.. “We thought they were security personnel, who
came to relax as well. I noticed they all positioned
themselves at the four corners of the hall.
“The next thing I heard was an explosion, after
which the arena was covered with thick smoke.
Shivering, my friends and I sprawled on the ground. “We were trying to get out when the five men
started shooting sporadically at any one who tried
to stand up, and in the process, killing many of the
survivors of the blast,” he said. Another witness, Usman Hassan, said he was just
about to enter the hotel when the blast occurred
and immediately ran away from the scene. “As soon as I was a bit far from the scene, I heard
gun-shots. Few minutes later, a white Toyota Hilux
vehicle zoomed out of the hotel on high speed with
men wearing army uniforms”, he said.

Source : http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/insurgents-kill-13-bauchibombers-dress-military-uniform/

Rochas & charlie

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his
determination to bring back the more than 200
Chibok school girls saying that his silence in the
past was to avoid compromising investigations on
the abductions. In a 514 word opinion piece article published in
Friday’a edition of the Washington Post, President
Jonathan regretted that his silence on the issue has
been misconstrued by critics as a sign of weakness
as he confesed that being a father, he is touched by
the feelings of the parents of the abducted girls. In the
article
titled “Nothing is more important than bringing home
Nigeria’s missing girls” the president said that the
terrorism in Nigeria is not unique and that it was in
that respect that Nigeria this month, alongside,
Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Britain and the
United States established an External Intelligence Response Unit to share security information on
such threats in West Africa. He added that he would in September propose to
the United Nations to establish an international
force to tackle the activities of such terrorists
anywhere they are found. Saying he was not weak on the issue as portrayed,
Jonathan said:
“I have had to remain quiet about the continuing
efforts by Nigeria’s military, police and investigators
to find the girls kidnapped in April from the town of
Chibok by the terrorist group Boko Haram. I am deeply concerned, however, that my silence as we
work to accomplish the task at hand is being
misused by partisan critics to suggest inaction or
even weakness.” “My silence has been necessary to avoid
compromising the details of our investigation. But
let me state this unequivocally: My government and
our security and intelligence services have spared
no resources, have not stopped and will not stop
until the girls are returned home and the thugs who took them are brought to justice. On my
orders, our forces have aggressively sought these
killers in the forests of northern Borno state, where
they are based. They are fully committed to
defending the integrity of their country.” “My heart aches for the missing children and their
families. I am a parent myself, and I know how
awfully this must hurt. Nothing is more important to
me than finding and rescuing our girls.” “In September, I will urge the U.N. General
Assembly to establish a U.N.-coordinated system for
sharing intelligence and, if necessary, special forces
and law enforcement to confront terrorism
wherever it occurs.” Noting religious, political and ethnic cleavages that
must be curtailed for Nigeria to fight off terrorism,
he said: “In Nigeria, there are political, religious and ethnic
cleavages to overcome if we are to defeat Boko
Haram. We need greater understanding and
outreach between Muslims and Christians. We also
know that, as it seeks to recruit the gullible, Boko
Haram exploits the economic disparities that remain a problem in our country.” “Something positive can come out of the situation
in Nigeria: most important, the return of the Chibok
girls, but also new international cooperation to
deny havens to terrorists and destroy their
organizations wherever they are — whether in the
forests of Nigeria, on the streets of New York or sanctuaries in Iraq or Pakistan. Those who value
humanity , civilization and the innocence of children
can do no less.”

Arequiem mass organised for the late Socrates of
the Supreme Court, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa at his
country home in Oguta Local Government Area of
Imo State was disrupted yesterday, when the first
son of the former erudite judge, Charles Oputa,
a.k.a Charley Boy prevented Governor Rochas Okorocha from paying tribute to his father. Eye witnesses said that the mass which was
conducted by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto
Diocese, Rt Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta, went on
smoothly until Okorocha was permitted by the
Bishop to pay his tribute to the fallen judge. However, Chief Okorocha, was stopped midway
into his speech, by Charley Boy who was visibly
infruiated with Kukah for granting the governor
the permission to speak. He walked up angrily to
the altar and snatched the micro-phone from the
governor, to the embarrassment of all the dignitaries present. It was a disgrace to the
governor. Among eminent Nigerians present at the church
service included representative of President
Goodluck Jonathan, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius
Anyim, Governors Willie Obiano (Anambra),
Theodore Orji (Abia); the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha
and former governors of Anambra State, Senator
Chris Ngige and Mr Peter Obi respectively. Also present, were the former governor of Imo
State, Ikedi Ohakim,, Senator Uche Chukwumerije
and the Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, the
state Police Commsiioner, Almajid Ali and the
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, for Oguta,
Ikembuchukwu Abugu. The intervention of Bishop Kukah could not
assuage Charly Boy’s anger as he insisted that no
politician would take advantage of his father’s
burial to score “cheap political” goals. He insisted
that the Governor should not speak at the event. However, obviously embarrassed by Charley Boy’s
action, the Governor and members his entourage
hurriedly left the church service mid -way, despite
entreaties from the officiating Bishop Kuka for them
to stay on. It was gathered that Charly Boy’s action followed a
recent statement by Government House, Owerri, to
the effect that the Oputa family was given N20
million to assist it in the burial arrangements. Sources told Saturday Vanguard, however, that
“the family never received a dime from either
Okorocha or the state government, not to talk of
the alleged N20 million said to have been made
available to them,’’ as reported by a section of the
media. Earlier in his sermon, Bishop who lauded the virtues
of Justice Oputa, stressed that “to tolerate a son like
Charley Boy by a man of late Justice Oputa’s
reputation, is a measure of the greatness of the
man.” He called on Nigerians to stand up in defence of
justice and equity, adding that late Oputa had
serious liking for the concept of justice and equity
during his life time. ”Oputa before he died, was worried about the
quality of Nigerian lawyers and judges because he
believed in the judiciary as the last hope of the
nation. Today, his legacies are beyond his
immediate family,” Bishop Kuka said Meanwhile, the state government has described the
incident that played out at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Oguta, as “ugly and regrettable.” According to a statement by the Seniour Special
Assistant, SSA, Media, to Governor Okorocha, Mr
Sam Onwuemodo, “It is highly regrettable that the
son of the late Justice, Mr Charles Emeka Oputa, aka,
Charly Boy, threw caution to the wind and turned
the church service into a political theatre that saw him acting or playing out the script he drafted in
Abuja with some Imo politicians, who have
remained cowed by the overwhelming popularity
of Governor Rochas Okorocha.” Onwuemeodo insisted that the state government
made “substantial financial input and also
organized a special day of tributes for the late
Justice Oputa at the expense of state government
with Charly Boy also present with other members of
the family. ”We condemn that ugly incident and also wish to
advise politicians from the state to stop heating up
the polity over power since God is the giver of
power. In 2015, God will decide who will be
governor of Imo State and when God decides that,
there is nothing anybody can do about it.” He did not make to reference to the N20m said to have
been given to the family.

Source : www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/n20m-controversy-charly-boy-disgraces-okorocha-oputas-burial/

Charley boy & Rochas