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[size=14pt]Police dispel bomb attack rumours in Sokoto[/size]

July 18, 2015 : NAN

The Sokoto State Police Command on Saturday dispelled rumours of a botched bomb attack in Sokoto.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the police anti bomb squad were alerted at about 1.30pm on Saturday of a suspiscious box near a major hotel in the city.

NAN gathered that the box was reportedly brought to the area by four boys, who attempted to open it.

However, the security guards attached to the hotel were said to have instantly alerted a police patrol vehicle stationed at the Dandima round about, very close to the sokoto meat and vegetable market.

The Spokesman of the command, Mr El-Mustapha Sani confirmed the removal of the box by the men of the anti bomb unit.

“The box was just containing some empty packs and it was thought to have been stolen from the nearby sokoto central market by the boys.

“Actually, our men had opened the box which was locked with a padlock and it is now in our custody, and it is not a bomb.

“No arrest was made as the boys fled the scene, with one of them shouting bomb, apparently to divert the attention of the people, hence, evaded arrest,” he explained.

Sani commended the security guards for alerting the police and urged residents to continue to be vigilant.

He said that people should report any suspicious items or persons at places of worship, markets, residences and other public places to security agencies.

This, the police spokesman averred, would enable the police to nip any unforeseen circumtances in the bud.

NAN reports that the bomb scare in Sokoto on Saturday came barely three hours after the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar appealed to Nigerians to serve as security agent of their localities.

The sultan made the call at the 13th Annual General Meeting of Sokoto Education Development Trust Fund.

FT: Nigeria 1 Eq. Guinea 1.

65: Nigeria 1 Eq. Guinea 1. The Guineans equalize from a counter attack.

58: Halimatu Ayinde side nets from Nwabuoku free kick. Still Nigeria 1 Eq. Guinea 0

HT: Ayinde's goal separates Nigeria and Eq. Guinea as both teams go into recess. Nigeria 1 Eq. G 0

Super Falcons Vs Equatorial Guinea just starting at National Stadium, Abuja.

Interesting match expected from the only two Nations to have won AWC since inception.

10': Guineans side nets from a free kick just outside the box.

GOAL! Excellent turn and shot by Halimatu Ayinde for Nigeria's first goal, after 25 minutes.

Bomb scare @fodio road sokoto today. Cleared by anti bombing squad

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Bomb scare in sokoto. Pandemonium everywhere, roads are blocked by security agencies Movement have been restricted- Shehu Abubakar @shehuas

[size=14pt]Police dispel bomb attack rumours in Sokoto[/size]

July 18, 2015 : NAN

The Sokoto State Police Command on Saturday dispelled rumours of a botched bomb attack in Sokoto.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the police anti bomb squad were alerted at about 1.30pm on Saturday of a suspiscious box near a major hotel in the city.

NAN gathered that the box was reportedly brought to the area by four boys, who attempted to open it.

However, the security guards attached to the hotel were said to have instantly alerted a police patrol vehicle stationed at the Dandima round about, very close to the sokoto meat and vegetable market.

The Spokesman of the command, Mr El-Mustapha Sani confirmed the removal of the box by the men of the anti bomb unit.

“The box was just containing some empty packs and it was thought to have been stolen from the nearby sokoto central market by the boys.

“Actually, our men had opened the box which was locked with a padlock and it is now in our custody, and it is not a bomb.

“No arrest was made as the boys fled the scene, with one of them shouting bomb, apparently to divert the attention of the people, hence, evaded arrest,” he explained.

Sani commended the security guards for alerting the police and urged residents to continue to be vigilant.

He said that people should report any suspicious items or persons at places of worship, markets, residences and other public places to security agencies.

This, the police spokesman averred, would enable the police to nip any unforeseen circumtances in the bud.

NAN reports that the bomb scare in Sokoto on Saturday came barely three hours after the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar appealed to Nigerians to serve as security agent of their localities.

The sultan made the call at the 13th Annual General Meeting of Sokoto Education Development Trust Fund.

[size=14pt]Bomb Scare Causes Pandemonium In Sokoto[/size]

By ANKELI EMMANUEL

— Jul 18, 2015 3:03 pm | Leave a comment

Rumour of bomb blast by suspected members of Boko Haram sect on Saturday caused pandemonium in Sokoto with residents running helter skelter amidst the Eid-el-Fitr celebration

[size=14pt]US wants Adefuye out of Buhari’s visit[/size]

Published on Thursday, 16 July 2015 04:02

Written by Isiaka Wakili & Francis Okeke

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President Muhammadu Buhari departs Nigeria Sunday for bilateral talks with his United States  counterpart Barack Obama.

The visit is however coming against the backdrop of frosty relations between the authorities in the U.S. and Nigeria’s Ambassador Mr. Ade Adefuye.

In a speech in November last year, while receiving a delegation of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations, the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States Adefuye said both the Nigerian people and the government felt abandoned by America.

“I am sad to inform you that the Nigerian leadership: military and political, and even the general populace, are not satisfied with the scope, nature and content of the United States’ support for us in our struggle against terrorists,” he had said.


“We find it difficult to understand how and why in spite of the U.S. presence in Nigeria with their sophisticated military technology, Boko Haram should be expanding and becoming more deadly”.


About two weeks ago Nigeria recalled about 27 non-career ambassadors and ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary on tour of duty abroad.

They were given August 6 deadline to wind up their activities and return to the country.
There are also about 60 career officers who have completed their tour of duty and are expected to return to the country soon.

A source familiar with what led to the recall of the ambassadors told Daily Trust that it was triggered by the United States’ discomfort with Ambassador Adefuye’s recent “undiplomatic conduct.”

The source said Adefuye adopted a belligerent tone in Nigeria’s bilateral relations with the US in the twilight of the Jonathan administration especially in relation to the Boko Haram insurgency.

The source said that the Americans were not comfortable with him being involved in President Muhammadu Buhari’s next week’s visit to Washington.

Daily Trust learnt that another Nigerian diplomat and deputy representative at the United Nations mission in New York is expected to lead the diplomatic representation during the visit.

It was learnt that this is going to be so because Buhari’s visit is coming when there is no cabinet level representation from the ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Contacted on the matter, Spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ode Ogbole said “I don’t know anything about that. We can’t react to what we don’t know. I will find out tomorrow.”

During next week’s visit, Nigeria and the U.S. will discuss measures to strengthen and intensify bilateral and international cooperation against terrorism in Nigeria and West-Africa.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina said in a statement yesterday that Buhari would hold high-level talks with Obama and other senior officials of the US government.

He said Buhari will meet Obama at the White House on July 20, and later hold further discussions with the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey and the Deputy Secretary of Defence Robert Work on military and defence cooperation.

On America’s support for Buhari’s government’s war against corruption as well as fresh measures to boost Nigeria-US trade relations, the president would meet with US Vice President Joe Biden and confer with the US Attorney-General Loretta Lynch; the US Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew; the US Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker and the US Trade representative, Michael Froman.

Adesina said Buhari would be received by the US Secretary of State at the State Department in Washington DC and would later meet with the US Senate and Congressional Committees on Foreign Relations as well as the Black Caucus of the US House of Representatives.

The presidential spokesman said before leaving Washington DC, Buhari would address the United States Chamber of Commerce and Corporate Council for Africa.

He said the trip would also afford Buhari the opportunity of a reunion with members of the American War College Class of 1980 in which he was a distinguished participant.

Buhari will also host an interactive session with Nigerians in the American Diaspora.

The President will be accompanied by the governors of Imo, Nasarawa, Edo, Borno and Oyo States as well as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Ministries  of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Trade and Investment.

President Buhari is due back in Abuja on Thursday, July 23.

elampiro:
Agbonovbare kept the most important stage. Agu kept the walk over stage.

Agbonovbare was called basket long before he took over from Agu. He was marvelous. Agu only lost his tooth, he met a Superior keeper in Agbonovbare and Agu bowed out.

elampiro:
Agbonovbare was not awful. How can a keeper who qualified us for our first world cup ever was awful. Qualifying matches were more difficult than the tournaments proper.

How many goals did he even concede in all the games of the final Qualifying matches. If my memory serve me right, we lost 1-2 in Ivory Coast, won 4-1 respect against Algeria and Ivory Coast respectively in Lagos. Drew 1-1 in Algiers to top the group to qualify.

I saw Rufai in Maroc 88 and Henry Nwosu, Bright Omokaro and co. I knew all that story about Westrhof, the match in Cameroun, Allow Agu etc.

But you were wrong about Agbonovbare. He benched Agu in our world cup Qualifying games. He did greatly.

elampiro:
Rufai had clearly past his best by 1998. You know too he did not participate in our world cup qualifier matches towards USA 94. The matches were kept by Wilfried Agnonovbare. Rufai was lucky to be recalled into the team at his final stage of his career. So, after USA 94 it was obvious Rufai was done with Super Eagles.

Ike Shoronmu was obvioulsy our best keeper in 1997 and 1998 while Biodun was rated very high with his great form in 3SC. Local journalist wrote and promoted Biodun. With these two guys, Rufai's time in Super Eagles was over.

Unfortunately news came that Shoronmu was injured. I almost cried. Then Biodun was thought to be up to the task until his nervousness exposed him and he missed clearing a back pass. That was why Rufai was recalled. At least he wont have the stage fright of unexposed Biodun Baruwa and Opara.

femi4:
Stop reasoning on the low side.

What you have below is called football politics

However, there was controversy before the Olympics when coaches Jo Bonfrere and Bazuaye said that Emmanuel was injured and relegated him to the bench. Emmanuel claimed that he was not injured

About Emma being a good gk, Your post below implies that

he was also our first choice keeper during the qualifiers for Atlanta '96

About Yekini, you claimed Finidi was our best winger(you were trying to justify why could had been included apart from the fact that he was invited by NFA) . I had to quickly stopped you with Yekini and Romario being the best strikers for their respective National team yet didn't make the Olympic team.

Its only in Nigeria and people like you read nonsense meaning to players selections, throwing allegations up and down without facts to back it up

elampiro:
Biodun Baruwa was promoted to first choice but he missed kicking out a back pass to him which rolled into the net for our own goal in a friendly match. His nervousness was too glaring. The whole country called for him to be dropped and that paved way for Rufai to return.

Let's say it was clear the local keepers couldn't be relied on. Funny enough, Rufai didnt have a good world cup in my view. He was past his best. We missed Ike and Dosu.

femi4:
May be you didn't know that Olympic was meant for u23 players with clause of coming with 3-4 over age players. My issue with you is making up allegation that you couldn't back up with facts.
Yekini was our best striker at that time, yet he was not part of the team. Brazil didn't come with Romario too. So, stop all this propaganda. Perhaps, you should also know that Babangida replaced Finidi as no 7 in ajax to show you he was equally good.

I emphasized on Super Eagles not CHAN. CHAN is more like experimental competition. In fact CAF had to appeal to FIFA for the competition to be use in national team ranking.

Finally, believing that Emma was dropped for Dosu due to political reason is like saying Dosu did not merit the no1. Sentiment apart, if you were the coach, you ll always pick Dosu ahead of Emma

femi4:
How will Finidi play when Babangida was younger and doing pretty well on the right side.

Both Willy Opara and Baruwa were not good enough to be no 1.

You can be 2nd, 3rd choice gk by politics e.g Agbim but to be no1 gk for SE, its based on performance.

In fact, if you mention Babayaro, the younger brother easily comes to mind. It is even obvious on this thread

Mynd44:
Gradually, Naptu2 is breaking his own promise of not commenting on political issues

#Thankful

brooklyn49:
abeg make una help me ask Oga Seun which calendar him been use open Nairaland...
I've been here since 2013 but "time spent online" is roughly 19 days...even ishilove (one of the cabal) who registered since 2010 is still struggling with 6 months



@topic
make una free the old man na, he collected those states(APC) money to finance his campaign so he's paying them back...remember he said he had "only 1m in his account" plus 150 bridal/sexy cow!

Beanscake:
Been here since 2006. Less than 2 hours.