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The Federal Government has described as a hoax the figures being bandied by ISIS concerning the number of attacks carried out by Boko Haram and the number of people killed by the terrorists in Nigeria in the last two months.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the imaginary figures were part of the ISIS' strategy to shore up the morale of its dispersed and defeated fellow-terrorists in Nigeria.

''Apart from these fake figures, we are aware of the planned release of old videos of Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria through the terrorists' preferred channel to give the impression that they have continued to carry out spectacular attacks. Those videos are neither recent nor genuine.

''The ISIS/Boko Haram propaganda is being deliberately timed to coincide with the Dec. 31st 2015 deadline issued to the military by the President to decimate the terrorists and is also aimed at distracting the military and striking at its all-time high morale.

''But the truth of the matter is that the capability of the military has improved drastically, and there is a higher level of awareness among Nigerians concerning the war against terrorism, which has led them (Nigerians) to increase their support for the troops on the frontline and also to own the war.

''Therefore, the figures being pushed out by ISIS on behalf of Boko Haram represent nothing but a figment of the terrorists' imagination. We recently visited Bama, from where they once ran their phony Caliphate, but all we saw were gallant troops holding sway. We even shared a delicious lunch of 'balango' (a kind of suya) and soft drinks with the troops.

''We, therefore, wonder where the terrorists have been carrying out their so-called spectacular attacks, as indicated by ISIS, when indeed the capability of the shameless cowards has been so degraded that all they can do now is to target innocent women and children, using equally innocent children and women as their bomb carriers,'' he said.

The Minister said the decimated Boko Haram terrorists are so hungry, so broke, so sick and so desperate that all they can now do is to clutch at straws. Hence Nigerians should ignore their meaningless propaganda.

''In the days ahead, there will be more of such Boko Haram propaganda, targeted at weakening the resolve of our brave troops, instilling fears into the minds of Nigerians and also seeking to impress their fellow terrorists in ISIS. Nigerians should see the propaganda for what it is: a hoax!'' he said.

darkenedrebel:
seun would never go against his moderators... I have messaged severally.. all to no avail.

sinizia:
If Seun or the supermods would not do anything about it, then no matter how painful it might be, I suggest you forget about the whole issue and move on. There's really nothing else you can do about it. That's just how things work here. Let it go.

darkenedrebel:
seun would never go against his moderators... I have messaged severally.. all to no avail.

UEDIBO:
but they said according to the school calendar that it is 14th dec. 2015.

UEDIBO:
please when are they releasing result?

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is optimistic that the current scarcity of petrol will soon come to an end.

Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of the union, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos yesterday that massive loading of petroleum products is ongoing in different depots in Lagos and other parts of the country.

Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said on December 9 that N407.07 billion fuel subsidy had been paid to oil marketers.

“There is massive loading of petroleum products in different depots throughout the country, and our petroleum tanker drivers are ready to go extra mile to deliver the product to designated filling stations,” Korodo said.

“Our team of tanker drivers will work round the clock to ensure that the product gets to their destinations.

“Tentatively, before Christmas period the queues will vanish at filling stations across the country.”

Korodo urged the Federal Government to ensure that subsidy claims are paid on time to avoid recurrent scarcity of petrol in the country.

He also advised the oil marketers to accelerate importation of the product to ensure that it was available in all depots.

The chairman called on Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to repair its pipeline networks throughout the country so that the product could be distributed through the channel to all its depots nationwide.

handsomeclouds:
you never sleep... What are u doing in politics section

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Healthcare Services has called for the repositioning of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

The committee chairman, Hon. Chike Okafor, made the call at the inaugural meeting of the committee at the National Assembly complex in Abuja yesterday.
He also emphasised the need for urgent formulation of short term and long term work plan in order to guide the activities of the committee.

To achieve the feat, Okafor reiterated the commitment of the committee to “engage state governments on equipping primary health care centres scattered in different towns and villages all over the country.

“We have to come up with strategies on how to arrest the issue of medical tourism in our country and ensure that our health facilities are working so that Nigerians can enjoy good and qualitative health services,” he said.

The lawmaker also applauded the intervention of United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) by establishing primary health care centres in every ward throughout the country.

mathken:
Educative post like this should make front page due to high rate of people facing infertility problem.

If the post was about tonto dikeh, p-square , you will have push it to front page..

SMH

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]Thank you.

At least I made something happen with my thread. [/color]

UjSizzle:
Obinoscopy, hey We can have a drink sometime if you want.

cherryice:
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Nubian113:
Karen Darling nice one

xynerise:

His village witches are very strong.

cherryice:
Obinoscopy do urs. I wanna see it

DickDastardly:
Naija dey burn, u dey busy dey pursue nyash

pokish:
I bless God for increasing me in age. M a year older today.

Isryl02:
Is this a fiction or what?

Vorp:
obinoscopy the woman wrapper, I hail o..

olanikeh:
10 without working

opeaceo:
From her write up, where was it stated?

GurlFriend:
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When US based blogger and popular twitter personality @Empress Sugabelly had her private messages to a friend exposed by another twitter user, there was a lot of buzz on social media because not only were the contents of the messages very disturbing in it's graphic description of the continuous sexual violation she was allegedly subjected to by the sons and friends of the late governor of Kogi state, Abubabakar Audu, it also coincided with the death of latter.

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There were questions like why didn't she speak up? Why did she keep going back when she knew she what was in store for her in their hands? Why did she have to wait till the former governor of Kogi state passed on before she spoke up? Some were of the opinion that the opposition sponsored her on a smearing campaign.

Today, the lady in the eye of the controversy has come out to speak fully about her ordeal and address some of those questions. In her very descriptive blog post which she titled "Surviving Mustapha Audu and His Rape Brigade", [b]she alleged that Mustapha Audu, who she had begun a sexual relationship with at the age 17 before it degenerated into abuse, had taken compromising photographs of her unclothedness. She was afraid that if she didn't do his bidding, he would circulate the photos.

This is usually the case with revenge porn. Revenge porn is sexually explicit images or video that is distributed without the consent of the subject. The making of sexually explicit images or video may be made by a partner of an intimate relationship with the knowledge and consent of the subject, or it may be made without their knowledge. The possession of the material may be used by the partner to blackmail the subject into performing other sex acts, or to intimidate them from breaking off the relationship. The practice has also been described as a form of psychological abuse and domestic violence.

In the light of this, she alleges that Mustapha Audu used the power he wielded over her through the possession of the sexually explicit images to subject her to all manner degradation ranging from rape, physical abuse, to forced group sex with his brothers, cousins and friends.

She alleges that the physical and pscyhological abuse went on for six months before she moved to the US for her university education. As it is with rape victims, fear and shame did not allow her speak up about her ordeal.[/b]

According to NOI statistics, 3 in 10 Nigerians admitted to personally knowing someone who has been a victim of rape; citing stigmatisation as the main reason why many rape cases go unreported, while the reported cases are just a small fraction of the true figures of this crime that happens on an almost basis in the country.

While we wait for the Audus to respond to Empress Sugabelly's allegations, we urge the government to create public awareness against rape, as well as create more Rape Crisis centres that will counsel rape victims, as well as encourage those who are suffering in silence to speak up.



http://sugabellyrocks.com/2015/11/surviving-mustapha-audu-and-his-rape-brigade.html

opeaceo:
Before or after the deed?