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Nasarawa State University has been shut down following alleged brutal murder of four students and wounding of seven others by soldiers who were brought in to quell a protest by the students of the institution.

Spokesman of the university, Jamil Zakari, confirmed the closure of the school,  saying he heard of the shooting of students, but added that: “I cannot officially confirm that now.”
The students had embarked on the action, which was in its third day, to protest water scarcity.
Some students who confirmed the incident to Channels Television claimed that they were on a peaceful protest over the shortage of water supply within the university when suddenly some military men stormed the university campus amidst sporadic gunshots.

“They came from nowhere and opened fire on us during which 15 students were shot at, out of which four later died,”a student who participated in the protest, said.

According to the president, the National Association of Nigerian Students, Yinka Gbadebo, the protest started at about 8am on Monday.
“We don’t know who sent them because the university’s CSO (Chief Security Officer) confirmed to me that he had no idea that the military had interrupted the peaceful protests,”Mr. Gbadebo explained.

The NANS president also confirmed to Channels TV that the university has now been closed down on the orders of the university authority and that the military men as of 3pm Monday were still harassing any students they saw within the premises of the university.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/nassarawa-university-shut-following-killing-of-four-students/

The Nigerian Premier League (NPL) will now be known as the Nigerian  Professional Football League (NPFL).

The change of name was made by the Interim Management Committee of the NPL.
NET gathered that the new name will take effect when the new season starts.
The 2013 season will kick off on March 9 when defending champions Kano Pillars face Wikki Tourists away.

The league features 20 teams.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/nigerian-premier-league-to-now-be-known-as-nigerian-professional-football-league/

Gospel singer, Lanre‘Atorise’Teriba was said to have had a bad deal the lasty time he was in South Africa to perform. According to reports, he was said to have left the shores of Nigeria to discharge his duty as an artist in South Africa with Dele Taiwo weeks back, both Lanre and Taiwo performed at a valentine show tagged‘Praise Night Concert in South Africa’.

The event which took place on the 15th of February at West End Theater, G2 Entrance, Pretoria Show Ground, was a huge success but it didn’t end well as Teriba was attacked immediately after the show by some unknown assailants.

While valuable items like Blackberry Porch, Ipad, gold wrist watch and money were taken away from him. He was also shot in the leg. Fortunately for him, he was rushed to a nearby hospital in Pretoria.
I hear he's responding well to treatment and has recover from the wound sustained.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/popular-gospel-singer-lanre-terriba-shot/

As the train of the Islamist fundamentalist, otherwise known as Boko Haram is gradually moving towards the southwest zone, the Lagos State Government on Saturday boasted that the state was ready for any attack.
It urged residents to disregard reported threats by some groups to attack the state.


The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba, and the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, disclosed that the government had put measures in place to ensure the protection of lives and property.
The commissioners, who led a team of workers and security personnel to comb under bridges and black spots in Surulerelocal government, said security agencies in the state have since commenced work on intelligence reports.
Ibirogba said, “I will say categorically thatLagos is safe, Lagosians should not entertain any fear. We have done all we are supposed to do to ensure that we live safely. Lagosians should go about their normal duties without entertaining any fear.

“The idea of Boko Haram coming to attackLagos is nothing to scare anybody. This is a proactive government and Lagosians have confidence in their government.
“Lagos is home to everybody and I don’t think anybody in the right frame of mind will want to extend act of terrorism or violence to Lagos.”
While reacting, Bello said the governmenthad sent the transporters under the bridge in Ojuelegba packing.


He explained that the decision was meantto clean up the place and get rid of unscrupulous elements hiding under the bridge , perpetrating evil.
He said the Kick Against Indiscipline would henceforth occupy the garage and ensure that those polluting the place do not return.
Meanwhile, the security check at the stategovernor and his deputy’s entrance gates has been beefed up.

It was learnt that the directive was given by top security aides to the state governor.
Some of the policemen deployed to the main gate leading to the state Secretariat, Alausa, said they had been instructed not to allow anybody into the secretariat except those cleared by the Office of Head of Service.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/we-are-ready-for-boko-haram-lagos-state-government/

Its official! Ayo Balogun popularly known as Wizkid
leaves EME for Akon’s Konvict Music… You’d recall I
reported that Wizkid has floated his own record label

“Starboy Ent” locally and signed Maleek Berry
amongst others to his Starboy record label.
Now i can confirm to you that Wizkid has rejoined
Konvict Music. Wizkid was the only reason Akon had a venture business with EME and now that he is no
more there, Akon has decided to pick up from where the deal with EME ended. Althoughthe details of the contract is still unknown.

Although Akon’s Konvict financed the recording of
Wizkid and Chris Brown, Wizkid, Young Jeezy and
Game on the same track are the notable ones. Wizkid has also recorded track with Tinie Tempah amongst others. All financed by Konvict Music. Details of the contract might not be known for now but im sure Akon doesn’t mind Wizkid having his ownrecord label which was one of the reason’s he left EME.

Wizkid drops his mixtape in April and his 2nd album under EME has been fully recorded and that makes him a free man. While his international album is slated for2014.
The deal with Konvict Music was resignedwith his new management Disturbing London when he was in London.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/akons-konvict-music-officially-signs-wizkid/

The Federal Ministry of Education has refuted reports that President Goodluck Jonathan had made a U-turn on the change of name of the University of Lagos. It said on Friday that it had yet to receive any
categorical statement from the Federal Government
on such a decision.

Reports had quoted the new Chairmanof the
Governing Council, University ofLagos, Prof. Jerry
Gana, as saying President Goodluck Jonathan had
changed his mind about renaming the institution after
the late Chief MoshoodAbiola.
But the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of
Education, Mr. Olu Lipede, told our correspondent in
Abuja on Friday that the President had yet to issue
any statement on the matter, noting that the position
of the government about the name change remains.
He said, “The reports that the government has made a U-turn on the renaming of UNILAG are untrue and misleading; what Prof. Jerry Gana said was that the President was observing the rule of law by not forcing his decision to change the name of the university on the people, but followed the due process by allowing
the court to decide the matter.

“The President has not issued any categorical
statement on the matter and the ministry of
education has not received any directive either; so,
the directive of the President on the schoolremains
the same.”

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/unilag-remains-maulag-ministry/

Operatives of the Nigeria Custom Service, NCS, Murtala Muhammed International Airports, MMIA, Command, yesterday arrested a passenger with 5 gallons of sperm at MMIA, Lagos on his way to Kenya.

Disclosing this development at NCS office at the airport, Area Comptroller, Mr Epowei Edike,identified the passenger as Doctor Charles , who claimed to be the docotor of a sperm bankat yaba left . According to Mr. Edike, the Doctor claimed that he was travelling with such a huge amount of sperm to solve a dispute with Kenya community over sperm counts.

The Comptroller noted that the passenger and the sperm had been handed over to officials ofthe Nigerian Wankers Association, NWA for further investigation.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/customs-arrests-doctor-with-stolen-sperm-at-lagos-airport/

The terrorist groups Boko Haram and its splinter group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis-Sudan (Ansaru, for short) has commenced a recruitment drive in the South-West with the view of establishing cells preparatory to launching attacks in the zone.
The idea is hinged on identifying fundamentalists in the zone who will then coordinate attacks in the zone.
According to a top security source, South-West, especially Lagos is attractive to the terror groups because of the economic importance of the zone, and an attack there would affect the nation’s economy. They are also hoping attacks there would instigate ethnic clashes.

Other major cities pencilled down for attacks are Ibadan, Abeokuta and Osogbo.
The groups had previously found it difficult to penetrate the zone. Presently, it was targeting Northerners living in the zone as potential members as well as people from the zone. According to the security source, the groups were hoping that by targeting people from the zone, cells would be set up easier in the zone.
“There is no doubt terror groups have their eyes on the South-West. Their plan is to spread their activities to the zone, which has ahigh Muslim population.


“People they are planning to recruit include Northerners living in the South-West as well asYoruba that have the same religious belief with them. It is part of their plan to spread Jihad to Africa,” the source said.
On Thursday, a source within the State Security Service had informed this correspondent that the intelligence agency was aware of the efforts of the terror groups to infiltrate the South-West.
The source said that the SSS and its sister agencies had long anticipated the high possibility of the attacks extending beyond the North, evidenced by the recent smashing of an Iranian-sponsored terror cell.


But another security source said there was a growing discomfort among security personnel that the arrangement put in place by the police authorities madepenetrating other partsof the country easier for the terror groups.
They felt that the collapse of road blocks across the country in this era of terror was a security miscalculation as the decision would encourage the movement of arms and ammunition and other weapons from one part of the country to the other.
The security source stated that those behind the acts of terror could have easily taken advantage of the loose security situation in the South-West to launch similar attacks in thezone from the Sabo settlements being inhabited chiefly by northern Muslims.


Top police personalities confirmed that police authorities were aware of the plot.
However, the Force Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, was evasive as he refused to comment on what he described as a sensitive security issue.
Security experts opine that these attacks by the groups are part of measures to protest Nigeria’s intervention in the Malian crisis.
Ansaru had on January 19, 2013 claimed responsibility for an attack on Malian-bound Nigerian soldiers near Okene, Kogi State.

In the statement they issued, the leader, Uba Usamatal Ansary warned Nigerians and other Africans to be ready for ‘more difficulties’ as they embarked on the mission to restore peaceto Mali.
The statement had read, “We, members of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis-Sudan, are gladly informing the general public, especially those in black Africa, that with the aid and guidance of Allah, we, on January 19, 2013 at Itape, Ekehi Local Government Area ofKogi State, successfully executed our first attempt in attacking the Nigerian troops that were aiming to demolish the Islamic Empire of Mali.


“We are equipped and waiting for any slightest attempt of Nigerian Army moving towards the Islamic Empire of Mali. And we arewarning African countries to stop helping Western countries in fighting against Islam and Muslims; if not, we are sternly assuring them, particularly the Nigerian government, tobe prepared and be ready to face difficulties from JAMBS anywhere and anytime. May Allah help us and grant our wishes.”

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/boko-haram-ready-to-bomb-lagosibadan-and-abeokuta/

Ten persons, including a two-month-old baby, were killed on Friday morning when gunmen attacked Kogwom village in the Vwang districtof Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau, a spokesman for the Special Task Force said.
Two other persons, who sustained serious injuries, have been admitted at the Christian Hospital, Vom.
Lt. Kingsley Egbo, Assistant Media Officer, Special Task Force, who confirmed the incident, said that the injured persons were “responding to treatment.”


“It is a very sad incident, but we are already investigating the matter,” he told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday.
“It was alleged that suspected herdsmen stormed a lone compound and slaughtered a family of 10 before escaping into the nearby bush,” he said
Egbo said that the victims had cuts on their bodies “even though shots were fired.”
The officer said that all escape routes to the area had been sealed, adding that the culpritswould be fished out.
Meanwhile, the Plateau government has described the attack as “gruesome, painful and shocking.”
The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Abraham Yiljap, decried the consistent attacks on children and women.
“It is particularly painful because it took placein a house of mourning and mourners were among those killed.


“This government is very pained and worried over the shocking and gruesome killing of its people in cold blood by unknown and masked men,” he said.
Yiljap said that the victims had gathered to mourn their grandmother who passed on a day earlier.
He called on the people to show “maximum restraint” over the incident, but added that they should be on the alert.
The commissioner urged the security operatives to make efforts to arrest the culprits and ensure they face justice.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/gunmen-kill-family-of-10-in-plateau/

The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) today
closed down Wazobia FM Kano.The commission took
the action due to the Station’s deliberately inciting
the killing of 9 female health workers on
immunization assignment in the state.

SOURCE-www.informationnaija.com/breaking-news-wazobia-fm-kano-closed-down/

Friends of Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey popularly known
as Goldie held a candle light ceremony recently in her
memory.
In attendance was her closest buddy – Denrele,
Kenyan rapper Prezzo, BBA Winner Karen Igho, former
Big Brother Africa Stargame housemate Ola, amongst
others.
It would be recalled that the late Pop Star passed
away on Thursday, February 14 th shortly after she
returned from the US where she attended the
Grammy Awards. Her autopsy report has since
revealed that she died of “Hypertensive Heart
Disease.”

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/photos-candle-light-ceremony-held-in-memory-of-goldie/

President Goodluck Jonathan is in Lagos with formerUS president Bill Clinton to commission the Eko Atlantic City project before departing to Malabo,
Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of Africa and South America.

The president is listed among the keynote speakers at the summit which has the objective of promoting political and economic cooperation between the two continents which will take place on Friday, February22, 2013.
Other speakers include the Presidents of Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, former president Lula da Silva of Brazil and the current chairman of the African Union.

The Eko Atlantic City is a multi billion naira land reclamation project along the Bar Beach coastline inVictoria Island. It will be a new home to 250,000 people and the workplace of another 150,000.
The 10 square kilometre development will have waterfront areas, tree-lined streets, efficient transport systems and mixed-use plots that combine residential areas with leisure facilities, offices and shops.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/bill-clinton-and-president-goodluck-jonathan-in-lagos-to-commission-eko-atlantic-city/

Plateau State House of Assembly Speaker, Honourable John Clark Dabwan, on Tuesday night, narrowly escaped death.
Sources say trouble started when some unknown gunmen stormed the Christians Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) Guest Inn in Jos South Local Government Area of the state, where he was having a retreat along with some church clerics.

we gathered that the incident occurred at about 10.00 p.m when the gunmen forcefully gained entrance into the inn and freely wielded their dangerous weapons, demanding for the Speaker’s whereabouts.
It was learnt that the speaker drove into the premises resulting to sporadic shooting by the gunmen who followed him, injuring about 9 of the worshippers.
The speaker, who was also in the hall at the time of the incident, was, however, lucky, as the gunmen did not identify him.
An eyewitness said, the way and manner the men demanded for the Speaker spelt more meaning than people who just came to rob.


“We noticed that all was not well when we spottedthe men who vigorously and repeated demanded for the Speaker in loud tone.
“Meanwhile, some of us were not even aware that the Speaker was in the congregation before the incident. And how the he managed to sneak out quickly before anyone could identify him is still a mystery,” he said.
It was learnt that the retreat was abruptly brought to an end, while worshippers left for theirvarious homes after the attack.
The Special Security Task Force in the state got to the scene shortly after the gunmen had flee to helped in conveying those who sustained injuries to the State Specialist Hospital for treatment.


According to a statement issued by the state House of Assembly, signed by the Press Secretaryto the Speaker, Mrs Nandak Chingle, it was confirmed that the Speaker narrowly escaped unhurt but that the robbers made away with personal items and other valuables from the people at the retreat.
Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Onuigbo, for official confirmation failed.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/plateau-speaker-escapes-death-as-gunmen-storm-retreat/

A heavy rain fell in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria on Sunday night.
A heavy rainfall in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital , killed a family of three and destroyed about 1000 homes, residents have said.
The family- comprising of a man, his wife, and their child- died during the rain on Sunday night, in Sokas area of the city. The family weresaid to have recently moved into their new house on Saturday. A neighbour to the deceased confirmed the death which he described as sad.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Ayodele Lanade, declined comment on the death.
The Rainfall
Residents of Ibadan woke up on Monday to behold the devastating impact of the late nightrain which cut across the city.

By Monday morning, almost 1,000 houses were said to have been damaged by the rain; with most of them having their roofs removed. The incident also rendered thousands of families homeless.
The rain, the first in 2013, started about 11:00 p.m. and lasted till the early hours of Monday. Some of the affected residents had to seek refuge in other neighbour’s houses.

Among the areas mostly affected are Amuloko, Apata, Odo-Ona, Ayeye, Felele, Basorun, Muslim, Soka, Fodasis, Ring Road, Baba Nla, Challenge, Molete, Olunloyo, where early morning commuters had hectic time moving out to their places of work.
Most PHCN poles in the affected areas were pulled off, leading to blackout in a large part of the ancient city.
At the Toll Gate area of Ibadan, many dispensing machines in the filling stations located there were uprooted and damaged, along with the roof of the stations; while some large billboards were felled by the storm.

The incident has created brisk business for carpenters and building materials sellers, who have been busy carrying out repairs on the damaged structures. Many owners said they wouldn’t want to delay repairs for fear that another rain would fall and damage their remaining property.
The Zonal Public Relations Officer of the Power Holding company of Nigeria, Ibadan Division, Jide Oyenuga, who spoke on the development, confirmed that the incident affected a number of their equipment, implying that services might be affected for a while.


“We are indeed aware of the destruction which the rainstorm has caused many residents of Ibadan. Our men have swung into action and repairs are already being carried out. Power hasbeen restored around Ring Road as at 10 (a.m.)this morning.
“Many of the blown-off roofs fell on NEPA poles and wires. We are gradually sorting them out,” he said.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/rainstorm-kills-family-of-three-destroys-1000-houses-in-ibadan/

Photo credit- www.informationnaija.com/bomb-explosion-in-festac-kills-one-shatters-policemans-legs/

A Deputy Superintendent of Customs, Mr. Tunde Oseni, on Saturday accidentally shot dead a colleague during an operation on the Seme-Badagry Expressway, Lagos.
The statement issued on Sunday by the Public Relations Officer, Federal Operation Unit Zone “A“ of the NigeriaCustoms Service, Mr. Uche Ejesieme, said the death resulted from an “accidental discharge.”

It said eight officers, led by Oseni, were on patrol on the Seme-Badagry Expressway on Saturday when they intercepted two vehicles loaded with items suspected to be smuggled and prohibited.
“While the officers attempted to apprehend the suspects alongside with the goods, there was stiff resistance by the suspects which degenerated into a struggle between the officers and the smugglers.

“In the ensuing confusion, a service pistol in the possession of DSC Oseni, the team leader, accidentally discharged and hit Mr. Baba Mohammed, an Assistant Superintendent of Customs,” the NewsAgency of Nigeria quoted the Customs as saying in the statement.
It said Mohammed was immediately rushed to Igando General Hospital where the doctor on duty confirmed him dead.
The statement said that Oseni had been handed over to the police for further investigation.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/customs-officer-kills-colleague/

Military authorities say the driver of the car rode against the traffic.
A soldier with the Special Task Force on Jos crisis, STF, on Saturday shot dead a passenger travelling in a commercial taxi and wounded the car’s driver in the Plateau state capital.
The incident occurred along the busy Yakubu Gown way, near NASCO group of company.
Confirming the incident at a news conference at the STF headquarters on Sunday, spokesmanfor force Salisu Mustapha, a Captain, said the personnel who committed that act was undergoing interrogations at the command.

“The Soldier is under custody undergoing investigations” Mr. Mustapha said.
Mr. Mustapha said soildier reacted after the driver, Salisu Musa, shunt the proper way, driving against the traffic, arousing suspicion he may have been conveying offensive materials.
The unnamed soldier opened dire at the car, hitting the driver and a passenger of the car, Wagley Dauda, who was staff of the University of Jos security department.

“The driver’s action was suspicious. Consequently, the soldier cocked and released a shot which pierced through the left shoulder of the driver and unfortunately hit Mr. Wagley Dauda on his chest,” the spokesperson said.
“The victims were immediately evacuated to Jos University Teaching Hospital JUTH for treatment by personnel of the STF however, Mr.Wagley died in the theater while receiving medical attentions.”
Mr. Mustapha said the said driver was in a stable condition, but would be charged accordingly for the offense he committed.

The Information office of the University of Jos, said Mr. Wagley was on his way to the University to relieve a colleague on duty, before meeting his death.
The incident came after a similar attack two weeks ago, saw a military personnel allegedly shot dead a Mobile police officer at Kassa, in Barkinladi LGA of the state, after an argument.

Source- www.informationnaija.com/?p=24

The fragile peace in Offa, Kwara State, after a clash with neighbouring Erin Ile community, has been punctured again with the alleged killing of a middle-aged man, on Friday morning, by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)in charge of the Railway Station in the town.

It was gathered that the deceased, who had come to visit his elder brother, Jinanwa Nwakanma (from Enugu State), a motor spare parts seller at Owode market, went to ease himself in the bush behind the police station when he was allegedly shot dead by the policechief.
Spare parts sellers in the town, who are mostlyIgbo, it was learnt, thereafter trooped to the police station to express their displeasure.
Though there was no pandemonium in the town as a result of the alleged killing, there was palpable apprehension among the people.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Femi Fabode (DSP), said he was yet to be briefed on the development.
He promised to give details of the development as soon as he received information from his colleagues in Offa.

In another development, a graduate of the Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia, Ovei Sabo, was, on Thursda, hacked to death by suspected cultists.
The victim was alleged to belong to a rival cultgroup before he graduated from the institutiona few years ago.
The killing, it was learnt, took place in front of a place called Students’ Village, Ombi 1, around 11.30 p.m.
A student of the institution, who spoke with Saturday Tribune on the condition of anonymity, connected the latest hostility between the cult groups to superiority contest and fight over girlfriends.

About 30 arrests are said to have been made so far in connection with the killing and the suspects are reported to be assisting the police in their investigations.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Michael Ada, confirmed the killing, but said, “I cannot say anything now until after the investigations.”

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/dpo-shoots-man-to-death-in-kwara/

Governor of Ekiti State – Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed shock at the death of the pop star. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode,described the death of the artiste as a “ big blow to the global entertainment industry ”.
He commended Goldie for representing Nigeria well in last year’s edition of the Big Brother Africa competition where she won millions of admirers.

Fayemi also described Goldie’s death as a great loss to Ekiti State as the late star hailed from Ikole-Ekiti, headquarters of Ikole Local Government Area of the state.
With Goldie’s death, Fayemi said a bright star from Ekiti whose impact in the entertainment industry reverberated across the nation and the world stage had been eclipsed.

He noted that the works of the artiste brought joy to her fans all over the world, adding that he derived consolation from the fact that although Goldie is dead, her music would remain in the hearts of her fans and admirers all over the world.
Fayemi urged the family of the deceased to be consoled that their daughter lived a fulfilled life and had carved a niche for herself in her chosen career.
“This great daughter of Ekiti recorded so many feats in her short but eventful lifetime.Our prayer is that God will grant the family and fans the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/governor-fayemi-of-ekiti-state-express-his-shock-over-goldies-death/

Nollywood movie industry has lost yet another actor to death.

According to what was confirmed by Emeka Rollas, the Lagos State chairman of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lugard Onoyemu, a former Lagos State AGN Secretary, died yesterday at the National Stadium. It was reliably gathered that Lugard slumped at about 5:30pm while he was at the Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Before his death, Lugard apparently was hale and hearty. His death has left some of his members devastated, especially Emeka Rollas.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/popular-nollywood-actor-slumps-dies-at-national-stadium-lagos/

This is serious oh…we shouldn’t be surprised about the performance of the pupils because how can they know it, when their teachers don’t…
In a rather shocking news, about 1300 teachers in Kaduna have failed in tests generally set for primary four pupils, Commissioner for Education
Alhaji Usman Mohammed has revealed.

“A total of 1,599 teachers selected from across the state were given primary four tests in Mathematics and Basic literacy. Only one of them scored 75 percent, 250 scored between 50 to 75 percent and 1,300 scored below 25 percent,” he said.
Mohammed made the shocking disclosureat an education summit tagged “Education for all is responsibility of all”, held at the General Hassan Usman Katsina House yesterday.

According to him, the same examination was conducted for 1,800 primary school pupils but that larger percent of them failed woefully.
“We are not surprised about the performance of the pupils because how can they know it, when their teachers don’t know it, ” he added.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/big-shame-1300-kaduna-teachers-fail-primary-4-school-test/

Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has towed the Federal Government’s line, rewarding members of the victorios Super Eagles team to the just concluded African cup of Nations with millions of naira.
At the reception held at the Asaba internationalevent center, Mr. Uduaghan also named the Asaba stadium after the team coach, Stephen Keshi, an indigine of the state.
Mr. Keshi also got N8million cash reward plus a duplex in the state capital.

Mr Keshi’s assistants, Dan Amokachi, Sylavnus Okpalla, and Ike Shorunmu got N4m each while each player gets N 2.5m cash.
Members of the team who were old and present players of Warri Wolves FC got N5million. The beneficiaries are Sunday Mba, Chigozie Agbim, Azuibike Egweke, and Brown Ideye.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/delta-governor-names-asaba-stadium-after-keshi-pours-naira-on-super-eagles/

Bimpe Sorinolu is the immediate younger sister of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose. She has been battling breast cancer and cancer of the lungs for about two years now, but lost the battle today in a London hospital. She is survived by her three kids.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/the-younger-sister-of-ayo-fayose-is-dead/

Two of the eight children kidnapped between
December last year and early January at Ishiagu,
Akaeze in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi
State have been found.

Police sources say the two children were
rescued in Owerri, ImoState, withthe aid of
members of the Criminal Investigation
Department of Imo State Police Command, in the
custody of a woman who allegedly bought them
from the kidnappers for N600, 000.

The woman, whose name could not be
immediately ascertained, was said to have paid
N450,000 for the male child,while the female
child was sold to her for N150,000, sources say.

Confirming the rescue, Ebonyi State Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Sylvester Igbo, said
the rescued children were in good condition, but
he was waiting for a formal report fromthe
Divisional Police Officers in charge of the Ivo
LGA before briefing journalists.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/woman-bought-two-children-from-kidnappers-a-boy-at-n450000-a-girl-at-n150000/

Victorious Super Eagles will be received at a special
reception by President Goodluck Jonathan on
Tuesday in the country’s capital of Abuja.
The Eagles will fly on a chartered flight back home to
a reception during which the country’s
government is expected to announce hefty rewards
for the team for winning a third Nations Cup.
The team are scheduled to fly directly to Abuja by
3am local time, while the reception is fixed for 7pm
Nigerian time at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. In
both 1980 and 1994, when they conquered Africa, the
team were rewarded with national honours, houses
and cash.
A nation-wide trophy tour has also been proposed.
“There is so much in store for them,” promised Senate
President David Mark, who represented the country’s
President at Sunday’s final in Johannesburg.
“They are an inspiration for the youth. They have
lifted our spirit.”
President Jonathan has personally supported the team
and gave them a pep talk on the eve of their big semi-
final win over Mali on Wednesday.
He congratulated the team immediately they were
crowned continental champions at the expense of
surprise team Burkina Faso on Sunday.
Even before their triumph on Sunday, the Eagles have received various cash gifts from top personalities including business tycoon Aliko Dangote, who donated $800,000.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/super-eagles-to-be-hosted-by-president-jonathan-on-tuesday/

Let’s hope this news flying around is not true.
Talented song writer, and singer Tiwa Savage and her five-day-old fiance Tee Bills are in the news again! According to the gist making rounds on the internet,Tee was dating the said lady in the picture above, he got her pregnant and she had a baby, but he wasn’t ready to commit. Three years later he still didn’t commit to her and got her pregnant again!
He meets another lady (Tiwa Savage) who has a
bright future and he wastes no time in putting a ring on her finger.

What this story teaches us is that having babies for a man doesn’t keep him for you – you just have added responsibilities taking care of the kids with a future of uncertainty….

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/photo-tiwa-savages-fiance-teebillzs-pictures-of-his-baby-mama-and-kids-leaked-out/

Reports we are monitoring reveal that Soldiers today apprehended seven suspected suicide bombers in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State.

According to what we gathered, the bombers were from Kano State and were heading to Nasarawa State when they were nabbed by eagle-eyed military men.
Six of the bombers are male while the seventh is a female.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/soldiers-arrest-7-suicide-bombers-heading-to-nasarawa-in-kaduna-state/

The suspects involved in the murder of Cynthia Osokogwu have pleaded guilty to the six-count charge brought against them.
All moves by the defence team to stall the trial were frustrated by presiding justice Olabisi Akinlade of the Lagos high court, Ikeja, who promptly took the testimony of the first prosecution witness after the arraignment of the four suspects in the case.

The late Cynthia died after she was poisoned, raped and strangulated to death by two of the men, Okwumo Nwabufo and Ezike Olisaeloka. The court has, however, granted bail to the 3rd and 4th defendants in the case, while the 1st&2nd who actually committed the offence of murder are still remanded at the Kirikiri prison in Lagos. The trial continues on the 22nd of February.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/cynthia-osokogwus-killers-plead-guilty/

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has announced Rev. Felix Omobude as the new President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).

He made the announcement on Friday at the end of the PFN's 12TH National
Biennial Conference held in Uyo.
Oritsejafor was until this announcement, the PFN president for three years.
He appealed to the members of PFN to give the new PFN president the maximum support to enable Omobude to "shepherd the flock''.

The outgoing PFN president urged the church leaders to expunge corruption from the church to keep the church pure.
Prior to his elevation, Omobude was the General Superintendent of New Covenant Church in Benin City, Edo.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/breaking-news-oritsejafor-announces-omobude-as-new-pfn-president/

Djamel Haimoudi is the African referee of year.
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has named an Algerian, Djamel Haimoudi, the referee of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, final match between Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

Mr. Haimoudi was recently voted by CAF as the
African Referee of the Year at the 2012 CAF Awards in Accra, Ghana.
The Algerian was an official at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He has also supervised CAF Champions League matches and FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The 2013 Nations Cup has been rattled by
poor officiating with at least two centre referees being dismissed by CAF.
The final of the competition comes up on Sunday
between two West African countries, Nigeria and
Burkina Faso.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/breaking-news-caf-appoints-algerian-referee-for-nigeria-burkina-faso-match/

Most of us know Sunmbo Ajaba to be one of Tuface's babymamas, but that is about to change. Remember we said they will be getting married soon. They are now legally married according to sources. Their court wedding took place in South Africa. The Pastor has announced to his ministers that the proper wedding will have only 50 guests. 20 from Sunmbo's family, 20 from his own family while 10 will be from the church.

Sunmbo is most of the time seen driving the Pastor's FX 35 Infiniti Jeep. Sources also said, some key members aren't happy about this development and have pulled out of Pastor Adeoye's church. I don't know what they mean tho, but most people aren't happy they are getting married. I shall keep you posted about the big day. God bless their union.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/2face-baby-mamasunmbo-ajaba-now-legally-married-to-pastor-adeoye/

It’s confirmed! After months of denial and hiding, R&B-Pop singer Tiwa Savage and her manager Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ are now officially engaged!
Tee Billz made a formal proposal to Tiwa Savage on February 5, 2013, her birthday, andjust nine days before Valentine’s Day. The romantic moment was witnessed by a few celebrity friends, including Tiwa’s Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy, Dr SID, Banky W, BeatFM Personality Toolz and several others.
The pair had consistently denied the relationship, and when marriage rumours surfaced weeks ago, their denials became even more vehement. But the past few days proved they had gotten tired of living a lie, with photos and tweets from Lagos and Dubai confirming what they’d been trying to hide.
‘I am not engaged and I am not dating Tee Billz. If I am, you would have seen a ring on myfinger indicating that I am engaged. It’s just a rumour ’, she told Encomium in December 2012.

But the rumours re-emerged when the pair flew to Dubai and checked into the luxurious Burj Al Arab Hotel , spending time together, taking boat cruises and seemingly enjoying a luxury couples vacation. Sources even suggested that Tiwa and Mr Balogun had gotten married, and that the Dubai trip was their honeymoon.
On the morning of February 5th, 2013, Tiwa’s 34th birthday, Tee Billz reportedly updated hisBlackBerry Messenger status to ’ Happy birthday Mrs Billz. ‘ Tiwa also posted two cakes on her Instagram page. The inscription on the first cake read ‘ Happy birthday Mrs Billz ‘.
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The power to deny their relationship grows weaker by the day, they are really in love with each other’ , a source close to the couple told us. ‘Now that they have announced their status to everyone, the tension will cease.’
Congrats guys!

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/photos-tiwa-savage-officially-engaged-to-manager-tee-billz/