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watchthisposter: Sorry Oga Chinedu...

Their is only one fool in this article...

You, or the APC olodo aspirant that paid you to write and publish that.

I can't believe some people are still pathetically trying to politicize something as pure as the Nigerian Army finally delivering killing blows against Boko Haram, and trying to spin Shekau's demise as a loss for us all.

Yes, our gallant forces finally did it! Despite you and your lot's efforts to disparage and vilify them

Yes, all those monies invested by your pals in sponsoring Boko Haram has been in vain because our God intervened

Disappointed? Well your tears are the wine which we will use to wash down the sweet taste of this victory. So go ahead, cry us a river.

GEJ till the trumpet sounds.

President Jonathan congratulates Oyedepo.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has extolled
Bishop David Oyedepo's massive
accomplishments as a devoted servant of God
and his immense contributions to the education
of Nigerian children.
In a letter written to congratulate the Presiding
Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide on
his 60th birthday anniversary, tomorrow,
Saturday, September 27, 2014, President
Jonathan declared that Bishop Oyedepo's life
was "truly worthy of celebration".

"I write on behalf of my family, the Government
and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to
rejoice with you as you mark your milestone
60th birthday anniversary.
"Yours is, indeed, a life truly worthy of
celebration. You have attained lofty heights not
just as an accomplished selfless servant of God,
but also in the committed service of community,
country, and our common humanity.
"You have not only committed to giving your all
in pursuit of the massively impactful propagation
of the Word, you have also embraced the cause
of providing quality education for our children.

"As Almighty God continues to bless you with
robust health and many more years of
happiness, uncommon accomplishment, and
fulfilling service, it is my prayer that you will
continue to partner with us in our quest to
reposition Nigeria for peace, progress and
prosperity," President Jonathan.

RockMaxi: It's a pity but the sad fact is that we should not expect less of such. Why were they insurgents if they are rational...

"What I read recently is that Shekau's lookalike
or some Shekau impostor was killed and then I
read later that maybe Shekau himself was killed.
I don't put a lot of weight on those stories until
we see more evidence," the official added, asking
not to be identified.

The United States remains committed to trying to
find some 200 school girls kidnapped by the
militant group in April, but the official
acknowledged it was "a huge challenge.""Many of
them were taken into the forest and given the
time that is passed it is possible that many of
them have been taken to other locations," the
official said.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 BY NAN

All courts in Ekiti State have been shut down
indefinitely on the orders of the state Chief
Judge, Justice Ayo Daramola, the News Agency
of Nigeria , reports.
The Chief Registrar of the state judiciary, Mr
Obafemi Fasanmi, stated this in a statement in
Ado-Ekiti on Thursday.
Fasanmi said the decision was taken as a result
of series of attacks on the court premises by
hoodlums since Monday which, he said, had
continued unabated.
He said the action of the Chief Judge had
become necessary in order to protect the lives of
judges and other judicial officers, who were being
harassed and man-handled by thugs on a daily
basis.
The Chief Registrar said a new date for the
reopening of the courts would be announced
later.

vecman22: gej and lies..i jst kwn d Nigeria government was not truthful with this one, let's ask ourself what dose the American govt stand to gain from blocking such deal.... this government is unbelievable.... anyways we will meet at they polls ......

The Committee however urged the Airline to reach an amicable settlement with the young man and
take necessary measures to avoid future occurrences.

Dan’Iyan wrote, “Israel does not use CH-47
Chinook transport helicopter, so selling surplus
(or any stock) to Nigeria or any other nation is
not even a possibility. The story about USA
blocking the sale of non-existent equipment from
Israel is therefore non-sequitur.

lonelydora: Orji Uzor was a very rich man before becoming governor of Abia state. I was even wondering why he has not bought a PJ since.

IdiAmin1: Easterners hustling, Northerners bombing while Westerners hating and touting since time immemorial. Kudos OUK, you dey represent well

lonelydora: What are you saying? He was already rich b4 becoming governor.

Energito: My friend pack well,Making our territory my foot but your foolish kins man allows other people territory.

Nollywood actor, Saint Obi is reportedly working
as a media consultant for President Goodluck
Jonathan.
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He is currently planning “ingenious” strategies for
the president’s re-election in 2015, Daily Times
NG reports.

“Despite the security challenges in the country,
which will certainly end very soon, no Nigerian
President had performed better than President
Goodluck Jonathan in terms of first 3 years as
President. This is a fact, not the falsehood
circulated by 2015 power seeking
propagandists…” he reportedly said.

Obi is rumoured to have recently purchased a
bullet proof 2014 G65 AGM Mercedes Benz worth
N46million. Many are said to have questioned his
ability to buy such an extravagant vehicle, seeing
as he hasn’t acted in movies in a long time,
reports state. Some attribute his alleged new
found wealth to his new position.

If you are asking who is Saint Obi:
Obinna Nwafor (born November 16) popularly
known as Saint Obi, is a Nigerian actor,
producer and director . Saint Obi is best
known for his roles in Candle Light , Sakobi ,
Goodbye Tomorrow, Heart of Gold, Festival of
Fire , Executive Crime and Last Party . At the
University of Jos, he studied Theatre Arts.
Saint Obi came into the acting scene in 1996,
after doing a commercial for Peugeot on NTA.
He has starred in over 60 movies. In 2001,
Saint Obi produced his first movie titled Take
Me to Maama , where he starred as Jerry,
alongside Ebi Sam, Rachel Oniga, Nse Abel and
Enebeli Elebuwa .
Source:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Obi

24 September 2014 Middle East

What is the Khorasan Group?

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US cruise missiles struck al-Qaeda strongholds in
north-western Syria on 23 September

Shortly before the United States and its Arab
allies launched air strikes on Islamic State (IS)
positions across Syria on Tuesday, cruise
missiles launched from US warships in the Gulf
and Red Sea struck two areas west of the city of
Aleppo.
The targets were not leaders of IS, the jihadist
group that has declared the creation of a
caliphate in the large swathes of Syria and Iraq
under its control, but seasoned al-Qaeda
operatives who the US says had established a
safe haven to plot attacks on the West.
The missiles targeted training camps, a bomb
factory, a communication building, and command-
and-control facilities belonging to what
Washington calls "the Khorasan Group" .
Until then, very little information about the
shadowy organisation had been made public,
although American politicians had been given
classified briefings.
"This is a group that has been known to us for
two years," US Attorney General Eric Holder told
Yahoo News.
"We hit them last night out of a concern that they
were getting close to an execution date of some
of the plans that we have seen."
'Low profile'
The Khorasan Group - a name apparently coined
by the US - is believed to be made up of about
50 veteran militants from Afghanistan and
Pakistan, which jihadists refer to as Khorasan, as
well as North Africa and Chechnya.

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Khorasan Group militants are believed to have
embedded themselves within the al-Nusra
Front

US officials said they had been sent to Syria by
al-Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, not to
fight the government of President Bashar al-
Assad but to "develop external attacks, construct
and test improvised explosive devices and recruit
Westerners to conduct operations".
The militants are thought to have embedded
themselves within al-Qaeda's local affiliate, the
al-Nusra Front, and obtained land and buildings
in its strongholds.
Several al-Qaeda veterans - including al-Nusra's
spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri and its top military
commander, Abu Humam al-Suri - moved to
Syria over the past year and appeared in al-
Nusra propaganda.
The Khorasan cell's alleged leader, Muhsin al-
Fadhli, was also believed to have arrived last
year , but he kept a low profile.
The 33-year-old Kuwaiti was a confidante of the
late Osama bin Laden and one of the few al-
Qaeda operatives to receive advanced warning of
the 11 September 2001 attacks, according to the
US.

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The US offered a $7m reward in 2012 for
information that led to the capture or killing of
Muhsin al-Fadhli


In 2005, the US treasury department said Fadhli
was based in the Gulf and had been providing
support to al-Qaeda militants fighting US-led
forces in Iraq under Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Seven years later, the state department offered a
$7m reward for information that led to the
capture or killing of Fadhli, saying he had become
the leader of al-Qaeda's network in Iran and was
responsible for the movement of money and
fighters for its operations in the region.
Despite his senior role, analysts have expressed
doubts about US assertions that Fadhli
subsequently assumed the leadership of the
Khorasan Group. Mustafa Alani of the Dubai-
based Gulf Research Centre said he was "more a
preacher than a commander" .
'Major attacks'
US officials were hopeful that social media
reports that Fadhli was among those killed in the
recent missile strikes were true, but cautioned
that the group would remain a threat.
"His loss would be significant, but as we've seen
before, any decapitation is only a short-term
gain. The hydra will grow another head,"
Congressman Adam Schiff, a member of the
House Intelligence Committee, told the New York
Times .
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula made a
bomb concealed in the underwear of Umar
Farouk Abdulmutallab

Classified US intelligence assessments said the
Khorasan Group was collaborating with the
Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
(AQAP) to test ways to get explosives past
airport security, according to the Associated
Press .
AQAP's Saudi bomb-maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri , is
believed to have built the device that Nigerian
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab concealed in his
underwear and tried to detonate in an aircraft
over Detroit in 2009.
US officials say the intelligence that Asiri might
be helping the Khorasan Group was the reason
the Transportation Security Administration's
decided in July to ban uncharged mobile phones
and laptops from flights to the US originating in
Europe and the Middle East.
By September, intelligence reports indicated that
the Khorasan Group was "in the final stages of
plans to execute major attacks", Pentagon
spokesman Lt-Gen William Mayville said.
Although it was not clear when, where or how the
militants intended to strike, one US report said
they were planning to build an bomb that would
be difficult to detect by lacing non-metallic
objects like toothpaste tubes and clothes with
explosives.
The US Director of National Intelligence, James
Clapper, told a recent intelligence gathering that
"in terms of threat to the homeland, Khorasan
may pose as much of a danger as the Islamic
State".
Mr Holder said strikes on the Khorasan Group
would "probably continue until we are at a stage
where we think we have degraded their ability to
get at our allies or to the homeland".

RockMaxi: Going there to dance or sing?
Well ain't hating on him cos those that are there are not better either.
Over to Kwara people, make Tetuila proud too.

omenka: PDP would seek an alliance with a decomposing corpse if it were to help them win a council poll. Nothing new here.