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ACN Rejects Preliminary Reports On Baga
Massacre, Demands Independent Investigation
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has
rejected the preliminary reports on the Baga
tragedy, submitted by the military high
command and NEMA, saying available,
verifiable evidence has shown that the
investigation that produced the reports was
everything but thorough.
In a statement issued in Lagos today y by its
National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, the party therefore called for an
urgent and independent investigation into the
incidents of April 16th 2013 at Baga to
establish the truth, instead of an apparently
shoddy investigation that could only have
produced a convoluted report.
”Those who carried out that investigation
apparently discountenanced the fact that in
today’s world, nothing is hidden. Thanks to the
satellite imagery released by Human Rights
Watch on Wednesday, the world is now aware
of the massive devastation that occurred in
Baga. It is actually worse than what has been
reported!
”The satellite images support the conclusion by
the rights group that 2,275 buildings were
destroyed in the clashes. They also seem to
support the statements credited to the Senator
representing the area, Lawan Maina, who put
the death toll at 220.
”Contrast this to NEMA’s conclusion that far
less than 1,000 homes were destroyed, or the
military high command’s finding that only 36
people were killed, and it becomes glaring that
something is wrong somewhere.
”The Nigerian media, now the favourite
whipping boy of an increasingly edgy
administration, has come under fire for
reporting the massive killings and devastation.
But those criticizing the Nigerian media should
endeavour to follow the international media’s
reportage of the events in Baga to see that
the local media is not just crying wolf,” it said.
ACN said Nigeria would have been spared the
global opprobrium resulting from the Baga
tragedy, had the government and the military
carried out a more diligent investigation of the
incidents instead of acting in a defensive
manner and trivializing the destruction wrought
in Baga by saying most of the destroyed
houses were made of thatched roofs anyway,
as if it was a sin to live in such structures.
”In case the government has not seen the
report of Human Rights Watch on the Baga
tragedy, here is a quote from it: ‘The Nigerian
military has a duty to protect itself and the
population from Boko Haram attacks, but the
evidence indicates that it engaged more in
destruction than in protection…The glaring
discrepancies between the facts on the ground
and statements by senior military officials raise
concerns that they tried to cover up military
abuses’,”
The party said while the party will not
conclude that all the destruction and the
killings in Baga were carried out by soldiers,
the truth is that the military, an embodiment
of state power, bears more responsibility
anytime it is involved in a situation similar to
that of Baga, or Odi and Zaki Biam before it.
”There is no doubt that Boko Haram, with its
scorched earth tactics, may have engaged in
actions that put the lives of civilians in
jeopardy in Baga. But these insurgents have
no rules of engagement like the military, and
definitely do not value human lives.
Therefore, the military, in engaging the
insurgents in built-up areas, must strictly
adhere to its rules of engagement to avoid or
minimize the death of innocent civilians or
destruction of their property,” the party said.
It restated its earlier statement that the
killings in Baga may constitute crimes against
humanity, hence the International Criminal
Court (ICC), which opened a preliminary
investigation of the Boko Haram crisis last
year, must include the Baga tragedy in its
investigation. source nigerian civil right movement

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/­
breaking-news-enugu-denies-rumour-about-
chimes-death/
The governor, who was seen in Enugu
Wednesday, was said to have travelled to
Abuja same day on an undisclosed mission.
Ugwuoke described the news of the death of
the governor as unfounded as the “governor
was hale and hearty.”

Obama Withdraws Military Assistance To
Nigeria Over Baga, Human Rights Violations
The United States Government has reportedly
withdrawn military assistance to Nigeria citing
various human rights violations by Nigerian
security forces; particularly the military, which
is presently embroiled in a controversy over
the loss of civilian lives and destruction of
property in Baga town, Borno State during a
clash with members of the Boko Haram sect.
According to a report by THE WILL, the US
Government’s stance was made known in a
private meeting in Abuja Thursday, by the
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr.
Terence P. McCulley with about ten members
of the human rights community in Nigeria.
He said the move was in accordance with an
existing law that bars the United States from
offering military assistance to any government
that violates basic rights of citizens.
http://www.informationng.com/2013/05/­
obama-withdraws-military-assistance-to-nigeria-
over-baga-human-rights-violations.html

BY EMMA AMAIZE
WARRI— A 400-level medical student of
Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka,
in Delta State, has been arrested by the
police for allegedly hacking into
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s phone.
The student, who failed in pharmacology
and pathology course sent a text
message, purportedly from the
governor, to the Vice Chancellor, Prof
Eric Arubayi, requesting him to upgrade
his scores.
Vanguard gathered that enraged
Govenor Uduaghan asked the vice
chancellor to report the matter to the
police and ensure the student was
arrested when the matter was brought
to his knowledge, as he never sent such
message.
The affected student in a statement to
the police, however, denied the
allegation.
Investigation by Vanguard showed that
the matter was causing ripples in the
university, as the university authorities,
apparently responding to the request,
upgraded the score of the student in
pharmacology.
The poser by concerned stakeholders is:
Assuming, but not conceding that the
text message emanated from the
governor, should the vice chancellor
have altered the scores of a student
that failed his examination?”
This is, however, not the first time the
governor’s phone had been hacked into
by fraudsters. They had hacked into his
Airtel and MTN phone numbers in the
past as well as his email address.
The first text message to the vice
chancellor on July 24 reads: “My able
VC, Chief Tony Anenih called me in
respect of one boy that just wrote
pathology and pharmacology exam in
400 level Medicine. My able Prof, I
want you to ensure that boy passes, you
know I cannot afford to disappoint Chief
Tony Anenih. Am in a meeting. These
are the details. CHS/04/05/88406.”
Thinking that the text message was
actually from the governor, as it came
from the number with which he saved
the governor’s name, Uduaghan 1 in
his phone, Prof Arubayi replied, asking
for the student’s name to which the
hacker replied: “His name is Imala W.
Kelly. My able VC, all I want is the boy
to pass. Chief Tony Anenih has been
calling.”
DELSU vice chancellor, Prof Arubayi,
confirmed to Vanguard in his office,
Monday, that he, in fact, received the
said text message and contacted the
governor after the scores of students
who scored between 48-49 in
pharmacology was upgraded to 50 based
on standing regulation of the university,
“but he denied ever sending me such a
text message.”
He said the Academic Board of the
College of Health Sciences had met and
approved the scores in pathology, which
the student scored 46, and there was
nothing that could be done about it,
other than for the affected person to go
for a resit, adding: “That is what I
advised the governor.”
Prof Arubayi told Vanguard that it was
the Provost of the College of Sciences,
Dr. John Ohaju-Obodo, that drew his
attention about a week after that a text
message, purportedly from the
governor, appointing him chairman of a
juicy government committee was
received by him, but when he contacted
the governor, he told him it was a
scam.
He said he wasted no time when he
confirmed the truth from the governor
in summoning the student and handing
him over to the police for cyber crime.
“I am even surprised that the police
have not charged him to court, as far as
I am concerned, this is an EFCC case,”
he said.
He said the student was currently facing
a disciplinary panel for breach of
matriculation oath, but lamented that
he had not appeared before the panel.
A university source said the student had
been suspended, but as at Monday, he
was seen attending lectures and had
refused to vacate his room despite
orders to that effect from the
authorities.
Prof Arubayi laughed when told by
Vanguard that he was being accused of
examination malpractice, saying, “Did
the student give me money to change
his scores or is he a girl to say that she
is my girlfriend, what was done was
based on the regulation of the school,”
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof
Chukwuemeka Peter Aloamaka and
provost, Dr Ohaju –Obodo told
Vanguard that no unilateral decision was
taken by the vice chancellor, as the
appropriate organ looked into the
matter before upgrading the scores of
five to six students based on the
institution’s regulation. source vanguardngr.com

Minna:- Niger state governor, Dr. Babangida
Aliyu has given approval for the immediate
recruitment of Christian Religious Teachers to
commence the teaching of the subject in all
public schools in the state.
Besides, Proprietors of all private schools in
the state have also been directed to re
introduce religious studies into their
curriculum.
The teaching of Christian religion had been
tactically suspended in all public schools in
the state during the last administration under
the guise that there were no qualified CRK
teachers in the state.
However, chairman of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) Niger state
chapter, Rev. Dauda Maigari during a
courtesy visit to the state governor with his
members raised the issue on the need to
recruit CRK teachers whom he said are
readily available to take up the
appointments.
Addressing journalists at the end of its
weekly Executive Council meeting in Minna,
the state Head of Service, Barrister Abass
Bello said the governor has graciously
approved the recruitment of 259 Christian
Religious knowledge teachers for all public
schools in the state.
The Head of service explained that the CRK
teachers will form part of the 6,000
unemployed graduates to be recruited
immediately out of the 17,000 graduates
that registered for the Graduate Engagement
Scheme.
Barrister Bello said out of the 6000 to be
employed, about 1000 of them would be
made to teach Christian and Islamic religious
knowledge as part of the steps taken by the
state government to bring back morals into
the youths.
“The state government has taken this step as
a deliberate way of restoring morality and
discipline back into the youths as a way of
denouncing crime and toeing the path of
peace,” he explained.
He said all the 6000 successful will undergo 3
months training during which the University
and Higher National Diploma holders will be
paid N10,000 monthly allowance while those
with Diploma and National Certificate in
Education (NCE) will also receive N8000
monthly before being formerly absorbed
under the civil service rules.
It was reliably gathered that most of the
6000 underlisted will be posted to various
schools to teach while others will be engaged
in agriculture.
“Both Christians and Muslims in the various
schools will be encouraged to study both
religion in order to have an insight of the
two religions as a way appreciating the
religions and one another in future,” the
Head of Service remarked.
According to him the students may not even
sit for either of the two papers in their WAEC
and NECO examinations but just make them
have the knowledge of the two religions.

As the controversy over the scrapping of the
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board,
JAMB, rages, former Education Minister, Prof
Jubril Aminu, has warned the government
not to tamper with the agency in the interest
of the nation.
Aminu, who made his feelings known in an
exclusive interview with Vanguard, pointed
out that doing away with JAMB would create
a serious challenge to the nation’s tertiary
education system than imagined.
The former minister, who observed that the
problems that gave rise to the setting up of
JAMB were even more pronounced than they
were before the establishment of the
agency, made it clear that any attempt to
jettison the agency could thrown the nation’s
tertiary institutions’ admission process into
unmitigated chaos.
Aminu said,”Nobody should be talking about
scraping JAMB because that would mean the
end of the sanity into the admission process
in Nigeria. Look, if some people have
forgotten, JAMB was formed with serious
thinking with a view to removing the
challenges that confronted the admission
process in Nigeria.
“Among other things, it was to remove the
problem of tribalism, ethnicity and
favouritism that had become rampant in the
admission process and pave the way for a
standardised method of enrol lying students
into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
“It was not perfect but it has helped
immensely in setting a certain standard and
national leverage in the admission of
students into tertiary institutions in the
country and reduced undue pressure of
parents on the authorities because if your
ward does not pass UTME conducted by
JAMB, there is nothing you can do to get a
place for them.
“So, my candid advice to the government is
that no matter what it is, JAMB should not
be scrapped. If it is not performing
maximally, there are many options open to
the administration to make it to work better
and serve the Nigerian people rather than
scrapping it.
Aminu blamed the problems afflicting the
nation’s education system on poor funding
and poor managements and called for a
change of tactics so as to save the system
from collapse.
According to him, the population of students
in the education system far outweigh the
amount of money committed into funding
education by the government.
The former minister said it was wrong for
many tiers of government to toy with the
salaries and allowances of teachers and still
expect them to perform magic at the same
time.
“If we must get it right in the education
sector, the government must be willing to
commit commensurate funds to meet the
demands of that vital sector of the economy,”
he admonished. 247nigerianewsupdate.com

Nigerian Medical Association has said Nigeria
loses N132bn to malaria annually through
treatment cost, prevention and loss of man-
hours.
The NMA President, Dr. Osahon Onabulele,
said this on Thursday on the occasion of the
World Malaria Day.
Onabulele, who stated this, in a statement,
also noted that the country accounted for a
quarter of all malaria cases in Africa.
He said, “We appeal for more strategic and
robust planning, effective partnership and
coordination with investment of more
resources into the campaign to eradicate
malaria.
“With continued commitment from states and
Federal Government as well as external
partners, we are convinced that a national
scale-up of malaria control interventions to
protect Nigerians and the world from malaria
is achievable.”
Onabulele also called for greater
commitment to research in order to develop
malaria vaccines, which, he added, “would
result in long term success in the global
campaign to defeat malaria”.
He added that there was a need for increased
development aid on national malaria control
programmes to ensure widespread population
access to life-saving and cost effective
interventions.
Calling for an increase in the distribution of
insecticide treated nets and the expansion of
the coverage of indoor residual spraying, the
NMA boss said there should be sustained
training of health workers and enlightenment
of Nigerians.
Meanwhile, Osun State Government has
directed public hospitals in the state to
conduct free malaria tests on members of
the public.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr
Temitope Ilori, said this in Osogbo, on
Thursday, at a ceremony to mark the Malaria
Day.
Ilori, who addressed a briefing, explained
that a survey from the Federal Ministry of
Health showed that malaria prevalence in the
state was the lowest in the country.
According to her, the 41.6 prevalence of
malaria infection in Osun reflected the state
government’s intervention in malaria
prevention and cure.
She noted that the Rauf Aregbesola
administration had spent over N200m for
malaria control in the first quarter of this
year.
Ilori said some of the strategies employed by
the state in controlling of malaria included
“prompt diagnosis, medical treatment,
distribution of treated nets and residual
spraying.”
Ilori said, “Nigeria bears up to 25 per cent of
malaria diseases in Africa, thus contributing
immensely to the one million lives lost
yearly on the continent.”
Also, the Ebonyi State Government said
about 96,000 residents of the state were
affected annually by malaria.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr.
Sunday Nwangele, stated this while briefing
reporters in Abakaliki.
Represented by the state Director, Hospital
Services Management Board in the ministry,
Dr. Gabriel Onwe, the commissioner said the
state government had invested huge funds in
the Roll Back Malaria Programme in order to
tackle the scourge effectively.
Nwangele noted that the scourge had
contributed to 60 per cent of patients
admitted to various hospitals across the state.
In Kogi State, wife of the governor, Hajia
Halima Wada, on Thursday distributed 1,565
treated nets to various communities to
commemorate the Malaria Day.
The exercise, she said would mark the
beginning of drastic reduction in deaths
caused by malaria, especially among women
and children.
Wada enjoined women and children to use
the net as available statistics showed that
malaria was responsible for 30 per cent of
deaths in children and 10 per cent of deaths
in pregnant women.
She urged the people to use the nets in
order to prevent malaria.
Minister of Health, Prof. Oyebuchi Chukwu,
represented by the Director in the ministry,
Mr. Moody Ayo, on the occasion commended
the state government for its support for the
initiative.
In a related development, the United
Cement Company Limited on Thursday gave
free malaria treatment to over 500 villagers
from Akwa-Ikot-Effanga in Akpabuyo Local
Government of Cross River State.
The treatment was part of the company’s
corporate social responsibility towards the
welfare of the host community as well as its
commitments to the health care of its
employees and other stakeholders.
The company also inaugurated a 37-member
peer educator programme that would
monitor the wellbeing of its workers and
their immediate family.
The Corporate Affairs Director of the cement
manufacturing company, Mr. Ita Ayi, said,
“UniCem has as deliberate policy, committed
to reducing the impact of malaria through
direct intervention as well as collaborate with
relevant institutions working to control
malaria to achieve its objective.” source: 247nigerianewsupdate.com

A Trick JAMB Adopted In The 2013 UTME –
Reports Confirms!!
First I’ll Start by Wishing Those Who wrote d
jst
Concluded PPT UTME GOOD SUCCESS.
Yesterday I was talking to my sister that wrote
the exam
too about how it went and something she told
me left me
awestruck! She told me that she didn’t see the
essence
of the serial no. Stamped on the question
paper until the
exam started…she sat next to a guy that was
writing the
same Question Type as Hers in the
Mathematics Section
and what she noticed was that despite the fact
the Type
was similar yet the arrangement of d options
was still
different (surprised ryt? ).
That only goes 2show hw important d serial
numba is. So
jst wanna tell dose that used Chips( or Expo as
it is
commonly called) that only God can Help
them pass the
UTME( I’m not trying to be a Pessimist but it’s
the truth.)
so Once Again Congratz In Advance 2 y’all.

JAMB Just Released The Tactics they will Use
In Finding Out Those Involved In Exams
Malpractice in the Just concluded UTME
Exam!!!
According the JAMB, they stored the paper
types of each student that participated in the
just concluded UTME Exam in their
Database...
Unlike other years where students can just
change their paper type and go away with it,
This Year, JAMB will mark your papers
according to the paper type they stored in
their database for you...
This implies that if your original type was
"Paper Type U" and You changed to "Paper
Type I" They wont Mark your paper with they
type you provided rather they will mark your
paper according to paper type U...
just saw the news on a blog.

congratulation to all the candidates that wrote the jamb examination, wishing all of u success. those of u that choose ksu as your choice of university there are things you need to know and get like the past putme question papers and other vital things that will enable you gain admission in the school. this year ksu recorded the largest applicants in its history for only limited space avaliable. for more information contact me on 2go @ (samhim). ocgreen, emmyk and all my oga at the top i see una keep it up.

;Dnot true! posting from examination hall now ;Dnot true! posting from examination hall now

to all intending students of ksu, try as much as possible 2 score high in your jamb. this wil enable u 2 hit d post utme cut off mark. for more tips 2go (samhim)

modextus: Tnxx bro

welcome

welcome to another session, before i go any further, congrats to those of u that were given admission last year through the help of the information you recieved from this forum. not forgetting the likes of ocgreen, samsus, jarus and others that made this forum a success please lets do it again. for up to date informat on admission processes, how to gain admission, ksu post utme past question papers and relevant information about ksu at large just pop the question and you will definately recieve the desirable answer. please don't allow anybody to decieve n lure you into paying money 2 get admitted all the information u need is just right here. can't wait to see you all on compus good luck, your time starts now. for quick information contact me on 2go (samhim). a trial wil definately convince you.

wow thanks guys, it is for real am enjoying my android phone now. after subscribin to the plan they gave me 2g instead of d 1g

Defaramade: Guy u funny oh, u be learner?That is android 4 u, u can't expect 2 be using 15mb on an android phone, why don't u subscribe to airtel's bsm @ #1200 for 1gigabyte data, then u can have peace of mind downloading whatever u want 2 download.

Defaramade: Guy u funny oh, u be learner?That is android 4 u, u can't expect 2 be using 15mb on an android phone, why don't u subscribe to airtel's bsm @ #1200 for 1gigabyte data, then u can have peace of mind downloading whatever u want 2 download.

thank you very much u just save a brother, am using airtel sms so how do get the airtel bsm?

i am new to this android phone of a thing, have been hearing about root your android phone. can somebody tell me the benefit of rooting my android phone

please my samsung galaxy duos phone has been given me problem, i can not download application, game etc on it because of the magabites are just to much. for example if i want to download a small size application or game of 265kb which i downloaded on my LG c105, it will be showing 9mb if i want to download it on dis stupid samsung galaxy duos phone. somebody help me befo
re i throw the phone away.

we had a very good relationship when we were together, but things went bad when i left her for the city promising her to come back for her as soon as possible. time passed and she decided to travel too. trying to reach on phone was impossible based on the ground that she has changed her sim card. not knowing that she has given birth to a baby boy, not for me but for another person. i don't have any problem with the baby or the money i have spent on her. my problem is that she named the baby after me .i.e named the baby my name. just want to know if this is a kind of mockery or ?

no matter how long they spend in the city this village mentality is still in them. cos of VI you want to go and kill yourself, God catch u. stupid girl.

Uploading complete, the PD sucessful candidate can now print their admission letter after paying into to any zenith bank, the sum of #1500 into the following account. account number:1012842929. açcount name: ksu predegree admission letter. Reg has already started n wil be ending on 23rd Nov 2012, failure to meet the deadline you will not be accepted after that date. meaning you är€ on your own, th€ main admissin list is still uploading hopefully by next week th€ list will be OUT.

ocgreen: Ksu wil bring out circula for al diz tinz. Dnt wori guys, datz y am stil in skul to keep u posted. Wil confirm and post evrytin here. Tanx. 2go~ {ocgreen99}

ocgreen i see you, u stil neva no wen schul go resume?

samuel111: @sambas, sambasssssss where u take here dis kind information. I knw trust dat info. Pls try upload beta tin make we see.

sambas is only a human being, confirm before generalizan things

Informatn reachn me now, is dat d cut off marks are as follow. Natural science:20
Others: 35. Am only a human n subject to mistakes. Gud luck 4 more informatn 2go( samhim)

Ladies n gent, informatn reaching me now, is dat due 2 mass failure, the school has decided 2 reduce d cutoff mark to 30 for the pre-pdegree, but not yet comfirmed. Don't get me wrong! if i comfirm it i shall be postn it on my 2go status (samhim).

Sorry 4 ben offline al dis while am back 4 real 2 giv u all d informatn u want, congrats 2 all dose jamb has givn admisn n again jamb has set oct 31 as dead line 4 uni 2 release deir list, So hopefully any moment frm now d list wil be out. On 2go (samhim)

Normacy has started to re-surface in Aluu, after violence protest by students in respect of their roosted fellow students in Aluu, according to the police spoke man arrest has been made in connection to the burning of cars, houses and property in Aluu.

Please my girl friend is from ALUU, don't touch her o, come to think of it; u can touch her o, planin 2 dump her anyways i don't want 2 take a cannibal for a wife.

Some people suspected 2 be robbers have invaded d crowder memorial primary school, onicha, where 950 flood victims are camped and carted away wit all their food items and cash donated 2 them. Please get the full detail. Source vanguard newspaper

God bless gej real good, i can now claim RIVERS-State ;DGod bless gej real good, i can now claim RIVERS-State