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The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra,MASSOB, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to quickly conduct a referendum in the south-east geopolitical zone as a precursor to secession or face the total shutdown of socio-economic activities in the region and beyond.
http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/02/massob-tells-fg-ipob-conduct-referendum.html

The merchant ship, MT LEON DIAS that was allegedly hijacked by gunmen is current off the Coast of Cotonou in the Benin Republic.Nigerian military sources disclosed that the ship which is a chemical/oil tanker is currently under the custody of the Beninois Navy.
http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/02/military-source-hijacked-ship-not-in.html

There was pandemonium in Benin, yesterday, as an explosion destroyed about five houses in Sakponba area of Edo State capital city.

Residents of Zomi Zomi Street in Upper Sakpoba Road ran for safety when they heard the loud noise that came with the explosion at about 3p.m., as many claimed that Boko Haram insurgents had invaded the city.
“We learned that the bungalow where the bomb detonated was being used as a hide out for kidnappers some months ago. But a combined unit of soldiers and police invaded the place and arrested the suspects. finish the story at:http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/02/fear-spreads-benin-as-explosion-boko.html

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, denied alleged involvement in the seizing and threat to blowing up a merchant ship carrying foreigners. IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Mr. Emma Powerful said IPOB is a non violent group with responsible men in the society in Nigeria and in diaspora as members and therefore, cannot involve in any violent activity that may possibly harm or take the life of anybody from within and outside Nigeria.
Read full story at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/02/ipob-massob-deny-alleged-seizure-of.html

The Oyo State police operatives from Iyaganku police division have apprehended a 38-year-old woman, Remi Agunbiade for allegedly trying to kill her husband last month, Tribune reports.The suspect who lived with her husband in Ita Barika, Foko area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, revealed to the police that the act was out of love as she was only trying to make her husband love her more.
Read more at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/02/a-woman-poured-acid-on-her-husband.html

Private individuals will no longer be allowed to advertise guns on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook.
Facebook had already banned the sale of guns without ID checks, but the new rules aim to stop all gun trade between individuals on the sites.
Read more at:http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/facebook-and-instagram-ban-private-gun.html

The Campaign for Democracy (CD) South-East Zone, has given Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, a 14- day ultimatum to recall over 3,000 state workers he sacked recently as well as apologise to them.Zonal Chairman, Mr Uzor Uzor, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu, said sacking the workers without just cause or explanation was uncivilised and undemocratic.

Uzor said if the governor did not reverse the sack, CD would mobilise to lock down the state.
“We have given Gov. Okorocha as a mark of respect, 14 days to apologise to Imo workers for this embarrassment,’’ he said.
Uzor said that the governor should know that Imo was not the only state in the country facing current economic difficulties.
http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/rochas-okorocha-has-given-14-day.html

English Premier League table after Sunday’s early match 24/1/2016 (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Leicester 23 13 8 2 42 26 47

Man City 23 13 5 5 45 23 44

Arsenal 22 13 5 4 37 21 44


Tottenham 23 11 9 3 41 19 42
see more at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/english-premier-league-table.html

Boko Haram insurgents invaded Babangida town, Tarmowa local government area of Yobe State, early Sunday.The sect members were, however, chased away by vigilant soldiers.
A resident of the town, Sulaiman Khalil said that the assailants parked their vehicles at the outskirt and sneaked into town on foot and motorcycles.
Read full story at:http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/babangida-community-attack-by-boko.html

New figures made public on Thursday by accountancy firm, Deloitte, have revealed that Real Madrid are still the biggest earners in football.Los Blancos did not win any trophy last season, but they raked in a revenue of 577 million ($628m) in the 2014/2015 season to keep them top for the 11th straight year.
“The planned redevelopment of the Santiago Bernabeu will help to continue the growth in matchday income in the coming years,” Dan Jones, a partner in the Deloitte sports business division, said.

All the the world’s top 20 clubs are in Europe and dominated by the Premier League who have nine teams.
Barcelona generated €560.8m, to displace Manchester United who made £395.2m ($560m) from second place.
get full details at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/real-madrid-remains-highest-earning.html

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said Nigeria cannot fight Lassa fever with the same method it used to fight Ebola.Adewole, in an interactive session with journalists at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, gave reasons why the Federal Government cannot deploy the same method it used to fight and win the battle against Ebola virus in the battle against Lassa fever.
http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/cant-nigeria-fight-lassa-fever-like.html

The Federal Government, yesterday, docked the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on a six-count criminal charge bordering on treasonable felony.

This came just as the Rivers State Police Command arraigned ten pro-Biafra protesters in Port-Harcourt.
Kanu was arraigned alongside two other pro-Biafra agitators, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi.
The trio took turns and pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was signed by the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Mr. Mohammed Diri.
get full story at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/not-guilty-to-felony-charge-ipob-leader.html

The military, yesterday, invaded some Ijaw communities in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, with gunboats in search of militants, who carried out a three-day bombing of crude oil and gas pipelines in the state, from last Thursday.

This came as ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, wrote President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging that top members of his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa and Delta states were responsible for the ongoing vandalization of crude oil and gas pipelines in the creeks of Delta state.
Read full story at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/bombing-of-crude-oil-and-gas-pipelines.html

The Lagos State Government, has placed Ahmmadiyyah Hospital, Ojokoro, in Lagos where the patient with the first Lassa fever virus case was first admitted. under surveillance.In a statement released by Dr Jide Idris, the Lagos State commissioner for Health on Saturday, the 15 in-patients and other 25 health workers in the facility are being monitored.

“Ahmmadiyyah Hospital where the first case of the disease in Lagos was reported is now under surveillance and there will be no service delivery in the facility until further notice” Idris said.
“The 15 in-patients and other 25 health workers in the facility are being monitored.”
“The deadly disease was purportedly contacted by a 25-year-old male undergraduate student of the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria in Kaduna State,” the statement made available to newsmen, added.

Idris said that the Lassa fever case was the first occurrence in the state claiming that the government was doing its best to curtail its spread.
“In view of the Lassa fever, a zoonotic virus transmitted when a human comes into contact with an infected rat’s faeces, urine, or the bodily fluids of an infected human, the Lagos State Government has called on residents of the State to be calm.Read more at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/lagos-hospital-has-been-suspends-its.html

The most effective form of protection against contracting HIV is to use a condom while having sex. But what if you want children? A project in Kenya is helping couples there have a family without risking their health.
John and his wife Josephine live a few hours north of Nairobi. Josephine is HIV positive, John is negative.

He says such situations can be difficult. "I've known couples who have separated", he says.
There are 26,0000 couples in Kenya where one partner is positive and the other negative. Known as serodiscordant couples, they account for 44% of new HIV infections in the country. Despite this, 44% of these couples have had children together.
get full story at: http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/hiv-drugs-give-couples-ray-of-hope.html

A bus taking passengers to a ski resort in central Japan has veered off a mountain road, killing 14 people and injuring 27.
The bus, with 41 people on board, was travelling overnight from Tokyo to a resort in Nagano prefecture.

The accident happened near the town of Karuizawa early on Friday.
It is not immediately clear what caused the crash as there was no snow or ice on the road. Japan's transport ministry has launched an investigation.
http://solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/bus-crash-at-japan-mountain-14-persons.html

Health officials in Sierra Leone have confirmed a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the West Africa outbreak over.
The country was declared free of the virus on 7 November, and the region as a whole was cleared when Liberia was pronounced Ebola-free on Thursday.
But two tests conducted on a person who died in northern Sierra Leone proved positive for the virus,
The death occurred earlier this week.
http://www.solohotgists..com.ng/2016/01/new-case-emerges-in-sierra-leone-ebola.html