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The member representing Warri South Constituency 1 in t‎he Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Omawumi Beatrice Udoh is dead.

It was gathered that the lawmaker died of cancer-related disease in London.The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Ovwigho Monday Igbuya confirmed her death.

A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr. Henry Ovie Ebireri described the death of late Udoh as a rude shock.

“She was a dogged fighter who has the interest of her constituents at heart. The Assembly would greatly miss her.

“I wish to convey to you the deepest condolence of the Delta State House of Assembly. It is really hard to believe. It is just so sad. Hon. Omawumi distinguished herself as a member of the Delta State House of Assembly. Her death is a great loss to the state. She built a bridge of hope and unity among her people. She played politics of development. She was dependable in every facet of her life”, the Speaker stated.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/delta-lawmaker-dies-in-london-hospital/

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A Twitter user, @EngrSeries, took to his page yesterday, Sunday, October 30, to reveal how the controversial ‘money doubling scheme’ – MMM was advertised in a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) during the service.

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According to him, the church might have done it all in the name of getting numerous referrals which means more money for the church. Read the tweet and reactions below:

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Nawa oh, does this mean RCCG supports MMM? The entrance of Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox popularly known by its abbreviation, MMM, into the country sent Nigerians into a frenzy as many hop into the quick-money train. The company which was founded in Russia 1989 by Sergei Mavrodi, his brother Vyacheslav Mavrodi, and Olga Melnikova recorded a rapid growth but in 1994, it came crashing down as it was closed over tax evasion.

Described as the biggest Ponzi scheme in the 1990s, it was estimated that thousands of people lost up to $10 billion dollars. The scheme which has been banned in China has found its way to South Africa, Zimbabwe and recently Nigeria where it has attracted “investors” who put money into it and receive 30 per cent “profit” ant the end of the month.

People are asked to register and put in money and after 30 days, they receive a 30 per cent profit plus the invested money. Due to the larger number of people who participate, it is possible for money to circulate in a case described as robbing Peter to Pay Paul.

Do you think it is okay for a church to advertise this scheme in church?

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/unbelievable-rccg-supports-controversial-mmm-scheme-see-this/

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ABUJA – SENATE President Bukola Saraki has hailed the Nigerian Army for its decision to purchase 50,000 pairs of shoes from local manufacturers in Aba for the use of officers and soldiers. According to him, the move shows that the military was living up to its billing as an institution that can play vital roles in boosting the national economy, adding that the military’s decision to patronise Made in Nigeria footwear was a good example which shows the force as a pace setter and a truly national institution which is ready to contribute its quota in ending the present economic recession in the country.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki who is a long-time champion of the Buy Made in Nigerian campaign and has been a major supporter of the Aba local manufacturers, however urged all the other military and para-military forces like the Air Force, navy, police, civil defence corps and the National Youth Service Corps to emulate the army by immediately banning the purchase of all imported foot wears in preference for locally produced ones.Saraki who urged the military and paramilitary agencies not to limit their patronage and promotion of Made in Nigeria goods to only shoes but to other items that can be sourced locally, also praised the Air Force for the co-operation as it was forging with the Innoson Motor Group in the area of manufacturing of some air plane parts. He said, “This is the essence of the amendment of the Public Procurement Act by the Senate since June. The new law compels all Ministries, Department and Agencies of government to compulsorily give preference to goods and services which can be sourced locally.

We believe one of the gains that our country will derive from this recession is to make our people look inward and patronise locally made goods. “Patronage of Made-in-Nigeria goods is an obvious panacea for our economic problems. We will by doing that increase our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), empower our youths, challenge their creativity, increase revenue generation ability of state governments and improve on the sense of self pride and patriotism of Nigerians.”

The Senate President who advised state and federal governments to encourage local manufacturers by providing them with necessary infrastructure, soft loans, patronage and helping them to improve on the quality of their goods as well as facilitating their ability to access the export market, also implored organised groups like the National Economic Summit Group (NESG), associations in the field of marketing communications and others who can help in the areas of goods packaging, sales promotion and quality enhancement to engage the local manufacturers and see how they can help them broaden their reach and produce goods that can be sold across the world. He said, “We have an opportunity to turn our challenge to prosperity. We can create mass employment and make the private sector centre of our economy if we can make our small and medium enterprises to prosper. This is a task for all of us and this promotion of Made-in-Nigeria is a cardinal point in the Agenda of the present Senate.”

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/nigerian-army-orders-50000-aba-made-boots-receives-praise/

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According to Peculiar Lekenson who shared the video and story on Facebook, the man was said to have died but he was later resuscitated after being rushed to a nearby hospital. This was not after an angry mob forced one of the policemen to pick up the body of the man.

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The face of one of the two policemen who was caught and dealt with

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The policeman picking up the man’s body after severe beating

Read the story as posted on Facebook below:

”This policeman in a quest to arrest a LT commercial bus push the old man inside d gutter at airport bus stop around 12pm on 26/10/2016. The policeman his other colleague came in a vanagon bus which they initially arrested then use the same bus to raid on another commercial buses. The other police ran away immediate towards oshodi. While d other in the video attempt to zoom off but was crushed to d wall by the LT bus he was going to arrest.”

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FAAC: BREAKDOWN OF SEPTEMBER 2016 FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.

1. Abia N3.01 billlion,
2. Adamawa N3.14 billion,

3. Cross River N2.04 billion,

4. Ekiti N2.16 billion,

5. Edo N2.54 billion,

6. Kaduna N4.23 billion,

7. Kano N5.2 billion,

8. Lagos N7.92 billion

9. Rivers N9.05 billion

10. Zamfara, N2.58 billion.

11. Delta N7.39 billion,

12. Anambra N3.43 billion,

14. Benue N3.37 billion,

15. Borno N3.9 billion,

16. Ebonyi N2.99 billion,

17. Enugu N3.34 billion,

18. Gombe N2.61 billion,

19. Nassarawa N2.92 billion,

20. Imo N2.97 billion.

21. Kogi N3.39 billion.

22. Yobe N3.29 billion,

23. Taraba N2.89 billion,

24. Sokoto N3.62 billion,

25. Plateau N2.31 billion,

26. Oyo N3.53 billion,

27. Osun N868.9 million,

28. Ondo N4.18 billion,

29. Ogun N2.16 billion,

30. Niger N3.49 billion

31. Katsina N4 billion,

32. Bayelsa N7.6 billion,

33. Bauchi N3.52 billion,

34. Jigawa N3.82 billion,

35. Kebbi N3.36 billion

36. Kwara N2.77 billion.

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36 states take N143.6bn from federation account in September – Report

Abuja – The 36 states got N143.6 billion from the federation account in September as their share of distributable revenue generated for the month.

The breakdown shows in a report from a source at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja on Sunday.

The funds are usually shared the following month; for example, revenue generated in January is shared in February; thus, the revenue shared was actually generated in August and shared in September 2016.

The key agencies that remit funds into the federation account are the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Nigerian Custom Service.

At the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in September, federal, states and local governments shared N516 billion as against the N530 billion that was shared in August.

The report showed that the amount distributed included the Gross Statutory revenue, Value Added Tax, exchange gain, N35 billion excess Petroleum Profit Tax and 13 per cent derivation to oil producing states.

The oil producing states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers.

The report showed that before distribution, state liabilities were deducted.

The liabilities include an external debt of N2.9 billion, contractual obligations of N10.48 billion and other
deductions amounting to N16.9 billion.

The report showed that other deductions coverred National Water Rehabilitation Projects, National Agricultural Technology Support, Payment for Fertilizer, State Water Supply Project, State Agriculture Project and National Fadama Project.

To sum it up, here is what the 36 states got after all deductions were made.

Abia N3.01 billlion, Adamawa N3.14 billion, Cross River N2.04 billion, Ekiti N2.16 billion, Edo N2.54 billion, Kaduna State N4.23 billion, Kano State N5.2 billion, Lagos state N7.92 billion, Rivers N9.05 billion, and Zamfara, N2.58 billion.

Delta N7.39 billion, Anambra N3.43 billion, Benue N3.37 billion, Borno N3.9 billion, Ebonyi N2.99 billion, Enugu State N3.34 billion, Gombe State N2.61 billion, Nassarawa State N2.92 billion, Imo N2.97 billion and Kogi N3.39 billion.

Yobe got N3.29 billion, Taraba N2.89 billion, Sokoto state N3.62 billion, Plateau N2.31 billion, Oyo State N3.53 billion, Osun N868.9 million, OndoState N4.18 billion, Ogun N2.16 billion, Niger N3.49 billion and Kebbi N3.36 billion.

Also, Katsina state got N4 billion, Bayelsa N7.6 billion, Bauchi State N3.52 billion, Jigawa N3.82 billion, Kebbi N3.36 billion and Kwara N2.77 billion.

The report also showed that the Federal Capital Territory got N4.7 billion from the Federal Government’s share of the distributable revenue in September.

The FAAC committee is made up of commissioners of finance and Accountants-General from the 36 states of the federation; the Accountant General of the Federation, and representatives from the NNPC.

Others are representatives from the Federal Inland Revenue Service; the Nigerian Custom Service; Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission as well as the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The federation account is currently being managed on a legal framework that allows funds to be shared to the three tiers of government under three major components.

These components are the statutory allocation, Value Added Tax distribution and allocation made under the derivation principle.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/see-break-down-of-september-2016-allocation-to-states/

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The Enugu State Police Command on the early hours of Saturday smashed a highway robbery gang that specializes in disguising in Army uniforms to terrorize motorists at the Nsukka axis of the Enugu-Makurdi road.

The police said they recovered two double barrel guns fabricated as AK 47 rifle, money, a pair of boots and torches, among others.The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, told reporters in Enugu that the hoodlums were dressed in military camouflage.

“The Police Counter Terrorism Unit Axis received a distress call on Thursday that hoodlums had blocked the road by Inyi in Igboeze North and wreaking havoc on their victims.

“The unit swung into action promptly which resulted in exchange of fire.

“One of the hoodlums was fatally injured and later confirmed dead by a doctor.

He said, “Another hoodlum identified as Godwin Okpe from Ogbadigbo in Benue dressed in camouflage is also fatally injured and being revived to aid operatives in their investigation while others escaped with bullet wounds.”

He appealed to members of the public particularly hospital operators to watch out for any one with suspected bullet injury and report promptly to any nearby police station.

Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, applauded the effort of the policemen.

Ojukwu said that the command would continue to maintain functional security for members of the public as well as motorists in the state.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/police-attack-armed-robbers-in-military-uniforms-kill-one-in-enugu/

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The Lagos State Assembly has recommended death by hanging as penalty for kidnapping in Lagos State. This was revealed yesterday when the Assembly held a public hearing on a Bill for a law to provide for the prohibition of the act of kidnapping and other connected purposes.

The bill sponsored by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, stated that any person, who kidnaps, abducts, details or captures or takes another person by any means with intent to demand ransom or do anything against his/her will commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to death sentence.The death penalty in the Bill by the Assembly is a stiffer penalty for the 21 years imprisonment at present provided in the state criminal code.
It is not only persons found guilty of kidnapping that would be penalised, those who participated in the process or attempted kidnapping would not go unpunished, as the Bill provides that any person, who knowingly or willfully allows or permits his premises, building or a place belonging or occupied to which he has control of, to be used for the purposes of keeping a person kidnapped is guilty of an offence under the law and liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment of 14 years without an option of fine.
Also, a Chief Magistrate in Lagos State, Mrs Seri Sholebo said that it was fundamental to add conspiracy to kidnapping, disclosing that convicting offenders on the basis of conspiracy since 2011 had been a herculean task.

Meanwhile, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said that to win the war against terrorism in Nigeria would require collaborative efforts among the citizens and strong synergy among security agencies.

Source: http://nigerianewsnow.com.ng/2016/10/22/kidnapping-lagos-to-impose-death-by-hanging/

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, left, for talks at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016.. (Rainer Jensen, dpa via AP)Nigeria and Germany have enjoyed excellent relationship for 158 years. Nigeria is Germany’s most important business partner in Africa. German economy is the biggest economy in Europe while Nigeria is the biggest market in Africa- a marriage made in heaven. In the period of economic recession, Nigeria needs all the help she can get.

President Muhammadu Buhari, since assumption of office on May 29 last year, has enjoyed excellent relationship with world leaders. Recall that last year, he was invited to the United States by President Barack Obama in the first two months of his swearing in.Also, after his inauguration on May 29, 2015, President Buhari, on the invitation of Chancellor Merkel, attended the G7 summit in Elmau, Germany – the trip was his first to a non-African country after his assumption of office.

From February 8 to 12 this year, President Gauck, accompanied by a delegation of German business community, was on an official visit to Nigeria, where they had fruitful discussions on trade and investments with representatives of government and the private sector in Abuja and Lagos.

So it was no surprise when Merkel invited President Buhari to a state visit to Germany, a rarity for African leaders.

In Berlin, President Buhari, was expected to confer with Federal Chancellor, Angela Merkel on issues of shared interests between Nigeria and Germany, including further cooperation on security, the humanitarian situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and rehabilitation of the North-East, as well as trade and economic relations between both countries.

On the first day of the trip, President Buhari achieved a major milestone when Germany pledged 18billion euros for the revival of Lake Chad. It will be recalled during many of his foreign trips, Buhari had called challenged world leaders on Lake Chad revival.
According to the United Nations, at least nine million people are in urgent need of aid in the Lake Chad basin.

The UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator, Toby Lanzer, said at least $559 million would be needed in the next four months to ease the crisis in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad.

He said more than six million people were “severely food insecure” with 568,000 children acutely malnourished adding that the UN has appealed to Britain and other western governments for help.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had also warned of the worsening condition of children around the Lake Chad, who face acute malnutrition.

The UN Agency explained that of the 475,000 deemed at risk, 49,000 in Borno State would die if they do not receive treatment.

Even during his trip to the United States General Assembly in September, President Buhari called for global support to raise 14 billion US Dollars for the restoration of Lake Chad Basin.

He said the call had become imperative, in view of the drying up of the Lake Chad, to the negative consequences of climate change.

He said, “Nigeria is proud to have been part of the process leading to the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, and supports the African Union Initiative on the Great Green Wall to halt desertification.’’

So it was music to the president’s ears when Merkel pledged 18 billion Euros, more than what is needed to revive the Lake Chad. A major coup.

The Chancellor of Germany said her country has earmarked the amount of 18 billion Euros for the recharging of the Lake Chad through the diversion of rivers in the Congo Basin to empty their waters into the lake.

Both the German leader and President Buhari said they have marked this project as one of their priorities.

Angela Merkel made this announcement at a joint Press Conference with President Muhammadu Buhari following bilateral talks in Berlin.

President Buhari, who made a strong pitch for the recharging of the Lake in bilateral talks with the German leader in the course of an ongoing state visit, said that the drying up of the lake has put the 30 million people in the Lake Chad basin area in danger of being forced to leave.

President Buhari linked the emergence and spread of the Boko Haram terrorism as well as the increasing number of illegal migrations to Europe from Africa to joblessness, starvation and poverty, arising from climate change as manifested by the drying up of the lake.

Speaking at the press conference, the German leader disclosed that “The Lake Chad region is a great priority to us, Nigeria is part and parcel of that. In terms of cooperation, we said we will earmark 18 billion for Lake Chad region area and 50 billion for the overall areas.”

President Buhari welcomed the German offer of skills and vocational training of Nigeria’s teeming unemployed, training and provision of equipment and intelligence to combat criminality and terrorism in the North-East; the vandalisation of oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region and frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers.

The president also acknowledged the more than 100 German firms in the Nigerian economy and thanked Chancellor Markel for her encouragement of more of such firms to invest in Nigeria.

The German leader commended the progress Nigeria has made in fighting crime, terrorism and corruption and promised continued consultation and closer bilateral cooperation.

Chancellor Merkel expressed concern that the annual illegal migration of 20,000 Nigerians to Germany had become a major issue that needs to be addressed, especially given the fact that emigrants were mostly unqualified for asylum under their own laws.

“We also talked about the migration partnership with the European Union, the EU wants to negotiate migration with Nigeria, my point in this is that we need to see to it that human traffickers are out or business, we have to strengthen legal migration to also create jobs in Nigeria, job possibilities for vocational training, possibilities in education,” said the Chancellor.

On the Chibok girls, Buhari said; we have been able to secure the release of 21 of them, so over 100 more are still in the hands of the terrorists somewhere in the Lake Chad Basin area which include Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria.

“In getting this 21 out, we hope we will get enough intelligence to go about securing the rest of them.”
“We are very grateful to the UN for their participation in trying to secure the release of these girls.”

“Please don’t forget that as a result of terrorism in Nigeria, no fewer than 37,000 Nigerians were killed by Boko Haram.”

“Right now, we have about two million people in IDP camps, 60 per cent of them are women and children and 60 per cent of those children are orphaned.”

“This is a major challenge for government; we have to provide face infrastructure especially for education and health, take them back to their villages and towns and reintegrate them so that they can have normal lives,’’ he said.

The president thanked the German government for their humanitarian assistance and support for Nigeria in dealing with the effects of terrorism.

Meanwhile, President Buhari that same day, after meeting with Merkel, declared that a new bank, Development Bank of Nigeria, would soon begin operations to strengthen the government’s economic diversification programme.

Addressing the German-Nigeria Business Forum in Berlin, President Buhari said the bank, when fully operational, will support small and medium enterprises in the country, by improving their access to financing.

“Our ambitions of creating a diversified and inclusive economy in Nigeria can only be achieved by having a mix of small, medium and large businesses.

“This is why we worked with the German development agency, KFW, in designing the Development Bank of Nigeria which will support the small and medium size enterprises both financially and technically to ensure they take their rightful place in the industrialisation value chain.

“I am pleased to announce that Development Bank of Nigeria will be taking off soon and should be a game changer in our economic diversification plans,’’ he said.

President Buhari, who described Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria from Germany as modest, urged prospective investors at the gathering to go beyond the expressions of interest and make binding commitments for trade, investments and industry in the key priority sectors of Agriculture, infrastructure, solid minerals and digital economy.

He said Nigeria, which recorded a trade volume of 2.96 billion Dollars with Germany in 2015, still had a great deal of unexploited potential and room to diversify its exports to Germany and increase overall trade volumes.

According to the president, trade relations between both countries primarily take the form of oil and gas exports from Nigeria, machinery, vehicles and vehicle parts, telecommunications technology and chemical products in the other direction.

“Nigeria has remained a country of potential. Now we are in a hurry to develop and realise that potential.”

“Nigeria is not yet where we would like it to be, but I am confident that the government and people of Nigeria are determined to make a CHANGE and be where we would like Nigeria to be.”

“A major economy, that is subject to good governance on the basis of the rule of law and constitutional order and a responsible member of the international community,’’ he said.

President Buhari, who had earlier met with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck, told the business gathering that with the successes recorded in the fight against terrorism and the administration’s resolute commitment to the war against corruption, Nigeria is open for business and broader relationship with Germany.

On corruption, he said: “we have boldly set out to bring an end to a culture of impunity and abuse of public trust. Corruption is the reason why we went through years of an oil boom and came out with very little to show in terms of savings or investments.”

“Corruption is the reason our military struggled for so long against Boko Haram. Corruption is one of the reasons that in spite of our rich human and natural resources as a country, 70 percent of our population continues to live in poverty.”

“Now we have said enough is enough. It is time to make public funds work for the public good. And that is why we are bringing culprits to book and recovering looted funds and assets.”

Also speaking in an interactive session in Berlin with representatives of the Nigerian Community in Germany, President Buhari said his administration will reciprocate the gesture by strengthening critical institutions needed for sustainable development and prosperity.

The president said his administration is greatly encouraged by the uncommon support from Nigerians in the fight against corruption, as well as initiatives aimed at stimulating the economy.

“We are working hard to empower our institutions especially our educational institutions.”

“If you educate a person, that is the best you can do for him but if not, you make him susceptible to religious, ethnic, negative thinking and action.”

“Nigerians are virtually supporting us in our fight against corruption, security and the economy. He referred to “Rolls Royces,” recently discovered in the homes of certain government officials, as a clear reference of the rot in society and the fact that the war against corruption in the country is working.

“There are things that are happening, which if such had happened before, there would have been major riot, like the removal of subsidy on fuel,’’ he said.

President Buhari told Nigerians in the diaspora that it was regrettable that over the years, oil marketers had colluded with banks to defraud Nigeria of much needed revenue from the commodity.

“One third of the activities of the oil marketers are fraudulent, you can see how some of us Nigerians are wicked.”

“They just take the money, stamp some papers without bringing the product and this fraudulent activity was between bankers and businessmen,’’ he said.

The president therefore declared that his administration will continue to “to be very hard on corruption’’, in addition to encouraging more Nigerians to pay their tax.

“If you work hard and get your money, we will try and see how much tax you can pay us, but to take money from government and get away with it, no more,’’ the said.

The president used the occasion of his interaction with Nigerians to underscore the importance of his three-day visit to Germany, the largest economy in Europe, noting that he was upbeat on improved trade ties between both countries because of new investment incentives offered by Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s intense busy three-day official visit to Germany ended on a compassionate note with his convoy veering off its way back to the airport in Berlin, to visit a Nigerian military officer receiving treatment in a Berlin hospital.

The military officer, Brigadier-General Mohammed Sani Aliyu, the Acting Commander of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos miraculously survived a ghastly road accident in the course of a duty tour in the North-East.

The head of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Yusha’u Abubakar, who was in the same vehicle was not as lucky because he died in the auto crash on Maiduguri-Damaturu road.

President Buhari, accompanied by the governors of Borno and Imo, the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Minister of Interior and that of Foreign Affairs congratulated General Aliyu for the progress he has made in his treatment in the last six months in hospital.
The president and his delegation wished him a quick recovery and an early return to his family and duties in Nigeria. He gave a further assurance that his administration will continue to accord priority to the health and wellbeing of service personnel.

Doctors said General Aliyu could barely move his head when he was stretchered in, with the rest of the body torn and broken in many parts. Now, he can move around with very little assistance.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/when-pmb-visited-germany/

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Yesterday, Oba Ewuare ll N’Ogidigan ascended the revered throne of his ancestors to become the 39th Oba of Benin, succeeding his late father, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Oba Erediauwa.

The photo below of the newly coronated Oba puzzled many people.
Why was the Oba covering his mouth? It was obviously a cultural act but what was the significance? Even his wives covered their mouths.

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I did some investigation and found out the following:

The Oba usually covers his mouth because when he talks he is the supreme authority. Whatever he says is final.

People talk on his behalf most of the time and whatever they proclaim becomes the Law with immediate effect.

A friend of mine who is a painter said he did a painting of the old Oba and it was rejected because it depicted him smiling. According to tradition, people are not supposed to see the Oba’s teeth so he doesn’t smile.

His wives covered their mouths as a sign of submission.

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Don’t you just love our culture? So rich and varied!

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/so-heres-the-real-reason-new-oba-of-benin-was-covering-his-mouth/

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the payment of bursary and local scholarship to Lagos State indigenes in tertiary institutions across the country.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, who made the announcement to journalists on Monday, said the bursary would be for fresh beneficiaries and others receiving subsequent payment.He listed the beneficiaries to include 2015/2016 set and other sets receiving second and third payments for the years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015.

While stressing the commitment of the State Government to sustain the scholarship and bursary scheme in spite of the economic situation of the country, Bank-Olemoh said the Governor is committed to ensuring Lagosians are empowered through education to contribute productively to the local and global economies.

He further said that “the timely release of the awards demonstrates the priority the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode accords to educating its citizens”.

Giving a breakdown of the payment, the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr. Steven Oshinowo, explained that the State Government would disburse Two Hundred and Fifty Million, Five Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty-Seven Naira and Ninety-Nine kobo (N250, 523, 287.99) to Six Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty (6,368) beneficiaries as Bursary Award.

He also disclosed that One Hundred and Thirty Million, One Hundred and Sixty-six Thousand, Three Hundred and Eighty-six Naira Fifty-six kobo (N130, 166, 386.56) in Local Scholarships will be disbursed to Five Hundred and Seventy-three (573) successful candidates who took part in the 2015/2016 Local Scholarship Computer Based Screening test.

These sums, according to him, would accommodate the backlog of outstanding bursary and scholarship payments, as well as current awards for fresh and subsequent beneficiaries.

The Executive Secretary urged the beneficiaries to exercise patience as disbursement of the funds will commence in three weeks, at which time beneficiaries would be invited to present relevant documentation to receive their bursary or scholarship awards.

It will be recalled that earlier this year, over 689 bursary beneficiaries of 2011/2012 set, were paid along with 60 students from the School of the Blind and 54 others on Sport Scholarship.

In 2015, the State government also paid N660 million to over 8,567 indigent beneficiaries for bursary, local and foreign Scholarships.

Source: http://nigerianewsnow.com.ng/2016/10/17/ambode-approves-n380m-for-bursary-scholarship-payments/

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Lol.. this guys don’t waste time.

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Source: http://nigerianewsnow.com.ng/2016/10/17/checkout-the-other-room-photoshopped-t-shirt-photo/

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Parents of Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old minor allegedly abducted in Bayelsa and forced into marriage in Kano, on Monday lamented her absence from school.

The aggrieved parents said they were no longer comfortable with their daughter’s continuous stay in police protective custody, which they described as uncomfortable for a nursing mother and her baby.The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa adjourned Ese’s case to December 8.

But the parents of the minor described as ironic denying their daughter her freedom through protective custody while the accused person roamed the streets on bail.

They insisted that their daughter had been denied freedom under the guise of protection.

They complained that Ese and her baby were not properly catered for in their protective custody.

Ese has been at the Police Officers’ Mess, Yenagoa, even after she gave birth to a baby girl on May 25, 2016.

Yunusa Dahiru, her alleged abductor, has been standing trial at the court for criminal abduction, illicit sex, sexual exploitation and unlawful carnal knowledge of the minor.

Speaking in Yenagoa, Mr. Charles Oruru, the father of Ese said he was sad that her daughter and the new baby were confined in the officers’ mess.

He lamented that Ese was supposed to be in school adding that her daughter had lost a school year following the saga.

He said: “My daughter has been yearning and even crying to go back to school as her classmates are now ahead of her, she has lost a whole year to this saga and she is still in Police protective custody while the accused person is enjoying freedom on bail.

“I am begging the Delta State Government, Nigeria and the world at large to come to our aide.

“Nowadays without education one is going to nowhere, so she is not doing anything in their custody, while the accused move freely and she is suffering there.

“I have called on the Delta govt. to assist because I have five children which Ese is the second to the last child, so my state should come to my family aide”.

Also, speaking, Rose, the mother of Ese said her daughter lacked the proper care expected of a nursing mother.

She said the expected psychological attention and nutritional care available in homely environment were missing at the police mess.

She said: “People from Bayelsa have been assisting us and even the police officers, we want to leave there to our house because the place (Police Officers Mess) is not a good place to stay and bring up a new born baby.

“We are just abandoned in a room that we are not even allowed to go out. We stay with our trash bin which is smelling. We and the new born baby are compelled to breathe the offensive smell.

“So the world should note that we are being marginalise for no reason, as the boy Yunusa is still owing me some money after taken my daughter to Kano to impregnate her for me”.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/ese-oruru-parents-lament-daughters-absence-from-school-police-custody/

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Bauchi – Alhaji Zaki Ahmed, the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, said a jail break was averted at Federal Prison Bauchi on Sept. 9.

Ahmed who spoke on Friday in Bauchi while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command, said one Mahmud Tanimu who hatched the plan was arrested.He explained that Tanimu had concluded plans with his accomplices to break the jail on the fateful day to free his brother being remanded in the prison.

Ahmed further explained that the brother to Tanimu, whose name was not mentioned, was standing trial for alleged terrorism.

He said the command, following intelligent reports despatched its anti-terrorism squad who foiled the plans.

The commissioner said that Tanimu was subsequently arrested by the police.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/bauchi-state-police-command-foil-attempted-jail-break/

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Abubakar Atiku’s American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola, today hailed the news of the 21 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists after 913 days of their abduction from school in Borno state.
“I am thrilled that the young women have been released and hope that after they recover and able to continue their lives and education in peace, said AUN President Margee Ensign in a statement.

“We stand ready to help rebuild the lives of all of these young women and their families,” she said
Dr. Ensign said AUN has a special bond with all of the victims and their families, noting that out of 58 of the girls who escaped that night in April 2014, 24 are now studying at AUN on full scholarships provided by a donor from the U.S having met JAMB requirement, and four more were fully enrolled this fall, she added.

Dr. Ensign commended the Nigerian government for its ongoing efforts to seek the release of the girls, and urged authorities to work tirelessly to free those still being held.

Source: http://nigerianewsnow.com.ng/2016/10/14/atikus-university-aun-offers-help-to-freed-21-chibok-girls/

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Dare devil cultists on Thursday night snatched the pilot vehicle of the Cross River State deputy governor, Prof Ivara Esu, shooting the driver and a policeman dead in the process, The Nation gathered on Friday.

The incident happened along Goldie Street opposite the NNPC filling station in Calabar at about 7pm, when the pilot vehicle ran into a group of heavily armed cultists who were marching along the streets in the area.The state capital has been under siege since last Sunday following a renewed clash between rival cult groups in the city. Since then about 15 deaths have been reported due to the conflict. On Tuesday night a Police Inspector was killed along Nkwa Street in Calabar, while on patrol by a group of cultists.

A source narrated, “After the executive council meeting at the Governor’s office in Calabar yesterday (Thursday), the pilot vehicle led others cars as they escorted the deputy governor to his house.

“After dropping him off, the vehicle proceeded to drop the security men in the vehicle in their houses. While they were driving along that Goldie Street axis, they ran into a traffic jam caused by a group of cultists operating in the area. The cultists, numbering over 20, were armed with guns and machetes. When the cultists descended on the pilot vehicle, they shot the driver and drove off with the car. The other people in the car scampered for safety.”

Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the saying incident of Thursday evening, saying the shot policeman did not make it.

But Ugbo denied that the cultists drove off with the vehicle, saying it had been recovered.

She said no arrests have been made yet, though investigations were ongoing.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/cultists-kill-policeman-snatch-deputy-governors-pilot-vehicle-in-calabar/

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The All Progressives Grand Alliance [APGA], Abia State chapter has faulted the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission [ABSIEC]’s decision to collect N500,000 and N200,000 from chairmanship and councillorship candidates in the December 17 Local Government election in the state slated for 17th of December this year.

The party also condemned the additional N15,000 administration fee to be paid across by candidates which the Abia electoral umpire, saying that it mere robbery of the already impoverished politicians in the state.The stand of the party was contained in a release signed by its state chairman, Rev Augustine Ehiemere. APGA said collecting such huge amounts when possible candidates would have paid for their nomination forms to their respective political parties was bizarre and does not draw any exemplary precedent from its parent body, INEC.

APGA equally frowned at the timing of the election which it said negates the sensitivity of Abians who are mostly Christians and attaches great religious importance to Christmas and would have been at their respective home towns when any possible rerun would hold on December 28.

The release reads in part: “That during the formal briefing involving the political parties and the press organized by ABSIEC on the forthcoming LG election, APGA applauded ABSIEC for coming up with the idea of LG election, but frowned at the suddenness of the arrangements which might impede the effectiveness, the transparency and the participation of both the contestants and voters”.

“That since voters registers to be used for the election are going to come from INEC as publicly admitted by ABSIEC, we feel it makes both legal and moral sense for ABSIEC to wait for INEC to update the voters’ registers before proceeding with the election”.

“That ABSIEC’s decision to commence the election on the December 17 and hold possible run offs on December 28 negates the sensitivity of Abians who are mostly adherents of the Christian faith who attach great religious importance to Christmas and would possibly be in their respective home towns to celebrate the Christmas during the time under review”.

“That ABSIEC decision to collect the sum of N500,000 from chairmanship candidates and N200, 000 from councillorship candidates, and N15,000 administrative fee when the possible candidates would have paid for their nomination forms to their respective political parties is bizarre to us as it does not draw any exemplary precedent from its parent body INEC”.

APGA said it was worried by ABSIEC’s declaration that results of the chairmanship election would be announced at the LG headquarters a day after the election instead of the same day of the poll and stated that this would create room for manipulation.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/abia-lg-polls-apga-faults-absiecs-n500000-charge-for-chairmanship-candidates/

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A Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, says given the position of the National Judicial Council on the arrest of seven judges last weekend, all judges, lawyers and court workers in the country ought to immediately boycott the courtrooms.

He said the explanation by the NJC had made it obvious that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government does not need the courts.Adegboruwa said he recalled that Buhari had once said the judiciary was his headache, while the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, had also taken the same position.

Adegboruwa said this in a statement on Friday, that with the Department of State Services’ raid on judges, the executive had now cowed the judiciary and Nigerians should forget about getting fair hearing in court.

According to him, the outcome of the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal was already predetermined as no judge would ever rule against the ruling All Progressive Congress for fear of clampdown.

In the light of this, Adegboruwa called on the Nigerian Bar Association, judges and court workers to boycott the courtrooms.

He said, “Given the revelations that have emerged from the NJC, my humble cry is to the Nigerian Bar Association, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria and indeed all judicial officers across Nigeria, to close down the courts.

“In the light of the emerging facts, this regime does not need the courts at all. What it desires is a situation whereby suspects are sent to jail without trial and once government has raised any allegation, regardless of the actual and true facts, the victim stands condemned.

“So, judges and courts are not needed at all. The President said so. The EFCC chairman said so, that the judiciary has been a headache.

“What the sting operation sought to and has indeed achieved is to place judicial officers under some terror, harassment, fear and indeed intimidation. Citizens will not be entitled to fair trial any longer and truly innocent people will now be sent to jail, since that is the preference of the government, that will be the only way judges can be free from harassment.

“And we should be able to predict the outcome of the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal already.”

He said it was only God that could help Nigeria as the government had no concrete plan to take the country out of recession and address the suffering and poverty that Nigerians were going through.‎

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/adegboruwa-urges-judges-lawyers-to-go-on-strike/

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At least 11 people were killed in clashes in Central African Republic’s capital this week.

The clashes were set off by the murder of an army officer, the country’s United Nation’s peacekeeping mission said on Thursday.



Fighting erupted in Bangui’s PK5 neighbourhood, a Muslim enclave in the majority Christian nation’s capital, after Commander Marcel Mombeka, a former aide to ex-President Catherine Samba-Panza, was shot dead in his car on Tuesday.

Reuters reported that Central African Republic has been plagued by inter-religious violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka fighters seized power, prompting reprisals from Christian militias, known as anti-balaka.

“At this stage we think (the victims) are all civilians, excluding the army officer who was killed first,” said UN mission spokesman, Herve Verhoosel.

“14 people are still missing and another 14 were wounded.”


Source: http://nignews.com.ng/11-killed-in-car-clashes/

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A mother decided to take matters into her hands by dragging her son to court over a bad habit he acquired.

The woman identified as Glory Ndlovu, took her son to court, and asked them to put out a court order preventing him from masturbating.



Taylor Karakadzi’s mother took him to court for masturbation

Ndlovu took 26-year-old Taylor Karakadzai to court because according to her, his frequent masturbation was causing more harm than good. She said he was fond of leaving the toilet dirty for her to clean up after him, and she was tired of taking care of his mess.

The woman who hails from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo of Zimbabwe, said:

“I am applying for a protection order against my son who always locks himself in the toilet masturbating leaving it dirty with his sperms all over. I’m tired of cleaning his dirt.”

She also told the court that she was once beaten up by her son because she complained about his dirty habit, and he had spent one year and six months in jail, but had come out worse. She said:

“But still (after jail release) his behaviour has not changed. We use two rooms and he sleeps in the kitchen. If I try to wake him up he becomes angry and only wakes up around midday.”

The court ended up granting Ndlovu the order she wanted.


Source: http://nigeriabreakingnews.com.ng/mother-drags-son-to-court-you-wont-believe-what-he-did/

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– Dino Melaye has unveiled a new car worth about N180million even as Nigerians are complaining about the recession

– The new car is a 93-year-old Rolls Royce that he reportedly bought in Las Vegas, United States two years ago



– Melaye is preparing to show off the supercar at the national assembly this week

Dino Melaye is a lover exotic cars

Controversial senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district Dino Melaye has bought a new supercar which is worth about N180million.

Premium Times reports that Melaye, who already owns a fleet of luxury and antiquated cars worth billions of Naira, has acquired a 93-year-old Rolls Royce.



Melaye’s N180million Rolls Royce. Photo: Premium Times

The Rolls Royce has the customized license plates “MELAYE 2” and is believed to cost some $400,000.

It quoted a source as saying that the car was purchased in Las Vegas, United States of America years ago but he only just released the photographs of the vehicle as he prepared to exhibit the exotic model at the National Assembly this week.



Melaye’s 1959 Merc

“Senator Dino Melaye is very smart. He actually got the car from Las Vegas two years ago. At that time, he was busy committed with anti-graft crusade as Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) but decided to keep it in secrecy,” the source said.



Dino Melaye showing off some of his cars

Melaye reportedly has at least 28 of the expensive cars parked at his residence in Maitama Abuja.

In February, Melaye revealed a 2015 Slingshot estimated to cost about N4.78 Million and in September, he arrived at a Senate function in Abuja in a Mercedes Benz 190 (1958 Model) with customized number plate “KOGI DINO 10” and a Hindustan Ambassador, used for his security aides.



Melaye in another one of his exotic cars

Meanwhile, Senator Dino Melaye has recommended the provision of presidential pardon to militants and looters of the country’s treasury.

The senator advised President Muhammadu Buhari in his Independence Day message released on Sunday, October 2. Melaye urged Nigerians to continue to support the federal government as it tried to find solution to the country’s problem.


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A Woman Who Went To Bury Charm In Another Person's Compound was Caught. According to Uju Patricia who shared the story on Facebook, this took place in a community some where in Anambra state. See what she wrote below:

"She went to bury charm behind one ofieli family just behind her house and she was caught live and dey went to her house and found a goat that was shedding tears like a human being, according to her many charm was found in her house and a two month old pregnant goat that the chest was open were she also prepare her charms".


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The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday said religions abhor killing.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Abubakar spoke when Innocent Idibia, a musician popularly called 2Face, paid him a courtesy call in Sokoto.
Abubakar added that Islam and Christianity preached peace and love among their faithful.

According to the sultan, no human being can claim to love God without loving his neighbour.

“Religion is a personal choice of an individual. Therefore, nobody can force any religion on anybody. Suicide bombers are going to hell.”

Source: http://nigerianewsonline.com.ng/suicide-bombers-will-go-to-hell-sultan/

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President ‘didn’t foil 1985 coup despite hint’

Boko Haram demanded from the Federal Government €5billion (about N1,706,850,000,000) to free 219 Chibok girls . The Euro exchanged for approximately N341.37 last night.
President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly got wind of the August 27, 1985 coup d’état against him as a military Head of State but he did not foil it to avoid executing some senior Army officers.

These facts are contained in the book, “Muhammadu Buhari: The challenges of leadership in Nigeria”, authored by Prof. John Paden.

The book, which was presented to the public on Monday at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, contained some unknown issues about the President.

But the insider’s account on the botched negotiation between Boko Haram and the Federal Government provided fresh insights into the plight of the Chibok girls.

Some excerpts from the book are: “An additional issue was the status of the Chibok girls. Secret negotiations had been held regarding an exchange of Boko Haram prisoners for the girls.

“On several occasions, prisoners were taken to Maiduguri to facilitate an exchange. But these negotiations stalled when Boko Haram demanded a ransom of €5billion for the girls.

“The dilemma for the DSS, which was handling the negotiations, was that a military assault to rescue the girls would almost certainly result in their deaths at the hands of their Boko Haram captors.

“But the Nigerian government was not going to accede to Boko Haram’s extra-ordinary demand for a vast sum of money which would no doubt be used to fund future attacks.

“One or two girls were able to escape their captors in May, but the rest remained captive and the impasse continued

“The Chibok girls were not alone in their grim fate. Hundreds if not thousands, of persons had been captured by Boko Haram in the North-East. Buhari would need to continue degrading Boko Haram until he could tighten the noose around its Sambisa hideouts and bring a close end to this painful episode.”

On why Buhari placed his ministers on lower salaries and allowances, the author said the President wanted to make ministerial appointment less attractive as a way of curbing corruption in public office.

He went on: “Buhari was trying to eliminate the allure of ministerial appointments as a means of accruing wealth either through receiving a generous salary or through exploiting power for corrupt personal gain.

“Of course, the effort to combat corruption also required creating disincentives for corrupt practices strong enough to dissuade ministers from ‘chopping’ on the side. The penalty if caught would be dismissal and public shaming.”

Concerning the arrest of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the author said the ties between the President and ex-Prime Minister David Cameron made it possible.

“Yet the close ties between Buhari and British (former) Prime Minister David Cameron facilitated efforts to launch a coordinated effort to bring money launderers to book, as demonstrated in the role of the London Metropolitan Police in the case of Diezani Alison-Madueke.”

The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK arrested and quizzed Mrs Alison-Madueke and four others on October 2, 2015 for alleged bribery and corruption and money laundering.

Also the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has interrogated between three and five more suspects since Mrs Alison-Madueke’s interrogation by the NCA.

The same NCA had last year obtained permission from a Westminster Magistrate’s Court to seize £27,000 from Mrs Alison-Madueke and two other women.

Regarding the counter-coup of August 27, 1985 which led to Buhari’s removal as a military Head of State and the emergence of ex-President Ibrahim Babangida, the author said the President knew a plot was coming but he did not want to shed blood.

The book reads: “The question has arisen subsequently as to whether Buhari knew about the countercoup in advance.

“Given his ‘appreciation’ of complex situations, it is argued by some, how could he not have known? Some of those closest to Buhari at the time have subsequently argued that he did know a countercoup was coming. They insist that Buhari calculated that to preempt this plan would have meant executing six or eight senior officers. This he was unwilling to do.”

The book explained that Buhari was detained after the 1985 coup in Akure and Benin from August 27, 1985 to December 1988.

The book states: “Babangida also tried to look for ways to indict Buhari personally, but his integrity and grassroots popularity helped protect him.

“After the Babangida countercoup, three of the ministers were retained. Babangida also set up the Aboyade probe into the finances of Buhari and some key ministers but the investigators could find no evidence of any personal aggrandisement on his part during his term as Head of State.

“Significantly, the three ministers retained from the previous administration by Babangida-Lukman, Bali and David-West— strongly defended the integrity of Buhari and his close associates, and no charges were ever brought against Buhari.

“Meanwhile, Buhari had been taken from Lagos by plane to Akure in Ondo State. After a few months in Akure, he was taken to Benin City in the south of the country, where he would stay under house arrest until his release in December 1988.”

Source: http://nigerianewsonline.com.ng/buhari-rejects-n1-7tr-ransom-for-chibok-girls/

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For allegedly threatening to bathe a pastor with acid and destroying his church, a 40-year-old Muslim cleric, Saheed Gbadamosi, was on Tuesday hauled up before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
A resident of Aboru area of Iyana-Ipaja, a Lagos suburb, Gbadamosi, is being tried for breach of peace, assault and threat to life.

According to the prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, the accused committed the offences on Sept. 4 at his residence. He said the accused with others still at large conspired and assaulted Pastor Emmanuel Ugbo by beating him, destroying church property and threatening to pour acid on him.
“The accused and his accomplices beat up the complainant and damaged four chairs valued at N4,000 and mixer valued at N35,000 being church property.

“The accused and others also threatened to bathe him with acid if he refused to stop converting his `clients’ to his church.”

Nwosu said the accused stormed the complainant’s church with hoodlums armed with different types of dangerous weapons and attacked the complainant.

“The complainant was in the fellowship with his members when the accused stormed the church with hoodlums carrying iron rods, sticks and other dangerous weapons.

“The accused obstructed the complainant from performing his duty as a pastor by chasing away all his members before descending on him,” he told the court.

The offences, Nwosu said, contravened Sections 56, 166, 170 and 348 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The accused may be sentenced to a minimum of three years imprisonment on conviction, according to the Criminal Law.

The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. The Magistrate, Mr A.A. Adesanya, adjourned the case to Oct. 10 for mention.

Source: http://nigerianewsnow.com.ng/2016/10/04/muslim-cleric-docked-for-beating-threatening-to-bathe-pastor-with-acid/

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BOOK LAUNCH ON PRESIDENT BUHARI 4A&B. L-R; President of Niger Mr Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Tchad, Idriss Deby, Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, President Muhammadu Buhari, former Head of State, Dr Yakubu Gowon, Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and one other during a book launch on President Muhammadu Buhari tittle: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria by Mr John N Paden held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. OCT 3 2016.
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday described President Muhammadu Buhari as “a true democrat”.

He spoke in Abuja during the public presentation of a book entitled: “Muhammadu Buhari – The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria”.
Tinubu, one of the reviewers of the book, also described Buhari as a disciplined and focused person right from his youthful days.

The former Lagos State Governor said Buhari was in haste to bring change as a young leader, but as an older leader, Buhari “is now slow and steady”.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon and former United States Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell also eulogised the President.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife Dolapo, Senate President Bukola Saraki and his wife Toyin, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara and his wife, former Vice President Namadi Sambo, APC National Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun attended the ceremony.

There were also Presidents Idris Deby of Chad, President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic and President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger.

Presidents of Cameroon and Equitorial Guinea sent representatives.

Tinubu said: “Essentially, the book explores how his professional career, his personal life and prior experiences in government shaped and prepared him for the momentous assignment he now has.

“From the book’s pages, we see a man who has lived his life on assignments that always intersected with vital moments in the nation’s history. He was a man on assignment, when, in the military, he served bravely in a civil war to keep Nigeria united.

“He was on national assignment when he became military head of state in a well-intentioned effort to straighten things out, and set Nigeria on a better path.

“When he ventured into politics and competed for the Presidency, culminating in his 2015 election victory, he was still on assignment, showing that there was no other way for this nation to go but the way of democracy, no matter how difficult the path may be.

“Now, as sitting President, he is on an assignment, against time, to undo the wrongs of nearly two decades of bad governance.

“Such is the life of this man. Always in the public eye, doing things in his different, disciplined and Spartan way. From this compelling narrative, neatly demarcated into three parts and 24 chapters, the reader is able to glean the quintessential Buhari.”

According to him, the book makes an educative and informative reading as he called for re-introduction of history as a subject in Nigerian schools.

“The book is a timely narrative. Apart from being a senior officer to Buhari, Tinubu said Gen. Theophilus Danjuma and Buhari enjoyed a professional and personal friendship unparalleled in Nigeria’s history.

“His words confirm that Buhari was a man prepared for leadership ahead of a time like this.

“The formation of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is an important event that the book addresses. The merger was the result of teamwork, belief in the democratic will of the people and a commitment to national purpose.

“Many of us invested ourselves, our heart, body, mind and soul in this project for national salvation. Many did not want it to happen and fought to undermine the good we sought to accomplish. Many others straddled the sidelines, neither completely in nor completely out, but waiting to see how the prevailing winds might blow before making their move.

“Muhammadu Buhari never wavered for one moment on this journey. Proving to be a focused leader, he acted with single-minded determination that showed no fear or doubt in the rightfulness of the cause we pursued.

“So many people made contributions that made the historic merger possible. It would be impossible to give each person the accolades they deserve in a concise work such as this one. However, it is an account that we must begin to chronicle fully, and with care, for it is the story of when reform came to the land.

According to him, the founding fathers of the APC had three challenges while forming the ‘new’ party.

The first challenge, he said, was learning the right lessons from the aborted attempt at political cooperation in 2011.

“Talks mainly between the CPC, led by Buhari, and the ACN, led by myself, later joined by the ANPP and the progressive wing of APGA, would go more smoothly and would reach the desired finish-line this time. There would be a merger and there would be a presidential candidate agreeable to all. A winning combination had been joined.

”It would give the PDP, which had boasted of 60 continuous years in power, more than it could handle. After the successful merger and the birth of APC, it was time to pick a flag bearer. At the Lagos convention, President Buhari emerged as the new party’s choice in a transparently-honest process. His speech to the convention was greeted with ovation, even by those who had opposed him.

”This set the tone for the campaign to come. But first, there was the sticky issue of selecting a running mate. After careful study and discussion, it was agreed that we should field a religiously-balanced ticket given the sensitivities of the moment.

”Based on this conclusion, the name of Yemi Osinbajo, renowned law professor and former Lagos State Attorney-general during my tenure as governor, was proposed as an excellent running mate.

“Osinbajo was also a pastor in the largest church in the entire country, and this would answer those who wrongfully tried to paint Buhari as intolerant.”

Noting that President Buhari made three electoral promises on Security, Corruption and Employment, Tinubu said: “On security, success has been recorded in decimating Boko Haram. On corruption and the rule of law, Buhari continues to plough new ground.”

Another reviewer of the book, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, challenged APC governors to replicate the change mantra in their states.

“We must support Buhari so that we can take our country back from the enemies, the looters,” he said

The Special Guest of Honour, former President Obasanjo said that the book confirmed what he knew about Buhari but didn’t represent a definitive assessment of the President.

Gen. Gowon, who is the chairman of the occasion, said Buhari fought many battles to get to where he is today.

“He deserves every word of praise today,” he said.

The President of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mrs Nike Akande, said Nigerian business community remained grateful to President Buhari for the establishment of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment under the chairmanship of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.

This, she said, was a clear demonstration of the Buhari-led administration’s resolve to fix the investment climate issues in the economy and enhance private sector competitiveness.

”He has given Nigeria a leadership that the country deserves at this critical moment of our history. In the last 16 months, Nigeria’s image has improved internationally,” she added.

The author, Prof. Paden, described the book as an attempt to introduce Buhari to the international audience since Nigerians already knew who Buhari is.

He said: “This book seeks to answer the questions: who’s President Buhari and how he’s grappling with the many challenges of Nigeria. My initial motivation was to introduce President Buhari to the international audience on the assumptions that Nigerians already knew their president.

“But increasingly, I came to feel that, perhaps, Nigerians might find it useful to review. I also wanted to address the issue of leadership.

“In the past, one such period was the civil war, another was the time of influx of petroleum dollars. The book follows Buhari through his challenges in and out of the office, his military training in the UK and elsewhere, his roles in military regime, including his time as military head of state for 20 months, his detention, his reemergence as a civil society leader and his eventual engagement in politics in the Fourth Republic since 1999.”

President Issoufou, who spoke in French, also lauded the efforts of President Buhari’s administration in fighting Boko Haram to a standstill.

Source: http://nigerianewsnow.com.ng/2016/10/04/gowonobasanjo-tinubu-hail-president/

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Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Garba Sanda Mani as the new Head of Service of the state.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media, Alhaji Abdu Labaran, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina.
The statement said the appointment took immediate effect.

It said Mani’s appointment was based on his track record of service.

‘’Your selection is in recognition of your track record of service and on the conviction that you will serve faithfully, diligently and in the best interest of the state,’’ the statement said.

It said the appointee was born on Oct. 15, 1959; he began his working career in 1983 in the old Kaduna State as a Master Grade II officer in the office of the Secretary to the State Government.

It said Mani is an Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduate of Political Science, 1982.

The statement said the appointee also holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD) from the same university in 2012.

It said the new Head of Service is also an alumnus of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, where he successfully completed the Senior Executive Course 32 in 2010.

It said Mani was appointed a Permanent Secretary in 2007, an office he has held until his present appointment.

Source: http://latestnigerianews.com.ng/masari-appoints-new-head-of-service/

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Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested a man, Wole Oke, 38, and his friend Wasiu Adesina, 30, for being in possession of human parts . The duo were arrested at Ijebu, Idi-aro area of Abeokuta while policemen attached to Oke Itoku Division, led by the DPO, CSP Abeni Farinre, were on patrol.

The Police Public Relations in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the suspects took to their heels with a leather bag on sighting policemen and they were hotly chased and arrested. On searching the bag with them, it was discovered that it contained human bones. On interrogation, one of the suspects, Wole Oke, confessed that they were the bones of his sister who died four years ago. “He further stated that one herbalist sent him to go and bring it for money ritual purpose. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation. He also directed that the herbalist mentioned be arrested without further delay.

Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/news-categories/national/item/8381-two-yoruba-men-arrested-with-human-parts-in-ogun-photo

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If you've ever heard that ladies do rape guys too and you never believed, this will convince you. A video is currently going viral on the Nigerian social media showing two girls attempting to rape a guy. This reportedly happened in South Africa. The video is quite confusing.

The two girls seemed to be forcing themselves on the guy...with one trying to get him aroused so the other one can mount him. You can see the other lady holding his hands down. What we don't understand is why he was allowing it to happen. He should be strong enough to get them off him or maybe he was drugged and made weak? Disgusting women.


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Some soldiers of the Nigerian military are said to have stormed communities in Delta state in search of militants. The invasion of the soldiers in Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Udu and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of Delta state have reportedly caused tension in the area. This situation, residents said arose after a continued land dispute between the communities. Some of the residents are said to be moving out with the families for fear of intimidation or brutalization by the soldiers.

A resident of the community, Ighotegulor Bezi said the Delta state government is responsible for the crisis. Bezi said the government represented by Abednego Ekokotu, a professor and chairman of Panel on Disputed Land, of allegedly apportioned a large expanse of land to Aladja The professor also begged the governor Ifeanyi Okowa to intervene in the matter by directing Ekokotu to return and complete his job which include demarcation, delineation and survey, in the interest of peace.

Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/news-categories/national/item/8378-see-whats-happening-in-this-delta-community-after-soldiers-invaded-the-area

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In what might be considered a strange sighting, the sudden appearance of a cross a few metres away from a mosque in Nasarawa threw residents into confusion. Residents of Assakio Development Area in Lafia were left awed by the strange sighting which has brought hundreds of people to the location to pray for forgiveness and blessing.

The cross which is the considered the symbol of Christianity was illuminated on the ground close to the mosque. Hajara Hussaini confirmed that she was the first to see the light in the shape of a cross on Wednesday, September 28 when her mother sent her on errand. Her mother, Matan Liman also confirmed the strange appearance and said her daughter was gripped in fear when she returned. Muhammed Iliyasu who is the Chief Imam of Assakio Central Mosque said the sighting of the cross within the mosque premise confirmed that revelation was from God, affirming that “Jesus is also a prophet of God.” “I underwent a surgery about two years ago after which I started to experience a movement in my body. But after praying before the cross, I got healed.”

Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/news-categories/national/item/8377-see-what-happened-in-nasarawa-after-a-crucifix-appeared-in-a-mosque

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A priest of the Anglican Diocese of Owerri, Imo State, Rev. Canon Uche Chinamerem, celebrated the 56th Independence anniversary of the country on Saturday in front of a heap of refuse on Douglas Road, Owerri.
Chinamerem, who is also the Chaplain of the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Imo State University, in the several shots posted on the social media on Sunday, drank and shared wine with an unidentified man, while a group of traders looked on.
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