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RIP Group Captain Ubong Nnamso Akpan and Master Warrant Officer Zabesan Hosea

Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, has narrated how the crew of the Air Force (NAF) MI-24V helicopter that crashed on Thursday night, November 24 on the outskirts of Yola, helped to save the Adamawa State capital from impending attack by advancing Boko Haram terrorists.

Amosu made this startling revelation at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, during the burial of the two members of the crew, Group Captain Ubong Nnamso Akpan and Master Warrant Officer Zabesan Hosea who died in the line of duty. According to the Air Force Chief, the security of Yola could have been breached by the rampaging terrorists, who had as at then captured Mubi but for the gallant efforts of officers and personnel of the military services like the duo of Akpan and Hosea.

He revealed that the officers had to take off to conduct a night raid that stopped and eventually turned the tide against the terrorists who were making rapid territorial gains in the North-east.

In the same vein, the Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd) commended the daring efforts of the officers.

As members of the armed forces and the citizens of Nigeria, Gusau said, we must be proud of these gentlemen, who gallantly paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of our father land.

"We must therefore, continue to remember them as a nation and we must not let the sacrifice they paid with their lives be in vain.

"As we continue to boldly contend with the present security challenges facing our country, we must emulate the selflessness, courage and commitment exhibited by these gentlemen," he added.

The Minister conveyed the condolences of President Goodluck Jonathan and assured the families of the deceased, especially their wives and children, that the entire nation shared in their grief of losing their loved ones.

"The president and indeed the entire people of this country appreciate the great sacrifice of these great Nigerians, and the other members of the armed forces of Nigeria, who have continued to make selfless sacrifice in order to restore enduring peace to our nation and the world at large."

Gusau further assured that the President was equally committed to doing all that is possible to support the armed forces to carry out their responsibilities of defending the nation.

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Oil prices sink below $58 a barrel[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font]

Oil prices are weighing on global markets as crude prices continue sliding.

A barrel of the benchmark U.S. crude, West Texas Intermediate, sold for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange is down to $57.99 in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 195.48 points, or 1.11%, to 17,400.86.

Uncertainty over oil prices is weighing on markets, especially after the International Energy Agency said global oil demand in 2015 will grow by 900,000 barrels a day, 230,000 less than previously forecast, to 93.3 million.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/12/12/oil-prices/20294645/

God guard this young man. He needs to stay away from Togo for now.

Is this for real. Aye le. Eniyan soro.
There is God sha

This guy better fortify himself.

This guy better fortify himself.

Ilorin people are mostly moslems hence the traditional ruler is called an emir. The locals called their traditional ruler Olola wa, Oba. So Emir is suitable for a predominantly moslem populated center or settlement. The current traditional system is a blend of Yoruba, Fulani, Islamic systems. Ilorin is a Yoruba emirate ruled by descendants of Fulani missionaries, adventurers,and traders. The tussle for the crown is between Alimi's descendants and Afonja's descendants. The vast majority of Ilorin populace are Yoruba muslims from various origins Oyo, Ibolo, Ijesha, Ekiti.

Ah what is this? adult like them want one person to take care of all of them? How do they get money to buy creams to bleach their faces? Seyi is a very generous guy and I believe he is fed up with these lazy and ungrateful folks.

Gave his brother in Germany over $70k to start car business but wasn't successful, sisters money to start businesses but wasn't successful. They now want him to open huge business for them to manage. They couldn't handle the little businesses he helped them establish so how can they handle multimillion $ company. It's not his responsibility to take care of his siblings so leave hike alone.

where is Adebayor's father, and the sisters cannot do any work to help themselves out? he should take care of her mother and leave the sisters to feign for themselves otherwise they will kill him and fight over his known properties.

Adebayor should fortify himself spiritually.

Ah what is this? adult like them want one person to take care of all of them? How do they get money to buy creams to bleach their faces? Seyi is a very generous guy and I believe he is fed up with these lazy and ungrateful folks.

Gave his brother in Germany over $70k to start car business but wasn't successful, sisters money to start businesses but wasn't successful. They now want him to open huge business for them to manage. They couldn't handle the little businesses he helped them establish so how can they handle multimillion $ company. It's not his responsibility to take care of his siblings so leave hike alone.

where is Adebayor's father, and the sisters cannot do any work to help themselves out? he should take care of her mother and leave the sisters to feign for themselves otherwise they will kill him and fight over his known properties.

Adebayor come back to Ijebu and fortify your self.

This is typical family dynamics. It's all about jealousy and control. The battle is actually between Adebayor and his sisters. His mom is just being used by the sisters to blackmail him. What has all his sisters done for their mom? Why can't they also help their mom to a level.They are probably the ones that staged the whole thing. His mom never said she was abandoned.It's the sister going to the press with that allegation. The allegations could be true and valid. Again not all juju work. Adebayor own your truth. Do what is right within you and don't fall for blackmail.

Africans are dangerous. Remember Rasheedi Yekini, Micheal Essien same story.

Put georeferencing chip under there skin.

This man came from the US to serve is fatherland see how people that cannot adapt to modern trends are rubbishing themselves. AWON brother ODE

It's just too late in the game to do that now. We should have done that in the sixties not now.

They should also do Yoruba Mythology just as you have classical mythology
Yoruba History - Focus on Events, Characters, topics, Geography. Towns Ife, Oyo, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Eko, Ilesha, Ila Orangun, Ijebu Ode, Ondo, Kabba, Offa.
Yoruba Diplomacy - Yoruba/Nupe; Yoruba/Borgu; Yoruba/Benin; Yoruba/Ijaw ; Yoruba/Dahomeh
Yoruba Diaspora (Pre 1900) - West Africa, Central America, South america.
Yoruba Architecture - Housing
Yoruba Philosophy -

You guys should take it easy on Dangote....$8B is not small money....If he goes ahead with the Refinery then he will be taking a huge RISK...Again Dangote is not foolish to completely trust Jonathan n Madueke...

Dangote Money naa powerful people money combined....Dangote naa the original WAZOBIA Billionaire....Dangote naa front...

Ahmadu Ali is a Liar. He could have said Obasanjo as a Yoruba man and Southerner can not handover to another Southerner and Yoruba due to the North South Arrangement of Nigeria. Shagari won the election with 33.77% of the Total Votes....See below....

Here is the result of the 1979 Election
Candidate Party Votes %
Shehu Shagari National Party of Nigeria 5,668,857 33.77
Obafemi Awolowo Unity Party of Nigeria 4,916,651 29.18
Nnamdi Azikiwe Nigerian People's Party 2,822,523 16.75
Aminu Kano People's Redemption Party 1,732,113 10.28
Waziri Ibrahim Greater Nigerian People's Party 1,686,489 10.02
Total 16,846,633

The man is not even rich...Can you compare him to Ifeanyi Uba...The man just know how to talk...nothing more

This woman is a tough woman she can lead us into war...see her with jonathan in military gear...

I pity this guy...Sanusi need to drop this confrontation approach to addressing issues. He has made many powerful enemies in Nigeria....Top business men, Top Bankers, Politicians, Labor, Civil Servants, and the youth...now Federal government...He better devise an exit strategy to Saudi Arabia....because I no Nigerians and I no be TB Joshua but won ma se bobo yi pa...He will have to go to Jail he should ask Wole Soyinka and Co....

Osogbo school of Art developed a lot of original talents in Arts and Culture. Numerous original artist developed in Osogbo including Jimoh Adetunji Buraimoh, Nike Davies-Okundaye, Prince Twins Seven-Seven, Lamidi Fakeye, Muraina Oyelami, Adebisi Fabunmi, Yinka Adeyemi, Ademola Onibokuta (nicknamed “Professor” and so on.

Just as this art community is as original and enduring by the creative power of this Artist. Nigeria needs a hub for technological experimentation and innovation....a sort of a silicon valley....it can be done...I propose a location in Ekiti....for the technological hub....to act as a crucible for young minds to engage themselves in creative activities that will be original and enduring.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's House of Representatives has approved a controversial proposal to share profits from the country's growing oil production sector more evenly between petro-producing states and those with little or no production.

The bill, approved late Tuesday, increases royalties oil companies operating here will have to pay the government from 10 percent to 15 percent of total profits. Of that, 21 percent will go to non-oil producing states and municipalities.

Legislators from Brazil's top oil producers, Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo states, have threatened to challenge the measure in the courts.

The Senate approved the same text last year, meaning it will now go to President Dilma Rousseff for ratification. Government sources say she's likely to sign off on the bill.

Experts say massive oil discoveries off the Brazilian coast could yield an estimated 50 billion barrels.

Source
http://news.yahoo.com/brazil-distribute-oil-revenues-more-evenly-172229963--finance.html

Amokachi is a selfish player...no wonder he sleeps at synagogue church...he should have pass the ball to Yekini back in that first clip against Bulgaria..

Eko Atlantic is a new city under construction off Bar Beach, Victoria Island: a stretch of coastline adjacent to Lagos in Nigeria, West Africa.

Hausa traders, LG disagree over relocation

by Temitayo Famutimi

Hausa traders in Kara Market, Ibafo, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, have kicked against the planned relocation of the market by Obafemi-Owode Local Government, Ogun State. The local government had on March 6 issued a seven-day ultimatum to the traders to quit the market.

The LG had ordered that all sheds, buildings and structures on the location be removed to enable it to construct a modern market on the site.

There was a pandemonium at that end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday as the traders, who are mostly Hausa blocked the expressway to express their grievances.

The quick intervention of policemen from the Ibafo Divisional Headquarters prevented the incident from turning into a fracas.

One of the traders, Mr. Umar Ahmad, told PUNCH Metro that it was wrong for the LG to evict them from the market he claimed was founded by the Hausa community.

Ahmad said, "This place was a virgin land when we first inhabited it in February 1999.The whole place was a thick forest. We opened up the land. We sleep here and earn our living here. We have got nowhere to go to.

"Even if they want us out of here for whatever reason best known to them, they should at least relocate us to another place .I think it's very unfair for them to just demolish our homes and business structures and leave us stranded."

One of the market leaders, Mr. Bashir Sarkin-Pawa, accused the LG authorities of insincerity.

Sarkin-Pawa said, "When this whole issue of eviction started we were relocated to a stretch of land across the expressway not far from here. My people obeyed the LG's order. We all moved and we subsequently erected our structures there.

"After eight days of moving, we just suddenly saw bulldozers demolishing the structures without any prior notice. We lost over N7m we had invested in building those structures. We had no other choice than to go back to our original place.

"Now they are coming back to evict us and leave us in the dark. Though the modern market project is a laudable one, we should not however be treated like refugees because we are also Nigerians. There was no relocation site for us as at Wednesday and yet they wanted to demolish our homes. If not that we protested, we would have been rendered homeless by now.

"The Ogun State Government should intervene in this matter because ethnic crisis is brewing as a result of this issue. Their plan is to render us homeless."

But the transition Chairman of the LG, Mr. Jamiu Balogun, on Thursday said the habitation of the Hausas at the market was illegal.

He said, "The local government had acquired the plots of land for many years back for this market project. We have all the documents with us. They didn't buy the land and it's not their property. This project has come to stay and they must leave.

"We are collaborating with the Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to get them a temporary place to stay pending the completion of the market.

"I assure them that they would be given first consideration as regards allocation of stalls on completion of the market."

River Port...PortHarcourt is good enough...

It is a known fact that Western Cartographers have always tried to minimize the size of africa, check all maps before the 80s, it the same America is made to look very huge,

Nonsense, this was tits for tat,

former Ghanaian president Busia's Aliens Compliance Order of 1969 led to the deportation of over 300, 000 Nigerians mostly Yorubas,
In 1983, Nigeria deported up to 1 million Ghanaian and other African immigrants when Ghana was facing severe drought and economic problems,
So do me I do you, God no go vex,

The last chapter has not been written yet, in this deportation saga,

There should be zoning laws that help to restrict certain activities be it religious zones, entertainment zones, residential zones, commercial zones, administrative zones, institutional zones, u can not compare the noise level at Balogun market  to a church or mosque, or is it a club to schools in the area, the problem with lagos is enforcement of Planning and zoning laws, simple,

The story is real in malaysia, A python died while swallowing an old man, and it was mummified dried, nothing special,

Since CBN is now father christmas, how much did CBN donate to Ibadan after the flood last year?

The yoruba kiriji war is just history repeating itself, in the mid to late 19th century Ibadan was the executor of Alafin Oyo edicts in yoruba land, earlier, Owu Iponle was the executor of alafins edits in yoruba land, Owu was destroyed in a genocidal war, from all directions, Ibadan faced the same fate but survived,,