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By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
A District Head of Dala
Alamderi who is also a
protocol officer of the Borno
State Government in charge
of Maiduguri International
Airport, Alhaji Liberty Dala
has been killed by gunmen
suspected to be members of
Boko Haram sect.
Liberty, as he is fondly called
was a hardworking protocol
man whose responsibility
before his untimely death,
was to arrange/book flying
tickets to Borno state
Government, its officials and
politicians at the Maiduguri
international airport.
He was also the District Head
of Dala Alamderi, a position
he inherited after the demise
of his father some years ago.
Our Correspondent gathered
that the gunmen on
Thursday evening ambushed
the residence of the District
head in Dala Alamderi ward
of Maiduguri metropolis and
shot him dead before slicing
his body with cutlass and
fled without being arrested
in the presence of his wife
and children.
A resident who did not want
his name mentioned in print
for security reason told our
Correspondent that the
gunmen ambushed the
protocol officer around 9
pm on Thursday, but due to
the 6am to 9pm curfew
imposed in Maiduguri and its
environs, all residents and
neighbours upon hearing
the sound of gunshots could
not come out to find out
what was happening in the
deceased house.

Ogun State governor, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun, his
counterpart from the State of
Osun, Ogbeni Rauf
Aregbesola, in company of
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole
Soyinka, yesterday visited
Igbale Aiye, a village believed
to be the origin of mankind.
Igbale Aiye community, said
to be 450,000 years old, is in
Apotoku, Ketu (Commune de
Ketou), Republic of Benin.
Speaking during the
Convention of ‘The City-
Headquarters of
Humanism’ (Igbale Aiye),
organised by Africa-Cultures
International Institute and
the Government of Republic
of Benin, the state governors
and Nobel Laureate,
according to a statement by
Funmi Wakama, media aide
of Governor Amosun,
commended the vision of
Olofindji Akande, the
promoter of Igbale Aiye
project.
They called for concerted
efforts to promote African
culture and values.
Amosun promised to
support the project in line
with his administration’s
vision to promote the African
culture. He said Ogun had
been associated with many
firsts and “this project is first
of its kind.”
Aregbesola said further
research should be carried
out on the link between the
Egyptian Pyramids and Igbale
Aiye.
For his part, Soyinka said the
Centre for Black Culture and
International Understanding
had adopted the Igba Aiye
initiative because of its
historical significance.
The visitors were conducted
round the relics of the
450,000-year-old
underground village said to
host the first inhabitants of
our planet world “where the
builders of the pyramids of
Egypt came from.”
The two governors and
culture icon later planted
banana trees to
commemorate the 2013
Convention.

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HARDEYLEKE: bad mouth

The Chairman of the Board of
Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Tony Anenih,
has proposed an automatic
second term ticket for
incumbent president and
governors who perform well
in office, thus seeking to
boycott the usual primaries.

Goddex: [s]Anybody that is based in Rivers state be he ACN, PDP, LP etc understands the arrogance of Amaechi. Most of these ACN asss lickers on nairaland that have never traveled outside South West will come here disrespecting Jang out of ignorance.[/s]

President Goodluck Jonathan
yesterday hosted members
of the People’s Democratic
Party to a dinner in what
was described as a “PDP
Family Dinner” that attracted
many state governors, the
president of the senate,
speaker if the House of
Representatives, former
chairmen of the party and
other party, he chairman of
the Board of trustees of the
the Party, Chief Tony
Annenih.
The dinner which started at
about eight thirty in he
evening wore a carnival like
atmosphere with the Political
Adviser to the President,
Ahmed Gulak saying it was
an indication that the party
was ready to take back the
states it lost to other parties
through the courts.
Alhaji Gukak who spoke
extensively on the resolve of
the party to retain power
promised the president that
as long a the people who are
gathered at the banquet hall
of the presidential Villa were
alive, “we will not let
governance slip out of our
hand in our life time. The
foot soldiers are ready to
work for you” he told he
president.
According to the Political
Adviser, despite the criticism
from the opposition parties
against the performance of
the president, “Nigerians are
satisfied with his
performance and the
allegations by the opposition
should be ignored. The PDP
is the only party that has
leadership across the
country, this is he first time
that a president would be
presenting a mid-term report
in this country” he said.
Gulak said the “foot soldiers”
of he president have refused
to fight back the criticism
against the Jonathan
administration because “he
president has restrained
them from fighting back,
saying that president
Jonathan has the “largest
heart” as a political leader.

torres2: yes oo

Blazinraj01: From there to Henry Alex Duduyemi Memorial College, later left there for Obafemi Awolowo International School and then to Obafemi Awolowo University. Now, am through

Lagos – A 25-year-old woman, Esther Obianuju, who allegedly attempted to rob a woman of her valuables with a toy gun, was on Monday arraigned in Lagos.

Obianuju is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and attempted robbery at a Lagos High Court, Igbosere.

The accused, whose address is unknown, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor, Mr W.A. Quadri, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Nov. 2, 2012, at No. 159A, Akerele Extension, Surulere, Lagos, at 2.45 p.m.

He said that Obianuju, who was armed with a toy gun, conspired with others and attempted to rob the complainant, one Miss Rukayat Abdulsalat, of her valuables.

Quadri, a state counsel, sought an adjournment to enable the prosecution to gather witnesses and evidence.

According to him, the offences contravene Sections 296 and 298 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Mr Sporgeon Ataene, counsel to the accused, informed the court that a bail application had been filed and urged the court to consider it.

Justice Christopher Balogun, after listening to both parties, adjourned the case to June 11 for the hearing of the bail application.

He fixed July 9 for the substantive criminal trial. (NAN)

Royal Roy: Breaking News.........
14 PDP governors have signed a letter of resignation from the PDP over the suspension of Amaechi.
The group led by Babangida Aliyu have given a condition of Amaechi being recalled back from suspension for them to rescind their decisions.

Source is from the PDP headquaters in Abuja.....stay tuned for more details in A little while.

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Egba girl: Laca who? What? Lol!!! At all o. Hahahahha nah me dey do like phcn light? Lol!!

Egba girl: I honestly miss all the candy and biscuits. What we have now is just crap. I miss coaster n the real okin biscuit. There was also this pepper biscuit!! And baba dudu is jus amaZing. Smh

BY PETER OKUTU
ABAKALIKI-A woman
identified as Mama Twins
residing along Diamond
Point road, Abakaliki,
weekend lost her twin
babies because her doctor
friend (names withheld)
refused to open the gate to
his private hospital for fear
that his clients were
kidnappers.
It will be recalled that a
Consultant Paediatrician, Dr.
Pius Chuka Manyaike with
the Federal Teaching
Hospital, Abakaliki, FETHA
was on 5th May kidnapped
by unknown gunmen while
entering his private hospital
at No. 5A Owerri Street,
Abakaliki but was later
rescued after one week in
the hands of his abductors.
Vanguard learnt that the
woman who went into
labour at about 2am of the
fateful day drove to the
hospital (name withheld) in
company of her neighbour
and first son; made frantic
effort to enter the hospital
but couldn’t because the
doctor allegedly didn’t give
directive that the gate of his
hospital be opened at that
time of the day.
It was gathered that the
doctor who refused to open
the gate to
hospital allegedly suspected
that his clients were
kidnappers, considering the
time and manner they
arrived his hospital; not
knowing that his assumption
were not true.
A source close to the hospital
stated that it was not the
ethics of the medical
profession for doctors to
refuse to attend to patients
especially those admitted at
the Accident and Emergency
Ward.
The source however added
that the doctor had
apologized to the woman for
his inability to attend to her
when she called at his
hospital and explained that
the recent wave of kidnap
and brutality meted out on
doctors in the state were
gradually restraining doctors
from performing their duties
as at when due.
In a chat with Vanguard, the
woman who was
alternatively rushed to the
Federal Teaching Hospital,
FETHA, after frantic effort to
see her doctor friend failed,
lost her twin babies as it was
gathered that she had lost so
much blood before she was
eventually attended to.
The woman who is a mother
of five children had been
delivered of two set of twins
years ago as the doctors
who attended to her at the
FETHA confirmed that the
babies she lost were equally
twins (boys).
Meantime, the State Chairman
of Nigeria Medical
Association, NMA, Dr. Chidi
Esike who appealed to
doctors to go about their
duties without fear stated
that the state government
had put machineries in place
to ensure the protection of
lives and properties in the
state.
“I’m appealing to doctors to
go about their duties; there
is no reason for them to be
afraid since government has
already assures of adequate
security at all times. We made
some recommendations to
government when one of
our colleagues was
kidnapped and I believe that
they (government) has taken
note of them”

ochejoseph: PDP suspends Governor
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF AN
EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
WORKING COMMITTEE OF THE PDP ON
MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013.
The National Working Committee at its
emergency meeting on Monday, 27 May, 2013
considered the petition submitted by the PDP
Rivers State Executive Committee against His
Excellency Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi,
the Executive Governor of Rivers State for
violating Articles 58 1 (b), (c ), (h) and (m) of
the PDP Constitution.
The National Working Committee after
preliminary hearing, in exercise of the powers
conferred by Articles 57 (3), 59 (3), 59 (5) and
29 (2.b) hereby suspends the Executive
Governor of River State, Rt Hon. Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi as a member of the PDP and
refers the matter to the appropriate
disciplinary committee of the Party.
This is in furtherance of the determination of
the leadership of the Party to enforce
discipline at all levels within the Party.

obi123: NAMES OF NOISEMAKERS IS GOING ON!