UK PM warns against IS possible attack

Islamic State militants could grow strong enough to target people on the streets of Britain unless action is taken, David Cameron has warned.

Kenya closing its borders

Kenya is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, the government has announced.

US planes hit IS. target

 Source: ALJAZEERA

The United States has conducted air strikes in Iraq against the Islamic State goup amid reports of more atrocities carried out by its fighters in neighbouring Syria.

Saturday’s air strikes targeted Islamic State fighters near the Kurdish capital of Erbil and the Mosul dam.

Why the Nigerian Military can't rescue the chibok girls

Former Military Head of State Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd) has shed more light on why the Nigerian military cannot rescue the Chibok girls yet.

Lagos Government reject Nano Silver drugs

The Lagos State Government has rejected the Nano Silver drug being offered to treat patients showing symptoms of Ebola at a health facility in the State.

Ribadu now for PDP

Source: Premium Times
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has dumped the opposition All Progressives Congress [APC] and joined the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP].

Ebola: Nigeria record first survival

Source:  Premium Times

The doctor who treated Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought Ebola into the country, at First Consultant Hospital, and was subsequently infected with the virus, has recovered and has since been discharged from the Isolation centre in Lagos.

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How I got infected with HIV- Ghanaian actress

Her story runs like a novel, yet it is no fiction. It underscores the saying ‘misfortunes bring out the best in a person.”
For Ghanaian actress cum singer, Joyce Dzidzor Nartey, the unfortunate turn of events in her life marked the ultimate beginning of a new dawn.

Woman tested for Ebola in Scotland

 A woman who fell ill at an immigration facility centre in Scotland is being tested for the Ebola virus, health officials said Friday.

Cash withdrawn from four passengers account

According to new reports, approximately £20,916 has been withdrawn from the accounts of four passengers aboard the missing Malaysian plane which disappeared on March 8th while on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

10 Most Unsuspected Ebola Source

Here are 10 most unsuspected Ebola sources to be wary about

Patrick Sawyer is evil - Femi Fani Kayode

Former minister Femi Fani Kayode took to his Facebook page today to share his thoughts on late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian who brought the deadly Ebola virus to Nigeria. The disease has so far killed three people Sawyer came in contact with. Fani-Kayode says Sawyer was an evil man with a mission to spread the virus in Nigeria and kill as many people as possible. See what he posted below..

Ribadu, don't dump APC for PDP - Kano Gov.

On the heightened speculation that the former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s chairman, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, is planning to dump the All Progressive Congress, Kwankwaso cautioned that he would be making the biggest political mistake of his life if he decides to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party.

Ebola: Nano Silva expected in Lagos

Nano Silva, an experimental drug for the treatment of Ebola Virus, was expected to get to the country on Thursday for the treatment of patients at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yaba, Lagos .

Ebola crisis underestimated

Source: Punch

The scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be “vastly underestimated”, the UN’s health agency says, as the death toll from the disease reaches 1,069.

Gas explosion in Taiwan

A gas explosion killed at least one person and injured 10 in the city of New Taipei in Taiwan on Friday.

Iraqi PM resigns

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has resigned, in a move observers hope will end a political crisis in Baghdad.

National Conference ends

The National Conference officially ended its plenary on Thursday amidst   solidarity songs by delegates who adopted its final report.

Australian hospital apologize for sending death notice

 An Australian hospital apologized on Thursday after mistakenly sending out death notices for 200 of its – very much alive – patients.

India PM- Our nation is shamed

Narendra Modi said India had been shamed by a recent spate of rapes, as he made his first Independence Day speech as prime minister.

Ebola: Different vaccines arrives Nigeria

Nigeria’s health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu has revealed that an experimental drug for the treatment of Ebola Viral Disease has been developed by a Nigerian in diaspora and is expected to arrive in the country today.

Corpse flown from Egypt turned back in Kano

The Nigerian Aviation Authority, last night turned back a corpse flown into the country from Egypt at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.

It was gathered that the corpse, which arrived Nigeria aboard Egypt Air at about 11.30 pm was disallowed outrightly by Airport officials from been discharged into the waiting hands of the immediate family of the deceased.

Ebola: Another Nurse gone

Another nurse, Justina Obi Ejelonu who attended to late Liberian Patrick Sawyer while he was ill at the First Consultant hospital in Lagos, has died.

Protect Nigerians in diaspora

The Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says Nigeria must rise to the challenge of protecting its citizens outside the country.

Another Ebola false alarm on a Nigerian Woman in Singapore

A Nigerian woman sent to a Singapore hospital isolation unit on Thursday does not have Ebola as initially suspected, the Straits Times reported.

Manchester United ban tablets etc

Manchester United has banned fans from bringing tablets and laptops to football matches at its stadium.

Doctor warns Aso Rock staff

As the nation grapples to contain the spread of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease in the country, workers in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, have been warned to be wary of the presence of bats and monkeys.

Nigerian Woman has malaria not Ebola

Turkish Health Ministry officials have said on Wednesday that the 32-year-old Nigerian woman and her son, who were put under medical supervision at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport for showing symptoms of the Ebola virus, are suffering from malaria.

Australia's most well know daughter in murder case

The daughter of one of Australia’s most well-known politicians has been charged with murdering a suspected drug dealer.

Six year old girl killed in UK

A six-year-old girl died after she was struck by a car being driven by her mother.

US police fires fear gas on protesters

Authorities in a suburb of the US city of St Louis, Missouri, where an unarmed black teen was shot and killed by a police officer, have used tear gas to try to disperse protesters after flaming projectiles were thrown from the crowd.

Chile dismissed airport staff over robbery

Chile has fired the security chief of the country’s main airport after an “embarrassing” robbery of more than $10m (£6.2) at the cargo terminal.

Four children died from suffocation in India

Police in India say four children have died from suffocation after they got trapped inside a car and could not open the door from inside.

Angry Man shoot three in Lagos

A resident of Ejigbo- Ajao Estate link road, Lagos, has shot three motorcyclists in the area during a clash involving both parties.

Obama approved 130 Marines and Special Troops to Iraq

Another 130 U.S. troops arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on what the Pentagon described as a temporary mission to assess the scope of the humanitarian crisis facing thousands of displaced Iraqi civilians trapped on Sinjar Mountain and evaluate options for getting them out to safety despite the presence of thousands of American troops in Iraq.

Aircraft Crashes in Brazil

A small aircraft has crashed in a residential area of the port city of Santos, in Brazil's Sao Paulo state. Three homes are reportedly on fire.

Israel : Hamas talks tackle Gaza

Negotiators in the Egyptian capital discuss issue at centre of conflict as end of the 72- hour ceasefire approaches .
Negotiators in Cairo have addressed the issue of the Israeli Gaza blockade , as the clock ticks down to the 2100 GMT deadline that will end a current 72- hour truce .

Ebola: Immigration trains corps

Comptroller of Immigration, Kwara State Command, Mr. Peter Aburime has said that the no fewer than 1000 corps have been trained to ensure the literacy and sensitisation against Ebola virus at borders.

Osun: APC, PDP clash

There was another bloody clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress {APC} and the Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} in Iponda, a community in Obokun Local Council.

GEJ is the most attacked President in Nigeria Nwaoboshi

Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi has said President Goodluck Jonathan is the most attacked President in the history of Nigeria.

Tambuwal meets OBJ

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, had a secret meeting with the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, at his Hilltop home, Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State on Tuesday, according to reports from The Punch.

Head of police killed in Libya

The head of police in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been killed by unknown gunmen, BBC reports.

Col Muhammad Suwaysi was shot while leaving a meeting in Tajoura, a suburb in the east of the capital.

Two of his colleagues were also taken captive, the interior ministry said.

Libya has been gripped by violence involving militias that spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. Thousands have been forced to flee recent fighting in Tripoli.

More than three years after the uprising, Libya’s police and army remain weak in comparison to the militias who control large parts of the country.

The official Facebook page of the National Security Directorate of Tripoli said that Suwaysi had been assassinated.

Interior ministry spokesman Rami Kaal told the BBC that the police chief had been in Tajoura for a meeting with local authorities.

“On his way back from Tajoura, their vehicle was ambushed at a traffic light by two cars with armed men,” he said.

We were offered bribe - DSS SPOKESPERSON

The spokesperson for the Department of State Security, Marilyn Ogar, has said that some politicians in Osun State offered operatives of the service N14m bribe to compromise the just concluded governorship election.

Lecturer kills over girlfriend

A senior lecturer in the department of Chemistry, College of Education, Agbor, Delta State has been arrested by security agents, for allegedly gunning down
a male student for hugging his girl friend.

Ebola: ECOWAS official died in Nigeria

An ECOWAS official has died from Ebola in Nigeria , the West African regional bloc said on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths in the country from the virus to three .

Wayne Rooney now Manchester United new Captain

Louis van Gaal has confirmed England striker Wayne Rooney will be Manchester United's captain for the coming season.

Aid Helicopter Crashes. in Iraq

Iraq's military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi has told state television that an Iraqi helicopter delivering aid to displaced Yazidis on Sinjar mountain has crashed.

Ebola: Canada to donate experimental vaccine

Canada is donating an experimental Ebola vaccine after the World Health Organization declared it is ethical to use untested drugs and vaccines in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Ashraf Ghani reject power sharing If he wins

Ashraf Ghani, one of two candidates competing to become Afghanistan’s president, said Tuesday that the deadline to finish a vote recount is slipping and that a U.S.-brokered agreement for the rivals to form a joint government afterward does not mean the winner will fully share power with the loser.

FG dismisses media report on Indian doctors’ claim on Ebola treatment

Source: Daily Trust

The Federal Government on Tuesday dismissed media report on some Indian medical doctors, who claimed they were forced to treat some Ebola patients in a private hospital in Abuja.

Presidency blasts NEF over ultimatum

The Federal Government has lambasted the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) for the September ultimatum given to President Goodluck Jonathan.

Ebola: No travel restrictions for Nigeria, Guinea and Sierra Leone

The U.S. Department of State has said that no Ebola-related travel restrictions have been issued by the agency for Nigeria, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Don't take Ebola to Prayer Houses - Info Minister

Information, Labaran Maku, on Monday in Abuja advised Nigerians against harboring people suspected to be infected with the Ebola Virus Disease in prayer houses.

Suicide bombers Arrested with trainer in Kano

A Man believed to be training female suicide bombers was arrested weekend in Kano State.

Ebola: Spanish priest died in Spain

A Spanish priest who contracted ebola while working in Liberia has died in hospital, health authorities in Madrid have confirmed.

Ebola: Us approved ZMapp request from Liberia

U.S. authorities have approved a request from Liberia's government to send sample doses of the experimental ZMapp drug to treat Liberian doctors infected with Ebola, the Liberian presidency said.

Passenger waiting to board collapsed and died

A passenger waiting to collect the Yellow Card from Port Health Officials at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has collapsed and died.

Okagbare. won gold in Morocco

The amazon who blew away strong oppositions at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland to win the double, 100 m and 200 m, was dominant in Marrekech, Morocco as she powered to glory to erase the former record of 11.03 secs.

Nine arrested for organ trafficking

Chuon Sovan, Cambodian Police Chief, said on Monday in Phnom Penh, that nine hospital workers were arrested on suspicion of running an organ-trafficking ring.

Osun election: PDP to. APC, let's see in court

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday resolved to take its complaints about last Saturday’s governorship election in the state to the election petition tribunal.

Don't take our husband's to Gwoza

In a second time in two days, wives of soldiers protested the deployment of their husbands to take on Boko Haram insurgents in area said to be captured by the terrorist  group.

No Chibok Girl's No election

The Northern Elders Forum on Monday gave President Goodluck Jonathan up to October to produce the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram sect or forget his 2015 presidential re-election bid.

INEC begins PVC distribution in Otis State

The Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Nasir Ayilara, said the Independent National Electoral Commission would start the distribution of the Permanent Voter   Cards in 4,783 Polling Units across the 33 local government of the state on August 15.During a meeting of the State Inter-Agency Committee on Voter Education and Publicity held in Ibadan on Monday, Ayilara said the exercise would last two days, adding that the objective of the meeting was to create awareness for the exercise.

Want to rebuild my career at Chelsea

Victor Moses says he is ready to put his disappointing season-long loan spell at Liverpool behind him and force his way up the Chelsea team pecking order this season.

Man kills wife for infecting him with HIV

Philip Katongu (pictured above) from Wamba, Nasarawa State has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife to death, Punch reports.

Skales celebrate new Jeep with Timaya

Parting ways with EME was definitely a brilliant career decision…

Another Nurse tested positive to Ebola

Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Monday that another Lagos nurse has tested positive to the Ebola Virus Disease.

Fear of Ebola causes a man's death in Edo State

Source: Punch
There was pandemonium on Sunday in Udo community, Ovia North-East local government council of Edo State, following speculations that the sudden death of a middle-aged man, was as a result of being infected with the deadly Ebola virus.

Reasons why PDP lost from a former Governor

A former governor of Ogun State, Mr. Gbenga Daniel, has said the Peoples Democratic Party lost the governorship election to the All Progressives Congress on Saturday because the party failed to reconcile aggrieved members, causing them to defect to other parties.

Osun's election was free and fair- Femi Fani-Kayode

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who stated that he campaigned for the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, described the experience as “gruelling.”

I didn't ask Aregbesola to dethrone Ooni

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has denied directing Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State to dethrone the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade.

Boko. Harm sent in threat letter

Survivors of Boko Haram attacks in southern Borno ethnic minority communities who fled to Northern Adamawa areas of Madagali, Michika and Lasa, have received letters threatening further attacks on them.

Wenger hails his team.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed a ‘complete performance’ from his side as they lifted the Community Shield with a 3-0 victory over Manchester City, AFP reports.

Flying Eagles arrival Ladies for Lesotho

Nigeria U-20s, the Flying Eagles, arrived Kaduna Sunday afternoon after a short bus ride from Abuja ahead of a final 2015 Africa Youth Championship qualifier against Lesotho next weekend.

Good governance brought Aregbesola victory - Gov. Aliyu

Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, on Monday ascribed the victory of Rauf Aregbesola, in the Osun State governorship election on Saturday governorship to hard work and commitment to grassroots politics.

Nigeria won't break up even after 2015 elections

Source Punch
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said contrary to the predictions of those he described as doom’s day prophets, the 2015 general elections would not disintegrate Nigeria.
Rather, he said the elections would come and go while the country would stand stronger.

Release our colleagues from detention Lady Students

Source: Punch
Students of Lagos State University have appealed to Lagos State Government and the authority of LASU to free students, who are being victimised for their roles in the fight against fee hike in the institution.

Seven year old burnt to death ohms Lagos

Source: Punch
A seven-year-old boy, identified simply as Sulaiman, was burnt to death in a Sunday morning fire that ravaged a two-storey building at Housing Estate, Pen Cinema, Agege, Lagos.

We are dying on this mountain - Gwoza Residents

Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack on their town in Nigeria‘s restive north and fled to a nearby mountain said Saturday they were without any food.

Ade Ajayi, former UNILAG VC, dies at 85

Renowned historian and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Ade Ajayi, has passed on.

Presidency not happy

The Presidency on Sunday said it was painful that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party lost the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State to the All Progressives Congress.

Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Political Affairs, Prof. Rufa’i Alkali, said this while conducting a facility tour on Goodluck 2 Goodluck (G2G) 2015 Project national headquarters in Abuja.

He said. “Today we would have celebrated Osun victory. It is however, a very painful day for us because the PDP candidate and the party had completed their home work and we know the people of Osun are tired of what is happening in the state, but here we are.

“I hope the APC, which is in the habit of complaining of having security agencies in ensuring enabling environment for election and is consistent in controversy and rejecting election results, will reject this Osun state gubernatorial election result.”

Alamieyeseigha Ridicules Obasanjo At National Conference

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Alamieyeseigha on Monday ridiculed former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
According to Alamieyeseigha, the one time Head of State shielded some oil thieves in the country during his administration between 1999 to 2007.
He also declared that half of Nigerian oil was stolen daily with full knowledge of foreign embassies.

 * Obasanjo and Alamieyeseigha

Why ‘Half a Yellow Sun’ is ‘banned’ by the Censors Board, DG “expressed strong reservations”

Source YNaija
YNaija.com has come into possession of a letter written by one of the top executives of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, making an impassioned plea for the movie to be approved by the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board. The film, based on the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is based on the Nigerian Civil War from 1967 – 1970, during which more than a million people died.

JAMB: Plateau parents lament costly scratch card

Some parents and guardians in Plateau have described as “exorbitant,” the N1, 500 they were being charged by JAMB for scratch card to access the examination result.

The parents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos, Pakshin and other towns of Plateau accused the examination body of extorting money from students and parents with all manners of charges.

Abia APC elects new state exco

The All Progressive Congress in Abia State on Monday elected a 31-member state executive committee with Mr Fabian Okonkwo, a legal practitioner, as the chairman.
Other members of the executive are, the Secretary, Mr Smart Ebere, the Organising Secretary, Mr Mike Odoemelam and the Woman Leader, Mrs Francisca Osuwa.

NLC attributes insecurity in Nigeria to poverty

The Nigeria Labour Congress, has lamented the lingering insecurity in the country as well as the rising level of poverty.

Policeman abducts, brutalises eight-year-old girl

Residents of Olufowobi Street, Ketu, Lagos, were thrown into confusion after an eight-year-old girl, Amarachi Abakwam, was found tied up and brutalised under the bed of a policeman attached to Police Mobile Force 22.

B’Haram: Army to begin mass recruitment in May

The Federal Government has given  the armed forces and other security agencies the nod  to embark on mass recruitment.

The PUNCH gathered in Abuja on Sunday that the directive was to give fillip to the war against terrorism in the country.

Chartered jets: Uncertainty over Reps’ probe of Diezani

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke 

Uncertainty surrounds the investigation by the House of Representatives into the alleged N10bn the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, spent to charter a private jet, Challenger 850, for her trips in the last two years.

Chime Condoles VP over Brother’s Death

Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has expressed deep regrets and sadness over the death Sunday, of the Captain Sabo Sambo, younger brother of Vice President Namadi Sambo.

Obasanjo: Ribadu Created Enemies for Me

By Crusoe Osagie with agency report

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the ruthless manner in which the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, carried out his duties created enemies for him in the country.

40 terrorists die trying to free captured members

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said no fewer than 40 terrorists died while trying to free their captured members in an encounter with troops in the outskirts of Bulanbuli, Borno.

This is contained in a statement issued by Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information in Abuja on Friday.

Linda Ikeji Top Blogger In Nigeria

 

1. Linda Ikeji

Linda Ikeji is the face of blogging in Nigeria. When an average Nigerian hears “blogger” Linda Ikeji comes to mind.

Police arrests three kingpins over Mushin clashes

The police has arrested three suspected kingpins whose gang had been terrorising residents in Mushin area of Lagos.The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Braide, said the that three members of the gangs were already in police custody.
On 21 April, a group of suspected hoodlums invaded eight streets in Mushin Local Government and destroyed more than 30 vehicles.

Ngozi Braide

Nigerian governors should emulate Oshiomhole – IBB

Former military Head of State, retired General Ibrahim Babangida on Saturday commended Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, for embarking on people-oriented developmental projects.
Babangida gave the commendation in Igueben, Edo, where he spoke as the Chairman at a reception marking the 70th birthday of Chief Tom Ikimi, the All Progressive Congress (APC) South-South leader.

PDP lauds political leaders for uniting against terrorism

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the nation’s political leaders for uniting against terrorism, irrespective of party affiliations.
This was contained in a statement issued by Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, on Saturday in Abuja.

Akwa Ibom 2015: Etiebet Kicks Against Zoning Governorship To Eket

The founding father and permanent member of Board of Trustees of the Akwa ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Donald Obot Etiebet, has kicked against what he described as the Akwa Ibom PDP disrespect to President Goodluck Jonathan and purported zoning of the governorship slot to Eket in the 2015 elections.

National Confab Chaiperson Sacked

The National Conference committee on Civil Society, Labour and Sports has sacked its chairperson, Bola Ogunrimade, for absenteesm.
The committee replaced the sacked chair with her deputy, Issa Aremu.
The committee, which is one of the ten committees of the confab sitting at the NICON Luxury Hotel, took the decision in a unanimous vote.

OPINION: RUEBEN ABATI: A JOURNALIST TURNED COMMERCIAL LIAR.

In history, Nigeria has not experienced a government as corrupt, ridiculous, unfaithful, structurally weak, deceitful, and unproductive as the Mr. Goodluck led administration. An administration that promises its populace a thing, and present to them another thing, an administration that has find pleasure in telling lies and defending imbalances, an administration that finds it delightful to enforce masses unfriendly policies on the people, an administration that has been marked with growing insecurity which has become intrinsic to the nation, an administration that has relegated the foreign reputation Nigeria built for decades in less than four years of misrule, an administration that accommodates various forms of mismanagement of public funds, an administration most unwanted by Nigerians.

Onyeka Onwenu to Launch Phones

Onyeka Onwenu, present director general, National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) recently disclosed that her organization is teaming up with Tingo Mobile Limited to launch a phone with special applications to assist women in distress in Nigeria.

Woman bites pregnant neighbour after fight over burning of incense

A pregnant woman in Abuja was attacked by a neighbour after the duo had an argument about the burning of incense.
The pregnant woman, identified simply as Victoria, is said to have complained to her neighbour, Mummy Sekirat that the latter’s constant burning of incense at their Gwarimpa residence made her nauseous due to her condition.
Mummy Sekirat, whose husband works in the same office as Victoria’s, however took offence to this and attacked pregnant Victoria biting her and hitting her on the head.
Leadership reports:

Nigeria's grief over the abducted school girls is uniting our country

The mood in Nigeria at present reminds me of one of those adventure-horror films where an unseen fiend is let loose upon a community and survivors keep glancing backwards in dread, not knowing when or whom it might strike next.

WHO ARE THE PASTORS?

Romans 6: 1-2 says- ¹What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? ² God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?.

God is neither a man nor a fool that does not understand the heart of men. When pastors, who are said to be anointed, start quoting the holy bible for their own selfish interest, you can but ask yourselves WHO ARE THE PASTORS?. 

R.I.P TITO

Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has passed away on Friday at the age of 45 after a prolonged battle against cancer, the club confirmed.

Seperate Attorney-General, Minister of Justice offices- Confab

National Conference Standing Committee on Law, Judiciary and Human Rights on Thursday adopted a recommendation for the separation of the office of Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation.

Sports- Green on World list

The Nigeria Football Federation technical sub-committee has decried a report that the NFF and Coach Stephen Keshi lied to Nigerians about the provisional list of Super Eagles for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.

The report had claimed that Coach Keshi did not submit any list at Tuesday's Technical Committee meeting and that the NFF and Keshi tried to manage 'a bad case'.

"There was no bad case at all. We met with Coach Keshi and we discussed the programme of preparation for the World Cup, and everyonewas happy.

"It was wrong for anyone to say that NFF and Keshi lied to Nigerians.We are responsible citizens and diligent in what we do, and will never take the nation and its people for a ride,''said barrister Chris Green who heads the sub-committee.

Green revealed that Keshi indeed submitted a 38-man list.

'As we said, Coach Keshi is making more consultations and the list will be released next week.

We have not defaulted in any way, because the deadline for the submission of provisional list of 30 players to remains May 13," Green said at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja.

Three Chinese nationals arrested in Lagos

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) arrested three Chinese nationals and closed their factory for allegedly assembling substandard phones.

The SON enforcement team, led by  Engr Bede Obayi, said the factory was located at Allen Ikeja in Lagos.

unfounded allegations against the Acting Governor

Reacting on the allegations, the Special Assistant to the Acting Governor on Media and Publicity, Aron Atmas, expressed "sadness" that a well-respected Association like CAN could made such “unfounded allegations” against the Acting Governor.

Christian group wants Taraba Governor removed

The Taraba state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) called for the removal of the Acting Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar, accusing him of responsibility in the ongoing killings in the state.

The association called on the State House of Assembly to, as a matter of urgency, impeach him and President Goodluck Jonathan to remove the Acting Governor for his alleged failure to protect human lives.

According to the association, instead protecting human lives the acting governor "has become a murderer himself through the use of Islamic militants to shade innocent blood in the state."

Biafra war and my birth- Actor Chiwetel

For Oscar-nominated British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, starring in a film about Nigeria's civil war was "incredibly personal", as the conflict both affected close relatives and determined the country where he was born.

We are not for malaria- Yunusa

The Katsina State Environmental Protection Agency (KSEPA) has commenced the clearance of drainages and spraying anti-mosquito chemicals in all parts of the state.

According to the Executive Director of the agency, Alhaji Yunusa Charanchi,  the measure became necessary to control the outbreak of malaria.

He blamed poor and unhygienic environment as the cause of the outbreak of the disease.

"We have embarked on enlightenment campaign in collaboration with directors of health of all local government to educate people on proper cleaning of environment".