Thursday 23 May 2013
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
Arik staff caught with N180m worth of cocaine at Heathrow airport
Security at Heathrow Airport detained Temitayo and Delita after detecting the illicit drugs in their possession. They are being held in custody by the UK authorities in London.
Arik Air has since reacted to the incident. The airline company's spokesman Banji Ola confirmed the detention of the two cabin crew members and said the airline will fully co-operate with all authorities involved in the investigation. Read the airline's statement after the cut...
"Arik Air carries out very stringent checks on all members of staff and its travelling guests ahead of all flights. It will continue to focus its attention on measures to prevent the possibility of any future similar incidents. Arik Air is a responsible Nigerian company always seeking to maintain and uphold the integrity and proud reputation of the nation".Meanwhile the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, Ahmadu Giade, has ordered officials of the agency to commence investigation into the matter
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Tuesday 21 May 2013
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Four die, many injured in Pastor T.B. Joshua’s church during stampede for holy water
Confirming the unfortunate incident, Greater Accra Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Freeman Tetteh said the bodies of the deceased have been
deposited at the Police Hospital
mortuary.
Thousands of people had flocked the church in pursuit of healing, spiritual and financial breakthrough.
To many Pastor TB Joshua followers, the holy water, is a panacea to the many spiritual afflictions that confront them.
Monday 20 May 2013
State of emergency is yielding positive results – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to the good people of Nigeria over their support for the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States last week.
Senior Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, made this known in a communique issued on Sunday.
The statement reads in part, “President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to all Nigerians for the overwhelming support they have given to the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. The President also thanked the leadership of the National Assembly and many of its members, who have through calls and personal visitations, given solidarity and support for this extraordinary step taken by the President in order to halt the mindless killings, bombings and general insecurity that had prevailed in that part of the country.
Saturday 18 May 2013
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Friday 17 May 2013
Breaking: Judge rules that Barewa Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of the deadly My Pikin Syrup, be wound up
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that Barewa Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of the deadly My Pikin Syrup, be wound up; and its asset forfeited to the federal government.
Justice Okechukwu Okeke also sentenced Adeyemo Abiodun and Ebele Eromosele, two employees of the company, to seven years imprisonment.
Details later…
Thursday 16 May 2013
61 Mobile Policemen Missing In Nasarawa
Momoh’s corpse was recovered alongside those of many slain security operatives.
The police and the State Security Service had put the number of their dead or missing officials involved in the last week attack at 56, including 46 police officers and 10 SSS operatives.
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, was reported to have summoned the officer in charge of the base to the Force Headquarters.
The Force Headquarters have also begun an investigation into allegation that the Nasarawa State Government paid a huge amount of money to the state Police Command to influence the massive deployment of its officers for the ill-fated operation against the militia group.
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Nigeria President Jonathan declares State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
In imposing the state of emergency today, President Jonathan wielded extra-Ordinary measures by invoking
Section 305, Sub section 1 of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.
However, Mr. Jonathan stated that regardless of the state of emergency imposed today, the governors in the three states will remain in office.
The president had earlier met with the governors in the Aso Rock Villa late afternoon shortly before the the broadcast.
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR ON THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES IN ORDER TO RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE AFFECTED STATES OF THE FEDERATION
MAY 14, 2013
Dear compatriots,
1. It has become necessary for me to address you on the recent spate of terrorist activities and protracted security challenges in some parts of the country, particularly in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Plateau and most recently Bayelsa, Taraba, Benue and Nasarawa states. These unfortunate events have led to needless loss of lives and property of many innocent Nigerians including members of our security forces.
2. The recent killing of security operatives by a cult group in Nasarawa state is particularly condemnable. I have directed that no effort or expense be spared in identifying and bringing to justice all those who had a hand in the killing of the operatives.
3. The activities of insurgents and terrorists have been reprehensible, causing fear among our citizens and a near-breakdown of law and order in parts of the country, especially the North. We have taken robust steps to unravel and address the root causes of these crises, but it would appear that there is a systematic effort by insurgents and terrorists to destabilize the Nigerian state and test our collective resolve.
4. Since I returned to the country after cutting short my visit to South Africa and aborting a planned state visit to Namibia, I have received detailed briefings from our security agencies. These briefings indicate that what we are facing is not just militancy or criminality, but a rebellion and insurgency by terrorist groups which pose a very serious threat to national unity and territorial integrity. Already, some northern parts of Borno state have been taken over by groups whose allegiance is to different flags and ideologies.
5. These terrorists and insurgents seem determined to establish control and authority over parts of our beloved nation and to progressively overwhelm the rest of the country. In many places, they have destroyed the Nigerian flag and other symbols of state authority and in their place, hoisted strange flags suggesting the exercise of alternative sovereignty.
6. They have attacked government buildings and facilities. They have murdered innocent citizens and state officials. They have set houses ablaze, and taken women and children as hostages. These actions amount to a declaration of war and a deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the Nigerian state and threaten her territorial integrity. As a responsible government, we will not tolerate this.
7. Previously, we adopted a multi-track approach to the resolution of this problem through actions which included persuasion, dialogue and widespread consultation with the political, religious and community leaders in the affected states.
8. We exercised restraint to allow for all efforts by both State Governors and well-meaning Nigerians to stop the repeated cases of mindless violence.
9. Yet, the insurgents and terrorists seek to prevent government from fulfilling its constitutional obligations to the people as they pursue their fanatical agenda of mayhem, mass murder, division and separatism.
10. While the efforts at persuasion and dialogue will continue, let me reiterate that we have a sacred duty to ensure the security and well-being of all our people and protect the sovereign integrity of our country. Therefore, we shall, on no account, shy away from doing whatever becomes necessary to provide the fullest possible security for the citizens of this country in any part of the country they choose to reside.
11. We have a duty to stand firm against those who threaten the sovereign integrity of the Nigerian state. Our will is strong, because our faith lies in the indivisibility of Nigeria.
12. Following recent developments in the affected states, it has become necessary for Government to take extraordinary measures to restore normalcy. After wide consultations, and in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the provisions of Section 305, sub-section 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, I hereby declare a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
13. Accordingly, the Chief of Defence Staff has been directed to immediately deploy more troops to these states for more effective internal security operations. The troops and other security agencies involved in these operations have orders to take all necessary action, within the ambit of their rules of engagement, to put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists.
14. This will include the authority to arrest and detain suspects, the taking of possession and control of any building or structure used for terrorist purposes, the lock-down of any area of terrorist operation, the conduct of searches, and the apprehension of persons in illegal possession of weapons.
15. The details of this Proclamation will be transmitted to the National Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. But in the meantime, let me make it clear that within the purview of this Proclamation, the Governors and other political office holders in the affected states will continue to discharge their constitutional responsibilities.
16. I urge the political leadership in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states to co-operate maximally with the Armed Forces and the Police to ensure that the exercise succeeds. We call on the citizenry to co-operate with our security agencies to ensure a return to normalcy within the shortest possible time.
17. I am again approaching our neighbouring countries, through diplomatic channels, as done in the recent past, for their co-operation in apprehending any terrorist elements that may escape across the border.
18. Nigerians are peace-loving people; these sad events perpetrated by those who do not wish our nation well have not changed the essential character of our people.
19. I want to reassure you all that those who are directly or indirectly encouraging any form of rebellion against the Nigerian state, and their collaborators; those insurgents and terrorists who take delight in killing our security operatives, whoever they may be, wherever they may go, we will hunt them down, we will fish them out, and we will bring them to justice. No matter what it takes, we will win this war against terror.
20. I am convinced that with your support and prayers, we shall overcome these challenges and together, we will restore every part of our country to the path of peace, growth and development.
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Man in Imo state hides mother's corpse in his house for 10 years
Dr. Chimezie Osuigwe was arrested after the embalmed body of his mother was discovered hidden in a cupboard in his house yesterday Monday April 14th by another family member.
Police say the body of the woman, Lucy Osuigwe, who was declared missing in 2003, 'was found in a large cupboard inside a shrine in a private room in a circumstance depicting ritual practice.'
The police believe the retired educationist and devotee of the Guru Maharaji sect, killed his mother for ritual purposes. Dr. Chimezie Osuigwe is being held for first degree murder
Monday 13 May 2013
Face Of A Traitor: Meet Corporal Enugu, Alleged Ombatse Informant
How We Fished Out Police Insider Who Supplied Ombatse With Information – Police Commissioner
Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State – Abayomi Akeremale, has disclosed how two policemen allegedly leaked operational details of security personnel on a mission to Alakyo village to arrest the leader of Eggon militia group – Ombatse, were arrested.
Parading the suspects in Government House, Lafia, around 4:30pm on Friday, Akeremale said one of the policemen simply identified as Corporal Enugu, was arrested after a crack team of detectives monitored his behavior since the day of the ill-fated operation.
He said Corporal Enugu who drove one of the patrol vans with registration number NPF 6997 C, was one of the men who returned alive from the operation.
“A team of detectives monitored him carefully. They first stumbled on charms in his vehicle (official vehicle). Then, they followed up and stormed in on him at his residence. But before our men got there, the information had already reached there. But my men were fast to get him, and a second policeman in his house,” the police commissioner said.
Three AK47 rifles and a sack of charms were paraded alongside Corporal Enugu and his accomplice, Corporal Haruna Joseph.
Akeremale also showed Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura the front of a police van driven by Corporal Enugu which had a red sticker with an image of a machine gun and a chain of bullets, by the registration number, saying: “our investigation has shown that this sticker was put so that his members can notice, separate and spare him.
“This is just the beginning. It is like the beginning of a river, which is usually small; it will lead us to track down all members of the sect.”From Our News Desk
Sunday 12 May 2013
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Friday 10 May 2013
Obahiagbon On Ameachi And Jonathan Political Tussle
I am in perfect simulacrum with you Mr Governor that there is indeed no quarrel between you and Mr President but you won't deny the existence of a state of political roforofoism and the difference between the two is one of a tweedledum and tweedledee....
Would like hear the asseverations of my friends on the political malodorous saga that is putrescently cocooning Rivers State,just now and thus precipitously corralling it into an eschewable socio-politico asphyxia...
Please can someone translate this to English for us?
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Thursday 9 May 2013
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Wednesday 8 May 2013
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Monday 6 May 2013
Abducted 92-Year-Old Ex-Oil Minister, Ali Monguno, released
Nigeria's first petroleum minister, Shettima Ali Monguno, who was kidnapped on Friday, has been released.
Mr. Monguno was released by his abductors at about midday on Monday. The nonagenarian urged hundreds of sympathisers who came to welcome him not to shed tears saying "They did not kill me, so don't cry."
The Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima, appealed to the crowd that thronged the ex-minister's house in Maiduguri to let him have at least 24 hours to rest and not disturb him.
There has been no confirmation about whether ransom was paid for Mr. Monguno's release or not.
How time flies
Sunday 5 May 2013
39 killed, 30 injured, 30 houses burnt in fresh Wukari crisis in Taraba, Police say
The Police Public Relations Officer, Joseph Kwaji, confirmed the casualty figures to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jalingo.
Mr. Kwaji, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, added that the injured persons were receiving treatment in various hospitals in the town.
"Thirty nine corpses have been seen so far and 30 persons injured," he said.
The police spokesman added that about 30 houses were burnt by hoodlums. He said 30 persons had been arrested in connection with the crisis.
"The situation is relatively calm at the moment as officers have been deployed to the area," he said.
Crisis broke out in Wukari on Friday during a funeral procession for a third class chief of the Jukun traditional council.
A resident of the town had told us on Friday that the crisis occurred between the Jukuns and non-Jukuns in the town.
"The Jukun people were observing funeral rites for one of their prominent sons who died recently and some of them went to the areas populated by non-Jukuns and they started chanting insulting songs which irked some of the youth in the area and a scuffle ensued," the resident, who did not want his name mentioned for security reasons, said.
He said the initial scuffle was resolved by elders of the two groups before it later degenerated into gun battles.
(NAN)
Lagos State Polytechnic graduate raped to death three days after graduation
The incident happened on Wednesday at about 2p.m.
The victim had just earned her Higher National Diploma from the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu on Saturday, April 27 and was still in a celebratory mood when the suspected culprits stormed her residence and raped her to death.
Nofisat was said to be the only person at home as her mother a school teacher and her siblings had gone to school.
Neighbours said the victim's mother came back from school and saw her naked in a pool of her own blood as the rapists were also said to have slit her throat.
It was gathered that the police have arrested two men said to reside in the same premises in connection with the brutal murder.
A postmortem examination that will help the police in the investigation has been stalled as the victim's remains have since been buried according to Islamic rites at the Alaba Muslim Cemetery at Ogijo at about 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Friday 3 May 2013
JAMB Releases 2013 UTME Results: Only Ten Candidates Score 300 Marks And Above
The board, however, withheld 12,110 results for possible disciplinary action.
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, announced this at a news conference on the release of the results in Bwari, FCT, on Friday.
The registrar said after thorough processing of answer scripts of the candidates who sat for the examination, the board discovered some forms of malpractice perpetuated during the conduct of the examination.
“However, the results of 68,309 candidates from various centres are undergoing further screening to ascertain the culpability of 12,110 candidates’ results.”
A total of 1,629,102 candidates applied to sit for the Paper Pencil Test (PPT), while 15,008 candidates applied for the Dual Based Test, bringing the number of candidates to 1,644,110.
“The general performance of candidates in this year’s examination shows remarkable improvement compared with last year.
“Ten candidates scored 300 marks and above, while 127,017 candidates scored between 1-159 marks.
The registrar assured the candidates that their results could be accessed on the JAMB Website: www.myjambresult.com using their registration numbers.
He said about 40 centres would be screened to ascertain their culpability and warned the public against Internet fraudsters.
“Information reaching JAMB shows Internet fraudsters are already telling candidates that their results could be upgraded in one form or the other.”
This is pure deceit, the public and candidates are hereby advised to disregard these fraudsters since they do not have access to our data.
“Let me once again state that candidates are allowed to change their choices of institutions and courses once only, this change has to be effected within two weeks from today.”
Ojerinde said the Computer Based Test (CBT) is scheduled to take place from May 18 to June 1 and appealed to candidates to reprint their e-registration slips afresh to further ascertain their CBT centres. (NAN)
Gunmen kidnap former petroleum minister, Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno
The Nigerian educationist was kidnap today, Friday, at Mafoni ward where he went for the juma’at prayer.
The kidnap of the 87 year old who has been in the forefront of amnesty negotiation for the Boko Haram sect has already become worrisome to the government of Borno state.
Speaking to some government officials who do not want their names in print , DailyPost has gathered that the governor was shocked on receiving the information.
According to them, if Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno can be taken by these people, it means the security situation in the state has gone completely porous and dangerous.
DailyPost sought for confirmation from the Police Commissioner, Yuguda Abdullahi, we were told that the CP was out of town, but police officers, who do not want their names mentioned told DailyPost that the information they had received about the kidnap was most unfortunate.
It would be recalled that Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno was one of those Borno elders who met with President Goodluck Jonathan during his visit to Borno on the issue of granting amnesty to Boko Haram Militants. He had also requested for the withdrawal of JTF from the state.
Stella Damasus' twitter account hacked. See what the hackers wrote
Some people don't have work sha! Daniel Adenimokan is fine. According to Stella's publicist, her Twitter account was hacked and they are trying to retrieve it.
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Thursday 2 May 2013
Port Harcourt: 3 Robbery Suspects Shot Dead In Attempt To Escape Arrest – Police
Rivers Police Command said its men had shot dead three armed robbery suspects who tried to escape after being arrested in the course of their operation in Eleme.Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam, the command’s Spokesman, stated this in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
He said the suspects were initially arrested by the Anti-robbery patrol team in Eleme Local Government.
The spokesman said the patrol team arrested the suspects following a distress call that a gang of the armed robbers had attacked a residential house in Eleme town.
Ugwuegbulam said the patrol team rushed to the scene and intercepted the suspects on a Qlink motorbike as they were speeding out of the building.
The spokesman said that the suspects were searched and one locally-made revolver pistol, .9mm ammunition and one expended bullet shell were recovered from the gang.
Ugwuegbulam said that the anti-robbery team was taking the gang to the police station in their patrol vehicle when they ‘’jumped down from the vehicle.
“They were given a hot chase by the patrol team and when it was impossible to re-arrest them, they were fired at to stop them from escaping,” he said.
Ugwuegbulam added that the suspects were “fatally wounded in the process.” (NAN
“I am carrying six-month-old pregnancy for my dad” – 15-year-old tells court
Alabi was arraigned by the police before Justice Alhaji Umar Kagarko for allegedly impregnating his daughter, who is said to be an SS2 student and the second child in the family of six.
The prosecutor, Pascal Njoku, told the court that Alabi of Kurudu Village, Abuja, committed the offence sometime last year, adding that the incest had resulted to a six-month-old pregnancy.
According to him, the victim’s mother, Bose, reported the matter at the Jikwoyi Police Station, after she found out that her daughter was pregnant.
He added that Bose took her daughter to the hospital where a doctor confirmed that the victim was pregnant.
“My father on many occasions, had sexual intercourse with me when nobody was at home and warned me never to tell anybody about the affair,’’ the prosecution quoted the girl as saying.
Njoku said the offence was contrary to the Penal Code.
When the First Information Report (FIR) was read, the accused, who had no legal representation pleaded not guilty to the one- count charge of putting his daughter, a minor, in the family way .
The presiding judge ordered that his bail application come in form of a motion and adjourned the case to July 3, for further hearing.
Wednesday 1 May 2013
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