Don Jazzy, Rugged Man join campaign against Ebola

Two days after a Liberian infected by the dreaded Ebola virus was confirmed dead in a Lagos hospital, a massive enlightenment campaign aimed at preventing its spread has begun on many social networking sites. The deceased, Patrick Sawyer, was said to have arrived in the country last Sunday (July 20) on a flight from Monrovia via the Togolese capital, Lome. Government institutions, such as the National Emergency Management Agency, and other concerned individuals have turned to the social media to educate members of the public on how to avoid getting infected with the virus. Multi award-winning record producer and Chief Executive Officer of Mavin Records, Don Jazzy, as well as rapper Rugged Man, are some of the popular Nigerians on social media who are using the social networks to educate their followers. Don Jazzy particularly urged his fans to avoid places where there have been recent outbreaks of the disease, adding that Nigerians in general should endeavour to report any suspicious cases of the disease to any of the emergency centers that have been created by various tiers of government across the country. “I have been quarantined. But why do we even shake hands? It’s not necessary. Or better still use sanitizer and wash hands regularly with soap if you must shake hands,” Don Jazzy wrote on Twitter.

Ebola: FG sets up isolation centres at airports

In a bid to stall the spread of the dreaded Ebola virus, the Federal Government, in conjunction with airlines, have agreed to set up isolation disease centres at international airports across the country. The Federal Government on Friday announced its resolve to collaborate with foreign airlines flying into Nigeria on measures to prevent the spread of the virus. This followed the first suspected case of Ebola virus in Nigeria, which was made public on July 22, 2014, involving a 40-year-old man from Liberia, who presently is late. Airline personnel and senior government officials told our correspondent on Sunday that the aviation sector has been placed on red alert to bar the entry of the virus through the international airports.

Police nab first class graduate, five others over Internet fraud

The Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, has smashed a syndicate which speclialises in designing multinational organisations’ websites to defraud unsuspecting members of the public, particularly applicants, and arrested six members. Among the suspects are a first class honours graduate and two final year students of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA. The suspects’modus oparadi,according to the unit, include using logos of multinational companies to place online advertisements for jobs and scholarships and demanding application fee from interested individuals. Luck ran out for the suspects after the unit received a petition from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, last August, that a website designed as ‘OFID Scholarship Website’ (OPEC Fund for International Development for World Student Aid Scholarship) with OFID name and logo is being used to defraud unsuspecting Nigerian applicants. How they were arrested Explaining how they were arrested, spokesperson for the unit, Ngozi Isintume-Agu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said: “The petition dated August 22, 2013, said in the website, applicants were required to pay a fee of N2,500 and over 2,000 applicants responded through FirstBank account number 2020874607 and Access Bank account number 0056941009 with the name, OFID WSAS NG. “The petitioner stated further that it was one of the victims that contacted OFID viafacebook, accusing it of being an accomplice in the fraud.

Lawmaker offers scholarships to 145 varsity students

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Special Duties, Senator Clever Ikisipo, on Saturday, gave scholarships to no fewer than 145 students in various institutions of higher learning. The beneficiaries, drawn from his senatorial districts of Ogbia, Brass and Nembe areas of Bayelsa State, comprised 135 undergraduates and 10 postgraduate students. Each undergraduate student received N50,000 each, while the postgraduate students were given N100, 000 each, summing up the scholarship funds to N7.75m. Distributing recipients for the scheme under the auspices of his foundation, Senator Clever Marcus Ikisipo Education Foundation, the Senator said the programme would be a continuous one.

BREAKING: Bomb Explosion At Catholic Church Kills 5 In Kano

Five people were killed in bomb explosion at the premises of St. Charles Catholic Church in Sabon gari area of Kano. According to SaharaReporters, shortly after the church service today, July 27, a bomb was thrown into the premises of the church. Nigeria Police public relations officer, Frank Mba, confirmed the attack, saying that 5 people were killed including a soldier guarding the premises of the church. According to the Nation, 5 people were killed and 8 other injured, including a security men. The bombing of the church today is the third bombing incident in Kano. Two previous attempts on a Mosque and a university were thwarted by the police in the city. " @agorsachi: @Gidi_Trafficauthorities should act fast because am seeing things getting out of hand. Rioting #KANO

Anybody Who Bombs Himself Thinking He Will Go To Heaven Is Delusional – Sultan

Sultan of Sokoto and president-general, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar (III) has declared that life is sacred, thus anybody who bombs himself thinking he will go to heaven is delusional. The Sultan, who said this yesterday when he hosted security chiefs during the breaking of the Ramadan fast in his palace in Sokoto, further explained: “For us, one single life lost means a lot to us because life is sacred. You cannot love God if you do not love your neighbour and if we all agree that you cannot love God if you do not love your neighbour, then why are we having all these problems?” the Sultan asked.

Fayose Doubts PDP Ability To Win Osun

Ekiti gov-elect Fayose doubts PDP’s ability to win Osun For the forthcoming Osun governorship election scheduled for August 9th, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is relying on the momentum from the Ekiti election which held last month and in which it trounced the incumbent APC governor, Kayode Fayemi. However, the man who pulled off the victory on behalf of the party in Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, is not even convinced that his fellow party man, Iyiola Omisore, can pull off the same feat in Osun. Fayose, up till now, has not visited Osun to stump for Omisore. In fact, according to reports, Fayose has now publicly expressed doubt over Omisore’s ability to defeat Gov. Rauf Aregbesola. Speaking on a radio programme on Progress 100.5FM in Ekiti, Fayose reportedly said: “I can’t see Omisore winning the poll. I don’t think he can win but I wish him good luck.” Shortly after he was declared winner of the governorship poll in Ekiti, Fayose embarked on a tour of some South West states, but he did not visit Osun, even though Osun is the state more in need of much pulling of weight by PDP stakeholders. Several people have interpreted it to as a cold war between Fayose and the PDP caniddate, Omisore.

Liberian Man With First Ebola Case In Nigeria Is Dead

Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a WASH consultant at the Ministry of Finance, who had been quarantined since arriving Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, July 20, 2014 with symptoms of the Ebola virus, has died . A Liberian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity said the news of Sawyer’s death was relayed to Liberia by the Nigerian embassy, in the early hours of Friday, July 25, 2014. The Lagos government health authorities announced on Thursday, July 24, 2014 that Sawyer was being tested for the deadly Ebola virus. Sawyer’s death is the first recorded case of one of the world’s deadliest diseases in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation, with 170 million people. Ebola has killed 632 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since an outbreak began in February, straining a string of weak health systems despite international help.

Iyabo Obasanjo Writes Open Letter to Boko Haram, Criticises Killing of Masses

Daughter of former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo has written an open letter to the Boko Haram Sect, criticising the group for killing majorly masses and kidnapping Chibok girls for sexual pleasure. The letter reads: Dear Boko Haram “The fact that you have taken arms against the Nigerian state is no surprise. The question should be why haven’t more young people organised themselves against the state? “Even the fact that your motto, ‘Against Western Education’ is in a way reasonable given the fact that your leader, martyred by the Nigerian state had university education and found no reasonable employment but had to resort to thuggery for politicians to survive, as the story goes. “He, like millions of Nigerian young people and college graduates, seeing a blighted future are doing anything to survive. “They have become opportunistic desperados, almost sub-human as the stepping on and trampling on each other to death at the Immigration employment debacle indicates. ‘Where you’re wrong’ “Where I think you have gotten it wrong are in two areas, if you can pardon my giving you some unsolicited advice. “First, your victims are becoming more and more the people you should be attracting to your side. Take the Nyanya bus massacre. “The people that live in Nyanya are usually the clerks, messengers and other lowly office workers that live out in relative slums compared to the rest of Abuja and take public transportation to work to receive monthly salaries they barely get by on. “Consult any written work of successful revolutionariesbe it French, Russian, Cuban or even the more recent uprooting of communism in Eastern Europe, to succeed you need the people to be on your side. Right now you are not achieving this. “You are targeting the group you need most. This does not make for a successful revolution but you are making yourselves into nuisances to the people and in the end while the state, including its military machine may not be able to conquer you, your downfall will be alienating these potential allies, i.e. the oppressed and down-trodden. “Secondly, the abduction of girls. It must be hard to stay in the bush as all male revolutionariesfending for yourselves with no sexual gratification. Cuban example “But again, reading up on past bush revolutionarieslike the Cuban, for example, indicates that they were able to convince some women to go voluntarily with them into the bush. “Somehow, revolutionary zeal does not include sexual abstinence and cooking and cleaning by yourselves. “Reading must be hard for you since you hate education but the past is a good guide to the future and if you can’t read, you are done for in organizing or succeeding in most endeavours as most things have been done before and reading up on how it was done can only serve as good guidance. “The parents of the girls you abducted are just trying to give their daughters a chance at having successful lives. Without an education there is very little anyone can achieve in this early 21st century. “I know living in the bush; it must still seem like the dark ages but the truth is that even with the lack of jobs and opportunities for young people in Nigeria currently, it is still better to be educated. “An educated university graduate who was selling food from a food cart ignited the Arab Spring which was spread by use of the internet which is hard to use if you are not educated. “There are writings, videos and stuff you post on the internet which I haven’t seen. But think of it, you can only post and use the internet because some of you have some education. “But in the end you have no control over the distribution of your advertising and recruiting information because as you may know, the internet is really part of the western system you despise. Why you’re succeeding “The truth is that you have succeeded because the Nigerian state has failed to provide jobs and opportunity for its young people who you can now easily recruit. By disrupting education, you are adding to the burden of the people. “You may say, but how about our religious issue? Let the truth be told, just as there are indigenous southern Muslims, there are indigenous northern Christians even from your epicenter in Borno State and just as you are zealous for your religion, I don’t see them giving up their religion either. “The reasonable solution to this impasse would be for you to advocate for everyone to be able to practice their religion as they see fit with respect for each other’s beliefs. “Remember, a couple of centuries ago, all of our ancestors below the Sahara were all animists worshiping various ‘gods.’ “This ‘One God’ — us against them situation — is a relatively recent one in our human history and you will be advised to let the originators fight it out and let your people be.” Signed I.O.B

BREAKING: Ebola Virus Hits Lagos

The deadly Ebola Virus Disease which has killed over over 500 people in West Africa has hit Lagos, the Lagos state government says. Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, presently, has no cure and is ravaging neighbouring West African countries with many people killed and nations still at risk of the deadly disease. At a news conference in Alausa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday, Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos, Dr. Yewande Adeshina, told newsmen that a 40-year old Liberian, working for a West African Organiation in Moronvia, Liberia, who arrived Lagos last Sunday is suspected to have the disease. She said details of the suspected case were obtained from a private health facility in the state, which she refused to mention, saying that history taken revealed that the 40-year old man had no contact with EVD, did not visit any person with EVD in the hospital and neither did he partake in the burial of any person who died of the disease. “However, on account of working and living in an endemic region for EVD, and the presentation of non-specific constitutional symptoms and signs (fever, malaise, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea etc) associated with EVD, a high index of suspicion was raised. “Based on this, blood samples were taken to Virology Reference Laboratory, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, on Tuesday. Preliminary results necessitated the confirmation of EVD at a World Health Organisation, WHO Reference Laboratory in Dakar, Senegal which is actively in process,” she said.

E-X-P-O-S-E-D!!!! APC Leaders 22 Notable Quotes

 If truly these are set of persons that want tobring the needed change in Nigeria, then I weep for Nigeria

 1] Go and die! - Oshiomole to the widow

2] I only reduced tuition fees to N50,000, I
did not reduce school fees. That's why the
students are paying N120,000- Fayemi

3] I only congratulated my brother, Ayo
Fayose, I did not concede defeat- Fayemi
4] APC will end bokoharam within 100
days in office- Buhari
5] IBB is nigeria's biggest problem -
Tinubu (2004)
6] We need IBB's wisdom to move our
nation forward - Tinubu (2013)
7] If you pay N25,000 as school fees, you
will get N25,000 worth of knowledge. But
if you pay N350,000 as school fees, you
will get 8] N350,000 worth of knowledge-
Raji Fashola
8] You can't expect me to run for 2nd
term because it is only a failed student
that repeats a class- Raji Fashola
9] Abuja is not for poor people -Nasir El-
Rufai 2006.
10] Take charms, guns and cutlasses to
polling units- Aregbesola
11] If I lose the election, Nigeria will be
soak in blood- Buhari
12] I only got N5bn contract from CBN
governor- El rufai
13] If I don't allocate FCT lands to my
friends will I allocate it to my enemies." -
Nasir el Rufia to the Senate Committee
2009
14] If your monthly salary is below N100
000, leave Abuja because u don't deserve
to be there".- Mallam Nasir El-rufai, FCT
Minister - Addressing low Income
Nigerians living in Abuja in 2004
15] I open this university for the poor and
the school fees is N800,000.00- Atiku
abubakar
16] Tinubu is a regional leader - El rufai
17] Buhari is unelectable and not
corruption free - El rufai, (2011)
18] Rig election and be roasted - Tinubu
(2014).
19] He who make peaceful resolution
impossible makes violent resolution
inevitable. - Atiku Abubakar
20] Fashola should sack all striking
workers - Tinubu
21] I'll make d country ungovernable if I
lose the election- Buhari
22] If wat happenz in 2011 hapenz in
2015, d "dog and d baboons will be
soaked in blood" - Buhari.

Explosion In Kaduna, Many Feared Dead

A blast has reportedly rocked central Kaduna on Wednesday, July 23, with scores feared killed.

Premium Times refers to the words provided by a tragedy witness. The explosion was said to have occurred in the afternoon along Isa Kaita road leading to the popular Murtala Square. The attack is believed to have targeted at the convoy of a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, who was heading to the Square. The witness identified as Hassan Mohammed said the bomb was hidden in a red Volkswagen golf car parked by the road side adding it detonated as Sheikh’s convoy drove past. While Sheikh was not hurt in the attack, many other people were reportedly killed: "As I speak to you now, I can see many bodies on the ground." The official information is yet to be provided, but the security and emergency services are said to have arrived at the site. Premium Times recalls that Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, a known critic of the Boko Haram sect, was previously targeted, however it is unclear wether Boko Haram are responsible for the explosion. Follow @dammyinforms

FG Bans Registration & Deportation Of Nigerians, Says Its Worse Than Boko Haram

The Federal government Monday condemned the registration of Nigerians resident in states other than their state of origin and deportation of Nigerians to their states of origin by some state governments, warning that the move is capable disintegrating the country. Addressing state House Correspondents after the meeting of the National Security Council monday, the Director General of the Department of States Services, Mr Ita Ekpenyong said the council directed that the practices must be stopped forthwith as every Nigerian is free to live in any part of the Country without molestation. The decision by the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha to register all Northerners in Imo state has sparked widespread condemnation in the country as the move is seen as ethnic and religious profiling. Several states in the southern part of the country have also allegedly repatriated northerners living in their states to the northern part of the country.

BREAKING: Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes In Borno

A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission has crashed, the Defence Headquaters has said. The jet crashed this afternoon due to technical fault at a location South of Bama, Defence spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, said in a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES. The statement did not say whether anyone was killed or injured in the crash. Mr. Olukolade, a Major General, said investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances leading to the accident. He however said the accident was not a result “of any enemy action”. Further details on the crash, Mr. Olukolade said, would be made known as investigation progresses. Bama is one of the locations in the North-east state of Borno where the extremist Boko Haram sect has intensified its terrorist activities. The Nigerian military has continued to launch ground and aerial assaults on the area to crush the terrorists. The Boko Haram sect has killed more than 12,000 people since it began its insurgency about five years ago.

Armed robbers attack VP Sambo wife’s car, kill 2

Armed robbers attacked commuters along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway Friday, killing two and injuring several others, witnesses said. The raid resulted in multiple crashes involving at least six cars, including one belonging to a nongovernmental organization owned the wife of Vice President Namadi Sambo. The black vehicle belonging to Amina Sambo’s I-Care Women and Children Initiative was completely burnt and could not be salvaged by sympathizers who stopped to help put off the fire, a witness said. John Oguche, a driver of one of the vehicles attacked by the robbers, told journalists in Kaduna that the accident occurred around 4p.m. near Doka Hospital along the inter-city road, “They blocked the road near Doka hospital and made unsuspecting vehicles to ram into one another,” he said.

Panic In Borno Over Death Of RCCG Pastor

Following the murder of Taiwo Dokun, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), by suspected Boko Haram militants, members of the church in Dille, Borno State, have been thrown into mourning and apprehension. It would be recalled that Mr. Dokun was killed on Monday, 14 July, 2014, during the Islamist insurgents’ attack on Dille village in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State. According to Sahara Reporters, several members of the church, who spoke to newsmen in Maiduguri, the capital of the state, said the late pastor’s wife and their three children have disappeared since the tragic incident. “The family could have been abducted by the insurgents who took away many of the residents of the town,” said a church member. “The pastor’s family members have not been found since the attack and have not called any one,” he added. Another source, who narrated what happened when members of Boko Haram attacked the village on Monday, said the pastor’s residence was completely razed by the insurgents, adding, however, that the corpses of the missing relatives were not found in the debris. Speaking from Dille on Friday, 18 July, 2014, a member of the Redeemed church, John Yakubu, explained in details about how the pastor was killed in an attack that reportedly claimed more than 40 lives.

Oyo PDP lawmakers in moves to unseat gov

In Oyo State, the fear of the possible impeachment of Governor Abiola Ajimobi heightened last week with a series of secret political moves by members of the state House of Assembly. The development in Oyo is coming just as one of our correspondents gathered that there was apprehension in Borno State over the rumoured defection of the former Governor of the state, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, to the Peoples Democratic Party. There are fears the defection might ignite a political crisis in the state. In Oyo, a source told one of our correspondents in confidence that, at least, 24 House members had been meeting secretly and that more members were being wooed to join the group. He said 10 legislators from the APC had joined the 14 other legislators from the PDP and AP and that they were holding secret meetings on the modalities to impeach either the governor or the speaker, Monsurat Sumonu. The House has 32 members with the All Progressives Congress having 18 members; Peoples Democratic Party nine; while the Accord Party, which had seven, now has five members. The source said, “The House has been calm because the speaker is dancing to the governor’s tune. Once she is removed, the new Speaker can go ahead to implement the impeachment plan. But the problem is that the group has yet to agree on who will be the next Speaker. For the PDP to have that power, it must improve on its present figure in the house. I am aware that it is being worked on with a move to woo AP legislators and possibly some APC legislators in the house,” he said.

Nasarawa House lists 16 offences against Al-Makura

NASARAWA State lawmakers on Thursday proceeded with their moves to remove the state governor, Tanko Al-Makura, by levelling against him 16 charges bordering on alleged official gross misconduct. The charges by the state House of Assembly include missing local government joint account funds between June 2011 and April 2012; and from January to July, 2013. The impeachment notice said the alleged offences amounted to gross violation of section 162 (7 and 8) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. The impeachment notice was signed by 20 out of the 24 members of the assembly. Al-Makura alleged offences, according to the House, also include misappropriation/misapplication of funds in local government joint account and local government SURE-P Fund as well as transfer of local government Sure-P Fund to a fixed deposit account. The governor is also being accused of spending N13, 205,000 on his wife’s trips to Abuja. Unlike the case of the impeached ex-Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Al-Makura’s accusers had been facing stiff opposition by groups in the state.

Pastor Kumuyi Denies Banning Ipads & Phones In His Church

The General Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, has denied media reports that he banned the use of Ipads and Iphones in his church. He released a statement to that effect on his Facebook page. Find it after the cut... THIS REPORT IS FALSE. There was never a time as referred to in the article, when Pastor W.F. Kumuyi made this statement or “BANNED” the use of mobile devices in the Church. As much as every Christ-loving believer is encouraged to give God his/her full attention when in Church or in any other place, where the Word of God is being taught, this story is HIGHLY MISCHIEVOUS and MISLEADING. There is no doubt that Technology has its place in the spread of the gospel message as well as believers’ development where such is put into proper use but its misuse or abuse is not encouraged. “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: FOR ALL MEN HAVE NOT FAITH. But the Lord is faithful, WHO SHALL STABLISH YOU, and KEEP YOU FROM EVIL” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3. Remember, it is not everything from these sources that is true! May the Lord keep you in the Truth and not be tossed about by errors, in Jesus’ Name. Amen!

Lagos okays paternity leave •Maternity leave now 6 months

AS a way to encourage good parenting among its workforce, the Lagos State government, on Thursday, for the first time in the country, has granted a 10-working days paternity leave to male employees. It also extended the maternity leave of its female employees by three months, bringing it to a total of six months. However, both the extension of maternity and the 10-day paternity leaves will apply only for the first two births of the couple, after which the female employees revert to the old three months, while the male employee ceases to enjoy such privilege. This, it was said was to enable them give their new born babies the required attention in their first few months in life. The policy, which is in line with the state’s policy of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby’s life, will enable mothers take proper care of their babies and recoup well from the stress of child birth before resuming work.

BREAKING: Adamawa Lawmakers Impeach Governor Murtala Nyako

Latest news coming out of Adamawa State, northern Nigeria, indicate that embattled Governor Murtala Nyako has been sacked. According to Premium Times, the governor was removed by the state House of Assembly some moments ago. It was gathered that the governor was sacked after the lawmakers deliberated on a report submitted by an investigative panel that probed allegations of financial misconducts against him. The committee submitted its report to the House on Monday, 14 July, 2014. Seventeen of the 25 members of the Assembly adopted the report of the panel after Speaker Umaru Fintiri read the report on the floor of the House. According to reports, the report found the governor guilty of all the 16 allegations of gross misconduct leveled against him by the House. It was gathered that the motion for the governor’s impeachment was moved by Jerry Kumdisi, the member representing Gombi state constituency.

ODHA Education Committee Commends AAUA for Effective Funds Admin

The Ondo State House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, on Wednesday last week, commended the Management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, for judiciously utilizing the funds approved for it by its proprietor, the Ondo State Government, in the past five years. The newly-inaugurated seven-man Committee chaired by Hon. (Barr.) Adeyinka Banso, was on a familiarization visit to the University as part of its oversight functions. Hon. Banso said, “We are very proud that this University is really doing a lot and making us proud. There are so many justifications for the funds that the House of Assembly had appropriated for this University. The array of projects that you have executed with what we are giving to the University goes on to say that you have used judiciously the little we have given you, and so we will not have any hesitation to give you more.” He appreciated the University for keying into the vision of the Visitor to the University and Governor of the State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, and urged it not to rest on its oars.The Chair commended the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Femi Mimiko, for representing the State well at the on-going National Conference at Abuja. He also thanked the University for its warm reception. A member of the Committee, Hon. Fidelis Akinwolemiwa, said he was impressed by the swift progress of the University and the accomplishments recoded by the students and alumni of the University in the past five years.

Woman sells day-old daughter for N20,000

YENAGOA— A commercial sex worker in Bayelsa State, weekend, gave birth to a baby girl and sold the child for N20,000 at the Ovom suburb of Yenagoa. According to a Police source, the child, a day old, was sold to a family in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was learnt that the commercial sex worker operates around the popular red light zone of Ovom along the D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha area, in the state capital. Spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, when contacted, confirmed the incident, saying investigation into the incident traced the family involved in the unholy sale to Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Akhigbe said: “Though the details of the investigation are sketchy, the special unit of the police is on its way to effect the recovery of the baby and arrest the family that bought the child.”

Messi doesn’t deserve Golden Ball – Maradona

Argentina icon Diego Maradona feels Lionel Messi did not deserve to win the Golden Ball following his performances at the World Cup,Goalreports. The Barcelona star beat the likes of Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and James Rodriguez to the prestigious individual award after scoring four goals in seven appearances at this summer’s tournament and guiding his team to the final, yet Maradona feels the 27-year-old only won it for commercial reasons. “Messi? I would give him heaven if possible,” Maradona said during his show onTelesur. “But it’s not right when someone wins something that he shouldn’t have won just because of some marketing plan.” Maradona then went on to voice his disappointment with Argentina’s 1-0 defeat in Sunday’s final against Germany following Mario Gotze’s goal in extra-time.

INEC denies plan to rig Osun election for PDP

The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied claims by the All Progressives Congress that its Osun State members are being prevented from collecting their Permanent Voter Cards. The APC had on Monday accused the INEC of denying its members their PVCs, describing it as “a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise them” in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. However, responding to the allegation, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, told our correspondent that the party’s statement was not true. “I do not understand what they mean. How does INEC distinguish members of one party from another?” Idowu asked. He added, “As we have repeatedly said, distribution of PVCs has been ongoing in Osun State since March. People yet to collect their PVCs should go to their respective local government offices of the commission to do so.”

I’ll meet Chibok girls’ parents, Jonathan promises Malala

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday promised Miss Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was almost killed by the Taliban in her country’s Swat Valley District, that he would soon meet with parents of the abducted pupils of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Malala had been targeted by the Taliban because of her girl child education campaign. The Chibok girls had been kidnapped from their hostels by members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, since April 14. Jonathan told the 17-year-old Pakistani girl that the abducted Chibok girls would soon regain their freedom and that his government would grant scholarship to the girls to study in other parts of the country. Malala had paid the President a visit in Abuja as part of her three-day visit to Nigeria. The teenager disclosed what transpired between her and the President to State House correspondents at the end of the closed-door session.

44years after, Igbo demand N2.6trn reparation over civil war

FORTY- Four years after, the Civil War , Igbo delegates asked for N2. 6 trillion as reparation and compensation for the devastation Igbo land experienced during the 1967 to 1970 war. In an amendment to the proposed National Intervention Fund, the South East delegates said the former Eastern region and part of the former Mid-West region which are now in South-East and South-South zones were centres of war, with high level of devastation that brought untold hardship to their citizens. In a document titled: “Atrocities and Injustices against Ndigbo: Ohaneze demand for Reparation” which was circulated with the amendment to the proposed National Intervention Fund, the delegates said it was incalculable to put a price on the death of millions of Igbo who were killed in the civil war and other occasions. They said: “The case of the South-East, which bore the full brunt of the civil war for 30 months, is particularly tragic. Most of it remained a wasteland, despite General (Yakubu) Gowon’s declaration of the three ‘Rs’, Reconstruction, Rahabilitation and Reconciliation. “The federal government should pay N400 billion each to the five states of the South East as compensation to those who lost loved ones and properties and those still suffering dislocation today in Nigeria. The same amount should also be paid to the government of Delta State for the benefit of Anioma area of the state.” The motion was sponsored by former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a delegate on the platform of Elder Statesmen, Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, and 14 others. The Igbo stressed that the demand became imperative following the “atrocities and injustices committed against Ndigbo in Nigeria over a long period.

FIFA Gives Nigeria More Days To Respond To Ban

World football governing body, FIFA, has extended the deadline date for Nigeria to respond to the ban imposed on the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. According to a statement on FIFA’s website, Nigeria now has up to 17 July, 2014 to make amends or risk an outright ban. It was gathered that the extension was granted due to the industrial action embarked on by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria. The statement stated that FIFA, in its magnanimity, has extended the window in order to give the NFF enough time to withdraw the court case that was instituted by Ruth Baribote, owner of Nembe FC, and also reinstate the Aminu Maigari-led Nigeria Football Federation board. The suspension, according to FIFA, will be lifted as soon as the court action is withdrawn and a properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF General Assembly and the NFF administration are able to work without government’s interference.

Brazil Fire Scolari Over Poor World Cup Performance

Less than 12 hours after the 2014 FIFA World Cup come to an end, latest reports indicate that Brazil’s coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has lost his job. According to local reports in South America, the former Portugal manager was sacked after the hosts ended their World Cup campaign with two embarrassing defeats against Germany and Holland. Scolari had said he would let the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) decide his fate after the host were beaten 7-1 by eventual tournament winners Germany in the semi-finaland 3-0 by Holland in the third-place playoff. But, just hours after the Maracana played host to Germany’s win over Argentina in the final, the CBF have reportedly brought an end to Scolari’s time in charge of the national side.

10 Ogun APC Lawmakers Defect To PDP

ABEOKUTA—INDICATIONS emerged at the weekend that10 members of Ogun State House of Assembly have defected to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. This brings to 13 PDP members in the House as the party before now had three members elected under the party. The defection was reportedly facilitated by a member of House of Representatives representing Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency, Abiodun Akinlade, who dumped APC for the PDP. A lawmaker representing Ijebu North-East , Samson Onademuren gave the hint last week during a PDP rally held in Abeokuta , claiming that, he was the secretary of a 3-member faction in the Assembly against the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. The Assembly which comprises 26 members now reportedly has 13 PDP members while Labour Party, LP, and APC reportedly shared the remaining 13 members. Akinlade while receiving the PDP flag, said he decided to join the PDP because of its laudable programmes for the people in the country. He promised the people of the state better lives under the PDP, claiming he had lined up some developmental programmes for the state. In his remarks, Onademuren said “I can tell you authoritatively that members of G 13 where I am the Secretary are ready to join the PDP. I have come as the Secretary of the G 13 members of the state House of Assembly to take the flag of the PDP, I want to say that all of us have decided to join the PDP.”

Ritualists chop off woman’s head in Ondo

AKURE— Tongues are wagging in Arigidi Akoko in Akoko North West area of Ondo State over the chopping off of the head of a woman for alleged ritual purpose. Already, Police authorities in the state have ordered full blown investigation into the incident which is causing panic in the community. Police sources said the headless body of the deceased was found along old Ogbagi/Arigidi Akoko road at about 9pm on Saturday. It was gathered that the deceased body, between 25 to 30 years, was discovered by a passerby who raised alarm and the Police were invited. Consequently, a team of detectives under the command of ASP Ezeala Obiora visited the scene and alleged that the corpse must have been dropped by suspected ritualists. Vanguardlearnt that photographs of the body was taken after which the corpse was removed and deposited at the specialist hospital mortuary in Ikare. Contacted, the police image maker in the state, Wole Ogodo, confirmed the incident, saying: “The Policemen at Irun Akoko division were hinted on Saturday morning that there was an headless body of a lady whose name and address are yet to be known and suspected to be between 25 to 30 years of age lying along Old Ogbagi/Arigidi Akoko road.” Ogodo said investigation is on to unveil those behind the dastardly act. Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/ritualists-chop-womans-head-ondo/

Ritualists chop off woman’s head in Ondo

AKURE— Tongues are wagging in Arigidi Akoko in Akoko North West area of Ondo State over the chopping off of the head of a woman for alleged ritual purpose. Already, Police authorities in the state have ordered full blown investigation into the incident which is causing panic in the community. Police sources said the headless body of the deceased was found along old Ogbagi/Arigidi Akoko road at about 9pm on Saturday. It was gathered that the deceased body, between 25 to 30 years, was discovered by a passerby who raised alarm and the Police were invited. Consequently, a team of detectives under the command of ASP Ezeala Obiora visited the scene and alleged that the corpse must have been dropped by suspected ritualists. Vanguardlearnt that photographs of the body was taken after which the corpse was removed and deposited at the specialist hospital mortuary in Ikare. Contacted, the police image maker in the state, Wole Ogodo, confirmed the incident, saying: “The Policemen at Irun Akoko division were hinted on Saturday morning that there was an headless body of a lady whose name and address are yet to be known and suspected to be between 25 to 30 years of age lying along Old Ogbagi/Arigidi Akoko road.” Ogodo said investigation is on to unveil those behind the dastardly act. Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/ritualists-chop-womans-head-ondo/

6 Signs of Early Menopause in Women

Many women start to notice symptoms they suspect could be indicative of menopause well before actual menopause. Are you wondering whether you are entering menopause? Perimenopauseis the phase leading up to your final menstrual period. These signs are often the same symptoms that are associated with menopause. 1. Changes in Your Menstrual Cycle For many women the first, though often ignored sign is a change in the length of menstrual cycles. Your cycles could get longer, shorter, or you could notice some other change in the usual pattern. If you have been regular as clockwork since you were thirteen, you will probably be more likely to notice any change. 2. The Occasional Hot Flash In the very early stages of the menopause transition, many women notice a hot flash now and then. The first few times it happens you might mistake it for the room being hot or wearing too many layers. For women who are “flashers”, this symptom often gets worse before it gets better. 3. Changes in Your Mood This sign of menopause is disconcerting. Women describe being irritable, sad, anxious, discontented, and/or angry. Even when their lives seem to be going well with everything moving in a positive direction, women will be strangely unhappy or full of angst. 4. Changes in Your Sleep Pattern Losing sleep is frustrating. There are many reasons your sleep pattern might be changingat this time in your life. It could be due to nighttime hot flashes, stress, or unexplained wakefulness, for example. There are many possible remedies, including medicationsthat may help you get your sleep pattern back to normal. If this is an issue for you, speak to your doctor about it. 5. Heart Palpitations Heart palpitations can be a normal, though startling, sign of approaching menopause. But since heart diseaseis also a possibility, check with your medical provider if your heart beats irregularly or you feel fatigued, short of breath or faint. 6. Vaginal Symptoms For some women, vaginal dryness is their first inkling that menopause is on the way. This can come in the form of painful intercourse, or may be noticed along with urinary incontinence. Lower Sex Drive Even without vaginal dryness, women can notice a lower interest in sex. Changes in libido may go unnoticed in the chaos of a stressful life, but eventually you may realize that you don’t seem as interested in sex anymore, or that your orgasms are not as intense. Libido is an amalgam of physiological processes and psychological and emotional elements. Kindly leave your comments.

Breaking: Boko Haram Claim Abuja, Lagos Attacks In New Video

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau claims responsibility for Abuja, Lagos bombings The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists has claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in the capital Abuja and an attack the same day at a fuel depot in Lagos, in a new video seen by AFP Sunday. The authorities tried to cover up the Lagos attack, describing it as an industrial accident, but an AFP investigation revealed it was a deliberate explosion. “I ordered (the bomber) who went and detonated it,” Abubakar Shekau says of the Lagos bomb, while claiming responsibility for the “bomb in filthy Abuja” that killed at least 22 people.

ASUP Suspends 10 Month Old Strike

The Academic Staff union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has suspended its 10-month-old strike. The strike, which started in October 2013, was suspended on Saturday morning at the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the union held in Abuja. The National Publicity Secretary of ASUP, Clement Chirman, confirmed the suspension of the strike to PREMIUM TIMES. He said all striking lecturers have been directed to resume work on Tuesday. The ASUP NEC meeting was held two days after the leadership of the union held a ‘fruitful’ meeting with the new Education Minister, Ibrahim Shekarau, who was sworn in by President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday. The ASUP NEC consists of all chapter (polytechnic) chairmen of the union and the national executive of the body. ...good news for all poly students. At least they can now all go back to school...

Strike: Poly lecturers decry govt’s negligence

The President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Charles Asomugha, has said there is no end in sight for the 11-month old strike embarked upon by the union since last year, stating that the government had yet to implement the agreement the lecturers had with it. Asomugha said the action of the Federal Government was surprising despite having reached an agreement with it. He added that the only thing stopping the lecturers from calling off the strike was the non-implementation of the agreement. The union leader, in an interview with our correspondent during the week, said, “Nothing is really happening now. We are still waiting on the government. We have already reached an understanding with them, but we are still waiting on them for response. “We were supposed to hold a meeting with them on June 24, 2014 but the minister of education and other government officials did not turn up. That meeting was rescheduled for July 1, but they still did not turn up.

AMAZING: Confab produces lover birds

Although the ongoing National Conference will soon come to an end, history is about to be made. When President Goodluck Jonathan made up his mind to convene the confab, he probably never knew that some people had another positive agenda. While some delegates came to contribute their quota on how to solve the problems facing the country, some others have different missions. A delegate from one of the vocal geo-political zones aged between 55 and 60 has fallen in love with another delegate aged between 60 and 65. It was learnt that these love birds have concluded arrangements to tie the nuptial knot and will soon say, “Yes I do” to each other before the end of this year. It was not clear what the marital status of one of them was as of the time of this report. But the other was said to have lost the spouse to the cold hands of death. When contacted, one of the new lovers confirmed the relationship, saying, “My son, Insha Allah, you will hear from us soon.”

Jilted by lover: 21-yr-old student commits suicide

FRIENDS and family members of a 21-year-old student of Maritime Academy Oron, Effiong Otu are at a loss why he committed suicide by hanging himself on a rope in his room on Thursday morning after he was jilted by his girl friend. Ann, a family member told Vanguard that Effiong was found hanging in his room at Diamond Hill, a few minutes after he collected a rope from neighbours who became suspicious soon after he went inside his room with the rope wondering what he wanted to use it for. Effiong According to the source, when his mother Grace Otu, a nurse at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital left the house at about 3pm on that fateful day, the young man borrowed a rope and killed himself. According Ann: “The 10th of July was the 10th anniversary of his father’s death in a car accident and after the anniversary and everyone had left the house including his mother, he went to a neighbour and borrowed a rope which he took to his room and hung himself.” Ann said: “The neighbours became suspicious of what he was doing in his room with the rope and decided to rush there but found the door to the room locked and before they could force the door open he had died.”

Kefee buried amid tears

The remains of the late popular gospel singer, Kefee, were finally laid to rest in her home town, Okpara Inland of Ethiope East Local Government, Delta State on Friday, as so many people could not control their emotions. Most of the mourners, dressed in black tee-shirts with Kefee’s picture printed on them, carried placards and posters of the late singer as they trooped to the burial site. Before the interment, a homecoming service was held in her honour at Akpevweoghene Educational Centre, Okpara Inland of Ethiope East Local Government, Delta State where family, colleagues, friends and fans gathered to pay their last respect to the late singer. Her remains, in a white casket, were first taken to one of the classrooms in the school where some pastors prayed for the repose of her soul. Thereafter, the casket was brought to an open field for the lying in state ceremony before she was buried. Saturday PUNCHgathered that her widower, Teddy Don-Momoh, dressed in white attire, couldn’t say much all through the ceremony as tears kept rolling down his eyes. Our correspondent learnt that her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Obareki, stayed away from the burial as their custom demanded that parents should not see the corpse of their children.

BREAKING: Court sacks UniAbuja VC •Reps order probe

THE Industrial Court, on Thursday, restrained the vice chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Mike Adiukwu, from presiding over the affairs in the troubled institution. President of the Industrial Court, Justice B.A. Adejumo, gave an ex-parte order, following an application by a university lecturer, Dr Raji Rasheed and two others. This is coming barely a week after his appointment, following the retirement of Professor Adebiyi Adelakun. The court also restrained the governing council of the university from taking any step to implement the report of the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board on the appointment of the new vice chancellor.

2015: APC Is Blinded By Desperation For Power – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party blinded by desperation to control federal power following its constant attack on the administration of PresidentGoodluck Jonathan.The PDP made the observation in response to Wednesday’s statement by the APC in which the opposition party accused President Jonathan of impunity and failure.The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said the statement by APC was “a desperate effusion of noise, fury and falsehood which are the unmasked trademark of the Nigerian equivalent of the ancient Athenian thirty tyrants”who would not mind the nationon its knees in quest for power”. Metuh said the recent statement by APC showed that the opposition party “is trading in its best merchandise – falsehood, deceit, blackmail, sheer pernicious propaganda.“This political party, the APC, is the centrifuge of violence in Nigeria, and like the “thirty tyrants “ in the ancient Athens, it’s desperately looking for excuses to truncate democracy and ruin our collective destiny, but Nigerians are not ready to dig in with them,” the PDP spokesman added.

African Referee to Officiate World Cup Third Place Match

World football governing body, FIFA, has appointed Algerian referee, Djamel Haimoudi as the centre referee for the third place match between Brazil and the Netherlands scheduled to take place on Saturday, 12 July, 2013. As a result of this FIFA’s decision, Haimoudi will become the first African referee to officiate a third place match of a FIFA World Cup. During the ongoing Mundial in Brazil, the 43-year-old football referee has officiated the group-stage matches between Australia and Netherlands, Costa Rica versus England, as well as Belgium versus USA in the Round of 16. According to a statement released on FIFA’s official website, Haimoudi oversaw two matches in last year’s FIFA Confederations Cup and he was selected for the FIFA Club World Cup 2012 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011. * Algerian referee, Djamel Haimoudi Haimoudi also has notable experience in his confederation CAF taking charge of three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations – in 2008, 2012 and 2013. The Algerian was also the centre referee when Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso in the final of the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa

Update: One dies as Ogun land speculators clash

Update-10.00am: Casualties have been recorded, as a corpse of one of the rival gangs was seen by the roadside. Youths armed with weapons spotting red bands on their heads were seen searching for opponents. An Armoured Personnel Carrier and riot policemen have arrived the troubled spot. 7.00am: Travellers were stranded this morning on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway for almost one hour as Omo onile (land grabbers) and rival gangs engaged themselves in a shootout around Obada Oko, a sleepy settlement close to Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. Traffic in and out of Abeokuta was paralysed. Many passengers who have disembarked from the vehicles are running for dear life. More details later.

Jimoh Ibrahim Begs Christians Nationwide Not To Work On Thursday

The Group Managing Director of Energy group, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim has advised Christians nationwide not to work tomorrow and stay at home to observe the Day of Atonement. Jimoh Ibrahim said specifically that God commanded that his children should not work on the 10th day of the seventh month and that they should bring their souls before Him for atonement. It is a special day, according to Jimoh Ibrahim, that God set aside to cleanse all saints and it is observed once a year. He added that this instruction from God is forever. He specifically referred Christians to read Leviticus 16 verses 29-31. 29′And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: 30[For on that day shall ] the priest[ make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, ] that[ ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord 31[It ] shall be[ a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.’ He advised that during this period, they should remember to pray for Nigeria.

WOW! She Graduated With A CGPA Of 4.99 From Covenant University

I could not believe it when I saw this... Alma Jamachi Oputais Covenant University’s best graduating student for the 2013/2014 session. Alma who graduated with a CGPA of 4.99 from the department of Computer Science, tells Olafisoye Demilade, how she achieved the enviable feat and plans for future. Tell us about your background? I was born in Kaduna and grew up in Kaduna, Jos, Lagos and Owerri. I went to three primary schools, Command Day children school, Jos, Alama private School, Jos and Air force primary school, Victoria Island, Lagos. For my Secondary school, I attended Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun state. What informed your choice to study computer science? I studied computer science but it wasn’t my first choice initially. I have always wanted to study medicine since I was a little child. But things didn’t happen as planned and I couldn’t enter in for medicine at Unilag. Covenant University was my second choice and one of my secondary school teachers just picked computer science randomly for me. That was it. What motivated you throughout your University days? For starters, every semester was less stressful for me and that had to be God at work. Even when work got so cumbersome, I had wonderful friends and we would always tell each other we had to read, excel and do our best because we had goals. My friends were indeed the best! My lecturers were always there to answer any questions I had. I called my parents like everyday on campus and they never stopped encouraging me and telling me I was the best. I had every reason to do my best and come out the best. Who would you consider your mentors? My dad, Bishop David Oyedepo and Ben Carson. My dad has mentored my entire life. It was from my dad I got the mentality that no matter where I found myself, whether I wanted to be there or not, I had to be the best! He told me to prove to people that I was good enough for every aspect of life and I could only do that by being the best. Describe your typical day while in Covenant University? My typical day in CU varies based on the activities and plans I have lined up for that day. I wake up, pray, prepare for lectures and look at my to do list so I can plan how I would go about them and how I would use my free periods. After lectures, I go for any meetings and programs I have to attend and eat thereafter. I, then, study in the evenings and at night and I write my to do list for the next day. Afterwards I pray and go to bed.

President Jonathan Explains Why Abducted Girls Have Not Been Rescued

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, said the over 234 secondary school girls that were abducted in Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014, are yet to be rescued because government wants to bring them back alive. The president made this known during the weekly National Council of State meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the security situation in the country was deliberated on with particular attention on the kidnapped school girls. According to The Nation, the meeting was attended by former Presidents and Heads of State, Olusegun Obasanjo, Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Babangida, Yakubu Gowon, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Ernest Shonekan.

UNILAG Student Shot In The Head On Campus

A student was reportedly shot in the head by unidentified gunmen on Monday at the King Jaja Hall area of the University of Lagos, Lagos State. The student who was identified as Sapara, a final year student of Philosophy, had his face covered in blood after a bullet was said to have scraped the side of his head. He was subsequently taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, and official report had it that he was in stable condition. The incident however led to chaos as students were seen running in different directions after the gunshot was heard. Eyewitnesses say they saw a car speed off after the shooting, noting that the perpetrators might have carried out the attack from there. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, the Dean of Students’ Affairs of the University, Prof. Olukayode Amund, confirmed that Sapara was indeed shot and currently recuperating at LUTH.

BREAKING: FIFA suspends Nigeria

The world football governing body, FIFA, has suspended the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, with immediate effect. The suspension was announced in a statement on Wednesday evening. FIFA said the suspension was due to government interference in football activities, particularly the controversial removal of the Aminu Maigari-led board of the NFF. The suspension means no Nigerian team or club can participate in any FIFA competition. “As a result of this decision, no team from Nigeria of any sort (including clubs) can have any international sporting contact (art. 14 par. 3 of the FIFA Statutes),” FIFA said.

UNILAG Student Shot In The Head On Campus

A student was reportedly shot in the head by unidentified gunmen on Monday at the King Jaja Hall area of the University of Lagos, Lagos State. The student who was identified as Sapara, a final year student of Philosophy, had his face covered in blood after a bullet was said to have scraped the side of his head. He was subsequently taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, and official report had it that he was in stable condition. The incident however led to chaos as students were seen running in different directions after the gunshot was heard. Eyewitnesses say they saw a car speed off after the shooting, noting that the perpetrators might have carried out the attack from there. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, the Dean of Students’ Affairs of the University, Prof. Olukayode Amund, confirmed that Sapara was indeed shot and currently recuperating at LUTH.

GOOD NEWS: 63 Abducted Women Escape From Boko Haram In Borno

About 63 women and girls who were abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants from Kummabza villagein the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State have reportedly escaped their captors. The women were said to have escaped when the sect left the camp for one of their deadly attacks in the town of Damboa on Friday, where more than 50 of them were killedas they clashed with the military. Punch reports that one Adamu Suleiman, a member of the youth vigilante group said, he received an alert from his colleagues in Damboa area that the escaped women and girls made it back home safely late Friday night. "We don't have the details of their escape yet, but we believe God gave them the opportunity at the time the insurgents came in their large numbers to attack Damboa on Friday. We still believe seven women could still be in the camp or perhaps something must have happened to them," he said.

13-year-old Adegboyega Emerges Cowbell Mathematics Champion

A pupil of Ota Total Academy, Ogun State, Akintokun Adegboyega, again wins academic glory in a Mathematics competition, ETIM EKPIMAH reports Thirteen-year-old Akintokun Adegboyega’s appearance does not convey anything special about him. He looks ordinary like many other pupils in his age bracket– harmless and innocent. But beneath this innocence lies a head full of figures. Little wonder, he has again emerged the 2014 Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition champion. The young lad earlier in 2012 had emerged NASSMAC champion in the junior category. In this latest feat, Adegboyega alongside another 13-year-old Deborah Adesina emerged the overall best Mathematics pupils at the grand finale held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, last Thursday. Adegboyega, a pupil of Ota Total Academy, Ogun State, emerged tops in the senior category, while Adesina, a pupil of Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, came first in the junior category.

Politics: Don’t sell your voters’ card — Omisore

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has warned residents of the state not to sell their voters cards to people he described as ”desperate politicians” in the state. Omisore, who gave this warning in a statement by his Director of Media and Strategy, Prince Diran Odeyemi said there are reports that the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state was allegedly collecting voters cards from innocent people, by luring them to fill forms with their thumbprints. Omisore, who noted that the APC was desperate to return to power in the state also informed the electorate to report anybody who ask for their voters cards to security agencies. He however condemned the way APC members are allegedly circulating forms from house to house describing the act as wicked, anti-people and undemocratic.

UNN students’ bus crashes on way to burial

But for providence, no fewer than 22 students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka would have died on Saturday when the vehicle conveying them to a burial was involved in an auto crash. It was learnt that the auto accident occurred around the Okigwe area of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. The students were going for a burial of the mother of one of their course mates at Mbaitolu Ikeduru in Imo State when the accident happened around 10am. Speaking with our correspondent at the scene of the incident, one of the victims, who identified herself simply as Delight, a second-year student of Library and Information Studies, blamed the accident on the deplorable condition of the highway. She said the driver of the bus conveying them was about overtaking another vehicle when he suddenly saw a dangerous pothole in the middle of the road, and in his attempt to dodge it, the vehicle veered off the highway and somersaulted. The victim added that after the vehicle somersaulted many times, “we all found ourselves in the median of the expressway, trapped in the vehicle with the roof upside down.”

Redeemers varsity student kills dad at Redemption Camp

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old undergraduate, Tolani Ajayi, of Redeemers University along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, for allegedly killing his father, Mr. Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The incident, according to the police, occurred on Tuesday, July 3, at their residence on Canaanland Street within the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s Redemption Camp. Tolani was said to have slaughtered his father with a knife and later butchered him with a cutlass. PUNCH Metrolearnt that Tolani afterwards allegedly packed his father’s remains in a box and dragged them into the bush within the camp. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the police later recovered the remains of the 60-year-old lawyer in a bush along Canaanland Street. He said, “The policemen who noticed the ground mark created by the box as Tolani dragged it, followed this lead which led them to the strange discovery.” He said Tolani, a 300-level undergraduate in the Department of History and International Relations, was arrested the same day in his late father’s residence after the discovery of the corpse and police preliminary findings.

Mobile phone banned on US flights from Africa and Asia

The US has declared that it will not allow mobile phones - especially iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy - onto US bound planes from some airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa if the devices are not charged. The new measure, which is bound to cause chaotic scenes at airports around the globe, is part of the US Transportation Security Administration's effort to boost surveillance amid concerns that terrorists are plotting to blow up an airliner. As part of the increased scrutiny at certain airports, security agents may ask travelers to turn on their electronic devices at checkpoints and if they do not have power, the devices will not be allowed on planes, the TSA said. No doubt the new measures have the potential to create frantic searches for chargers at airports and one US source familiar with the matter said laptop computers are also among the devices security screeners may also require passengers to turn on. US officials are concerned that a cellphone, tablet, laptop or other electronic device could be used as a bomb by Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamist Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria.

Most Expensive Universities In Nigeria

Gone are the days when university education was free! It now costs a fortune to have your child educated in a private university. Parents part with as much as N3 million per year for their child to earn a degree in a private university. The advent of missionary schools has not even helped matters. BABCOCK UNIVERSITY This is a private Christian co-educational university owned and operated by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Nigeria. The university was established as the Adventist College of West Africa (ACWA) in 1957. Their school fee ranges from N620,000 to N3 million. In Babcock University, your meal and hostel defines your fee. It offers two and three daily meal services. And for accommodation, there are three to seven students in a room. Here is a breakdown of Babcock school fees: Medicine: N3 million, Law: N2 million, Accounting: N1.5 million, Nursing: N1 million, other faculties: N860,000 – N620,000. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA (ABTI) ABTI is the first Nigerian university with American structure and curriculum. It is in north eastern Nigeria, Yola, capital of Adamawa State. At ABTI, students pay as much as N1,378,500 to receive quality education. Parents, however, pay in dollars. For tuition: $6,600 (N990,000), meals: $1,900 (285,000), four in a room: $500 (N75,000), private room: $1,900 – N285,000). In total, it amounts to N1,378,500 per annum. Accommodation and feeding are taken care by the school. AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY Afe Babalola University is a private higher institution in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. It was established in 2009 by Nigeria’s foremost lawyer and legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN). The fee covers tuition, development levy, ICT, ID card, medical, sports, PTCF levy, course registration, caution fee and accommodation which is either four per room or two per room. Here is a breakdown of their school fees: For Engineering: N925,000 (4 beds) and N1,075,000 (2 beds). Health Science: N725,000 (4 beds) and N875,000 (2 beds) Sciences: N675,000 (4 beds) and N825,000 (2 beds) Social Management Science: N675,000 (4 beds) and N825,000 (2 beds) The fee ranges from N675,000 to N1,075,000 annually. There is no provision for feeding. IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY The university came into existence following the presentation of certificate of approval on May 16, 1999. Thus, it became the first licensed private university in Nigeria. The tuition ranges from N540,000 to N820,000 without feeding. For Medicine, Pharmacy, Law and Engineering, they pay a tuition of N610,000, accommodation: N100,000 and other facilities: N110,000. BOWEN UNIVERSITY It is owned and operated by the Nigerian Baptist Convention, at Iwo in Osun State and opened November 4, 2002. The tuition fee ranges from N500,000 to N750,000 per annum. The university is only responsible for accommodation and tuition. Students are made to buy their food from the cafeteria. CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY Crawford University is a private Christian institution in Igbesa, Nigeria. It was established in 2005. The school provides accommodation for students but does not provide feeding. Parents only pay for tuition, accommodation and some additional charges. The school fee ranges from N400,000 to N600,000. REDEEMER’S UNIVERSITY Redeemer’s University is a Christian school located in Redemption City, Ogun State, Nigeria. It was opened in 2005. At Redeemers, Natural Science pays N605,000, Management Sciences; N575,000 and Humanities pays N545,000. All this fees are paid without feeding but tuition and accommodation. We can see that the fees range from N500,000 to N650,000 per annum.

Akure Herbalist publicly destroys shrine, renounces Sango, Ogun and Osun; gives life to Jesus Christ

A traditional ‘Ogboni’ cult ruler and powerful herbalist, 45, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Sunday Boboye has dumped his deities for Christ.
Speaking with Saturday Sun, the herbalist who has now renounced his 10 years of service to the Satan, disclosed how he used satanic powers to destroy so many lives.
According to him, he had committed terrible sins with the dark powers the ancestral gods he served gave him.
On why he joined the occultic group, Ogboni, he said, “I wanted powers to face the mighty and powerful people who have usurped my fathers’ land. To do this, I needed to accept one of the heist titles in the land and which was my family’s royal entitlement. It is the Ajagun (General at war) of Ode land”
After his initiation, he had access to dreaded powers that not only made him very popular in Ondo State but also made many to fear and tremble before him.
“If I decreed that somebody would die tomorrow, that is what will happen. The person will die. If I tell somebody that he would not eat the next day, the person must be prepared because that is what would happen. And if I decreed that someone would not sleep in his house the following night. It also would also happen. I was doing all these using the dark powers bestowed on me by serving the devil.

SATURDAY LAUNDRY: How to Keep White Clothes White

Follow a few simple rules to keep white clothes white. And, if they happen to get a bit dull or yellowed, learn how to restore the brightness.

Here's How:
1. Sort clothingcarefully. Wash white clothes separately to prevent color transfer.
2.Do not overload the washer. Detergents loosen soil but there must be enough space and water for the soil to wash away rather than redeposit on clothing.
3.Treat stains immediately. Follow stain removal guidelines for fabric types and type of stains. Do not automatically use chlorine bleacheven on cottonfibers because overuse can cause yellowing. An oxygen-based bleach( OxiClean, Clorox 2, Country Save Bleach, Purex 2 Color Safe Bleach) is usually safer.

4.Never dry a garment that still has a stain. It can become permanent.

5.Dry white clothing and fabrics outside. The ultraviolet rays will help to brighten and whiten the garment.

6.If clothing is dingy or gray, use a color remover to brighten the shirt.
Source: http://laundry.about.com/od/laundrybasics/ht/keepwhitewhite.htm

Eight Senior Journalists, Other Staff Suspended By Ondo State-Owned Media

The management of the crisis-plagued Ondo State Radio-Vision Corporation (OSRC) on Thursday suspended eight senior members of staff, most of them journalists, SaharaReporters has learnt. The suspended employees are Taiwo Ibitoye, Sola Obagbamisoye, Wahab Bankole, Akinwunmi Abodunde, Obafemi Sogbe, Bankole Olaranrewaju (Lanre-Cole), Bayo Olanusi, and Tunji Ogidan.

bySahara ReportersJul 04, 2014

Ladi Akeredolu-Ale is the GM of the station, he is currently on suspensionThe management of the crisis-plagued Ondo State Radio-Vision Corporation (OSRC) on Thursday suspended eight senior members of staff, most of them journalists, SaharaReporters has learnt. The suspended employees are Taiwo Ibitoye, Sola Obagbamisoye, Wahab Bankole, Akinwunmi Abodunde, Obafemi Sogbe, Bankole Olaranrewaju (Lanre-Cole), Bayo Olanusi, and Tunji Ogidan.
SaharaReporters obtained a copy of the suspension letter signed by Teme Fatukasi, the station’s director of finance and administration on behalf of the governing board.
Some of the station accused the management of pursuing a vendetta against staff who are leaders of professional unions and have criticized the running of the station. One suspended employee, Wahab Bankole, is the current chapel chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) while another, Tunji Ogidan, is the chairman of the Radio Television Theatre and Art Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU).
Source: http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/04/eight-senior-journalists-other-staff-suspended-ondo-state-owned-media

UPDATE: Soldiers destroy BRT buses worth N100 million in violent rage

BRT buses valued at N100 million were burnt and damaged by soldiers in Lagos, an official of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority said.
The official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak, said two of the buses burnt by the rampaging soldier had only been in operation for less than two months.
On Friday morning, after a soldier riding a motor bike on the exclusive BRT lane was allegedly knocked over by a bus driver at the Palmgrove area of Lagos, soldiers went on a destructive rampage setting fire on at least five BRT buses and damaging three others.
The soldiers also beat up bus drivers.
Despite witnesses’ accounts, the Nigerian Army spokesperson, Olajide Olaleye, denied that the soldiers set the bus ablaze.
He told PREMIUM TIMES that “area boys” caused the mayhem.
“It’s not true that the soldiers destroyed buses or set any bus on fire. What happened was that a BRT bus knocked down a soldier and killed him. As usual in Lagos, area boys gathered and a few soldiers stopped at the scene as well. The GOC has dispatched military policemen to the scene to help restore law and order,” Mr. Olaleye said

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USA Celebrates Its 238th Independence Day!:-):-):-)

How did the first Independence Day come about?
In 1776, Richard Henry Lee, who was born in Virginia but schooled in England, proposed that the 13 American colonies should declare their independence from Britain.
A committee of five men, including Thomas Jefferson, was appointed to build a case for severing ties with Britain and draft the Declaration of Independence. Congress voted in favour of independence on 2 July and it was formally issued two days later, on 4 July 1776.
The Declaration of Independence was first read out to cheering crowds on 8 July, and by 15 July all 13 American colonies had approved it (New York previously abstained from voting).

Patience Jonathan's Nephew, Awin, Found Dead In A Pool

Festus Kenyamo, a renowned lawyer, has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police following the death of a man, reportedly a nephew of Nigeria's First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, in a swimming pool at Agura Hotels, Abuja.
Awin and his mother, who is Patience Jonathan's sister
The 31-year-old Christopher Onoriode Akpomowei Awin, reportedly drowned to death in the swimming pool after returning from a party organised by the Ijaw Students' Association of the University of Abuja. Representing late Awin's family, Kenyamo, questioned the circumstances leading to Christopher's death, making it known that an autopsy, which was carried out on the dead body by a certified consultant pathologist, reveals that the deceased could have survived had help arrived early enough.

LASU Students Reject School Fee Again

The Students Union of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Thursday, July 3, directed its members not to pay the new tuition fees until a further reduction was made by the state government.
The Union's President, Nurudeen Yusuf, who signed a press statement said that the tuition fee was high, in view of the economic situation of the state, when compared to the relative fees payable in other universities across the country.
"Following the meeting, the union resolved that students should resume with immediate effect but strongly warns that no student should pay the fee, until further notice,"the statement said.
It, however, called for the reduction or withdrawal of some charges such as: acceptance fee, tuition, caution and field trip/teaching practice levy.
According to the statement, other charges the students requested for reduction include laboratory and practical/workshop/studio work.

JUST IN: SSS Arrests NFF President Maigari

Latest reports coming in from Abuja, the Federal Capital Terrotiry, indicate that thePresident of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari, who was arrested in Abuja early hours of Friday, 4 July, 2014 by the Nigeria State Security Services (SSS), has been released.
It was gathered that no reason was given for his arrest.
Earlier reports had stated that Maigari was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja by security operatives after he returned to the country with the Super Eagles.
Analysts are already saying the arrest of the football boss may be connected to the sacking of the entire board of the NFF by a court in Jos, Plateau State on Monday, 30 June, 2014.
According to the court order, Maigari and his board members were restrained from acting as administrators of the NFF.

Senate confirms Shekarau, Adeyeye, others as ministers

The senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano), Mr. Adedayo Adeyeye (Ekiti), Dr. Stephen Orhu (Delta), and Dr. Abdul Bulama (Yobe) as ministers. The nominees who answered questions from the senators on the state of the nation, agreed that an urgent review of the country’s education curriculum remained the best way to tackle unemployment, poverty and insurgency. Senate President, David Mark, congratulated the new appointees and urged them to see themselves as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who are not in office to satisfy their party and sectional interests.

Bola Tinubu’s Friends Created Boko Haram – Senator Musiliu Obanikoro

“The Boko Haram mess we are dealing with was created by Tinubu’s friends who promised to make Nigeria ungovernable for this Government” – Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Minister of State for Defence The minister of state for defence, Senator Musiliu Obaniko just minutes ago alerted Nigerians to the fact that APC chieftain and former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu is behind the Boko Haram menace in Nigeria. The minister made the comment via his Twitter page. Tweets by the minister himself are marked #MO, an indication that this is the position of the minister and pointedly could be assumed to be the position of the government he represents. Nigerians will now expect that the Federal Government will go ahead to arrest Senator Bola Tinubu and the friends mentioned by the minister. At this point, it appears minister of state Obanikoro will be very useful to investigations around finding those behind Boko Haram. One can expect the government to make arrests soon, a failure to do so would indicate a continued state of cluelessness on the part of the authorities.

JAMB Cut-Off Marks For Universities, COES And Polytechnics

Federal Government Tuesday pegged the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) cut-off marks for 2014 admissions into Universities at 180, while Polytechnics and Colleges of Education(COE)were placed at 150 respectively. The cut off points were arrived at on Tuesday, after the 5th Combined Policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions held at the National Universities Commission. Supervising Minister of Education,Nyesom Wike who declared the meeting open frowned at the inability of most tertiary institutions to utilise their admission quota. Wike however said in view of efforts to boost access, institutions which fail to utilise their admission quota for 2014 will be sanctioned. He reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to the development of ICT training, which he said has already been inculcated as part of the standard curriculum at the secondary school level. Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB,Dibu Ojerinde in his presentation gave a statistical run down of candidates preference for tertiary education. He said after the conduct of the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) candidates who applied for degree awarding institutions or universities totalled 1,584,348 representing 97.070, NCE applicants totalled 25,767 representing 1.579, ND a paltry 22,072 representing 1.349 while NID had just 46 representing 0.003. Ojerinde wondered while Nigeria’s educational system has consistently failed to embrace technical education in its quest for industrialization, saying the British which Nigeria copied the polytechnic education from now award degree in all its polytechnics

BREAKING NEWS: Bomb Explosion Hits Kaduna

A bomb explosion has just hit a location in Kaduna town. The explosion has shattered many of the plate glass windows of some of the business premises surrounding the area where the explosion occurred. According to a senior security official, the explosion occurred around the Asikolaye/Bakin Ruwa area along the Kaduna western bypass. Details of fatalities, casualties and other damage in the area are sketchy at this moment. Details on this latest attack will appear later. Source: Saharareporters

Stephen Keshi Confirms on Twitter He Quits The Super Eagles

The Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi took to Twitter to shed light on his future in the Nigerian national football team. After the yesterday's 0-2 loss to France, the Eagles' were knocked out of the 2014 World Cup. Following the game, the Big Boss made sketchy hints when asked about continuation of his career in the national team. One report said he replied "I don't know" to the question regarding his coachingof the Super Eagles, another report said Keshi had quit,however his words could not be taken for the firm announcement of his leave. Several hours later the message on Keshi's Twitter page read as follows: Friends, it has been a good run and I have enjoyed every moment. It's been an honor coaching the SuperEagles. It is however time to bow out.- Stephen Keshi (@OfficialKeshi) June 30, 2014

Football Fans Attack Joseph Yobo’s Wife Over Nigeria's World Cup Ouster

The match between Nigeria and Francemay have come and gone, but the controversies the encounter generated are yet to douse. Latest report on the match indicates that some Nigerian football fans attacked the wife of captain of Nigeria's Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, over the performance of the skipper in the match. It could be recalled that Yobo, who made his 100th cap on Monday, 30 June, 2014 and later announced his retirement after the match, scored an own goal late on in the Nigeria versus France match. It was gathered that some football fans, who were pained by the defeat, took their anger out on his wife, Adaeze Yobo, calling her out on social media. And instead of ignoring the jibes, Adaeze allegedly took to her Instagram page to fire back at the many critics who, she felt, insulted her family and blamed her hubby for Super Eagles' ouster. Though she has since deleted the post, but below is what Adaeze said: "All you hateful people that didn't even realise it was own goal at first Heck, most of you all didn't even watch that last minute part of the match that's if Nepa gave you light to watch the game at all. But as soon as they confirmed it was own goal by yobo, you all be like let's go ham on his wife (that b**ch).

Bomb Explosion Rocks Maiduguri Market, Scores Feared Dead

A bomb explosion that occurred on Tuesday morning, at the busy Monday Market close to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) building in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, has left at least 10 people dead with 27 others severely injured. According to SaharaReporters, the bomb exploded at about 8.20am within the market premises, which is usually crowded commercial centre. Following the huge security presence at the scene, number of casualties could not be ascertained as at press time, but Emergency officials are said to be on their way to the explosion scene. A source who was involved in the evacuation of the corpses and rescuing of the injured victims, confirmed that the explosion occurred at about 8.30am when people have started coming to the market. However, one of the state government officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the blast and revealed that the number of casualties were very high. He said that security operatives were on ground, trying to rescue some of the victims as well as to secure the area.

Three AAUA Dons Bag Ph.D.

Three academics of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, have bagged Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. They are Dr. (Mrs.) Olufisayo Oyewole of the Department of Art Education, Dr. Alabi Bello of the Department of Computer Science and Dr. Bayo Fasuwon of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. The Deans of the respective dons’ Faculties made the disclosure on Wednesday last week at the 119thRegular Meeting of Senate. Dr. (Mrs.) Oyewole, who bagged her Ph.D. in Language Education at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko recently, joined the services of the University in 2001 as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Arts Education (Faulty of Education). She attended the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, where she obtained B.A. (Ed.) Language Arts/Educations, French in 1996. She also bagged an M. A. from the same University in 2000. Dr. (Mrs.) Oyewole, who is presently a Lecturer I, has published many articles in several reputable journals and has attended various conferences. She is a member of some professional bodies, including, Modern Languages Association of Nigeria, National Association for the Advancement of Knowledge and National Association of University French Teachers. Dr. Bello earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science (Soft Computing) from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

NYSC: Ajasin Varsity Mobilizes 528 for National Service

No fewer than 528 graduating students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, have been mobilized for the 2014 Batch ‘B’ national service by the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. The Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Olujide Ajidahun, dropped the hint on Thursday last week when the Information Unit of the University visited him in his office. Dr. Ajidahun said necessary actions have been taken on the pre-mobilization list which had earlier been pasted for probable corrections by the graduating students. He added that the final list had been taken to the NYSC Headquarters in Abuja. The NYSC Orientation is expected to commence on August 5, 2014.