Boko Haram bombs Gombe park

Despite the ceasefire agreement entered with the Nigeria government boko haram does not see it good as to stop bombings.the sect has just bombed a major motor park in Gombe state early this morning 31st,October 2014.Gombe state which has always been the most peaceful state in the northeast has by this now begin experiencing bombings and other carnage unleashed by the terror group Three suspects have been arrested in connection with an early morning bomb explosion at the Gombe Motor Park which left an unconfirmed number of persons dead and several others injured. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kudu Nma, told newsmen in Gombe that a vehicle with an inscription “Yobe Line’’ was reported to have brought the suspected bombers to the park. “A vehicle which was suspected to have carried the bombers who came in with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) was recovered. “Unfortunately for the terrorists, they were caught when they were about to run away,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the explosion had gone off around 9.30 a.m. at the park, leaving many dead and several others with various degrees of injuries. The explosion had occurred at a time when many passengers were at the park boarding vehicles to various destinations. NAN reports that there was pandemonium around the area immediately after the incident as hundreds of youths from different directions descended on the park. They threw stones at security personnel and other rescue workers who were evacuating corpses and the injured. The security operatives had to shoot into the air to disperse the rampaging youths. The bodies of the victims were later conveyed to the Gombe Specialist Hospital, while those injured were also taken to other hospitals for treatment. At the Specialist Hospital, a mortuary attendant who pleaded for anonymity said 23 corpses were deposited there. Meanwhile, the park and the surrounding area have been cordoned off while normalcy has been restored. Also, many residents of the city have been visiting the hospital, trying to check if their relatives were among the victims.

Jonathan picks PDP Presidential Form

Now the issue whether president Jonathan Goodluck will consider seeking re-election has just been settled as the president just picked the PDP presidential nomination form yesterday 30th ,October 2014 to beat the deadline set by the ruling party for picking the forms.President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja assured Nigerians that he would continue to work with them to move the country forward.

He gave the assurance at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Headquarters after picking the party`s nomination and expression of interest forms to recontest the presidency in 2015. The president said that no matter how strong a president was across the world, he was only an individual that on his own, could do nothing. “You alone cannot change the society. For you to succeed, you work with people; so if you are succeeding that means we have a team that is working to transform this country. “So I will work with all Nigerians to make sure that we move our country to the next level,’’ the president said. He stressed that the days of saying that Nigeria was a potential great country was over, adding that, “Nigeria is a great country’’. This, he said, was demonstrated in the way the country collectively handled the Ebola case with the whole world being happy with Nigeria. President Jonathan, however, added that it was time for all hands to be on deck to move the country to the desired level in the years to come. He thanked Nigerians generally and reassured that his administration would not let the people down. The president also expressed gratitude to the PDP leadership for giving him the right of first refusal. “First let me thank God for today and Nigerians that are here today for this brief ceremony. “Let me thank the leadership and all members of our party for believing in me and for giving me the right of first refusal. “I could have still picked the forms if they did not give me, but giving me the right of first refusal has attracted more people that ordinarily it would have had,’’ the president said. He specifically thanked the PDP national chairman and members of the party`s National Executive Committee (NEC) for unanimously endorsing the decision of its other organs that adopted him as the party`s sole candidate for the 2015 presidential election. The president also thanked the PDP Governors Forum for providing the N22 million for purchasing the nomination and expression of interest forms for the election. He further thanked members of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) and other Nigerians for their contributions towards the purchase of the forms. “I remain most grateful for their gesture and I thank them for believing first in this country, secondly for believing in the PDP because they know that this form is for the PDP ticket and lastly, for believing in me,’’ he said. Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, the PDP National Chairman, however, expressed happiness at the occasion, adding that President Jonathan had made history by coming to pick the forms himself. He, however, announced that the party leadership had decided to give automatic tickets to state governors running for second term, who had performed creditably well, to re-contest their position in 2015. According to him, the governors will be given the right of first refusal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Jonathan was accompanied by members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and PDP governors, led by Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum. Mr Richard Lamai, a senatorial aspirant from Edo North Senatorial District, had however, called on Nigerians to support the second term bid of President Jonathan to enable him to continue his transformation agenda

Gulder Ultimate Search[GUS] 2014 winner emergees

the 2014 edition of gulder ultimate search has just ended with 24-year-old Chinedu Ubachukwu has emerged winner of this year’s edition of Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS). The reality TV show, which ended last night was the 11th edition. Ubachukwu along with 13 others were in the Aguleri jungle in Anambra State for 26 days in contest on who becomes the ultimate winner. Ubachukwu a Petroleum and Gas Engineering grduate from the University of Port Harcourt,who hails from Anambra State, edged out co-finalists, Emmanuel Afolabi and Nne Cosy Joe, to discover the mythical General’s Helmet, a symbol of this year’s search, aptly tagged The Mission.

Ubachukwu who discovered the General’s helmet, was congratulated by Chidi Mokeme, the anchor of the show, saying: “After 26 murderous days in the Aguleri jungle, after days and nights of pain and sorrow, thinking about the unknown, nursing your wounds with sweats and blood, it is you, Chinedu who made it here. It is you who has carved your name in history. It is you who has earned the bragging rights; it is you who has made it into the elite league of extraordinary warriors. By the powers conferred on me by the Council of Elders, I now pronounce you Last Man Standing.” As vowed by Nigerian Breweries Plc,organisers of the show, Ubachukwu,automatically qualified for the grand prize of N10 million and a brand new Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). “My expectation is very high. I’m from Anambra and my village is actually a few distance away from Aguleri. So, I just have to win this one, else I don’t know if I will be able to go home for Christmas, if I don’t win it,” he had said before the show commenced.

President jonathan receives AWC Trophy from Falcons

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday welcomed the Super Falcons who just won the African Women Championship. The president also fixed an official reception for November 5. The Nigerian players beat their Cameroon counterparts 2-0 in the final game that was played last Saturday in Windoek, Namibia. That win made it a record seventh time win for the Falcons. Speaking while receiving the female champions at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, the president said that discipline had brought the female footballers this far. He thanked them for making the country proud. “You have shown skill and consummate discipline with which you have made your country proud,” Mr. Jonathan said. The president and said while the male team had been doing well but were distracted by “internal crisis”. In his speech, the Minister of Sports, Tamuno Danagogo lauded the President’s efforts in the sports sector.well a spectacular reception for the team has been arranged for them on november 5

Eve Esin as the new face of Nollywood

Eve Esin a new actress that just emergerd and quickly dazzled the nigerian movie scene with her entertaining traits and characters.Eve Esin has acted along many big names in the nigerian movie industry and she wishes to extend thanks to her producer Solo Amaco for making that easy for her .she has featured in many thrilling nollywood films.she says that the dream to become an actress has always been with her since she was a child and is now realistic.According to the multitalented actress, she actually began with church drama and later found herself studying it as a course.she says she did her first acting job while in final year and returned to the screen after youth service according to her she is from Oron in Akwa Ibom state and studied theater arts at the university of calabar.she says every role comes with challenges pecujliar to it but is doing to interpret these well .she is the second in a family of two children.she says that the movie Innocent Pain has been her best movie where she played the role of a yoruba woman as the most challenging since her adventure into the movie industry.this is because she says she does not speak yoruba and that movie got her watching a lot of yoruba movies and that she has to learn not only how to speak yoruba words but also to pronounce them.my currently she is now Eve Esin is working on a movie project

Jonathan given ultimatum by PDP to declare for re election

In order to make things clear before the deadline set by the party's National Working Committee(NWC) the ruling party has asked president Jonathan Goodl

uck to declare if he wishes to bid for re election or not President Goodluck Jonathan has for long kept mum on whether he would run for re-election in 2015, but now he has been given a deadline by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to make a formal declaration. According to the national leadership of the PDP, the President and other aspirants vying for elective positions must within the next one week purchase their expression of interest and nomination forms, as the party cannot go for a national convention to ratify someone who has not indicated interest to contest. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh told journalists at the party’s national secretariat on Wednesday that the October 30 closing date for the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms will not be extended by a minute. The time, according to him for closing of the form sale on the day, is 6pm. “The NWC today decided that the issue of the closing date for the collection of the nomination forms cannot be extended. It will not be extended. No party member can obtain forms for our congress and convention 2014 after the deadline, the last date is 30th of October and it will not be extended,” said Metuh. The PDP had last month adopted Jonathan as a consensus candidate for the 2015 presidential election. The president is therefore expected to formally declare his interest in standing for re-election in 2015 before the end of the ultimatum given by the party.

2face and Wizkid at Hennessy Artistry international concert in Ghana

TuFace and Wizkid has definitely left a mark in Ghana with their first ever international performance of their collabo track, “Dance Go – Eau De Vie” The Hennessy Artistry 2014 headliners gave fans and party lovers a run for their money as they performed the Hennessy Artistry 2014 theme song along with a number of their hit tracks. 2Face who performed monster tracks like African queen, Spiritual healing, True Love, Implication among other hit tracks called out StarBoy, Wizkid to the stage as they both performed “Dance Go” amidst loud screams from excited fans. The concert which held at the Accra International Conference Centre last night, Saturday, October 18th later saw Wizkid close the show with label mate, L.A.X as they performed hits, Ginga, Caro, Show Me the Money among other hit songs. The duo moves to Lagos this week for another edition of the Hennessy Artistry club tou

Boko haram abducts 46 girls

i initially said that the terror group is not serious with adhering the cedasefire agreement with the federal government of nigeria which the government announced last week friday september 17 2014.the terror sect boko haram yesterday carried out another fresh abduction of 46 girls in madagaji local government area of Adamawa state .this is coming at a time when most nigerians are heaving a sigh of relief following the ceasefire agreement which FG declared. There is no doubt over the possibility of the sect reneging on the said ceasefire which the government had announced but what matters now is can boko haram ensure ceasefire? .well I do not believe that boko haram is ever wishing to enter into such an agreement with the nigerian government.the United States president Barack Obama just urged the nigerian government and boko haram to adhere strictly to the ceasefire but the group has just violated that order again after killing scores in Borno just 24 hours after the ceasefire anoouncement. it is quite imperfative to note that the ideal thing for the nigeria government to do is to equip the military with the necesary mechanism to smoke out this sect group..you do not negotiate with terrorists since they will hardly embrace any form of agreement due to the ideology propelling their course.ok i have heard several times that the main goal of boko harfam iss to islamise nigeria .thatis their ideology to have a caliphate islamic republic.so what then becomes the faith of christians? Can a christian now convert to islam just to appease these elements ?really boko haram cannot be pacified because of their idology or can i say the major reason behind their activities hence the need to smoke out this terror group

Genevieve Nnaji's St Genevieve

Do you know Genevieve Nnaji ?the ecstatic screen goddess of Nigerian movie industry.she just relaunched her clothing line called St.Genevieve in collaboration with the popular online shopping platform Jumia. Genevieve Nnaji re-launched her St. Genevieve clothing line in collaboration with online retailer Jumia at the Social Place in Victoria Island, Lagos. The new collection is called “Philomena” and consists of easy to wear pieces. Genevieve’s friends and associates Chinny Onwugbenu, Oluchi Orlandi, Vannessa Amadi-Oki and Veronica Ebie-Odeka were all there to celebrate with their friend along with Lynxxx, Stephanie Linus, Lola Maja, fashion bloggers, Nollywood fans and many more mostly those involed in the entertainment industry the clothing line though was initially launched sometime ago prior to relaunch has been making waves in jumia an online shopping platform

Michael Jackson as 2014 highest earned dead celebrity

Despite the fact that he died some years ago due to the errors of his personal doctor Michael Jackson has been named as the world 2014 highest earned dead celebrity by the Forbes magazine .Late King of Pop Michael Jackson has been named the world's top earning dead celebrity of 2014 with his estate minting $140 million, according to Forbes magazine. Jackson's estate is said to have made almost three times as much as perennial list topper Presley, who made $55 million over the same 12-month period. reports dailymail.co.uk. The reason for the high earnings by the "Dangerous" singer's estate is his second posthumous album release "Xscape", which scored number two on the charts.A holographic performance on stage at the Billboard Music Awards also bolstered MJ's profile. On the third spot on the list is Cartoonist Charles Schulz with $40 million, thanks to his popular characters which include Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Actress Elizabeth Taylor came in at fourth with $25 million and Bob Marley came in at fifth with an estimated $20 million in earnings. Forbes compiled the list in conjunction with estate managers, agents, music publishers and other insiders, coming up with estimates of what each estate brought in between October 2013 and October 2014.

Why Newswatch deputy editor was killed -by suspects

More facts have emerged to the reasons why the deputy editor of Newswatch magazine Mr Toyin Obadina was killed by a noorious robbery gang as the police in Lagos state paraded members of the gang that carried out the evil act Members of a notorious robbery gang that confessed to have killed the Deputy Editor of Saturday Newswatch, Mr. Toyin Obadina, during an operation in Ikorodu area of Lagos eight months ago, have been arrested by police in Lagos d be recalled that the deceased was driving in his Toyota Yaris salon car, with registration number AKD 701 CE, when he was attacked at Itoikin, Old Ijebu-Ode Road at 1a.m, on his way home at Parafa area of Ikorodu. He was rushed to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where he was operated on, but later died. Obadina’s murder was suspected to have been an assassination. But the suspects, who were paraded before journalists at the command’s headquarters yesterday, said they never knew the identity of their victim. The Command’s boss, Kayode Aderanti, said he received information that the gang was converging on their hide-out at Mile 12 area, in preparation for an operation last Friday. He said: “Based on the information, a team of crack detectives, led by the officer in charge of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Abba Kyari, swung into action and two suspected members of the gang, Ibrahim Adeokin and Babatunde Makinde, were arrested. “Immediate search conducted on them led to the recovery of two cut-to-size locally-made single barrelled short guns, with 12 rounds of live cartridges. “During interrogation, they confessed to belonging to a six-man robbery gang who has been terrorising Lagos State and its environs. They also confessed to be responsible for the killing of the owner of a Toyota Yaris car with registration number AKD 701CE, which they snatched and later abandoned with the corpse at Ikorodu. “The victim was later discovered to be Mr. Toyin Obadina, the Deputy Editor of Saturday Newswatch. Their confession later led detectives to Ikorodu area where one Festus Adeshina and Sunday Samuel were also arrested. “They mentioned Olasheun and Omo Alhaja, who are at large, as members of their gang, while Oke and Benjamin, who they claimed were members of the gang, were killed in a shoot-out with operatives of SARS at Mile 12 area.” How we killed Obadina —SUSPECT One of the suspects, Shina Festus, told journalists that he (Obadina) was shot dead by their leader, whose identity he gave as Oke. He said: “We were coming from Imota, while he (Obadina) was going inward. On reaching a bad spot, he slowed down and we blocked him with our vehicles: one in front and the other behind. “Four members of the gang came down from the vehicles. While two of them positioned themselves to wade off intruders, Oke and Benjamin went to the man in the car. An argument ensued between Oke and the man, and Oke shot him dead. “When one of us asked Oke why he shot the motorist, he got angry and shot the gang member for challenging his authority.

“At the end of the operation, we collected his phone, laptop and some money we saw in the car. When we got to our hideout, Oke told us that the man struggled with him. “We did not know the man was a journalist and my job is to drive the operational vehicle.” I was about to quit robbery, says suspect Twenty-one years old Shina, who still has a pending case of alleged robbery, revealed that he had only gone on operation with members of the gang three times, and made about N200,000. The suspect said he was arrested just when he wanted to quit robbery. He said: “I started thinking of quitting when Oke and Benjamin were killed by policemen from SARS during a shootout.” Aderanti said the suspects would be charged to court, adding that effort was on to arrest fleeing gang members of the gang. He warned criminals to turn a new leaf or leave Lagos State for good, adding that the command was determined to hunt down criminals that come to Lagos. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/killed-obadina-newswatch-dep-editor/#sthash.xGvUxAPP.dpuf

Oscar Pistorius:From sports to prison

Six time South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorious could be released from prison after 10 months of his sentence, while IPC bars athlete from competing at their events for five years Oscar Pistorius had been handed a five-year sentence for the culpable homicide (manslaughter) of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year.The trial which casted doubts over South Africa legal framework as r

aised much eyebrows considering the fact that the defendant is handicapped Reports stated that the six-time Paralympic gold medallist could serve a minimum of 10 months of his sentence in prison and the rest under house arrest, with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirming to the BBC’s sports editor, Dan Roan that the athlete will be barred from competing at IPC events for five years, even if he is released early. Pistorius would therefore be ineligible for the Rio Paralympic Games, as well as the two World Championships – Doha 2015 and London 2017. This would be reviewed should the sentence be appealed. The International Olympic Committee is yet to comment on whether the sprinter will be allowed to compete at IOC events in the future. Steenkamp died on February 14, 2013, after Pistorius fatally shot her through a toilet door. The athlete says he shot at the door thinking there was an intruder in his house and last month he was cleared of murder charges after Judge Thokozile Masipa stated that the prosecution had failed to prove premeditated murder. The 27-year-old was found guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide, which meant he could have faced a jail sentence of up to 15 years, but at the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday, Judge Masipa handed the Olympic and Paralympic sprinter a five-year sentence, explaining a non-custodial sentence would send the wrong message to the community, but that “a long sentence would also not be appropriate because it would lack the element of mercy”. Pistorius was also given a three-year suspended sentence for a separate firearms offence. Pistorius’ family is said to have confirmed that the athlete will not be appealing his sentence, though the State prosecuting authority is yet to decide whether to appeal. Known as the “Blade Runner” because of the carbon fibre prosthetic blades he would use when running, Pistorius made history at London 2012 when he became the first double amputee to run in both the Olympics and Paralympics. The London 2012 Olympic 400m semi-finalist also won gold in the T44 400m at the London Paralympics, setting a Paralympic record in the process, as well as silver in the T44 200m and gold in the 4x100m relay.

UP NIGERIA:WHO declares Nigeria ebola free

Nigeria has retained back her former status as ebola free country as the WHO declared her ebola free yesterday .The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Monday, officially certified Nigeria free of the Ebola virus disease. The country representative of WHO in Nigeria, Dr Riu Gama Vaz, made the announcement at a news conference in Abuja. He said Nigeria had successfully broken the transmission chain, stressing that the country’s story was an indication that the disease could be contained. “Today, October 20, 42 days, means twice the incubation period, after the last confirmed case of the Ebola virus disease was discharged from the isolation ward, having tested negative for the Ebola virus, the chain of transmission has been broken. “WHO officially declares that Nigeria is now free of the Ebola virus, the virus is gone for now, the outbreak in Nigeria has been defeated. This is a spectacular success story that shows to the world that Ebola can be contained,” the WHO country representative said. He added that there was a lot more to be done, as other affected countries in West Africa were still battling to control the spread of the disease within their countries and beyond their borders. Vaz said the battle against the virus could only be won if countries still plagued by the spread of the disease were liberated. He commended Nigerian authorities and frontline workers for their efforts and commitment in the containment of the virus in Lagos and Port Harcourt. The WHO country representative acknowledged Nigeria’s unique style and strategy in controlling the spread of the disease beyond the states where cases were reported and stressed the need for Nigeria to export its experience and expertise to help fight the scourge of the disease in other countries still struggling with the virus. “We need to continue sharing the Nigerian experience and the country’s expertise to help other countries to urgently contain the Ebola epidemic and supporting others in the preparedness and response plan,” he said. He, however, warned that Nigeria was still at risk of contracting the virus, hence the need for authorities to remain vigilant in checking its borders and other entry points into the country. Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, paid glowing tributes to the heroes of Nigeria’s Ebola control campaign. He commended the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan and the national Ebola response team led by the project director of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Professor Abdulsalam Nasidi. Chukwu said the president’s committed leadership, the affected state governments and the hard work of members of the response team remained key to the success recorded by Nigeria. He, however, urged international partners sending aid to other countries in West Africa to work closely with ECOWAS to effectively contain the spread of the disease. The minister said Nigeria remained committed and was open to support countries fighting Ebola, in addition to what it had already done to help contain the scourge. Professor Nasidi, speaking on the certification, said it only means that the epidemic was not sustained. He said Nigeria prevented a sustained Ebola virus epidemic, adding, however, that the certification did not rule out the possibility of the virus re-introduction. The don said Nigeria could not afford to let down its guards on Ebola virus, adding that the country must be at alert all the time, to be able to respond to any case of infection or outbreak. The expert said with the pronouncement by WHO, Nigeria ceases to be one of the countries listed to have Ebola and, as such, its citizens ceases to face travel restriction. He sounded a note of warning that Nigerians must stick to all rules of preventing the virus, such as washing of hands, as a case of introduction of Ebola virus could be deadly. President Goodluck Jonathan welcomed the declaration by WHO, adding that the globally-acclaimed success against Ebola was a testimony to what Nigerians could achieve if they set aside their differences and work together. Briefing State House correspondents in Abuja, on Monday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, said the president had dedicated the certification to the “many patriotic health workers, volunteers and ordinary Nigerians, who worked tirelessly, some of them paying the ultimate price, to stop the deadly virus in its track, after it entered the country in July.” Jonathan reiterated his appreciation of the contributions of state governments, WHO and other international health organisations, relatives of infected persons and other Nigerians, who either courageously underwent the rigours of being quarantined or complied with all directives issued by health authorities to defeat the virus. “As the nation applauds the success of its collective effort to stop the transmission of the Ebola virus within Nigeria, the president warns that the entire country must remain fully alert and vigilant against the re-entry of the virus,” Abati said. The president urged all Nigerians to continue to follow the anti-Ebola advisories on sanitation and personal hygiene, issued by federal and state health authorities. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said the certification was a welcome development, describing it as a wake-up call to all Nigerians. Its first Vice President, Dr Titus Ibekwe, said Nigeria’s neighbours “are still battling with the virus,” a reason he said it was not totally over. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, commended the successful eradication of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria, saying that the feat would change the negative perception of the country by the outside world. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by his media office in Abuja, on Monday. The former vice president and presidential aspirant said that the governments of Nigeria, Lagos and Rivers states should be commended for the remarkable achievement in the face of the grimmest medical crisis that the country found itself dealing with. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Monday, said the success recorded by Nigeria in the containment of the Ebola virus was, by all standards, phenomenal. Idris spoke in Ikeja, while reacting to the declaration of Nigeria as Ebola-free. He also announced a N50 million support to First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, where the index case, Mr Patrick Sawyer died, to assist it bounce back to business. The commissioner said the containment success was unique, because the country‘s case was the first urban case in decades.

Clem Onyeka of nollywood shot dead

the nigerai movie environment was recently thrown into mourning mood as robbers shot dead one of the actors that keeps the industry moving in the country and across the world A Nollywood actor, identified as Clem Onyeka and a policeman were murdered yesterday in broad daylight in Asaba, Delta State. The men were killed during a fierce shootout between armed robbers and the police, as the robbers tried to seize a bullion van carrying money. SaharaReporters narrates the story thus: "...an eyewitness said the van was ambushed around 2pm along DBS road, Asaba, by the armed robbers who were operating in Jeep and Sienna cars. In the process of trying to seize the van, the police escort resisted, resulting in a severe gun battle between the robbers and the police. According to sources, the armed robbers succeeded in killing the officer manning the police escort, while one of the armed robbers was said to have been shot by the officer. A stray bullet from the conflict also hit and killed Onyeka, while the actor was returning from a filming location.HOWEVER THE ROBBERS ESCAPED WITH ONE OF THEIR WPOUNDED COLLEAGUES

why Ini Edo asked for divorced from ex husband

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igerian ebtertainment scene was recently ago loaded with news that the 6 year childless marriage of foremost nollywood actress Ini Edo had crashed has now led the actress to say the real reasons that made her to quite the romance with her ex husband Philip Ehiagwina Embattled Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has been explaining to whoever cares to listen why she decided to walk out of her five-year old marriage unceremoniously. According to the actress, she demanded for a divorce from her ex-husband because of a lot of irreconcilable differences. Contrary to reports that, her ‘barren marriage’ crashed following allegations of infidelity levelled against her by her husband, Ini Edo refuted the allegation, saying that she never cheated her husband since they got married. In a tweet, confirming breaking up with her husband, Ini Edo alleged that “There is a conscious and malicious attempt at tarnishing my image. This saga is familiar, let’s not forget the past. Thanks and God bless.” Ini Edo got married to her US-based husband, Philip Ehiagwina, about five years. The couple who lived separately for most of their marriage life decided to formally split in early August. There were reports that Ini’s people have even returned the bride price paid by Philip in 2008. She has since removed her husband’s name from her social media accounts and she also removed wife from her bio on instagram. The marriage did not prod - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/asked-divorce-ex-husband/#sthash.aWP0KUK5.dpuf

Catholic synod disagrees with Pope on homosexulas

There has been non compromise between the pope and the catholic synod on the rights of homosexuals.while the pope wishes that the rights of the gays be recognised and granted the synod at the Vatican wants the opposite.Pope Francis has suffered a setback as proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at a Catholic Church synod. A draft issued half-way through the meeting of senior clerics had called for greater openness towards homosexuals, and divorced and remarried Catholics. But those paragraphs were not approved, and stripped from the final report. All other parts of the draft report were accepted by the Synod. The Pope said the full draft document, including the rejected paragraphs, should nonetheless be published. Correspondents say the text welcoming gay people and remarried Catholics had been watered down in the final version that was voted on – but it appears that they still met with resistance from conservatives. Speaking after the vote, Pope Francis told attendees he would have been “worried and saddened” if there had not been “animated discussions” or if “everyone had been in agreement or silent in a false and acquiescent peace”, AP news agency reported. The New Ways Ministry, a Catholic gay-rights group, said it was “very disappointing that the synod’s final report did not retain the gracious welcome to lesbian and gay people that the draft of the report included”. The report was issued at the conclusion of a two-week meeting at the Vatican, attended by about 200 bishop

And boko haram violates ceasefire agreement with Nigerian government

The terror group boko haram has just violated the ceasefire agreement that was announced by the federal government on friday 17th october 2014.The federal government said that there has been a major breakthrow as it has entered into agreement witth the sect on release of the abducted Chibok girls in exchange for release of major boko haram detainees.but there was an attack by the terror group in Borno state last saturday. Boko haram attackled some villages around the hilly area of Dzur killing 18 persons despite the ceasefire aggreenmt. My view is that there are some other groups terrorising Nigeria and that boko haram is just one of them and these other groups have been operating anonimously.Look at what that has just happened the government announcing an agreement with boko haram and another group struck just 24 hours after the announcement killing 18 persons . Really there are some other terror groups tormenting Nigeria but the the security forces have failed to identify them and deal with them accordingly.Many of these other groups operate knowing that it will be hard for the Nigerian government to acknowledge their existence and consequently stop their activities.Look boko haram is not the only terror group attacking Nigeria The controversy over the fate of Abubakar Shekau still ravages the minds of most nigerians .While the Nigerian army says that he is dead another person is claiming to the real shekau from video released by the group not quite long ago. If you take a concise look at the scenario then probably you will get what am saying .the northen part of Nigeria with many porous entries from nearby Cameroon and Chad has made it somehow difficult to tackle the insurgency.Do we have data on how many persons move into this country daily from these entries?if no then the situation is worse than you may imagine and if yes then how are the security forces able to make use of this data to stop the carnage? If the government enters into an agreement with the sect then it must be made clear that all affiliates of the group be exposed by the leaders and laydown their arms and completely embrace ceasefire,merely saying that they have agreed to ceasefire can be a hoas and a ploy to betray the government into releasing their detained members.Its most likely there are many affiliates ol this boko haram group yet to be uncovered who operate and cause greate damage to innnocent citizens in the northen part of the country.

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi sacked

He had been having a fine season managing the Nigerian male senior national team which culminated in him winning the African Cup of Nations and qualifying the country for the last world cup in Brazil but all that came to an end yesterday as the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) terminated his job following a series of poor results The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday night sacked Stephen Keshi as Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach and relieved his assistants – Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorounmu – of their duties. The decision was reached following an executive committee meeting held in Abuja. In a communiqué signed by Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande, the NFF commended Keshi and his assistants for their achievements in the past three years. “We praise their glorious accomplishments to the senior national team in the past three years and hailed Stephen Keshi, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorounmu as true national heroes. However, in the interest of Nigeria football and the desire to ensure qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, the Committee decided to relieve them of their duties with immediate effect,” the communiqué disclosed. Keshi has received a lot of flak in recent times for the poor performance of the Super Eagles at the on-going Nations Cup qualifiers. The Committee has therefore unanimously approved the appointment of a consortium of coaches to lead the Super Eagles for the two concluding matches of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series (against Congo in Brazzaville and against South Africa in Uyo), after which an expatriate Coach will be appointed. The consortium, led by Amodu Shaibu, also has Salisu Yusuf, Gbenga Ogunbote and Aloysius Agu. The team also has a new Coordinator in former international Garba Lawal, while Toyin Ibitoye was appointed as the new Media Officer. Godfirst Chike also took over as the new equipment manager. Team Secretary, Enebi Achor, was retained. Also, former Super Eagles head coach,. Samson Siasia, was appointed as the new head coach of the U-23 Men’s team. He will be assisted by Fatai Amoo, while the Technical and Development Committee is to recommend the other members of the crew. However, in recognition of Keshi’s administrations’ contribution to Nigerian football, the NFF approved that the trio of Keshi, Amokachi and Shorounmu can proceed to any coaching course of their choice in any country to build their capacity, at the expense of the NFF. “All their entitlements will be paid within the next fortnight,” the communiqué added. The Executive Committee also constituted Standing Committees of the Federation thus: FINANCE COMMITTEE: Otunba Dele Ajayi (Chairman); Busari Ishola (Member); Bello Saidi (Member); Auwalu Musa Umar (Member); Financial Institution/Accounting Firm Representative.

Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), has become the second presidential aspirant to pick the expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC.this is coming at at time whem former vice president atiku abubakar just picked also the prwesidential form of the same party to run for the primaries

General Buhari, who paid the required 27.5million Naira in Abuja, was handed the forms by the party’s National Chairman, Mr John Oyegun. Mr Oyegun handed over the forms to the former military Head of State after former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, handed over a cheque of N27.5million on behalf of the presidential aspirant to the National Organising Secretary of the party, Senator Osita Izunaso. The former Nigerian Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, had on Wednesday, declared his intention to contest in the presidential election of 2015. He made the official declaration before a large gathering of APC members at the Eagle Square in Abuja, where he promised to restore Nigeria’s honour if elected as President in 2015. The former Head of State has promised to tackle issues of insecurity, corruption, unemployment and power generation, among others, if elected. (Channels TV)