ABOMINATION: 45 YEAR OLD MAN RAPES 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN

Police in Ekiti have arrested a 45-yr-old man identified as Lawrence Adedapo, for allegedly forcibly having carnal knowledge of a 75-year-old woman, Grace Asaolu, at Ogbese Camp, Ise-Ekiti in Ise-Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Adedapo, a farmer, was said to have invited the old woman to his house on November 7 this year under the pretext that he brought some plantain from his farm for sale.
The accused was said to have taken advantage of the septuagenarian’s fragile nature, overpowering her before having carnal knowledge of her.
Narrating her ordeal, Mrs Asaolu said; “Lawrence Adedapo is my neighbour. He invited me to come and collect plantain but instead he pushed me on his children’s bed and forcefully had carnal knowledge of me. I later rushed to the police station to report the matter.”
When he was interrogated by the police, the suspect confirmed that he had carnal knowledge of the woman but however denied forcing her, claiming that she was his mistress.
“I knew her long time ago. I knew her as a widow from Moba Local Government Area of the state. We have known each other for the past 35 years and I have been dating her for long.
“The last time I had s*x with her was in April during Easter before meeting her again on November 7. That was the second time we met this year. I did not force her into it and I had her consent before doing it”.
Asked why she reported the matter to the police, Adedapo said: “I promised to give her N2,000 which she asked for before we did it. But after the s*x I was able to give her N1,000 only. That could be the reason why she alleged that I r*ped her. I later found out that she was bleeding as a result of the s*x.
“I did not even release because I used my children’s room, so I had to rush.”
Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Victor Babayemi, ASP, insisted that the investigation carried out by the police revealed that the old woman was actually r*ped by the suspect.
“In the course of investigation, facts emerged that the suspect knew the victim to be of old age, 75, and in menopause.
“She could not have been bleeding without tampering with her organ. Medical report shows that there was a violent s*xual assault on her; she was also said to be distressed with her private part smeared with fresh blood.
“It shows that he invited the woman with criminal intent to have intercourse with her,” Babayemi said.

ASARI DOKUBO ARRESTED IN BENIN REPUBLIC

News making round is that the Ex-leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, was on Tuesday arrested in Cotonou, capital of Benin Republic. It was learnt that the former militant leader, who claims to be a citizen of the tiny West African country, was arrested at about 1.00pm by the country’s gendarmes (police). Festus Keyamo, his lawyer and friend, who confirmed the arrest, said Asari-Dokubo was picked up for no particular reason around the Lubeleyi roundabout and taken to “an unknown destination.”
Keyamo, in the statement on Tuesday, noted that Asari-Dokubo, a vocal supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection bid in 2015, had been residing partly in Benin Republic for many years, adding that the ex-militant even owns houses, schools and an academy in Cotonou.
In a  statement  Festus Keyamo  said, “Today, Tuesday, November 26, 2013, my friend and client, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, around the hours of 1pm and 2pm by the country’s gendarmes (police).

“He was picked up around the Lubeleyi roundabout and taken to an unknown destination. We want to emphasise that Alhaji Dokubo-Asari carries on legitimate business and has been living partly in Benin Republic for many years now. In fact, he owns houses, schools and an academy in that country. All these places have been searched as at this evening and nothing incriminating was found.

Keyamo expressed the conviction that “Dokubo’s arrest and detention are a ploy by certain forces in Nigeria in unholy alliance with the Beninoise government to keep him away as 2015 approaches”.

Keyamo stated that while he would be reaching out to his colleagues in Benin Republic to help in the enforcement of Asari-Dokubo’s fundamental rights, he called on the Nigerian government to immediately intervene and ensure that no harm befalls his client and “to use all diplomatic means to secure his immediate release and safe return to Nigeria”.

ISLAMIC RELIGION BANNED IN ANGOLA AS MOSQUES ARE DESTROYED

By popular demand, Angolan authorities have taken pre-emptive action and decided to ban the Muslim religion.They see what Muslims are doing to non-Muslims, especially in Africa, and are taking steps to prevent the same from happening in Angola.
In early October 2013, the Muslims living in Luanda in the municipality of Viana Zango were shocked to see the minaret of their mosque dismantled into pieces on the ground without permission. On Thursday 03 October in the morning, the Angolan authorities decided to destroy the mosque Zango located in the urban district of Viana 17 km. The governor of Luanda Bento announced in a radio spot that radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques in Angola.

Jjose Eduardo Dos Santos
Angola President

And on Tuesday, November 19, the Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva said. “Regarding Islam, the legalization process has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Therefore all mosques would be closed until further notice. “ It should be noted that the Angolan government has made closing of all mosques a priority. The only two mosques located in Luanda have already received a warning document signed by the mayor of the municipality of Viana José Moreno.
The provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Bento, said on the airwaves of local radio that “radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques.” Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva explained that the law on freedom of religion will be reviewed given the current national context , noting that the Government will redouble its efforts to fight relentlessly against religious cults like Islam which are contrary to the customs of Angolan culture.
This decisive action taken by the Angolan head of state is based on a desire to guard against the rise of the Wahhabi ideology that has created havoc, death and destruction in Africa and elsewhere. And as rightly explained Tunisian philosopher Mezri Haddad: “Islamism and Islamophobia feed each other. Worse, long-term Islamism as an ideology destroy Islam as religion. “
According to the International Religious Freedom Report 2008, Islam in Angola is a minority religion with 80,000 – 90,000 adherents, composed largely of migrants from West Africa and families of Lebanese origin. The Muslims comprise between 2.5 to 3 percent of Angola’s overall population of 17 million people, most of them Christians.
In the last decade, but especially during the last few years the Muslim community in Angola has grown appreciably and Islamic activities have become more common in major cities. Mosques have sprung up in a number of places and Qur’anic schools have been built to provide Islamic instructions and teach Arabic language to adherents.
Public attitudes toward Islam have been generally negative. Cultural differences between Angolan and Muslim immigrants have been the basis for negative views toward Islam, as was the perceived link between Islam and illegal immigration. Since the September 11 attacks, there has been a deliberate attempt to link Muslims with terrorism. It has become a matter of routine at Luanda airport for security officers to detain Muslims arriving from Sahelian countries.
On September 1, 2008, a Muslim mob attacked non-Muslims in the community of Andulo. The school-age daughter of a deacon at one of the churches was decapitated. Forty Christians were assaulted or tortured. The mob burned three church buildings. They also went to non-Muslim houses to intimidate them or destroyed items of property. Stones were thrown at the headquarters of a local Christian project, causing some damage. An Angolan Christian leader said that the local police were unable to stop the attack and fled the scene.


Source:Integrity Reporters

NEWS FLASH: NIGERIANS BANNED FROM TRADING IN ZIMBABWE

 

According to news reports, starting from January next year, Nigerians trading in Zimbabwe will no longer be allowed to. Zimbabwean authorities said they have given foreign shop-owners, mostly Chinese and Nigerian nationals, an ultimatum to shut down their businesses by January. 1, 2014.

From Integrity Reporters 

A top official of the black empowerment ministry said only Zimbabweans had the right to run shops that have sprung up across the country and are termed foreign businesses targeted under the nation’s black empowerment laws, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reportedFriday.

Those laws, passed in 2007, demand foreign businesses to cede 51 percent control to local blacks. The foreign shop owners have been criticized for taking retail trade opportunities from Zimbabwean traders by selling cheap imports.

Poor townships and city flea markets have in recent years been inundated by shops run by foreigners. According to state media, shop owners who fail to comply will be arrested.

"I AM STILL A MEMBER OF PDP" SAYS GOV ALIYU

Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Tuesday denied media reports that he had defected from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“I remain a member of the PDP,’’ Aliyu said in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Danladi Ndayebo, in Minna.
The governor said that he was shocked by the announcement of the merger between the PDP splinter group and APC even before a final decision was taken on the matter.
Aliyu said that he was not present at the meeting where the merger deal was sealed between the Baraje-led PDP faction and APC leaders.
He, however, said that there were ongoing talks with President Goodluck Jonathan, adding that he would await the outcome of the negotiation before taking a final decision. (NAN)

G7 GOVERNORS JOINS APC

The long awaited merger was finally concluded today between the seven aggrieved People’s Democratic Party governors also known as the G7 who today,  joined the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Acting National Chairman of the now defunct new PDP, Mr Kawu Baraje told journalists that the merger is expected to rescue the nation’s fledgling democracy.
Governors of Kano, Rivers, Kwara and Niger states attended today’s press conference at the Kano Governors’ Lodge in Abuja where the announcement of the merger was made.
The G7 members are made up of Kwara State Governor, Ahmed Abdulfatah, Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, that of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko, Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, the Governor of Kano State Rabiu Kwankwanso, Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi and Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State.
The split with the PDP is an aftermath of the crisis which began when the governors walked out of the Special Delegates Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in August.
The governors followed Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who also walked out, to the Yar’adua Center in Abuja where they announced the formation of the new PDP.
Also in the protest walk-out was a former Chairman of the PDP, Abubakar Baraje, and some senators.

AMNESTY ACCUSES SHELL OF INACCURATE DOCUMENTATION OF THE OIL SPILLAGE

 

With the oil spills recorded in the Niger-delta from shell pipeline, alot of investigation has been going on, and Shell has been accused of incorrect documentation of the oil spills by Amnesty International. Read on to find out more.

Amnesty International has accused Nigeria's biggest petroleum producer, Shell, of inaccurately documenting oil spills in an effort to avoid paying compensation and damaging its reputation.
"Shell is being disingenuous about the devastation caused by its Niger Delta operations. This new evidence shows that Shell's claims about the oil spills cannot be trusted," said Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty's director of global issues, on Thursday.
Shell Nigeria said it "firmly rejects unsubstantiated assertions" by Amnesty, adding the group "exaggerated the impact of crude oil theft and sabotage to distract attention from operational performance".
Hundreds of leaks are reported every year in the creeks and swamplands of the Niger Delta. These spills damage the environment and cut profits for oil companies, including Shell and Italy's Eni.
Sabotage and theft
Shell says most of its oil spills are caused by sabotage and theft and that it cleans up, whatever the cause.
Amnesty, however, said it saw reports about spills that stated the reason as sabotage, but lacked further explanation. Other examples showed that Shell had calculated the size of a spill behind closed doors.
Amnesty also worked with US pipeline specialist Accufacts, which found some pictures on Shell's website showing that spills categorised as being caused by sabotage were more likely due to corrosion of ageing pipelines.
Accufacts also questioned Shell's methodology in calculating the cause and size of spills.
Shell said that since 2011 it has published spill investigations with photographs on its website, and is the only oil major operating in Nigeria to do so.
"We seek to bring greater transparency and independent oversight to the issue of oil spills, and will continue to find ways to enhance this," the company statement said.
Amnesty acknowledged that Shell had improved its transparency over oil spills since 2011.

TEN AMAZING THINGS YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT COCA-COLA

Coca-Cola has been around for over 100 years, since 1886. It was first used as medicine and was claimed to cure many ailments, including impotence. Through the years, Coca-Cola has become the most popular soft drink in the world, but, did you know it has other uses besides refreshing us on a hot day? You can try these to be sure *eyesrolling*

1) Defrosting A Windshield

Tired of scraping off that pesky ice from your windshield during winter? Simply pour a can of Regular Coke over it and wait. You’ll be amazed!

2) Jellyfish Sting

Have you ever heard that the only way to soothe a jellyfish sting is to pee on it? This is not only gross, but untrue. Instead, pour some Coca-Cola over the sting. The relief will be almost instantaneous.

3) Window Cleaner

Coca-Cola contains citric acid, which makes it the perfect glass and window cleaner. No more harsh chemicals, just pour Coke over your windows and wipe them down with a moistened cloth.

4) Car Battery Terminals

The crud that accumulates around the terminals of your car battery can be removed by pouring Coke over them, letting it sit for a few minutes, and then hosing off the residue. For extra hard spots, simply use a sponge to rub off the gunk.

5) Pesticide

If you find your garden overrun by slugs and other bugs during the Spring and Summer months, pour some Coke into small containers and set them out in your yard. The sugar will attract the bugs and the acid in the Coke will kill them. This works on roaches too.

6) Skunk Smell

Once in a while you may find that you, or your pet, came too close to a skunk and got sprayed. Using tomato juice might be effective but it’s messy and hard to clean. Instead, pour Coke all over yourself or your pet while in the shower, make sure to use a lot, so all areas are covered. Wait for a few minutes and then rinse off. You will smell fresh and clean once you’re done, and so will your pet.

7) Cleaning Toilets

To remove those ugly stains, simply pour Regular Coke into your toilet bowl over the dirty areas and wait for 10 minutes. The acid in the Coke will break up even the most difficult stains.

8) Fish Smell

The boys went fishing and now their clothing smells so bad you want to throw it out? Salvage stinky clothing by pouring some Coke on your laundry during the wash cycle.

9) Hair Curling

For perfect curls, even if your hair is straight, leave an open can of Coke out overnight. Then pour it over your long hair and let it sit for a few minutes. Rinse thoroughly.

10) Soothe Your Dog’s Paws

When your pet’s paw pads become worn, they can cause your dog a lot of pain. When you notice them getting worn and shiny, soak your pet’s paws in glass bottle Coca-Cola for about 20 minutes. This will help soothe and heal your pet’s tired feet.

INDIA GOES TO PLANET MARS

India has launched its first inter-planetary mission in an attempt to become the only Asian country to reach the planet of Mars.

A rocket carrying a 1.35-tonne unmanned probe vehicle lifted off from the country's southern island of Sriharikota on Tuesday, where it began a 300-day, 780-million-km journey to study the Martian atmosphere.

"The biggest challenge will be precisely navigating the spacecraft to Mars," K Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO), said before the launch.

The Mars Orbiter Mission, known as Mangalyaan [Mars Craft] in Hindi, was to first ride a rocket into an elliptical orbit around Earth. It was programmed to perform a series of technical manoeuvres and short burns to raise its orbit before propelling towards Mars.
The mission is India's first inter-planetary journey that requires developing technology to allow a probe to run autonomously.

Indian scientists sent a probe called Chandrayaan to the moon five years ago. The mission faced several challenges, including losing contact with controllers in 2009 and when a new, larger launch vehicle blew up after take-off in 2010.

Manmohan Singh, Indian prime minister, announced the Mars mission 15 months ago shortly after a Chinese attempt to reach the faraway planet failed to leave earth's atmosphere.
The timing of the announcement led to speculation that India was trying to compete with its neighbour, a charge that Indian officials have denied.

"We are in competition with ourselves in the areas that we have charted for ourselves," Radhakrishnan told AFP news agency last week. "Each country has its own priorities."

More than half of all attempted missions to Mars have failed, including a Chinese attempt in 2011 and Japan's in 2003.
Only the US, Russia and the European Union have successfully reached Mars to date.

The Indian project will cost Rs4.5bn ($73m), only a fraction of the cost of previous foreign missions.

One of the main goals of the Indian mission is to find evidence of methane gas on Mars, which would support the idea that the Red Planet can host primitive life forms.

A 2012 US exploration mission to Mars, known as Curiosity, disproved this theory when it discovered only trace elements of methane in the Martian atmosphere.

The US was the first country to successfully send a robotic explorer vehicle to Mars.
NASA will launch another Martian study probe on November 18.

POLICE DENY STOPPING EX-GOV, GOJE FROM ENTERING GOMBE

SEN. DANJUMA GOJE

A mild drama played out yesterday at the Tunfure police road block in Gombe when men of the Nigeria Police stopped a long convoy of supporters, who were with the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje from entering town, which is a few kilometers away from Tunfure.

Thousands of supporters of the former governor had converged on the Gombe International Airport to welcome Senator Goje but on their return, they were stopped by the police, who insisted that he (Goje) cannot enter the town with the long convoy of vehicles and supporters who went to welcome him.

The former governor it was learnt insisted on entering the town with his crowd of supporters or he would go back.
After both parties stood their grounds for about ten minutes, the police permitted Goje and the large crowd of his supporters into Gombe.

However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Fwaje Atajiri, denied that the former governor was stopped from entering the town, saying the incidence was just a regular security check due to the large crowd of people he was coming in with.

He said, “How can the police stop him from entering Gombe when he has a court case in Gombe?”

Sen. Goje, who is a member of the new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, during a parley with reporters shortly after his arrival at the Gombe International Airport, declared that he is the authentic leader of PDP in the state.

When asked about the strength of new PDP in Gombe State, Goje said “You see we have a court case so I don’t want to say anything but you know I was a leader of PDP in Gombe State. Gombe used to be an ANPP state, it was my struggle with the support of my followers that led to the dislodgement of ANPP government in the state in 2003. I am the natural leader of PDP in Gombe State; whoever is PDP in Gombe state is either my boy or my assistant. We laid the struggle and we pushed out ANPP in the state otherwise Gombe State would have just been like Yobe or Borno States.”

-Daily

HONEST NIGERIANS WILL JOIN BOKOHARAM IF THERE IS INJUSTICE IN THE 2015 ELECTION- DIGA

If the 2015 general elections is marred by ‘political injustice’, honest Nigerians may become members of the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue-South senatorial district, Ameh Diga, has said.
Diga, who spoke at Otukpo in Benue State, also warned that as long as injustice continues to thrive, the Boko Haram insurgency will not end soon.

“Let me say this which could be a mark of prophecy, if there is political injustice in 2015, honest men and women who have no call to terrorism will find Boko Haram an acceptable platform of letting the government know that it cannot rule in a certain way,” he said.

Although Diga noted that the insurgents are fighting injustice, he said their approach was wrong.

-Daily Trust

Will Nigerians really join the gang if 2015 election is rigged? HowTrue?

NIGERIA POLICE AN ARMED WING OF THE PDP- PROGRESSIVE GOVERNORS

DPO ASOKORO POLICE UNIT, ABUJA, CSP NNANNA AMAH IN ORANGE-COLOURED T-SHIRT INFORMS GOVERNOR RABI’U MUSA KWANKWASO OF KANO STATE TO STOP THE NPDP MEETING AT THE KANO STATE GOVERNOR’S LODGE ON SUNDAY

The opposition governors under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) yesterday expressed dismay with the Nigeria Police for having the effrontery to barge into a meeting of the G-7 governors which held on Sunday night at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.
The progressive governors were even more disappointed that the invasion of a meeting that had in attendance elected representatives of the Nigerian people such as governors, senators, House of Representatives’ members among others, was led by a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Nnanna Ama of the Asokoro police division.

In a statement by the Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Salihu Lukman, the governors described the police action as illegal as it infringe on the constitutionally guaranteed rights of the governors to freedom of association.

The governors said: “The police action is not only alarming but also demonstrates clearly that the force, instead of carrying out its constitutional responsibilities of maintaining peace and order in the society has become no more than the armed wing of the ruling PDP.

“Coming barely a week after storming the Adamawa State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja to disrupt a lawful meeting of like-minded individuals, and despite public outcry at the tactics of the police, the Force, in clear violation of all rules of civility still went ahead to disrupt a G-7 caucus meeting at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge on the November 3, 2013, in Asokoro, Abuja.

“If the Nigeria Police Force has not become the armed wing of the PDP, why should the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Asokoro Police Unit, CSP Nnanna Ama, burst into the venue and ordered the meeting stopped, threatening to mobilize troops to abort it if his order was not obeyed?

“For a DPO to have the impudence to force his way into the meeting of perceived opponents of President Goodluck Jonathan to disrupt a meeting of governors and members of the Senate and the House of Representatives that were duly elected by Nigerians, and also threatened them with arrest can only indicate that the orders must have come from the Presidency.”

The PGF said Sunday’s action was an all time low in the history of the Nigerian police and condemned in totality its antics of breaking up peaceful meetings and harassing Nigerians, just as it called for a probe into the PDP – Nigeria Police relations.
“Is the police established and paid to serve all Nigerians or merely to serve the interests of the PDP? If the police have become the armed wing of the PDP, then what differentiates it from the terror tactics of those who seek to violently impose their political beliefs on others?” the PGF asked rhetorically.

While saluting the G-7governors for their resilience, tenacity and patriotic commitment to their democratic ideals, the PGF asked them to continue with the fight to rescue Nigeria from the grip of a tiny clique that had cornered the political space in the country and now regards the rights and commonwealth of Nigerians as disposable in their desperation to continue in office despite growing unrest in the polity occasioned by PDP’s politics of poverty and exclusion.
“We wish to emphatically restate our resolve to join hands and work with our colleagues in G7 and nPDP to ensure that the current regressive trend towards authoritarianism, increasing poverty, unemployment and incompetent leadership is arrested,” they said.

The PGF also used the opportunity to reaffirm its position that another four years of the PDP and the Jonathan administration will spell doom for Nigeria and its over 170 million people, which necessitated their determination to rescue Nigeria and provide security and prosperity for Nigerians.


Source: infonigeria

SUPRME COURT UPHOLDS TONY NWOYE AS PDP CANDIDATE

TONY NWOYE

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Mr Tony Nwoye as Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Anambra.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi held that the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt was right in holding that the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
“After a careful perusal of the record of the court’s proceedings, we so hold that the appellant (Ukachukwu) was given sufficient fair hearing at the Court of Appeal.
“We are equally convinced that the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case in the first place.

“It is evident from the appeal that the appellant did not challenge the process leading to the election of Tony Nwoye as PDP’s candidate for the Nov. 16 Anambra governorship election.
“The appellant has devoted this appeal to challenging the purportedly non-adherence of the third respondent (Nwoye) to the prompt payment of taxes.

“It has, however, discovered that Ukachukwu failed to prove that Nwoye actually did not pay his taxes as at when due.

“Consequent upon the above, the appeal fails in part and Mr Tony Nwoye is hereby upheld as the valid candidate of the PDP in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election.
“The full reasons for this judgment shall be delivered on Jan. 31’’, she said.
Ukachukwu had through his counsel, Chief Joseph Daudu (SAN), sought the reversal of the decision of the Court of Appeal which upheld the judgment of the trial court.
Daudu had argued that his client was not given fair hearing in the matter, adding that “the Court of Appeal’s decision was one-sided.

“The Court of Appeal did not use our brief of argument to arrive at its decision; we were shut out and that is why we have approached the apex court’’, he said.

For how long will they battle on , this election commences in less than twelve days, is PDP still part of the Gubernatorial race in Anambra? 

POLICE DISRUPTS ASUU PROTEST IN KANO

Just like other peaceful protest by  ASUU  has been disrupted in Port Harcourt, Abuja by the Nigeria police, it was no different today in Kano as the Nigeria Police appeared in their numbers to stop a peaceful protest by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Bayero University, Kano (BUK). 

The protest was thwarted by armed policemen, who joined those stationed at the University gate as they barricaded the entrance, forcing the lecturers back into the university campus.
Although an argument ensued when a police officer made threats, the lecturers marched back to the university premises where the protest held peacefully.
The leader of the ASUU in BUK, Dr. Mahmud Lawan, said although they had been denied the opportunity to express their grievances, denied their right of a peaceful protest and that they had written to the police concerning the peaceful march. Dr Lawan, said the strike will continue because the federal government is not ready to listen to them.
Although the protest was peaceful carried out despite the presence of armed police officers, the protesters said there will be no going back on the struggle for a better university system.

SUCIDE ATTACKS IN TUNISIA

A man has blown himself up in front of a hotel in a Mediterranean resort town in Tunisia.
The Tunisia news agency on Wednesday said the man, wearing a belt of explosives, was killed. It was not clear if other people were hurt or killed in the explosion in the town of Sousse.
Sousse is a frequent destination for tourists.
Also on Tuesday, Tunisian police said they captured a man who tried to blow himself up at the tomb of Habib Bourguiba, a former president, in the town of Monastir.
The latest attack comes a day after Tunisia's army launched a "huge" operation to track down armed men in the central Sidi Bouzid region, the defence ministry said.
The armed men had killed six policemen in the area last week.
Tunisia has been battling unrest since the overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime in 2011, and has seen the rise of self-declared jihadist movements.
In October alone, nine members of the security forces have been killed in clashes with what the government calls "terrorist" groups.
The unrest is particularly worrying because Tunisia, whose revolution inspired many others in the region, is often seen as a model for its neighbours.

ANOTHER BABY FACTORY IN IMO STATE

The Imo state police command has arrested a 35 year old native of Umuoda Isingwu, Umuahia south in Abia state, Mrs. Rose Nwadinaobi, for allegedly running an illegal baby factory where pregnant teenagers are kept till day of delivery and their babies sold to interested buyers.
While parading the suspect and her accomplices at the police headquarters in Owerri, the state capital, the police commissioner, Mohammed Katsina, said the group was arrested during an ambush when a suspected buyer, Mrs Amaka Abuchukwu was on transit from Port Harcourt to Owerri, where she bought a day old baby.
Preliminary investigations by the Police revealed that the clinic she described as a herbal clinic was only an illegal baby factory and as at the time of arrest, 6 pregnant teenagers waiting to deliver were rescued.
A sum of N1.03 million, which was deposited by buyers, was also recovered from the woman.
Mrs Nwadinobi, the operator of the factory, initially claimed to be a certified herbal nurse who had over time treated women who are unable to conceive but while on interrogation confessed that her herbal treatment did not produce desired results in Mrs Abuchukwu and due to her desperation, a pregnant teenager was brought in to deliver and hand over a baby boy in exchange for N250,000.
The pregnant teenagers who were rescued from the herbal home disclosed that they all conceived outside the home but individually approached the operator after they were directed by friends and were promised the sum of N50,000 if they willingly surrender their babies after delivery.
Investigations also revealed that the operator of the factory, who resides in Port Harcourt, has a chain of clients all over the country. The Police Commissioner disclosed that further investigations will be carried out on the matter.


Source: Channels

JONATHAN WRITES THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON 2014 BUDGET

President Goodluck Jonathan has chosen Tuesday, November 12, 2013 to present the proposed 2014 budget before a joint session of the National Assembly.

The date for the presentation of the Budget followed a letter dated October 23rd which was addressed to the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The letters were read in both chambers of the National Assembly at plenary today.
Following the development, the Senate stood down some of the items listed on its Order Paper, which it had scheduled for deliberation at plenary. This gave an opportunity for members of the Senate and House Committees on Finance to meet revenue generating agencies to consider the Medium Term Expenditure Framework.

It will be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan had on September 17, submitted to the Senate, the 2014-2016 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper.
Both documents set the parameters for the medium-term expenditure plan of government before the 2014 budget presentation.

CBN REPLACEMENT: SIX LINED UP TO REPLACE CBN GOVERNOR.

 

Contenders for the top seat of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have started emerging, reports have said.
CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi will step down in June 2014, and the foremost contenders in consideration for his position can be put into two groups comprising three outsiders, according to Thisday.
The first group of contenders are the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi; the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede; and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN), Mr. Bisi Onasanya.
The second group are insiders who share similar views with Sanusi on monetary policies and are expected to ensure continuity. They are the three Deputy Governors of the CBN: Dr. Kingsley Moghalu, Mr. Tunde Lemo and Dr. Sarah Alade.
As specified in the CBN Act 2007, the central bank governor is in charge of the official bank of the Federal Government of Nigeria and provides economic advice to the federal government.

Apart from appending his signature to every denomination of Nigeria’s currency, the governor among other duties, oversees the country’s banking sector.
Alongside the Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN, the governor also determines the monetary policies of the country, which have an impact on the financial system and the macroeconomy.
In a country aspiring to attract investments, create jobs and plug the infrastructure deficit, a major consideration when appointing a central bank governor is understanding his economic philosophical underpinnings.
With the North holding the CBN governorship for four times, it is expected that the post will go to the South.
Who will emerge as the governor remains to be seen, but analysts believe an insider may be favoured in order to continue the good works the incumbent governor has done in Nigeria’s banking sector.

AKHIGE DIES OF CANCER @ 68

 
One-time Chief of General Staff and Vice President of Nigeria, Vice Admiral Mike Okhai Akhigbe, has died of cancer at the age of 68.
Akhigbe who was 68, battled cancer till Monday when he died in the United States.
Vice Admiral Akhigbe served as the Vice President of Nigeria during the General Abdusalam Abubakar-led military government from 1998 till the termination of military government in Nigeria, in 1999.

He had also previously served as military governor of Nigeria’s Ondo state from 1985 to 1986, and military governor of Lagos state from 1986 to 1988, after which he was appointed Chief of Naval Staff, the highest-ranking officer of the Nigerian Navy, and subsequently the Chief of General Staff, the highest ranking military officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Armed Forces.

NDLEA DISCOVERS FIVE CANNABIS FARMS IN KADUNA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Monday it had uncovered five cannabis farms in Kaduna State.

The Commandant of the Agency, Malam Mohammed Jibrin, said the farms were located in Zange village, Gwantu of Sanga LGA; Gidan Bello, Kagarko LGA; Fori village, Kagoma in Jema'a LGA  and Gadan Malam and Amaru, both in Zaria.

Mallam Jibrin further said`` We discovered these cannabis farms through information from members of the communities.If you find anybody cultivating certain crops near you for which you cannot identify or you can identify it as illicit plants please feel free to inform us.
 And it is through that way that we have got information on five different cannabis farms we have located in different parts of the state today."
The Commandant assured the public of confidentiality and safety to any persons that provided it with information that could enable the agency curb drug abuse and trafficking.

 According to him, the agency had arrested 300 suspects with over two tons of cannabis sativa, 235 grammes of cocaine and 182 kg of other narcotic substances between January and October.