PDP CONGRATULATES THE NEW EMIR, WARNS HIM AGAINST PARTISAN POLITICS

Despite the Unending political drama ongoing between the PDP and the New Emir of Kano(its official) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the ruling party may have extended a hand of friendship by congratulating the new Emir.

The PDP in a statement said it will not "Play politics With the Traditional Institution". They also forewarned the new Emir not to be partisan in his position rather to uphold the Legacy of the late Emir. Read the full Press Statement below:

GUNMEN ABDUCTS TWO SISTERS IN ABUJA

The Two sisters Ejura and Onekwu Opaluwah(pictured above) aged 23 and 19 were abducted on sunday June 8th,by gun men at their home 55 Associated Estate, Impresit Karmo.
 The two sisters who are said to be students of the Covenant University were taken
after the gunmen has taken all the valuables and money in the house and requested for more money from the victims. According to a close relative who is quoted as saying,

“There were five of them. They went straight to the room of my brother, Dr Samson Opaluwa, who is a director at the Federal Ministry of Works,” Amade said.
“My brother begged for his life, but the heavily-armed men, who were not satisfied with the money they got, then went for his daughters who were in the living room. They put the girls in the boot of the car and left.”
The gunmen are said to be asking for a ransom of 200million. And the incident reported to the security authorities.
The car used for the attack is a blue Honda car with Registration Number: HR152ABC, if you have any information please report to the police

NIGERIAN MILITARY KILLS 50 TERRORIST IN ATTACK, AS SECT ABDUCTS 20 WOMEN NEAR CHIBOK

The Nigerian military during the weekend averted the planned attack by the boko haram sect in villages in Borno and Adamawa state killing over 50 terrorist. The military spokesperson said they received an intelligence information on the planned attack which led to their prompt response. In a statement released by Major General Chris Olukolade he said,

"Troops conducting (the) anti-terrorists campaign in North-Eastern Nigeria have successfully averted (an) attempted massive raid on villages in Borno, and Adamawa States, during the weekend. The terrorists who were on their way to attack selected communities, were ambushed by troops along Biita, in Borno State, on receiving (an) intelligence report of the terrorists’ intention (s). READ ON...

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Dream dreams and work hard to see it through.... have  a fine day

PRIVATE PLANES BANNED FROM KANO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Barely 24 hours after the private jet of Governor Amaechi was grounded yesterday at the Aminu kano international airport, Kano state , the government has banned the presence of private jets from landing at the airport.

El rufai made this known on his facebook official page, he said " Private planes banned from landing at the Kano Airport to frustrate those intending to fly into Kano to congratulate HRH emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. CONTINUE....

KANO PROTEST AS FORMER CBN GOVERNOR IS CROWNED EMIR AND WHY SLS WAS CHOSEN

It is no longer news that the former CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is the new Emir of Kano state succeeding the late Emir who died on Friday.

The recent news has revealed that a mass protest erupted yesterday after the decision of the kingmakers to crown SLS as the new Emir.

According to Punch reports There were reports of violence along the British Council area of the city which shares a fence with the Emir’s Palace and around the Lodge Road where the state Government House is located.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, some residents of the neighbouring streets trooped out to the palace area in opposition to the choice.

They set tyres on fire and mounted road blocks as they shouted, ‘‘Ba muso, ba muso’’, meaning, ‘‘we don’t want, we don’t want’’ in apparent reference to the choice of Sanusi.

However, security officials who were prepared for any eventuality quelled it before it got out of hand. CONTINUE....

A Father’s Letter to Young Women (About Getting Naked)

I found this piece from my favourite writer Dr kelly and i thought i should share, very inspiring...read on

To Young Women Everywhere,

Several months ago, I wrote these words in a letter to my daughter: “The world wants you to take your clothes off. Please keep them on. But take your gloves off. Pull no punches. Say what is in your heart. Be vulnerable. Embrace risk. Love a world that barely knows what it means to love itself. Do so nakedly. Openly. With abandon.”

They were the most controversial words in a letter that eventually went viral.


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Many of you objected to the idea of keeping your clothes on. You lamented purity myths and said being naked is a valid expression of who you are. Young Women, you should express yourselves. You should be unsilenced. You shouldfind your voice.

But your skin is not the final expression of who you are; your skin is the fickle container for who you are.

Millions of people have skin like yours—theirs will wrinkle and fade just like your own—but no one has a heart like yours. Each and every one of you is the home to an entirely unique soul. Your rare wonder and beauty are not expressed in your bare skin; they’re expressed in your bared soul.

FINDING JOY....

When i look around me sometimes what i see tells me that people have lost their joy in doing the things they have always loved. People are putting a hold on the pleasure of being happy and it in turn affects the people we love and ought to care for. A friend once said to me " am only here because i couldn't find something i would love to do" . This is someone who has worked with the booming organization for over five solid years, works so hard and won the man of the year award two times in a roll. Everyone seeing him from afar off will obviously assume he is living a good life. Yet, he is a man with no joy.

many  people are like  that, unhappy with jobs, unhappy with family, unhappy  about school and friends, unhappy with the situation of things around us. Do we then suffer endlessly because things are not the way they are supposed to be?

We ourselves are the only ones who can decide to be happy. There were good moments before we lost the joy, let us remember those moments and savour them. We can find joy if we will look at all we have from the positive side. you know babies have this very amazing glee(Happiness) on their faces when you pick them up(at least most babies do) when they bare tickled the laugh so loud without a care in the world and in that very moment they are happy, their emotions are for the moment they do not carry the emotions over for days. If only we can learn from these little infants, not to carry over the emotions, to enjoy and learn from each moment in that way our happiness will no longer be defined by situations but by total resolution of ones self to enjoy the ecstasy of life. continue...

BREAKING STORY: FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACKS GOMBE

Two people are reportedly dead in a bomb blast attack this morning in the capital of Gombe state, Gombe.

According to cableng , the bomb went off prematurely without getting to the planned destination. The dead is said to be a soldier and the suicide bomber a woman whose body was minced in the blast. The explosion occurred at about 11 am along Military Quarter Guard along Biu Road in Gombe,. Sources say the military quarters may have been her target but got Unlucky. This is the first time a woman is associated with suicide bombing in Nigeria

This attack has occurred only three days after the private residence of Gombe state was attacked.
Updates coming soon....

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HOW MISDIAGNOSIS LED TO PROF DORA'S DEATH

When Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili was the Zonal Secretary (South-east) of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund in 1998, Nigerian doctors gave her what many of her family members considered to be a health scare. They said she had a growth and needed surgery. Akunyili, then 44, decided to travel to the United States, first to get a second opinion and then undergo the prescribed surgery. 

The bill for the medical trip was $17,000, including $12,000 for the surgery. During pre-surgery check-up in the US, the doctors told her the Nigerian doctors had made a wrong diagnosis and that she did not need any surgery. It was said to be a minor issue that medication would solve. She thanked the doctors and, to their surprise, said she was going to return the money meant for the surgery to PTF. That was strange. 
Nigerian government officials had devised a way of making sure such monies were not returned to the treasury. The hospital informed the PTF, under the leadership of Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, about one honest Nigerian they had found. Buhari, himself a straightforward person, was very impressed. He wrote a letter to Akunyili commending her honesty.

NIGERIAN SOLDIERS SIEZES THE NEWSPAPERS AT NEWS STANDS AND DELIVERY VANS

 According to saharareporters, A contigent of Nigerian soldiers this morning stormed the newspapers distribution center Garki Area 1 in Abuja confiscated and destroyed most of Nigeria's leading national dailies meant for distribution.

The armed soldiers who stormed the center at about 7.00am arrived with ten Hilux patrol vans painted in Nigerian Army colors asked all vendors and distributors to lie face down and descended on them. One of the vendors who tried to take a picture with his phone was arrested, brutally assaulted and had his phone seized and destroyed by the rampaging soldiers.

A source who spoke to Saharareporters from the scene said that the soldiers were specifically looking for some newspapers namely; Leadership, The Nation, Punch, Vanguard and DailyTrust. The soldiers claimed the newspapers targeted published a report on Monday that portrayed the Nigerian military in a bad light.

It has also been reported that several newspaper delivery vans were impounded and prevented from carrying out scheduled delivery of the affected newspapers across the country. Also, the soldiers also prevented journalists from covering the siege.

SHOCKING NEWS: PROF DORA AKUNYILI PASSES ON

The Former Director General of the the NAFDAC and ex minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, has died.
Dr. Akunyili died in an India Hospital where she has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. She was aged 59.

This is a shocking news. she was indeed a great woman. May her soul rest in peace, Amen

STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS PROTEST TUITION HIKE

The students of the University of Lagos are currently protesting the sudden hike against tuition fee.
The Students barricaded the gates and blocked the entrance of the gates preventing motorists from gaining entrance.
The students demanded that the authorities should stop the exploitation of the students. according to sources, the students said the portal for the registration of the school fees online was closed and were asked to pay late fee which began at N10,000, which again increased to N15,000 and N20,000 progressively in the last few days..

The students are also accusing the VC Prof. Rahman Bello of corruption.

They said the ban on their Students Union, since 2005 will not hinder them from protest action against oppressive policies of the school management.

GOVERNOR'S PRIVATE RESIDENCE BOMBED IN GOMBE STATE

The residence of governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dakwambo, around the GRA/Pantami area of the state was bombed, yesterday evening. Report says the bomb exploded from one of the Police Armored Personnel Carrier (armour tanks) stationed in front of the governor's house. 

This attacked residence is not the  state government  residence but the private residence of the governor which also serves as his official residence.

No casaulty has been recorded yet

GWOZA CHRISTIANS RELEASE DISTURBING DETAILS ABOUT GIRLS KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM IN 2013

Read the ordeal of six young girls who had been kidnapped by the boko haram sect, this is indeed inhumane. culled from Sahara reporters

The Gwoza Christian Community Association in Borno State has released details of disturbing disclosures made by six Christian girls who were abducted in 2013 by the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

The girls were abducted last year from different locations in Gwoza local government area. Their statements revealed that, following their abduction, they were subjected to serial rapes by Boko Haram terrorists. In addition, they were turned into domestic slaves in various Boko Haram camps before they pulled off their daring and lucky escapes.

Istifanus Ibrahim, one of the Christians in Gwoza, disclosed that the extremist Islamist sect had many abducted girls in their camps long before their abduction of more than 200 students from Government Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State drew international media attention and global outrage.

Below are the summaries provided by the Christian community in Gwoza from the extensive statements of the six girls who escaped from Boko Haram camps. The girls’ names and other identities have been concealed for their security and in order to protect them from stigmatization: continue to read......

301 INMATES IN MASS JAILBREAK IN DR CONGO

Two people were killed today after about 301 inmates staged a jail break in Bukavu, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo prison.

According to reports, the inmates opened the prison gates after they got hold of the weapons and forced their way out through the main gate on Thursday morning.

There were about 1600 prisoners were in prisson at the time of the jail break.

The police have only been able to re-capture 35 of the escaped inmates.

WHO LET THE GORILLA OUT OF THE ZOO? DOCTOR TRANQUILIZES MAN IN GORILLA SUIT

Apparently, this is not a real gorilla.  A veterinary Doctor shot a tranquiliser dart at a zoo employee dressed as a gorilla after mistaking him for a primate

The 35 year old employee at Loro Parque Zoo on the Spanish island of Tenerife was wearing the Gorrilla suit during a drilling session designed to ensure that emergency plans are underway when a gorilla escapes. 

Apparently, the Vet was not informed about the drilling exercise going on and scared that a gorilla had escaped sprang into action.The vet fired the shot - designed for a 400lb gorilla - at the man and hit him in the leg.

According to reports, the employee was taken to the hospital, he is recovered and in good health


lols, it sure looks like a real Gorilla


Culled from Dailymail

RT.REV. WELBY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS PRESIDENCY, PRAYS FOR NIGERIA

The Archbishop Of Canterbury, Rt. Rev. Justin Welby (left) President Goodluck (centre) and the Primate of Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh during a visit to Abuja on Wednesday.


The leader of the Anglican communion world wide and the Archbishop of canterbury , Rev. Justin Welby visited the president  yesterday in Abuja , to pray with him and also to seek solutions to the consistent bombings in Nigeria.
 Though the meeting was held behind closed doors, after which Rev Justin Welby spoke to news men. He reportedly said


“In the meeting, the President talked about the need of a solution that will reach all Nigerians. Not just security, but the economy, spiritual and every part of the human life.

“The bombing in Jos was deeply disheartening because I know Jos very well. I came to pray with His Excellency and express our condolence for the losses.

“God is faithful. In one of the letters that Paul wrote to the church, he talked about the sufferings they were going through being known throughout the world and that is true here, because the suffering in Nigeria is known throughout the world.

“People throughout the world pray for the country.”

The Archbishop was also accompanied on the visit by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh; the Chaplain to the President, Ven. Obioma Onwuzurumba; and the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Board, Mr. John Kennedy-Okpara.

I CAUSED RONALDO'S KNEE INJURY SAY GHANAIAN WITCH DOCTOR

Ghanaian well known spiritualist has claimed he is responsible for Cristiano ronaldo's injury last week which may keep him away from the Brazil world cup. The Portuguese FA on Wednesday confirmed that Ronaldo is suffering from tendinosis in his left knee as well as nursing a muscle problem in his left thigh, which caused him to miss the 0-0 draw with Greece at the weekend.

The Ghanaian spiritualist known as Nana Kwaku Bonsam – whose name translates literally as “Devil of Wednesday” – predicted in February that the Real Madrid forward would be forced out of the world cup by injuries to prevent him from playing against Ghana. Ghana, Portugal, USA and Germany are in Group G. Nana Kwaku is reported as saying

“I said it four months ago, that I will work on Cristiano Ronaldo seriously and rule him out of the World Cup, or at least prevent him from playing against Ghana, and the best thing I can do is to keep him out through injury. I am very serious about it. Last week, I went around looking for four dogs and I got them to be used in manufacturing a special spirit called‘Kahwiri Kapam." The witch doctor said yesterday on Ghanaian radio. i.

"This injury can never be cured by any medic, they can never see what is causing the injury, because it is spiritual. Today, it is his knee, tomorrow it is his thigh, next day, and it is something else.”

lols, is this the fear of C.Ronaldo or wat?

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OBIANO WINS TRIBUNAL ELECTION IN AWKA

The court yesterday upheld Dr willie Obiano as the Governor of Anambra In Akwa. 

The petitions which was signed by Action Congress of Nigeria (APC) Senator Chris Ngige, Comrade Tony Nwoye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) factional aspirant, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, to unseat Governor Obiano in the election which took place last year was dismissed by Justice Ishaq Bello led tribunal for lack of merit.

According to sun news, In the judgments that lasted for over six hours and delivered by the Tribunal’s Chairman, Justice Bello, the tribunal held that the petition­ers could not prove their cases and therefore, resolved all the allegations made against the governor and the Inde­pendent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in re­spect of the November, 2013 governorship election by the aggrieved parties in favour of the respondents. It also held that the petitioners failed woe­fully to establish their claims that Governor Obiano was not qualified to stand for the elec­tion and that the conduct of the governorship election was marred by large-scale electoral malpractices, including dis­enfranchisement of registered voters, non-display of voters’ register, voting by under-aged persons, among others.

After reviewing the grounds of Obidigbo’s petition vis -a -vis the evidence he proffered, Justice Bello resolved all the issues in favour of Obiano and other respondents, holding that Obidigbo had no locus standi to bring the action as he failed to show that he was a candi­date in the election.