Chairman And Secretary Of Kwara State APC Kidnapped at Gunpoint

The chairman and the Secretary of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara
state,Hon. Ishola Balogun Fulani and Chief Bode
Adekanye respectively have been kidnapped at
gun point along Lokoja Okene road in Kogi state.
This development according to Saturday
Vanguard checks have thrown the government
and the ruling party into serious confusion as
government officials and party members were
seen in groups discussing the incident.
The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state,
Alhaji Sulyman Buhari confirmed the incident last
night in an interview with journalists.
Buhari explained that the incident occurred at
about 10am on Friday while Balogun- Fulani and
Adekanye were returning to Ilorin on their way
from Abuja.
According to him,"We received a call from the
line of the chairman around this time, (10am)
telling us of the kidnapping issue. No ransom
was mentioned and all attempts to make further
enquiries from them proved abortive as the line
was no longer available".
"We are on it to see if we can still establish a
link with them. We have taken all the necessary
steps and linked up with relevant security
operatives to ensure their safety and eventual
release".He added.

Gunmen Shot Dead Benue Gov't Official, Police Shot Dead Year Two Student

Gunmen at the early hours of Friday, stormed
the home of Mr. Denen Igbana, the Senior
Special Assistant, SSA, to Benue State Governor
on Security, and shot him dead in the presence
of his family.
This was just as an Army Corporal attached to
the Benue State Joint Security Patrol team code
named ‘Operation Zenda’, allegedly shot a year
two female student of Primary Education Studies
at the College of Education in Oju local
government area of the state.
Saturday Vanguard learned that Igbana, a retired
Police officer, was killed by a gang who waylaid
him in front of his house along Naka road, in the
outskirts of Makurdi town.
Narrating the incident to Governor Samuel Ortom
who paid a sympathy visit to the family of the
deceased, an eyewitness and Tax Collector in
the area, Thomas Ayakpam said the assailants
struck at about 1:32am
He explained that the SSA had come home only
to run into the assailants who were armed with
sophisticated weapons.
“They opened fire on his vehicle (a Toyota Hilux)
perforating the car on all sides.
“ Igbana ran out of the car, shouting and
heading towards my own house but they shot
him on his leg. He fell. At that point one of the
gunmen came closer to him and he started
shouting, ‘Gana so you can kill me, you want to
kill me, what did I do to you?”. He was then shot
severally and the people fled.”
In his response, Governor Ortom who could not
hold back tears said the deceased was one of
his trusted aides who played a vital role in
ensuring the success of the administration’s
amnesty programme. The Governor who charged
security operatives to apprehend the
masterminds of the killing said, “they have killed
part of me but I’m still alive and I will ensure
that anyone responsible for this dastardly killing
would be made to face justice.”
Meantime, Saturday Vanguard gathered from an
eyewitness that the female student of College of
Education in Oju was shot while sitting in front of
her residence at Lawani hostels, situated outside
the school campus.
According to the source, “the problem started
when one student of the institution was alleged
to have a long standing problem with a female
student and supposed girl friend of a soldier.
“For that reason, the soldier, Thursday afternoon
stormed the institution to whisk Anthony to the
‘Operation Zenda’ base in Oju, but fellow students
resisted the move. He was asked to get an
approval from the institution’s management
before taking the student away.
“At that point the angry soldier went away,
promising to come back. That evening the soldier
went back to the institution with some of his
colleagues to abduct the said Anthony but were
resisted by students in the institution who also
aided Anthony to escape.
“Vexed by the action of the students the soldier
opened fire with his riffle and the innocent girl
who was sitting by the door of her room got hit
at the side of her chest.
“She was rushed to Adoga hospital in Oju where
she was given two pints of blood because she
had lost so much blood and thereafter rushed to
the Benue State University Teaching Hospital,
BSUTH, for further treatment because the bullet
could not be extracted and her condition was
deteriorating.
“As I speak with you we cannot ascertain the
condition of the student but the Army Corporal
has been arrested by the Police in Oju and
transferred to the Command Headquarters in
Makurdi.”
Meanwhile, attempts to reach the Police Public
Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant
Superintendent, ASP, Moses Yamu failed but a
top Police source who craved anonymity
confirmed that the matter was being investigated
while the Army Corporal was being interrogated.

Olisa Metuh Vomits In Court,Trial Stalled

        Spokesperson of Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, yesterday again broke
down in court with signs of ill-health, repeatedly
throwing up at the Federal High Court in Abuja,
where he is being tried for alleged corruption.
Metuh’s apparent ill-health led the court to
adjourn the case.
The PDP spokesperson is being tried for
allegedly receiving N400 million of government
arms money.
File: Publicity Secretary of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Pdp, Chief Olisa Metuh, signing
a document at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
His counsel, Etiaba Etiaba, said Metuh’s health
condition deteriorated on Wednesday night,
forcing his brother-in-law, Andy Aghaji, to rush
him to hospital.
He said on arrival at the hospital, they found that
nurses were on strike. A doctor, who attended to
Metuh, directed that he be brought back to the
hospital, yesterday.
Etiaba said the doctor had warned that the drugs
he administered would make Metuh drowsy and
that he would have to take another medication
at 11 am Thursday. He said the PDP spokesman
left the hospital at 3.30 am, yesterday.
Etiaba said he advised Metuh to see if he could
manage himself to the court, since he had no
understanding about the gravity of his health
condition.
At the court, the PDP spokesman began to vomit
and had to be assisted to the court room by his
relatives. The counsel prayed the court to
adjourn the case to enable Metuh return to the
hospital.
The prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, did not
object to the application.
The judge adjourned the case till May 23 and
Metuh immediately returned to the hospital.

Innoson Motors,An Igbo Business Man And Five Others Face Criminal Charges

Innocent Chukwuma

      A federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest
Nigeria has authorized the Attorney General of
Federation to commence the prosecution of a
Lagos business man Innocent Chukwuma, his
company Innoson Nigeria Limited and four others
for alleged forgery offences.
The ruling by the presiding judge, Saliu Saidu
was based on an application filed before the
court by Federal Ministry of Justice that the
Attorney General of the Federation has taken
over the prosecution of the accused persons
which the prosecutor from the office of the
Inspector General of Police objected.
However after listening to the submission of the
counsel of the two parties, the court decided the
Attorney General of the Federation should go
ahead with the prosecution of the accused
persons
Consequently the Attorney General filed a four-
count amended criminal charge against the
accused persons.
The other accused persons to be arraigned
alongside the Chukwuma are Charles Chukwu,
Maximian Chukwura, Mitsui Osk Lines, and
Annajekwu Sunny.
In the four-count amended criminal charge
number FHC /L/565/C/2015 filed before the
court by Director of Public Prosecutions of the
Federation, Federal Ministry of Justice
Mohammed Saidu Diri, it was alleged that,
Innoson Nigeria Limited, Innocent Chukwuma,
Charles Chukwu, Maximian Chukwura, Mitsui Osk
Lines and Annajekwu Sunny between January,
2010 and April 2011 at Apapa Wharf criminally
conspired amongst themselves to wit,
falsification of shipping documents which they
deposited with Mitsui Osk Lines Lagos which
was used as collateral for the purpose of
clearance of raw materials polyinlchloride (PVC)
for the production of roof ceiling and other
imported items.
Mr Diri alleged further that all the accused
persons same time and place did without lawful
authority and with intent to defraud, altered the
shipping clearance documents to the shipping
Line Mitsui Osk Lines which was used as
collateral for the purpose of obtaining a loan of
N2.4 billion from Guaranty Trust bank Plc for the
purpose of clearing raw materials
Polyvinylchloride for the production of roof
ceiling and other imported items
The accused persons were also alleged to have
falsely and fraudulently represented as genuine,
the uttered shipping documents and presented
same to Guaranty Trust bank Plc to obtain a
loan of N2.4 billion.
All the offences alleged to have been committed
by the accused persons are contrary to and
punishable under sections 3(6),1(2)(C) of the
miscellaneous offences Act Cap. M 17 Laws of
the Federation, 2004.
Justice Saidu has adjourned till 31st of May,
2016 when all the accused persons will be
arraigned.

I Regretted Trekking For Buhari - Man Who Trekked From Lagos to Abuja

     Do you remember the man who trekked from
Lagos to Abuja to celebrate the victory of
Muhammad Buhari in presidential poll?
Hashimu Suleiman, a year after his long trip, has
said that trekking for Buhari was his greatest
mistake.
The man expressed his dissatisfaction with the
way the president has been ruling Nigeria in the
last one year.
He said: “ Removing fuel subsidy at this hard
time is not palatable to hearing when so many
workers and labourers can hardly put food on
their table, many companies have folded up, and
cost of living is very high, Nigerians have been
hoping for a positive change for a very long time,
enduring hardship and now the Federal
government wants to make things worse for the
masses.”
Muhammadu Buhari, the main opposition
candidate, won Nigeria’s presidential election by
2.57 million vote in 2015.
Hashimu had made a personal promise in 2013
that should former military ruler run and win the
2015 presidential poll, he would trek from Lagos
to Abuja.
As Buhari won the man was forced to fulfill his
promise and on April 20, 2015, he arrived Abuja
from Lagos amid a cacophony of excitements.
He met with the president and other party
chieftain at the presidential campaign
headquarters of the All Progressives Congress.

Photos: Unknown Gunmen Killed 4 boys In Ebonyi State, Fulani Herdsmen?

     Four boys were allegedly murdered by unknown
gunmen on Wednesday morning in Ebony state.
Two of the victims hails from Okposi community
while two others hails from Ogbidi community.
The victims’ names were given as; Okay and
Innocent – from Okposi, while Thankgod Igwe
and Ochi Ojadi are from Ogbidi community.

Nigeria is Ready For Nuclear Energy - Fashola

       The Federal Government on Wednesday,
said Nigeria was ready to commence the
production of nuclear energy.
The Minster of Power, Works and Housing,
Mr Babatunde Fashola, who made this
known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Forum in Abuja, said Nigeria had secured
the necessary certification from the
International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA).
Fashola said: "`This thing has protocols and
standards; we are already in it; we are not
venturing into it; we started a nuclear
programme 17 years ago.
``We have gone through the training level;
we have produced 25 graduates of master’s
level under certification by the International
Atomic Energy Agency.
``We have found the sites; the sites have
been approved, two sites have been
approved by International Atomic Energy
Agency.
``We have started the design for the
financing; that is the stage we are now;
once we conclude that, we move to the
design for the construction.
``If all things go well, by quarter four of next
year - that is the schedule that I met - we
should have started construction, so that is
what I meet.``
Fashola said it was important for Nigeria to
focus on the gains and safety of nuclear
energy as obtained in other developed
countries.
He said that since the whole world was
moving toward a cleaner fuel and the use of
more sustainable form of energy, Nigeria
could be an exception.
He, however, said that the developed
countries could only share the technology
with countries ready keep to the standards
in the utilisation of the technology.
The minister further said that diversifying
the nation’s energy mix would lead to the
utilisation of the various forms of renewable
energy sources in the country.
This, according to him, will ultimately make
electricity cheap in the country.
``What we are thinking about is long-term
solution. We need a solution that will endure
for generations to come.
``When you design a power solution, design
it so that the next coming generations can
use it.
He said the ministry and other agencies
under his supervision were working hard to
ensure that Nigeria obtained the best in the
electricity industry through strict regulatory
responsibilities.
On the monthly meeting with stakeholders in
the industry, Fashola said it was designed to
evolve better ways of managing the industry,
adding that it was yielding the desired
results.

5 Workers Arrested As Suspected Niger Delta Militants Released

      THE five pipeline surveillance
workers seized by the Joint Task Force,
JTF, in the Niger Delta, last Friday, in
connection with the bombing a Chevron
Nigeria Limited, CNL, pipeline at Makaraba
community, Gbaramatu clan, Warri South-
West Local Government Area, Delta State,
have been released.
A security source told Vanguard that they
released them on Wednesday evening.
Released were Samuel Emiko and Alfred
Timedi, ( Itsekiri) and Isaac Edinde, Henry
Arogboritse and Kelvin Mordi (Ijaw), arrested
by soldiers while on surveillance duty for a
contractor to Chevron.
Ijaw leader, Chief Godspower Gbenekama,
who is among the leaders that raised dust
over the arrest confirmed to Vanguard, “Yes,
I am aware that they released them on
Wednesday night, I want to thank you
people in the media for crying out for us.”
“The released workers were asked to report
next Wednesday,” a security source, who
also confirmed their release, told our
reporter.
He said: “The 19th Battalion, Nigerian Army,
Koko, handed them over to the Delta State
Police Command, Asaba, from where they
moved them to Bayelsa State and released
them on Wednesday.”
To avoid backlash against the company
following a 72-hour ultimatum by its seven
Gbaramatu-Ijaw host communities, top
officials of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL,
which facilitated their freedom, met with
their families, Wednesday, in Warri, and
assured them that the company was
handling the matter.

Ajimobi Warns Fulani Herdsmen Over Rape,Illegal Grazing

   
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on
Wednesday, mediated in the constant
clashes between Fulani herdsmen and
farmers in the state.
During a town hall meeting with farmers,
herdsmen and other stakeholders at the
state secretariat in Ibadan, Ajimobi warned
all the parties involved not to go against
the law as offenders would be arrested
and prosecuted.
While calling on herdsmen not to graze on
farmlands or attack their hosts, the
governor also warned farmers not to
poison crops or water with the aim of
killing herdsmen’s cows.
Present at the meeting, which was
organised by the Oyo State Commissioner
of Police, Leye Oyebade, were monarchs of
agrarian communities of the state, farmers’
representatives, heads of Fulani
communities and other stakeholders.
The governor said, “There is the need to
form committees that would discuss
regularly, issues concerning the
relationship between host communities and
herdsmen.





 If there is a regular interaction
between them, we will succeed in solving
many of the problems that have been
identified. I want each of the committees
to meet once in a month.
“Animals will eat wherever they find food
but we must agree on where the cows will
graze. It is not possible for herdsmen to
graze their cattle on farmlands. We will not
allow that. We will create a path where the
cattle must be taken through to graze.
“If by mistake the cattle strayed and eat
farm products, the owners must be ready
to pay compensation to the farmers
concerned. We must agree on one fact
that farmers and herdsmen know
themselves.
Ajimobi said the establishment of ranches
by his administration was under way.
In his contribution, the Sabiganna of
Iganna land, Oba Saliu Oyemonla, thanked
the governor for his interest in finding a
solution to the constant clashes between
farmers and herdsmen.

Six of Our Colleagues Already Dead - Rescued Chibok Girl

    One of the missing schoolgirls abducted by
the fighters of the Boko Haram Islamic
sect from Government Secondary School,
Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014,
Amina Ali Nkeki, has been found, the
Nigerian Army has said.
Activists also told the BBC that Amina was
found by a vigilante group on Tuesday in
Sambisa Forest, close to the border with
Cameroon.
Amina was reportedly recognised by a
civilian fighter. She told her rescuers that
six of her abducted colleagues had died
while others were being held in Sambisa
Forest by their abductors.
The fighter belonged to the Civilian Joint
Task Force, a vigilante group set up to help
fight Boko Haram.
Aboku Gaji, leader of the vigilante group in
Chibok, said, “The moment this girl was
discovered by our vigilantes, she was
brought to my house. I instantly recognised
her, and insisted we should take her to her
parents.
“When we arrived at the house… I asked
the mother to come and identify someone.
The moment she saw her, she shouted her
name: ‘Amina, Amina!’ She gave her the
biggest hug ever, as if they were going to
roll on the ground, we had to stabilise
them.
“The mother called the attention of other
relations to come out and see what is
happening. The girl started comforting the
mother, saying: ‘Please Mum, take it easy,
relax. I never thought I would ever see you
again, wipe your tears. God has made it
possible for us to see each other again.’
“Afterwards, we had to make them
understand that the girl would not be left
in their care. She must be handed over to
the authority.”
Hosea Abana Tsambido, the Chibok
community in the capital, Abuja, told the
BBC that Amina had been found after
venturing into the forest to search for
firewood.
“She was saying… all the Chibok girls are
still there in the Sambisa except six of
them that have already died.”
The Nigerian military said she was from
the town of Mbalala, south of Chibok, from
where 25 of the kidnapped girls came.
Amina was later moved to Maiduguri, the
capital of Nigeria’s Borno State.
Before their arrival in Maiduguri, the Borno
State Governor, Kashim Shettima, who was
apparently delighted about the news, told
the visiting United Nations Under-
Secretary on Humanitarian Affairs, Mr.
Stephen O’ Brien, that the freed girl might
give information that could lead to the
rescue of other abducted girls and perhaps
to the hideouts of the insurgents.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7
Division Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Victor
Ezugwu, who brought the girl to Shettima,
told the media that the governor had
promised to present the freed girl to
President Muhammadu Buhari.
The governor said as a sign of honour, he
would take the girl to Mr. President on
Thursday (today).
The girl was not allowed to have a chat
with the media as she was led to meet
with the governor by military personnel.
Shortly after presenting the girl to the
governor, Ezugwu told journalists that
Shettima would hand her over to President
Muhammadu who would in turn present
her to the nation.
“I want to further confirm to you that, we
have found one of the Chibok girls but we
plead for your understanding on this issue,
we need to give her time to rest as you
can see she is traumatised and nursing a
baby.
“The governor has told us that he did not
want to take credit for this and will hand
over the girl to Mr. President who will in
turn unveil her to the nation,” Ezugwu said.
As of the time of going to the press last
night, the governor and the freed girl had
not emerged to address the media.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations,
Col. Sani Usman, who had earlier
confirmed Amina’s rescue in a statement
on Wednesday, added that a suspected
Boko Haram suspect, Mohammed Hayatu,
who claimed to be the ‘husband’ of the girl
had been arrested by the troops.
Usman, who had earlier given the name of
the rescued girl as Fatmata Mbalala, said
her name was Amina Ali.
He said that the troops of the 25 Task
Force Brigade rescued the girl and
arrested the terror suspect who claimed to
be her ‘husband’ during what he described
as a booking operation at Baale, near
Damboa, Borno State.
He said that investigation conducted by
the Army showed that the girl was one of
the 219 girls abducted from GSS, Chibok
Usman said that the girl was rescued with
her one-year old child, named Safiya.
He added that the girl, her ‘husband’ and
the child had been taken to Maiduguri for
medical screening.
“Please recall that we informed you that
one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls
has been rescued earlier today and
promised to give further details.
“Further to that, in continuation of
Operation Crackdown, troops of 25
Brigade Damboa in conjunction with the
Civilian JTF deployed in one of the
blocking positions at Baale, near Damboa
rescued one Miss Amina Ali and a
suspected Boko Haram terrorist,
Mohammed Hayatu, who claimed to be her
husband.
“Both were brought to the Headquarters of
25 Task Force Brigade Damboa at about
2.30pm today (Wednesday).
“Preliminary investigation shows that she is
indeed one of the abducted Chibok
schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
terrorists on April 14, 2014 in Chibok and
her name is Amina Ali as against Falmata
Mbalala that was earlier stated.
Meanwhile, the BringBackOurGirls
movement on Wednesday in Abuja
confirmed that the found girl is one of the
over 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chibok.
A statement by the spokesperson for the
#BringBackOurGirls#, Sesugh Akume, gave
her name as Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki from
Mbalala.
Akume said the girl had provided useful
information that her other classmates were
still being held by terrorists in Sambisa
Forest.
Reacting, a civil rights organisation,
ActionAid Nigeria, on Wednesday said the
discovery of Amina was an indication that
the 218 others would also be found.
A statement by its Country Director, Ojobo
Ode Atuluku, said it was great news that the
first Chibok schoolgirl had been found.
Copyright PUNCH.

Fulani Herdsmen Told Us Buhari is Their Brother,No Shaking - Nweke

Buhari and some Fulani Herdsmen

        Villagers of Aboji Akanano of
Oba, a community in Idemili South Local
Government Area of Anambra State have
raised alarm over what they termed a
systematic invasion of the area and
attendant destruction of their farm crops,
streams and installed water tanks, by those
they identified as Fulani herdsmen and their
cows.
Chairman of the village, Nze Dozie Nweke,
who disclosed this to newsmen in his
residence, said the herdsmen, armed with
AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated
weapons and numbering up to 500, usually
invade Oba community with their cows from
nowhere by 1a.m. and operate freely till
about 3a.m. before leaving, after wreaking
havoc on their farmland.

ALSO READ: Nobody Can Oppose Buhari Over Cattle Rearing - Igbo Senator

Nweke disclosed that the herdsmen had, on
a number of occasions, came to a
compound with a water tank and opened the
taps for their cows to drink to their
satisfaction, until the entire tank would
become empty before they leave.
He added that on one occasion, the owner
of the compound was around and when he
asked who they were, their reply to the
owner was ‘shut up’ and the next thing they
did was to open fire in his direction.
Begs Buhari
According to Nweke, “we want these
herdsmen to stop harassing us.They
threaten our people at the wee hours and
forcefully occupy any isolated area from
where they will invade our streams and
farmland with their cattle and if any one
protests, they will shoot at him with their
guns.
“We do not want to authorise our youths to
attack the herdsmen. Government should
assist us to tell President Muhammadu
Buhari to call his men to order before it
degenerates into a bloody battle.
“The herdsmen are boasting that Buhari is
their brother and that there is no shaking.
They enter our farmland and destroy
everything.”

Okorocha's Varsity Fence Pulled Down By Angry Villagers

     A group of unidentified angry
villagers, said to be from Umuago, Urualla,
Ideato North local council area of Imo State,
have attacked and destroyed part of the
proposed Imo European University, IEU.
The
proposed tertiary institution was originally
scheduled by the Rochas Okorocha
administration as the permanent site of Imo
State University, IMSU, but was later
changed to IEU before its current Eastern
Palm University, EPU.

ALSO READ: Okorocha's Convoy Disturbed By Fulani Herdsmen

Vanguard gathered from an indigene of the
area that “the state government acquired
the 12-hectare piece of land when it
planned to transfer IMSU to the place.”
The aggrieved citizen claimed that while
communities in Ideato South Local
Government Area, whose land were also
acquired had been duly compensated, their
counterparts in Urualla were subjected to
high level intimidation, harassment and
oppression.

Nigeria is Broke,Then We Increased Fuel Price - Laid Mohammed

       The Federal Government has said it
increased the price of petrol to raise money
to run the system, since the country was
broke.
Government said Nigeria’s foreign earnings
had drastically reduced in recent times and
that the only way out of its present financial
quagmire was to look inwards to generate
more money.
Information Minister, Mr. Lai Mohammed,
stated these while briefing newsmen at the
end of the Federal Executive Council
meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu
Buhari, yesterday.
Also at the briefing were Attorney General
of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami; Minister of Power, Works
and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, and
Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige.
Mr. Lai Mohammed said: “The current
problem is not really about subsidy removal.





It is about the fact that Nigeria is broke.
Pure and simple.
“It is like when somebody who has been
earning N100,000 a month is faced with a
situation where his employer says,
henceforth you will be earning N10,000 a
month. He would need to make some very
painful decisions and some very painful
adjustments. That is the situation with
Nigeria today.”
Also speaking, Dr. Ngige denied allegations
that government was encouraging labour
factionalisation by negotiating with both
Ayuba Wabba and Joe Ajaero factions at
separate meetings to forestall the strike.
Ngige said the door is still open for talks
with the Federal Government, noting that
“we are ready to discuss with anybody, even
civil society groups. As a government, we
will not encourage factionalisation.”
Similarly, Malami faulted the criticisms
arising from the Federal Government’s legal
approach for injunction against the industrial
action, saying it was necessary, especially
as NLC did not give the government the
constitutional 15 days notice.





On the waiver granted Dangote Group for
the construction of a section of Lokoja-
Obajana-Kabba-Ilorin Road, specifically the
section between Obajana-Kabba Road, Mr.
Fashola said the road was important for the
infrastructure development of the country.
He said: “Companies are ordinarily supposed
to pay income tax. There are existing
policies in our laws which enable
government to consider and give tax
incentives.
“Council considered and approved the
proposal for Dangote Construction Company
to build that section of the road because
the tonnage of cement being produced from
the factory has increased and the traffic in
that area has increased; there has been
unfortunate accidents also.”

Retired Army Captain Hangs Self in Calabar

The remains of a retired
captain of the Nigerian Army, Friday William,
found dangling on a mango tree outside his
apartment in Calabar, have been taken to
his hometown in Mkpat Enin, Akwa Ibom
State.
The father of eight, according to a
neighbour, Abasi Imoh, allegedly tied a rope
on the mango tree outside his apartment at
34, Edim Otop Street in the night while his
family was asleep and hung himself for a
reason yet to be ascertained.
“We woke up in the morning to behold the
body dangling on the mango tree outside
the compound and we do not know what
was responsible for his action”. Abasi
stated.
The neighbour said before hanging himself,
the retired captain reportedly sent a text
message to his son, who lives in Port
Harcourt at about 10pm, to condole with
him over his death and advised him to be
strong to take care of his siblings.
“He sent the text to his first son at about 10
pm to condole with him over his own death,
but the son did not see the message until
he got a call the next morning that his
father had committed suicide and I feel he
had tied the rope ready for the act before
he sent the text”.
Abasi said the man had about three cars
and got a lot of money from his retirement
benefits two years ago and was living well
which is the reason many people are
surprised with his action.
‘He was not poor because he had three cars
and had built a house in his village and was
generally doing well that is why we were
surprised with his action”.

Bombshell: Corruption in Military Made Nigeria Lose 14 Local Gov'ts To Boko Haram

The Nigerian President,Muhammadu Buhari has finally say its corruption in military and not that of the former administration, PDP,made Nigeria lose 14 local governments to the Islamic Terror group,Boko Haram.He stressed
that the successes recorded by the Nigerian
military against Boko haram insurgents was
because his government rid the institutions of
corruption.





He said that the loss of 14 local government
areas to Boko Haram last year had greatly
tarnished the reputation of the Nigerian Armed
Forces.
This was contained in a statement by the senior
special assistant to the president on media and
publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
Shehu in the statement said that president
Buhari made the disclosure at an audience with
the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed El-
Tayeb.





The President noted, however, that with
measures taken by his Administration to curb
corruption and provide better weaponry, logistics,
training and welfare for soldiers on the frontlines,
the Nigerian military has now almost totally
incapacitated Boko Haram as a fighting force
and recovered all territories that were lost to the
terrorist sect.





"When we curbed corruption and removed the
injustice in the military, we began to make
progress," President Buhari said.
President Buhari who accepted the support of
Muslims across the world for Nigeria's war
against Boko Haram, also said that the war
against terrorism was also a war against
injustice, which he said was not condoned by
Islam and all the major religions.
According to him, the visit of Dr. El-Tayeb and
his expression of solidarity with Nigeria in the
war against terrorism was a clear indication of
global Muslim support for Nigeria against the
unjust killing of the innocent by terrorists.
"You can't kill the innocent in churches or in
mosques and shout Allahu Akbar," President
Buhari said.
Shehu also stated that the president reaffirmed
his administration's determination to resettle all
persons who were displaced by the Boko Haram
insurgency even as he thanked the Grand Imam
for the donation of scholarships, educational and
medical supplies to Nigeria's Internally Displaced
Persons.
Meanwhile, the visiting Dr. El-Tayeb told
President Buhari that Muslims all over the world
shared Nigeria's pains from terrorism and would
continue to support efforts to ensure the return
of peace and unity amongst all faiths in the
country.

Sharia Court Judge Arraigned For Rape Attempt On A Married Woman

      A rape attempt and on woman has brought a Sharia Court Judge in Basawa, Zaria, has been
arraigned before an Upper Sharia Court, for
alleged attempt to rape a married woman.
The accused, Haruna Aliyu, was brought to the
Court located in GRA Zaria, by the police on a
one-count charge of attempt to commit rape.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Ibrahim Hussaini told the
court that the accused was apprehended by the
police at about 7:00p.m. on Monday with the
woman.

ALSO READ: 25 year Old Man Rapea 4 Year Old Girl To Death in Adamawa

He said that a lawyer, Aminu Adamu-Mohammed
of Waff Road Sabongari, reported the case
through a phone call to Sabongari Divisional
Police Headquarters.
The prosecutor said that the complainant had
accused Haruna of luring one Fatima Alhassan, a
house wife, to a hotel on Samaru road in Zaria
with the intention of committing adultery.
The prosecutor said the offence is punishable
under Sections 226 and 116 of the Penal Code
Law.
The accused however pleaded not guilty to the
offence, and his counsel, Mr M. G. Sadiq
requested the court to grant his client bail.
The Judge, Mustapha Umar granted the accused
bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in
like sum.
He ordered that one of the sureties must be a
civil servant on GL 10 or a Village Head.
Umar adjourned the case to June 6, for further
hearing.

NDA Bombs Agip pipeline In Bayelsa Over Nnamdi Kanu's Release

           A new militant group, Red Egbesu
Water Lions, has surfaced in the Niger Delta
region, just as suspected militants, Tuesday
night, blew up the Sagbama-Tuomo gas line,
belonging to Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC,
at Egbembiri, Southern Ijaw local government
area of Bayelsa State .
A security source, who confirmed the explosion,
said: “Egbembiri is a border town between
Bayelsa and Delta states. They destroyed the
Ayama section of the Ogboinbiri-Tuomo gas
pipeline with dynamites at about 9.00 pm on
Tuesday.





 That line was earlier repaired, last
week and again vandalized.”
“We, however, suspect that dispute over the
surveillance contract led to the attack. The Agip
pipeline links major oil facilities in Delta and
Bayelsa States,” he added.

ALSO READ: DSS Would Have Released Nnamdi Kanu of Radio Biafra Immediately - Archbishop Ojo


The new militant group in a statement by its
Creek Network Coordinator, “General”
Torunanawei Latei, said it was teaming up with
the Niger Delta Avengers and Indigenous People
of Biafra, IPOB.





“It issued the Federal Government a seven-day
ultimatum to release Nnamdi Kanu, former
National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki
and direct EFCC to defreeze the bank accounts
of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupol,
alias Tompolo,
Threatening to shut down all oil exploration
activities in the Niger Delta at the expiration of
the ultimatum.

ALSO READ: Our Aim is The Sovereign State of Niger Delta,Niger Delta Avengers to Critics

 The group also demanded
“unconditional immediate payment to victims of
the Bonga Oil Spill and Chevron gas explosion in
Koluama, Bayelsa state.”
"It is extremely important to note that the engine
room of the national interest is the executive
obedience to court orders, protection and
preservation of citizens’ constitutional liberties.
Justification of executive disobedience to court
orders as a protection of national interest is
abominable.

ALSO READ: Biafra vs Niger Delta: Uwazuruike Hails Niger Delta Avengers,Pledges Support

“This is a deliberate ploy to bend the law and
suspend the 1999 Constitution. We ask, does
President Muhammadu Buhari have any legal
capacity to declare anyone as a criminal?
Disobedience to court orders is an act of
executive rascality in the country," the group
added.

God Loved Nigeria When Goodluck Jonathan Was President But Hates it NowNow

      This Country Nigeria and our operation is so
nasty… The All ProgressiHads Congress
(APC) led federal government is being
deceptive and their reign is defective.
Can you imagine that the Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo came out last week to say
that the fuel price hike is not because of
the subsidy removal but foreign exchange
and today the petroleum minister Emmanuel
Kachikwu confirms it is a subsidy removal.
The vice president came out again to say
that we are ready to devalue the Naira
currency but the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) denies it.
However, it has been confirmed from all
indications that Naira has been devalued and
the US Dollar at the CBN rate moved from
197 to 290 as of yesterday, and on the
parallel market, the dollar was sold at
355-380.
President Buhari has been under fire recently
over the fuel subsidy removal
When someone tries to be mischievous, he
does not let people know exactly what he is
up to. This is how the federal government
has been playing hide & seek game with our
economy & Nigerians at large.
When ex-president Goodluck Jonathan
proposed a total deregulation of the
downstream sector of the petroleum
industry, worked out all the modalities in
order to ensure a smooth take off, the APC
misled the country, and mobilized the
masses against the Jonathan led
government with misinterpretation of the
policy.
However, today they have suddenly realised
that deregulation is the way to go and now
rather than come out openly to enlighten the
nation on their plans and setting out
modalities, they begin to play games
because they are insincere and insensitive
to the masses.
The Jonathan government foresaw rainy
days after a critical analysis of our economy
by the technocrats that worked with him as
ministers.
READ ALSO: Militancy – Buhari under fire
for seeking GEJ’s help
They came up with a proposal to the
National Economic Council (NEC) made up
of all the governors of Nigeria and the
leaders of our legislature and the Council of
State made up of our past and present
heads of state that Nigeria needs to state
saving some portion of our oil earnings for
the rainy days.
They also proposed that we should build up
our foreign reserves in preparation for the
rainy days, but guess what APC governors
did, they took the federal government to
court for them to share the savings
(Sovereign Wealth Fund).
In addition, the money was shared to the
states & many state governors siphoned the
money & starched them in foreign banks.
Today, the same people accuse Jonathan for
everything. I pity the gullible Nigerians!
How can a government move a harsh
economic policy without palliatives?
However, Jonathan established SURE-P to
cushion the effect of gradual removal of
subsidy and it helped in many ways until
now.
Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan
However, President Muhammadu Buhari has
no plan of action and the next thing is to
abruptly hike fuel price with no consideration
for the masses… We slept only to wake up
and buy fuel at an outrageous price within
24 hours of the announcement.
The dollar then suddenly went up
outrageously against the Naira within 24
hours.
The deception of this government and its
defective policies have brought fear and too
many uncertainties in the polity. A
government that has no clear-cut agenda is
unfit to be in power.
Another pathetic thing about Nigerians is the
“it is well” syndrome, the “God will help us”
syndrome. The suffering and smiling spirit
has taken over our lives & we sit tight doing
nothing while our insensitive/insensible
leaders play games on us with our economy.
I begin to wonder whether it is God that will
come from Heaven to point out the ills of
our leaders as if we are not seeing or
experiencing Had.

Ibe Kachikwu Disgraced By SGF In a Meeting,Over Fuel Scarcity

 

       The minister of state for petroleum
resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu was today, May
18, slammed by the secretary to the
government of the federation, Babachir
Lawal over the current fuel crisis in the
country.
President Buhari presides over FEC meeting
The Punch reports that Lawal took a swipe
at the minister at the council chamber of
the presidential villa, Abuja shortly before
the commencement of a meeting of the
Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided
over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Prior to the meeting, the SGF was finding it
difficult to get the ministers to stop
exchanging pleasantries and settle down
ahead of Buhari’s arrival.
Realising his efforts were futile, Lawal
announced that Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo was already seated and that the
ministers should settle down.
When that also failed, the SGF looked round
and saw Kachikwu shaking hands and
discussing with a colleague.
He said: Kachikwu, there is no fuel and you
are there shaking hands.”
This made the venue erupt in laughter.
However the minister of power, works and
Housing, Babatunde Fashola also replied
Lawal, saying, “There is fuel. It is N107.”
In another development, the federal
government has raised an alarm that the
country is broke and her economy shrinking,
Daily Trust reports.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of
information and culture, disclosed this on
Wednesday, May 18, while answerin

Fulani Herdsmen Want to Take Over Nigeria - Ijomah

              FIRST, let me say that the plan of the Fulanis to
subtly take over Nigeria has been an old plan.
Let me also say that, the cattle Fulanis are one
ethnic group in Nigeria. Not all the Fulanis are
cattle rearers. Only the cattle Fulani are. There
are other Fulanis in the Fulani ethnic group who
are not cattle rearers.
They are called the Town Fulanis. They are not
the ones who are asking for the grazing rights. It
is unfortunate that Mrs. Kure used her dignified
position to take

Non Payment Of Salaries,IMO Judiciary Shut-Down

          Judicial workers in Imo State have
again shut down all courts in the state
indefinitely, following what they termed “non-
payment of arrears of salaries and allowances
owed us by the state government”.
The workers, who are acting under the umbrella
body of Judiciary

Uwazuruike Succeeded In Enriching Himself With Biafra - Kanunta Kanu

         Kanunta Kanu, younger brother to the
detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra,
IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the factional
leader of the Movement of the Sovereign State
of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike of
betraying Ndigbo by using the Biafran struggle to
amass wealth.
Kanunta advised Uwazuruike to come out and
tell the people the truth about how he allegedly
betrayed the struggle, admit his

Femi Fani-Kayode Still Detained After Meeting Bail Conditions - Aide

       Jude Ndukwe, aide to erstwhile Aviation Minister,
Femi Fani-Kayode, on Tuesday, decried that
despite meeting the bail conditions set by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, Fani-Kayode was still being held by the
anti-graft agency.
Ndukwe in a statement condemned the continued
detention of the former minister by the EFCC,
describing it as a tactics to keeping key and
vocal members of the

No Arms And Ammunition Found in Aba Mosque - Police

   

         Police in Abia state has dismissed a report claiming that a cache of ammunitions was evacuated from the Central Mosque in Aba.

    DSP, Ezekiel Onyeke,the state police public relations officer,who stated this in an interview with vanguard,attributed the development to the activities of rumor mongers,and advised them to stop causing panics among the state residents.

Unknown Gunmen Kills 5 Police Officers And Six Civilians in Rivers State

         Great fear has seized the people of Rivers State since last week when armed marauders murdered five police officers, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Muhammadu Halidu and six civilians at Okobe in Ahoada West Local Government Area.
The rampaging gunmen laid ambush for the police officers, attached to the 30 Mobile Police Force, code-named 30 MPF, Bayelsa state, on their way back from a national assignment in Yobe State and stole their rifles after snuffing the life out of them.
Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police

Hunt For Me,Unnecessary And Waste of Time - Tompolo

          The Ex-Militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, yesterday, cautioned that the current siege to Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State and manhunt for him by the military would not guarantee the desired peaceful atmosphere for uninterrupted oil exploration activities by the Federal Government.
Meanwhile, Itsekiri leader and Niger Delta activist, Chief Ayiri Emami, insisted, yesterday, that he would not capitulate to the intimidation of Tompolo.
Responding to comment against him by Tompolo, who accused him of fabricating lies against him, Emami said:  “Whatever I am saying is the truth. It is the right thing I am saying.”
Tompolo, in a statement, said he was dismayed at the

25 Year old Man Rapes 4 Year Old Girl To Death in Adamawa

          Nongvan village,  Timdore District in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa state has been thrown into mourning and confusion as a 25-year-old man allegedly raped a four- year-old toddler to death.
The accused, who is a nephew to the father of the girl, is said to be fond of the little girl, Aisha Ali, and always played with her.
The alleged rapist was said to have visited the parents of the victim’s residence, weekend, and picked her out as usual, while the mother was busy attending to some

Enugu State Government Bans Night Grazing, Cattle Rearing

 

        Grazing and rearing of cattle at night was yesterday banned in Enugu State after a meeting between Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and leaders of Fulani/Shuwa Arab herdsmen in the state.
Also banned are the carrying of firearms or any form of ammunition by the herdsmen and movement of cattle from one location to another at night in the state.
This decision was arrived at during a peace committee meeting made up of representatives of the various interest groups from the Fulani/ Shuwa Arab Community and representatives and security agencies, among

Buhari's Utterances Is Prejudicial To My Trial - Nnamdi Kanu

      Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High
Court in Abuja has slated June 21 to commence
hearing on N8.5 billion suit the Indigenous
People of Biafra, IPOB, filed against the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
IPOB is seeking damages and compensation for
deceased and injured members it claimed were
“wickedly and brutally killed by combined forces
of the Nigerian Army, the Department of State
Services, DSS, and the Nigerian Police.”
The plaintiff, through its lawyer Mr. Okere

We Will Take Over Ebonyi State In 2019 Election - APC Southeast Chairpersons

   APC in the Southeast has disclose plan to overthrow the ruling PDP in Ebonyi State of Nigeria.The Party wants to cover many states in the southeast PDP seem to be hindrance to their wish.
     The chairmen of the zone led by IMO State chairman, Dr Hilary Eke who spoke in unison during a stakeholders meeting in Abakiliki,Ebonyi State capital,affirmed that with collective effort,from the zone,APC would take power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP without stress.
 
    The stakeholders called

Biafra vs Niger Delta: Uwazuruike Hails Niger Delta Avengers,Pledges Support

        The Leader of Biafra
Independence Movement, BIM, Chief Ralph
Uwazuruike, weekend, restated his pledge to
support any self-determination group which
has preferred to carry out its activities
without violence, even as he described the
emergence of Niger Delta Avengers in the
South-South to agitate for its own republic
and not resource control, as a step in the
right direction.
According to Uwazuruike, MASSOB/BIM is
willing to support any self determination
movement provided they are not killing
people.
Speaking through the Biafra Director of
Information, Mazi

Discovery: Oil Discovered in Lagos State Of Nigeria

         Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi
Ambode, on Monday said the state had
officially joined Nigeria's league of oil
producing states with the discovery of crude
oil by Tunde Folawiyo Petroleum Company
Limited in Badagry.
Ambode made the declaration when the
management of the company led by Mr
Tunde Folawiyo, its Group Managing
Director, paid him a courtesy visit at the
Lagos House, Ikeja.
He commended the firm for its doggedness
and achievement

Airtel Unveils New and Wonderful Data Plans See it Here........

       Airtel is really in a competition and seems determined to overthrow other trending networks in the country. In demonstration of its commitment
to becoming the mobile Internet services
provider of first choice for telecoms
consumers in Nigeria, leading telecoms
operator, Airtel Nigeria has announced a
review of its data tariff plans in a strategic
move to offer more value to customers.
Under the new data plans, customers can
now enjoy up to 30MB with just N100, and
7GB at just N3,500 for a 30 day period.
Customers can activate the new tariff plan
by dialling *141#
With the review, telecoms consumers will be
further empowered to connect to their
dreams as well as fulfil their professional
and personal endeavours at an amazingly
discounted rate.
Speaking on the revised data plans, Chief
Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmed
Mokhles, said the data offering is designed
specifically to cater to the needs as well as
empower the different segments of mobile
Internet consumers.
According to him, Airtel Nigeria has a key
objective of delivering innovative, bespoke
and quality data offerings to telecoms
consumers in line with its commitment to
empowering more Nigerians to succeed
professionally and personally.
The new data plans come in six variants.
Customers who subscribe to the N100 Daily
Plan will now get 30MB instantly, unlike the
previous plan, which offers of 20MB, while
those on the Easy Plan of N500 will now
enjoy 750MB valid for 14 days rather than
the previous data value of 250MB.
According to the telco, the megabyte offer
on other bundle plans such as the Android
bundle plans have also been increased
accordingly as customers will now get 7GB
of Data Bundle for N3,500; 1.5GB for
N1,000; 3GB for N2,000 and N2,500 for 5GB,
respectively.

Over 16,000 Edo State Residents Living With HIV &AIDs - Dr Binkola

       The project manager of Edo state Agency for the control of HIV and AIDs,Dr Binkola Marietu,has on Sunday revealed that non less than 16,000 people in Edo State were living with the deadly virus.
      Binkola made this known at a forum
to mark the 2016 International Aids Candle
Light Memorial held in Auchi, Etsako West
Local Government Area of the state.
The International Aids Candlelight Memorial
is celebrated to

Our Goal Is The Sovereign State Of Niger Delta, Niger Delta Avengers to Critics

         Niger Delta Avengers, the new
militant group which has claimed
responsibility for attacks on oil installations
in the Niger Delta, has slammed those
condemning its operations and calling its
members criminals, describing them as
cowards.
The group also boasted that it has infiltrated
the military, saying: “To the Nigeria military,
the Niger Delta Avengers is among you. And
we know all your plans, so we will always be
10 steps ahead of you.”
In a statement by its spokesperson, Mudoch
Agbinibo, the group said: “We

PHOTOS: Fire Razed Down A Building in Fegge,Onitsha - Allnaijahints

Scene of the incident in the morning

       There had been a fire incident razing down a building in the late night of yesterday,15th May 2016,while neighbours sleep.The fire incident took place in Onitsha,along Ziks Avenue in Fegge-Onitsha,opposite to Immaculate Heart Of Mary Catholic Parish.
 
     According to an eye witness,The fire was said to had broken out from a Mechanical Workshop Located at the fore front of the same

We Cannot CHANGE Current Fuel Price - FG

     The federal government has said that there
is no alternative to the new policy of
deregulation of the price of petrol and
appealed to the leadership of labour unions
and all Nigerians for understanding, as the
current hardship would not last long.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, Monday, the
Minister of Information , Alh. Lai
Mohammed, said that the paucity of foreign
exchange has made it impossible for the
Nigerian National

Tinubu,Wole Soyinka To Tender Unreserved Apology To G.E Jonathan

        THE Concerned Ijaw
Transformation Ambassadors (CITA) has
said that Bola Tinubu, Prof. Wole Soyinka,
Pastor Tunde
Bakare, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, John
Oyegun and the leadership and members of
the Save Nigeria Group to tender an
unreserved apology to former President Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan over the sinister role
they played when he announced the removal
of fuel subsidy on the 1st

Iran Cracks Down On Instagram Modelling, Arrests 8 People

            Iran has arrested eight people for working in
"un-Islamic" online modelling networks,
particularly on Instagram, the head of
Tehran's cybercrimes court said on state
television.
The arrests were made under a two-year-old
sting operation named "Spider II", targeting
among others models who post photos
online without the hijab covering the hair
that is compulsory for women in public in
Iran since its 1979 Islamic revolution.
It identified 170 people running online
Instagram pages -- 59 photographers and
makeup artists, 58 models, 51 fashion salon
managers and designers, and two active
institutions, according to a statement from
the special court.
"We found out that

Declear State Of Emergency Over Shortage Of Maths Teachers - Prof Solarin

      Director-General and Chief Executive
Officer, National Mathematical Centre,
Abuja, Professor Adewale Solarin, weekend,
decried shortage of mathematical science
teachers at various levels of education in
Nigeria.
He stated this at a press briefing in Abuja to
announce the international symposium on
“Current trends in mathematical science and
applications” organised by African Academy
of Sciences, AAS, and African Mathematical
Union, AMU, holding May 17, 2016 in Abuja.
Solarin said dearth of teachers for
mathematics-related subjects was partly
responsible for the phobia and poor
performance

Battle For 2019 Presidential Election Has Started - PDP Chairman

               Ali Modu Sheriff, National
Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
said, yesterday, that the battle for 2019
general election had started in earnest.
This came as former Senate President,
Senator David Mark, raised the hopes of the
PDP, that the inability of ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC, to find what he
described as compass to navigate the ship
of the state and respond appropriately to
the yearnings of Nigerians was an ample
opportunity for the party to bounce back to
power.
Appealing to aggrieved stakeholders of the
party to put aside their differences, the
chairman said PDP could not afford to
remain divided if its desired goal was to be
achieved.
He also distanced himself from the
comment made by Inuwa Bwala, his media
aide, regarding the call for Sheriff to step
down.
Bwala had referred to the stakeholders, who
made the demand as

If You Gave Me Jonathan's N950m Campaign Money, Come Out And Prove It - Former Kano Governor

            Former governor of Kano State and
ex-Education Minister, Malam Ibrahim
Shekarau, has denied receiving N25 million
from the alleged N950m campaign fund
shared at his residence in Kano before the
2015 general elections.
Shekarau, who spoke to the press after his
release from the custody of Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Kano
said he was ready to defend himself before
any judicial body or court of law.
He explained that somebody mentioned his
name among top members of Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, who were given N25
million each to campaign for the former
President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said he challenged the person that
indicted him before the EFCC operatives to
prove the allegation that he collected the

Fear As Old Trafford Is Rocked By "Bomb Report"

Goal.com official 

              A Goal.com agent tells hus story about Old Trafford's Bomb news. Goal's Manchester United correspondent was
among the 75,000 hurriedly evacuated from the
Theater of Dreams as the club's clash with
Bournemouth was abandoned.
          There was the usual hustle
and bustle at Piccadilly Gardens tram station
as people queued for tickets. Then there was
the gentle, slow stroll in the sun from the
Quays to the stadium. Over there were the
rowdy patrons of pubs serenading fellow
Manchester United fans as they passed. A
normal day out at the football.
Then there was panic, confusion, fear. Those

NSCDC Kills Three Militants In a Shoot-Out In Bayelsa

        Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps have killed three suspected
Niger Delta militants in Bayelsa State
during a gun duel.
It was learnt that in the shootout, which
reportedly happened on Saturday, two
operatives of the corps sustained gunshot
wounds.
It was further learnt that during the
incident which took place along Snake
Creeks in the Nembe area of the state,
many of the ssuspectehoodlums, who
reportedly attacked the armed civil
defenders, were said to have fled with
gunshot injuries.
Security personnel have recently become
the targets of militants

Police Kill Two MASSOB Members in Onitsha

          Two members of the Movement for
the Actualization of the Sovereign state of
Biafra, MASSOB, were reportedly killed by
two policemen attached to Okpoko Police
Division, Onitsha suburb, Anambra State,
while others sustained injuries while a shop
was razed yesterday.
Trouble was said to have started for the
MASSOB members when a woman reported
a case of assault against one of them, but
he allegedly put up a

Deputy Governor Of Delta State,Otuaro To Relocate To The Creek Over NDA Bombings

          Due to the renewed and ceaseless attacks
on oil installations in the Niger Delta by a
new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers,
the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Mr.
Kingsley Otuaro, who is the head of a high-
powered Advocacy Committee set up by
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to halt the on-going
attacks on oil installations in the state by
militants, will relocate to the creeks from
tomorrow.
Vanguard learned that the committee will
likely hold a meeting today