Gunmen kidnap two traditional rulers in north Nigeria

(Reuters) - Gunmen suspected to be from the Boko Haram Islamist militant group kidnapped two traditional Muslim rulers from northeast Nigeria on Friday, two official sources said.

The gunmen snatched the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idriss Timta, and the Emir of Uba, Alhaji Ismaila Mamza, from vehicles on the road at Zhur, a remote community in the southern part of Borno state.

Rufai warns Eagles on Argentina

Former Super Eagles’ captain and goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, has warned the Brazil 2014 World Cup-bound Nigerian squad to be weary of the antics of the Argentine team describing the South American side as a dreaded squad any day.

He gave the warning yesterday at a media forum tagged ‘We are in Brazil’ organized by DStv SuperSports while recounting his World Cup experience.

Popularly known as Dodo Mayana, Rufai, who was in goal for Nigeria when the Super Eagles met the Argentine team at both the USA ’94 and France ’98 World Cup finals, confessed that he was always jittery each time he faced the Albiceleste.

Gunmen on motorbikes kill 32 villagers in northeast Nigeria

(Reuters) - - Gunmen mounted on motorbikes killed at least 32 people in the northeastern Nigerian village of Gurmushi, a police source said on Thursday.

The attacked occurred along the Cameroon border area of Borno state, the heart of an insurgency by Boko Haram militants fighting for an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria, on Wednesday afternoon.

On hearing of the attack, Abba Shuwa contacted his family who live in village, he told Reuters by telephone. They said many of the 32 dead had already been buried.

Man flogs 16-year-old son to death in Lagos

The Lagos State Police command has arrested a father, identified simply as Benson, for allegedly flogging his son to death with a belt.

It was gathered that Benson, an indigene of Ishan in Edo State, allegedly beat up Bright, his 16-year-old son, to death after the teenager was accused of stealing N1,200.

Boko Haram: Boy confesses to razing houses in Borno village for N2,000

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri

A young man, named, Ibrahim Tilitili was said to have been paid the sum of two thousand Naira (N2,000), to burn down few houses at Mandara Girau village in Biu local government area of Borno state.

Ibrahim, Chibok by tribe and resident of Mandara Girau village confessed that one Mallam Sani also a resident of the Village gave him the amount and instructed him to set some of the houses in the village on fire. Continue...

Jonathan declares total war on Boko Haram

Offers amnesty to repentant insurgents
  FROM JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered the military to launch full-scale war against Boko Haram insurgents who have held the country to ransom since five years ago.

The president also offered amnesty to terrorists who laid down their weapons. He urged them to embrace dialogue and peace.

The President had been under immense pressure since the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14 this year. Continue...

Four more girls escape from Boko Haram camp

Four girls out of the 168 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, that were abducted by Boko Haram in April, have escaped.

The Chairman, Chibok Local Government Area, Mr. Bana Lawan, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja at a one-day stakeholders meeting for validation of draft humanitarian response plan for the abducted girls. The meeting was organised by the National Emergency Management Agency.

U.S. cannot confirm Nigerian claim to have located kidnapped girls

The United States said on Tuesday it does not have information that would support Nigeria's claim that it knows the whereabouts of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, and U.S. and European officials voiced skepticism about the statement.

"We don't have independent information from the United States to support" that statement, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. "We, as a matter of policy and for the girls' safety and wellbeing, would not discuss publicly this sort of information regardless."

Massacre in Yobe

•10 soldiers, 14 policemen, scores of terrorists killed

From TIMOTHY OLANREWAJU, Maiduguri
For about two hours on Monday, Boko Haram invaded Buni Yadi headquarters of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, and at the end of the battle, no fewer than 10 soldiers, 14 policemen and scores of insurgents were killed. Time of attack was 5pm. They came in many Toyota Hilux vehicles. Continue...

Children’s Day tragedy: Parents beat two kids to death

By CHRISTOPHER OJI

As the nation celebrated Children’s Day yesterday, two children were allegedly beaten to death by their parents in Lagos State.

The incidents happened in Agege and Oregun areas of the state.
It was gathered that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Pen Cinema Division while on patrol with his men received an anonymous  call reporting that a man, identified as Paul (surname withheld), a resident of Omitola Street, Agege  and his wife had beaten a 12-year-old boy, Onyedikachi Mbanozo, into coma.

Gunmen kill four soldiers southeast of Nigeria's Jos: official

(Reuters) - Gunmen killed four Nigerian soldiers on Monday in an ambush on a military patrol in central Plateau state, about 180 km (110 miles) southeast of Jos, a local government official said.

Islamist militant group Boko Haram has made inroads into Plateau state in the past month, setting off a bomb in Jos last Tuesday that killed 118 people.

Bendel Nancwat, head of the local council that administers the village of Gida Bua, where the attack happened, said it was not known if the assailants were Boko Haram or just bandits.

A spokesman for the Special Task Force - made up of military and police personnel meant to keep the peace in Plateau state - Captain Ikedichi Iweha, confirmed the incident but declined to give details ahead of an investigation.

Come back home, MASSOB urges Igbo in North

From DOM EKPUNOBI Onitsha
As Boko Haram insurgents continue to massacre innocent Nigerians in the North Eastern part of the country, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) has advised Igbo resident in the troubled states of the North to come down home in their own interest.

We’ve located Chibok schoolgirls –CDS

 

The Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh  has again reiterated that the Armed Forces will not apply force to rescue the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram since April 14.

He said applying force to free the girls from their abductors would amount to their untimely death, noting that his men has located where the female students are being kept.

Badeh, who made this known while speaking with members of the Citizens Initiative for Security Awareness yesterday in Abuja, said: “If we go with force, what would happen? (they will kill them).

 So, nobody should come and say the Nigerian military does not know what it is doing. We know what we are doing, we can’t go and kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back. So, we are working”.

Google Buys Word Lens App That Can Translate Words Inside Any Image

Quest Visual debuted an amazing smartphone app called Word Lens, back in 2010. It seemed almost fictitious, but the app was able to translate a number of different languages in real time using only the smartphone’s camera.

This was great for those who were traveling in a foreign country, and could simply hold the phone up to a sign letting the camera immediately translate it. At the moment, Word Lens is able to translate English, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Russian, and Spanish.

With an app that has the potential to bring the world closer to becoming a global village, it’s easy to see why Google would want to own it. Google’s primary objective is to make all the world’s information searchable in any language, and while Google Translate generally does this quite well, its capabilities are limited to web pages. Continue to view more photo

#BringBackOurGirls: We won’t negotiate with Boko Haram – Jonathan

By Emma Ujah, Ben Agande, Caleb Ayansina, Emmanuel Una,  Emmanuel Elebeke & Abel Daniel

ABUJA — Against the backdrop of divergent views on the need to negotiate with the Boko Haram Islamic sect for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the sect from Chibok, Borno State, President Goodluck Jonathan re-echoed the government position, yesterday, declaring that the Federal Government will not with the sect for the release of the girls. He said the abducted girls must be released unconditionally. Continue....

UCL final claims 2 Real Madrid fans in Lagos

Two supporters of Real Madrid football club, Spain, slumped and died in Lagos on Satur­day night.

Both supporters, according to eye witnesses were alleged to have slumped and died during the UEFA champions final match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid on Saturday.

It was gathered that they slumped and died, following the inability of Real Madrid to equalise the one goal lead of Atletico Madrid before the full time of 90 minutes.

Real Madrid eventually won the match by four goals to Atletico Madrid’s one.

The deceased, Mr. Olusoga Ogunbanjo (39), a refrigerator technician at No 23A, Smith Street, off Evan Street, Lagos Island and Mr. Bambo Sholeye,(42), a staff of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), of No 49/51 Apatira Street, off Olushi Street, Lagos Island were die hard followers of Real Madrid.

Bloody weekend: Again, 33 killed in Borno, Adamawa

Boko Haram yesterday killed 33 people in yet another at­tacks on villages in Borno and Adamawa states.

A source said the attack occurred in the morning at Kamuyya village in Biu Local Government Area (LGA), in the southern part of Borno State, a day after similar one in the area which led to the death of about 10 people.

It was learnt that unknown persons who claimed to be Boko Haram, had two months ago threatened residents of Kamuyya to unleash violence on the community “if the people failed to mobilise a large sum of money for them (Boko Haram) for Allah’s work.”
The development, according to the sources, allegedly prompted the community to gather all their meagre resources together which the insurgents reportedly described as unsatisfactory and as such, threatened to raid the town.

Security guard stops suicide bombing of hotel in kano

A security guard (names withheld) attached to a newly commissioned Hotel Resort, Sunday, night frustrated what would have been a mass murder when he halted the suicide bomber from parking at the hotel garage.

This was even as the police discovered another primed vehicle abandoned on Tafawa Balewa Road within the Central Business District of the metropolis barely two hours after the explosion.

The guard told Vanguard that, “I had a heated argument with the man who came in a bus car (Siena) trying to force his way into a space within a range of cars already parked at the hotel premises.

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Paul Okoye shows off his new Wrangler SUV

The singer showed off his new ride on his instagram page this morning. Nice...

F vs F - Fayose challenges Fayemi to street-walk

The Peoples Democratic Par­ty (PDP) governorship can­didate in Ekiti State, Ayo­dele Fayose has challenged the state governor and All Progres­sives Congress (APC) candidate in the State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to a street-walk in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Fayose, who threw this challenge in a statement issued by the Director Gener­al, Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation (AFCO), Dipo Anisulowo, said; “The street-walk will show the public who is more acceptable to Ekiti people and who has been rejected by the people.” Continue...

Boko haram victim testifies before US congress

Deborah Peter, 15, is from Chibok, Borno state and one of only three Boko Haram survivors in the United States.  Yesterday, she appeared before the United States House Foreign Affairs Commit­tee on Boko Haram and courageously shared with mem­bers her traumatic experience at the hands of Boko Ha­ram in 2011.  Her father and brother were executed in front of her eyes for not renouncing their Christian faith.

Below is her testimony:

Bomb scare in Bauchi,Kano

Barely two days after the twin bomb blasts in Jos market which claimed over 100 lives, there was pande­monium yesterday at ‘Laushi’ shopping com­plex of the popular ‘Wun­ti’ market in Bauchi when some objects suspected to be Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were seen in the complex.

The discovery of the sus­pected explosives caused panic  among the traders and customers, just as rumour spread in the Bauchi State capital that the market was on fire. Continue....

Reported civilian deaths in boko haram attacks from sept 2010 - May 2014

Super Eagles enters World cup record book

History beckons on the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they file out for the Brazil 2014 World Cup. Nigeria’s match with Bosnia Herzegovina on June 21 will not only be a platform to secure a round of 16 ticket, even ahead of the potentially difficult game with Argentina later in the competition, the game is a landmark duel in the FIFA World Cup history.

It will be the 800th game since the World Cup kicked off on July 13, 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay when France beat Mexico 4-1.

It is a rare record as the Nigeria- Bosnia Herzegovina game will be the only milestone encounter of the Brazil 2014 fiesta. The next milestone match, which will be the 900th game of the FIFA World Cup, will take place at Russia 2018. That will only be if the current format of the World Cup is retained.

Jos Multiple bomb blasts kills many

 From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja‎, Mariam Aleshinloye Agboola, Jos Multiple bomb blasts rocked Jos, Plateau State, yesterday, claiming at least 46 lives and 45 injured. The State Commissioner of Police, Chris Olakpe, confirmed the casualty figures. Two of the  blasts occurred on Murtala Muhammed Way, close to the old site of the University of Jos.
The first blast which happened around 3pm sent vibration which shook most buildings around the vicinity, while the second was heard about 26 minutes later.
Details of the blasts were still sketchy yesterday, but Daily Sun gathered that a vehicle laden with explosives had packed in the area, turned to a makeshift market since the Jos Main market was burnt several years ago.
Immediately, thick smoke was seen bellowing from the scene and this could be sighted many kilometers away.

Petrol fire kill 7 in Rivers

Seven persons and scores of others were seriously injured yesterday in a petrol fire at the NNPC jetty in Okrika,  Rivers State.

A source said the explosion which occurred at about 6am, was caused by illegal siphoning of petrol from the NNPC pipeline.

When Daily Sun got to the scene of the tragedy, soldiers on guard at the jetty’s gate did not allow people to get close, the fire still raged, but some ships were not affected.

The police command confirmed the incident, but could not give the casualty figure.

Chairman of Okrika Local Government, Tamuno Williams, confirmed the explosion to our correspondent during an inspection of the area where the incident occurred.

He said the explosion happened in the early hours of yesterday in a creek close to the jetty as a result of illegal siphoning of petrol from the NNPC pipeline.

Williams said the number of casualties could not be properly ascertained for now, due to the nature of the terrain where the incident happened and the level of security within and around the jetty.

Nigeria unemployed graduates to receive19k monthly allowance ?

That's what a committee at the on-going National Conference is suggesting...for all unemployed graduates in Nigeria to earn a monthly allowance equivalent to the allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps, which is N19,800.

Punch reports that the conference’s Committee on Law, Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Reform made the recommendation but it can only fall through if it's accepted by the Federal Government.

A member of the committee said the recommendation was one of the ways the committee members felt that crime could be reduced in the country. He told Punch;

    "The recommendation is our own way of finding solutions to the rising wave of crime in the country and to also force the government to do the needful for the increasing number of unemployed graduates in the country. We have done our part and it is left for the delegates to either reject or accept it at plenary.”

I have a feeling FG won't be interested in this. Who thinks it's a good idea?

Please comment your views.

Chibok is a scam- Asari Dokubo ex-niger delta militant

The ex-Niger Delta militant is obviously still convinced that the missing chibok girls is a scam.
 He earlier shared picture of children campaigning against #Bringbackourgirls.
See more photo below.

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Adamawa villagers kill 70 boko haram men searching for food

 

 

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, no fewer than 70 members of Boko Haram were killed today May 16th by members of a vigilante group in the Madagali town of Adamawa state and captured seven alive who they handed over to the police.

The vigilantes reportedly acted after they were tipped off by a local food vendor that the militants were coming to get food before heading out for a major operation to raid villages in the area, usually carried out at night.

With this information, the vigilantes mobilized, laid ambush and patiently waited for the men of the sect. The men, numbering about 100, showed up later at night to pick up their meal and that was when the vigilantes attacked them, killing most and arresting the ones that survived the assault....

Puyol Bids Farewell to Barcelona

Carles Puyol has played his last game for Barcelona and doesn't harbour ambitions of becoming a manager on the day he said goodbye to the game.

The 36-year-old will leave the Nou Camp after Saturday's La Liga title decider against Atletico Madrid after 15 years at the club.

  And, in his farewell press conference to the Spanish media on Thursday, the central defender claimed he won't make the bench for his finale as a knee injury still takes hold.......