Survivors of Boko Haram killing and kidnapping in villages describe ordeal

Boko Haram survivors say Boko Haram extremists bombed out of forest camps are attacking remote northeast Nigerian villages, killing scores and kidnapping hundreds of women, children and young men.

Farmer Muhammad Ali says militants armed with guns and swords took away his wife and two daughters, aged 9 and 3, from Abbacheri village.

He is among 400 refugees who say the attacks started a week ago and they walked for six days to reach safety.

A police officer says at least four ailing and malnourished children have died among refugees in Jakana, a village 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Maiduguri city.

Nigeria's air force has been bombarding camps in Sambisa Forest as soldiers launched a ground offensive.

Oil thieves jailed for 84 yrs

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday convicted seven men to 84 years imprisonment for illegal and unlawful dealing in 1,459 metric tonnes of petrol. The court sentenced each of the convicts to a jail term of 12 years each starting Friday after they were all found guilty of the five count charge preferred against them.

Cross River Govt suspend Perm. Secs. over suspension of morning devotion in schools

The Cross River State government has indefinitely suspended the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Education Anne Odey, who last week released a statement suspending all forms of morning devotion in schools across the country.
The State Security Adviser (SSA) to Governor Ben Ayade, Jude Ngaji who made this known to newsmen yesterday in Calabar, explained that indeed the state police commissioner, Henry Fadairo, had contacted the state ministry of Education about a possible attack by Boko haram members during early morning and afternoon devotions in various schools.

Oliseh bows to pressure, invites Iheanacho

Super Eagles manager, Sunday Oliseh finally bowed to pressure of good reason to call up Manchester City energetic striker Kelechi Iheanacho to the senior team for the match against Swaziland.
The former Golden Eaglets striker had on Wednesday night showed class and composure in his club’s 5-1 rout of Crystal Palace in a League Cup game at the Etihad Stadium.

Nigeria is broke, Buhari declares

President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that Nigeria is indeed broke. He said that the country is at the moment strug­gling to pay workers salaries even as he says he wants to be remembered as a Ni­gerian president who fought corruption to a standstill, assuring Nigerians, who are not involved in corruptly enriching themselves with public funds, not to be afraid.

President Buhari said in the coming days he would have to prune the number of min­istries so as to be able to pay salaries. He’s saying this barely 24 hours after the Senate confirmed 37 ministerial nominees he sent to the upper chamber of the National As­sembly for confirmation.

Speaking at a press conference after the India-Africa Summit, which took place in New Delhi, India, President Buhari said he would not lose sleep over criticism that he was being selective in the fight against cor­ruption.

Samsung Releases 18 Inch Smartphone (Pictures and Specs)

Samsung has recently announced the Samsung Galaxy View, a “tablet” which has probably one of the biggest screens in the market today. As everybody is going huge in screens in tablet and tablet-like devices– quite like the Apple iPad Pro and the Microsoft Surface devices– Samsung is determined to give everybody a taste of their own tablet device with a massive display. The Galaxy View is all of 18.4 inches and, in theory, should give you and your family a lot of entertainment time. Another photo after the cut...

Boko Haram Releases Pictures Of Its Rocket Factory'' - Terror Monitor Says

Nigerian military take note of this development... While the Nigerian troops are trying hard to win the battle against Boko Haram insurgency, the deadly sect which is now affiliated with world terror group Islamic State (ISIS) -has released photos showing its rocket factory in a bid to undermine the recent efforts of the armed forces

See more photos below...

Fake Naval Officer Nabbed With Hilux Van In Enugu State

Operatives of the Udenu Division of the Nigeria police Force Enugu state command have nabbed a fake naval officer who gave his name as one chukwuneke Onah. He was nabbed by the security operatives during their routine patrol and on 24/10/15 in the morning at orba in udenu local government Area of Enugu state as he has been monitored based on intelligence gathered that a certain man wants to sell a vehicle believed to have been unlawfully acquired.

Troops Kill 30 Boko Haram Members, Rescue Captives In Sambisa

 Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road at the fringes of Sambisa forest on Tuesday. The troops were able to killed 30 Boko Haram terrorists. SEE MORE PICS BELOW...

Abacha's loot is too huge for us to handle - World Bank

The World Bank has asked for more time to provide a detailed report on the loot of former military dictator, Sani Abacha, saying the loot is too huge for it to handle. The World Bank said this in response to a request by civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) asking for a comprehensive document detailing all the loots of the former military dictator which is estimated at $11.3 billion and stashed in foreign banks.

NNPC staff shoots boy dead for ‘chasing’ daughter

    CALABAR—TONGUES are wagging in Calabar, Cross River State, over why the police are yet to arraign in court a dismissed staff of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, who allegedly shot dead a 22-year-old secondary school leaver, Douglas Ochaga Ojugbo, on March 10, for hitting it off with his daughter. Health officials from Calabar Urban Development Authority, CUDA, buried the remains of Douglas, who was preparing to write his 2015 JAMB-UTME examination, in a shallow grave on the orders of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in the area without identifying him. The DPO said the killer informed the police that Douglas was an armed robber, who came to rob him in his house.

Nigerian Air Force Strikes Boko Haram Terrorist’s Vehicle Workshop, Fuel And Ammunition Dumps In Sambisa Forest

This feat by the Nigerian Air Force came as a result of a painstaking Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) efforts by the NAF’s Unmanned Aerial vehicle (UAV) and ATR-42 platforms.

We’ll Shut Down Nigerian Embassy In India-pro-biafra Activists

Some pro-Biafra activists under the aegis of Indigenous People of Biafra have threatened to destroy the Nigerian embassy in India over the detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

The activist, who wore vests bearing the insignia of Biafra, staged a protest at the Nigerian High Commission building in New Delhi to demand the release of Kanu.

In a five minute Facebook video, the activist, among other demands, said if Kanu was not released within the next 24 hours, they would destroy the embassy.

I watched gunmen kill my dad - 9year old

NSUKKA — A nine-year-old primary five pupil and daughter of a liquor dealer at Ukehe community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State,  Ukamaka Eze, Monday, gave a heart-rending account of how gun men suspected to be hired assassins, pumped bullets into his father’s body at very close range, in their residence. The father died few hours later at a private hospital in the area after hospital authorities bluntly refused to give first aid treatment, insisting on the presentation of a police report.

Ebonyi tribunal upholds election of Ebonyi Speaker

ABAKALIKI—THE National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by Mr. Godwin Nwankpuma challenging the Election of the Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Chief Francis Nwifuru.

Delivering judgment on the matter, the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Joel Agya held that Mr. Nwankpuma failed to prove  allegations of corrupt practices and non- compliance with the Electoral Act which according to him marred the Election substantially.

Buhari’s anti-corruption war, a step in right direction —Pst Kumuyi

General Superintendent, GS, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DCLM, Pastor Williams Kumuyi has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption as a step in the right direction which should be supported by all Nigerians.

In a chat with journalists, Kumuyi who was in Aba, Abia state on Sunday for a unique combined worship service of the church at the Abia State Polytechnic playground, said “I am a layman when it comes to politics. But from what we can see, I believe that the President is in the right direction and if we support him with our comments and in other ways, I believe that we will see corruption brought down very quickly.”

MASSOB warns South-East Governors: stop collaborating with security agencies to suppress us

Igbo separatist group MASSOB (Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra) has warned southeast governors to stop collaborating with security agencies in harassing, intimidating and murdering its members.

Briefing Journalists yesterday in Onitsha, Anambra State, shortly after the group’s meeting at Umueri, Anambra East LGA, the Deputy National Director for Information Mazi Chris Mocha threatened that Governor Willie Obiano will plunge the state into anarchy if he doesn’t act accordingly.

5 killed as cultists unleash mayhem in Lagos

LAGOS—Suspected cultist have reportedly killed five persons in different areas of Igbo-Elerin, Lagos State. The cultist allegedly went on rampage after a rival gang on Thursday, shot their leader who was  identified as Skay, at Aladesanmi Street. Angered by the death of their leader, members of the gang on Friday at about 7am, stormed a house located at Martins street where they dragged a member of a rival cult gang out of his house and slaughtered him in front of his gate. They also killed a suspected cultist at Idowu Street.

How I hacked into bank customers’ accounts – Graduate

A graduate of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Babatunde Fatai, who is about to begin the mandatory national youth service programme, said he posed as a genuine lover to defraud foreign women and men whom he met on dating sites.

Fatai, who has been arrested by the Oyo State Police command for various Internet crimes, including hacking into bank accounts of many people in and outside Nigeria, had once been arrested for robbery and arraigned in court but granted bail.

Female NTA Newscaster Disarms Robber

    A suspected armed robber is now in police net in Benin, Edo State, after the lady he attempted to rob disarmed him. The victim, a female newscaster with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), was said to have given the suspect, identified as Stanley, the fight of his life when he tried to rob her. She succeeded in collecting the robber’s locally-made pistol from him.

    The suspect was handed over to policemen from Oba Police Station, Benin. During interrogation, Stanley mentioned names of his gang members. The police went after the gang and arrested five members. The leader of the gang is, however, still at large. The newscaster, who wished to remain anonymous, said she went to Benin from Lagos, for a wedding when the incident occurred.

Police Arrest Five for Packaging, Selling Adulterated Water to Banks, Companies

 Operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), weekend, arrested five suspects, Chukwuma Offor and Ofonime Ikpe, and three other accomplices, who specialise in packaging adulterated water in dispensable jars and sachets and selling them to unsuspecting banks and companies.

The suspects were arrested at no 3, Adesola Street, Ago-Palace Way, Okota in Lagos, following a tip-off to the RRS operatives by the producer of the water that was adulterated by the suspects.

NDLEA Arrests 2 China-bound Passengers With 89 Debit Cards

“We arrested Nweke Pauline Osita with 65 debit cards and Egesiokwu Frank Chukwudi with twenty-four (24) debit cards during screening of passengers on an Ethiopian airline flight to China,” the statement quoted chairman of NDLEA Ahmadu Giade as saying.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspects in connection with smuggling of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

MTN Loses 5 Million Subscribers In Nigeria

    Over 5 million subscribers of MTN, Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, have ditched their lines with the telco outfit in Nigeria.

    MTN reported a slowdown in quarterly subscriber growth on Thursday, caused by stiff competition and tougher regulation in the Nigerian market.

    MTN said users increased 0.9 per cent in the three months to end-September, a slowdown from 2 per cent growth the same time a year ago.

Undergraduate Hacked To Death Two Months To Wedding

Kunbi, a business administration student of Lagos State Polytechnic, Isolo, reportedly received a telephone call from a private security guard, identified simply as Aliu, who lives on same street with him, to come and collect N32,000 owed him.

Two Nigerians Arrested In Fake Currency Scam In The UAE (Photo)

Two Nigerian men living in Sharjah, the third largest city in UAE after Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been arrested after UAE police raided their apartment and recovered a large number of fake $100 bills.

A senior police officer said the culprits used the fake currency to convince people that they could double their money and make them rich. The two men, reportedly, used to meet people in an apartment in Sharjah and convince them that they had the ability to double money.

Tribunal sacks Wike as Rivers governor, orders rerun

The Rivers state election petition tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state today nullified Governor Nyesom Wike's election. The tribunal led by Justice Ambusa said the April 11 2015 election which brought Wike to power was marred by election fraud and violence. He ordered for a rerun election. The petition challenging Wike's election was filed by APC candidate, Dukuku Peterside

Four female suicide bombers die after a failed attempt to attack Maiduguri today

Four Female suicide bombers lost their lives in a failed attempt to bomb Dala Yazaram community in Maiduguri today. This comes barely 24 hours after 55 people were killed in separate suicide bomb attacks in Maiduguri in Borno state and Yola in Adamawa state.

Eyewitnesses say four female suicide bombers made an attempt to attack the area but one of them was arrested before she detonated the bomb on her. She later died. “Three people have been killed and many injured. One of the terrorists was arrested before she could detonate,” resident Shuaibu Umara, a security guard at a nearby NNPC petrol station, told AFP

Wow! See Mini-Bus Built By Engineering Students In Unizik....see Photo

Students from UNIZIK are really doing great more grease to their elbows.

Petrol price to come down - VP Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says that the government is working to reduce the price of petroleum products by encouraging and working with private refineries and reducing importation. Osinbajo, who is in the UK to sign the Nigeria-UK solar energy agreement, told Bloomberg in an interview...

DSS Foils Plot To Bomb Ikoyi Estate, Arrests 45 Boko Haram Suspects In Lagos

    The Department of State Services has arrested 45 suspected Boko Haram members in connection with a foiled attack on Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos in September.

    The DSS also charged the suspects to a Lagos State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Isolo on Friday and the court ordered the remand of the 45 suspects in Kirikiri prisons in the state.

Young man shot dead by alleged cultists at Imo State university yesterday

The young man, who is believed to be a student of the school, was shot dead at the university front gate yesterday by suspected cultists. They pursued him to the gate where he was gunned down and the gunmen fled. His body has since been taken away. See the pic after the cut..

Doctor Godwin Maduka Builds 100 Houses For Widows & Less Privileged In Anambra

    A Nigerian medical doctor based in the United States of America, Godwin Maduka, has built no fewer than 100 bungalows for widows and other indigent persons in his Umuchukwu community in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.

    Umuchukwu, a boundary community between Anambra and Abia State, is relatively rural.
    An excited native of the community said, “Today, there is no more thatched house in the community. Maduka has replaced every thatched house in the area with three or four-bedroom bungalows.

We Robbed Banks To Raise Money For Boko Haram –Suspect

•I regret joining Boko Haram, cries suspect in Police net
•Narrates how he was indoctrinated
•Says we robbed banks, used the loot for ‘Jihad’


    With the recent arrest of five suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram sect, terrorizing the metropolis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, the police seem to have been on the verge of dismantling the deadly cell which has coordinated most of the bombings around the metropolis.
    Saturday Vanguard gathered that the newly established Special Intelligence Response Team, SIRT, an elite unit of the Nigeria Police Force, designed by the Inspector General Police, Solomon Arase, to combat terrorism , armed robbery, kidnapping and various violent, launched a massive onslaught on the Abuja cell, leading to the arrest of five suspected members of the cell, while several IEDS, laptop and IED materials were recovered.

Police Arrests Suspected Armed Robbers In Akwa Ibom

    Men of the Akwa Ibom State Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered locally-made firearms in the process.

    The suspects, Ita Bassey and Kufre Eyo, were apprehended by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad following a tip-off.

Hackers Steal N8m From Osinbajo’s Bank Account

Policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja are investigating an alleged theft of N8million from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s bank account.

It was gathered that two undergraduate students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka identi fied as Ebuka Orumba and Patrick Nwafor allegedly hacked into the account of Simmons Cooper Partner, a law firm said to belong to Vice President Osinbajo and allegedly stole eight million naira (N8miilion) from it.

Two Nigerian Brother Top The Uk's Most Influential Creators On Youtube

The UK's most influential YouTube creators have been named in a top 10 list produced for the BBC. How do self-made stars like these become famous around the world? And are they taking over from traditional celebrities?

Tubular Labs has created a list of the top 10 most influential UK creators for the BBC.

At the very top is Olajide "JJ" Olatunji, who dropped out of college, but has made $4.5m (£2.9m) in the past year, according to a Forbes list of the world's highest-paid YouTube stars.

Boko Haram seizes town on Cameroon-Nigeria border

Boko Haram Islamists on Friday seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the border with Nigeria, security and regional sources said.

“They now control Kerawa,” a security source told AFP on condition of anonymity, referring to the Nigerian Islamist group.

The information was confirmed by another source close to the regional authorities, who said an unspecified number of civilians had been killed in the assault.

Nigerian military issues third “final” warming to Boko Haram

The Nigerian Military on Tuesday issued what it described as “Final Warning” to Boko Haram terrorists to desist from acts of terrorism, surrender themselves and face the law.

The latest warning is third in the series of “final” warnings the military has issued and it came as President Muhammadu Buhari’s dateline to rid the country of insurgents approaches.

President Buhari had ordered the military high command to clear the country of the last vestiges of Boko Haram by December.

Spanish billionaire owner of Zara clothing overthrows Bill Gates as the richest man in the world

 

Spanish clothing magnate Amancio Ortega, 79, over took Microsoft founder Bill Gates for the first time ever in the Forbes rich list. According to Forbes's real-time tracker, the elusive multibillionaire founder of European clothing retailer Zara smashed past Bill Gates to become the wealthiest person on the planet, with a fortune of $79.8 billion (€71.83 billion or £51.84 billion). Bill Gates' estimated net worth is $79.5bn as of this afternoon. He's expected to take back his top position from Ortega.

The elusive Ortega isn't as much of a household name as Gates, but he's quietly ascended the wealth rankings in recent years, as his company continues to perform well and expand.

Nigerian Institute Of International Affairs Job Recruitment (5 Positions)

The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs was established in 1961, with the aim of providing a nursery of ideas on what direction Nigeria should take on international affairs.

The Institute is a specialised instrument of foreign policy formulation in Nigeria. It serves as an intellectual base upon which decision-makers rely for informed opinion and expert advice in order to make rational choices between contending policy options.

Secondary school students attack Corp members with cutlass in Abia

NYSC Corp members serving in Ibeku High School of Umuahia North Abia state were on Thursday attacked by some students of the school suspected to be cult members.

The students had struck the Corps Members in their lodge situated within the school compound armed with cutlass and locally made guns.

The students numbering ten scaled through the fence, stealing and vandalizing properties of the corp members.

Oliseh Ill, Flown Back To Belgium

The Nigeria Football Federation officials have announced that Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has returned to Belgium after falling very ill in the team’s camp in Port Harcourt.

The NFF officials said via their Twitter handle, “Coach Oliseh has returned to Belgium to continue treatment after being advised by Eagles medics. He became dizzy and weak after lunch on Thursday and he travels abroad tonight through the Port Harcourt Airport.”

NITEL Returns As NTEL With 4G Cheaper Data Services

That awesome moment when you think Nitel is dead and gun for life, and you just woke up one morning seeing NITEL Advert again. The good news is Nitel is coming back with full force to take over the telecom industry. Not NITEL again but Nigerian Telecommunication (NTEL).

Man Gets Six Months Jail Term For N1.2m Stock Fraud

Press statement from EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 22, 2015, secured the conviction of one Bashir Olumuyiwa, Managing Director, Asset Multipliers and Growth Concept Limited, before Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi of the Federal Capital TerritoryHigh Court, Abuja. The convict was arraigned on May 21, 2015 on an amended five-count charge of criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1, 236,000.00 ( One Million Two Hundred and Thirty-Six Thousand Naira).

Scores feared dead in bomb attack on worshippers at Yola Mosque

Many worshippers are feared dead in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, after a bomb attack on a Jumaat mosque in Jimeta area of the city.

The explosion occurred as worshippers were observing the weekly Jumaat service, and many worshippers are feared dead and injured.

Twin bomb blasts hit Maiduguri mosque, kill many

Another early morning bomb attack has occurred in a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state, killing and injuring many worshippers during the early morning prayer session, witnesses said.

The blasts, according to residents occurred in Jiddari Polo area at about 5am when Muslims were performing the first congregational prayer of the day.

Details of casualties are still sketchy as security officials have cordoned the area while rescue and aide workers tried to evacuate corpses and injured victims.

African Union taps Buhari to lead anti-corruption fight in Africa

The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption [AUABC] has unanimously adopted President Muhammadu Buhari to play a leading role in efforts to rid Africa of corruption.

A member of the Board of the organisation, Isa Ozi Salami, disclosed this in Lagos on Thursday during the formal launch of Nigeria’s foremost association of publishers of online newspapers, the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers [GOCOP].

The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption is an autonomous organ established within the African Union [AU], in terms of Article 22 of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.

Nigerian troops, hunters kill 150 Boko Haram terrorists in Madagali, Gwoza

Self-defense fighters say they fought alongside Nigerian soldiers to kill 150 Boko Haram militants and rescue 36 child and women captives of the Islamic uprising in the country’s northeast.

Jubilant civilians who participated in Tuesday night’s assault said they went to the Madagali and Gwoza areas acting on intelligence that the extremists were planning a large attack.

NAFDAC closes Illegal Chinese factory producing mosquito coil in Kano

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed up a Chinese company involved in the production of unregistered mosquito coils in Kano.

The coils are sold to the public under the brand name: “Wavetide: Plant Fiber Mosquito Coil” and are sold in most of the markets in the state.

Boko Haram survivors suffer from fear and stigma

Kabiru, a tall man in his late 20s, is exhausted. With a group of men, he has to prepare food for about 2,000 displaced Nigerians living in Gombyo camp.

Kabiru, who goes only by one name, pours water in a large pot of rice. His task is to ensure there’s enough firewood and water to keep the rice boiling. It’s hard work, especially under the searing sun in northeastern Nigeria.

More than two million people have been displaced in the region since 2009, when the armed Boko Haram group launched military operations to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state in the northeast.