Why FG wants ASUU strike to continue

President Goodluck Jonathan and ASUU Chairman, Dr. Isa Faggae
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Nigerian universities have been buffeted with agonising months of strikes for over a decade and until now, the story is pretty much the same. Government is still unwilling to give the education sector a shot in the arm.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has been on strike since June 30 and has engaged in a series of dialogue with the Federal Government over 11 times, albeit, inconclusively. This underscores the lukewarm posture of government towards the striking lecturers and from ASUU’s body language and utterances, it has made it abundantly clear to anyone who cares to listen that it is ready to continue the strike even if it takes years, insisting that its decision was adequately taken in a bid to revitalise Nigerian universities.

Ethiopia confirms Oct. 13 for Nigeria match•To face Ghana ahead of clash

Ethiopia has confirmed a definite date for the first leg match against Nigeria in the final playoff leading to Brazil 2014 World Cup. The first leg of the World Cup qualifying clash will take place on Sunday, October 13 in Addis Ababa, their football association officials have confirmed.

All ties will take place between October 11 and October 15 and the Ethiopia Football Federation has only now confirmed which day the match will be staged.

“We have played our home games on Sundays and the match against Nigeria will not be an exception,” commented EFF general secretary Yigsaw Bezuayehu.

PDP crisis: Baraje, Tukur camps clash in Senate

Barely a week after a similar clash at the House of Representatives, supporters of the main Peoples Democratic Party and those of the Kawu Baraje-led faction of the party clashed again at the Senate on Wednesday.

A timely intervention by Senate President, David Mark however saved a crisis situation on the floor of the senate when members were making their contributions on a motion on the demise of late former Ondo State governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu.

Trouble started when a former governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, representing Gombe Central Senatorial district, while extolling Agagu’s virtues, described himself as a member of the New PDP with Alhaji Kawu Baraje as the National Chairman.

Ozekhome’s kidnap: SSS arrests gang leader

Mike Ozekhome

There were indications on Wednesday that a major financier of a  kidnapping ring in Edo and other surrounding states, Kelvin Oburuvbe might have been arrested by men of the Department of State Security.

It was reliably gathered that the kidnap kingpin was picked up in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, by operatives of DSS and is currently being interrogated.

There were however conflicting reports that the arrested kidnapper might be the one who recently issued a 60-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to declare amnesty for him and his gang, otherwise his group would blow up oil installations in Urobo speaking areas of the country.

Boko Haram leader, Shekau resurfaces in new video…claims responsibility for Benisheik massacre

File photo of a street in Benisheik, the Borno State community where Boko Haram killed scores of people on September 17.

A video believed to have been released by the wanted leader of  the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, surfaced in Maiduguri on Wednesday.

In it, a man claiming to be Shekau, debunked earlier claims by the Nigerian military that he died from gunshot wounds on August 19, 2013.

The  then JTF spokesman in Borno State,   Lt Col Sagir Musa, had in a statement said, “Intelligence report available to the JTF  Operation Restore Order revealed that  Shekau, the most dreaded and wanted terrorists’ leader may have died.

“He died of gunshots wounds received in an encounter with the JTF in one of their camps in Sambisa Forest on  June 30 , 2013. Shekau was mortally wounded in the encounter and was sneaked into Amitchide-a border community in Cameroon for treatment from which he never recovered.”

Ozekhome returns home to big celebration

Scenes at Ozekhome’s house

Human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome, who was kidnapped for two weeks, returned home on Thursday to a rousing welcome.

A cow was slaughtered to entertain people who had come to make sure that he was indeed save and sound.

The lawyer, who was kidnapped between Ehor and Ekpoma Road in Edo State and released on Wednesday, narrated his ordeal to well wishers at his home on Mike Ozekhome Lane, Igando, Lagos State.

While addressing the crowd in company with his wife, Josephine and son, Ilugbekai, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria called for a four-minute silence for the four policemen from the Ehor Police Division, who were killed while attempting to rescue him.

He said, “My ordeal began on Friday August 23, 2013. I left Benin at 2pm for my home town.

“I ran into the kidnappers some minutes past 3pm. It was my driver, Chinedu, who noticed that a vehicle had been used to block the road and he told me that the people were armed robbers. So, I told him to quickly turn, but before he could turn, a gun was already on my head. one of the men said if he moved an inch they would kill me.

“So, I told my driver to stay put. They dragged Chinedu and I out of the car, shot the tyres of the vehicle and locked him in the boot and made me lied flat on the floor of their car. I heard them say, Police! Police! Police! They also added, ‘no retreat no surrender.’

Biometric registration of vehicles ‘ll check terrorism, crimes – POLICE

ABUJA—Police authorities have explained that the new biometric registration processes of vehicles, tricycles and auto-bikes were part of new strategies to combat terrorism, prevent crimes, apprehend and prosecute offenders.

The explanation was made even as the Force disclosed that the new policy was backed by law under Section 3, Sub-Section 2 to Sub-section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, Cap 548.

File photo: Police officers

Force Public Relations officer, CSP Frank Mba, had while throwing light on the new policy, noted that it was an upgrade and modernization from the old analogue CMR to the new Digital Biometric Central Motor Registration, BCMR, system.

Mba said: “The decision informing the introduction of the BCMR comes against the backdrop of contemporary security challenges bordering on terrorism, high incidence of car theft, kidnappings and other acts of crimes and criminality in our society.

Police block Amaechi from entering Rivers Govt House

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State complaining about the blockade of the Force Avenue, Port Harcourt by policemen ... on Thursday.
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There was a drama in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday as policemen  stopped  Governor Rotimi Amaechi from gaining entrance into the Government House.

Amaechi was in company with  102 former Speakers of state Houses of Assembly when a team of policemen, allegedly drafted by the State Police Commissioner, Mr.  Joseph Mbu,   blocked  the Forces Avenue which   leads to Amaechi’s residence in the Government House.

After about 30 minutes of heated argument between Amaechi, his aides and the policemen, the governor’s convoy had to turn back and take another route.

The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, who confirmed the incident, told The  PUNCH that even when the governor personally came down from his vehicle to introduce himself to the leader of the police team, he and his guests were still not allowed passage.

The leader of the team, according to her, said,  “ I do  not take orders from civilians.’

The incident, it was learnt, lasted for more than 30 minutes before the governor decided to take another way.

Semenitari  said, “The State Commissioner of Police ordered his men to barricade the road. Indeed, they (policemen) knew that it was the governor.

23 die as vehicles crash into collapsed bridge

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Thirty-four people were killed in separate auto accidents in Katsina and Jigawa states between Monday and Tuesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that 23 persons were feared killed in multiple crashes, when their vehicles plunged into a collapsed bridge at Yar’randa village in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State.

NAN learnt that the first crash involved a bus conveying 24 passengers which plunged into the bridge few minutes after its collapse on Monday night.

Maiduguri boils again as 14 die In Boko Haram clash

Fourteen persons have been killed in Benishiek in Kaga Local Government Area of Maiduguri the Borno state capital, as residents clashed with the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

According to eye witnesses, the sect members stormed the town in the midnight, taking the residents of Benishiek unawares.

The residents in turn decided to face the sect members and a shoot-out which lasted several hours ensued between the parties,leaving 11 residents dead and several others injured by the sect members.

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According to the witnesses, the residents nabbed three of the sect members but were later killed.

Pleading anonymity, security agent said that the residents angrily blocked the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway in protest, to request the presence of security troops in the area, to ensure the safety of their lives and property.

The protesters disrupted free flow of traffic along the busy Maiduguri-Damaturu highway for several hours.

Protest against Olu of Warri rages, Uduaghan intervenes

The Delta State Governor, Dr.  Emmanuel Uduaghan,   has appealed to thousands of Itsekiri  protesting the bid by their  monarch to jettison their  traditional beliefs  to remain calm, saying he was already meeting with stakeholders   to resolve the matter.

Uduaghan, who arrived the palace at about 3.45pm on Sunday, was met by the surging protesters, who appealed to him to mediate in the crisis.

An online news portal, THE WILL, reported that the   governor, was   allowed into  the palace without  his security aides,  came out after about 15 minutes to address the protesters.

Urging  the protesters  to exercise restraint,  he  said he had discussed with   Atunwase II, the chiefs and the youth  over the issue and expressed  gratitude to the protesters for conducting themselves in a peaceful manner.

The palace of the Olu of Warri was barricaded for the third day by the protesters who erected canopies in the front gate.

P Square, Davido others battle at Channel O awards

Davido

The likes of Davido, Kcee, P Square, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid are set to battle it out with other African artistes as the nominees for the 10th edition of Channel O Music Video Awards were revealed earlier in the week.

Last year, some Nigerians, including D’banj, won big at the award and it might not be a surprise if the artistes pull it off again this year.

Nigerian artistes got 20 nominations in different categories including Most Gifted Duo and Most Gifted Male Video category.

To celebrate a decade of recognising the best African contemporary music talent, the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Awards has expanded the prestigious Most Gifted Video of the Year category to 12 nominees, increasing the pressure on nominees in the most fiercely fought category at the awards.

The category again reveals the mix of newcomers and established artistes at this year’s event – a signal of the growing maturity of Africa’s music scene.

Nigeria’s Wizkid, Ice Prince and P Square made that category alongside other African artistes.

The event is scheduled to hold in South Africa on November 30.

PDP crisis: Jonathan will only accept reasonable terms –Presidency

Jonathan
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The Presidency has said that though  President Goodluck Jonathan  is committed to timely resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, he will not accept unreasonable terms.

The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with one of our correspondents while explaining the President’s stand on the formation of a faction of the PDP by seven governors and some chieftains of the party at the party’s mini convention in Abuja last Saturday.

Gulak also told the aggrieved governors to concentrate on governance and stop overheating the polity.

 The presidential aide explained that Jonathan was in support of various reconciliatory efforts by the leadership of the party. He, however, said the President would only accept “reasonable terms” in the efforts to reconcile with a faction of the party called, New PDP.

Gulak said that conditions such as the governors’ call on the President to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from probing them was ridiculous and unheard of, saying the President would not accept such.

Corporal shoots ASP dead during argument at station

Olusoji
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When on April 6, 2013, Jane and Olusoji Elegbede got married in Lagos State, their joy knew no bounds.

Although Olusoji was a policeman serving in Yobe State, which is fraught with security challenges, Jane did not mind living there with him.

 Their plan was to settle down, have children and grow old together.

Unfortunately, this was not to be as Olusoji, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, was gunned down by a police corporal  in Gashua Bade Local Government, Yobe State, while on duty less than five months after their wedding.

Olusoji’s widow, who spoke while fighting back tears, told PUNCH Metro that she was still in shock over the incident.

Narrating what led to her 39-year-old husband’s killing, Jane said her husband, who was the Administration Officer at Gashua Police Division, was killed by a 53-year-old corporal, Andrew Bitus.

She said, “The station is situated in a barracks and we all live in the barracks. The corporal (Bitus), was dating an elderly woman and they had a quarrel. Bitus wanted to part ways with the woman, so he told her to refund the money he had spent on her but the woman refused.

Fashola bars Molue from Lagos Island

The Lagos State Government has barred big commercial buses, popularly called Molue, from operating on Lagos Island.

The government explained that it also did not expect the buses to ply  Third Mainland, Eko and Carter bridges, adding that operating in the Central Business District had become history for the buses.

A statement from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Thursday said the move was to ensure adequate monitoring of the operations of commercial vehicles and compliance with traffic rules and regulations.

The statement said the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Babatunde Edu, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting with branch chairmen of the Lagos Urban Bus Owners Association of Nigeria, the operators of Moluebuses in the state .

ASUU strike becoming political —Suswam

BY PETER DURU

MAKURDI—Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has said the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is becoming a political action other than an agitation for the welfare of university lecturers.

Suswam, who spoke yesterday, when he played host to the leadership of the National Union of Benue Students, NUBES, insisted that the leadership of ASUU was not being realistic with its demands.

Gov Suswam

According to him, “ASUU has no business continuing with this strike because the Federal Government has met virtually all of their demands. There is nothing in the list of their demands that government has not touched.

The Federal government has released N100 billion to upgrade infrastructures in the universities and that money has been distributed among all the universities in the country and most of them have commenced their procurement process. While the sum of N30 billion has also been released to take care of the Earned Allowances of lecturers  in federal universities, pending the verification of the number of those that are entitled to it.”

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Fame has favoured me in so many way – Doris Simoen

Beautiful Nollywood actress,  Doris Simeon isn’t a scandal-     prone person but the issue of separation between her and her former husband,  actor and director, Daniel Ademinokan got her name dragged around in a mesh-work of gossips and rumours that hasn’t really panned out.

She was chatted up by Juliet Ebirim at a recent event and here is the conversation that ensued. Excerpts: Tell us about yourself? My name is Doris Simeon. I’m from Edo State, Igbila to be precise. I’m from a family of five, though I am an orphan now.

What was growing up like for you?

It was really fun for me. Those days when my mum sent me on an errand and I didn’t it deliver well, she would flog me and I would wonder “Are you sure this is my mother? But now when I think back, I realise she was only trying to make me a better person.

Especially, when I do the same to my son. It dawned on me that all those scolding was out of love.  It was really fun. I grew up in a face me, I face you kind of house where you have lots of drama. When I think about it, I laugh a lot. Funny enough,  I used to tell the “Aje-butter” children that they didn’t have as much experience about life as those of us who lived in the ghettos.

*Doris

What’s your take on actresses who sleep their way through for roles?

It’s their choice, they weren’t forced into it. They wanted to, that’s why they did it, or probably because they are desperate.

Have you been sexually harassed since you started acting?

I’ve not since I started acting. I’ve had the experience of people or producers toasting me and as far as I am concerned that is normal. Any man can like any woman. It is not peculiar only to Nollywood, It is either you want it or you don’t want it.

Would you say that fame has robbed you of anything?

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One killed as cultists hijack protest against killer cop

The protesters
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A resident of Ikorodu, Lagos State, lost his life on Wednesday after suspected cult members and policemen clashed in the area.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the violence broke out during a demonstration by commercial motorcycle riders (okada riders), who had taken to the streets to protest against the death of Lekan Ajayi, an okada rider who was killed by a policeman attached to the Rapid Response Squad on Tuesday.

One of our correspondents, who visited the area, observed that the incident resulted in a gridlock, leaving many commuters stranded for hours.

The okada riders and Ajayi’s family members started the protest at the Ojubode area of Ikorodu around 8am before they  moved to the Sabo area.

PUNCH Metro had reported on Wednesday that a policeman identified only as Haruna, in company with three others, attempted to arrest Ajayi. He was later shot for resisting the arrest.

However, his colleagues said there was no struggle between Lekan and the policeman, adding that the reason for shooting was unknown.

Chairman, Okada Riders Association of Ladega, Mr Kayode Jimoh, said this was not the first time Haruna would kill one of their members.

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Eating celery helps fights off pancreatic cancer

Celery

The vegetable – plus ­artichokes and herbs such as oregano – is loaded with chemicals that kill the cells

It may be bland but celery packs a powerful punch by fighting off one of the most aggressive types of cancer.

The vegetable – plus ­artichokes and herbs such as oregano – is loaded with chemicals that kill pancreatic cancer cells, a study found.

Leader Professor Elvira de Mejia said: “If you eat a lot of vegetables throughout your life, you’ll have chronic exposure to bioactive flavonoids, which help reduce the risk of cancer.”

Celery is full of apigenin and luteolin – flavonoids that wipe out the diseased cells.

And in tests they created a ­fivefold rise in the rate the cancer cells self-destructed.

Professor de Mejia, of the University of Illinois in the USA, said people who already had cancer would not be cured by eating flavonoid-rich foods alone, but added drugs could be developed to boost their effect.

Dr Jodee Johnson, part of the study, said: “The goal is to develop a cure, but prolonging the lives of patients would be a significant development.”

The research, in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, did however warn flavonoids could wipe out the benefits of chemotherapy drugs if used at the same time.

Dr Johnson said: “The trick seemed to be using flavonoids as a pre-treatment.”

Princess Diana's death to be looked at again by cops over claim she was MURDERED by British soldier...

The Metropolitan Police said it had recently received new information in relation to the deaths and was "assessing its relevance and credibility
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New information: Princess Di

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The deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed are being looked at again by police after it was claimed the pair were MURDERED by a British soldier.

The Metropolitan Police said it had recently received new information in relation to the deaths and was "assessing its relevance and credibility".

Scotland Yard said it is "scoping" the information and "assessing its relevance and credibility".

It was understood an allegation was made by the former parents-in-law of a former soldier based on information that the ex-soldier talked about in the past, according to a military source.

It was understood the information was passed to the Metropolitan Police through the Royal Military Police.

A statement issued by Scotland Yard said: "The Metropolitan Police Service is scoping information that has recently been received in relation to the deaths and assessing its relevance and credibility.

"The assessment will be carried out by officers from the specialist crime and operations command.

"This is not a re-investigation and does not come under Operation Paget."

Police said they are not prepared to discuss the matter further, while a royal spokeswoman said there will be no comment on the matter from Prince William or Prince Harry, or from Clarence House.

Diana, Dodi and chauffeur Henri Paul died after their Mercedes crashed in the tunnel, which left the Ritz Hotel on the morning of August 31 1997.

The hearing into the deaths of Diana and Dodi lasted more than 90 days with evidence from around 250 witnesses.

The inquests concluded on April 7 2008, with a jury returning a verdict that the "People's Princess" and her boyfriend were unlawfully killed.

After the hearing, Metropolitan Police said they had spent £8 million on services arising from the inquest and the Operation Paget investigation from 2004 to 2006.

That money includes the cost of the legal team which represented the force's commissioner at the inquest, police protection for the inquest jury and paying for the Paget inquiry, reported to have cost £3.6 million.

Former Met Police Commissioner Lord Stevens's Paget investigation was launched in 2004 at the request of Michael Burgess, the Royal Coroner, who was then overseeing the future Diana inquest.

TB Joshua’s neighbours convert homes to hotels

Many residential buildings in Ikotun-Egbe on the outskirts of Lagos have been converted to hotels and inns because of the presence of the Synagogue of all Nations Church, writes ’NONYE BEN-NWANKWO

Mr. Joseph Sunday, who resides at Egbe in Ikotun Egbe, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, last Saturday looked every inch a worried man. The expression on his face showed a man whose inner recesses are preoccupied with worries.

Indeed, the 40-year-old father of five, who our correspondent saw at a property agent’s shop, is having an accommodation problem. His landlord at Bolungberu Street on the Isolo-Ikotun Road, has given him a notice to vacate his house in the next six months. So, Sunday’s anxiety was not only on how to secure another accommodation for his family, but also how to raise the needed money to do so. He also has to meet his landlord’s deadline if his belongings would not be thrown out of the compound.

Securing and paying for accommodation in Lagos is no child’s play. Besides, the huge two or three years’ rent one has to pay to get a fairly good place, other sundry financial bills like the agreement and agent’s fees, among others, are part of the burden one has to bear.

The legwork, as it were, is another task any potential accommodation seeker has to face. Indeed, anybody looking for an accommodation has to register with agents, which, of course, requires monetary involvement (perhaps between N2,000 and N5,000) in as many shops as possible, although that does not suggest an automatic access to the apartment of one’s choice.

These and many other psychological issues were occupying Sunday���s mind last Saturday.

Like Sunday, many other residents of Egbe and its environs are facing a similar experience. Small-scale business owners too are not left out of what a resident of the area described as the “mad rush for the occupation” of the territory.

Arsenal make new Wayne Rooney move following Luis Suarez's return to Liverpool training....

Arsene Wenger in for wantaway Manchester United man again as Suarez hopes fade following the Uruguayan's apology to Liverpool squad

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Is he Gunner go? Arsenal are in for England man Rooney again

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Arsene Wenger has made a sensational new move for Wayne Rooney.

It comes as Luis Suarez returned to training with his Liverpool team-mates after apologising to the club yesterday for his recent conduct. Arsenal’s shock Rooney enquiry shows they are now looking at other options with Liverpool determined not to sell to the Gunners.

However, Mirror Sport understands Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has made an approach to Manchester United and the Rooney camp was also sounded out this week.

United boss David Moyes is adamant that Rooney is not for sale.

Sprinter, Gloria Asunmnu has said that she made a huge mistake switching allegiance to Nigeria, her country of origin from the USA, her country of birth when she did two years ago.

Asumnu is in the Team Nigeria camp in Moscow and competed in the 100m event at the ongoing 14th IAAF World Championships where she crashed out at the semi-final stage.

The Tulane University, USA graduate wrote on her Facebook wall on Thursday that she made a big mistake choosing to run for Nigeria even though she failed to make the USA team prior to that decision.

She wrote, ‘’Choosing to run for Nigeria was a decision I thought I made for the better but in turn I’m starting to think it was a big mistake,’’ she wrote on her wall.

Gloria Asumnu

The athlete, voted Tulane University’s 2007 Female Student-Athlete of the Year, claimed that her growth has been stunted since the switch.

‘’It’s not (the Athletic Federation of Nigeria) set up for you to be the best you can be,’’ she further wrote.

‘’I don’t believe that she said what has been credited to her but if she did, then it is unfortunate. Just 48 hours ago she held a meeting with the people that matters in sports here in Moscow where she discussed her problems with them and they promised to address all the grievances she and others aired,’’ Head of Media and Communications at the AFN Olukayode Thomas said.

Govt should not expect anything better from the “almajiris” …

CONFLICTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA (4):  Govt should not expect anything better from the “almajiris” …
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THE children neither go to school for Western education nor undergo vocational training for skill acquisition neither.
They also have no moral in any respect as they hardly internalize the Qur’anic instruction. The view of Bozimo that “perhaps we pray knowing nothing about religion other than name” is useful in analyzing “almajiri”.
These children of alms are always at the mercy of peer and amoral influence. As they grow into adulthood, they part ways with their Mallam and graduate to potential hoodlum ready to terrorise the community at any point in time. They neither have worth nor value for themselves nor others.

President Goodluck Jonathan flanked by Governor Aliyu Wammako and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III while Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi ZState (l) and others watched during the official ceremony to commission the Model Almajiri school at Gagi, Sokoto State.

Woman injured in kerosene explosion

WARRI— A mother of six, Mrs. Bread Bear, was burnt in a kerosene explosion in her home at Sandfil village, 2 Warri Overside, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Wednesday night.
Vanguard gathered that Mrs. Bear, an indigene of Kalafiogbene in Bomadi Local Government Area of the state was burnt beyond recognition.
A Niger Delta activist, Alhaji Yusuf Eregebene, who confirmed the incident, said the victim had been responsible for her husband who had been bedridden for the past 15 years.
He said: “The source of the bad kerosene that exploded, as she tried to light a lantern at about 8.30 pm on Wednesday, was not known.”
According to him, “her children and other 18 persons were in the rooms in the building with four provision stores with goods worth millions of naira, which were all destroyed by fire.”
Alhaji Eregbene appealed to the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Delta State Emergency Management Agency and well-meaning individuals to come to the aid of the poor family, as clothes and feeding have become a problem.
A villager said, “Mrs. Bear is the person that was burnt in the incident. However, others lost their properties and it was sympathetic neighbours that rushed her to local clinic in Obotebe town in Burutu local government area.”

Jonathan congratula​tes Mali’s President-​elect

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday congratulated Mali’s President-elect, Mr. Ibrahim  Keita, on his victory in last Sunday’s run-off presidential election in the country.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President also congratulated and commended Malians for successfully conducting the elections and taking a major step towards the full restoration of democratic governance to their country.

The statement read, “President Jonathan and Nigeria look forward to the conclusion of the process with Mr. Keita’s inauguration as President in keeping with the wish of the Malian people as expressed at the polls on Sunday.”

TIPS FOR MEN: How to Burn Calories and Get Rid of Extra Fat

If you want to get leaner but don’t want to be found spending every waking second you happen to have in the gym, it’s time to look at some shortcuts you can take to up your calorie burn so you can destroy body fat faster. Far too many men look for ways that they can cut calories, but rather than taking this approach, focus on what you can do to burn more calories so the process is a lot less painful. Let’s walk you through some great ways to boost your calorie burn and get closer to that body you’ve been aiming for

1. Have a Cup of Green Tea

Green tea offers numerous health benefits and will cause you to burn more calories daily. This beverage is very rich in antioxidant content and will help fend off free-radical damage that could lead to disease. Be sure to serve your green tea with some lemon rather than added sugar to prevent the addition of unnecessary calories.

The Incredible Car Collection of Cristiano Ronaldo (PHOTOS)

1. Bentley Continental GTC

It is an intelligent and well equipped vehicle with a 6.0 litre twin-turbocharged W12 engine, which accelerates the car from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour (0 to 62.1 mph) in 4.8 seconds, and go on to reach a top speed of 318 kilometres per hour (197.6 mph).

2. Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

Another gem from the stables of the iconic Italian car makers, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a fierce car which has the distinction of being the most powerful series production Ferrari road car of its time.

3. Audi R8

The R8 is made distinct by its Germanic exterior styling, cabin, smaller V8 engine, and magnetic dampers. Cristiano has a weak spot for such vehicles and that’s the reason he has been seen frequently in this sedan of his.

4. Audi Q7

Audi Q7 is certainly not the most luxurious cars of Cristiano, but nevertheless he loves his ride like anything.

First Lady grounds Abuja with drummers, dancers

Nigeria’s Federal Capital were on Thursday subjected to unwarranted restriction and security cordon, as the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, took time off to sing and dance with women drawn from the 36 states of the Federation.

The event, which was held at the Eagles Square, effectively cut off workers from the imposing Federal Secretariat on both Shehu Shagari Way and Ibrahim Babangida Road, forcing them to trek for miles to the office.

The big event, which took the workers and residents by surprise, also prevented commercial and government drivers from dropping their passengers, mostly workers in their designated bus stops around the secretariat.

As vehicular and human traffic was effectively cut off from all the routes leading to the venue of the First Lady’s rally, tagged, “Nigerian Women Rally for Peace and Empowerment”, frustrated motorists were funnelled to any available space, thereby leading to a chaotic traffic snarl for most part of the day.

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UNBELIEVABLE: Pastor Impregnates Senior Pastor’s Daughter And Absconds

A 29-year-old pastor (name withheld) standing trial for allegedly raping and impregnating his senior pastor’s daughter in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has run away to establish his own church

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It was gathered that the pastor whose case had just been transferred from the Ekiti State Magistrate Court to the state High Court was granted bail in July after being remanded in detention for about three months due to his inability to meet his initial bail conditions.

The new church, which he started in Ikoyi area of Ikere-Ekiti was said to attract a lot of people, having succeeded in taking away many members of the church where he pulled out.

The girl, Oluwadamilola who until her ordeal was an SS1 student of a high school in Ikere-Ekiti, gave birth to a baby boy on May 26, while the man was still in detention, over the matter.

Damilola’s mother said the father of the young pastor had entered a written agreement with the parents of the girl in March this year, promising that they would take care of the girl and her pregnancy but the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the pastor thereafter compelled the girl’s parents to report the case to the police.

According to sources, the embattled pastor had been organizing revival programmes and crusade, calling members of the public who were not aware of his atrocities to come for miracles.

It was gathered that the middle-aged pastor was married, and this was the reason he hurriedly left the church in September last year when he realized the girl was pregnant and warned her not to let anybody know.

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Jonathan, a drowning President –El-Rufai

El-Rufai

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a drowning President, who distorts facts.

El-Rufai, in a statement on Wednesday, insisted that Jonathan had resorted to ethnic and religious politics to score some political points.

The President’s spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, on Sunday described el-Rufai as “a serial liar” while responding to an interview the former minister granted Liberty FM,Kaduna, on Saturday.

El-Rufai, in the interview, said Jonathan was playing religious and ethnic politics.

The former minister, who, on Wednesday, insisted that Jonathan was playing the ethnic game, noted that the Presidency had not addressed issues he raised on Saturday.

He said, “It may interest the President to know that Nigerians are much wiser now and will not be deceived by the antics of a drowning president and his desperate aides.”