AVENGERS ORDER YORUBA, HAUSA OUT OF REGION

Delta - A militant group Adaka Boro Avengers have asked non citizens of the South-east and South-south region to leave the region.

The group also warned warned south east and south south people to return back to the region as a date has been set for the declaration of the Niger Delta Republic.
In a statement, on Sunday, signed by General Edmos Ayayeibo, the group said it has concluded arrangements to make the Niger Delta Republic a reality even as it ordered its people to return home and told northerners and westerners to leave the Niger Delta and eastern states immediately.

It also issued a quit notice to the military and all agencies belonging to the Federal Government to evacuate the Niger Delta states and the eastern parts without delay. Fail­ure to obey the order, it said, would lead to a total destruction of military personnel and agencies.

The statement read: “We, the Adaka Boro Avengers and all the freedom fighters in the Niger Delta region have met and come to a conclusion that we are declaring the Niger Delta Republic three weeks from today.

 “So we are by this notice calling on the Nigerian government to move out all military personnel and all government agencies out of the Niger Delta. Failure will lead to destruction of military barracks and personnel.

“We are, also, by this notice calling on our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters living in the northern parts of Nigeria to return home immediately.

“We are also warning northerners and western­ers to leave the Niger Delta region immediately within three weeks from now, for their own good.
“If they refuse to heed to our warning, we will use so many as example in the Niger Delta region on the due date.

“We are telling the Nigerian government that enough is enough and we are taking our independence by force. We have our foreign backers, so we are not afraid of the Nigerian government but ready for total war.

“The inhuman treatment given to us by Nigerian government is enough. We can no longer withstand the suffering of our Niger Delta people. They should not take us for fools.”
Niger Delta Avenger (NDA) claimed respon­sibility for blowing up of many oil and gas operations of major oil companies in the Niger Delta region said its goal of destruction of oil and gas infrastructure was to actualise the soverign state of Niger Delta.

According to the group’s spokesman Col. Mudoch Agbinibo, the NDA had spread across the Niger Delta to launch its currency, passport, ruling council, territory and flag.
“By October 2016, we will display our currenty, flag, passport our ruling council and our territory to the world,” NDA said.

Man's spirit reportedly pictured leaving body after accident

Pictures were taken of how a man’s spirit was leaving his body after his losing his life during a fatal road accident.

CNN reports that the picture was captured by a passing motorist at the scene of a fatal road accident involving a motorcycle and a vehicle in Kentucky, USA on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 .

The man’s spirit reportedly leaving his body after the accident.

The man’s spirit reportedly leaving his body after the accident.
The picture shows the person’s spirit leaving his body just as an ambulance was working at the scene of the incident another passing motorist, Saul Vazquez, informed that the picture was taken by his dad as he passed by the scene of the accident on Tuesday.

“I took this picture just few minutes ago from the cab of my truck. It was an accident between Campton and Stanton on the service road just off of the mountain parkway.

“Zoom in and pay attention to the shadow just off the top of the state trooper hat.


“All I say is I hope everyone involved is okay,” the Kentucky photographer wrote after posting the photo online.

CNN reports that the man whose spirit was said to have appeared on the man’s camera was later confirmed dead in a hospital.

Speaking on the issue, Scott C Waring of ufosightingsdaily.com, who reportedly has interest in the paranormal, stated: “This is absolutely mind boggling.

“When an accident happened, someone took a photo and realised a spirit was moving upward from the dead body.

“Although this is not a UFO or alien, it is paranormal and very exciting news indeed.

“This confirms, that humans will not just disappear when we die, but our energy stays intact and lifts away from the shell of a body to go somewhere awesome.”

Dog saves family from cobra attack

Mrs Catherine Isiki, who spoke in an interview on Tuesday in Yenagoa, described the attack as a “mystery to the family.”

Isiki said that the cobra `invaded’ their home at about 1 a.m. on Sunday.

“ I woke up as a result of alarm raised by my grand-daughter who was the first person to see the snake.

“I am alive today because of a dog that saved me and my family; neighbours could not kill the cobra due its size.

“Some of our neighbours could not even come near our compound due to fear; the Mastiff (dog) was awakened by the noise.

“It was the dog that went straight to the room where the snake was and began to fight the cobra until it killed it.

“I do not know how the snake managed to gain entry to our house because everywhere is tiled.

“In fact, it would have been a tragic story if we did not have the dog as a pet in the house; yes, the dog finally killed the snake, but it was God’s intervention,” she said.

Isiki appreciated God for sparing her family and encouraged people to keep dogs as pets.

“Dogs can save you from any untold danger, just as my entire family was saved because I have a pet dog in my house,” Isiki said

Kenyan women protest lack of men to make them pregnant

Women in Kenya, Ndeiya ward say their drunkard husbands are unable to sire children and they may look elsewhere for sober bedmates. The women who are from Ndeiya ward, said instead of minding the home-front to allow babies come, their husbands prefer to leave the house to drink alcohol all day.

Speaking during a peaceful protest at Thigio shopping centre on, the demonstrators said younger women are the worst affected as they are “unproductive”.

“If you walk in this village, you will find so many young married women, but only a few are pregnant. Those who are not are suffering in silence because their men cannot perform,” resident Nancy Wangare said.
She said men have been drinking anything alcoholic to keep them high, but society bears the consequences of sexual dysfunction.

“It would not be a wonder if we start looking for men to sire our children. Our husbands will not know anything. We will trick them that the pregnancies are theirs and they will support us,” Wangari said. The 32-year-old mother of one separated from her husband four years ago.

Osama bin Laden’s son threatens revenge for father’s assassination

Dubai - The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the U.S. for assassinating his father, according to an audio message posted online.

Hamza bin Laden promised to continue the global militant group's fight against theU.S. and its allies in the 21-minute speech entitled "We Are All Osama," according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

"We will continue striking you and targeting you in your country and abroad in response to your oppression of the people of Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and the rest of the Muslim lands that did not survive your oppression," Hamza said.

"As for the revenge by the Islamic nation for Sheikh Osama, may Allah have mercy on him, it is not revenge for Osama the person but it is revenge for those who defended Islam."

Osama bin Laden was killed at his Pakistani hideout by U.S. commandos in 2011 in a major blow to the militant group which carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Documents recovered from bin Laden's compound and published by the U.S. last year alleged that his aides tried to reunite the militant leader with Hamza, who had been held under house arrest in Iran.

Hamza, now in his mid-twenties, was at his father's side in Afghanistan before the 9/11 attacks and spent time with him in Pakistan after the U.S.-led invasion pushed much of al Qaeda's senior leadership there, according to the Brookings Institution.

Introduced by the organisation's new chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in an audio message last year, Hamza provides a younger voice for the group whose ageing leaders have struggled to inspire militants around the world galvanized by Islamic State.

"Hamza provides a new face for al Qaeda, one that directly connects to the group's founder. He is an articulate and dangerous enemy," according to Bruce Riedel of Brookings.

Parts of Sokoto State submerged in water; 52 houses destroyed

Flood 

A late night flood on July 4 destroyed no fewer than 52 houses in Wurno, headquarters of Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

The Chairman of the local government council, Alhaji Abdulkadir Jelani, disclosed this in Sokoto on Sunday while addressing newsmen.

Jelani, who attributed the incident to a down pour, also said: ” The problem was aggravated by the blockage of some drains in the town and its environs.

”This was also precipitated by the indiscriminate dumping of refuse and dumping of heaps of firewood in them.”

The chairman said that the victims were now squatting with neighbours, relatives and other sympathisers.

Jelani stated that although there was no loss of life, the flood destroyed assorted farm produce worth millions of naira.

They included onions, garlic, rice, wheat and beans following the submerging of hundreds of farmlands.
Jelani said that the local government had set up a 13-man committee to find out the remote and immediate causes of the disaster.

” It will also assess the extent of damage caused by the flood as well as recommend the
form of assistance to be rendered to victims.

” I am also appealing to the state government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to come to the immediate aid of the victims, ” Jelani said.




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MISSING 71 TRAILERS OF IDP RICE - LAWMAKERS SEEK PROBING

Controversies have trailed the sudden disappearance of 71 trailers of rice and other grains allocated to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Adamawa State by the Federal Government to ameliorate the hardship faced by victims of insurgency in the state.

The Guardian gathered that the 71 trailer loads of grains actually arrived the state only for the items to develop wings two days after the Deputy Governor, Mr. Martins Babale, flagged off the ceremony marking the distribution of the consignment, without getting to the IDP camps or to those that had returned home.

Commenting on the missing trucks of food items, a member of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Emmanuel Tsamdu, said reports from his constituency community leaders confirmed that only 250 bags of 50kg of rice got to Madagali, as against the two trailers of 600 bags of 50kg per one trailer load.

Tsamdu urged the Federal Government to immediately set up a committee to investigate what he described as the worse crime against humanity and corrupt behaviour.
Details of the planned distribution listed the seven local government councils in the northern part of the state, which were the worst hit by the Boko Haram attack, as beneficiaries of the highest allocation.

But checks by The Guardian revealed that Madagali local council, that was the worse hit due to its closeness to Sambisa forest, was allocated only two trailers of rice. When contacted the District Head of Guluk, headquarters of Madagali council, Mr. Bello Ichadi, disclosed that only five district heads of the council received 50 bags of 25kg rice, making a total of 250bags for the entire Madagali council.

It was also discovered that while the rice and other grains were packaged in 50kg bags, the few bags given to the Madagali Chiefs were in 25kg bags, indicating that there was rebagging of the grains by those charged with the distribution.

Executive Secretary of the state Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Haruna Furo, told The Guardian that his agency, which is in charged of managing IDPs in the state was not involved in the distribution of the grains from the Federal Government to the state.

His words: “I cannot tell exactly what went wrong with the distribution, because we are the agency that is charged with the responsibilities of taking care of IDPs. But we were not involved in recent exercise, it was done in Abuja; even the sharing formular. Many people are calling my office, bringing complaints, but the only thing we can say is we are not part of the exercise, so we don’t know how the distribution was done and the formular that was used.”


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Emmanuel Emenike Confirms his Relationship with MBGN 2014 Iheoma Nnadi with Photos from their

Footballer Emmanuel Emenike is currently on Vacation in Turkey with his boo, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2014, Iheoma Nnadi .

They both shared photos with sweet captions on Instagram celebrating each other and confirming their relationship.

Emmanuel has been linked with famous Nigerian celebrities but with these photos he has slammed all rumours.

So cute!


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PLOT TO ATTACK LAGOS AVERTED

Police arrest two suspects

Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested two suspected militants, who attempted to attack Igando community, a suburb in the state.
Spokesperson for the command, Mr Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in Lagos, yesterday.

Badmos said that the suspects were nabbed on Thursday and three guns and ammunition were recovered from them.

She said that some residents of Igando alerted the police of the attempted attack by the suspected militants, who came in a boat through the waterways.

“Immediately, the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, deployed his men to the area. Two suspects were arrested with some weapons”, the spokesperson said.

“The security of the area has been beefed up; the command has begun investigation into the attempted attack.

“The police will find out who they are, where they came from and their mission.
“We advise members of the public in the area and other parts of the state not to panic as the police are on top of the situation.”

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Queen Elizabeth Rules Out Gay Marriage In Uk- Says “Marriage Is For Man And woman

The Queen did not approve of the legalization of same-sex marriage.

While in favor of civil partnerships, as a woman of deep Christian faith she took a different view on the legislation allowing same-sex couples to ‘marry’.


She expressed her frustration to a friend at the height of the controversy, but admitted she was powerless to intervene, saying: ‘I can only advise and warn.’

The friend said: ‘It was the “marriage” thing that she thought was wrong, because marriage ought to be sacrosanct between a man and a woman.’

It is the first time her anxiety over the controversial issue has become known. The revelation is among the insights in a ground-breaking series starting in the Mail today to mark her 90th birthday…..

Kcee buys brand new Lincoln Navigator limited edition (photos)

The okpekete master bought himself a brand new Lincoln Navigator limited edition! Wow!  , See photos below:

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$5,000 PER MONTH FOR ANY IMMIGRANT WHO MARRIES ICELANDIC WOMEN

Because of the lack of male Iceland Gives $ 5,000 per month for immigrant who Marry Icelandic women

=breaking news about iceland country incredible but true

if you are interested read the full story - iceland team was able to achieve an unprecedented achievement in Europe  after sending England packing, Iceland will hope to spring an even more dramatic surprise on one of Europe’s footballing superpowers in the quarter finals as they take on hosts France.


Thanks to this win, Iceland became a place of world attention and deliberated some news sites a number of amusing news related to this
As the number of population of the country and its customs and traditions

Perhaps the most prominent of our attention to the story is that it's because of the high proportion of females to males in the country that has resorted the government of iceland to the solution of granting $ 5,000 per month per immigrant marries Icelandic, and that the priority in this resolution will get to North Africa's population

CHECK THIS OUT: (PHOTO) GAS-POWERED PRESSING IRON, MADE IN NAIJA .

Convenant university graduate Ayokunle Adeniran has invented an 'electricless' iron. 

All the iron requires for it to smoothen your clothes is gas.

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Video: SOLDIERS MADE OMO ONILE HIT EACH OTHER WITH "HEAD ACHING" SLAPS. A MUST WATCH!

It was a rain of punishment on the so called "omo onile" (land owners)  numbering more than 20 when they went around their usual business to disturb the peace of land buyers/house owners.

This time they went asking for 65 thousand naira each from a gentleman not knowing soldiers yea i mean soldiers have been informed of their disturbance.

To cut the long story short, it was a rain of aromatic head aching, body moving slaps.................in short,

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BANK SECURITY OFFICER RETURNS $10,000 (A.K.A #3.5 MILLION) HE FOUND ON THE GROUND

Tony Elumelu and Mohammed Ogbanogo

A security officer, Mohammed Ibrahim Ogbanago , at United Bank for Africa (UBA) in a display of integrity returned $10,000 (over N3.5 Million using the current black market rate) he found outside his branch at Oba Akran.

Chairman of the UBA Group Plc. , Tony Elumelu revealed this in an Instagram post on Saturday, praising Ogbanago’s “unparalleled display of integrity” even in the present economic crisis.

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Last month, Mohammed Ibrahim Ogbanago, a security guard at the @ubagroup branch in Oba Akran, found $10,000 outside on the ground at his branch.

 In an unparalleled display of integrity, he decided to return the money. When I heard about this story, I knew I had to meet the man who despite facing rising petrol & transportation prices and “tomato ebola” returned such a huge sum of money without recourse to himself. It was a pleasant surprise to hear him tell this story and about how he came to be in the board room with us.

 Even more surprising was hearing him speak about his passion for governance and integrity in leadership. Mohammed Ibrahim Ogbanago is an exemplary ambassador of the UBA spirit and it was fulfilling to meet and reward him for his conduct. The @UBAGroup management is proud to have this caliber of staff at all levels. Congratulations to Mohammed and keep up the good work.

HarrySong And Five Star Music Feud Escalates

The feud between Harrison Tare Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, and his record label , Five Star Music , owned by mogul , Emeka Okonkwo ( a .k .a E - Money) and his elder brother Kingsley Okonkwo ( a .k .a Kcee ) looks to have taken a turn for the worse.

According to Vanguard, Harrysong’s refusal to shelf his forthcoming ‘ One Delta Concert’ and concentrate on releasing his highly anticipated debut album under the label is the bone of contention between both parties.

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The show is currently the most talked about event in Asaba with the Gala ambassador allegedly investing resources into the project .

Harrysong is said to have pleaded with the management of his label to allow him hold the concert which aims at sensitizing the youth on the need to shun violence but they allegedly refused to oblige him.

Police Alert Lagos Residents Of Robbers ’ New Tricks

The Lagos State Police Command have issued a warning to residents alerting them on the new schemes of criminals in the state , particularly at night, before carrying out their criminal acts .

SP Dolapo Badmos , spokesperson for the command in an interview on Sunday issued this warning as a result of the recent spate of robbery attacks on residents in the state.

She said criminals now engage in switching off running power generating sets or turn on tap water to lure unsuspecting residents out in an attempt to rob or kidnap them.

The spokesperson however , advised residents to be vigilant and not come out at night, if they notice tap running within their compounds or when their generators suddenly stopped working .

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“ Residents should be careful when they discover that their generators stop working or notice water gushing out from their taps , at night .

“ They should watch carefully before going out . If they notice strange movements, they should call the nearest police station .

she said “ This is why residents are advised to know the telephone numbers of the Divisional Police Officers ( DPOs ) or station phone numbers close to them .’’

Final year student shot dead in Bayelsa for arguing with armed robbers

– A student of Niger Delta University was killed at a bank in Bayelsa for arguing with robbers

– Before his death, the victim was helping admission seekers process NDU screening forms for a fee

– Wilson before his death was the immediate past Vice-President of the National Union of Bayelsa State Students and a leader of the Ogbia students’ union

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A robbery attack at a new generation bank along the Sani Abacha Expressway, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, has left a student dead.

According to a report on The Punch, suspected armed robbers on Tuesday, June 26, shot dead Obele Wilson, a final year undergraduate student of Bayelsa state-owned Niger Delta University, Amasoma for allegedly arguing with them.

It was gathered that the robbers stormed the premises of a new generation bank and held customers hostage. They dispossessed customers of their cash, mobile phones and other valuables.

But on getting to Wilson, an argument ensued between him and the robbers which resulted into his death.

Sources disclosed that before the incident, the victim was helping admission seekers process NDU screening forms for a fee.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the deceased was at the bank to sell forms to admission seekers.

The source said: “The killing of Wilson is very painful. He was a final year engineering student who was in the business of processing screening forms for admission seekers.

“He was on the premises of the bank on Tuesday to look for customers among those who had purchased the forms.

“Some armed robbers stormed the place and started collecting people’s valuables and cash at gunpoint.

“Wilson argued with them and in the process, they shot him.”


The source said after the shooting, some sympathisers tried to rush him to a hospital but he died on the way.

The source further blamed the incident on the on-going strike in the university.

He said: “If not for the strike, Wilson would have gone for his compulsory industrial training for final year engineering students. He was processing the training when the strike started.”

Wilson before his death was the immediate past Vice-President of the National Union of Bayelsa State Students and a leader of the Ogbia students’ union. He was from the Ogbia local government area.

400 UNIZIK students earn Chinese govt scholarship

About 400 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University have gained admission into top Chinese universities through scholarship platform of HANBAN, the Director of the Chinese Cultural and Research Centre, Prof. Wang Bo, said on Thursday, in Awka.

Bo said it was as a result of the bilateral relationship between Nigeria and China which was concretized at the national level, adding that it has opened doors for commerce and economic exchange between the two countries.

The Chinese Attache and Director of China Cultural Centre in Nigeria, Mr. Yan Xiangdong said that the several meetings between his President and President Muhammadu Buhari in the past one year have deepened the relationship between the two countries and is now bearing fruits.

Xiangdong who spoke during the inauguration of Chinese Cultural Research Centre of Nigeria domiciled at Nnamdi Azikiwe Univeristy, said that in the past one year, the President of the Peoples Republic of China has met three times with Buhari and both countries signed four different agreements.

Giving assurances about the future of the centre, he said: “We have built good relationship and we will join hands with you for the growth of the cultural centre domiciled in your university”.

The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Joseph Ahaneku in his speech traced the beginning of the Cultural Centre to the establishment of the Confucius Institute in the University in 2007 through the instrument of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Chinese Language Council International (HANBAN) and Xiamen University on one hand and UNIZIK on the other hand.

Ahaneku extolled the intention of the centre and pleaded with the Chinese government to offer employment to graduates of the centre who also have other skills acquired from their other degree programmes.

This is because, according to him, without proper engagement they will feel disillusioned.
He also challenged China to use the products of the centre as a base to solve the challenges of communication and be given the opportunity to work in different companies owned by Chinese.

He said: “I look forward to this centre being used as a base for prospective knowledge and knowledge transfer; a base for prospective commercial and technological advancement and a base for true diplomatic Counselor relationship and as an extension of Chinese Embassy in Nigeria”.

Ahaneku also expressed satisfaction with the growth of the Confucius Institute from where over 100 students have gained scholarship to study in China for various degrees and through which 3000 students had accessed Chinese Language Proficiency tests (HSK).

He added: “Henceforth, our windows are wide open to accommodate all academia and researchers who may have China and Nigeria as their case study to come in and explore the opportunities here for their research work”.

In her address, the director of Confucius Institute Prof. Carol Arinze-Umeobi said the Institute has established three Confucius classrooms at Federal Polytechnic, Oko, UNIZIK Primary and High school and at Enugu State College of Education, Technical.
He said the Institute now runs two categories of the programme which included Executive Class for business men and women to meet their business demands in China.

NYSC, GOOGLE TRAIN 2,000 YOUTHS ON DIGITAL SKILLS

Over 2,000 youths and other stakeholders in Taraba State have benefitted from a free digital skill acquisition programme geared towards tapping into the vast opportunities to create wealth using Google apps.

The digital skills training was sponsored by Google and powered by Kinetic Associates in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Taraba State Secretariat.
Declaring the training session open, Hon. James Atosoma Gani, Taraba State

Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, lauded the synergy between NYSC in the state and Kinetic Associates noting that the gesture by Google was unique and unprecedented.
In his presentation, Akingbade Akintunde, chief facilitator of training programme, told the participants that a comprehensive analysis of the google apps and numerous sophisticated online tools and applications was vital to keep pace with the changing global social and work environment, including marketing, advertising, information, web creation, hosting and blogging, among others.

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He stressed need for individuals and organisations to be acquainted with the growing array of digital platforms to keep pace with the changing world.

Earlier in his opening remarks, Mr. Emmanuel Attah, the State Co-ordinator of NYSC, Taraba State, charged participants to key into the vast potentials for entrepreneurship and wealth creation via Google and the larger cyber space.

Participants in the two-day training programme were drawn from varied background including NYSC where state officials and corps members participated.

Others are private organisations, government parastatals including the Nigeria Police Force, Federal Road Safety Corps, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Education, Nigerian Television Authority, Taraba State; Taraba State Television, Hope Afresh Foundation, Taraba State; tertiary Institutions and secondary schools.

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HAUSA ARTISTS DISAPPEARS AFTER SINGING ABOUT CORRUPT POLITICIAN

Yola—Ado Daukaka, a popular local Hausa singer in Adamawa State, has been abducted in mysterious circumstances, few hours after releasing a song against corruption and incompetence.

One of the wives of the popular singer said some strangers came and asked after him Saturday morning after he had gone to the mosque for the early morning prayer, adding “we told them Daukaka left for the mosque. From then till now nobody knows his whereabouts.”

“We search police stations for him to no avail,” said one of the wives, who does not want to be named in print.

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Already, people are associating his disappearance with his latest song entitled ‘Gyara Kayanka,’ where he said politicians elected on the platform of the ruling party were just deceiving people.

“The way and manner things are happening in the state will not augur well for anybody. They just want to intimidate those that are criticising the charade being played in the state,” another said.

Also reacting, the state chairman of Adamawa Concern Citizen, a pressure group in the state, Hussaini Gambo Bello, condemned in totality the abduction of the famous singer.

The state Police Command confirmed the incident.


Source : vanguard

Boy Injured After Hyena Drags Him Out Of Tent

The hyena escaped after the attack at the Kruger National Park. File pic

A 15-year-old boy is in a serious condition after he was attacked in his tent by a hyena.
It happened at South Africa's world famous Kruger National Park as the boy slept in a separate compartment of his family's tent.

The hyena locked its jaws onto the boy's face and dragged him out of the tent, breaking bones in his face, according to local media reports.
William Mabasa, spokesman for South African National Parks said: "The animal attacked him on his face.

"He screamed and his parents woke up.

"Fortunately a nurse was there, as well as one of our guides."
The teenager has been flown to Johannesburg for emergency plastic and reconstructive surgery to his mouth and jaw.
His condition is described as serious.

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The hyena, which escaped, is thought to have entered the campsite through a hole in the fence.
Mr Mabasa said the animal was looking for food.

"People must be aware at all times that there are wild animals around them and they must make sure that their tents are properly closed," he said.

In July last year, a safari guide was attacked by a leopard while watching wildlife with tourists in Kruger Park, and survived.

A month before that, a 22-year-old American tourist died after she was mauled by a lion which leapt through an open car window in a park outside Johannesburg.

NIGER DELTA MILITANTS OPENS FIRE IN OGUN STATE, PREVENTS DEPUTY GOVERNOR FROM VISITING

Militants 

– The gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants opened fire on the government convoy in the Ogun state

– The militants prevented Princess Yetunde Onanuga, deputy governor, from visiting Ebute – Ibafo in Obafemi Owode local government area


The Nation reports that the gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants took over part of Ebute – Ibafo in Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun state and stopped the government convoy from accessing the community.

Princess Yetunde Onanuga, deputy governor, was accompanied to the community by soldiers, police officers and operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS).

The aim of the visit was to evaluate the level of destruction to the community.

However, Onanuga was stopped midway by the militants who opened fire on the security agents and made them into a retreat.

Secretary of the state government Taiwo Adeoluwa, who was also in the onvoy, speaking afterwards said the federal government needs to intervene in the matter.

“The team led by the deputy governor of the state cannot access a part of our state. It means without mincing words, the federal government needs to get involved in this. This is clearly beyond the capacity of the police. We believe a major task force, like the one we have in Niger Delta is necessary and desirable now,” he said.

Following the continuation of the attacks on the oil and gas facilities in the oil rich region the Federal government might deploy some war-tested soldiers from the North-East to the Niger Delta to curb activities of the militants.

At the same time, the militants dared President Buhari to visit the area.

SOLAR AIRCRAFT SETS ON 90 HOURS ATLANTIC CROSSING

The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has set off from New York to cross the Atlantic, one of the toughest stages of its attempt to fly around the globe using solar energy.

The pilot, Bertrand Piccard, will attempt to reach Seville in Spain in about 90 hours.
It is the first ever attempt to cross the Atlantic in a purely solar-powered aircraft.
Mr Piccard takes short naps while the plane is in flight.

The Atlantic crossing will be "the longest distance we have had to fly this year," the Solar Impulse team said.
The flight was supposed to begin on Sunday but was delayed by bad weather.

Mr Piccard, a psychiatrist, is sharing the 35,000km (22,000 mile) round-the-world journey with Swiss entrepreneur Andre Borschberg.
The Impulse, which has the wingspan of a Boeing 747, is covered in 17,000 photovoltaic cells to capture the sun's rays.

It landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on 11 June after a five-hour flight from Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.
The record attempt began on 9 March 2015 in Abu Dhabi, and has taken the aircraft across Asia and the Pacific to the United States.

 Source: Bbc news

BREAKING NEWS : SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK MAIDUGURI MOSQUE (PHOTO)

One of the Boko Haram suicide bombers who died as a result of the suicide attack

– Two Boko Haram suicide bombers met their waterloo

– Both members of the insurgent group blew themselves up, while trying to attack a Mosque

– The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, June 27 around Damboa in Maiduguri, Borno state

According to Muazu Alhaji Misiya on his Facebook page, he states: “Two male suicide bombers attack two mosque during Tahajjud prayer. They strapped IEDs on their bodies. They stormed Kusari area near CBN Staff Quarters in Sulemanti Damboa Road, Maiduguri at about 3:10 am earlier today (Monday, June 27). However, detonated the devices on themselves. One Civilian Joint Task Force(CJTF) got injured. Alhamdullillah! (Thank God).”


An eyewitness named Bama Monguno Wali also commented on the incident in Hausa as translated. He said:

“You are saying the truth, Misiya. The incident really happened. The people tried to explode a bomb when we were inside the Mosque. Especially, we here in Northern Nigeria, here in Northeastern Nigeria, like in Maiduguri, it’s good the suicide bombers died, if it can continue in other states.”

While Hauwabk Imam writes that, “this was what happened last night as we were going to Tahajjud. It was our God who protected us. Thanks to Almighty Allah because as we were about passing by the person who was in front of us. Before we could take 15 steps forward, we heard the first blast and then the second blast. We ran back to our homes. Praise be to Allah.”


While Muhammaed Balkis writes: “This is true. Critics should stop saying Muslims are the terrorists. If Muslims were the ones killing people, why would they want to kill their fellow Muslims?”

It was a sad tale when 14 Boko Haram fighters on seven motorcycles raided Mairari village, 80 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Friday, June 10, while taking four women from their houses and slitting their throats.

They are four young students of the University of Douala. Once a week, they visit markets and the streets of Douala to pick up garbage.

They created in 2014, a small business called Kemit Ecology, with one goal, to fight against deforestation and environmental pollution.

“The idea of clean coal came to us because we realized that people in the mangroves where we settled and cut mangrove wood for smoking fish and the other to cut into coal. And we said, but if they can also turn into coal from garbage, why not give them this coal which is 100% more environmental because it does not pollute. So we get to solve the mangrove degradation problem,” Muller Tenkeu Rhea, Kemit Ecology (white knit) Project Sponsor said.

Here in the Douala central market, traders have abandoned leaves and vegetable waste. But it remains a gold mine for those young people who go into a new energy source.
“All these are biodegradable organic wastes. Inside we have plantain skins, banana skins, it has leaves, but the scrap of sugar cane, oil palm waste, rattan and agricultural scrap howsoever provided that they are biodegradable and organic,” Muller Tenkeu Rhea added.
At the area that Kemit Ecology has created its small production unit, garbage is spread and dried in the sun.

“We cut for drying. The rods have a large amount of water. So you have to cut them into small pieces that can dry easily and ease charring,” Eric Martial Ndzodo of Kemit Ecology said.

Once dried, the vegetable waste are reduced to ashes in a carbonization furnace. The black powder that emerges is packaged in a compactor. After ten minutes it appears in homogeneous bricks, and good ecological char.


“We dry them through our dryer. The dryer, we move to the carbonization unit for pyrolysis. Using our machine, we get our briquettes here. Clean coal,” Raoul Eboule of Kemit Ecology said.

Kemit Ecology hope that with the production of clean coal, the forest of mangroves, including the one that protects the banks of the Wouri River in Douala will be spared savage cuts of the people who use them for firewood.

“Our first carbon has several advantages to the environment. The first advantage is that it avoids deforestation and degradation of forests for the production of charcoal and the second advantage is that it effectively fights against the harmful effects of climate change.

This activity is not yet profitable. A kilogram of clean coal sells for 500 FCFA. The production is on average 5 tonnes per month. And these young people hope to mobilize financing to enable them to acquire the equipment necessary for a great production,” Muller Tenkeu Rhea, Kemit Ecology said.

These young people are the pioneers in the field in Cameroon. They believe the mass production of this clean coal will in the long term, not only make profits but also protect Cameroonian forests.

Source  : TVC NEWS

MESSI RETIRES AS CHILE STUN ARGENTINA IN COPA AMERICA

Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football here Sunday after Argentina crashed to defeat against Chile in the Copa America Centenario final.

A crestfallen Messi confirmed his decision to quit after yet another agonizing near-miss with Argentina, who have now lost three major tournament finals in a row since 2014.
"It's a hard moment for me and the team, and it's difficult to say, but its over with the Argentina team," said Messi, who was also on the losing side in the final of the 2007 Copa America.

"I've done all I can, I've been in four finals and it hurts not to be a champion," the 29-year-old five-time world footballer of the year added.
Messi had earlier been left distraught after missing Argentina's opening penalty in the shoot-out at MetLife Stadium after the two teams had finished extra-time deadlocked at 0-0.

Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero had got the shoot-out off to a dream start by saving Chile's opening spot-kick but Messi then surrendered the initiative by blazing wildly over the bar.

A further miss by Lucas Biglia put Chile in the box seat and they duly held their nerve to win 4-2.
Argentina coach Gerardo Martino had given no inkling of Messi's decision in a post-match press conference but sympathized with his captain.

- 'Too painful' -

"He feels the way any football player must feel when he gets to a final and then loses," Martino said.

"Certainly to lose again is too painful to act any differently."
It was a carbon copy of last year's Copa America final, also won by Chile on penalties after a goalless draw.

"The final result is all that counts and the final result is Chile winning by penalties so there's not much to analyze," Martino said. "We lost the game and we left empty-handed."

I HAVE RAPED MORE THAN FIVE GIR LS —AWAWA BOY

A suspected member of the notorious Awawa cult gang, who specialise in terrorising and raping young girls, has revealed that he had raped more than five girls around Dopemu area of Agege, Lagos State.

According to the suspect, 30-year-old, Jimoh Sanni, alias Last Born, who was arrested by operatives of Lagos State Task Force alongside 14 others, “I live at 4, Akinlabi Street, Agbotikuyo, in Agege.

“I am from Okene in Kogi State. I am a sectional head of Awawa Boys and have raped more than five girls around Dopemu area. My gang has burgled many shops at Aluminium Village and sold Indian hemp at beer parlours and night clubs at N100 per wrap before we go for our usual night robbery operations.

“We collect N2,000 to N3,000 everyday from individual aluminium shop owner at Dopemu area and that they buy Indian hemp from another Awawa Boys kingpin named Olata, at Oloosha area at Mushin.”

The other suspects are Ajayi Babatunde Lukumon, 29; Ajose Anthony, 24; Adebayo Nurudeen, 32; Olayemi Lasege, 38; Sanusi Afeez, 23; Popoola Fatai, 30; Popoola Yakubu, 27; Ajibade Oluwafemi, 20; Opeye-mi Oluwasola, 33; Adewunmi Oluwatobi, 21; Akerele Sunday, 25; Timothy Ogar, 32; Actor Amechi, 21; Jimoh Sanni, 30, and Owolabi Adediran 27.

Suspects’ father mourn
Lamenting, the father of two of the suspects (Popoola Fatai and Popoola
Yakubu), Alhaji Musibaudeen Popoola, 66, said he had warned his children to stop following these bad gangs around Dopemu area.

Alhaji Popoola said: “I found it extremely difficult to believe when I was told that two of my sons were among those arrested members of Awawa Boys.
“I only came, as a disciplined father, to tell them that the end has come. It is going to be a big lesson to other children that they must obey their parents.”

It was learned that operatives of the Lagos State Task Force arrested the cult members at Dopemu area of Agege after they received intelligence report on the disturbing activities of notorious Awawa Boys.
It was gathered that during the operation, which was carried out at midnight and led by SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, Chairman, Lagos State Task Force, the suspects and other affiliated group leaders fought the officers with dangerous weapons before they were overpowered.

Reacting to the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, directed that the suspects should all be immediately charged to court.

SEVEN HURT AS M&D's ROLLERCOASTER DERAILS

Seven people have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed at M&D's amusement park in Motherwell, Scotland.
Police, fire and ambulance officers are working at the scene in Strathclyde Country Park and a rescue operation is under way.

The accident occurred around 3.40pm on the Tsunami ride, according to Police Scotland.
"We can confirm we are currently working with other emergency services to ascertain the full extent of the situation," a statement said.
"We can confirm there are injured parties - approximately seven people."


A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said six ambulance crews and a specialist operation team are at the scene.
A statement from the theme park said the venue has been closed.
Sky's Scotland Correspondent James Matthews said: "A very serious situation appears to be unfolding.

"According to eyewitnesses it appears that part ... of this ride has fallen some distance.
"There is talk - according to people who saw this - of (the ride falling) some 20 metres.
"There are approximately seven people who are said to be injured. It's not clear how serious these injuries are.

"But a number of people at least are still trapped inside the ride."
Witness James Millerick told Sky News: "You heard shrieks from other customers at the theme park.
"When we got there the rollercoaster had come off the track entirely. (It) was upside down on the concrete path."
Katie Burns said she had just finished riding the rollercoaster and was walking past when the carriage crashed with children on board.
On Facebook, she wrote: "Literally got off the Tsunami at M&D's and then walking past and the next lot of people get on and the full thing goes off the tracks.
"Honestly never been so scared in my life, with this weather they should not be on.
"Kids and adults are still on it upside down, it's like something out a horror film, children crying and everything.

"Literally can't believe this, my heart goes out to everyone on it, a full load came off the track but and on the pavement, lik
e a horror film worse thing ever heard and seen, can't get over this."
The Tsunami ride is described on the theme park's website as "Scotland's only inverted rollercoaster".

The accident is not the first at the M&D's theme park.
Nine people had to be rescued from the Tsunami rollercoaster in July 2011 after it suffered a mechanical failure.
And in March this year, eight people had to be rescued from the Tornado rollercoaster when it became stuck 20 feet off the ground.


Source : sky news.

NYSC TO ESTABLISH 6 SKILL ACQUISITION CENTRES NATIONWIDE – DG

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) , Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure , on Saturday said, the service had concluded plans to establish skill acquisition centres in six geopolitical zones of the country.

Kazaure disclosed this at a news conference after visiting Yobe batch A corps members who were camped in Jigawa.
He explained that the proposed plan would start with North East region and the centre would be situated in Gombe State.

According to him, NYSC wIll collaborate with
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , Bank of Industry (BoI) and Heritage Bank to ensure the project is successful.

He added that the banks had agreed to fund the project.
The director-general said that the skill acquisition centres would be in geopolitical zones in the short run but in the near future, every state of the federation would have its centre.

He said that when completed, every centre would be headed by an officer not below Grade Level 17 in the service.
Meanwhile, Kazaure advised corps members to respect the culture of their host communities and not to indulge in anything that would tarnish the image of NYSC.


Photo Credit: NAN PHOTO

PROTESTS IN LONDON FOLLOWING #BREXIT AS PETITION CALLING FOR ANOTHER REFERENDUM ATTRACTS 1.5 MILLION SIGNATURES IN LESS THAN 24 HRS

Anti-Brexit protests broke out on the streets of London after a petition for a second EU referendum attracted 1.5 million signatures within a day, DailyMail reports.

Most of the signatures in the petition came from from place with high number of student population such as North London, Cambridge and Oxford. More than 3,000 of David Cameron‘s ( who announced that he will leave office in October ) constituents also signed the petition.

The parliament will consider a petition for a debate after it attracts 100,000 or more signatures, and the government will respond to a petition with 10,000 or more signatures.
The petitioners are calling for another referendum, saying that the “Leave” camp won with less than 60% of the votes and was based on a turnout of less than 75 per cent.


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