Fayose happy with Mu’azu exit

Ado Ekiti - Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has welcomed Wednesday’s resignation of Adamu Mu'azu as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), reports Punch.
The governor described Mu’azu's exit as a good thing for the party.

Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose said Mu’azu did the right thing by stepping down.

He stated that Mu’azu ought not to have waited for the call for his resignation before doing the right thing.

He urged other members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to follow Mu’azu's step by resigning their appointments.

Fayose had been at the forefront at the campaign for Mu’azu to resign from his position following the dismal performance of the party at the just concluded elections.

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PDP hails resignation of two leaders

Abuja - The People's Democratic Party has hailed the resignation of it's two leaders and has expressed it is a welcome development to the party, Vanguard reported.

This comes after the resignation of National Chairmn, Alhaji Muazu and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih.
The PDP has expressed that now the party will be able to re-organise and re-position itself.

Also the part will look into why it performed badly in the 2015 general elections and be able to task itself ahead.

PDP Chaiman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Alpho Nwenze, has stated that National Working Committee members who feel they do not live up to the expectations of the party should also resign.
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Red Cross urges global effort against Boko Haram

16:04 21/05/2015
Abuja -  The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has called on the international community and other humanitarian organizations to do more to address the consequences of the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region.

Maurer is on his first official visit to Nigeria.

After visiting the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, at the epicentre of fighting between Boko Haram and the Nigerian army, the ICRC president expressed alarm at the scale of the humanitarian needs and the mental and physical scars the violence is leaving on the population.

“Whole communities have fled their villages and endured unimaginable suffering. Traumatized people, without homes, belongings, income and education for their children – what does the future hold for them? They need support far beyond what the ICRC can provide, yet in many hard-hit places we find ourselves alone. This is a big problem that is not going anywhere, and it demands serious attention,” said Maurer.

He noted that the conflict had spread beyond Nigeria’s borders into neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger.

An estimated 1,5 million people have been displaced, mostly within Nigeria itself.

Maurer warned that were no quick fixes.

“Even if the fighting stops tomorrow, it will take years of investment and painstaking work to rebuild livelihoods and services, overcome the trauma and find some sense of normality.”

- CAJ News

Flying Eagles is FIFA U20 W/Cup youngest team

Israel Ojoko 17:10 21/05/2015
Lagos - Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been rated the youngest team heading to the FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.

The competition will hold from May 30 to June 20, with 24 teams taking part.
According to FIFA, Nigeria produced an average of age of 18 years and nine months, the youngest among the participating teams. Meanwhile, the oldest are provided by the European duo of Germany and Ukraine.

Also, Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi, who is one of the members of the Golden Eaglets that won the FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2013, has been rated one of the youngest players to watch out for.

A total of 504 players have been selected by the 24 teams to follow in the footsteps of Maradona, Messi and countless other global stars who have showcased their potential at this tournament.

All eyes will now turn to New Zealand to discover which of the class of 2015 can step into these legendary shoes, and there are undoubtedly plenty of players well capable of dazzling.

Nine armed robbery suspects arrested in Lagos

17:10 21/05/2015
Lagos - The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested nine armed robbery suspects around the metropolis, recovering two locally made double barrel pistols, charms and two Honda motorcycles.

A statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said policemen attached to Ikeja Division, acting on information arrested three male suspects in their operational vehicle.
"The policemen had on Sunday at about 1 a.m. stopped a Mazda 323 car with registration number FKJ-21-DA along Opebi Road in Ikeja and recovered two locally made double barrel pistols.

"The case is under investigation at the Department of Criminal Investigation in Yaba, Lagos,’’ the statement said.

In the same vein, some robbery suspects were also arrested on Tuesday at about 1 a.m. by the police anti-robbery team attached to Ogombo Division.

According to the statement, the police anti-robbery team arrested some suspected robbers at Okun Aja.
"The five suspects included the gang leader. Items recovered from the hoodlums are charms and two Honda motorcycles.

"The case is under investigation at Ogombo division,’’ the statement said.

- NAN

Senate to investigate fuel scarcity crisis

17:10 21/05/2015
Abuja - The Senate has probed it's committee on Petroleum Resources to commence an investigation into the cause of the fuel crisis situation in the country, Punch reported.

The motion was directed by the Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Abdul Ningi, expressing that serious attention needs to be put on the matter.

A report back back by government is wanted by next week to explain who is handling the matter and what has been done about it.

Ningi also stated that people of Nigeria need to know if fuel scarcity is a problem they will be living with and how about they will plan their lives around the matter.
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DNA from pizza crust helps police identify US murder suspect

18:12 21/05/2015
Washington - Police have identified a suspect in the murders of a wealthy Washington family using DNA collected from the crust of a pizza delivered to their home, news reports said Thursday.

Police said in statement that they have obtained an arrest warrant for Daron Dylon Wint in connection with the four murders, one of the most notorious crimes in recent memory in the US capital city.

Savvas Savopoulos, president and CEO of American Iron Works, a building materials manufacturer in Maryland, his wife Amy, their 10-year-old son Philip and the family's housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa were all killed at the millionaire's mansion in an exclusive section of Washington.

The stately home, with the victims bound and bludgeoned inside, was destroyed by a fire May 14 that appeared to have been deliberately set, police said.

Savopoulos's blue Porsche, which had been stolen, was found shortly after the murders, abandoned several miles from the crime scene, and also had been set ablaze, authorities said.

The Washington Post reported Thursday that the break in the case came after police matched Wint, 34, to DNA found on the crust of a Domino's pizza that had been delivered to the house on the night of May 13, as the victims apparently were being held captive.

The daily, citing sources and court records, said Savvas Savopoulos's personal assistant dropped off a package containing $40,000 in cash at the home shortly before it went up in flames.

Police said Wint is wanted for first degree murder in the case, and news reports said authorities have not ruled out that the crimes were committed with the help of accomplices.

The violence of the offenses shocked and horrified Washington, at least in part because they occurred in a tony section of the city rarely touched by deadly crime.

The neighborhood is home to numerous embassies and diplomatic mansions as well as the official residence of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife.

- AFP