Suspected cultists on Friday February 12th invaded Omoku town in Onelga, Rivers state, leaving no fewer than 10 people dead on their trail. The attacks reportedly started after two rival cults Sailor and Iceland clashed in the state.
Monday, 15 February 2016
Pandemonium in Rivers State;Two Beheaded (See Graphic Photos)
Pandemonium in Rivers State;Two Beheaded (See Graphic Photos)
Suspected cultists on Friday February 12th invaded Omoku town in Onelga, Rivers state, leaving no fewer than 10 people dead on their trail. The attacks reportedly started after two rival cults Sailor and Iceland clashed in the state.
Suspected cultists on Friday February 12th invaded Omoku town in Onelga, Rivers state, leaving no fewer than 10 people dead on their trail. The attacks reportedly started after two rival cults Sailor and Iceland clashed in the state.
Supreme Court Dares Buhari, APC, EFCC: You Can Set Up Machinery, We Cant Favour You
Supreme Court Dares Buhari, APC, EFCC: You Can Set Up Machinery, We Cant Favour You
The President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, have both taken a swipe at the Presidency, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their recent attacks on the judiciary.
The CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, and the NBA President, Augustine Alegeh, SAN, on Wednesday, February 10, during the valedictory court session held in honour of a retiring Justice of the Apex Court, Muhammad Muntaka-Coomassie, in Abuja refuted claims of “corruption” and “bias” against the Judiciary.
Recently, judgments of the Supreme Court on the dispute over the 2015 governorship elections in States such as: Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Delta, and Ebonyi, have drawn criticism against the judiciary, with many labeling the apex court’s decisions as a product of corruption.
Following the decision of the Apex Court to uphold the election of the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, the APC candidate in the state, Dakuku Peterside, has alleged that the court’s decision was procured.
He maintained that the Apex Court’s judgment that affirmed the election of Wike, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was contrived to legalize electoral violence and rigging.
Recently, Buhari had taken a swipe at the integrity of the judiciary and its ability to dispense justice in cases of corruption, without compromise. Adding that the temple of justice was his major “headache.’’
The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, was not left out, as he has also passed a damning verdict on members of the judiciary.
Magu made this allegation during a forum on Wednesday, February 10, as he accused prominent lawyers of frustrating the ongoing war against corruption in the country.
The President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, have both taken a swipe at the Presidency, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their recent attacks on the judiciary.
The CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, and the NBA President, Augustine Alegeh, SAN, on Wednesday, February 10, during the valedictory court session held in honour of a retiring Justice of the Apex Court, Muhammad Muntaka-Coomassie, in Abuja refuted claims of “corruption” and “bias” against the Judiciary.
Recently, judgments of the Supreme Court on the dispute over the 2015 governorship elections in States such as: Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Delta, and Ebonyi, have drawn criticism against the judiciary, with many labeling the apex court’s decisions as a product of corruption.
Following the decision of the Apex Court to uphold the election of the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, the APC candidate in the state, Dakuku Peterside, has alleged that the court’s decision was procured.
He maintained that the Apex Court’s judgment that affirmed the election of Wike, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was contrived to legalize electoral violence and rigging.
Recently, Buhari had taken a swipe at the integrity of the judiciary and its ability to dispense justice in cases of corruption, without compromise. Adding that the temple of justice was his major “headache.’’
The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, was not left out, as he has also passed a damning verdict on members of the judiciary.
Magu made this allegation during a forum on Wednesday, February 10, as he accused prominent lawyers of frustrating the ongoing war against corruption in the country.
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Pro-Biafra protest turns bloody in Aba
– The Indigenous People of Biafra staged a protest in Aba, Abia state, over the prolonged detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu
– Ten people were killed, while 20 were injured as a result of a clash between the protesters and security agencies
– Civil society organizations in Abia state under the auspices of the Abia Human Rights Agenda condemned “the killing of defenceless protesters”
– On the same day, Enugu police arrested 25 members of IPOB who gathered at the Naira Triangle in preparation for a protest march
A protest staged by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
over the prolonged detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, turned
bloody on Tuesday, February 9, in Aba, Abia state.
The Nation reports that 10 people were killed and another 20 were injured as a result of the clash between the protesters and security agencies.
According to unconfirmed reports, over 30 IPOB members are receiving treatment in various hospitals in Aba, while another 20 have been arrested by the police.
An IPOB official who pleaded for anonymity said that the protesters gathered at Ibo National High School for prayers.
“In the morning, we gathered at Ibo National High School for prayers and address by the Aba coordinator,
“While the prayers were on, we noticed police patrol vans and because we locked the gate, they could not enter. They attempted to scale the fence, but could not. Shortly after, soldiers came in Hilux vans and scaled the fence.
“When they entered, they asked for our coordinator but we resisted them. The next thing we heard was gunshot. I can’t say how many died because there was a stampede as people tried to escape,” he said.
He revealed that the security agents arrested the group’s coordinator in Aba identified as Ikechukwu and some of his assistants.
He further stressed that no amount of killings or intimidation would discourage the IPOB from pursuing its cause. He added that the protest would continue on Friday, February 12.
When contacted, Ezekiel Onyeke, the spokesman of the Abia state police command, said that he was yet to be briefed on the incident.
Meanwhile, a source at the 144 Battalion at Ukwa West denied the allegation that soldiers shot members of the IPOB. He revealed the arrested protesters had been handed over to the police for further investigation.
Vanguard reports that on the same day Enugu police arrested 25 members of IPOB, who had gathered at the Naira Triangle in preparation for a protest march tagged “Mother of All Protest Marches”.
The march was nipped in the bud by security agents who stormed the venue where the protesters were trooping in numbers.
As a result of the physical show of strength between IPOB and security agents, many protesters sustained injuries. Many took to their heels when the police released shots of tear gas into the crowd.
Emma Powerful, the media and publicity officer of IPOB, blasted the security agents for their attitude towards protesters. She stressed that IPOB is not a violent group and its members were gathering for a peaceful march.
Meanwhile, civil society organizations in Abia state under the auspices of the Abia Human Rights Agenda condemned “the killing of defenceless protesters”.
The group called on the chief of army staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, and the inspector general of police, Solomon Arase, to launch investigations into the events and prosecute those found culpable.
Speaking with journalists in Aba, the group lamented that over 15 people lost their lives in pro-Biafra protests in the city and described the situation as unacceptable.
“Over 10 people lost their lives during the protest against the detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Several others sustained various degrees of injuries as security agents clashed with protesters. Security agents must restrict themselves to the rules of their engagements in crisis situation,” the group said.
In November 2015, a protest staged by pro-Biafra activists also became violent in the city of Aba. A riot broke out following a protest by some pro-Biafra Zionists.
– Ten people were killed, while 20 were injured as a result of a clash between the protesters and security agencies
– Civil society organizations in Abia state under the auspices of the Abia Human Rights Agenda condemned “the killing of defenceless protesters”
– On the same day, Enugu police arrested 25 members of IPOB who gathered at the Naira Triangle in preparation for a protest march
Ten people were killed and another 20 were injured as a result of a clash between the protesters and security agencies.
The Nation reports that 10 people were killed and another 20 were injured as a result of the clash between the protesters and security agencies.
According to unconfirmed reports, over 30 IPOB members are receiving treatment in various hospitals in Aba, while another 20 have been arrested by the police.
An IPOB official who pleaded for anonymity said that the protesters gathered at Ibo National High School for prayers.
“In the morning, we gathered at Ibo National High School for prayers and address by the Aba coordinator,
“While the prayers were on, we noticed police patrol vans and because we locked the gate, they could not enter. They attempted to scale the fence, but could not. Shortly after, soldiers came in Hilux vans and scaled the fence.
“When they entered, they asked for our coordinator but we resisted them. The next thing we heard was gunshot. I can’t say how many died because there was a stampede as people tried to escape,” he said.
He revealed that the security agents arrested the group’s coordinator in Aba identified as Ikechukwu and some of his assistants.
He further stressed that no amount of killings or intimidation would discourage the IPOB from pursuing its cause. He added that the protest would continue on Friday, February 12.
When contacted, Ezekiel Onyeke, the spokesman of the Abia state police command, said that he was yet to be briefed on the incident.
Meanwhile, a source at the 144 Battalion at Ukwa West denied the allegation that soldiers shot members of the IPOB. He revealed the arrested protesters had been handed over to the police for further investigation.
Vanguard reports that on the same day Enugu police arrested 25 members of IPOB, who had gathered at the Naira Triangle in preparation for a protest march tagged “Mother of All Protest Marches”.
The march was nipped in the bud by security agents who stormed the venue where the protesters were trooping in numbers.
As a result of the physical show of strength between IPOB and security agents, many protesters sustained injuries. Many took to their heels when the police released shots of tear gas into the crowd.
Emma Powerful, the media and publicity officer of IPOB, blasted the security agents for their attitude towards protesters. She stressed that IPOB is not a violent group and its members were gathering for a peaceful march.
Meanwhile, civil society organizations in Abia state under the auspices of the Abia Human Rights Agenda condemned “the killing of defenceless protesters”.
The group called on the chief of army staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, and the inspector general of police, Solomon Arase, to launch investigations into the events and prosecute those found culpable.
Speaking with journalists in Aba, the group lamented that over 15 people lost their lives in pro-Biafra protests in the city and described the situation as unacceptable.
“Over 10 people lost their lives during the protest against the detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Several others sustained various degrees of injuries as security agents clashed with protesters. Security agents must restrict themselves to the rules of their engagements in crisis situation,” the group said.
In November 2015, a protest staged by pro-Biafra activists also became violent in the city of Aba. A riot broke out following a protest by some pro-Biafra Zionists.
Senate accuses Buhari's aide of wasting national money
The Nigerian Senate
has accused President Muhammmadu Buhari’s aide Brig-Gen. Paul Boro
(rtd) of wasting N48bn of national money since he resumed office in July
2015.
This Day reports that the Senate committee on the Niger Delta claimed that Boro has spent N157.2 million on armoured cars.
The lawmakers, who asked not to be named, were especially anxious over the huge sums of money supposed to have been expended on the training of ex-militants between November and December last year.
The senator, who is a member of the Senate committee on Niger Delta, said: “The president claims to be fighting corruption while his aides are already swimming in corruption. Can you imagine a special adviser using a bullet proof Lexus car worth N55 million as an official car at a time the president is trying to stop us from buying our own official cars worth about N5 million each? So what happened to the monetisation policy of the federal government?”
The senator was especially angered that at a time the president had criticized the lawmakers for their proposal to buy official cars for senators and members of the House of Representatives, the Amnesty Office coordinator, who is just an appointee of Buhari, had since acquired as his official car an armoured Lexus LX 570 Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with communications equipment for VIP movement.
They defined most of the contracts awarded by Boro as “mostly nebulous or frivolous.”
Another senator, who did not want to be named, added: “We expected him to restructure the budget he inherited from his predecessor at the Amnesty Office to fit into current economic realities and in line with the anti-corruption crusade of President Buhari. Unfortunately Boro is just spending recklessly.”
Buhari, during his first presidential media chat, wondered that the National Assembly planned to buy cars worth over N47bn, in addition to taking car loans and generous transport allowances.
This Day reports that the Senate committee on the Niger Delta claimed that Boro has spent N157.2 million on armoured cars.
The lawmakers, who asked not to be named, were especially anxious over the huge sums of money supposed to have been expended on the training of ex-militants between November and December last year.
The senator, who is a member of the Senate committee on Niger Delta, said: “The president claims to be fighting corruption while his aides are already swimming in corruption. Can you imagine a special adviser using a bullet proof Lexus car worth N55 million as an official car at a time the president is trying to stop us from buying our own official cars worth about N5 million each? So what happened to the monetisation policy of the federal government?”
The senator was especially angered that at a time the president had criticized the lawmakers for their proposal to buy official cars for senators and members of the House of Representatives, the Amnesty Office coordinator, who is just an appointee of Buhari, had since acquired as his official car an armoured Lexus LX 570 Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with communications equipment for VIP movement.
They defined most of the contracts awarded by Boro as “mostly nebulous or frivolous.”
Another senator, who did not want to be named, added: “We expected him to restructure the budget he inherited from his predecessor at the Amnesty Office to fit into current economic realities and in line with the anti-corruption crusade of President Buhari. Unfortunately Boro is just spending recklessly.”
Buhari, during his first presidential media chat, wondered that the National Assembly planned to buy cars worth over N47bn, in addition to taking car loans and generous transport allowances.
Why Jonathan will never return to power - Toni Okoroji
Editor’s note: Almost a year has passed since last year’s election, when Muhammadu Buhari made history by becoming the first Nigerian to defeat a sitting president through the ballot box.
Toni Okoroji shares his views on why ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and his associates will never return to the power.
Forgive me but there are many who still believe that the announcement by Attahiru Jega on April 1, 2015 that Muhammadu Buhari had been elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was just one of those April fool pranks. They still expect someone to come to them and shout, ‘April fool!’ and assure them that Jonathan still holds sway at Aso Rock and that ‘Mama Pepe’ is still doing her thing. Even though the cup has been presented, the celebration has taken place and the referee has left town, to them, the game is not over. They are in shock.
In their calculation at the time, there was no way Jonathan was going to lose. How in the world would the smiling GEJ lose with the billions and billions of dollars ‘dasukied’ into the electoral system? Afenifere was dollarized. MASSOB was dollarized. Gani’s OPC was dollarized.
Nearly all the top pastors in Nigeria were dollarized and they spoke in tongues. The media was so dollarized that my otherwise very professional friends at AIT became more Jonathan than Goodluck. Even Nollywood was very well dollarized.
As long as the bucket continues to leak so badly, there will be no good schools for our children to go to, no proper healthcare facilities for our families, no good roads across our nation, no equipment for our security men to keep us safe and no jobs for the teeming masses of our citizens who are unemployed. I don’t care what part of Nigeria you come from or how you pray, I am sorry you are a victim of the massive robbery against our nation. If you pray for the failure of Muhammadu Buhari, you are grinding pepper and stuffing it into your eyes. I know of no special market in Nigeria where Muslims, Christians, Hausas, Igbos, Yorubas or whoever get discounts because of their ethnic origins or their religion.
Let me repeat that if we do not let Buhari do his thing, what happened in Ghana will happen in Nigeria. There will be no EFCC; there will no courts, no prosecution, no trials and no witnesses. There will be a Nigerian Jerry Rawlings and there will be firing squads. Your guess is as good as mine who will be hit by the bullets.
It is time we all chilled, got rid of all this hatred and for the sake of our children, got together and built a nation that provides a future for everyone.
Let’s get real and move on. His Excellency, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has had his time on the national stage. No matter how much we curse Buhari, Jonathan is not coming back as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Sambo Dasuki is unlikely to ever be National Security Adviser in Nigeria again; Diezani Alison Madueke is unlikely to be Minister of Petroleum again.
Chief Tony Okoroji is Chairman of the COSON Board. Tony Okoroji’s
first recorded works are contained in his 1976 album, Super Sure
released while he was eighteen years old. Okoroji however came to
national limelight in the early eighties with his release of several
cross over songs such as Juliana, Oriaku, Mama & Papa, Wishing You
Well, Locomotion, Otanishi, etc all of which became national favorites.
.He was simultaneously engaged as a music producer by the international
recording company, EMI.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the editorial policy of Naij.com.
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Toni Okoroji shares his views on why ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and his associates will never return to the power.
Colonel Sambo Dasuki and former president Goodluck Jonathan
How in the world would the smiling GEJ lose?
Very soon, we will celebrate the one year anniversary of the historic 2015 elections in Nigeria that swept away the presidency of His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and turned the fearsome PDP behemoth that practically owned Nigeria into a very weak and maybe confused opposition party.Forgive me but there are many who still believe that the announcement by Attahiru Jega on April 1, 2015 that Muhammadu Buhari had been elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was just one of those April fool pranks. They still expect someone to come to them and shout, ‘April fool!’ and assure them that Jonathan still holds sway at Aso Rock and that ‘Mama Pepe’ is still doing her thing. Even though the cup has been presented, the celebration has taken place and the referee has left town, to them, the game is not over. They are in shock.
In their calculation at the time, there was no way Jonathan was going to lose. How in the world would the smiling GEJ lose with the billions and billions of dollars ‘dasukied’ into the electoral system? Afenifere was dollarized. MASSOB was dollarized. Gani’s OPC was dollarized.
Nearly all the top pastors in Nigeria were dollarized and they spoke in tongues. The media was so dollarized that my otherwise very professional friends at AIT became more Jonathan than Goodluck. Even Nollywood was very well dollarized.
Problem is that the bucket we gave Buhari has big holes all over it
‘By the way, why is Buhari spending so much time fighting corruption?’ ‘After all, corruption is not our problem’. ‘In any case, every Nigerian is corrupt’. Every day, you read a lot of bull. I have said elsewhere that Buhari is not a magician. When we elected him, we more or less gave him a bucket to go and fetch water for all of us in the Nigerian nation to drink. Problem is that the bucket we gave him has big holes all over it. Once you put any water into the bucket, the water leaks in different directions and there is very little left for the people to drink. Is it not wise to block the holes first so that the bucket can retain our water?As long as the bucket continues to leak so badly, there will be no good schools for our children to go to, no proper healthcare facilities for our families, no good roads across our nation, no equipment for our security men to keep us safe and no jobs for the teeming masses of our citizens who are unemployed. I don’t care what part of Nigeria you come from or how you pray, I am sorry you are a victim of the massive robbery against our nation. If you pray for the failure of Muhammadu Buhari, you are grinding pepper and stuffing it into your eyes. I know of no special market in Nigeria where Muslims, Christians, Hausas, Igbos, Yorubas or whoever get discounts because of their ethnic origins or their religion.
If we do not let Buhari do his thing, what happened in Ghana will happen in Nigeria
It is true that oil price has fallen very sharply and the Naira is struggling. It would not have been so bad if Nigeria had not been so badly raped and zillions brazenly shipped out of our commonwealth by those who rendered no meaningful service to our fatherland. I was at the Federal High Court in Abuja recently when one of our ex governors was being tried. I could not believe what I was hearing: the schemes this guy put together to take what does not belong to him.Let me repeat that if we do not let Buhari do his thing, what happened in Ghana will happen in Nigeria. There will be no EFCC; there will no courts, no prosecution, no trials and no witnesses. There will be a Nigerian Jerry Rawlings and there will be firing squads. Your guess is as good as mine who will be hit by the bullets.
It is time we all chilled, got rid of all this hatred and for the sake of our children, got together and built a nation that provides a future for everyone.
Let’s get real and move on. His Excellency, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has had his time on the national stage. No matter how much we curse Buhari, Jonathan is not coming back as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Sambo Dasuki is unlikely to ever be National Security Adviser in Nigeria again; Diezani Alison Madueke is unlikely to be Minister of Petroleum again.
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video/photo: Female pastor who bares boobs to preach
In what looks like a scene from a movie, a video which was uploaded months ago on YouTube keeps surprising many.
She is a supposed female preacher. Her name is Latasha Emmanuel. And
in this recent video, she talks about “learning to forgive anyone who
offends you and most importantly learn to forgive yourself”.
Quoting Luke 6:38, Pastor Latasha is a sight to behold as she has her boobs all out.
Is she kidding? See the video below:
Pastor Latasha Emmanuel
Quoting Luke 6:38, Pastor Latasha is a sight to behold as she has her boobs all out.
Is she kidding? See the video below:
https://youtu.be/T6zL52NyAW0
Man believes he is pregnant after having homosexual sex
– A father-of-two man was hospitalized insisting he got pregnant after sex with a man
– For half a year he complained of baby movements in his stomach
– He demanded bed rest, avoided heavy labour and refused food
– Doctors diagnosed him with a psychotic episode
A married father of two children was taken to a psychiatrist by his family after he claimed he got pregnant following homosexual contact. The 52-year-old man, from Kozhikode in India, insisted he had been impregnated by a man he had sex six months ago.
He repeatedly complained to his relatives of stomach pains and weird movements in his belly. For several months he refused to do any labour-intensive work, demanded bed rest and at one point started rejecting food, as he allegedly had morning sickness.
When his worried family took finally took him to KMCT Educational Institution, where he said he could feel the baby moving inside. The baffled doctors performed a series of tests and expectedly found nothing extraordinary.
Dr Suresh Kumar said: “We never came across this sort of case before. He was an active homosexual in his adolescent years which may contributed to his beliefs. But, his homosexuality did not affect his marriage.
Usually, we see couvade syndrome [otherwise known as sympathetic pregnancy] in some dads-to-be who show certain symptoms of pregnancy (like nausea, weight gain or sleep problems) when their partners get pregnant.”
According to doctors, the unnamed man had the delusion that was successfully treated by risperidone, an antipsychotic medication. He is now recovering and after a series of counselling sessions stopped indulging in homosexual activities.
– For half a year he complained of baby movements in his stomach
– He demanded bed rest, avoided heavy labour and refused food
– Doctors diagnosed him with a psychotic episode
A married father of two children was taken to a psychiatrist by his family after he claimed he got pregnant following homosexual contact. The 52-year-old man, from Kozhikode in India, insisted he had been impregnated by a man he had sex six months ago.
He repeatedly complained to his relatives of stomach pains and weird movements in his belly. For several months he refused to do any labour-intensive work, demanded bed rest and at one point started rejecting food, as he allegedly had morning sickness.
When his worried family took finally took him to KMCT Educational Institution, where he said he could feel the baby moving inside. The baffled doctors performed a series of tests and expectedly found nothing extraordinary.
Dr Suresh Kumar said: “We never came across this sort of case before. He was an active homosexual in his adolescent years which may contributed to his beliefs. But, his homosexuality did not affect his marriage.
Usually, we see couvade syndrome [otherwise known as sympathetic pregnancy] in some dads-to-be who show certain symptoms of pregnancy (like nausea, weight gain or sleep problems) when their partners get pregnant.”
According to doctors, the unnamed man had the delusion that was successfully treated by risperidone, an antipsychotic medication. He is now recovering and after a series of counselling sessions stopped indulging in homosexual activities.
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