[wanabidii] 56 including British surveillance jet breaks down on way to Nigeria for girls rescue 

Thursday, May 22, 2014

56 including British surveillance jet breaks down on way to Nigeria for girls rescue 


British surveillance jet breaks down on way to Nigeria for girls rescue 

Posted: 19 May 2014 11:05 AM PDT

A surveillance jet sent by Britain to help search for more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls missing in Nigeria has broken down en route. The state-of-the-art Sentinel reconnaissance aircraft was forced...

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Yoruba groups call for regional autonomy

Posted: 19 May 2014 10:44 AM PDT

To emphasized on their demands to the on-going National conference, some Yoruba socio-cultural groups on Monday laid out a fresh demand for regional autonomy. They said the people of the South-West...

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APC wins all seats in Kano council polls

Posted: 19 May 2014 07:59 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Saturday's council polls in Kano state. This is contained in a statement signed by Chairman of Kano State...

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Boko Haram is not an indegene of Borno, says Shehu of Borno

Posted: 19 May 2014 07:06 AM PDT

Dr Abubakar Ibn Garbai, the Shehu of Borno, has declared that the leaders of the violent Islamic sect, boko haram is not an indegene of the state He made the remark when the Presidential fact finding...

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Police Foil Fresh Bombing In Kano

Posted: 19 May 2014 06:14 AM PDT

Kano Police command said today, Monday that they thwarted a fresh attempt to detonate a car bomb in Kano, a day after a bombing killed four people in an area of the city attacked repeatedly by Boko...

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Outburst: We need better powerful weapons to fight Boko Haram- Nigerian Soldiers

Posted: 19 May 2014 06:01 AM PDT

On speculations that the Nigerian soldiers are not well equipped to take on Boko Haram insurgents rampaging in the north-eastern part of the country, one of the soldiers has stated that they need...

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Boko Haram considers gradually release of girls

Posted: 19 May 2014 05:31 AM PDT

The Islamist militant group, Boko Haram has dropped demands for the release of top commanders in talks with the Nigerian government and is prepared to start releasing up to half its kidnapped...

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FRCN drags Sanusi to Appeal Court

Posted: 19 May 2014 05:10 AM PDT

The embattled governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is to appear before a court again. The former CBN governor has been dragged before the Court of Appeal in Lagos by...

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PICTURED: Vice Principal Caught Doing It In His Office with Female Student

Posted: 19 May 2014 03:29 AM PDT

The Vice-Principal of a government school, 57-year-old Taiwo Ajayi, has been caught defiling a 12-year-old student of the school. He was caught by one of the staff in the school, Mr Victor...

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Boko Haram members kidnap 10 Chinese workers as they attack GWOZA village in Borno

Posted: 19 May 2014 02:02 AM PDT

Ten Chinese nationals working around Kusuri village in GWOZA local government area of Borno state are believed to have been abducted by suspected insurgents of the Boko Haram sect. A local Chief,...

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How Lagos Airport Cleaner Stole N252 Million, Relocated To UK

Posted: 18 May 2014 10:45 AM PDT

The Lagos State Police Command Headquarters are working effortlessly to track down Chibuzor Onuegbe, a 26-year-old airport cleaner who absconded with  N252 million kept in the baggage store of the...

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Boko Haram has killed over 12,000 Nigerians, plans to take over country, Jonathan says

Posted: 18 May 2014 10:40 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said the boko haram insurgent's ultimate plan is to "destabilize the country, and take over Nigeria." Mr. Jonathan said this at the "Regional Summit on...

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Vigilante group in Adamawa kill over 70 Boko Haram militant searching for food

Posted: 16 May 2014 10:31 AM PDT

No fewer than 70 boko haram member have been killed by members of a vigilante group in Madagali, a town in Adamawa State while seven captured have been handed to the police. According to report, the...

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Judge’s absence stalls Sylva N19.2bn theft trial

Posted: 16 May 2014 10:23 AM PDT

An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday adjourned the case of a former governor of Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, till July 3 following the absence of the trial judge. At the resumed sitting on Friday, a...

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Adamawa Villagers Kill Boko Haram Militants Searching For Food

Posted: 16 May 2014 08:10 AM PDT

Members of a vigilante group in Madagali, a town in Adamawa State, have killed more than 70 boko haram members and and handed over seven captured militants to the police. The vigilantes acted after...

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#Bring Back our Girls: UK Muslim council offers to hold talk with Boko Haram

Posted: 16 May 2014 07:01 AM PDT

The Muslim Council of Britain has offered to mediate in the Boko Haram insurgency in the light of the 'Bring Back our Girls' global campaign. The Council's decision followed a meeting with the...

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IGP still in active service, says Police spokesman

Posted: 16 May 2014 05:54 AM PDT

Contrary to media reports indicating that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar has been asked to proceed on terminal leave, the police chief is still in active service. Force...

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Jonathan approves compulsory leave for IG Abubakar

Posted: 16 May 2014 02:45 AM PDT

The Inspector of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has been asked to proceed on compulsory leave by President Goodluck Jonathan allegedly because of the rising insecurity in the country under his watch and...

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Military Kill 60 Suspected Insurgents In Jigawa

Posted: 15 May 2014 02:18 PM PDT

Nigerian Joint Task Force (JTF) reportedly killed at least 60 suspected insurgents in Wednesday night shooting at Lamba Forest, Gwaram LGA, Jigawa State. According to Vanguard, the Director of Press...

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NIGERIANA: Car Produced By Nigerian Students Passes International Evaluation Test

Posted: 15 May 2014 02:09 PM PDT

'Tuke-Tuke' car produced by the Nigerian students has successfully passed international technical evaluation test held in the Netherlands, Punch reports. Photo: Uniben students introduce Tuke-Tuke...

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SSS Arrests Nyanya Bomb Blasts Co-Mastermind’s Father

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:29 AM PDT

The State Security Services (SSS) today,Thursday announced the arrest of Col. (rtd) Agene Ogwuche, a father of the suspected co-mastermind of Nyanya motor park bombing, Abubakar Sadiq Ogwuche. The...

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Ekiti Governor Approves Payment Of 27.5% Teacher’s Allowance

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:12 AM PDT

The Ekiti state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approved the payment of 27.5% teachers' pecuniary allowance as well as local and overseas training for the teachers in the state. Speaking at the...

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Hoodlums bomb Ex-Imo State Governor’s House

Posted: 15 May 2014 09:28 AM PDT

Unknown hoodlums in the early hours of today, Thursday have reportedly bombed the the Owerri residence of the immediate past governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim. The hoodlums were said to have...

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BREAKING: Nigeria Army Fires Commander Of Battalion That Mutinied

Posted: 15 May 2014 09:10 AM PDT

The nigerian army has removed an army commander whose unit rebelled yesterday in Maiduguri. Major General Ahmadu Mohammed was shot at by angry soldiers of the 7th Division yesterday in Maiduguri's...

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There was no mutiny in Mamalari Barracks, says DHQ

Posted: 15 May 2014 09:03 AM PDT

Defence spokeman General Chris Olukolade has said that there was no mutiny at Maimalari barracks as reported by the media. He said that what happened yesterday was a reaction by soldiers who misread...

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Military kills over 50 insurgents in Jigawa

Posted: 15 May 2014 08:10 AM PDT

Joint Task Force (JTF) in Lamba forest in Gwaram local government of Jigawa have killed more than 50 insurgents in a revenge attack over the killing of three military personnel last Monday. Reports...

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Fresh Boko Haram Attack: 2 dead, properties destroy in Borno

Posted: 15 May 2014 07:19 AM PDT

Two persons were reportedly killed on Wednesday night in a fresh attack by gunmen suspected to be members of the boko haram in Ngawa Fate village, Borno. The insurgents burnt down all but two houses...

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Anxiety In Lagos Over Bomb Scare (+PHOTOS)

Posted: 15 May 2014 06:58 AM PDT

Lagosians  especially people living in Lagos Island were thrown into pandemonium early today, Thursday morning over a bomb scare. According to report the bomb scare occurred when three bags...

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I am ready to give my life for those girls – Governor Shetima

Posted: 15 May 2014 01:37 AM PDT

Borno State Governor,Kashim Shetima Yesterday said that if it was possible he would exchange his life for peace in the troubled state. The governor also revealed he does not fear the requested...

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Boko Haram leader is a sub-human specie, FG cannot negotiate with him, says Wole Soyinka

Posted: 15 May 2014 12:50 AM PDT

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said the Federal Government cannot negotiate with the leader of Boko Haram as he is a sub-human specie incapable of dialogue. Speaking during a phone interview,...

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Akunyili Begins Treatment In India

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:57 AM PDT

Immediate past Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians and other well wishers across the world who have been praying for her since the...

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APC governors promise to rebuild Chibok school, give N100m to Nyanya victims

Posted: 14 May 2014 11:02 AM PDT

The All progressive Congress (APC) governors under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has promised to rebuild the demolished buildings of Government Secondary School in Chibok. In its...

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2015 Election: INEC to create 30,000 additional polling unit

Posted: 14 May 2014 10:14 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) said 30,000 additional polling units are on the way to effectively tackle the problem of increase voters population. INEC Resident Electoral...

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There is God OOOOO!!! Pastor Bakare lashes Patience Jonathan

Posted: 14 May 2014 09:51 AM PDT

The Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has called out to Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, in the wake of her public display in an interview over the...

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REVEALED: How Boko Haram Plan To Negotiate Their Demands

Posted: 14 May 2014 09:18 AM PDT

The Islamist sect Boko Haram may name their negotiator as well as release the names of its arrested member whom they want to be freed from prison. According to Telegraph of London, in an exclusive...

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Every possible resource will be used to track abducted girls, says Okonjo-Iweala

Posted: 14 May 2014 05:19 AM PDT

The Coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said the federal government is ready to use every possible resource to track the abducted girls She made...

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Two JSS Students Escape Ritual Killing In Benue

Posted: 14 May 2014 02:35 AM PDT

Dooyum Moar, a 13-year-old junior secondary student of Government Secondary School Gboko, Benue State, on Tuesday miraculously escaped being beheaded by a ritualist. * An Image Showing Ritual Items...

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BREAKING: Boko Haram to announce list of key militants it wants freed – Telegraph

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:31 AM PDT

boko haram is preparing to announce a list of key militants that it wants released in exchange for its schoolgirl hostages, The Telegraph has learned. Sources close to the group say that an Islamic...

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Parents, escapees identify 77 girls in video of Abducted girls (+list of Identified Girls)

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:03 AM PDT

After the identification exercises, which Governor Shettima said, yesterday, was on-going, he confirmed that 77 of the girls have been identified in the video. Addressing the #BringBackOurGirls...

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French FM slams ‘mass r*pe’ of Nigerian schoolgirls

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:48 AM PDT

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Tuesday denounced what he called the "mass rape" of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamic militant Boko Haram group. "Sometimes in France we talk about...

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IG starts terminal leave as FG rejects tenure extension

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:25 AM PDT

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, is expected to proceed on terminal leave any moment from now, having spent the mandatory number of years in service. Abubakar, from Zamfara State,...

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Over 200 Boko Haram Terrorists Killed By Locals in Kala-Balge LGA of Borno State

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:11 PM PDT

According to sources, over 300 insurgents stormed Rann and nearby villages in the early hours of Tuesday, but were met by armed locals who had knowledge of the impending attack. A Borno official who...

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Nigeria girls’ abduction: US deploys manned planes – BBC

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:04 PM PDT

The US is also sharing commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerian government, officials said. It comes after militants released a video of about 130 girls, saying they could be swapped for jailed...

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APC condemns Boko Haram conversion of kidnapped Christian girls to Islam

Posted: 13 May 2014 09:39 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the reported conversion to Islam of the Christians among the over 200 schoolgirls who were abducted by the boko haram terror group four weeks ago,...

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Bomb blast kills 3 soldiers in Jigawa

Posted: 13 May 2014 09:31 AM PDT

A roadside bomb planted by unknown men at Gani forest in Basirika village in Gwaram local government of Jigawa state on Monday night exploded and hit inter state Military Join Task Force vehicles on...

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Other governors are angry with me over minimum wage -Oshiomhole

Posted: 13 May 2014 09:23 AM PDT

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, said today, Tuesday that some governors were angry with him over his stand on minimum wage. He said some of his colleagues had once asked him to stop...

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Mimiko visits Okitipupa site of landslide as he promises quick Intervention

Posted: 13 May 2014 09:18 AM PDT

Ondo state governor, Dr Segun Mimiko today Tuesday visited Okitipupa council area of the State, following a recent landslide that occurred in the area. The governor who inspected the level of the...

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Parents, school mates Identify abducted girls in Boko Haram Video

Posted: 13 May 2014 08:33 AM PDT

The released video by Boko Haram leader has revealed clearly that the missing schoolgirls are truly abducted as Four of the abducted girls have been identified by their parents. Esther Mutali, one of...

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Mother Identifies Daughter In Boko Haram Released Video showing Abducted Girls

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:12 AM PDT

Parent-teachers association chairman of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, Dumoma Mpur said one of the girls in boko haram released video has been identified by her mother. A...

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Forceful conversion of Chibok girls to Islam, a war against christians – CAN

Posted: 13 May 2014 04:14 AM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said Monday that the forceful conversion of Christians school girl abducted from Chibok to Islam was a clear indication that the Boko Haram insurgency group...

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US deploys surveillance aircraft in search for Nigerian abducted girls

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:54 AM PDT

The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The US is also sharing...

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Nigerian President Jonathan commissions first maritime university

Posted: 13 May 2014 03:42 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, commissioned the first Nigerian Maritime University at Kurutie and NIMASA dockyard at Okerenkoko both in Warri Southwest Local Government Area of Delta State....

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Chibok is a scam! Asari Dokubo stages anti-#BringBackOurGirls Protest (+PHOTOS)

Posted: 13 May 2014 02:56 AM PDT

The leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has insisted that the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls is a scam. The Niger Delta activist yesterday confirmed his...

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$620,000 bribe: Farouk Lawan, Emenalo lose bid to stop trial

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:56 PM PDT

The Court Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed ‎by former Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime and its ex-Secretary, Farouk Lawan and Boniface Emenalo....

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Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau is dead – SSS insists

Posted: 12 May 2014 12:52 PM PDT

The State Security Service (SSS) has insisted that Boko Haram leader, Abubaker Shekau is dead. The spokesperson of the SSS, Marilyn Ogar while answering questions from journalists who requested to...

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Presidency rejects Boko Haram swap condition for abducted schoolgirls 

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:15 AM PDT

Nigeria today, Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. Asked if the government would reject...

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