President Buhari: Tell Me If I Should Change Ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that Nigerians should pass a verdict on the performance of his appointed officials during the administration’s first year in office so that he will know if he should change them. Asked if Nigerians should expect changes in his team during this anniversary period Buhari said, “I am waiting for the newspapers to tell me the performance of my ministers and whether I should make changes.”

President Buhari explained why his government took off rather slowly. He said former President Obasanjo, who had experience with hand over and take over, recalled that in 1999 outgoing Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar made each ministry to prepare handing over notes and then brief the president-elect, for him to choose what he wanted out of it. He said President Goodluck Jonathan agreed to do the same and asked all his ministers to prepare handing over notes and brief Buhari but they protested at the last minute that Buhari should not be allowed to take over the government before he was sworn-in.

As a result, he said no proper transition took place and after his inauguration he had to take briefings from two ministries a day in order to make up for lost time.

The president also spoke about budget padding. He said though he had been in public life since 1975, he never heard of budget padding until when he saw Minister of Health Prof Isaac Adeoye on television defending his budget before a National Assembly committee.

Buhari said he was shocked when the minister told the committee that he could not defend what he did not propose because the budget had been padded.

He said, “I went [to the National Assembly] and bowed and delivered [the budget] but I did not know that what I delivered was a shell. They removed what they wanted and added other things.” He said when the budget as passed by the National Assembly was brought to him, he refused to sign it because throughout his life he never signed anything that he did not understand.

At one point, he said, Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma persuaded him to sign it and he said “I will sign it because I trust you.”

However, he said before he could sign, Udoma read the budget thoroughly and rushed back to him and advised him not to sign it unless amendments were made.

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Nobody Can Arrest Jonathan, Ijaw Youths Tell Buhari

Ovie Okpare, Warri

The Ijaw Youths Congress on Thursday warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government not to contemplate arresting former President Goodluck Jonathan over the ongoing probe of massive fraud and embezzlement alleged to have taken place under his administration.

The youths, who converged at the Wellington Hotel Effurrun, Delta State, for the 2016 annual Major Isaac Boro anniversary celebration with the theme, “The ideals of Adaka Boro and the renewed militancy in the Niger Delta: The way forward,” criticised the present administration for limiting its anti-corruption campaign only to the Jonathan regime.

The IYC president, Udengs Eradiri, urged the APC-led Federal Government to probe the Halliburton bribery case under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, if it wanted Nigerians to take its anti-corruption campaign seriously.

On the renewed militancy in the region, Udengs, said the opening of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, for academic activities was the first condition for a roundtable discussion with the Federal Government towards ending ongoing militants’ onslaught in the region.

Eradiri said, “People have started discussing. There was a meeting in Abuja yesterday (Wednesday) but I told them that such a meeting would not work.

“If they want us to talk, they must first open the Maritime University and start admitting students, then we would now sit and talk. The same issues for which Adaka Boro and Ken Saro-Wiwa were killed are the same issues the Avengers are raising.

“There are no Avengers anywhere. Settle these issues and the avengers would fizzle away.”

Prominent rights activist, Tony Uranta, who also spoke at the occasion said, “Isaac Boro and Ken Saro-Wiwa died fighting for the emancipation of the Niger Delta, later we had Asari Dokubo, Tompolo and others. But because Tompolo was taken out, new faces have come up.”

Uranta called on Buhari to reassure Niger Delta youths that the amnesty programme would not be cancelled if the peace in the region was to be sustained, noting that there were many beneficiaries who had not gone on training.

He said the cancellation of the programme would further throw the region into another rounds of militancy which would negatively affect the nation’s already dwindling economy.

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Photo: Plateau United player dies in car accident 6 days to his wedding

A Plateau United player, Sabole Shehu died in a fatal accident along Kaduna expressway on Sunday May 22nd, exactly six days to his wedding which was scheduled for this Saturday May 28th.

According to Plateau United media officer, Albert Dakup Shehu was excused from Sunday’s game against Kano Pillars to go and prepare for his wedding ceremony and was on his way to meet his parents when the accident that claimed his life occurred. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

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Woman who killed her husband in Oyo state to appear in court today

Yewande Oyediran, the woman who stabbed her husband, 38 year old Oyediran Ajanaku to death at their Akobo estate home in Ibadan, Oyo state on February 2nd after a domestic dispute, will appear in court today May 24th. Yewande who is a lawyer and a Staff of the Directorate of public prosecution at the Ministry of Justice, Ibadan, Oyo state, is being tried for the murder of her late husband.

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BREAKING!!! Manchester United Sack Louis Van Gaal As Jose Mourinho Prepares To Take Charge

Van Gaal has been made to pay for United’s poor Premier League campaign and will be replaced by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

His Dutch coaching staff – including United assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg and goalkeeper coach Frans Hoek – have also left the club with immediate effect.

LVG gone…. Mourinho to be announced next?! #MUFC

— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) May 23, 2016

Crikey! Manchester United have sacked Louis Van Gaal. Who saw that coming? Next thing you know they'll appoint José Mourinho.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 23, 2016

Jose Mourinho (left, pictured with Van Gaal) will take over the reins at Old Trafford following Van Gaal’s sacking

Van Gaal’s last act at Manchester United was lifting the FA Cup following his side’s win over Crystal Palace

Goalkeeper coach Frans Hoek (far left) and Albert Stuivenberg (far right) have also left the club along with Van Gaal, while Ryan Giggs (second left) could stay at the club

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Police Seals PDP National Headquarters In Abuja

The Nigeria Police has explained why it sealed the the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national office in Abuja.
Force spokesperson, Bisi Kolawole, in a statement yesterday said intelligence at the disposal of the Force leadership indicated that some aggrieved factional leaders and members of the party had perfected plans to engage thugs from across the country to join them in threatening public peace and security in Abuja.

This, she said, was sequel to the on-going intra-party leadership crisis in the party and further fallout of the recent political engagements of the Party.
The statement said plan of the brains behind the development was to infiltrate Abuja and attack the Headquarters of the PDP with intent to forcefully occupy the facility.

Continuing it said, “Towards perfecting this criminality, credible Police sources confirm that the actors will mobilise into Abuja with effect from Monday 23rd May 2016 and they intend to march through major streets in Abuja before proceeding to the PDP Secretariat to manifest their intention.

“Consequently, the Inspector-General of Police has directed the deployment of Police assets to secure the PDP Secretariat and protect the staff until the threat to internal security that is being occasioned by the intra-party crisis within the PDP is stabilised.

“The police action is a proactive initiative which is being placed in furtherance to the statutory mandate of the Nigeria Police to prevent breakdown in law and order and protect lives and property.”

Arase, however, warned all actors in the crisis as well as their loyalists to refrain from any act that may threaten public order as the police shall deal promptly, firmly and decisively with such persons or group in line with their legal obligations.

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Photo: Students Write Their Exams On The Floor In Akwa Ibom

Pictured are some students of Community Secondary School, Ikot Ewang, Nsit Ubim L.G.A, Akwa Ibom State, writing their examinations on their classroom floor.
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N5,000 monthly payment to 1million Nigerians to begin in a matter of weeks

To pacify Nigerians over the increase in the price of premium motor spirit to N145 a litre, the Muhammadu Buhari administration has rolled out palliative measures running into half a trillion naira.This disclosure was made last night by the Senior Special Assistant for Media & Publicity to the President, Mr. Laolu Akande, in an interaction with the press in Abuja.

Akande who works from the Office of the Vice President said 

“Long before now the Presidency has made adequate arrangements in the 2016 budget to ensure that Nigerians are lifted from poverty and hardship,” the spokesperson stated.Over eight million Nigerians will benefit from the programmes scheduled to begin in a matter of weeks.
-5.5 million school children to be fed for 200 school days in first phase of homegrown school feeding programme
-Over 1.6 million Nigerian traders, market women, men, artisans to receive loans.
-1 million extremely poor and vulnerable Nigerians to receive N60,000 this year in 12 months payments of N5000 each. 

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Pictures: Many feared dead as Shopping mall in Abeokuta under construction collapses

Many people are feared dead after a four-storey shopping mall that is still under construction at Itokun in Abeokuta, Ogun state collapsed this morning. The shopping mall is reportedly being constructed by the Ogun state government. Rescue operation for those trapped in the building is ongoing.

 Photo credit: Amaechi Olawuyi

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Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy named Premier League Player of the Season

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has been named the Barclay's Premier League Player of the Season. Leicester lifted the league trophy last weekend, marking the first time that the club has won a top-flight title in their 132-year history.

29-year-old Vardy has been pivotal in the Foxes' surprise title win as he has scored 24 goals this season, just one fewer than the league's leading scorer Harry Kane.

He also holds the record of scoring in 11 consecutive top-flight games, beating Ruud van Nistelrooy's 10-game record, which he set while at Manchester United.

Source: Sky Sports News/Sports Mole

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Chelsea end adidas deal six years early as Blues are set to secure new sponsor

CHELSEA have ended their ten-year partnership with adidas by terminating their kit deal six seasons early.

The Blues were contracted with the sportswear giants until 2023 — but both parties have agreed to a mutual termination to take place at the end of the 2016/17 campaign.

The west London club will provide compensation for the £30million-a-year contract, and it is believed they have secured a sponsorship with one of the German companies’ rivals

A statement on Chelsea’s website read: “Chelsea Football Club can confirm we have mutually agreed with adidas to end our longstanding partnership at the end of the 2016/17 season.

“Having begun our relationship in 2006, we would like to thank adidas for their fantastic support and cooperation over the past 10 years. In that time the club has lifted the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, two Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups, and we look forward to a successful final year of partnership.”

adidas posted on their official website: “Chelsea Football Club and adidas AG announced today that they have mutually agreed to terminate their existing partnership agreement prematurely. The agreement will now end on June 30, 2017 and not, as originally agreed, on June 30, 2023.

adidas has been sponsor and sportswear supplier for Chelsea Football Club since 2006. This mutual agreement on early termination of the agreement will allow Chelsea Football Club to enter a new equipment agreement with a competitor of adidas AG.

“As compensation for the early termination of the contract, the adidas Group will receive a payment from Chelsea Football Club in 2017 that will already positively impact the Group’s net income this year.

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2Face expresses gratitude for his Masters of Arts degree by Igbinedion University

Singer 2Face was conferred with an honorary degree, Master of Arts in Music, by the Igbinedion University Okada yesterday and he took to his IG page to show off his certificate and express gratitude to the University.

He wrote: A Big thank u 2 all the good people of Igbinedion university okada. Words cannot express my gratitude.

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Man jailed for 3 years for committing N2.1million fraud

The EFCC secured the conviction of a man named Godwin Nnam Okeke (Pictured) before Justice M. N. Yinusa of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu. The convict, who had evaded arrest for several months, was eventually arrested last week and was arraigned five days after on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence - the sum of N2.1million.

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Lagos state to begin crude oil production

Lagos state has become an oil producing state as a Nigerian oil exploration company, Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Co. Ltd (YFP), says it will soon begin production of crude oil from its Aje field located in block OML 113 offshore Lagos. A statement by the company says the company has capacity to produce 40,000 barrels per day.

“Oil produced from the Aje field will be stored on the Front Puffin which has production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day and storage capacity of 750,000 barrels,”the statement said

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Tony Anenih is alive, not dead -Dele Momodu

Media personality, Dele Momodu, has debunked news making the rounds on social media that former Chairman of PDP's Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih has died. Some online media platforms reported that the 82 year old politician died suddenly at his home in Benin City today. According to Dele Momodu, he placed a call to the politician this morning.

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We Will Poison Our Water, Fayose Threatens Fulani Herdsmen

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Tuesday, warned marauding herdsmen that have sent many Nigerians to their untimely graves in parts of the country to steer clear of his state or otherwise risk a greater danger for their cattle.
He said failure on their part to heed the warning would lead to the people of the state poisoning the source of water by the herdsmen for the cattle.
Fayose stated this on Tuesday, while speaking on the topic: “Journalism and Politics; two sides of a coin,” at the World Press Freedom Day organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, held at the Dapo Aderogba hall, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
Fayose said the time had come for Nigerians to defend themselves in the face of unwarranted attacks and killings by suspected herdsmen across the country.
Citing the carnage carried out by them in Benue and Enugu states, the governor said Boko Haram appeared to have changed its identity to herdsmen, unleashing terror on innocent citizens of the country,
He said he had instructed his people to poison water with a particular brand of chemical used against fungal attacks in the event of any herdsmen attack in Ekiti.
“It seems Boko Haram has changed identity to herdsmen now. You as journalists must speak out, the killings are under reported. Is it about the mass burial in Kaduna State, the Agatu saga or the recent killing which happened on Monday? Ask questions,” he said.
On his criticism of President Muhammed Buhari, Fayose said he had nothing against the personality of the president, but that the world democracy did not live on old leaders again.
Fayose said it was wrong for the president to believe he could use the panacea he adopted to tackle national problems over 30 years ago as head of state to solve current national challenges.
“President Buhari is too old to rule this country and that is why there is problem in this country now. He is like my grandfather. Nigeria should not produce any president that is over 60 years.
“World democracy don’t parade octogenarians again. Young people should rise up to challenge the older generation. Maybe that is why there is a law that a pilot should not fly an aircraft after 65 years of age,” he said.
Fayose advised journalists in the country to hold politicians accountable for their deeds and character while in office, in order to save the country from going down.
“You are the last hope of common man. When journalists support looters, there is confusion of vision. Journalists should shy away from it. Bad politicians should be brought to justice. Don’t write about issues you don’t know. Don’t rely on what a politician told you of his supposed enemy and don’t inherit his enemies. Journalists must help bring corrupt politicians to justice.
“When politicians are going wrong, let them feel the heat first from you. Most politicians are using journalists in Nigeria for their dirty jobs and they are supporting wicked politicians. Journalists in Nigeria always shy away from the truth because they are self-centred and greedy. As a journalist, you need to discharge your duty without fear or favour.

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Photo: Actress Genevieve Nene Is Dead

It was gathered that the actress had not been enjoying good state of health for sometime but had continued working on movie sets till few days back.

While details of her eventual exit has not been disclosed, sources said she breathed her last on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in Lagos.

Nene’s death was confirmed by filmmaker, Ike Nnaebue on Instagram in the early hours of Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He shared a picture of Genevieve Nene with the caption: “RIP @genevievenene this is most shocking… #RealGoneTooSoon”.

The actress who hails from Ebonyi State, has starred in movies that include “Secret Mansion”, “Dorobucci Love”, “Love Wahala” , “Cheta” , “Hottest Strippers”, “Hottest Virgins”, “Quest Of A Life Time”, “Romantic Heart”, “Mistake Women Make”, “Trap”, “Game Of Pleasure” and “Amaka The Patient Girl”.

She also made sveral appearances as a video vixen in several music videos that including ‘Aiye Miami’ by Lace featuring Reekado Banks and Pasuma, Samklef’s ‘Birthday girl’ featuring May D and and Skripture’s ‘Sweet trouble’.
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Gov.Umahi: We Don’t Want Fulani Herdsmen To Leave Our Land

ABAKALIKI—GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday explained that there was no cogent reason for Ebonyi people to demand the immediate withdrawal of Fulani herdsmen from communities in the state, considering the harmonious relationship existing between Ebonyi people and the herdsmen.

The governor, who stated this during an enlarged security council meeting at the International Conference Centre, Abakaliki noted that grazing routes would be created in communities to enable the Fulani herdsmen carry out their duties without rancour and disaffection.

Umahi condemned the attack on a community in Enugu State allegedly by Fulani, describing it as unfortunate.

He called on security agencies to be on the alert and curb all manner of criminalities across the state, even as he directed them to mount surveillance and checkmate the excesses of herdsmen in the state, especially at night.

The governor directed the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Commissioner for Border, Peace and Conflict Resolution and Special Adviser, SA on Internal Security to come up with a modality on how to set up a community-based committee in liaison with the Police to curb incidences of crimes across the state.

According to him, any student found to be a member of a secret cult group will not only be arrested but would be handed over to the security agencies for prosecution.

He also directed that nobody in the state should collect money from cattle herdsmen as anybody caught in such act will be prosecuted.

The governor, following the absence of two Development Centre Coordinators, Ohaozara West and Ohaozara, Hon. Christian Ngene, and Hon. Eni Odii respectively, suspended them indefinitely.

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Photos: Cars burnt after Petrol tanker goes up in flames on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

No fewer than 4 cars got burnt after a petrol tanker went up in flames at Lotto bus stop close to the Redemption camp along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway this morning. See more photos after the cut..

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Herdsmen allegedly kill monarch, nephew in Kaduna

Suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly unleashed violence on the residents of Southern Kaduna killing the traditional ruler of the Fadan Karshi district in Sanga Local Council, Bala Madaki and his nephew, Emmanuel Tanko, in a night attack. Narrating what happened, a resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity, said;

“Prior to the latest attack, the district head had applied an insecticide in his room and was sleeping outside his big compound when the Fulani unleashed the attack. We heard a gunshot and everyone woke up and ran into their various rooms around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. The gunmen followed the district head right inside his room and killed him”.

Another resident of the community who is a traditional title holder said they now live in fear. He said the gunmen who attacked the community spoke Fulani. 

"We don’t know what is happening. We hardly sleep here with our eyes closed since 2013 when gunmen invaded our communities. These gunmen speak Fulani. Many people are being killed frequently, including women, youth, children and traditional rulers. Something must be done urgently.”

Another resident of the community said “It was very hot inside and people were sleeping outside. Around 10:00 p.m., the chief moved into his house with his family. Then some gunmen, who our people said were Fulani, stormed his compound and started shooting. They went into his room and shot him pointblank. They also shot a small boy, Emmanuel Tanko, who was writing his final year secondary school exams. The boy was a nephew of the late chief. Right now, Fadan Karshi is deserted. Shops and service centres are shut. People are either staying in-doors or are leaving the town. No one knows what is coming next. Police are patrolling the streets, but I am not sure if they have any clue about the murderers. I want you to recall that this was the district head that received former governor, Mukhtar Yero, on September 22, 2014 when our women protested half- naked because of the scale of killings by the Fulani going on at that time. Today, the type of killings going on is murdering of isolated people. Cattle are also grazing freely on people’s farms in these areas of Sanga and people are afraid to do anything about it. Now, they are targeting people and eliminating them. What people are saying about the killings of our district head is that he might have been killed by the Fulani who have a grudge with this community and the ruler.”

Meanwhile the state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the killings and appealed for calm . 
Source: The Guardian

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Photos: 26 migrants from West African countries rescued, 84 missing after boat sinks off Libya Coast

Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable dinghy carrying 110 migrants from various West African states sank off the coast of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday, April 30.

The boat was found taking on water in rough seas after the Italian coast guard received a satellite phone call. It diverted the merchant ship to rescue survivors and bring them to Italy, BBC reports.

 

Twenty-six people were rescued from the boat and were questioned overnight, AP reports.

"According to testimonies gathered by IOM in Lampedusa 84 people went missing," IOM spokesman in Italy Flavio Di Giacomo wrote on his Twitter feed.

Mr Di Giacomo told AFP that the survivors indicated 110 people, all from assorted west African states, had embarked in Libya.

In an e-mail, he added that the vessel "was in a very bad state, was taking on water and many people fell into the water and drowned".

"Ten fell very rapidly and several others just minutes later."

 

Earlier on Saturday, Italy's coast guard said an Italian cargo ship had rescued 26 migrants from a flimsy boat sinking off the coast of Libya but voiced fears that tens more could be missing.

The coast guard received a call from a satellite phone late Friday that helped locate the stricken inflatable and called on the merchant ship to make a detour to the area about four miles (seven kilometres) off the Libyan coast near Sabratha. Rough seas and waves topping two metres (seven feet) hampered attempts to find any other survivors.

The rescued migrants were transferred to two coastguard vessel and taken to the Italian island of Lampedusa. Images released by the coastguard showed two women wrapped in shawls and blankets stepping off one of their vessels.

An IOM spokesman said five unaccompanied minors aged between 16 and 17 were among those rescued.

More than 350,000 people fleeing conflict and poverty have reached Italy on boats from Libya since the start of 2014, as Europe struggles to manage its biggest migration crisis since World War II. Most of the 27,000 people who have made it to the Italian coast this year hail from Nigeria, Gambia and Senegal.

Some 500 were rescued on Friday by monitoring vessels in the area while Mr Di Giacomo said two bodies had been spotted in one inflatable craft.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates 1,261 people have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, chiefly on precarious voyages to Greek islands, in desperate attempts to secure a new life.

Source: AP/BBC

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RRS arrest NURTW leader who trades in Stolen Phones

Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives have arrested a National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, for allegedly buying over 4,256 stolen phones, The Nation reports.

The suspect identified as Kazeem Bamidele aka Elewure, vice chairman of Ajegunle NURTW, reportedly told the RRS that he gets over 38 "clean" phones every week from over 52 persons, who specialise in pick pocketing and one-chance operations across the state.

According to The Nation, the 42-year-old suspect was traced to his shop at Boundary Market in Ajegunle and arrested after RRS Intelligence team caught two people using stolen phones in Kogi State.

The two suspects were arrested in connection with a kidnapping and robbery in Lagos. It was gathered that Elewure sold two Blackberry Z10 and CAT phones the suspects stole from their victims. Five phones were recovered from him.

Elewure was quoted by RRS as saying: "I have over 52 boys who sell clean stolen mobile phones to me. On the average, I receive 38 ‘clean’ phones in a week. I have been in the business for more than two years. Boundary Market in Ajegunle, where I have office and shop, is where they sell the phones to me and that is where the buyers equally get them. I know they are stolen phones. Nearly every guy in Ajegunle is involved in this kind of runs. I buy Infinix Hot 2 at N10,000 and sell N12,000; Blackberry Z30 at N20,000 and sell at N22,000; Infinix Hot Note at N15,000 and sell at N17,000 and Samsung Galaxy X3 at N11,000 and sell at N14,000. I don’t buy iPhone because of its locking system.

RRS further disclosed that some of the phones traced to Elewure were that of high profile members of the society, including celebrities and he had provide information that would lead to the arrest of his boys, who mostly lodge in hotels

Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP), said investigation is ongoingadding that the case,  has been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)

Source: The Nation

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Photos: Troops capture 9 Boko Haram terrorists who hid in fox holes, rescue 400 hostages

Boko Haram terrorists are now hiding in dug outs and fox holes in order to evade arrest, the Nigerian Army said in a statement.

"In compliance with the military high command’s directive which is to ensure that all villages and towns are cleared of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 22 Brigade Garrison in Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on Sunday 1st May 2016 cleared 4 villages of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in the area, Militaru spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka said in a statement on Monday, May 2.

 "The terrorists hibernating in Cinga, Mallum Maja, Bosuma and Murye villages, were armed with dangerous weapons and have been terrorizing the communities. During the operations 3 Boko Haram terrorists were killed, while 9 of them who tried hiding in foxholes and dug outs were identified and captured alive. 

"Items recovered from them include 9 Dane guns, 3 machetes, 1 bow with arrows, 6 motor cycles used by the Boko Haram terrorists to ferry slaughtered cow meats to Boko Haram terrorists hideouts were recovered and burnt. Other items recovered include 1 tricycle, 4 x Tiger Generators and 1 solar panel. The troops also recovered 300 herds of cattle rustled by the Boko Haram terrorists from Fulani herdsmen and handed over to their rightful owners.

"Similarly, 400 persons held hostage by the terrorists were rescued and set free. It is gratifying to state that we have not sustain any casualty to own troops and equipment and troops morale remain very high."

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Photos: Nigerian man nabbed while selling drugs in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa

A Nigerian was arrested for dealing drugs in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, April 29.

 

According to Silverton Police, the suspect, in his 30s, was caught selling drugs near a primary school after being investigated for over a month, following a tip-off. Police, however, refused to name the primary school.

"During routine crime prevention patrols K9 security members spotted the man at a wifi area next to the school where children use the wifi hotspot," said Silverton Police spokesperson Jan Sepatu.

Police officers, K9 members, Mathys Heyns and Frank Brink who responded to the tip off, are pictured holding the confiscated drugs. The suspect will soon appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court for drug dealing.

"We would like to thank the community, K9 members, Mathys Heyns and Frank Brink for responding to the-tip off," Sepatu said.

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Three kidnappers sentenced to death by hanging in Delta

Three kidnappers named Augustin Akpojivi, Dawel James and Collins Enye, have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Delta State High Court for the offence of kidnapping.

According to PM news, the prosecution counsel during the trial, told the Court that Dawel James, a driver by occupation, masterminded the kidnapping of his boss, Rufus Uzoma Allwell, a staff of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC).

Dawel conspired with Augustin Akpojivi (29), also a driver, and Collins Enye (23), a commercial motorcycle rider; and others now at large, to kidnap his boss while armed with guns and to demand a ransom of N2million before releasing their victim. He received part of the ransom which was paid by the elder brother of the victim.

The court also sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor for illegal possession of firearms, demanding property with menace and stealing.

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