In army fight against militants Nigerian civilians trust no one

Global Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A Nigerian soldier, part of the 'Operation Flush' patrolling in the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno State, on April 30, 2013. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty ...

Nigeria to free terror women

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the release of all women held in connection with "terrorist activity", the defence ministry says. The decision was aimed at enhancing peace efforts in Nigeria, it added. The army is conducting an offensive in three states, where an emergency was declared last week to fight the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The group had ...

Nigerian military in heavy fighting with Boko Haram militants

The Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Nigeria 's military has been involved in heavy fighting with Islamist insurgents armed with sophisticated weapons from Libya as it steps up an offensive aimed at flushing ...

Ogidi building materials market school shut in honour of Achebe

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA – INDICATIONS emerged Tuesday that the famous building materials market located at Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government area, the home town of Professor Chinua Achebe, will be closed for business on Thursday as a mark of respect for the literary giant who will be buried that day. Vanguard gathered that the leadership of the traders and officials of the local ...

Jonathan orders release of detained suspected terrorists

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced in Abuja on Tuesday that it would release some persons detained in connection with terrorist activities. The Director of Defence Information, Brig-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a statement that the decision to release the suspected terrorists was based on the directives of President Goodluck ...

“Tobacco smoking leads to low sperm count weak erection”

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Kaduna -Dr Joseph Natsah of General Hospital Kachia in Kaduna State, has advised youths against tobacco smoking, saying it leads to impotence. Natsah said in an interview on Tuesday in Kaduna that tobacco smoking results in low sperm count, weak erection and impotence. He warned girls involved in smoking to desist from the habit as it would also prevent them from either conceiving or having ...

8 Nigerians make up CAF standing committees

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Abuja -No fewer than eight Nigerians have been appointed into the Standing Committees of the Africa Football Confederation (CAF) for the 2013/2015 soccer season. A statement on CAF's website on Tuesday said the appointments were approved by the Executive Committee of the confederation during its meeting in Cairo between May 15 and May 16, following a newly-introduced system of selection. ...

Lagos set to prosecute forgery of land documents

The Punch - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, has saidthe state government is set to prosecute applicants who present forged documents or false information to secure land titles in the state. Ipaye said this on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ forum on Land Use Act (Title Documentation) Regulations 2012. He said many applicants (both corporate and individual) were ...

Court affirms forfeiture of Lagos brothel to NAPTIP

The Punch - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday affirmed an earlier judgment ordering the forfeiture of a brothel in Lagos to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Person. Justice James Tsoho, in his judgment, dismissed an application seeking to quash the order of forfeiture as contained in the earlier judgment. The application was filed by two brothers Taofeek and Lukman Jubril, ...

Maryland-based Lawyer Emeka Ugwuonye Loses Again Ordered To Refund Funds He Stole From Nigerian Embassy

Sahara Reporters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

By SaharaReporters, New York Maryland-based lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, yesterday suffered another devastating legal defeat as a US District Court ruled that he must refund the $1.55 million that was meant for his clients, the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC, but which he illegally converted to his personal use. The stolen funds came from tax refunds credited to the Nigerian embassy from real ...

Nigeria cbank holds rates at 12 percent for 10th time

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Nigeria's central bank governor Lamido Sule Lamido speaks at conference on banking reforms in Nigeria in Lagos, February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Akintunde ...

Insurgency Drop amnesty adopt `acceptance’ strategy NGO advices FG

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Abuja – Foundation for Peace and Non-Violence in Nigeria, an NGO, on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to adopt ';acceptance'; strategy in place of its amnesty programme to curb security challenges threatening the country. The President of the Foundation, Mr Onengiya Erekosima, who gave the advice at a news conference in Abuja, said that the new strategy would encourage ...

Dana crash Pathologist cross-examination fixed for July 3

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Ikeja - The coroner’s inquest into the June 3, 2012 Dana plane crash on Tuesday fixed July 3 for further cross-examination of a Consultant Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner of Lagos State, Prof. John Obafunwa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 153 passengers and some residents of Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, where the crash occurred, lost their lives in the incident. ...

Balarabe Musa advocates return to regional government

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Abuja -The failure of the government to fully implement the Ibrahim Dasuki report on local government system has made it difficult for operators to enjoy autonomy, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has said. Musa, the National Chairman, Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), made this known on Tuesday in a telephone interview in Abuja. He said that the Dasuki report on local government reform had ...

CHAN Eagles to battle Cote d’Ivoire July 6

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Lagos -The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that the Super Eagles will host Cote d'Ivoire between July 6 and July 7 in the first-leg qualifying encounter of the Championship for African Nations (CHAN). The biennial competition, which is heading for its third edition, is a continental showpiece exclusively for players based on the African continent. NFF's Assistant Director ...

Large crowd receive Achebe’s body at Enugu Airport

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Enugu -The remains of the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, arrived at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and were received by a large crowd of people from his home town, Ogidi in Anambra. The body, which arrived at about 12.36 p.m. aboard a private aircraft, Overland Nigeria, with registration number 5N-BPE was accompanied by the deceased wife, Prof. Christy Achebe, and ...

Chukwu tasks NFF other football administrators on spectatorships

Vanguard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Lagos – An ex-international, Christain Chukwu, on Tuesday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and other football authorities in the country, to urgently address the issue of declining spectators at match venues. Chuwku, a former Green Eagles captain, in Lagos said that lack of spectators at match venues was inimical for a football-loving country like Nigeria. The one-time captain ...

Whats Behind Nigerias Escalating Bodycount

The Atlantic - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

People pray near the graves of victims of a suicide bomb attack during a memorial service at St. Theresa's Church in Madalla, on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria on December 23, 2012. (Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters) New data from the Council on Foreign Relations' Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) shows that April was the second-bloodiest month in Nigeria since President Goodluck Jonathan's ...

Happening Now - Sacked NIMC Staff Protest At National Assembly

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Former staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) disengaged in August 2012 are protesting at the National Assembly over unpaid benefits. The protesters who blocked the entrance to the National Assembly complex since 9 am today, alleged that they were disengaged 9 months ago without being paid their due benefits. They demand that their benefits be paid to them failing which ...

Nigeria Seeks Help from Niger in Battle with Militants

VOA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

NIAMEY -- Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Concerns grew particularly after Islamist militants associated with al-Qaida seized the north of Mali last year and were dislodged only after ...

Cholera outbreak hits Malian refugee camp in Niger

San Diego Union-Tribune - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

NIAMEY, Niger -; The United Nations refugee agency said that they are working to contain a cholera outbreak in Niger in a refugee camp for people fleeing the conflict in ...

SGF receives Achebe’s corpse in Abuja

The Punch - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, on Tuesday morning joined family members of late Chinua Achebe to receive the corpse of the literary icon at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. Other senior government functionaries who also came to welcome Achebe’s corpse included the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi; Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo; and ...