Keshi, Yobo quit Super Eagles

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has resigned his appointment after leading the team to the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Speaking after the Eagles were eliminated by France in the round of 16 match in Brasilia, Monday, the Delta State-born tactician said it was time to move on after leading his country’s national team to the Africa Nations Cup trophy last year and the ongoing World Cup in Brazil.

Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi gives a press conference at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba on June 15, 2014, on the eve of their Group F 2014 FIFA World Cup football match against Iran. AFP PHOTO

“I have to go back to my family and face fresh challenges,” Keshi said.

Similarly, Super Eagles Captain, Yobo Joseph said he has had enough and can go no further as national team player. “I think I should give the younger ones the opportunity to forge ahead. I have nothing new to offer.”

You m

Chibok girls: Why I have had to remain quiet – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his determination to bring back the more than 200 Chibok school girls saying that his silence in the past was to avoid compromising investigations on the abductions.

In a 514 word opinion piece article published in Friday’a edition of the Washington Post, President Jonathan regretted that his silence on the issue has been misconstrued by critics as a sign of weakness as he confesed that being a father, he is touched by the feelings of the parents of the abducted girls.

Read more

Police avert bloodbath in Kano

The Police in Kano State said it had discovered 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata area of Kano metropolis.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Aderenle Shinaba, displayed the devices to newsmen in Kano yesterday.
Shinaba said the explosives were discovered at about 1.30p.m. in a rickety car parked near a Friday Mosque.
A 10 year old boy was said to have alerted the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of the area when he notice some strange objects in the car..

“When we got the information, we quickly moved in to the place and in the course of screening the vehicle, our anti-bomb squad discovered the explosives.
”We are simply lucky; what we have here now has the capacity of destroying a whole village and  the  Abuja incident would have been a child’s play.

“The explosives were primed to explode when the Juma’at prayer is going on and they can destroy a whole neighbourhood because they are of high calibre,”he said.
He further said the police had to detonate one of them but the Anti-bomb Squad advised that they should be removed from the area.

“The cylinders discovered are of high calibre as they can ruin and destroy a whole village”, the commissioner said.
Shinaba commended the people of Kano for the timely information they gave to the police which saved the situation

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/police-avert-bloodbath-kano/#sthash.652X01PA.dpuf

N20m controversy: Charly Boy disgraces Okorocha at Oputa’s burial

Arequiem mass organised for the late Socrates of the Supreme Court, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa at his country home in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was disrupted yesterday, when the first son of the former erudite judge, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charley Boy prevented Governor Rochas Okorocha from paying tribute to his father.

Eye witnesses said that the mass which was conducted by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rt Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta, went on smoothly until Okorocha was permitted by the Bishop to pay his tribute to the fallen judge.

However, Chief Okorocha, was stopped midway into his speech, by Charley Boy who was visibly infruiated with Kukah for granting the governor the permission to speak. He walked up angrily to the altar and snatched the micro-phone from the governor, to the embarrassment of all the dignitaries present. It was a disgrace to the governor.

Among eminent Nigerians present at the church service included representative of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Governors Willie Obiano (Anambra), Theodore Orji (Abia); the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha and former governors of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige and Mr Peter Obi respectively.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/n20m-controversy-charly-boy-disgraces-okorocha-oputas-burial/#sthash.3r1idAvn.dpuf

Unceasing bloodshed: Should Nigeria remain united or part peacefully?

SINCE 1953, exactly seven years before independence, which was consummated on October 1, 1960, Nigeria has been a haven for flurry of political and ethno-religious mayhem, which have claimed about 3.5million lives.

After the Kano riots of 1953 that claimed many lives, violence has become a recurring decimal in the country. If two or three of the estimated 400 ethnic groups are not on one another’s throats, members of the two dominant religions – Christians and Moslems would be slaying each other.

The first and perhaps the biggest threat to Nigeria’s unity came less than six years after independence following political crisis in the the then Western region. The crisis led to the first military coup, which later degenerated to a full-blown 30-month war between Nigeria and the Eastern region, which seceded and declared itself Republic of Biafra. The East lost the war after an estimated three million lives were lost on both sides and Nigeria as a united country was preserved.

Thereafter, the country did not cease to be a killing field. Self-determination pursui

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/unceasing-bloodshed-nigeria-remain-united-part-peacefully/#sthash.pXDWrMLX.dpuf

Edo State Government Ensures A Clean Environmental Exercise

Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise for June 2014, successfully concluded in Benin City with massive evacuation of refuse in Market places, refuse dumps, residential areas etc, and active participation by the Hon. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief. Lucky James, General Manager, Edo State Waste Management Board, Gillian Ochugbue and others.

Edo State House of Assembly now "A House of Mockery & Gladiators"

Rt Hon curtis Eghosa Ugbo the new speaker of Edo state house os assembly and his deputy@d plenary session today in edo state house of assembly to represent the people as those we voted for refuse to represent us instead they have decided to represent their God father and their pocket. I can say the is a mere show of legislative anarchy and rigorously laughable owing to the fact that those who were elected to represent us are running after sums of Naira.



comments from fb:
Agbonlahor Felix Osaruyi In politics its all about interest...their show of shame is in the interest of those that were suspended and the Ogas behind the scenes trying to unsettle Adams.....these people are not patriotic in any way......little wonder when you want to rubbish a strong man you must definitely embarrass yourself ......just thinking out loud.

LAGOS CAR BLAST: Fear grips residents, workers in Apapa

Palpable fear has gripped residents and workers at Apapa area of Lagos State, following Wednesday night’s car bomb explosion that killed about four persons and left many others injured at the Folawiyo axis of Creek Road, Apapa.

The scene of the blast at Apapa.

Meanwhile, security operatives have shut down business activities between Trebor Roundabout (near A.C. Christlieb) and Alex Junction on Creek Road, areas that were badly affected by the explosion.

-Operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, Unit of the Nigeria Police were also at the scene at about 7a.m., carrying out post-blast investigations, while the Nigerian Navy and policemen from Area B Command cordoned off the area, preventing motorists and pedestrians from accessing the scene.

Workers that resumed for work at the early hours of yesterday were turned back by security personnel. Some workers, who spoke with Vanguard, lamented the poor state of security in the country.

‘I wonder where we’re heading’

Adaobi, a staff of the company whose building was affected by the blast, told Vanguard that she could not come to terms with the fact that insurgency is now at her doorsteps.

She said: “I cannot believe what I have seen today. I have been thinking that all these bombings and killings occurring in the northern part of the country, which I read about in the papers, will never get to the south.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/lagos-car-blast-fear-grips-residents-workers-apapa/#sthash.sFUhwYh6.dpuf

Shebab fighters attack African Union base in Somalia

MOGADISHU – Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab commandos on Thursday attacked an African Union military base in central Somalia dressed in stolen government army uniforms, killing at least two soldiers from Djibouti, the AU force said.
Read more

Mysterious snakes, bees attack Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest

MAIDUGURI—Some members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, arrested yesterday at Mairi ward behind University of Maiduguri by members of the Civilian JTF vigilante group, have confessed that most of them are fleeing the Sambisa Forest to areas across Borno State owing to what they believe is spiritual attacks from mysterious snakes and bees, which had killed many of their leaders.

Read more

Edo Assembly crisis: PDP, APC lawmakers hold parallel sessions

BENIN—THE crisis rocking Edo State House of Assembly degenerated, yesterday, with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members and their All Progressives Congress, APC, counterparts, holding parallel sessions in front of the main entrance to the Assembly complex.

While the APC legislators’ session, presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Uyi Igbe, adjourned sitting to Wednesday next week, the PDP legislators, at their session presided over by the suspended Deputy Speaker, Mr. Festus Ebea, adjourned plenary to Monday.
Read more

16 soldiers, scores of insurgents killed in Borno clash

Maiduguri— No fewer  than 16 security operatives, including soldiers and dozens of suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists were reportedly killed Tuesday night, when insurgents attacked a military post in Bulabulin Ngaura in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Bulabulin Ngaura is located south of Maiduguri, along the troubled Maiduguri-Biu Road, about 60 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital, which had witnessed series of attacks, road ambushes and killings by terrorists.

One of the soldiers that escaped the attack told journalists in Maiduguri: “Some of my colleagues were abducted and many others escaped with bullet wounds. Dozens of Boko Haram insurgents who stormed our checkpoint at Bulabulin were also killed.
“The terrorists came in a convoy of over 30 vehicles, mounted with anti-aircraft guns and Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs.

“I was at the checkpoint when the terrorists came. We tried our best but they had the upper hand. They had AAGs and we had AK-47 rifles. We tried our best to repel them by killing many.

“Unfortunately, due to their large number, some of us escaped to Maiduguri and other places just as about 16 of us could not make it.

“As I am talking to you, 16 bodies of our colleagues have been brought to Maiduguri. This is beside those that sustained injuries and many others that are missing in action.”

A text message sent to the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade’s phone line, asking for his comments on the incident, was not replied at press time.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/16-soldiers-scores-insurgents-killed-borno-clash/#sthash.fEqSi9Yw.dpuf

21 confirmed killed in Abuja blast

Atleast 21 persons have been killed with 17 others injured in a bomb blast that rocked the nation’s capital city, Abuja,Wednesday.

The blast occurred at the gate into EMAB Plaza, adjacent BANEX Plaza, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, at 3:50 pm.

However, the quick intervention of soldiers saved the city from more blasts as they gunned down a suspect that was carrying another explosives-laden bag on a power bike. It was later diffused by the police anti-bomb squad.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/21-confirmed-killed-abuja-blast/#sthash.OGqhtFgA.dpuf

Nigeria face Messi’s Argentina with last 16 in reach