Something Worse Than Boko Haram Will Rock The Nation, Jonathan Should Drop His 2015 Ambition- Prophet Olabayo

Primate Theophilus Olabayo, 67, founder of Evangelical Church of Yahweh with  headquarters in Mende, Maryland, Lagos, had remained one of Nigeria’s respected prophets whose prophesies had shaken the high and mighty in the country. In this interview, the cleric says there would be a spiritual revolution that will rock the nation to its foundation and at the end of it, a new nation will emerge. Excerpts: What really happened that you...

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NGF Leadership Comedy : Amaechi, My NGF Chairman; Jang PDP Faction Chairman – Oshiomole Mocks At NEC Meeting

The Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, venue of the monthly National Economic Council meeting was momentarily turned into a theatre hall, yesterday, as both Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau State who are both laying claims to chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, met for the first time after the disputed NGF election.  Before now, the seat of the chairman of the governors forum was...

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Shekau Boko Haram Leader Hails From Niger Republic

Leader of the Boko Haram sect Imam Abubakar Shekau hails from Niger Republic, according to the report of a Senate joint committee that investigated the deadly violence in Baga town of Borno State in April. Shekau is widely believed to be from Shekau village of Yobe State, but the Senate committee in its report submitted yesterday said Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima told visiting senators that the man was actually from the neighbouring Republic...

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Military Men seizes Boko Haram’s online video equipment, computers-DHQ

Following attempts by fleeing members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect to regroup in a bid to fight back, the Defence headquarters, yesterday, said that communication equipment used by the group for shooting and posting online video messages of their leaders have been recovered. The disclosure was made just as Special Forces of the JTF commenced night and day patrols to dislodge remnants of terrorists still hibernating in the camps and hideouts...

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Nigerian Military Force Capture Boko-Haram Leaders, Recover Weapons -Bri. Gen.Olukolade

The Federal Government troops deployed to Yobe and Borno have captured some notorious leaders of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, and recovered various weapons. Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. In the statement, Mr. Olukolade gave the report of a nine-member Defence Headquarters Operational Assessment Team, sent by the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral...

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Out Of School Children: Nigeria Won’t Dispute International Statistics-Prof. Ruqayyatu

The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’I has said Nigeria would conduct a head count of out-of-school children in 2014. Ms. Rufa’I announced this when she received a delegation from UNESCO in Abuja on Monday. She said President Goodluck Jonathan had directed the Ministry to partner with states and come out with a clear and workable strategy to address the issue of out-of-school children. According to her, the ministry plans to...

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Oshiomhole Blast NBA President On NGF Ban

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has faulted the call by the President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Mr. Okey Wali (SAN), for the proscription of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum saying the call negates the provision of the constitution on Freedom of Association. While declaring open the 2013 Law Week of the NBA, Benin Branch Monday, the Governor said: “recently I watched the President of the NBA, saying in Yenogoa, Beyelsa State, that the...

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Jang asked court to strike out Fashola’s suit over NGF Crises

Factional chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Jonah Jang, has asked an Abuja High Court to strike out the suit filed against him by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State for being frivolous. In a preliminary objection he filed before the court, Jang maintained that the Lagos State governor does not have the right to seek for an order that will restrain him from parading himself as chairman of NGF. He further...

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Catholic Church bombing: Kabiru Sokoto You’ve case to answer- Court

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, Friday, held that the alleged mastermind of the Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, in 2011, Kabiru Umar, a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto, has a criminal case to answer. Dismissing a no-case application that filed by the alleged kingpin of the Boko Haram sect, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, also ordered him to produce his...

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APC Set To Comply With Electoral Act On Party Registration

The All Progressive Congress (APC), has expressed its readiness to do “everything possible” to comply with the Electoral Act to ensure INEC registration for it to become a political party. Mr Rotimi Fashakin, a member of APC Merger Committee, said this on Friday during an interview in Abuja. Fashakin promised that APC would increase the number of its National officers earlier submitted to INEC, to facilitate the registration of the association. He...

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Jonathan’s Endorsements For 2015 Are Sponsored; …No Threat To APC – Lagos Assembly

The Lagos State House of Assembly has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of sponsoring some endorsements for his re-election in the 2015 general election. According to the lawmakers, in a statement signed by their spokesman, Segun Olulade, the series of paid endorsements of Jonathan for second term by some groups are just mere demonstration of the deep fears and trepidation being nursed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the 2015 general...

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