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- Watch what a cat did when he saw a stray dog attacking a child
- More details on how civilians staved off Boko Haram attack, killed dozens
- EFCC arraigns two for defrauding a South African of $60,000
- Soldiers revolt in Maiduguri over lack of ammunitions and poor condition
- Sound Sultan, Sean Tizzle thrill fans as Sandgrose Market emerge Champions of Lagos Traders Cup
- Boko Haram: Britain offers Nigeria surveillance aircraft, military team
- Davido, Tiwa Savage, Lupita, nominated for 2014 BET Awards
- The Queen Latifah Show dedicate today's show to #Bringbackourgirls
- Prophetess sets 9yr old daughter ablaze for allegedly being a witch
- New Music: Kelvin King - Sweet 16
- Solange attacked Jay Z because he wanted to go to an after-party without Beyonce?
- Tara Durotoye stuns on the cover of the May issue of Genevieve mag
- Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo become Star Ambassadors
- Chris Okotie writes on Boko Haram, Chibok girls and Int'l assistance
- Solange elevator attack tape was sold for $250k to TMZ - report
- 'I am not a runs girl' - Actress Halima Abubakar
- Boxing: Gifted Cole Chiori of Nigeria vs Daniel Sowah of Ghana
- 'I was a bus conductor in Ilorin' - Ex-Sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi
- Pistorius sent for psychiatric tests over claims he is 'hyper vigilant' – meaning he could escape murder charge
- 'How I got into the oil business' - Billionaire, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija
- Looking for a husband or wife?
- Civilians Kill 200 Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno attack yesterday
- Jay Z and Solange kiss and make-up?
- Man, 51, arrested with 3.870kg drug at MMIA
- Basketmouth Uncensored: Dysfunctional Mind
| Watch what a cat did when he saw a stray dog attacking a child Posted: 14 May 2014 11:27 AM PDT When this cat saw a stray dog attacking a child, he went on the offensive. See the take down.. | ||||||||
| More details on how civilians staved off Boko Haram attack, killed dozens Posted: 14 May 2014 10:28 AM PDT  More details are coming in on how the Civilian-JTF, civilian vigilantes staved off a Boko Haram attack and possible abduction in Kalabalge local government, northeast Borno state, near the Cameroonian border. The villagers who were prepared for the Boko Haram attack had dug out trenches for the purpose. The Rann village, located in the middle of a Boko Haram strong-hold, had been attacked by Boko Haram in the recent past. In that attack they had allegedly acquired two light-weight armored tanks and some AK47 rifles. They refused to turn in this ammunition to the government in an increasingly common response as more villages in the north are determined to take up arms to defend themselves in the current state of deadly insecurity. Continue...The invading terrorists who launched an early Tuesday morning attack on Rann, Shuwa and neighboring villages, were met by a strong and determined villager resistance. Over 200 terrorists were killed. The full number of the dead is not yet known as the villagers ran in pursuit of the escaping and injured terrorists into the bushes to continue their extermination. More than 35 Boko Haram terrorists were captured. One APC and more than four hilux trucks and several motorcycles were captured from the terrorists. At the time of this report, about 20 villagers were said to have lost their lives in the fierce, brave battle. Nigerians in the worst affected regions are seeking the formal right to bear arms and defend themselves. The Borno Civilian-JTF sent this request to Nigeria's President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in a meeting with security agents this month. The ENDS civil activist group also sent a formal request for Executive Authorization of the people to bear arms, supported by the government to defend their territory and hunt and eliminate Boko Haram terrorists. The government is yet to officially respond to the open letter delivered to the State secretary on April 25th, 2014. In related news, there was Mutiny in the military today as soldiers reportedly attacked a General officer commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian army 7th division, Major General Abubakar Mohammed, who was accused of sabotaging the military mission and not reporting to a particular mission he was requested to. He was said to have fled as he was fired upon when he came to his office at the Maimalari barracks. The soldiers went in pursuit of the commander, whose whereabouts are not known as at the time of this report. Dr. Peregrino Brimah for http://ENDS.ng [Every Nigerian Do Something] | ||||||||
| EFCC arraigns two for defrauding a South African of $60,000 Posted: 14 May 2014 10:19 AM PDT   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the duo of Nnanna Kalu, 26 and Ukaegbu Arisa Oti, 27, before Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court Umuahia, Abia State on a 28-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and forgery. The two are alleged to be part of a five-man syndicate that defrauded one Michael J. Firm (a South African) of the sum of $60,000 (sixty thousand dollars) under the pretense of registering his company with National Agency for Foods Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to enable it supply the Federal Ministry of Defence with pre-cooked meals in sachets. Continue...One of the charge reads: "That you Nnanna Kalu, Ukaegbu Arisa, James David Njoku (at large), Lekwauwa David Emeragh (at large) and Anyaso Okoro (at large) on about 3rd June 2013 in Aba Abia State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria with the intent to defraud obtained the sum of ($37,827,00) thirty Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and twenty Seven United States Dollars from Michael J. Firm (a South African Citizen) through United Bank of Africa (UBA) account number 3001510615 of Adimigiri Nigeria Limited under the false pretence that the money is meant to register his company with NAFDAC for the purpose of supplying Federal Ministry of Defence with pre-cooked meals in sachet, from South Africa, which pretence you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable Under Section (3) of the same Act." The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them. Thereafter, the prosecuting counsel, Mainforce Adaka Ekwu asked the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the accused person in prison custody. Counsel to the accused persons, Saint Moses Ogbonna asked the court for a short date to enable him file an application for bail. Justice Olubanjo adjourned the matter to 15th May 2014 for the hearing of bail application and 19th June 2014 for trial while the accused persons are to be remanded in prison custody. Wilson Uwujaren Head, Media and Publicity May 13, 2014 | ||||||||
| Soldiers revolt in Maiduguri over lack of ammunitions and poor condition Posted: 14 May 2014 09:45 AM PDT  Angry soldiers from the newly formed 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri today May 14th revolted against their General Officer Commanding, Major General Abubakar Mohammed, shooting sporadically in the Maimalari barracks, which is also home to the Artillery Corps, the Ordinance, as well as army signals in Maiduguri, Sahara Reporters reports According to two soldiers who spoke with SR, emotions ran high when they saw the bodies of their colleagues ambushed and killed by Boko Haram men in Chibok, Borno state. The angry soldiers immediately started shooting into the air, complaining that their superior have failed to provide them with adequate weaponry with which to fight the war against the better-armed Boko Haram militants. "We the soldiers don't have the kind of arms and ammunition that [Boko Haram] fighters have. So everyday, they kill our men anyhow, but it is never published in the media," said one source. The other source also complained that the commanding officers "are too busy 'eating' money. And they do not pay our allowances on time. And once [a soldier dies], nobody knows what happens to his allowances again." | ||||||||
| Sound Sultan, Sean Tizzle thrill fans as Sandgrose Market emerge Champions of Lagos Traders Cup Posted: 14 May 2014 10:10 AM PDT  Obalende defeated Babalola market 3-0 in the third place match played shortly before the final. Earlier in the day, Sandgrose had defeated Babalola 2-1 in the first semifinal while Obalende lost to Ilasamaja 2-1 in the other semifinal. For finishing as first runners up, Ilasamaja walked home with a trophy and cash prize of 700, 000. Obalende also got 400, 000 and a trophy for their efforts. Continue  Individual awards were given out to the highest goalscorer, MVP and best goalkeeper of the tournament. MTN brand and superstars Sean Tizzle and Sound Sultan thrilled the full capacity stadium with their hit songs. The raffle draw was also a high point of the day as generators, laptops, tabs, ipods, fans, lamps and other prizes were won by some lucky fans. Paul Affa emerged the luckiest fan of the day as he won the grand prize of an all expense paid trip to Brazil. Dignitaries that graced the occasion include legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, Olubayo Adekambi, GM, Marketing and Business Intelligence, MTN, Osaze Ebueku, Manager, Strategy and Marketing, MTN among other senior MTN officials. CEO, Global Media and veteran sports journalist Godwin Enekhena was also present as was Bode Oguntuyi, Director, Sports Vision and Sola Aiyepeku, CEO of SNT Selsports, organizers of the event. 
 
  The 2014 Lagos Traders Cup was powered by MTN. | ||||||||
| Boko Haram: Britain offers Nigeria surveillance aircraft, military team Posted: 14 May 2014 09:14 AM PDT   | ||||||||
| Davido, Tiwa Savage, Lupita, nominated for 2014 BET Awards Posted: 14 May 2014 09:16 AM PDT     Nigerian superstars Davido and Tiwa Savage have been nominated in this year's BET awards. They were nominated in the Best International Act category. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o were nominated in the best actor and actress category. BET made the announcement this afternoon. The event will take place on Sunday 29 June at the Nokia Theatre L.A. in Los Angeles, CA. See thee complete list of nominees for the "BET Awards" 2014 after the cut... Best International Act: Africa Davido (Nigeria) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Mafikizolo (South Africa) Sarkodie (Ghana) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Toofan (Togo) Best International Act: UK Dizzee Rascal Ghetts Krept & Konan Laura Mvula Rita Ora Tinie Tempah Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Beyoncé Janelle Monáe Jhené Aiko K. Michelle Rihanna Tamar Braxton Best Male R&B/Pop Artist August Alsina Chris Brown John Legend Justin Timberlake Pharrell Williams Best Group A$AP Mob Daft Punk Macklemore & Ryan Lewis TGT Young Money Best Collaboration August Alsina f/ Trinidad Jame$ - I Luv This Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In Love Drake f/ Majid Jordan – Hold On (We're Going Home) JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – My Hitta Best Male Hip Hop Artist Drake Future J. Cole JAY Z Kendrick Lamar Best Female Hip Hop Artist Angel Haze Charli Baltimore Eve Iggy Azalea Nicki Minaj Video of the Year Beyoncé – Partition Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In Love Chris Brown – Fine China Drake – Worst Behavior Pharrell Williams – Happy Video Director of the Year Benny Boom Chris Brown Colin Tilley Director X Hype Williams Best New Artist Ariana Grande August Alsina Mack Wilds Rich Homie Quan ScHoolboy Q Best Gospel Artist Donnie McClurkin Erica Campbell Hezekiah Walker Tamela Mann Tye Tribbett Best Actress Angela Bassett Gabrielle Union Kerry Washington Lupita Nyong'o Oprah Winfrey Best Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor Forest Whitaker Idris Elba Kevin Hart Michael B. Jordan YoungStars Award Gabrielle Douglas Jacob Latimore Jaden Smith KeKe Palmer Zendaya Best Movie 12 Years a Slave The Best Man Holiday Fruitvale Station Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Lee Daniels' The Butler Subway Sportswoman of the Year Brittney Griner Lolo Jones Serena Williams Skylar Diggins Venus Williams Subway Sportsman of the Year Blake Griffin Carmelo Anthony Floyd Mayweather Jr. Kevin Durant LeBron James Centric Award Aloe Blacc – The Man Jennifer Hudson f/ T.I. – I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel) Jhené Aiko – The Worst LiV Warfield – Why Do You Lie? Wale f/ Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing | ||||||||
| The Queen Latifah Show dedicate today's show to #Bringbackourgirls Posted: 14 May 2014 08:36 AM PDT | ||||||||
| Prophetess sets 9yr old daughter ablaze for allegedly being a witch Posted: 14 May 2014 08:34 AM PDT  37year old prophetess Bose Oluwole (pictured above) of the Celestial Church of Christ in Epe, Lagos has been arrested by the police for allegedly setting her 9 year old daughter, Damilola, on fire. The woman said her child was possessed with witchcraft and was trying to deliver her according to God's instruction to her. She allegedly poured kerosene on the little girl's body and set it ablaze. Damilola is currently at the Epe General Hospital where she is being treated for first degree burns in the emergency ward. PM News reports that residents of her Ijebu-Ode Road, Odomola, Epe home where the incident happened immediately informed the police of her hideous crime. Continue... During interrogation, she confessed to the crime but said she was only obeying the command of God
She was immediately charged before an Igbosere magistrate court by the police for attempted murder but the presiding magistrate, Mrs. C. J. Momodu directed the case be transferred to a family court due to the age of the young girl. The case comes up for hearing at the Family Court on June 2nd | ||||||||
| New Music: Kelvin King - Sweet 16 Posted: 14 May 2014 08:34 AM PDT  | ||||||||
| Solange attacked Jay Z because he wanted to go to an after-party without Beyonce? Posted: 14 May 2014 07:32 AM PDT   NY Daily news is claiming the reason real reason Solange attacked Jay Z is because he planned to go to Rihanna's Met Gala after party without Beyonce. (makes no sense to me). Report below .. The dispute that prompted Beyoncé's sister to attack Jay Z at a Manhattan hotel centered on the rapper's wish to keep the party going at a shindig hosted by RiRi, the Daily News has learned. Tensions were already running high when Jay Z — while walking to the now-infamous Standard Hotel elevator — said he was going to the Rihanna bash rather than heading home with Beyoncé. "Why can't you go home?" a drunken Solange Knowles said to her brother-in-law as they left the swanky May 5 Met Gala after-party, a source told The News.Then the 27-year-old singer turned to her 32-year-old big sis Beyoncé. "Why does your husband need to go to the club right now?" Solange asked, according to the source. An incensed Jay Z took offense to Solange getting involved in his business. | ||||||||
| Tara Durotoye stuns on the cover of the May issue of Genevieve mag Posted: 14 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT  | ||||||||
| Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo become Star Ambassadors Posted: 14 May 2014 08:38 AM PDT | ||||||||
| Chris Okotie writes on Boko Haram, Chibok girls and Int'l assistance Posted: 14 May 2014 05:16 AM PDT  In the interesting piece, Rev Okotie said Nigeria should not accept help from Israel to avoid Islamizing the terror war because of Israel's long drawn conflict with the Arab nations with whom our predominantly northern brothers share a common faith. See the article below "In modern times, apart from Adolf Hitler's Holocaust which killed an estimated six million Jews; the more recent ethnic cleansing in the Balkans and the Rwandan versions, no other massacre of the innocent surpasses the Boko Haram killings in brutality. These guys have kidnapped a part of this nation. We need a new strategy to rescue it. Thank God, First World leaders with experience and proven competence in counter-insurgency have responded to President Goodluck Jonathan's call for assistance. What makes Boko Haram's case puzzling is that the group targets its own people, and especially weak demographic groups like women and children that are normally spared, along with civilian populations, in conventional warfare. Although, terrorists hardly respect this convention, even groups like Al-Qaeda do not attack their own people, expect where they establish a case of betrayal by fifth columnists within their ranks.The unbelievable cruelty of the Boko Haram insurgents as evidenced by the recent abduction of more than 200 girls in a school hostel in Chibok, Bornu State ordinarily would have shocked the sponsors of the Islamists, if they have human hearts in their chests. Nothing suggests that they do, otherwise, they'd have called the fighters they unleashed on this nation to order. At the time of writing the United States, Britain, France and China had pledged support for Nigeria's efforts to help track Boko Harm and rescue these defenseless girls. This has given hope to Nigerians that, at last, a greater, more realistic action is in the offing. It may be too late for the falcons to hear the falconer. If you ride the back of the tiger to power, it would devour you if it has nothing more to eat. That is the case of Boko Haram. Those who use the hoodlums to rig themselves to power abandoned them when they finally left power. Then, the thugs, abandoned to their own devices were hijacked by politicians of diverse tendencies, and pseudo-Islamic militants, who use the renal youths to pursue dubious objectives. As disparate criminal elements infiltrated the group, it became amorphous, leaderless and difficult to control. The killing of the original leader of Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf allegedly in police custody provoked the initial reprisal attacks against the police. Gradually, other targets were being hit. As the sect made headlines it attracted jihadist partners from neighbouring countries like Chad, Niger, Sudan and Mali. Arms from the failing state of Libya after the death of Col. Maummar Ghadaffi fell into the hands of these mercenaries, who have strengthened Boko Haram, to the extent that members of the terror group are now strong enough to frustrate our army. That is why arms and ammunitions captured by Nigerian security forces from Boko Haram fighters appear to be more sophisticated than those our soldiers use against them. We must understand the forces we are dealing with before we could defeat them. It is doubtful if the terrorists have a well structured command and control system like Al-Shabab of Somalia or Al-Qaeda – in the – Islamic Maghreb, which almost over-ran the Malian government, before they were stopped by an African intervention force led by French troops. If we must destroy Boko Haram, we need foreign help in the shape of highly sophisticated intelligence which the aforementioned Western powers who have experience in combating global terrorism have started offering. Some of their personnel are already here; but the President must act with greater decisiveness on this terror war. We need help from anywhere we can get it except Israel. Israel is out of it to avoid Islamisizing the terror war because of the former's long drawn conflict with the Arab nations, with whom our predominantly northern brothers share a common faith. Therefore, we must carefully select our foreign partners in the war against Boko Haram to avoid introducing international rivalries into it. President Goodluck Jonathan should summon the political will. With foreign help we could fish out the sponsors of the terrorists, and pre-empt the attacks before they are launched. The kidnapping of those young girls at Chibok has set a world record; it is a monumental disgrace, it strikes at the soul of our nation. As it were, Nigeria has been kidnapped. At no time in our checkered history did we live like this, in perpetual fear of being attacked by criminal elements who are now on the prowl across the nation. For the first time, armed groups are laying siege on our military installations; invading army barracks and police formations, leaving heavy casualties in their trail. They appear capable of engaging our last line of defense as hit and run urban gorillas. Now, after the failure of every trick in our books, we obviously have no answer to Boko Haram. We thought the terrorists have been dislodged permanently from Abuja and restricted to just the three North Eastern States of Bornu, Yobe and Adamawa, until the two recent Nyanya bombings. Chibok, which capped this brazen assault is a terrifying reality. How a group could abduct more than 200 girls from their school in an operation that required huge logistics, without being detected in an area where a State of Emergency is in force, is amazing. Nobody knows where they'd strike next, except the terrorists themselves. This recurrent circle of condemnation after a strike and visits by the President or top government functionaries to bombed sites has continued for too long. While this may be a painful imperative for our leaders, what is lacking is a strategy to seriously decapitate the terrorists to such a point that their strike capability is completely destroyed. Effective intelligence could stop the terrorists in their tracks, while a swift, well organized counter-insurgency operation could annihilate them completely. So far, we have not succeeded in containing the terrorists because, either our security forces are ill-equipped, incapable for some reasons, or are over-stretched to police the vast area they are supposed to cover. The Chibok tragedy and the frequent attacks on soft targets like motor parks, worship centres, markets and academic institutions ought to be prevented by the military authorities, because we all know that is the stock-in-trade of Boko Haram. Nobody should claim ignorance of the history of these attacks on such targets. Boko Haram is a special problem in our country, and we require a special arrangement to move ahead of their logistics to nip them in the bud. Aside international assistance as earlier mentioned, localized knowledge of the terrains is an important factor. We have enough Para-military forces, which could be deployed to compliment efforts by our armed services, to provide adequate security coverage for our nation. There's nothing wrong if we incorporate our ethnic militias and vigilante groups in this security arrangement because the nation is at war. And anyone, except the terrorists, could be a victim. When a nation is kidnapped, no effort should be spared to rescue it. So that's why I join the rest of the world in saying: Bring Back Our Girls Now! Rev. Okotie, a Presidential Aspirant, wrote from Lagos. | ||||||||
| Solange elevator attack tape was sold for $250k to TMZ - report Posted: 14 May 2014 05:10 AM PDT  From Page Six Bosses at The Standard were desperately trying to track down who leaked the surveillance tape to TMZ for up to $250,000. This was being shopped for five days to the highest bidder," said a source who confirmed the tape was sold for $250,000. The Standard has hired Hollywood lawyer Marty Singer, who is investigating who shopped the tape. "There are only a handful of people who'd have access to that tape," our source said. "The Standard owns that tape." But, "Once it was out, Jay Z's people felt they couldn't control it. They were reluctant to try and publicly fight this."Meanwhile The Standard Hotel has released a statement regarding the security breach. Find it after the cut... "We are shocked and disappointed that there was a clear breach of our security system and the confidentiality that we count on providing our guests. We are investigating with the utmost urgency the circumstances surrounding the situation and, as is our customary practice, will discipline and prosecute the individuals involved to our fullest capacity." | ||||||||
| 'I am not a runs girl' - Actress Halima Abubakar Posted: 14 May 2014 05:09 AM PDT  
Halima also said a woman can sleep her way through the top but it would never last. She revealed that she has been working since she turned 13years old.
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| Boxing: Gifted Cole Chiori of Nigeria vs Daniel Sowah of Ghana Posted: 14 May 2014 04:32 AM PDT  Cole, who just took home The Face Award for Sports Athlete of the Year in Atlanta, GA, is also a WBF Champion as of November 2013, when he defeated German opponent Tom Reiche. Cole is scheduled to fight several more times before the conclusion of the year, including a major fight promoted by Achievas Entertainment which is slated for Lagos, Nigeria. | ||||||||
| 'I was a bus conductor in Ilorin' - Ex-Sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi Posted: 14 May 2014 04:24 AM PDT  Former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi said he was once a bus conductor as he struggled to make ends meet. Alhaji Abdullahi revealed this while delivering a paper at the annual public lecture of the Association of Business and Social Science Students, University of Ilorin on May 8th. "I was a bus conductor in Ilorin because I didn't have money to go to school and I know what poverty means because I grew up with it. We must stop pretending about our problems," he said.He urged students to see themselves as economic changers and advised that they become skillfull in any craft that they desire as this would go a long way in solving the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria. "I want to call on our youths to be skilful because you are winners," he said. | ||||||||
| Posted: 14 May 2014 03:47 AM PDT  Psychiatrist Dr Merryll Vorster, for the defence, said that Pistorius' condition is linked to his disability and meant that he was prone to fight, rather than take flight, in the presence of perceived danger. If Pistorius' condition is found to have played a role in the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp in his home on February 14, 2013, then he may escape a murder charge. Continue... It means that the trial - already on its 32nd day - will be delayed. Judge Thokozile Masipa said the court would hand down the details of the assessment on Tuesday, adding it would be preferable for him to undergo the evaluation as an outpatient. The decision on Wednesday by Masipa followed a request for a psychiatric evaluation by the chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel. Nel questioned why the defense decided to ask Dr Vorster to testify on behalf of the Olympic runner. He has suggested that the trial is not going well for Pistorius and that his lawyers are floating the idea that a disorder contributed to Steenkamp's shooting and that therefore Pistorius bears less responsibility for her death. | ||||||||
| 'How I got into the oil business' - Billionaire, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija Posted: 14 May 2014 03:48 AM PDT   "It was not a planned thing at all. A friend actually contacted me that some people wanted to buy crude oil and she was wondering if I will be able to get them to make the purchase. I got an appointment with the Minister of Petroleum and he told me that it's not the way to go because there wasn't much profit in selling it and because it's a foreign company that Nigeria is imposed at selling its crude to international market. That it will be better to look at other things. I went back to my friend and told her what the Minister said. Then it seemed as if that door was shut but something else came up. I chose not to walk away so I went back to offer another service which was catering services. And yet again I was shut down. I did not give up, I just knew that something had to come out of it. I spoke again to some friends in the oil industry and I was told to ask to be able to supply transportation services for those who are purchasing crude within the country but I was shut down again by the minister.Then the last time I went to see the Minister, he told me that the government wants Nigerians to be involved in Nigeria's exploration and production. That it has been the multinationals that have been taking advantage of the oil business in Nigeria. So I was like OK...probably this is not the likes of me. I felt like there was no point coming back but honestly, I'm not the type to take no for an answer. So I began to ask questions, I began to knock on doors, I began to seek information and in the long run, I applied for an oil bloc. But all through that time, the ministers have been changed 3 times so each time they are changed, it takes me back to the bottom of the ladder and I will have to start all over again but I still did not give up. The whole thing started in January 1991 till the end of 1993. I kept going, kept going, kept praying, in-between I became a born-again Christian. That was when I knew the lord. When I was 40, I decided to enter a covenant with the lord that if he blesses me, that I will serve him for the rest of my life and then I got the oil license. It eventually came after 3years but I did not get the one I wanted." she said On her husband's role in all her business pursuit, she said
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| Civilians Kill 200 Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno attack yesterday Posted: 14 May 2014 02:54 AM PDT  The rise of the civilians against terror took the Boko Haram saga to a new turn in the early hours of Tuesday morning when citizens of Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge local government area, Borno northeast, who had fore-knowledge of an impending Boko Haram attack, decided not to remain sitting ducks but prepared for battle. According to reports we received from Civilian sources in Borno, over 400 Boko Haram terrorists stormed Rann and neighboring villages in the early hours of Tuesday, with their usual convoy of hilux trucks, motorcycles and APC (Armored Personnel Carriers) only to meet villagers ready for them this time. The civilian villagers pounced on the terrorists with mere rocks, bows and arrows, local Dane guns, swords and "charms," but as we have earlier reported, Boko Haram are more frightened of Civilian-JTF than they are of the Nigerian army, and run from the civilians even if they - the civilians only have knives  From an account of a civilian who participated in defending the neighborhoods, as reported in DailyTrust, "Our people also recovered over 70 motorcycles that the attackers came with. They also collected 2 Hilux vehicles and an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) while some of the attackers were captured alive." [Daily Trust] This amazing victory of good over evil, promises a new direction in the war against terror that has wrecked hundreds of farming villages in the north of Nigeria in the last four years, largely unchecked by State security. Civilians determined to arrest a situation they believe the Nigerian security services has permitted to destroy their farming villages in various towns in the north east, have apparently decided take up a fighting posture against Boko Haram terrorists; no longer waiting for a military response that hardly ever comes. Last week, Boko Haram terrorists ravaged Gondura Ngala town, freely without any hindrance from the Nigerian military drafted to the north, and decimated the entire town, killing over 300 residents. On April 14th, Boko Haram stormed Chibok and abducted over 200 girls. In that episode, Amnesty International reported that the Nigerian security services were fully informed of the impending attack, by civilian vigilantes and other Intel, several hours prior, yet did not alert or defend the village nor engage the terrorists for a full eight hours of the abduction, looting and destruction of the village. A mother from Chibok reportedly told CNN, that "if the army is not ready to fight Boko Haram, then we will fight them ourselves." Apparently that day has come. The Civilian-JTF and ENDS.ng civil rights group is pressing the Nigerian government for the civilians to have the right and government support, to bear arms, to end the terror scourge once and for all. The government is yet to officially respond to this urgent request as villagers remain at the mercy of Boko Haram terrorists. The Shehu of Bama is reported to have ordered his citizens to go get guns, after his town was completely decimated twice by Boko Haram terrorists with no military response for the full eight hours of carnage. More towns are expected to follow suit as the nations leadership sleeps and permits terrorists the largely unhindered freedom to operate, massacre and destroy Nigeria's farmers and northern farming villages. Dr. Peregrino Brimah for http://ENDS.ng [Every Nigerian Do Something] | ||||||||
| Jay Z and Solange kiss and make-up? Posted: 14 May 2014 02:16 AM PDT  From TMZ Jay Z and Solange Knowles went looking for jewelry together Tuesday afternoon at a high-end NYC jewelry store ... TMZ has learned. Our sources says Jay and Solange were in Mr. Flawless, where they were looking for women's jewelry for around 20 minutes. We're told the pair showed no signs of strife, and looked at gems with Mr. Flawless himself. They looked, but tried nothing on. They left the store without buying anything. Jay & Solange didn't talk much inside the store ... they pretty much just browsed quietly. | ||||||||
| Man, 51, arrested with 3.870kg drug at MMIA Posted: 14 May 2014 12:43 AM PDT  Odeyemi, who hid the illegal substance inside a white transparent polythene inside his luggage containing soup ingredients(crayfish, melon) was arrested during the outward screening of passengers on a Kenyan Airways flight at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport. When he was arrested, Odeyemi said he was neck deep in debt which forced him to venture into this illegal business and said that he had tried it before "I am owing people. I couldn't sleep because of debts. I have two wives. But the first one left to live with her parents because of my condition. I would have made a profit of $15,000 (N2.4 million) had I succeeded in selling the drug in Nairobi. I intended paying my debts and start a business with the money realized." he saidDescribing the illegal drug, NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar said "Methamphetamine often called ice or meth is a crystal-like powdered substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks. It is odourless, bitter and dissolves easily in water or alcohol." | ||||||||
| Basketmouth Uncensored: Dysfunctional Mind Posted: 14 May 2014 12:33 AM PDT This is one of many TV ads for Basketmouth's Uncensored comedy show taking place on June 29th at Eko Hotel, time 6pm, featuring Bovi, Buchi, 2face, Davido, Wizkid, Sound Sultan and many others |
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