Bomb blast hits Banex Plaza, Wuse II Abuja

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There is tension in Abuja at the moment as report reaching DailyPost says an explosion h as just occurred at Emab plaza, close to the popular Banex Plaza.

At the moment, the scene of the blast has been condoned off by security men, including SSS, the Police and the military.
An eye witness told DailyPost that the explosion was heavy and capable of causing many deaths.

Presently, casualty figure is not known as emergency workers are already on ground to ascertain the source of the blast and casualty figure.

A source who spoke with DailyPost at a nearby Plaza said the blast shook the entire Wuse 2, hence there will definitely be casualties. She said “The blast was so heavy that it shook our plaza. I know many will be affected, but my friends and family members who work at the plaza have confirmed that they are safe.

Wuse 2 is a strategic business area that houses many plazas and clubs in Abuja.

Speaking with popular Abuja event consultant, Yankytech at the scene of the blast, he said his shop and staff were safe, but many people died in the blast. He said ” you can see obviously that casualty figure is high. There is no way a blast could go off at Banex that there won’t be casualty. What we are waiting for now is to confirm casualty figure.

Also speaking with DailyPost. Wale Akanni said, “the evil people have struck again. Penetrating into the heart of Abuja, the popular Wuse 2 is something we cannot really imagine.

Chioma ononiwu, the owner of Red Polish also told DailyPost that the sound of the blast sent shop owners at her Plaza which is few kilometres away from Baanex running helter skelter. She said “the blast was very heavy, and definitely a bomb.”

Former NUJ President’s Death Shocks Uduaghan

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has expressed regrets at the sudden and unexpected passing away of Mr Ndagene Akwu, a former President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) describing the death as “very shocking”.
In a reaction by Mr Felix Ofou, Press Secretary to the Governor, it noted that the death which occurred at the weekend, was a monumental loss to the journalism profession and the nation at large, while also acknowledging that Ndagene’s tenure as NUJ President was very successful.
Uduaghan recalled the bold and exemplary role played by the late NUJ boss in bringing about peace in the once divided council of the union in the state, noting that Ndagene restored pride in the journalism profession in Delta.

An encounter with Arisekola

June 22, 2014 by dimixy krrish

Tunde Fagbenle
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Last Wednesday 18th, Alhaji Azeez Arisekola-Alao, the larger-than-life rabble-rouser Islamic leader and notable businessman of Ibadan, breathed his last. Until his death he was the deputy head of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the declared Aare Musulimi of Yorubaland. It is reported that he died in a London hospital that afternoon of prostrate cancer.

Aare Arisekola was many things to many people. He was loved by many and detested by as many.

To the masses of Oyo State he was a philanthropist, and the benevolent giver of alms to the poor.To the Ibadan (and perhaps most of Yoruba) Muslims he was emblematic of their faith, a fearless proclaimer of its tenets and protector of its values. Amongst the Ibadan political and cultural leadership he was the highly influential, if not feared, godfather.

“Why We Did Not Kill Obasanjo” – Boko Haram Leader

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Information recently made available to 247ureports.com through a high ranking contact within the organizational structure of the terrorist Islamic group, Boko Haram reveals unnerving revelations regarding the recent attacks on Kano, Bauchi State – and the aborted attack of September 15, 2011 visit by former President of the federal republic of Nigeria, General Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo to the home of the in-law of the slain leader of the Boko Haram, Babakura Fuggu in Borno State.
It was gathered that the leader of Boko Haram, Imam Abubakar Shekau who is currently hiding away in Qoundere, Cameroun following the recent and ongoing attacks on Kano and Bauchi State – had deliberated seriously on the assassination of the former president of Nigeria, General Obasanjo on September 15, 2011 while on a visit to Borno State to the home of the in-law to the slain leader of Boko Haram [Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf].
According to the Boko Haram source, former President Obasanjo had made first contact with Yusuf’s in-lawal, Babakura Fuggu [eldest son of Yusuf's in-law] in early September 2012 concerning opening a channel of dialogue with the terrorist group. The leadership of the group took it uneasy with the choice of Babakura – [since the line of leadership did not automatically follow  family lineage as in traditional settings. As a 'religious' group they did not see Babakura as the rightful person to take over from Yusuf.] - For this reason, the leadership of the group ‘silently’ objected to the meeting between Babakura and Obasanjo....

How 'Hit And Run' Driver Killed 13-Year-Old Girl In Lagos

Tragedy struck on Tuesday, 10 June, 2014 in Oko Oba road, Agege, Lagos State, western Nigeria when a Mercedes Benz Jeep reportedly knocked down a 13-year-old girl and injured another 8-year-old inside a hairdressing saloon.

According to eyewitness report, the ‘hit and run’ driver was being pursued by policemen for allegedly driving a vehicle without a plate number.
It was gathered that the driver, who was running on a high speed, crashed the Jeep into Excellency Hairdressing Salon on 123 Oko Oba road, Agege, and in the process hit the teenage girl named Damilohun.
A source, who witnessed the accident when it happened, stated that Damilohun gave up the ghost immediately.
Reports stated that as soon as the girl was confirmed dead on the spot, the area turned into a mess with many sympathisers, especially neighbours, seeking retribution for the ugly incident.

A witness said that irate youths had stormed the scene of the accident and almost lynch the driver but for his craftiness as he ran away before he was held by anybody.
Policemen from Elere Division in Abattoir area of Agege had to shoot canisters to disperse the angry mob which had already vandalised the vehicle that hit the victim.
Iit was informed that the deceased young girl had returned from school that fateful day went to her mother’s shop to help her out.
"The young girl was a very hardworking girl who would not murmur whenever the mother sent her on errands.
"Damilohun’s death is very shocking, I just can’t believe this is happening," one of the neighbours said amid tears.

Escaped Chibok Girl Raped 15 Times by 15 Men Everyday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More chilling revelations have emerged to shed some light on the agonizing experience of the missing Chibok girls, based on the account of one of the escapees.
And according to a new report on Punch, a clergy and expert on counter-terrorism, Oladimeji Thompson, of The Omoluabi Network, who has been working with other groups to assist victims of the abduction overcome their pains, has given a chilling narration based on an account of one of the escapees. 

Oladimeji told Punch:

“One of the girls I interviewed was being raped 15 times by 15 men every day. It’s obvious this girl needs to be managed. She looked confused. She found it hard to talk to me but after much prodding, she confessed to me that she was raped 15 times by 15 men throughout the time she was with the Islamic insurgents before she could escape from
their den. 

200 feared killed as Boko Haram in military uniforms attack Borno villages

 

We are under siege, says Muhammed Ndume.

At least 200 villagers may have died in Borno State after gunmen believed to be members of the extremist Boko Haram sect, but dressed in military uniforms attacked villages in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, government officials and eyewitnesses have said.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered from reliable sources that the villages of Attagara, Agapalawa and Aganjara, all in Gwoza Local Government Area, were on Monday attacked by gunmen who pretended to be soldiers.

Commenting on the attack, the senator representing the area, Muhammed Ndume, said his constituents were under the siege of the Boko Haram insurgent group.

The residents of these communities had suffered several attacks including the shooting of nine worshippers in a church in Attagara Village during a church service last Sunday. The killing sparked off reprisal from emboldened villagers who chased the attackers and got killed four of them while three others were arrested....

Our Mothers Can’t Calculate Our Fees In Percentage…Tell Us In Naira & Kobo, LASU Students Tell Fashola

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lagos State university students have rejected the government’s decision to reduce the institution’s increased fees by 34-60 per cent.

Speaking at a press conference today where the issue was addressed, the students’ union president, Nurudeen Yusuf, said the state government has been insincere in its dealings with them.

“We do not accept the percentage reduction offered by the Government because in 2011 when the fees were increased, it was not done on percentage level. Rather, they made the pronouncement in Nigerian naira and kobo.”

“We urge the Government to come out in extant words as to how much will be payable by our students in naira and kobo and not in percentage. How do they expect our parents, the market women scrambling to pay our fees, to calculate the percentage?

“The Government is only trying to play jokers on our future, our destiny and the posterity of the state. Even if the governing council and the internal structure in the university will be put to their statutory work, we question the sincerity of the Government on this matter because the pronouncement of the fee was as a result of a Visitation Panel set up by the Government of which report was selectively adopted.”

We would only accept a 67 per cent reduction “across board” in our school fees which ranges between N197,750 and N348,750, the student leader said....

Family Of Six Killed By Generator Fume

 

 

 

 

 

Leadership reports that the incident happened on Friday, June 13 after the the family forgot to put off the generator after watching a football match.

It was reliably gathered that the generator set popularly called “I pass my neighbour” was left working inside their room which later suffocated the victims because their room windows were locked inside, preventing the smoke of the generator from leaving the room.

Recounting what happened, the father of the victims who is a businessman said, they had bought fuel to watch the football match after which he and his wife went to bed, forgetting to put off the generating set.

He said, “The next morning, my daughter who is the younger sister of the victims knocked on the door without anybody opening it. The door was later forced opened where the six family members were found dead.”

Lamenting the loss of his children, the businessman said, out of eight children that his wife bore for him, he is now left with only two...

Asari-Dokubo dares Boko Haram leader to meet him on the battle field

Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo

The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has dared Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, to be prepared to meet him on the battle field.

Asari-Dokubo, who dismissed the threat by the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, against President Goodluck Jonathan, warned that 2015 would be “more than do-or-die.”

The Niger Delta region former fighter, who spoke Thursday night during a strategic partnership session with former militant leaders organised  by the Niger Delta Development Commission, recalled how Shekau threatened that the violent Islamic sect would soon come for President Jonathan.

Asari-Dokubo cautioned that the people of Niger Delta would not be deterred by any threat to them or President Jonathan and added that the 2015 election remained a challenge to the survival of the people of the region.....