TENSION IN AKURE AS OGBONI LEADER IS BURIED.

Top traditionalists around Nigeria have converged in Akure, the
capital of Ondo to attend the burial of deceased national leader of
the Ogboni confraternity-Chief Araba Ajemoju. And in the midst of all
the preparations, anxiety and fear lurks everywhere, as there are
widespread rumours that people will be killed to honour the dead.
The streets have been deserted, and even strangers are not being
allowed in the parks, because there is the belief that strangers and
non-indegenes will be the main targets. Yesterday, rumours of a curfew
holding in the evening. Between 5pm and 6am emerged, and without
waiting for comfirmation, people fled into their homes out of fear.
Shops have closed down before 6pm since Chief Araba's death.
However, the police has assured that there will be no loss of lives
or property, but that the traditions of the people will still be
respected.

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SEX SCANDAL: US MUST PROVE REPS GUILTY- HON.DOGARA

Speaker of the National house of representatives Yakubu Dogara
has spoken the mind of other members of the house. He says, that US
must provide tangible proof that the three reps are guilty of the
charges of sexual misconduct.
On June 9, the US ambassador to Nigeria, petitioned the house that
three members had been found guilty of different charges of
misconduct. Ranging from harrassing and asking hotel attendants for
sex, to requesting attendants to solicit for sex from prostitutes.
But Dogara is of the opinion that no one should be called guilty
except there are ample proofs against such a person. Standing on
this, he called on the US to bring proof, otherwise, there was no need
being judgemental.
Meanwhile the Speakers have dismissed the allegations as false,
but have stated their readiness to appear in any court in the US to
prove their innocence. Even at their own cost.

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YOUTHS ATTACK 'NEPA' WORKERS IN BAYELSA.

Workers at the Portharcourt Electric Distribution company in
Yenagoa were attacked by a mob of angry youths yesterday. With just a
few of them escaping being lynched. But the business service manager
was cut with a matchet and left to bleed, another was pushed from a
ladder while doing some disconnections.
It was reported that the youths were angry that even with the
blackout experienced in the area for days consecutively, the company
had been harrassing them with security operatives. Requesting for
service payment.
The Chief Operating officer PHED Engineer Kingsley Achife confirmed
the attack on the workers and added security operatives attached to
the staff were attacked.
Engineer Achife also appealed to the public and youths to stop
attacking and harrassing staff of the company. It was reported that
the Efie community,where the company's branch was attacked was oweing
a debt of about N60million in arears and N2million on the current
bill.
The attack is the second in a week, a few days before, a
disconnection team in another part of the state capital was beaten up
thoroughly. In another place, a PHED vehicle was destroyed.

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BUHARI: I FEEL STRONGER.

After spending a fortnight in London, treatingan ear infection,
the President is back to Nigeria and he says he has never felt any
better.
"You saw me before I left, you are seeing me now, if you doubt it,
you can challenge me to a wrestling match, but you know I'm taller
(laughs)"
He said this while addressing a few members of the house of the
state house correspondents and the press at the Nnamdi Azikiwe.
Airport in Abuja. Shortly after he arrived the country.
"You can do the assessment yourself" he said while inspecting the
guards of hounour.
But the President did something fascinating, rather than use the
helicopter assigned to take him to the villa, he chose to go by. Road.
Before I forget again... Welcome back Mr. President!
---Ebube Maduike

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FINALLY,HE'S. HERE...

PRESIDENT BUHARI ARRIVES NIGERIA.
Just as the presidency promised,Mr. President Gen.Muhammadu Buhari
has arrived the country. He touched down at 5pm this evening at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in Abuja.
The president has been on vacation for two weeks now. He took the
leave to treat a persistent ear infection in London.

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JONA ENCOURAGES NIGERIANS TO HELP BUHARI FIGHT TERRORISM.

The former president in a few tweets yesterday to condole the
families of those killed by Boko Haram insurgency in Adamawa state on
June 17. He also appreciated the efforts of the Nigerian military.
On friday, June17, Boko Haram members stormed a village in
Adamawa, killing about 18 people attending a funeral service and
injuring 10 others.

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MOURNERS MEET THEIR DEATH AT THE HANDS OF BOKO HARAM.

Suspected Boko Haram members launched an attack at people who
attended a funeral service in the Kuda-Kaya village of Adamawa state
on thursday. The district police has the death toll at 18 people
killed, 10 injured.
Witnesses reported that that the insurgents suddenly stormed
into the midst of people who were attending the wake keeping of a
deceased at a village very near the Sambisa forest. Witness account
revealed the insurgents had launched a surprise attack on the village,
storming into the town on motorcycles and shooting into the funeral
group.
The police spokesman for Adamawa state confirmed that so far, 18
people had been confirmed dead and 10 others injured but it also
implies that the count could increase.
Another witness also revealed that the attack lasted for an hour
and people who were killed were mainly elderly women, as the men and
younger women scampered of for their lives.
Meanwhile somewhere in Gombi local government in the same state, a
suspected Boko Haram member has been arrested and is undergoing
intense investigation at the state CID.

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JUST DAYS AFTER A DEAL: NIGER DELTA MILITANTS BLOW UP PIPELINE:

Just days after the Niger Delta avengers wrote on their website
that they have agreed to negotiate terms with the federal government,
they've blown up another pipeline"
The Niger Delta Avengers took to twitter to announce that they
were responsible for the attack on an NNPC pipeline in OrukAnam area
of AkwaIbom State. The attack happened in the early hours of thursday.
The group had said in a statement that they would only agree to
negotiations if the government meets its demands.
Attacks from the group have recently forced oil giants Chevron
and Shell to close down their plant. Overall oil production has
dropped by nearly 60 percent of what it was before. As the the group
continue on their mission of ''grounding down oil production in the
country to zero''.

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ANGRY PDP YOUTHS CHASE OLADIPO AND ADEYANJU AWAY.

An angry mob comprising of hundreds of PDP youths, stormed the
party's national secretariat in Abuja today. They were armed with
placards and the branches of trees. The youths poured all manner of
insults,abuses and accusations on ousted party chairman Alhaji Ali
Modu Sherrif and his cohorts. Fortunately for the chairman, he wasn't
in his office all through today.
But the mob seriously harassed and even chased away the party's
National Secretary Prof. Adewale Oladipo and the National Auditor
Alhaji Adewole Adeyanju. Both officers were sacked by the party, but
refused to quit, saying that their four year tenure should to be
allowed to run its full course. And they have both joined sherriff who
was also sacked.
But today, they were given a rough time by youths who felt
irritated by "the bunch of old men who couldn't respect themselves
and behave right".
Olaidipo was visibly shaken when the angry surrounded him in a
threatening. He begged them to allow him leave unharmed amidst the
insults poured on him.
"Please, allow me to go. I will not come back
again," the frightened professor pleaded.
As for Adeyanju, he was no were to be seen, it is believed he fled
through the back door and over the fence. He even left his car at the
parking lot.
Both officers of the party got to their positions because their
predecessors were also sacked in like manner,

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BANKS MOVE TO TO REDUCE WITHDRAWAL LIMIT TO N10,000.

CBN GOVERNOR: Godwin Emefiele


Banks in the federation put forward a proposal to the CBN to
limit customer's over-the-counter withdrawal to N10,000. The proposal
was sent to the Central Bank of Nigeria by the committee for payment
systems and infrastructure last week. This proposal is as a result of
the decline in deposit received by the bank over a period of two
years.
But a report from the CBN deputy governor on Economic policy,
Dr.Alade Sarah attributed the reduction in deposit to the introduction
of the Treasury Single Account system(TSA).
She also added that the decline was also as a result of the decline
in interest and non interest income to the banks which had declined
substantially. Not just interest but also GDP, Gross profit,Gross
credit and industry asset values have also reduced. All these decrease
were largely due to TSA.

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500,000 TEACHERS RECRUITMENT PORTAL CRASHES ON FIRST DAY.

The online portal which was created for people for the 500,000
recruitment exercise crashed on its first day. Probably due to the
massive number of applicants who accessed the website at the same
time.
Sometime in the evening on sunday, the website started displaying
an error message to visitors showing it had come down.
It displayed the message:"An error occurred. Sorry the age you are
looking for is current unavailable. If you are the owner of this
resource, please check the log for details."
The special assistant to the Minister of education said it was
too early to now the number of applicants, as the website had just
opened. The president Gen Muhammadu Buhari announced that the
recruitment programme will begin on june 12.
The programme is termed "N-power Teach". Its a programme that will
recruit about 500,000 unemployed graduates as teachers over a period
of two years. The portal website is portal.npwer.gov.ng

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FRSC ARRESTS MAN WHO RE-THREADS TIRES.

The Federal Road Safety Commission unit Zaira, Kaduna has
revealed that it arrested a 50 year old man who specialises in re-
threading old tires. The commander of the unit said the man who's name
is Mohammed Tudunwada has his factory located in the Tudun Wada area
of zaria.

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JUST IN! WHAT NIGERIANS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT FLORIDA 'GAY' KILLINGS.

JUST IN! WHAT NIGERIANS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT FLORIDA KILLINGS.
Nigeria is one country where almost 95 percent of its population
are against anything 'gay' . And when the news of the Florida killing
spread to Nigeria, opinions started pouring, and guess. Over 90
percent of the comments praised the guy who did it. Some calling it an
'essential justice to enemies of humanity'.
These comments are from the facebook pages of Nigerian newspapers.


"Double deaths for them {victims} in hell fire, in
fact Obama should be blamed and hold
responsible for this indecent acts, during
campaign Obama was shouting change just like
Buhari in Nigeria but when he was elected into
the white house he gave the Americans illegal
change which is GAY marriage"
-Shedrack Okolo



"Allahu akbar!
I'am really happy with dis good news...cause all
those gay are useless hopeless people,
say NO to #GAY_AND_LESBIAN...may god bless
this gunmen Amin."
-Murtala Mustapha Gama


People are very hypocritical, insensitive and
heartless. Something is wrong with you upstairs if
you think that killing people because they are gay
is normal. Killing people is murder. I'm disgusted
by some of the mean and heartless comments
here.
"Even if they are gay..They are still human..And
who know if given the chance they may repent
and be clean from their sin..I dont think anyone
has the right to take another man life....Yes gay is
percieved immoral likewise murder...Both parties
are wrong ...At least he could have done better if
he preached the sin attached to homosexual act
in the club...At least he may lost some of his teeth
Instead of taking life...."
Young Ahdeiza Sadiq
Still in the same anti-gay line another posted:

I love Muslims on issues like this. They know how
to deal with Fags more than any other religion
though Muslims are not always right because of
their illiterate mentality at times. To the Muslim
shooter i salute U. Their blood is on their head
according to Leviticus 14... This is the worst
disease in life. Denounce Homosexuality in
anyway you can. Thumbs Up
- Okonkwo J-p Nonso


Soddom and Gomorrah was destroyed because of
Lesbianism and Gay! If those killed in America are
Gay, it's de same destruction has befallen them
too... shekinah!
Kenny Michael

Oooooooo I pitty them they died without
encountering Jesus, may those who escaped
meet Jesus and become preachers of His word
David

They should have not killed them rather they
should have pray for them to be on straight path
or advocate for a strong legislation against gay/
homosexuality in the US or else be dealt with
according to own religious doctrine.
Ismail Nasiru

This is guy's just so excited.
love this!! More gays should be hacked to death
cus they deserve to die
Zitenwa Zik Ikokwu

This is why i pray for D Trump to win cos Obama
has messed America up by allowing terrorist (all
Moslems) free access to America and passing gay
marriage into law,all this is just to bring down
American and D Trump need to sanitize those
idiots and make America great again.
Abi King

A very good news, I hail the perpetrators of this
wholesome acts, am so certain that God almighty
will not b happy wit the gay family, wipe them
out of the surface of d earth
Teddy Peddy

LOL

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BUHARI TOLD TO RELEASE JUNE 12 RESULTS.

President Buhari has been told by the Afenifere Renewal Group to
release the results of the June 12,1993 elections. The Yoruba Socio-
political group on saturday demanded that the results be made ope,n
stating that the time lapse of 23 years had nullified the Official
Secrets Act.
The letter to Buhari was signed by the chairman of the group Hon.
Olawale Oshun during the June 12 anniversary celeberations on
Saturday. The chairman said it should be remembered that Buhari is a
beneficiary of a transparent and fair ballot process that was very
similar to that of June 12, elections. And besides, the Classified
Document Act time lapse of 23 years had elapsed.
Hon.Olawale also added that revealing the details of the document
will help remove the stigma associated with 'the foolish act"' of
cancelling an election adjuged as the most transparent in Nigerian
history. He also added that it will reveal the hypocrisy in military
rule and uphold justice and democracy as the best type of government.
He said that Nigeria would keep on sliding into deeper crises
until conscious efforts by the federal government is made to do a
needed retructuring of Nigeria, and that there was nobody in a better
position to do it than Buhari. And as long as the secrets of military
rule are not exposed for people to see, there will always be youths
who will take up arms against their country.
He lamented that up until now, what is common knowledge has never
been acknowldged by any government or leader. Describing it as
continous injustice, he added that until that injustice is cleared off
from memory, Nigeria will always be haunted and her healing process
will never begin.

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NEW 'GANG' EMERGES IN KADUNA.

A new gang named 'the sweepers' has emerged in the northern state
of Kaduna and in the past month has been terrorising residents of
major towns in the state with knives,cutlasses and clubs. In an
interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the spokes person of the Police Command
in the state, stated that 'Yan Shara' which means 'the sweepers' in
hausa language, has been terrorising residents with very deadly
weapons like knives.
But the command spokesman Mr. Abubakar Zubair in his statement
said that the police had moved in to suppress the activities of the
group, and that control had returned to places were the group's
activities were rampant before. He said that the police had restored
calm to Tudun Wada and Rigasa areas.
The governor of the state Nasir El-Ruffai has assured the
citizens of the state that he would work to make sure that the
activities of the group were not just curbed but totally eradicated

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BUHARI TO RETURN TO NIGERIA ON THURSDAY.

Reports from the UK have revealed that the president of
Nigeria-Muhammadu Buhari has been cleared by the hospital he visited
in London and is now fit to return back to Nigeria. The president who
left for London on monday to seek cure for a persistent infection has
been treated after spending just a day at the hospital.
Additional reports also revealed that the president's constant
pain in his right ear developed after his doctor in Nigeria cleaned
that ear. He had complained to his personal doctor of a significant
loss in hearing in that ear. And just after the ear was cleaned up
again in a hospital yet to be known in the UK capital, Buhari has
declared himself fit to return.
He's completing his leave at the Nigerian Diplomatic house in
London,till thursday.

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TEARS AS FORMER SUPER EAGLES COACH IS LAID TO REST.

Former Super eagles coach Shaibui Amodu has been laid to rest in
his home town Okpella Etsako East Local government of Edo State. The
funeral was attended by family,friends, NFF officials and even the Edo
state direcor of sports.

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12 ARMY OFFICERS SACKED OVER EKITI SCANDAL.

The Nigerian Army reported on friday that no less than a dozen
high ranking army had been retired from the army. All the officers
were sacked based on their involvement in the Ekiti state
gubernatorial election scandal.
Though no names were strictly mentioned but twelve top ranking
officers in the army were handed over to EFCC for investigation over
the procurement of defence during the Ekiti elections. In an official
statement, the army said it had no plans to drop its non-partisan and
professional character.
Among those retired, included-Brigadiers,Colonels,Majors,
Lieutenant. All for being partisan. Last year, the army had sent 12
officers to EFCC for investigation.

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WHAT FG PLANS TO DO WITH LOOTERS' PROPERTIES.

Kemi Adeosun in a press conference yesterday said that the
government now had a way to offset the huge amount of money spent on
renting structures for its agencies.
The Minister for finance said all those buildings and properties
that have been recovered from looters would be converted to the use of
the Federal Government agencies.
She said that over a period of two years, the FG spent over 3
billion naira on rent for its agencies.
"To reduce over all expenditure on rent, and procurement of
property,we have decided to use the properties forfeited from
recoveries and to also move our agencies to those buildings".
A total of about 180 structures have been recovered from looters by
Buhari's Administration.

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FORMER SUPER EAGLES COACH AMODU DEAD.

Just three days after Stephen Keshi died, another former handler
of the super eagles has been confirmed dead. Shaibu Amodu. Before he
died, he was the current NFF Technical Director he died at 58.
Amodu has been the head coach of the super eagles four different
times and also was the assistant to Keshi to the 2002 African Cup of
Nations.
In a tweet from NFF official twitter account, it was confirmed
that Amodu complained of chest pains on friday night, he died in his
sleep.

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