FG shortlists four INEC commissioners to succeed Jega

The Federal Government might have shortlisted four national commissioners to take over from Prof. Attahiru Jega as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

SUNDAY PUNCH reliably learnt that Jega might be asked to hand over to one of the commissioners in INEC and also proceed on a three-month terminal leave.

During a presidential media chat on February 11, President Goodluck Jonathan had reassured Nigerians that he had no plan to remove the INEC chairman from office. The President’s reassurance came at a time when speculation was rife that government had perfected plans to remove Jega. But some stakeholders who spoke after the interview had dismissed the President’s reassurances as needless, adding that the laws of the land do not confer on the president powers to remove the INEC chairman.peaking at a press conference on Friday, the Supervising Minister of Information, Mr. Edem Duke, had also said the President had no plan to sack Jega.

Lucky three: Sisters who survived UNIJOS bomb blast

Amina, Hauwa and Aishat Mudi (three sisters) who survived the blast narrate their experience

For Amina Sani Mudi, a 19-year-old 100-level student of Medicine at the University of Jos, it was unbelievable that she escaped the terror.

She said, “I had just finished my Chemistry paper, which I had from 3pm to 6pm and it was raining. As I walked to the gate of the university, I called my sisters who were at the School of Forestry to buy one of the JME recommended books. I walked down and joined them as they were already waiting for me in front of Bauchi Park. We stood and were waiting for a tricycle to take us home. As we stood waiting for a tricycle the next thing we heard was a loud explosion. Initially, I thought it was thunder because it was still drizzling. But somebody shouted, ‘bomb, bomb,’ and we ran to a nearby pharmacy for safety. I saw a girl whose hands were mutilated and she was calling her father. We saw pieces of human flesh all around the place. The thought on my mind was just to run for safety.”

She added amid tears: “If you say you are a true Muslim, no religion, even Christianity, preaches that anybody should kill another. I want to appeal to the terrorists to stop because God does not sanction killing.”

Legislators Agree To Belt-tightening, Cut N’assembly’s Budget By 25%

Towing the same path of the federal government to cut costs owing to dwindling oil revenue occasioned by low OIL PRICES, the National Assembly, for the first time in years, has finally agreed to a 25 per cent cut in its annual budget of N150 billion.

By acquiescing to the 25 per cent cut, the National Assembly will shed N37.5 billion of its annual budget, meaning that when the 2015 budget is finally passed, its budget will stand at N112.5 billion.

Nigeria: The 6th Fastest Growing Economy In The World - Bloomberg

Emerging markets in Asia and Africa still reign supreme: They're at the top of global growth projections over the next two years.

The world is expected to grow 3.2 percent in 2015 and 3.7 percent next year after expanding 3.3 percent in each of the past two years, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. China, the Philippines, Kenya, India and Indonesia, which together make up about 16 percent of global gross domestic product, are all forecast to grow more than 5 percent in 2015.

The Danger That Come With Naira Devaluation

 If the managers of the Nigerian economy were to be sincere with the nation, they will agree that there is something basically wrong with the continued fall in the value of the Naira. Even when our so celebrated foreign reserve stood at $60billion and an import demand cover of about 20 months, the Naira exchange rate never firmed up. Rather, the Naira was on a slide against other currencies; a situation which negates all known economic principles.

3 Die, Others Injured Trying To Escape From Customs Officers

 Three young ladies lost their lives on Thursday along Lagos-Benin highway after their bus was hit by a vehicle carrying the operatives of Nigerian Customs Service in a hot chase.


According to an eyewitness,the deceased ladies were in a hummer bus with a registration number EDO AKA 35 LG carrying their goods known okirika.They were chased by Custom officials from the Federal Operations Unit,Zone A,Ikeja,from a checkpoint in Ijebu Ode after the driver carrying them refused to stop at the checkpoint.

South African girl stolen as baby found after 17 years

A South African woman has appeared in court over the kidnapping of a baby in Cape Town hospital 17 years ago. The girl's biological parents, Celeste and Morne Nurse, were reunited with her after she was enrolled in the same school as her sister. After seeing the pair's likeness, the biological family invited the girl for coffee and then contacted police. DNA tests have confirmed the identity of the girl, who has been placed in the care of social workers.

20 Years Old Girl Sedates Men And Steal Their Cars

 A 20-YEAR-OLD lady, together with her boyfriend, has been arrested by the Sakumono district Ghana.Police in connection with a series of car robberies that had been occurring in Sakumono and its environs.
Abigail Asiedu, alias Fatima Abiba Adamu, and Bashiru Ishmael, 24, who both reside at Adogonor, a suburb of Nungua in Accra, are cooling off in the cells of the police for allegedly sedating and robbing men who sent Fatima to hotels for sexual gratification.

Gov Uduaghan’s Ex-ADC Shot Dead By Irate Police Corporal At Bauchi Checkpoint

A former police ADC to Delta state governor, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, Superintendent of police Chris Eza has been shot dead at a checkpoint in Bauchi state by a police corporal.
Eza who until his death was the Commander of Mobile Police, MOPOL 10 was said to be on a routine check to the security checkpoint along Ahmadu Bello way Bauchi at about 11: 20 Thursday night when he accosted the killer corporal in Mopol outfit and ordered him to remove the uniform since he was no longer in the Mopol section of the force.
The order was said to have infuriated the cop who pulled the trigger and killed his superior on the spot. Eza was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University teaching hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi where he was certified dead by a Doctor. His corpse has since been deposited at the teaching hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination.
The scene has also been visited by the state Commissioner of Police Mohammed K Mohammed, while he has ordered a full scale investigation into the incident. Already, the killer corporal is now cooling his heels behind bars after he was arrested.

See What My Dad Found In His Food

 Ma pops might just have super vision he found this in his food yesterday night(Nepa that use generator of course didn't give us light and we only put on the gen. by 9) apparently the fish that my mom bought still had the fish hook that silenced it in it and it also escaped my mom's extensive washing

Trafficked Nigerian Girl Dies In Burkina Faso

 

A Nigerian girl who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found dead barely a month after an investigative report exposed the awful conditions she and other Nigerian girls are subjected to in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

PM News's Ateba, travelled to Ouagadougou in early January to unravel the booming human trafficking business in the landlocked country.

Engaging foreign pilots to detriment of Nigerians

The influx of foreign pilots into Nigeria is giving stakeholders in the aviation industry sleepless night. The situation is worrisome because, while the number of Nigerian pilots is increasing, that of foreign pilots in the country has more than doubled the number of Nigerian pilots.

Capt Nogie Meggison

According to the Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Capt Nogie Meggison, there are over 1,000 foreign pilots employed by both local and foreign registered airplanes flying in Nigeria and over 500 foreign aircraft engineers also engaged in the country.
The influx of these pilots and aircraft engineers is giving the Federal Government cause to worry.
The ‘invasion’ of these foreign pilots has gotten to the stage that even Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and the pilots and engineers umbrella body, the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) are also worried.

Difference Between Nigerian Policemen And Canadian Policemen In Pictures

 I was surfing through the web when i came accross these 2 pictures and i can't help laughing after seeing the both...... please, which of the arrests looks more matured .

See The Way A Naval Officer Punished A Bus Conductor For Fighting.

 The kind of things you hear and see everyday. So here's what happened. Two bus conductors fought each other and one of them broke the others head with a pavement stone. This happened at Navy Town, Alakija, Satellite Town.

Men wear miniskirts to protest murder of 20-year-old woman who was burned to death for wearing miniskirt

Man wearing miniskirts on the streets of Turkey 

Thousands of men marched on the streets of Turkey, wearing miniskirts in order to protest the recent violence against women.

Men throughout the country and in Azerbaijan, dressed in miniskirts to honor 20-year-old Ozgecan Aslan, who was burned to death after fighting off a sexual assault by a bus driver.

After Aslan’s burned body was found near a river, young men organized marches in her honor.

CBN Officially Devalues Naira

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has officially devalued the Naira.

The devaluation took place overnight, as the
Nigerian currency will now trade at an official rate
of N199 per US Dollar.

Newly Acquired Military Equipment Being Transported Through Lagos

  These were transported through Lagos, a day before yesterday. Haven't had the time to reduce the size and upload them.

There were about 10-15 trailers transporting what looked like mostly armoured tanks.

Genevieve Nnaji's $4million House In Ghana [Alleged Photo]

 Popular Nollywood actress, the gorgeous and wealthy Genevieve Nnaji gets a new house in Accra, Ghana. Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji is one of the most respected and successful actress in the Nigerian movie industry is reported to have acquired a mansion in Ghana.

Photo: Will You Accept This Gift?

 Will you accept this cake as a gift

Boko Haram Terrorists Captured By Cameronian Soldiers ( Photo)

 I wonder why they are captured and not killed! Please eliminate all of them no need of trials they should all die

Kill them kill them!!!

PHOTO OF DOG HEADS BEING BUTCHERED AND BEING PACKAGED...

PHOTO OF DOG HEADS BEING BUTCHERED AND BEING PACKAGED...
AINT THAT KINDA WEIRD 

Photos From Sambisa Forest: Viewers Discretion Strictly Advised!

Gunmen Kidnap American Woman In Kogi (Pictured)

 Masked gunmen in Kogi State kidnapped an American woman doing missionary work, with ransom the suspected motive for the attack, police told AFP Tuesday.

“She was whisked away at around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) Monday,” said Kogi state police spokesman Sola Collins Adebayo.

Nigerian Boxing Champion, Bash Ali Lands In Kuje Prison

The running battle between Nigeria’s World Boxing Federation, WBF, cruiserweight boxing champion, Bashiru Lawrence Ali, a.k.a. Bash Ali (OON) and the Managing Director of NEXIM Bank, Robert Orya has landed the Edo State-born pugilist in Kuje Prison in Abuja.

Tompolo ‘contract': NIMASA Threatens To Sue APC

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency on Sunday gave the All Progressives Congress 72 hours to retract some alleged malicious statements made by the party against the agency.

Bayelsa monarch abducted

Chief Collins Adikoko, a Deputy Paramount Ruler in Ikeinghenbiri, a coastal settlement in the creeks of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been abducted by gunmen.
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered from a family source, who pleaded anonymity, that three gunmen stormed his premises at about 2am on Saturday and whisked him away.
The source said: “They arrived at the residence of the traditional ruler in the early hours of Saturday, about 2am.
“They were three in number that we saw clearly.
“Two were wearing the uniforms of Civil Defence Corps and one was wearing the reflective jackets used by youth vigilante.
“They fired several warning shots and abducted the monarch, then escaped in a waiting speedboat anchored in the nearby waterside to an unknown destination.”
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state, Asinim Butwat, who confirmed the incident, said that the police had launched a manhunt for the gunmen in a bid to rescue the monarch.
Major General Emmanuel Atewe, the Commander of The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, gave assurance that the culprits would be apprehended as soon as possible.
Atewe said the task force had received reports of the incident and activated its security network in the creeks to fish out the kidnappers.

Photo Of Gallant Soilder Who Was Killed On Feb 14 During Boko Haram Attack.

Charles Victor Uchenna Ilo, is among the gallant solider fight for us to combat Bokoham attack in the north.

It was quite unfortunate that he didn't make in recapturing of monguno‬ Army base. He was killed in the attack.

Unemployed husband fakes own kidnap to extort money from banker wife

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Eliot Garrido Guido wanted to extort money from his banker wife, so he staged his own kidnap.

 

An unemployed Mexican builder, Eliot Garrido Guido, annoyed that his banker wife earns more money than he does, decided to come up with a fast way of making money from her, so he faked his own kidnap and demanded a ransom of $450 from her, Daily Mail reports.

Hanks Anuku Debunks HIV Rumours, Says It's All Lies

 News that has been making rounds say that Hanks Anuku is supposedly HIV positive and that he knowingly infected his wife as well.

The Nollywood actor has come forward to debunk the story saying he isn’t HIV positive and did not infect his wife.

Hillarious! Satisfy Us In Bed Or Face Mass Divorce - Kaduna women protest

A group of women from the Rido community in Kaduna State, took to the streets on Wednesday, February 19, 2015 to publicly complain about their husband’s sexual weakness, asking that they start performing their matrimonial duties or face mass divorce.

Photo Of Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram In The Sambisa Forest

 Nigerian soldiers are using all possible means to get rid of Boko Haram insurgents.

They use several means to communicate in Sambisa forest.

Checkout this photo(above) of a Nigerian soldier fighting Boko Haram in Sambisa forest by communicating with other soldiers via make and receive call method.

I wish them all the best.Our prayers are for them to win the insurgents and come back safely.

Wife Brings Fake Father To Represent PZ’S Baby Moment Winner

Father of Morireluwa, the beautiful girl who won the 2015 PZ Cusson baby moment which was held in Lagos on February 1st, Oluyinka Davids, has revealed that his wife, Funmi Davids, took another to represent him at the competition’s grande finale.

In an interview with Encomium magazine, he said he got his daughter registered for the competition but that as the little girl was advancing in the competition, she shut him out simply because they were no longer living together.

Dangers Of Drinking Cold Water

We all agree that nothing beats the sensation you get when you down a bottle of cold water or soda when you are hot. That chilling and refreshing sensation could akin to seeing a river in a desert.

As rewarding as cold water can be, in hot weathers like ours, experts say that it comes with serious health consequences. They warn that one may need to hands off drinking cold water regularly due to its negative impact on the heart and the digestive system.

I Came To Nigeria To Eat, Marry – Illegal Immigrant

For 21-year-old Musa Isa, who is from the Niger Republic, his major mission to Kwara State, Nigeria was to work and get money to feed himself and later marry.

Isa was one of the 120 illegal immigrants arrested and paraded by the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kwara State Command, on Thursday for not having valid documents.

Boko Haram: We’ll fight side by side with Nigeria — USA -

ABUJA — the United States of America has said it would fight side-by-side with Nigeria in the war against the Islamist terrorists, Boko Haram. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, said this at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on the Safe Schools Initiative, SSI, in Abuja, yesterday.

‘Jay Jay’ Okocha Elected Delta FA Chairman

According to the NFF, former Super Eagles captain Austin Jay Jay Okocha has been elected Delta State FA chairman. Details later…

I Have Fulfilled My Promise On Power Sector - Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said he had lived up to his campaign pledge to Nigerians that he would make the power sector a priority for his administration.

Jonathan spoke during the inauguration of the Olorunsogo II Power Station in Ogun State.

Ecobank ATM Paid Me Counterfeit

 Were it from someone else I would have given reasons why it will be impossible for an atm machine to dispense counterfeit naira notes. But an atm machine in Omoku Rivers State after series of withdraws yesterday 19/2/15 dispensed a counterfeit #1000 note. It was a shocker

Boko Haram Story Will Change In Two Weeks – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said despite the various challenges facing the country, Nigeria’s situation was not that bad.

Jonathan spoke while granting audience to a delegation of the Yoruba Council of Elders, led by Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, at the State House, Marina in Lagos.

Breaking!!! 158 Kidnapped Victims Reunite With Families In Yobe

A total of 158 Women and children abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Katarko village in Yobe have been reunited with their families in Damaturu, Yobe. The victims were released by the sect members after three weeks of captivity. Alhaji Ahmed Goniri, the state Commissioner for Justice and Chairman of the State Committee on Rehabilitation of Victims of Insurgency, said this while addressing newsmen in Damaturu on Thursday.