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                                                                   Cameroon has been strengthening its troop presence along the border with Nigeria Cameroon has carried out its first air strikes against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, after it overran a military base and attacked five villages, officials have said. The military repelled the coordinated attacks and regained control of the base, they added. At least 41 militants and one soldier were killed, the officials said. The Nigeria-based group is increasingly carrying out cross-border raids, threatening Cameroon's security. The latest fighting was the most ...

                                                      Mbilla after the assault Having served in the Nigeria Police Force for about 30 years, the plan of ASP Emmanuel Mbilla was to retire in 2018 after which he would set up his own private security firm. However, Emmanuel’s dream was cut short on February 22, 2014 after a life-changing encounter with a naval rating, Warrant officer Unaji Enejor, in the Kirikiri area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the 50-year-old victim was attacked in the eye by the naval rating, causing him to lose his sight completely. It was learnt that prior to the attack, Emmanuel’s left eye had already been damaged by Glaucoma. The victim’s landlady, Mrs. Olasumbo Agunbiade, ...

                                                      Senator Ahmed Makarfi The Senate is set to adopt the proposed $78 as the country’s oil price benchmark for 2015 fiscal year. The disclosure was made on Tuesday at the joint meeting on 2015-2017 Medium Term Expenditure Framework organised by Senate Joint Committees in Abuja. The Committees are Finance, National Planning, Economic Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Ahmed Makarfi, Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, who presided said the process would be concluded before a final decision was taken. According to him, the various committees do not have any major objections on the proposed figure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government in the 2015-2017 ...

 A human rights group in Nigeria, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to court over its failure to expose the alleged sponsors of the Islamist militant sect, Boko Haram. The suit was filed today, Monday, 14 October, 2014, at the Federal High Court Ikoyi in line with a Freedom of Information request by SERAP to the CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele dated 15 September, 2014, according to P.M NEWS report. SERAP alleged that those financing Boko Haram insurgents are laundering money through the CBN to fund their activities. The originating summons with suit number FHC/L/CS/1547/2014 was filed on behalf of the organization by Adetokunbo Mumuni,  the report stated. According to the suit, SERAP argued that  “a necessary implication of the rule of law is that a public functionary and institution can only act in accordance with law, as to do otherwise may enthrone arbitrariness. ...

  Popular 34-year-old Nigerian singer, Tiwatope Savage-Balogun, known by her stage name, Tiwa Savage, has been recorded to be the hottest fuel pump attendant ever.   The beautiful songstress, who was recently rumored to have had marital issues with her husband, Teebillz Olatunji Balogun has taken to her Instagram page to show how she’s celebrating the ongoing customer week. The superstar who earlier this year was announced as the brand ambassador for Forte Oil Petroleum Company has showcased the types of treatment real customers should get not only this week which is the customer week but in the coming days.  The singer whose face and much more, obviously is geared as a selling point by the oil company, was spotted acting as a pump attendant for the brand’s customer service week . She  shared pictures of her service on her Instagram page not long ago with this tag below: “ Good morning #MyDarlings I’ve been up bright and early today working as ...

The Kwara Government on Monday commenced a two-day training on Ebola preventive measures for some 2, 300 teachers across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state. Alhaji Lamidi Alabi , Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, stated this during a visit to some of the designated training centres. He said that teachers across the 17 centres were going through intensive training on Ebola preventive measures in schools. Alabi said that health teachers of primary schools and principals of junior and senior secondary schools were also being trained on the use of infra-red thermometers. According to him, Ebola Virus Disease preventive tools such as hand sanitisers, bowls, towels and customised polythene bags have already been distributed to the schools. He reiterated the resolve of the government toward the Oct. 15 resumption date for schools in the state. Alabi charged teachers and students to be committed to their academic wo...

Nigeria has been admonished by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to provide expertise and build the capacity of other countries in the West African sub-region on how to contain the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in their countries. Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Mohammed Ado announced this after the meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, on the successful containment of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country and the effective halting of transmission of poliomyelitis. Ado further disclosed that WHO was set to announce Nigeria as the next country to exit from polio endemic countries having successfully reduced the burden by 95 per cent between 2013 and 2014.His words, “Mr President had interaction with WHO DG, we discussed the issue of poliomyelitis and she commended Mr. President for the leadership and effective management that had led to effective halting of the trans...

The embattled leader of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, today met with members of the group’s national executive committee to step up damage control measures after a private jet that belongs to Mr. Oritsejafor was used to smuggle cash of $9.3 million into South Africa. The embattled leader of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, today met with members of the group’s national executive committee to step up damage control measures after a private jet that belongs to Mr. Oritsejafor was used to smuggle cash of $9.3 million into South Africa. South African authorities seized the cash, which was meant for a questionable purchase of arms and ammunition. Pastor Oritsejafor presided over today’s meeting, held at the National Christian Center in Abuja. A source at the meeting said the atmosphere was often contentious as some leaders of CAN’s state chapters in attendance expressed skepticism over their national leader’s explana...

About 80 Nigerian refuges, who fled the Boko Haram dominated area in Borno, have died from Cholera in refugee camps in Cameroon. Although, 20 of them have been hospitalised at the camps, reports say, the refugees, who are scattered in Gawar, Zamay of Maroua camps in Cameroon, have been sent back to Nigeria following the disease. 40 of the dead were from Pulka, 30 from Ngoshe, Attagara, Agapaluwa and 10 were early migrants from the hills of Gwoza.

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finally forced janus-faced Governor of Ondo State; Dr. Olusegun Mimiko to dump the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2015 general election. Presidency sources told Saharareporters that Dr. Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finally forced janus-faced Governor of Ondo State; Dr. Olusegun Mimiko to dump the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2015 general election. Presidency sources told Saharareporters that Dr. Mimiko had been playing games with the party refusinf to decamp several times after promising to do. At a well attended event held at the State House, in Abuja, Mimiko read a prepapred speech saying he was returning to the PDP alongside members of the House of Assembly, Federal lawmakers from the state and  members of the State Executive Council and some LP state executive members.   He declared that his decision to return formally follow...

After days of silence on the divorce suit filed against him by his wife, founder of Believers Love World Ministry, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has finally spoken. Speaking on Sunday evening during the monthly global communion service of the church, the Pastor described the allegations leveled against him as “crazy” and “stupid” and urged his church members to pray for his estranged wife. Oyakhilome, who appeared visibly disturbed during his first few minutes on stage, acknowledged that divorce is un-Biblical but suggested he could consider the option should his wife insist on it. “I heard that some media houses– especially in Nigeria, are writing some things against me. All sorts of frivolous charges, that’s crazy. “You have to understand something about a man of God. A man of God is not just someone who worships God or preaches God. A man of God is handpicked by God, set on course by God. If you study the scriptures, you will not find one man of God go against God, sinning aga...

kelvin blog: APC Lawmakers In Kaduna Endorse Buhari For 2015 Pr... : The All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Kaduna State House of Assembly have endorsed the former Head of State and chieftain of...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Kaduna State House of Assembly have endorsed the former Head of State and chieftain of the party, General Muhammadu Buhari, as their preferred candidate for the 2015 presidential election. Addressing a press conference to make their position known at the state House  of Assembly complex on Tuesday, the 12 APC lawmakers said Nigeria required a visionary leader like General Buhari to save the country from its present state of ineptitude and total failure. The Minority Leader of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Muhammed Ali, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, said General Buhari had demonstrated purposeful leadership qualities in all the positions he had held in time past. He expressed optimism that his candidature for the party would certainly make the country proud. Earlier, of Assembly complex on Tuesday, the 12 APC lawmakers said Nigeria required a visionary leader like General Buhari to save the country from its pre...

Over 300 distinguished Nigerians converged for the 2014 National Honours Awards Investiture as conferred on them by the President of Nigeria on Monday, September 29, 2014. The long list of award recipients was dominated by known names in politics, security issues, sports, entertainment, business and the corporate world. It also features names that are not very popular but whose lives are nevertheless worthy of emulation. From the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, CFR to the CON, which went to about 60 of the  distinguished Nigerians, there was no dull moment, President Jonathan ensured that the investiture on them was well administered in the various categories. Over 62 persons bagged the Officer of the Federal Republic, some of them distinguished lawyers and technocrats, including the man who designed the national flag, Pa Micheal Taiwo Akinkunmi. Another 63 bagged the OON. They range from deputy Inspectors-General of Police, civil servants, academics, ...

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US To Allocate N81 Billion, 3000 Troops To Fight Ebola The US has announced plans to increase its contribution to the fight against Ebola in Africa The United States of America has upped the ante against the Ebola outbreak as it is sending 3000 troops to West Africa to contribute to efforts to halt the spread of the deadly disease. The US troops will be stationed in Monrovia , the capital of disease-ravaged Liberia . The development was disclosed by the White House on Tuesday, September 16, 2014  in a press statement which read: The United States will leverage the unique capabilities of the U.S. military and broader uniformed services to help bring the epidemic under control. 'U.S. Africa Command will set up a Joint Force Command headquartered in Monrovia, Liberia, to provide regional command and control support to U.S. military activities and facilitate coordination with U.S. government and international relief efforts,' 'A general from U.S. Army ...

Ebola: Pres. Jonathan Condemns Discrimination Against Nigerians Abuja (NAN) – President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday condemned the stigmatization of Nigerians by some countries over recent cases of Ebola virus in the country. Jonathan made this known at a meeting with David Navarro, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Ebola, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati. The president, according to the statement, decried discriminatory actions by some countries against Nigeria, including the incident which forced Nigeria’s team to the Youth Olympics in China to abandon its participation. He said that there was no justification for such stigmatization of Nigerians since the Ebola Virus had been effectively contained in the country and never attained epidemic level. He called for the immediate cessation of every discriminator...

 At the end of August she celebrated her 21st birthday in London. Sharon decided to have a bikini party. As for her feelings about the divorce of her parents she said on her page in social media: “Don’t believe everything you hear. Just remember that salvation is personal. It’s about you and God. There’s no third party.” She also commented an article by her father “Never Bother About Your Adversaries” with a verse: “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell” (Psalm 27:1-2).” READ ALSO: UK-Based Daughters Of Chris and Anita Oyakhilome’s Carissa Sharon Oyakhilome (popularly known as CSO), a UK based gospel singer and daughter of divorcing Pastor Chris and Anita Oyakhilome. Recently Sharon presented her new video.