BREAKING NEWS: Jonathan Fires Nigeria’s Army Chiefs

Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati has moments ago revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan has terminated the tenure of top military chiefs.

It is believed that the terminatination is due to the militar’s inability to curb the Boko Haram destruction of life and property in the Northern region.
Reuben Abati made these known  through his tweeter account and he wrote.

President Goodluck Jonathan Signs The Bill of Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Into Law

Inspite of the protests from some foreign countries the President has taken the bold step to sign into law the bill of same sex marriage prohibition in Nigeria.

Soldier Arrested At The Airport

Serving British Soldier arrested at Heathrow airport for allegedly smuggling 5kg of cocaine.

‘God Wants To Take Back The Talent He Has Given You’ – A Prophecy For Wizkid

Few hours ago, a certain Wizkid fan posted a prophecy on popular social media forum, Nairaland and the post has since generated a lot of buzz.
Check-Out the Prophecy below:

“This is a prophecy for Wizkid, God wants you back, he wants to take back the talent he has given you. He wants you to start singing for him. Thus saith the lord. God’s eternal salvation plan confounds human logic. Humans expect salvation to come in ways humans normally experience it like through strong, powerful, authority figures.

God promises to bring salvation that will transform the world’s power structures. Please this should be taken seriously, this is from me to you Wizkid.  You know I’m right, the dreams and the strange sensation of awe you experience most times, that’s God, come to him and the joy you think you have now will be smithereens where his joy is.”


SOURCE: DAILY STAR

World Bank: “100 Million Nigerians live in Destitution”

From an outside perspective, one will expect Nigerians to be the most comfortable people in the world.

After all, we have a maximum crude oil production capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day (According to NNPC) and then there’s the  story of the young moneyed Nigerians who are living it UP (Click here to read).

But unfortunately that’s certainly not the case.

On Tuesday 12th November 2013, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, was at the World Bank’s Country Programme Portfolio Review in Enugu.

According to Punch, she revealed that about 100 million Nigerians live in abject poverty.

Marie revealed that the number of Nigerians living in destitution make up 8.33% of the total number of people living in destitution around the world.

“One billion two hundred thousand people live in destitution out of which 100 million are Nigerians. Inequality is rising in many developing nations”, she said.

She did also reveal that the World Bank’s commitment to Nigeria stands at $5.34 Billion. The number of is said to reduce drastically by 2030.

SOURCE: Bella Naija

Oronto Douglas’s Sister Regains Freedom After 9 Days In Captivity

Bayelsa State, Niger Delta region — The family of Mrs. Augusta Douglas-Ayam, who is sister to Oronto Douglas, the Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy, has just issued a statement saying she has gained freedom.

After spending nine days in the hands of the kidnappers, Mrs. Douglas-Ayam was set free in the early morning hours of today. It is not yet clear if any ransom was paid.

Newcross Petroleum Discovers Crude Oil In Northern Niger Delta

This is a new discovering that will add to our economy.

Operator of Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 283, Newcross Petroleum Limited, and its partner, Rayflosh Petroleum, have discovered crude oil in the marginal oil field.
In a statement by Mr. Evi Otobo of the Exploration Unit of Newcross, the discovery was a confirmation of the support the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) had expressed in newly emerging companies willing to increase the national hydrocarbon reserves through new exploratory activities.

Former Rivers state House of Assembly Speaker Tonye Harry is died

One time deputy speaker (1999
-2007) and one-term speaker of the
Rivers State House of Assembly
(2007 - 2011) Rt Hon. Tonye Harry
died on thursday of a heart attack. He was
47 years old. May his soul rest in
peace, Amen.

Supreme Court judgement: Amaechi knows fate today

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There is palpable tension in Rivers State, as the people await the decision of the Supreme Court on the consolidation of the appeals challenging the position of Rotimi Amaechi as Governor of the state.

In one of the appeals, Governor Amaechi is challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal to join former Governor of the State, Celestine Omehia in the matter, while the second appeal was filed by Chief Cyprain Chukwu.

Chukwu had initiated the substantive case to determine when the tenure of Governor Amaechi commenced, following a time-table published by INEC in 2010 for governorship election in Rivers State in August, 2011.

He contended that since the Supreme Court had in 2007 ruled that it was the Peoples Democratic Party that won the April governorship election in Rivers State that year, Amaechi’s tenure should start counting on May 29 of the same year and not October 26 when he was sworn in after taking over from former governor, Celestine Omehia.

After Omehia was joined in the case, he urged the apex court to urgently intervene in the matter, which has been pending for four years, and to conclude the mater forthwith.

Omehia also contested the 2011 general elections under the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, alongside former minister of transport, Abiye Sekibo who ran under the platform of the defunct ACN.

Amaechi’s opposition both at the state and federal levels hope to take advantage of today’s judgement.

SOURCE: Daily Post

BREAKING NEWS: Associated Airlines plane reportedly carrying late Olusegun Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos (PHOTOS)

There are indications that an Associated Airlines aircraft has crashed at the Murtala Mohammed Domestic Terminal leaving an unknown number of casualties. Sources say the light plane, which was carrying the body of the late former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu, burst into flames with fire trucks deployed to put out the fire. There are reports that 8 persons were on board which included two men and six women, one of the men was said to be Agagu’s son. The plane which was supposed to have an emergency landing but it reportedly crash-landed instead.

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 Yakubu Datti, the spokesman of the Nigeria aviation agencies, has asked for more time to get concrete details of the accident.

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 The circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident are yet to be confirmed but we shall bring you details as we get them. However, Segun Demuren, the son of Harold Demuren, has tweeted his own account of the crash:


 Update: The crashed plane had eight persons on board – two men and six women. One of the men was believed to be late governor Olusegun Agagu’s son.
More details coming

source: Ynaija

BREAKING NEWS: GOVERNOR ABIOLA AJIMOBI SACKS ALL CABINET MEMBERS INCLUDING SPECIAL ADVISERS

Governor Abiola Ajimobi, the governor of Oyo state this mornihas sacked all the whole members of his cabinet including all his special advisers. More details later.