Pause! Look at the map of the the amount of damage Boko
Haram have caused in Nigeria over the past 5 years, and
the number of states they have successfully pulled off
attacks.
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Map Showing Boko Haram Attacks & Casualties Since 2009
Monday, 14 April 2014
MH370 'hijacked and in Afghanistan': Russian intelligence source claims all passengers and crew are alive but held hostage
A Russian newspaper has claimed that Flight MH370 was
hijacked by "unknown terrorists" and flown to
Afghanistan, where the crew and passengers are now
being held hostage.
The extraordinary comments, attributed to a Russian
intelligence source, appeared in the Moskovsky
Komsomolets newspaper.
The source told the paper: "Flight MH370 Malaysia Airlines
missing on March 8 with 239 passengers was hijacked.
"Pilots are not guilty; the plane was hijacked by unknown
terrorists.
"We know that the name of the terrorist who gave
instructions to pilots is "Hitch."
"The plane is in Afghanistan not far from Kandahar near
the border with Pakistan."
According to The Daily Star, Moskovsky Komsomolets also
claims the passengers have been divided into seven
groups and are living in mud huts with almost no food.
Twenty Asian passengers were said to have been
smuggled into a bunker in Pakistan.
It is also claimed that the terrorists are possibly seeking to
bargain with either America or China .
The news, perhaps unsurprisingly, has not been confirmed
by authorities either in Malaysia or China.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared soon after
taking off on March 8 from Kuala Lumpur bound for
Beijing.
It had 227 passengers and 12 crew on board, triggering a
multinational search that is now focused on the Indian
Ocean.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott,
has said he was "very confident" that signals picked up by
search teams in the Indian Ocean were from missing Flight
MH370's black box.
During a visit to Beijing, China, he told the the Australian
Broadcasting Corporation: "We have very much narrowed
down the search area and we are very confident the
signals are from the black box."
A fifth signal was detected by search crews on Friday.
The signals will eventually allow them to determine an
exact resting place for the downed Boeing 777.
They will then send down a submersible vehicle to plumb
the depths of the ocean for the black box.
The 'pings' emitted by Flight MH370's black box are soon
expected to fade, more than a month after the plane,
which was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew,
disappeared on March 8.
Kenya: The perils of racial profiling
By launching a campaign against ethnic Somalis , the Kenyan
government perpetuates a dangerous policy of exclusion .
Speaking recently during the commemoration of the 20th
anniversary of the genocide in his country , Rwandan
President Paul Kagame argued that the catastrophe had
been decades in the making :
"The most devastating legacy of European control of
Rwanda was the transformation of social distinctions into
so-called ' races '. We were classified and dissected , and
whatever differences existed were magnified according to a
framework invented elsewhere […] The colonial theory of
Rwandan society claimed that hostility between something
called 'Hutu ', 'Tutsi ', and 'Twa ' was permanent and
necessary ."
Today, it seems obvious that the murder of 800 ,000 people
is not an overnight event but rather the result of
deliberately cultivated hate over a lengthy period . It begins
with the classification and dehumanisation of people and
communities, with differences magnified according to
frameworks invented elsewhere and leads to "permanent
and necessary " hostility , and eventually, disaster .
These are important lessons for the rest of the continent .
They are particularly relevant for Kenya today .
Following a series of terrorist attacks across the country ,
the government has launched a crackdown on supposed
criminal and terrorist elements, but one which actually
seems to target the country 's minority Muslim and Somali
populations. As the country marks a year since the swearing
in of President Uhuru Kenyatta , the venue of his
inauguration - Kasarani Stadium - has been playing host to
thousands of almost exclusively ethnic Somalis who have
been arrested for not producing proper identification
documents.
For many of them , officially sanctioned harassment is
nothing new. For the last half- century , Kenyan authorities
have treated Muslims and ethnic Somalis with suspicion,
seeing them at best as just short of being Kenyan and at
worst as a fifth column - the enemy within . In fact, as an
essay by Professor Jeremy Prestholdt of the Department of
History at the University of California , San Diego states:
"The government of Kenya's antiterrorism initiatives have
compounded an already deep sense of alienation among
those most severely affected by the new measures : Kenyan
Muslims, particularly those of Arab and Somali ancestry . "
In colonial times, their status as native Africans was at best
ambiguous and in the run - up to independence , a push
towards greater autonomy at the coast and the desire of the
Somali population in then Northern Frontier District to join
Somalia, heightened perceptions of these communities as
traitors to the Kenyan cause . The paranoia of the upcountry
elites who took over from the British simply served to
reinforce these views.
As the report of the Truth , Justice and Reconciliation
Commission showed, for most of independent Kenya's
history, the government has systematically marginalised and
oppressed these populations. Its policy towards them has
been one of demonisation and collective punishment. It is a
history replete with rape, massacres and other human rights
abuses, one in which the differences magnified according to
frameworks invented elsewhere became defining features
of a "permanent and necessary " hostility. It has to be noted
that the same treatment, though not necessarily to the
same extent, was meted out to other communities , such as
the Luo , who were also perceived as a threat to the Old
Establishment .
Seen within the context of this history, the current
administration's actions are perhaps not surprising. Today
the language of counter -terrorism is being employed to
continue this tradition of dehumanisation and
delegitimisation. It is a tradition that allows "Kenyans" to
identify with the tragedy and triumph of baby Satrin
Osinya while remaining blind to the suffering of Somali
infants spending their nights in police cells . "Refugee " has
been made synonymous with illegality and terrorism , with a
status undeserving of rights . Like the Kenyan Somalis and
the Muslims of the coast , their presence has been shown to
be merely tolerated rather than accepted , and deeply
suspect to boot.
In these populations, as marginalised at the centre as they
were in the periphery, the government has found a
convenient scapegoat for its failures. According to a report
titled Kenya and the Global War on Terror by Samuel
Aronson of the London School of Economics , "The current
anti- terrorism strategy in Kenya neglects the history and
geopolitics of the nation and is thus flawed in its most basic
capacity ." But I think the reality is a lot more sinister. The
government doesn't ignore this history. It exploits and
fortifies it .
What it deliberately ignores is that "Wahhabism is being
rejected by most Kenyan Muslims and that of the roughly
200 mosques in Mombasa , 'maybe five [ can ] be considered
extremist '". What it is unwilling to acknowledge is "the
difference between radicalised terrorists and theologically
conservative Muslims ", or that "the predominantly Sunni
coastal population takes issues with Shia and Wahhabi
foreigners who, according to many on the coast , lure the
'lesser educated and financially needy Africans away from
the true faith'" . It is more convenient to believe "the coastal
[and Somali ] population is mainly terrorists ".
That makes it easy to distract from the real failures -
corruption and incompetence . Counter - terrorism efforts
have been more about racial profiling and less about
intelligence gathering and actual police work .
But worse than that , by following in the footsteps of
previous regimes , the government not only makes us all less
safe, it perpetuates the very logic of exclusion that led to
the terrible events in Rwanda 20 years ago.
government perpetuates a dangerous policy of exclusion .
Speaking recently during the commemoration of the 20th
anniversary of the genocide in his country , Rwandan
President Paul Kagame argued that the catastrophe had
been decades in the making :
"The most devastating legacy of European control of
Rwanda was the transformation of social distinctions into
so-called ' races '. We were classified and dissected , and
whatever differences existed were magnified according to a
framework invented elsewhere […] The colonial theory of
Rwandan society claimed that hostility between something
called 'Hutu ', 'Tutsi ', and 'Twa ' was permanent and
necessary ."
Today, it seems obvious that the murder of 800 ,000 people
is not an overnight event but rather the result of
deliberately cultivated hate over a lengthy period . It begins
with the classification and dehumanisation of people and
communities, with differences magnified according to
frameworks invented elsewhere and leads to "permanent
and necessary " hostility , and eventually, disaster .
These are important lessons for the rest of the continent .
They are particularly relevant for Kenya today .
Following a series of terrorist attacks across the country ,
the government has launched a crackdown on supposed
criminal and terrorist elements, but one which actually
seems to target the country 's minority Muslim and Somali
populations. As the country marks a year since the swearing
in of President Uhuru Kenyatta , the venue of his
inauguration - Kasarani Stadium - has been playing host to
thousands of almost exclusively ethnic Somalis who have
been arrested for not producing proper identification
documents.
For many of them , officially sanctioned harassment is
nothing new. For the last half- century , Kenyan authorities
have treated Muslims and ethnic Somalis with suspicion,
seeing them at best as just short of being Kenyan and at
worst as a fifth column - the enemy within . In fact, as an
essay by Professor Jeremy Prestholdt of the Department of
History at the University of California , San Diego states:
"The government of Kenya's antiterrorism initiatives have
compounded an already deep sense of alienation among
those most severely affected by the new measures : Kenyan
Muslims, particularly those of Arab and Somali ancestry . "
In colonial times, their status as native Africans was at best
ambiguous and in the run - up to independence , a push
towards greater autonomy at the coast and the desire of the
Somali population in then Northern Frontier District to join
Somalia, heightened perceptions of these communities as
traitors to the Kenyan cause . The paranoia of the upcountry
elites who took over from the British simply served to
reinforce these views.
As the report of the Truth , Justice and Reconciliation
Commission showed, for most of independent Kenya's
history, the government has systematically marginalised and
oppressed these populations. Its policy towards them has
been one of demonisation and collective punishment. It is a
history replete with rape, massacres and other human rights
abuses, one in which the differences magnified according to
frameworks invented elsewhere became defining features
of a "permanent and necessary " hostility. It has to be noted
that the same treatment, though not necessarily to the
same extent, was meted out to other communities , such as
the Luo , who were also perceived as a threat to the Old
Establishment .
Seen within the context of this history, the current
administration's actions are perhaps not surprising. Today
the language of counter -terrorism is being employed to
continue this tradition of dehumanisation and
delegitimisation. It is a tradition that allows "Kenyans" to
identify with the tragedy and triumph of baby Satrin
Osinya while remaining blind to the suffering of Somali
infants spending their nights in police cells . "Refugee " has
been made synonymous with illegality and terrorism , with a
status undeserving of rights . Like the Kenyan Somalis and
the Muslims of the coast , their presence has been shown to
be merely tolerated rather than accepted , and deeply
suspect to boot.
In these populations, as marginalised at the centre as they
were in the periphery, the government has found a
convenient scapegoat for its failures. According to a report
titled Kenya and the Global War on Terror by Samuel
Aronson of the London School of Economics , "The current
anti- terrorism strategy in Kenya neglects the history and
geopolitics of the nation and is thus flawed in its most basic
capacity ." But I think the reality is a lot more sinister. The
government doesn't ignore this history. It exploits and
fortifies it .
What it deliberately ignores is that "Wahhabism is being
rejected by most Kenyan Muslims and that of the roughly
200 mosques in Mombasa , 'maybe five [ can ] be considered
extremist '". What it is unwilling to acknowledge is "the
difference between radicalised terrorists and theologically
conservative Muslims ", or that "the predominantly Sunni
coastal population takes issues with Shia and Wahhabi
foreigners who, according to many on the coast , lure the
'lesser educated and financially needy Africans away from
the true faith'" . It is more convenient to believe "the coastal
[and Somali ] population is mainly terrorists ".
That makes it easy to distract from the real failures -
corruption and incompetence . Counter - terrorism efforts
have been more about racial profiling and less about
intelligence gathering and actual police work .
But worse than that , by following in the footsteps of
previous regimes , the government not only makes us all less
safe, it perpetuates the very logic of exclusion that led to
the terrible events in Rwanda 20 years ago.
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Akwa Ibom said it had arrested 92 drug suspects and seized 20.214 kg of illicit substances between March and April.
The State Commander, Mrs Josephine Obi, who revealed
this during an interaction with newsmen on Sunday in Uyo,
said the suspects included 87 males and five females.
The breakdown of the substances showed that Cannabis
Sativa was 20.125kg, Cocaine, 0.081kg, Heroin, 0.008kg
and five abandoned seizures of Psychotropic substances
weighing 0.55kg. Others are one card of tramadol and
63.5 litres of Combine (mixture of cannabis and alcohol).
She said that the command had counseled 41 drug
peddlers in the state.
“The command delivered lectures against drug misuse and
trafficking in illicit drugs in 48 schools and organisations as
well as counseled 41 drug peddlers in the state,’’ she said.
The commander said out of the 92 persons arrested, eight
had been convicted for dealing in socially-prohibited drugs
between the periods.
She expressed worry that some of the convicted persons
had served various terms in prison for similar offences.
Obi explained further that some dealers found it difficult
to stop the illegal business even after serving their terms
due to it’s lucrative nature.
According to her, the situations where most of the drug
peddlers find it difficult to stop the illegal business have
become a serious challenge to the agency.
She, however, attributed the huge successes recorded in
the raids and destruction of drug joints leading to massive
arrests of both dealers and users to the increased trained
manpower in the command.
Obi reassured that the command would not relent in its
efforts in the drug war to ensure the society was rid of the
“heinous crime.’’
She further said that the command had devised means to
counsel drug peddlers and prevent them from going into
crime through the abuse of drugs; which involved
continuous enlightenment and sensitisation programme
across the state, especially in schools to let them
understand the dangers inherent in illegal drug trafficking
and abuse.
She explained that the enlightenment became important
because most people fell victims or were lured because of
ignorance.
Obi said that, as part of the campaign, the command
visited schools to show them the cannabis plant for easy
identification.
Apo Killings: Aturu Commends Human Rights Commission’s Indictement Of SSS, Army
Human rights lawyer,
Mr. Bamidele Aturu, has hailed the National Human Rights
Commission for its report on public hearing which indicted
the Nigerian Army and the State Security Service in the
killing of eight innocent Nigerians in Apo District, Abuja.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Aturu said that the
ability of a government institution like the NHRC to criticise
and indict other government agencies such as the army
and the SSS was commendable.
The commission said that the security agencies’ joint
operation in an uncompleted building in the Apo district of
Abuja on September 20, 2013, did not respect the victims’
right to live as they were killed extra-judicially, contrary to
the claim by the army and SSS that they were shot and
killed in self-defence.
He said, “I salute the courage of all the members of the
Governing Council of the Commission, its Executive
Secretary and other staff for giving us something to cheer
under this administration.
“Honestly, one is pleased that we can see a government
agency speak truth to government. We can only hope that
they will move their searchlight into other dark alleys of
government human rights practice in Nigeria”.
The NHRC had indicted the government agencies and also
awarded N135m in favour of the families of the deceased
and the survivors.
Aturu said the decision of the NHRC was bold, well-
reasoned and fair, adding that what the commission did
used to be unthinkable.
“The commission has shown by its bold, well-reasoned and
fair decision that what we need in Nigeria is a combination
of independent institutions and independent but patriotic
and competent persons to run the institutions”, he stated.
The Lagos lawyer also warned government against taking
any action against the commission or members of its
governing council because of the report.
“One is also cautiously enthused that Nigerian political
authorities did not dismiss the decision as the handiwork
of the opposition. If the silence from them is as a result of
a sober realization that security agencies went overboard
in the irresponsible way they falsely labelled the deceased
as Boko Haram and wickedly cut off their lives, then we
can only encourage them to continue in that path of
honour.
“However, if they were just too dazed that a government
agency had the liver to criticize and embarrass them and
are then waiting for the right time to strike, then it would
mean they do not know the immeasurable good that the
decision of the Commission has done for the government.
Serious governments need responsible Commissions to
whip overzealous security agents into line from time to
time”.
Abuja bus station bombed in rush hour,death toll 35
At least 35 believed killed in bus station bombing during rush
hour in the capital Abuja, with toll expected to rise.
A blast at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Nigerian
capital Abuja has killed dozens of people during the morning
rush hour .
The blast , around 7 am at the Nyanya Motor Park , destroyed
more than 30 vehicles and caused secondary explosions as
their fuel tanks exploded and burned.
Reporters saw rescue workers and police gathering body
parts.
"We have been able to bring some of the dead to the
morgue and some injured have been taken to the hospital ,"
said Charles Otegbade, head of search and rescue at the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) .
He said his team had not yet been able to provide precise
figures on casualties .
A Reuters camerman reported seeing 20 bodies at the depot
at Nyanyan bridge, around 8 km south of Abuja, and two
witnesses said another 15 had already been removed by the
emergency services.
"I was waiting to get on a bus when I heard a deafening
explosion then smoke . People were running around in
panic ," said Mimi Daniels, who works in Abuja. Another blast
followed , she said , according to Reuters news agency.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but
suspicion is likely to fall on armed group Boko Haram . The
group has been involved in increasing levels of violence in
the northeast .
Suspected Boko Haram members killed at least 60 people in
an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria late last week.
Eight people were killed in a separate attack at a teacher
training college, witnesses said .
Saturday, 5 April 2014
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Watch Trailer For New Drama, Tunnel Featuring Nse Ikpe Etim, Waje & Others
Late Zara Gretti’s family releases funeral arrangements
“Annie is the jealous type” – 2face Idibia talks marriage and women
Fans blast Flavour for posting shirtless photo of himself and another guy in a pool
Davido to make acting debut in new Nollywood movie [PHOTOS]
Solidstar to perform Brazil 2014’s theme song
Dbanj to sue DailyMail for calling him a womaniser
Friday, 4 April 2014
Rivers Police arrest suspected oil bunkers
Jim Iyke’s mother passes away
Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke Esomugha is currently grieving over the loss of his mum, Mrs. Esomugha, who passed away on Monday, 30th of March, 2014.“Yes, Jim Iyke’s mother is dead, but she didn’t die on April 1 as it is being widely reported. The old woman died last Monday in Abuja,” a close family told Dailypost.
Also speaking with DailyPost, United Nations’ Youth Ambassador, David James Egwu said it’s true that Jim’s mum has passed on, but we are yet to establish contact with Jim.” Egwu is one of Jim’s closest friends in Abuja.
Dailypost gathered that the late Mrs. Esomugha had been having serious health challenges for some time, before she passed away at Garki Hospital, Abuja.
“She died of stroke. The woman has been sick for some time now and has been staying with Jim Iyke in Abuja,” the source disclosed.
The sad news is coming weeks after Jim proposed to his BFF and ‘lover’ Nadia Buari in London.
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Until her death, Jim’s late mother lived in Abuja with other members of her family.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning
Monday, 25 November 2013
2015: Don’t over-stretch your ‘good luck’ by trying to remain in power – Tsav tells Jonathan
Elder statesman and a former Lagos State Police
Commissioner, Abubakar Tsav, has advised President
Goodluck Jonathan not to over-stretch his “good luck” by
remaining in power beyond 2015.
Tsav, who spoke with newsmen in Makurdi, the Benue
State capital on Sunday noted that the nation would
continue to retrogress as long as greed and corruption
remain in control, adding that 2015 would determine
whether Nigeria will still remain as one indivisible
country or not.
While he attributed this to the intention of Jonathan to
contest the 2015 presidential election, he urged the
president to burry his ambition in the interest of the
nation.
He said, “President Jonathan’s followers are saying there
would be war if he does not win in 2015. He should save
us that trouble by relinquishing his ambition in the
interest of the old and young people in this country.”
Tsav reminded Jonathan of how God made him to rise
from the position of deputy governor to president, even
as he urged him not to run for second term in office.
Adding his voice to the ongoing debate over the
inconclusive Anambra governorship election, Tsav
described the Attahiru Jega-led INEC as a shame to the
nation.
The former police boss asserted that the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, was not capable of
conducting credible elections in the country.
According to him, judging from the Anambra election,
the hope of conducting free, fair and credible elections
in the country has been dashed.
Album Review | Ice Prince – Fire Of Zamani
FIRE OF ZAMANI
ICE PRINCE
RECORD LABEL: CHOCOLATE CITY
YEAR: 2013
IcePrince is the most sellable Nigerian rapper at the
moment. The only person that can wear an Agbada with
sneakers and still look super dapper. The best rapper in
Africa considering the recent BET Awards as the Best
International Act: Africa. After the success of his first
Album Everybody Loves IcePrince, he has consistently
dropped hit singles and collaborated with other
musicians. At a time when fellow Chocolate City artistes
are dropping off the record label, he has maintained a
good relationship with his label and has focused on his
music career.
IcePrince is an outstanding artiste but this review is not
about his life, past or awards but about the collection of
songs titled FIRE OF ZAMANI. Enter the Fire of Zamani,
Ice Prince’ sophomore Album:
Stars & Lights: A soulful and inspirational way to start
the album is Ice talking about the journey so far, his
struggles and hustle. He gives props to his crew and
most importantly MI. Ruby did very well to make the
hook and the song enjoyable. /if there has ever been a
rap this fly, it had to be done by an M.I’s guy/
Aboki is one of the most important tracks on this Album
and yet it is clear that iceprince sang all through without
necessarily dropping rap bars. The beat is groovy and it’s
a heavy party track. With repetitive lyrics, he mentions
many rich Hausas as his ‘guys’.
My Life sounds more like a live performance by a band
in a local joint. Iceprince delivers the chorus cold and it
has more singing than rapping. He talks about his life in
bits and pieces without any particular direction.
Mercy has a lot of repetitive keys and it starts to get
boring till Chip a British rapper resuscitates the song
with his rap verse. The chorus is a stereotype dancehall
hook
Another Sammy Gyang production, a story based song
but the big question mark on this song is: Why feature
Sunny Neji on a song if he won’t sing the chorus for you?
Maybe to achieve a surprise effect, I guess its different
strokes for different folks. On the overall, Whiskey is a
good song.
The N-Word song sounds like a Rick-Ross song though it
was produced by Ace producer Don-Jazzy. Considering
it’s a hardcore rap song, this track comes off as an irony
from a producer who thinks that the Rap Genre still has
a long way to go. Ice Prince came hard on this one. To
appreciate the rhymes in this song, one should omit the
N-word at the end of each line . Pretty Impressive. /We
don dey gather all the Cheese N****, Big Shots chilling
Overseas N****. Fast Whips automatic keys N****, So
when we drive by e dey be like breeze N****/
Jambo is a spirit lifting song, a bit groovy and fun. A
Chopstix production with a catch word: Jambo. Jambo is
not well defined and it leaves inquisitive minds
wondering what the true meaning of Jambo is, but when
you think of it, the mystery is a positive. Enjoyable song.
No die Tomorrow has a reggae beat with political
activism content in the lyrics. This song shows political
side of Ice Prince. It’s a bit awkward coming from a
commercial African rapper, but that doesn’t mean he
cant speak his mind right? Just doesn’t sound believable
for some reason. /2015 na him be the question, my
people dey anticipate who go be the next one, afterall we
no say dem go rig election/
Gimme dat is a dancehall hit enjoying play on most
radio stations across the continent , it features some of
the best new acts. Burnaboy serenades the song with his
signature voice, Young L comes through with Jamaica
styled lyrics and Olamide delivers his verses in his local
Yoruba tongue.
Komotion is yet another Dancehall Reggae fusion this
time featuring Wizkid. If you love dancehall then this will
be your favorite track. IcePrince and Wizkid prove they
can do music that is not the stereotype naija styled
music.
I Swear is the most anticipated song on this album
having featured French Montana an A-list international
act on Maybach Music Group and Badboy records. Ice
Prince did a good job on this dance-hall track,
unfortunately we cant say the same for French Montana.
Person wey sabi is a harmonic tune and a typical African
song with drums and trumpets. A groovy and celebratory
song, it will pass for a highlife song that puts you in a
happy mood. The kind of song that you don’t even want
to know what the lyrics are about.
Kpako is one of the strongest songs on this album
featuring his old time friends M.I. and Jesse Jagz. Even
though they were not all present in the studio and
recorded the songs independently because of busy
schedules and logistics it wasn’t clear that there was no
chemistry or bonding between the artistes. Jesse jagz
came out tops on this one.
Pray initially starts up like filler on the album. If not for
the fact that Sound Sultan was featured and he added a
little spice on the track then it would have been another
boring song on this album.
More is a reggae infused melodic tune that gets everyone
singing along. Here Ice Prince raps excellently like he
was in a battle when actually it is supposed to be a love
song. Rhymes, punch lines and metaphors characterize
his rap. The newer fine-tuned version makes it an
excellent song. / It’s too much bomb and hate that kinda
complicates. Its too much dropping around and now u
talking out of state/
On my Knees is a Gospel like song featuring Jeremiah
Gyang with African drums. The Plateau state citizens
ended the Fire of Zamani Project by thanking God. The
song does well to take those who grew up in Plateau
state down memory ran.
Fire of Zamani is an anti-climax coming from a Nigerian
artiste like Ice Prince who has an outstanding debut
album. On some tracks he comes out exceptional on his
vocals but on other tracks his voice comes out flat like he
is not putting in enough effort. One would be tempted
say this was a rushed project. Sometimes he strays off
from the theme of a song in pursuit of Punch lines.
However, for an album with about 5 hit singles it is safe
to say it is a good project, but falls below the hype With
international collaborations and recognition, Fire of
Zamani marks the beginning of a new era for Ice Prince.
He is saddled with the responsibility of representing
Nigeria and Africa in general. We can only wait for the
future to unfold what comes next for him.
VIDEO: Veteran Rapper, Modenine, Olamide And Phyno Joined Ice Prince To Light Up FOZ With Gimme Dat
Veteran rapper, Modenine, Olamide, Phyno and Yung L
joined Ice Prince to deliver a show stopping performance
of the track Gimme Dat at the Fire Of Zamani concert. Ice
Prince started with a solo performance and even invited
Dele Momodu’s son, Enikorewafunmi to join him on
stage when he noticed the young boy singing excitedly.
They were later joined on stage by Phyno who delivered
some sick flows in Igbo, Yung L made a grand entrance
with his reggae style rap while Olamide added a touch of
fuji to the performance.
Ice Prince introduced Modenine as an inspiration to
Nigerian rappers and he finished the song with some
freestyle rap.
Enikorewafunmi, who is quite popular on his father’s
Instagram page, had his 15 minutes of fame performing
with Nigerian superstars.
Watch the explosive performance here
Popular Nigerian DJ, DJ Humility, Calls Out US rapper Wale on Twitter; Says Wale Doesn’t Respect Nigerian Artists
Wale not coming to Nigeria for the Fire Of Zamani
concert has definitely rubbed DJ Humility the wrong way,
especially after the reasons Wale gave for not coming
through.
The DJ took to twitter to call Wale out, and went a step
further by saying Wale doesn’t respect Nigerian Artistes.
DJ Humility definitely wasn’t twisting his words around.
Wale is Bastard Who has no regard for Nigerian
Artist or Nigerian Djs.
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 24, 2013
WALE IS A BASTARD!!!
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 24, 2013
I wonder why our peeps takes Nig Based Stars for
granted, Dis same Wale did the same thing to M.I
Abaga just 2yrs ago at the BET Awards.
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 25, 2013
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Insecurity: Butchers Union denies allegation of breeding Boko Haram in Borno
Alhaji Abubakar Gula, Chairman of the Borno State
butchers association has denied the allegation by the
Gwoza Christian Community Association (GCCA), that they
were using the Maiduguri abatoir as a breeding ground
for the Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
He described the allegation as reckless, false and a
misrepresentation, under the guise of religion,
advertently to disrupt the relative peace being enjoyed by
the citizens of Borno State.
The Christian Community in Gwoza Local Government
Council of Borno State had in the recent past suffered
numbers of attacks, which they claimed was caused by
some politicians, who allegedly use the butchers of
Gwoza community in Borno to slaughter Christians.
The butchers’ association in a statement made available
to DailyPost in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on
Monday, also stated that the sum of N25, 000,000
(twenty-five million naira) given to the butchers by Borno
State Governor, Kashim Shettima, was a grant to the
National Butchers’ Union of Nigeria, Maiduguri Branch.
“It is a common knowledge that such a gigantic
commercial site cannot be said to have consist of only
people from Gwoza, but it comprises of people from
different states of the federation irrespective of their
religion or tribes as well as people from the neigbouring
countries of Niger, Chad and Cameroon republic”, the
statement signed by Alhaji Gula stressed.
They condemned the allegation that the abattoir was a
breeding ground for insurgency in the state, describing it
as malicious, baseless and devilish, intended only to
instigate hatred and disaffection among the peace loving
people of the state.
Also, Alhaji Mala Modu, the Chief Butcher at the Borno
Abattoir, said the allegation by GCCA was a deliberate
attempt to paint the group black and also tarnish the
image of its operators.
Jonathan fires another aide, gives no reason
President Goodluck Jonathan had on Sunday sacked Mrs.
Aisha Umar as his Special Assistant on Social
Development.
The sack notice was contained in a brief statement issued
on Sunday in Abuja by Mr. Sam Nwaobasi, the Special
Assistant (Media) to the Secretary of the Government of
the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim with Ref. No:
PPR/OSGF/PR/02. However, the statement did not give
details on why the aide was relieved of her job.
The statement further stated that, the termination takes ”
effect from the November 25, 2013.”
Recall that the President had in few months back sacked
three of his aides. The first was the Minister of Youth
Development, Inuwa Abdulkadir, followed by the Special
Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Mrs. Joy Emordi
as well as his Special Adviser on the New Partnership for
Africa’s Development, Dr. Tunji Olagunju.
ASUU agrees to suspend strike, states three conditions
According to reports from the Nigerian Eye, Nigerian
university lecturers have agreed to end the five-month
old strike, if the federal government says yes to three of
it conditions.
These conditions will be made known to President
Goodluck Jonathan today and if all parties come to
agreement, the strike will be called off.
ASUU has forbidden its local chapters and zonal
chairman from talking to the media, until the end of the
session. But a source, who was part of the ASUU session,
which was held at Mambayya House in Kano, revealed
the conditions as:
•Commitment from the President that any review or
reconsideration or renegotiation of the 2009 Agreement
will not substantially affect the pact which is the cause of
the ongoing strike;
•Immediate payment of all outstanding salary arrears
and allowances of varsity teachers without victimization;
and
•A written commitment from the President that the
Federal Government will commit N225billion annually to
the funding of universities for the next four years.
There is a fourth condition, which is said to be “personal”
to ASUU.
The source said: “Our leaders are meeting with the
President on Monday to table these conditions. Once the
President accepts these three terms, the strike will be
called off.
“In principle, members voted about 60-40 per cent to call
off the strike, but they added a caveat – that ASUU
leaders should extract a commitment (signed and sealed)
from the President.”
It became imperative for ASUU to makes these demands,
as it became obvious that the FG wanted the 2009
Agreement to be renegotiated.
“If ASUU had accepted to renegotiate the entire
Agreement , it means there will be no basis for the
ongoing strike. The worst that can happen is either
having the abridged version of the 2009 Agreement or a
phased implementation of the document,” the source
added.
Monday, 4 November 2013
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Boko Haram attacks wedding convoy, kills groom, 30 others
Gunmen in north-eastern Nigeria city of Borno state have reportedly killed 30 people in an attack on a wedding convoy.
The incident occurred on a notoriously dangerous road between Bama and Banki in Borno State.
The groom was one of those said to have been killed in the attack.
Despite the state of emergency declared by the Nigerian government, the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram has continued to attack Borno residents and the special security forces mobilized to the state.
A commercial driver who ran into the scene of the attack had told AFP news agency that many of the victims appeared to have died out of bullet wounds.
“All the victims were brutally murdered by the attackers,” said the driver, who had pleaded that his identity be concealed.
“My passengers and I were shocked when we met the dead bodies lying by the highway.”
It is not clear whether the bride and his family members survived the attack.
N255m cars scandal: Stakeholders call for EFCC, ICPC probe of aviation sector
Stakeholders in the aviation sector have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, to as a matter of urgency intervene in the ongoing aviation crisis, by probing its officials.
The stakeholders had made this call, after having reviewed the N255 million armoured car scam involving the Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.
Speaking to newsmen on the stakeholder’s position, former National Secretary of the Airlines Operators of Nigeria, AON, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur, said that it was imperative the anti-graft agency come into the matter now that the sector is enmeshed in corruption.
“It is a sad situation because we have never had this level of corruption in this industry. The corruption in the Aviation Ministry is huge. It is not only NCAA that bought such vehicles. I can tell you on good authority that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, also bought some vehicles.
“That is why we are asking the anti-graft agencies to investigate these aviation parastatals. It is not only the Minister that is involved. If somebody asked you to do something illegal, why not resign, instead of doing it?” Tukur asked.
Tukur, who reiterated his trust in the ability of President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the issue vehemently, said that his position in the matter was crucial to the popularity of his government, hence shielding those involved in the matter will tarnish his government’s image.
In a similar assertion, the National Cabin Crew Association, NACCA, expressed surprise over the purchase of the armoured cars. He had argued that, addressing security in the sector does not justify price inflation, affirming that the cost of the two vehicles was indefensible.
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