NEW INVENTION IN FACEBOOK DEVELOPMENT

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Now you can access facebook 24/7 from anywhere around the world on your phone without internet connection.matter of facts facebook Is the world social network leading.
This are some codes you can use to access Facebook without internet:
      (1)To start using Facebook without internet on your Nokia Touch phones.Dial *510#.
     (2)Facebook chat.Dail *688*33#.
     (3)Status Juggler Dial *688*75#.
     (4)Birthday Reminder Dial *688*76#.
     (5)Facebook Friends invite and Word spreader Dail. 68811#
     (6)To check Your Friends Birthday,and wish them Happy Birthday.Dial *688*76#
     (7)To send messages Dial *668*33#
    

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NIGERIA CUSTOMS 2014/2015 Recruitment

1) Applicants shall be of Nigerian origin by birth.
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2) All Applicants must attend zonal screening exercise at the designated zonal centres for their respective states.

3) Non-Tradesmen & Women Applicants must be aged between 18 – 35 years by 15 Febuary 2014.

4) Tradesmen & Women Applicants must be aged between 18 – 35 years by 15 Febuary 2014.

5) Applicants must be medically, physically, and psychologically fit and must not be less than 1.65 meters tall for men and 1.56 meters for women.

6) Applicants must be free of any Criminal conviction.

7) Applicants must submit all duly completed form (printed from this online portal) at the screening centres during the screening exercise period.
Education requirements, SSCE, NECO, GCE with at least 3 credits including English.
8) N.C.E, N.D, H.N.D AND B.S.C Holders

9) All Applicant is to pay the sum of four thousand naira (N4,000) into GTBANK Nation wild.
contact Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASCI) SAMUEL YINKA on 08069724230 for account details.
10) All Applicant are to send thier full names, teller number and credentials to the email (nigeriacustom50@yahoo.com) after payment.

NOTE: Make sure you call officer on 07085446201 before going to the bank.

Contact:
Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASCI)
SAMUEL YINKA on 07085446201 for more information

It is our duty to spread meaningful informations to people.
share it to your friends because you never know who is in need of it.

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BREAKING NEWS: NIGERIANS SNUBBED APC'S REGISTRATION EXERCISE..

Nigerians across the country have ignored the call by APC to come out and register to join their party.
It has been confirmed that there are low turn out in every region and states in Nigeria. In most registration centres visited by our correspondents, they witnessed where cows, cattles, donkeys, chickens, and all sorts of animals are being registered as APC card carrying members.
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They are also circulating and using fake pictures from 2011 general election which shows people queuing to vote for GEJ, to deceive the gullible people and give the impression that there was a large turn out to register.

What observers are saying is that APC are planing to use these fake registrations of animals to rig the election next year.

It is now confirmed that Nigerians and Biafrans Hate APC.

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Governor of imo state raised three points Agenda

                                     

                            

Governor Rochas

The information that came from one of the caller of Radio Biafra tonight stated that 'the Imo State 

 Government is going house to house in Imo State to collect the names of Imo citizens, telling them lies that the names are for the benefit of them and their children's education'. If the collection of names is true, please do not release your name to them, As I believe he has agenda agenda, (1) - the Governor wants to use your names to ring the upcoming election in favor of him or h...is party. (2) - trying to make you to vote for him in an exchange of free education. (3) - He may use those names to present in upcoming confab or UN, to say that 'the people of Imo State have agreed to remain in Nigeria'. Be wise my people.

- Please my good people, say 'YES' to BIAFRA. Get ready whatever you wish to defend your family with. BIAFRA MUST COME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.

- NIGERIA have expired and will remain expired.

- Corrupt and desperate politicians in east, at of greediness want to sale BIAFRANS Back to Nigeria. To face more religious killings and marginalization. And WE MUST SAY 'NO' TO IT.

- WE, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA IN DESPORA HAVE SAID 'NO TO NIGERIA' AND ARE COMING HOME SOON TO RESTORE BIAFRA.

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A serving corper died on motor accident

With a Bereaved Heart, we the corp members announce death of our corp member, "Whose Sun Set When It Was Still Noon".
Late mr. Isreal Effiong Moffat, Aged: 29 years! Batch C 2013 (KN/13C/1784)! He was posted to Kano State to serve his Fatherland as NYSC scheme. A call to service he responded with eagerness and alacrity but ended it when it was not yet time.
On that fateful sunday 15th of December,2013 Israel travelled with his dear mother to atten...d the Apostolic Faith Church Convention at Ikot Ekpene. At Aka Ekpeme in Ikono Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, they had a fatal motor accident which took the lives of both mother and son(Israel). But to be buried today 31st Jan, 2014!
Adieu our intellectual icon, as Christians we do believe that on the resurrection day we shall meet again to part no more in Jesus name, Amen!
Adieu corper Israel Effiong Moffat, we love you but God loves you most!!!

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May 30, 2014: Worldwide demonstration by the Indigenous People of Biafra to commemorate the genocide against Biafrans during Nigeria-Biafra war and the current state-sponsored genocide against Biafrans in the illegal Nigeria

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cordially invite all Biafrans, friends of Biafra and sympathisers to her maiden worldwide demonstration in commemoration of the souls of those who died during the genocide perpetrated by Nigeria prior, during, and after the Nigeria-Biafra war. During the war alone, over 3.5 million civilians and defenceless Biafrans were killed by Nigerian authorities. From the end of the war till date, more than one million civilians have been killed by the same Nigerian State.
In view of these unprovoked killings, the Indigenous People of Biafra and friends of Biafra will be commemorating our fallen heroes and heroines via a worldwide demonstration which will be conducted as follows;
Date: Friday, May 30th, 2014
Location: Global---Starting from Japan in the East Coast to San Francisco in the USA
Time: 12noon local time for each city/zone
All Biafrans should bring their families, friends, and local/international sympathisers with them to participate in this demonstration. Biafrans should also print Biafran flags and banners with pictures of starving children and murdered Biafrans which were taken during the war. This worldwide demonstration will be conducted zone-by-zone; each zone must carry out demonstration within zones. Every zonal coordinator is hereby directed to commence plans to ensure a successful demonstration. All coordinators should approach all Biafran unions (covering unions of people from Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers states - including Igbanke (Edo
state) and Idoma land (Benue state) for total integration and maximum cooperation in this demonstration.
At the end of the demonstration in each city/zone, everybody will gather (in a synagogue or church) to pray for the souls of the departed, meditating on a portion from the Holy Book, and to seek the face of Chukwu Abiama our God. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will appreciate the active participation of all Biafrans and friends of Biafra in the planning of this demonstration and in the demonstration itself, and Chukwu Abiama shall surely bless you as you join us to remember and honour the dead

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Best TVs coming in 2014

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Hottest TV action for the year ahead - OLED, 4K and more... See gallery

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in humble old Las Vegas was all about TVs. Other tech such as wearable gadgets, phones and the occasional networked-fridge tried to steal the limelight from time to time, but in the end nothing could stand against the TV onslaught.
The models on show from all the big brands were bigger than ever, more numerous than ever, smarter than ever, higher resolution than ever and yes, even bendier than ever.
And while the darling of last year’s show, OLED, might have mysteriously slipped into the shadows, there was so much talk of 4K TV that you’d be forgiven for thinking this next-gen technology was already mainstream. And there were curved screens everywhere.
Join us, then, as we take a voyage of discovery around the CES halls to bring you our pick of the 10 best, most innovative or just plain weird TVs 2014 has to offer.

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The biggest hacks ever

Reuters

2014 has already seen two major hacks make the headlines. Messaging service Snapchat suffered a breach which led to over 4 million users’ phone numbers being leaked online. This was followed by an eagle-eyed developer discovering that coffee giant Starbucks was storing users’ information in plain text. Cue hand-wringing and a much–needed update to its apps.
But this got us thinking. What are the biggest hacks ever?
PlayStation Network
With 77 million users’ data leaked, the breach of Sony’s PSN and Qriocity services was one of 2011’s biggest tech stories. Over a three day period, hackers were able to get hold of a slew of personal information, Sony eventually switching its services off on 20 April. By this point, the story had gained momentum, with the full scale being revealed over a number of days, as Sony battled to get PSN back online and convince its customers it hadn’t dropped the ball. While names and addresses were leaked, credit card details were not. After 24 days, PSN was back up and running, but Sony’s reputation had taken a battering.
Stuxnet
A state–sponsored hack, Stuxnet proved that cyber warfare was very much a reality. Designed by the United States to attack Iran’s nuclear programme, it caused a huge stir when it was revealed in 2010, some three years after it was first conceived. The worm targeted Siemens industrial control systems and was spread using Windows Vista. Over 60% of all computers with Stuxnet were believed to be in Iran, with Israeli agents also said to be involved in its development.
Operation Shady RAT
Web security firm McAfee discovered and named Operation Shady RAT in 2011. Named after the Remote Access Tool function used in the security industry, this hack is believed to have targeted everything from government agencies, nonprofit organisations, corporations and sporting bodies. Data including secret intelligence files and countless emails is believed to have been stolen using the hack. Who’s behind it? While official declarations are scarce, it’s widely believed that China is to blame for this piece of potential cyber warfare.
Adobe
Just last October, software giant Adobe admitted it had suffered a major breach of security. A whopping 38 million active accounts were affected, with passwords, encrypted credit card information and card expiry dates all stolen. While the company reset passwords, security analysts set to work on investigating the breach further. One blog, Naked Security (http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/11/04/anatomy-of-a-password-disaster-adobes-giant-sized-cryptographic-blunder/), respected for being an authority on its subject, said Adobe had actually lost a massive 150 million users’ data with a vast file of passwords and usernames backing up its claims. Adobe denied such assertions, which would have made this the biggest hack of all time.
Gawker
Online publisher Gawker suffered a major attack in late 2010, with over one million commenters’ information taken. The reason? Gnosis, the group of hackers who committed the breach, said it was down to the company’s “outright arrogance” towards their community. Passwords were posted on P2P networks, with some users finding their email and social media accounts breached because they’d used the same password across all services. Gawker beefed up security across all of its websites, including Jezebel, Gizmodo and Kotaku. It said the flaw had been found because it hadn’t spent enough time reviewing security of its older software.
Target
US retailer Target has been making headlines in recent weeks following a massive security breach which saw 40 million customers’ debit and credit card details stolen. Punters who had used plastic in stores between 27 November and 15 December had encrypted data stolen. Target said that PINs were heavily encrypted, making it harder for hackers to use the cards to make illegal purchases. However, long numbers, security codes and names were all taken. A Russian crime syndicate is said to be behind the attack.
Heartland Payment Systems
Chances are you haven’t heard of Heartland Payment Systems. But this US credit card payment processing company was hit hard in 2008, with 130 million users details stolen in one of the largest hacks ever. Visa, Mastercard and AmEx users were all affected. The information from cards’ magnetic strips was taken, allowing fake cards to be created and used. The breach, which is said to have taken place for almost a year, was down to Albert Gonzalez, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2010 for his role in the hack.
Apple UDID
Apple’s reputation for being rock solid when it comes to security was put to the test in March 2012, when hacker group Antisec said it had got hold of the Universal Device IDs (UDIDs)  of 12 million devices. That includes iPods, iPads and iPhones. While only one million UDIDs were made public and no usernames or addresses were revealed, the fact is that they could be traced back to owners relatively easily. The information was apparently taken from an FBI computer, suggesting the agency was using the UDIDs to track certain US citizens.
Snapchat
The self-destructing messaging service that could do no wrong had a torrid end to 2013. After being the subject of a multi-billion pound bid from Facebook, the app was hit by a major hack, with 4.6 million users’ phone numbers dumped online. These all related to the app’s Find Friends function, which used numbers to track down fellow users. Snapchat was apparently made aware of security problems as far back as last August, but it seems it don’t deal with them adequately. A recent update has fixed the breach and tightened up the Find Friends feature too.
Starbucks
Not so much a hack as a worrying discovery. Security researcher Daniel Wood recently found that Starbucks’ mobile app, used by 10 million customers across the world to pay for coffee on their phone, was stashing passwords, usernames and other personal information in plain text. While Starbucks dismissed the idea of hackers accessing this information as ‘far-fetched’, it did say it was working on a new update which would encrypt users data and beef up security in general.

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B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G-N-E-W-S-Holy Holy Michael

North ‘ll cause another Civil War – Asari *"We will cut them (the Northerners) off from the world. We are capable of doing that. T...here will be no food and they will pay dearly for their actions." ABUJA—Former President of Ijaw Youth Congress, IYC, and leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Alhaji Dokubo Asari, has said that those scheming to remove President Goodluck Jonathan from office were fanning the embers of war in Nigeria. He also accused Northern leaders of creating the atmosphere of insecurity in the country. Asari, who addressed newsmen in Abuja, yesterday, recalled that the Isa Kaita, who he said represented a collection of Northern oligarchy, had prior to 2011 general elections, declared that they will make Nigeria ungovernable for Jonathan should he eventually emerged as President, pointing out that incessant bombings and killings credited to the North-based Boko Haram was the manifestation of the threat by Kaita. Asari also said the North will be the greatest losers should the war begin. He said: “On Boko Haram, the North will lose. We are just waiting; they will push us to an extent where we will tell Goodluck Jonathan that he is on his own. But what will happen will be one that will be unimaginable in the history of the world. “We will cut them (the Northerners) off from the world. We are capable of doing that. There will be no food and they will pay dearly for their actions. This war will be no joke. There will be no army to prosecute the war for them. When the war starts, other ethnic groups like the Yoruba will tell the North ‘you are on your own.’ “We are saying that nothing must happen to Jonathan because if anything happens to him, the world will know. The arrogance of Boko Haram is un-Islamic. The type of bomb they are using is small. If we begin to throw bombs, nobody will stay in Abuja. “We don’t manufacture bomb but we will buy them and dynamites. I started armed struggle in the Niger Delta. It is because of Goodluck Jonathan that we kept quiet. “But soon, we will not be able to guarantee our patience any more. If Ijaw people should retaliate, every household in the North will cry. It is the North that needs peace more than us. Everybody must impress it on them that they should sheathe their swords and drop their arrogance.” Asari said it was an insult on President Jonathan for him to be asked by Boko Haram to convert to Islam or resign his position. He warned that the Ijaw nation will retaliate should anything happen to Jonathan. He urged President Jonathan to urgently convene a Sovereign National Conference, SNC, which he said was long overdue, to determine the future of Nigeria amidst the ethnic nationalities.

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Jonathan Appoints Bamanga Tukur As Nigeria Railway Corporation Chairman

President Goodluck Jonathan has...
appointed the immediate past National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, as
Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian
Railway Corporation.
Mr. Tukur last week resigned his
position as National Chairman of the
PDP. He has since been replaced with
ex-Bauchi governor, Adamu Muazu.
Mr. Tukur’s appointment as Railway
Corporation, NRC, chairman was
announced in a statement by the
Special Assistant (Media) to the
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Sam Nwaobasi.
The position of NRC chairman was
formerly held by Kawu Baraje, the
former factional chairman of the PDP
who has since led his faction to fuse
into the All Progressives Congress. Mr.
Baraje resigned in the height of the PDP
crisis in late 2013.
Mr. Jonathan, according to the
statement, has also approved the
appointment of Ghaji Ismaila Bello as
Director-General of the National
Population Commission with effect from
January 8, 2014.
According to its enabling law, the
Nigeria Railway Corporation is charged
with facilitating effective “carriage of
passengers and goods in a manner that
will offer full value for money; meet
cost of operation; improve market share
and quality of services; ensure safety of
operations and maximum efficiency;
meet social responsibility in a manner
that will meet the requirements of rail
users, trade, commerce, industry and
general public”.
President Jonathan had after
announcing Mr. Tukur’s resignation as
PDP chairman at the National Executive
Committee meeting of the party, on
January 16, hinted that he would
reward the former party chief with
another appointment.
“He (Mr. Tukur) is not guilty of any
offence and I am going to give him an
assignment that is tougher than PDP
chairman,” the president said at that
event.
President Jonathan is currently away in
Davos, Switzerland for the World
Economic Forum.See More

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GOVS AT WAR: OBI ATTACKS OKOROCHA

Governor Okorocha had allegedly described Anambra people as the cause of Igbo problem during the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Owerri.

In the said statement, Okorocha reportedly described Anambra elite as people who play cash and carry politics. He was quoted as saying, “political leaders from Anambra State played cash and carry politics which had sabotaged the efforts of Ndigbo in achieving the age-long ambition ...of producing the president of Nigeria.”

In a swift reaction, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Obi, Mr. Mike Udah, in a statement, described Governor Okorocha as “a rabble rouser, an ingrate and one so arrogant, who has no respect for senior citizens.

“Okorocha’s utterances smack of sheer arrogance. They emanate from an over-ambitious rabble rouser, who easily gets carried away any moment he is handed a microphone. The

“Imo State governor is desperate to become the next Igbo president or vice president of Nigeria. This is simply the reason he abandoned the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) through which he recorded his first electoral victory since he started jumping from pillar to post over the years.

“His desperation did not allow him to realize that he was made by Governor Peter Obi and Chief Victor Umeh, who are both chieftains of APGA. It is laughable. In fact, unfathomable that a man could bite the finger that fed him without qualms.

“Such attitude could only come from Okorocha who betrayed Chief Martin Agbaso on whose back he rode to the Imo State Government House and slammed his younger brother and former deputy governor, Jude Agbaso. Okorocha’s victims are legion. They include the church, mothers and children upon whom his Abortion Bill would have dealt a crushing blow and so many others.

“Okorocha has no moral ground to talk about unity among Ndigbo. Is he united with Emeka Ihedioha who, with a whiff of recklessness, he has advised to join the APC simply because he is already jittery that the deputy speaker of House of Representatives would chase him away from Douglas House, Owerri in 2015?”

Okorocha had among other things urged contemporary Igbo politicians to work together as a crop of new leaders to move Ndigbo forward unlike what happened in the past when Igbo leaders were not united.See More

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NIGERIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE (NATIONAL AUTHORIZED CAR AUCTIONS/SALES) (08036300244) FOR 2013/2014 GREETINGS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DIRECT TOKUNBO CARS IN VERY CLEAN AND SOUND CONDITIONS AS WELL AS BRAND NEW CARS ARE UP FOR SALE, ALL AT VERY AFFORDABLE PRICES. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS CAN CALL THE PUBLIC-RELATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE LINES FOR MORE INQUIRIES. N.B:

These cars were seized by the Nigerian customs for various reasons most especially for incomplete documents at borders. The time duration given to the owners to present complete clearance papers, and claim their cars has elapsed so, this impounded vehicles are being sold at a give away price to cover costs. If interested, all you need to do is to call the custom duty marketing office line, to place an order of your choice while the cars are still available. Name:Balogun (08036300244) VEHICLES, PRICES AND FEATURES Prices of clean tokunbo Toyota cars • FULL OPTION EOD.(2003-2005 Model ) –N450,000-N750,000 • CAMRY 1999(Pencil Light)- N550,000 • CAMRY 2(2004-2010 Model) –N500,000-N1.1M • TOYOTA Sienna (2000 – 2005 Model) – N450,000-N850,000 • CAMRY 2001 Model FOR 450,000 • TOKUNBO QUEST 2001 – N450,000 • TOYOTA COROLLA (2001–2009)- N450,000-N950,000 • TOKUNBO CRV 1999 – N500,000 • TOYOTA MATRIX 2010– N900,000 • 2008 CAMRY 2008-DVD– N750,000. (special edition) • TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 MODEL – N850,000 • TOYOTA CAMRY 2004 MODEL – N700,000 (Special Edition). • TOKUNBO TOYOTA HAICE BUS (2001-2005 Model)-N500,000-850,000 • Toyota Land Cruiser-N1.2m • Toyota Prado -N1.3m • Toyota Corolla –N900,000 • Toyota Camry -N800,000-to-N1.5m • Toyota Avensis –N600,000-to-N1.3m • Toyota Yaris –N750,000 • Toyota Avanza – N500,000 • Toyota RAV4 SUV –N1m • Toyota Hilux Pickup-N1.5m • Toyota Dyna Truck – N1.4m • Toyota Coaster Bus 32 seaters –N1.2m -Prices of some Peugeot Cars • Peugeot c230- N800,000 • Peugeot C300- N900,000 -Prices of some Honda cars • Honda Civic cars– N800,000 • Honda Accord– N600,000 • Honda CR-V– N650,000 • Honda Odyssey– N650,000 • Honda CR-V– N900,000 • Honda Pilot– N850,000 -Prices of some Nissan cars • Nissan Sunny sedan – N750,000 • Nissan Patrol SUV – N800,000 • Nissan Civilian 30 seater bus – N1.1m • Nissan Pathfinder SUV - N655,000 • NISSAN X-TERRA 2003 – N500,000 -FEATURES • YEAR OF MANUFACTURE.....1996 to 2012 • INTERIOR....................LEATHER/ FABRIC • AIR CONDITION.............FACTORY FITTED • WHEELS........GOOD TYRES, ALLOY RIMS • ASKING PRICE......N300,000 to N1.5m NOTE: THE PRICES OF EACH VEHICLE IS NEGOTIABLE AND PERSONAL INSPECTIONS CAN ALSO BE CONDUCTED. IF YOUR CHOICE IS NOT LISTED ABOVE YOU COULD CALL AND peter A REQUEST. (Terms and conditions apply) Nigerian Customs Service. (NCS)GREETINGS TO EVERYONE OF YOU THAT IS READING THIS ADVERTISEMENT IT IS HAS BEEN ADVERTISE ALL OVER THE NATION AND WEBSITE E.G TOKUNBO WEBSITE,NTA NEWS,OSRC,ITV,FM STATION, NEWSPAPER We deal in all cars, you can also make a request for the vehicle you want to purchase and also your budget for any vehicle, we shall call you back to inform you about it. we have these cars for sale right now. WE HAVE DIRECT TOKUNBO CARS VERY CLEAN AND BRAND NEW CARS FOR SALE AT A CHEAPER PRICES. These cars were siezed by government officials at border and the time duration given to the owners to claim their cars has elapse so they are been sold in a give away price.All you need do is to call on place an order of your choice. CAR FEATURES BELOW Prices of some Toyota cars • Toyota Land Cruiser-N950,000 • Toyota Prado N900,000 • Toyota Corolla –N800,000 • Toyota Camry –N300,000-N600,000 • Toyota Avensis – N500,000- N600,000 • Toyota Yaris – N500,000 • Toyota Avant – N500,000 • Toyota RAV4 SUV –N650,000 • Toyota Hills Pickup-N700,000 • Toyota Dana Truck – N1,000,000 • Toyota Hiace Bus – N900,000 • Toyota Coaster Bus 32 seaters – N900,000 Prices of some Peugeot Cars Peugeot c230 N500,000 C300 N500,000 prices of some Honda cars Honda Civic cars – N500,000 Honda Accord – N600,000 Honda CR-V – N650,000 Honda Odyssey – N650,000 Honda CR-V – N600,000 Honda Pilot – N650,000 Prices of some Nissan cars • Nissan Sunny sedan – N450,000 • Nissan Patrol SUV – N600,000 • Nissan Civilian 30 seater bus – N800,000 • Nissan Pathfinder SUV - N655,000 AND other type of vehicle are available where by we can scan the pictures of you choice of car and send it to your email ONLY SERIOUS BUYER SHOULD CALL THE OFFICE LINE@ (NIGERIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE) ETC This car you see is in a very good condition and every other part of the car is ok both internally and externally. But the company has decided to sell this car at a cheaper rate because this cars are being put into sale because these cars are to be sold to help can archieve its aim in helping the less privilage. Interested perysons should READ THESE CAREFULL FOR MORE INFO PLS hello my brother and sister do not be surprise when you see that the car is very cheap, normally cars are not suppose to be cheap at these Rate is an auction prize from UK,SOUTH AFRICA,ENGLAND, KOREA,KOTONU. This is an AUCTION CARS by white men in Nigeria and the dealer manager is from Nigeria. which you need to contact (08036300244) before the White men. so any car of your choice is now in Nigeria now, which we be cleared by the registration and free delivery to Your Home or Office address. contact (custom peter ) Terms and Condition Involve for the Car Delivery: 1. before we sell to you we need to know you more better 2. You must forward your address to our mobile number that is after you call us, for full details about the car, only serious buyer’s should call 3. Then we take the car to the registration office to register the car for you, which may either require your Id card for registration 4. The VIN (vehicle Identification Number 08036300244) which need to be approved by the Custom Registrar before the car will be delivered, because without the VIN the car is not genuine because government is going to hold you responsible. For you not to fall a Victim the VIN must be approved, then immediately we give you our company car fax website for you to confirm your registration 5. The papers will be sign in court before home delivery 6. you must have valid ID CARD for your registration (Driveing licence, Internation passport, or office id card, 2passpot either white or black, 2photocopy of each id card) 7. when the car arrive you make your full transaction (payment Welcome to the Website of the Nigeria Customs Service. We sincerely hope that the global trading community, travellers and other stakeholders will find the information provided through this medium useful and timely. Dynamics of Technology have changed the conduct and scope of international trade. As a critical actor in the unfolding development, Customs can not afford to be indifferent. Information dissemination about Customs Operations is therefore considered very vital to trade facilitation in a world that is becoming increasingly technologically - driven. This website project is therefore in realization of our conscious role as trade facilitators and principal enforcers of government's fiscal policies. As products of Government Reforms Programme, we have accepted the onerous challenge of responsive and efficient service delivery in a transparent environment. To achieve this, we have in place a management team that is focused and determined to lead Customs into a new dawn. We hope that all our stakeholders will find this website a useful guide and reference.

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THE MURDER OF A 26YR OLD WOMAN

26 year old Ijeoma Nwachukwu went missing last Saturday January 11th after telling a staff of her aunt’s that she was going to meet up with her boyfriend of over two years…some guy named Ifeanyi.

According to family sources, Ijeoma left home around 9.30 that Saturday morning to her aunt’s shop at the Tradefair complex to help with cleaning. By the time she was done by 4 that evening, she told the other lady she worked with that she was going t...o meet up with her boyfriend, who had come to the store earlier in the day to give her some kind of chemical to keep for him. The boyfriend then called Ijeoma and asked her to meet him at a hotel called Cossy Hotel at Abuleosun near Tradefair.

That was the last anyone heard from Ijeoma until the police alerted her family on Monday January 13th and told them that her body had been found in a bush near the hotel.

Ifeanyi later confessed that he killed her by forcing the chemical, believed to be acid, down her throat, after which he strangled her. Ijeoma’s family say he confessed to the police that he killed her because she wanted to marry someone else.

According to her family, after killing his girlfriend, Ifeanyi fled the hotel in a bike. It was the hotel staff that found her body and got someone to alert the police. But in the meantime they removed her corpse from their hotel and kept it in a nearby bush.

The deceased is from Ngwa, Abia state, while the alleged killer is from Enugu and until this incident, worked as an apprentice for a business owner at Tradefair. The case has been transferred to PANTI from Onireke Police station.

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Nigeria won’t break, even if Jonathan loses 2015, says Mohammed

By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North
ABUJA—Second Republic federal lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, yesterday dispelled fears that Nigeria would break if President Goodluck Jonathan was not allowed a second term in office in 2015.
Mohammed pointed out that the country had gone beyond the stage of disintegrating on account of the electoral fortune of one man.
The political commentator made the claim in reaction to the assertion by former Anambra State governor, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, that Nigeria would break up if President Goodluck Jonathan was not allowed  a second term in office.

President Goodluck Jonathan wave to the crowd shortly after the conferment of se -lo-lia (Star of the Nation) on him during the courtesy visit to the king for the burial of the first Lady’s mother , Madam fynface Oba in Okireka , River state …yesterday

The former governor had said in an interview with Vanguard that the issue of Nigeria’s continued existence and second term for Jonathan were inseparable and that any attempt by any group under any guise to deny Jonathan of his second term could lead to unintended consequences.
One of the consequences, according to Ezeife, is that aggrieved Niger Delta militants would blow up oil facilities and threaten the future existence of the country.
But Mohammed while responding to the issue on the phone from Kano, described Ezeife as the wrong person to issue such a threat at a time when the country was already boiling because of careless actions and utterances of loose politicians in the country.
Mohammed, who was apparently irked by the assertion by the former governor, accused him of stoking avoidable fire so as to win the sympathy of President Jonathan for political patronage, which he had been denied since leaving office many years ago.
The northern political commentator noted that it was out of place for a former governor, who is regarded as an elder to forget where he was coming from and dance naked in the open just for cheap popularity and political patronage.
Mohammed said:  “It is unfortunate that Ezeife, who witness the Biafran war orchestrated by his kinsmen, which claimed over one million of Igbo people, should be beating the drums of war today.
“It is, therefore, clear to all that the man has lost touch with reality and is merely playing to the gallery for selfish motives.
“People like Ezeife are perpetual political opportunists in the Nigerian political arena and should be ignored especially when they fan the embers of ethnicity and war in time of peace such as we have in Nigeria.
“My candid advice to Nigerians is that they should ignore him because he does not have a good sense of history and does not speak for anyone in Nigeria.”
Mohammed also dismissed the claim that Niger Delta militants would blow up oil facilities and divide the country if Jonathan lost the next election, saying that with a credible administration in place, terrorists would not have a place in the scheme of things.
“Contrary to Ezeife’s postulation, Niger Delta militants or any terrorist group cannot be a threat to a government that emerges through credible, free and fair election in Nigeria,” Mohammed said.
Ezeife had warned:   “Everybody can make noise but if those who are making noise should think deeply, they would realize that the continued existence of Nigeria as one country is anchored on Jonathan’s continuation in office come 2015.”
On what would happen if President Jonathan contested the election and lost, he said: “We would be faced with the same problem.
“The Niger Delta boys would blow up all the oil pipelines and then a part of the country could say they are no longer interested in Nigeria; they could say Nigeria legally expired when the nation marked its centenary and that they are now on their own.
“This is not what I want, but I am afraid it could happen if we foolishly think of only our short term interest, instead of thinking of long term implications.

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Gay-Marriage Law: US frighten to sanction Nigeria

BY OKEY NDIRIBE, Sam Eyoboka & Victoria Ojeme
Abuja—Leading western countries piled pressure on the Federal government, yesterday, following President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act 2014. The latest country is the United States of America, whose Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle threatened that  the United States will scale down its support for HIV/AIDS and anti-malaria programmes in response to the Federal Government’s position on the gay rights issue.
Member countries of the European Union and Canada have expressed their objection to the law but United States Ambassador to Nigeria said he was worried about “the implications of the anti-same sex marriage law which seems to restrict the fundamental rights of a section of the Nigerian population.”
This came as a former Nigerian Ambassador to US, Dahiru Suleiman, yesterday, described homosexuality and lesbianism as “animalistic and degrading to humanity.”
Also yesterday Christians in the northern part of Nigeria under the aegis of Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 northern states an Abuja,  hailed President Goodluck Jonathan for signing into law the anti-gay bill, urging him to ignore criticisms from Western nations, saying all religions in the country are united in their condemnation of same-sex marriage.
In a reaction to the recent move of government to outlaw homosexuality from this country, the Public Relations Officer of Northern CAN, Elder Sunday Oibe told Vanguard that Christians from the North and their counterparts in other religions have unanimously expressed gratitude to the president and the National Assembly for passing the Anti-Same Sex Marriage despite opposition from Europe and the US.
Speaking to news men in Abuja, yesterday, the American envoy said his interpretation of the new law was that “it could negatively affect the nation’s fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic”. Although the US envoy denied that his country plans to impose sanctions on Nigeria, he said:  “We and other donors are looking at the issue of funding for HIV/AIDS. As you know, we put millions of dollars in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
“Although I am not a lawyer, I read the bill and it seems to me that it may put some restrictions on what we can do to help fight HIV/AIDS in this country. These are the issues we are looking at as we consider the law.”
The signing of the Same sex Prohibition Act by President Jonathan on January 7, 2014 has provoked negative reactions from member countries of EU, Canada and now the United States all of whom have alleged that the law is a violation of the fundamental human rights of Nigerians with same sex orientation.
Ambassador Entwistle said  he was aware that “the issue of same-sex marriage was very controversial all over the world, including within  the United States where 17 states out of 50 had endorsed it, but others still reject its legality”. According to him, “the issue that we see and I am speaking as a friend of Nigeria is that as I read the bill, it looks to me that it puts significant restrictions on the freedoms of assembly and expression; in my opinion which applies especially in advanced democracies, once government begins to say something in these areas, freedom no longer applies. It seems to me that this is a very worrisome precedent.”
Anti-gay diplomacy
A lecturer at Covenant University, Professor Kayode Soremekun said: “What is happening demonstrates the low level that the US treats its relation with Nigeria”.
He said every Nigerian should feel insulted that the US is threatening to stop assisting us on areas where we have the resources and human capacity to contend.
Said Professor Soremekun, “even when the West had their misgivings about Russia’s anti-gay law, they have not gone threatening them with sanctions and punitive action. We are not reckoned with in the international arena where we are getting assistance for HIV/AIDS, Malaria treatment drugs, polio virus crusade among other mundane issues”.
He continued: ”Nigeria is still a conservative society and the anti-gay law has united the ruling class and Nigerians outside government at this level of our national development. The US and its EU partners should be discussing serious issues; the leadership showed pro-activeness in trying to save the society from getting exposed to practices that are antithetical to our culture.
“We should be focussing on the items on the Bi-National Commission between both countries, but these threats show that we are nonentity in global arena. When the US is discussing with Iran on nuclear issues, they are threatening us on mundane issues”.
According to  Soremekun, “we should be able to make the US and its EU allies realise that they cannot go to China to dictate their laws. China is still a communist country and they are falling over them selves to go to China and do business. We should make them realise what General Abacha did when he opened the door  to China and Asian countries in the 1990s.”
Propaganda war
Vanguard learnt that the US is committing “substantial” resources to fund the emergence of gay clubs and advocacy groups across Nigeria.
The Canadian Government had cancelled a planned state visit by President Jonathan which had been scheduled for next month. The Canadian government’s action which came within a week after the bill was signed into law is widely believed to be that country’s reaction to the President’s action of assenting to the bill which has so far enjoyed popular support in the country.
Homosexualism, lesbianism animalistic.
However, former Ambassador Suleiman, yesterday, described homosexuality and lesbianism as animalistic acts, degrading to humanity. Suleiman served as Nigerian envoy in several countries, including Pakistan, Brazil, Angola, United States of America, Ivory Coast, Poland, Australia and Sudan, among others.
Reacting to US threat of sanctions against Nigeria over the anti-gay law, Suleiman stressed the need for Nigerian leaders not to be dependent on foreign assistance for governance.
He said: “Homosexuality and lesbianism are offences against God; if  any body wants to do it, he should do so secretly. It is not only animalistic but  diminishes mankind.”
“If it is the money the US gives to us, let them keep the money. Nigeria is rich enough to take care of her people unlike other countries.”

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Land fight: Lord’s Chosen church pastor summon IG, others to court

BY BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE
LAGOS — The General Overseer of Lord’s Chosen Church, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has dragged the Inspector-General of Police before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere over a land tussle.
Other respondents in the suit are: Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba; Inspector Festus Elelegwu and Mrs Oluwatosin Ogundipe (2nd-5th respondent).
According to the suit marked M/541/2013, the Incorporated Trustee of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministry and its pastor (Applicants) were threatened to be arrested by the police following a petition written by Oluwatosin alleging that the church bought her land in Ikotun area of Lagos.
The applicants, in their written address, contend that they bought the land from Oluwatosin’s husband, adding that he died some years later after he validly sold the land and gave possession and titled document to them.
In the suit, the applicants maintained that when Oluwatosin’s husband died, problem started in the deceased’s polygamous home as members of his family tried to outwit each other in the scramble for his property.

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Corruption: Kalu calls for Obasanjo’s arrest, prosecution

By DANIEL ETEGHE

Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday, called for the arrest and prosecution of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, alleging that he started active corruption in Nigeria’s political circle.

Speaking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Dr. Kalu pointed out that he wonders why former President Obasanjo was still walking the streets free, stressing that after the reply of his letter by President Goodluck Jonathan, he (Obasanjo) should have been arrested and prosecuted.

According to him, the $16billion power sector fraud was done under ex-President Obasanjo, affirming that he could not even show good leadership as  President during his tenure, adding that he used his position to fight political enemies.

He said: “Well, let me tell you, Obasanjo is part of the problems of this country. The earlier he goes back to his farm the better. He caused all the problems that we are going through. He was worse than Jonathan and any other president of this country.

In 1999 when he was elected President, instead of giving leadership, he went to fight political war. The goodwill this country had, he squandered it, and this is what we are suffering from today because if he had given qualitative leadership without pursuing political enemies, we would have grown.”

Commenting on the resignation of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamango Turkur, Dr. Kalu said that it was a good development for the Nigerian democratic process.

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We’ll make NNPC account for missing $10.8bn oil revenue — Okonjo-Iweala

BY BABAJIDE KOMOLAFE, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE & IKENNA ASOMBA

Minister for Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that the ministry will make sure that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, accounts for the missing $10.8 billion oil revenue.

She spoke, Sunday, in Lagos at a session with the South South Professionals, adding that it was her job to ensure that every money belonging to the Federal Government goes into the Federation Account.

The Minister said that the ministry played the right role in the case of the missing oil money raised by the Central Bank Governor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, by helping to reconcile the revenue shortfall, to the outstanding balance of $10.8 billion.

Okonjo-Iweala, however, said that although she was not the supervising minister for petroleum, “as Coordinating Minister, I am to bring the other ministers together to resolve issues.

“It is not my duty to do the job of other ministers, but to bring them together to resolve issues.

”We have the Federation Allocation Accounts Committee, FAAC, which is chaired by the Minister of State for Finance, with state commissioners for finance, NNPC, and FIRS as members.

“Whenever there is a case of revenue questions we turn to the FIRS and NNPC for explanations, and we don’t need to make noise about it on the pages of newspapers.

Okonjo-Iweala

“And that is what we did in in the case of the missing oil revenue. We have reconciled the accounts and we are still reconciling, and the outstanding is $10.8 billion. The NNPC said that the money was used for operational expenses, but we have asked them to account for how the money was spent and what it was spent for, so as to ascertain that there is no case of unauthorised spendings.

”So we played our role, and the ministry should be credited. We are for professionalism and transparency.
Our job is to ensure every money belonging to the federation comes in, so we will ask NNPC to account for the $10.8 billion.

”On budget implementation, the Minister noted that there were challenges in the nation’s budgeting process, which must be resolved.

“Sometimes you get budget that is not easy to implement because of the way things have been solved around.’’

She further stressed that the budget also needed to be submitted on time and approved on time, so that implementation would commence at the beginning of the year.

Responding to the issue of state of infrastructure, especially the East-West Road, Okonjo-Iweala said that the present administration had come under serious attacks, but noted that efforts were being made to complete the road before the end of the current administration.

She said: “The President has always insisted that the ministry incharge works very hard to complete the East-West road.

“We agree that more work needs be done, and I think the Minister of Works is taking the issue of the road construction seriously. This is the most difficult road network, but also the most strategic.

“We have been able to get about N50 billion from African Development Bank to ensure this project is completed before the end of this administration.

”Even with all the efforts put in place so far by this administration towards a better Nigeria, it has come under serious attacks. These attacks especially from the opposition make us stronger. This administration is on the right path towards transforming this nation, therefore we need not be distracted.

“We have always appealed to Nigerians that, ‘let us leave our parochial interests but let us come together to make this country a better place for all.’”

At the event were President of the SESSPN, Mr. Emeka Ugwu-Oju, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd), Professor Green Nwankwo, Governor Peter Obi, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Dr. Goddy Uwazurike, Chief Fred Agbeyegbe, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Gari Igariwey, Dr. Oba Otudeko, Professor Anya O. Anya, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Professor George Obiozor, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa and traditional rulers from the South-East and South-South.”

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17 PDP senators ‘ll defect to APC this week – Sen Jibrilla

BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU & JOSEPH ERUNKE

ABUJA — SEVENTEEN Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senators are to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, within days after resumption tomorrow, Senator Bindowo Jibrilla, one of the senators defecting, has said.

His assertion was, however, countered by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who in an interview said the PDP was bent on defending its majority in the Senate and winning back what it lost in the House of Representatives.

Senator Jibrilla, PDP, Adamawa North, who disclosed the defection plans in a BBC Hausa Service interview at the weekend, said the defecting senators will communicate their plans through separate letters to the Senate President, David Mark, shortly after resumption from recess tomorrow.

The 17 senators are among the 22 others who had indicated their interest to join the APC  before the Christmas and New Year break began.

He said he had already led the way by joining APC, saying he would announce it immediately after Senate resumption, after which others will follow.

He said: “To be candid, we are 17 senators that will dump PDP to APC in the Senate very soon. This is a serious matter and not a joke, making me to lead the way by joining the APC already.”

He defended their planned action, saying the crisis that engulfed the PDP, leading to its factionalisation called for it.

Senator Jibrilla boasted that the PDP would suffer for the maltreatment it gave to the governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, and other governors that defected from the party in December last year.

He said: “The same thing that forced our governors out is what will force us, the affected federal lawmakers out of the party. In the case of Adamawa, the elderly man (Governor Nyako) brought three senators and six House of Representatives to PDP as one of its leading lights but was maltreated and forced out”

Although, he did not give names of the 16 other defecting senators, Vanguard gathered that the affected senators are Bukola Saraki and Shaaba Lafiagi from Kwara State, Magnus Abe and Wilson Ake from Rivers State, and Basheer Mohammed and Hayatu Gwarzo from Kano State.

Others are Umar Abubakar Tutare and Aisha Jummai Alhassan from Taraba State, Senator Danjuma Goje from Gombe central, Adamu Abdullahi from Nasarawa West and the entire three PDP senators from Sokoto state.

Senator Ekweremadu, however, deferred saying that the PDP was determined to fight back the attack on it and restore its majority in the House of Representatives.

“We have seen some of these movements before, we are not worried. In the Senate, for instance, I’m not expecting that anybody will leave PDP in the Senate; it is unlikely. Senate is well coordinated and we are strongly behind PDP in the Senate.”

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Chime and my constituency,confab by Ekweremadu

BY TONY EDIKE

The Deputy President of the Senate and Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, CFR was in Enugu over the New Year holiday and took out time to speak on many raging political, developmental, and economic issues affecting the West African sub-region, the nation, South East and Enugu State. Our Correspondent was there. Excerpts:

What would you consider the biggest challenges in the review of the 1999 constitution?

Well, thank you so much. My approach to constitutional review from a position of experience is this: we try to look at what we have done in the past to see where mistake has been made and see areas of improvement that will achieve result.

And one of the greatest lessons we learnt is that if you try to take everything at the same time, we will run into problem. So we decided to do what we called a piecemeal approach. You will recall that in 2010 our major focus was on the issue of electoral reform and we did a lot in that regard, which led to a very successful 2011 election and we are prepared to improve in that regard, as we approach 2015. So, if there are areas that have to do with the elections, both in the electoral act and the constitution, we are also going to touch such areas.

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Why I defected FG’s anniversary celebration – Fashola

By SIMON EBEGBULEM
BENIN — GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, in Benin City, Edo State, weekend, gave reasons why he disagreed with the planned country’s centenary celebration by the Federal Government, just as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Samson Osagie, alleged plans by the Federal Government to present a bogus budget in the name of centenary celebration with a view to squandering the money.
Governor Fashola and Osagie bared their minds on the proposed centenary celebration in Benin City,  during a youth summit organised by the Edo State Government.
Osagie said: “We have heard all the talk about Nigeria’s centenary. I do not understand except on the fact that those who are putting it together have an agenda to put bogus budget in order to squander it in the name of celebration.”
On his part, Fashola expressed confusion over the planned centenary, insisting that the country was  supposed to be celebrating 54 years of independence and not a hundred years as planned by the Federal Government.
He said: “I have more questions to ask because all our teachers taught us is that Nigeria became a sovereign nation on October 1, 1960. And on Independence day, I participated in many national parade and I believe that about a few years ago, in 2010, we rolled out the drums celebrating our 50th Independence anniversary.
“Then speeches were made, we all made promises including at the national level, that in 50 years time, Nigeria will be 100 and that was documented. And then three or four years after, suddenly we said there is a centenary. I don’t understand it, centenary of what?  I want answers because I don’t know how we got to the 100, because we can then ask Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Enahoro and others that we are confused.
“Our people said they wanted independence because of that some of them went to jail, but today they have changed the counter.”

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Sugestions raised-Tukur should be appointed Defence Minister

By KINGSLEY OMONOBI
ABUJA — Strong indications have emerged in Abuja that ousted former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has been penciled down by President Goodluck Jonathan as the next Minister of Defence.

*Tukur

While announcing Tukur’s retirement and displaying the envelope containing the letter last week, President Jonathan, who is the leader of his party, revealed that he was going to reward the former chairman with a very tough appointment.
Security sources told Vanguard, yesterday, that contrary to the belief that Tukur was asked to resign as PDP chairman because he ended up causing disaffection within the party, President Jonathan only told the former chairman to step aside to enable a wholesome resolution of perceived grievances of various camps who cited Tukur as the problem.
The decision to reward the one time governor of old Gongola State, according to the sources, followed Jonathan’s conviction that Tukur is not only a detribalised Nigerian, having worked with him at close range, but that the former chairman is somebody that cannot be bought over no matter the incentive.
His dogged loyalty and resolve to stand by President Jonathan even when governors, including those of the G-5 who defected, allegedly approached him with mouth watering incentives to join the fray of those wanting to stop the President from contesting the 2015 election, was cited as one of the reasons.
Furthermore, Vanguard was told that in the coming days and months leading to the 2015 elections, tough times regarding issues of security challenges are expected because security agencies are already in the know about plans by certain groups and elements to cause chaos and destabilise the peace of the nation for selfish and political interests.
According to the source,“the fact that the north eastern part of the country has been the hotbed of terrorism, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states last April, with some elders of the area, who are allegedly sponsored, claiming that the military onslaught on Boko Haram has ulterior motive” is also said to have played a role in the President’s decision.
“With Bamanga Tukur as Minister of Defence, and overseeing the quest to have a terror-free society and revival of peace and security in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, the so-called elders and groups who are politicizing very serious security threats to the nation and its citizens will be made to understand that government’s intention in the North-East is noble,” the source added.
If he takes over as the minister, Tukur would become the second PDP chairman to be appointed Defence Minister after the appointment of former chairman, Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed, to that position in the past.

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Rivers crisis: Senator Abe has been flown to London for being shot,

Senator Abe taken to hospital

He was shot twice in the chest — Aide

Senator Abe taken to hospital

*We only used tear gas, minimum force — Police
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME & Egufe YAFUGBORHI
PORT-HARCOURT — THE steaming political crisis in Rivers State took a turn for the worse, yesterday, when Senator Magnus Abe was allegedly shot in the chest twice with a rubber bullet at a rally of the Save Rivers Movement, a pro Governor Chibuike Amaechi group at Obio/Akpor Local Council of the state.
There were conflicting accounts, claims and counter-claims over who shot the serving senator, who has been flown to London for better medication after first aid treatment in two hospitals in Nigeria.  While    Governor Amaechi’s aides accused the police of shooting Abe, the police distanced themselves from the act, saying that they do not use rubber bullets and did not fire any shot at the event.
Also, there was an allegation that the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, directed the police to disrupt the rally, which the minister denied.
The Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Mr Tony Okocha, who claimed that he was with the Senator when the Police shot him at very close range, said they also fired teargas at them, adding that one of the canisters of the teargas hit him (Chief of Staff) on his leg.

Senator Abe taken to hospital

Okocha said he had to escape into somebody’s house in the neighbourhood to save his life, adding that the Police kept on firing the teargas to disperse those that were there for the rally.
How we were attacked — Okocha
His words: “This morning was a huge surprise to me. It’s the turn of Obio/Akpor Local Government to host the Save Rivers Movement; we had gone to Eleme and also to Asari-Toru. Today (yesterday) is the turn of Obio/Akpor and as law-abiding citizens of Nigeria we wrote to the police, informing them of our programme and there was no negative response. We chose College of Arts and Sciences because it’s more expansive, it could accommodate at least 10,000 persons that will come out of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area today (yesterday).
“At about few minutes past 12,  I received a call from somebody; highly placed, informing me that the Commissioner of Police had been reached by the Supervising Minister for Education to dislodge our people today and I couldn’t place it. About 4:30am, our men on ground, who were left there to secure the gadgets and facilities, called me to say that the police had taken over the place. For God’s sake, we are defenceless free citizens of Nigeria, we don’t carry arms. Save Rivers Movement is an organisation that insists that Rivers State must be saved, out to salvage the state from political buccaneers who want to put Rivers State into their pockets. We are in the business of sensitising our people from LGA to LGA. You are aware of a group called GDI, they go through all the LGAs with convoys of police, giving them all kinds of protection, including the commissioner of police, he’s always in their convoys, providing security for them and ensuring that what they do in the LGAs are trouble-free.
“When they called me I couldn’t place it immediately so I had to go there myself to see things. I was smoked as if I was a rabbit. I ran into someone’s house and unfortunately the man has children, they were all suffocating, they were all dying. So we had to improvise, they said we should use coke, some said kerosene would work. We had to use all of that to ensure that the man’s children live. That was what I saw; I was quarantined in somebody’s house.
“I was wondering whether it is the CP that is the chief security officer of Rivers State or the governor. They said the CP ordered that we should not gather and I said our rights to gather and associate is inalienable, you can’t take that away from us.

Senator Abe receiving first aid treatment in Port Harcourt

“As I talk to you, a Senator of the Federal Republic (Senator Abe) is lying critically ill in the hospital. I learnt arrangements are being made to fly him out of the country. We were together, he was even trying to make contacts with the IG when they shot him point blank. Senator Magnus Abe was shot in the chest with this their rubber bullet thing. My own was teargas shells. If they were doing the right thing they wouldn’t be shooting teargas and be picking the shells, so they knew they were doing the wrong thing. They brought in seven Armoured Personnel Carriers inside the College of Arts and Sciences. To kill common criminals? Are we criminals? These are defenceless citizens of Rivers state and Nigeria. We have our rights and we are not aware of any court order that has taken these rights away or restricted us from gathering.”
Continuing,  Okocha said: “I heard that a young boy in the company of his mother, coming to church, suffocated and died instantly. I also heard that one house at Number 1 Elegbam Road was burnt because of the canister of teargas shot into it. They said it almost burnt down but people came to help put the fire out. A lot of people have been injured, there are people with varying degrees of injuries. Look at Magnus Abe, a senator of the republic, both of us were talking to the police, we were trying to explain to them and somebody was bold enough to shoot  him point blank. Of course, they are working on the orders of the commissioner of police.”
Hospitalised Abe can’t talk — Aide
Meantime, Media aide to Senator Abe, Mr Honour Sirawoo, told Vanguard that Senator Abe who represents Rivers South East Senatorial district, was first admitted at a hospital in D line area of Port Harcourt but was later transferred to another hospital with better equipment to handle his situation after series of tests.
Sirawoo told Vanguard that he was not with the Senator when he was shot but that he rushed to the hospital to see the Senator who was on drip and could not talk.
Senator treated for traumatic shock  – Doctor
Dr  Mackay Anyanwu who administered first aide to Senator Abe at  Krisany Medical services, in  D line where he was  first rushed to,  told newsmen that the Senator was treated for traumatic shock.
He said:  “The patient was brought in a state of  shock, as evidenced by low blood pressure. He was restless and he couldn’t communicate or reason coherently. As a first aid, we treated him for traumatic shock because the implication of his state was that there was severe blood trauma and the amount of layers affected could not be detected immediately. This can only be done through  haemorrhoid tests”.
….Abe hit by high calibre weapon
“We have administered oxygen treatment on him for resuscitation and primary medication, but we also detected severe internal bleeding and high level haemorrhaging in him. Another bad news is that we also detected that the affected side is showing severe swelling, which led me to the conclusion that he must have been hit by a high calibre weapon and my fears were confirmed when I was told that he was shot with a rubber bullet”, he said.
Effort by the Save Rivers Movement to regroup at Rumuigbo Civic Centre for the rally was again aborted by the Police as Policemen came and fired teargas to disperse the gathering. The   Police later blocked the civic centre part of the ever busy Ikwerre Road to traffic, a situation that caused gridlock on the other sections of the road and the adjourning part of East West Road.
Senator Abe was not shot —Police
However, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, said it was not true that the Police shot at Senator Abe with rubber bullets. According to him, Senator Abe and the Chief of Staff, Mr Okocha “walked peacefully” out of the venue of the proposed rally. While urging the press to give the Police fair hearing on the issue, he challenged media men to try to access Senator Abe to confirm if he was shot.

The Police spokesman confirmed that the Police used teargas to disperse youths who were there, stressing that no bullet was expended during the exercise.  He also said the Police had to disperse the gathering because the organisers did not apply for police approval for the event.
“I want to state categorically that the Police did not fire any shot, no single ammunition was used. We don’t shoot rubber bullets. We used minimum force to disperse the gathering at College of Arts and Science, Rumuola. When I say minimum force I mean smoke, teargas.
“Senator Abe along with the Chief of Staff walked peacefully out of that place. I wonder why people now say that he was shot at. I challenge you Journalists, you have a social responsibility to go and see Senator Abe if they will allow you to see him. You know they are very good in telling lies against the Police. I want to remind you that this gathering they planned to do today (yesterday), there was no application for permit to the Police neither was there approval. Based on this reason we had to disperse them.  You will recall that we even provided security for them in Eleme because they applied. When they gathered at the stadium we provided security for them because they applied and the Commissioner of Police granted approval. You remember Chief Bisi Akande, General Buhari, the governor, etc, all of them were at the programme at the stadium.  Because they did not apply for approval for this programme that was why we dispersed the gathering,” he said.
Vanguard gathered that the Police moved into the Arts and Science venue of the rally on Rumoula Road as early as 6am to start dismantling canopies that had been mounted for the event. When they allegedly retreated, the youths came back again to erect the canopies.   Eye witnesses told Vanguard that the Police later mobilised to the venue this time heavily armed.  They allegedly fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the gathering.
Some members of the group who spoke to Vanguard under condition of anonymity said they had wanted to shift the rally which was originally fixed for 12 noon to about 9am, yesterday, before the Police aborted the exercise.
Chairman of the Save Rivers Movement, Aholu Okechukwu said the Police lied when it said the group did not apply for permit for the rally.  According to him, they wrote to the Police on January 7 over the rally.
Wike’s convoy diverted
Meanwhile, at about 10.20 am, the Police mounted barricades on the two portions of the ever-busy Rumoula Road, diverting traffic heading to the two ends of the road to adjourning streets.  At about 10.28 am, the Supervising Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike drove from Aba Road into Rumuola Road in a convoy which included some security vehicles.   He did not alight from the unmarked jeep conveying him. When his convoy got to the Police blockade on the Oroazi end of the Rumoula Road, it made a U-turn back to Aba Road.
I didn’t disrupt rally —Wike
Denying allegations that he asked the Police to disrupt the rally, Wike in a telephone chat with Vanguard said it had become the tradition in the state for his opponent to link him with any action of the Police. “So I was the one who told Police to allow them to hold their rally at the stadium. I was also the one who asked the Police to allow them to hold their rally at Eleme. Sometimes you people should not be asking some questions”.
Reminded that his convoy was on Rumuola Road at about 10. 28 am yesterday, he said: “’ Yes. I was on my way to
Ahoada. I got to the road but the Police blocked it. I had to turn back.  Did you see me come down from my vehicle?  You must have seen that I did not come down from the vehicle.”

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