Police Arrest Teenage Girls Over Cultism

Last week in Oto-Owori area, Ijanikin, Lagos State, after a member of the eminent Abogun family, confessed to have been introduced into cultism and lesbianism by a younger sister to her uncle’s wife her parents immediately contacted the police.

The girl’s confession was made after she was caught while attempting to sneak out of the house with some items demanded by her cult members.

The victim told the police that she was initiated last year through a friend who gave her some strange demands.

She said: “it was Tope who introduced me into lesbianism and cultism early last year. On Friday, at about 7-8pm, I received a call from Tope that I should bring my red jacket, which is the cult uniform and a jack-knife for her. While I was attempting to sneak out of the house to meet her, I was accosted by my brothers who checked the bag I was carrying and found the cult jacket and the jack-knife. They called on my parents who demanded to know how I got those items.

“Initially, she forced me into becoming her lesbian partner. She threatened me that if I failed to do it, my life was at stake. When I became her lover, we took a blood oath as Tope used a blade to cut my hand and licked the blood. She also cut her hand and asked me to lick the blood. She threatened that she must not see me with anyone, whether male or female but she was free to go out with others as she has other lovers. I have been her lover for over a year now and I became her lover before I completed my secondary education.

“After Tope introduced me to lesbianism, she forced me into their cult. The night I was initiated into Aiye cult, I was blindfolded. Members of the cult gave me a gun to take an oath, declaring that I would not reveal anything about the cult to anyone. They said if I ever revealed anything about the cult to anyone, the same gun that I used to take the oath would be used to take my life. Thereafter, about twenty of the males present at the initiation slept with me one after the other.

She then talked about her first sojourn into robbery and holding and safe keeping a gun for the cult.

She continued:“Two months ago, I stole my father’s N50, 000 and gave to her. There was a time she gave me a gun to keep for her. I kept the gun in my book-shelf two days. She gave the gun to me because she said she couldn’t take it home. Later, she collected it and gave it to a member of the cult. I really don’t know what they use the weapon for. The red jacket which is the cult uniform was given to me by Segun. He is the leader of the Aiye cult. Since I became a member, I haven’t been able to go anywhere with them because of how difficult it is for me to leave home as my parents don’t allow me out after 6pm, and most of their activities are usually in the night. There was a time they asked me to trail my elder brother because they said he is arrogant.”

The girl who allegedly gave her the gun, 18-year-old Tope (surname withheld) agreed that she gave the gun to Kemi because she was afraid of taking it home and denied that she was into cultism.

According to her, “I have known Kemi from my childhood. I am a salesgirl. I was arrested because the victim said I introduced her into cultism and lesbianism but I am not a cultist, and she didn’t give me money.

“I have not seen Kemi for more than a month now, since my birthday which I celebrated on June 21. Although they fired a gun at my birthday party, I don’t know who fired the gunshot but Samuel was with a gun that night, and I know that Samuel is a cultist and he attended my birthday party. It was a cult guy called Daddy that threatened that if I refuse to join their cult, he will deal with me and shoot me in the legs with a gun.”

Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu revealed the names and age of the suspects.

They are Temitope Famati, an 18-year-old lesbian, Ogunsan Kemi , another 20-year-old lesbian, Oseni Lukman, 30; Chidi Okafor, 25; Musa Kareem, 26; Austine Ebozoje, a 19- year-old pirate, Segun Sowumi, Olatokunbo Babatunde, 18; Gbelebu Samuel, 17 and Hussan Azeez, 30, are among the cultists arrested so far.

It’s said that these cults recruit these young girls as armourers because they are not suspected like their male counterparts

We can negotiate with Boko Haram to free Chibok Girls- President Buhari

President Buhari was on CNN with Christine Amanpour and confirmed he would negotiate with Boko Haram, if that would free the Chibok girls..He said
If we are convinced that we can have the girls, why not, we can negotiate. Our goal is to have the girls. We will ask them what they want and we can free the girls; return them to their school; unite them with their parents and rehabilitate them, so, they can live a normal life,” Buhari added“We have to be careful about the credibility of various Boko Haram groups. You need to be careful that you are talking to the right group,” he added.
He also said that no one, not even in the ruling All Progressives Congress, who might have amassed wealth illegally, would be spared in his government’s anti-corruption crusade.
“It is not the issue of party member (APC). If you have stolen, no party member can escape justice,” the President said.

Parents protest over UNILAG cut-off mark

Some aggrieved parents are currently on a peaceful protest in front the University of Lagos over the cut-off placed by the institution for those seeking to gain admission into its academic programmes.

From the placards, some of them were carrying, it was gathered that their grievance was centered on the school’s refusal to accept JAMB’s approved cut-off mark of 180 and imposing its own cut-off mark of 250 on the aspiring students.

Some of the parents who spoke insisted that the 250 mark was unacceptable, as it will disqualify their children from participating in the post-UTME screening that would determine their admission into UNILAG.

Nigeria to Receive $2.1 Billion from World Bank in rebuilding North-East

The World Bank has unfolded a package which would see it spending up to $2.1 billion in rebuilding the badly devastated North-eastern part of Nigeria, ravaged for the past six years by the Boko Haram insurgency.

At a meeting in Washington on Tuesday with representatives of the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the World Health Organization (WHO), President Buhari said apart from rebuilding the region in terms of infrastructure, priority must also be given to the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs), who now number over one million.

He urged the World Bank to send a team, which would work in concert with a team from the Federal Government, so that a proper assessment of needs could be done.

The World Bank will spend the 2.1 billion dollars through its IDA (International Development Agency), which gives low interest rate loans to government.

The first 10 years will be interest free, while an additional 30 years will be at lower than capital market rate.

The World Bank is eager to move in quickly, give out the loans, and give succor to the people of North-east, long at the mercy of an insurgency that has claimed over 20,000 souls.

Pictures : Omotola Jalade Ekehinde at Yaba Tech

Award winning Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekehinde was a guest at her Alma Mater in Yaba College of Technology, Lagos..She was invited for the World Youths Skills Day.

Buhari never believed in the conference Reports

President Muhammadu Buhari will allegedly not implement the report of the 2014 National Conference convened by the previous president, Goodluck Jonathan.

Speaking with The Punch, a top government official revealed that the president was not favourably disposed to the implementation of the confab report, although during the handover ceremony on May 28 Jonathan stressed that the report was more important than his handover note.

Before the ex-president left office he had forwarded the report to the National Assembly for action. However, the presidency source said that Buhari would not implement it because he never believed in the conference. Instead, the president will stick to the recommendations of his transition committee led by Ahmed Joda.

The source also noted that the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was in opposition during Jonathan’s administration, did not take part in the conference although its leadership was formally invited.

“President Buhari never believed in the National Conference. His position is not different from that of his party, the APC, which snubbed the invitation to send representatives to the confab.

“The conference and its report are Jonathan’s babies and you won’t expect this administration to implement the report, especially in this era that all we have been doing is to try and clear the rot left behind by the same administration. The president had not even at any time made any reference to the report. It is not on his agenda,” the source said.

During his meetings with traditional rulers from the southwest ahead of the presidential election, Jonathan promised to ensure the implementation of the report if re-elected. However, he also argued that since the APC refused to take part in the conference, a government formed by the party would not implement the report.

After being elected as Nigeria’s resident, Buhari had taken a swipe at the federal government over the conference, saying that billions of naira was spent on it.

When contacted, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the national publicity secretary of the APC, said:

“Like I said before, we will look at the document and any area that is beneficial to Nigeria and Nigerians will be considered.”

Meanwhile, Tunde Adeleye, bishop of the Calabar Diocese of Anglican Communion, advised President Buhari not to discard the report of the National Conference. According to him, the government has to study it carefully and implement those clauses that will impact well on the well-being of Nigerians.

Some facts about the Death Of Alhaji Gay

On monday, thousands took to social media to celebrate the death of a certain man they call”Alhaji Gay”..From the information circulating, they claim he was a snitch and police informant .Many allege he had collected millions from ”yahoo boys” as well as innocent men who make a good living ..Others allege he was a land grabber who stole from land owners and threatened them using his influence with the police force

This is how Punch reports his death
A suspected homosexual rapist, identified only as Alhaji Tunji, and a landlord’s son, Ganiyu Adebayo, were shot dead in a riot which enveloped Temidire, in the Alagbado area of Lagos State on Monday.

The unrest, which started at about 11am after the landlords had ended a community meeting, resulted in sporadic shootings and fighting allegedly between Tunji’s thugs and youths in the area. The two persons were said to have been killed in the incident.

Our correspondent had exclusively reported on Thursday, June 16, that about 25 landlords stormed the premises of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday to report Tunji. They accused him of being a suspected land grabber and a homosexual rapist.
The complainants, who were led by the Baale, Alhaji Najimu Abioye, submitted a petition to the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, saying that the residents’ lives were in danger.

Tunji had, however, refuted the allegations levelled against him, adding that the Baale was a usurper.
On Monday, our correspondent learnt that after the landlords had concluded their meeting, Tunji allegedly stormed the area with his thugs, who shot sporadically during which two persons at the meeting were injured.

One of the landlords at the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said while Adebayo died on the way to a hospital, the other victim survived and was being treated at the hospital.
He said, “We had barely ended the meeting, when these hoodlums arrived and shot at the people. The other man was hit in the arm, but Adebayo was hit in a critical area. He was bleeding profusely. He died while we were rushing him to a hospital. We have a police report from Alagbado.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that aggrieved youths in the area, who learnt of Adebayo’s death, organised a protest. Alhaji Tunji was said to have been shot dead during the unrest.

“He is dead. He was shot dead during the crisis. It is unfortunate. We do not know who was responsible for it. He will be buried today (wed)at his residence on AIT Road. His thugs had taken over the road in anger at the moment,” one of the landlords, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.
Our correspondent learnt that policemen from the Alagbado division tried in vain to curtail the crisis as the hoodlums kept increasing in number and disturbed vehicular movements on the AIT Road.
Landlords and shop owners were said to have locked up their apartments, as the hoodlums threatened to avenge Tunji’s death.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed Tunji’s death. He added that another resident was injured during the riot.
He said, “Residents of the area were protesting against the activities of land grabbers during which Tunji was attacked and injured. He was rushed to a hospital where he later died.
“One other person was injured in the riot. Investigations are ongoing on the matter.”

Chief of Army Staff, General Buratai’s village was attacked by Boko Haram

Boko Haram in an attempt to showcase its audacity, has attacked the Chief of Army Staff, General Buratai’s village.

Recall that Major General T.Y. Buratai had made a proclamation about terror group, Boko Haram, saying he and his army will work towards seeing the end of the Islamic sect in the north east part of Nigeria.

However, the dreaded Islamic sect took the bull by the horn by attacking Buratai village of Biu local government area, the home of the Army Chief, killing many and destroying houses including that of a former Commissioner, Barrister Isa Buratai.

“I cannot say how many were killed in the raid by Boko Haram because we left the town while they were still on it. I saw corpses and I saw the house of our former commissioner, Isa Buratai on fire. I don’t know about the people in the house, but about two corpses were seen along the way apart from many others that we saw, ” a fleeing local, Audi Bukar, told Dailypost.

Although attempts to get through to the former Commissioner of Sports, Barrister Isa Buratai to speak on the incident failed, a close associate of the Commissioner confirmed the incident.

President Muhammadu Buhari recently revealed that the allegiance of the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram to ISIS has made them stronger.

protest at UNIBEN over death of colleague

Two female students of the University of Benin, Ugbowo Campus were on Sunday, July 19th , ran over by an oncoming vehicle with the inscription “Thunder Storm Patrol 28″ at about 10 am.

The students were said to have been hit by the vehicle in an attempt to cross the Lagos/Benin Expressway which is directly in front of the school gate.

 One of the girls, identified as a 200 level Philosophy student, Halima Rita, died from injuries sustained, as seen in the photo. However, the other student, whose name is yet to be identified, is in a terrible condition, at a hospital in the State. It is believed, at the time of the report, that she is battling with internal bleeding.

Students of the University who are saddened, had on Monday, trooped out in mass to protest against the death of Rita.

They called on the school’s attention and the State government to please provide speed bumps and flyover to prevent such sad and painful reoccurrence of avoidable premature death of students. 

Lufthansa Flight Training School fired 13 Nigerian pilot trainees

13 Nigerians from the Niger Delta region, undergoing commercial point training at the Lufthansa Flight Training School in Frankfurt, who have been sent away for non-payment of fees.

It must be stressed that Buhari is yet to appoint a Special Adviser on Niger Delta, who doubles as the chairman of the PAP and the chief executive of the agency, a situation affecting beneficiaries of the scheme

Critical observers have said that the sacking of the trainee pilots is a dangerous development, because the ex-militants were looking forward to having a career after dropping their arms.

According to the Vanguard, the Nigerian pilots who would have graduated from the prestigious aviation training institution, were asked to go last Friday due to their inability to pay for accommodation and training logistics.

More to that, six of the pilots who had already completed their training had their licenses withheld by the school.

It was gathered that two of the students sent home for non-payment, had only one test to complete their Programme for Commercial Pilot Licence, one was in his final stage of the CPL test while four had just started their type rating test and would have completed next month.

A source at the PAP confirmed yesterday that there was money in the account of the agency with the Central Bank of Nigeria but that there was no signatory to authorize the payment to the beneficiaries.

Reports have it that former SA on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku had in May written Buhari to either allow him to pay the May financial obligations or appoint a new signatory for the account.

But Buhari looked the other way, claiming he has not found any corrupt-free Nigerian to fill the position.

It must be noted that the ex-militants, spread around learning institutions in Nigeria and around the world, collect a monthly salary of N65,000.

There are fears that except an urgent action is taken, the plight of the ex-militants may not be quickly resolved as Buhari yesterday in his meeting with US President Barack Obama, confirmed that he would appoint his Ministers in September.

In some other related issue, following the tagging of President Muhammadu Buhari as being slow in his style of government even as he has not announced his cabinet members, the national chairman of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, has dismissed the insinuation saying that the president is taking deliberate steps to make Nigeria a better country.

Auto mechanics Arrested for kidnapping in Abia

The Police Command in Abia, has arrested on Ifeanyi Nwunni, an auto mechanic in Umuahia, for allegedly kidnapping a taxi-cab driver at gunpoint.
The command’s Spokesman, DSP Ezekiel Onyeke, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Monday that Nwunni, was arrested following a tipoff from a good Nigerian.
He said that the suspect was carrying his victim, one Ifeanyi John, in the booth of his car before he was arrested last Wednesday at Onuimo, the boundary between Abia and Imo.
Onyeke said that the suspect, who hails from Obowo Local Government Area of Imo, was arrested along with another man, who is now at large.
He said that the second suspect, who was driving the vehicle when they were flagged down by the police, escaped into the nearby bush.
He said that the arrest was made during a stop-and-search operation by a police patrol team, adding that the police were still on the trail of the second suspect.
Onyeke said, ‘’the Divisional Police Station at Ubakala received a tipoff that unknown persons had abducted a taxi-cab operator in the area.’’
‘’The suspects were said to have pursued their victim along Ubakala Road, forcing him to divert into a lonely path road, where they caught up with him.
‘’They forced him out of his car, bound him hands and feet and bundled him into the booth of their vehicle and sped off.’’
The command’s Spokesman, DSP Ezekiel Onyeke, said in Umuahia on Monday that Nwunni, was arrested following a tipoff from a good Nigerian.
He said that the suspect was carrying his victim, one Ifeanyi John, in the booth of his car before he was arrested last Wednesday at Onuimo, the boundary between Abia and Imo.
Onyeke said that the suspect, who hails from Obowo Local Government Area of Imo, was arrested along with another man, who is now at large.
He said that the second suspect, who was driving the vehicle when they were flagged down by the police, escaped into the nearby bush.
He said that the arrest was made during a stop-and-search operation by a police patrol team, adding that the police were still on the trail of the second suspect.
Onyeke said, ‘’the Divisional Police Station at Ubakala received a tipoff that unknown persons had abducted a taxi-cab operator in the area.’’
‘’The suspects were said to have pursued their victim along Ubakala Road, forcing him to divert into a lonely path road, where they caught up with him.
‘’They forced him out of his car, bound him hands and feet and bundled him into the booth of their vehicle and sped off.’’
 The suspect denied kidnapping the victim. He said that the victim was always coming to steal some valuables, including tyres belonging to his customers from his workshop.
He said that having caught him, he decided to take him to the police station at Obowo, where he (suspect) resided.
The police spokesman urged the public to take security as ‘’everybody’s business’’ and to assist the police with useful information that could help them in crime prevention.
He said that having caught him, he decided to take him to the police station at Obowo, where he (suspect) resided.
The police spokesman urged the public to take security as ‘’everybody’s business’’ and to assist the police with useful information that could help them in crime prevention. 

Oliseh plans to convince Jordan Ibe to play for Nigeria

New Super Eagles boss, Sunday Oliseh, plans to speak with Liverpool forward Jordan Ibe, to convince him to play for Nigeria.

Ibe, whose father is Nigerian, has represented England at various age-group competitions.

But according to African Football, Oliseh is eager to make him choose the Eagles and not the Three Lions.

Oliseh at his media presentation last week, made it clear that he was looking for top-class players, who can change matches all by themselves.

Ibe is currently with the Reds on a training tour of Asia and Oliseh will have to wait for the 19-year-old to return to the UK.

“Oliseh, who has returned to Europe, will meet with Jordan Ibe to convince him he has a brighter future with Nigeria than England,” an official told AfricanFootball.com. Brendan Rodgers handed Ibe his debut last season.

Buhari Ban 113 Vessels From Nigerian Territorial Waters

Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Gbenga Komolafe, conveyed the directive of the president via a memo dated July 15, 2015. That 113 crude oil vessels should be banned from doing business in 27 oil terminals of the Nigerian territorial waters.

A copy of the memo made available to Premium Times states that the vessels are henceforth prohibited from engaging in crude oil and gas loading activities in any of the terminals in Nigerian territorial waters.

Copies of the memo signed by the GM sent to all terminal operators: Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources; Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service obliged these agencies to effect the directive.

The motive for the ban was however, not stated in the memo but Premium Times gathered that it may not be unconnected with certain discrepancies between the volume of crude oil lifted by the affected vessels from various Nigerian terminals and the volume eventually discharged abroad to buyers.

The source explained further that NNPC discovered that there are huge discrepancies between the volume of crude oil lifted from Nigeria by these vessels and what they actually delivered to customers abroad.

There is a speculation that these vessels engage in high level of connivance to steal the country’s crude oil using the vessels.

The affected vessels include MV Eliza, with international maritime organisation registration, IMO, No. 9387578 with MV Happines, with IMO No. 9212905; MV Progress, with IMO No. 9180152; MV New Harmony (No. 963207); MV Cosgrace Lake (No. 9294587) and MV Plata Glory (No. 9172674).

Others are MV Humanity (No. 9180281); MV Scf Shanghai (No. 9325968); MV Tenyo (No. 9222443); MV Astro Challenge (No. 9237072); MV Maran Thetis (No. 94214427); MV BW Bauhinia (No. 9315070); MV Dream (No.9356893); MV Xin Dan Yag (No. 96140048) and MV Desim (No. 9395305).

37Yr Old Man Drinks Rat Poison After Fiancee Dumps Him in Warri

A 37-year-old man identified as Emeka Odigwu allegedly tried to commit suicide after his fiancee dumped him for another man.

According to reports, Odigwu, a graduate of Economics from the University of Delta State, Abraka, proposed to his girlfriend of more than three years recently.

But she allegedly dumped him when her childhood friend, who travelled abroad six years ago, returned with tempting promises and asked for her hand in marriage, The Herald reports.

Devastated by this, the young man attempted to end his life.

Fortunately, he was discovered by a police patrol team on routine duty at a T-Junction in Warri.

According to the police public relations officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, he was found almost lifeless around Jappa Junction gasping between his breaths around 10:30pm on Saturday night.

She stated that a letter was recovered from him which read: “I felt heartbroken and rejected by someone, whom I loved and had given my heart to over the years in the midst of a get together with my friends, I’d rather die and return to mother earth.”

His younger sister Evelyn said the police recovered six sachets of rat poisons on the ground where they found him.

“My brother may have gone to buy the rat poisons and drank them because he was really emotional over the girl’s attitude,” she said.

Alhaji Gay Assassinate in Lagos

Razak Adetunji Adeniyi, popularly known as ‘Alhaji Gay’ has been reportedly killed by unidentified individuals.

Alhaji Gay, as he is fondly called, who is usually connected with hunting internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys) with an identity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was on Monday stabbed to death.

In spite of his success in arresting the fraudsters on different accounts, the EFCC has denied any connection between the late Alhaji and the commission.

Details around his death and burial remain sketchy at the moment.

Picture : Rochas ‪Okorocha‬ With Sen. John ‪‎Kerry‬, United States Secretary of State

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha ‪Poses With Sen. John Kerry ‪‬, United States Secretary of State, During Muhammadu Buhari’s Visit to the white house in United states.

Ondo workers to begin strike on Wednesday

Civil Servants in Ondo State have decided to proceed on strike over non-payment of their salaries and allowances.

The Sunshine State workers, who were being owned three to four months salaries and areas, have vowed to down tools by Wednesday if the State government led by Governor Olusegun Mimiko refused to pay them all outstanding and deductions from their salaries.

The aggrieved workers, speaking through the State Chairman of the Joint Public Service Negotiating ‎Council (JNC), Comrade Sunday Adeleye‎, made the vow while speaking to journalists on Monday, in Akure, the state capital.

Comrade Adeleye said the indefinite strike became imperative after the workers had last week issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to without further delay commence the payment of their salary.

“We have been meeting with the representatives of the state government since ‎last week after issuing a statement of a seven-day ultimatum and it was all deadlocked.

“But if by tomorrow (Tuesday) the state government failed to yield our demand, the Union will have no other option than to call a congress by Wednesday and a total strike action will be declared indefinite”.

What is the Outcome Of A Meeting Between Buhari And Obama ? ( Read more )

Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has just taken to his Twitter account to disclose what had been said during the meeting between Muhammadu Buhari and Barack Obama.

In the first official encounter of the politicians, President Obama characterized his Nigerian colleague as a “man of integrity”.

Speaking further about the role of Nigeria on the African continent, Obama was quoted as saying by Adesina:

“Wherever Nigeria goes, Africa goes. The continent’s destiny is tied to Nigeria’s.”

The American president stressed the importance of keeping Nigeria united, because a divided country can never succeed.

“Turn the diversity of Nigeria to source of strength.”

Regarding the battle against Boko Haram insurgency, Obama advised Buhari to combine military action with social and economic programmes.

According to Sahara Reporters Obama expressed confidence:

“President Buhari has a very clear agenda of defeating Boko Haram and extremists of all sorts… and of rooting out the corruption that has too often held back the economic growth and prosperity of his country.”

Premium Times also reports with reference to Barack Obama that the US will partner with Nigeria so that the country “ends up being not only an anchor of prosperity and stability in the eastern part of the continent, but can also be an outstanding role model for developing countries around the world”.

He also said that he would discuss with Buhari the most effective ways of cooperation to end insurgency and how the American side can help Nigeria.

He further pledged US commitment to cooperating with Nigeria as long as the country “remains on course”.

See the extract from Obama’s speech as provided by The Punch:

“It is a great pleasure to welcome President Buhari and his delegation here in the White House for his first visit since the historic election that took place. Nigeria is obviously one of the most important countries in the world; one of the most important countries in the African continent.

“Recently, we saw an election in which a peaceful transition to a new government took place. Nevertheless, the people of Nigeria understand that only through a peaceful political process that change can take place.

“President Buhari came into office with reputation for integrity and a very clear agenda: that is to make sure that he brings safety, security and peace to his country. He is very concerned about the spread and the violence that is taking place there and the atrocities and has a very clear agenda in defeating Boko Haram and extremists.

“I want to emphasise how much I appreciate President Buhari’s work so far. I have seen him put together a team, so we can do everything that we can to help him succeed and help the people of Nigeria succeed.”

Obama also promised that his country would continue to assist Nigeria in ensuring political stability in the country, Africa and the world.

Buhari commended the US for putting pressure on the past administration led by former President Goodluck Jonathan to conduct credible election.

He said the free and fair elections conducted in Nigeria would not have been possible but for the US gesture.

He said Nigeria would forever remain grateful to the US for that action.

The President said, “The visit of the Secretary of State before the elections to see the former President, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and the opposition was a positive trend that saw us through the elections.

“And the maintenance of pressure by United States mainly and Europe to make sure that the elections were free, fair and credible made us to be where we are now.

“It would have been almost impossible if the United States did not maintain the pressure on the former Nigerian Government.”

Apart from that, the American leader addressed members of Buhari’s entourage, urging the five accompanying governors, so as other officials, to assist President Buhari.

The Nigerian leader, on his part, thanked his colleague for the invitation and said that it was partially diplomatic pressure from the US and international community that helped Nigeria conduct democratic elections.

Pictures :Train Accident in Jaji Kaduna today

A train this afternoon was involved in an accident in Jaji, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Thankfully, no one was hurt. 

Pictures : Buhari had A Dinner With Madeleine Albright, At Blair House

 PHOTOS: President Muhammadu Buhari Had A Dinner With Madeleine Albright, At Blair House in United 

Bomb explosion in Turkish town

 Tragedy As 10 confirmed dead and over 50 people injured after a huge explosion in the Turkish town of Suruc near the Syrian border this morning.  The explosion targeted Kurdish youths and western volunteers in a Kurdish cultural centre. The youths were giving a press conference regarding the reconstruction of Kobane before the explosion went off. The first photos above were taken right before the blast. See the aftermath below.

Assemblies Of God Church in Enugu was shutdown by Police ( Read more )

The Enugu state police command has locked up the Mount Street Parish of Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria after two pastors and their loyalists engaged in a free-for-all fight.

The two pastors and their supporters fought over who should take control of the parish.

Apparently there has been an ongoing crisis in the church for more than three years as two persons, Professor Paul Emeka and Dr. Chidi Okoroafor are each laying claims to the leadership of the church, a position known as General Superintendent, a matter that is currently before the Supreme Court, Vanguard reports.

The drama was said to have started on Sunday, July 19, when one of the pastors, Rev. Nathaniel Udeze, came with letters of posting and other court documents as part of preparations to be installed as the new pastor at the parish

According to him, he had been officially posted there by the leadership of the church under Rev. Paul Emeka, adding that Rev. Amaechi Agbo had been transferred to another parish since May 2015.

He was however resisted by Rev, Agbo and his supporters, who accused him of being an intruder and vowed not to allow him take over.

The trouble degenerated when supporters of both pastors arrived and started sharing different versions of Sunday school manual in preparation for the main service.

Both pastors threw caution to the wind and reportedly started shoving each other and their supporters followed suit, engaging in fisticuffs.

The police had to be called to restore order. On arrival, the divisional police officer, Dennis Ayara tried to calm the warring parties but all his efforts to bring the situation under control proved futile.

The led to the eventual shutdown of the church premises as the police cordoned off the place and put it under lock, while the leaders of the two factions were asked to report to the station.