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The presidential candidate on the platform of the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) greeted Nigerians with coming 2015 New Year. It should be noted that General Buhari is key opponent of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 general elections. Read his message in full below: “As we welcome the year 2015, I have shared a message to Nigerians in general, but I find it crucial to send another message directly to Nigeria’s youth, who are the major stakeholders of this enterprise. The year 2014 was a challenging one for most citizens of our dear country. We remember our compatriots who were brutishly killed or maimed by evil terrorists in 2014. I remember with a still broken heart that 219 of our children from Chibok are yet missing, let down by a country that should protect them. I remember that, even as I speak, some of our towns and villages are yet under the occupation of Boko Haram. Yes, it is enough for you...

Just days after one of its planes went missing and crashed, AirAsia has suffered another blow after an aircraft skidded off and overshot the runway during landing. Passengers were pictured leaving the jet using emergency slides following the scare which happened in the central Philippines during bad weather. Nobody was reported to be injured in the incident involving flight Z2272 from the capital Manila to Kalibo, with 159 passengers and crew on board. The AirAsia Zest jet ended up in a grassy area and reportedly got stuck in a muddy field. Three tyres were believed to be stuck and officials said the busy airport would be closed to air traffic until the aircraft was towed away. Journalist Jet Damazo-Santos tweeted: "Just landed in kalibo on an AirAsia flight that overshot runway. "Nobody seems to be hurt. Weather was bad because of #senangph Plane came to a very abrupt stop. "Engine was shut immediately, we were told to leave bags, deplane asap. ...

The Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola volunteering in west Africa is being transferred by military-style aircraft to a specialist unit in London from hospital in Glasgow. The patient, who has not yet been named but is in a stable condition, was taken on board the aircraft within a specialist quarantine tent from Glasgow airport earlier on Tuesday morning, surrounded by medical staff in protection suits. Thought to be a nurse with NHS Lanarkshire, she will be taken into the UK’s high level isolation unit at the Royal Free hospital in north London – the unit which successfully treated British nurse William Pooley who contracted Ebola last August. The hospital said in a statement: “The Royal Free hospital can confirm that it is expecting to receive a patient who has tested positive for Ebola. The patient will be treated in the high level isolation unit (HLIU).” The nurse was admitted to one of Scotland’s main infectious diseases unit...

A 13-year-old boy, Bashir Auwalu, was on Sunday electrocuted at Na’ibawa Tsakia quarters in Kano metropolis. The incident, triggered protests as some youths took to the streets, after Bashir Auwalu, was electrocuted. The unfortunate incident occurred at No. 842, Naibawa Tsakia Quarters of Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state around 5.30 a.m. on Sunday. According to an eyewitness, the deceased allegedly stepped on a live cord in front of his house, while easing himself in preparation for his early morning Muslim prayers. Bashir, who suffered multiple shock, was found dead shortly after the incident by his father, while returning home from a neighbourhood mosque. According to him, “his death was one of the many trials from the Almighty and it occurred in fulfilment of destiny”. Assistant General Manager, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Mukhtar Baffa, while commenting on the incident, described it as unfortunate, adding that...

Indonesian officials say they are sending teams to investigate reports of smoke on an island in the area where AirAsia flight QZ8501 has gone missing. The multinational search for the plane has entered a third day, with the operation area now widened to cover 13 zones over land and sea. The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, disappeared on Sunday. The pilot's last contact was a request to divert around bad weather. Indonesian officials say air traffic control had approved one request, to veer left, then gave clearance to a second request for permission to climb two to three minutes later. No reply was received and the plane then disappeared from radar. No trace has yet been found. Countries around the region as well as the US, France and Australia have joined the search over the Java sea. On Tuesday, the head of Indonesia's search and rescue officials in Banka Belitung province told the BBC they were deploying te...

In preparation for the Nigerian general elections scheduled for February 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed all its state Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) to different states across Nigeria, the redeployment is with immediate effect according to a statement issued today by the Secretary to the commission, Mrs. Augusta Oga. Breakdown of the new postings shows that the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuemeka Onukaogu has been posted to Enugu State; Mr Mike Igini, Cross River REC is now in charge of Edo State; Niger State REC, Dr Emmanuel Onucheyo has been redeployed to Kwara State while a former REC in Delta State, Dr Gabriel Ada has been moved to Imo State. Other RECs and their new states are as follows: Baba Abba Yusuf – Adamawa; Prof. Tukur Sa’ad – Bauchi; Ahmad Makama – Taraba; Selina Omagha Oko – Abia; Edwin Offor Nwatarali – Anambra; Sadiq Abubakar Mu...

A healthcare worker who has just returned from West Africa has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in hospital in Glasgow. The patient, who arrived from Sierra Leone on Sunday night, is receiving treatment at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital. All possible contacts with the patient are now being investigated. Sources told the BBC the Ebola case involved a female aid worker. NHS Scotland said infectious diseases procedures had been put into effect. The patient has been isolated and is receiving treatment in the specialist Brownlee Unit for Infectious Diseases on the Gartnavel Hospital campus. They returned to Scotland from Sierra Leone late on Sunday night via Casablanca and London Heathrow, arriving into Glasgow Airport on a British Airways flight at about 23:30. While public health experts have emphasised that the risks are negligible, a telephone helpline has been set up for anyone who was on the Heathrow to Glasgow flight last night. The number is: 0...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday released the list of the presidential candidates to run in the 2015 elections. They are: President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Prof. Comfort Oluremi Sonaiya of Kowa Party Ambrose Albert of Hope Democratic Party Ganiyu Galadima of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria Rafiu Salau of Alliance for Democracy Godson Okoye of United Democratic Party Dr. Nani Ibrahim Ahmad of African Democratic Congress Martin Onovo of National Conscience Party Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani of Action Alliance Chekwas Okorie of United Progressive Party. .............. Their corresponding running mates are: The Incumbent Vice-President, Namadi Sambo (PDP), Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (APC), Saidu Bobboi (Kowa Party) Haruna Shaba (Hope Democratic Party), Balarabe Ahmed (ACPN), Prof. Clinton Cliff Akuchie (AD), Haruna Adamu (United Democratic Party), ...

Former Nigerian Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has said that anyone who means well for Nigeria should support President Goodluck Jonathan to make Nigeria survive as a united nation. General Babangida was speaking in his country home in Minna, Niger State, when President Goodluck Jonathan paid him a visit in the spirit of the season. President Goodluck Jonathan had identified General Babangida as a national leader whose counsel is very much needed at the end of the year such as this, especially bearing in mind the insecurity in the land. According to the President, the country is passing through some challenges and the experience of the former military Head of State would be needed if some of these challenges must be adequately tackled.

At least 10 people have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Saturday night in Tattaura village in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Tattaura is a community in Ancha District of Ninzo Chiefdom in the southern part of the state. The village is about two kilometres East of Gwantu, the local government headquarters. An eyewitness account told our correspondent that the gunmen stormed the village at about 10pm on Saturday night, shooting sporadically at people. Apart from the 10 people that were killed, five other persons were said to have sustained fatal injuries and were rushed to Akwanga General Hospital in neighboring Nasarawa State, where they are said to be receiving treatment. The Acting Chairman of the council, Mr Nasiru Harande, who confirmed the attack, described it as unfortunate and barbaric. He, however, said normalcy had returned to the community, as security operatives have been drafted to the area.

Kunle Oyero (1927) is a Nigerian politician, lawyer and activist who was secretary of the Socialist Workers and Farmers Party in 1965. He was also president of the Nigerian Youth Congress. During the Nigerian second republic, he was a member of the senate, and served as the chairman of the foreign relations committee. He won the Ogun senatorial election, defeating the late Simbiat Abiola. Kule Oyero was born to the royal family of Emmanuel Oyero on October 28, 1927 in Oyero village, Ogun state. He went to schools in Oluke and Abeokuta before attending University College, Hull and Kennington College of Law. He was briefly a teacher in the late 1940s, and taught at his alma mater, Abeokuta Grammar School. After earning a law degree in 1955, he entered the legal profession. In the 1960s, he was a notable member of a few organizations including the Nigerian Bar Association where he served as a vice president and the radical Nigerian Youth Congress. He also led the Oyero Progressive Union...

The historic town of Imesi -Ile is located on a hilly landscape – a semi plateau, in Ijesha area of Yorubaland, Nigeria. It is about 23 miles (37 kilometers) north-east of Ilesha, and about 19 miles (31 kilometers) from Oshogbo, the Oshun State capital. It is located on latitude 7o 4’ north of the equator, longitude 4o 5’ east of the meridian, on an altitude of 518 meters or 1700 feet above the sea level. It is one of the principal towns in Ijesha land, and administratively in Obokun local government of Oshun State. The town is believed to have been founded in 12th century (one of the oldest settlements in Yorubaland). While the present site of the town was recorded to have been settled by the Nupe people of old, the original Nupe settlers eventually moved towards the northern part of Nigeria, leaving only a few remnants of their descendants behind. The earliest of the settlers that came and founded the present Imesi-Ile about 1126 AD were the Oloja, the Odunmorun, an...

The historic town of Imesi -Ile is located on a hilly landscape – a semi plateau, in Ijesha area of Yorubaland, Nigeria. It is about 23 miles (37 kilometers) north-east of Ilesha, and about 19 miles (31 kilometers) from Oshogbo, the Oshun State capital. It is located on latitude 7o 4’ north of the equator, longitude 4o 5’ east of the meridian, on an altitude of 518 meters or 1700 feet above the sea level. It is one of the principal towns in Ijesha land, and administratively in Obokun local government of Oshun State. The town is believed to have been founded in 12th century (one of the oldest settlements in Yorubaland). While the present site of the town was recorded to have been settled by the Nupe people of old, the original Nupe settlers eventually moved towards the northern part of Nigeria, leaving only a few remnants of their descendants behind. The earliest of the settlers that came and founded the present Imesi-Ile about 1126 AD were the Oloja, the Odunmorun, an...

The historic town of Imesi -Ile is located on a hilly landscape – a semi plateau, in Ijesha area of Yorubaland, Nigeria. It is about 23 miles (37 kilometers) north-east of Ilesha, and about 19 miles (31 kilometers) from Oshogbo, the Oshun State capital. It is located on latitude 7o 4’ north of the equator, longitude 4o 5’ east of the meridian, on an altitude of 518 meters or 1700 feet above the sea level. It is one of the principal towns in Ijesha land, and administratively in Obokun local government of Oshun State. The town is believed to have been founded in 12th century (one of the oldest settlements in Yorubaland). While the present site of the town was recorded to have been settled by the Nupe people of old, the original Nupe settlers eventually moved towards the northern part of Nigeria, leaving only a few remnants of their descendants behind. The earliest of the settlers that came and founded the present Imesi-Ile about 1126 AD were the Oloja, the Odunmorun, an...

Super Eagles Captain, Vincent Enyeama, has made the final top 3 short-list for the CAF African Player of the Year Award. Apart from starring for Nigeria at the World Cup, the 32-year-old was impressive in a Lille side that finished third in Ligue 1 last season, helping the club to the UEFA Champions League preliminary stages. Enyeama kept 21 clean sheets in the last league season. Current holder; Yaya Toure and Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are the other two contenders for Africa’s biggest individual honours. The winner will be unveiled on January 8 in Lagos. The Super Eagles captain had earlier failed to win the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) organised African Footballer of the Year Award, having been shortlisted among players to vie for its 2014 edition. Algeria and Porto forward, Yacine Brahimi won the BBC honours.

AGGRIEVED ex-militants, yesterday, held Delta State Deputy Governor, Professor Amos Utuama (SAN), hostage at Government House annex, Warri, over what they described as undue delay in the payment of their monthly allowances by the amnesty office. The ex-militants numbering over 100, barricaded the entrance to the Government House, annex at 1p.m., insisting that they would not let the Deputy Governor leave until their demands were met or concrete promises made as to when their allowances would be paid. It will be recalled that the ex-militants, last week Monday, blocked the East-West Road for hours on same issue of their monthly allowances not being paid when due. Vanguard gathered that the ex-militants are demanding N1 million from each vehicle on the deputy governor’s convoy before they would let them go. At press time, the convoy was still being held hostage. However, police and men of the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, were on ground to restore peace and ...

The 13 -year old would- be female bomber has confessed to being lured into the Boko Haram sect’s suicide squad with the promise of making it to heaven . In a chilling account, Zarau Babangida , who hails from Damaturu, Yobe State , said her parents, who live in Bauchi State , enlisted her into the sect. Zarau spoke to reporters in police custody after being arrested along with her accomplice . She would have detonated another bomb during the December 10 twin- explosions in Kano ’s Kantin Kwari market but for a change of mind . Ten people were reported dead in that blast ; nine others were injured. Zarau spoke to reporters yesterday . Her story : “ When my parents took me to the Boko Haram training camp in Bauchi, I did not have an idea what they wanted me to go and do. But when we got there, one of the trainers asked me whether I wanted to go to paradise . I replied in the affirmative . He then told me that I had an assignment to carry out in Kano. After the necessary training , he tol...

The disruption came amid an escalating war of words between the United States and North Korea over a massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Though there has been no comment from the authorities in Pyongyang, US experts reported the restoration. Some analysts say the country’s web access was cut entirely for a time. Washington said that it would launch a proportional response to a cyber- attack on Sony Pictures, which made a comedy about North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un but U.S. officials said Washington was not involved. Officials would not comment on any US involvement in the current outages. CEO of U.S.-based CloudFlare which protects websites from web-based attacks, Matthew Prince, said the fact that North Korea’s Internet was back up “is pretty good evidence that the outage wasn’t caused by a state- sponsored attack, otherwise it’d likely still be down for the count”. Almost all of North Korea’s Internet links and tr...

The death toll from Ebola in the three West Africa countries hardest hit by the epidemic has risen to 7 ,518 out of 19,340 confirmed cases recorded there to date, the World Health Organization said on Monday . The latest data showed more than 140 new deaths since the last update , posted by the WHO three days earlier. The epidemic, centred in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, is the world ’s worst ever outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever, Reuters says. Sierra Leone accounts for the most cases, 8 ,939 , while Liberia has 7,830 and Guinea 2 ,571 . But Sierra Leone’ s death toll of 2 ,556 is much less than the 3 ,376 recorded in Liberia, leading some health experts to question the credibility of the figures reported by Freetown . Sierra Leone’s government last week launched a major operation to contain the epidemic , where the public health infrastructure is flimsy and poverty widespread as in other West African countries.

Top Fuji singer star, King Saheed Osupa has been busy in the studio with K-Solo, the popular producer of Timaya’s first hit album, for a Hip Hop album. This Saturday, they are dropping one of the songs already produced, titled “Vanakula”. The album will follow suit. It features collaborations with M.I, Tiwa Savage, Phyno and Reminisce. This is the first Hip hop album of King Saheed Osupa in his over 36 years career. Good one!

The condition of boxing legend Muhammad Ali has "vastly improved" since he was taken to hospital with a mild case of pneumonia, his spokesman has said. Bob Gunnell said Ali's doctors hoped to discharge him soon. He added that "the Ali family continues to request privacy and appreciates all of the prayers and well wishes". The 72-year-old former three-time heavyweight champion, who has Parkinson's disease, was taken to hospital on Saturday. Mr Gunnell provided no further details. Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984, three years after his retirement from boxing. He appeared in public at a ceremony in September in his hometown of Louisville for the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards.

Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70. The Sheffield-born singer had a career lasting more than 40 years, with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong. His agent Barrie Marshall said Cocker, who died after battling lung cancer, was "simply unique". Sir Paul McCartney said he was a lovely guy who "brought so much to the world". Cocker's friend Rick Wakeman, keyboard player for the rock band Yes, called his rendering of With a Little Help From My Friends "sensational" and said: "He had a voice that was just unique." Wakeman told BBC Radio 2: "The great thing is with someone like Joe is what they leave behind, and that will be with us for years and years." Known for his gritty voice, Cocker - a former gas fitter - began his singing career in the pubs and clubs of Sheffield in the 1960s before hitting the big time. He w...

Below are the top 20 reasons why 2Pac is still alive. I have heard over 50 reasons to prove he is alive, but I decided on the top 20, and posted them here! I have included some other info that may prove some reasons wrong as well... Even some reasons that prove Suge Knight killed him... I suggest printing out this page so you can show everyone! If you think 2Pac is dead or there's no kind of scandal in his death, prepare to be convinced otherwise! 1. 2Pac now calls himself Makaveli... Machiavelli was an Italian war strategist who advocated faking one's death to fool their enemies... 2Pac was a fan of his and had read his books several times. Perhaps 2Pac is taking his advice... (But that is not all Machiavelli did... Nicolo Machiavelli was a political, military theorist, historian, playwright, diplomat, and military planner. He is well known today. Some of his works are "The Prince" (1513), and The Art of War (1521). NOTE: Bone Thugs 'N' Ha...

Skye Bank Plc has taken control of Mainstreet Bank Limited according to the bank statement, after a completion meeting where the Asset Management Corporate of Nigeria (AMCON) divested its interest and transferred full ownership of the bridge bank to Skye Bank, having successfully paid 100 per cent of the acquisition value and received regulatory clearance as the new owner. A statement last night said the handover was done at a ceremony held at AMCON headquarters in Lagos which had the directors of Mainstreet Bank Limited and Skye Bank present. Skye Bank had emerged the preferred bidder out of over 29 bidders in what had been described as a highly competitive and transparent process that took over a year to complete. Skye Bank was lauded by the AMCON chief executive, Mustapha Chike-Obi, for “its tenacity and doggedness in pursuing the acquisition with all sense of seriousness and professionalism.” He also praised the out-going board and executive com...

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to his hometown of Funchal on the island of Madeira for the unveiling of a statue of himself. "This is a very special moment, to have a statue of me," the 29-year-old said. The statue is part of Ronaldo's personal museum, housing mementos and awards from his career including his two Ballon D'Or titles, awarded to him as the world's best player in 2008 and 2013. The former Manchester United striker, who lifted the Club World Cup with his current club on Saturday, is favourite to win the 2014 accolade in January. He has scored 34 goals in 27 games for club and country this season. "Ronaldo has never forgotten his origins," added his mother, Dolores Aveiro. Ronaldo opened his personal museum a year ago

Chinese health authorities put a hospital president on probation and fired three others following public outrage over photos posted online of smiling medical staff posing with patients in the middle of surgery. The photos were taken in August at Fengcheng Hospital in the north-central city of Xi’an and leaked on social media over the weekend. Online commentators criticized medical staff for being unprofessional and disrespectful of patients, while others defended the photos, saying they were intended to be private and were taken at the end of surgical procedures. The Xi’an Bureau of Public Health, which handed out the punishment, said in a statement on Sunday that the staff took the photos to memorialize the operating room, which was to be relocated. Nevertheless, the bureau said it requested everyone involved in the photo scandal to offer self-critiques. The bureau also put the hospital president probation for one year and fired a deputy president,...

He was arrested after targeting pedestrians in five different parts of the city in the space of half an hour. He is said to be “apparently imbalanced” and to have spent time in a psychiatric hospital. The lives of the two people seriously injured in Dijon are not said to be in danger. Witnesses told police that the driver, aged around 40, had also said he was “acting for the children of Palestine”, an unnamed source close to the investigation told AFP news agency. The incident came a day after a man stabbed three police officers in central France while allegedly calling out the same phrase. French police shot dead a man on Saturday after he attacked them with a knife, also shouting “God is great”. The stabbing attack is being investigated by French counter- terrorism authorities. French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, acknowledged those affected by the violence. “Support for the gravely injured and shocked police office...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised leaders at all levels to ensure continuity of good policies and projects in governance to aid infrastructural and human capacity development in the country . The former president stated this when the Good Governance Group (3 Gs) led by its convener , Comrade Seyi Mohammed Gambo , paid him a courtesy visit in his Hilltop House, Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the weekend . Addressing members of the 3 Gs Obasanjo said most of the failures witnessed in the country were caused by refusal of successive governments to continue institutional and policy frameworks and projects put in place by their predecessors . He cited the Operation Feed the Nation and the reforms in the rail transportation and power sectors initiated during his administrations as military head of state and later as civilian president, which could have been beneficial to Nigerians, saying they were abandoned by successive governments . The former President a...