Maiyegun's Diary: 11/19/15

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Former US President, Jimmy Carter Praises Jonathan; Says he’s a symbol of democracy in Africa

Fmr Presidents: Mr. Jimmy Carter and Mr. Goodluck Jonathan

Former United States President, Mr. Jimmy Carter, has poured encomiums on former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, describing him as a symbol of democracy on the African continent.

Fares go up as fuel scarcity cripples S’East; …price of fuel jumps to N200 per litre in Anambra, N180 in Enugu

By Vincent Ujumadu, Anayo Okoli, Chidi Nkwopara & Francis Igata

FILE PHOTO: THE AGONY CONTINUES —The crowd and long queues of jerry cans at Capital Oil filling station, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, yesterday. Below right: Stranded commuters’ option B in Lagos, also yesterday. Photos:Lamidi Bamidele with NAN.

How much sex is enough? Just once a week is all it takes for optimal happiness among married heterosexual couples and those in long-term relationships, said a US study Wednesday.

Goodluck Jonathan

Fifty-eight years ago, former President Goodluck Jonathan was born in Otueke, a predominantly fishing community, presently in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

Reuters

French police confirmed Thursday that the alleged ringleader of the Paris attacks was killed in Wednesday’s siege of an apartment about a mile from the football stadium where the ISIS assault began.

SHOCKING: Paris attacks 'mastermind' never attended mosque, family says

The former Catholic school student was believed to be in Syria - before it emerged he was killed in a major police raid in northern Paris

Abdelhamid Abaaoud had been named by officials as the “presumed” mastermind of the attacks Reuters

At least 105 soldiers of the 157 Battalion, including their commanding officer, are feared missing after they came under intense attack from Boko Haram insurgents at Gudunbali, Borno State, on Wednesday, military sources have told PREMIUM TIMES.

U.K Prime Minister, David Cameron to get £10m ministerial plane for round-the-world trips - Mirror

A former RAF A330 Voyager refuelling jet will get a £10million conversion to take the Prime Minister on long trips abroad

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£10m plans: David Cameron

PM David Cameron and his ministers are to have their own jet for official visits.

A former RAF air-to-air refuelling jet will get a £10million conversion to take the Prime Minister on long trips abroad.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has hinted of a possible imposition of new pump price of petroleum, which may come into effect early in January.Kachikwu dropped the hint in Abuja during his unscheduled visit to some filling stations within the metropolis.

Nigerians are no longer smiling, yet refused to complain but prefer to die having made the worst mistake of their lives in supporting the present Buhari government.

Diezani Alison-Madueke

Members of the immediate family of embattled former Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, as well as her legal team are outraged over the recent visit of Nigerian journalist Dele Momodu to the former minister’s London flat.

The Chibok Girls

SOME 584 days ago, something called Chibok crept into the Nigerian lexicon. We were told that a certain sleepy town in Borno State that goes by that name had been invaded by Boko Haram terrorists. The gist of the strange tale was that over 200 schoolgirls had been abducted from a secondary school in the town.

Ayo Fayose, Ekiti state governor.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday disagreed on the credibility of candidates the All Progressives Congress is fielding for the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections.

Aliko Dangote

Obinna Chima

Ten Nigerians have been listed among the 50 richest persons on the continent in the Forbes Africa’s 50 Richest 2015.

Gov. el Rufai

Everest Amaefule, Abuja

Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai on Wednesday said Nigeria had sunk into such a ditch that it is beyond human capacity to redeem the country.

Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos

Oyetunji Abioye

The international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos was thrown into darkness on Wednesday night following a power outage.

Phillip Schofield managed to keep a straight face while downing a tequila slammer. Alan Carr, on the other hand…(Picture: ITV)

It all got a bit too much for Alan Carr after he undertook a tricky tequila challenge on This Morning – and ended up a little the worse for wear.

Tinubu Ahmed

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kogi State chapter, has reacted to the words of the former governor of Lagos state and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu that governor Idris Wada of the PDP is a goner in Saturday poll.

Pro-Biafran supporters marching through a street in Aba, Abia State...on Wednesday

Eniola Akinkuotu

A pan-Igbo group, The Igbo Conscience, says some former political office holders who served in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan were behind the Biafran revolt.

The Ford assembly plant near Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, has produced its first vehicle, the company says.

Armed robbers went on rampage this morning in Agbara, Lagos as they stormed some popular banks in the area shooting sporadically…The incidence caused a heavy panic and confusion in the area as residents scampered for safety..

More details to follow.

France risks CHEMICAL WAR in its fight back against sick ISIS terrorists, PM warns

FRANCE could face the risk of CHEMICAL war in its fight back against Islamist extremists, the prime minister has warned.

GETTY APFrancois Hollande has vowed to annihilate ISIS

As French President Francois Hollande called for a “large coalition” to “annihilate” Islamic State (ISIS) in the wake of last week’s Paris terror attacks, the country’s prime minister warned the “macabre imagination of the masterminds is limitless”.

Diesel didn't die in vain - hero Paris siege police dog to receive Animal Victoria Cross

DIESEL the hero French police dog killed in the siege at Saint-Denis is line for the “Animal Victoria Cross”.

IGDiesel will be awarded the Animal Victoria Cross

The brave seven-year-old Belgian Malinois police dog named Diesel died instantly in Saint Denis during the Paris siege when a blonde suicide bomber blew herself up as French counter-terrorist forces stormed the terrorists’ lair.

Diesel was on the frontline to sniff out

BREAKING: Anti-terror police hunting team behind Paris attacks carry out Belgian raids

A SERIES of raids are being carried out in Brussels as police hunt for the terror team linked to Paris suicide bomber Bilal Hadfi.

AP The raids were being carried out in Molenbeek today

Some of the six sieges now taking place in the city are at the now-notorious suburb of Molenbeek.

Terrorism: ISIS says New York is NEXT with suicide bombers ready to hit the streets in DAYS

ISLAMIC State militants said they are ready to flood New York City's streets with suicide bombers in a chilling new video just days after the Paris terror attacks.

GETTY•IGSuicide bombers may hit New York City in days

Unsuspecting Christmas shoppers are seemingly the target in the sick yet professional footage, released in the wake of the Paris attacks which killed 129 people.

More than 800,000 refugees RETURNING to Syria as Putin OBLITERATES Islamic State

MORE than 800,000 refugees are set to return to Syria thanks to Vladimir Putin's efforts to smash the Islamic State.

GETTYRefugees plan to return to Syria following Russia's airstrikes

In September Moscow launched a bombing campaign against the twisted State terror group, which controls vast swathes of Syria and has forced thousands of people to flee the country.

Boko Haram caused more deaths than Isis last year

Because of their attacks on the West, our headlines and column inches are often filled with reports of Islamic State.

MASSOB counters Buhari, sure of UN referendum on Biafra

By Kodilinye Obiagwu and Lawrence Njoku (Enugu), Leo Sobechi (Lagos), Gordi Udeajah (Umuahia) and Nnamdi Akpa (Abakaliki)

Massob protest in Port Harcourt… last week

MOVEMENT for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), yesterday disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement that Nigeria was indivisible, describing it as his ‘personal opinion.’

Article: Lagos-Badagry Expressway: Until the Lord provides

By Ezekiel Padonu

“God will provide for us. He is our Tate (Father). I only wish He would provide until He provides!” Yiddish saying

The quotation above is a Yiddish proverb. Yiddish was the international language of Jews from Central and Eastern Europe until the middle of the 20th century. I have noticed that English translations of their sayings, tend to sound sort of ‘tongue-in-cheek ’; the saying above is a case in point. Blasphemous as the saying may seem to an English speaking person and especially in this part of the world, the context of this write-up is not about religion of any shade or colouration.

Oliseh

Players kick against cashless policy

SUPER Eagles Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed that he dropped Chelsea star, John Obi Mikel and Monaco’s Elderson Echiejile for purely technical reason and not because of any other consideration.

Siasia

• AFN board member kidnapped in Port Harcourt
• IGP assures safe return of Siasia’s mother
THE abductors of the mother of U-23 National team Coach Samson Siasia, Madam Beauty Siasia, has demanded N150 million ransom for her safe return.

Sports: Golden Eaglets angry with Presidency over non-payment of World Cup allowances

By Gowon Akpodonor

The Golden Eaglets celebrate with the FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy. They are yet to be paid winning bonuses for some the games they played in Chile

THEY were branded ‘heroes of our time’ after conquering the rest of the world to win Nigeria’s fifth FIFA U-17 World Cup title last week in Chile.

PDP accuses ruling party of recruiting killer squad to muzzle opposition

By Bridget Chiedu Onochie and Azimazi Momoh Jimoh

Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party.

POLITICAL hostilities between the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) resumed yesterday as the opposition party alleged that the President’s close associates have recruited a killer squad to hunt down perceived political opponents.

Star Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Omoni Oboli has landed herself an endorsement deal. The mother of three is now the brand ambassador of Nunu Milk.

• Judith Audu with friends

it was a day of joy for award-winning actress, movie producer and OAP, Judith Audu-Foght as her radio programme, Meet the Actor wit Judith Audu, which airs on iGroove Radio, clocked a year last Saturday.

Ambode

The Senate yesterday approved $200 million World Bank loan for the Lagos State government.

Troops have captured two more Boko Haram leaders – among the 100 recently declared wanted by Army chief Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai.

A sect’s factory has also been destroyed, the army announced yesterday.

•Buhari vows to wipe out Boko Haram

Fourteen persons died yesterday when two female suicide bombers detonated explosives at the Kano GSM Village.

Security agents have launched a manhunt for former military and security chiefs suspected to have duped the country of billions in phoney arms deals.

In Delta: Why our group killed several persons —Suspected cultist

By Esther Onyegbula

Ambrose Alli University

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FEDSARS, have arrested four notorious cultists terrorizing Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Delta State University Abraka and its environs.

THE Federal government has banned the importation of a very common brand of generators locally called “I better pass my neighbour”.

Nigeria: Crush Biafra Move Now - Northern youths tells FG

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor

Biafra Protesters

Angered by their renewed attempt to resurrect the outlawed Movement, northern youths have condemned the promoters of the new agitation to revive Biafra and divide Nigeria.The youths writing under the aegis of Arewa Youth Forum, warned those behind the criminal agitation to desist from it and allow Nigeria to remain in peace and find solutions to it’s challenges.

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