Tuesday, 10 June 2014
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Friday, 30 May 2014
Our President Has Woken Up. President Jonathan orders total war against Boko Haram
"I am determined to protect our democracy, our national unity and our political stability by waging a total war against terrorism," he said in his nationwide Democracy Day broadcast in Abuja on Thursday.
It was not immediately known what such an offensive could entail given that the North-East where most of the activities of terrorists take place has been under emergency rule and a full-scale military operation for a year now.
But a top Defence Headquarters official told The PUNCH shortly after the broadcast that the Special Forces and other security operatives involved in the prosecution of the anti-terrorism campaign would have a near unlimited space to operate.
The phrase "total war", however, was used by Chad's President Idriss Deby following a meeting of Nigeria's neighbours in Paris in mid-May, in which they sought a common strategy to fight the militants.
"I assure you … that these thugs will be driven away. It will not happen overnight, but we will spare no effort to achieve this goal," Jonathan said.
The President explained that the full-scale operation against the terrorists had become imperative because they had unleashed war on Nigeria.
But he still did not rule out "dialogue, reconciliation" with the insurgents if they renounced terrorism and embraced peace.
Jonathan said that Nigeria's unity, stability and the protection of lives and property were non-negotiable.
He restated the determination of his administration to protect the nation's democracy, national unity and political stability.
The President said the activities of terror groups in the country had caused debilitating pains and horror for the nation particularly the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno, on April 14.
"It is now 45 days since the horrifying abduction of the college girls of Chibok. I share the deep pain and anxiety of their parents and guardians.
"I assure them once again that government will continue to do everything possible to bring our daughters home.
"I am determined to protect our democracy, our national unity and our political stability, by waging a total war against terrorism. The unity and stability of our country, and the protection of lives and property are non-negotiable. I have instructed our security forces to launch a full-scale operation to put an end to the impunity of terrorists on our soil.
"I have also authorised the security forces to use any means necessary under the law to ensure that this is done.
"I assure you that Nigeria will be safe again, and that these thugs will be driven away.
"It will not happen overnight, but we will spare no effort to achieve this goal."
Jonathan lamented that terrorists were threatening to rubbish all the gains of the past 15 years of democratic governance in the country.
He also maintained that foreign elements were collaborating with some misguided Nigerians to bring down the country as well as its democracy and freedom.
Jonathan said the abduction of the schoolgirls showed the heartless nature of terrorists who he said wanted to instigate a descent into anarchy and balkanise the nation.
He said,
"It is a sad fact that as I address you today(Thursday), all the gains of the past 15 years of democratic governance in our country are threatened by the presence of international terrorism on our shores.
"Our dear country, Nigeria is facing a new challenge. A war has been unleashed on us. Extremist foreign elements, collaborating with some of our misguided citizens, are focused on an attempt to bring down our country and the democracy and freedom we cherish and celebrate today.
"The despicable abduction of schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State has brought to the awareness of the entire world, the heartless nature of these terrorists who want to instigate a descent into anarchy and balkanise our nation.
"In recent years, terrorist attacks have claimed the lives of several of our compatriots, many have been injured or maimed, whole villages and communities have been destroyed and the economy of some of our states is in jeopardy.
"There can be no doubt that what we are witnessing in Nigeria today is a manifestation of the same warped and ferocious world view that brought down the Twin Towers in New York, killed innocent persons in Boston and led to the murder of defenceless people in the Southern Russian city of Volgograd.
"Terrorist activities have brought war and pains to Mali, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. These agents of evil continue to brainwash and incite ignorant young men and women to attack the innocent. We cannot allow this to continue."
Jonathan said he welcomed the statements of solidarity from patriotic citizens and the global community in support of his government's efforts to stamp out terrorism.
He also applauded the understanding that in a democracy, people could have differences while sharing worthy values and standing together in opposition to terrorism.
The President said since Nigeria was the only country Nigerians had, they must all work to preserve it for present and future generations.
He commended the nation's security agencies and urged Nigerians not to forget their gallantry and successes in liberating nations like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Congo, Sudan, Mali and Guinea-Bissau.
Jonathan added,
"We must show confidence in their ability. I have no doubt that, with the support of Nigerians, our neighbours and the international community, we will reinforce our defence, free our girls and rid Nigeria of terrorists.
"For our citizens who have joined hands with al-Qaeda and international terrorists in the misguided belief that violence can possibly solve their problems, our doors remain open to them for dialogue and reconciliation, if they renounce terrorism and embrace peace.
"My government, while pursuing security measures, will explore all options, including readiness to accept unconditional renunciation of violence by insurgents, and to ensure their de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and re-integration into the broader society."
The President said Nigerians must work with the security agencies to overcome the terrorists.
While admitting that the war against terror may be difficult, he assured Nigerians that the days of peace would come again.
He said terror was evil and nowhere in history had evil endured forever.
"The menace of Boko Haram will surely come to an end. I believe that because of your prayers, your courage, hard work, faith and sacrifice, we will ultimately prevail over the terrorists and all other evil forces.
"We are a strong, resilient and courageous people. We will continue to partner the civilised world to confront international terrorism and every other challenge that comes our way with patriotic zeal and determination.
"Yes, we have challenges but we will surely overcome. Nigeria is our country. Nigeria is blessed. We will all collectively protect, defend and develop this country for ourselves, and our children,"Jonathan said.
Despite the security challenges Jonathan said Nigeria had come a long way and made notable progress since its first Democracy Day on May 29, 1999.
He said although he had ordered a low-key commemoration of this year's Democracy Day in deference to the current mood of the nation, there was no doubt that the past 15 years had been a blessing to Nigerians.
The PUNCH learnt from a top official of the DHQ in Abuja that the military was expected to be more frontal in the fight against the insurgents.
The official, who pleaded not to be named, said that troops and their commanders would no longer bother about diplomacy and other factors which inhibited the operations in some ways.
It was further stated that the statement was expected to be followed with troops and equipment deployment.
Our source said, "The President has created a division in that area; he has created more brigades and we now have more battalions on the ground.
"With his statement, the war is expected to gather momentum; there would be no more diplomacy; it is expected to be more frontal. I think 'frontal' is the word to watch out for now.
"Also, there would be deployment of troops and equipment."
When contacted, the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said,
"Watch out for subsequent development, thank you."
Jonathan declares amnesty for Boko Haram members
At another event organised to mark the Democracy Day for youths, the Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna, announced that Jonathan had offered amnesty for Boko Haram members ready to lay down their arms and embrace peace.
Haruna, who gave an overview of youths' position in the present administration's transformation agenda at an event attended by Jonathan and Vice-President Namadi Sambo, said the offer was part of youths-friendly programmes and policies of the government.
The event was almost marred by power failure that happened when the President mounted the podium to present a compendium of his administration's achievements in the last one year and answer questions from youths.
Haruna said, "President Jonathan has also declared amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect. A series of integration programmes have been lined up for members of the sect who would surrender their arms and embrace peace."
He therefore called on the sect members to embrace the government's gesture by keying into the amnesty programme.
The minister recalled that in the wake of youth restiveness in the Niger Delta, the government came up with a development programme which provided an opportunity for the youth to express themselves and have a meaningful life.
Haruna said although the amnesty programme was a fallout of a bitter national security challenge , its effect on the youth had been profound.
He disclosed that 30,000 youths that benefitted from the programme transformed from militants to wealth creators, employers of labour and skilled citizens.
Jonathan while answering questions from youths who attended the programme tagged "A day with young leaders of Nigeria," said the military alone was incapable of stopping terrorism or any kind of radicalism alone .
Pointing out that terrorism could not succeed in any community without local support, Jonathan stressed the need for people respected by insurgents to join hands with the government to persuade them to desist from violence.
He said,
"Terror succeeds with local support. It will be difficult for terror to thrive where people reject it. It is a major challenge to all of us.
"Military alone cannot stop terror or any radicalism. Terrorists have people they respect, they have community, traditional and opinion leaders they respect. All of us can deradicalise them.
"We will through persuasive activities encourage people to shun violence."
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Friday, 9 May 2014
Apple to unveil iPhone 6 in August
A 4.7-inch screen version of the iPhone 6 will reach stores in August,
Actress, Angelina Jolie takes plight of Chibok girls to red carpet
The 38-year-old actress, who serves as a United Nations special envoy for refugees, said it was "heart-warming" to hear reporters' questions and people's concern for the abducted girls at a movie event.
"The important thing though is to understand that this happens because these men think they can get away with this and they can do this," Jolie told reporters.
"We have to start arresting people for this, we have to start bringing them to justice and we have to start making it an absolute crime that puts fear in these men so that they think twice about this kind of action."
People around the world have been showing their support by taking part in protests and joining online campaigns calling for the rescue of the girls taken from a secondary school by extremist group Boko Haram on April 14.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani schoolgirl and human rights activist Malala Yousafzai are among those backing an online campaign and have posted photos of themselves holding a sign reading "#BringBackOurGirls."
Jolie also said she was increasingly concerned about for people in Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists have ignored a public call by Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone a referendum on self-rule in eastern Ukraine, declaring they would go ahead on Sunday with a vote that could lead to war.
"I can't imagine anybody from that region isn't just terrified that the worst is yet to come," she said.
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Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Davido, Mafikizolo, Ice Prince, Others To Headline MAMA Club Tour
The pan-African club tour arrives in Lagos on Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Marquee, Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.
MAMA nominees, Davido, Ice Prince, KCee, Burna Boy and Chidinma will be thrilling party lovers at the Lagos edition of the Road To MAMAs alongside superstar DJs like DJ Caise, DJ Obi, DJ Humility and DJ Spinall.
MTV Base has also revealed that South African Afro Pop group, Mafikizolo will storm Lagos, Nigeria for the R2M concert which features contemporary artists and music, making waves across the continent, criss-crossing the continent in the build up to the MAMA awards.
The upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards, which are taking place in South Africa for the first time at the ICC, Durban on 7 June 2014. Nominees will compete in 18 different categories including Best Male, Best Female, Song of the Year, Artist of the Year and Best Video.
Tied for first place in the nominations for the 2014 MAMA are Davido and South African artists Mafikizolo and Uhuru, who each scored 4 nominations while going directly head-to-head for Song of the Year, Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration.
Following closely behind with 3 nominations each are P Square (Best Group, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year), South Africa's Mi Casa (Best Group, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year), and Angolan artist Yuri Da Cunha (Song of the Year, Best Lusophone and Best Collaboration).
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Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Photo Of Abducted Girls Who Escaped From Boko Haram. & List Of Girls Still Kidnapped
Read the statement of the cleric below:
ABOMINATION! ABOMINATION!!
CHRISTIAN GIRLS ABDUCTED IN CHIBOK, BORNO STATE.
Daughters of Zion taken captive, to be treated as slaves and sold into marriage to unclean people. Abomination has been committed.
Raise lamentation to High Heavens. What a shame on the Church of the Living God.
FACTS:
Chibok Local Government is 90% Christians. Majority of the girls abducted are Christian! Why did Boko Haram visit Chibok Local Government? Why didn't they visit so many other Local Government Girls Secondary Schools in Borno State?
The Church in Nigeria is hereby called to A Lamentation Prayer.
Time:
Every Christian home must raise a lamentation to heaven daily. Let God arise and defend his Name, Honour and Majesty.
Let a 15 minutes cry to heaven be done in every Church every time they gather. Oh God, Rend the Heavens and come down!
Why should the people say where is our God?
Here are the names of our daughters.
S/No. Name Religion
These are the Christian Girls:
1 Deborah Abge Chrstian
2. Awa Abge "
3. Hauwa Yirma "
4. Asabe Manu "
5. Mwa Malam pogu "
6. Patiant Dzakwa "
7. Saraya Mal. Stover "
8. Mary Dauda "
9. Gloria Mainta "
10.Hanatu Ishaku "
11. Gloria Dama "
12. Tabitha Pogu "
13. Maifa Dama "
14. Ruth kollo "
15. Esther Usman "
16 Awa James
17 Anthonia Yahonna
18 Kume Mutah
19 Aisha Ezekial "
20 Nguba Buba "
21 Kwanta Simon.
22 Kummai Aboku.
23 Esther Markus
24 Hana Stephen.
25. Rifkatu Amos
26 Rebecca Mallum
27.Blessing Abana.
28. Ladi Wadai
29. Tabitha Hyelampa.
30 Ruth Ngladar .
31 Safiya Abdu .
32 Na'omi Yahonna.
33 Solomi Titus .
34Rhoda John
35 Rebecca Kabu
36. Christy Yahi.
37. Rebecca Luka.
38. Laraba John
39 Saratu Markus.
40. Mary Usman.
41 Debora Yahonna.
42.Naomi Zakaria
43 Hanatu Musa
44. Hauwa Tella
45.Juliana Yakubu.
46. Suzana Yakubu
47.Saraya Paul.
48. Jummai Paul
49. Mary Sule
50. Jummai John.
51.Yanke Shittima.
52. Muli Waligam .
53. Fatima Tabji.
54. Eli Joseph.
55.Saratu Emmanuel.
56. Deborah Peter.
57.Rahila Bitrus.
58. Luggwa Sanda.
59. Kauna Lalai.
60. Lydia Emmar.
61.Laraba Maman.
62.Hauwa Isuwa.
63. Confort Habila.
64. Hauwa Abdu.
65. Hauwa Balti.
66.Yana Joshua.
67.Laraba Paul.
68.Saraya Amos.
69. Glory Yaga.
70. Na'omi Bitrus.
71. Godiya Bitrus.
72. Awa Bitrus.
73. Na'omi Luka.
74. Maryamu Lawan.
75. Tabitha Silas.
76. Mary Yahona.
77. Ladi Joel.
78. Rejoice Sanki.
79. Luggwa Samuel.
80.Comfort Amos.
81. Saraya Samuel.
82. Sicker Abdul.
83.Talata Daniel.
84. Rejoice Musa.
85Deborah Abari.
86. Salomi Pogu.
87.Mary Amor.
88. Ruth Joshua.
89Esther John.
90. Esther Ayuba.
91. Maryamu Yakubu.
91. Zara Ishaku.
93. Maryamu Wavi
94. Lydia Habila.
95. Laraba Yahonna.
96. Na'omi Bitrus.
97.Rahila Yahanna.
98. Ruth Lawan.
99. Ladi Paul.
100 Mary Paul.
101. Esther Joshua.
102. Helen Musa.
103. Margret Watsai.
104. Deborah Jafaru.
105. Filo Dauda.
106. Febi Haruna.
107.Ruth Ishaku.
108.Racheal Nkeki.
109. Rifkatu Soloman.
110.Mairama yahaya.
111.Saratu Dauda.
112.Jinkai Yama.
113.Margret Shettima.
114.Yana yidau.
115. Grace Paul.
116. Amina Ali.
117. Palmata Musa
118. Awagana Musa
119. Pindar Nuhu
120.Yana Pogu.
121. Saraya Musa
122. Hauwa Joseph.
123. Hauwa kwakwi.
125. Hauwa Musa.
126. Maryamu Musa.
127. Maimuna Usman.
128. Rebeca Joseph.
129.Liyatu Habitu.
130. Rifkatu Yakubu.
131. Naomi Philimon.
132.Deborah Abbas.
133. Ladi Ibrahim.
134. Asabe Ali
135. Maryamu Bulama.
136.Ruth Amos.
137.Mary Ali
138. Abigail Bukar
139 Deborah Amos
140. Saraya Yanga
141. Kauna Luka
142. Christiana Bitrus
143.Yana Bukar
144. Hauwa peter
145.Hadiza Yakubu.
146.Lydia Simon
147. Ruth Bitrus .
148.Mary Yakubu
149.Lugwa Mutah.
150 Muwa Daniel.
151 Hanatu Nuhu
152. Monica Enoch.
153. Margret Yama.
154.Docas yakubu.
155. Rhoda peter
156. Rifkatu Galang
157. Saratu Ayuba.
158. Naomi Adamu.
159. Hauwa Ishaya
160. Rahap Ibrahim
162. Deborah Soloman.
163Hauwa Mutah
164. Hauwa Takai.
165. Serah Samuel.
Below are the Muslim Girls.
166. Aishatu Musa.
167. Aishatu Grema.
168. Hauwa Nkeki
169. Hamsatu Abubakar
170.Mairama Abubakar.
171 Hauwa Wule
172. Ihyi Abdu
173. Hasana Adamu.
174. Rakiya Kwamtah
175 Halima Gamba.
176. Aisha Lawan .
177. Kabu Malla
178. Yayi Abana.
179. Falta Lawan.
180. Kwadugu Manu
The Military may not be able to solve the problem but prayer will. Ordinary Military force may not get them out! Intensive Agonizing Prayer will.
WHAT NEXT AFTER RECOVERY?
We make the following demands of the Federal Government whose duty it was to protect the innocent girls.
1. A N50million damage as trauma compensation to each girl.
2. A preparation to take each girl to an overseas University on Government scholarship by September 2014. Preparation for that must start now!
3. SS1 and SS2 girls in that school must be transferred to schools of their choice from Government coffer. How can any girl feel safe in this kind of school? Living in perpetual fear of attack?
LET GOD ARISE, LET ALL HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED.
Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye
Old Time Revival Hour
Kaduna.
Authenticity of list and photo can not be stated at this time. Readers discretion is advised.
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Boko Haram attacks LG boss in Borno, kills son
a local government chairman in Borno, killing his
son. Sources said the attackers numbering about
five, invaded the residence of the Caretaker
Chairman of Shani Local Government in the state,
Alhaji Madu Walama, in Walama village and
opened fire on his son when they discovered that
their target was not at home.
"When the gunmen invaded the house, they
asked for the whereabouts of the chairman, and
when they discovered that the man was not
around, they opened fire on one of his sons and
escaped. The boy, Shettima Walama, who was
about 20 year sold, did not die immediately. He
was rushed to the hospital and died shortly on
arrival," a resident who did not want his name in
print told journalists.
Another source also said the insurgents while
fleeing the area shot dead a man driving along
the Biu-Shani- Numan road. Shani is along the
Borno-Adamawa border in the southern part of
Borno State and is about 240 kilometres from
Maiduguri, the state capital.
Meanwhile, students in Borno State yesterday
resolved to boycott classrooms and other
academic activities tomorrow to protest the
abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok.
The placard-carrying students called on the
authorities to do everything possible to rescue the
girls.
Leader of the protesting students, Fatima Zanna
Maliki, said the youths needed action not words
and blames, adding that this was not the time for
apportioning blames on anybody.
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