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              BREAKING : Former Nigerian President Shehu Shagari Is Dead Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR a Second Republic President, is dead. Shagari reportedly died at the National Hospital Abuja on Friday after a brief illness. The former president died at the age of 93. His demise was announced on Twitter by both the governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwa and the former president’s grandson, Bello Shagari. The governor wrote: “I regret to announce the death of former President Shagari who just passed away at National Hospital Abuja.” I regret to Announce the death of former President Shehu Shagari who just passed away at National Hospital Abuja. May his Soul Rest in Peace.  pic.twitter.com/D9GR8vpkbT — Aminu W. Tambuwal (@AWTambuwal)  December 28, 2018 Similarly, Bello wrote, ”I regret announcing the death of my grandfather, H.E Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who died right now after brief illness at the National Hospital, Abuja.” I regret announcing the dea

At last, Trump shoots straight  [ Update Vanguard ] By Owei Lakemfa AMERICAN President, Donald Trump was four when the Korean War broke out in 1950. In three years, the war sucked in more than 40 countries, most, under the United Nations, UN, banner. Two and a half million people died in the war. America suffered 36,568 dead and  103,284 injured. All the countries returned home except America which today, maintains 23,468 combatants in Korea. This is 68 years later. TRUMP Beyond the trip to Maiduguri This might have informed  Trump’s thinking when on December 19  he announced  his administration is pulling out American troops from Syria. He did a second  announcement next day, that he is recalling half of the 14,000 American troops in Afghanistan, with the hint of disentangling his country from that country. Seen as a war monger with a fixation for the gun and a commitment to promoting arms sales locally and internationally, Trump’s announcement shocked

Smartphones replace keys as Lincoln Aviator 2020 debuts The Lincoln Motor Company has introduced to the global market, the all-new 2020 Lincoln Aviator with advanced technologies that scan the road ahead for uneven pavement, and allow users to drive using their smartphone instead of a key. The three-row, midsize premium utility elevates Lincoln’s design vision while delivering on Quiet Flight, a key brand concept that supports tenets of beauty, gliding, human and a crafted sanctuary. The Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Lincoln Aviator, which was unveiled at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show will be available globally, entering the highest volume segment in the United States, the midsize luxury market, and the third-highest volume segment in China. Also debuting is the Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring, named for its gliding power and effortless performance. This marks the first time the company has combined a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine and advanced electrified h

2019: A Profile of the X-factors [ Update Vanguard ] By Azu Ishiekwene THE general elections in 50 days will be different from previous ones in nearly two decades in many ways. Money is one way. At this time in a “normal” election cycle, politicians would be in a rat race to outspend one another. After four years of largely empty promises, they suddenly discover that they need to return to voters who wait in ambush on empty tanks, knowing that it would be another four years before this cycle repeats itself. It’s a bizarre ritual of mutual extortion. At a point, it didn’t look like it would be different this time. For example, the hefty cost of nomination forms by the two leading parties – the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party; the dollar bazaar at the PDP convention in Port Harcourt; and the estimated N26billion shelled out by PDP and APC for the governorship election in Osun State, suggested that the stage was set, once aga

BADAGRY-EXPRESSWAY: A gateway of pain, anguish [ Update Vanguard ] By Dayo Johnson THE Lagos-Badagry Expressway is usually described as a “Gateway to Nigeria’ because it is a major access into the country from neighbouring states in the West coast of Africa. In the last two decades, plying this all important route, in its terrible state, had become associated with anguish and pain for road users, including visitors from neighbouring countries. An accident scene at a bad portion of the road It was therefore good news when Lagos State Government in 2009 embarked on extensive reconstruction of the road from four lanes to 10 lanes, including Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) lane and new mass transit light rail line in the median. The road expansion project, initially meant to be completed within three years, has, however, stretched far beyond that date, creating more sufferings and causing unbearable gridlocks for road users. Commuters and motorists told th

Legendary Or Not? Davido Came Through From The Sky To Appear On Stage At His Concert (Watch Video) DMW Boss, Davido who sold out his much anticipated Davido Live In Concert Show at Eko Atlantic last night appeared on stage in a very surprising way. One thing that is most appreciated about Davido is that, he will go to any length to give fans an amazing concert experience. OBO came through on stage at his concert this year from the sky, all dressed in a yellow ninja costume before grabbing the mic to perform his debut hit single, “Dami Duro“. Watch Davido’s Entrance Below:- source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/legendary-or-not-davido-came-through.html

Transport union members clash at Ojota park Anti-riot policemen and an Armoured Personnel Carrier have been stationed to restore peace at Ojota Motor Park in Lagos following bloody clash by transport union members on Thursday evening. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria that a suspended factional leader of a transport Union allegedly attacked the motorpark with hoodlums on Thursday to reclaim the facility. NAN gathered that there was a free-for-all as members loyal to the leadership of the park tried to defend the park from the intruders with machetes, bottles and other weapons. “The clash started Thursday evening at about 6.30pm, many vehicles were leaving the park hurriedly and gunshots were fired into the air and everyone scampered for safety. “That resulted in the deployment of police personnel from different divisions under Area H, including anti-riot police officers by the Area Commander, ACP Miller Dantawaye,” a source said. When NAN visited the park at

Nokia 9 Pureview Likely To Come With Penta-Lens Rear Camera Setup It certainly won’t be an exaggeration to say that Nokia 9 PureView has generated a considerable amount of hype in the past couple of months. The alleged Nokia flagship has been a regular to the rumor mill town with a number of leaks surfacing on the internet. Though HMD Global recently acknowledged (sort of) that a smartphone called Nokia 9 is in the works but the Finnish company has not given any timeframe or any additional details about the upcoming device. As reported, the rumors in the past have given us a brief idea of what to expect in terms of specifications when HMD Global plans to launch its top-tier smartphone in the coming months. Regardless of the fact that it will be one of the first flagship smartphones that HMD Global will launch after resurrecting the Nokia brand, one highlight that everyone is excited to see it the camera capabilities of the device. According to rumors, the Nokia 9 Pure

Staff Desert National Assembly Despite Work Resumption Many staff of the National Assembly ‎yesterday failed to show up at work despite the expiration of the 2-day Christmas break given by the federal government. The government had announced December 25 and 26 as public holiday for the Christmas celebrations, while January 1, 2019 would b‎e for New Year break. Civil servants and private workers were expected to resume work yesterday being December 27. Our correspondent who was at the National Assembly premises from morning to afternoon yesterday observed that only few staff and security men were present at work. Some policemen, personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), men of the sergeant-at-arms as well as officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were seen performing their functions. There were also other support staff such as cleaners, bankers, journalists, among others that were seen at the National Assembly premi

Badeh : Family denies report on cause of death [ Update Vanguard ] By Kingsley Omonobi, Joseph Erunke & Okolie Ifeanyi …As Police fail to parade suspects Family of late former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal, Alex Badeh, yesterday, refuted claims by the suspects linked to his death that they killed him to seize alleged huge sums of money he had on him to buy farmland. The family insisted that contrary to the claim, Badeh did not discuss any issue about the acquisition of land neither was he with up to N500 on the day he was killed. Late. Alex Badeh This came as Police authorities failed, yesterday, to parade five suspects, including two masterminds of the December 18  killing of Badeh. The five suspects who the media expected would be paraded, yesterday, at Force Headquarters, Abuja, were not paraded as the Police said doing so would jeopardize ongoing investigation and efforts to arrest other members of the gang still at large.

Boko Haram: Need to deploy drone If we must defeat Boko Haram, we need Israeli military equipment which, is ‘Drone Dome’ developed in the Jewish state that can be used to stop Boko Haram drones in the Sahel of Africa. The military equipment can be used to stop further drone attack in Nigeria and is capable of jamming signals to the rogue devices as well as tracking them. The Israeli-developed Drone Dome system could be among the technology that should be deployed in West Africa that can detect and jam communications between a drone and its operator. The system, which is said to have a range of several miles, uses four radars to give 360-degree detection in order to identify and track targets. It also includes the ability to jam communications between a drone and its operator in order to neutralise the craft in question. Other versions of the system can also include a high-powered laser beam to shoot down drones. The introduction of military jamming equipment will

The ominous silence on herdsmen  [ Update Vanguard ] By Tochukwu Ezukanma THERE are inherent conflicts between sedentary farmers and itinerant herdsmen because of their competing needs for water and ever diminishing arable land and pastures. With population growth and increasing urbanisation steadily encroaching on available land, the competition for land between them continually intensifies; increasing the possibility of their periodic clashes. Unfortunately, a new dimension has crept into this understandable rivalry between farmers and herdsmen. Their clashes took a macabre twist: attacks by herdsmen on farmers became too frequent, superfluously violent and extremely deadly. Herdsmen, armed with machine guns and high-powered assault rifles, and a new found audacity, took to the mass-murder of the innocent in farming communities in central and southern Nigeria. And their attacks became well planned and coordinated, evincing strategies and dexterity beyond the