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It is no longer news that ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka bombing that left over 300 people dead and several others. Faces of the ISIS terrorist that bombed Sri Lanka The deadly terrorist group has revealed the portraits of those that masterminded the attack, with their faces covered. Imam Mohamad Tawhidi posted the photos of the killers on his verified Twitter account, with caption: “#BREAKING: ISIS release a portrait photo of the seven terrorists responsible for the #SriLankaBombings standing in a row. Also, notice the 8th terrorist standing behind the second one from the right.” source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/revealed-see-7-isis-members-responsible.html Imam Mohamad Tawhidi ✔ @Imamofpeace # BREAKING : ISIS release a portrait photo of the seven terrorists responsible for the # SriLankaBombings standing in a row. Also, notice the 8th terrorist standing behind the second one from the right. 2,478 4:15 ...

The Federal Government has solicited the cooperation of Russia to eliminate the Boko Haram insurgents from Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin countries. /  AFP PHOTO The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali made the appeal on Wednesday at the 8th Moscow “Conference on International Security.’’ This screen grab image taken on January 2, 2018 from a video released on January 2, 2018 by Islamist group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaking in his first video message in months amid a surge in violence casting doubt on the Nigerian government’s claim that the jihadist group is defeated. Shekau’s message comes during an acceleration of Boko Haram attacks and just days after the jihadists killed 25 people outside Maiduguri, the birthplace of the Islamist insurgency. Dan-Ali also sought Russia’s cooperation in securing the maritime domain of the Gulf of Guinea. A copy of the minister’s speech was made available to newsmen in Abuja. Dan-Ali said Russia’s experi...

The House of Representatives has reportedly adjourned in a hurry after members of the Shi'ite group broke into the premises. According to TheCable, some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) broke into the premises of the national assembly, forcing federal lawmakers to adjourn plenary. The IMN members were said to have overpowered security operatives before breaking down the first gate. Shouts of “Allah Akbar” rented the air after the aggrieved protesters gained entry into the complex. They advanced towards the second gate, which lead to the chambers but were stopped by their leaders who appealed to them not to proceed further. At this point the policemen who had fled also joined to make entreaties to the mob. The protesters demanded the continued detention of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, their leader. Some of the protesters forcing one of the gates of the national assembly open   Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, who was presidin...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Chris Ngige has said that he is not bothered about the decision of medical doctors who choose to leave Nigeria to practice outside the country. Ngige who was a guest on Channels TV Sunrise Daily said the practice is not alien to Nigeria, because he was taught by Indians in secondary school. “I’m Not Worried, We Have Surplus (Doctors), if we have a surplus, we export. I was taught Biology and Chemistry by Indian teachers in my secondary school days. “They are surplus in their country. We have a surplus in the medical profession in our country. I can tell you this. It is my area, we have excess. We have enough, more than enough, quote me.” Ngige, when asked if nothing was wrong, owing to his position as a qualified medical doctor, said there was nothing wrong in their choice to practise overseas, at the detriment of Nigeria’s health sector. “There is nothing wrong, they go out to sharpen their skills, earn money and send them bac...

…appeals to judiciary on Imo North senatorial election By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri Imo state elders council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Edmund Joseph Onyebuchi, Wednesday affirmed their full support for the Imo APC, governorship candidate Hope Uzodinma, especially on his move to challenge the outcome of the 2019 election at the tribunal. Hope Uzodinma Onyewuchi alongside other APC elders chairmen from the 27 local government areas, met at the party’s state secretariat in Owerri, saying that it would address what they called anomalies during the said elections. The chairman while reading the position of the elders council said: “This is a sad and melancholy situation, for it becomes my duty to inform you that the elders council of the Imo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, met and deliberated extensively on the present day issues affecting our party, APC. “We support and participate actively in Senator Hope Uzodinma petition in the tribunal because...

It is no longer news that President Mohammadu Buhari will be in Lagos today to commission some projects. Part of the projects that the President will commission include a fleet of buses that is an integral part of the Bus Reform Project of the Governor Ambode-led government. These buses have the unique feature of Intelligent Transport System mechanism. This mass transit mechanism is intended to aid Lagosians in planning their journeys. This initiative will also make public transportation in the state globally competitive. These buses are part of the first batch of  820 buses out of the 5000 buses being proposed for the bus Bus Reform Project. See photos below. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/newssee-fleet-of-intelligent-buses-that.html

Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and chairman of Forte Oil PLC, Femi Otedola, Wednesday presented a cheque of $50,000, to the former coach of the super Eagles. Christian Chukwu This was to help Chukwu foot his medical bills in the United Kingdom, UK. The cheque was presented to Chukwu on Wednesday morning in Enugu by Philip Akinola, the COO of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, one of Otedola’s companies. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the governor of Enugu state, Amaju Pinnick, the chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Onochie Anibeze, the renowned sports journalist, were present. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/christian-chukwu-receives-50000-cheque.html

Boboye Oyeyemi: Corps Marshall, FRSC The Board of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has approved the elevation of four Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM) to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshals (DCM). It also approved the promotion of 14 Corps Commanders (CC) to Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM) and 16 Deputy Corps Commanders (DCC) to the rank of Corps Commanders (CC). A statement by Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, in Abuja on Tuesday said this was in furtherance to the corps’ objective for greater performance and optimal productivity. He gave the list of the officers promoted to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshals as; Julius Asom who is the present Special Assistant to the Corps Marshal, Kenneth Nwaegbe Commandant FRSC Academy Udi. Others are Umar Aliyu , Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone 7 Abuja and Shehu Zaki , Zonal Commanding Officer RS 12 Bauchi. Kazeem also gave the names of officers promoted to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshals as, Oluwasusi Familoni, Hea...

Gov. Wike of Rivers State Rivers State House of Assembly, on Tuesday approved the suspension of 12 council chairmen by Governor Nyesom Wike. The local government areas affected are: Okrika, Abua/Odual, Emohua, Degema, Khana, Gokana, Ahoada East and Ikwerre. Others are: Eleme, Andoni, Omuma and Ogu/Bolo local government areas. Governor Wike’s request was read by the Speaker of the House, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, for adoption, debate and approval by the lawmakers during plenary. The lawmakers agreed that the governor’s action was in line with the Local Government Laws, 2018 as made by the Assembly. Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government, Kelechi Nwogu, said the suspension of the council chairmen will serve as deterrence to those, who might feel that they are above the law. It was not clear what their offences were, except the official President statement that accused them of not attending state functions. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/wi...

Prince Uche Secondus, PDP National Chairman The Plateau chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has passed a vote of no confidence on its Chairman, Mr Damishi Sango, and the Deputy Chairman, Mr Amos Gombi. The party’s State Executive Council(SEC), in a meeting held in Jos in the early hours of Wednesday, resolved to sack the officials “to save the party’’. The SEC, whose resolutions were signed by 16 members, appointed Mr Chris Hassan, Vice Chairman of the party in the northern senatorial zone, to take over its leadership as Acting State Chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), quotes the resolutions as indicating that the meeting, which was called to appraise “issues arising from the elections’’, resolved to sack the duo over alleged mismanagement of resources sent to the state for the presidential election. “The resources were not accounted for by the chairman and his deputy. They refused to disclose the amount received from the Presidential Campaign Committee, ...

…Commissions 500-Seater Lagos Theatre President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the newly reconstructed Institute of Maternal And Child Health popularly known as Ayinke House located within the premises of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, describing it as a critical and timely intervention by the State Government in the health sector. President Muhammadu Buhari is presently in Lagos to commission the new Ayinke House, the Oshodi Transport Interchange, Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road and the 820 medium/high capacity Transport Buses Ayinke House, which is Nigeria’s biggest Maternity Hospital, was upgraded from an 80-bed facility to a 170-bed healthcare centre with state-of-the-art medical equipment, as well as information technology services. Aside the entourage of the President which included Ministers and Special Advisers, Governors of Ogun (Ibikunle Amosu ), Oyo (Abiola Ajimobi), Ondo (Oluwarotimi Akeredolu), Ekiti (Kayode Fayemi), ...

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 34-year old mechanic, Sunny Ejuwa, in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’court for allegedly defrauding a clergyman of N150,000. Ejuwa, a resident of Apapa area of Lagos, is charged with four counts of obtaining by false pretext, stealing and willful damage of property. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Modupe Olaluwoye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Jan. 7, at No. 2, ECWA str., Shomolu, Lagos. She alleged that the defendant had collected N150,000 from one pastor Vitalis Onah, to repair the engine of his Mercedes Benz ML, with registration No. AGL 433 FN. Olaluwoye told the court that the defendant instead, damaged the car engine and stole the gear-valve and car battery. She told the court that the defendant damaged, parked the car in his workshop and ran away. Olaluwoye said the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 280(1), 312 and 350 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the inclusion of Justice Joseph Oyewole as member of the Osun State Governorship Election Appeal Tribunal. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, announced this during a press conference at the PDP Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the National Working Committee is rejecting the Court of Appeal justice because of his alleged strong affiliation with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Ologbondiyan also claimed that Justice Oyewole was not just an interested party in the case under appeal, but that he is also from Osun State. He disclosed that the party had petitioned the President of the Court of Appeal, requesting a substitution for the judge. The PDP’s allegation came one month after the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal upturned the election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the APC. The Tribunal, in a ruling delivered on March 22, held that t...

By Kingsley Fanwo I watched a very popular programme titled ‘Journalist Hangout’ on TVC, a respected Television News Station on DSTV on 15th April, 2019. The topic of discussion on the programme was the non-payment of salaries to Judiciary Staff in Kogi State and the alleged attempt by the Executive to remove the Chief Judge of the State. Discussants on the programme stated amongst other things that the non-payment of staff in the Judiciary in Kogi State started in June, 2018 when the Chief Judge of Kogi State granted bail to Senator Dino Melaye in a criminal case before him, against the alleged wishes of the Governor of Kogi State. It was argued and concluded on the programme that if Kogi State Civil Servants working in the Judiciary are asked by the Executive to collect a few months’ salary via cheques, it offends the doctrines of the independence of the judiciary and separation of powers! Apart from the discussion on this programme, a lot of wild stories regarding the Kogi St...

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State donates N1 Million Naira to prison inmate who gave birth to twins and named them after him and the first lady. See screenshot below: source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/governor-ayade-donates-n1m-to-inmate.html

A high number of security operatives were on Wednesday deployed to strategic positions at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, ahead of the working visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the security operatives were already at their respective positions at about 7.15am. They included officers from the Nigeria Air Force, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Also on ground were officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps who were observed controlling the traffic situation within the airport and its environs. NAN reports that Buhari is visiting Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria to inaugurate some projects executed by the Lagos State Government. The projects are – Institute of Maternal and Child Health (Ayinke House), Lagos Theatre, Oshodi Transport Interchange and International Airport Road as well as 820 Mass Transit buses. source:https://samueljackson12....

© Oli SCARFF Plenty to ponder - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted on Tuesday he is the right man to take Manchester United forward despite an alarming loss of form that has left them in danger of missing out on a place in next season's Champions League. After a magnificent start as United caretaker manager following Jose Mourinho's sacking, Solskjaer has seen his side suffer an equally dramatic slump, losing six of their last eight games in all competitions. During that run, United have exited the FA Cup, Champions League and dropped to sixth in the Premier League table with their form hitting a low point in the woeful 4-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday. Questions are now being asked about whether United acted too hastily in making his appointment permanent last month -- although Solskjaer himself insists that is not the case. "Well I would like to say yes but it's not down to me to say that" he said. "I...

© Glyn KIRK Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi is set to miss the rest of the season Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi says he will miss the rest of the season after suffering a ruptured Achilles in Monday's 2-2 draw against Burnley. Hudson-Odoi limped off helped by two members of Chelsea's medical staff after sustaining the injury in the first half of the Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. "Really gutted to end my season with an Ruptured Achilles, gotta work hard and try and come back stronger for next season!!!" Hudson-Odoi tweeted. Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola admitted he feared the worst when he faced the media before Hudson-Odoi's tweet. "Hudson: it looks a serious thing. Before I can tell you how serious, we have to wait until tomorrow. But it's not looking good. It's a problem with his Achilles tendon," Zola said. The 18-year-old's injury is a major blow for Chelsea as they battle to qualify for next seaso...

Facebook's Crisis Response page for the Sri Lankan bombings has an Islamophobic post up top. Chesnot/Getty Images In times of tragedy, Facebook points to its Crisis Response pages as a way to help people in trouble. But the Crisis Response feature isn't safe from Facebook's algorithms, which promoted an Islamophobic post as the top video for people checking for information in the aftermath of Sunday's explosions in Sri Lanka. The post came from a group called "Europeans," which has about 5,200 followers and promotes white nationalist content, something  Facebook said it banned in March . The post describes the attack in Sri Lanka, where the death toll reached more than 300  after Easter Sunday bombings at numerous churches . On Tuesday,  ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack , while Sri Lankan officials said they're looking into a possible connection to the  Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand  last month....