December 2015 ~ Sanmi Alake Blog

Wednesday, 30 December 2015

Burundi crisis: Pierre Nkurunziza threatens to fight AU peacekeepers

Men carry away a dead body in the Nyakabiga neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi — Image captionPolitical violence has been escalating in Burundi since April

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has threatened to fight African Union (AU) peacekeepers if they are deployed to the country.

Chelsea's John Mikel Obi (left) and Manchester United's Anthony Martial

Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi says Chelsea are heading in the right direction after three games unbeaten since boss Jose Mourinho was sacked.

Aston Villa boss Remi Garde will try to sign Chelsea striker Loic Remy on loan in the January transfer window.

I’ve always loved fashion –Kehinde Oniru-Adewole

KEHINDE ONIRU ADEWOLE is an entrepreneur. With her wealth of experience in the manufacturing sector, this amiable woman is the senior project director of the season two of the show. She promises it

As part of efforts to bridge the huge supply gap occasioned by the current fuel scarcity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced direct delivery of petrol to Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) retail outlets across the country.

The Nigerian Navy said it is set to strategically reposition the force to adopt a new underwater tactics and to enable the force meets with its constitutionally assigned roles.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep regret over the loss of lives following Thursday’s gas explosion at an industrial complex in Nnewi, Anambra.

Two men have been arrested by a vigilante group in the Delta State in southern Nigeria on Wednesday for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts.

The tragic incident, which occurred at a gas plant in Nnewi, near Awka on Thursday, has continued to reverberate, just as its horror has refused to abate.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, aka Caliph Ibrahim, is head of Islamic State

Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State inaugurated the College of Education in Billiri, saying that government spent N1.6 billion on its permanent site.

FILE PHOTO: Action during Gotv Boxing Night

The fifth edition of the GOtv Boxing Night holds today at the Indoor Sports Hall of The National Stadium, Lagos.

The event, conceived to restore the glory of boxing in Nigeria, will feature four fights, three of which are title fights. The headline bout is the African Boxing Union featherweight title bout between reigning champion, Waidi “Skoro” Usman and Edward “Shaka” Kakembo of Uganda.

A group known as Muslim Youth for Peace Initiative offered voluntarily to secure the road leading to Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) Christmas church service.

Migrants

Greece and Italy on Friday reported the arrival of nearly 2,000 migrants from Turkey and North Africa.

The Greek coast guards reported in Athens that more than 1,700 migrants arrived in the Greek port of Piraeus from Turkey via the islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos.

Odumegwu Ojukwu

Here is a review of Fola Oyewole’s book, entitled “Reluctant Rebel,” offering a sober reflection on the current agitation for new Biafra

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles, preparing for the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN), who were given two days break to celebrate Christmas, have been told to return to their Abuja camp latest 7pm Saturday.

CP Abdulmajid Ali

Luck ran out for a gang of pipeline vandals on Wednesday as police crack team attached to some commands in Ogun state busted them at Akute Odo area, by Ishasi creek, Akute, in Ifo local government area of the State.

As Christmas arrives, many of the over two billion people in the world who identify as Christians begin to refocus in a particular way, thinking about the meaning of this holy celebration. They do so, of course, with varying degrees of intensity.

Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase has promised to carry out a professional investigation into the recent clash between the Nigerian Army and the Shiite Islamic group in Zaria, Kaduna state.

This was contained in statement issued by the Force Spokesperson, acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olabisi Kolawole in Abuja on Tuesday.

2 die, 17 injured in auto crash at Gada-Biyu

Two persons were trapped to death in a head-on collision involving two vehicles in the wee hours of yesterday at Gada-Biyu village on the Abuja-Lokoja expressway.

Reps probe Obasanjo govt’s $5m Lake Chad grant

John Ameh

The House of Representatives on Thursday began an investigation into how a $5m grant the Federal Government gave to the Lake Chad Basin Commission during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo was spent.

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a director of Radio Biafra

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services, DSS to immediately release director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu from detention.
The court said it was illegal for the DSS to still be holding on to Kanu after an order of the court to free him.
According to the Judge, Kanu’s continued deten‎tion for about two months without any pending charges against him against the provisions of section 35(4) of the Constitution.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Thursday upheld the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivered on October 23 in Abeokuta which upheld the victory of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State

The Federal Court of Appeal Ibadan on Thursday dismissed the applications filed by Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Accord Party challenging the victory of the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi in the April 11 governorship election.

Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers State

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has declared that there is an ungodly grand conspiracy to take over the state, insisting that God will disappoint the evil conspirators.
Speaking at the Rivers State PDP Secretariat on Thursday in Port Harcourt during the commissioning of the ultra modern multipurpose hall at a one day seminar for party officials and government functionaries, Wike told Rivers people to look beyond him to stop the evil wind of enslavement being propagated by the conspirators.

Sani Abacha, former Nigerian dictator

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, on Thursday reported to the National Economic Council (NEC) that the balance of the money allegedly stolen by the late Gen. Sani Abacha stood at $26 million and 19 million pounds as at November 2015.

Acting EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu and Senator Chukwuka Utazi

Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 17, 2015 called on the National Assembly to enact a law to fix a time frame for the determination of corruption cases.

Nigerians in South Africa mourn Keshi’s wife

Stephen Keshi and his late wife, Kate

Some Nigerians residing in South Africa on Friday expressed shock and disbelief over the death of Kate wife of former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi.

Commandant-General of NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana

The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) Alhaji Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has warned critical infrastructure vandals in the country to desist or face the wrath of the law.
Muhammadu at the weekend warned persons vandalising critical infrastructure in the country to steer clear, saying it will not hesitate to make them bear the pains of NSCDC power.

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing

Following intensive on-going ministerial briefings, meetings with parastatals and agencies as well as critical concerns in the sectors under the purview of the new Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, along with the Minister of State, Mustapha Baba Shehuri on Tuesday set an agenda and outlined strategies for achieving short, medium and long term goals in the three critical sectors of the economy under the ministry.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (left) during a facility tour and inspection shortly before the commencement of the despatch of

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