Thursday 29 August 2013

BOKO HARAM: Why US Hasn’t Released $7m Reward Promised On Boko Haram Leader

The United States of America, USA, yesterday, stated why it was yet to release the $7 million bounty it placed on the head of the leader of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, Abubakar Shekau.
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This is coming 10 days after the Joint Task Force announced that the sect leader had died from gunshot wounds he sustained in an encounter with the task force on June 30.
In June 2012, the US Department of State had designated Shekau a terrorist and froze his assets in America, while offering a $7 million reward for his capture.
Explaining why the US was yet to redeem its pledge on the reward for killing the Boko Haram leader, outgoing Ambassador of the US to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, told newsmen shortly after his visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, in Abuja, that his country was not fully satisfied with Nigeria’s war against terrorism.
He said: “I can say you are talking about the Reward for Justice Programme, which indeed offers a reward for help in apprehending the leader of Boko Haram.
“But I can’t say that the United States has been very satisfied with the work that has been done in helping to counter the threat of violent extremism in the region.
“But we certainly salute the work that Nigeria has done as a regional leader to contain the spread of violent extremism.”
He assured that fight against violent extremism would continue not only in Nigeria but any country or region that is faced with the menace.
McCulley said: “We have strongly criticised the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram and we have called for measures targeted at checkmating this threat.
“And we express our hope that going forward, the government of Nigeria will be able to contain the threat posed by Boko Haram.”
Residents to sue FG
Meanwhile, Borno State residents have threatened to sue the Federal Government and its security agencies for detaining their relatives and making them inaccessible.
The residents, through a human rights group, Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, led by Sheu Sani in Kano, said security forces in the state were carrying out night raids in residential neighborhoods.
According to AFP report, distraught relatives have, therefore, asked the army, the police, intelligence services and government officials where the arrested people were to no avail and that no one even knows, or is saying, how many people have been detained.
The rights group said it had received about 3,000 calls from people across northern Nigeria, that loved ones had disappeared after being arrested by the military or police in the past three years.
Sani said: “If we go to the police, the police will say that they are not with them but may be with the military. The military will say they must be with the intelligence service.
“The intelligence service say they don’t keep detainees — even though they do— that they hand them over to police. So there is this cycle of confusion. The conditions in which people are being detained is very secretive.”
“My 3 children missing”
One Habiba Saadu said his two sons and her daughter were taken on August 3 by soldiers that went from house to house in a night raid in Maiduguri, accusing them of participating in the Boko Haram uprising.
“Up to now, I have never seen my children,” Saadu said.
Saadu said her visits to police stations, the army barracks, the intelligence services and local politicians gave no clue to the whereabouts of her children.
Asked about the disappearance of the suspected Boko Haram members, the Joint Task Force spokesman, Lt-Col Sagir Musa, told The Associated Press that “if they are arrested, then they are being held.”
In its half-year report published last month, the Federal Prison Service said it was holding 202 Boko Haram suspects by the end of June.

11-Yr-Old Boy Shot Dead For Not Washing Plates

A 11-year-old Dalit* child labourer was shot dead allegedly by a customer for refusing to wash plates at a roadside eatery in neighbouring Shamli district, according to police, India.
11-Yr-Old Boy Shot Dead For Not Washing Plates
The accused man, whose name Jagpal had gone to the eatery to have his food yesterday and asked the boy to wash plates for him.
The child victim, who worked at the eatery refused to do so, following which the man shot at him, Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Kumar told reporters today.
Police has registered a case against Jagpal under sections of the IPC as well as the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act in this connection.
While the accused is absconding, the body of the victim has been sent for a post-mortem, police said.
*Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous social groups from all over India, they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions.
There are many different names proposed for defining this group of people, including Panchamas ("fifth varna"), and Asprushya ("untouchables").
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Yvonne Jegede is back! Releases hot new photos...

Sexy dark skinned Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede, who left the scene in 2007 to study International Relations in Cyprus is back to the screen. Yvonne, who was one of the chicks in 2face Idibia's African Queen video, has been spotted on movie locations since her return to Nigeria.

She released these hot new photos to celebrate her birthday a few days ago. More pics after the cut...



BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Reconfirms Mimiko's Election

The Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja this morning dismissed the petition of Olusola Oke of the PDP against the re-election of Gov. Olusegun Mimiko.
The joint application made by the Chief Olusola Oke and defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), now All Progressives Congress (APC) , Chief Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) candidates in Ondo state against Mimiko was also thrown out, as the Judge ruled that ACN is dead and should not be party to the case and concluded that APC is not the same as ACN.
Governor Mimiko of the Labour Party (LP) had won the election while Oke and Akeredolu are challenging the outcome of the election.
READ MORE:  http://news.naij.com/45521.html

"My Wife Is Dirty" - Says Man Seeking Divorce

Emmanuel Kayode, of Maraba Area, Ilorin, on Thursday told an Ilorin Area Court that his wife, Omolade Emmanuel was dirty.
The 35-year-old man prayed the court to dissolve his three-year-old marriage to Omolade, for being dirty.
“My wife hardly sweeps our surroundings and bedroom, and that makes our environment irritating and unconducive,” he said.
According to him, their marriage was contracted in 2010 and has produced one female child, Morufat.
He prayed the court to dissolve the marriage, saying that he is tired of his wife’s dirty habit.
The defendant objected to the divorce prayer on ground that she was still interested in the marriage.
“My lord, I promise to keep my home and environment clean, and carry out my domestic chores as expected of me,” she said.
She prayed the court to give them another day for her to make a reconciliatory step.
The Presiding Officer, Mr Ibrahim Abdulquadri, adjourned the case to Oct.3, to enable the parties resolve their differences amicably or continue hearing of the case.
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First Aid For Snake-Bites!

Characteristics that are unique to certain poisonous snakes include:
Rattlesnakes rattle by shaking the rings at the end of their tails.
Water moccasins’ mouths have a white, cottony lining.
Coral snakes have red, yellow and black rings along the length of their bodies.
To reduce your risk of snakebite, avoid touching any snake. Instead, back away slowly. Most snakes avoid people if possible and bite only when threatened or surprised.
If a snake bites you;
1. Remain calm.
2. Immobilize the bitten arm or leg, and stay as quiet as possible to keep the poison from spreading through your body.
3. Remove jewelry before you start to swell.
4. Position yourself, if possible, so that the bite is at or below the level of your heart.
5. Cleanse the wound, but don’t flush it with water, and cover it with a clean, dry dressing.
6. Apply a splint to reduce movement of the affected area, but keep it loose enough so as not to restrict blood flow.
7. Don’t use a tourniquet or apply ice.
8. Don’t cut the wound or attempt to remove the venom.
9. Don’t drink caffeine or alcohol.
10. Don’t try to capture the snake, but try to remember its color and shape so you can describe it, which will help in your treatment.
11. Seek immediate medical attention, especially if the area changes color, begins to swell or is painful.

Angelo defends Beverly Osu, says she inspired him to read the bible

One of their bible reading sessions above. Lol. #kidding. See his Tweets below...

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