A goat tied to a tree was found completely roasted

A goat tied to a tree was found completely roasted after an attack by Boko Haram in Dalori village, near Maiduguri, over the weekend. 

Corruption fight: The Judiciary is my main headache - President Buhari

 


President Buhari says that the judiciary is his main headache in his ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria. According to a statement released by the special adviser to Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said this while speaking with Nigerians living in Ethiopia during his visit to the country over the weekend.

'Jonathan gave Fayose $37m for Ekiti poll' : Dr. Temitope Aluko

Former President Goodluck Jonathan gave Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose $37 million cash for the June 21, 2014 governorship election, it was learnt yesterday.

A former Secretary of the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Temitope Aluko, a member of the team that prosecuted the election, said Dr. Jonathan gave Fayose $2 million in March 2014 for the primary election. He alleged that the cash was collected at the NNPC Towers in Abuja from businessman Ifeanyi Uba, who last night denied playing any role in the election or giving Fayose any money.

Aluko said the cash was taken to Fayose’s private house in Abuja from where it was moved to Ekiti.

“Immediately after the primary election, we collected another $35 million from Jonathan on June 17, 2014. The money was brought to us by the former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.

'ABU produced 305 Ph.D. holders and 98 First Class degree holders for 2013/2014 academic session'. :VC

Prof. Ibrahim Garba, Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria on Saturday said the institution  produced 305 Ph.D. holders and 98 First Class degree holders for 2013/2014 academic session.
He stated this in an address at the 38th convocation ceremony of the university held at the main campus, Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State.
A total of 13,149 First Degrees and 4,598 Higher Degrees and Diplomas  were awarded to deserving graduates for the 2013/2014 academic session.
He gave the breakdown as follows; First Class, 89 persons, Second Class Upper, 2,086, Second Class Lower, 7,108, Third Class, 3,161, Pass, 262 and 443 Unclassified Degrees.

Military arrived late to stop Dalori massacre

A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremists.

Some other estimates said over 100 people were killed.

Scores of charred corpses and bodies with bullet wounds littered the streets from Saturday night’s attack on Dalori village and two nearby camps housing 25,000 refugees, according to survivors and soldiers at the scene just 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram and the biggest city in Nigeria’s northeast.

EFCC expects ex-defence chief Badeh, others this week

Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is expecting former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh together with other senior officers yet to honour investigation invitations to do so this week.
Daily Trust gathered yesterday that Badeh, together with some serving and retired military officers indicted in a Presidential committee audit report, probing procurement of military equipment under former President Goodluck Jonathan will appear before the EFCC this week.

Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani the woman who distribute hausa bible version to church members in kaduna

Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani handing over some Bibles to Pastor Yohanna Buru

In a bid to strengthening religious tolerance and mutual understanding as the world marks International Interfaith Harmony week by the United Nations, a Muslim woman in Kaduna on Sunday donated 50 Bibles written in Hausa language to Church cleric and members.
Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, who arrived the Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry Sabon-Tasha, Kaduna at 9;30am in company of her son, Abdullahakim, to attended Sunday church service with Christians , explained that there is the need to start the World Interfaith Harmony week holding between 1st -7th February by donating important gifts such as Bibles to Christians .
She also said the importance of sharing Bibles to Christians is to boost mutual understanding and inter religious dialogue as well as spread the culture of peace and harmony in a way to immensely promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith and beliefs.