Unknown Gunmen Attack Schools In Minna

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Latest reports coming in from Minna, the capital of Niger state, informed that some unknown gunmen attacked Limawa primary and secondary
schools this morning.

The attack occurred at about 10:30 a.m. onbMonday, Daily Trust reports.
Though the number of casualties from the attack could not be ascertained as at the time of publishing this report, the spokesperson of Niger state Police command, DSP Ibrahim Gambari has however, confirmed the incident. The police boss also informed that normalcy has been restored to the area.

Photos: President Jonathan unveils new N100 notes

The new N100 note designed to commemorate Nigeria's 100 years of amalgamation was unveiled by President Jonathan today Nov. 12th
at the state house during the Federal Executive Council meeting.

While presenting the notes to other members of the Council, the president said it was a laudable gesture by the CBN to produce the notes which
would serve as a reminder of Nigeria's centenary celebration.

Speaking on the new notes, Central Bank governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said the notes will be in circulation from December 2014

Alison-Madueke’s Sister Kidnapped In Port Harcourt

Osio Agama, the younger sister to
Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke has been abducted in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State capital, Pulse reports.

Agama was kidnapped by gunmen while returning home from church on the night of Thursday, October 23 according to the Police spokesperson in the state, Ahmad Mohammad.

The kidnappers are yet to make contact with the family to demand for any ransom for her release.

Multiple explosions, gun battle rock Kano

Kano-Multiple explosions and sporadic gunshots rocked Gayawa village, Ungogo Local Government area of Kano state, Tuesday morning.
An Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that, “The early morning military raid lasted for one
and half hours and there are fears of heavy casualties among the suspected insurgents”.
Vanguard learnt that Tuesday’s operation
was on the heels of a raid where two soldiers and two suspected terrorists were killed in the city.
Efforts to speak with the JTF commanders for confirmation proved abortive.

Details later.

Vanguard

Breaking News: ThisDay Bomber Jailed for Life

Mustapha Umar, a self
confessed Boko Haram member
arrested and tried before a Federal
High Court siting in Abuja in
connection with the 26th April, 2012
bombing of SOJ Plaza in Kaduna state
occupied by ThisDay, The Moment
and The Sun Newspapers, was on
November 15, 2013, Friday, found
guilty of the one count charge of
terrorism and sentenced for life.

Breaking News: Gunmen Kill 16 in Nasarawa

No fewer than 16
persons have been killed in the early hours of Wednesday in Kuduku community in Keana local government area of Nasarawa State by unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani.

The gunmen, who were said to be heavily armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community at about 11 a.m., shooting at everybody on sight.

It was learnt that apart from the number of casualties recorded in the incident, several houses including other valuable materials worth millions of naira belonging to members of the local communities of Kuduku, Obasidoma and environs were destroyed in the attack.

LEADERSHIP reports that the incident may not be unconnected with alleged attack on some Fulani herdsmen by unknown persons around Kuduku community.

Efforts by security agents and the
paramount ruler of Keana chiefdom, HRH Sen Emmanuel Elayo to bring the
situation under control proved abortive.

About 25 people from Keana town whobwere caught with stolen items belonging to the deserted famers in the affected communities were paraded by security agents drafted to the area to maintain law and order, a day before the attack took.

When contacted, police public relations officer of the Nasarawa State command, ASP Cornelius Ocholi said he was not aware of the incident, but pledged to inquire from the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Keana before commenting on the incident.

Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a boy

Duchess of Cambridge, and husband Prince William on Monday welcomed their first child.

The baby boy was born at 4:24 p.m., weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. A name has not yet been announced for the child, who is now third in line to the throne.

"Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well," read an official bulletin placed outside Buckingham Palace. Crowds erupted in cheers the moment the news was announced.

CNN

Senate, ASUU, FG Meeting on Strike Issues Deadlocked

The negotiations among the
Senate, the Federal government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the ongoing industrial action embarked by universities lecturers ended without parties reaching any compromise.

The meeting which was at the instance of the chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, PDP Abia North, was called to pacify the striking lecturers with a bid to finding a common ground. However, a source at the meeting revealed that all efforts to push for a call off of the strike proved abortive as members of ASUU stood their grounds.

The source also said that for well over seven hours, Chukwumerije was literarily on his kneels pleading with the lecturers to consider the plights of the students and call off the strike, but ASUU members refused to shift ground.

The meeting had in attendance, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Minister of Education, Professor Ruquayyatu Rufai;

Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Julius Okojie and members of the Senate Committee on Education, among others.

Vanguard

BREAKING NEWS : Hamzat Al-Mustapha discharged and acquited

The Lagos division of the Appeal Court has discharged and acquitted Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to the Late Head of State, Sanibel Abacha, of the conspiracy and murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola.

Details later.

Six killed In Fresh Ebute Meta, Lagos Building Collapse

The death toll in a collapsed building, early Thursday, in Lagos has risen to six. Emergency rescue officials have revealed that seven people, including two children aged 2 and 4, have been rescued from the rubble. The 3-storey building at Oloto Street, Ebute Meta , collapsed at about 2.35 a.m. trapping about 10 people. Rescue efforts are still ongoing. More details coming soon ….

FG Signs Ceasefire With Boko Haram

Culled from Vanguard The Federal Government hasbannounced signing of ceasefire
deal with Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah
Lidda’awati wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram.

The major breakthroyugh is coming onvthe eve of the Muslim Holy
month due to commence Tuesday
through the country.

The minister of Special duties Alhaji
Tanimu Turaki announced the
ceasefire agreement on Radio France International Hausa services
monitored in Kano Monday afternoon.

DETAILS SOON

FG Signs Ceasefire With Boko Haram

Asiana Airlines Crashes At San Francisco Airport,

A Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines crashed while landing Saturday at San. Francisco International Airport Flight 214 had flown from Seoul, South Korea.
Fire trucks were on site, while first
responders could be seen walking
outside the aircraft.
Evacuation slides could be seen
extending from one side of the aircraft, from which there was no apparent smoke.
There were a few clouds in the sky
around the time of the crash, and
temperatures were about 65 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Winds were about 8 miles per hour.
The airport is about 12 miles south of downtown San Francisco.
Asiana Airlines is one of South Koreans two major airlines, the other being Korean Air.

BREAKING NEWS: BOEING 777 CRASH IN SAN FRANCISCO

A Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines crashed while landing Saturday at San. Francisco International Airport Flight 214 had flown from Seoul, South Korea.
Fire trucks were on site, while first
responders could be seen walking
outside the aircraft.
Evacuation slides could be seen
extending from one side of the aircraft, from which there was no apparent smoke.
There were a few clouds in the sky
around the time of the crash, and
temperatures were about 65 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Winds were about 8 miles per hour.
The airport is about 12 miles south of downtown San Francisco.
Asiana Airlines is one of South Koreans two major airlines, the other being Korean Air.

BREAKING NEWS: Boko Haram Kill 42, Mostly Students In Yobe School Attack

Gunmen believed to be Islamists
from Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgent group killed 42 people, Mostly students, and an English teacher Mohammed Musa was shot in the chest in an overnight attack on a secondary school in restive Yobe state, a medical worker and residents said Saturday.

"We received 42 dead bodies of students and other staff of Government Secondary School (in) Mamudo last night.

Some of them had gunshot wounds while many of them had burns and ruptured tissues," Haliru Aliyu of the Potiskum General Hospital told AFP.

Some of the pupils were burnt alive in the latest school attack blamed on a radical terror group, survivors said.
Parents screamed in anguish as they tried to identify the charred and gunshot victims.

Farmer Malam Abdullahi found the
bodies of two of his sons, a 1em year-old shot in the back as he apparently tried to run away, and a 12-year-old shot in the chest.

"That's it, I'm taking my other boys out of school," he told The Associated Press as he wept over the two corpses. He said he had three younger children in a nearby school..

"It's not safe," he said. "The gunmen are attacking schools and there is no protection for students despite all the soldiers."

Survivors at the Potiskum General
Hospital and its mortuary said gunmen attacked Government Secondary School in Mamudo village, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Potiskum town at about 3 a.m. Saturday. The gunmen are believed to be from the Boko Haram sect whose name means "Western education is
sacrilege."

"We were sleeping when we heard
gunshots. When I woke up, someone was pointing a gun at me," said 15-year- old Musa Hassan.

He put his arm up in defense, and
suffered a gunshot that blew off all four fingers on his right hand, the one he uses to write with.

He said the gunmen came armed with jerry cans of fuel that they used to torch the school's administrative block and one of the hostels.

"They burned the children alive," he said, the horror showing in his wide eyes.

He and teachers at the morgue said
dozens of children from the 1,200-
student school escaped into the bush but have not been seen since.

Some bodies are so charred they could not be identified, so many parents do not know if their children survived or died .

AFP

Senator Pius Ewerhido Dies

Senator Pius Ewherido, who
represented Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has died.
The senator reportedly fell down three days ago and collapsed at his Abuja home while making a phone call. He then and had been hospitalized at the National Hospital Abuja in preparation for treatments in Germany when he suddenly collapsed.
Senator Pius Ewherido died in hospital today.

Breaking news : Former Super Eagles star, Thompson Oliha, Is dead

Former Super Eagles midfielder,
Thompson Oliha, is dead. Oliha who was born in October 1968 in Benin City, Nigeria, died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 44

Until his death, Oliha was one of the coaches at the Kwara State Football Academy in Ilorin.

A retired Nigerian midfielder, Oliha
played for clubs in Africa and Europe during a career marred by injury. He played for Bendel Insurance (1985-1987) Iwuanyanwu Nationale (1988-1991),
Africa Sports (1992-1993), Maccabi Ironically  F.C. (1993-1994) and Antalyaspor (1994-1995).

As a player, he was known for his
powerful shots and abilities in the air. He retired at the age of 27, as a result of a serious knee injury.

BREAKING NEWS:Composer of Nigeria's National Anthem, Benedict Odiase, IS Dead

The composer of Nigeria's National Anthem, Pa Benedict Odiase has passed on. Mr Odiase died last night in his sleep. He composed Arise O Compatriots” in May 1978. Pa Odiase retired in 1992 as a Deputy Commissioner of Police after being the Director of Music with the Nigeria Police Band.

Breaking news:Highlife musician Fatai Rolling Dollar dies at 85

Nigeria's oldest practicing musician, Pa Fatai Olayiwola Olagunju, popularly known as Fatai Rolling Dollar has passed on. He died this morning at Marritol Hospital, Sam Sonibare Street in Surulere after a brief illness. One of his wives, Funmulayo Olagunju, confirmed his death. He was 85 year old. He is survived by three wives, including a German and 16 children

Breaking News: Ex-Gov Of Borno StateMustapha Amin Dies

Elder statesmen and former governor of Borno State, Group Capt. Mustapha Amin (rtd.) is dead. He died on Wednesday morning in Kaduna State. LEADERSHIP gathered that funeral prayers for the late Amin will hold this afternoon at Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna.

The late Amin was the first governor of Borno State; he served from March 1976 to July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. This was after North-Eastern Statewas divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states. Before his appointment as governor by the supreme military council, Amin was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Airforce when appointed. He is remembered for his attempt to stop desert encroachment, by imposing restriction on tree cutting permits.

He also made it an offense to set fires to clear the land and called for the establishment of an inland port to serve Lake Chad.

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