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As day one of the anti-government "Bangkok shut down" attempt kicks off in the Thai capital Monday, tourists are advised to pay close attention to the situation and avoid all rally sites. The biggest issue facing visitors is mobility, as protesters have closed off seven major Bangkok intersections. The protests, aimed at forcing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office, could continue for as long as a month. Though many areas of the city are unaffected, several of the rally sites are in popular tourism areas, including Silom, Asok and the

Rights groups and others have called on Thai authorities and anti-government protesters to respect human rights and avoid violence during mass demonstrations in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. The People's Democratic Reform Committee protest group -- which hopes to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office -- launched its "Bangkok shutdown," intended to last a month, Monday. The protesters plan to achieve their aim by closing seven main intersections in the large and hectic city. They will also surround the houses of Yingluck and some ministers, and they intend to cut off electricity and water supplies at these locations and some government offices. Authorities say eight people have died and 470 have been injured since the protests began in November. Amnesty International warned in a news release Friday that violence could erupt again. "The situation in Thailand is tense, volatile and unpredictable

Dennis Rodman said Monday that he's "sorry" about the situation inside North Korea, but that his recent visit there with a team of fellow former NBA players was an attempt to do something good. The American basketball players stirred controversy last week by playing in a game at a packed stadium in Pyongyang, a surreal event at which Rodman led a sing-along of "Happy Birthday" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman has been criticized for failing to address North Korean's human rights abuses during his well-publicized visits to the reclusive country during which he has developed a friendly relationship with Kim. "I'm sorry for what's going on in North Korea, the certain situations," Rodman told CNN on Monday after arriving at Beijing airport from Pyongyang. "I'm not God, I'm not (an) ambassador, I'm no one. I just want to show the world the fact that we can actually get along in sport

Here are the 17 foods that helps you burn fat off your body: 1. Plantain (Green) 2. Lemon (Zap some of it in water to drink daily)fresh-fruit-and-vegetables 3. Red & Green Pepper 4. Water Melon (Juicy!) 5. Ginger 6. Beans 7. Soy Beans 8. Grapes 9. Nuts (Cashew, Peanuts & Walnuts ) Contains Omega 3 healthy fat 10. Mushrooms 11. Sea foods (e.g. Sardine, Crabs, Cray fish, Crustaceans) 12. Olive Oil 13. Onion & Garlic 14. Wheat & Oat based food (Wheat bread, Wheat meal, Quaker Oats) 15. Bananas 16. African Mango 17. Brown or Ofada Rice (healthier than white rice) There you go with the seventeen foods. However, While writing these foods down, I came up with two other bonus Foods: 1. Egg, plus the yolk. 2 Avocados (Popularly called Pear in Nigeria) Add these foods in your daily food intake. They are readily available for you here in Nigeria and you can source them from the market.

Older women who walk every day may reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. And those who exercise vigorously may get even more protection, according to new research. The study of more than 73 000 postmenopausal women found that walking at a moderate pace for an hour a day was associated with a 14% reduced breast cancer risk, compared to leading a sedentary lifestyle. An hour or more of daily strenuous physical activity was associated with a 25% reduced risk, the study found. This is welcome news for women who aren't very athletic. "The nice message here is, you don't have to go out and run a marathon to lower your breast cancer risk," said study researcher Alpa Patel, senior epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society, which funded the study. "Go for a nice,

Drugs commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may actually cause heartburn. A new study in Gastroenterology found that treatment with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) actually produced heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion in healthy volunteers who took the medication for eight weeks. Although the findings don't necessarily mean that PPIs don't have a valid place in the gastrointestinal armamentarium, they do strongly suggest that overprescribing may be causing harm, the study authors said. "It is beyond any doubt that subjects with reflux disease benefit from and need treatment with acid suppressive drugs," said study lead author Dr. Cristina Reimer of Copenhagen University in Denmark. "But it is equally beyond doubt that PPIs are prescribed more or less uncritically for a wide variety of symptoms where the initial effect of the drug is doubtful. Findings ‘challenge the

Here are some questions and answers on bad breath. Maybe your best friend won't tell you, but we promise we will. What is the medical term for ‘bad breath’? Halitosis. What are the most common causes of bad breath? *. An overgrowth of bacteria in the mouth cavity resulting from inadequate tongue cleaning *. Poor oral hygiene *. Gum disease/gums that bleed when you brush or floss *. Unclean dentures *. Oral abscesses *. Post nasal drip, colds, flu and other illnesses *. Dry mouth caused by mouth breathing, fasting, prolonged talking, stress and some medications *. Tobacco smoking

No drugs or alcohol were found in the bodies of "Fast & Furious" actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas after the fiery car crash that killed them in November, a coroner's report released on Friday said. Both Walker, 40, and Rodas, 38, tested negative for alcohol, and drugs including cocaine, opiates and marijuana were not detected, said the report from the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The report included an early account of the accident from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, dated December 1 - the day after the crash, saying the

n">Walt Disney's film "Iron Man 3" was the hottest film of 2013, with ticket sales of $409 million in the North American market, one of four Disney films among the year's top-selling movies, according to Rentrak. "Iron Man 3," which stars Robert Downey Jr. as industrialist Tony Stark and his alter ego inside the super-charged metal suit, finished just ahead of Lions Gate Entertainment's dystopian action film "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," which had ticket sales of $398.4 million, the entertainment research service said. Comcast's Universal Pictures animated film "Despicable Me 2" was third with $367.8 million. "Man of Steel" from Time Warner's studio Warner Brothers was fourth with $291 million. Warner Brothers, whose film "Gravity" also placed in the top 10, ended the year with

Rapper 50 Cent has lost a bid to end a Florida woman's lawsuit over a sex video posted online with him edited into it as a wig-wearing narrator. A New York judge rebuffed the rapper's request to dismiss Lastonia Leviston's claim in a ruling made public Thursday. Lawyers for both sides haven't returned calls seeking comment. The lawsuit concerns a videotape Leviston made with a boyfriend in 2008. The judge's decision says the boyfriend later provided the tape to 50 Cent without Leviston's permission. The rapper used the footage to make a video featuring himself as a character named Pimpin' Curly. He says he wasn't responsible for the video's 2009 release. But he says it was legally fair to use the images. The woman's lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has expressed confidence in the newly assembled Super Eagles as they file out against Ethiopia in an international friendly on Saturday. Keshi picked 23 players for the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa billed for January 11 till February 1. With the exit of most players from the squad, Keshi will have to rely on new recruits whom he said he has absolute belief in to deliver the goods at the CHAN tourney, with the Ethiopian friendly a good test. “We have talents all over the country but we don’t have time enough to groom them but I’m sure that the ones that we have chosen will give a good account of themselves in South Africa”, Keshi said in a statement. He added that

Spanish football club Barcelona have claimed a new record by announcing they have become the first sports club to gain 50 million fans on social networking platform, Facebook. The reigning La Liga champions opened their Facebook account in October 2009 and it is one of seven different platforms on which the club have a presence through their ‘2.0’ digital media strategy. Barcelona said they now have one of the 30 most popular Facebook pages in the world, with their highest number of overseas fans, 4.7 million, coming from Indonesia. Mexico (3.4 million), Brazil (2.5 million), the United States (2.1 million) and Turkey (1.7 million) round out the club’s top-five foreign fan bases on Facebook, with Barcelona adding an additional 11 million fans in 2013 alone. The Catalan giant slast year utilised their Facebook page to offer a live Q&A session with midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

Last season's beaten FA Cup finalists Manchester City tasted fresh disappointment in the competition on Saturday when they drew 1-1 at second-tier Blackburn Rovers in the third round. Stunned by Wigan Athletic in last year's final, City took the lead at Ewood Park through an Alvaro Negredo goal on the stroke of half-time, only for Scott Dann to equalise early in the second period. City, currently second in the Premier League, also had defender Dedryck Boyata sent off late on for two bookable offences and now face an unwelcome replay against Gary Bowyer's side. "I think it was a very close game," City manager Manuel Pellegrini told BT Sport. "They're a difficult team and they play here with a lot of intensity, so we must decide who

Premier League leaders Arsenal overcame fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday, while Aston Villa were dumped out by third-tier Sheffield United. Tottenham had won at Manchester United in their previous outing and new manager Tim Sherwood made only one change to his starting XI, but his side fell behind in the 31st minute at the Emirates Stadium. German teenager Serge Gnabry was the architect, picking the ball up wide on the Arsenal right and driving infield before finding Santi Cazorla, who arrowed a left-foot shot past Hugo Lloris. Spurs were unable to react and Tomas Rosicky sealed victory in the 62nd minute, robbing Danny Rose on halfway and bearing down on goal before adroitly lifting the ball over

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has expressed satisfaction with the team’s performance against Ethiopia's Walya Antelopes in an international friendly. The match, which ended 2-1 in favour of the Eagles, was played at the Abuja National Stadium on Saturday. It was to prepare the Super Eagles Team B for the third edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) n South Africa from 11 January to 1 February. Keshi told newsmen after the match that he was not bothered about the scoreline but how the players performed. The Super Eagles opened scoring as early as

The Nigerian Embassy in Bangui said on Saturday that more than 1,596 Nigerians living in the crisis-ridden Central African Republic (CAR) would be evacuated by the Federal Government. The First Consul of the embassy, Solomon Obono, said that the embassy worked very hard to ensure the safety of 1 596 Nigerians, who took refuge in the embassy. He stressed that the embassy ensured that the citizens were taken care of, prior to their evacuation. "We informed the Federal Government to arrange for the people’s evacuation. "The evacuation has already started, as the first batch of our citizens departed for

The Lagos Deputy Governor briefed journalists on the case id Alexandra Ossai. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on Friday advocated review of the Nigerian Labour Law to offer more protection to employees against violence at workplaces. Ms. Orelope-Adefulire made the call when she briefed journalists on the recent case of the alleged battery of a resident, Alexandra Ossai, by her employee in Ikeja.

The doctors planned to embark on a nationwide strike from January 6. The executives of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) are holding an emergency meeting in Abuja. The meeting, which commenced at about 5:00 p.m. will take a stance on the proposed strike scheduled to commence on Monday, January 6. The doctors, who held a nationwide five-day strike before christmas, proposed to continue the withdrawal of their services from January 6 if the federal government fails to meet their demands. Their demands include better working conditions and upgrade of health facilities. The heads of various state chapters of the NMA are represented at the meeting. More details later…

Iyetade Verity Soyinka, daughter of Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, who passed on in Ibadan three days after Christmas 2013, will be buried Friday January 10 in Ibadan, after funeral services at the Chapel of Resurrection, University of Ibadan at 11a.m.” family publicist, Jahman Anikulapo, said in a statement. She was born on June 5, 1965 and survived by two children, a daughter, Oreofe, and a son, Adeoto. No cause of death was stated but the statement simply mentioned she died at the University Teaching Hospital, in Ibadan, after a brief illness. Iyetade’s passage had brought “great sadness and an overwhelming sense of loss” to the family said Mr. Anikulapo who remarked, in his statement, that “Ms. Iyetade Soyinka had her early education at the Staff School of the University of Ibadan and Queens School,

The widows also asked for prompt payment of benefits. The wives and children of some police officer killed by Boko Haram insurgents, on Saturday, appealed to the government and the Nigerian Police to provide them with jobs. The widows and other members of their families made the appeal in Kaduna during the distribution of bags of rice, vegetable oil and a cow by the Inspector General of Police. The wife of one of the deceased officers, Margaret Ishaya, said the widows were ready to accept jobs as cleaners. She said that

Welcome to a liveblog of the friendly match Nigeria Vs Ethiopia in Abuja. The match serves to prepare both sides for the upcoming CHAN 2014 in South Africa. LaNUBlog SPORTS ARENA reporter, Aderonke Ogunleye, is at the stadium and will bring you live updates of the match. ————————————————— Thank you for following our live updates. FULL TIME: Nigeria 2-1 Ethiopia. 17:56 Gooooaaaal! An Ethiopian substitute, has grabbed one goal back for his country, raising their chances of scoring a last-minute equalizer.

Hitherto opposition party says it is set to take over the leadership of the lower The All Progressives Congress, APC, Caucus in the House of Representatives says it will not move against the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, in its quest to take over the leadership of the lower legislative chamber later this month. It however said it was not certain about the fate of the deputy speaker, Emeka Ihedioha.

The youth said the vice chancellor has not been fair to the community. No fewer than 500 members of Nsukka Youth Association on Friday staged a peaceful protest to demand for the removal of Professor Barth Okolo as Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria Nsukka The protesters, who urged the Federal Government to remove the vice chancellor for alleged corruption, demanded the reinstatement of Emeka Enejere, the removed chairman of the University Governing Council. The protesters carried placards with inscription such as “Nsukka land has rejected Okolo,” “Vice Chancellor is corrupt”, ”Okolo is hostile to the people of Nsukka’’, “Okolo must go for peace to reign in

The new redeployments were announced. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Dele Ezeoba, has approved the redeployment of 266 officers. The redeployment is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, signed by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Kabir Aliyu. According to the statement, 20 Rear Admirals, 97 Commodores, 99 Captains, four Lieutenant Commanders, 44 Lieutenants and two Sub Lieutenants were affected by the redeployment. The Rear Admirals affected in the exercise include A.O. Ikioda, who moves from National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies to Defence Headquarters as Director of Equipment, Standardisation and Harmonisation.

The Lagos Deputy Governor briefed journalists on the case id Alexandra Ossai. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on Friday advocated review of the Nigerian Labour Law to offer more protection to employees against violence at workplaces. Ms. Orelope-Adefulire made the call when she briefed journalists on the recent case of the alleged battery of a resident, Alexandra Ossai, by her employee in Ikeja. Ms. Ossai, 34, was allegedly hit in the stomach by her Lebanese manager after a disagreement and she lost her seven-month-old pregnancy in the process.

The contract was renegotiated before it was re-awarded for $76million to Pivot Engineering Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Honeywell Group, owned by Oba Otudeko, a chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and one of the notable political allies of the President. Subsequent reviews raised the contract sum to about N6.3 billion initially, and later N11 billion in 2005. Despite the allocation of about N1.115 billion in the 2005 budget to facilitate the completion of the project, the contractor failed to meet the December 2005 completion deadline.

President Jonathan budgets billions for Bayelsa project long completed, and fully paid for in 2006. President Goodluck Jonathan is asking the National Assembly to appropriate about N1.8 billion this year to help connect his home state of Bayelsa, to the national electricity grid, but this request suggests that federal officials only want to pocket the money. LaNUBlog NEWS ARENA investigations into the proposed project reveal that President Jonathan is asking money for projects that have been completed seven years ago, and that were all fully paid for in 2006 by the same federal government.

The syndicate had branches in various states. The Nigerian Police Force has smashed a fake recruitment syndicate known as Universal Response and Rescue Support Foundation (URRSF) purported to belong to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (UN). The organization, which has an illegal training camp in Lagos, with branches in Ekiti, Cross River and Imo states, as well as Abuja, and claims to be in charge of recruitment for the UN, had hoodwinked many Nigerians into parting with their money, the Nigerian Police said in a statement signed by Frank Mba, its Force Public Relations Officer. Mr. Mba said at least N7 million has been extorted from victims. The website being used by the syndicate is highlighted to be

The Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, says an academic paper authored by a team from its institution has been adjudged the best presentation at the 8th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2013 ) held in London, United Kingdom in December 2013. The Paper titled is “DGM Approach to Network Attacker and Defender Strategies” was presented at the conference by Dr Kayode Alese, but was co-authored by Iwasokun Gabriel Babatunde and Haruna Danjuma Israel (all from the Department of Computer Science, FUTA).

All meetings the headquarters were cancelled. The United Nations, UN, Headquarters complex in New York has been closed as a result of the snow and weather conditions across the U.S. A statement issued by Marija Rokuiziene of the UN Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit, Department of Public Information, on Friday, stated that all meetings at the headquarters had been cancelled. Similarly, a state of emergency was declared in New York and New Jersey, ahead of the storm that dumped up to nine inches of snow on parts of New York City.

The drug was deemed substandard by persons living with HIV. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has suspended the use of Tryonex, a brand of Antiretroviral, ARVs, medicines in the country. This was due to concerns expressed by Treatment Action Movement, TAM, a coalition of HIV activists in Nigeria and other similar organisations. Distributed under the Federal Government’s National HIV/AIDS program, Tryonex is a local brand of ARV medicine produced by Tryonex Nigeria Limited, a Lagos-based company, with funding from the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, funds through the Federal Ministry of Health. It contains Zidovudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine. The latter of the three is no longer accepted for use by the World Health Organisation but is still in circulation in Nigerian hospitals.

The president received a transport association in Abuja. The Federal Government will not establish policies that will be harmful to Nigerians, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday. The President, who was speaking in reference to the proposed automobile policy which will see the ban of second hand cars, also known as tokunbo cars, said the policy was not meant to cause hardship to Nigerians but to create jobs through local assembling of cars. Mr. Jonathan who was speaking to a 40 man delegation of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, led by their President, Musa Isiwele, commended them on the acceptance of government’s new automobile police.

Party questions presidency’s deception. The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has commended the oil workers unions for stopping President Goodluck Jonathan from selling Nigeria’s four refineries – the Port Harcourt Refining Company I&II, Kaduna, and Warri Refining and Petrochemical Ltd. The CNPP in a statement by its spokesperson, Osita Okechukwu, on Friday, however, urged the oil workers not to relent because the government could still come up with another trick to try to sell the refineries. The CNPP said some

APC insists authentic voters’ register. The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it will not participate in the January 11 Anambra local government elections. The APC’s decision was announced by its candidate in the November 16, 2013 governorship election, Chris Ngige, in Awka on Thursday. Mr. Ngige made the announcement after a meeting with party members and APC aspirants in the elections. He said the decision was taken after reviewing the last gubernatorial election, which he said was

Founder recognises former First Lady’s philanthropy. In recognition of her philanthropic endeavors, a university in Niger Republic has been named after the former First Lady of Nigeria, Maryam Abacha. According to a statement by the founder of the university, Adamu Gwarzo, the decision to name the university after Mrs. Abacha was reached after due consideration of her efforts to develop the African continent. “Her name stood out amongst the sea of names up for nomination because she has been a mother of humanity who has served her nation and the African continent as a whole with passion to develop the human race and civilisation,” the statement said.

The lawmaker is accused of killing two people. The police in Rivers State has arrested the Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, for the alleged murder of a political opponent and a police officer. The Police in a statement by its spokesperson, Ahmed Mohammed, Thursday, said Mr. Lloyd killed the duo of Kingsley Ejeuo, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP who was also referred to as an opponent of Mr. Lloyd. He was also accused of killing Urang Obadiah, a police sergeant. The statement said Mr. Lloyd on December 30, 2013, recklessly drove a vehicle and killed

The governor also declared support for the National Conference. The Ebonyi State Governor, Martin Elechi, on Friday said he believes Nigeria has done well as a country since amalgamation. Speaking with journalists at the Presidential Villa after emerging from a meeting with the President, Mr. Elechi also noted that the country had moved from where it was years ago. “As a nation we have faired well, we are so populous, so heterogeneous, ethnic diversity and religious multiplicity, is not easy to galvanise such a body into a smooth organisation, called the government or a country.

Amateur driver accused of murder. An Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court on Friday granted bail to the drunk driver, who allegedly killed Timothy Adeosun, a sales representative of the Nations Newspaper, on New Year day. The accused, Kunle Adepoju, was arraigned before Safiyat Oyediran on a seven-count charge of reckless driving, murder, damage of property worth millions of naira, among others.

Dr. Olukoya tagged the year the passover year with reference to Exodus 12 vs 21, wherein promises would be fulfilled, he also drew a nexus between the number 14 and the passover, going to the prophecies, he said. 1. This year is going to be one of great revival 2. It is going to be a year of many questions but very few answers 3. There is going to be deliverance this year from afflictions and bondages 4. A year of monumental failure for those who trust in the occult

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye, has made his predictions for what is in store in 2014. GENERAL/ INDIVIDUAL: 1. God says a divine promise of more than a decade ago will begin to find fulfillment. 2. Someone can expect a prominent divine visitation that will radically alter the course of his or her life 3. Someone will have the first taste. There will be quite a few narrow escapes of tragedies.

Walking on water is not easy. Not too many people have the ability. Let's see, there's Jesus, and well, that's about it. Unfortunately for one pastor on the West Coast of Africa, his attempt to become the second man to make this impossible feat a reality cost him his life. Pastor Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation that he was capable of reenacting the very miracles of Jesus Christ. He decided to make it clear through way of demonstration on Gabon's beach in the capital city of Libreville. Referencing Matthew 14:22-33, Kabele said that he received a revelation which told him that with enough faith he could achieve what Jesus was able to.

Nigerian scholar and political anthropologist, Wale Adebanwi, Friday, put the story of Nigeria’s challenge with corruption back on the new year’s national agenda when his book, Authority Stealing: Anti-Corruption War and Democratic Politics in Post-Military Nigeriawas picked byForeign Affairs, a leading global journal on foreign policy and global affairs, as one of the best three books from Africa in the past year.

Doctors have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike on January 6. Nigeria cannot afford another strike and government is willing to do all possible to avert the impending January 6 strike by doctors, the Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, said on Thursday. Mr. Uduaghan, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Committee mediating between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, stated this after leading other top government officials to meet President Goodluck Jonathan for several hours at the presidential Villa.

The senator described the claim as blackmail. By, Ahmed Tukur The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that a serving senator, Abdullahi Adamu, representing Nasarawa West senatorial district, is using fake employment letters to recruit members into the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. A statement signed by the state publicity secretary of the PDP, Mark Neto, urged Mr. Adamu, a former Nasarawa governor, to return to his constituency and concentrate on his job rather than resort to ‘fruitless antics to remain relevant.’

Aviation spokesperson said a routine safety operation was being carried out. A chartered plane carrying officials of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, was prevented from landing Thursday at the Gombe Airport because the pilot noticed a fire truck was parked on the runway. The plane which took off from Abuja was conveying the APC officials to Gombe for the inauguration of the state’s interim Executive Committee of the party.

Reuben Abati said Mrs. Alison-Madueke cannot approve the sale of the refineries. Despite the statements of various government officials including the Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, President Goodluck Jonathan has no plans to and has not approved the sale of Nigeria’s four refineries, presidential aide, Reuben Abati, said on Thursday. Mr. Abati also claimed the federal government had no plans to privatise the refineries. Mrs. Alison-Madueke had while speaking in an interview with Bloomberg TV Africa in London in November said that the

Party members intent to work together to promote peace in party. Some members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from the North-West zone have expressed their confidence in and total support of the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan. The PDP stakeholders, comprising members from the National Working Committee of the Party, State and Zonal executive committees, party elders, legislators and members of state and federal executives, from Kano, Zamfara and Sokoto States, made this declaration in a press release after they paid a courtesy call on the Vice President, Namadi Sambo on Thursday at the Hassan Usman Katsina House, Kaduna. The stakeholders said they

“I am informing you; in Nigeria we don’t have a place that we can call our own, especially in Taraba and Gassol. We are extending our cries to the government to look into this topic with compassion. Help us, so we also have a sense of belonging as other Nigerians. We really know we are Nigerians, but the way it seems to us is that government treats as non-citizens. We want the government to know that we are proud to be Nigerian citizens. Whatever has been done in Nigeria should also be extended to us.

“Almost all of us found ourselves in sickbeds when we came back from Kenya.”Nigerian trainee “When we came back there was no representative in Abuja to welcome us. They promised us a take-off allowance, but on our return we haven’t got anything. Some of us even quit their job and cannot resume.” Since then, there hasn’t been any contact with the company. Hence, most of them have gone back to their farms.

“Almost all of us found ourselves in sickbeds when we came back from Kenya.”Nigerian trainee “When we came back there was no representative in Abuja to welcome us. They promised us a take-off allowance, but on our return we haven’t got anything. Some of us even quit their job and cannot resume.” Since then, there hasn’t been any contact with the company. Hence, most of them have gone back to their farms.

The North-Eastern Nigerian State of Taraba is on the verge of handing over 30,000 hectares of land to Dominion Farms. The Memorandum of Understanding of the public-private partnership was signed in February 2012. The mega-project is expected to reduce Nigerian rice imports by 15%. But what is been described as the prelude to Nigeria’s rice revolution could result in livelihood losses for about 45,000 inhabitants who will have to vacate their lands. This intervention also raises concerns about the depletion of an important grazing area: Mutum Biyu Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, where the

The Federal government has no plans to increase the pump price of PMS. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Danladi Kifasi, on Thursday assured Nigerians that the Federal Government has no plans to increase the pump price of petrol. Mr. Kifasi said this in a statement made available in Abuja. He emphasised that government has no plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, from the prevailing price of N97 per litre.

SERAP asked the President to stop paying lip service to corruption fight. A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) , on Thursday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to refer unresolved cases of corruption to the anti-graft agencies. SERAP gave the advice in a statement issued in Lagos which was a reaction to Mr. Jonathan’s New Year broadcast where he promised to fight corruption. The SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said: “Promises alone can’t end corruption and the impunity of perpetrators.” He cited some of the unresolved corruption cases to include the Oduahgate scandal in the aviation sector, the fuel subsidy scam amongst others. The organisation said that

The state’s government’s plan to build a church somehow weakens the argument by critics of Governor Rauf Aregbesola that he was islamising the state. The Osun State government has acquired parcels of farmlands in Atakumosa West local council of the state for the construction of a church. The interdenominational worship centre, to be named ‘Open Heaven Worship Centre,’ would be sited at both Odo Iju and Ibodi communities. The state government’s plan to build a church somehow weakens the argument by critics of Governor Rauf Aregbesola that he was islamising the state.

APC accused INEC of jeopardising its elections. The All Progressive Congress, APC, has hailed the Yobe State governor, Ibrahim Geidam, as well as the entire people of the state for the peaceful and hitch-free conduct of the state’s local government election which held on December 28, 2013. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to borrow a leaf from the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, YSIEC, on how to organise elections, having bungled the two elections conducted by INEC in Delta and Anambra recently. The party said it was not only delighted that the APC swept the polls, but that the election, which was observed by many NGOs and the chairmen of 15 State Independent Electoral Commissions, among others, was widely adjudged to have been free, fair and credible, in addition to witnessing a huge turnout of voters.

28 others sustained different degree of injuries. The Adamawa Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of five people including an infant in various road crashes during the Christmas and New year periods. The head of operations of the Adamawa FRSC, Mohammed Kabo, said on Thursday in Yola that the deaths were unfortunate but avoidable. “From December 23, 2013 to January 1, 2014, five people including an infant lost their lives while 28 others sustained different degrees of injuries”. Mr. Kabo said. He said that the deaths were recorded in 16 different road accidents which involved 24 vehicles across the state.

The court granted an interlocutory injunction against the FCDA. An FCT High Court on Thursday granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, from demolishing a property at Plot 38, Jikwoyi Cardastral Zone in Karu, Abuja. The property belonged to an Abuja-based contractor, Yakubu Oshioke. Delivering a ruling, the vacation Judge, Yusuf Halilu, held that injunctions are usually directed to ensure that parties maintain the status quo, pending the determination of the suit. “It is my considered view that

In 2013, ASUU embarked on a strike to demand better. The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Nasir Fagge, said the union will pursue a significant increase in budgetary allocation to the education sector in 2014 to achieve UNESCO’s 26 percent recommendation. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr. Fagge on Thursday in Abuja. The ASUU president said that

The ICPC decried the delay in the determination of corruption cases in the country. The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, said it received 872 petitions in 2013. This was contained in the ICPC annual report made available on Thursday in Abuja. In the report, the ICPC said 754 of the petitions were directed to the commission while the remaining were complaints to other anti-corruption agencies that were copied to the commission. It said 434 petitions were

The victims were dancing in the village square when they were attacked. Gunmen early on Wednesday killed two persons and injured 12 others at Maihukri Gold Village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Plateau, Dominic Esin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on Thursday.

Katsina APC youth visit Buhari; urge party leaders to carry Nigerian youth along. Former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari has said the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, is committed to grooming Nigerian youth to take over the leadership of the country. Mr. Buhari made the promise when the Katsina state chapter of the All Progressives Youth Forum on Tuesday paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Daura. A statement by the state organizing secretary of the Forum, Muntari Lawal, said the visit, led by the state coordinator of the forum, Mansur Garba, was part of efforts by the forum at all chapters throughout the federation to integrate itself into the mainstream APC. During the visit, Mr. Garba explained the objectives of the forum to Mr. Buhari and highlighted what the youths can offer to the party towards the success of its objective of bringing about the desired change in the country.

The workers are opposed to the proposed sale of refineries. The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, says it has not shelved its plans to embark on strike to protest the planned sale of the country’s four refineries. The Federal Government had late last year constituted a committee headed by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to work out modalities for the sale of the four refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna. But, since the announcement

A staff said this was the first time it had ever happened in the villa. Top civil servants working at the State House, Aso Rock, Abuja had a bleak yuletide with members of their families, as they spent Christmas and the New Year without the payment of their December salary. One of the affected staff who spoke to LaNUBlog NEWS ARENA on Wednesday said this was the first time in several years that any administration in the country would fail to pay the staff working directly under the President their salary before Christmas and the New Year. The staff, who pleaded that his identity be protected for fear of being victimised by the authorities, said in the past, workers in the Villa were not only sure of their salary, but also other goodies as well, especially from the President. Another source said the workers were not

National Dialogue Another issue that could shape the political scene in 2014 is the proposed national dialogue, which holds in February. The direction of the national conference might also determine the direction of the polity. The Conference Committee headed by Femi Okunroumu, which was set up in October to work out modalities has since submitted its report to the President. However, criticisms are still trailing the planned national talks, as the APC has rejected it completely. Mr. Jonathan’s plan to turn in the decisions of the conference to the National Assembly has also generated heat. But what is fuelling more criticisms is the suspicion that it will be used to prolong the president’s tenure. The APC is believed to have dissociated itself from the proposed dialogue for this reason. Some governors,

Shortly after, 37 PDP lawmakers in the House of Representatives followed suit with their defection to the APC amid threat by the ruling party to declare their seats vacant. It was an event that stripped the ruling party of its majority status in the House of Representatives, which it had enjoyed since the return of democracy in 1999. The Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, who has become critical of the PDP-controlled executive arm, is reportedly under pressure from the APC to also quit the PDP; just as there were reports before the close of 2013 that about 22 senators were already planning to dump the ruling party. Similarly,

LaNUBlog NEWS ARENA reviews issues that might shape the nation’s political scene in 2014 in preparation for 2015. As Nigeria moves towards the 2015 general elections, several factors could influence and determine the country’s leadership, growth, and politics in 2014. Festus Owete reviews how these factors could play up. Obasanjo/Jonathan rift The dust generated by the exchange of letters between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck just before the close of 2014 is yet to settle. In his

The cleric advised the leaders to demonstrate maturity in handling their political differences. The Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide has advised the Federal Government to avoid grandstanding on fighting corruption in 2014. The Chairman and spiritual leader of the Church, Samuel Abidoye, stated this in his New Year message to the country which was made available on Wednesday to journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Apparently referring to the recent war of words via letters between former president Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, the cleric advised the leaders of the country to demonstrate maturity in handling their political differences. In the message

Murtala Nyako asks president to be a man of honour and not drag Nigeria into another civil war. The governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has challenged President Goodluck Jonathanto be a man of ‘honour’ saying the president’s claim that he did not sign agreement with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors in 2011 to spend one term of four years is not true. Mr. Nyako told journalists in Yola, the state capital, that Mr. Jonathan signed an agreement with them not to re-contest after his first term in 2015, and pledged to abide by it.

The teams would play at the National Stadium in Abuja on Saturday. In what should serve as a fascinating appetiser for the 3rd African Nations Championship starting in South Africa next week, Nigeria’s senior home-based squad will tackle their Ethiopian counterparts in Abuja on Saturday. The match starts at 4 p.m. at the National Stadium. Both teams have qualified for the championship taking place over three weeks in three cities in the Rainbow Nation, and exclusively for professionals playing in the domestic League of their countries. The Ethiopian squad, known as Waya Antelopes, play in Group C of the competition alongside Ghana, Congo, and Libya in Mangaung; while Nigeria’s Eagles confront host South Africa, Mali and Mozambique in Cape Town.

The president tasked politicians against personal interests in politics. President Goodluck Jonathan has urged politicians to put the interest of Nigeria before theirs while politicking for 2015. The president also announced that the celebration of Nigeria’s Centenary will kick off at the end of February. Speaking at Our Lady Queen Of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral Church, Garki, Abuja, while participating in a special New Year service, the President noted that politics should be played in a way that legacies will be left for the next generation. He said

The IG was represented by a police commissioner. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, has donated foodstuff to widows of dead policemen in Adamawa State. Presenting the materials at a ceremony at the police command headquarters in Yola, Mr. Abubakar said the gesture was to give the families a sense of belonging at this festive period. Mr. Abubakar, who was represented by Yakubu Usman, the Commissioner of Police in charge of welfare at the IG’s office, said

The Taraba Acting Governor reeled out the administration’s achievements. The Acting Governor of Taraba State, Garba Umar, on Wednesday, said his loyalty to his ailing boss, Danbaba Suntai, was consistent and unshakable. Mr. Umar, who made the disclosure in his New Year broadcast in Jalingo, said he was only holding brief for his principal, pending the time the governor fully recovered and was capable of resuming full duties as governor. He said

The baby was born at 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday. The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, on Wednesday, visited the first baby of the year at the Gwarimpa General Hospital in Abuja and prayed that he would grow in peace. The first baby, yet to be named, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Zubairu at 12.45 a.m. through Caesarean section and weighed 3.5kg at birth. Mrs. Jonathan, who was represented by Onyeka Onwenu, the Director-General, National Council for Women Development, said

Victor Ndoma-Egba said the military distorted Nigeria’s structure. The Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, says that devolution of powers from the Federal Government to the State Governments will enhance rapid growth of the country.

The woman allegedly dumped the baby on December 24, 2013. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Jigawa on Wednesday, said it has in its custody, a 23-year-old woman who allegedly dumped her newborn baby in Dutse Local Government.

Cardinal Onaiyekan administered the confirmation of 140 Catholics. The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has called on Nigerians to love and tolerate one another for the nation’s stability and economic development. Cardinal Onaiyekan made the call in Abuja during Tuesday’s midnight mass when he confirmed 140 candidates at the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Nyanya, near Abuja.