Fulani herdsmen sack Benue community

Despite efforts by the Federal and Benue State governments to end clashes between herdsmen and farmers, indications emerged yesterday that Moor, a council ward in Kwande Local Government Area of the state had been sacked by armed herdsmen.

Vanguard learned that the crisis, which dates back to 2013, has left over 100 persons dead, scores sustaining varying degrees of injuries and close to 8,000 displaced.

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Louis van Gaal's must go, FA cup win or not reports

Manchester United will reportedly sack manager Louis van Gaal at the end of the season, even if he guides them to FA Cup glory in May.

The Dutchman has been under scrutiny all season due to the team's inconsistency on the pitch and failure to launch a serious challenge for the Premier League title.

United limped out of the Champions League at the group stage, and they are currently four points off the top four with six games left to play.

There is some hope of silverware, though, as the team booked themselves a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals following a 2-1 win over West Ham United in their quarter-final replay.

Despite this, The Mirror report that club bosses have decided to axe Van Gaal at the end of the season, paving the way for ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho to take over at Old Trafford.

The Portuguese coach has been linked with the post since his sacking from Stamford Bridge in December, and his chances of getting the United job have increased as former manager Sir Alex Ferguson and club legend Sir Bobby Charlton are now more accepting of the need for change, according to the newspaper.

It has also been reported that Van Gaal, who has one year remaining on his contract, is aware that he will be let go in the summer.

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THE OUTLAWS OF ISLAM BY FEMI FANI-KAYODE

"In the name of God the Great we shall kill, slaughter and drain the blood of every single unbeliever, every apostate and every traitor that supports them until we establish our new world Caliphate. We will wash our hands with the blood of the infidels"- Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the leader of The Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL).
These are the words of a monstrous vampire that desires to swim in an ocean of innocent blood. These are the thoughts and satanic vision of the indisputable leader of the dreaded terrorist movement known as Daesh.
These are the aspirations of a man that rejects the version of Islam that we know, that we respect and that the overwhelming majority of Muslims espouse and practice.
This is a man that represents such a graphic and fundamental perversion and corruption of the faith that he claims to represent and that has become such a terror to humanity that he can hardly be described as a human being at all but rather as a barbarous beast that is not worthy of life.
Simply put Mr. Al Baghdadi is beyond the pale: his level of depravity and capacity for evil is simply incomprehensible. There is no word that can adequately describe his brand of depravity and his insidious level of inhumanity.

British citizens groans as UK aids to Nigeria and other countries grows bigger

Britain’s foreign aid budget keeps rising. Currently at £12 billion a year, it is due to soar during David Cameron’s two terms as Prime Minister, to £16 billion by 2020.

As the Mail revealed yesterday, Britain pays £1 in every £7 of aid donated by rich countries — three times as much per head as the U.S. — and much of it is being sent to the world’s most corrupt countries where despots line their own pockets and make life even worse for the poor.

Among the most egregious recent examples was South Africa, where — even as our Government gave the country £19 million a year to alleviate poverty — its president Jacob Zuma was spending £13 million of state funds improving his lavish home.

Ministers have stopped direct aid to South Africa since the outcry, but elsewhere the spending continues. Here, we present our guide to the 12 countries — the ‘dirty dozen’ — where British taxpayers’ money is most shockingly abused... 

Who governs Nigeria? by Reuben Abati

During the Jonathan administration, an outspoken opposition spokesperson had argued that Nigeria was on auto-pilot, a phrase that was gleefully even if ignorantly echoed by an excitable opposition crowd. Deeper reflection should have made it clear even to the unthinking that there is no way any country can ever be on auto-pilot, for there are many levels of governance, all working together and cross-influencing each other to determine the structure of inputs and outcomes in society. To say that a country is on auto-pilot is to assume wrongly that the only centre of governance that exists is the official corridor, whereas governance is far more complex.  The question should be asked, now as then: who is governing Nigeria? Who is running the country? Why do we blame government alone for our woes, whereas we share a collective responsibility, and some of the worst violators of the public space are not even in public office?

On the murder of head teacher Joseph Ohioma by suspected herdsmen Read the statement below

Read the statement below...

This is to humbly notify you on an unfortunate circumstance that occurred in a Local Government area. The rate at which sudden death is being caused by some unknown scrupulous elements in the country is highly unacceptable. Such is the unfortunate death and fate of a family man named: Joseph Ohioma Ogolowa; a retired headmaster in Obe Primary school, Sabongidda, Ora in Owan West LGA of Edo State.

DPO gets what he deserved after he beats up a female traffic warden in Ogun

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the demotion and immediate transfer of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikenne Division of Ogun State, Patrick Onwu, who beat up a female traffic warden, Anifat Bello, for stopping his private car at NNPC junction, on IBB Boulevard in Ogun state on Monday April 11th.

Arase, who got to know about the incident while reading a national daily, called the state commissioner of police and ordered that Onwu be demoted to a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from Superintendent of Police(SP).

Arase has also ordered that his file be transferred to the force headquarters in Abuja so further disciplinary actions can be taken.

Shocking details on how Saraki's case has halted the passage of the 2016 budget

Senators loyal to Senate President Bukola Saraki are using the 2016 Budget row to negotiate a soft-landing for the former Kwara State Governor, who is facing trial for false declarations of assets at the Code for Conduct Tribunal (CCB)

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Kevin Friend, Leicester city ref taken off refereeing duties for Stoke City-Tottenham Hotspur match

The Premier League has confirmed that referee Kevin Friend has been removed from Tottenham Hotspur's game at Stoke City next week due to his links with table-toppers Leicester City.

The 44-year-old official, who is thought to be a supporter of hometown club Bristol City, now lives in Leicester and has attended a number of the Foxes' matches in a personal capacity.

As a result of his connection with Spurs' title rivals, the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) has opted to replace friend as an official for next Monday's clash due to "the timing and context".

The PGMOL added in a statement: "It was felt unnecessary to add extra scrutiny on the refereeing appointment."

Neil Swarbrick will now take charge at Stoke, while Friend will oversee Newcastle United's showdown with Manchester City the following day.

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Sir, people are already saying they would rather have 'corruption' back!! Dele Momodu

Your Excellency, Assalam Alaikum. It has been over six months since you graciously invited me to your office in Abuja. I must note once again that I was truly honoured and humbled by our one-on-one meeting. We spoke and interacted like two old buddies. What was more, I was all alone with you without a third party in the room. We spoke candidly and cracked jokes freely. I remember presenting you with an advance copy of my forthcoming book and you even requested me to autograph it for you which I did with such pride and gratitude in me. We took loads of pictures before and after the meeting. I left you reassured in my belief that Nigeria is in safe hands.

Trump blasts 'rigged' rules on picking Republican delegates

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump lashed out at what he called the party's "rigged" delegate selection rules on Monday after rival Ted Cruz swept all of Colorado's 34 delegates over the weekend.

The New York billionaire, who has been outmaneuvered by Cruz in a series of recent state meetings to select national convention delegates, said the process was set up to protect party insiders and shut out insurgent candidates.

"The system is rigged, it's crooked," Trump said on Fox News on Monday, alleging the Colorado convention results showed voters were being denied a voice in the process.

"There was no voting. I didn't go out there to make a speech or anything, there's no voting," Trump said. "The people out there are going crazy, in the Denver area and Colorado itself, and they're going absolutely crazy because they weren't given a vote. This was given by politicians - it's a crooked deal."

Trump has 743 bound delegates to 545 for Cruz, according to an Associated Press count, in the battle for the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination on the first ballot and avoid a messy floor fight at the Republican National Convention from July 18-21.

But both are at risk of not acquiring enough delegates for a first-ballot victory, leaving many free to switch their votes on later ballots.

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Alleged N400m fraud: Jonathan asked Metuh to submit his company’s account —Witness

The embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday, opened his defence to the seven-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him.

Olisa Metuh Olisa Metuh In a bid to establish his innocence, Metuh, who is facing trial alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited, over alleged N400 million fraud, produced his first witness to testify before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

The witness, DW-1, Mr. Ike Abonyi, who identified himself as a journalist and Media Consultant to the PDP, narrated before the court, events that led to the alleged transfer of N400 million into Metuh’s company account, prior to the 2015 presidential election.

Abonyi, who said he was part of the media team engaged to help and “repackage the battered image of the PDP,” told the court that he attended the meeting where former President Goodluck Jonathan directed Metuh to submit his corporate account for money to be “dropped” into it to enhance campaign activities of the party.

Led in evidence by Metuh’s lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, the witness said ex-President Jonathan gave the directive after he watched a presentation that was made by a team of media experts constituted by Metuh to launder his image before the general election. He said the team was headed by the Managing Director of a public relations firm, CNC Connect, Mr. Yomi Badejo.

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Why all those back pain 'cures' just make it worse: Top spinal expert says many popular treatments are useless - or even harmful

Earlier this year retired fireman and ex-Royal Marine Adrian McGregor had something of a medical epiphany. He'd been plagued by severe pain for 18 years after injuring his back - and breaking a leg in several places - falling through the floor of a burning factory.

He'd since had endless consultations with specialists and various treatments to little effect. Five years ago he underwent surgery for a slipped disc, but while this helped in the short term, 'the pain gradually came back'.

'I saw a physiotherapist, who suggested exercises that made things worse, a chiropractor who did nothing for me, a pain clinic that just gave me opiate drugs that left me groggy and worried about the risk of addiction. I even had a second operation on the slipped disc in 2014.'

The pain remained and made sitting almost impossible. In January, Adrian made an appointment with yet another clinician, hoping against hope that this time it would be different.

'The astounding thing is that it was totally different,' says Adrian, 52, who lives in the West Midlands. For by the time he left the clinic, not only did he understand why his back was so painful, but also how he'd inadvertently been doing precisely the things that kept it that way.

 

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40years old man commits suicide over inability to get married

A lifeless body of a 40-year-old man, known as Femi as been found in an uncompleted building. It is believed that Femi has commited suicide due to frustration and his inability to get married. The incident occurred barely two months after he was evicted from his one -room apartment on 27, Alhaji Aboki Street. Late Femi had attempted to take his life twice. 

FIGHT THESE THROES AT DAWN BY MUHAMMED ALI

When I recall the events of eve-days of the 2015 election; how the masses and cult-like thumbsters streamed out of their homes, swarming, as bees do to honeycombs, around the man whose personal integrity, humility and simplicity is unparalelled in the chequered history of our national public life, despite how his personality was being wildly maligned by the trumpets of the kakakists; and I witness the throes daily faced now by my country men, I wish that a magic wand could be waved to hault this suffering at its dawning time.
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Buhari, you must fight this throes and daknesses at dawn. You must rise fought at dawn (Apology to Soyinka). For when the darkness of daytime is allowed to fester to noontime or night, the sun could loose the strength in her brightness to the fetters of barren clouds or western hills. For

Ardent APC supporter Didi Ukpo makes u-turn, see her post on facebook

So this lady, Didi Ukop use to be a serious APC supporter, she even blasted former president GEJ. Today the tide has changed. She's now attacking the very man she ones revered PMB. Didi Ukpo be calm, We are just ordinary people. Some people are still trending #IstandwithBuhari

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ENUGU 76: How they ended up in prison while searching for their women

FOR the 76 Ugwuleshi indigenes in Awgu Community, Enugu State, they would ever hate that faithful day they gathered to organize a search party for two of their women allegedly abducted by Fulani herdsmen who have been having a running battle with them over destruction of their farm lands. They woke up to realize that two of their women were allegedly abducted by the Fulani herdsmen and they decided to organize a search party to look for them. The farmers, after their release from detention. The farmers, after their release from detention. 

#PanamaPapers: Mark linked to 8 companies abroad

 Nigeria’s immediate past Senate President, David Mark, has links to at least eight offshore shell companies while holding public office, in violation of a federal code of conduct law, a massive leak of files belonging to Mossack Fonseca, a law firm in Panama, shows.

They also provide details of the hidden financial dealings of 128 more politicians and public officials around the world, including in Nigeria.

The trove of 11.5 million files shows how a global industry of law firms and big banks sells financial secrecy to politicians, fraudsters and drug traffickers as well as billionaires, celebrities and sports stars.

As a former Senate President, Mark stands out among other notable Nigerians named in the files. The Mosseca Fonseca database shows that Mark is one of Nigeria’s most extensive users of offshore shell companies, even while being a public official.

In documents, Mark was linked to eight active companies registered in the British Virgin Island. They are Sikera Overseas S.A, Colsan Enterprises Limited, Goldwin Transworld Limited, Hartland Estates Limited, Marlin Holdings Limited, Medley Holdings Limited, Quetta Properties Limited, and Centenary Holdings Limited.

In the documents, Mark was repeatedly marked as a politically exposed person, and at a point the former Senate President had to send documents, across to Mosseca Fonseca to prove that he was clean. It remains unclear what businesses Mark is conducting with the companies.

While not all owners or operators of such offshore entities are criminals, owning or maintaining interest in private companies while serving as a public official is against Nigerian laws.

The #PanamaPapers had on Monday exposed Mr. Mark’s colleague in the Senate, Bukola Saraki, as failing to declare at least four assets belonging to his wife, all tucked away in secret offshore territories, as required by Nigerian laws. I don’t know where this is coming from, it’s political — Mark However, has since denied the allegations

Source:Vanguard

ABUJA— Nigeria’s immediate past Senate President, David Mark, has links to at least eight offshore shell companies while holding public office, in violation of a federal code of conduct law, a massive leak of files belonging to Mossack Fonseca, a law firm in Panama, shows. Senate President, Sen. David Mark Senate President, Sen. David Mark The files showed how Mossack Fonseca, reputed as one of the most secretive companies in the world, helped clients register offshore entities, some of which are then used to launder money, evade tax and dodge sanctions. They also provide details of the hidden financial dealings of 128 more politicians and public officials around the world, including in Nigeria. The trove of 11.5 million files shows how a global industry of law firms and big banks sells financial secrecy to politicians, fraudsters and drug traffickers as well as billionaires, celebrities and sports stars. The revelations are among the findings of a lengthy investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and more than 100 other global news organizations. As a former Senate President, Mark stands out among other notable Nigerians named in the files. Mark and his secret companies The Mosseca Fonseca database shows that Mark is one of Nigeria’s most extensive users of offshore shell companies, even while being a public official. In documents, Mark was linked to eight active companies registered in the British Virgin Island. They are Sikera Overseas S.A, Colsan Enterprises Limited, Goldwin Transworld Limited, Hartland Estates Limited, Marlin Holdings Limited, Medley Holdings Limited, Quetta Properties Limited, and Centenary Holdings Limited. In the documents, Mark was repeatedly marked as a politically exposed person, and at a point the former Senate President had to send documents, across to Mosseca Fonseca to prove that he was clean. It remains unclear what businesses Mark is conducting with the companies. While not all owners or operators of such offshore entities are criminals, owning or maintaining interest in private companies while serving as a public official is against Nigerian laws. The #PanamaPapers had on Monday exposed Mr. Mark’s colleague in the Senate, Bukola Saraki, as failing to declare at least four assets belonging to his wife, all tucked away in secret offshore territories, as required by Nigerian laws. I don’t know where this is coming from, it’s political — Mark However, Mark said, yesterday, that he was not sure of the accuracy of claims linking him to having at least eight offshore shell companies while in office, which amounted to a violation of a federal code of conduct law. Special Assistant, Media, to Senator David Mark, Paul Mumeh, said: “I’m not sure about the accuracy of your claims, we know where that may be coming from, it is political.”

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Singer J Martins: I am not a wailer, but the state of the Nigerian economy calls for concern

Singer J Martins has come to air his views on the current state of the economy, I didnt know that even he could feel the brunt. Imagine what the masses are going through.

"Ladies & gentlemen of the Federal Republic, complaining about the present situation of things in the country doesn't make one anti-Buhari/APC or pro-GEJ/PDP. For all you partisan voltrons, not everyone is into your hypocracy filled pontifications of party ideology, cause in all honesty, you people have none. Many of us just want light, fuel, friendly business clime, better health, agriculture & educational infrastructures, and a better country, generally. I'm willing to give the government time to correct things, but the government has to give me a timeline, the wait can not be endless. Kindly give us a timetable. We have seen many that never came to fruition, but just give us schedule to work with please. I've spent almost 9 times my planned budget for 3 months in 2 weeks, with no corresponding increase in income. If I'm expected to act like its absolutely normal and keep mum for fear of being branded anti-Buhari, or a wailer. Hell NO!, I won't."

I'M TIRED OF WAITING TO BE TOLD BY LORDSAM OGBOLE

An interesting piece

I'm tired of waiting to be told.

Waiting to be told that herdsmen are pillaging our villages and laying claims to the fertile soil. Waiting to be told to die after being shot. Waiting for a government with tactically inept security approach to barbaric hordes amassing from the West African sub region to destroy the middle belt of Nigeria.

Tired of waiting for the half Fulani, half Nigerian president to respond to herdsmen carnage in Agatu. Waiting for the law enforcement agents to prohibit herdsmen from possessing assault weapons. While herdsmen carry assault riffles, local vigilant carry dane guys and catapult.

Who are we waiting for anyways?

We either choose to defend ourselves or we'll perish under this system.

I am proud of the response from the youths in the saving the Agatu people, saving what is left of us would be a harder task. For the first time, young people took assertiveness to break barriers. What lies ahead now is either building the wall, mending the wall or outright demolition of the wall. There is too much complicity, conspiracy ineptitude in government to leave our lives in her hand. We'll be all dead before the first brigade arrive, and when they eventually do, they have no orders to engage enemy combatants.

I'm tired of waiting to be told to self-defend.