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Man Strangles Father To Death For Not Allowing Him Sell Land To Travel Abroad!!! SEE photo

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<span style="font-size: medium;">A 41-year-old man appeared before an 
Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly killing his aged 
father, Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria.<br />Yusuf Akinbiyi, the accused, and
 86-year-old Agboola Akinbiyi, the defeated, were living together at 
Madon village, Ijede Ikorodu, Lagos. Moreover, Akinbiyi had no job and 
was dependent on his father.<br />A bloodcurdling incident happened on May
 21 at about 11.05 p.m. at the deceased’s residence. The father's 
unwillingness to sell the land belonging to him sparked the argument 
that resulted in his own death.<br /><br />It was gathered that on the money
 raised from the sale of land the younger Akinbiyi was going to travel 
abroad but his father was strongly against this idea. <br />When an 
amicable way of persuading did not work, the Yusuf Akinbiyi brutally 
beat the old man with his hands and covered his mouth and nose with 
pillow till the man stopped breathing.<br />After a while the accused was 
arrested on suspicion of premeditated murder. The body of the deceased 
had been deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital 
mortuary for autopsy.<br />The accused is facing a one-count charge of 
murder, as the offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal Law of 
Lagos State, 2011.  <br /><br />The magistrate, Miss A.O Komolafe, ordered 
that the accused be kept in prison custody pending legal advice from the
 Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions. The court did not take the
 plea of the accused and the case was adjourned till August 11 for 
mention.</span>

Man Strangles Father To Death For Not Allowing Him Sell Land To Travel Abroad!!! SEE photo

A 41-year-old man appeared before an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly killing his aged father, Lagos, Southwestern Niger...

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Boko Haram Demands 40 Cows Per Hostage For 20 Women Abducted Near Chibok!!! see PHOTO

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<span style="font-size: medium;">Boko Haram terrorists are reportedly 
asking for 40 cows as a precondition for the release of each of the 20 
abducted Fulani women, whom they had held in captivity for about a week 
now, husbands of the abducted women and security sources have said.<br /><br />The
 insurgents who picked up the women in Garkin Fulani, a nomadic 
settlement near Chibok town last week Thursday are now reaching out to 
the husbands of the kidnapped women with what could be described as 
ransom.<br /><br />A police official in Maiduguri who spoke to LEADERSHIP 
under strict condition of anonymity said many Fulani herdsmen had 
reported cases of abduction to them in various police Divisional 
headquarters and outposts around Damboa and Kaga local government areas 
of Borno State.<br /><br />The police source said, the husbands and fathers 
of the abducted women were not ready to part with even a single calf as 
ransom for the release of their wives and daughters.<br /><br />'You know 
the Fulanis hold their herds more dearly, because without it they have 
no means of livelihood", said the police Sergeant. "Most of them have 
come to report the incident at our offices but they are all saying such 
demands are not tenable".<br /><br />The officer said they were presently 
handling a particular case at the police Divisional Outpost in Jakana 
town of Kaga local government, about 50km away from Maiduguri, where the
 Fulani man said he would rather stay without his wife than giving out 
what he does not even have.<br /><br />"This man in question has a son 
delivered to him by his abducted wife and presently the man and his son 
are at the police station in Jakana; he said he was asked to provide 40 
cows as ransom for the release of his abducted wife, but the man said he
 has his son with him; and that if God wills that his wife would return 
to him, he doesn't need to part with his means of livelihood to secure 
her back".<br /><br />The Fulani man's concern was that "what if he gave out
 the cows, which are not even up to 40 and then his wife was not 
released; it means he would lose in both ways. So he would rather keep 
his herds and his son and pray that his wife returns safely home one 
day".<br /><br />There are a lot of concerns being expressed around Borno 
State as to the increasing impunity of the Boko Haram, whose activities 
were gradually becoming unchecked.<br /><br />Borno State police command has
 hitherto not been able to officially issue any statement in respect of 
the abducted Fulani women, even though the police public relations 
officer of the state police command had on Monday promised to get back 
to journalists once he could confirm the veracity of the abduction 
itself.<br /><br />Garkin Fulani is situated not very far from Chibok town, 
where the 219 schoolgirls still in the captivity of the Boko Haram were 
picked alongside 57 others that had escaped back on the 14th of April 
this year.</span>

Boko Haram Demands 40 Cows Per Hostage For 20 Women Abducted Near Chibok!!! see PHOTO

Boko Haram terrorists are reportedly asking for 40 cows as a precondition for the release of each of the 20 abducted Fulani women, whom ...

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Multi-award winning gospel singer, Kefee is DEAD!!! SEE PHOTO

Multi-award winning gospel singer, Kefee is DEAD!!! SEE PHOTO

Gospel singer, Kefee is dead. Her management/family is yet to make any official statement but condolence messages have started pouring i...

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Obasanjo explains why "Some of the Chibok Schoolgirls Will Never Return, Some Will Give Birth in Sambisa Forest!" SEE photo

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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2482566769802053240" name="more"></a>Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed fears that 
the more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, who were kidnapped about 2 
months ago in Chibok while at school, might never return again. That 
instead, the terror group would release some of the girls that might be 
pregnant and finding it difficult to cater for their babies in the 
forest.<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/i-have-access-to-boko-haram-says-obasanjo/" target="_blank">Punch</a> reports that Obasanjo during an interview on the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation said:<br />
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“I believe that some of them will never return. We will still be hearing
 about them many years from now. Some will give birth, but if they 
cannot take care of them in the forest, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a>they may be released.”</blockquote>
Obasanjo, during the interview, also revealed that he has a 
communication link with Boko Haram, that he could reach out to the 
violent Islamic sect over the abduction of the schoolgirls, but 
regretted that the Federal Government is yet to give him the go ahead.
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Obasanjo explains why "Some of the Chibok Schoolgirls Will Never Return, Some Will Give Birth in Sambisa Forest!" SEE photo

Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed fears that the more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, who were kidnapped about 2 months ago in Chibok while...

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Tension In Kano Over Rumors President Jonathan Has Reversed Sanusi’s Appointment As Emir

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There was an atmosphere of tension today in the ancient city of Kano 
as rumors spread that President Goodluck Jonathan has decided to arrest 
newly installed Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, thus effectively 
reversing the decision of Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso who picked Sanusi for
 the throne.<br />

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A section of Kano indigenes who are displeased by the governor’s 
decision went wild with jubilation tonight as rumors spread through the 
city that Mr. Jonathan had finalized plans to remove the new traditional
 ruler and detain him. Mr. Sanusi, the immediate past Governor of the 
Central Bank of Nigeria, is deemed as a political foe of President 
Jonathan. The two men disagreed over whether billions of dollars in oil 
export earnings had been stolen. Mr. Jonathan suspended Mr. Sanusi from 
the CBN after the nation’s banker accused officials of the Nigerian 
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of failing to deposit oil revenues
 worth more than $20 billion in the Central Bank.<br />

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Last week, following the death of 84-year-old former Emir, Ado Bayero, Governor Kwankwaso tipped Mr. Sanusi to be the new emir.<br />

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A jubilant crowd massed around the emir’s palace in anticipation of the official announcement of the president’s action.<br />

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SaharaReporters learned that Governor Kwankwaso is currently in Abuja
 to attend the convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). <br />

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A source close to the governor accused the Presidency of 
orchestrating the rumor about Mr. Sanusi’s ostensibly removal. “This 
whole rumor was calculated to cause a new set of rioting in Kano,” said 
the source. He added that Mr. Jonathan and his cronies had designed a 
plot to create destabilization in Kano in order to give the president a 
pretext to declare a state of emergency in Kano.<br />

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President Jonathan has yet to congratulate Mr. Sanusi on his appointment as the new emir.<br />

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Prior to Mr. Sanusi’s elevation to emir, there had been rumors that 
the kingmakers of Kano had chosen one of the sons of the late Ado Bayero
 as the new Emir. Some of the rumors were linked to Presidency and the 
People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The Presidency went as far as cloning a
 twitter account in the name of the former CBN governor and used it to 
create the impression that Mr. Sanusi had announced a new Emir.

Tension In Kano Over Rumors President Jonathan Has Reversed Sanusi’s Appointment As Emir

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APC uncovers plot to split party at convention

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     <strong>Pressure on aspirant, ex-governor, supporters to walk out</strong><br />

A plot to disrupt the National Convention of the All Progressives 
Congress (APC) coming up in Abuja on Friday has been uncovered.<br />

Some forces in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are said to 
be working on a chairmanship aspirant, a former governor and their 
followers to walk out of the convention if the result does not favour 
the aspirant.<br />

The PDP’s plan, it was learnt, is to disrupt the convention the way 
some governors and party leaders walked out of the last PDP National 
Convention.<br />

The PDP elements are blaming APC for the emergence of the defunct New PDP at their convention in Abuja on August, last year.<br />

Four candidates are interested in APC’s National Chairmanship.<br />

They are former Edo State Governor John Odigie-Oyegun; former 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chief Tom Ikimi; former Bayelsa State 
Governor Timpreye Sylva, and a former PDP Deputy National Chairman Sam 
Jaja.<br />

A highly-placed source said: “Intelligence reports have shown that 
some PDP elements have been meeting covertly with one of the 
chairmanship aspirants, a former governor and their followers to stage a
 walkout at the national convention.<br />

“After the walkout, the affected stalwarts will use the scene as an excuse to defect to PDP which they had been working for.<br />

“The plot is to show that APC is a party which cannot put its house 
in order. These forces are also embarking on vengeance mission following
 assumptions that APC fueled the emergence of the former New PDP.<br />

“These forces are also scared of having a formidable opposition party
 in the country which may lead to a change at the centre in 2015.<br />

“So, their target is to cause disaffection in the party and embarrass
 the leaders. We have got wind of this and those behind it cannot go 
far.”<br />

Another source said: “We are aware that some of those behind the plot
 had paid a nocturnal visit to a former PDP National Chairman, Alhaji 
Bamanga Tukur before it boomeranged.<br />

“One thing I can assure you is that APC is irrevocably committed to its mission and we will not allow the plot to succeed.<br />

A former governor, who spoke with our correspondent, said: 
“Naturally, you expect that some black sheep will try to undermine the 
APC but the party is well-intended that nothing can stop its progress.”<br />

Yesterday in Abuja the Convention Secretary, Senator Chris Ngige told reporters that APC had not zoned any position.<br />

Asked to confirm whether the positions were zoned, the former Anambra
 State Governor said “No! Zoning is an arrangement. Even if we are 
zoning, it has to be a consensus. So even if we are zoning it is going 
to be a consensus arrangement. But we will not deprive anybody his right
 as enshrined in the constitution of Nigeria.”<br />

Ngige, who confirmed that some people have obtained nomination forms, however, declined to mention their names.<br />

He earlier rolled out the names of different sub- committee members in preparation for the convention.<br />

Ngige said the fact that there were complaints in only about five out
 36 states where state congresses were held, showed that the exercise 
was a success.<br />

The 12 sub-committees are Accreditation Committee, Appeals Committee,
 Screening Committee, Entertainment Committee, Transport Committee, 
Medical Committee, Media/ Publicity Committee, Accommodation Committee, 
Security Committee, Election Committee, Constitution Committee, and 
Protocol Committee.<br />

Each sub-committee comprises six members, Ngige said, stressing that 
the meeting at Agura Hotel was to assign roles to the different 
committees.<br />

He confirmed that the National Convention Committee was prepared to conduct a successful exercise on Friday.<br />

Ngige asked Nigerians to look forward “to seeing a convention that is
 transparent from which democratically elected leaders will emerge for 
our party in the next four years. In November or December, this 
particular executive we are going to put in place will organise another 
National Convention to elect our presidential candidate.”<br />

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APC uncovers plot to split party at convention

Pressure on aspirant, ex-governor, supporters to walk out A plot to disrupt the National Convention of the All Progr...

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EXCLUSIVE: How Jonathan forced Akpabio to back down on scandalous pension law

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<strong>PREMIUM TIMES had exclusively exposed Mr. Akpabio’s plan to 
pocket a staggering N200 million, among other scandalous perks after 
leaving office in 2015.</strong><span id="more-162609"></span><br />

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It was pressure from President Goodluck Jonathan that forced the 
profligate Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, to back down 
on his scandalous pension law, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report.<br />

A flustered Mr. Akpabio had last week said following nationwide 
outcry, he was requesting the state assembly to immediately review the 
law, with a view to expunging one of its obnoxious provisions.<br />

“This is a democracy and you must listen to the voice of the people,”
 Mr. Akpabio had said. “What I have decided to do, in consultation with 
the state executive council, is to appeal to the house of assembly to 
immediately expunge the obnoxious provision or that which is interpreted
 to be obnoxious.”<br />

Mr. Akpabio had indicated he would only expunge the provision of the 
law which provided for N100 million medical allowance for ex-governors. 
“I hope that will satisfy Nigerians,” he said.<br />

He is, however, unwilling to give up his request for a mansion in Uyo
 or Abuja and a demand for N12 million medical allowance for his wife.<br />

<strong>Pressure from above</strong><br />
But a Presidency source, who cannot be named because he is not permitted
 to speak on the matter, said Mr. Jonathan was thoroughly embarrassed by
 the public outcry that greeted the controversial law.<br />

While Nigerians from all walks of life poured opprobrium on the 
governor and members of the state’s rubber stamp assembly for initiating
 and passing the law, the source said, Mr. Jonathan summoned Mr. Akpabio
 to the Villa.<br />

He said the President was particularly angry that at a time the 
country was going through pressure over the kidnap of the Chibok girls 
by Boko Haram insurgents, Mr. Akpabio’s outrageous pension law had 
further dented the country’s image.<br />

“Mr. President has been working hard to ensure the release of the 
Chibok girls and to bring an end to Boko Haram insurgency amidst strong 
public criticism,” the source said.<br />

“It was shocking to know that the governor went ahead to sign the 
bill into law when public outcry was at its height, thereby painting the
 party and its leaders as being insensitive to the feelings of 
Nigerians.<br />

“You remember how people went on the social media to insult the 
President and the first lady on the Chibok matter. The governor’s 
pension law was one of the actions that was going to thoroughly 
embarrass the government and the Peoples Democratic Party.<br />

“That was why Mr. Akpabio was summoned to the Villa and asked to go 
back and reverse the law. He was particularly directed to issue a 
statement to reverse the law and that was what he did.<br />

“No President dead or alive in Nigeria is entitled to such retirement
 perks. It was totally unacceptable and Mr. President didn’t minced 
words about it.”<br />

<strong>A minister’s veiled criticism</strong><br />

PREMIUM TIMES further learnt that the call by the Minister of Finance
 and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on 
Nigerian governors to account for the funds they have received from the 
Federation Accounts was a veiled criticism of Mr. Akpabio.<br />

It was one of the strongest criticisms ever made by Mr. Jonathan’s 
administration against some governors, who are considered “untouchable” 
especially in the ruling party.<br />

Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, had while delivering a convocation lecture at 
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State penultimate Saturday said 
Akwa Ibom and Rivers states received more than $3.1 billion as total 
federal revenue allocation in 2013.<br />

The minister said Akwa Ibom State got about $1.7 billion (N260 
billion) from the Federation Account during the year, while Rivers State
 got about $1.5 billion (N230 billion).<br />

She insisted that the total amount received by the two oil producing 
states was about half of Ghana’s entire $6.4 billion budget.<br />

Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala also explained that the two states, ranked among 
the top ten highest recipients of the federal allocations during the 
year totaling over N1.56 trillion.<br />

The other top recipients included Delta State – N209 billion, or $1.3
 billion, Bayelsa -N173 billion, or $1.1billion, Lagos -N168billion, or 
$1.1billion, Kano- N140 billion, or $900 million and Katsina -N103 
billion, or $700 million.<br />

The list also included Oyo State -N100 billion, or $600 million, 
Kaduna-N97 billion, or $600 million, and Borno-N94 billion, or $600 
million.<br />

The minister had said that these were conservative figures, as the 
data do not include their internally generated revenues, IGR, which are 
often significantly substantial enough to rival the allocations.<br />

Further analysis of the allocations, the minister said, would show 
that revenue allocations to these during the year dwarfed the budgets of
 countries like Liberia -$433 million, Gambia -$210 million, and Benin 
Republic- $1.47 billion.<br />

On a per capita income basis, which consists of the quantum of 
revenue per population, she said Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Delta states 
were the three top recipients of allocations from the Federation 
Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC.<br />

According to her, Bayelsa got a total of 84,500, or $545, Akwa Ibom got N55, 600 or $360, while Delta got N42,000 or $270.<br />

When compared with the per capita incomes of neighbouring countries, 
the minister said many of the states receive more than what Ghana, Benin
 Republic, Liberia and Gambia receive.<br />

While Ghana gets $255, Benin Republic gets $146, Liberia gets $103, and Gambia; $117.<br />

Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala challenged Nigerians to call their governors to account for the huge resources they have been receiving.<br />

<strong>A governor’s gluttonous retirement perks</strong><br />

PREMIUM TIMES had exclusively exposed Mr. Akpabio’s plan to pocket a 
staggering N200 million, among other scandalous perks after leaving 
office in 2015.<br />

The governor, reputed for wasting his state’s oil money and for 
making outrageous donations across the country while millions of his own
 people wallow in poverty and disease, had attempted to secretly pass 
the scandalous law.<br />

But following the report, Nigerians from all walks of life had 
strongly criticized him and the state’s rubber stamp assembly for 
passing the law, which would further impoverish the people of his state.<br />

Initially, Mr. Akpabio scrambled to defend his action, buying prime 
time appearances on leading TV networks and sponsoring articles in 
national dailies to justify why he and his wife must live in 
mind-boggling opulence for the rest of their lives in a hugely indebted 
state where millions can’t find jobs.<br />

A presenter in one of the private television stations, said to be a 
major beneficiary of Mr. Akpabio’s largesse, had come on air to defend 
the law, saying the governor was right to take any amount as pension 
“because he has done so much for the people.”<br />

While Mr. Akpabio has rescinded part of the obnoxious law, many 
Nigerians have questioned the integrity and proprietary of the campaigns
 earlier carried out by those who saw nothing wrong in the outrageous 
retirement perks.<br />

Attempts to speak with the Special Adviser to the President on Media,
 Rueben Abati and the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin 
Okukpe, failed as they would not pick calls to their mobile telephones.<br />

Texts messages sent to Mr. Abati were also not replied.

EXCLUSIVE: How Jonathan forced Akpabio to back down on scandalous pension law

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Why Sanusi is operating outside Kano Emir’s palace

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<strong>“Traditionally, a new emir does not even go into the palace through the front door.”</strong><span id="more-162576"></span><br />

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Contrary to reports, the new Emir of Kano, 
Lamido Sanusi, is not operating outside the Emir’s palace due to 
security concerns, but because of “certain normal arrangements that 
precedes any emir’s grand entry into the palace,” a source familiar with
 the workings of the emirate council informed PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday.</div>
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He said the presence of the police within the emir’s palace area is to safeguard it against protesters.<br />
He added that most of the emirs in the past, including the immediate 
past emir, Ado Bayero, took sometime before they went into the palace.</div>
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“Traditionally, a new emir does not even go
 into the palace through the front door,” he said. “Rather, he chooses 
within the wall of the palace a specific location in which he wants to 
use to enter the palace. That portion of the wall is then opened for him
 to enter.”<br />
He explained that the late Mr. Bayero used a part of the western end of the fence to enter the palace.</div>
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“If you notice towards the western end, 
along Yola road, you will see an opening that is covered with concrete 
block, that was the door Ado Bayero used when he was appointed as emir,”
 he said.</div>
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He also added that if the police or 
protesters were there to stop the new emir from gaining entrance, they 
would have stopped the party that went to the palace to fetch the 
paraphernalia of office that was handed over to Mr. Sanusi.<br />
“The police provided security escort to the team that went to fetch all 
those items and it was not done in the hidden, the vehicles went through
 the main gate and none attempted to stop them despite knowing of their 
mission,” he said.</div>
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The items recovered from the palace and 
handed over to the new emir include the symbolic Dabo’s Crown (Malafar 
Dabo), Tagwayen Masu (twin spears), Takobi (sword), Wukar Yanka (a knife
 that signifies supremacy of judgement) and Takalmin Jimina (ostrich 
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PREMIUM TIMES also gathered that the new 
emir will today (Wednesday) hold court at the Nassarawa Mausoleum, which
 is a tradition that usually precedes his entrance to the palace.<br />
“How long he stays at hawan Nasarawa depends on him,” our source added.</div>
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Another source within the Kano state 
government who also declined to be named because he has not been 
authorised to, said the family of the late emir also need time to fully 
relocate to their new abode provided by the state government.<br />
“The late emir had a large family and they will need to take their time 
to relocate and no one is in a hurry to move them,” he said. “Beside, 
you know they are still receiving condolences at the palace.”</div>
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The police spokesperson in Kano, Magaji 
Majiya, also told PREMIUM TIMES that security presence in the palace is 
just to secure the place and ensure there is no escalation of violence 
following the protest that greeted the announcement of the new emir.<br />
“You know the situation of things demands that we remain vigilant and 
ensure that any tendency for violence to erupt is quickly nipped in the 
bud,” he said. “That is why security is intensified.”</div>

Why Sanusi is operating outside Kano Emir’s palace

The new Emir of Kano, His Highness Sanusi Lamido Sanusi “Traditionally, a new emir does not even go into the palace through the front ...

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Lol! Dad Hits Teacher With Baseball Bat After 'Inappropriate' Texts Sent To Daughter!

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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Maryland father will not be facing 
charges after hitting one of his daughter’s teachers with a baseball bat
 after the teacher refused to leave the family’s home following a 
texting scandal.<br /><br />Authorities are not releasing the names of the girl, her parents or the teacher.<br /><br />Police
 were initially contacted by the teen’s mother after she became aware of
 hundreds of texts, described by Baltimore County Police as documenting ”
 an emotional relationship that seemed inappropriate for a teacher and 
student,” between the 15-year-old girl and the 42-year-old teacher.<br /><br />Police
 determined that no crime had been committed and referred the case to 
the Crimes Against Children Unit for further investigation.<br /><br />“There’s
 nothing we’ve seen in the contents that’s criminal,” Baltimore County 
police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said in regard to the texts .<br /><br />According
 to newsnet5, the  teacher showed up uninvited at the home of the girl 
Thursday morning wishing to speak with her father. The exchange ended 
when the father hit the teacher with a baseball bat.<br /><br />“The girl’s 
father told the teacher to leave, but the teacher refused,”  Baltimore  
County Police department reported. “The girl’s father then struck the 
teacher with a baseball bat.”<br /><br />According to police the teacher sustained minor injuries but chose to not file second-degree assault charges.<br /><br />The father could still press trespassing charges, police said.</span>

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10:23

Halle Berry ordered to Pay ex-boyfriend over N68 million($415k) and $16k Monthly! [Photos]

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Think only women are entitled to huge 
amounts of money in child support? Well, a  judge has ordered Halle 
Berry to pay ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry $16,000 (N260k)a month  over 
child support payments for their 6 year old daughter...She will pay this
 till their daughter clocks 19..</div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">She has been also ordered to pay the
 38-year-old  model  $115,000(N18m) in retroactive child support and 
$300,000(N48m+) to his attorneys to cover the money he spent on their 
custody battle...<br />She will also pay for their daughter's tuition, but they will split health care expenses.<br /><br />Berry
 who has another child with husband,Oliva Martinez split with Aubry in 
2011 and in 2012 they were involved in a custody battle when she tried 
to move to France with Oliva Martinez and their daughter but the judge 
ordered her not to..<br />Two weeks after the judgement was made Aubry and
 Martinez were engaged in a physical altercation with Martinez angry 
that the ruling prevented him and Halle from moving to his home 
country...<br /><br />Halle is the 2nd richest black actress after Janet Jackson and is worth $70million...Gabriel is worth an estimated $4.5 million.</span>

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Halle Berry ordered to Pay ex-boyfriend over N68 million($415k) and $16k Monthly! [Photos]

Think only women are entitled to huge amounts of money in child support? Well, a judge has ordered Halle Berry to pay ex-...

10:22

How I was locked up at Kano airport & How i escaped! - Governor, Rotimi Amaechi!

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The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi 
Amaechi, was locked inside the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport 
on Sunday for an undisclosed number of minutes after his chartered 
aircraft was grounded by the airport authorities.<br />

<span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The State 
Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, 
who spoke on Amaechi’s behalf, while briefing newsmen on Monday, said 
all the gates leading into and out of the airport were locked apparently
 to prevent the take-off or landing of any aircraft.<br /><br />Semenitari expressed surprise that the gates could be locked when it was clear that Amaechi was still in the aircraft.<br /><br />She
 explained that the padlocks to the gates had to be broken to allow 
Amaechi, who was in company with the former Governor of Gombe State, 
Senator Danjuma Goje and Alhaji Kawu Baraje go out of the airport.<br /><br />The
 commissioner added that Amaechi was denied take-off from the Aminu Kano
 Airport by a man identified as Commandant, who insisted that the order 
was from above.<br /><br />Amaechi, according to her, was forced to travel by road from Kano to Port Harcourt after the aircraft was grounded.<br /><br />“Yesterday,
 my counterpart in Kano told me that the people at the airport said they
 were directed not to allow all non-scheduled aircrafts to take off or 
land. So, while the governor was there, I am also told, they began to 
lock all the gates to the exit of the airport and they locked the gates 
with the governor inside the aircraft.<br /><br />“For the governor to exit 
the airport, somebody had to break the padlock of the gate. So, the 
governor and his team could leave. That amounts to imprisonment without 
charge.<br /><br />“I got the Kano State Commissioner for State Affairs, who
 briefed me and told me that the chartered aircraft that conveyed the 
governor to Kano, was denied take-off from Aminu Kano International 
Airport by a fellow identified as the Commandant, acting on orders from 
above.<br /><br />“That was the only information he (Kano State Commissioner
 for State Affiars) was willing to share when the governor enquired 
about what offence he and the aircraft operators had committed. With the
 governor was Alhaji Kawu Baraje as well as Senator Danjuma Goje, a 
former governor of Gombe State,” Semenitari added.<br /><br />She pointed out that the ordeal of the state governor, Amaechi, did not portend well for the nation’s democracy.<br /><br />Describing
 the incident at the Kano Airport as an ‘imprisonment’ of the governor, 
Semenitari, said the development was a wrong signal ahead of the 2015 
general elections.<br /><br />“More seriously is the fact that this does not
 portend well for our democracy. It does not portend well for us as we 
enter into the next election. A situation where newspapers are seized is
 the beginning of stifling Nigerians,” she stressed.<br /><br />Amaechi had gone to condole with the Kano State Governor on the demise of the immediate past Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero.</span>

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How I was locked up at Kano airport & How i escaped! - Governor, Rotimi Amaechi!

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10:20

Dora Akunyili’s Corpse Arrives Nigeria This Week

<strong>Family members of the late NAFDAC DG, Professor Dora Akunyili has said her body is expected to arrive in Nigeria this week.</strong><br />
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Dora Akunyili <a href="http://news.naij.com/67774.html" rel="prev" target="_blank"><strong><u>died on June 7 in Nigeria at 10am, Nigerian time after a two-year battle of cancer</u></strong></a>.<br />
The
 Media Adviser to the late former Minister of Information and 
Communications, Mr. Isaac Umunna said that Akunyili’s husband, Chike; 
and her brother, Dr. Anayo Edemobi, confirmed on Monday that the remains
 of the ex-minister would be flown in before the end of the week.<br />
Although
 no announcement has been made about her burial plans, Umunna said the 
reason being that a lot of consultations would be held before a 
programme could be drawn up.<br />
He said, “As you can see from the 
mood of the people, all Nigerians have come to claim her as their own 
and Nigerians will be consulted before the programme will be drafted.<br />
“There
 will be meetings with Anambra State Government, the Federal Government 
and other significant bodies that Prof. had served.<br />
 “One man alone will not decide when she will be buried.”<br />
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10:15

Native doctor charged with N21.1 million fraud, attempted murder

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A 45-year-old native doctor, Jamiu Alao, was on Monday charged with 
defrauding two men of N21.1 million and attempted murder at an Igbosere 
Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.<br />

Mr. Alao, who lives at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, is facing charges of 
conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and attempted murder.<br />

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.<br />

But the prosecutor, Innocent Odugbo, told the court that Mr. Alao 
committed the offences with others still at large sometime in April at 
Mayfair Estate, Ajah in Lekki.<br />

He said the native doctor collected N3million from one Raimi Oluwaseyi under the guise of giving him spiritual protection.<br />

The prosecutor said the accused had on April 8 at Ijabi Quarters, 
Ijebu-Ode, also collected $116,000 (N19.1million) from Mr. Oluwaseyi and
 one David Orji on the pretext of protecting them spiritually.<br />

“The native doctor gave the complainants a substance to drink for 
spiritual protection and directed that it should be consumed at a 
residence in Lagos.<br />

“Orji and Oluwaseyi drank the substance which turned out to be an acid,” Mr. Odugbo said.<br />

According to Odugbo, the complainants had to travel abroad to seek urgent medical attention for internal injuries they received.<br />

He said the offences contravened Sections 228(2), 312 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.<br />

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Section 228 (2) recommends life imprisonment for attempted murder.<br />

The Magistrate, O. Olanipekun, granted the native doctor bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.<br />

The case was adjourned to June 30 for mention.<br />

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Native doctor charged with N21.1 million fraud, attempted murder

The native doctor also tricked his victims into drinking an acid, the police said. A 45-year-old native doctor, Jamiu Alao, was on Mon...

10:10

NLC condemns harassment of media houses

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houses in the guise of searching for dangerous materials was 
unacceptable under democratic governance.</div>
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The President of 
the NLC, Mr. Abdulwaheed Omar, said the “seizure of newspapers, arrest 
of circulation drivers of several newspaper publishing companies as well
 as depriving the public access to information by operatives of the 
Nigerian military and other security agencies  is absolutely 
unacceptable and clearly out of place in any democratic society” in an 
electronic mail on Tuesday.</div>
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Omar said that 
the military lacked the powers to trample on the freedom of the press 
and other freedoms entrenched in the constitution.</div>
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He stressed that 
the military also lacked the right to limit press freedom as the 
congress could not find a link between insecurity and a free press in a 
democratic regime.</div>
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He challenged the military to provide evidence of the involvement of the media in the violence and killings in the country.</div>
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Omar said that 
the media remained a critical organ for democratic development stressing
 that any move to suppress the media and its operations as shown by the 
recent disruption of newspapers circulation would be resisted by the 
congress.</div>
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“The military and
 all the security agencies ought to know that all fundamental rights are
 germane to democracy and therefore lack constitutional and legal rights
 to unilaterally order the circumscription of freedom of press or any 
freedom in any form as we cannot find the link between insecurity and a 
free press in democratic governance.</div>
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“There is an 
urgent need to prove the culpability of the news media in the ongoing 
violent attacks against people and critical facilities in Nigeria.</div>
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“For us, we 
strongly believe a free press is very critical in the sustenance of 
democracy and any obstruction to the operations of any critical organ of
 our democratic process would be resisted as the recent infringements in
 the circulation of newspapers portend,” he added.</div>
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10:06

Soldiers Desert Biita As Boko Haram Makes Strong Comeback

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Several soldiers on the ground in Borno State have told 
SaharaReporters that many Nigerian soldiers are deserting after the 
military retreated from Biita and Izge as Boko Haram militants mounted a
 major offensive. Our sources said numerous soldiers had handed in their
 weapons and deserted in civilian clothes.<br />

On Saturday night, the Nigerian army had routed the Islamist 
terrorists, killing more than fifty of them and driving them out of 
Biita and Izge. But our military sources disclosed that Boko Haram 
returned in full force yesterday morning in a fierce fight that 
overwhelmed the soldiers. “They [Boko Haram militants] returned to Biita
 and Izge since yesterday morning with six armored personnel carriers 
(APC) to attack us,” one of the soldiers said.<br />

He and other sources told SaharaReporters that rampaging Boko Haram 
fighters, numbering at least 500 and heavily armed, attacked and sacked 
army bases located in the area.<br />

Realizing that they were outgunned, the soldiers fled their positions
 as the militants roared towards their positions in Biita. One source 
asserted that the soldiers had completely deserted Izge and Biita as 
militants retake the town and retrieved all the weapons earlier taken 
from them on Saturday and Sunday.<br />

The soldiers complained about the inadequacy of weaponry and other 
equipment to confront Boko Haram fighters. Several soldiers revealed 
that many soldiers deserted their camps after handing over their weapons
 at the army headquarters in Michika, Adamawa State earlier today. At 
least 100 soldiers reportedly left through Shua-Mubi Road wearing 
civilian clothing.<br />

A mid-level officer told SaharaReporters that the Nigerian army had 
increased operations and aggressively deployed more soldiers in the last
 week in order to convince the US and other European nations helping 
Nigeria with intelligence that the military was serious about defeating 
Boko Haram. “But the issue is that troop morale remains low. The talk 
from [those in] Abuja has not been met with equal zeal to provide 
ammunition and logistical equipment to combat Boko Haram,” said the 
officer.<br />

Some of the soldiers disclosed that Boko Haram fighters have more APCs than Nigerian soldiers on the frontlines.<br />

One soldier wondered why military commanders in Abuja had not 
mobilized the Nigerian Air Force to take out tanks used by Boko Haram 
fighters despite the fact that the militants use these tanks in open 
operations. “Our air force jets can easily locate them and bomb them,” 
said the soldier, “so why are we not doing so?”

Soldiers Desert Biita As Boko Haram Makes Strong Comeback

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10:04

Fashola wants motorists to drive without honks

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Lagos state governor, Babatunde 
Fashola on Tuesday said it would be in the interest of public order and 
road safety if motorists in the state could drive without honks.<br />

Fashola made the statement in Ikeja at the grand finale of the 2014 
“Be Road Friendly Competition,” an initiative of the state government to
 promote road safety awareness in school children.<br />

The governor noted that though the idea of driving without honks 
might seem impossible, it was achievable if road users resolved to obey 
the rules and imbibe the right road safety culture.<br />

He said his travels to some developed countries with high levels of 
compliance to traffic rules, had opened his eyes to the possibility of 
driving for hours without honks.<br />

“Can anybody imagine that one can drive in Lagos without the use of 
honks? It might seem impossible but the fact is that it is very much 
possible.<br />

“When you leave this country for Europe or America, sometimes you can
 drive for ten days or more and you will not hear the sound of honks.<br />

“If we all decide to disconnect all the honks in our vehicles; will 
it stop us from getting to where we want to get to? Certainly not.<br />

“Therefore, it is possible to drive without honks. If we do the right thing and obey traffic rules, this is sure a possibility.<br />

“May be we can all decide and start with ‘A Honk free day’ in Lagos 
and then move to ‘A Honk free week’ and thereafter ‘A Honk free 
month’ and hopefully we can have a ‘A Honk free state.’ ” he said.<br />

Fashola noted that poor road safety attitudes such as non-use of seat
 belts and pedestrian bridges, over-speeding and drunk driving, among 
others, were responsible for most road tragedies in the state.<br />

He implored residents to assist the government in reducing road 
accidents in the state by driving safely and imbibing road safety 
attitudes.<br />

The governor said the state was committed to reducing road accidents 
through advocacy and erection of road signs and traffic lights, among 
other steps.<br />

Earlier, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, the Commissioner for Transportation, said
 the “Be Road Friendly Competition,” was aimed at inculcating the right 
road safety attitudes in school children, with a view to using them to 
influence others.<br />

He said the purpose for which the programme was initiated five years 
ago had been achieved as past winners had helped to influence positive 
behaviours on road safety.<br />

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Fashola wants motorists to drive without honks

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10:03

Three-year-old marriage ends over husband’s drunken habit

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An Ilorin Area Court on Tuesday dissolved a three-year-old marriage over a husband’s drunken habit.<br />

A housewife, Memunat Wahab, had approached the court for the 
dissolution of her marriage to Yusuf Wahab, alleging that he was fond of
 drinking alcohol.<br />

“My husband drinks to stupour and shouts every night in the street, thus disturbing the peace of the environment.<br />

“His drunken behaviour has made some of our neighbours to believe that my husband is mentally sick, which is not so,” she said.<br />

Memunat, who resides in Adabata area of Ilorin, said the marriage was contracted in 2011 and was yet to produce any child.<br />

“My Lord, I want an end to this marriage because I am tired of his 
drunken habit, and I can no more cope with the shame and humiliation he 
has brought to the family name,” she complained.<br />

Wahab did not object to his wife’s prayer, saying that Memunat has no respect for him as was expected of her.<br />

“I cannot beg her to stay because she knows I drink before she agreed
 to my proposal,” he said, and prayed the court to grant her prayer 
without any claim.<br />

The presiding judge, Mr Yusuf Abdulkareem, dissolved the marriage and issued a certificate of divorce to the plaintiff.<br />

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Three-year-old marriage ends over husband’s drunken habit

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09:58

Jonathan cancels Kano trip as police seal off palace

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<br /><strong>Sanusi gets letter, staff of office</strong><br />

<strong>Four feared dead in clash</strong><br />

President Goodluck Jonathan has shelved his planned trip to Kano 
following the emergence of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor
 Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as emir.<br />

The police yesterday sealed off the palace, fueling reports of a plot
 by the Federal Government to stop Sanusi from ascending the throne.<br />

Sanusi got his letter of appointment and staff of office from Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso at Government House yesterday.<br />

The President was expected to pay a condolence visit to Kano 
yesterday, but the trip, sources said, was cancelled on Sunday night 
following Sanusi’s emergence.<br />

A source said: “The President wanted to be in Kano on Monday 
(yesterday) but the emergence of Sanusi and the protests that 
accompanied it made the President to stay away from any controversy.<br />

“I think the President may find a more auspicious time to be in Kano.
 He loves the people of the state; he shares their pain on the loss of 
the late emir.”<br />

It was gathered that the protest that greeted Sanusi’s choice on Sunday was instigated.<br />

A source said one of the contestants for the stool may go to court to
 challenge Sanusi’s emergence. Yesterday, Sanusi waved the olive branch,
 urging his fellow contestants to join hands with him in running the 
emirate.<br />

Some forces are pushing for the maintenance of the <em>status quo</em> once the dispute over the stool is in court to deny Sanusi access to the palace.<br />

The source said: “The police have deployed some of their men in the 
palace to protect it for security reasons. These policemen were drafted 
to the palace on Sunday night after the emergence of the new Emir.<br />

“The police said they were acting on intelligence report including 
the invasion of the Emir’s personal room in the palace by some people 
who stole some items. They said they are investigating the theft.<br />

“There is however a strong suspicion that the policemen were brought 
to the place to stop Sanusi from having access to the palace following 
protests.<br />

“They are under stern instruction not to allow any person, including 
the new Emir, from entering the palace until all issues surrounding the 
appointment are resolved.”<br />

Responding to a question, the source added: “The police might have 
got wind of plans to go to court by some people to stop the installation
 of Sanusi.<br />

“They said they expect all stakeholders to stick to the <em>status quo</em>.”<br />

Findings also revealed that a tight security ring had been woven 
around the four kingmakers, Alhaji Yusuf Nabani (Madakin Kano); Alhaji 
Sarki Abdullahi (Makaman Kano); Alhaji Bello Tuta (Sarki Dawaki 
Mai-Tuta); and Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan (Sarki Bai).<br />

Another source added:  “Some riot policemen have been provided for the kingmakers to protect them from any harm.<br />

“Virtually everyone is besieging the kingmakers to know what really transpired at their session on Saturday and Sunday.<br />

“So, these kingmakers are central to the appointment of a new Emir and aftermath in Kano. This is why they are being protected.”<br />

The plot to stop Sanusi’s installation is believed to have been hatched by some aggrieved princes and bigwigs in Kano.<br />

A third source added: “Those aggrieved have perfected their papers which they would file a court in Kano any moment from now.”<br />

Youths barricaded the gate of the Palace and some streets leading the
 to the turbaning of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano
 yesterday.<br />

Fierce-looking soldiers and riot policemen have been drafted to prevent the irate mob from vandalising the Palace.<br />

Some youths said they have been there since Sunday.<br />

“We have been sleeping here for the past two days since the 
announcement of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir by Governor 
Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s government”, they said.<br />

Security men blocked the gate leading to the Palace with their vehicles to prevent the protesters from entering.<br />

Contacted on telephone, Kano State Commissioner of Police Adenrele 
Shinaba said: “Ours is to take control of security and that is what we 
are doing.”<br />

The family of the late Emir Ado Bayero is still living inside the Palace contrary to reports that they have been relocated.<br />

Our reporter learnt that four people may have died and several others
 injured during a clash between Sanusi’s supporters and those who 
opposed his appointment.<br />

Both groups made bon fires on the road leading to the Emir’s palace 
and Kofar Nasarawa. The police put out the fire and dispersed the crowd.
 But they regrouped for another free-for-all.

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09:51

How Jonathan, PDP helped Sanusi to become Emir of Kano, By Paul Ibe

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Last Friday, Emir Ado Bayero, the longest reigning monarch in the 
history of the ancient city of Kano passed on to the great beyond. The 
monarch’s death followed prolonged illness that may have been 
exacerbated by the traumatic experiences of the Boko Haram attacks in 
and around the palace and the ancient city of Kano.<br />

But Ado Bayero could not have chosen a better day to join his maker: a
 holy Friday. And in line with Islamic doctrine, the man, who only last 
year marked his golden jubilee on the throne of Kano, was interred.<br />

The demise of this venerable and quintessential bridge-builder marked
 the end of an era. And on Sunday, maverick former Governor of the 
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (SLS) was named in 
his stead as the 14<sup>th</sup> Emir of Kano.<br />

His appointment as Emir, in fulfillment of a life-long ambition, was 
victory for his supporters and bookmakers, who had wagered their money 
on him. But it has left butterflies in the stomach of his opponents, who
 find it inconceivable that they may have to eventually bow before Emir 
Sanusi.<br />

Mr. Sanusi knew what he wanted and had started very early in life to 
make real his ambition. His ascension to the throne lends credence to 
the postulation by Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and poet, that
 “the only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to
 be”.<br />

Mr. Sanusi did not become the Emir of Kano by accident. Though he is 
qualified by virtue of his lineage (being a grandson of Muhammadu 
Sanusi, the 11<sup>th</sup> Emir of Kano) to make a bid for the exalted 
throne, it was indeed, ironically, the actions and inactions of some of 
his opponents that helped him in achieving his life-long ambition. In 
this category can be counted the Jonathan administration in particular, 
some of his aides who acted as if they are fifth columnists in his 
government and the erstwhile Bamanga Tukur-led Peoples Democratic Party 
(PDP).<br />

Mr. Sanusi’s path to becoming emir started to become easy last August
 31 when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar led the G7 in a walkout at
 the PDP national convention in Abuja. The resultant split paved the way
 for the formation of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), which 
members were later to find permanent residency in the mega opposition 
party, All Progressives Congress (APC).<br />

The Bisi Akande-led opposition party was too willing to open its 
doors to political heavyweights that included Atiku Abubakar Governors 
Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Aliyu Magatakarda 
Wamakko (Sokoto), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), 
among others. And soon, the opposition party was further buoyed by the 
cross carpeting of 11 senators, 49 members of the House of 
Representatives, ex-governors and ex-lawmakers. For the APC, there seems
 to be no end to its fishing for new members from the ranks of the 
ruling party.<br />

If the mismanagement of the PDP crisis that led to the split of the 
party and defection of some of its key members to the APC was a tipping 
point, the suspension of Mr. Sanusi as the helmsman of the CBN by 
President Jonathan on February 19 elevated the administration’s 
“political potholes” to “political craters.” That suspension, which was a
 culmination of the face-off between Mr. Sanusi and the Jonathan 
administration over unremitted oil proceeds totaling $20 billion ensured
 a convergence of opposition in that flank of the many battles of the 
administration. It was only a matter of time before the APC, which now 
has his state governor, Mr. Kwankwaso, in its fold, took ownership of 
Mr. Sanusi’s battle.<br />

Reminded of William Shakespeare’s exhortation that “it is not in the 
stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves,” Mr. Sanusi, now out in 
limbo, was too willing to align forces with the opposition party. For 
the party and the pariah, it could only have been a win-win.<br />

I am not in a position to verify if those who wanted Mr. Sanusi’s 
head ever read the “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu. If they did, then they 
would have been in the know about the Chinese writer’s counsel to “keep 
your friends close, and your enemies closer.” Out of job, Mr. Sanusi had
 plenty of time to fraternize with the opposition and learn one or two 
tricks from them.<br />

It needs no telling that the relationship that benefited him the most
 was that between him and Governor Kwankwaso, the man who would have the
 last say on the appointment of a new Emir of Kano. Of course we all 
knew that late Emir Ado Bayero was ill but no one except the clairvoyant
 could have had a sense of his passage. But keeping tabs with the power 
bases, if and when the need arises, is a sine qua non in these matters 
and Mr. Sanusi did just that.<br />

The scenario would surely have been different if Mr. Kwankwaso did 
not defect to the APC. That would have made it an uphill task for a 
sitting PDP governor to make one of the harshest critics of the Jonathan
 administration the Emir of Kano when the stool became vacant following 
the demise of Emir Ado Bayero. As they say in PDP parlance, the issue 
would have been handled as a “family affair” and perhaps Mr. Sanusi’s 
dream of mounting the throne of his forebears would have gone up in 
smoke.<br />

By now I am sure that the Jonathan administration must be bemoaning a
 lost opportunity arising from the wrong choices it made. If the 
government had not been focused on humiliating Mr. Sanusi by bundling 
him out of the CBN, the banker would have quit the plum job on June 1 
and Godwin Emefiele would still have stepped into his shoes.<br />

Mr. Sanusi’s exit date from the CBN was just five days before the 
demise of Emir Ado Bayero last Friday. The truth is that a battle-weary 
and damaged Mr. Sanusi may not have been an attractive and preferred 
option for the coveted throne.<br />

The Jonathan administration made a hero of Mr. Sanusi by its 
mismanagement of the crisis over the missing $20bn. Because of the 
manner the controversial banker was booted out, he attracted huge 
deposits of sympathy to his bank of goodwill. And don’t we all love the 
seemingly oppressed?<br />

It was no secret that Mr. Sanusi wanted to be Emir of Kano more than 
anything else. The man himself had said so in an interview in 2009. His 
appointment as Dan Maje Kano in June 2012 was to ostensibly prepare him 
for the office.<br />

He walked with the swagger of royalty and was not shy to show off his
 regalia at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. That was how much Mr. Sanusi 
desired the Kano stool. His desire was, however, matched by his 
determination to make his dream come true.<br />

Now his harshest critics would know that in preparation for this 
journey from banker to the throne, Mr. Sanusi had as far back as in 1997
 obtained a degree in Sharia and Islamic Studies from the African 
International University in Khartoum, Sudan.<br />

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was destined to be Emir of Kano and was 
ironically helped in his quest by his opponents. Mr. Kwankwaso’s 
defection to the APC and the controversial former banker’s humiliation 
out of CBN all worked in concert in his favour.<br />

But as protests over his appointment continues, the question is: Will
 the man who wanted to be Emir of Kano have the ideal atmosphere to 
reign and enjoy the spoils of his conquest.

How Jonathan, PDP helped Sanusi to become Emir of Kano, By Paul Ibe

Paul Ibe Last Friday, Emir Ado Bayero, the longest reigning monarch in the history of the ancient city of Kano passed on to the great...

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PHOTOS: Meet Tonto Dike’s House Maid — And See Why Tonto Is Bragging About Her

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01:07

PHOTOS: See The New Emir Of Kano And His Wife, Over 20 Years Ago

PHOTOS: See The New Emir Of Kano And His Wife, Over 20 Years Ago

01:04

PDP warns Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, against partisan politics

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Gov. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state formally 
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The governing ruling Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] has congratulated
 the new emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, and admonished him to emulate his 
predecessor by not leaning towards any political party.<br />

<span style="color: #222222;">The party said it expects the new Emir to remain non-partisan deserving of the exalted and revered office.</span><br />

The party’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued
 Monday night by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh.<br />

It came more than 24 hours after the party committed a huge blunder 
by rushing to congratulate Mr. Sanusi’s rival, Sanusi Ado Bayero, even 
when official announcement of the chosen candidate had not been made.<br />

Apparently terribly embarrassed, the party hurriedly withdrew the 
statement after it became clear that Mr. Ado Bayero had lost to Mr. 
Sanusi.<br />

In its statement Monday night, the party urged the new monarch  to be non-partisan.<br />

It advised the traditional ruler not to consider himself an “emir of 
any political party but that of the entire people of the Kano Emirate”.<br />

“The PDP holds the office of the Emir of Kano in very high esteem. We
 therefore give the new Emir our prayers and urge him to ensure that the
 sanctity of the throne and the traditional institution are absolutely 
guarded and preserved.”<br />

The selection of Mr. Sanusi as the new emir of the powerful Kano 
emirate is widely considered a triumph of the opposition All 
Progressives Congress over the ruling PDP.<br />

By congratulating his major contender as victor hours before an 
official announcement was made, the presidency and the PDP are believed 
to have been opposed to Mr. Sanusi’s emergence as Kano emir.  The party 
however later withdrew the congratulatory message blaming it on an error
 by an aide to Mr. Metuh.<br />

Some chieftains of the APC had also poured into Kano on Saturday and 
Sunday after reportedly receiving intelligence that some northern 
traditional rulers were, at the behest of the PDP and President 
Jonathan, putting pressure on the kingmakers and Governor Rabiu 
Kwankawaso to overlook Mr. Sanusi and appoint his rival to the coveted 
throne.<br />

The presidency apparently felt humiliated that the former banker prevailed, analysts say.<br />

Before his emergence as Emir, Mr. Sanusi had a running battle with 
the Goodluck Jonathan administration, with the president controversially
 suspending him as Governor of the Central Bank.<br />

His passport was also seized by security agencies and prevented from travelling out of the country.<br />

While the government claimed it acted based on allegations of graft 
against the ex-CBN chief, many Nigerians believe he was persecuted for 
exposing the corruption in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, 
NNPC.<br />

Read the full congratulatory message by the PDP below.<br />

Press Statement<br />

PDP Congratulates Sanusi Lamido Sanusi<br />

Says It Will Not Play Politics With The Traditional Institution<br />

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the new 
Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on his inauguration, saying it
 will not play politics with the revered traditional institution.<br />

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on 
Monday said the party “has an unflinching reverence for the traditional 
institution and in that regard extends the same reverence it had for the
 late Emir to Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.”<br />

It however said it expects the new Emir to remain non-partisan 
deserving of the exalted and revered office, like his predecessor.<br />

“The PDP holds the office of the Emir of Kano in very high esteem. We
 therefore  give the new Emir our prayers and urge him to ensure that 
the sanctity of the throne and the traditional institution are 
absolutely guarded and preserved.<br />

“We are very much aware that his status has changed and we pray the 
Almighty Allah, who alone confers authority, to grant him the wisdom and
 good health to lead his people to peace and prosperity.<br />

Calling for calm in Kano, the PDP urged the new Emir to take steps to
 unite his people and note that he is not the emir of any political 
party but that of the entire people of the Kano Emirate.<br />

Signed:<br />

Olisa Metuh<br />

National Publicity Secretary</blockquote>

PDP warns Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, against partisan politics

Gov. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state formally presenting letter of appointment to the new Emir of Kano, His Highness Sanusi Lamid...

00:56

Should Arsenal Sign Fabregas?

Much of what have been flooding the media horizon aside the WorldCup,
 has been the story of a prodigal son returning back to his former club,
 or joining a rival and instantly becoming an enemy.<br />

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As <b>Informaion Nigeria</b> reported last week, Barcelona are 
prepared to listen to offers for Cesc Fabregas as the player does not 
fit in Luis Enrique’s plans for next season.<br />

At first he was strongly linked to a return to Arsenal, the club that
 made him a WorldClass prospect, but a journalist for the BBC 
exclusively spoke to our sport writer that the North London club don’t 
seem interested in bringing him back.<br />

Mesut Ozil, signed last summer, was ostensibly the reason for his 
shun. The German international plays a similar role to Cesc, and with 
the amount of money spent on his transfer, not also forgetting his 
brilliance and vision, it would be silly to keep him on the bench.<br />

Recently, Chelsea are in pole position to land the Spaniard, and that
 could certainly uproot hate and disgust from the Arsenal faithful, who 
had to bear the torture of their Ex Captain Robin Vanperse joining 
Manchester United.<br />

<b>Do you want Arsenal to consider bringing back Cesc Fabregas to add to their burgeoning midfield options?</b><br />

Should Arsenal Sign Fabregas?

Much of what have been flooding the media horizon aside the WorldCup, has been the story of a prodigal son returning back to his former clu...

11:57

World Cup: Super Eagles Demand Appearance Fee From NFF

Despite the fact that the players are paid the match bonus, starting 
from $10,000-a-man for a first round match win, the Eagles led by Joseph
 Yobo and Mikel Obi were said to have met with the Federation president 
Aminu Maigari demanding for the additional payment “for at least 
featuring in the first round of the World Cup”, AfricanFootball.com 
reports with reference to the top source.<br />

Nigeria will earn over $9 million for qualification and participation
 in the first round of the 2014 World Cup. More benefits are coming, if 
Keshi’s men reach the knockout stages .<br />

For the Scotland, Greece and USA friendlies each team player received an appearance fee of $3,000.<br />

For comparison, their Ghanaian colleagues are on an appearance fee of
 $75,000-a-man for the 23 players, included in the final squad.<br />

It would be recalled that arguments on the issue started for the 
Super Eagles at the 1998 World Cup and continued recently jeopardizing 
country participation in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. It 
took intervention of the Presidency to resolve the conflict.

World Cup: Super Eagles Demand Appearance Fee From NFF

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11:56

Friendly: France 8-0 Jamica

Friendly: France 8-0 Jamica

Benzema Karim Benzema scored twice as France banged Jamaica 8-0 in their final World Cup warm-up fixture on Sunday evening. Bla...

11:55

Mandzukic: ” Am leaving Bayern “

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Mario Mandzukic has confirmed he will leave Bayern Munich as a result of his failure to adapt to Pep Guardiola’s tactics.<br />

Mandzukic has been linked with a host of Premier League clubs, 
including Chelsea, after his future with the Bundesliga giants came 
under scrutiny following the signing of Dortmund striker Robert 
Lewandowski.<br />

The Croatia international – a regular former boss Jupp Heynckes – was
 in and out of the side last season and ended the campaign by being 
dropped for the DFB Pokal final victory over Dortmund.<br />

The 28-year-old striker has now confirmed he is leaving Bayern, and 
pointed to Guardiola’s possession-based style as the primary factor 
behind that decision.<br />

Mandzukic also revealed he had a meeting with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in early May, telling the Bayern chief he wanted a move.<br />

“At Bayern it was fantastic. It’s a fantastic club. Indeed, until 
recently I didn’t even think about leaving, and especially that it would
 happen now,” he told Sportske novosti.<br />

“Let’s be honest, the style Guardiola wants at Bayern doesn’t suit me.<br />

“In the first leg against Real in Madrid (in the Champions League), I
 definitely understood, no matter how much I try, I can’t get the best 
out of myself with this style.<br />

“When it’s like that, I don’t feel good and it’s best for everyone that we part.<br />

“Thanks to the club who offered a contract extension, thanks to 
Guardiola, who is a great coach, and I wish everyone all the best for 
the future.<br />

“Bayern and their fans will always be the most beautiful and most 
emotional story of my career. The time has come for new challenges.”<br />

Mandzukic refused to say where his next challenge would be as he prepares to represent Croatia at the World Cup.<br />

He is suspended for Thursday’s tournament opener against Brazil, but is sure to face Cameroon and Mexico in Group A.{GOAL}

Mandzukic: ” Am leaving Bayern “

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11:55

How The PDP Started The War Against The Media

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The ongoing war against the Nigerian media did not start by President
 Goodluck Jonathan after all. His political party, the Peoples 
Democratic Party started it, such is the view of political insiders 
familiar with the workings of government in Abuja.<br />

Investigations by our reporter at the party's headquarters in Abuja 
found that the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, has 
said that he will not tolerate, nor does he want, “any negative reports 
(in the media) when he assumed office.”<br />

He said this at the maiden meeting he had with the reporters covering
 the national beat when he assumed office. Awkwardly, and off the record
 among those who cover national politics, many had said that it is a 
request the journalists said they can't guarantee.<br />

Shortly afterwards, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, 
Mr. Olisa Metuh, had barred the PUNCH correspondent from covering the 
activities of the party because of the reporter's critical reports.<br />

He also did the same to the reporter of the BluePrint newspaper few 
days ago. Many in the media believe it was because the reporter had 
detailed in his reports, the disagreements among the members of the 
party's National Working Committee.<br />

Before these two incidents, Metuh had during the reign of Alhaji 
Bamanga Tukur, had also barred a THISDAY reporter from covering the 
party because the reporter did a story that he (Metuh) didn't like.<br />

The intervention of some people, including advisors and others close 
to the media, saved what would have become an embarrassing situation for
 the party, and its leadership.<br />

Metuh is said to be “desperate” to impose his lackeys on the 
reporters as their leader, with the hope of using him to spy on the 
reporters, and the stories they file at the end of each assignment.

How The PDP Started The War Against The Media

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11:52

Emir of Kano: We made innocent mistake, says PDP

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<span style="color: #222222;">The
 leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it made an innocent
 mistake when it issued  a congratulatory statement on Sunday, in which 
it hailed the ‘appointment’ of Mallam Sanusi Ado Bayero, the eldest son 
of the late Emir, Ado Bayero as the next emir of Kano.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">The
 party was reacting to a statement issued by  the Interim National 
Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai 
Mohammed in which he (Mohammed) was calling for the prosecution of the 
spokesperson of the ruling party, Chief Olisa Metuh because of the 
hurriedly made congratulatory message.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Mohammed said the statement was aimed at causing crisis in Kano.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">While replying Mohammed, Metuh said in a statement in Abuja on Monday, that Mohammed’s statement was inciting and misleading .</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">He said Mohammed was also blackmailing him and the ruling party.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Metuh
 said, “We are indeed shocked by this statement and wonder what sort of 
dirty individual that could be so unprofessional, unprincipled and 
unethical.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">“Indeed,
 it appears that Lai Mohammed has gone delusional and requires urgent 
medical attention. Has he become a low life who can go to any extent to 
score a cheap political point?</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">“It
 is public knowledge that we made an innocent mistake but immediately 
 withdrew it and tendered an unreserved apology well before the official
 announcement of the new emir was made.”</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Metuh
 said that the new Emir, Mallam  Sanusi Lamido also tweeted at about 
8.59 am that same Sunday that Alhaji Lamido Ado Bayero had emerged as 
the new emir, wondering why Mohammed did not ask questions on this.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">He
 also alleged that some electronic and print (not THE PUNCh) media 
organizations ‘broke’ the news of the emergence of Ado Bayero as emir 
upon which prominent Nigerians issued statements congratulating him.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the party has yet to officially congratulate the new emir since his name was announced on Sunday.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Before
 now, the PDP has alleged that Sanusi, when he was suspended as the 
governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was a sympathizer of the APC.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">The party went further to allege that the former CBN governor gave contracts to some bigwigs in the party.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="color: #222222;">It, however, failed to mention their names. </span></div>
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Emir of Kano: We made innocent mistake, says PDP

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11:51

2015 Presidential Election:Wanted Drug Baron, Buruji Kasamu, Floods PDP Headquarters With Rice In Support Of Jonathan

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Alhaji Buruji Kasamu, who is wanted for illicit drug trafficking in 
the United States of America, has flooded the headquarters of the 
Peoples Democratic Party with rice meant for bribing voters on behalf of
 President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.<br />

The rice, which is packaged in five kilograms sizes, is neatly marked
 by Buruji under his bogus title of “South-Western Mobilizer.”<br />

Already, trailer loads of the rice have been sent to some states and officials of the party throughout the country.<br />

It would be recalled that Kasamu was one of the major points of 
disagreement between Jonathan and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in their 
exchange of letters last December, with the former president expressing 
anger over Jonathan’s support of a wanted criminal.<br />

2015 Presidential Election:Wanted Drug Baron, Buruji Kasamu, Floods PDP Headquarters With Rice In Support Of Jonathan

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