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President Jonathan has reacted to a statement released yesterday July 21st by former Head of State & Chieftain of the APC, General Buhari in which Buhari cautioned him over the use of federal agents to fight the opposition party, noting that no democracy can succeed without an opposition. In a statement which was signed by Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati, president Jonathan asked Buhari not to blame him for the woes his party, the APC, is going through. Find President Jonathan's statement below and what General Buhari said in his statement to President Jonathan after the cut... President Jonathan's statement below... We have noted with much surprise and regret, the statement issued by General Muhammadu Buhari today in which he made some wild and totally unsustainable allegations against President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Although he tries very hard to deny it in the statement titled “Pull Nigeria Back From the Brink”, there can be no doubt that General Buhari has s...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said what is needed to effectively tackle the Boko Haram menace is new and imaginative thinking, instead of sticking to the same old way of doing things – which is what the FG’s US$1 billion loan request represents. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said while no reasonable person will argue against procuring modern weapons and other needs for the military, it is absolutely important to complement the military campaign against Boko Haram with political, social and economic measures, especially because a sustained military campaign dating back to 2009 has failed to end the crisis. ”Between 2010 and 2014, a total of US$14 billion has been allocated for defence, security and the police. This year alone, the total sum is US$4 billion. Now, if US$14 billion has not clipped the wings of Boko Haram in five years, what difference can US$1 billion make if thrown into the crisis i...

Prof. Selina Okoh, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo, said INEC has decided that only those who have Permanent Voter Card (PVC), would be eligible to vote in 2015 general elections. Okoh made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Tuesday. She said although INEC headquarters had canceled the initial date for the distribution of the cards in the state, a new date would soon be communicated to the electorate.  “INEC has decided that only voters with permanent voter card would be eligible to vote during the 2015 general elections and Imo will not be an exception.  “Imo is grouped in the third phase of the distribution of the permanent voter card.  “Due to logistic challenges encountered during the distribution of the cards in the first phase, the leadership of the commission adjusted the time table for the distribution of the cards’’, she said. The REC dismissed insinuations that the commission might still use the temporary voter card...

Security were reportedly beefed up on Monday at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over the alleged terrorist attack.  According to Vanguard, the measure was taken following the report that the global terrorist organization Al-Qaeda might bomb airlines travelling to the United States and other destinations by means of mobile phones or laptops. Security operatives carried out thorough screening of every passenger, who had been preliminary ordered to switch on their electronic gadgets to enable security find the devices where explosives could be planted. It was also learnt that the situation resulted in heavy traffic and queues along the airport, Ikeja road. Both people and vehicles were being screened using modern equipment while trying to access the airport premises. Neither Police Public Relations Officer at the airport Dennis Ifijen, nor the General Manager Public Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Yakubu Dati replied to comment on the situation, when co...

President Goodluck Jonathan is currently presiding over a meeting of the Council of State with other top officials at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started at about 11:40am and now is in progress. Vice President Namadi Sambo; President of the Senate, David Mark; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President Shehu Shagari and former Head of the Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan, are precent at the meeting. Others are former military Heads of State, Yakubu Gowon; Abdusalam Abubakar and Ibrahim Babangida as well as some former Chief Justices of Nigeria and state governors. Service Chiefs including the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar are waiting in the tea room of the Council Chamber venue of the meeting to brief them on security situation in the country. Embattled Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, is making a surprise appearance at the meeting. Nyako is currently in the eye...

It has been revealed that if you watch television for three hours or more every day, you are at risk of an early death. A study led by Professor Miguel Martinez-Gonzalez, the Chairman of the Department of Public Health at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, showed that the risk of premature death was twofold higher for those watching three or more hours of TV a day compared to those watching one hour or less. "Television viewing is a major sedentary behaviour and there is an increasing trend toward all types of sedentary behaviours. Our findings are consistent with a range of previous studies where time spent watching television was linked to mortality," the professor said. Source:naija news

According to reports, Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and a few other players received $130,000 ( N21 million) each as appearance fee for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. “It was not a flat rate, but some of the players like Enyeama, who were involved in both the qualifiers as well as the World Cup in Brazil got as much as $130,000,” an official told AfricanFootball.com. The money is outside the match bonus and daily allowances they were paid. Team officials were also reportedly not left out as some of them received $25,000. But According to the football site, there were disagreements over the money, particularly as regards whether those who qualified the team for Brazil 2014 should also get part of the appearance fee. "There was a big issue among the senior players whether those who were part of the qualifiers should also get something. At the end of the day, Joseph Yobo prevailed that they also have to be included. So, even some players like John Utaka & Raheem Lawal, ...

Around 20 armed robbers raided a Samsung plant in southeastern Brazil on Monday, leaving with 40,000 smartphones, laptops, tablets and other electronics worth $36 million that were loaded in seven trucks, police said. The thieves arrived after midnight at the plant in Campinas, a city near Sao Paulo, taking guards and 200 employees hostage, a local police spokesman told AFP. Witnesses told the G1 news website that the robbers, who had staff ID badges, were not aggressive. They ordered everyone to remove their phones’ batteries to prevent them from making calls. They stayed at the plant for three hours and knew exactly where the most valuable merchandise was located, witnesses said. Samsung said in a statement that nobody was injured and that the South Korea-based company was cooperating with the investigation. Source:vanguard news

The Minister for Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC) Dr. Tammy Danagogo over the weekend revealed that billionaire businessman Otunba Mike Adenuga gave him $250,000 to give to the Super Eagles in Brazil to encourage them to beat France today, promising to do more if they win and advance to the quarter-final stage. According to Danagogo, who has since presented the money to the team, Mike Adenuga, while presenting the money to him said; "This is a token and if the team goes ahead and shock the world, I will join Mr President to shock the team.” Shock them? Imagine the kind of money that can shock a millionaire footballer. Lol. Choi! Super Eagles, oya o...make una win o! The match will take place 5pm today!

This will be only the second international meeting between France and Nigeria. The Super Eagles won the previous meeting 1-0 in Saint-Etienne back in June 2009. Karim Benzema (1st R) of France celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal with his teammates during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group E match between Switzerland and France at Arena Fonte Nova on June 20, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski – FIFA/FIFA Les Blues have lost two of their last three World Cup matches against African nations (2002 v Senegal and 2010 v South Africa). They beat Togo between these two defeats, in 2006. Nigeria have scored a goal in all but one of their previous 10 World Cup finals matches against European sides. The Super Eagles are aiming to become just the fourth African side to make the quarter finals of a World Cup tournament (after Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010). Nigeria have only won one of their last 11 World Cup matches. Nigeria have lost both of th...

Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica has slammed FIFA leaders as “sons of bitches” for banning the country’s star striker Luis Suarez over his infamous World Cup bite. Mujica called the four month ban on all football activity imposed on Suarez for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini “fascist sanctions”. The president made the comments to a state-run TV sports show which asked Mujica his opinion of the World Cup as he welcomed the defeated Uruguayans on their return from Brazil late Sunday. “Those at FIFA are a gang of old sons of bitches,” Mujica said. He gasped and put his hand to his mouth in an I-can’t-believe-that-I said-that manner, but smiled. The journalist asked if he could publish the remark. “For my part, sure,” Mujica shrugged. “I support the president’s remarks,” added his wife, Senator Lucia Topolansky, who was stood next to him. “They could have sanctioned him,” said Mujica, a 79 year-old ex-guerrila, “but not with fascist sanctions.” Suarez bit Chiellini during Uruguay...

LAGOS— EmotionS ran high, yesterday, at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following the startling confession of a 64-year‑old herbalist, on how he buried a 68-year‑old retired Customs officer and her 10-year‑old adopted daughter alive in a shallow grave behind his shrine in Ajuwon, Ogun State. The suspect identified as Alhaji Olatunji Azeez, who was paraded by the command’s boss, Umar Manko, showed no sign of remorse as he said he committed the act in order to prevent the victim from demanding N9 million he used to prepare concoction for her. Trouble started for the retired Customs officer, one Mrs Angela Kerry, who resided at New Oko‑Oba area of Lagos, following her inability to give birth. In her search for possible solution, she was reportedly introduced to the suspect who confessed to have carried out series of rituals and also prepared concoctions for her to no avail. Apparently disappointed, Kerry was said to have demanded the refund of N9 million earlier collected from he...

Stephen Keshi has one thing to tell Nigerians:“Always be patient. Don’t write off any team in a tournament until that tournament is over.” Keshi was referring to the super performance of the team on Saturday night here. He did not sound boastful but he was extremely excited that the boys lifted their game and earned a deserved victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 1-0 victory has placed Nigeria’s one leg in the second round. Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi gives a press conference at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba on June 15, 2014, on the eve of their Group F 2014 FIFA World Cup football match against Iran. AFP PHOTO “It was tough against Iran but Nigerians didn’t know how difficult they were until they saw Argentina struggling with them. We knew what we did wrongly and worked on them before the match against Bosnia,” Keshi continued in an exclusive chat Saturday. “I’m proud of the boys. They did well. But we all need to do more. We play Argentina tomorrow and we will give it our all....

Super Eagles rave of the moment, Osaze Odemwingie has returned to his tweeting best. This time, he is causing laughter and bringing joy to many instead of his initial arrows that were fired and caught him in the web of missing the World Cup. In tweeting yesterday, Osaze went the way of his Edo-born brother and politician Festus Obahiagbon. Commenting on events at the on-going World Cup where his goal against Bosnia has brightened the way for Eagles progression in the tournament, Osaze wrote; ‘’ “The draw against Iran was the foreset origo that caused some crinkum crankum to be directed at us that was caught in the Bermuda Triangle.” *Osaze Odemwingie Another one reads: “The state of OGaM ogam was rejected by the eagles with a higi haga style to avoid a calamitous end that brings odoriferous Saga.” On the Eagles’ journey to Porto Alegre, he wrote: “We are about to fly to Porto Alegre to prepare 4 the game vs Argentina. Hope the flight time will not be longer than a period of Ayonai .” ...

A heavily drunk woman tweeted “2 Drunk 2 Care” just minutes before the deadly head-on collision on the expressway, according to a report by authorities released this week. According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s investigative report, Kayla Mendoza, 20 at the time, was driving a white Hyundai the wrong way on the highway last November when she slammed into a red car being driven by Kaitlyn Ferrante and her best friend Marisa Catronio. Both Ferrante and Catronio, who were 21 at the time, died. Before the crash, Mendoza went out to a bar after work with her colleagues. Though, she was underage, she ordered two large fish bowl-sized margaritas and paid for them with her credit card. Her boss, manager Marcelo Bruzzo, said that he took Mendoza to her car and that she appeared to be “okay.” Police say in the next few minutes, she tweeted “2 Drunk 2 Care.” Shortly after she tweeted that message, she was driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, according to police. Mend...

Come July first 2014, the Central Bank of Nigeria cashless policy shall take effect nationwide. This means, Nigerians will increase the use of electronic channels for financial transactions. These channels include: the Automated Teller machine, Point of Sale machine, mobile banking and Internet banking. The cashless policy was introduced in 2012 by Sanusi administration of Central Bank of Nigeria with the aim of curbing some of the negative effects associated with high usage of physical cash. Lagos State, Nigeria’s economic nerve centre was used as a pilot phase. It was tagged cashless Lagos. The policy introduced a daily limit for cash withdrawers over the counter for third-party cheques of N150000 and also saw rapid development of more infrastructure like Automated Teller Machines and Point Of Sale machines across the metropolis. Bank customers also began the use of mobile banking and Internet banking as easier ways for financial transactions. The policy has been rolled out ...

Peter Osaze Odemwingie confessed yesterday after training there was immense pressure on him and his mates to do well in the World Cup. Having been left out of the team that won the African Cup of Nations, Osaze said that the pressure is more on him to do well because he was joining a winning team. ‘’You know that everybody expect me to do well since I am joining a winning team. Bros, I must confess that the pressure is much on me”, he said as Brazilian fans swarmed on him for autographs. Looking very cute and more like a Brazilian than a Nigerian, Osaze said that he was overwhelmed by the love that has been extended to him since his recall by coach Stephen Keshi. ‘’We’ve a great team and they have been wonderful to me.” I’m moved by their love and that also adds more responsibility on me. The bonding has been great and there is this hunger in the team to do well that ignites more passion in me to do well. It is a great team and once we get the first match out of the way, I believe tha...

Lanky and heavily built Nollywood producer, Femi Ogedengbe is back in the news again and this time,the guy is furious over reported criticisms coming his way over naming his twins Nollywood and Hollywood. The producer vent his anger on his Facebook page, saying the level of hypocrisy in Nigeria is just too high. “ How do I explain the attack I and my wife have received on the internet for adding Nollywood and Hollywood among the names we gave our bundles of Joy: King Praise Micheal Victor Tochukwu Jesuogbo Iyinoluwa Hollywood & Queen Grace Michelle Victoria Peculiar Chimamaka Jesukomeh Opeoluwa Nollywood. I guess all those who condemned us have been so blinded by hatred that they couldn’t see all other names but just the Hollywood and Nollywood. Anyway thanks for noticing me my wife and our children but what is really bad in those two names? Here in Nigerian there is a town called Umuagwo and Umueke (descendants of snakes) and you don’t think that is weird enough but some of you w...

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The Group A underdogs face each other in their first match, both aware that a victory in Arena das Dunas is a must to have a real chance of progressing in the tournament With Brazil a clear favorite to win Group A and Croatia a strong candidate to take second spot in the group, El Tri and the Indomitable Lions know a victory in this first game is a must to have a real chance of going far in the tournament. Cameroon Training… AFP Photos German coach Volker Finke has had a bit more time to work with Cameroon – he was appointed in May 2013 – opting for a very compact and organized 4-3-3 formation, yet lacking creativity in midfield at times. Like Mexico, Cameroon is likely to repeat the starting 11 of its last friendly, a 2-2 draw against Germany. Veteran captain Samuel Eto’o is still the focal point of the attack, but is now playing as a true striker, and is not able to help as much in the creation of chances as in the past. That is now the job of wingers Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Be...