EFCC Arrests Former Benue Governor, Suswam

EFCC Arrests Former Benue Governor, Suswam

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arrested a former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswan, over alleged corruption during his tenure as Governor.

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Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arrested a former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswan, over alleged corruption during his tenure as Governor. Former Benue Gov. Gabriel and his wife Yemisi Suswam

Mr. Suswam governed Benue State between 2007 and May 2015.

He was being quizzed at the EFCC office in Abuja over alleged graft in his State, at the time of this report.

“He was invited by the EFCC in connection with ongoing corruption investigation in Benue State,” Wilson Uwajuren, EFCC spokesperson, told Don Joseph's blog

Shocking Video ISIS Terrorists Vow: ‘We Will Strike America At Its Center’

Terror group filmed chilling clip out of Iraqi area they've overtaken.

ISIS terrorists vowed to attack Washington D.C. as part of its “crusader campaign” in a video released Monday.

Catholic hospital denies an ill and pregnant woman surgery

Catholic hospital denies an ill and pregnant woman surgery

Just weeks after she was told she was pregnant with her third child, Michigan woman Jessica Mann, 33, learned she had a life-threatening brain tumor that future pregnancies could exacerbate.

Jessica Man and her husband.

The discovery meant that Mann was faced with a tough decision: her doctor recommended that she have her fallopian tubes tied at the same time as she has her cesarean section delivery, scheduled for later this month.

Two Palestinians die in West Bank violence

Two Palestinians die in West Bank violence

Two Palestinians have been shot and killed in separate incidents in the West Bank as Israel announced plans to build a new fence near the flashpoint city of Hebron in an effort to contain a two-month spate of violence.

Two Palestinians die in West Bank violence

In the first incident, the Israeli military said "a violent riot erupted" when troops raided the village of Qattana overnight to search for ammunition and arrest suspected assailants. The Palestinians hurled firebombs and stones at troops, according to the army.

Biafra Republic will be declared without bloodbath – MASSOB

Biafra Republic will be declared without bloodbath – MASSOB

ENUGU—A faction of the  Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra,MASSOB, weekend, lashed out at Enugu Catholic Priest,Rev.Fr. Ejike Mbaka, describing his comment on the struggle for Biafra as insensitive and unguided.

Rev. Ejike Mbaka

This is coming as MASSOB, yesterday, said that a Biafran Republic will be declared very soon without bloodbath.

How drunken gang member shot dead 9 DSS officials at Arepo —Agbara robbery kingpin

How drunken gang member shot dead 9 DSS officials at Arepo —Agbara robbery kingpin

LAGOS—Leader of the dreaded gang of bank robbers which had been terrorising commercial banks in Lagos and Ogun states in military uniforms has disclosed that his gang never intended to kill nine officials of the Department of State Service, DSS, who went missing last September.

The suspect, identified as Kelly Fotor, an Ijaw native of Arugbo, Ondo State, was arrested last Saturday by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, SIRT, at a wedding ceremony in Sapele, Delta State.

Gun battle with Police and arrest

Donjoseph gathered that the suspect, who was at the ceremony with some armed men, had a gun duel with the operatives which led to the killing of one of the policemen, while Fotor and  three of his colleagues, were arrested with bullet wounds.

It was gathered that the SIRT operatives, led by CSP, Abba Kyari, who had been on the trail of the gang, trailed Fotor to the wedding ceremony after their last operation at Agbara area of Ogun State where they robbed a bank and left three persons, including a pregnant woman, dead.

BIAFRA: Leaders to meet Buhari on Igbo marginalization

BIAFRA: Leaders to meet Buhari on Igbo marginalization

Enugu—THE meeting of Igbo leaders summoned yesterday by the South East Governors’ Forum, SEGF, to discuss the security implications of the agitations by members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, ended in Enugu with the leaders resolving to set up a delegation of Igbo elders to meet President Muhammadu Buhari on the marginalisation of Igbo in the country.

They also agreed to dialogue with members of the MASSOB and IPOB groups with a view to ending the protests now rocking the old Eastern region.

Photos: Protest in Abuja, as FG arraigns Nnamdi Kanu in Court

Photos: Protest in Abuja, as FG arraigns Nnamdi Kanu in Court

Supporters of Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, purportedly stormed Abuja in luxury buses, to show solidarity, in a peaceful protest, for their leader who was finally arraigned by the Federal Government before the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court, Abuja.

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Supporters of Nnamdi Kanu stormed Abuja on Monday, November 23, 2015, in a solidarity protest for their leader who was arraigned in Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court, Abuja

Confusion In Kogi Over Rumoured Ressurection of Audu

Confusion In Kogi Over Rumoured Ressurection of Audu

There is confusion in Kogi state over the possible resurrection of Prince Audu Abubakar, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The former governor of the state was confirmed dead on Sunday evening and there were reports that he is due for burial today.

Prince Abubakar Audu, Ex-Kogi State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate is rumoured to be alive

Soldiers Accused Of Brutalizing And Killing Civilian In Yobe

Members of Bundigari community in Damaturu, Yobe state, have accused some soldiers of the Nigerian army of extrajudicial killing of a 26-year-old Ibrahim Bala, This Day reports.

Speaking with journalists, a member of the community, Ali Useni, said that the military arrested Ibrahim after a raid within the community and brutalized him.

Basketmouth Visits Bukola Saraki (PICTURED)

Basketmouth Visits Bukola Saraki (PICTURED)

Comedian Basketmouth was with Senate President Bukola Saraki recently and he shared a picture to this effect.

The stand-up act took to his Instagram and talked about his visit to the politician with a post which he captioned thus: “Standing as the 1st man in my house beside the 3rd man in Nigeria.”

Basketmouth and Senate President Bukola Saraki

Don Joseph's design with Ms word

 Don Joseph's design with Ms word

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Ronaldo targeted by Chelsea in sensational £70-plus million deal

Ronaldo targeted by Chelsea in sensational £70-plus million deal

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ROMAN ABRAMOVICH is lining up an overhaul at Chelsea — and plans to build a new team around Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Stamford Bridge supremo is prepared to make Real Madrid an offer they cannot refuse for the Portuguese superstar. And he is willing to sell Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matic and Oscar to fund the sensational move.

Swaziland Vs Nigeria: It’s a David vs Goliath war

Swaziland Vs Nigeria: It’s a David vs Goliath war but…

Swaziland shocked Guinea 2-1 in an AFCON qualifier in June and they will be gunning for another famous win against a team coach Harries Bulunga calls “the Nigerian giants” when both sides clash today in a 2018 World Cup eliminator.

Swaziland 30-year-old captain Tony Tsabedze, who has posted spells in South Africa, scored twice in Casablanca against a team who reached the last-eight of this year’s AFCON in Equatorial Guinea.

Before this famous win, the Kingdom of Swaziland had not won on the road in 20 other attempts in the Nations Cup since 1986.

And leading up to the Guinea game, they defeated Tanzania and Lesotho as well as held Madagascar in the COSAFA Cup.

Nigeria’s midfielder John Mikel Obi (C) falls next to South Africa’s defender Thabo Matlaba (L) and midfielder Sibusiso Vilakazi (R) during the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying football match between South Africa and Nigeria on September 10, 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Temporary reprieve for Saraki as Supreme Court halts CCT’s trial

Temporary reprieve for Saraki as Supreme Court halts CCT’s trial

ABUJA—Temporary reprieve came the way of the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, yesterday, as the Supreme Court aborted bid by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to begin    full blown hearing on the 13-count criminal charge preferred against him by the Federal Government.

In a ruling, yesterday, a five-man panel of justices of the apex court, led by Justice John Fabiyi, directed the CCT to ‘tarry awhile’ to enable it look into Saraki’s appeal.

It will be recalled that the Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal had on November 5 declined to suspend hearing on the case.

Bukola Saraki

The tribunal, while refusing to hands-off the matter, gave the Federal Government the nod to call witnesses to testify against the Senate President on November 19.

Justice Umar anchored his decision on Section 305 (c) of the newly-enacted Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, 2015, which he said gave the tribunal powers to conclude the trial and pass sentence, but suspend execution until such a time the appeal before the higher court was considered and decided.

Boko Haram releases new video, shows missing Chibok girls

Boko Haram releases new video, shows missing Chibok girls

LAGOS – Boko Haram released a new video on Monday claiming to show the missing schoolgirls, alleging the teenagers had converted to Islam and would not be released until all militant prisoners were freed.

The group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, speaks on the video obtained by AFP for 17 minutes before showing what he said were the girls, in Muslim dress and praying in an undisclosed rural location.

A total of 276 girls were abducted on April 14 from the northeastern town of Chibok, in Borno state, which has a sizeable Christian community. Some 223 are still missing.

Troops kill 4 terrorists, rescue 61 abducted women, kids

Troops kill 4 terrorists, rescue 61 abducted women, kids

AS the military onslaught to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from the North East gains momentum, troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, backed by close air support by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued 61 persons abducted and held captive by the insurgents along Bitta and Damboa axis.

The troops also in the process, cleared Boko Haram terrorists’ camps at Modupe 1, 2 and 3.

A statement by Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, said: “The rescued persons were mainly women and children and have since been evacuated” while four terrorists were killed in the operation.

Breaking: Again, Court orders DSS to allow Dasuki travel abroad for treatment

Breaking: Again, Court orders DSS to allow Dasuki travel abroad for treatment

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS), to allow former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), to travel out of the country for medical treatment.

Ex-NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)

How breast-feeding exposed baby factory syndicate

How breast-feeding exposed baby factory syndicate

LAGOS — Plans by a 25-year-old mother of four to sell a one-week-old baby boy, who was stolen in Onitsha, Anambra State, to a barren woman in Lagos, has been botched and the suspect arrested.

The suspect, Nkechi Obi.

It was her inability to breast-feed the baby that set off the alarm, which led to her arrest and subsequent confession.

The suspect, who claimed to be a farmer and an apprentice in Onitsha, said she was on her way to hand over the baby to the buyer at Cele Bus Stop, along the Oshodi/Apapa Express-way, when she was arrested.

Preliminary investigation, as gathered, revealed that the baby was stolen from his biological mother, who fled home on discovering she was pregnant.

Trouble started for the suspect, identified as Nkechi Obi, after the driver of the vehicle she chartered from Asaba, Delta State, became suspicious when he observed that she never breastfed the baby, even though the child cried ceaselessly during the six-hour journey to Lagos.

US air strike targets ‘Jihadi John’ in Syria

US air strike targets ‘Jihadi John’ in Syria

A US strike on Syria that targeted British militant “Jihadi John” was “an act of self defence”, Britain‘s Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday while acknowledging his death was “not yet certain”.

Cameron said the operation against Mohammed Emwazi, who appears in a string of graphic videos showing the execution of Western hostages, was a combined British-US effort.

“We cannot yet be certain if the strike was successful,” Cameron said in a statement delivered outside his Downing Street office.