I Came To Nigeria To Steal-Ghanaian

Israel Nana

A 30 year-old Ghanaian, Israel Nana has confessed that he came to Nigeria five years ago to steal and make some money. He said he was on the verge of accomplishing his mission, after which he would return to Ghana to enjoy his ill-gotten wealth before nemesis caught up with him.

He said he was a well-known criminal in Kumasi, his hometown, but decided to relocate to Nigeria to continue his nefarious activities.

Narrating how he came to Nigeria, Nana said his friend who lives in Nigeria helped him secure passage into the country. He added that, immediately he got into Nigeria, he began stealing and later graduated to car snatching.

Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez Turns Model As Gunners Raise Money For Charity

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Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez was all smiles as he posed in the club’s red Christmas sweater. The club plans to raise money for charity as the yuletide period draws closer. The club plans to give 20% of the proceeds to the Arsenal Foundation's global charity partner 'Save the Children'. Courtesy of Arsenal.com, you can view one more picture after the cut:

Aregbesola Weeps Over Killing Of School Children In Yobe

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola could not hide his sorrow as he wept over the killing of some school children by insurgents in Yobe State.

The Governor, who delivered a lecture titled ‘Federalism, democracy and the future of Nigeria,’ during the Convocation Lecture and 66^th Foundation Day Ceremony, University of Ibadan on Tuesday, said Nigeria should be mourning by now.

CNN Says No To Political Adverts From Nigeria

The Cable News Network, CNN has turned down political adverts from Nigeria, The Cable reports.

A consultant to one of the presidential aspirants running for the 2015 general election told The Cable that CNN has been turning down their requests to place political adverts.

“We approached CNN agents in Nigeria to place some adverts for our principal. We sent the creative to them as requested and they returned them, saying they do not run commercials that are intended to campaign for votes. We could not believe it.”

Pastor In Prison For Putting 11-Year Old Girl In Family Way

Pastor Solomon Eze of Hepzibah Assembly of all Nations International, located at 2 Arogbo Lane, off Odunbaku Street, Iju Ishaga, Lagos, Nigeria has been put behind bar for impregnating an 11-year old girl.

32 year-old Eze who is a native of Eka, Delta State, southsouth Nigeria. He was alleged to have told the mother of the victim that there is an arrow of death in her house and she must move out to avoid death, reports PM News.

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Not All APC Candidates Have Level Playing Field-Muiz Banire

Three-time former commissioner in Lagos State, and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Muiz Banire has criticized his party for not providing a level playing field for all candidates vying for elective positions in Lagos State.

Banire made this known in an interview granted to Premium Times. Banire who is also the National Legal Adviser spoke on what he referred to as a looming crisis within the state chapter of the APC.

Ebola-Nigeria Offers Drugs Worth More Than $249,000 To Sierra Leone

The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided drugs worth more than $249,000 to Sierra Leone, a statement by the Ministry of Health said yesterday, Thursday.

                      

“Nigeria made the donation at the request of the government of Sierra Leone,” the statement said, noting Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, had already mobilized and trained over 600 health workers as volunteers to support the containment effort in affected countries within the region under the leadership of the Economic Community Of West African States.

The Ebola virus has killed more than 5,000 people mostly in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.

Resignation-Presidency Blasts Tinubu

The Presidency yesterday berated APC Chieftain and former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu for demanding the resignation of President Goodluck Jonathan.

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said it was clear that Tinubu and other leaders in the All Progressive Congress who made the statement were merely seeking to enthrone anarchy in Nigeria.

Ebola-Spanish Nurse To Be Discharged From Quarantine Today

It’s good news for friends and family of 44 year old Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse who was quarantined for contracting the deadly Ebola virus as authorities said she will be released from hospital today.

She tested negative on the 19^th of October, but was not immediately released so the authorities could carry out further tests on her.

Romero was treated with a drip of human serum, which contains antibodies from Ebola sufferers who had survived the disease, and other drugs which a government spokesman declined to name.

Go For ‘Psychiatric Test,’ Okupe Tells Critics Of President Jonathan

Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, has advised critics of the President to go for psychiatric test.

Okupe said this on Wednesday while reacting to comments made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was reacting to attacks made by members of Islamic group, Boko Haram.

Atiku had in an international press conference blamed the government for the security situation in the North.

Boko Haram Renames Captured Town

Islamic sect, Boko Haram has renamed captured Adamawa town as Madinatul Islam, which is translated in English as city of Islam.

Mubi was captured recently by the terrorist group who have killed thousands of people in Northern Nigeria since 2012.

During a telephone conversation with journalists, Aliyu Bala, a resident, who could not leave Mubi at the time of the invasion of the town by the insurgents, said the sect has taken complete control of the town.

Boko Haram-“Nigeria Needs The World’s Support; Atiku

Former Vice-President during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime, Atiku Abubakar as called for support from the international community to help fight Boko Haram.

The APC presidential hopeful made this call after events of the last few days, which saw the insurgents kill hundreds of people of people in Mubi, a town in Adamawa State.

While addressing an international press conference on Monday over the capture of Mubi, Atiku said:

50 Inmates Escape As Gunmen Bomb Lokoja Prison

Some gunmen who were armed with dynamite have freed no fewer than 50 inmates in a raid on Koton Karfe Prison,Lokoja, in the central Nigerian state of Kogi, reports PM News.

 “They blew up the thing with dynamite,” national police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu said of the attack which took place late Sunday.

“Up to 50 inmates escaped,” Ojukwu added.

Boko Haram Muslims Marking Religious Festival In Yobe State

Suspected members of Boko Haram have bombed a major Shiite ceremony in Yobe State, North-East Nigeria, witnesses have said.

                 

The blast targeted a procession of worshippers in the Tsohuwar Kasuwa area of Potiskum city, said witness Ibrahim Maina.

A police officer at the scene who requested anonymity said “it was a huge crowd and many of them were affected.”

“Nothing should happen to Tambuwal”-NLC

The Nigerian Labour Congress NLC, has warned the Inspector General of Police and the Federal Government that it would hold them responsible should anything happen to the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.

Recall that the Speaker’s security aids were withdrawn last week after he decamped from the PDP to the APC.

“For those who take pleasure in converting to personal use, public/state institutions, today’s men soon become yesterday’s men. What goes around, comes around.