Ijaw Youths Express Regret That Niger Delta Did Not Support Igbos During Biafra War

Ijaw Youths have begged the Igbo people for forgiveness over the role their parents played against the Igbos in the Nigeria/Biafra Civil War of 1967/70.

The youths noted that if the level of awareness and information technology available today were in the country then, the Ijaw would have supported the Biafra’s cause.

President of Ijaw Youth Council, Comrade Udengs Eradiri, who spoke at the Ohanaeze Youth Council’s (OYC’s) submit, held in Owerri, the Imo State capital, said the Niger Delta erred for not supporting the Biafra’s cause.

“If we had the type of awareness and information technology we have today, then, we would have stood firmly with Biafra to win the war, but we are working hard to resolve the issue,” he stated.

However, Eradiri expressed happiness that despite their role in the civil war, “Ndigbo voted overwhelmingly for their son, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in 2011 and since then the zone has been supporting his administration.” He said that Ijaw youths were pleased with their show of love and solidarity, and pledged that Niger Delta youths would support Ndigbo “when it is their turn to produce the next president of the country.”

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Air Traffic Controllers Threaten Strike Over State Of Navigation Equipment

Members of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) may embark on strike tomorrow to protest the failures of navigation equipment within the Nigeria’s airspace.

According to a statement signed and issued by the President and General Secretary, Victor Egaru and Olawode Banji, respectively, the collapse of navigation equipment like the CNS/ATM in the last two months is disheartening as it has increased the workload of both ATCs and Pilots.

“Presently, the Instrument Landing System (ILS) serving the Lagos Runway 18R has been unserviceable for close to three months while the one serving the Second Runway (18L) has been epileptic for more than one month.

“The distance measuring equipment located with the Very High Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) in Lagos has been out of service for a long time as well. Equipment in many airports including communication facilities suffer that same fate,” the statement read in part.

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Why Jonathan Is A Better Choice Than Buhari – Gani Adams

National coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, weekend, slammed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as an enemy of democracy.

Adams reminded Nigerians, while addressing newsmen in Lagos, that Buhari has never been a lover of democracy, having toppled a democratically elected government in 1983, and vehemently opposed the National Conference convergence, a platform to discuss the socio-political and economic future of the country.

He said if the retired general had not interrupted the country’s democracy, it would have thrived well today.

“General Buhari is not the right leader Nigerians should vote for at this time because he never believed in the National Conference and all the tenets of democracy,” Adams said.

He described President Jonathan as the right choice for the country, citing the convergence of the National Conference as a veritable pointer for his argument.

“President Goodluck Jonathan is a man of integrity who will never lie to Nigerians. He had said it in several fora that he will implement all the recommendations of the national conference which we believe is the best thing that has happened to Nigeria in a long while and that’s why the Oodua Peoples Congress is throwing its full weight behind his second term ambition.

“Yoruba leaders met and agreed that we will only support the full implementation of the national conference and he has agreed to that, meaning, we think alike,” Adams said.

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Northern Elders To Support Jonathan, Say Region Ready To Wait Till 2019

Political leaders from the North are ready to support President Goodluck Jonathan, but under one condition; he will support their preferred candidate to become president in 2019.

The elders led by elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, had visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja last week for further talks on a pact to support Jonathan for re-election.

The group was said to have met with Vice President Namadi Sambo. Sources confirmed to Vanguard that the key message conveyed through the Vice President to Jonathan was the need for assurances that power would revert to the North in 2019.

Although Jonathan had agreed to their terms, the elders reportedly came specifically last week to get words from the Villa that the North-west would be backed for the Presidency in 2019.

It was learnt that the northern elders had wanted to secure the assurances so as to be in the best position to define their messages to strategic elders and leaders of the North.

“The deal right now is to see how the North would reciprocate years of South-south backing with support for Jonathan, while the President will in turn back a northern candidate to succeed him in 2019. With that pact sealed, we have a concrete message for the North,” a source who knows about the situation told Vanguard.

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NAFDAC Arrests Indian Over Importation Of Fake Drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested an Indian for importing and distributing fake and unregistered regulated products into the country.

This came following a special raid and enforcement operation in some markets and locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of NAFDAC from Lagos.

The leader of the enforcement team, Folorunso Idowu, a Chief Regulatory Officer, who spoke to journalists after the exercise, said the Indian was arrested along with several cartons of unregistered confectionery worth millions of naira following a tip-off in one of the hotels in Port Harcourt.

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Jonathan Settles Itsekiri, Ijaw Feud Over Gas Project

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, in Asaba, Delta State, resolved the impasse between the Ijaw and the Itsekiri in Delta State over the groundbreaking of the $16 billion (N3.2 trillion) Delta City Gas City project at Ogidigben, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state. A new date has now been fixed for the groundbreaking ceremony after three postponements since 2014.

Jonathan, who was on a two-day visit to the state, held separate meetings with the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II, who led the Itsekiri delegation, and Ijaw leaders before he finally met with two principal protagonists, ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and Itsekiri leader, Chief Ayiri Emami, Vanguard reports, citing reliable sources.

At the peace meeting with Tompolo and Ayiri, brokered by Jonathan’s host, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday morning, “It was agreed that the groundbreaking be done on March 15 and the ethnic groups should abide by the names proposed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for the projects,” Vanuard’s impeccable source said.

“While the main project, Delta Gas City, which many refer to as EPZ, is at Ogidigben, an Itsekiri town, the other one is Gbaramatu Sea Port in Ijaw territory.”.

It was learned that Uduaghan had to intervene before Ayiri accepted the deal.

With a new date now agreed, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been instructed to reach out to the foreign investors of the project to ensure their participation at the groundbreaking.

When Vanguard contacted Ayiri, a PDP chieftain, he said he was present at the meeting with Mr. President, but declined to speak on the outcome.

Chairman of the Warri Study Group, Mr. Edward Ekpoko, whose group threatened earlier that Niger-Delta ethnic nationalities might not vote for Jonathan if the groundbreaking was not performed before the presidential election, said, “I was there at the meeting with President Jonathan on Friday, he said he would do the groundbreaking before the election but no date was fixed.

“He told us he would talk with Governor Uduaghan for a new date.”

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Military Strikes More Boko Haram Targets

The military continued its impressive onslaught against terrorist group Boko Haram as it continued to recapture all territories occupied by Boko Haram fighters.

Troops, who were on cordon and search, along Djimitillo-Damaturu Road, Yobe State engaged in fierce battle, at the weekend, with fighters suspected to be members of the Islamist group, after their hideout was discovered.

The fierce battle to dislodge the fighters from the hideout, which was close to a market, was said to have resulted in the capture of a cache of arms including several machine guns and rifles. Scores of the fighters were killed.

A statement from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) noted that many of the fighters died in the resultant fire that gutted the house where they had made their base.

However, a soldier was reportedly killed while another was wounded and was said to be undergoing treatment.

“The troops are continuing with cordon and search of the town and environs after overpowering the terrorists”, the DHQ statement said.

“A lot of arms have been recovered in the process. Troops are also dismantling the terrorist group’s flags hoisted in the liberated towns”.

At Gulak, the headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, an attempt by some fighters to blow up a bridge to stop the military’s advance, according to sources, was foiled as the troops, backed by air power, routed the Boko Haram insurgents, reports Vanguard.

Troops, in pursuit of fighters, according to an account, caught up with some of them who were in the process of blowing up a bridge to deter troops advance.

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Toddler Abandoned At Newspaper Depot In Warri

A male toddler has been abandoned at a newspaper depot in Effurun, Delta State, a distributor, yesterday told Vanguard.

“The girl who sells tickets to people saw the boy left unclad in dirty water outside. The woman who owns one of the shops outside then bought clothes for him and Mr. Nation bought this Lucozade for him,” said Esther Okafor.

According to the Secretary of the Newspaper Distributors’ Union, Effurun, Akpaitam Aniekan, the union was yet to comprehend the development, saying no one really saw when the child was dropped within their premises.

Child abandonment is rampant due to Poverty and teenage pregnancies. People in cultures with poor social welfare systems who are not financially capable of taking care of a child are more likely to abandon them. Pregnant teenagers often experience problems during and after childbirth due to social and psychological distress. Abandonment, for some, is an alternative to abortion.

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Implementation Of Confab Report Will Change Nigeria – Jonathan

file photo: Confab in seesion

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said only the implementation of the National Conference report would bring about the desired change in the country.

Speaking in Asaba, the Delta State capital, during the rally of the Arewa Initiative for Peaceful Co-existence in Southern Nigeria, Jonathan said the implementation of the CONFAB report would guard against the discrimination amongst Nigerians.

The president insisted that peaceful co-existence was key to human existence. He therefore expressed the commitment of the government to the enthronement of peace in the country.

Speaking further, Jonathan said that the government was in the process of coming up with a law that would check the issue of discrimination against Nigerians living outside their home states or local governments. He said Nigerians must live together as one, he said he believed in one Nigeria and could not discriminate against any Nigerian.

He also said it was only the PDP government that could implement the confab report.

Jonathan was joined by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Steve Oru, and other top government functionaries for the rally.

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Checkout What Dabota Lawson’s Husband Got Her For Val [PHOTO]

…Well when you have a billionaire husband.

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Davido – “No More Music Collaboration Till I Drop My Album”

You would be right to say Davido has the most collabos in the African continent, but it seems that track record is coming to a halt.

During a phone conversation with E!, Davido‘s manager, Kamal Ajiboye revealed that Omo Baba Olowo won’t be featuring in any music for now because he wants to work on his forthcoming album, which would be released by July 2015.

“The truth is that it does not take much to feature Davido on any song, but he’s seriously working on his album and he has made every member of the team to understand why he won’t be welcoming any collaborations for now. We are looking at July for the album launch. You know Davido likes to have his thing in a proper shape, so he wants everybody to be ready and fully expectant of his new album”

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Yemi Alade – “The er*tic Messages That Were Sent To Phyno Were Not From Me”

So we heard about how there was a leak of messages between Yemi Alade and Phyno.

Apparently, Yemi Alade had her Instagram account hacked while she was on tour outside Nigeria.

Immediately her PR team took control of the situation but the singer is speaking out about the incident by herself for the first time in an interview with Punch Newspaper.

She talks about losing followers and the messages exchanged between her and Phyno.

I lost over 90,000 followers which made me a bit unhappy. The er*tic messages that were sent to Phyno were not from me. It was the hackers that sent it to him. Right from the moment a picture of Snoop Dogg with marijuana was posted, that was not from me. My PR team has been sending messages to instagram but we are yet to get a response. I think it is because we are in Africa; they tend not to attend to our messages on time. But my team in London is working on it even if it means deactivating it. I have a new instagram page now. However, I started my tour on that day and it elevated my mood

She also talks about the age-long question of whether she is dating Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo or not.

Alex Ekubo and I just shot a video together and that was it. Even though we attended some events together, it does not mean anything. We are very cool friends, there is nothing between us

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Checkout The Customized Swarvroski Studded Bikini Toyin Lawani Will Be Wearing On Her Birthday

If a Nigerian could live life this lavishly, It would be Toyin Lawani.

The Celebrity stylist and fashion designer Toyin Lawani is defiitely ballin’ hard.

The hot mum of two will be celebrating her 33rd birthday tomorrow and she’s all set.

Check out the bikini she will be rocking at her pool party – a custom made Swarvroski stones bikini.

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Mavin Records Crew Drops New Stunning Promo Photos

Don Jazzy is doing a good job transforming his Mavin crew to keep up with the rapidly changing media trend, and he’s doing a mighty good job.

As the Mavin records crew look set to take over the music industry this year and with several singles from different members of the record label already it looks like they are on track.

The music label has released new pictures with all the label mates via their official website and they were looking super fine.

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Toyin Lawani Displays Hot Body In See-through Outfit

Is this Hot or Not?

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Lupita Nyongo’s Stolen $150k Dress Returned By The Thieves, Says The Pearls Are Fake

Ok, this is quite embarrassing for the award winning superstar actress.

I bet you all heard that Lupita N’yongo’s $150K dress that she wore to the Oscar Awards was stolen from her hotel room, well, the thief has returned the dress because the pearls on it are fake.

TMZ reports that the dress was returned to the London West Hollywood Hotel where it was stolen from.

The funny thing is that the thief called TMZ to tell them where it could be found as the Calvin Klein dress allegedly worth $150K, was a worthless fake.

The thief called saying he had taken the dress from Lupita’s hotel room after he noticed the door was ajar.

He and others took two pearls off of the dress and took them to the garment district in downtown L.A where he was told they were fake.

The thief according to TMZ, then decided to take the dress back to the Hotel in a garment bag that was inside a trash bag and deposited on a 2nd floor bathroom adjacent to a fitness center.

The police went over to the hotel, and they found a garment bag with the dress inside just as the thief had described.

The thief said he contacted TMZ because he wanted the world to know “Hollywood’s fake bulls**t.”

Photo By: TMZ

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Don Jazzy, Tiwa, Dr. Sid, D’Prince, Other Mavin Artists In New Photos

It can’t be that new because Tiwa Savage doesn’t have a visible baby bump in these photos, so it was probably taken a while back. But the pics were recently released and features all Mavin artists including Korede Bello, Reekado Banks and Di’Ja. See the photos after the cut…

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