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12	13	14	15	16	17	18 Nigeria and Kenya to Collaborate Against TerrorismPresident Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Friday at State House, told Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister and Special Envoy of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Mr. William [...] Emergency Rule: CAN wants Boko Haram Amnesty Committee DissolvedWith the declaration of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in Northern part of Nigeria, the Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) [...] Emergency Rule: Soldiers block major roads as residents flee their townsResidents on Friday said the special military force deployed to the restive Nigeria northeast states of Yobe and Borno cordoned off border [...] Boko Haram militants may be tried for war crimes (May?) – UNNo fewer than 50 Boko Haram militants and three soldiers died in separate battles between the insurgents and security agents [...]
19 2,000 flee Borno to Niger RepublicMore than 2,000 Nigerians living in border villages in Borno State have reportedly fled as a result of the ongoing [...] EFCC Arraigns Former FCDA Director for N28m FraudThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 15, 2013 arraigned one Aminu Ibrahim Gaya before Justice Olasubo Olarenwaju Goodluck of [...]	20 Boko Haram cowards escape, regroup in Adamawa mountainsHundreds of members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who are fleeing military attacks in the border communities of [...] Customs arrest suspects with $2.7m at Lagos airportMurtala Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted $2.7m (or N432m) from five suspected money launderers while [...] ‘Govt hasn’t banned Hijab in public schools’Lagos State Government says it has not banned the use of Hijab in public schools. It said rather, the issue was [...] Between Inordinate Ambition and Good Governance -By Akintokunbo AdejumoBy Akintokunbo A. Adejumo/ Ibadan, Nigeria / May 20, 2013 – Between Inordinate Ambition and Good Governance Akintokunbo A Adejumo akinadejum@aol.com Adjective 1. not [...] What do Hobby Bloggers say Today who made Obasanjo their Punching Bag? – By Frisky LarrBy Frisk Larr / NNP / May 20, 2013 – When I started taking on hate-filled critics of former President [...] Anambra agog for Achebe’s funeralThe Ogidi community near Onitsha in Anambra State has begun a comprehensive sanitation and demolition of shanties in preparation for [...] Ghana stampede kills four at TB Joshua’s churchPolice say they were overwhelmed by the large crowd when a stampede killed four people at a church in Ghana’s [...] Is Gov. Orji Intending Reconciliation with the Probe of Kalu? -By Odimegwu OnwumereBy Odimegwu Onwumere / NNP / May 20, 2013 – It was Hubert H. Humphrey (American 38th US Vice President [...] Picture: Obasanjo shares 40% cassava bread with African leadersBy Jimoh Babatunde with agency report Former Nigeria’s President ,Olusegun Obasanjo, took the 40 percent cassava flour inclusion in bread [...] Ghanaian pastor accuses Pastors Chris, TB Joshua of occultismBishop Isaac Owusu Bempah, Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, has labeled two of Nigeria’s celebrated [...] Force will not stop Boko Haram — ACF (Yes it will, can dead men fight back?)The National Publicity Secretary of the apex socio-political group of the North, Arewa Consultative Forum, Anthony Sani, tells LEKE BAIYEWU, [...] Aviation workers threaten to ground flight operations todayWorkers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on Sunday vowed to paralyse activities in the aviation sector, including flight operations, [...] Plateau residents in fear as soldiers pursue B’HaramThe Police and Special Task Force in Plateau have put their operatives in Jos, the state capital, on high alert [...] Confed Cup: Rangers struggle without MbaRangers defender Ugonna Uzochukwu scored the match winner three minutes from full time to give the Nigerian representatives 1-0 win [...] Senate vote on emergency rule on TuesdayTHE Senate is to debate the proclamation of the state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President [...] Chief Justice plan to sack lazy judgesThe Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma-Mukhtar, has warned that judges who do not deliver up to four judgments [...] Jesse Jackson backs amnesty for Boko HaramAmerican civil rights leader and Baptist minister, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has thrown his weight behind the decision of President Goodluck [...] Rivers Speaker, others plan to employ bodyguardsGOVERNMENT functionaries in Rivers State said they might resort to the use of bodyguards to fill the gap created by [...] Military operations already yielding results – PresidencyPresident Goodluck Jonathan has thanked Nigerians for their support for the state of emergency declared last week in Borno, Yobe [...] Opinion: Let’s rotate presidencyEze Onyekpere \| credits: File copy Amendments and review of laws and constitutions are not done for mere atavism. They are done [...]	21 Police arrest five suspected kidnappers in DeltaHundreds of members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who are fleeing military attacks in the border communities of [...]	22	23 FG needs $244m for border surveillance equipment (All of which will be stolen)The Federal Government has said it needs $244m to install electronic surveillance round the country’s borders. Minister of Interior, Mr. [...] FG releases N200bn for second quarter projects (This calls for another round of embezzlement)The Federal Government on Thursday released N200bn for the second quarter capital projects. The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, confirmed [...] Boko Haram: 90 women, children to regain freedomNo fewer than 90 women and children being held in connection with activities of the Boko Haram sect are to [...] Pregnant woman, husband, sell unborn baby for N200,000A 23-year-old pregnant woman caused a stir at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters on Thursday after she confessed that [...] NGF election: Northern govs divided over Amaechi, ShemaA new chairman for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will be elected on Friday (today) by the 36 state chief executives [...] On Buhari’s call for the President’s resignationReading the interview Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) granted Daily Trust which was published on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, I am [...] Jonathan, Mahama to build school in Achebe’s memoryPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said the Federal Government and the Government of Ghana would collaborate to rebuild the St. [...] Thousands attend Achebe’s burial in Ogidi, AnambraMr Achebe’s body arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US, where he died in March at the age [...]	24 Nigerian army ‘destroys’ Boko Haram camps in north-eastThe Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of well-equipped camps used by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, [...] NGF ELECTION: PDP GOVS, OBI, MIMIKO ENDORSE YUGUDA •Shema to withdraw •Why Northern govs dumped AmaechiNO fewer than 23 governors, it was gathered on Thursday, have endorsed the decision to pick Governor Isa Yuguda of [...] FG uncovers 1,497 illegal border routes •Seeks US assistance •To deploy electronic surveillance equipment to bordersTHE Federal Government has identified a total number of 84 legitimate and legal routes through which people could come or [...] Tinubu, Fashola, Al-Makura, others for APC rally in KadunaAHEAD of Friday’s rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Southern Kaduna, chieftains of the proposed APC would join [...] Senate to clip NFF president’s wings (Clip yours afterwards)Stakeholders in the nation’s football business have been told not to expect a dispensation where the president of the Nigeria [...] Warri-based bishop arrested over kidnappingPOLICE in Warri, Delta State, have arrested a Warri-based bishop of a pentecostal church and another “prophet,” simply identified as [...] Kano: Slain 40 police officers’ families cry outFamilies of 40 police officers who lost their lives to a coordinated attack by the Boko Haram sect in Kano [...] NASS okays amended emergency rule proclamationBOTH chambers of the National Assembly, on Thursday, okayed the amended version of the State of Emergency Proclamation sent to [...] Court sentences man to death by hanging for stealing JeepA High Court sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has sentenced a middle-aged man, one Tersoo Terna, to death [...] Reps tackle NNPC again over alleged N142 billion unremitted IGRTHE House of Representatives Committee on Finance, on Thursday, tackled the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over what it called [...] Boko Haram: el-Rufai kicks against amnesty A •s Ajibola, Kanu, Agabi propose solution to corruption, insecurityTHE former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and author of controversial book, The Accidental Civil Servant, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, [...]	25
26 U.S. drones spy on Boko HaramNigerian troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states may have been bolstered by United States drones [...] The Moral Degeneration of Nigerian Institutions (Parts 1 & 2) – By Tochukwu EzukanmaBy Tochukwu Ezukanma / Lagos, Nigeria / May 26, 2013 - In theory, Nigerian institutions, like the Church and government [...] The Parable of The Cockroach & Nigeria – By Prince Charles DicksonBy Prince Charles Dickson / Jos, Nigeria / May 26, 2013 - The Edos say “Ehemwen wÿÿ iren te gua [...] PRESS RELEASE: Champions For Nigeria (CFN) – Re: London Street KillingThe Champions for Nigeria Organisation wish to express its condemnation of the barbaric and primitive attack and death of Drummer [...] Stemming the Tide of Violent Extremism – By Philip AmiolaBy Philip Amiola / Lagos, Nigeria / May 26, 2013 - From the tides of terrorism that have reached a [...] London murder: BRITAIN REAPING WHAT IT SOWED —DokuboBy News Express, www.newsexpressngr.com, on 26/05/2013 A radical Nigerian Muslim has condemned Wednesday’s slaughtering of a British soldier in London by [...] Picture: Why I prefer dating white guys to Nigerian men – Cynthia AgholorCynthia Agholor will tell anyone who cares to listen that she has been having a wonderful time in Nollywood even [...] Pro-Jonathan govs finally split NGFBy HENRY UMORU, SONI DANIEL & JIMITOTA ONOYUME Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) may have finally broken up after a segment believed [...] London Killing – More Question Than Answers: Were Nigerian suspects under ‘Peter-Powers’ type of hypnosis?By Femi Fani-Kayode Some things just don’t add up when it comes to the Woolwich killings. There are certainly more questions [...] Achebe: Anambra govt commends Jonathan, Mahama, othersBY VINCENT UJUMADU, Awka STILL basking in the euphoria of the success of the burial of the literary icon, Professor [...] IG seeks cooperation of Nigerians in tackling insecurityYola – The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to cooperate and support the Force in [...] Tinubu: Opposition leaders to rescue NigeriaNational leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says leaders of opposition parties [...] Africa has not overcome challenges of neo-colonialism, poverty – Jonathan (You just found out?)Contrary to reports that President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday missed the opportunity to give a speech at the ongoing Special Assembly [...] British soldier murder suspect, UK-born Michael Adebolajo, a British citizen, was held in Kenya in 2010LONDON (AFP) – One of the suspects in the brutal murder of a soldier in Britain was arrested in Kenya [...] State of Emergency may not last six months – JonathanBy Ben Agande, Addis Ababa- President Goodluck Jonathan has told the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki Moon [...] Senate opposes liquidation of NITELThe Senate on Thursday opposed the Federal Government’s planned liquidation of the Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and opted for concession. The [...] Intrigues, politics in Achebe’s burialBy McPhilips Nwachukwu & Uduma Kalu It would have been difficult if the burial of Chinua Achebe had passed without any [...] British soldier attacker never been to Nigeria,hold a British passport, born and raised in the UK – “He is one of your own” – envoyNew York – Nigerians all over the world have been urged to speak out and condemn the brutal murder of [...]	27 Canada to partner Edo on vocational trainingTHE Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Chris Cooter, has said the Canadian government would partner with the Edo State [...] BA aircraft’s technical hitch raises tension at Lagos airportBy Kenneth Ehigiator LAGOS — Massive protests trailed the arrival of a British Airways’ flight from London at the Murtala Muhammed [...] Boko Haram tells fleeing terrorists not to give up – ArmyBy KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA — The troops deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of [...] Man, 60, allegedly kills wife over N500By Evelyn Usman LAGOS — Oronna Street in Abule-Egba area of Lagos was, yesterday, thrown into confusion after a 60-year-old man [...] Kenya stops league for EaglesFor long, they have been yearning for a raise in their allowances and Monday they got their wish when the [...] Ohanaeze kicks against planned trial of MASSOB leader for treasonBy Tony Edike ENUGU — For the first time since its contentious election in January this year, the new executive of [...] EFCC arrests NFF VPLAGOS — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the Vice President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Mr. [...] MASSOB asks Anambra Commissioner to apologise within 3 daysBY OKONKWO EZE ONITSHA— The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has given the Anambra State [...] My life under threat, Amaechi cries out … as PDP suspends himBy Our Reporters LAGOS —Hours after he was suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, [...]	28 U.S. finally removes Nigeria from Obama’s itineraryA DIRECTIVE from the White House has cancelled outright the visit of United States’ (U.S.) President, Barack Obama, to Nigeria [...] We’re still on a journey –Nigerians (Endless journey)4 years after Nigeria’s transition into a democratic dispensation, many citizens still believe that it is not yet uhuru, as [...] Eagles’camp bubbles ahead of Mexican friendly…As team flies to America today Camp of the Super Eagles in Nuremberg, Germany is alive as the team woke up [...] Okey Ndibe: A case for canceling the 2015 electionsOnce again, Nigeria has entered an awful, familiar season. The country’s air is rent with talk of power. Not electric [...] NDDC acquires tractors to boost food productionNiger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has procured over 100 tractors for distribution to state ministries of agriculture in the nine [...] Community worried over kidnap of 2 NYSC members in RiversBy EGUFE YAFUGBORHI PORT HARCOURT — Rumuewhor community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, has tasked the Rivers [...] Boko Haram tells fleeing terrorists not to give up – Army (Cowards, why are you fleeing? Afraid to die for your Islamic state?)By KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA — The troops deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of [...] London attack: British-born Adebolajo’s family ashamed of son’s actLondon – The family of a man suspected of hacking a British soldier to death on a London street condemned [...] Delta to introduce BRT in WarriDelta State Government is to introduce the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, model in the country’s oil and gas industry hub, [...] Boko Haram COWARDS seek help from Afghanistan, others; claims victory over JTF (You have victory and yet you are seeking help)By KINGSLEY OMONOBI …as suspected terrorist found dead Two weeks after troops were deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and [...] India embassy declares hassle-free visa regimeBy Vera Samuel Anyagafu THE India High Commissioner, Mr. Mahesh Sachdev, has disclosed that the Indian High Commission is neck deep [...]	29 Opinion: The vanishing war against corruptionAs Nigerians celebrate Democracy Day, there is a need to look at the scorecard for the fight against corruption, writes [...] Our children’ll not remember generator again — JonathanWith the short and medium-term programmes mapped out for the power sector in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday [...] Pension fund managers not competent —MarkThe Senate on Tuesday began the reform of the Contributory Pensions Scheme by reading for the second time a bill [...] EFCC opposes Sylva’s bid to accompany wife to UKEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday opposed former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipreye Sylva’s bid to accompany his wife to [...] Reps reverse approval for Jonathan to withhold fundsThe House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from withholding the allocations of the [...] IG orders aerial patrol of Abuja, borders, othersInspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has put all police formations in the country on the alert in readiness [...] Nine-man gang attacks Fuji artiste, Pasuma, snatches carA nine-man gang attacked music artiste, Wasiu Alabi, aka Pasuma, in Ahmadiyya end of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Monday night. The [...] Amaechi’s suspension: PDP govs insist on NEC meetingSome governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have reiterated their insistence that party leaders must convene [...] Nigeria must not disintegrate —Jesse JacksonAmerican civil rights leader, Baptist Minister and two-time Democratic Presidential nominee, Rev. Jesse Jackson, was in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as [...]	30 The Burden of Islam – By Anthony A. KilaBy Anthony A. Kila \| London, UK \| May 30, 2013 – When it comes to Islam, there are some [...] Injured Moses devastated as Eagles train in HoustonNigeria and Chelsea winger Victor Moses has said that he is devastated that he will be missing several matches with [...] Serving a hated administration earned me conviction –Al-Mustapha (Your own hands are very clean)Major Hamza al-Mustapha said his conviction for the murder of the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola was because he served in [...] Kano: JTF arrests foreigners, uncovers missiles, grenadesFour foreign nationals, suspected to have hailed from Middle East, were arrested in Kano by the Joint Task Force over [...] 2015: Lamido/Amaechi posters flood AbujaPRESIDENTIAL campaign posters featuring Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, surfaced in the [...] Impeachment: Eight pro-Amaechi lawmakers defect to Wike’s campCLANDESTINE moves to impeach Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, heightened on Wednesday as eight members of the House of [...] Obasanjo, Buhari, Tambuwal, others shun Jonathan’s eventKEY predecessors of President Goodluck Jonathan in office, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; and ex-dictators, retired Generals Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, [...]	31

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