About 6,000 Flee Boko Haram Crisis To Niger Republic!

According to a United Nation's report, no fewer than 6,000 people ,mostly  women, children and elderly, displaced following the military onslaught against members of  Islamist militant sects,  Boko Haram and the al Qaeda-linked Ansaru,  in Northern Nigerian villages have fled to neighboring  Niger Republic.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, also  known as the UN Refugee Agency,  made this known in a report  it  presented in  New York, United States, recently by  its  spokesperson, Mr Adrian Edwards.

The report stated that, “Those who spoke to UNHCR say they escaped for fear of being caught in the government-led crackdown,”.

Edward who read the report, added that the presence of the Nigerian refugees in Niger Republic was  “putting a strain on meager local food and water resources” on the country which  “struggles with food insecurity due to years of drought.”

According to Edward, the “refugees  are either renting houses or staying with host families, who are themselves living in very precarious conditions.”

Edward stated that a UNHCR staff member who  visited several border villages hosting  the refugees met some Nigerian families living out in the open  and some under trees.

He further disclosed that the agency would help the Nigerien authorities to register the refugees, and that plans are under-way to deliver relief to the refugees and their   host communities. The report revealed that in the past few weeks, about 240  additional refugees, comprising Niger nationals and people from other nationalities, equally fled Nigeria to Niger,  while some of them fled to Cameroon and Chad; two countries that also share boundaries with Nigeria.

The report  also  stated that the Nigerian  “refugees reported that air strikes by government forces are continuing from time to time, and that planes are regularly flying over the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa where a  state of emergency has been in force since May 14.”

Adding that, “People arriving in Niger also mentioned the increasing presence of roving armed bandits in several states in Nigeria. The people also spoke of rising commodity prices coupled with pre-existing food insecurity which is also becoming  a major concern for the populations of the affected states.”

Nigerian forces are engaged in a  four- week-old operation to regain territory from Boko Haram fighters. They had  destroyed key Boko Haram bases and arrested more than 150 suspected insurgents in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.

Although the military was not immediately available for comment, Defence Headquarters Spokesman,  Brig -Gen. Chris Olukolade, in a recent statement,  denied a report that Nigerian refugees were “pouring into” Niger.

This contradiction came as  the National Emergency Management Agency  said it was responding to the humanitarian needs of the displaced Nigerians in Niger Republic to alleviate their living conditions. NEMA  said the basic needs  were identified by a special assessment carried out by its team  that was dispatched to Niger Republic to ascertain the conditions of Nigerians that had crossed over the border into the country. 

Meanwhile, during a recent courtesy visit to Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence, Mrs. Olusola Obada in Abuja, Special Representative of the UN Secretary- General  for West Africa,  Mr. Said Djinnit, who is also the Chairman, Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, observed that the threat of extremism and terrorism is affecting all West African countries and the Africa continent in general and tasked West African countries  to collaborate and tackle terrorism in the sub-region.

Djinnit said the visit was to explore how he could work closely with ECOWAS and its leaders in stabilizing the West Africa region and creating conditions for peace: “The threat of extremism or terrorism is affecting all  the  countries in West Africa and  Africa in general. So there is need for a general effort. This should be a national effort, though Nigeria is putting its own effort but we need to mobilise the entire region to work together to address the root cause of the problem, address the concern and challenge in a coordinated manner within the framework of the existing plan of action with ECOWAS, African Union and the UN.” He said.

Djinnt advised that Nigeria should take into account, the issue of Human Rights, which he believed the government was aware of, in responding to the challenge  of ensuring safety of its citizens. He commended the Nigerian government for its role in the fight against piracy the Gulf of Guinea.

The President of the Czech Parliament, Mr.  Milan. Stech, sympathized with the Nigerian government over Boko Haram insurgents attacks.

Nine-month-old baby dies in Lagos building collapse!

A nine-month-old baby died while three others sustained injuries after a three-storey building collapsed on Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the building, located on 353 Agege Motor Road, Challenge Bus Stop, collapsed around 3pm on Tuesday. The baby’s parents were among the injured.

According to rescue officials, most of the occupants of the residential building were not at home when the incident occurred.

The building was said to have been built as a conventional apartment but two stories were added to it which weakened its foundation.

A police source at the scene said, “The building was built like ‘Face me I face you’ (single rooms apartment) behind a four-storey building in the same compound but the landlord added two floors which weakened its foundation.

“The building came crashing around 3pm and we all rushed there to rescue people. Three people were saved and have been taken to the hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, a baby of about nine months was found buried under the rubble.”

It was learnt that sympathisers were able to salvage some properties even before the arrival of the rescue officials.

The incident expectedly worsened the usual heavy traffic in the area.

The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Razaq Fadipe, told our correspondent that rescue efforts had ended.

He said, “We received a distress call at our station at Isolo that there was a building collapse and we rushed down to the scene. Three people were rushed to hospital while a baby of about nine months was found dead.

“Rescue operations continued until no other person was found under the rubble.”

It was learnt that state officials had sealed off and marked the building next to the collapsed one for demolition.

According to state officials at the scene, the building had earlier been identified as a distressed. He said that some of its occupants had vacated while some ignored the warning and stayed behind.

When contacted on the telephone, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Damasus Ozoani, said, “The incident occurred during the rain. The Divisional Police Officer, Mushin, received a distress call and mobilised his men to the scene.

“Four people were rescued, including a baby but on getting to the hospital, the baby gave up the ghost.”

SHAMEFUL: Lecturer stripped naked after getting involved in a sex-for-marks scandal!

Ifeanyi Ugwu Raphael, a lecturer in the Theatre Arts Department of the Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria; was reportedly caught over the weekend in a female student’s room in a sex-for-marks scandal.

Reports say the lecturer had insisted on having sex with the 400 level student (names withheld) without which she will continue to fail his course.

Sources who narrated the events leading to the randy lecturer’s exposure and show of shame, said last Friday, Mr Ifeanyi, who is working towards earning his Ph.D degree from same university, had gone to see his student with the understanding that he will come along with her exam scripts and after sleeping with her, upgrade the scores immediately.

However, unknown to him, the student had her own game plan. It was learnt that she had arranged with her male friends and neighbours to barge into her room whose door she left unlocked once she has gotten Mr Ifeanyi undressed.

The girl’s plan worked out and Ifeanyi was dragged out without any clothes on with the help of her neighbours and male friends.

Realising his game was up and the damaging effect it would have on his career, the lecturer pleaded and asked for forgiveness but the now angry group insisted on taking their pound of flesh as he was molested and told to pose for photographs as evidence of his misdeeds.

According to some students of the Theatre Arts department who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of being victimized, they said the lecturer was in the habit of blackmailing his female students into sleeping with him just as they accused him of often bragging of being untouchable because he purportedly belongs to a dreaded confraternity on campus.

The students added that for male students who fail Ifeanyi’s course, they are forced to part with five thousand (N5,000) or risk carrying over the same course.

Reacting to the allegation when contacted, Mr Ifeanyi said he had nothing to say as the school authority is handling the case.

Police kill University of Uyo student during protest over campus buses, lecture halls!

Police shot and killed at least one student of the University of Uyo Wednesday as a demonstration by students over insufficient lecture venues and campus transit buses transportation system turned violent, witnesses said.

Some residents of the area said three students may have died after police fired live ammunitions into a crowd of protesting students. But the witnesses said they were certain of one casualty. Police authorities in Uyo could not be immediately reached for comments.

A school spokesperson, Godfrey Essien, said he was on leave and was piecing details of what actually happened.

Residents say the students, mainly of Science and Engineering faculties, went on rampage for several hours on Wednesday in protest of poor transportation system for students after authorities ordered the relocation of the Science faculty from the school’s temporary site along Ikpa Road to the permanent site at Nsukara Offot.

The new site lacks enough infrastructures to accommodate the relocating Science students, and the Engineering students who had moved in earlier, leading to frequent confrontations.

The Engineering students are said to occasionally bar the Science students from using the limited lecture rooms and school shuttles between the old and new campuses, about 10 kilometers apart.

N200 per day bus

The transfer of the Science students merely compounded the hardship already faced by students on the permanent site, situated along the road leading to the city’s new airport.

The tipping point for the students, according to residents, came after the Science students were ordered to pay N200 per day to use the campus shuttle buses, against the N1, 000 paid per semester by the Engineering students for the same service.

“The students just said they cannot have that again and they blocked the roads and everywhere,” the resident said.

Earlier reports said police fired tear gas at hundreds of students who barricaded the school’s entrances after forcing out security personnel.

A witness who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES said the students refused to leave their line as the hours wore on, insisting on being addressed by the school’s Vice Chancellor before dispersing.

After the police attack, furious students set the Vice Chancellor’s office alight, alongside the school’s security post and a hostel block.

The police attack came months after a similar incident Nasarawa state university where students were shot and killed allegedly by security forces drafted to quell a protest over lack of water.

No one has been punished for the Nasarawa killings months after, and no report has been delivered on an investigation ordered by the state government.

Plane Lands In Fuel Station In Igando!

It was gathered that this aircraft, probably a private one, landed at a fuel station in Igando area of Lagos state, early Thursday morning.



Probably wants to buy some gas???? just wandering lol. 

Gay men protest trial of members in Anambra state!

Gay men protest trial of members in Anambra state, Nigeria

It is quite surprising that despite the signing into law of the anti-gay bill by the National Assembly, Gay folks still make public appearances.

A mild drama occurred  yesterday, at the Atani Chief Magistrate Court in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State as some people who claimed to be gay men nearly disrupted court proceedings in solidarity with two suspected gays standing trial for allegedly committing same sex offence.

As early as 9 .00 a.m, a large number of men with feminist look started gathering at the court premises to the surprise of the people around and it was only then that it became obvious that they came to identify with two of their members who were arrested by the police and charged to court for same sex violation.

Members of the group, who chanted anti-police songs, said it was wrong for the police to interfere with their fundamental rights and freedom of association.

They demanded unconditional release of the two persons standing trial on a two-count charge of violating the law, insisting that they would continue to fight for their rights in Nigeria despite what they described as “the challenges the group was facing in the National Assembly.”

Despite their protests, however, the court remanded the two suspects in prison custody on the ground that it had no jurisdiction over the matter.

A brazilian display of solidiarity for two sus[ected gay men standing trial in Anambra

Kim Kardashian laughs off claims Kanye West cheated on her with model on outing with best pal Jonathan Cheban!

A Canadian model is claiming that rapper Kanye West cheated on pregnant girlfriend Kim Kardashian after they met at one of his shows.

And by the looks of things, Kim is finding the mere suggestion that her baby daddy strayed hilarious.

Dressed in an olive-coloured maxi dress and cream blazer, the reality star was in fits of giggles when she was spotted being driven around Beverly Hills by best friend Jonathan Cheban on Wednesday.

The heavily pregnant 32-year-old held a hand up to her mouth as she struggled to contain her laughter while chatting to her pal, before they headed for lunch at Casa Vega in San Fernando Valley.

There's a good chance the pair were discussing the stunning claims made by Leyla Ghobadi, 24, said that their fling started in July 2012.

Leyla alleges the affair continued even after Kim had announced her pregnancy after Kanye dismissed his relationship with the reality star as just 'for publicity and nothing serious'

Explaining her decision to reveal the relationship, brunette Leyla said: 'This is going to destroy the Kardashian family. It’s bad. It’s really bad. It’s just embarrassing. But if I were Kim and about to have a baby, I would want to know.'

Kim's representatives have denied the reports, while Kanye's added: 'This most recent attack on Kanye West and his family is totally without merit.

'It's a blatant attempt by a misguided individual who is clearly seeking publicity, and another in a series of malicious stories drummed up by non-credible "news" sources.' This is a sad attempt to hurt two people trying to live their lives.'

But Leyla has remained defiant and even set up a Twitter page on Wednesday to address her critics, or as she put it: 'To show you guys what I'm really like. Not just doing this for 'The Fame'.'

Leyla then began a Twitter rant. 'Maybe I went about this the wrong way but how else am I meant to get thru to her? I am NOT the bad guy in this situation. nothing more 2 say,' she wrote.

'The woman will always get the blame for everything huh

When asked by other users if she has proof of the affair, the curvy model tweeted: 'Proof? Yeah because I was going to take pictures of myself f***ing him. I could show u calls but I'm not about to put his number on twitter.'

She later added: 'Okay I'm out. Said what I had to say. To the haters- u don't know s*** about the situation. Everyone else who's being supportive; thank you.'

Kanye is said to have first set his sights on curvy model Leyla when he saw her dancing in the crowd at his show in Atlantic City in July last year.

And despite Kim also being present at the gig in Revel’s Ovation Hall, Kanye reportedly instructed a member of his entourage to seek out Leyla and invite her backstage. 

The rapper is then reported to have invited Leyla for cocktails at AC’s HQ Nightclub, before asking her to come back to his hotel room. 

However, Leyla declined, adding to the publication: 'I refused, as I felt it was too rushed.'

Kanye then reportedly asked Leyla and her friends, who had driven down from Montreal to watch his show, if they wanted to attend the concert the next evening, and gave them backstage passes. 

And while Leyla admits she knew Kanye was with Kim at the time, she said the 36-year-old musician told her the relationship was 'for publicity and nothing serious'.

After agreeing to accompany Kanye back to his hotel room after chatting to him backstage, Leyla said: 'We began to make out for a while - and next thing I knew, we were both naked and having sex.'

The couple's next reported meeting came in October in New York, as Kim, who had not announced her pregnancy at that point, was in Miami.

Leyla even alleges that Kanye contacted her just last weekend to see if she wanted to meet up, but said that at that point she was fully aware of Kim's pregnancy, adding: 'I would never do that to someone.'

In a lengthy interview he gave to the New York Times to promote his forthcoming album Yeezus, Kanye spoke about his reasons for not participating in Keeping In The Kardashians, his love for Kim and becoming a father.

He said: 'I’m the type of rock star that likes to have a girlfriend, you know? I’m the type of soul that likes to be in love and likes to be able to focus. And that inspires me.

'You know, the amount of backlash I got from it is when I decided to not be on the show anymore. And it’s not that I have an issue with the show; I just have an issue with the amount of backlash that I get. Because I just see like, an amazing person that I’m in love with that I want to help.'

On becoming a father he said his first instinct is to be protective of his baby - and its privacy.

He said: 'I would do anything to protect my child or my child’s mother. As simple as that...I just don’t want to talk to America about my family. Like, this is my baby. This isn’t America’s baby.'

The couple have looked very much in love in recent months as they prepare for the arrival of their first child together.

However, their lack of time together in recent weeks has hit headlines, with the couple's last outing together coming in mid-May.

But Kanye was seen making a brief appearance at Kim's baby shower, which was filmed for her reality show, at the beginning of the month.

And RadarOnline have claimed she is 'unhappy' that Kanye continued his plans for a birthday party in New York without her, even though he knew she would not be able to attend.

Kim was reportedly upset that the 'New Slaves' hitmaker celebrated his 36th birthday at a star-studded bash without her in New York City on Saturday.

A source told RadarOnline.com: 'Kim is so close to giving birth and she's big and uncomfortable and knowing Kanye partied with all of their friends really made her mad.'

The rapper celebrated with his friends including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Nas, Kim's older sister Kourtney Kardashian and her boyfriend, Scott Disick, as well as her best friend Jonathan Cheban at Jamaican restaurant Ms. Lily's, because he was performing at the Governor's Ball in the city on Sunday, but Kim wanted him to delay his party and have it in Los Angeles instead.

The source said: 'She isn't traveling this late in her pregnancy but everyone else there could have easily come to Los Angeles, they all can hop on a private plane any time they want!

'Kim totally respects Kanye and the work he has to do, but as her due date grows closer she is getting mad about how little time they're spending together and wishes that he would try and accommodate her more.'