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BOKO HARAM NIGERIA

INTERVIEW: President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to identify themselves and state their demands as a basis for dialogue. PHOTO: Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

CHILD OF DESTINY

BAUCHI—A baby, girl, without hands and legs, has been born in Sandigalua village in Zaki Government Area of Bauchi State. The baby, named Fatima, was born to the family of Ahmadu Didda, a peasant farmer and wife, Rukaiyya, on January 13.

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Police declare Kabiru Sokoto wanted for mass murder, for masterminding several Boko Haram's campaign of terror, including the heinous Christmas Day slaughter of parishioners at St Theressa's Catholic Church at Madalla town, near Abuja. A N50 million bounty has been placed on his head.

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Politics

Supreme Court sacks Sylva, Idris, Imoke, Wamakko, Nyako

The Supreme Court on Friday declared the elongated tenure of five governors illegal and consequently sacked them. The governors are Ibrahim Idris (Kogi); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); and Liyel Imoke (Cross River). They are all governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The landmark decision was taken by a panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher. Others on the panel are Justice Mahmud Mukhtar, Walter Onnonghen, Chukwuma Ene, Ibrahim Coomasie, Olufunlola Adekeye and Mary Peter-Odili. Justice Onnoghen, who read the judgement, said the tenure of the governors elapsed on…

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Interview

New IG serves notice on Boko Haram, pledges change

I did my best, says Ringim HIS work appears well cut out for him for few Nigerians would dispute the point that the Boko Haram insurgency was his predecessor’s albatross. And so, evidently taking his cue from the groundswell of popular expectations trailing his appointment, the 16th indigenous Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, yesterday assumed office with a pledge to run the Boko Haram insurgents out of town and turn the Nigeria Police into a security outfit worthy of the most populous black nation on earth. Abubakar, who arrived to a tumultuous welcome by officers and men…

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Editorial

Bomb blast at luxury bus park: 2 injured

At least two persons were, yesterday, injured in Kano after a locally made Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at a luxury bus park, situated at New Road in Sabon-Gari, Kano. The Daily Sun gathered that the explosion, which caused a minor mishap around the Lagos Line area of the park, sparked off in-between two East-bound luxury vehicles, namely Gobison Motors and God Loves Ezenwata Motors. The impact of the explosion shattered the glass of one of the luxury buses that was in the park. The spark went off as passengers, mostly southerners fleeing the state on account of the…

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Business & Economy

Fired IGP Hafiz Ringim, A ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ Says Analyst

A security analyst says dismissed police chief General Hariz Ringim is not to blame for the failure of Nigeria’s security agencies to curb the violence perpetrated by the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram. Major (retired) Yahya Shunku says the replaced head of police was sacrificed over what he describes as the “porous” ability of the State Security Service (SSS) to identify and combat the threat and violence of the radical sect. “One may not be wrong to say they are sacrificial lambs because of the [inability] of the State Security Services to detect and prevent crimes against the internal security…

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Sports

Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso to reach Africa Cup quarter-finals

Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 2-0 in Malabo to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Chelsea's Salomon Kalou opened the scoring from close range in the 16th minute and Bakary Kone headed an own goal eight minutes from time. However, an Ivory Coast side featuring six Premier League players were far from convincing as Burkina Faso enjoyed much of the possession. Burkina Faso are out of the tournament after two defeats in a row. The minnows were the more cohesive of the two sides but failed to create any clear-cut chances. Kalou put the Ivorians ahead against…

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Arts & Culture

Demi Moore Health Crisis ... Inhaling Nitrous Oxide

Demi Moore's friend called paramedics Monday night after the actress inhaled a dangerous amount of nitrous oxide ... TMZ has learned. Sources tell TMZ ... one of Demi's friends who was at her home told emergency workers Demi was doing whip-its. A whip-it is a street name for a type of nitrous oxide inhalant.The friend said she became upset when Demi had a reaction to a whip-it and lapsed into semi-consciousness.It appears Demi had symptoms of a seizure -- after inhaling the nitrous.A whip-it is not a common drug among people of Demi's age and social status. It's typically used…

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Show Biz

Heidi Klum, Seal Divorce: Separation Officially Announced

NEW YORK — Seal and Heidi Klum have announced that their storybook marriage is coming to the end of the runway. In a statement Sunday night, the power couple announced their separation after rumors swirled over the weekend that a divorce was imminent. "While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul searching we have decided to separate," the joint statement read. "We have had the deepest respect…

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Parliament

By Hakeem Babalola: Nigeria: Subsidising fraud & blood

Certain things make a government a government. Trust, sensitivity and timing are three attributes any worthy government should possess. Even an unworthy government must strife and probably endure the pain – of possessing TST. A government without TST is like committing a sin of rebellion. Notice that I do not mention being nice as a characteristic of a government. This is simply because leadership is not about being nice but doing the right thing. Most often governments do things right without necessarily doing the right thing. And this invariably brings collapse – of distrust. If the governed mistrust their leaders,…

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By Obinna Akukwe: Leadership Deficit in Nigeria and the Misuse of The Blood of Jesus

The death of Jesus Christ signifies the greatest sacrifice of man on earth. Jesus Christ became the man incarnate, lived as a man , was murdered by men so that He could liberate mankind. In Christendom , the mention of the Blood of Jesus Christ is a significant expression of faith in the redemptive power of Jesus Christ. The Blood of Jesus Christ have been known to bring deliverance in certain dangerous and emergency situations when solicited by faithful adherents of faith. Revelation chapter 12 verse 11 says “we overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the…

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By Farouk Martins Aresa: Attack your own ethnic looters, not Ebele

There is one lesson we must learn from Nigerian Civil War: one ethnic group must not attack another ethnic group, let each ethnic group deal severely with their killers of our Country. Leave Ebele to his own ethnic group. If Hausa had killed Sardauna, Yoruba had killed Akintola and Igbo had killed Okpara, our history would be different today. Even when we have had enough, we must be reasonable. There is no corruption going on under Ebele that is new in Nigeria. The same people that instituted and glorify corruption are still at play. Indeed, they are so entrenched in…

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ByJohn Egbeazien Oshodi, Ph.D: A Psychologist View of Officer Zakari Biu as the collective Face of a Problematic Police Institution

No time goes by without the news of a Nigerian police officer being reported as abusing his or her privilege, or an officer in a scandal, involved in a misconduct, from bad shootings to been drunk on duty or in the midst of suspicious characters. How the Nigerian people and government, after government continue with such an ailing system with rising and ever-increasing problems need some examinations. There are the chronic and ongoing misconducts by uniform men and women in the police force,and many of these issues are fully fatal, or avoidable if managed properly. These systemic problems are so…

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Perspective

By Chris Obiemenyego: Ibori betrayed and abandoned

“Fear not your enemies, for they can only kill you. Fear your friends, for they can betray and kill you”. If ever you have been betrayed by a close friend especially by someone you trusted and with whom you shared happy times, you will understand what runs in the mind of a man that feels put down or abandoned by his friends. It's natural to be betrayed by someone who doesn't like you, but to be betrayed by a person you thought was a loyal friend is very hard to handle. The pain and grief is even magnified when a…

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By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Potential bebefits from Budget 2012 and Sure-P

Against the backdrop of the recent debate on the removal of fuel subsidies[1], and the calculated misinformation being peddled by opponents of this policy, it is pertinent to highlight, in more tangible terms, some of the significant allocations that have been made to essential sectors of the economy, both in the 2012 budget as well as the recently-launched Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). This programme is a 3—4 year programme designed to mitigate the immediate impact of the removal of fuel subsidy and accelerate economic growth through investments in critically-needed infrastructure. It is noteworthy that, while the 2012 budget…

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By John Egbeazien Oshodi, Phd: Nigerians in Diaspora Come Home, the Time is Now!

Brothers and Sisters in the Diaspora from all branches of America, Europe and other advanced nations, and whether you are rich, educated, young, or old it is time to join together in a common cause—building national sanity and stability in Nigeria. A peaceful and the long awaited revolution is here. Even the President, Dr.Goodluck Jonathan predicted it! It was really quite difficult for a person like me to return home just a few months ago having left Nigeria in the year of 1982. As for you Nigeria’s current revolutionshould be more of a heartfelt desire to return home, at least…

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SUCCESS ACADEMY: Hydrated Lime Production Is A Cash Generator Any Day

HYDRATED lime is known variously as caustic lime, calcium hydrate and slaked lime. Chemically, it is called calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2). A white, soft and crystalline powder, it has slightly bitter alkaline taste and specific gravity of 2.34. It loses water at 580oC. Other properties possessed by hydrated lime include its slight solubility in water, insolubility in alcohol and full solubility in syrup, glycerol and acids. It has the propensity to absorb carbon dioxide from air and of producing a pH of between 12.4 and 25o when dissolved in water. Hydrated Lime Market Hydrated lime is used extensively as an industrial…

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