Former FIFA President Who Created the Women's World Cup Dies at 100

Joao Havelange, who as president of FIFA for two decades transformed football's governing body into a multi-billion dollar business, has died aged 100.

 According to a shocking report by Sky Sports, Brazil's former FIFA president, Joao Havelange, who helped bring the ongoing Olympic Games to Rio, has passed away at the age of 100.

 Havelange, who was suffering from a respiratory infection, died early Tuesday while Rio de Janeiro was hosting the Olympic Games, according to the Samaritano Hospital.

 New York Times reported that an IOC statement said its thoughts were with Havelange's family, adding: "The IOC has agreed to a request from the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee to allow the Brazilian flag to be flown at half-mast during the day in Olympic venues."

 

Joao Havelange hands the World Cup trophy to Mexico president Miguel de la Madrid to present to Argentina captain Diego Maradona at the 1986 final

 Havelange expanded the World Cup from 16 to 32 teams and made it one of sports' most important events. He organized six World Cups as FIFA president from 1974 to 1998. He secured lucrative broadcast deals, brought nations into FIFA and created the women's World Cup.

 The late Brazilian football icon was a predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998. 

 He resigned as Fifa's honorary president in April 2013 following an investigation into bribery allegations and was admitted to hospital the following year with a lung infection.

 He was an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from 1963 until 2011, resigning because of ill health.

 Havelange represented Brazil in swimming at the 1936 Olympics - the year he qualified as a lawyer - before his election to the IOC.

 As Fifa president he led the World Cup's expansion from 16 to 32 teams, with six competitions held under his tenure.

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3 Nigerians Arrested Over $500k Credit Card Scam in the U.S

Three Nigerian adults have been nabbed in a case of credit card fraud in the United States of America.

The culprits in question

 Some Nigerians in America have put the country in the news for criminal reasons after engaging in financial crimes.

 According to a trending report, three Nigerian fraudsters including a woman, Maxwell Ezenwa, Christy Tifase and Shalewa Olayinka, have been arrested and charged by the Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators and the United States Postal Inspectors for allegedly perpetrating a massive Credit Card scam that has set back owners to the tune of $500,000, Daily Mail reports.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the trio started the scam in 2014, after investigators began a joint investigation of a group suspected of being involved in fraud in which credit cards were applied without the victims' consent, mailed to the victims, and stolen out of their mail boxes.
The scammers were also said to have registered two business ventures with which they used to process the credit cards for large unusual amounts, and were also able to generate cash from the fraud apps they had created.
Those businesses were identified as Lace Warehouse and African Fashions owned by Maxwell Ezenwa and Lagos Island Café, owned by Christy Tifase, while the losses incurred by the victims of the fraud exceeded $500,000 and dozens of identities were stolen.

Ezwena said to have been arrested previously in a case for fraudulent use of identifying information, although he will now face an additional charge of engaging in organized criminal activity, while Olayinka was arrested on a warrant for engaging in organized criminal activity.

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Bangolan Chieftaincy Crisis: One Killed, 20 Blacklisted

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Terror is the reigning sentiment in Bangolan village, in Ngoketunjia Division of the Norh West Region following the assassination of Pa Tata Forkeng. Reports hold that Tata Forkeng was attacked in his home and murdered in cold blood. The assassination we gathered is linked to the chieftaincy crisis rocked the village. Matters came to a head when information leaked that Fon Chafah and 19 others were targeted by the gang that assassinated Pa Tata recently. It is alleged that first on the list of those blacklisted is Fon Chafah Isaac. An atmosphere of uncertainty looms large in Bangolan as supporters of Mbipefah, who died mysteriously after release from Ndop prison, have also declared a cold war on Fon Chafah’s supporters. Allegations that women from Baba I married to Bangon are being chased away abound high. The xenophobia we gathered emanates from the fact that Fon Chafah’s mother hails from Baba I palace.

The Eye is aware that one of the grievous things is that the corpse of the Inkatha Fon has not yet been buried. Despite the fact that Fon Chafah insisted that an autopsy e conducted on the corpse to determined the cause, before burial, Inkatha’s supporters say he has a hand in it. But Fon Chafah’s supporters have dismissed the threats as mere hot air. To them, his detractors have performed all the rituals to kill Fon Chafah, rumours even hold that Fon Chafah’s picture was taken to Nigeria for him to be killed but it didn’t work. “The God Fon Chafah serves will fight for him” one of his supporters is quoted to have said.   

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End of Boko Haram: U.S Govt. Announces Intention to Send FBI Team to Nigeria

The U.S. Government has said it would send officials from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other security experts to provide technical assistance to the Nigerian Government.

 

Speaking on Monday in Abuja, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Alan Tousignant, who led a security delegation on a courtesy visit to the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has disclosed that the U.S. Government ​would send officials from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide technical assistance to the Nigerian Government to deal with terrorism.

 According to Premium times, the United States envoy said the delegation which comprised a team of the U.S Security Governance Initiative that offers enhanced security technical assistance to six African countries, including Nigeria, was in the country as a follow-up to its earlier visit in January.

 They were in Nigeria at the request of the Nigerian government to provide a holistic security technical assistance and not to donate any equipment, adding that the federal government identified three major areas of partnership to include enhancing the Ministry of Interior’s emergency response coordination, Ministry of Defence’s procurement procedure and the civilian security planning for the North-East.

 He said the week-long interaction between the SGI team and the Nigerian security agencies would fashion out a robust roadmap to ensure better efficiency, transparency and justice in Nigeria’s security architecture.

 The Team leader, SGI, Stephen Nolan, said both countries were working to finalise and implement a Joint Country Action Plan (JCAP) which was a document that outlined a roadmap for a successful partnership, adding that the JCAP emphasised partnership and finding Nigerian solution to its security challenges not about what the U.S was doing for Nigeria.

 He assured that the forthcoming elections in the U.S and the change of government in January 2017 would not affect the project as they had been working hard to ensure its sustenance. “I want to assure you that we have been working for the continuity and sustainability of this project, even after the Obama administration in January, 2017," he said.

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5 Technological Gadgets that People Can't do Without These Days

We live in a world that is dominated by technological innovations which have made life easy. These are some of those gadgets we cannot do without.

The evolvement of technology over the decades has made it compulsory to use them. These technologies which come in various forms, sizes and shapes simplify human functions and activities thus making them indispensable. 

 Most people are addicted to some of these gadgets to the point of the gadgets becoming an appendage. Jumps Travel, Africa’s No 1 hotel booking portal identifies five (5) gadgets you can hardly do without. Whilst some of these devices are fun to use, others are functionally for safety precautions.

1. Music Player 

 Whether you carry a personal music player or listen to music straight off your computer, you’d probably miss your digital music if it suddenly disappeared. An added benefit is that music players promote harmony at the workplace. Employees can listen to their preferred tunes without annoying their workmates.

2. ATM/ATM MACHINE 

 Long lines at the banks are nobody’s idea of a good time. With the Automated Teller Machine, you can perform a wide range of banking transactions such as making cash deposits, cash withdrawal, and account balance check at any time. ATMs give you access to 24-hour cash .

3. Computer 

 Office functions have been automated, thus most organizations can hardly work without computers. Same with individuals. This is because computers perform unlimited functions which can’t be done manually.

4. Smoke detector 

 The smoke detector has proven over and over again to be a life-saving gadget, and some people would literally not be alive without it. You will find it in many homes and offices. This is another essential device you can hardly do without.

5. Phone 

 Before the telephone, humans wrote letters by hand and waited days, weeks and sometimes months for their messages to get delivered. Thanks to the invention of the telephone, and eventually the mobile phone. Now, news can be shared instantly and from just anywhere. Most people can barely live without their phones.

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- Vanguard

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How Niger Delta Avengers was Formed - Cynthia Whyte Reveals More on Jonathan's Alleged Involvement

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers has insisted that former President, Goodluck Jonathan is the grand patron of the Niger Delta Avengers, threatening to reveal more sordid details about his connection with the militant group.

 In a statement signed by Cynthia Whyte, the spokesperson for the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), and made exclusively available to DailyPost, the splinter group of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), has insisted that former President Goodluck Jonathan is the grand patron of the militant group, and threatened to reveal more sordid details about his connection with the Avengers.

 The group who detailed how NDA was formed with the sole objective of taking over from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and countering their activities, said it understands why Goodluck Jonathan publicly denied the NDA.

 

Read the full statement below;

”To cut a long story short, NDA was formed to counter MEND but failed. The statement, however, said that the RNDA is not surprised that the alleged grand patron of the NDA, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has distanced himself from the NDA.

”It therefore did not come to the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) as a surprise that the Grand Patron of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has distanced himself from the NDA.

”Like every sponsor, sympathizer and operative earlier mentioned who has equally denied links with the Avengers, we can understand the wisdom behind their decision; as their participation was always meant to be covert.

”After a clandestine meeting in Otuoke, Bayelsa state in 2014 between the Grand Patron and several unidentified persons ahead of the Presidential election campaign of 2015, it was agreed that the Okah brothers should be contacted to reach out to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to endorse former President Goodluck Jonathan, and work with the group of persons to ensure victory for the PDP and President Jonathan.

 ”At the time, because MEND was the suggested tool, the NDA as a body was not yet formed. Mr Kingsley Kuku and Mr. Gordon Obuah, SA on Niger Delta and Chief Security Officer to President Jonathan, respectively were selected to visit Charles Okah in Kuje prison. Mr Daniel Alabrah was given the assignment to draft an endorsement statement for Charles Okah to go through and pass on to MEND.

”The duo reported back that they had visited Okah in Kuje prison at night with the promise of his release along with others should he cooperate to get MEND to endorse Jonathan.

”It therefore came as a shock when MEND did the opposite and endorsed Buhari. Mr. Jonathan was livid with anger and swore that the Okah’s would rot in prison.

”It was also agreed that a show of force be put up in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state where ex-militants led by Government Ekpemupolo and Kingsley Kuku would threaten war should the electorate vote in Buhari’s favour.

”It was around that period the idea of forming the Niger Delta Avengers was conceived. In fact the name “Avengers” came from the lips of Goodluck Jonathan.

”As election day approached, certain stakeholders were mobilized to form a force to standby and ensure total anarchy in the South-South and South-East within 24 hours if the election results were not favourable to Jonathan. It took everyone by surprise to learn that Mr Jonathan had conceded defeat even before the final results were released. The standby force who were to attack specific targets were told to stand down. They were all compensated in US dollars cash.

”The Niger Delta Avengers was born from the failure at the polls and would now be used as an organ to make the Buhari government ungovernable, bring economic hardship and cause hatred for the administration towards failure at the 2019 general elections.

”MEND was aware of this plot through a spy that could not be identified, and the group began its campaign to counter every effort of the NDA and the Biafra agitators to this day. MEND has been a thorn in the flesh because MEND’s successful propaganda has caused the split in our ranks today.

”If former President Jonathan provokes us further with denials of this revelation, we will reveal more sordid details. The prison authorities in Kuje who witnessed the closed door meeting from the outside can attest to that night visit of November 2014.”

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2016 Rio Olympics: Free Condoms for All

The Rio Olympics in far South Africa, Brazil has made massive provisions for condoms in order to provide safe s*x and prevent unwanted pregnancies.

 The Olympics have gotten the reputation of being quite a sexed up affair, and the Rio Olympics are looking to be no exception.
Pictures have been circulating on social media of Eric. Eric's job is to walk around the Olympics with a big sack of condoms handing them out to athletes.

The International Olympic Committee for Rio 2016 has provided more than 450,000 condoms for the two-week games. That's a lot more than any other Olympics.
This works out at 42 per athlete or nearly three a day across the games.

 Rodger Sherman - the reporter who revealed the tireless work of this young patriot - said Eric was unable to give an interview because he had to “deliver more condoms.”

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Tricks Mechanics Use in Extorting Money From Car Owners

This is an enlightening piece on the nefarious antics of vehicle mechanics in Nigeria indirectly scamming prospective customers.

Even if your car doesn’t come with 470 HP and Wi-Fi connectivity, your car is the biggest and most expensive gadget you own.

The Nigeria auto-industry is saturated with large number of mechanics who have little experience on car repairs or sometime driven by excessive profit motives to become deceitful. As such, unless a car owner changes his or her vehicle as often as a MacBook, keeping that ride in peak operating condition is as well as keeping repair costs down over its lifespan becomes very vital.

Here are 4 insights compiled by Autofactorng, an online retail store for sales of quality auto spare parts to make sure that a N5,000 brake job doesn’t cost you a N50, 000 leak in your checking account.

1. Trial and error

A large number of mechanics have little experience and knowledge about the well-being of cars. Working on modern vehicles demands unprecedented talent and training. In the bid to fix the problem, more problems arise.

2. Charging for unnecessary repairs

A mechanic diagnoses a problem, repairs it and – surprise, surprise – the problem is still there. They then re-diagnose it as a different problem and repair that. Eventually, the mechanic repairs the original defect but charges the customer for all the repairs. In some other instances, the mechanic is fully aware of other faults in your vehicle but will keep mute so as to get you to come back and pay more.

3. Misdiagnosing something that is not faulty

Sometimes to pad their bills, mechanics will tell a customer non-defective parts need to be replaced. Your brakes need to be resurfaced? They’ll tell you to get them replaced. Other parts on the car can be repaired? They’ll suggest replacement. Like unnecessary repairs, unneeded parts being sold to you are also a trick for major extortion.

4. Purchase of inferior parts

Mechanics in Nigeria are in this habit. The car owner pays for authentic parts for repairs, they will not only double the price of parts, they go as far as getting inferior parts which will eventually cause more damage.

Korede Ogunseinde is an auto blogger at Autofactorng

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Cocoa/Coffee Sector: New Generation Programme Ignites Hopes

Statistics show that cocoa production in Cameroon will reach 269,495 tons during the 2015-2016 campaign season with expectation that by 2020 production may reach 600 000 tons. However, prospects are high at that Cameroon could reach its target with the contribution from initiatives such as the New Generation programme which was initiated since 2012 by the Interprofessional Council of Cocoa and Coffee (CICC).  This is so because the New Generation Programme is already displays flattering results especially with the involvement of youths. Sources say over 1400 hectares of new cocoa farms and coffee has already been developed with over 1,000 young farmers. Indicators are rife at that the 2015/16 figure surpassed the central African country's previous record of 240,000 tons during the 2010/11 season. Output since then has fluctuated due to pests, crop diseases and prolonged dry seasons.

According to the Minister of Commerce, Luc Magloire Atangana Mbarga "this programme is only a few years yet demonstrates efficiency and effectiveness. He made the flattering statement at the opening of the first International Forum of young New Generation organized by the CICC and the Ministry of Commerce. It should be noted that the forum was the first joint international Cocoa festival that offered an opportunity for young farmers to share ideas, knowledge and experiences. And, this is also an opportunity to discover young people that make cocoa farming a business.

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BICEC: Four Arrested for Alleged Theft, Forgery, Falsification of Private Documents Estimated at FCFA 50 Billion

Four senior staff members of Banque Internationale du Cameroun pour l’Epargne et le Crédit-BICEC bank in Douala have been arrested and detained for their alleged involvement in a scam estimated at about FCFA 50 billion. They are accused of embezzlement of billions of CFA francs. According to what we gathered one of the scams centered on carrying out undue expenses. Newspaper reports say about three billion CFA francs (4.5 million euros, $5 million) were made from 2008 and 2012 for furniture.

The four staff members are accused of falsification, connivance in forging private documents, abuse of confidence and aggravated scam but they have not been proven guilty. News reports say regional Central African banking commission COBAC had in March estimated the theft at more than 50 billion CFA francs (76 million euros) between 2003 and 2015. However, BICEC is yet to make an official declaration in relation to the alleged scam. Tongues are still waging as to whether the forgery if true was not masterminded by many workers given that the amount is huge and the length of time especially as controls are supposed to be carried out. This alone #DevelopingStory



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Pogba Signs for Manchester United, Becomes Most Expensive Football Player

Paul Pogba has signed for Manchester United to become the most expensive player ever in football history.

Paul Pogba

 Manchester United have completed the signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus in a world record fee. He is now the most expensive transfer ever. 

 The France midfielder left United to join Juve in 2012 and becomes Jose Mourinho's most expensive buy this season. 

 The 23-year-old has now become the most expensive player in football history, overtaking the deal that took Gareth Bale from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013.

 United will pay the Italian champions 105m euros for Pogba, plus 5m euros (£4.5m) in performance-related bonuses and other costs, including 5m euros if Pogba signs a new contract. It surpasses the £85m that Real Madrid paid Tottenham for Wales forward Gareth Bale in 2013, BBC reports.

 "Manchester United is delighted to announce that Paul Pogba has completed his transfer from Italian club Juventus," the club wrote on their official website.

 "Paul joins on a five-year contract, with the option to extend for a further year."

 According to Goal.com, Pogba is reported to earn an astonishing £104m pre-tax salary over five years, a figure that put off Real Madrid, who were also in the running for his signature, with Cristiano Ronaldo the only Los Blancos star to earn more than that amount.

 The Frenchman made just seven appearances for United during his initial stint with the club, and failed to complete 90 minutes in the Premier League under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson.

 But while there was some bitterness on both sides at his departure for Italy, Pogba has made the decision to rejoin the club as they look to vastly improve on the fifth-placed finish secured under Louis van Gaal in 2015-16.

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What You Need to Know about Kenya's Richest Witch-doctor Who Never Misses Church Service

An African witch-doctor (juju woman) who is very popular and rich in Kenya for her voodoo has made shocking revelations about herself.

Annah Mutheu is a wealthy witch-doctor in Kenya

 Annah Mutheu is a very rich witch-doctor living an extravagant lifestyle unlike many in her profession. The woman lives in a lavish home she estimated to be worth Sh40 million (N127m) and has a fleet of cars and often jets in and out of the country like a corporate high-flier.

 According to The Nairobian, the popular  witch-doctor from Kenya does not miss church service as she revealed she inherited the trade from her parents .

 “Most people assume that witch-doctors are poor and lead miserable lives. That is not the case. I am a woman of means and my juju business has made me rich,” the former student at Katwii Primary School confessed to The Nairobian.

 According to her, the Bible helps her a lot in healing her clients and that she never misses church on Sundays.

 The 39-year-old witch doctor who only made it to primary school also revealed that she is religious to the core and attends church without fail. She attributes her success to the fact that she is inspired by God in her work.

 She helps people in business prosperity, finding jobs, cure diseases, break curses etc. She is very popular in Kenya as many attests to the fact that her medicine (juju) works.

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Here are the 6 Most Expensive Football Transfers In History

There have been several outrageously expensive transfers in the history of football. These are some of them.

French star Paul Pogba has moved from Juventus to Manchester United for a reported 89 million pounds which would be make him the world’s most expensive player if confirmed. Here are the most expensive transfers in football history:

 

1. Paul Pogba (FRA) Juventus to Manchester United – 89 million pounds ($116.4 million, 105 million euros) 

 

 Manchester United had been linked to offers for Pogba even when Louis Van Gaal was still coach. But the machine really started turning when Jose Mourinho took over on his mission to get United back into the Champions League frontrunners. The fact that Pogba had played for United as a teenager and was released for a pittance makes the transfer even more incredible. For a while Real Madrid had been contenders for Pogba’s signature.

 

2. Gareth Bale (WAL) Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid – £85.1m – 2013 

 

 Welsh forward whose performances for an attractive Spurs side persuaded Real to bid for him. The English side could not refuse such advances and let their star man go. He has built on his career at the Santiago Bernabeu with two Champions League titles, scoring in the final of the first of the two against Atletico Madrid. His experience in La Liga helped him lead Wales in their memorable run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals. Bale also scored a stunning winner in the Copa del Rey final against Real’s arch rivals Barcelona in 2014.

 

3. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Manchester United to Real Madrid £83.7m – 2009 

 

 Real Madrid came calling for the Portuguese master with what was then a world-record bid. Ronaldo was keen to join, and since arriving in the Spanish capital he has become their all-time top goalscorer and consistently set records in the Champions League, which he has won three times in his career, twice with Real. He has achieved all this despite the hottest of competition from Barcelona’s Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi, who still leads in the overall La Liga scoring charts.

 

4. Gonzalo Higuain (ARG) Napoli to Juventus £75.3m – 2016

 

 Juventus paid the biggest fee for a domestic transfer in history when they matched Higuain’s buy-out clause of 90 million euros to bring the Argentinian to Turin from Napoli last month. The 28-year-old former Real Madrid striker top-scored in Serie A last season with a record-equalling 36 goals as Napoli finished second to Juve. Coach Massimiliano Allegri led Juventus to a record fifth consecutive league title in 2016, but he will be hoping that Higuain can help his side improve in Europe, after following up their 2015 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona with a last-16 exit at the hands of Bayern Munich. 

 

5. Luis Suarez (URU) Liverpool to Barcelona £75m – 2014

 

 Barcelona didn’t hesitate to sign the striker despite his shame at the World Cup finals when — for the third time — he bit an opponent, this time Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. As a result Suarez was unable to play competitively or train with them for four months, but once his ban was over he repaid them in full. No disgraceful incidents have followed and he ended his first season with them by scoring in the Champions League final win over Juventus. His trident attacking partnership with Messi and Neymar yielded a La Liga record for three forwards of 122 goals that campaign. Scored a hat-trick to seal the league title for Barca last term and went on to complete the domestic double in a season in which he grabbed a staggering 58 goals.

 

6. Neymar (BRA) Santos to Barcelona £71.5m – 2013

 

Off the pitch alleged shenanigans over how much went to the player, his family and to the selling club itself have dogged Barcelona over the transfer of Neymar, who on the pitch has shone for them in their brilliant three-pronged attack. The Brazilian shrugged off an injury that ended his 2014 World Cup campaign early to play a pivotal role in Barcelona’s Champions League success. Like Suarez, he scored in that final against Juventus, and collected La Liga and Copa del Rey winners medals. There was no let-up last term either as he scored in the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla. Legal problems still hover over the transfer despite a high court judge ruling that he didn’t believe it could be pursued in the courts — as the prosecutor takes issue with that decision.

 

- Vanguard

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President of Benin Republic Creates the Unexpected, Drives Himself to a Football Match in Cotonou #LessonFromBenin

President Patrice Talon has made a shocking entrance to a football stadium as he drove himself to a football match to the surprise of many.

President of Benin, Patrice Talon riding a grey Porsche

 The newly elected President of Benin, Patrice Talon shocked his people recently as he drove himself to a football match.

 

 The president who came to watch his country play against Ivory Coast in Cotonou was the cynosure of all eyes as many did not believe a president could want to drive himself when he has many security personnel at his disposal.

 

 The president was spotted wearing a red polo shirt with a brown trouser and black shoe as he drove into the stadium in a grey porsche car.

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Lesson from Nigeria: Buhari Relaunches War Against Indiscipline #LessonFromNaija

President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration on Monday, August 8, has relaunched the War Against Indiscipline, (WAI) Brigade in Abuja

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr. Garba Abari, has announced today that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, has relaunched the War Against Indiscipline (WAI Brigade), in Abuja. saying in this era of insecurity, violence, kidnapping, the role of the Brigade in civil intelligence gathering cannot be over emphasized.
According to Vanguard, while announcing the development on the occasion of the National and State Commanders meeting of the Community Support Brigade (CSB), also known as WAI, Abari said the President Buhari administration has declared the intention to relaunch the Brigade for better performance, as well as to bring its activities to the fore.
The theme of the meeting was “Repositioning The WAI Brigade for Enhanced Civil Intelligence Gathering.”

 

 

The minister of information, Lai Mohammed, had earlier disclosed that WAI will be rebranded into Change Begins with Me (CBWM).
Recall that during his first tenure as a military Head of State, President Buhari alongside Tunde Idiagbon launched a nationwide campaign called “War Against Indiscipline.”
The program’s intention was to instill public morality, social order, civic responsibilities in Nigerians, and promote Nigerian nationalism.

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Donga Mantung V-Nwa Issues Earnest Call for President Biya's Candidacy in the Upcoming Presidential Elections #PhotoNews

 Militants and sympathizers of the CPDM of Donga Mantung V Section (Nwa) in the North West region have issued a motion of support calling on President Paul Biya’s candidacy in the forthcoming Presidential elections. The call was made during a Joint Section Conference that took place on August 6, 2016 in Ngom (Sabongari). In the motion, Donga Mantung V Nwa (Section of the CPDM) also moved their total and unflinching support to His Excellency President Paul Biya, the National Chairman of the CPDM party, head of state, President of the Republic and the institutions that he incarnates. Militants also reviewed with satisfaction the resounding victory being recorded by the Defense Forces in the on-going war against the devilish terrorist sect Boko Haram. They declared the CPDM as the bedrock of national cohesion at the service of an emerging Cameroon, thus declared their loyalty and indefinable support to President Biya. 

#PhotoNews 

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Is Goodluck Jonathan Really Sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers?...See What He Has to Say

 Following reports that he is sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers militant group, ex president Goodluck Jonathan has reacted.

Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, has come to dismiss the reports that he was one of those funding rampaging militant group, Niger Delta Avengers.
It will be recalled that a splinter group of Avengers, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, had issued a statement claiming that Jonathan was the grand patron of the rampaging group that has claimed responsibility for several attacks on oil installations in the oil rich region
The splinter group in the statement by its spokesperson, Cynthia Whyte had on Saturday released a list of people it alleged where sponsors of militants in the rich oil region.
The list according to Whyte include, “Goodluck Jonathan, the former president (grand patron), Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, Governor Seriaki Dickson of Bayelsa state Senator Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), ex-militant turned contractor 6. Raymond Dokpesi, the founder of the African Independent Television 7. Kingsley Kuku, an ex special adviser to Jonathan on Niger Delta.”
Others are “Olisa Metuh, an ex-spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, Oyege Nimi Brown, VIP Timothy, Joshua, VIP Timothy Joshua, Joshua Macaiver Paul Bebenimibo, Udengs Eradiri, Kimi Angozi 15. Patrick Akpobolokemi, Edwin K. Clark, Tony Uranta, Daniel Alabrah and Annkio Briggs.”
However, according to Daily Post, Jonathan who is in Zambia as an election observer ahead of the nation’s next week poll, described the list released by Whyte as malicious.
He maintained that the names of those listed as alleged sponsors and supporters of NDA suggested a political agenda informed the composition of the list.
He stressed that he will soon come out with a statement clarifying the allegation, Sahara reporter quoted him as saying.
On if he was approached by President Muhammadu Buhari to broker peace between the Federal Government and agitators in the region, the former President said he had received no formal request from his successor.
He, however, stated that Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Edwin Clark, was working informally to help restore stability in the area.

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Jonathan, Tompolo, Akpabio, Wike, Dokpesi, Others Named As Sponsors of Niger Delta Avengers?

A split faction of the Niger Delta Avengers has shockingly exposed names and identify of alleged sponsors of the militant group.

Goodluck Jonathan

A group that recently split from Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), a militant organization that has claimed responsibility for bombing numerous oil facilities, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was the grand patron of the NDA, Sahara Reporters reports

In a statement issued today by Cynthia Whyte, an alias for a male spokesman, the splinter group also named several former and serving governors as sponsors of the Niger Delta Avengers. Those named as “sponsors” included Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Seriaki Dickson of Bayelsa.

Mr. Whyte also identified Senator Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, ex-militant turned contractor, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), Raymond Dokpesi, the founder of African Independent Television (AIT), the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Kingsley Kuku, Kimi Angozi, and Patrick Akpobolokemi as other sponsors.

The splinter group, which renamed itself Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), had recently declared its opposition to NDA’s destruction of oil infrastructure in the region, warning that it would disclose the names of individuals and groups backing the militant group.

Mr. Whyte’s statement revealed that the NDA’s sympathizers included Edwin K. Clark, Tony Uranta, Daniel Alabrah, Ms. Annkio Briggs, and Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers named Oyege Nimi Brown, VIP Timothy, Joshua Macaiver, Paul Bebenimibo and others as the main operatives of the NDA, adding that Udengs Eradiri, the president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), also known as Brigadier General Murdoch Agbinibo, serve as the NDA’s chief spokesman.

Following the release of the list, a source close to former President Jonathan told SaharaReporters that there was “no iota of truth to the claim that former President Goodluck Jonathan has a hand in the violence in the Niger Delta.”

The source, who asked not to be identified, said he was in touch with Mr. Jonathan, adding that the former president was considering issuing a formal statement to dismiss the claims made by Mr. Whyte.

“If former President Jonathan wanted chaos in Nigeria and the Niger Delta, he would have refused to concede the election to General Buhari and the APC,” the source said.

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