The richest man in africa, Aliko Dangote Celebrates His 59th Birthday Today

Aliko Dangote GCON (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian billionaire,who owns the Dangote Group, which has interests in commodities. The company operates in Nigeria and other African countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, and Zambia. As of January 2015, he had an estimated net worth of US$18.6 billion.

Dangote is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 67th richest person in the world and the richest in Africa; he peaked on the list as the 23rd richest person in the world in 2014. He surpassed Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi in 2013 by over $2.6 billion to become the world’s richest person of African descent.

Good job!!! DSS finally Arrests Founding Member Of Boko Haram, Mohammed Usman, In Lokoja (Photo)

Department of State Services has arrested a suspected founding member of the Boko Haram, Mohammed Usman, in Lokoja, Kogi State.

According to the DSS, Mr Usman, widely known as Khalid Al-Barnawi, alias Kafuri, Naziru, Alhaji Yahaya, Mallam Dauda, Alhaji Tanimu, apprehended by this Service on April 1 in, while hiding under a false cover. The Service said Mr Usman, whom it prefers to refer to as Al-Barnawi, was a founding member of the Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid Da’wah Wa’l-Jihad (Boko Haram) and later the Amir of the break-away faction, Jama’at Ansarul Muslimim Fi Biladi Sudan (JAMBS).

A statement by the spokesman for the DSS, Tony Opuiyo, said “Khalid Al-Barnawi is a trained terrorist commander, who has been coordinating terrorist activities in Nigeria, while talent-spotting and recruiting vulnerable young and able Nigerians for terrorist training by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in North African States and the Middle-East”. The service said he was involved in many terrorist attacks in States of the Federation, including Bauchi, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Sokoto and FCT-Abuja that resulted in the killing and maiming of innocent citizens of Nigeria.

“Al-Barnawi is also responsible for the bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, on 26th August, 2011; the kidnapping of two European civil engineers in Kebbi State in May, 2011, and their subsequent murder in Sokoto State; the kidnap of a German engineer, Edgar Raupach in January, 2012, the kidnap and murder of seven expatriate staff of Setraco Construction Company at Jama’are, in Bauchi State in February, 2013, the attack of Nigerian troops at Okene in Kogi State, while on transit to Abuja for an official assignment,” the DSS claimed in the statement.

It said the suspect would be charged after investigation, describing the arrest as a major milestone in the counter-terrorism fight of this Service. The DSS reassured Nigerians that the Service in collaboration with other sister security agencies, would bring perpetrators of crime and their sponsors to justice.

In another development, the Service said it uncovered the heinous role played by suspected members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), in the abduction of five Hausa-Fulani residents, namely Mohammed Gainako, Ibrahim Mohammed, Idris Yakubu, and Isa Mohammed Rago at Isuikwuato Local Government Area in Abia State.

According to the DSS, the abducted men were later discovered at the Umuanyi forest, Abia State, where they were suspected to have been killed by their abductors and buried in shallow graves, amidst 50 other shallow graves of unidentified persons. It said arrest and investigation conducted so far, revealed that some suspected members of IPOB, carried out the action.

It claimed that IPOB was steadily embarking on gruesome actions in a bid to ignite ethnic terrorism and mistrust amongst non-indigenes in the South-East region and other parts of Nigeria. It warned that it would act decisively within its statutory mandate to ensure that the sponsors and perpetrators of the action were apprehended and prosecuted. Source: ChannelsTV

The Former PDP chairman, Nwodo, Worgu, + Others Dump PDP For APC

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo; former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Emeka Worgu and former House of Representatives Speaker, Agunwa Anakwe, were some of the heavyweights that dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Others include: Senators Emma Agboti, Chris Adighije, Nkechi Nwogu and Ifeanyi Ararume.

They assembled in Enugu where they pledged to take over governance in the zone come 2019 for the APC. Although Nwodo was not present at the meeting, his wife Dorothy, was there to represent him. Also at the meeting were Senator Jim Nwobodo, Gbazuagu Nweke Gbazuagu, former Imo State House of Assembly Speaker, Benjamin Uwajumogu, and Dr. Ezekiel Izuogu.

APC stalwarts from the South-East present at the meeting include the national vice-chairman and convener of the meeting, Emma Eneukwu; National Organising Secretary of the party, Senator Osita Izunaso; National Auditor, George Moghalu; Deputy National Women Leader, Tina Adike and the standard bearer of the party in Enugu State, Okey Ezea.

While addressing the meeting, Eneukwu noted they are making efforts to reposition the party in the South-East. He remarked that most of the juicy positions due for the South-East were “being denied us because of our poor performance in 2015 elections”.

“With the array of prominent politicians from South-East joining us now, we shall work hard this time and turn things around,” he assured. A communiqué issued at the meeting resolved, amongst others: “The South-East APC supports the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari and we urge Mr. President to go ahead and recover all looted public funds.

“We call on the groups agitating for separation from a united Nigeria, particularly, the IPOB and MASSOB to re-think and abandon the idea and join the other tribes in building a formidable united Nigeria where all Nigerians will be equally treated in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “We believe by 2023, the president of a united Nigeria will be a Nigerian of Igbo extraction from the South-East.” Source: TheNation

Could this be a magic? Man Sits On A Chair Placed On Bottles (See Photo)

There are somethings that are better left unexplained …and this is one of them. If this is Nigeria, then it must be definitely Benin city in Edo state -a state with a flair for “extra-ordinary” things.

Police finally Arrest Guys Who Kidnapped 3 Pastors In Kaduna....

The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 7, Ballah Nasarawa, has said three of the suspected kidnappers of three Pastors who were preaching in Kaduna State have been arrested.

He cleared the air that no state of emergency has been declared by the police in the state, adding that the report was the handiwork of rumour mongers. Mr Nasarawa addressed reporters on why he relocated to Kaduna. He said: “The Inspector General of Police, with the police management team, is disturbed about reports on the security situation in Kaduna.

“This is why the IGP deployed me as the AIG in charge of Zone 7, comprising FCT, Niger and Kaduna police commands to come and assess the situation and address the identified issues.” Highlighting the security situation in the state, Nasarawa said: “The situation is not as bad as being painted by sources. These reports have been sensationalised.

“We agree that there were cases of murder and kidnapping in the state, but they are not insurmountable. The few reported cases are still being investigated and many arrests have been effected, while the suspects are being interrogated and will soon be arraigned.” The police chief said since his arrival, a security network has been established to deal with criminals.

See photos of unilag Students Passing Through Canal To Leave School (Photos)

Some UNILAG students passed through the canal at the back of their school after the school’s main gate was closed, following the closure of the school. See more photos below:-

Four Female Suicide Bombers Shot Dead In Borno State (graphic photos)

Tragedy was averted today in Jimini village, Jere LGA, of Borno State when gallant Civilian JTF members spotted and shot dead four female suicide bombers who attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri. According to Sallau who shared the photos on Facebook: “Today at about 5:20am four females suicide bombers try to attack( jimini village of Jere LGA)but the gallant CJTF members brought them down” See photos below:-