AFCON 2015: Eagles Will Make It - Enyeama

The super eagles find themselves in a difficult position in their group, having acquired only one point from two games, a loss against Congo and drawing against South Africa.

Enyeama in Action for Lille

Enyeama has said that Nigeria will make it through to the Morocco 2015 Africa Cup of Nations despite huge criticisms from Head Coach Stephen Keshi critics.
Enyeama had missed both games due to having some ‘family reasons’ but says he still believes that qualification is not out of Nigeria’s reach.

N600m Fraud: Judge Acquits Ikuforiji Of Charges

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, discharged and acquitted the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of laundering charges.

Adeyemi Ikuforiji

According to Punch, Buba also discharged Ikuforiji’s aide Oyebode Atoyebi of the same crime.

Explaining his decision, the justice said that the prosecution failed to prove the acts incriminated to the defendants.
In his ruling, the judge described the trial as “anachronistic” and should not have been allowed to continue.

Bribe Saga: Journalist Writes To Nicholas Ibekwe

Over the weekend, reports went viral that Prophet T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) had bribed some journalists covering the Synagogue collapse with 50,000 naira each.
Several responses had trailed Nicholas Ibekwe’s claim that the prophet bribed journalists. Some had commended him for his courage to stand up for the truth while others criticized him for accusing a man of God.
The latest response is from freelance journalist, Ihechukwu Njoku,who often writes for T.B. Joshua and Synagogue church.

United States of America has expressed skepticism over reports coming out of Nigeria that the military has killed Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.

The picture released by the DSS

A senior official from the state department told reporters: “The Nigerians have announced several times that the head of Boko Haram was dead and every single time we find out that it is not true”.

“What I read recently is that Shekau’s lookalike or some Shekau impostor was killed and then I read later that maybe Shekau himself was killed. I don’t put a lot of weight on those stories until we see more evidence,” the official added, asking not to be identified.

Security officials in Nigeria had on wednessday said that Shekau has been eliminated and that Bashir Mohammed, killed during recent clashes with troops, was a lookalike who had been impersonating him in videos.

The announcement is the first time, the army had revealed that Shekau has been taken down, after refusing to comment on two occasions when the police and a rregional task force had claimed so, in 2009 and 2013.
The analyst also went forward to ask that if Shekau was truly gone, who was carrying out attacks on behalf of Boko Haram.
The United States hace been trying to assist Nigeria in the release of the 200 Chibok Schoolgirls kidnapped by the insurgents in April but the official described it as a huge challenge.
“Many of them were taken into the forest and given the time that is passed it is possible that many of them have been taken to other locations,” the official said.

6 ministers with governorship aspirations set to quit GEJ's cabinet

Ahead of the February 2015 general elections, 6 serving ministers including Sen. Bala Muhammed (Min. for Federal Capital Territory), Mr. Labaran Maku (Min. of Information), Chief Emeka Wogu (Min. of Labour), Mr. Nyesom Wike ( Min. of State, Education), Dr. Samuel Ortom (Min. of State, Trade, Industry and Investment) and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro ( Min. of State, Defence) are expected to tender their resignations in October to enable them pursue their Governorship aspirations in their various states. 

While Mr Wike is bidding to take over from Rivers state Governor Chibuike Amaechi, Sen. Bala Mohammed is said to be gunning for the government house in Bauchi state. Sen. Obanikoro is to contest for Governor of Lagos state while Dr Ortom is to contest for Governor in Benue state. Mr Labaran Maku is gunning for the Nassarawa state governor's seat while Mr Wogu is said to be eyeing the Abia state governor's seat.

A source at the Presidency who confirmed the Ministers impending resignation said;

"Their resignation will come very soon. You know the President will have to fill the vacancies that will be created before the general elections in February 2015. You also know that the Senate must approve nominees. It is therefore important that the list be forwarded to the senators before everybody will be engrossed in election matters in their various constituencies,” the source said.

Boko Haram kills Pastor, Teacher, 17 others in Borno state

Pastor Eliud Gwamna Mshelizza of the Living Faith Church, a teacher with the Government Girls Secondary School Shaffa alongside 17 others were killed in separate attacks on Wednesday September 24th and Thursday September 25th after Boko Haram members launched an attack on Shaffa and Shindiffu villages of Hawul LGA in Borno State.

Pastor loses wife and four children in fire outbreak in Warri

The Parish Pastor of the Christ Apotolic Church in Otumara in Warri Delta state, Pastor J.O. Kayoda, yesterday September 25th lost his wife and four children, two boys and two girls, in a fire outbreak at their home. According to reports, all five family members were burnt beyond recognition after an electric fault in the area caused a fire outbreak in the missionary building of the church where the pastor and his wife stayed. The Pastor was said to be away in Osun state to attend a Pastoral conference when the fire killed his entire family.