Military Aircraft Crashes In Yola

A military aircraft on Friday reportedly crashed at the Yola International Airport, Adamawa State.

Leadership reports that the supposed tragedy that would have struck the Nigerian military was however, averted as there was no casualty recorded in the incident.

It was reported that the aircraft was damaged but the pilot and other crew members miraculously escaped without sustaining any injury.

Meanwhile, it was the averted tragedy that left the Adamawa State Governor, Mr. Bala Ngillari, and some of his executives stranded at the airport as the incident crumbled the departure of the governor’s plane that was scheduled to depart for Abuja on an official assignment.

PDP Govs, Leaders Clash Over Endorsement

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and national leaders of the party have reportedly clashed over the stoppage of consensus endorsement of their candidature and others in their states for the 2015 election.

The aggrieved governors on Friday kicked against the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) decision to stop them from further endorsing candidates that would succeed them after their tenures elapses, The Nation reports. The governors, who alleged that the NWC was acting in connection with the presidency to stop endorsement accused the presidency and the NWC  of ‘double standards’ after President Goodluck Jonathan had benefited from the same consensus endorsement. Some of the governor opined that they may request the National Convention of the party to revisit the endorsement of Jonathan by the National Executive Committee (NEC).

President Jonathan at a political rally held recently.

It would be recalled that on Thursday, Prof. Wale Oladipo, the National Secretary of the party in a statement declared null and void the endorsement of governorship, senatorial and other candidates by the governors and state chapters of the party. It ordered the states chairmen and governors to stop such endorsements. Meanwhile, the annulment of such endorsement would have affected candidates like the Senate President, David Mark, who is eyeing the fifth term in office, Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), some outgoing governors already marked for the Senate like Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state;  Benue state Governor, Gabriel Suswam, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state, Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi state, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state, Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state, Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state as well as Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state. Others affected by the NWC’s decision are those seeking second term in office like Governor Ramalan Yero of Kaduna state, the Acting Governor of Taraba State, Garba Umar; Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe state; Governor Henry Seriake-Dickson of Bayelsa state, among others, while those whose governorship endorsements have been cancelled are Emmanuel Ugwuanyi (Enugu); the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Ebonyi); former Minister of State for Health, Dr. Ali Pate (Bauchi).

Seized $15M: Falana Tells FG To Sue And Recover Money

A renowned Lagos based legal practitioner, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has advised the Federal Government on what to do about the seized $15 million arms purchase money. 

The legal practitioner told the federal government to sue the Isreali and two Nigerians arrested in South Africa in connection with the $15million arms deal with a view to recovering the money.

The advice was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by Mr. Falana, a copy obtained by the Nation. He said there is considerable evidence to prove that the suspects, alleged to be contractors, breached the terms of the deal for the supply of the arms, and to that effect the Nigerian government is perfectly entitled to sue them with a view to recovering the entire contract sum of $15 million.

“As independent contractors, they were awarded contracts for the supply of arms by the Federal Government and paid accordingly. It is indubitably clear that the suspects were negligent for failing to conduct due diligence. Hence, they were dealing with companies that are not authorized to trade in arms in South Africa. By the way, when was the responsibility of purchasing weapons for the armed forces of Nigeria transferred from the Ministry of Defence to the office of the NSA,” Falana said.

Nation's oldest Army armor unit locked down for 2nd day at Fort Carson

1st Battalion 66th Armor Regiment "Iron Knights" at Fort Carson, Colorado, from its Facebook pageThe nation's oldest Army armor unit at Fort Carson in Colorado remained in lockdown for a second day Friday, after the post began investigating "the unauthorized removal of government property," the military said.

China Sentences 2 to Death for Cult-Related McDonald's Murder

BEIJING — China sentenced two members of a banned religious cult to death on Saturday for the murder of a woman at a McDonald's restaurant after she refused an apparent attempt by the group to recruitment her, state media said. The 37-year-old woman was attacked in May in the eastern province of Shandong by members of Quannengshen, the Church of Almighty God, which had preached that a global apocalypse would take place in 2012.

The Fab Life! Kim Kardashian’s 1 Year Old Daughter, North West Gets Personal Stylist

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter, North West, is barely a year old and she already has more things in her ‘diary’ to boast of than most adults.

Army Col, 10 Officers Gave Way For Boko Haram

An Army Colonel, some junior officers and soldiers reportedly helped members of the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram in the North eastern part of the country. 

According to Vanguard, the shocking revelation which was made at the weekend occurred as the military personnel were involved in the offensive to reclaim communities taken over by the Boko Haram terrorists in Adamawa State. 

Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the Northern part of the country

A high ranking military personnel who did not want to be named said, the colonel who is a Muslim was Commanding a team of three Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC’s, with the capability of firing up to a range of 1.5kilometres or more, deliberately set the APCs on fire between Gulak and Madagali, and ran into the bush with his team instead of firing at the advancing terrorists.