Police arrest woman smuggling rifles in maize



Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of trying to smuggle assault rifles hidden in sacks of maize from neighbouring Chad to help arm a radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram.



The 37-year-old mother of seven was caught in possession of ten AK-47 rifles hidden in the sacks after travelling by boat across Lake Chad, which sits on Nigeria's remote northeastern border with Chad and Cameroon, police said.

"The illegal arms were concealed but recovered inside four bags of maize," Mohamed Jinjiri Abubakar, the Police Commissioner for Borno State, told Reuters. "Available information suggests the suspect arrested was behind the aiding of religious fundamentalists unleashing terror on innocent civilians in Borno."

Boko Haram, a radical Islamic sect behind an uprising last year which led to clashes in which hundreds died, has been blamed for torching police stations and fatal sniper attacks on police officers and local leaders in Borno in recent weeks.
Local authorities have long said Boko Haram is supported by members from neighbouring countries. Hundreds of immigrants have been deported back to Chad, Cameroon and Niger as part of a security crackdown.

It is unclear how many followers Boko Haram has, but poverty, unemployment and a lack of education have meant its leaders have managed to build a cult-like following which is as much violently anti-establishment as fervently religious.

Its views are not espoused by the vast majority of Nigeria's Muslim population, the largest in sub-Saharan Africa.

Reuters.

I woke up this morning to read with dismay that President Umar Musa Yaradua has signed the supplementary budget into law, how are we sure he is the person that signed it? What if, If the signature was forged?
There so many questions that are yet to be unanswered about the status of President Yaradua!




source: http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=162954

I am really confused if our president is alive or dead, all we are been told is that he his sick, Nigeria a Nation of about 150million people without a Leader is disturbing.
Compare to Fidel castrol who was sick and there was always pictures of him talking from the sick bed,
why cant we as Nigerians get to see a picture of our "sick president"?
Why wont he send the nation a video or radio feed of him on the sick bed?
How are we sure the Northern elite and the Nigerian mafia is not playing politics with our destiny?

We really need answers and as long as we dont get it, the destiny of Nigeira continues to be in Limbo!

I wait to see if we will enter the New year without knowing the status of our President!

New Detroit scare declared 'non-serious'
Update


http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/27/michigan.airplane.disruption/index.html

NA wao.. is this Witch haunt or what?

source
http://www.thisdayonline.com

This is awful.. I hope he is not truly a Nigerian..
IF not this will be a set back to Nigeria's image

I just read it on Yahoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_airliner_disturbance

Since the title of the wedding ceremony is titled  "Woman weds Man" i think the woman should bear the cost!
bcos the marriage is "Man marry Woman" the man will sponsor the marriage


P.S
Marriage starts after the wedding.

The Federal Government will this week begin investigations to confirm if its damaged N12 billion communication satellite was underinsured by as much as N8 billion, it was learnt at the weekend.

Besides, foreign intelligence sources are worried over what may have caused the failure of the Nigerian satellite, barely 18 months after launch.

The worries in global intelligence circles are predicated on what the future holds for the safety of more expensive and strategic satellites worldwide, if the Nigerian satellite is discovered to have been downed following an erroneous or malicious programming code sent from its ground control station in Abuja.

The Nation also gathered from official sources in Lagos and Abuja that the NigComSat 1 Satellite, may also have been under-insured in error, as officials exchanged memos at the expiration of the tenure of the satellite’s first year’s insurance five months ago. But details are still sketchy. Officials said the government would definitely address the media on the issue in the next few days.

The Managing Director of NigComSat Limited, managers of the satellite, Mr. Ahmed Rufai, at the weekend only said "the Satellite was fully insured." But industry sources knowledgeable in such matters hinted that the issue was more complex. Their claim is that the specific terms of insurance stated by the broker is what matters in the case of high technology equipment such as that of the now damaged satellite.

The insurers of the Satellite or the brokers have not yet been revealed by the government. But industry experts fear that specific insurance details, which may have left out the ground control station in Abuja out of the insurance cover, in a cost-cutting measure, may have unwittingly caused a lower valuation for the satellite itself.

The contention is that the original valuation for the insurance cover for the Satellite and the ground control station was said to have been in excess of more than $180 million, with an insurance premium hovering between $30 million and N54 million, but that as a cost-cutting measure, a lower valuation was submitted to reduce the premium that would have been paid.

It was not clear at the weekend if the charges schemed off the original value that was to have been insured, left the value of the satellite intact.

Nigeria spent almost $300 million on communication Satellite acquisition, launch, training and the construction of a ground control station in Abuja. The Satellite alone, cost about $102 million and The Nation gathered that the details of the insured items and insurance terms as submitted by the broker and accepted by the insuring firm determine the level of compensation.

The NigComSat Satellite 1 switched to its night-mode batteries as the sun set in Space late last Sunday, as it was supposed to do, but failed to switch back to its primary solar power source, when the Sun came up.

It, instead, continued running on batteries. In Space, Satellites derive their electric power mostly from solar panels, which in daytime power the Satellites themselves, while also charging batteries that provide power during the night. After two days of continuous operation on its batteries, the managers of Satellite had to shut it down to retain some amount of electric power that will now be needed to send down the Satellite back to Earth where it will be destroyed by a combination of gravity and pressure as it re-enters the Earth.

Though it cost more than N12 billion, the Nigerian Satellite is not expensive enough to command the near $200 million that NASA says Satellite repairs in space cost. Unlike many multi-billion dollar American Satellites and other space-based equipment which astronauts, cosmonauts and robots are sent to space to repair, the Nigerian Satellite which has now been confirmed to have totally lost its ability to generate its own power in Space, will have to be brought back to earth and be destroyed in the process.

The Satellite was not expected to have any serious malfunction until it has reached year 10 of its 18-year life span.

courtesy:
The Nation newspaper
http://www.thenationonlineng.com/dynamicpage.asp?id=70057

AM sure very soon it will b the turn of a Lady to be the Ultimate Man.

Chavez Inspires Million-Dollar Insult

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has never been afraid to heap insults on his rivals, from dismissing George W. Bush as "the devil" to labeling former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar a "fascist." So it must be all the more galling for the self-styled martyr to learn that his bitter enemy King Juan Carlos of Spain may have generated some $2 million in ringtone sales, simply on the basis of one near-legendary riposte: "Why don't you shut up?"

The king's million-dollar insult was directed at Chavez at the Ibero-American summit in Chile last week, and since then entrepreneurs have been cashing in on its popularity. The Spanish phrase " por que no te callas?" is now a ringtone, a Facebook group, a YouTube clip and will eventually become a Web site. Type in www.porquenotecallas.com into any Web browser and you will end up at an eBay auction offering the domain name for over 10,000 euros ($14,657.65).

According to British newspaper The Guardian, an estimated 500,000 people have already downloaded the ringtone, which represents some 1.5 million euros ($2.2 million) in sales.

Political ringtones are big business, especially with mobile phones being the primary communication tool for the key youth demographics. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama offers a variety of ringtones on his campaign Web site, from "End The War" to the less catchy "On Healthcare." And back in June, a British ringtone service offered its services to British premier Gordon Brown, "to win over politically apathetic 18-24-year-olds."

But as with Chavez and his royal foe, the most infamous political ringtones are unplanned and controversial. In 2005, recordings of alleged vote-rigging conversations between Filipino President Gloria Arroyo and an electoral official she supposedly addressed as "Garci" brought mobile phones to life across the Philippines.

"They are quite common in a few markets," said Jonathan Arber, analyst with Ovum Research, citing emerging markets in Asia. He estimated the global ringtone market at over $5 billion in 2007, but said that growth would tail off after 2009, as services such as mobile music eroded sales at ringtone-specific businesses.

No doubt Chavez would dismiss the whole enterprise as "the road to hell"--his metaphor for capitalism--but perhaps he may be less displeased if one of his insults ever tops the million-dollar mark.

Yes, i tink you should "come" shall we hook up "IF" u come?

Yes with a bucket of Ice "on STANDBY" & d million dollars on my Mastercard 

Who will date me for a million dollars? (No gay)

Its simple nigerianvixen26 does not want naijapals visitors in her village abi nigerianvixen26 na lie?

WBC declares Peter as new heavyweight champion


Nigeria has produced the first Africa World heavyweightboxing champion, as World Boxing Council (WBC) named "The Nigerian Nightmare" Samuel Peter as their new heavyweight champion of the world, following the inability of the incumbent, Oleg Maskaev to defend his title against the mandatory challenger.

Maskaev, who is from Kazakhstan, claimed to have suffered a multiple disc herniation injury, which will provoke his being inactive, at least for the next 3 or 4 months according to his lawyer, which would lead this division to 14 months without activity. Consequently, his fight against official challenger, Samuel Peter from Nigeria, scheduled for October 6, at Madison Square Garden, will not take place.

To avoid the fact that the WBC Heavyweight division remains frozen, the WBC Board of Governors conclusively voted to name the Nigerian boxer, Samuel Peter as the WBC Heavyweight interim world champion, citing relevant rules to justify the decision.

Rules 1.26 (4) and 1.27 of the WBC Rules and Regulations explicitly allows the WBC, in an instance where an interim title is applicable, to recognize as interim champion, the winner of a previous elimination fight. Samuel Peter won not only one, but two final elimination bouts in a row against James Toney in September 2006, and in January 2007.

Rules 1.26 and 1.27 read: 1.26 Vacant Title. If a title becomes vacant for any reason, the Board of Governors may in its discretion take whatever steps or actions it deems necessary or appropriate to fill the title, including but not limited to:

1) Authorize and cause to be instituted a tournament or elimination contest among leading available contenders in the division of the vacant title, with the winner being recognized as the new champion;

Or 2) authorize or cause to be instituted a direct bout between the two highest rated available boxers and recognize the winner as the champion;

Or 3) appoint as challenger, the champion of a lower or higher division to contend against the highest rated available boxer of the division for the vacant title;

Or 4) recognize as champion, the winner of a previous elimination bout. This list is non-exclusive.

The Board of Governors may impose such conditions as it deems proper and necessary in its discretion upon the new champion winning a vacant title, including but not limited to:

1) Designating the boxer against whom the first defense of the title must be made (who may be selected from the highest rated available boxers or a boxer selected through a final elimination bout);

2) Ordering the new champion to make his first mandatory defense within 90 to 120 days of acquiring the title;

3) If requested and feasible, to approve one voluntary defense, with the condition that the winner must meet his official mandatory challenger next. This list is also non-exclusive.

1.27 Interim Championship. The WBC may order an interim title bout when a world champion will be temporarily inactive and unable to defend his title for a period to exceed 6 months due to:

a) certified medical reasons

b) a legal impediment

c) a reasonable cause strictly beyond his control.

In ordering the interim championship, the WBC will follow any of the steps mandated in Rule 1.26. If the inactivity is estimated to exceed one (1) year, the title shall be declared vacant.

Upon the return of the champion, the WBC will order a mandatory bout for the undisputed WBC title with the interim champion. Both boxers are bound to participate in this bout and cannot participate in an intervening contest, except in special circumstances approved by a majority vote of the Board of Governors.

If the bout is promoted through purse offer procedures, the purse split will be 55 per cent for the champion and 45 per cent for the interim champion. The WBC may alter this split at its discretion pursuant to the provisions of Rule 2.11(d).

If the champion does not return after a year of inactivity, he will forfeit the title to the interim champion, who will automatically become the undisputed WBC champion.

The World Boxing Council will present interim world champion Samuel Peter his WBC interim world champion title in a couple of days.

Auto of course, smooth ride ......... especiallly in lagos.

White chic or Black chic (segxwal satisfaction, which is beta?)

Mourinho leaves Chelsea after crisis meeting, Was he SACKED or Did He Resign?

Chelsea have confirmed that manager Jose Mourinho has left the Stamford Bridge club by 'mutual consent' after three trophy-laden years at the helm.


He is understood to have contacted five senior players yesterday afternoon to inform them of his departure and by midnight the entire first team squad had learned he was going.

Peter Kenyon, the club's chief executive, Bruce Buck, the chairman, and Abramovich's key aide, Eugene Tenenbaum, were called to an emergency meeting at Stamford Bridge last night to discuss the emerging crisis.

The club eventually confirmed Mourinho's departure in the early hours of this morning when they posted a statement on the club's official website.

The statement read: 'Chelsea Football Club and Jose Mourinho have agreed to part company today (Thursday) by mutual consent.'

Many of Chelsea's staff and players had been enjoying a relaxing evening at a Fulham Broadway cinema last night as they watched a screening of `Blue Revolution'` - a new documentary about the Abramovich years.

But senior players like captain John Terry and England midfielder Frank Lampard were absent and the remainder, except a reluctant England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, refused to talk to the media.

Mourinho also attended the evening but ignored the waiting media and looked decidedly glum.

Former Chelsea player Didier Deschamps has emerged as one of the frontrunners to replace Jose Mourinho as manager at Stamford Bridge.

Deschamps, who captained France to glory in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, is now one of the names in the frame to replace Mourinho.

Deschamps began his coaching career with Monaco before joining Juventus. But he resigned from the Italian club in May 2007 and is currently unemployed.

He spent a year with Chelsea as a player in 1999-2000 - winning the FA Cup.

It is understood the impasse between Mourinho and Abramovich came to a head after their 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa earlier this month.

Mourinho has been at loggerheads with the Russian since their disagreement over the lack of funds to sign players during last January's transfer window.

Mourinho's reluctance to play Andriy Shevchenko and the Russian's desire to bring in Avram Grant from Portsmouth to work with the misfiring striker only served to heighten the tension.

The former Israel coach was recruited in the summer as director of football and Mourinho is understood to have simmered ever since.

Now Grant is expected to be in charge for Sunday's clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Mourinho's departure will be followed by his backroom staff although assistant Steve Clarke is expected to remain on the payroll for now.

The Portuguese - whose £5.2 million a year contract was due to expire in 2010 - has been dismayed by the constant watering down of his authority.

Abramovich's decision to recruit Dane Frank Arnesen from Tottenham as director of scouting and youth development in September 2005 was compounded further by the arrival of Grant.

But their dismal start to the new Barclays Premier League campaign and their 1-1 draw with Rosenborg in the Champions League on Tuesday only served to heighten the problems and Mourinho decided he had reached the end of the road.

He had won every domestic honour since his arrival in England in the summer of 2004 but the Champions League eluded him.

Although he won the trophy with Porto in 2003, Chelsea were twice knocked out of the competition at the semi-final stage by Liverpool during his tenure.

hmm.. i hope i got this right

I'll Macth myself with myragonza, & i hope its allowed

If u ask me why

Olapeter & myragonza (admirer) and by the way i think am falling in ..................

dis is really funnyyy