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NEWS Q & A JOBS MORE Man kills 3-month-old son for ritual on september 20, 2013 at 5:52 am in news By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos— IN separate cases, two men in Plateau State allegedly sacrificed their children on the altar of anger and money ritual. The state Police Command arrested the men along with 13 other suspects, who committed other crimes ranging from car theft, criminal conspiracy, and armed robbery to attempt to steal a vehicle with fabricated master keys. One of the suspects, Fwangmun Habakuk, 25, from Mangu Local Government Area was said to have allegedly beaten his two year-old female child (names withheld) to death in a fit of anger, for urinating on the bed. However, blaming the devil for his action, Habakuk said he regretted his action. Similarly, 20-year-old Polycarp Tajan from Maikatako Village in Bokkos, confessed in an interview with newsmen in Jos, the state capital, that he suffocated his three-month-old baby boy (names withheld) to ena...

Stay away from NASS, Reps warn Tukur on september 19, 2013 at 1:00 am in news Tukur By Emman Ovuakporie & Levinus Nwaguhiogu ABUJA — MEMBERs of the House of Representatives, yesterday, declared the National Assembly a no go area for chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Also, a member, Kingsley Chinda, was shown the other side of the coin when the authentic PDP members ensured he stepped down his motion, tagged: “Need to check incessant clashes among security agencies in the country.” The lawmakers, who spoke to Vanguard anonymously, said since Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, chairman of the authentic Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, meeting was disrupted, Tukur should not bother to come. The source said any attempt by Tukur to come to the House of Representatives would be resisted by them. ”If he dares us, his nakedness would be shown to the world, that I can assure you,“ he said. Another source also told Vanguard that “initially, we pla...

Many killed, houses, vehicles burnt in fresh Boko Haram attack on september 18, 2013 at 6:00 pm in news MAIDUGURI (AFP) – Suspected Islamist insurgents dressed in military uniforms set up checkpoints in an attack in Nigeria’s northeast, killing an unclear number of people and burning dozens of buildings, residents and authorities said Wednesday. The attack on Tuesday evening in the Benishiek community in Borno state saw suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram invade the area, attacking residents and motorists. One of the burnt school buildings in Maiduguri A Borno state government official said at least five local residents were killed in addition to an unclear number of motorists travelling through the area, while about 50 buildings housing shops and homes were burnt. “Based on the information at hand, only five residents of the area were killed,” said Garba Ngamdu, an adviser to the state governor. “A large chunk of the victims were motor...

Many killed, houses, vehicles burnt in fresh Boko Haram attack on september 18, 2013 at 6:00 pm in news MAIDUGURI (AFP) – Suspected Islamist insurgents dressed in military uniforms set up checkpoints in an attack in Nigeria’s northeast, killing an unclear number of people and burning dozens of buildings, residents and authorities said Wednesday. The attack on Tuesday evening in the Benishiek community in Borno state saw suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram invade the area, attacking residents and motorists. One of the burnt school buildings in Maiduguri A Borno state government official said at least five local residents were killed in addition to an unclear number of motorists travelling through the area, while about 50 buildings housing shops and homes were burnt. “Based on the information at hand, only five residents of the area were killed,” said Garba Ngamdu, an adviser to the state governor. “A large chunk of the victims were motor...

Nigerian wins World Muslim beauty pageant on september 18, 2013 at 6:47 pm in showtime people JAKARTA (AFP) – A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Koranic verses as she won a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, a riposte to the Miss World contest that has sparked hardline anger. The 20 finalists, who were all required to wear headscarves, put on a glittering show for the final of Muslimah World, strolling up and down a catwalk in elaborately embroidered dresses and stilettos. INDONESIA, JAKARTA : The newly crowned the Muslimah World 2013 Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola (C) of Nigeria speaks to audience during the Muslimah World competition in Jakarta on September 18, 2013. The finale of a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women was set to take place in the Indonesian capital on September 18, in a riposte to the Miss World contest in Bali that has drawn fierce opposition from Islamic radicals. AFP PHOTO But t...

Pick neutral candidate for PDP – Group on september 18, 2013 at 2:04 pm in politics By VINCENT UJUMADU A group, the PDP Forward Forum, has asked the national leadership of the party to pick a neutral person from those that participated in the party’s primaries as the candidate of the party for the November 16 if PDP hopes to take part in the election. In a statement in Awka yesterday, the group’s chairman, Mr. Bertram Okonkwo described as unfortunate a situation whereby members of the party in Anambra State have not known their governorship candidate two months to the election. He said: “It is now left for the PDP to go back to the drawing board and re-strategize on the way forward. One of the options left to the party is to revisit the list of its primary aspirants and pick a candidate who appears to be neutral and unaffected in the power- play. “Political analysts are of the opinion that one of the aspirants who contested but were not successful, such as Dr. Ale...

PDP crisis alters political calculations (2) on september 18, 2013 at 3:19 pm in politics Chris Uba By VINCENT UJUMADU Observers believe that for Uba to win the election, he must work with the Emeakayi group who controls the grassroots of the party as could be seen in his recent outing before the controversial governorship primaries of the party. For instance, the group has all the ward and local government officials, as well as all the candidates for the postponed local government election. What happened in 2010 when the party forced the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo on the state as the PDP candidate is still fresh in people’s minds and a repeat of such would be a mistake too many for PDP. Already, most of the people who were with Chief Chris Uba in his hey days as the political godfather in the state have abandoned him for other political parties. One of them, Dr. Emeka Eze, is presently the running mate o...

Assad thanks Russia for help against ‘savage attack’. on september 18, 2013 at 2:11 pm in news DAMASCUS (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday thanked key backer Russia for helping his regime face down a “savage attack” by Western-backed rebels, state television reported. Russia is helping “create… a new global balance”, Assad said, after Moscow opposed the use of force should the Damascus regime refuse to abide by an agreement to hand over its chemical weapons stockpile. Assad’s statement came during a meeting with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “President Assad expressed… his gratitude to Russia for its position of helping Syria face down the savage attack… and the Western, regional and Arab-backed terrorism,” he said, using the regime’s term for the armed revolt in the country. “Russia’s positions on the Syrian crisis create hope of a new global balance,” he added. Ryabkov, who flew in to Damascus on Tuesday, accused UN inspe...

Two bystanders shot as police open fire in Times Square on september 15, 2013 at 5:27 pm in news NEW YORK CITY (AFP) – New York police opened fire on a suspect in Times Square on Saturday night, injuring two bystanders in the city’s busiest commercial district, police said on Sunday. A 35-year-old man described as “emotionally disturbed” was weaving in and out of traffic at the Manhattan crossroads — one of the city’s top tourist attractions — and appeared to be trying to be hit by a car when an officer tried to arrest him. “The male eluded the officer, and when additional officers responded to the scene, the male put his hand in his pocket and then took it out, simulating that he was shooting at the officers,” police said in a statement. One officer fired a shot and missed, and another fired two shots and also missed. The bullets hit a 54-year-old woman in her knee and a 35-year-old woman was injured in her left buttock. The man was arrested after being hit wi...

Delhi gang rape: Four sentenced to death 13 September 2013 Last updated at 12:54 four men had pleaded not guilty and are expected to appeal An Indian court has sentenced four men to death for the gang rape and murder of a student in the capital Delhi, a case which led to violent protests across India and new laws against rape. Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta were found guilty on all counts earlier this week. Judge Yogesh Khanna said the case fell in the "rarest of rare category", rejecting pleas for a lighter sentence. The woman, 23, was attacked on a bus in December and died two weeks later. 'Justice delivered' On Friday, Judge Khanna said the attack "shocked the collective conscience" of India, and that "courts cannot turn a blind eye" to such crimes. "This case definitely falls in the rarest of rare categories and warrants the exemplary punishment of death," he added. The men were convict...

september 13, 2013 Following threats by the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to shut down private universities over the protracted strike embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Vice Chancellors of private universities, yesterday, charged the students’ body to mediate between government and ASUU to return normalcy to the country’s universities. Speaking separately in a telephone chat with Vanguard, the Vice Chancellors argued that there was no need for the threat, since private universities were not owned by government and that their owners didn’t enter into any agreement with the striking university lecturers. They noted that they also have their wards and relations in public universities, who are affected by the shutdown. According to Professor Isaac Adeyemi, Vice Chancellor, Bells University of Technology, BELLSTECH, Ota, Ogun State, NANS is made up of matured minds and must, therefore, broker peace between government and the agg...

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