Shame as Police Shut Enugu Churches As Pastors, Supporters of Both Churches Trade Blows.

Enugu—It was a show of shame, yesterday, in Enugu as two pastors and their loyalists engaged themselves in fisticuffs at Mount Street Parish of Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria. Consequently, police was compelled to lock up the church premises. Vanguard gathered that the church was turned into a battle field, yesterday morning, as two pastors and their supporters fought over who should take control of the parish. Crisis of factionalisation of the Assemblies of God Church had been lingering for more than three years as two persons, Professor Paul Emeka and Dr. Chidi Okoroafor, are each laying claims to the leadership of the church, a position known as General Superintendent, a matter that is currently before the Supreme Court. The drama started when one of the pastors, Rev. Nathaniel Udeze, came with letters of posting and other court documents as part of preparations to be installed as the new pastor at the parish. He was promptly resisted upon arrival with his team of supporters. Leading the opposition was current resident pastor of the parish, Reverend Amaechi Agbo, who along with his supporters, also vowed not to allow Pastor Udeze take over, accusing him of being an “intruder.” The incoming pastor Udeze, said to have been very furious, insisted that he had been officially posted there by the leadership of the church under Rev. Paul Emeka. He also insisted that Rev. Agbo had been transferred to another parish since May 2015. Howver, Rev Agbo disagreed, insisting that he was still in-charge of the parish as he was yet to be formally written by Rev. Okoroafor’s leadership of the church, which he recognised. Factional Sunday School Trouble started as early as 7a.m., when supporters of both pastors arrived and started sharing different versions of Sunday school manual in preparation for the main service. When the factional pastors arrived, the situation broke down completely as the pastors started shoving each other and shortly afterwards, members of the two factions engaged in fisticuffs. Divisional Police Officer, Dennis Ayara, who later arrived the scene, made frantic efforts to bring the situation under control through negotiation, but to no avail. The police, therefore, cordoned off the church and put it under lock, while the leaders of the two factions were asked to report to the station.

Two Female UNIBEN StudentsAllegedly Hit By Army Vehicle in Front of School Gate While Crossing. One Confirmed Dead [photo]

Two Female students of the University of Benin,,Ugbowo Campus were hit by an oncoming vehicle at 10:15Am sunday morning,,19th July 2015. It was gathered that the two girls were hit by an Army Vehicle with the inscription "Thunder Storm Patrol 28" while they were crossing the Lagos/Benin Expressway which is just in front of the school gate. They were both coming out of their off-campus hostels Located at BDPA Beside Odaro Plaza. After the hit,,one of the girls was found lying on the road while the girl who was hit first was found in the bush close to the Road side and they were both rushed to the hospital. An I.D Card found in one of the girl's Bag indicated she was a 200 level student of philosophy while the details of the other cannot be confirmed yet. As at the time of filing this report,,it was gathered that the 200 level philosophy student named Halim Rita Awele was dead while the other girl is in critical conditions. She is currently suffering from internal Bleeding. Different reactions have rolled in on the danger of that express road just in front of the school. Separating an off-campus from the school gate. Here is what the ex-secretary general of the SUG,,precious erhiabo had to say about the situation. "It hurts The solution is this, we take up diggers and shovel to that road tomorrow, no one will tell the government to take over and either construct a flyover or make speed break. The SUG can take this up tomorrow being a public holiday. We all should be there because volunteers are needed too. Rest in peace to one of ours, it could have been you or me." Picture of the dead Rita at the mortuary below.

Subsidy removal won’t hurt Nigerians — Prof. Pat Utomi

Professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, tells TOBI AWORINDE that there are cabals who are benefitting massively from the Federal Government’s subsidy on petroleum products Is it a must for the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy? I think fuel subsidy is a source of enormous haemorrhage from the federal treasury; a haemorrhage that is benefitting a few people — scam artists. And the marginal delivery of value to the Nigerian people is questionable because, in most places in Nigeria, we are not getting people to pay those (official) prices anyway. In essence, I am not sure we can justify what is going into it, whereas you could take the same resources to do a lot to transform the economy, and maybe invest in an environment that would create more jobs, etc. But if I were to do it, and I could, I would find a way of taking a portion of that money and paying directly via a cash transfer to the poorest of the poor so that they can use it to buy their own fuel as they see fit or subsidise their transport. The big problem is that we have chosen not to have a proper headcount or biometric data of citizens, in spite of national identity cards and programmes like that. Indonesia just went through a similar process of removing huge subsidies. That was the first thing that the current president, Joko Widodo, did after he was elected. And there cannot be a more masses-oriented leader than him, who is basically a small guy from a small business that rode his bicycle around and so on. He is a man of the masses, yet he realised that it was important to remove the subsidy. However, they were able, with the support of some international aid agencies, to pay money directly to the poorest of the poor. In our place, a similar strategy could be thought of. Unfortunately, we still have this challenge of ‘Where are the people? Who are the people?’ before we know it, some agents will go and share these monies and pocket them like the scammers in the oil industry are doing. But it is widely believed that fuel subsidy removal will be an enormous burden on the majority of Nigerians. Is this true? In many parts of Nigeria, if you make sure that there is availability of the product and so forth, the competition can only force prices down. The reason that people are comfortable with what they (marketers) are doing now is because there is a quasi-monopoly — an oligopoly of sorts — which is taking advantage of the ordinary citizen. But if there is competition, as you saw in telecommunications, we are going to get to a scenario where, in a short period of time, prices will drop from competition. I do believe that the net effect over a short period of time will not be higher prices, I am almost confident of that. In fact, around December last year, when prices dropped to the upper 40s (in dollars), if we had removed it (subsidy) and encouraged competition and refused to give licences without ensuring that the quality was right, prices would have to be forced down. They would have come down significantly from where they are now, if the government had given such an order. I was in the United States last December on New Year’s Eve, when I was driving to catch a flight from the Midwest to New York. I remember that my host was shocked, positively, that petrol prices had fallen below $2 (per gallon). The price used to be about $5; it suddenly dropped to a mere $2 a gallon (about 4.5 litres). Basically, the same should happen here in the oil industry, just like it happened with per-second billing and general pricing of the telecommunications business. The Nigeria Labour Congress, during the fuel scarcity in May that lasted for about two weeks and nearly crippled the country’s economy, warned that there was a conspiracy to remove subsidy on fuel and this could plunge the nation into crisis. What do you think? That is absolutely incorrect. I think we like to get ourselves into these strange debates (based on) personal interests. Those who are benefitting from these subsidies are the ones pushing all kinds of people to create these kinds of arguments that they are profiting from; it is not true. People have been paying N150 and waiting in queues for hours; then you tell the person that if you remove subsidy, prices would be very high. It is not true. Simple logic shows that it cannot be that high. But so long as we ensure that there is competition, it will get lower than today’s prices, if crude (oil) prices are not going up. Are you saying the oil marketers are the ones to blame for this disinformation? There is no question in my mind that they are a part of it. Not all of them; there are different kinds of players in every market. You can’t paint everybody with the same brush. But there is no question that there are people who are making out like bandits and the first rule of change is that those who profit from the old order will do everything to prevent a new order from coming about. Members in both chambers of the National Assembly had moved motions to remove fuel subsidy during the recent fuel scarcity, but the motions were voted against. Do you think the fuel subsidy removal plan can get past the lawmakers, seeing as they are obviously against it? I am not sure where the laws of our country say that the National Assembly has to vote on the price of Bournvita, and fuel is just as much a product as Bournvita. Why should the National Assembly get involved in the price of any product, even petrol? We have had some people during the course of our history who dabbled into such things and that is part of what has caused some of our problems today. I don’t know what the National Assembly has to do with whether or not fuel subsidy should be removed. Why are fuel scarcity and the consequent hike in prices of petroleum products so common in Nigeria nowadays? Precisely, it is because it profits some people. Why is it not common in next-door Benin Republic, which is poorer and does not produce crude oil? Why do they not have queues (at fuel stations)? What do you think the Federal Government should do with the resources, if fuel subsidy is removed? This business of what it (proceeds from subsidy removal) will be used for is what is creating all these problems. The whole country is a basket. There are leakages from everywhere. Whatever government exists to do for its people, the government should do it and revenues that come to the government, whether from taxes or from royalties, should go into serving the people to improve the quality of their lives. It should go into providing infrastructure, ensuring that there is adequate regulation to enable businesses to grow and provide jobs for people. All of those things are part of what the government should do. Looking at the inability of some states to pay the salaries of their workers, what do you think is the best option for the Federal Government to take? I think that we need to first review and rethink our fiscal federalism. I think that the time has come to have some very clear conditionality attached to the receipt of revenues, especially debt management revenues. And what we should do in that regard is ensure better behaviour so that we do not get into this situation again.

Lionel Messi Set To Go On Trial For Tax Evasion

Legendary Football Star Lionel Messi is to go on trial on a charge of tax evasion after a magistrate on Friday dismissed an earlier appeal from the player which claimed he was unaware of the financial dealings of his father.

It is alleged that Messi's image rights were sold by his agent and father Jorge — who assumed full responsibility when the case began — using companies in countries like Belize and Uruguay to avoid Spanish tax obligations.

Messi has claimed he left all his business interests to his father and his management team but a judge in July stated "there was sufficient evidence" that Messi "could have known about and consented to the creation and maintaining of a fictitious financial structure".

Messi's appeal, heard on Friday in Gava, near Barcelona, was rejected.

UNIBEN VC in Good Health.

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Nigerian Universities, National Association of Academic Technologists and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, UNIBEN branch, on Monday said that the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Godwin Oshodin, “is hale and heart” and has resumed office.

While briefing newsmen in Benin, the three unions condemned what they described as “mischievous, wicked” and “selfish” reports peddled by “detractors,” over the absence of the VC, who was flown abroad for medical attention.

According to the unions, the detractors had claimed that there had been “so much anxiety in the air within the University of Benin community” over the absence of the VC on medical treatment abroad and that his absence had slowed down activities in the institution.

It would be recalled that Professor Oshodin was flown abroad for medical treatment due to ill health in May.

However, the unions, in a statement signed by their chairmen, said,”It is sad to note how the pursuit of selfish interest could drive some persons to the point of losing sight of the uniqueness of the university system, whose operations are largely guided by the rule of law.”

They stated that in spite of the VC’s absence, the university had resumed for the second semester, which began August 11. It also hosted over 2,000 athletes and officials, who participated in the 11th edition of the Nigerian Universities Staff Sports Association Games, they said. They also said the process for the promotion of all categories of staff was ongoing.

“We advise those calling for the appointment of an acting Vice-Chancellor to check the statutes for their own good.Anyway, we are delighted to make it known that Professor O. G. Oshodin (JP), our amiable Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, is hale and hearty; he resumed duty on Monday.”

Source: Punch news

Yet Another Car Repossessed From Sean Kingston

So far Sean Kingston has made it a repo hat trick because on Sunday night in Hollywood, he got a third car repossessed.

Kingston's white Lamborghini was parked near the intersection of Hollywood and Vine until it was lifted up on a flatbed and towed away. The Lambo was a lease and Sean hadn't made payments for 6 months.

This has happened to Kingston not once, but twice in the last few months. On March 26, Kingston had his Bentley repo'd outside a swanky Hollywood hotel while he was inside. A huge fight broke out when his boys tried to stop it but the car was towed away nonetheless. The week before that, his Mercedes Benz G-Class SUV met the same fate after he fell three months behind on the payments.

Bank Customers Urged By CBN To Obtain BVN

“The enrolment process is simple and easy.

1. A bank customer will be required to walk into any of the selected bank branches;

2.  fill and submit the BVN enrolment form; present self for data capturing (such as fingerprint, facial image, and others).

3. Thereafter, an acknowledgment slip with the transaction identity (ID) will be issued to the individual.

4. Within 24hours the system confirms the enrollment and a unique BVN is generated. The customer will immediately receive a short message service (SMS) notification with the BVN.”

5. This enrollment process is done only once and your BVN will be linked to all your Bank accounts across Nigeria Banks.

Customers of banks will be required to enroll within a fixed period after which they shall no longer be able to operate their bank accounts.

FG Sets Up Quarantine Centers In Airports To Help Stall Ebola Spread

In a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the Federal Government, in conjunction with airlines operating in the country, have agreed to set up isolation disease centres at international airports across the country. The Federal Government Friday announced its resolve to collaborate with foreign airlines flying into Nigeria on measures to prevent the spread of the virus on friday. This came about following the first suspected case of Ebola virus in Nigeria, which was made public on July 22, 2014, involving a 40-year-old man from Liberia, who later died.

 Airline personnel and senior government officials confirmed that the aviation sector has been placed on red alert to bar the entry of the virus through the international airports. The Coordinating General Manager, Aviation Parastatals, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said the Federal Government has commenced the screening of international passengers suspected to have the virus.

Young Money Confirms Being In Business With Ronaldo

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Young Money Entertainment is definitely in business with Cristiano Ronaldo ... this according to a rep for Lil Wayne's company said they already have a project together set for this week.

NEWS broke earliar this week confirming the story Weezy is starting his own sports management company and Ronaldo is client numero uno. Ronaldo tweeted that there will be NO changes to his current management team which we're told is partially true. no one is getting fired. He's just adding Young Money to handle branding, marketing and other sports management issues in the United States. In fact, a rep for Young Money has confirmed Wayne and Ronaldo are 100% working together.

Childish Gambino Calls Out Drake, Kendrik Lemar and SchoolBoy Q

Gambino is coming after some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Childish Gambino has never put himself out as one for fighting words, but apparently something was in the air this weekend while he performed in Australia.

The California-born rapper performed at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Sunday night (July 27th) and left attendees with a show worth remembering. On top of unleashing hits off his two major studio albums Camp and Because The Internet, the emcee really turned heads with a lengthy unheard freestyle in which he calls out Drake, Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q, saying "I'm the best rapper, definitely Top 5. I cut their head off, that's every rapper living. That's Kendrick, that's Drake, that's Schoolboy, that's everyone. I don't give a fuck. I'll f*cking kill you n*ggas."

 Is Childish Gambino really top five or has success gotten to his head?

Cameroon's Vice Prime Minister's Wife Kidnapped By Boko Haram Insurgents

Wife of Cameroon's Vice Prime Minister, Amadou Ali, was kidnapped this morning July 27th after men of the terror group Boko Haram stormed their home in the northern town of Kolofata, according to Cameroon's information minister and government spokesman.

Mrs Ali was kidnapped with her domestic staff and one other person. The insurgents also killed 3 people in the attack on Kolofata, a town in Cameroon's Far North Region near Nigeria

Colonel Felix Nji Formekong, the second commander of Cameroon's third inter-army military region (RMIA3) based in the regional headquarters of Maroua, said the sect members are believed to still be in the town fiercely engaging military officers

Quoting : The situation is very critical here now, and as I am talking to you the Boko Haram elements are still in Kolofata town in a clash with our soldiers. Some of them have already taken away the wife of Vice Prime Minister Ahmadou Ali and her house help while the bodyguards of the Vice Prime Minister have succeeded in taking him out of the town to Mora," Formekong said, adding that there could be more casualties"

Happy Eid el-Fitri To Muslims All Over The World

THE Ramadan has ended. Its required compliance to abstain from food and water are some of the easily remembered aspects of the month-long observation, which is one of the five pillars of the Islam faith.

The blessings of the month of spiritual elevation are for those who are faithful to its tenets. For the individual, it is a month of re-awakening, a time to reflect on the understanding of the person’s life and its purpose.

Many during this period aspire to improve their spirituality. The tougher challenge is to retain it. A better relationship with the Almighty would translate to a better appreciation of life, care for others, their positions on issues, and even their belief.

Islam is a peaceful religion and would not support killings, whether before, during or after Ramadan. Attacks in different parts of the North killed more than 200 people during Ramadan. These attacks negate the peace associated with Islam, especially during Ramadan.

Individual appreciation of Ramadan, across religions, decides convictions, which determine how people act in their relation with the Almighty, and their fellow man.

The piety of Ramadan is a reminder of the peaceful relations we should have with each other in obedience to the Almighty Allah, the fountain of peace.

Happy Eid el-Fitri to our readers. May the blessings of Ramadan endure. 

BREAKING NEWS: Liberian Man, Patrick Sawyer, Recorded With First Ebola Case In Nigeria Is Dead

According to reports, but Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a WASH consultant at the Ministry of Finance, who had been quarantined since arriving Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, July 20, 2014 with symptoms of the Ebola virus, has died, .

A Liberian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity said the news of Sawyer’s death was relayed to Liberia by the Nigerian embassy, in the early hours of Friday, July 25, 2014.

The Lagos government health authorities announced on Thursday, July 24, 2014 that Sawyer was being tested for the deadly Ebola virus.

Sawyer’s death is the first recorded case of one of the world’s deadliest diseases in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation, with 170 million people.

Ebola has killed 632 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since an outbreak began in February, straining a string of weak health systems despite international help.

Source: The Trent

Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th decleared Eid el fitri celebrations

ABUJA – The federal government has declared Monday, 28 and Tuesday 29 public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-fitri salah celebration.‬

‪In a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja by the  minister of Interior, Abba Moro, enjoined all Muslim faithfuls and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which he said are love, peace, justice to their daily living and through this contribute to the development of Nigeria.‬

‪Moro called on  all Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the holidays to reflect on the imperative of peace in nation building.‬

‪Moro wishes all Nigerians most rewarding and peaceful celebration.

Source: Vanguard

Actor James Garner Dead at 86

Legendary actor James Garner, star of "The Rockford Files" and "The Notebook" has been confirmed dead. 

According to Law enforcement sources we were told an ambulance was dispatched to the actor's home in Los Angeles around 8PM Saturday evening and he was dead when they arrived on scene. Cause of death at this time is yet unknown. 

Garner was one of the first actors to amass success in both television and film, and he starred in a long list of classic films as well as a co-starring role in the '94 big screen version of "Maverick" starring Mel Gibson. Garner was the original Bret Maverick from 1957-1960 ... as well as the same character in a short lived '80s remake.

Garner, who was 86 years old, also played the older version of Ryan Gosling's character in "The Notebook."

  

List Of Top Ten Richest African Musicians 2014. "Not Your Regular Forbes List"

 
In the recent past, it has become something of a sport for various organisations to come up with list of richest entertainers, using various parameters most convenient to them. More often than not, their publications are either greeted with disbelief, outrage and even scorn by readers and sometimes even the featured artist(s). There has never been a time a published list of the richest African musicians was welcomed with widespread acceptability.

Even when Channel O and Forbes came up with a top ten list of richest African musicians, presumably using factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presense, influence and so many other factors, many people still did not believe they got it spot on.

However, just recently an African online magazine known as Answers Africa has done its own findings, using pretty much the same parameters as Forbes and here is what they came up with. Compare it with Forbes list and see which one is nearer the mark:

1. Youssou N’dour: The legendary Senegalese singer born in 1959 tops the list. He is said to own biggest media houses in Senegal, including radio and TV stations. He has served as Senegalese cultural ambassador and culture minister . Note; not on Forbes list.  

2. P-Square: The singing duo of Peter and Paul sit in the second position according to Answers Africa on account of their various endorsements and returns on shows and tours. They are said to make over 150 thousand dollars per show. Their Ikeja crib is valued at 3M dollars. Note: Rated third on Forbes’ list.  

3. D’Banj: The Koko master who has now gone in deep into entrepreneurship is rated third richest in Africa. He charges over 100 thousand dollars per show and he is said to have a house in Atlanta, Georgia, USA worth more than 1.5M dollars. Note: Forbes rated him fourth in Africa  

4. Kofi Olomide: Real names, Antoine Christophe Mumba, born 1956 is 4th. The DR Congplese Soukous star rakes in more than 100 thousand dollars per show. Has 7 albums to his credit. Note: Not on Forbes list.  

5. Salif Keita: Malian Afro-pop singer, born 1949 is a direct descendant of Emperor Sundiata Keita, founder of Mali Empire. He is said to have private island and estates in France. Note: Not on Forbes list

6. Fally Ipupa: From Democratic Republic of Congo, Fally used to be part of Kofi Olomide’s band before branching out on his own. Immensely rich. Note: Not on Forbes list.

7. 2face Idibia: Has 5 albums to his name while working on the 6th. 2Face has won over 40 awards, probably more decorated than any of his contemporaries. He has vast investment in real estate. Earns around 50 t0 80 thousand dollars per show. Note: 6th on Forbes list  

8. Hugh Masekela: Born 1939, Hugh is one of the most talented jazz artiste in Africa. The South African singer and trumpeter was once nominated for a Grammy award. Note; Not on Forbes list  

9. Banky W: The widely acclaimed king of African Rn B has made so much money from endorsements. Brand ambassador for Etisalat in Nigeria, Samsung in the West African region, among others. Note: 10th on Forbes list.  

10. Jose Chameleone: Joseph Mayanja, popular reggae musician from Uganda is the biggest money-maker in the Eastern Africa. He is said to have a spectacular fleet of customised exotic cars. Note: Not on Forbes list.

So watcha say people? Hit or Miss. You be the Judge.

Recent Study finds promise toward treating HIV and hepetitis C

(AFP) – A new hepatitis C drug has shown early promise in patients whose infection with both HIV and hepatitis C has made them traditionally difficult to treat, said a study Saturday.

Patients were given Gilead Sciences’ sofosbuvir, a drug approved for the US market in 2013 that has stirred controversy due to its high price tag — about $1,000 per pill, along with another well-known drug, ribavirin.

The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA) July 23/30 issue included just over 220 people who were treated for either 12 or 24 weeks.

Most of the patients — between 67 percent and 94 percent depending on the type of hepatitis C they had and whether they had ever been treated for it before — saw their liver disease disappear and stay away for 12 weeks after they stopped treatment.

The measurement scientists used was known as sustained virologic response (SVR), or what is clinically considered a “cure” of hepatitis C, a serious and often chronic liver disease.

The study ended 12-weeks after treatment ended, so responses beyond that point are unknown.

As many as seven million people worldwide are infected with both human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C, according to background information in the article.

Treating both infections is difficult because patients have needed to use interferon for hepatitis C, which interacts poorly with antiretroviral drugs for HIV suppression.

Seven of the 223 in this study discontinued the treatment because of adverse events, most commonly fatigue, insomnia, headache, and nausea.

Researchers noted that the study was not the most rigorous kind. Doctors knew what they were prescribing to patients, and the participants were not randomized to a comparison treatment or placebo.

However, patients “had high rates of sustained HCV virologic response 12 weeks after cessation of therapy,” said the study led by Mark Sulkowski of Johns Hopkins University.

“Further studies of this regimen in more diverse populations of coinfected patients are needed.”

An accompanying editorial by Michael Saag of the University of Alabama School of Medicine said the drug combination is a “quantum leap forward” in treatment but that its cost remains too high for widespread use.

“When combined with ribavirin, the average wholesale price of a 12-week course of treatment is $94,500 and $189,000 for a 24-week course,” he wrote.

“The world simply cannot afford to pay on a ‘cost per cure’ basis,” he added.

“Hopefully, competition among the new products coming to market in the next 18 months will result in substantially lower pricing for the drugs.”

Captain America Goes Black To The Future. Role To Be Played By Black Actor

The new Captain America has everyone buzzing because he’s supposed to be the first Black Captain America EVER!!!

 Any guesses on who might be playing the role? Well, I guess we'll all have to wait.

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni, Escapes Assassination.

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni, on Wednesday escaped a failed attempt on his life when some unknown gunmen stormed his home, in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

From reports, no fewer than 48 bullet holes were inflicted on the walls of his house as the gunmen tried to gain entrance into the house.

Fortunately Useni, who is a delegate to the National Conference, was not at home at the time of the attack.

While one version said the attack was carried out by some gunmen, another said that it was caused by some rival youths who engaged themselves in a duel in front of the house.

It was further gathered that the heavy armed men suspected to be assassins came into the compound between 2am and 3am surrounded the building and started shooting sporadically.

The timely arrival of security men in the area was said to have prevented the gunmen from razing the house to the ground.

One eyewitness in said that the youths on hearing the gunshots rushed to the scene but were dispersed by the Task Force commander in charge.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abu Emmanuel, who confirmed the incident, said that nobody was killed in the attack. He also said that no arrest had been made.

B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G News!!! Non-Northerners Must Leave The North Within 2 Weeks. - Arewa Youths.

A group of Northern youths, under Arewa Youth Development Foundation, has called on southerners in the North to relocate to their respective states to make room for northerner who would be returning home.

This ultimatum was contained in a statement read and jointly signed by the group’s national president, Mr Aliyu Usman and its secretary, Comrade Alfred Solomon, during a visit by the group to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sunusi II, in his palace.

The group alleged that for the past four years, a policy of direct subjugation of the north and its people had been pursued by the Federal Government and its agencies, in collaboration with various governments in the south.

The group described the alleged crackdown on Northerners in the name of Boko Haram, the recent arrest of all Imams of Juma’at mosques in Abia State, the arrest of northern traders, the happenings at the National confab, among others issues, as regrettable.

It added that “in the event that all the resolution failed, we call on all northerners to rise and support agitations for a peaceful dissolution of this union called Nigeria, for every region to go its own way.”

In the Abia crackdown, some members of the Islamic terror group boko haram declared wanted in the last 3 years were arrested by the Secret agents. While arms were recovered in the Imam's premises and Mosque.