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DO NOT VOTE BUHARI, HE ASSOCIATE WITH CHRISTIANS - VP NAMADI SAMBO STATED AT PDP PRESIDENTIAL RALLY IN JIGAWA. At the Presidential campaign...
Sunday, February 01, 2015

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KENJI GOTO, ISIS HOSTAGE, PURPORTEDLY BEHEADED IN NEW VIDEO. Japan, Obama, Harper condemn apparent killing of Japanese journalist. Japan h...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

HELICOPTERS SEEN BY IDP's DROPPING ARMS AND FOOD FOR BOKO HARAM. Displaced residents of Monguno, in Borno State, which was recently taken over by Boko Haram, have said they saw helicopters dropping arms and food items for the insurgents in the bushes. The IDPs, who said they spent about 48 hours in the bush running towards Maiduguri, expressed worry that the Boko Haram sect was not the only ones involved in the insurgency, but that there are many foreign fighters and some external supports. Leader of the Nigeria Vigilante Group in Monguno, Muhammed Sani-50 said he had, on several occasions, spotted unusual delivery of items in big wooden boxes by air, and sacks being dropped in the bushes around Marte and Monguno where Boko Haram terrorists were camped. “Even during the attack on Monguno, there was an aircraft that came but did not do anything, not even dropping a single bomb before it left; then another one later came around the Monguno barracks and we saw four men alighting from the aircraft, using a rope. The aircraft left, but we doubt if they were soldiers. “Even before then, some of my colleagues and I have been sighting helicopters dropping items in sacks and some in boxes to them at the camp of Boko Haram near Chikungudu and Kwalaram villages. Many helicopters came to drop items packed in boxes and sacks to the Boko Haram insurgents at a bush camp between Monguno and Marte; then we would see the Boko Haram gunmen rushing to the spot to pick the dropped items,” he stated. The displaced vigilante officials said those that attacked Monguno comprised hundreds of foreigners who looked like Chadians. “Many of them looked like Chadian Arabs – they were light-skinned with coiled hair, and there were many young men from Monguno – who Boko Haram had abducted when Nganzai was attacked last year – that were now active members of the sect. “While Boko Haram members that are former youths of Monguno were leading other insurgents to attack Monguno town, the foreigners were the ones engaging soldiers near the barracks,” he explained. Sani, who said he had lived in Monguno for the past 20 years, said he fled amidst the hail of bullets when the terrorists became irritated by his anti-bullet charms that rendered bullets ineffective. His shirt and trousers were riddled by bullets, yet he remained unhurt, he said.

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Security Awareness Tips. Your safety and security are very important in every aspect of your life. Use these tips to help protect yourself, your loved ones and your valuables. EXTREME COLD SAFETY. When extreme cold arrives, there are many challenges to stay safe. It is important to take extreme cold seriously and minimize your risk of exposure.   Preventive Action is Your Best Defense. (1) Prepare your home and car in advance for cold-weather emergencies: (2) Winterize your home by insulating, using weather stripping and caulking, and installing storm windows (3) Create a home emergency kit that has enough supplies for three to seven days. (4) Keep anti-freeze and windshield washer fluids at proper levels in your car and have a full tank of gas. (5) Carry a vehicle emergency kit that includes warm clothing, a blanket, a scraper, a shovel, a flashlight with extra batteries and jumper cables if you are residing in a severe snow area. If you must go outside, make it brief and avoid physical exertion, as cold weather puts extra strain on the heart.   (6) Wear several layers of loose-fitting clothing: Outer layer-Wear a coat made from a tightly woven fabric that is wind- and water-resistant. Inner layer-Fabrics like wool, silk or polypropylene hold more body heat than cotton. (7) Wear a hat, a scarf to cover your face and mouth, mittens and water-resistant boots. (8) Remove extra layers of clothing if you feel too warm, as excess perspiration can increase heat loss. (9) Avoid wet clothing, which loses 90 percent of its insulating value. Shivering should not be ignored; it means your body is losing heat. (10) Do not drink alcoholic or caffeinated beverages, which cause your body to lose heat more rapidly. Don’t forget to bring your pets indoors!

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Ahmadu Ali Says PDP Will Ensure Maku Fails For The Rest Of His Life. The Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, Ahmadu Ali, on Tuesday said his party will make sure the former Information Minister, Labaran Maku, fails for the rest of his life for defecting to the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Mr. Ali said Mr. Maku is a “dangerous boy” who the PDP helped groom from nothing, adding that his defection will cause a reduction in the number of votes the PDP will garner in Nasarawa state. The Director- General who stated this at the PDP presidential rally in Lafia, explained that the former minister benefited from the PDP-led Federal Government only to defect to another party. “We have a young man who from nowhere was a Deputy Governor of this state for four years, from nowhere he was made a Minister at the federal level for six years, decided to leave the party for another party and keep telling lies that by being in that party, he is helping us. “He is only going there to reduce our votes. He is a dangerous boy. “We must make sure that now that he has shown his colour, he will continue failing for the rest of his life unless he retraces his steps back to the elders like us and we will forgive him.” Mr. Ali then urged the electorate in the state to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan and other candidates of the party at both federal and state levels. (NO Sir, #CHANGE - APC or Nothing) In his remarks, the President also denied lending any form of support to Mr. Maku’s gubernatorial aspiration under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Mr. Jonathan said lending such a support to the former minister would amount to anti-party behaviour. He, therefore, expressed his support for all the PDP candidates in the state in the February 14 and 28 general elections. “We are told and everybody spoke about that the former Minister of Information that is in another party and saying that it is the President who asked him to go to another party. Definitely I cannot play anti-party. “PDP is my party and all those who want to help us should come to PDP and work for PDP so that PDP will be in control of Nasarawa State so that government of PDP in Nasarawa State and the Federal Government that will be in the hands of PDP and work together to move Nasarawa State forward,” Mr. Jonathan said. Also speaking , the President of the Senate, David Mark, urged Mr. Maku to desist from dropping the name of Mr. President in his quest to achieve his political ambition. He advised him to apologise to the PDP ”if he is willing to return to the party”, saying that the PDP would wholeheartedly accept him into its fold. “People of Nasarawa State, don’t be deceived by any ungrateful son of yours, who goes round saying he is in another political party because Mr. President has put him there. “That is absolute lie, you must never believe it. We said so few days ago and we are emphasising it again. “And we want to emphasise it; (the) President is body and soul PDP. “He can’t, therefore, put somebody in another political party to be campaigning on behalf of another political party. “How can you be in APGA and be campaigning for the PDP presidential candidate? “Return to PDP with apology because before we even take him he has to apologise to all the good people in PDP.’’

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