A lone accident involving a company bus occured late last night in Ikeja, Lagos state. The company bus rammed into the wall of the police college, Ikeja. No casualties recorded. See more photos from the scene below. 
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Former US President George Herbert Walker Bush has died at the age of 94.A family spokesman said he died shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, Nov 30th almost eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush.His son, former President George W. Bush also released a statement confirming his father's death."Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announced that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died," his son said in a statement released Friday night."George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens," the statement read.Grandson George P. Bush said on Twitter Friday night, "He was more than a great man; he was a good man. His courage was matched by his compassion; and his dedication to country was equaled only by his devotion to his family."Bush was the nation's 41st president who served from 1989 to 1993, and eight years later watched his son George W. became the 43rd president.Bush had also been a World War II hero, Texas congressman, CIA director and Ronald Reagan's vice president.The post Former US President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94 appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
On November 30th 2018, President Buhari presided over the Swearing in Ceremony of the Chairman and Commissioners of Federal Civil Service Commission at State House. In these photos, the President is captured with Chairman of Commission Dr Yakubu Bello Ingawa who was sworn in as Chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission, Chief Ejoh Michael Chukwuemeka who was sworn in as Commissioner of Federal Civil Service Commission and others.
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On Friday, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Anchorage, Alaska largest city violently shaking homes and businesses and knocking out power to some residents. The quake was located about eight miles (13 kilometers) north of Anchorage and struck at 8:29 am local time (1729 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. The city’s police department said it had caused “major infrastructure damage to Anchorage.” “Many homes and buildings are damaged. Many roads and bridges are closed. Stay off the roads if you don’t need to drive” the police department said in a statement. The Anchorage Daily News, reported that the Glenn Highway had closed north of Eagle River because of damage, and an onramp at the interchange of International Airport Road and Minnesota Boulevard collapsed.The post 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Alaska (Photo) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
Read the statement as shared on their website below...The Nigerian Army has noted with great concern the deliberate and concerted efforts to mislead the public by some people through misinformation. Thus creating erroneous impression of the Nigerian Army through inaccurate and false publication of casualty figures on the unfortunate attacks on some of its locations in the North East.The latest of this worrisome development was the attack on our troops location at Metele, Borno State, in which some persons and media outlets continued to circulate various wrong acounts and inaccurate casuality figures of own troops without efforts to verify from the military. This is coming at the heels of our release of 28th November 2018 in which we gave accurate details of the attacks and casualty figures in a bid to set the records straight and inform the public true account of things. We also promised to continuously carry the public along through accurate and timely information dissemination on operations and other activities of the Nigerian Army in the release. However it was observed that the trend continued unabated. Most of these inaccurate, false reports and fake news were aimed at denigrating the leadership of the Nigerian Army. Regrettably, the rate at which some mischievous persons ignorantly attack the Armed Forces of Nigeria, especially the Nigerian Army is very alarming and unfortunate. This is deliberate attempt to demoralise the Nigerian Army which would have devastating consequences on troops' will to discharge their constitutional duties especially in the fight against terrorism and insurgency, thus affecting national security.We would like to warn all those mischief makers to keep the Nigerian Army out of their politics and mischief. Journalists and media platforms should be professional and accurate in their reportage. The achievements of the Nigerian Army within the last three years are glaringly obvious, therefore, whatever recent temporary setbacks we experienced in the course of the fight against terrorism and insurgency should not be the yardstick for condemning these laudable three and half years' accomplishments. We have however identified the few unpatriotic harbingers of the fake news on the attack at Metele and would take appropriate legal actions against them. This is to ensure that the Nigerian Army is insulated from propaganda and ulterior motives of destabilising the country. The Nigerian Army is quite aware that the perpetrators through these acts are covertly supporting terrorists and their activities in Nigeria with a long term objective. We are also aware that they want to use insecurity to scuttle and subvert the democratic process in the country. Consequently, we would like to state unequivocally that no amount of mischief or pressure would circumvent the journey to a peaceful, free and fair general elections in Nigeria. We therefore need the continued support, encouragement and understanding of well meaning Nigerians as we deal decisively with the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists hibernating at the fringes of our borders with contiguous countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic.We are committed to the defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria. We hasten to state that we will continue to be professional in our assigned roles and remain apolitical at all times. Once more we warn mischief makers and proponents of misinformation and fake news to desist from the such practice and join other well meaning, law abiding Nigerians to support our Army to countering terrorism and insurgency in the country. Kindly disseminate this to the public through your medium.Thank you for your cooperation and support.SANI KUKASHEKA USMAN Brigadier General Director Army Public Relations 30th November 2018The post 'Leave the Army out of politics and fake news' - Nigerian Army appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
Read the statement as shared on their website below...The Nigerian Army has noted with great concern the deliberate and concerted efforts to mislead the public by some people through misinformation. Thus creating erroneous impression of the Nigerian Army through inaccurate and false publication of casualty figures on the unfortunate attacks on some of its locations in the North East.The latest of this worrisome development was the attack on our troops location at Metele, Borno State, in which some persons and media outlets continued to circulate various wrong acounts and inaccurate casuality figures of own troops without efforts to verify from the military. This is coming at the heels of our release of 28th November 2018 in which we gave accurate details of the attacks and casualty figures in a bid to set the records straight and inform the public true account of things. We also promised to continuously carry the public along through accurate and timely information dissemination on operations and other activities of the Nigerian Army in the release. However it was observed that the trend continued unabated. Most of these inaccurate, false reports and fake news were aimed at denigrating the leadership of the Nigerian Army. Regrettably, the rate at which some mischievous persons ignorantly attack the Armed Forces of Nigeria, especially the Nigerian Army is very alarming and unfortunate. This is deliberate attempt to demoralise the Nigerian Army which would have devastating consequences on troops' will to discharge their constitutional duties especially in the fight against terrorism and insurgency, thus affecting national security.We would like to warn all those mischief makers to keep the Nigerian Army out of their politics and mischief. Journalists and media platforms should be professional and accurate in their reportage. The achievements of the Nigerian Army within the last three years are glaringly obvious, therefore, whatever recent temporary setbacks we experienced in the course of the fight against terrorism and insurgency should not be the yardstick for condemning these laudable three and half years' accomplishments. We have however identified the few unpatriotic harbingers of the fake news on the attack at Metele and would take appropriate legal actions against them. This is to ensure that the Nigerian Army is insulated from propaganda and ulterior motives of destabilising the country. The Nigerian Army is quite aware that the perpetrators through these acts are covertly supporting terrorists and their activities in Nigeria with a long term objective. We are also aware that they want to use insecurity to scuttle and subvert the democratic process in the country. Consequently, we would like to state unequivocally that no amount of mischief or pressure would circumvent the journey to a peaceful, free and fair general elections in Nigeria. We therefore need the continued support, encouragement and understanding of well meaning Nigerians as we deal decisively with the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists hibernating at the fringes of our borders with contiguous countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic.We are committed to the defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria. We hasten to state that we will continue to be professional in our assigned roles and remain apolitical at all times. Once more we warn mischief makers and proponents of misinformation and fake news to desist from the such practice and join other well meaning, law abiding Nigerians to support our Army to countering terrorism and insurgency in the country. Kindly disseminate this to the public through your medium.Thank you for your cooperation and support.SANI KUKASHEKA USMAN Brigadier General Director Army Public Relations 30th November 2018The post Leave Nigerian Army out of politics and fake news appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
A suspected terrorist group carrying sophisticated weapons is currently in control of Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, applying ‘strange laws’ and punishing defaulters.According to reports, members of the group believed to be from Niger Republic are in possession of assorted weapons, preaching Islamic teachings, forcefully collecting alms (zakat) and flogging defaulters.An eye witness stated that though members of the terror group are yet to be identified by name, and have been in the area for than two months, they are allegedly recruiting youth in a nearby bush. After ‘training’ them, they give them a motorcycle, he said.The witness, who pleaded anonymity, said members of the group are more than 200. He said they looked strange, spoke Arabic and wore turbans over their heads.“They imposed compulsory levies on each household with cows and rams. Those with cows are paying N500 and those with ram are paying N200. They are arresting and fining herdsmen who encroach on farmlands and are keeping the money. They are operating freely, scaring residents, without being challenged. They are going from one community to another,” the witness said.Tangaza Local Government in Sokoto State borders Niger Republic. The border communities of the two countries inter-marry and are identical and speak the same dialect.The post Unknown group of suspected terrorists and armed men spotted in Sokoto State appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
