Judge says jailed ex-governor Dariye was irresponsible
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the apex court also ordered accelerated hearing of the fraud case against him thus necessitating the continuation of his trial on january 25 2016 before justice banjoko1 a federal high court judge handed over a 14 year sentence to former plateau governor joshua dariye on tuesday and chastised him for being irresponsible and betraying the public trust1 justice adebukola banjoko of the federal capital territory high court before whom he stood trial for a 23-count amended charge found him guilty of 15 of the counts bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds. he was discharged on eight of the counts1 after the judgment that lasted about eight hours justice banjoko held that1 i cant imagine such brazen act is it the transfer of as much as about half a billion naira from the states ecological fund into a personal venture account theres a litany and trail of woes which also affects the people of jos the beautiful tin city where everybody wanted to be and to find out that its ecological fund was misappropriated is the shocking aspect1 theres a deep sense of irresponsibility the defendant was in fact richer than his state. this is a trauma of the trial and there should be no compromise to corruption by whatever shade or colour or region rich or poor corruption will forever be corruption1 every case is different on its own and i have no personal animosity im just doing my job the way i know how to and not only the ecological funds [were misappropriated] but funds from the plateau state government1 indeed dariye who was first arraigned before the judge on july 13 2007 had his application to quash the charges dismissed1 he went to the court of appeal but failed. he also took his case to the supreme court1 on february 27 2015 the court dismissed his application and reprimanded him condemning his application as a disservice to the criminal process in nigeria1 dariye now a senator was found guilty for a n1.16bn fraud and for criminal breach of trust. in addition he was jailed two years for misappropriation of public funds. both sentences will run concurrently1 dariye was accused by the efcc to have diverted about n1.16 billion ecological fund meant for the state to his personal use including transferring monies to ebenezer retnan ventures an unregistered company managed by him and pinnacle communications limited1 in proving its case against dariye the prosecution team led by rotimi jacobs san called 10 witnesses including musa sunday the efcc investigating officer and peter clark a detective constable with the uk metropolitan police in london who investigated dariye in the uk for money laundering offence1 presenting several documents in court including bank documents the prosecution established that ebenezer retnan ventures was not a registered company and that its account opening process with then all states trust bank was riddled with irregularity indicating dishonest intent for opening the account1 the defence team which was initially led by g.s. pwul san before kanu agabi san later stepped in at the tail end of the trial presented 16 witnesses in its defence1 in the allocution of the defence which was made by paul erokoro san who stood in for agabi he urged the court to temper justice with mercy arguing that the bank in question misled the governor into engaging in such practice of private banking1 he is actually a victim mistakes were made but my lord should temper justice with mercy the lawyer that represented him before did not do a particular good job this man has suffered he argued further noting that the prisons are congested and he is a serving senator and he served his state1 in its counter-argument jacobs called on the court to consider the aggravating factors on the state arguing that dariye exploited his position as a public servant and took government money and misappropriated it1 jacobs further noted that yes the prisons are congested but they are congested with poor people the big men are not there and thats why they are congested because those who are in power and supposed to do something about it have not done anything1 he said the era of go and sin no more can no longer be done in the new era of the administration of criminal justice act. a lesson must be told. he is not my enemy but people should bear the consequences of their acts. if you cant bear it then dont do it1 in addition to the sentencing justice banjoko also ordered that n80 million so far recovered by the efcc be returned to the plateau states1

Ambode sure of fiscal federalism
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today we salute leaders of the struggle including gen. alani akinrinade prof. wole soyinka amb. walter carrington justice dolapo akinsanya and chief frank kokori1 gov. akinwunmi ambode of lagos state has expressed optimism for the realisation of the entrenchment of fiscal federalism as the only way to achieve true nationhood1 our present democratic experience may still be far from ideal but we are absolutely convinced that it is the right way to go for us to realise the optimum potential and prosperity of the federating states and the nation1 on this historic day i am convinced more than ever before that this ideal will be realised sooner than we can imagine ambode said1 the governor said that the theme of the celebration was apt as it dwelt on the real topical issues bedeviling the country1 the theme of this historic edition of june 12 celebrations speaks for itself. as a state and people our stand on a restructuring process that will lead to fiscal federalism devolution of power is very clear he said1 ambode described this years commemoration as a victory for democracy with the award and conferment of the highest national honour of grand commander of the federal republic gcfr on the late mko abiola and his running mate amb. babagana kingibe grand commander of the order of the niger gcon1 by this singular act including the award of the grand commander of the order of the niger on the fearless human rights activist late chief gani fawehinmi president muhammadu buhari has written his name in gold in the political history of nigeria1 we salute president muhammadu buhari for demonstrating exceptional courage to stand by justice and the truth he said1 ambode said that june 12 was a day nigerians demonstrated unity and put aside ethnic and religious biases to speak overwhelmingly with one voice1 sadly the aspiration of nigerians expressed through the ballot was truncated by the military1 since then the struggle for democracy has been relentless championed by progressive nigerians men of character and courage who challenged the military junta1 you can imagine our delight when the president announced the recognition of june 12 as the authentic democracy day in nigeria1 this formal recognition is a crown of victory to the struggle that had taken the lives of so many nationalists and patriots he said1 the governor saluted all those who stood for the actualisation of june 12 and also paid tributes to the memories of patriots who died in the struggle1 ambode said on tuesday at a public lecture with the theme restructuring an antidote for effective and efficient polity to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 presidential election1 rear admiral ndubuisi kanu mr wale oshun alhaji balarabe musa and other nigerians and civil society organisations as well as trade and labour unions1 we also pay glowing tribute to patriots such as alhaja kudirat abiola pa michael adekunle ajasin pa abraham adesanya chief michael enahoro and chief alfred rewane1 dr beko ransome-kuti gen. adeyinka adebayo and several others including innocent ordinary nigerians young and old who were murdered in cold blood on the streets of lagos and in other major cities of nigeria1 today we declare that their sacrifice has not been in vain ambode said1 as part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of the annulled june 12 presidential election in lagos the state government held the 25th edition of the june 12 annual lecture and unveiled a 37-ft statue of the late mko abiola at ketu-alapere lagos1 earlier in his lecture dr dele ashiru of the political science department university of lagos advocated a review of the constitution and a special status for lagos state1 according to ashiru there have been a number of structural deficiencies since the emergence of the nigerian state1 he said that the structural imbalance had led to many problems including corrupt practices armed robbery and other crimes1 how do we restructure it has to be more fundamental than cosmetic restructuring1 it has to be at the level of politics governance education and so on ashiru said1 he also called on leaders in all political offices to learn to live and uphold the ideals that abiola represented while he lived1 also speaking an activist mr linus okorojie commended the state government for its continued support for the june 12 struggle1 okorojie also commended president buhari for the declaration and for according abiola the highest national honour1 the federal government must however go further to conclude the process by asking inec to announce the result of the i993 presidential elections and proclaim mko abiola winner posthumously he said. nan1

Trump halts Korea military exercises to please Kim
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the summit the first between a sitting u.s. president and a north korean leader was in stark contrast to a flurry of north korean nuclear and missile tests and angry exchanges of insults between trump and kim last year that fueled worries about war1 u.s. president donald trump made a stunning concession to north korean leader kim jong un on tuesday about halting military exercises pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies military officials and lawmakers from his own republican party1 that was sure to rattle close allies south korea and japan. north korea has long sought an end to the war games1 retired adm. harry harris the former head of u.s. pacific command and the trump administrations chosen ambassador to south korea explained the logic behind the military exercises in congressional testimony last year. we are obliged to defend south korea by treaty. they have a strong and capable military as we do. but if were going to defend or if were going to fight with them on the peninsula then we have to be able to integrate with their military harris told the house armed services committee1 equally surprising as trumps military announcement was the fact that he reportedly took this unilateral step without notifying south korean and japanese allies or the pentagon. the cancellation of the exercises has been a north korean priority for decades and in calling them war games and provocative trump adopted the rhetoric of pyongyang1 trump and kim promised in a joint statement to work toward the denuclearization of the korean peninsula and the united states promised its cold war foe security guarantees. but they offered few specifics1 at a news conference after the historic meeting with kim in singapore trump announced he would halt what he called very provocative and expensive regular military exercises that the united states stages with south korea1 noting past north korean promises to denuclearize many analysts cast doubt on how effective trump had been at obtaining washingtons pre-summit goal of getting north korea to undertake complete verifiable and irreversible steps to scrap a nuclear arsenal that is advanced enough to threaten the united states1 in statements relayed by north koreas state-run news agency kim called for pyongyang and washington to end irritating and hostile military actions against each other. but it made no mention of north korea giving up its nuclear weapons program1 if the united states takes genuine measures to build trust with north korea the north will take additional goodwill measures kim said according to a korean central news agency kcna report1 critics in the united states said trump had given away too much at a meeting that provided international standing to kim. the north korean leader is isolated his country accused by rights groups of widespread human rights abuses and under u.n. sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs1 if implemented the halting of the joint military exercises would be one of the most controversial moves to come from the summit. the drills help keep u.s. forces at a state of readiness in one of the worlds most tense flashpoints1

Super Eagles win “best fashion team” Award in Russia
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super eagles9 super eagles assistant coach salisu yusuf said on monday that the super eagles would defeat dr congo in their may 28 friendly slated for abuja2 super eagles win “best fashion team” award in russia1

President Buhari has brought healing, reconciliation to Nigeria – Hafsat Abiola
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president buhari has brought healing1 reconciliation to nigeria – hafsat abiola1

Tinubu, Iginni, Igbokwe on June 12
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the fingers of providence have continue to point to nigeria as unjust nation1 the annulment of june 12 1993 presidential election led to bloodshed serious division and disunity in nigeria alhaji bola tinubu one of the key players for the actualisation of the mandate declared on tuesday1 he said that the fight against the annulment of the june 12 election was a battle of principle philosophy and restoration of democratic process1 he said that it was the same collaboration also in 2014 that led to the installation of the government of president muhammadu buhari1 tinubu said that the courage commitment and fortitude of buhari to recognise june 12 was worthy of recognition and commendation1 in an interview segment on tvc television on the side line of the investiture of national honours on mko abiola the winner of the june 12 election and other pro-democracy activists some nigerians expressed happiness over buharis advancement of democracy1 mr. mike iginni the electoral commissioner representing akwa ibom state accused nigerian elite of causing the crisis in nigeria1 the elite are the problems of nigeria and they remain the problem1 the national leader of all progressives congress apc said in an interview at the presidential villa that the recognition of june 12 as democracy day was a demonstration of the resolve by the people to collaborate to drive democracy1 in spite of court pronouncement on the illegality of chief earnest shonekan as head of interim national government to supplant the june 12 election shonekan a kinsman of abiola has continued to parade himself as a former nigerian leader1 shonekan government was declared illegal but he keeps attending council of state meetings and collecting salary iginni queried1 mr joe igbokwe a politicians and social analyst also berated the annulment of june 12 election1 he praised buhari for the recognition and also said that the president was truly building nigeria1 buhari is washing nigeria with soap he said1 buhari he said was redressing injustice saying some of the problems we have in nigeria are products of injustices1 buhari is healing the wounds he said1

FG expands honours for heroes of democracy
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the chairman of the defunct national electoral commission nec on monday commended president muhammadu buhari for designating june 12 as nigerias democracy day1 mr. boss mustapha the secretary to the government of the federation sgf has declared that more names will be announced later for national honours for their role in the struggle for democracy1 at the presentation of the awards by president muhammadu buhari the senior son of mko abiola mr kola abiola received the award of grand commander of the federal republic gcfr1 hajia ganiat fawehinmi also received the award of grand commander of the order of the niger gcon for her late husband chief gani fawehinmi and ambassador babagana kingibe received his award of gcon1 mustapha explained that june 12 represented common heritage of oneness and unity and a democracy not build on ethnic and religious divide1 this is time for nation building. we have to draw a road map for nation building in the interest of the future1 he said that the administration of president muhammadu buhari was internalising the democracy and putting history in perspective1 the sgf said that june 12 would be observed as public holiday with effect from 20191 the umpire of june 12 1993 presidential election prof. humphrey nwosu had expressed happiness over the recognition of the day and said the action would rekindle the national consciousness for a better nation1 the sgf made the announcement in his opening remarks at the investiture of national honours on late mko abiola ambassador babagana kingibe and late chief gani fawehinmi1 in a letter nwosu wrote to the secretary to the government of the federation sgf mr. boss mustapha on monday in abuja he also thanked buhari for honouring the memory of chief moshood mko abiola the presumed winner of the 1993 election1 nwosu who presided over the polls later annulled by the military junta said the conferment of national honours on chief abiola and his running mate amb. babagana kingibe will rekindle the national consciousness of all nigerians for a better nation1 i thank his excellency the president of the federal republic of nigeria muhammadu buhari and the federal government of nigeria for recognizing june 12 as democracy day and also honouring the winner of june 12 1993 presidential election chief m.k.o. abiola1 indeed june 12 1993 marked a turning point in nigerias tortuous journey towards a democratic polity1 it is an honour to the very hard-working men and women of the defunct national electoral commission under my leadership at this long awaited recognition. i humbly commend this action by the president1 undoubtedly the democratic system of governance is the best especially for the multi ethnic nation like ours. i thank you for building on the foundation which my team and i laboured strenuously to establish and actualize on june 12 19931 it is our hope that expanding the frontiers of democracy of which all the people of nigeria regardless of ethnic group will provide economic social and developmental benefits that will certainly make nigeria a great nation not only in africa but across the world1 he added that the scheduled event on tuesday june 12 2018 would rekindle the national consciousness of all nigerians for a better nation1 he noted that he wont be able to attend the investiture ceremony because he was not in the country presently.nan1

Buhari tenders national apology to family of MKO Abiola
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mko abiola and ambassador babagana kingibe were the candidates of social democratic pary sdp that contested the election in 19933 we are celebrating june 12 as a democracy sustenance freedom unity and national cohesion2 buhari also tendered national apologies to all those who struggled for the actuallisation of the election including journalists politicians and all other stakeholders2 the president personally presented the awards to mr kola abiola son of mko abiola mrs ganiat fawehinmi wife of late chief gani fawehinmi and ambassador babagana kingigbe who was the running mate to abiola2 buhari said as he presented the awards that the ceremony was not to open old wounds of inexplicable annulment of the election which was clear to have been won by mko abiola2 we recognise that an error has been committed2 we will no longer tolerate such perversion of justice2 this honour if for the grievous injustice done to the country2 it is meant to assist at healing the wounds and building national reconciliation of the 25 years of wounds caused by the annulment2 i earnestly urge nigerians to accept it in good faith and bury the past of june 122 president muhammadu buhari on tuesday performed the investiture of national honours on heroes of democracy and tendered a national apology to the family of late chief moshood abiola for the annulment of the june 12 1993 presidential election which was adjudged to have been won by abiola2 it will impact impact positively on the next generation2 i tender the nations apology to the family of mko abiola also to those who struggle and stood for june 122 buhari declared a minute silence in honour of the victims of june 122 mr kola abiola and his sister hafsat biola spoke on behalf of the family of mko abiola saluting buhari for the honour done to the gladiators of june 12 and for honouring their father2 hafsat said today is important because in presents the unity of nigeria2 she appealed to all politicians to appreciate nigerians2 i urge all nigerians to support president buhari2 acknowledging the apology tendered by buhari hafsat in her stoic philosophy also apologised to president buhari and members of his family2 on behalf of teh mko abiola family i apologise to you and your family for anything that we would have done to hurt you and your family2 by recognising june 12 you have awoken all those victims of the oppression and also a call-up for a new beginning for the defence of the country2

President Buhari confers national honours to Iyorchia Ayu and others
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 president buhari confers national honours to iyorchia ayu and others1

World Cup: Sports betting threatens support for Super Eagles
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a businessman chima okenwa said the introduction of football betting in the country had exposed the business aspect of the game1 some fans of the super eagles of nigeria have expressed fears that the proliferation of sports betting outfits in the country might affect the expected unwavering support for the team in russia1 the eagles are in group d alongside the albiceleste of argentina icelands strkarnir okkar our boys and vatreni of croatia1 online betting shop1 the eagles open their account at the world cup against the vatreni of croatia on saturday at 8 p.m1 a number of the fans said the supporters were now scampering for money through football betting1 they were of the opinion that the days when fans had no options than to support the team were gone adding that sports betting had opened a new vista with which sports enthusiasts could make money1 sports betting dates as far back as the time of greek city states about 2000 years ago1 the romans then adopted this from the greeks and turned it into a money generating source via the arena gladiators games1 although efforts were made to squash sports betting in the middle ages but sports betting already had its hold on the people and those efforts were futile1 some of the fans expressed their fears while speaking on the coupe de mundial which begins on thursday with the news agency of nigeria nan on tuesday in abuja1 okenwa said it was now customary for some fans to tip their teams to lose a match against probable superior opponents to increase their chances during staking1 vitalis momah a civil servant aligning with okenwa said it is now all about the money involved in staking a bet1 since i got into football betting i erased emotion and sentiment from my lexicon. i now watch games with the hope to win money from them1 according to him the world cup provides 30 days of hope and aspiration for fans to make money from many fronts1 however i sincerely pray for the super eagles to perform well at the coupe de mundial but the players need to assure me before i can tip them against their opponents while betting he said1 smith oklobia also a civil servant said he had prepared to invest money in all the matches that would be played adding that he could only pray for teams he would mark for victory1 this is not to say i will not pray for the super eagles i am patriotic but it is time to make some cash he said1 on his part mohammed abubakar said the eagles remained his number one team to support adding however that football betting had changed the fans following configuration in the country1 i do bet sometimes with club football. the world cup is like war and therefore we must support our team abubakar said1 there are approximately 19 functional online sports betting sites that can be accessed by people in nigeria1

British man admits plotting to kill lawmaker with machete
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a man accused of being a member of a far-right extremist group on tuesday admitted buying a machete with the intention of killing an elected member of the british parliament1 jack renshaw changed his plea to guilty ahead of the start of a trial at londons old bailey court involving himself and five other men accused of being members of the white supremacist neo-nazi group national action1 the british government banned the group in 2016 following the murder of jo cox a member of parliament mp from the opposition labour party in a frenzied street attack by a nazi-obsessed loner a week before a referendum on eu membership1 the court heard that renshaw had bought a machete with the intention of killing rosie cooper another female labour mp1 renshaw also admitted a charge of threatening another man with a view to his killing a woman believing that the murder would take place1 in the event the crime did not happen. reutersnan1

Soyinka to Buhari: Institute Hall of Shame award
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he added it is confusing if professional loyalty is carried so far as to be accorded to such an individual1 nobel laureate prof. wole soyinka tuesday in abuja requested president muhammadu buhari to institute an award to name and shame all those who truncated nigerias democratic transition with the annulment of june 12 presidential elections1 according to nobel laureate it is not possible to honour mko abiola in one breath and admire his tormentor in another breath1 loyalty is all very well but loyalty can become perverse if that loyalty is retained to an individual who if he were alive today will be before the international criminal court for crimes against humanity1 soyinka who did not mention the name of the nigerian described him as one broke the laws of nigeria broke international law and committed crimes against humanity1 speaking at the national honours investiture for heroes of democracy soyinka said today perhaps is also a day to inaugurate our hall of shame so that as we have hall of heroes in one handwe also have hall of shame as a lesson to future generations1 the nobel laureate recounted his private conversation with the president where he had argued why a notorious corrupt ruler was honoured by the federal government while the martyrs of democracy and philanthropists were left unhonoured1 soyinka commended the president for tendering an apology to nigerians and the family of chief mko abiola for the wrong done to democracy in 1993 by the annulment of the june 12 presidential elections1 there are too many traumatised individuals walking the streets as a result of the policies and attitudes of one of the most brutal dictators that this nation has ever known1 closure will come by responding to those traumatised individuals the victims of unspeakable tortures some of whom were compelled to watch their beloved ones being tortured he said1 soyinka therefore appealed to the federal government not to forget the nameless and unsung heroes and heroines of the june 12 struggle.nan1

Abiola begged IBB to allow him be president even for one day - Tony Anenih
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 mko abiola5 june 12 election result3 june 12 more than any other day symbolises the struggles and sacrifices made by countless nigerians to establish democracy as our way of national governance2 abiola begged ibb to allow him be president even for one day1

June 12 umpire Henry Nwosu Commends Buhari
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 june 125 mko abiola5 june 12 election result3 june1

Abiola's Investiture: Guests Arrive
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 june 125 abiolas investiture guests arrive1

NDLEA destroys 10-hectare Indian hemp farm in Osun
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the national drug law enforcement agency ndlea on monday said it has destroyed a 10-hectare indian hemp farm at area 5 ife-south local government area of osun2 the state commander of the agency mr egbeola samuel said 19.3 kg of already harvested indian hemp was also seized at the farm while one suspect was arrested2 samuel who said the command was set to destroy more indian hemp farms solicited the support of the state government2 he however expressed gratitude to the state government for the support it rendered to the agency in carrying out its latest seizure2 the ndlea boss also commended mr remi kolajo the chairman of the task force on eradication of planting distribution and usage of cannabis sativa and psychotropic substances for his support2 samuel said the ndlea would not relent in its efforts to make osun a drug-free state. nan2

US plane diverted to Ireland over bomb jitters
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the airline said on twitter that the flight was now canceled and would depart for chicago on tuesday1 a united airlines plane flying from rome to chicago was diverted to irelands shannon airport on monday after a message perceived as a potential security concern was discovered on board irish police and airline officials said1 the 207 passengers and 11 crew members disembarked from the boeing 767-330 at shannon airport at 215 p.m. local time according to jim molloy a representative of irelands police force1 the passengers of flight ua971 were in the process of being searched he said in an emailed statement but gave no further details about the nature of the threat1 united said in a statement that the landing was due to a potential security concern but declined to comment further1 after assessing the situation our crew made the decision to divert to the nearest available airport it said. additional security screenings will be performed on all customers and baggage1 the message made reference to a bomb on the plane a source with knowledge of the investigation told reuters1 the u.s. government was aware of the incident and seeking to establish whether there was any violent intent behind the threat a u.s. government source familiar with the investigation told reuters1 a second u.s. government source said similar incidents involving threatening notes found on airplanes happen about once a week1 the handwriting on the note was being analysed to see if it matched with any other such notes which are periodically found on aircraft one of the sources said. it was not clear whether the note was posted in the bathroom prior to takeoff or during the flight1 police were also taking handwriting samples from the passengers the irish times reported. the message was found in the plane toilet it said without citing sources1 the united jet completed its descent after jettisoning some of the fuel loaded for its transatlantic crossing according to recordings on air traffic control site liveatc.net1

APC chieftain says June 12 a unifying democratic force in Nigeria
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nigerians came out in their numbers to vote and the election was declared the freest and fairest election by national and international observers ofehe said1 apc chieftain chief sunny ofehe with a chief frank kokori a june 12 political activist1 he said the endorsement of the day by the president muhammadu buharis was an indication of the administrations desire to enthrone true democracy in the countrys political system1 in a statement on sunday ofehe said that the unity that the day brought among nigerians must continue to be sustained by all lovers of democracy1 as we celebrate june 12 we must have a re-think on how we can make our democracy strong and valuable. in june 12 we have a reference point and a solid proof that nigerians can still walk together in peace and harmony1 nigerians through june 12 annulment showed the extent they can unify to fight a common cause. it also showed that nigerians can rally support for any political candidate with incredible track record1 an apc chieftain in delta chief sunny ofehe has described the june 12 democracy day as a rallying force for the nations democratic development that must be cherished by nigerians1 he added that the day would be remembered for being the first time the ethnic and religious barriers hindering national development was aside by the nigerian electorates1 remember it was in june 12 we had the first and only muslim-muslim ticket in the candidacy of chief mko abiola and his running mate ambassador babagana kingibe. it was the day democracy was born it was the day nigerians stood with one voice and took a collective decision for one nigeria1 we all remember how chief mko abiola a core south-west candidate defeated his opponent alhaji bashir tofa in his home state of kano1 ofehe who is an apc governorship aspirant in delta said that those who fought for the realization of the day would now have a sense of relief and accomplishment at last1 this will give us hope that no matter what we go through in life if only we will stand on the part of justice and fairness our fight will never go in vain1 therefore my message to those who draw ethnic and religious sentiment to such a wonderful decision that has helped to unite us most tow the path of reason and accept the reality of the change mantra of this current administration1

Nigeria, Morocco strengthen fertiliser production, gas pipeline project
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erectile dysfunction is linked to greater cardiovascular risk regardless of other risk factors like cholesterol smoking and high blood pressure a new research has found1 president muhammadu buhari has held bilateral talks with the monarch of morocco king mohammed the sixth on the second day of his official visit to the kingdom1 the nigeria sovereign investment authority says it has increased its contribution in investment infrastructure from 40 per cent to 50 per cent1 the managing director uche orji said he would actively focus on domestic direct investment infrastructure in agriculture road and health care sectors1 the nigeria customs service has issued its first batch of 20 toyota hilux vehicles equipped for anti-smuggling patrol out of the 50 donated by the federal government1 the deputy comptroller-general of customs aminu dangaladima pledged to use the vehicles to actualise federal governments agricultural policy for national food sufficiency by clipping rice smuggling1 both leaders discussed strengthening cooperation in fertiliser production the nigeriamorocco gas pipeline project and establishing a basic chemicals platform in nigeria1 according to the american heart associations journal circulation a study followed more than 1900 men aged 60 to 78 over four years and found that those who reported erectile dysfunction were twice as likely to experience heart attacks cardiac arrests sudden cardiac death and fatal or non-fatal strokes1 no fewer than 5000 newsmen are to cover the tuesday historic summit in singapore where u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong-un meet1 the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo told a news conference that the high level of the media attention is a proof of the summits success1 the two leaders are expected to discuss north koreas denuclearisation the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations and other issues1 rastafarians in ebonyi have concluded plans to hold candle light procession for departed nigerian reggae icon ekeleke onwubuya popularly known as ras kimono1 kimono died on sunday at a lagos hospital of an undisclosed ailment at the age of 601