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Falcons To Storm Aso Rock– Report

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The Super Falcons will reportedly  march to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on  Wednesday to protest against the non-payment of their entitlements.

The eight-time African champions, who are owed bonuses and allowances by the Nigeria Football Federation,  have  been  protesting  since they won the  African Women’s Cup of Nations  in Cameroon.

According to  a statement by one of the organisers of the planned protest, Aderonke Bello-Ogunleye, obtained by AfricanFootball.com,  the team are ready to carry placards and proceed on a peaceful protest to the State House, where the Federal Executive Council meeting will take place today.

“This is unfortunately a regular occurrence to female football in Nigeria, we treat our victorious girls with disdain and total disrespect as all the time,” said Aderonke.

“It is inconceivable that the NFF/Federal Government are unwilling to pay the players their dues after winning the trophy. This has to stop and the girls must be paid their dues.

“We are going to protest the unfair treatment meted out to these champions who have won the tournament eight  times, making them the most successful football team in Nigeria, and we hope the federal government will listen to their plea.”

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Gunmen Storm Ikorodu, Kill Pregnant Woman, Three Others

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There was pandemonium in the Ikorodu area of Lagos as gunmen stormed the Ibeshi area of Ikorodu killing a pregnant woman, her two children and another man.

Witnesses said that the woman identified as Afusatu Kazeem, her two children and the other victim of the gun attack who was also identified as Sunday Roberts were rushed to the Ikorodu General Hospital were they were confirmed dead.

Many other persons were wounded in the gun attack, which cannot be explained, but the Police spokes person in Lagos, Dolapo Badmus confirmed that the woman  was killed in the attack but her two children and Mr. Roberts were receiving treatment at the hospital.

Preliminary investigation by Daily Sun indicate that four persons were killed including the woman.

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#HurricaneMatthew: Hundreds Dead In Haiti Storm Disaster

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The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew – the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade – has soared to more than 300, officials say.

Some 50 people were reported killed in the town of Roche-a-Bateau alone.

The nearby city of Jeremie saw 80% of its buildings levelled. In Sud province 30,000 homes were destroyed.

The hurricane, now a Category Three storm with sustained winds of 120mph (193km/h), is heading up the coastline of the US state of Florida.

At 07:00 local time (11:00 GMT) Matthew was still off the coast, centred about 25 miles (40km) east of Cape Canaveral and moving north-north-west at about 14mph (22km/h), the National Hurricane Center said. It remains unclear whether it will make landfall.

 An extreme wind warning was issued for Cape Canaveral and Port Canaveral, Governor Rick Scott tweeted.
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#EdoDecides: Protesters Storm INEC Office In Benin

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There is an ongoing protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Office in Benin, venue of the collation of results for Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

The protesters, many of whom are from Esan West and Esan East local government areas, are protesting against the conduct of the election in their area.

They are asking INEC to stop the announcement of results from the area.

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Ex-militants Storm Akwa Ibom Govt House, Engage Security Operatives In Gun Duel

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A group of armed young men who called themselves former militants, yesterday, stormed the Akwa Ibom State Government House demanding payment of the alleged suspended allowances.
The former militants numbering about 40 who arrived in three mini-buses engaged security agents in gun fight while trying to gain access into Government House, but they were repelled by the reinforced and heavily armed security operatives.
They accused the state government of not responding to their plight by negotiating the payment of their alliances with the Federal Government.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Murtala Mani, who confirmed the clash, said he was not sure if there had been any arrest as he was with the new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 6, in Calabar.
Mani said he would give details of the event when fully briefed.
Aparently worried by the activities of militants, especially the incessant bombing of oil installations across the Niger-Delta region, prominent elders and leaders of thoughts from the zone have summoned the six core states to a stakeholders’ forum on August 19 at the  Petroleum Training Institute (PTI)  Conference Centre, Effurun near Warri at 11.00am.
Foremost Ijaw national leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, who made this disclosure in  Warri yesterday, noted that the meeting had become imperative to address issues that led to the renewed insurgency in the region.
The states are Delta, Edo, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. The meeting will attract traditional rulers, former and serving governors, politicians, youth organisations and other notable stakeholders.
According to Clark, who is also the leader of the South-South Peoples Assembly (SSPA), “there is urgent need to dialogue. The present problem is not Ijaw problem alone. It is pertinent for the six Niger-Delta states to dialogue and chart a way forward with the Federal Government on how to end the crisis. Vandalism and bombing of pipelines are worrisome situations. Crisis does not solve crisis, dialogue is the answer. We are part of Nigeria and we believe in the unity, development and peace of this great nation.”
He disclosed that invitation to the meeting had been sent out to all stakeholders from the six core states, including serving and former legislators (federal and states), youths and other interests who are key in finding solution to the issue that led to the current crisis.
Appealing to the aggrieved youths, especially members of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign while solution was being sought, Clark, urged the Federal Government to be transparent and sincere in its proposed dialogue with militants in the region.

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Osun Lecturers Storm Assembly, Sit On Bare Floor Over Unpaid Salaries

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Lecturers under the aegis of the Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions on Monday took their protest over unpaid salaries to the state House of Assembly.

However, the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salam, walked out on them. The workers are protesting the non-payment of their salaries for eight straight months.

It was learnt that the Speaker walked out on the lecturers after spending some minutes with them.? The lecturers had been on strike for the past three months.

?Chanting various anti-government songs, the lecturers carried various placards some of which read: ‘Save our Souls’, ‘Enough is Enough’, ‘Pay our Salaries’ and ‘We Reject Half Salaries’.

The workers, who were led by leaders of the body including Chairman, Lasisi Jimoh; Secretary Olusegun Lana and Public Relations Officer, Dotun Omisore decried the speaker’s action.

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Protesters Storm APC Secretariat Over Audu’s Emergence In Kogi

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Dozens of placard-carrying protesters on Wednesday besieged the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress to protest against the emergence ?of Abubakar Audu as the party’s governorship candidate.
Audu defeated 27 other contestants to emerge as the party’s flag bearer in the forthcoming Kogi State governorship election.
While the candidate was waiting to collect his certificate of return, scores of protesters, carrying placards, stormed the gate of the secretariat, urging the party to get a credible candidate to fly its flag.
Some of the placards had such inscriptions like ?’Kogi State say no to Audu’, ‘We need a credible leader’, ‘APC, do the right thing’.
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Blasphemy: Kano Youths Burn Down Sharia Court, Storm Govt. House

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Youths in Kano burnt down a sharia court scheduled to hear a case of blasphemy against ?the? prophet of Islam. The court, situated at Rijiyar Lemo, was razed down before the man alleged to have blasphemed the prophet was brought in.

The youth also took to the streets protesting an alleged blasphemous comment by the leader of a sect, Tijjaniyya, Abdul Nyass. The youth held up placards condemning the statement made against ?Prophet Mohammed.

?T?he aggrieved youths marched towards Mandawari and Dandago, ?and ?headed to the Emir of Kano’s palace. The sect leader allegedly made the statement last week during his ?routine? preaching at Goron Dutse, Kano metropolis.

All efforts to contact the police spokesperson, Musa Majia, proved abortive as he failed to pick the calls to his phone. The protesting youth also blocked Kano government house in their protest. Heavily armed security personnel were drafted to secure the town.

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Fayose’s Supporters Storm Ekiti Assembly Complex

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Supporters of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, stormed the House of Assembly complex to protest the commencement of impeachment proceedings against him by 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers.

The lawmakers had forwarded an impeachment notice to Fayose and his deputy, Kolapo Olusola, accusing them of gross misconduct in the performance of their official functions. The lawmakers also directed the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, to set up a seven-man panel to investigate the alleged gross misconduct of the governor.

Fayose had on Sunday in a broadcast alleged that the Dr. Adewale Omirin-led APC Assembly members were planning to storm the Assembly complex on Monday, urging his supporters to go to the place and frustrate the plot to remove him from office.

The governor charged his party members, drivers, commercial motorcyclists, market women and other interest groups to defend the mandate they gave to him in last year’s governorship election.

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Nasarawa Re-run: Gunmen Storm Polling Unit

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Gunmen suspected to be political thugs on Saturday stormed Angwan Mangu and disrupted the ongoing re-run elections for Lafia-Obi federal constituency in Nasarawa state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared inconclusive the Lafia -Obi federal constituency elections and fixed Saturday 18 April for re-run in Chiroma ward before announcing the final result.

The gunmen, who came in three different vehicles, shot sporadically into the air to disrupt the exercise and possibly snatch election materials meant for the exercise.

Although the gunmen did not shoot anyone, but people took to their heels scampering for safety to avoid stray bullets.

However, unlucky for the gunmen, security agencies drafted to man the polling unit located close to the ECO bank along Jos Road, called for re -enforcement and arrested them with 7 Ak47 in one of their vehicles.

Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the suspects were arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad with seven AK47 in their cars after shooting in the air to disrupt the exercise.

John Tsaku said they came in three different vehicles, shooting in the air, scaring people during accreditation of eligible voters.

“The boys armed with AK47 first tried to snatch election materials but when voters on the queue resisted, they started shooting before the police, who were invited to arrest them, caught them with seven AK47 in the vehicle they parked across the road,” he said.

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