Couple arrive Jerusalem ahead of North's baptism 

According to the Jerusalem Post, the couple will have North baptized at the 12th-century church. 

 

The West family landed in the Holy Land on April 13 for a private two-day visit after five days in Armenia.

They were pictured arriving at the Armenian St. James Cathedral in Jerusalem's Old City where baby North will be baptized by an Arch bishop.

According to the Jerusalem Post, the couple will have North baptized at the 12th-century church.

The 22-month-old was dressed in a white gown and her father was wearing the same colour. Meanwhile, Kim opted for a striped wrap-around dress while Khloe, who was also in attendance, was dressed in all black.

The family had earlier arrived in a private jet at Israel's international airport before being whisked away in a dark black SUV to a hotel in Jerusalem.

Police arrested for raping 13-yr-old girl in his patrol car 

A police officer in the United Arab Emirates has been arrested for raping a 13-year-old girl in his patrol car. 

 

A senior police officer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the back seat of his patrol car, prosecutors told the Dubai Criminal Court, Emirate247 reports.

According to the report, officer whose identity was given as A.S. to shield him from persecution, and the teenager had been in a romantic relationship for a year after meeting online and exchanges phone numbers.

On the day of the incident, the girl reportedly left her aunt's home around 2am and went for a ride in the officer’s patrol car.

But A.S drove to a secluded area and parked and the two kissed in the front seat before he asked her to get in the back seat where he forcefully raped her without her consent.

The girl told investigators that she called the officer the following day and proposed marriage but he declined, saying that could not happen because he has financial problems.

The girl told her parents what had happened between her and the officer, but they did nothing but her reported the incident to the police.

Boko Haram: ‘Terrorist sect has embarrassed Nigeria,’ Buhari says 

Buhari however denied that he had promised to rid the country of the sect in two months. 

 

 

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has said that terrorist sect, Boko Haram has humiliated Nigeria and its security agents.

Buhari however denied that he had promised to rid the country of the sect in two months.

The President-elect made the statements on Sunday, April 12, 2015 during a meeting with journalists in Daura, Katsina State, his home town.

“For six years, the Nigerian military couldn’t restore order in 14 local governments out of 774 after Barma, Liberia, Sierra Leone, where the Nigerian military earned respect internationally for their performances, to fail to secure 14 out of 774, I see that as an irreconcilable disgrace,” Buhari said.

“I think I am too experienced in internal security operations to make such a comment. I don’t think I will make that mistake because of my experiences. Even when I was in uniform with the rebels in Chad and as the GOC in Jos and the period when I was Head of State, I did not say such thing so, for me to say that I will get rid of Boko Haram in two months is not correct; I don’t think I made that comment,” he added.

“We will try and work with our neighbours such as Chad and Niger who are fighting Boko Haram for us. And we are advising Boko Haram to pack and go,” the President-elect said.

Earlier reports had it that Buhari had made the two-month vow during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.

OPC Leaders Ask Gani Adams To Step Down 

The National Coordinating Council of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has asked the National Coordinator of the congress, Otunba Gani Adams, to immediately resign his appointment in order to forestall another “internal war” within the organisation The Nation reports.

Otunba Gani Adams

Addressing newsmen in Ibadan on Monday, the spokesman of the council, Comrade Adesina Akinpelu, also asked Adams to make open, the OPC’s statements of bank accounts since March 1, 1999 when he was made the National President of the Yoruba socio-cultural group.
Akinpelu called on Yoruba monarchs and governors of the Yoruba speaking states to prevail on Adams not to cause another crisis within the OPC, saying several lives were lost during two of such internal crises fuelled by the OPC’s National Coordinator in Lagos and Ibadan in the past.
He said,  “It is on record that lives of many indigenes of Oyo state and Lagosians were lost in the battles between Otunba Gani Adams and Dr. Fasheun in Lagos and between him (Adams) and Alaka in Ibadan in the past. We will not allow him to shed any blood in Ibadan or Lagos again. Any attempt by him to cause another internal war within the OPC, the battle will be taken to Arigidi-Akoko, his hometown.
“We now know the antics of Gani Adams, and we will never allow him to have his way to start another internal war within the OPC. Just as OPC in Ekiti state has been liberated from the shackles of Gani Adams, other state chapters will be liberated. Oyo OPC has equally been liberated. No amount of threat and intimidation from Gani Adams and his cohorts will stop me and other members of the council opposed to his tyrannical rule from upholding the truth we stand for.  ”
The council accused Adams of using OPC to enrich himself and his family members at the expense of members of the organisation, saying for example, the OPC boss has registered many companies under his name using funds generated from the organization.
According to him, Olokun Foundation, which was approved by UNESCO, is one of such avenues that Adams is using to siphon funds meant for OPC.
“We have discovered that Gani Adams is only after his own interests and not the interests of OPC members. He has over the years used the organization to better the lots of his own family. Gani Adams never funded any of the OPC programmes or cultural festivals, but the contributions of all members are usually used to host such programmes, and yet he collects money from individuals, groups, corporate bodies and state governments without rendering any account to members of the group,” he lamented.
The National Coordinator of OPC, had accused Gani Adams of making President Jonathan lose the presidential elections and was also queried by the council of the organisation to explain what happened to the N1.6 billion campaign fund he allegedly collected from the president and the six million votes he promised the president.

Namadi Sambo Calls El-Rufai To Congratulate Him 

Namadi Sambo, Nigeria’s vice president, on April 13, Monday, called Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor-elect, to congratulate him on the victory in the governorship election.

Namadi Sambo

El-Rufai spokesman Samuel Aruwan made this known through the statement adding that Governor Ramalan Yero, who was defeated by the All Progressives Congress politician, also wrote an official congratulatory message to El-Rufai.
It should be recalled that El-Rufai secured victory by polling 1,117,635 vs Yero’s 485,833 votes.
According to Premium Times, Sambo wished the governor-elect a successful tenure in office and urged him to use his wealth of experience for the peace and development of Kaduna state and Nigeria at large.
He also urged Kaduna people to effectively cooperate with the new leader for the state to reach greater heights.
Even before the official announcement was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yero had called El-Rufai around 3pm, Sunday, to concede victory.

Boko Haram Hiding And Recruiting Locals In Chad 

Boko Haram insurgents chased out of Nigeria by the military are reportedly hiding on the remote islands in Lake Chad, terrorising locals and recruiting youths. 


Mustapha, a farmer from the Chadian village located close to the Nigerian border, was quoted as saying by Vanguard:
“You see those islands, toward Nigeria? I used to go there to sell my harvest. But with Boko Haram it’s become too dangerous. We don’t move without a military escort.”
Despite a series of successful operations recently conducted by the joint military force of Nigeria and its neighbours, the terrorism in the region has not been totally crushed.
A Chadian security source, who pleaded for anonymity, disclosed:
“Boko Haram are under pressure and some of them are taking refuge in the middle of the lake, on islands with swampy forests that are difficult for the army to reach. Because they are hungry, they are attacking villagers for food.”
It has been obtained, that the attacks have become a common thing on the islands and mainland near Nigeria.
Al Hadji Mbodou Mai, the shopkeeper in Ngouboua, said that the insurgents “stole up to 500 steers” in the town which is now “secured” by the military.
The experts have, however, have that hit-and-run attacks by the sect could increase amid the added military pressure.
Meanwhile the Chadian authorities are concerned about Boko Haram purportedly recruiting locals to join the sect.
The authorities do not have a clear picture on the number of citizens who have taken up arms for Boko Haram and what is motivating those who have done so.
One of the sources revealed:
“We interviewed a boy who was hardly 16 and who has spent two weeks in a camp at the border… He was promised money, but especially Tramol. The authorities try to deal with the problem by talking with their parents and making them understand there be any trouble if the boys come back.”
It should be recalled that after the victory of Muhammadu Buhari at the March 28 presidential election in Nigeria, fresh expectations emerged that the new leader would tackle terrorism in the region. The president-elect vowed that fight with Boko Haram would be one of the main priorities of his administration.

PDP Protesters Attack Owerri Residents

Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, protesting the outcome of the governorship election in Imo State, went on the rampage in Owerri, the state capital, on Monday.

The PDP supporters, who carried placards, demanding that Governor Rochas Okorocha should vacate Government House for their candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, stopped and harassed motorists on Okigwe Road.
The crowd of protesters, who were joined by miscreants, also beat up some road users, including commercial tricycle operators who refused to support their cause.
The Police arrived the scene of the protest when it appeared to be getting out of hand and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Meanwhile, the Director of the Rochas Okorocha Campaign Organisation, Iheukwumere Alaribe, described the protest by the PDP supporters as a demonstration of their displeasure with the Imo State branch of the Independent National Electoral Commission for failing to deliver the governorship election to the party.
According to the latest update, INEC says Imo state election is inconclusive as areas where results were cancelled have voting population of about 144,000, which is higher than the difference between the APC and the PDP.