Nigerian Girl Emerges 1st PhD Pharmacy Graduate In UK University

The 27-year-old Nigerian, Dr. Bahijja Raimi-Abraham, made history by becoming the first graduate of Pharmacy from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, to be awarded a PhD in Pharmacy.

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Beggars Storms Alausa In Protest of Maltreatment

Embittered handicaps (beggars) didn’t hide their opposition to the restrictions Governor Fashola outlined in the new regulations restricting the movement and activities of beggars within the Lagos metropolis. They yesterday as they took to the streets, walking in their hundreds to the governor’s office in Alausa, protesting alleged maltreatment and extortion they receive at the hands of law enforcement agents in the state.

In a statement,  the beggars under the auspices of Beggars Association of Nigeria (BAN), accused law enforcement agents of incessant arrest, maltreatment and extortion.

Gunmen kill 16 Deeper Life members in Kogi

A gang of gunmen on Monday night shot dead 16 members of the Deeper Life Bible Church in Otite area of Okene, Kogi State. The gunmen also wounded many others.

The worshippers were murdered during their weekly fellowship, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Confirming the incident, the Commander of the Joint Military Task Force in Lokoja, Lt-Col. Gabriel Olorunyomi, said 15 worshippers died instantly in the attack while another died on the way to the hospital.

He said that many of the injured were rushed to hospitals in Lokoja, a distance of 40 minutes from Okene.

Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, it bears the hallmarks of the Boko Haram sect.
Last month, suspected Boko Haram members attacked a church in Okene, although no lives were lost.

Dokubo-Asari calls for SNC, dissolution of Jonathan’s govt

LEADER of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, on Monday canvassed the dissolution of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s government to pave the way for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference.

He said the conference was the only solution to the menace of the violent Islamist sect, Boko Haram, whose members are currently executing a bombing campaign against military and police facilities and churches especially in the northern states and Abuja.

“Whether he likes it or not, Goodluck Jonathan must convoke an SNC. There is a need for a national discourse and dialogue. It is only an SNC that will solve the problem. The solution to the Boko Haram crisis is to dissolve the government and convoke an SNC,” Dokubo-Asari told journalists at the meeting with youths of the Niger Delta in Abuja.

The ex-Niger Delta militant warned that if the Boko Haram issue could lead to another civil war if not tackled on time. He said the sect’s “arrogance” was unIslamic.

“The arrogance of Boko Haram is un-Islamic. The level of bombs they are using is low. If we begin throwing bombs, nobody will stay in Abuja,” the man who claimed to have started arms struggle in the oil rich Niger Delta said.

Parents Jailed After Beating Daughter, 17, for having a Black Boyfriend

The champions – David and Frances Champion – will be spending 12 months and nine months respectively in jail after assaulting their daughter, Jane, for dating a black boyfriend. Jane’s boyfriend, Aflonce Ncube, (picture above) was also subjected to racist attacks at least twice.