Thursday, December 17, 2015
Video - Anti-Boko Haram force short of finances
Plans for a multinational force to tackle Boko Haram are in trouble. Thousands of troops from countries including Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon were to team up to fight the ISIL-affiliated group. But the Nigerian presidency, says there's no money to pay for the force.
Top 2015 google searches in Nigeria
Google revealed its annual Zeitgeist, a look at 2015 through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique perspective on the year’s major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in South Africa and globally.
While South Africa was a high-point when it came to Google searches, we now take a look at the various many searches that Nigerian consumers had searched for over the course of 2015.
Top 10 Most Searched Fashion Brands
1. Gucci
2. Chanel
3. Versace
4. Michael Kors
5. Louis Vuitton
6. Armani
7. Prada
8. Cartier
9. Tom Ford
10. Givenchy
Top 10 Trending Event Searches
1. Xenophobia in South Africa
2. Elections
3. Nnamdi Kanu arrest
4. Under 17 World Cup
5. Charlie Hebdo attack
6. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
7. Muna Obiekwe dead
8. Ooni of Ife dead
9. Lara Fortes & Oshiomole Wedding
10. Diezani Alison-Madueke arrest
Top 10 Most Searched Football Clubs
1. Arsenal FC
2. Chelsea FC
3. FC Barcelona
4. Manchester United FC
5. Liverpool FC
6. Real Madrid FC
7. Real Madrid FC
8. Juventus FC
9. AC Milan
10. Manchester City FC
Top 10 Most Searched People
1. Muna Obiekwe
2. Muhammadu Buhari
3. Lamar Odom
4. Bruce Jenner
5. Bobbi Kristina
6. Nnamdi Kanu
7. Bukola Saraki
8. Jidenna
9. Kiss Daniel
10. Attahiru Jega
Top 10 Most Searched Movies and Series
1. Furious 7
2. 50 Shade of Grey
3. Empire
4. The Flash
5. Game of Thrones
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. 2015 Grammy Awards
8. Straight Outta Compton
9. American Sniper
10. 30 Days in Atlanta
Top 10 Most Searched Songs
1. Melo Melo – Olamide
2.Woju Remix- Kiss Daniel ft. Davido & Tiwa Savage
3. Bobo – Olamide
4. Hello – Adele
5. Woju – Kiss Daniel
6. Shakiti Bobo – Olamide
7. Fans Mi – Davido ft. Meek Mill
8. Godwin – Korede Bello
9. Laye – Kiss Daniel
10. Ojuelegba Remix – Wizkid ft. Drake & Skepta
ITNEWSAFRICA
While South Africa was a high-point when it came to Google searches, we now take a look at the various many searches that Nigerian consumers had searched for over the course of 2015.
Top 10 Most Searched Fashion Brands
1. Gucci
2. Chanel
3. Versace
4. Michael Kors
5. Louis Vuitton
6. Armani
7. Prada
8. Cartier
9. Tom Ford
10. Givenchy
Top 10 Trending Event Searches
1. Xenophobia in South Africa
2. Elections
3. Nnamdi Kanu arrest
4. Under 17 World Cup
5. Charlie Hebdo attack
6. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
7. Muna Obiekwe dead
8. Ooni of Ife dead
9. Lara Fortes & Oshiomole Wedding
10. Diezani Alison-Madueke arrest
Top 10 Most Searched Football Clubs
1. Arsenal FC
2. Chelsea FC
3. FC Barcelona
4. Manchester United FC
5. Liverpool FC
6. Real Madrid FC
7. Real Madrid FC
8. Juventus FC
9. AC Milan
10. Manchester City FC
Top 10 Most Searched People
1. Muna Obiekwe
2. Muhammadu Buhari
3. Lamar Odom
4. Bruce Jenner
5. Bobbi Kristina
6. Nnamdi Kanu
7. Bukola Saraki
8. Jidenna
9. Kiss Daniel
10. Attahiru Jega
Top 10 Most Searched Movies and Series
1. Furious 7
2. 50 Shade of Grey
3. Empire
4. The Flash
5. Game of Thrones
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. 2015 Grammy Awards
8. Straight Outta Compton
9. American Sniper
10. 30 Days in Atlanta
Top 10 Most Searched Songs
1. Melo Melo – Olamide
2.Woju Remix- Kiss Daniel ft. Davido & Tiwa Savage
3. Bobo – Olamide
4. Hello – Adele
5. Woju – Kiss Daniel
6. Shakiti Bobo – Olamide
7. Fans Mi – Davido ft. Meek Mill
8. Godwin – Korede Bello
9. Laye – Kiss Daniel
10. Ojuelegba Remix – Wizkid ft. Drake & Skepta
ITNEWSAFRICA
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Calls for investigation after Nigerian military attack muslim group
Human rights advocates have called for an investigation following the Nigerian army's raid on a Shiite sect in which hundreds of people were reportedly killed.
Details of the weekend violence in Zaria have been slow to emerge, with the three attacked areas of the northern town on lockdown as late as Tuesday, with no one allowed to enter or leave.
Amnesty International said in a statement late Tuesday that the shooting of members of the Shiite group in Zaria "must be urgently investigated ... and anyone found responsible for unlawful killings must be brought to justice."
"Whilst the final death toll is unclear, there is no doubt of that there has been a substantial loss of life at the hands of the military," said M.K. Ibrahim, director of Amnesty International, Nigeria.
The bloodshed was yet another blow to Africa's most populous nation, already beset by a 6-year-old insurgency waged by Boko Haram, a violent Islamic group which is at odds with the Shiites and others who oppose its extremist views.
Spokesman Ibrahim Musa of the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria said soldiers on Monday carried away about 200 bodies from around the home of the head of the sect, Ibraheem Zakzaky — who was himself badly wounded and whose whereabouts have not been disclosed by the authorities — and hundreds more corpses were in the mortuary. Human rights activists said hundreds of people, perhaps as many as 1,000, were killed.
The army said troops attacked sites in Zaria after 500 Shiites blocked the convoy of Nigeria's army chief, and tried to kill him on Saturday. A report from the military police said some Shiites were crawling through tall grass toward Gen. Tukur Buratai's vehicle "with the intent to attack the vehicle with (a) petrol bomb" while others "suddenly resorted to firing gunshots from the direction of the mosque."
In a statement Monday, the army said there was "loss of lives as a result of the Shiite group members blocking roads and not allowing other passers-by to go about their lawful businesses and activities," and added that "as soon as order is restored ... the police will conduct an enquiry and the public will be informed."
Chidi Odinkalu of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission called the attacks "a massacre." The army said it has asked the rights commission to investigate the alleged assassination attempt on the army chief.
Odinkalu told The Associated Press that Zakzaky suffered four bullet wounds and that one of the sect leader's wives was killed in raids that began Saturday and ended Monday morning. He was quoting the family doctor. Two of Zakzaky's sons also were killed and one was wounded, according to Musa.
Odinkalu and other human rights activists said there are hundreds of bodies at the mortuary of the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital on the outskirts of Zaria.
"Citizens must ask, who ordered this carnage?" Odinkalu tweeted.
Outraged Nigerians took to social media to condemn "trigger-happy troops" and "extra-judicial killings."
Iran, seen as the guardian of the Shiite Muslim faith, condemned the killings.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Iran state TV said Rouhani told Buhari he expects the Nigerian government to compensate families of the dead and injured victims.
Hundreds of Shiites protested in front of the Nigerian embassies in the Iranian and Indian capitals on Tuesday.
Nigeria's Shiites, a movement of millions started 37 years ago by Zakzaky, who dresses in the robes and turban of an Iranian ayatollah, often have clashed with police and other security forces over their unlawful blocking of major roads to hold religious processions.
Nigeria's military is infamous for its excesses. In 2009, Nigerian armed forces attacked Boko Haram's headquarters and killed about 700 people, including its leader.
The Shiites two weeks ago suffered a suicide bombing in a procession that killed 22 people. Boko Haram, a Salafist group, claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened to "wipe out" the Shiites opposed to its radical vision of Islam.
AP
Details of the weekend violence in Zaria have been slow to emerge, with the three attacked areas of the northern town on lockdown as late as Tuesday, with no one allowed to enter or leave.
Amnesty International said in a statement late Tuesday that the shooting of members of the Shiite group in Zaria "must be urgently investigated ... and anyone found responsible for unlawful killings must be brought to justice."
"Whilst the final death toll is unclear, there is no doubt of that there has been a substantial loss of life at the hands of the military," said M.K. Ibrahim, director of Amnesty International, Nigeria.
The bloodshed was yet another blow to Africa's most populous nation, already beset by a 6-year-old insurgency waged by Boko Haram, a violent Islamic group which is at odds with the Shiites and others who oppose its extremist views.
Spokesman Ibrahim Musa of the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria said soldiers on Monday carried away about 200 bodies from around the home of the head of the sect, Ibraheem Zakzaky — who was himself badly wounded and whose whereabouts have not been disclosed by the authorities — and hundreds more corpses were in the mortuary. Human rights activists said hundreds of people, perhaps as many as 1,000, were killed.
The army said troops attacked sites in Zaria after 500 Shiites blocked the convoy of Nigeria's army chief, and tried to kill him on Saturday. A report from the military police said some Shiites were crawling through tall grass toward Gen. Tukur Buratai's vehicle "with the intent to attack the vehicle with (a) petrol bomb" while others "suddenly resorted to firing gunshots from the direction of the mosque."
In a statement Monday, the army said there was "loss of lives as a result of the Shiite group members blocking roads and not allowing other passers-by to go about their lawful businesses and activities," and added that "as soon as order is restored ... the police will conduct an enquiry and the public will be informed."
Chidi Odinkalu of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission called the attacks "a massacre." The army said it has asked the rights commission to investigate the alleged assassination attempt on the army chief.
Odinkalu told The Associated Press that Zakzaky suffered four bullet wounds and that one of the sect leader's wives was killed in raids that began Saturday and ended Monday morning. He was quoting the family doctor. Two of Zakzaky's sons also were killed and one was wounded, according to Musa.
Odinkalu and other human rights activists said there are hundreds of bodies at the mortuary of the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital on the outskirts of Zaria.
"Citizens must ask, who ordered this carnage?" Odinkalu tweeted.
Outraged Nigerians took to social media to condemn "trigger-happy troops" and "extra-judicial killings."
Iran, seen as the guardian of the Shiite Muslim faith, condemned the killings.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Iran state TV said Rouhani told Buhari he expects the Nigerian government to compensate families of the dead and injured victims.
Hundreds of Shiites protested in front of the Nigerian embassies in the Iranian and Indian capitals on Tuesday.
Nigeria's Shiites, a movement of millions started 37 years ago by Zakzaky, who dresses in the robes and turban of an Iranian ayatollah, often have clashed with police and other security forces over their unlawful blocking of major roads to hold religious processions.
Nigeria's military is infamous for its excesses. In 2009, Nigerian armed forces attacked Boko Haram's headquarters and killed about 700 people, including its leader.
The Shiites two weeks ago suffered a suicide bombing in a procession that killed 22 people. Boko Haram, a Salafist group, claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened to "wipe out" the Shiites opposed to its radical vision of Islam.
AP
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Video - Islamic movement in Nigeria says army attacked defenseless people
More details are emerging of this weekend's clash between the Nigerian army and a minority Muslim group in the country's north. The army claims the group, known as the Islamic Movement, tried to assassinate its chief of staff. The group's denied that and says the army killed hundreds of its followers. A local hospital says it has at least 60 bodies in its morgue.
Former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki charged over $68 million fraud
Nigeria's ex-national security adviser has appeared in court, charged over an alleged $68m fraud.
Sambo Dasuki was charged on 19 counts of fraud, money laundering and criminal breach of trust at the high court in the capital Abuja.
He pleaded not guilty on all counts.
Mr Dasuki is accused of illegally transferring $50m from the national security budget to fund election campaigns for members of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's party.
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his arrest two weeks ago, after a government investigation alleged that $2bn (£1.3bn) meant to buy arms to fight Boko Haram had gone missing.
He is the most senior official to be arrested as a result of an investigation into arms procurement during the administration of Mr Jonathan, defeated by Mr Buhari in the March 2015 elections.
A government investigation found that Sambo Dasuki had awarded "ghost contracts" to buy 12 helicopters and four fighter jets which never materialised. He also denies those allegations.
BBC
Sambo Dasuki was charged on 19 counts of fraud, money laundering and criminal breach of trust at the high court in the capital Abuja.
He pleaded not guilty on all counts.
Mr Dasuki is accused of illegally transferring $50m from the national security budget to fund election campaigns for members of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's party.
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his arrest two weeks ago, after a government investigation alleged that $2bn (£1.3bn) meant to buy arms to fight Boko Haram had gone missing.
He is the most senior official to be arrested as a result of an investigation into arms procurement during the administration of Mr Jonathan, defeated by Mr Buhari in the March 2015 elections.
A government investigation found that Sambo Dasuki had awarded "ghost contracts" to buy 12 helicopters and four fighter jets which never materialised. He also denies those allegations.
BBC
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