Police on Red Alert in Nigeria's capital Abuja

Over 50 police vehicles, including armoured cars, were on patrol on selected streets in the capital of Nigeria, Abuja as a counter measure to recent clashes between polices forces and the Islamic fundamentalist group called Boko Haram (Education is Sin) that has so far left over a hundred people dead in Northern Nigeria.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ojukwu released this statement about the patrol in Abuja:

"There is no problem in Abuja. Area is calm and peaceful, and as for the mobile policemen on patrol, they are just performing their statutory duty of protecting lives and properties. There is nothing abnormal about their patrol. No cause for alarm."

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Sani Abacha's Son getting into Politics

Alhaji Muhammad Abacha, eldest son of deceased President of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha, announced he will be entering partisan politics.

He explained to journalists that he is going into politics to first understudy the situation, pointing out that his finding will determine the likely areas of improvement:

"We are going in first to understudy the situation and we must be proud of what we have. If in the end there are areas for improvement we will certainly lend a helping hand." Muhammad said.

When asked to comment on the situation in Nigeria, he said, "Nigeria is too big to be generalized."

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Marlon Jackson visits Nigeria

Marlon Jackson arrived Nigeria last Wednesday. The brother of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson is in Nigeria to work on various creative projects to help bring peace to the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A peace foundation is being set-up by the Jackson family to tackle the crisis in the Niger Delta according to Marlon Jackson:

"We are setting up Michael Jackson Peace Foundation to tackle the crisis in the Niger Delta. We are going to look at the various options available to achieve peace in the region. Michael loved people, he loved peace and we will try everything to achieve that."

"I want leaders and various groups to love one another. We all want a peaceful environment globally. We must spread love and give peace a chance and understand one another. I tell you this will bring solution to the world."

He is also in Nigeria to endorse and approve a Michael Jackson Memorial Concert coordinated by Mr. Bolaji Rosiji's Guranga Foundation and Alhaji Teju Kareem's Zmirage/ZMC.

This is Marlon Jackson's second visit to Nigeria. He visited Nigeria last May to work on the Motherland Beckons Project that's planned to make Africa a Mecca and haven for tourists. He said the Jacksons will be performing in a concert in Nigeria in the near future.

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje talks G.I. Joe

Nigerian Briton Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje who’s been in major movies like Bourne Identity, The Mummy Returns, Ace Ventura, and also played an unforgettable role as Mr. Eko in the hit TV series Lost talks about his new role in the upcoming blockbuster release of G.I. Joe in the video interview up top. G.I. Joe is a movie based on a popular action figure line and cartoon series.

In the video interview Adewale corrects a particularly embarrassing gaffe the interviewer makes. I can imagine how that would have ended the interview with other Hollywood celebrities but Adewale seems to be a pretty cool dude!

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