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The highly influential Economist magazine has accused President Goodluck Jonathan's government of incompetence, callousness and corruption. In addition, the publication blamed the festering scourge of terrorist activities by the Islamist group, Boko Haram, largely on Mr. Jonathan's inaction and indifference. In its current edition, the magazine criticized the Jonathan administration for its reluctance to accept foreign help in the past in order to battle Boko Haram insurgents rampaging in the northeast of Nigeria. The publication also berated the president's wife, Patience Jonathan, for ordering the arrest and detention of protesters demanding action by the Federal Government to rescue the abducted schoolgirls. The full statement by the Economist is reproduced below: Kidnappings In Nigeria -A clueless government  FOR the past few years President Goodluck Jonathan has publicly shrugged off the deaths of thousands of people, mainly in the north-east of his country, p...

Communities in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government area of Kaduna State said the Nigerian Military committed genocide on their areas in a recent clampdown on armed gangs that the military spokesperson had announced was “huge success” during the week. The communities of Kwalakwangi, Maikyasuwa, and Dokan-ruwa were over a four-day span, from Monday to Thursday of this week, under siege by the military, residents of the area told us. The Nigerian military was deployed in the area to uproot a series of armed bandit ‘safe heavens’ and safe houses, under the military tactics called, "Operation Restore Peace." According an eyewitness from the Kwalakwangi village, the military had burnt down the village, and killed all the able-bodied men caught in the cross hairs of their guns. Several of the people shot were not connected to any of the gangs military officials sought.   At least 43 people were buried in Kwalakwangi village on Friday, including the chief imam, and the distric...

According  to what linda ikeji said, she watched Genevieve Nnaji on CNN a few minutes ago talking about the missing Chibok girls, and she was very articulate. Some of what she said below... "As celebrities, we thought it was our responsibility to shed light and bring to the forefront this inhumane act." "For me I think it will be unfair to say they (the federal govt) were slow to react because nobody knew whether they reacted or not. The thing is we we weren't told, we didn't know if they were aware of the situation or not. The major problem we had was the lack of communication. We just wanted them to react to us. Now we can see things being put in place, now we can see effort being made and that will be credited to the noise that's been made, the campaigning that's been made around the world. We are grateful for all the attention." Continue... CNN: Does she welcome foreign support? "This has been going on way too long and there's n...

It's Kimye's version of a Golden Ticket! As one of the most famous couples in the world,  Kim Kardashian  and  Kanye West  know literally thousands of people who would love to attend their much-anticipated Paris wedding on May 24. Of those thousands, approximately 100 were given spots on the guest list. Invitations were dispatched to the elite group in mid-April -- and  Us Weekly  has an exclusive look at the coveted memento. The invitations feature a simple design: gold lettering on a neutral background. Information is scarce; all that's included are a few lines about the date and dress code for the ceremony and rehearsal dinner. As  Us Weekly  previously reported in April, the happy couple are keeping most details under wraps until their friends and family arrive in France. "Guests won't know the venue until they get to Paris," a source shared last month. "[Kim] hasn't even told her sisters." Engaged since Kardashian's 33rd birt...

The singer feels all the protests should stop...and also mentioned that she was the one who sent out messages to US celebs to tweet support for the campaign... .

I have been getting reports from multiple sources saying that some school children were kidnapped around 1pm t oday  May 9th at Baruwa Primary school, Itire-Ijeshatedo, Surulere. News got to parents, guardians, who rushed to the school to remove their children. There was a lot of chaos in the area for about two hours this afternoon I personally can't verify that school kids were kidnapped...but something definitely happened to cause panic. See more photos below

An unidentified man suspected to be a kidnapper reportedly died Thursday after he was pelted with stones by a mob in Iyana Ipaja arera of Lagos Western Nigeria. The suspect allegedly kidnapped a 4-year old girl at Lagger Street, Alimosho bus stop, Iyana Ipaja. He was brutally beaten and stoned before the police at Gowon Estate Division intervened. P.M.NEWS learnt that the police rushed him to Igando General Hospital where he reportedly died because of the injuries he sustained. According to a resident, as the suspect was taking the victim away, he was accosted by the residents who knew the girl and asked him where he was taking her to. The witness said when the suspect did not give a satisfactory answer, he was searched and four phone sim cards were found on him and a jackknife. The angry mob suspected him to be a kidnapper and desended on him. A team of policemen who raced to the scene to rescue the suspect was also attacked and injured. A resident who watched while the mo...