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of Representatives over the alleged plot to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan. The warning was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday by Pastor Reuben Wilson, President of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, a body of former leaders of militant camps in the region, ThisDay reports. He said such move would be seen as a direct attack on the people of the region, stating that the legislators had no moral right to begin any impeachment moves against the president. The ex-warlords insisted that the House should not start impeachment proceedings against the president over the handling of the defection of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They sincerely advised the house to shelve any move to impeach the president and assured that they were prepared to resist such moves. The former warlord, Wilson, who said many Niger Delta people were strongly behind the president, promised that th

Gnoti, has been arrested as he tried to transfer missiles he purchased from the Sudanese army meant for Boko Haram terrorist in northeastern Nigeria. As Cameroonian investigative journalist, Bisong Etahoben, reports via Twitter, Mr. Gnoti was arrested on the Chadian-Sudan border with 19 SAM2 missiles. Reportedly, Mr. Gnoti, who claimed that President Idriss Déby gave him the funds to purchase the weapons, had waved a presidential pass issued to him by Mr. Deby’s office in order to get past border guards but was stopped and searched by the guards who found the deadly weapons on him. According to the Sahara Reporters, there has not been an official confirmation or denial either by the Chadian or the Nigerian authorities. The office of Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), the National Security Adviser in Nigeria also doesn’t respond. While an aide said Mr. Dasuki is traveling in Mexico. Mahamat Bichara Gnoti, regular visitor & close confidant of Idris Derby was Nov 17 arrested with 19 SAM2 mis

Abuja (AFP) - South Africa beat Sudan 2-1 on Saturday in their first match since the slaying of captain Senzo Meyiwa to reach the Africa Cup of Nations, where they were joined by Cameroon and Senegal. South Africa top Group A with 11 points from five matches, meaning they will now not be under pressure when they visit Nigeria on Wednesday. Ajax midfielder Thulani Serero scored his first international goal for South Africa in the 38th minute, when he slotted home a cut-back from inside the box to give Bafana Bafana the lead in Durban, the home city of Meyiwa. Tokelo Rantie then doubled the advantage in the 53rd minute, when he dribbled his way past his markers before stabbing home past the Sudan goalkeeper. Sudan pulled a goal back through Al Hilal forward Salah Ibrahim in the 77th minute from close range. Meyiwa, 27, the goalkeeper and captain of the South Africa team, was gunned down by an intruder at the home of his pop singer girlfriend south of Johannesburg on October 26. After Sat

Naturalist Paul Rosolie believes "you have to go head first." What he's referring to is shoving his head into the mouth of an anaconda, letting it swallow him, and filming the experience for a Discovery Channel special called Eaten Alive, News.com.au reports. According to the Discovery Channel's blurb on the show, which premieres Dec. 7, the 26-year-old will enter "the belly of an anaconda in a custom-built snake-proof suit"; he's shown in a preview video wearing it with an emergency line attached to his ankle, the Independent reports. ADVERTISEMENT Wildlife advocates are calling Rosolie's TV experiment cruel. "#EatenAlive is disgusting. Why put an animal under so much trauma? All for the wonder of live tv," says one miffed tweeter. But Rosolie, a wildlife filmmaker who works with anacondas in the Amazon, says his mission is to protect the creatures. "If u know me—I would never hurt a living thing. But you'll have to watch # Ea

One out of six people will suffer from a stroke in their lifetime. The attack cuts off vital blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which can kill two million brain cells in just 60 seconds. But despite this threat, few Americans know how to prevent and treat a stroke. ADVERTISEMENT Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor of FoxNews.com, recently sat down with cardiologist Mark Turco, the chief medical officer at Covidien Vascular Therapies to talk about stroke awareness. Turco teamed up with the World Stroke Organization and its global "Take 2…Tell 2" campaign to encourage people to take two minutes to learn the causes of, warning signs for and treatment for stroke— and then take two minutes to tell two people about what you’ve learned. This sharing of information is important, as stroke can affect anyone at any age. “Children can have strokes, people under 40 can have strokes, and one in 5 women have strokes, while 1 in 6 men can have strokes,” Turco said. Even though

The Kano State Government has declared today as a public holiday to enable eligible voters to obtain their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Dr Damburan Nuhu said INEC will begin the distribution of the PVCs in all the registration points across the state today. The statement also advised persons who had attained 18 years since the last exercise in 2011 to register during the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVRs) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC had announced that the distribution of permanent voter cards would commence in the state from Nov 7 to Nov. 9.

Twenty-one civilians were killed after Boko Haram fighters clashed with troops in the restive northeast of Nigeria, a local lawmaker has said. The fighting erupted at about 5:00 pm (2130 IST) on Wednesday in Malam Fatori, a commercial hub known for fishing and farming in the remote north of Borno state near the border with Niger. "Boko Haram tried to attack Malam Fatori... But they met stiff resistance from the Multi-National Joint Task Force who initially repelled the attack after prolonged fighting," said senator Maina Maaji Lawan. "They pushed back the insurgents and people in the town and the soldiers thought it was over but the insurgents mobilised more men and weapons including an APC (armoured personnel carrier) and launched a renewed attack. "They overpowered the soldiers who were forced to flee. The insurgents went into the town shooting indiscriminately. They killed 21 people." Local residents put the civilian death toll at 16 and claimed that do