BIG NEWS OF THE WEEK

=BAMA=

The Joint Task Forces says suspected members of Islamist sect, Boko Haram, attacked Bama, Borno State, leaving 55 people  dead.

The gunmen killed 22 police officers, 14 prison officials, two soldiers and four civilians, while 13 of the sect’s members died in the clash with th

e task force members.

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Also, a militia group in Nigeria killed 23 policemen in an ambush in Nasarawa state.

The militia, run by a traditional religious cult known as Mbatse, attacked policemen sent to arrest their members alleged to be forcing Muslims and Christians in the area to swear oaths of allegiance, Police Commissioner Abayomi Akeremale, told reporters yesterday in Lafia, Nasarawa state capital. Eight police vans were also destroyed by the attackers.

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Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, said that the current insecurity and tension in the country would be a child’s play if President Goodluck Jonathan fails to win a second term in 2015.

He said that Niger Delta will ensure the nation does not know peace if Jonathan is prevented from returning to office after the 2015 general elections.

=ROTIMI AMAECH=

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened to expose some Abuja-based politicians from the state owing to the crisis currently rocking the People’s Democratic Party in the state.

Amaechi, who said he was no more running for any political position, added that the people of the state would lose their respect for his critics by the time he opened up on their past deeds

=TIMIPRE SYLVA=

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC arrested the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva following his refusal to honour invitations to answer charges over allegations of fraud running into billions of Naira.

The offence was said to have been committed while he served as the governor of the state.

He was picked up at his 3, Niger Street, Maitama, Abuja home.

The EFCC operatives stormed his mansion after being told by Sylva’s security men that the man was not in town and that they should come back upon his return.

However, the operatives smelling a rat, decided to conduct a search on the house since they were already armed with a search warrant signed by the court.

Apart from discovering the embattled governor in one of the hideouts in the mansion, the search also led to the recovery of what the operatives described as ‘very vital documents’ that could assist in his prosecution.

=ALEX FERGUSON -DAVID MOYES=

Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement as Manchester United Manager.

Ferguson has won 49 titles in all competitions and has spent 26 and a half years at the Old Trafford.

The announcement shocked millions of Man united fans who are still basking in the euphoria of winning another English Premier League cup.

However, Everton manager David Moyes, is billed to replace Ferguson.

=OSAZE=

Osaze Odemwingie’s future with West Bromwich Albion was decided during talks between the club and the PFA– with the striker set for a summer exit.

Odemwingie’s future was pretty much resolved involving himself, the PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor, Albion’s sporting and technical director Richard Garlick and the club’s chief executive Mark Jenkins.

The 31-year-old made it clear during those talks that he wants to leave this summer.