Militant Attacks: FG Suspects Foreign Conspiracy

The Nigerian government is currently leaving no stone unturned in its investigation of the Niger Delta militants currently destroying oil facilities.

 

The Federal Government has begun an investigation into the possibility that some foreign nations may be backing the militant activities in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

 

New Telegraph gathered from highly placed military sources that the intelligence arm of the military and other security agencies were already looking into the source of supply of the sophisticated arms at the disposal of the agitators.

One of the sources, who spoke in confidence, said the need for a comprehensive probe had become urgent, in view of the fact that a large cache of arms had been surrendered to the state, in the wake of the Amnesty Programme.

It was further gathered that the latest threat by the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) – a group which claims to be the highest organ of all the agitating groups in the Niger Delta – to launch six missiles in the area today raised more concern within security and military circles.

The source, however, dispelled rumour of a fullblown military operation in the Niger Delta, saying the military was mindful of the compelling need to protect innocent people in the area, who must be protected.

According to him, the new strategies being mapped-out, will not exclude the protection of human rights, as well as the rule of engagement (ROE), which he said is central to all military operations.

“There are international machineries that have been employed for the sole aim of destabilizing the nation, in order to control our oil.

“When you hear these guys say they are launching missiles, it is from the support of their international conspirators.

“Some of these countries gather information from where they do comparative analysis,” he said. On the new strategy to be adopted to contain the wave of bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta, the source noted: “We will as much as possible be professional and systematic in our operations.”

The senior military source stated: “We must get whoever is behind this renewed acts of vandalism, which have cut production by about 800,000 barrels per day (bpd). “Whichever way you look at it, yes, there could be the possibility that they (agitators) have international collaborators.

“All over the world, there is nowhere in history that non-state actors ever succeeded over state actors; ours will not be an exception.

“The Nigerian Armed Forces will ensure the indivisibility of this great country of ours.” It will be recalled that the JRC had, in a statement issued last Thursday, given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to withdraw the military from the region, or be prepared for a full-blown war. “All oil and gas operations should shut down immediately as our missiles testing will affect their equipment.

“Note, we shall commence missile testing on Tuesday, June 7, which coincides with the date of our training abroad,” the statement read.

Commonwealth Doctor Condemn President Buhari's Medical Trip to London...

President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on a medical trip to London to treat an ear infection, however it seems not everyone is comfortable with his decision.

 

President Muhammadu Buhari

 

Dr. Osahon Enabulele, the Vice President of the Commonwealth Medical Association, on Monday expressed disappointment at the news of President Muhammadu Buhari’s10-Day medical trip to London for an Ear, Nose and Throat, E.N.T, infection.

 

According to him “it as a tragic blot on Nigeria’s collective professional and National image.”

 

According to Vanguard, the former President, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, who condemned frequent medical trip by government officials, said Nigeria has suffered a great loss to medical tourism in recent past. 

 

“I am very constrained to state that this foreign medical trip flies in the face of the Federal Government’s earlier declaration of her resolve to halt the embarrassing phenomenon of outward medical tourism, which as at the end of the year 2013 had led to a humongous capital flight of about $1billion dollars, particularly from expenses incurred by political and public office holders and their accompanying aides, whose foreign medical trips most of which are unnecessary, were financed with tax payers’ resources”, he said.

 

Osahon who advised the president Buhari to live by example at curbing medical tourism and saving Nigerians this great loss incurred through numerous trips abroad for medication stated that the President has lost a golden opportunity to assert his change mantra through a clear demonstration of leadership by example, by staying back to receive medical treatment in Nigeria. 

 

He added that receiving treatment in Nigeria would inspire confidence in the health sector which currently boasts of medical experts that favourably compare with medical experts anywhere in the world, if not better. 

 

“Mr. President should make a clear public pronouncement on his resolve to show leadership by example with respect to the utilization of the medical expertise and facilities that abound in Nigeria by him and other members of the Federal Executive Council, particularly in concrete expression of section 46 of the National Health Act which seeks to address the abuse of tax payers’ resources through frivolous foreign medical travels embarked upon by political and public office holders”. 

 

He said: “It is on record that most public and political office holders who seek foreign medical care abroad are handled by Nigerian trained doctors in foreign lands particularly in the United Kingdom which has over 3000 Nigerian trained medical doctors, United States of America with over 5000 Nigerian trained medical doctors, amongst other foreign countries, most of whom left the shores of Nigeria on account of government’s perennial failure to address the various push and pull factors which have consistently driven this yearly brain drain phenomenon in Nigeria. 

 

“Available records show that last year alone, 637 medical doctors emigrated due largely to poor working conditions and health facilities, insecurity, unpredictable and poor funding of Residency Training Programme, uncompetitive wages and job dissatisfaction.” 

 

The former NMA president said; “Without prejudice to the expert recommendation of President’s Personal Physician and the ENT specialist said to have examined and treated him in Abuja, I consider it a national shame of immense proportions that Mr. President had to be recommended for foreign medical care despite the presence of over 250 ENT specialists and professors in Nigeria, as well as a National Ear Centre located in Kaduna state.” 

 

He recommended that the presidency should consider other options such as inviting a consortium of Nigerian trained ENT specialists in Nigeria to Abuja to re-evaluate and treat hi. If it is determined that the medical expertise is not available in Nigeria, any identified Nigerian trained ENT specialist practicing anywhere in the world should be invited to Abuja for re-evaluating and treating him. 

 

“If it is a case where the health facilities/equipment are unavailable then the President should have used his current medical situation, though unfortunate, to commence the Federal Government’s plan to re-equip Nigerian hospitals with modern state-of-the art health facilities, by ordering for the needed medical equipment to enable the locally available Nigerian trained ENT specialists to attend to him, and thereafter use same facilities to attend to other Nigerians with similar conditions. 

 

“Indeed, it will be a win-win situation for Nigeria as Mr. President will not only get managed with the imported medical facilities and expertise; he would save Nigeria the capital flight that would result from his planned foreign medical trip."

Must Read: This is Why Some Married Men and Women Cheat

Wondering why your man or woman still cheats even when you have given him or her almost everything to make them happy? Consider these points.

 

Why do people cheat? Well, many have asked that question especially when they believe they have all that it takes to keep their man or woman satisfied, yet they go out there to cheat. Here are 4 simple reasons why married people cheat.

 

They no longer get what they expected from the marriage

Expectations are a good thing-they make you a visionary but they are also a bad thing because they make you assume a lot of things you should not. From both sides, there is an idea of what and how something should work. Marriage means, I get more sex. Marriage means he or she will pay attention more. Marriage means I will have more of this and that until life happens; in the name of career and responsibilities. Someone is now married to work as long as they have given you the number of kids you wanted, they can now concentrate on other things.

One person ends up feeling neglected and in the end, cheating happens. It is only so long before someone gets tired of begging for something when they are being offered by someone else.

 

Birds of a feather flock together

There is a reason married people try to control the type of friends that are around their spouse. Those habits have a way of influencing the other. If you hung out with your ‘buddies’ that have mistresses or boyfriends on the side; you have a lot of out of town trips. What will happen when you notice that you are always the only one who is alone while they have someone? You will eventually fall into the same habit-you will get one yourself because you will find a way to justify why you need one just like everybody else.

 

You are not getting that attention from your own spouse

I am not saying people are children but most marriages work like this; you marry someone and you eventually ignore them. Your spouse has to be your boyfriend or girlfriend because they are still a man or a woman. Don’t let someone else come in and help you do what you should have been doing. Neglecting a spouse will lead to them finding another way to deal with that empty space and we know these days, the married the person, the more attractive they are to someone.

 

The change

As small minded as it may sound; your appearance does matter. They married you for the way you presented yourself, took care of yourself, worked out, ate well and smelt nice. A few years of marriage and people let go of themselves. Bad as it may sound, they will not want to be seen with you, if it is extreme. So they look for the trophy. You stay at home; the trophy goes to company events and trips so that someone is not ashamed

Picture of Nigerian Soldier Killed by Niger Delta Militants Surfaces on Social Media

A picture of a young Nigerian soldier who allegedly died while protecting oil facilities in the south-south region from attacks by Niger Delta militants has hit the media space.

Late, Kai Jehoshaphat

 

Pictured above is another fallen hero, Kai Jehoshaphat who died defending Nigeria in Rivers State.

Read what a Twitter user who shared the photo wrote:

'Another fallen hero, Kai Jehoshaphat died defending his country #Nigeria in #Rivers - Rest well soldier #Borno'
 

Niger Delta Avengers which is a prominent group among the Niger Delta militants has vowed to cripple Nigeria's economy with threats of also breaking away from the Nigerian state.

Jonathan was Treated Like a King at an Executive Lunch in London (Photos)

After his epic speech at Bloomberg TV studios in London, former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was treated to a sumptuous dinner like a king.

Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan pose for a picture after the epic speech

 

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was treated like a King at an executive lunch in London after his epic speech and interview at Bloomberg TV studios in London. He was hosted by Rob Hersov, CEO of Invest Africa.

 

 

He pledged his support for the growth of Nigeria and asked investors to invest in Nigeria and Africa as opportunities abound.

 

The Right Honourable Mark Simmonds, former UK Minister for Africa was in attendance and gave the vote of thanks.

 

Popular Pastor Caught on Camera Standing on Top of Church Members During Church Service (Photos)

A popular and controversial pastor who is known for his unconventional methods of conducting deliverance, has set tongues wagging again.

 

 

Pastor Penuel Mnguni of South Africa, pictured above, has never stopped surprising people with his many styles of conducting 'healing' and 'deliverance'.

 

This time around, the controversial pastor was seen ordering his members to lie on the floor and then proceeding to climb atop them and even standing on them for a while preaching to other members.

 

According to him, it was all to show forth the power of God and release His power to heal them.

 

Recently the pastor was caught on camera climbing over church members with his car to show forth God's power.

11 Facts About Women's Nipples that They Cannot Ignore

A woman's body is very delicate and should be delicately handled. These are things you have to know about your breasts.

 

 

Have you ever looked at your nipples and wondered if they’re normal? It turns out, they come in all different shapes and sizes. What’s more, they can bring you incredible pleasure, help feed a baby, and even tip you off to some potentially serious health problems. Seriously, they’re amazing. After reading this, we promise you’ll have newfound respect for this body part. Here, everything you need to know about your nipples.

 

1. They Can Span Several Inches

 

The size of a woman’s nipples and areolas can be as wide as a half-dollar or smaller than a dime, and either way is totally normal, says Alyssa Dweck, M.D., ob-gyn in Westchester, New York and coauthor of V Is for V*gina. Gain weight or get pregnant, and they can balloon even bigger, she says.

 

2. They Come in a Range of Colors

 

Pale pink, brick red, dark brown: Nipple pigment has to do with a woman’s ethnic background and the hue of the rest of her skin. Just as nipple size changes when you have a baby, so does nipple color, and that shift in shade is often permanent. “It’s the result of hormone surges during pregnancy,” says Dweck.

 

3. They’re Capable of Mucho Pleasure

 

Nipples are an erogenous zone for many women, and a 2011 study from the Journal of Sexual Medicine backs this up. Researchers using MRI imaging found that when nipples are stimulated, a pleasure center inside the brain lights up the same way it lights up after stimulation of the clitoris and vagina.

 

4. Nipple Orgasms are Not Fiction

 

The same 2011 study that showed a link between nipple stimulation and the pleasure center of the brain also raised the possibility that nipple stimulation alone could result in orgasm, something s*x researchers previously estimated that only a “small number” of women could experience.

 

5. They Sometimes Come in Threes

 

It’s not uncommon for a man or a woman to be born with three nipples (or four, or five, or seven, as one 2012 study details). These extra nipples, known as “supernumerary nipples,” resemble a mole or mark. They never develop into actual breasts, and they can show up anywhere on the body, according to the National Institutes of Health.

 

6. Nipples Are Supposed to Be Bumpy

 

Look closely at your nipples and the surrounding areolas; they kind of resemble the bumpy, crater-filled surface of the moon. “Those bumps on the areola can be hair follicles, ducts, or oil glands that produce lubricating fluid,” says Dweck. “It’s totally normal to have them.”

 

7. But Sometimes a Bump Is Bad News

 

A rare form of breast cancer called Paget’s disease can present itself as a red bump or rash on the nipple or areola, says Dweck. “It’ll look like an angry skin change that doesn’t go away,” she says. If you spot this and it persists for a few weeks, have your doctor take a look.

 

8. They Don’t Love the Gym

 

Working out is super-healthy for your body as a whole, but it can be rough on your nipples, which often get dry, chafed, and even bloody as they rub back and forth against your sports bra, says Dweck. Dabbing on some petroleum jelly before a treadmill session will soothe irritated skin.

 

9. Nursing Can Do a Number on Them

 

Soreness, pain, cracking, bleeding—these are just some of the consequences of having a hungry newborn attached to your nipples several times a day, says Dweck. These symptoms tend to disappear as a new mom gets the hang of it, but if your nipples continue to suffer, get an assist from your pediatrician or a lactation consultant.

 

10. They Can Leak Milk

 

Nursing moms, you might want to keep an extra blouse in your purse or glove compartment. It’s a totally freaky phenomenon, but many breastfeeding women have found themselves suddenly leaking milk as soon as they hear the cry of a random infant or baby nearby, says Dweck.

 

11. Discharge Can Be a Warning Sign

 

A little discharge that comes out after you’ve squeezed your nipple is probably no big deal. “But a white, creamy discharge that’s released on its own could be a sign of a non-cancerous growth in the brain,” says Dweck. Green or black discharge can tip you off to a benign duct problem. And bloody discharge might mean breast cancer. If you experience the latter, bring it to your doctor’s attention.

- Women'sHealth