Full Text Of President Jonathan's New Year Broadcast Speech Today

Dear Great People of our nation,

1. I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation is being born. A new nation is being born because of the foundations we have all laid, working together for the good and progress of our dear fatherland.

Obasanjo's Son Shot In Mubi By BokoHaram - Saharareporters

Boko Haram militants attacked a platoon led by the son of former Nigerian president Obansanjo, shooting him today.He sustained serious injuries to his legs, and was being transported to the hospital at the time of thisreport.

Bride, Groom Shot Dead On Wedding Eve In Enugu

A man and woman set to be joined in holy
matrimony in Enugu were, yesterday, shot dead by
gunmen suspected to be cult members.

Six family members die of food poisoning in Sokoto

Sokoto - Six members of the same family had reportedly died as a result of suspected food poisoning in Awilkiti village of Gudu Local Government Area in Sokoto state.

African Union meets for Ebola crisis talks

Addis Ababa - African Union chiefs held an emergency meeting Monday to hammer out a continent-wide strategy to deal with the Ebola epidemic, which has killed over 2 000 people in west Africa.
"Fighting Ebola must be done in a manner that doesn't fuel isolation or lead to the stigmatisation of victims, communities and countries," AU commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, speaking at the opening of the
meeting.

Gov. Aliyu denies endorsing Lamidi for President

Minna - Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has dismissed reports that he has endorsed
his Jigawa State counterpart, Sule Lamido for the 2015 Presidential election, reports Leadership.

The governor who was reacting to
newspapers’ reports that said he had endorsed Lamido said he was quoted out of context.

He described the report as false and a ploy to cause confusion and ignite tension between him and the party at the national level.

Bankole opens up on governorship bid

Abeokuta - Former Speaker of House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole has told the leaders of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in
Ogun State that he has no governorship ambition for now contrary to rumours making the rounds, reports Premium Times.

Bankole who was speaking to party members at the party’s Secretariat, in Abeokuta, said his primary concern for now is to fashion ways of resolving the party’s prolonged
crisis.

He said the purpose of his unification drive was not only to bring all aggrieved members of the party back to the fold, but to as well
give the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC good run for their money in the 2015 election.

He said the PDP stands a better chance in Ogun State than it did in 2011.

PDP wins Niger East senatorial by-election

Minna - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Dr Shem Zagbai of the Peoples Democratic Party

Military under fire over Boko Haram response

Defence headquarters spokesperson, Major General Chris Olukolade, declined to comment
on Boko Haram seizure of more towns in the region.

Residents of Gulak became apprehensive when troops drove into the town in vans, trucks and
armoured cars firing shots in the air in retreat after they were overpowered by the militants
in Madagali, 20 kilometres away, said Ayuba Daniel, a Gulak resident.

"Around 17:00 (1600GMT) yesterday [Friday] we started seeing hordes of soldiers in vans,
trucks and armoured cars driving through Gulak firing shots in the air and soon afterwards people from Madagali started trooping in telling us Boko Haram were on
their way," Daniel said.

"This forced us to flee to Mubi and nearby mountains to escape Boko Haram attack," he said.

Residents of Mubi, 200km from the state capital, Yola, said the town was "flooded" with people from Michika, Gulak and Madagali.

Boko Haram seize more towns - thousands flee

Kano - Thousands of fear-stricken residents in several towns and villages in Adamawa state have fled their homes after troops failed to retake a major town seized by Boko Haram militants, residents said on Saturday.

Residents of Madagali, Gulak and Michika towns and nearby villages fled their homes on Friday through Saturday following a Boko Haram advance after repelling a military offensive to retake Madagali town, seized by the militants last month.

"All the residents of Madagali, Gulak and Michika have fled their homes to the mountains and Mubi town after soldiers retreated from Madagali where they made a failed attempt to push out the insurgents and the recapture the town," said Bello Alaramma who also ran away from Gulak to Mubi, 76km away.

"Boko Haram are now in control of Gulak," headquarters of Madagali local government (municipality) in Adamawa state, Alaramma
said.

US Urges Nigeria To Help Liberia, Others Tackle Ebola.

The United States government has pleaded with Nigeria to extend its assistance to three other countries in the West African sub-region that have been grappling with the Ebola Virus Disease.

Boko Haram: 1200 Terrorists Killed In Bama As GEJ Declares Full-scale War

Boko Haram: Jonathan declares full-scale
war ,deploys warplanes
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