Aggrieved Chibok Women Storm Abuja, Protest At National Assembly

Sahara Reporters

Aggrieved mothers and other indigenes of Chibok, Borno State, today in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, staged a protest to demand the immediate rescue or release of the more than 200 secondary school girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on April 14.

The protesters, most of them members of the Kibaku Development Association, Chibok, converged at Eagle Square in Nigeria’s capital. From there, they marched to the National Assembly to submit a protest letter. The women were led into the premises of the national legislature by a group of senior female police officers.

World’s biggest comedians storm Nigeria for Glo Laftafest

Two of America’s hottest comedians, Tony Roberts and Deeray Davis will team up with Africa’s hottest comedians including the continent’s number one rib-tickler, Ndumiso Lindi of South Africa, Uganda’s Salvado and A-list Nigerian comedians to give Nigerians a comic treat of a lifetime at the Glo mega Laftafest shows scheduled for Lagos and Abuja in October.

Aptly tagged Invasion LOL, this season’s Glo Laftafest has been rated as Nigeria’s greatest comedy shows of the year.

Other top-rated comedians slated to perform at the shows to be hosted by Basketmouth include Ali Baba, Bovi, Okey Bakassi, Akparoro, I Go Dye, Klint de Drunk, Buchi, Gordons, Funny Bone, Bash, Emeka Smith, Julius Agwu, Sim Card. 

SOUNDSULTAN, RUGGEDMAN, EGO, JAYWON OTHERS STORM KOGA ONE NIGHT STAND

As build up to Koga Top Ten Mics scheduled to hold this December, Koga Entertainment treated select guests to a night of live music, fun and drinks at the Event Centre, Koga Studios, Oregun, Lagos.  

The excitement was at fever pitch on Saturday May 25, 2013 as the first edition this year saw live performances from Sound Sultan, Rugged Man, Normoreloss, Ego and Jaywon. Others include Capital Femi, Mbryo, Ayo and Isaac Gerald.

The show was hosted by Omobaba.

One Night Stand is a quarterly event featuring music and comedy. Past editions have seen the likes of Sir Shina Peters, Jimmy Jatt, Obsere and Dede Mabiakwu perform.

Koga Entertainment has always maintained a high level of popularity throughout the years, but even more so recently due to its Koga Top Ten Mics which was first unveiled in Nigeria in 2010.

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Boko Haram Storm Church During Service in Maiduguri

Gunmen suspected to be the radical Islamic sect; Boko Haram today launched an attack on a local Church of the Brethren- Ekilisiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) in Maiduguri the Borno State capital while the Sunday service was in progress.

Today’s incident marks the first time that an attack will be launched on a church in the Maiduguri metropolis in broad daylight during Sunday service since the Boko Haram insurgence heightened in the area.

Worshippers said the gunmen numbering about five came to the church area located at Bulunkutu ward in the metropolis in a tricycle at about 11a.m and opened fire directly into the church targeting the worshippers when the sermon was being delivered.

They wondered how the gunmen could dare the soldiers in front of the church to launch such attack.

Spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Lt Col Sagir Musa who confirmed the incident said the troops at the church post immediately repelled the attack.

“They came firing into the church area but our men at the post rose to the occasion and fired back at them. We successfully repelled the attack and the gunmen fled immediately”

He revealed that a police attached to the JTF was hit by bullet but has been treated and discharged from the hospital.