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Vol. 8 No. 96
Monday, August 6, 2012
. . . putting the people first
Ramadan 18, 1433 AH
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Suicide bombing kills 9 soldiers, 2 civilians in Damaturu
Ex-commissioner, Immigration officer murdered in Borno By Julius Ogah
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suicide car bomber yester attacked a military checkpoint in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state, killing nine soldiers and two civilians, police said. “The lone suicide bomber detonated the bomb before the car he was in could be stopped, killing the soldiers and one civilian,” Patrick Egbmuniwe, the police commissioner for the state, told Reuters by telephone. “Another civilian died of his wounds in hospital shortly after.” Toyin Gbadegeshin, the state Police Command Public Relations Officer, confirmed an attack on a security patrol in Damaturu by gunmen. The police spokesman said “the gunmen laid in ambush for a security patrol team, using explosive devices, around Shagari low cost housing area”. He said some military personnel in the targeted patrol vehicle were injured and rushed to hospital for treatment. “There were also gunshots reported around the 'A' division police station,” he said. Contd on Page 2
Storming in front Bolt (second left) crosses the finish line first, ahead of fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake (second right) and bronze medallist Justin Gatlin (centre)
Devastating rainstorms coming, warns NIMET By Muhammad Sada, with agency reports
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igerians should expect devastating rainstorms this month through October, the Nigerian
Yakowa laments insecurity in Kaduna >> PAGE 4
Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has warned. The warning came in a statement by Mr. Eleazar Obende from the agency's Public Relations Unit over the weekend in Abuja. The states that will be the
worst affected are listed as Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa. According to him, “in keeping with the mandate to monitor the 2012 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction
(SRP) and give updates as and when necessary, NIMET has observed wetter-than-normal soil surface moisture and groundwater conditions in some parts of the country over the past 12 months.
“The northern sector of the country will experience peak rainfall in August through October season, the effect of the wetter-than-normal conditions observed is the prospect of the Contd on Page 2
6-year-old child burnt to death in auto crash
Nigeria’s Ogoke makes boxing history at Games
Ramadan Timing for Abuja
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Magrib 6.51
Alfijr 5.09