AFRIMANSA REPORTS

A Syrian Christian fighter has beheaded an Islamic State group (IS) militant to avenge people "executed" by the jihadists in northeastern Syria, a monitor said on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the incident took place on Thursday in Hasakeh province, where IS holds large areas of the countryside. According to the monitor, the Christian fighter, a member of the minority Assyrian community, found the jihadist in the local village of Tal Shamiram. "He took him prisoner and when he found out he was a member of IS, the Assyrian fighter beheaded him in revenge for abuses committed by the group in the region," Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said. The Observatory is based in Britain but has covered the Syrian conflict since it broke out four years ago thanks to a network of sources inside the country. The Christian was fighting in the ranks of Kurdish forces who earlier this month drove IS out of more than a dozen Assyrian vi...

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Shehu Garba says ongoing cleaning and refurbishment has prevented President Buhari to move into his official residence in Asovilla days after he was sworn in as President. " As far as the President is concerned, the place (his official residence) is not ready yet.  Workers are cleaning and refurbishing the place.  Once the exercise is completed, the President will move in.”he said Meanwhile there are reports that staff of Asovilla, particularly security officers, are currently in a state of confusion as to what their job schedule will be like this week as President Buhari has not appointed some key positions in his cabinet, one of which is the Chief of Staff who plans his daily schedule. One of the workers in the Presidency who spoke on condition of anonymity said  "As we are talking now, we do not know his (the President’s) activities for tomorrow (today). We cannot plan fo...

Former President Jonathan said during his reception in Bayelsa yesterday that before he became deputy governor of the state, he had no interest in politics. Narrating how he dabbled into politics, Jonathan said, “It all started with me and Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. I knew Alamieyeseigha when he wanted to contest the governorship of Bayelsa State under the defunct United Nigeria Congress Party. That was the first time I knew Alamieyeseigha. We formed groups in every local governments – two persons to sign petition to enable Alamieyeseigha to contest. But a late Chief Judge asked me and one person from Ogbia to sign the petition. Even though I was a civil servant, I signed the document. I was in the Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission then. Of course, when he started his campaign, I joined. His story is very interesting. Continue to read it plus photos from the reception after the cut... "Not because I was interested in any elective office...

Former President Jonathan & former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the Saint Peters Anglican Church, Yenagoa during a Special Thanksgiving Service for the Former President today Saturday May 30th. Meanwhile, spot CAN president, pastor Oritsejafor with the former First Family in Bayelsa today. He sent a rep to the inauguration yesterday in Abuja...this means like Patience Jonathan, he didn't want to be there!

  Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29 th May, 2015 I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture. Our journey has not been easy but thanks to the determination of our people and strong support from friends abroad we have today a truly democratically elected government in place. I would like to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his display of statesmanship in setting a precedent for us that has now made our people proud to be Nigerians wherever they are. With the support and cooperation he has given to the transition process, he has made it possible for us to show the world that despite the perceived tension i...

Thank you sir, for doing what you could for this country, for conceding defeat and giving us peace. Nigerians look forward to the new administration. More photos after the cut... And he leaves...

wonder what Nigerian has to say about him. Didn't the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, ask him not to come to Nigeria? Oh well, welcome, Mr. Zuma!

  The emotion of sex brings into being a state of mind. Because of ignorance on the subject, this state of mind is generally associated with the physical, and because of improper influences, to which most people have been subjected, in acquiring knowledge of sex, things essentially physical have highly biased the mind. According to Napoleon, The emotion of sex has back of it the possibility of three constructive potentialities, they are:— 1. The perpetuation of mankind. 2. The maintenance of health, (as a therapeutic agency, it has no equal). 3. The transformation of mediocrity into genius through transmutation. Sex transmutation is simple and easily explained. It means the switching of the mind from thoughts of physical expression, to thoughts of some other nature.(Note:I am not propagating Celibacy, I am getting married soon, God grace) Sex desire is the most powerful of human desires. When driven by this desire, men develop keenness of imagination, courage...

Wife of President-elect, Aisha Buhari has called on all states of the federation to implement the Child Rights Act which has been passed by the outgoing Senate with the view of protecting the rights of the Nigerian Child. Mrs Buhari made this call in a statement released today to commemorate the International Children's Day tomorrow May 27th. The statement, signed by was signed by the director of the Buhari Campaign Organization, Garba Shehu “Even if it means adapting the act to suit their specific needs. The Child Rights Act must be adopted in every single state of our country"she said in the statement. Mrs Buhari in the statement promised that no child will be left out of her husband's plans “No child in Nigeria will be left out of my husband’s plan for Nigeria,” she said. “Every child in every geopolitical zone of the country will be taken care of by the APC federal government.”

Dear people whose job it is to get rid of corpses from our roads, there's one now at New Road bus stop, Lekki Epe Express way. The body has been there since morning. The police was called this afternoon and they promised to come remove the body but it's still there, only now, it's been covered with a blue cloth.

Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, yesterday handed over the state administration to his secretary to the state government (SSG) Lawan Abdu Babura and proceeded on his annual leave. addressing journalist shortly after his last executive council meeting, Lamido expressed his appreciation to his carbinate members, civil servants and the people of Jigawa state for their support and contribution to his administration in the last eight years. according to him, without their suport, his government could not have achieved what it achieved in transforming the state within a short period of time. Lamido however announced that his commissioners and other government functionaries would continue in office until 12 midnight of may 29, 2015. "we have done our best in discharging our statutory responsibility to our mother states, together we achieved the success recorded in the last eight year," the governor said. Lamido call on the people of the state to give the necessary support...

  Sounds unbelievable but that's what Sahara Reporters is reporting. See below.. SaharaReporters has learned that Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu has barricaded himself in the master bedroom of his Ogun State residence, as Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents surround his home. Mr. Kashamu spoke briefly with a SaharaReporters correspondent and said that he would kill himself if anyone entered his home. The stand-off has been ongoing for several hours and Mr. Kashamu has not returned our calls as of recent minutes." See more tweets from SR after the cut...

Over 1000 carefully selected entrepreneurs made up of young business owners residing in Nigeria and in the Diaspora will be meeting at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja from 3rd - 4th of August, 2015 for the debut of the highly anticipated Young Nigerians CEO’s Conference and Exhibition 2015. The conference with the theme, “Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Building Economic Leaders for Tomorrow” will among other things, afford young entrepreneurs in Nigeria the opportunity to exchange ideas with their peers from other parts of the world, challenge and empower entrepreneurship mentality amongst its participants, and thus enable them create an economic revolution in Nigeria, or any part of Africa where their businesses are located. The meeting which is organized by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) is a platform for young business owners to discuss challenges they encounter in their operations and develop strategies to tackle them, with focus on smal...

Rampaging Muslim youths today May 22nd reportedly burnt a Sharia court located at Rijiyar Lemo area of Kano, Kano state this morning over a 'blasphemous comments' an Imam, Abdul Nyass, a sect member of Tijjaniyya, a Muslim sect group made against Prophet Muhammed during one of his sermons at Goron Dutse General area of Kano metropolis last week. The aggrieved youths in company of old Muslim Men and Women marched towards Mandawari and Dandago area, and later to the palace of the Emir of Kano to lay their complaints.

President Jonathan today commissioned the Armed Forces Radio station in Abuja. The Radio station will be received on 107.7FM and is expected to provide balanced, fair reporting of the Nigerian military and their operations. More photos from the commissioning after the cut...