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By SaharaReporters, New York. The Nigeria Police today in Abuja deployed three Formed Police Unit contingents, made up of 400 personnel, to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the African Union/United Nations’ Hybrid operation in Dafur (UNAMID), a police statement said. At the pre-deployment and competence demonstration exercise which took place at the Parade Ground of the Force Headquarters, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. MD Abubakar, noted that similar contingents are currently on international peacekeeping assignments in Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Sierra-Leone, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. He assured the outgoing contingents that adequate provision has been made for their welfare, material and logistics support and charged them to be good ambassadors of the Force and the nation. “The high point of the occasion was the tactical demonstration by the two contingents on operational skills and tacti

Reported by pm news. PM News claiming that the cooling system of a Delta Airline plane into Lagos had failed, forcing passengers coming out of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) to take off their clothes, some of them appearing in semi-nude condition. This retraction follows the retraction of the story by PM News, and SaharaReporters wishes to do same. Several passengers who were on the flight told SaharaReporters that it was the heat in the arrival hall of the airport, not the aircraft air conditioning system, that made them to take off their clothes and. They said the heat in the luggage reclaim area as they awaited their luggage was unbearable, forcing them to depart the Customs Hall in ways that shocked relatives and other airport users. Similarly PM News reporter Simon Ateba who penned the original story told SaharaReporters his newspaper has since found out that the initial reporting was erroneous, and that it will be corrected as early as possible. The embattled Minister

Few years ago, Saheed Balogun reportedly said he would soon stop his ex wife, Fathia Balogun, from using his name. Saheed was quoted to have said “She is my ex. As for my name that she is still answering, the deed will be done soon. The Nigerian law says that after three or four years, you can do something about it. If somebody wants to keep my name, what of the new person coming in? This has nothing to do with grudges.” And now, it looks as if Saheed is set to do something about his threat. A reliable source informed Saturday Beats that the actor had taken his ex to court insisting that she drop his name. Recall also that Fathia had also reportedly boasted in an interview last year, that nobody could stop her from using her name. Fathia had said, “I laugh, my name is Fathia Balogun and it’s going to remain Balogun; nobody can ever change that and nobody can stop me from answering that name.” When Saturday Beats contacted Saheed over the recent development, the

By Vincent ujumadu & UCHE OSIBE Awka THE   Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will today conduct supplementary election in 210 polling units in AnambraState where election was cancelled on November 16, 2013 to determine the winner of the governorship election in the state. About 4,000 aggrieved women protesting the plan to conduct the Supplementary election in AnambraState were yesterday stopped by security operatives who said they were acting on  orders from above. 85 year old Chief Michael Iwoba, a pensioner being accredited to vote at Eri Primary School, Aguleri. The angry women who described themselves as “Anambra Women” carried posters which inscriptions which read: “INEC rigging, Bad  for Anambra, We no go gree,”” Jega Must go,” “Jega-Jaga must go,”Jega rig Sokoto election, not Anambra,“ “Anambra shall be free,”Cancel Anambra Guber Election  now,”New Election , February 2014,Reject INEC results 2013,” “Cancel Anambra Election, sack Jega.”

Coach Stephen Keshi has said he is shocked that Nigeria slipped in the latest FIFA rankings despite some impressive results lately. Nigeria dropped three spots in the world rankings – from 33 to 36 – in the November FIFA Rankings. The African champion beat Ethiopia 2-0 in a 2014 World Cup play-off to qualify for the tournament finals on a 4-1 aggregate, last month. Nigeria was also forced to a 2-2 draw by four-time world champion, Italy, in a friendly in London. But rather than enjoy a better ranking it slipped at a time the latest rankings are expected to be considered in next week’s 2014 World Cup draws in Brazil. “I am shocked (by the latest rankings). We won the Africa Cup of Nations this year, qualified for the World Cup and four-time world champion, Italy, held us to a draw, so I am surprised,” remarked Keshi. However, Keshi said he will continue to lead the Eagles to victory. “We should continue to win and make Nigerians proud because that is what is most importan