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Life in rural Nigeria

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- May 17, 2013

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‘Private Jets Are Out, Airlines Are In’: Bishop David Oyedepo Launches A New Airline (That 98% Of His Church Members Can’t Afford To Fly In)

- May 08, 2013

Nigeria’s richest pastor and self-styled bishop, David Oyedepo, has made a glistening addition to his business empire by floating an airline called Dominion Air.

2,000 flee Borno to Niger Republic

- May 21, 2013

More than 2,000 Nigerians living in border villages in Borno State have reportedly fled as a result of the ongoing military operations targeted at routing insurgents from the area under the emergency rule. The fleeing villagers were said to have headed to the neighbouring Niger Republic. “Most of the residents of border villages of Borno have fled to Niger. About 2,000 people from Abadan, Malam Fatori and other villages are now refugees in Difa, Niger Republic,” a top security officer told one of our correspondents on Sunday. The source said that the Joint Military Task Force was on the trail of members of the Boko Haram sect, who were dislodged from the Sambisa Game Reserve and other camps on Thursday in Borno State. It was learnt that residents of Maiduguri and other communities far from the border, who did not want to be caught in the cross-fire had also fled to some neighbouring states, including Kano and Bau. Culled from Punch

Son of Deputy Governor of Sokoto State LMS dies in horrific car accident

- April 19, 2013

Luqman Mukthar Shagari, aka LMS second son of the Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Mukthar Shagari died yesterday afternoon April 18th in a horrific car accident. The 28 year old business man (in white) was on his way to Sokoto from his base in Abuja when he lost control of his car. Luqman and his friend Ghaddaffi (pictured above in the passenger sit), died instantly. The one at the back miraculously survived the accident. Luqman's car was burnt beyond recognition. (pictured below right) The photo below left was the last photo the friends took in the car before the accident yesterday. Luqman is survived by a wife and a son.