EAGLES AND OFFICIALS RECEIVE CALABAR PLOTS OF LAND
Players and officials of the Super Eagles were overjoyed on Wednesday in Atlanta, USA as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, handed over to them Certificates of Occupancy of plots of land promised them by the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, for their triumph at last year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Maigari said, "It is my pleasure to present to you the Certificates of Occupancy of plots of land promised you by Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State, a true lover and supporter of Nigeria football, for your victory at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
"Governor Imoke has once more demonstrated that he is a man of his words. He has also told me that he has something special for you all if you do Nigeria and Africa proud at the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil. He will be there in Brazil to support you."
Imoke made the pledge when he hosted the players and officials at the Government House, Calabar, where the team had presented him with the glittering trophy. He also gave out cash rewards.
The land documents were collected from Governor Imoke and delivered to the NFF president in the US by NFF's Director of Technical, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme.
Most of the players invited for the friendly against Mexico were part of the 23-man squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations for Nigeria for the third time last year. All the coaches and backroom staff present in Atlanta are also legitimate beneficiaries.
We kILLED 20 TERRORISTS IN BORNO---- HDQ
Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces clashed on Wednesday with Boko Haram insurgents who attempted to launch fresh attacks on Mafa and Ajiri in Borno State.
Twenty of the insurgents were said to have been killed while some soldiers were injured during the encounters in the two communities.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, made this known in an electronic statement on Thursday just as seven travellers were massacred by gunmen believed to be Boko Haram members at Wala 'A,' Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Olukolade also said in his statement that different calibre of machine guns and improvised explosive devices were recovered from the terrorists.
He added that the troops succeeded in clearing an ambush with which the insurgents had intended to wreak havoc on the neighbouring communities.
Our correspondent learnt that some soldiers were on their way to confront the Boko Haram members at Mafa when they ran into the ambush around 8pm on Wednesday.
It was learnt that the soldiers retreated and later stormed the camps of the insurgents with reinforcement from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri.
Olukolade said many camps in Borno and Adamawa states were destroyed in the encounters between the insurgents and the troops.
He said, "Attempts by terrorists to attack Ajiri and Mafa as well as other communities on the outskirts of Maiduguri and Dikwa in Borno State towards the Cameroon borders, yesterday(Wednesday) were foiled by the security forces.
"The ambush mounted by the terrorists to enable them to unleash terror on the communities unchallenged, was also cleared by troops on reinforcement mission.
"Arms captured from the terrorists include various brands of machine guns and improvised explosive devices.
"Twenty insurgents died in the encounter, while our troops sustained varying degree of injuries.
"Also, more camps were destroyed yesterday (Wednesday) in encounters at
FG IMPOSES 2% tax on phones, computers, others.
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to impose a two per cent tax on the values of mobile phones, computers, software, cameras, photocopiers, printing machines and CD players manufactured in the country or imported.
The order for the tax to be known as the Copyright Levy has already been gazetted by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and the modalities for its implementation are being negotiated with the Nigeria Customs Service.
The Director-General, Nigeria Copyright Commission, Mr. Afam Ezekude, said this at a press conference on the achievements of the agency in Abuja on Thursday.
Ezekude, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Aderemi Adewusi, said the new levy would be on a broad range of products capable of being used to infringe on the copyright of products and services, including computers, mobile phones and printing machines.
Generally, the levy will apply to such products whether they are imported into the country or they are manufactured within the shores of the nation.
The NCC boss said, "The Copyright Levy on Materials Order 2012 received the necessary approval from the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, SAN.
"The levy order is applicable to all imported materials used or capable of being used to infringe copyright in a work, both imported and manufactured in the country, and it is designed to compensate the right owners for the envisaged infringement.
"It is one of the commission's ways of generating income for the government, stakeholders and the commission. This was done after due consultation with stakeholders who have expressed satisfaction and appreciation over the levy order."
Ezekude also said the agency destroyed by public burning, 722 million units of various copyright infringing products impounded between 2007 and 2011. The estimated value of the destroyed products was put at N6.5bn.
According to him, the value represents income that
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