DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICE (DSS). CANDET OFFICER RECRUITMENT 2014.

The Department of State Services (DSS) otherwise known as State Security Service (SSS) is recruiting Cadet Officers. Candidates with First Class or Second Class Upper degree in any field are eligible to apply.

 How To Apply
Applicants should submit their applications, attaching their credentials to any DSS state commands of their state of origin before August 2014.

The application should be addressed to :
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL,
STATE SECURITY SERVICE
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
ASO DRIVE, ABUJA

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Iraqi Kurdistan referendum: Going it alone

Is Barzani's plan to hold a referendum on independence ill-timed or a long time coming?

 

Iraqi Kurds have never made a secret of their longing for full-fledged statehood and there were indications - as recently as last week - that some regional actors might support such an eventuality. Still, the announcement (or "threat") by the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, to hold a referendum on independence has elicited a mixed reaction - even among Kurds themselves.
Has Barzani misread the signals from neighbouring countries, or misunderstood US warnings to set aside those aspirations? Has he decided to override them and capitalise on an opportunity that many Kurds feel may never come again? Or is this a case of showmanship - a way to raise the stakes and gain leverage for his demands of a new Baghdad government?
During a visit to Erbil last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry asked the Kurdish authorities to support Iraqi unity and Baghdad's fight against the "existential threat" posed by an al-Qaeda offshoot now known as the Islamic State.
Falah Mustafa, de facto foreign minister for the KRG, is not worried about the US. "I believe that in today's world, it is the people who have the decision and the Kurdish people have suffered a great deal as a result of distorted policies,"  he told Al Jazeera over the phone from the US. "The time has come for the Kurdish people to determine their own future. We are not the reason behind the breakup of Iraq, or the problems it faces today."

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Iraq's Baghdadi calls for 'holy war'..Leader of so-called Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calls on all Muslims to flock to new 'caliphate

The leader of the so-called Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the "caliphate" it had declared on captured Syrian and Iraqi soil.
Proclaiming a "new era" in which Muslims will ultimately triumph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi issued the call to jihad - holy war - in an audio message lasting nearly 20 minutes that was posted online on Tuesday.

Baghdadi, who has assumed the mediaeval title of caliph, used the message to seek to assert authority over Muslims everywhere. He called on them to rise up and avenge the alleged wrongs committed against their religion, from Central African Republic to Myanmar (Burma).
"By Allah, we will take revenge, by Allah we will take revenge, even if after a while," he said.
"They have a statement that will cause the world to hear and understand the meaning of terrorism, and boots that will trample the idol of nationalism, destroy the idol of democracy and uncover its deviant nature."
Wednesday's statement comes as Iraq's parliament adjourned for a week, an hour into its first session, after it failed to reach an agreement on senior appointments.
Colonial-era borders
The group, previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), proclaimed the caliphate on Sunday and declared Baghdadi its leader, in a bid to sweep away state borders and redraw the map of the Middle East.
Translations in English, Russian, French, German, and Albanian were also posted online.
The declaration of the caliphate followed a three-week drive for territory by ISIL fighters and their allies among Iraqi's Sunni Muslim minority.
Dominating swathes of territory in an arc from Aleppo in Syria to near the western edge of Baghdad, the caliphate aims to erase colonial-era borders and defy the US- and Iranian-backed government of Iraq's Shia prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki.
While ISIL's power grab may appeal to many fighters, there have already been signs of dissent.
Some armed groups fighting in Syria have rejected the announcement of the caliphate, saying its terms had not "been realised at present", and urged Muslims to avoid siding with the Islamic State.
Iraq's Association of Muslim Scholars, which was formed to represent minority Sunnis, said in a statement: "Any group that announces a state or an Islamic emirate ... under these conditions is not in the interest of Iraq and its unity."

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Clashes as body of Palestinian youth found

Israeli police fire rubber bullets and Palestinians hurl rocks after body of a teenager is found in Jerusalem.

 

Police and Palestinian youths have clashed in East Jerusalem after the body of a Palestinian teenager was found in the city, sparking a police investigation into a possible link to the murder of three Israeli settlers.
Jerusalem has been tense since the bodies of the young Israeli settlers were found, and the police have beefed up their presence in Palestinian neighbourhoods.
An Al Jazeera journalist at the scene reported saw at least two Palestinians hit with rubber bullets during the pitched battles in Shuafat, a Palestinian neighbourhood.
Other sources said 30 people had been injured and that three Palestinian journalists had been hit with rubber bullets. 
Israeli police told Al Jazeera that they received a call early on Wednesday about an alleged kidnapping in Shuafat. They said they had not established a link between the alleged kidnapping and the body, which was found in a Jerusalem forest.
Local media have identified the missing boy as 17-year-old Mohammed Hasan Abu Khdair.
Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem, said that he "vigorously condemn[ed] the barbaric murder".

Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported that the body was "charred, and showed signs of violence".
'Death to the Arabs'

The body was discovered hours after Israel buried the three settlers, whose bodies were found in a valley outside Hebron earlier this week.
They disappeared on June 12 while hitchhiking home from a religious seminary in the occupied West Bank, setting off a weeks-long manhunt.

Nearly 50 people were arrested at right-wing demonstrations on Tuesday, during which protesters chanted "death to the Arabs" and tried to assault Palestinians.
The police said one man was jailed overnight for attacking a Palestinian worker in a fast-food restaurant in the city, and two other assaults were reported on Tuesday

 

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World Cup 2014: Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi resigns after exit

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has stepped down from his position after the Super Eagles' exit from the World Cup in Brazil.

France scored twice in the last 11 minutes in Brasilia on Monday to reach the quarter-finals at their expense.
The 52-year-old was appointed Nigeria boss in 2011 and helped them become African champions two years later.
Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo also retired from international football following their exit.
Fenerbahce's Yobo, 33, scored a late own goal after Paul Pogba's header had broken Nigerian resistance.
Keshi offered his resignation after last year's Africa Cup Of Nations triumph, citing a lack of support and respect, although he was persuaded to stay by Nigeria's sport minister.
A group stage win against Bosnia-Hercegovina helped Nigeria reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time since 1998, despite the players being involved in a row over bonuses.
The achievement also made Keshi the first African coach to lead the Super Eagles past the group stage.

Joseph Yobo has surpassed Jay-Jay Okocha's record of nine World Cup matches for the Super Eagles

However, he now becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.
Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.
Yobo told BBC Sport it was a sad but glorious end to his own international career as Nigeria failed to make their first ever quarter-finals.

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"This is it. I can look back on my career with great pride," he said.
"It's time to give a chance to other people to come through. Our football has a bright future and I am confident this team can achieve success sooner rather than later."
Yobo is his country's most capped player with 100 appearances and will continue to play club football.
His 10 matches at World Cup finals - a national record - have come in three tournaments, 2002, 2010 and 2014.
"I wanted to leave on a high for my country. Defeat by France was not the right way to go but I'm happy with all I've done for the national team," he added.

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