Year: 2018

How Boko Haram in Military Uniform killed 48 Soldiers

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More facts emerged yesterday as to how Boko Haram insurgents stormed a military facility in northern Borno on Thursday, killed nearly fifty soldiers, stole fighting equipment and ransacked a neighbouring community in search of food. Locals and credible sources in the military said the terrorists used the uniforms, guns and vehicles that they carted away during in previous siege on army formations in parts of Borno and Yobe States to launch the latest attack in Zari village, a community in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. A soldier said…

ATIKU: I Could Have Delivered Lagos to PDP in 2003 But I Decided to Leave It for Tinubu

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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday said he regretted not doing much to help the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) win in Lagos state when he had the opportunity in 2003.   Abubakar, a PDP presidential aspirant, spoke in Lagos while holding a meeting with members of the party in the state.   The meeting was part of his nationwide tour of state chapters, to seek support for his aspiration ahead of 2019 general election.   He said before the 2003 elections, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo gave him the task to deliver…

2019 ELECTIONS: Corps Members Urged to Serve As Impartial Electoral Officials

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Corps Members have been advised to participate in the 2019 General elections as impartial electoral officers and maintain the good integrity of the NYSC Scheme. The Director-General, Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure gave this charge in Jigawa State Orientation Camp, Fanisau, Dutse, today while addressing Corps Members deployed to Jigawa and Yobe States undergoing three weeks orientation course. He said Corps Members’ involvement in previous elections the country has attracted commendations with and outside the country,hence, the need to maintain the status quo. The DG also warned that any Corps Member…

Okowa Mourns As Catholic Church Collapses On Worshipers In Delta

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Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of a worshipper in the unfortunate collapse of St. Paul Catholic Church building, Ugolo, Adagbrasa in Okpe local government area of the state. Governor Okowa who expressed his sympathy in a statement issued on Sunday in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Aniagwu, described the unfortunate incident as a sad, unfortunate and regrettable experience. The Governor has also despatched the State Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye to visit the site with a view to…

John McCain: Obama, Bush lead Washington service

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Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have paid tribute to Senator John McCain at a service at Washington’s National Cathedral. The Vietnam War hero, who became one of America’s most high-profile politicians, died a week ago from brain cancer at the age of 81. President Donald Trump did not attend the memorial service. The two Republicans had major differences, both personal and political. McCain’s family made it clear that Mr Trump was not welcome at memorial services in the state of Arizona – which McCain represented as senator…

Expect Thunderstorms, Heavy Rains on Sunday – NiMet

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted monsoonal rains, expected to keep the country under wet conditions throughout the forecast period for Sunday. NiMet made this known in its Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Saturday. It predicted a mixture of rains and thunderstorms over the northern states. The agency added that light rains would be expected in the morning hours over Borno, Yobe, Jigawa with thunderstorms in Sokoto, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara and Kebbi axis. According to NiMet, the evening period may experience thunderstorms with moderate…

Flood claims 14 lives in Niger

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The Director Relief, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Garba Salisu, says 14 persons have so far died due to flooding in different part of the state. In an interview on Saturday in Minna, he said that the agency had engaged the services of no fewer than 200 local divers in affected communities for rescue operations. He said that the local divers would complement the efforts of agency rescue unit whenever the need arose. Salisu also appealed to residents of the state to desist from building on waterways and to…

3 Osun APC lawmakers defect to ADP

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Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, three members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in thestate House of Assembly on Saturday defected to the Action Democratic Party (ADP). The three defectors – Tajudeen Famuyide (Ilesha-West), Debo Akanbi (Ede North) and Abdullahi Ibrahim (Iwo) – were received at the ADP Secretariat in Osogbo by the party’s Chairman, Mr Toye Akinola, the Deputy Governorship Candidate, Prof. Adeolu Durotoye and other party executives. The lawmakers said they left APC because of alleged nepotism. Akanbi, who spoke on behalf of other…

Slain Prisons Controller-General Buried Amidst Tears

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The Assistant Controller-General of Prisons, Nanvyat Wuyep Gwali who was gruesomely murdered by yet to be identified gunmen in his farmstead along Keffi – Nasarawa road in Nasarawa State was finally laid to rest on Friday in his home town, Simchor in Kanamycin LGA of Plateau State. The body which arrived at his village at about 1145hrs was greeted by a wailing crowd amidst curses that the perpetrators of the dastardly act be unmasked and brought to book soonest. In a condolence message to the diseased family, the Controller-General of…

GOV SANI-BELLO MOURNS LATE IPAC PUBLICITY SECRETARY …says He Was Humble , Dedicated Gentleman

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Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has expressed shock over the tragic death of Alhaji Usman Shuaibu, the state Publicity Secretary of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace described the deceased as very humble, loyal and and dedicated gentleman who has worked tirelessly for the growth and development of party politics. Governor Sani-Bello also acknowledged the contributions of the late IPAC Publicity Secretary to the maintainance of inter and intra-party cohesion towards a stable democracy in the state…