Ebun Francis || The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has said he advised his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, against implementing the anti-grazing law in Benue state. Lalong made the disclosure in an interview with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. According to the governor, Plateau state used to…
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Chidi Samuel || The Court of Appeal on Thursday refused to stop Saturday’s scheduled election for Anambra Central senatorial district from taking place. The electoral commission, INEC, had fixed January 13 for the election to fill the seat that has been vacant since 2015 due to various court cases. INEC’s decision followed a 2017 judgement…
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Oyawerikumor Peregbabofa, suspected militant leader, who was declared wanted and accused of killing Ian Squire, a British missionary, has surrendered to Operation Delta Safe, the joint task force in the Niger Delta. Suleiman Apochi, commander of the task force, told Channels Television in an interview said the suspect surrendered under superior firepower during a JTF…
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Ebun Francis || The paramount ruler of Ikulu chiefdom in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna state, Yohanna Sidi Kukah, has regained freedom after spending 10 days in the hands of kidnappers. The monarch, who is the younger brother of Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, abducted from his home on January 2,…
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Agency report || Williams Avenya, Catholic bishop of Gboko diocese, says the people of Benue state gave massive support to President Muhammadu Buhari but “received 73 corpses in return”. In his funeral oration for victims of herdsmen killings, Avenya prayed for the repose of the souls of the dead and called for prayers for the…
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Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom on Thursday at the burial service to mark the mass burial of victims of Fulani herdsmen invasion of the state once again rejected the suggestion that the state create Cattle Colony or Grazing Routes for herdsmen. The governor said the suggestions were not acceptable to the people of Benue state.…
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Mr. Sidney Osahon, 35, Engineer from Edo, who won the ‘Give ‘n’ Take N20 million’ National Jackpot Bonanza said, his landlady almost ejected his family hours before he won the lottery. Osahon, who disclosed this at a news briefing organised by Give `n` Take National Lottery in Abuja, said he was threatened by his landlady…
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Everest Ezihe || Considering the enormous human and material resources endowed in Ehime Mbano Council Area of Imo State, Hon. Dom Ekeigwe has expressed dissatisfaction over the poor infrastructural development of the area. Hon. Ekeigwe, an American based illustrious son of Umueleke Autonomous Community of the Local Government Area made this lamentation while speaking with…
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Buoyed by rising stock markets and commodity prices, Africa’s billionaires are collectively wealthier than a year ago. The 23 billionaires that Forbes found in Africa – up from 21 billionaires last year — are worth a combined $75.4 billion, compared to $70 billion in January 2017. The richest African, for the seventh year in a…
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Hon. Otuekong Nse Essien, Lawmaker at Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and Technical director Akwa United Football Club in this interview with Tony Okoh explains why Governor Emmanuel should continue beyond 2019. Question: You represent Onna State Constituency where Governor Emmanuel hails from in the State Assembly, what is your relationship with the Governor…
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Akpenheen Amile, a livestock guard, who is being treated of gunshots sustained in the January 2 attack on villages in Guma, Benue state, says he is yet to establish contact with his four wives and 18 children. “I am in physical pains from gunshot injuries, but such pains don’t hurt me like the inability to…
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Ebun Francis || Nigeria actor and movie producer, Funke Akindele has been listed among the cast of new Marvel movie ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. Akindele is set to play ‘Dora Milaje’, a member of the Black Panther’s guards. She will star as one of the women fighters recruited from all the tribes in the fictional Wakanda.…
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Chidi Samuel || A newly married man, Francis Azukwo, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl, Ngozi, in the Ikotun area of the state. The 32-year-old allegedly penetrated the victim’s private parts during the sexual assault which occurred on Owoodu Street, Ijegun. Azukwo and the victim’s mother, Joy…
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Chidi Samuel || Nobel laureate and social critic Prof Wole Soyinka has warned President Muhamadu Buhari not to repeat the mistakes made by former President Goodluck Jonathan with Boko Haram insurgency as the country grapples with the menace posed by the marauding Fulani Herdsmen. The Nobel laureate sees the current clash between herdsmen and farmers…
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday in Abuja said a friendly match between the Super Eagles and England’s Three Lions would hold at the Wembley Stadium in London on June 2. The match will be only the third between both countries at senior level and will serve as the Super Eagles’ final preparatory game…
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Arsenal held Chelsea to a goalless draw in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday night. It was the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system that took centre stage during a relatively uneventful affair at Stamford Bridge, as referee Martin Atkinson used the technology twice to assess two penalty shouts in either half,…
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Ebun Francis || Following the killings in some parts of the country, the Nigerian army on Wednesday began the deployment special forces in Benue, Taraba, and Nasarawa states. The deployment is an attempt to bring to an end the orgy of violent killings in the three middle belt states which have surged in recent months.…
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Ebun Francis || President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the appointment of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the new director-general for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The appointment is with immediate effect. Abubakar, a retired career foreign service officer, was a senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs/international relations before his appointment. The retired…
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Everest Ezihe || A few days ago the people of Amainyi in Ihite Uboma Council Area of Imo State ancient clan defiled the biblical saying that a prophet is never without honour except in his home town and among his kinsmen as the sleepy but peaceful community was agog as they received one of their…
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Everest Ezihe || Following his numerous philanthropism towards the growth and development of humanity and Christendom at large, the church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Diocese of Orlu has appreciated Hon. Charles Abia with special merit award and appreciation certificate. The well attended historic event which happened last Sunday at the Auditorium of St. Mark’s Church…
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