AHMED MARI, MAIDUGURI Kidnappers have abducted,the son of the Borno state All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Ali Bukar Dslori, Master Kashim Ali Dalori at Maiduguri Capital School, in Maiduguri, the Borno state. Confirming, the incident, the father of the four-year old Kashim Dalori, the name sake of Governor Kashim Shettima, Alhaji Bukar Dalori said he…
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Two die in Ekiti robbery, Police deploy more personnel in banks
JOHNSON OJO, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Police Command, on Thursday regretted the death of a bank official and a private security guard in a bank robbery operation that occurred in Igede in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government on Wednesday evening. The seven-man armed banditry , had besieged the old generation bank at about 5.50pm where they…
Finally, Dogara confirms exit from APC submits nomination form
….At PDP Secretariat Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has finally announced his exit from the All Progressives Congress,APC. Dogara made the announcement on Thursday while submitting his nomination form at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. Recall that the Speaker was issued nomination forms of the PDP for…
Army commences search for missing General in Plateau
Troops from the 3 Division of the Nigerian army have embarked on a search and rescue operation of retired Major General Idris Alkali, who went missing on September 3. Commander of the division and leader of the mission, Brigadier-General Umar Mohammed, told Channels Television on Thursday that the troops had been deployed to Dura Du…
‘Multiple deaths’ in Maryland shooting
There were “multiple fatalities” in a shooting at a pharmacy distribution centre in the US state of Maryland, local officials say. The shooting happened on Thursday morning in the Perryman area, Harford County, about 40km (25 miles) north-east of Baltimore. There were also “multiple wounded”, the officials say. A suspect was in custody “in critical…
Donald Tusk: Theresa May’s Brexit trade plan won’t work
Theresa May’s proposed new economic partnership with the EU “will not work”, the head of the European Council has said.Donald Tusk said the plans risked undermining the EU’s single market. He was speaking at the end of an EU summit in Salzburg where leaders of the 27 remaining member states discussed Brexit.Mrs May said her…
2019: Buhari Names Amaechi as Secretary/DG of Campaign Organisation
SUNDAY ODE, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday named the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi as the Secretary/Director General of his campaign organisation for the 2019 presidential election. Amaechi who was former governor of Rivers State was also DG of Buhari’s campaign in 2015.Amaechi’s appointment as the new DG of the campaign organisation was announced in…
Mr. Ibu opens up on cheating his wife with strange woman
Nollywood actor, John Okafor, also known as Mr Ibu, has finally opened up on the claim by a lady that he (Mr. Ibu) had a one night stand with her. In an Instagram post that went viral, the lady had claimed that veteran comic actor had a one-night stand with her.Mr Ibu who spoke with…
2019: Okorocha, El-Rufai, Ganduje storm Abuja to face APC screening
Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, Nasir El-rufai and other State Governors of the All Progressives Congress have arrived Abuja.The APC governors are in Abuja to be screened by the screening committee, ahead of the scheduled primary elections. We had reported that the APC had announced that the screening of its aspirants for all positions…
CBN commits to encouraging foreign investors
…Says sanction on banks not punitive COMFORT EKELEME Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained that the recent sanctions imposed on four Money Deposit Banks were in no way meant to deter foreign investors. CBN said that it will continue to encourage the inflow of foreign investments into the country by ensuring that the repatriation…
Biafra: What we’ll do to Orji Kalu – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Thursday revealed its plan to drag the former Governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, to court. The IPOB said it was taking the action over Kalu’s comment on the whereabouts of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.The lawyer to IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, told newsmen that Kalu’s statement was a “script…
NDIC hosts IADI’S Africa regional committee confab in Lagos
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said that all is set for its hosting of this year’s edition of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Africa Regional Committee (ARC) Annual General Meeting and Technical Assistance Workshop. The event which has been scheduled to hold at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Lagos will be…