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Immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd., has laughed off speculations on his death during an encounter with a former trusted aide allowed by the Department of State Services, DSS. The visit to the incarcerated erstwhile National Security Adviser was allowed by the DSS penultimate Saturday to douse speculations in social media and among concerned stakeholders that Dasuki died in DSS custody. The interaction between Yushau Shuaib and Dasuki who worked for the latter while  he was NSA took place at the headquarters of the DSS in Abuja, Mr. Shuaib said in a statement made available to Vanguard. Shuaib was escorted on…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the final forfeiture of N732.85 million to the federal government. The forfeiture includes a plot of land situated at Katsina Road by Ogbomosho Road, Kaduna North Local Government, worth N190 million, all believed to be proceeds of unlawful activities. The EFCC was able to secure the final forfeiture, following the usage of non-conviction based forfeiture proceedings. The forfeited sum of N732.85 million was allegedly stolen from the Presidential Amnesty Programme Office by 17 respondents to the suit. The 17 respondents to…

In a fresh attack, suspected herdsmen reportedly killed more than16 persons in Agagbe community in Gwer West local government area of Benue State. Commander of the joint military operation in the state code named, Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, Major-General Adeyemi Yekini, who confirmed the attack, said seven corpses had so far been recovered by his troops from the besieged community. Yekini said he received report from the Sub-Sector Commander of OPWS in Gwer West local government area, Flying Officer Mohammed Abubakar that at about 4:30 p.m on Saturday, some of his reliable sources from Agagbe informed him that some men…

President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Monday, March 4, pay a thank-you visit to Akwa Ibom State. The visit will be the second since the President assumed office on May 29, 2015, having visited the state on Friday, December 28, last year for the flag-off re-election campaign christened Next Level in the South-South Region. Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate won after polling 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 11,262,978 with a margin of 3,928,869  votes during the February 23 Presidential/National Assembly elections. In Akwa Ibom, President Buhari, however,…

Mfon Udoh, an ace striker for Akwa United, gave the team a lead in the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL before the final stoppage time on Sunday. However, relegation-bound Gombe United equalised in the 90th minute after playing a 2-2 draw with Akwa United all in Group B. In the match played at Pantami Stadium, Gombe, Gombe United were leading one goal to nil in the first half but equalised in the second half through goals scored by Musa Usman in the 26th and 90th minutes respectively. For Akwa United, Udoh scored for the team in the 78th minute while…

Barcelona have recorded their second Clasico victory in the space of four days by beating Real Madrid 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Having stormed to a 3-0 triumph at their home of their fiercest rivals in the cup on Wednesday, Barcelona edged to a more closely-fought win at the same venue on Saturday night to move 12 points clear of Los Blancos in La Liga and 10 above Atletico Madrid at the top of the table. Ivan Rakitic scored the only goal of the game as Barca took another big step towards a second consecutive league title, essentially…

The country’s trade value rose to N32.26 trillion year-on-year in 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported. The amount contrasted with N23.16 trillion trade value, representing 39.3 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2017. In Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics for Fourth Quarter of 2018 posted on its website, the bureau said the volume of total merchandise trade in 2018 was the highest recorded since 2014, nearly double pre-recession levels. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the bureau said a total merchandise trade stood at N8.60 trillion compared to its value of N9.06 trillion recorded in third…

No fewer than 17 former and serving state governors were elected senators in last Saturday’s National Assembly election. This represents 15.6 per cent of the 109-member Senate of the National Assembly, Daily Trust Saturday has gathered. Of the 17 former and serving governors going into the 9th Senate in June, Daily Trust reports that 11 were former state governors while the remaining six are currently serving their respective second terms, which ends on May 29. The six serving governors, who have won senatorial seats, are Kashim Shettima (Borno), Tanko Almakura (Nasarawa), Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe), Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun),…

US pop star, Ariana Grande, has topped Billboard Hot 100 for the fifth consecutive week with her song: ‘7 rings’ The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard Magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, both physical and digital, radio play, and online streaming in the United States. Hasley ‘Without you’, Post Malone and Swae Lee ‘Sunflower’  and Ariana Grande ‘Thank you Next’ were rated second, third and fourth  respectively on the chart. Cardi B ‘Please me’ featuring Bruno Mars debuts is occupying the fifth position giving…

In the euphoria of victory, some world leaders have joined many Nigerians in felicitating President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for another four years in the office. Buhari, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 states, and defeated other 72 candidates including Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 11,255,978 votes, to emerge winner in the February 23 presidential election. The United States has congratulated the Nigerian people on the successful conduct of the election. The brief congratulatory message from the U.S Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo,…