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The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai, said Monday World Bank told him that no state in the country would access its loan if Kaduna State is not considered by the National Assembly. It would be recalled that the Senate penultimate week, rejected $350 million loan facility for Kaduna State following, objections from the three senators from the state on the ground that Kaduna was already too heavily indebted. Apart from Kaduna, Abia, Ogun, and Lagos, among others, also applied for various sums from the World Bank for development purposes. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Barnawa branch…

Fresh attacks by herdsmen in some communities of Benue and Nasarawa States have claimed the lives of 36 persons including four police officers. Eleven policemen were declared missing in Logo local government area of Benue after the herdsmen ambushed them on Sunday evening and early Monday morning. However, Mr. Richard Nyajo, the Logo local government chairman, in a telephone interview maintained that the casualty figure was higher, adding that many sustained injuries in the attack. Nyajo said: “The well-armed herdsmen entangled the police personnel on duty in the area at about 6 p.m. and killed several of them, while some…

After former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida’s endorsement of Social Democratic Party, SDP, for the next year’s general elections, members of National Working Committee, NWC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by Prince Uche Secondus, its national Chairman, visited him in his Hilltop Mansion, in Minna, Niger State. Vanguard gathered that Secondus was accompanied on the visit by the National Secretary, the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodinyan, National Financial Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Maibasira, and the national woman leader of the party. The entourage was said to have arrived at the Minna airport in a chartered flight and was driven in about…

In what appeared as a jinx, some unidentified persons have snuffed life out of a young man from Sabo Pegi area of Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital over his reluctance to play ball with them after winning N11 million football betting platform- ‘Naija Bet.’ It was reliably learnt that as soon as Achuku Joseph won the game, some suspected friends who expected him to share the money with them started monitoring him. Information gathered from a member of the victim’s family who pleaded anonymity said the deceased went out as early as 6 a.m. on Saturday without the knowledge of…

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in London said his primary concern was to tackle insecurity and put the nation’s economy on a sound footing after 2019 general elections. Buhari stated this when he held a bilateral meeting with Theresa May, the British Prime Minister at 10, Downing Street, London. Recall that the President had declared his intention to seek for re-election last week Monday at the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja, before he left for London. He told the British Prime Minister that his administration from the onset was focused on three cardinal areas:…

A Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East in the Senate has donated 50 pieces of laptop to journalists in the state. Senator Bassey Albert, who announced the donation Monday at Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Uyo, said this was to assit them to do their work in this digital age. Albert who announced projects lined as part of his empowerment programme to his constituents hoped journalists would utilize truth as weapon in disseminating information to allow truth prevail in the state. He also announced that he would give N50,000 to each of the 500 less privileged women trading…

Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions on Sunday as Manchester United crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion. City had moved within touching distance of the title with a 3-1 win at Tottenham on Saturday. They clinched the silverware 24 hours later thanks to Albion forward Jay Rodriguez’s 73rd minute header at Old Trafford. City captain Vincent Kompany led the celebrations, tweeting: “Champions! What a great feeling! So happy to be able to share another trophy with our amazing fans!” United had denied City the chance to wrap up the title last weekend when they came…

Five housemates of Big Brother Naija have automatically qualified for the final stage of the 2018 edition of the reality show. The housemates are Alex, Tobi, Nina, Miracle and Cee-c. This came to the fore after three housemates; Lolu, Anto, Khloe were evicted during the Sunday Live eviction show. Recall that the Head of House, Alex picked a chance card which placed everyone up for possible eviction, except her. Tobi was saved as well as Nina after she came fourth in the game which made her qualify for the finals. By this time next week, one of the five housemates…

The Presidency has claimed ignorance of the information about the death of 98 Chibok school girls who remained in Boko Haram captivity four years ago. Ahmad Salkida, self-exiled journalist, whose high-profile investigation into Boko Haram activities caused him to flee the country in 2013 to the United Arab Emirate, revealed only 15 of the 113 schoolgirls were alive. Without denying the new information, an unsigned statement from the Presidency on Saturday said: “Following the numerous press enquiries on the information contained in the series of tweets by Mr Ahmed Salkida, we wish to reiterate that the information is not known…

A 44-year-old Cameroonian woman who stayed under the spell of her captor for 28 years has been rescued by the Benue State Police Command. Ms Martha Eyong was allegedly kidnapped in 1990 in Calabar where she had gone to sit for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination (JAMB). Narrating her ordeal in captivity to Channel Television, Eyong said she was kidnapped at the age of 16 when the suspect, a 78-year-old man, Ali Omonya Ameh, sprayed her with a white substance believed to be powder, allowing her to do anything he instructed. The victim was first taken to Lagos then…