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A 72-year-old man from Umuoma village Uli, Ihiala local government area of Anambra State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly manufacturing and repairing assorted guns for criminals. However, Obi Benjamin, the Septuagenarian denied the allegation, saying he only repairs guns for the hunters of which he is a member. The police also arrested one Okwudili John from Delta State said to be impersonating Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano for the purpose of duping people. They were among 20 suspects paraded by the state police command in Awka yesterday over alleged armed robbery, cultism and other criminal activities. Mr.…

No fewer than 431 premises of pharmacies and patent medicine in Imo State were sealed by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, PCN for varying noticeable offences. Mrs. Anthonia O. Aruya, the PCN’s Director, Inspection and Monitoring, who stated this during a press conference in Owerri, expressed shock at the way many people go into sale of medicines without following due process. “No fewer than 431 premises were sealed, comprising 45 pharmacies and 386 patent medicine stores”, Aruya said. According to the PCN Director, “13 premises were given compliance directives for various offences, ranging from improper handling of of controlled substances,…

France’s World Cup star Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are among key players shortlisted by FIFA, the world football governing body, for the Best Men’s Player award nominees for the 2017-2018 season. The 19-year-old Mbappe displayed a string of impressive performances in France’s World Cup-winning campaign, becoming only the second teenager after Brazil’s Pele to score in a World Cup. The 31-year-old Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club, Barcelona and has a record-tying five Ballon d’Or awards. Messi has the second-most goals scored (100) of all-time in…

The Reformed All Progressives Congress, R-APC, which recently pulled out of the mainstream ruling party, has hailed the lawmakers who defected Tuesday, saying the move will ‘’redirect the compass for better politics.” The spokesperson of the R-APC, Kassim Afegbua, who made the known in a statement Tuesday, said, “We salute our gallant lawmakers for their bold decision to exit from this colony of maximum rulers called the APC and helping to redirect the compass for better political engagements and sustenance of our hard-earned democracy. “We salute Bukola Saraki, the President of the Senate, for his bravery, courage and boldness in…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said Tuesday that those accusing him of not inaugurating the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, because he was awarding contracts were ignorant of the Procurement Act. Ngige said neither him as a minister nor the Board has the right to award contracts. The Minister’s response is coming on the heels of the threat by the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to expel him or any other minister that failed to carry out his directive from the party. The bone of contention between the…

President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday that the defection of some All Progressives Congress, APC, members in the National Assembly to opposition parties political will not in any way harm his aspirations or that of the party. Buhari also said he harboured no grievances against the senators and members of the House of Representatives who have dumped the APC. He further stated that he was committed to the tenets of democracy and freedom of choices and that he was willing to work with members of the National Assembly for the good of the country, irrespective of their political affiliations. The President in…

The Federal Government has joined major technology companies: Google, Facebook, WhatsApps and others to deploy resources and technology to fight the advert of fake news. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this at press conference and stakeholders meeting with online publishers/social media influencers on the national campaign against fake news in Lagos Tuesday. Mohammed said, “The war against fake news is a must-win. As a multi-ethnic, multi-religious nation, Nigeria cannot afford an unbridled spread of fake news. This phenomenon is exploiting our fault lines to aggravate the crises in the country. He noted “Let me repeat…

By Prince Inwek Ubong Events of the past few days have proven how right and prophetic the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio was when he declared last December in that famous speech with stakeholders of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District that, “all is not well.” Of major concern to the stakeholders was the unwillingness of Governor Udom Emmanuel to open the Four-Point by Sheraton Hotel, Ikot Ekpene which had been fully built and furnished by his predecessor, Akpabio. And also is the uncompleted portion of the Uyo-Ikot Ekpene Road. According to media reports, the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic…

A total of 37 members of the House of Representatives have defected from Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Of this number, 32 joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while four joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). One later announced he was also leaving the APC but did not state his new party. Announcing their defection on Tuesday during plenary, the first 36 lawmakers cited division at all levels of the APC as the reason for their defection. Prominent among the defectors are Sani Rano, Barry Mpigi, Ali Madaki, Dickson Tackighir, Hassan Saleh, Danburam Nuhu, Mark Gbilah, Razak Atunwa, Ahmed…