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The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari, to intervene in the death sentence passed on five Christian youths in Adamawa State. This is even as the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, faulted the sentencing of five Christians to death. They are Alex Amos, Alheri Phanuel, Holy Boniface, Jerry Gideon and Jari Sabagi. The youths were recently convicted by Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri of the Adamawa High Court for conspiring and attacking three herdsmen at Kadamun village in Demsa Local Government Area, LGA of the state; killing one of them, Adamu Buba, and maiming the other two as…

The Federal Government has dispatched a delegation to Bauchi State to assess the level of havoc caused by the recent windstorm which destroyed an estimated 1,505 houses mainly in the state capital. Eight persons were confirmed dead while 120 others reportedly sustained various degrees of injury as a result the storm. Azare, another major town in the state was struck by a major fire disaster that destroyed the market few days after the windstorm disaster. A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tuesday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Mallam Adamu Adamu, the…

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has warned against the federal government’s plan to shut down a land border between Nigeria and a neighbouring country. The senator said the measure will “suffocate” legitimate businesses in the country. On Monday, Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, announced that the government would soon shut down a land border to prevent smuggling of rice. Although Ogbeh did not mention the particular country and border, he said the action had become necessary to encourage local production and sustain the economy of the country. “Our other problem is smuggling. As we speak, a neighbor of ours…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to show his sincerity to the fight against corruption by instituting a probe into his campaign funds in the 2015 general elections. Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP National Publicity Secretary,  who stated this at the 2018 Ogidi Day celebration, at Ogidi, Ijumu local government area of Kogi State, claimed it was ironical that the president had been speaking with both sides of the mouth when it comes to the issue of fighting corruption. Ologbondiyan said, “The President’s remark sounded strange to us in the Peoples Democratic Party because we believe…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has debunked media reports that he will be in the United States later this month. Reports last weekend said Abubakar would speak at a trade and investment gathering in Washington D.C. later this month. The organisers listed Mr Abubakar’s name as number one amongst dozens of personalities they said had been invited to the event. Governors Nyesom Wike and Ibrahim Dankwambo, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and Trade and Investment Minister, Okechukwu Elelamah, are among those also said to have been invited. “There is no such invitation to the former vice president. We are not…

Leaders of Islamic State (IS) are sneaking battle-hardened extremists from Syria into Nigeria, according to UK Sun. Some of the fighters are reportedly sent to the Middle East for training in a “chilling exchange programme.” The tabloid said the insurgents were trained for possible attacks in Britain, quoting sources as saying the strong links between Nigeria and the UK will make it easier for IS to send its killers to Britain. “It is feared IS will exploit regular flights between Lagos and London to export more evil to the UK,” the report read. Isaac Subi, a group captain, who has…

The Federal Government has restated its readiness to shut down the land border between Nigeria and a neighbouring country in a few days to avoid smuggling of foreign rice into the country. Speaking with youths in a leadership clinic under the auspices of Guardians of the Nation International, GOTNI, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated this Monday but did not mention the particular country and border. Ogbeh said that shutting the borders had become necessary to encourage local production and sustain the economy of the country. The minister said that a neighbouring country was bent on…

The $370 Abacha loot earlier negotiated with the Swiss authorities is in the kitty of Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Government has confirmed. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who stated this did not say how much was involved in the new round of discussion. Meanwhile, top officials of Federal Government, United Kingdom, United States of America and Jersey met Monday to work out the final modalities for return of $500 million Abacha loot frozen by the American government. The meeting, which was held at the Nigerian High Commission in London, was attended by…

In this interview, Mr. Unyime Idem, managing director, Idems Ultimate Limited and Chairman, Standford Microfinance Bank limited, speaks about his educational background, business indulgence, visions in life, challenges and achievements as the biggest telecom partner in the country.

Amidst wailing by relations and colleagues, a 23-year-old medical student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State who died at a football pitch was, Monday, buried in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital. Christian Edet Bassey who was a part-two student of the Department of Physiology in the Faculty of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences of the university was alleged to have slumped and died while he was playing football at the UNIPORT sports ground Thursday last week at 5 p.m. An indigene of Ikot Akpan Ike in Nsit Atai local government area of Akwa Ibom State, he was…