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Some of the suspected herdsmen going on killing spree in the country now in custody are said to be speaking none of the languages native to Nigeria but the French language, investigation has revealed. It has further been discovered that the Islamic State in West Africa, ISWA, has infiltrated the North Central and some South-South states of the country to carry out its dastardly act. Already, security operatives, especially the Department of State Services, DSS, is said to be on top of its game to monitor activities of the group and some herdsmen arrested in connection with the recent massacre…

A US government shutdown enters its third day on Monday as Senate negotiators failed to reach agreement late on Sunday to restore federal spending authority and deal with demands from Democrats that young “Dreamers” be protected from deportation. The Senate set a vote for 12 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Monday on advancing a measure to provide temporary government funding through Feb. 8, end the shutdown and allow hundreds of thousands of federal employees to return to work. Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell offered an olive branch to Democrats late on Sunday, pledging on the Senate floor to bring immigration legislation…

People suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday reportedly set ablaze the oil palm plantation of a one-time Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae. This was the third time the farm located at Ilado Village in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State was set ablaze. It was gathered that the hoodlums did not steal anything on the five-hectare but burnt the oil palm plantation to enable fresh gresh grass to grow for their cattle to eat, the an unidentified source stated. Falae was kidnapped in September 2015 by the herdsmen but was released three…

January 15 of every year in Nigeria is marked as Armed Forces Remembrance Day in commemoration of the soldiers who died in the cause of fighting for peace and unity of the country. Though governments in the country marked the day this year with pomp, most widows and children of the fallen soldiers on this day developed teary eyes and bleeding hearts due to the crushing poverty and unending hardships facing them. Faced by this agony, Mrs. Kanke Selfa Bali, a widow whose husband was killed by Boko Haram terrorists in 2014, says, to her, the day was full of…

A young Nigerian boy remains a stoic to the Biblical allusion “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” as he uses carton scraps to fabricate a generator. Ernest Collins, a 13-year-old boy from Ekwuolobia Umuochuba, Aguata local government area of Anambra state has employed engineering virtuosity in fabricating a generator to power his mini house. The Junior Secondary School (JSS3) student has also utilised his skills to construct several houses with cartons and other common raw materials. Ernest Stanley, a Facebook user, who shared the story on his page, revealed that Collins used the newly…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has railed at marginalization of the state by federal government in the disbursement of funds for infrastructural development especially roads. Emmanuel stated this Friday when elders of Eket Senatorial District Leaders’ Forum led by their Chairman, Chief Nduese Essien, paid him a solidarity visit at Government House, Uyo. “As a state that produces resources that fund infrastructural development in the country, Akwa Ibom deserves particular attention, at least, in road infrastructure,” he stated, imploring the central government to accord the state a sense of belonging in this direction. According to him,”The Federal Government has disbursed…

A 16-year-old girl from Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State suspected to be involved in kidnap-related crimes has begged for pardon. She is Itoro Monday who was paraded Thursday along with 19 other suspected criminals at the state Police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. Itoro told StraightNews that she was nabbed by the police with her kidnap-suspect boyfriend, Isangobong Enobong Etuk, in his house in Ikot Akpan Eda village, Oruk Anam. “I was with my boyfriend in his house. When police came for him, I was also arrested. I did not know that he was into kidnapping.…

Bitter leaf is a plant of Acanthaceae family. Usually, you can find this plant growing wild in open places such as roadsides or fields. However, if you want to grow it on the back of your garden or on any available land, it will be a great idea. It is easy to plant and grow and has a very good effect on your body. The plant is believed to have found its way to Africa from tropical Asia. The bitter leaf is efficient as a medicine and despite its light bitterness, is quite tasty. Depending, on how you have this…

The national economic council (NEC) headed by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has constituted a 10-man working committee to address killings by herdsmen. The committee headed by Osinbajo has governors of Kaduna, Zamfara, Taraba, Benue, Adamawa, Edo, Plateau, Oyo, and Ebonyi as members. Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, who stated this to state house correspondents at the end of the 84th NEC meeting which lasted four hours, said the committee would collaborate with the federal government to address impunity regarding killings and violence. The committee would work to ensure that all the perpetrators of violence were brought to book, he said.…

The Leicester Crown Court, United Kingdom, on Thursday convicted a Nigerian businessman, Walter Wagbatsoma, of money laundering. The English court sentenced him to a jail term of three and a half years. A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja had last year convicted him in absentia alongside his company of fuel subsidy fraud. According to the Lincolnshire Police website, Wagbatsoma’s conviction in the UK, was based on investigation by Lincolnshire Police Economic Crime Unit under Operation Tarlac. The investigation was said to have revealed that over £12m was stolen from public agencies, including hospital trusts, housing associations and councils in…