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The vicious Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi has been reported dead, the Nigerian military has confirmed. Recall some media reported that Al-Barnawi son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf who was also killed by security forces in 2009, was killed in Borno State. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor confirmed his death on Thursday October 14, during the ministerial briefing organised by the presidential communications team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Irabor said “I can authoritatively confirm to you that Abu Musab is dead. As simple as that. He is dead and remains dead.” Al-Barnawi…

The husband of Kenya’s two-time World Championship bronze medallist, Agnes Jebet Tirop, who was found stabbed to death, is being treated as a suspect in the murder investigation. The 25-year-old long-distance runner, who represented Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics, was found dead in her house in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County on Wednesday, October 13. Chairperson of Athletics Kenya in the Nairobi Region, Barnaba Korir, who confirmed the tragic news, said the deceased had stab wounds in the abdomen. A criminal investigation is under way, with her husband now at the centre of it. Police say he has gone missing and they are searching for…

Former Senate President, Iyorchia Ayu on Thursday, emerged as the consensus chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sequel to the zoning, Senator Ayu emerged as the consensus candidate after a marathon meeting of the Northern Caucus of the PDP on Thursday. The North Caucus is made up of party leaders from the North Central, Northeast and the Northwest geopolitical zones. The meeting was held at the Bauchi State Governors’ Lodge, Asokoro, in the nation’s capital, Abuja. The new chairman-in-waiting will be presented for approval at the next National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in the days ahead.

Five people have been shot dead at a protest in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, against the judge investigating last year’s devastating port explosion. Hospital and military sources said the dead included two men who were shot in the head and the chest, as well as a woman who was hit by a stray bullet while inside her home. Heavy gunfire erupted as supporters of the Hezbollah and Amal movements demanded Judge Tarek Bitar’s removal. They said snipers on rooftops attacked them to drag the country into strife. Huge tension surrounds the probe into the port blast, with Hezbollah accusing the…

No fewer than 46 people perished and dozens seriously injured in a fire at a 13-storey tower block in southern Taiwan, officials say. The blaze started in the 13-storey commercial and residential building at 2:54 a.m. local time (2:54 p.m. ET) in Kaohsiung city’s Yancheng district in the early hours of Thursday, according to Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA). It took firefighters more than four hours to extinguish it, a local fire department said. The fire department told the BBC that 79 people had been taken to hospital, including 14 in a serious condition. A total of 139 fire…

The Supreme Court Thursday in Abuja affirmed  Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in the November 6, 2021 election in Anambra State. After more than two hours of fierce legal fireworks by lawyers for plaintiff and defendant, the apex court confirmed former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National Chairman of the party. In their judgment, the five-man panel of justices of the court dismissed the appeal filed by one Jude Okeke on the ground of being an abuse of court process.…

Gale of defection is gripping Anambra State as the deputy governor, Nkem Okeke, has dumped All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okeke was formally presented Wednesday to President Muhammadu Buhari at Presidential Villa, Abuja, by a delegation led by National Chairman of the APC, and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma, who is also the Chairman Anambra Governorship Campaign Council, confirmed this to State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. He said Okeke…

A woman from South East region of Nigeria has emerged overall Best Graduating Cadet from Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna. Uchechi Promise from Mbeke in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area, Imo State bagged First Class Honours in Computer Science in the Faculty of Military Science and Inter- Disciplinary Studies to emerge the best cadet from NDA. Miss Echefu awarded the Commander in Chief best graduating cadet Academic award, Afe Babalola best behaved graduating cadet award, Chief of Defence Staff best graduating cadet award in military science and Inter Disciplinary Studies, Commandant best graduating in computer science as well as the Best…

Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma Tuesday shed tears over the destruction of lives and properties in Izombe community, Oguta Local Government Area of the state. Uzodinma said he could not hold back his tears on seeing the dead bodies and properties destroyed in the community. A clash between the military and a group led by a suspected Owerri prison escapee, Obele led to the loss of lives and properties in the community. Obele was said to have died during the clash, while two other soldiers also lost their lives. However, Uzodinma, who visited the community to see the damages, said God…

Akwa Ibom Police Command has completed arrangements to arraign in court 14 suspected members of Debam confraternity arrested in Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state. The confraternity was one of the 65 outlawed by Akwa Ibom State government in 2020, though it is embraced by some youths in the area. The suspected cultists were said to have come from Rivers State to attend the funeral of one Imoh Emmanuel Thompson otherwise known as Landlord from Ikot Effiong Village in Ukanafun. Thompson, who was alleged to have been killed by members of  a rival cult group- Iceland confraternity- in what…