May 7, 2019

Akwa Ibom: Cameroonian Gendarmes kill scores of Nigerians

May 7, 2019 11:56 pm

Scores of Nigerians were feared killed and others missing following an alleged attacks by Cameroonian gendarmes on Abana, a fishing community on the fringes the Bakassi Peninsula.

The Village Head of Ifa Ikot Akpan in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Etteidung Edem Ebong, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Uyo, said the victims were mostly Akwa Ibom indigenes.

The monarch added that several others have been abducted and detained at the detention facility in Cameroon.

One of the fishermen, who escaped the incident and fled into his community in the coastal community of Uruan Local Government …

FG needs $45bn to build transportation system – Amaechi

May 7, 2019 11:44 pm

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said the federal government requires $45 billion to fix the country’s transportation infrastructure, adding that rail infrastructure is a capital intensive sector.

Explaining the amount spent so far on rail infrastructure in the country during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily yesterday, the minister revealed that this figure would be needed to solve the country’s “problem of transportation to a great extent.”

He said the sector is capital-intensive, adding that huge funds would be needed to construct more railroads and acquire coaches.

He said: “It is capital intensive. N1trillion …

North Carolina man murders, dismembers roommates

May 7, 2019 11:29 pm

A man from North Carolina, U.S., has been indicted on murder charges after police said he stabbed his two roommates to death before dismembering the bodies and dumping them in a wooded area.

Tyrone Donte Gladden, 46, was indicted by a Forsyth County grand jury on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of dismembering human remains in the June 2017 deaths of Gary Michael Craig Jr., 36, and Devetta Carnetta Campbell, 40, The Winston-Salem Journal reported.

Search warrants obtained by the paper stated that the roommates’ families had not been able to contact them for some time, prompting …

US to send hospital ship to Venezuela to help refugees

May 7, 2019 11:18 pm

A U.S. Navy hospital ship will embark on another humanitarian mission to help countries cope with an influx of Venezuelans fleeing a deep economic and political crisis, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.

The USNS Comfort will leave in June on a 5-month mission to South America, Central America and the Caribbean to help countries “overwhelmed” by the more than 3 million Venezuelan refugees who have fled in recent years, Vice President Mike Pence said.

“The rising desperation in Venezuela has fueled a mass exodus, the likes of which we have never seen in the Western Hemisphere,” Pence said in a …

Big Brother Naija Season 4 kicks off June – Multichoice

May 7, 2019 12:36 pm
Pay television channel, Multichoice Nigeria, says season 4 of its reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, which kicks off in June, will be filmed in Nigeria.

Announcing the return of the reality TV show on Sunday, Multichoice said the 2019 edition  will have its theme as  – “Forget Wahala”.

It said that Ebuka Obi-Uchendu would return as the show host for the third time, adding that the reality TV show was scheduled to be filmed in some other countries as well.

The first edition was tagged Big Brother Nigeria, while second edition had the theme, ‘See Gobe,’ then the third …

Yemi Alade hits 7m followers on instagram

May 7, 2019 12:20 pm
Nigerian Afro pop singer Yemi Alade has become the first female to hit over seven million followers on instagram.

Alade, who could not contain her excitement, while appreciating her fans on her instagram handle, @yemialade, said: “ Thank you all for the blessing and supporting me all day-EVERYDAY. We are #7MILLIONFOLLOWERS.’’

The 30-year-old R&B singer recent video, “Oh My Gosh’’ featuring America’s Rick Ross has recorded over two million views on Youtube.


Alade made her musical debut in an all-girl group called Noty Spices in 2005, but her music became widely popular after she won the Peak Talent Show in …

FAO launches Country Programme Framework for Nigeria

May 7, 2019 11:45 am

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has launched its Country Programme Framework for Nigeria (CPF) for 2018 to 2022.

The launch took place on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mr Suffyan Koroma, FAO Country Representative, said during a public presentation of the programme that the CPF was a guide on FAOs partnership and collaboration with the Federal Government for food security and national development for a five year circle.

In preparing the documents, the stakeholders identified five key areas priorities in which the organisation could best apply and leverage its knowledge, resources, experience and expertise, Koroma said.

According to him, the priority …

BREAKING: Kano Speaker, Deputy to enjoy Life Pensions

May 7, 2019 11:37 am

The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law the Pensions Rights of Speaker and his Deputy, which will enable the two presiding officers earn life pensions after leaving the office.

Similarly, the speaker and the deputy speaker will enjoy foreign medical trips and brand new vehicles after every four year.

According to the new law, “There shall be paid pension to person who held office as Speaker and Deputy Speaker equal to the emoluments of a serving Speaker and deputy speaker, provided that either the Speaker or the Deputy do not hold any paid elective or elective …

NDLEA nabs 9,824 drug suspects

May 7, 2019 7:08 am

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 9,824 suspected drug offenders and recovered 316,365.47 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in 2018.

Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Mr Jonah Achema, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.

Achema said that 9,122 of the nabbed suspects were males while 702 were females, adding that the agency prosecuted 1, 245 offenders during the period.

He said that the agency secured 1, 236 convictions, while seven cases were acquitted and two struck out.

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Qatar donates $480m in aid to Palestinians

May 7, 2019 6:54 am

Qatar has allocated 480 million dollars in aid to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

It said 180 million dollars of the amount will go to humanitarian relief, provide support for United Nations programmes and support electricity services.

The other 300 million dollars in grants and loans will support the health and education budget of the Palestinian Authority.

Qatar, which has close ties with Hamas, has also recently pledged 150 million dollars for improving the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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BREAKING: Adeleke in court on a fresh five-count charge

May 7, 2019 6:37 am

The Police on Tuesday arraigned Senator Ademola Adeleke, before a Magistrate Court in Mpape, Abuja on a fresh five-count charge.

Adeleke is, in the new charge, accused of forging a letter of attestation and result from Mustlim Grammar School, Ede Osun State, which he allegedly submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before he contested  the last governorship election in Osun State as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

The police already have a similar charge pending before the Federal High Court, Abuja in which he is currently being tried with four others.

Adeleke pleaded not guilty …

Jet crash between Las Vegas, Monterrey in Mexico kill 14

May 7, 2019 6:18 am

Mexican authorities have found the remains of a plane that disappeared after leaving from Las Vegas, amid reports all 14 people on board were killed.

The wreckage of the plane, a Bombardier Challenger 601, crashed in the mountainous region of Monclova, while on route to the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.

The remains were found about 130 miles northwest of the town of Monclova.

Reports said the passengers were returning after watching Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez, who defeated Daniel Jacobs at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Air traffic controllers reportedly lost contact with the small …

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