June 18, 2019

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 20

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 20

June 18, 2019 10:56 am

By Nze Ujunwa MarkAnthony

(All Rights Reserved)

 

60. EXT. COLLINS RES. NIGHT.

COLLINS screeches his CAR into their COMPOUND, making a HELL of NOISE that wakes up his LANDLORD and the WIFE as they feel terribly BAD about his BEHAVIOUR.

 KADIRI


Wakes up and looks through the window.


MRS. KADIRI

Daddy, who’s that driving in at this ungodly hour?

 KADIRI

Who else if not that foolish boy called Collins.

 MRS. KADIRI

Why is that boy such a nuisance?

 KADIRI

He’s actually giving us headache in this house; I really have to ask them to vacate my apartment.

 MRS. …

Biafra: Diaspora supporters solidly behind IPOB leader

Biafra: Diaspora supporters solidly behind IPOB leader

June 18, 2019 10:31 am

Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has continued to garner more international support in his foreign tour targeted at restoring the republic of Biafra.

IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Tuesday in Awka, said Biafrans across the west coast of the USA had publicly pledged their moral and material support for Biafra restoration.

He said many more IPOB family members, influential individuals and diaspora organisations were queuing up to host their leader in various cities across the United States.

He revealed that Kanu would visit Chicago to meet Biafrans in …

7,000 Kebbi Poly students banned from writing exams

7,000 Kebbi Poly students banned from writing exams

June 18, 2019 10:00 am

The Kebbi Government has appealed  to the management of Umaru Waziri Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi to reconsider the banning of 7,000 Kebbi students from writing semester examinations over the government failure to settle the students tuition fees.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Dr Isah Sama, told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday that the action of the Polytechnic did not reflect the good spirit of understanding between it and the state government.

“We were quite surprised when we heard that the management of the Waziri Umaru Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, has denied both our returning and fresh students access …

Nigerian troops lose ₦15 million to Boko Haram in ambush

Boko Haram jihadists attack Nigeria military base, town

June 18, 2019 9:44 am
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists have overrun a military base and looted a nearby town in northeast Nigeria, security sources and residents said Tuesday, the latest such attack in the restive region.

The raids came a day after 30 people were killed on Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in the region that also bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.

Boko Haram’s decade-long campaign of violence has killed 27,000 people and displaced about two million in Nigeria.

Late on Monday assailants, arriving on nine armoured trucks, stormed into the military base outside the town of Gajiram, 80 kilometres (50 miles),

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Turkey hunts 154 suspects over 2016 failed coup

Turkey hunts 154 suspects over 2016 failed coup

June 18, 2019 9:28 am

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for no fewer than 154 suspects, including soldiers, over their alleged links to a network believed to be behind a coup attempt in 2016.

“Police launched simultaneous operations in 30 provinces across the country to catch 91 military personnel, including those who were ousted or retired.

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“This is on the order of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the western city of Izmir,’’ the Cumhuriyet daily reported.

According to the daily, police are hunting 63 suspects working for the Turkish Armed Forces in a separate …

Trump to announce re-election bid at Florida rally

Trump to announce re-election bid at Florida rally

June 18, 2019 8:59 am

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce his candidacy for a second four-year term at a rally in Florida.

Trump’s campaign for re-election in 2020 chose the 20,000-seat Amway Centre in the centre of the state to make the announcement on Tuesday.

The event is scheduled to start at 8 p.m (0000 GMT).

Trump has been touting the rally in tweets, claiming there has been a large demand for tickets.

“Big rally tomorrow night in Orlando, Florida, looks to be setting records, we are building large movie screens outside to take care of everybody,’’ Trump tweeted on Monday.

New …

INEC: We only experimented with Server in 2018

INEC: We only experimented with Server in 2018

June 18, 2019 3:14 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday insisted that the results of the 2019 general election were not transmitted electronically to its server, stressing that the commission only experimented with the technology during some staggered elections held in 2018.

The commission said that the clarification was necessary because of rising controversy on the transmission of 2019 presidential election results from states to the INEC server.

Speaking during the post-election retreat organised by the commission for its staff and ad hoc staff engaged for the last general elections in Osun State, INEC National Commissioner, Mr. Solomon Soyebi, explained that many factors …

CBN reveals $14.2bn capital flows to Nigeria in five Months

CBN reveals $14.2bn capital flows to Nigeria in five Months

June 18, 2019 2:48 am

Total capital flows to Nigeria between January and May 2019, stood at $14.2 billion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed last night.

Of the aforementioned amount, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) accounted for $2.87 billion, representing 20.18 per cent of the total amount.

The CBN revealed this in a statement that was signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, while reacting to a Reuters report which stated that FDIs in the country dropped last year.

The apex bank said its attention was drawn to the news item on Reuters quoting the World Investment Report, 2019, recently released by …

China advises U.S. to stop using “extreme pressure” on Iran

China advises U.S. to stop using “extreme pressure” on Iran

June 18, 2019 2:35 am

The United States should not use “extreme pressure” to resolve issues with Iran, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, amid a standoff following attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

Fears of a confrontation between Iran and the United States have mounted since last Thursday when the two tankers were attacked. The United States has blamed on Iran, more than a year after President Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran has denied having any role in the attacks, and on Monday said it would soon breach limits on how much enriched uranium it …

Trump, who has made a hardline immigration stance a key issue of his presidency and 2020 re-election bid,

Trump cuts aid to central America over migrants

June 18, 2019 2:14 am

The Trump administration has  announced plans to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

The news came after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the thousands of Central American migrants who have come to the U.S. in search of asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico.

U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said funds for programs in those countries would not be provided until the administration is satisfied these governments are taking concrete actions to reduce the number of migrants coming to the U.S.

“Working with Congress, we will reprogram those funds to …

₦900b probe: Senators, Reps to return fake projects funds

₦900b probe: Senators, Reps to return fake projects funds

June 18, 2019 12:26 am

Investigators are hitting the road today in search of lawmakers’ ₦900b constituency projects in states.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is verifying constituency projects executed by immediate past senators and members of the House of Representatives.

The commission said it will make recoveries on projects/contracts confirmed to have been inflated or in which contractors underperformed or did not perform at all.

To be verified are 180 key projects in the 36 states at the rate of five per state.

The probe covers projects between 2015 and 2018 embarked upon by members of the 8th National …

Imo retirees lament non-payment of over 80 months pensions

Gov. Ihedioha suspends 27 council chairmen, 604 councillors

June 18, 2019 12:03 am

Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has approved suspension of chairmen, vice chairmen, councillors and political appointees of the 27 councils of the state. He directed the suspended elected officials to hand over government property in their possession to the Directors of Administration and General Services (DAGS) of their various councils.

In a statement yesterday signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Chibuike Onyeukwu, the governor also approved the constitution of interim management committees for the initial period of six months.

The council bosses and the 604 councillors, largely members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were elected last year for …

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