February 7, 2020

Sisters Separated During WWII Reunited After 78yrs

February 7, 2020 2:25 pm

Two Russian sisters have been reunited 78 years after they were separated by the turmoil of World War II, thanks to a television show and a police search.

In footage of their meeting late last month provided by the interior ministry, Yulia and Rozalina Kharitonova, now 92 and 94, hugged and kissed as their family members watched in tears.

“I was searching for her, I was always searching for her,” said Rozalina, holding her sister’s hand.

As teenagers, the sisters lived with their parents in Stalingrad, the city now known as Volgograd that saw one of the bloodiest battles of …

Buhari Pledges More Funding, Equipment For Armed Forces

February 7, 2020 2:25 pm
  • Procures 22 aircraft, expects additional 17

 

President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday that the federal government was committed to providing more funding and enhanced equipment for the Armed Forces and other security agencies to enable them tame the insecurity in the country.

This is coming as the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said government had so far procured 22 aircraft while 17 more were expected this year.

Speaking at the induction ceremony of three helicopter gunships in Abuja, the president said professionalism, capacity building and equipping of the armed forces were a major policy thrust of his …

Only Unity Of Members ‘ll Deliver Abia To APC – Wabara

February 7, 2020 2:24 pm
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sir Marc Wabara, has identified unity as the strongest element needed to deliver Abia State to the party in 2023.
He said it would be difficult for any organisation to make meaningful progress when some of its members are working at cross purposes, adding that all the APC needed in Abia State was to resist the anti-progressive characters ranging from clannishness, greed to selfishness that were witnessed in the party during the last general elections, to upstage the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), that has not been people-oriented in its policies and programmes
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Borno: Soldier Kills MOPOL Officer With Anti-Aircraft Gun

February 7, 2020 2:24 pm
An Army corporal has killed a Mobile Police Officer, Sergeant Rowland Tafida in Borno State.

The homicide occurred after a face-off at Makara Area of Gwoza Local Government Area (LGA).

The corporal opened fire on the deceased and his colleagues with an Anti-Gun Aircraft (AAG). The shooting also damaged some facilities at the Limankara Police Training Camp.

Tafida was among the MOPOL Special Forces Team deployed to Gwoza last August, on counter-insurgency operations and would have completed his six months anti-terrorism operation on February 8, 2020.

Rowland, a father of two young girls, had already planned to depart Borno this

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Uzodinma Should Strenghten APC In South East – Apugo

February 7, 2020 2:22 pm

Prince Benjamin Benedict Apugo is a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and also a member of the national caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, the Umuahia, Abia State –born politician takes a look at the Supreme Court judgment in Imo State, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s call on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over insecurity problems in the country and other national issues.

How do you feel about APC’s victory at the Supreme Court in respect of Imo governorship seat?

I feel very happy, we (APC) had Imo State when Chief Rochas Okorocha was there, but …

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Ebonyi Ex-SSG’s Wife Slumps In Court, Docked For Murder

February 7, 2020 2:19 pm

The second wife of a former secretary to Ebonyi State Government, Mrs. Joy Mbam, on Friday, slumped in court while being arraigned for forgery and murder.

The accused was arraigned in a magistrate court sitting Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state, for allegedly forging the late husband’s will with intent to confiscate properties.

Recall that the former, SSG, Chief Fidelis Ovuoba Mbam died on 23rd April, 2018, and her second wife Joy was accused by children of her co-wife of causing the death of their father.

Joy was accused of forging documents by the second son of the co-wife, Mr. Morris

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Refund Money Or Finish Work -Bauchi Gov Warns Contractors

February 7, 2020 2:18 pm

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has summoned contractors handling various abandoned road projects in the state.

He said this at a meeting in Government House Bauchi. The Governor called on them to repay the advanced payment given to them if they cannot continue with the projects.

The governor who was not satisfied with the performance of the contractors, said he was not interested in anything they did in the past.

“I am not here to beg anybody. I am here with my lawyers and the rest. You should either do it or leave it. I am not interested in

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Plane Crash: 172 Escape Death As Russia Accuses Israel

February 7, 2020 2:18 pm

A plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran, the Iranian capital, to Damascus has made an emergency landing at the Hmeimim Air Base in Syria.

Russia said on Friday that the plane came under fire from Syrian air defences.

The Spokesperson of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov told Interfax that the Syrian forces were retaliating Israeli strikes on targets in Syria.

This is exactly one month after a passenger plane belonging to Ukraine crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran.

The incident claimed the lives of all 176 passengers on board with Iran later claiming to have shut down the

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Imo

Imo APC Chairman, Nwafor Warns Against Impersonation

February 7, 2020 2:17 pm

The factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC in Imo State, Hon. Daniel Nwafor has appealed to the state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma to be wary of those parading themselves on illegal authorities, insisting that there is nothing like Caretaker Committee in the state APC.

Nwafor spoke during the party’s stakeholders meeting held in Owerri.

He said there is only one executive structure of the party duly elected and recognized by law, having passed through both the electoral and party guidelines.

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Although, he admitted that what the

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Kogi

Kogi Herders/Farmers Clash: Lawmaker Tasks Youth

February 7, 2020 2:17 pm

Hon. David Idris Zakarias representing Idah/Ibaji/Igalamela/Odolu/Ofu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, says he will sponsor a peace and reconciliation dialogue between Oforachi Community in Igalamela/Odolu local government and Fulani settlers to ensure a peaceful coexistence as was the case in years back.

Reacting in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST in Abuja, the lawmaker was saddened by the resurgence of herders and farmers clashes, stressing that life has offered opportunity for all to live peacefully, if there was understanding among all.

He decried the killing of a Kogi farmer, late Godwin Egbunu at Oforachi in the presence of …

Retiring President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa

Justice Bulkachuwa Reveals Deep Scars That Follows Her

February 7, 2020 2:17 pm

Retiring President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa has declared that she will use the rest of her life for the service of her community and the rest of the world.

Bulkachuwa stated this during the commissioning of the reconstructed, upgraded and furnished seven official quarters for judges of the Court of Appeal, developed by the Rivers State Government, according to Simeon Nwakaudu, the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Electronic Media.

The Valedictory Court Session was witnessed by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, Justices of

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Agba Jalingo

Agba Jalingo: Cross River Govt Takes Over Prosecution

February 7, 2020 2:17 pm

The Cross River State government has taken over the prosecution of Agba Jalingo, publisher of the news portal, CrossRiverWatch who is standing trial on terrorism and other related charges in the State.
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The state’s attorney general, Tanko Ashang informed Justice Simon Amobeda who presided over Court 2 of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court, that a letter to that effect had been filed and is in the records of the court.

On Friday, when the matter was returned to Justice Amobeda’s court, 57 days after he had recused himself, Mr. Ashang said they were ready to go

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