Boko Haram kills village Imam, 16 others

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The Police in Borno state  have confirmed the killing of an Islamic cleric and 16 others  by Boko Haram gunmen and bombers in separate incidents in two villages. DSP Isuku Victor, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said an Imam and three persons  were killed when the insurgents stormed Kurumari village in Magumeri council area on Sunday. “On September 17, at about 22:30 hours, some suspects reasonably believed to be Boko Haram terrorists attacked Kurumari village, about 14 kilometres east of Magumeri town, in Magumeri local government area. “Four persons including…

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Election: Clinton mulls legal action against Trump

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Hillary Clinton said Monday she would not rule out challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election if investigations later prove that Russia meddled with the process. Clinton, however, said she doubted the legality of such a move. “I don’t know if there is any legal constitutional way to do that,” she told NPR’s Terry Gross in an interview that aired Monday afternoon. Gross pressed the former first lady and Democratic candidate on whether that meant she would “completely rule out questioning the legitimacy of this election if we learn…

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FG confirms new case of yellow fever in Kwara

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The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a new case of Yellow Fever in a young girl in Oke Owa Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Prof. Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health, said the Lagos University Teaching Hospital carried out the laboratory diagnosis of the case while the Institute Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal confirmed it on Sept. 12. The minister made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director Media and Public Relations of the ministry on Monday in Abuja. The minister said that the State Epidemiology…

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WAFU Cup: Eagles outclass Ghana to reach semis

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The Super Eagles have shot to the semi-finals of the WAFU Cup after they outclassed hosts Ghana 2-0 in final Group A match lastnight in Cape Coast. Nigeria thus finished on five points, a point less than already-qualified Ghana. They will now battle the winners of Group B for a place in the championship game of the sub-regional tournament. Guinea played out a 1-1 draw with Mali after they had led 1-0 by the interval. Mali finished third on two points, while Guinea were bottom also on two points but…

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IPOB: APC calls for additional state in South East

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has called for an additional state in the South East zone to check current agitation in the zone. The APC in the zone said that the ill-feelings of not belonging in the scheme of things had fuelled current agitations in the zone by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The Spokesman of the party in the state, Chief Osita Okechukwu, made the call on Monday in Enugu while presenting the zone’s position to the APC Committee on True Federalism and Restructuring. Okechukwu…

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ASUU suspends strike

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its five-week old strike following a  meeting with the Federal Government’s delegation. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President announced this at a news conference after the  meeting with the Federal Government  on Monday in Abuja. He said the union  decided to conditionally suspend the strike  in view of the timeline of October 2017 for the implementation of the signed agreement. According to Ogunyemi, after an elaborate and extensive consultation process, the National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU has agreed to conditionally suspend…

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IPOB is not a terrorist group – Saraki

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Senate President Bukola Saraki on yesterday faulted the declaration by the Nigerian military that the Indigenous People of Biafra is a terrorist organisation and the ban placed on the group’s activities by South-East Governors, saying due process was not followed. “The announcement of the proscription of the group known as Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by Governors of the South-east states and the categorisation of the group as a ‘terrorist organisation’ by the Nigerian military are unconstitutional and does not follow due process,” Saraki said in a statement on Monday. “Our laws make clear provisions…

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Buhari : ‘President did more for Bayelsa than Jonathan,’ GEJ’s kinsman says

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Former Senator, Mr. Clever Ikisipo, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari‘s efforts to develop the Niger Delta region, especially Bayelsa State. Ikisikpo, who is a kinsman to former President Goodluck Jonathan, said Buhari did what Jonathan failed to do for the people of Bayelsa. The Senator stated this on Saturday, September 16, when students’ representatives from Bayelsa East District, conferred on him an award for his outstanding leadership qualities in Kolo area of the state. The district consists of Ogbia, Nembe, and Brass local government areas of the State. According to him, Buhari made sure…

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Why Nigeria needs Sagay in fight against corruption

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When President Muhammadu Buhari, renowned for his integrity and anti-corruption stance, appointed a professor of law and civil rights activist, Itse Sagay, in August 2015, as head of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, close friends described it as one appointment whose time had come. Established to advise the Buhari administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, PACAC has been instrumental in the anti-corruption war in the country. A cerebral mind and patriot, passionate and daring for…

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Coutinho finally opens up on failed Barcelona move

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Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho has spoken about his collapsed transfer to Barcelona, admitting he and his family were excited about the move to Camp Nou. Coutinho was targeted by Barca, as a replacement for Neymar, following his countryman’s record-breaking €222million switch to Paris Saint-Germain last month. The 25-year-old tried to force the move by submitting an official transfer request, but the Reds refused to sell. “What happened was a job offer and, in life, sometimes you get interested, sometimes you don’t, and in my case, as everybody knows, I got interested,…

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