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Moscow (AFP) - Nearly half of Russians fear that Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria could spark World War III, a poll showed Monday. Moscow, an ally of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, has been staging bombing raids in Syria since September 2015. Forty-eight percent of Russians were concerned that "heightened tensions in relations between Russia and the West could grow into World War III," according to a poll conducted by independent pollster Levada Centre last week. That figure was up from 29 percent in July this year. Moscow's air strikes have negatively affected the way Russia is perceived internationally, 32 percent said, up from 16 percent in November. Nevertheless, 52 percent of Russians said they back Moscow's air strikes, while 26 percent said they opposed them. Asked whether Russia should continue "intervening in what is going on in Syria," 49 percent said yes, while 28 percent said no. Western powers and rights groups have accused Syrian an

Pandemonium erupted on Saturday at Berger bus stop, Lagos State, after a policeman, who was a passenger on a 14-seater bus end route from Ibadan, Oyo State, reportedly stabbed a motor park tout, popularly called agbero , to death. The deceased was identified simply as Ahmed and was reportedly planning to marry in December. The policeman was said to be serving in a command outside Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt that one of Ahmed’s friends had stopped the bus with the inscription, Success Express, and demanded N100 from the driver, who reportedly declined to pay the money. In the ensuing argument between the driver and the agbero , the policeman, who was at the front seat, reportedly got off from the bus. Our correspondent gathered that Ahmed had gone to the scene to know what transpired. “But the policeman suddenly brought out a very sharp knife and stabbed him (Ahmed) in the stomach. He held the policeman for a while and slumped. He stood up, staggered and slumped again. “The policem

The former American blogger of stories about death under the pseudonym “Vampchick,” Ashlee Martinson says in a new interview monitored by Periscope Crime and Society, that she’s “happy” to be in prison for killing her mother and stepfather following extensive alleged abuse. “I’m happy because I’m getting help right now,” Martinson says in an exclusive clip from an upcoming prison interview with Crime Watch Daily , which is scheduled to air Tuesday. “ My sisters are safe, and I know that sounds crazy because I’m in prison, but I feel like I’m free,” Martinson says. “I can have an opinion now. I can have my own thoughts. I can wake up everyday and know that I’m safe.” In March 2015, Martinson, then 17, fatally stabbed her mother more than 30 times and shot her stepfather twice with a shotgun, before fleeing with her boyfriend, then 22.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday in Lagos that Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, Africa’s richest woman by Forbes reckoning, was among the 25 billionaires he made during his tenure as President. Obasanjo stated this at the 2016 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum. The former president was reacting to an allegation by Alakija at the event, that the Obasanjo administration frustrated her effort when she ventured into oil business. Alakija, who spoke before Obasanjo, alleged that his administration illegally took an oil block allocated to her company after her family had invested all its savings to strike oil in commercial quantity. “This oil block is in 5000 feet depth of water and was extremely difficult to explore. “It took 15 years from the time that we were awarded the licence in 1993 till 2008 when we struck the first oil “When this event happened, 60 per cent out of our 60 per cent equity in the business, was forcefully taken from us by the government of t

Johnny Ben, Benin On October 22, up to five persons were arrested in Benin for conducting burial ceremonies. The Benin custom forbids residents from burial ceremonies until the post-coronation ceremonies of the new monarch are concluded. The Benin Traditional Council issued a notice saying that the post-coronation ceremonies for Oba Ewuare II will continue till the end of the year, and as such the prohibition of funerals in the seven local government areas of the senatorial district will continue till then. The affected local government areas are Oredo, Egor, Ikpoba-Okha, Ovia North-East, Ovia South-West, Orhionmwon and Uhunmwode. BNC, in a statement by the Secretary, Frank Irabor, explained that the post-coronation ceremonies was still ongoing, with the Ekasa (spiritual) dance, and would last till December 31. “Consequently, prohibition of funeral activities is still in place during the period of Ekasa performance. This information supersedes the earlier press statement made by th

Even as they say that delay is not denial, which turned out to be the case with Seyi Law , there was some torment before that saying could be proven. It is not a secret that the ace comedian and his wife, Stacey Ebere , were childless for five years after they got married. Although the couple lost a baby in 2015, they finally welcomed a baby girl in October this year. Speaking with Punch 's entertainment desk, Saturday Beats , Seyi Law tells of some of the rumours he had to deal with over his delay in having a child, including suggestions of impotency. He explained that even before he lost his child, he had been tagged as impotent. “The fact that we lost a child was very tough. Sometimes when you post something on the social media, people wonder why you bring your family issue to the social media. What they do not know is that you just want some words of encouragement. Sometimes you really cannot control the way bad news spreads. I have heard people say things like I cannot ge

Whether you’re having sex or not, below are some tips to ensure every young adult can have a healthy, safe, and satisfying life – or to simply prepare yourself for when the time comes! 1. Get to know your sexual boundaries. Whether it’s through online research, talking about sex with friends, or experimenting with masturbation, find out what is and isn’t for you. Ask yourself:     “Am I ready for sex?”     “What kind of sex am I comfortable with?”     “Do I want to ‘explore’ in college?” 2. Talk to your partner about consent and ways to ensure you both feel safe while engaging in sexual activity. Learn what consent means and how to practice it in everyday life—without killing the mood. 3. Educate yourself. Ask your RA or counselor where to find resources if you find yourself in an unsafe or uncomfortable situation. Find out who your college’s Title IX coordinator is and don’t be afraid to report an incident or intervene on behalf of a friend if you fear they might be in an unsafe

Posted by Isaac Eranga, a Health Journalist The need for accurate, unbiased sexual health information is clear. There are close to 20 million new sexually transmitted infections diagnosed each year and nearly half of all pregnancies are unplanned. Where do people turn for information on sexual health? Increasingly, the Internet—according to the Pew Research Center, 72% of internet users say they looked online for health information within the past year. But while that information is available on websites like ours and other sexual health organizations like Advocates for Youth, it is often censored on popular social media platforms. For example, an ASHA Facebook campaign to increase the awareness vaginismus—a health condition that can cause painful intercourse for women—was flagged by the site as promoting a “sexually explicit product.” Advocates for Youth’s Facebook ad for the organization’s Great American Condom Campaign was similarly denied for violating ad guidelines about “adult

By Emmanuel Unah OKUNMI- THE  proprietor of Emeka Mortuary, Okunmi Community, located at the suburbs of Ikom, Central senatorial district, Cross River State, Mr. Kalu Ben Chima, popularly  called Emeka Ambulance, has revealed the spiritual combats morticians, now and again, go through with occultists and    members of some secret societies before their corpses were embalmed in his mortuary. The Arochukwu-born mortician, whose mortuary is located along Ikom-Calabar highway, confessed to NDV that dead bodies, especially those of occultists and members of      secret societies “do give us trouble while being embalmed because their bodies have been ‘fortified’ by the devil or some spiritual forces.” Power pass power “In such cases, we have to pet and persuade them by talking to them to allow the chemicals to penetrate their bodies,    but  if they remain stubborn, we have to employ our own spiritual force and of course,    power pass power and we can then embalm them,” he disclosed. A

Posted by Isaac Eranga, a Health Journalists Emily Duberman says most of her calls at the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) are about genital herpes, so she thought it wise to clear the air. "TV shows, movies, and society as a whole create this stigma around herpes when really, there’s not too much to be scared of. Most of the time, genital herpes is a mild skin condition that can be managed very effectively", she said. According to her, the following are basic .ca he about Genital herbs: 1 - It is estimated that 1 out of 6 people have genital herpes. About 90% of them don’t know it. 2 - Herpes (oral & genital) cannot be spread through inanimate objects such as spoons, glasses, razors, towels, bed sheets, etc. Herpes can only be passed through direct skin-to-skin contact with the infected area such as kissing, oral sex, genital-to-genital rubbing, vaginal, and anal sex.  3 - Herpes (both oral & genital) can be spread even when there are no symptoms or so

Posted by Isaac Eranga, a Health Journalist On October 12th the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 2-dose schedule for Merck’s Gardasil-9® HPV vaccine for males and females ages 9-14. The new schedule calls for the second dose of the vaccine to be given 6-12 months following the first. The 3-dose schedule originally licensed with the vaccine may still be used, too; this regimen involves three doses administered over six months. Studies show the antibody response generated with the 2-dose regimen is not inferior to that observed with three doses. Following the FDA decision the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance and now routinely recommends the 2-dose regimen for all 11 and 12 year olds. CDC said reducing the number of shots and clinic visits makes it more convenient for parents to protect their children. Gardasil® was introduced in the U.S. market in 2006 to prevent infections and diseases caused by two HPV types (HPV 16 and 18) found in

The Police Service Commission has suspended the ongoing recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the Nigeria Police Force following pressure from the Senate and the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. The decision to stop the exercise was taken by the commission about two weeks ago, shortly after it concluded the screening of 110,469 shortlisted candidates, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. Investigations showed that the PSC management was in the process of finalising the recruitment process in Jigawa State when the IG ordered the police representatives at the meeting, the Deputy IG in charge of Training and Development, Emmanuel Inyang, and another senior officer to return to Abuja immediately. This, it was gathered, forced the commission to suspend the recruitment as the police management needed to be represented and carried along in the exercise. It was learnt that the IG’s move might have been informed by the pressure by some senators, who wanted the recruitment to favour thei

Edo State Government has suspended His Royal Highness Anselm O Aidenojie, the Onojie of Uromi - an alleged strong supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from office as the Onojie for seven days. This was contained in a letter signed by Secretary to the State Government, Prof Julius Ihonvbere dated October 26, 2016, titled “Suspension from Office as Traditional Ruler”, states: “I write to convey to you, the decision of the Edo State Executive Council at its meeting on the 26th October 2016, suspending you from office for 7 days as Onojie of Uromi. The suspension from office was based on, among other reasons: ‘Your unprovoked attack, inflicting grievous bodily harm on one Mrs Betty Okoebor on September 28, 2016 in full public glare to the embarrassment of those present and causing disgrace to your otherwise esteemed office; ‘Your refusal, even after two weeks, to respond to a query issued by the appropriate authority within the stipulated 72 hours demonstrating total disreg

An Akure High Court has further granted an Ex-parte Order restraining Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim from parading himself as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 26, 2016 governorship election in Ondo State. The order was subsequent upon a suit filed by Pharm. Bamiduro Dada which sought to stop Jimoh Ibrahim from identifying himself as the candidate of the PDP pending when the case would be determined. It would be recalled that Pharm. Bamiduro Dada was one of the aspirants who participated at the PDPgovernorship primary election which held in Ibadan through which Jimoh Ibrahim was produced. In his suit, Dada pleaded that the court grants: "An order of interim injunction restraining the third defendant (Jimoh Ibrahim) from parading, presenting or holding himself out to the first defendant (INEC) or any person at all as the governorship candidate of the 2nd defendant (PDP) in the governorship election slated for 26 November 2016 or any date at all pendin

Vacancies: Federal Civil Service lists 90 jobs including DPR Oct. 26 The Nigerian Federal Civil Service has listed over 90 Jobs including the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR as having vacancies for recruitment or employments. To apply for a vacancy in any of the jobs, applicants must go through the Federal Civil Service Recruitment Portal. Below is the breakdown of affected ministries that require applicants. – Bureau of Public Procurement. – Federal Ministry of Education. – Federal Ministry of Labour & Productivity. – Federal Ministry of Finance – Ministry of Foreign Affairs. – Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. – Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. – Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. – Federal Ministry of Transport. – Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation. – Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation. – Presidency Completion/submission of application online is free and at no cost to applicants in line with the Internationa

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A suspected leader of a car snatching syndicate in Aba, Abia State, identified as Ladislas Ukpabi, has said that he robbed to raise money to expand his poultry farm. He said the economic recession in the country and frustration as a result of his dwindling poultry business made him to consider armed robbery as an option. Ukpabi, who expressed regrets for his action in an interview with The PUNCH said, “I regret what I did. If I’m well funded, I can raise about 10,000 birds without losing one I’m not boasting about it, I can do that very well right from the hatchery to the laying point.” The suspect who claimed to be a graduate of Animal Science from Plateau State University was arrested by Police operatives in connection with a car theft case reported to the Abayi Police division in Aba. It was learnt that one Mr. Felix Anyanwu of Umuoda road in Aba had made a complaint that his Lexus Sports utility vehicle was snatched at gun point on August 8. It was gathered that the Police in

A 20-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Effiong has said he beheaded a woman at the Aba park on the instructions of a mad woman, who allegedly advised him to throw a human head into a river or he would go mad. “I gave a mad woman money one day in Aba and she told me to look for a skull or human head and throw inside a river or I will go mad. “One morning, when I saw a lifeless body in front of the park, I decided to cut off the dead woman’s head for the exercise. I threw the head into the Aba River to remain a normal person,” he said. Effiong made the confession while in the custody of the police. He had been arrested by police operatives in Aba, Abia State in connection with a threat to kidnap and kill one Ikechukwu Udogu. It was gathered that the search for Effiong started when the police got the information that an unknown person, through a phone text, threatened to kill one Udogu, if he failed to pay him a N15m ransom. It was learnt that police operatives attached to the Cent

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources , Ibe Kachikwu has said that the government will soon begin placing trackers on tankers carrying petroleum products in order to prevent the diversion of same. Kachikwu made the disclosure on Monday, April 25, 2016, during the first Federal Government Town Hall meeting in Lagos. “Over 30 per cent of (fuel) supply is diverted. For example, in the last five days, we have pumped 400 trucks of product into Lagos State. The total consumption (in the state) at the maximum is 250 trucks; most of those trucks are diverted from Lagos to the hinterland of Chad and Cameroon,” he said according to Punch. “We need, literally, a whole army to stop this from happening. So, I continue to supply and over-supply and so we struggle. “We started publishing deliveries and tell you the filling stations they were allocated to. So, if you don’t find products in those filling stations, there are hotlines to call. “Do not judge our work on the basis of the difficult

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said that there’s not enough power in the country to go round for the use of all Nigerians. Fashola made the admission on Monday, April 25, 2016, during the first Federal Government Town Hall meeting in Lagos. “I acknowledge that we are in a result-driven business and perhaps today results are measured by ‘in my ministry, how many roads have been finished? How much power do you have, how much housing can you get?’ Those results are not yet delivered but I assure you they will be delivered,” he said according to Channels TV. “Some results are becoming evident to us in government and they may seem intangible to those outside government and I understand that. They are results of clearly understanding why we are where we are. Should we continue to do what was done in the past if it hasn’t solved the problem? “ECN, the precursor to NEPA and PHCN was inaugurated by ordinance in 1950; that’s 66 years. So why hasn’t the probl

Oct. 25 Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday said that the governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki is more competent than him & will bring more development to the state Oshiomhole is scheduled to handover to Obaseki next month after 8 years in the saddle He spoke with State House correspondents after Progressives Governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama , says plans have been concluded to sign visa-free pacts with a bloc of eight African countries to promote economic partnership on the continent. Onyeama announced this in Abuja on Tuesday at a news conference to mark one year of President Mohammadu Buhari’ s Administration. The minister, who did not disclose the names of the countries making up the bloc, noted with concern that trading among African countries had been very low. He, however, said that with the new idea by the President Mohammadu Buhari led administration, "it is expected that there will be upsurge in economic activities. "Africa is the centrepiece of our foreign policy but it is a paradox that as a Nigerian, you cannot go to an African country without a visa unlike what is obtainable in Western Europe. "To address this as a leader in the continent, the country is at a point of introducing an initiative to promote African trade as part of the coun

The government of Kenya has arrested 26 Nigerians for allegedly staying in the country without valid documents and involving in fraudulent activities. According to a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Oct. 25, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some of detained persons have been indicted for criminal activities, including advance fee fraud. "It (Nigerian High Commission in Nairobi) has found that the Immigration Authority of Kenya acted in accordance with their domestic laws regarding the arrest and subsequent removal of illegal immigrants by cracking down on foreigners whose visas had lapsed, but who had continued to remain in Kenya illegally," the statement, signed by the ministry's spokesman, Jane Adams, said. The ministry condemned any act of illegal migration by Nigerians, noting that the Federal Government will not condone any criminal act. It urged Nigerian immigrants to obey the laws of the land they reside in and desist from any action capable of tarnishi

A report on the performance of Nigerian Ports has revealed that the country loses over N1 trillion every year to port inefficiencies, process failures and corruption.The report titled ‘Nigeria: Reforming the Maritime Ports,’ which was commissioned by the Centre for International Private Enterprises in collaboration with the LagosChamber of Commerce and Industry and Financial Derivatives Company, was publicly unveiled in Lagos on Friday at the LCCI public-private discussions on port reforms. The report states that while the efficiency of port operations is a major driver of tradeand economic activities across countries, Nigeria’s case has been rather gloomy.It says over the years, users and operators at the Nigerian Ports have been facing lingering challenges and bottlenecks which include infrastructure shortcomings, policy and regulatory inconsistencies, overlapping functions and duplicity of roles among government agencies operating within ports across thecountry.The report also poin

Mr Dan Bature, an Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in Charge of Zone 11 comprising Oyo, Osun and Ondo states, says any policeman checking vehicle particulars on the highways is on illegal duty. Bature said this on Wednesday in Ibadan during a two-day familiarisation visit to Oyo State. He said that the duty of the police was not to check vehicle particulars but to ensure safer roads. Bature warned policemen against blocking high ways, saying police patrol vehicles were not supposed to be toll gates. He said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) was committed to changing the negative image of the police and supporting the anticorruption war of the Federal Government. Bature advised officers unable to key into the laudable initiatives of the IGP to resign from the force. He said that a lot was expected by the public from the police, adding that this informed the monitoring of officers. “The Inspector General of Police is determined to improve on your welfare and pursue

Despite the abduction of over 200 students from Chibok in 2014, and the wide publicity the attack received, most public schools in Borno State are still unsafe over two years after, a new report says. The research, conducted by Women Advocate Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) in conjunction with Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre (GEPaDC), says public schools are not safe for learning in the state. The report followed a baseline research in three key local government areas, namely, Maiduguri, Chibok and Konduga. The study found that of all the schools surveyed, none had a recent safety and security training, except in Chibok where one school had a training in November 2015. Other findings include: *Only very few schools have security committees. These are mostly in Chibok LGA where the girls were abducted. *There are inadequate number of security personnel ranging from 1 –2 personnel in all schools. *The communication strategy in the schools is almost non-

Abia- Dr. (Mrs) Uzoma E. Emenike Adamawa- Dr Clifford Zirre Akwa Ibom- Major General Godwin Umo (retd) Anambra- Christopher J .N. Okeke Bauchi- Yusuf Tuggar Bayelsa- Brigadier General Stanley Diriyai Benue- Dr. Enyantu Ifeme Cross Rivers- Dr. Etuborn N.E Asuquo Delta- Engr Francis Efeduma Ebonyi- Jonah Odo Edo- Uyagwe igbe Ekiti- Ayodele L. Ayodeji Enugu- Major General Chris Eze Gombe- Alhaji Suleiman Hassan Jigawa- Amin Muhammad Kadunna- Mohammed Yaro Kaduna- Deborah lliya Kano- Prof. D. Abdulkadir Kano- Alhaji Haruna Ungogo Katsina- Justice Isa Dodo Katsina- Usman Bugaje Kebbi- Prof. Tijani Bande‎ Kogi- Prof. Y.O Aliu Kwara- Nurudeen Mohammed Kwara- Prof. Mohamed Yisa Lagos- Justice Gorge Oguntade Lagos- Senator O Mamora Lagos- Modupe Irele Nasarawa- Musa Muhammad Niger- Mohammed ibeto Ogun- Ade Asekun Ondo- Barrister Sola Iji Osun- Adegboyega Ogunwusi Oyo- Major General Ashimiyu Olaniyi (Rtd) Plateau- Pauline Talin Plateau- Haruna Abdulahi Rivers-

By Tofarati Ige Felabration, which is, ‘an annual music festival conceived in 1998 by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti in memory and celebration of her father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a Nigerian musician and human rights activist known for pioneering the afrobeat genre of music, is in its 18th year, and annually, it keeps getting more interesting. This year’s edition of the music-carnival, with the theme ‘Everybody say yeah yeah’ attracted guests in record numbers, and virtually all known music artistes in the country graced the shrine at the Afrikan Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos. In its usual fashion, it began with a symposium tagged ‘Movement Against Second Slavery’ at NECA hall, Ikeja. From there, the party continued on full-scale at the Afrikan Shrine throughout the week. Some of the artistes that opened the show on Monday were Ojjay Wright, Taye Currency, Pepenazi, Sugarboy, Edaoto, while on Tuesday, the likes of Jaywon, Ajebutter, Kcee, Skibbii, Orezi, Illbliis rocked the stage. On Thursday, it was t

A 51-year-old woman, Rose Edward, is in police net for allegedly buying a 2-month-old baby for N450,000. Mr Murtala Mani, Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, disclosed this on Saturday in Uyo, while briefing newsmen. Mani who spoke through ASP Cordelia   Nwanwe, the Akwa Ibom Police Command’s spokesperson said that a homeopathtic doctor,  Eneyo Nyang, was arrested in connection with the crime. He said that Edward from Rivers confessed to have bought the baby because she needed a baby of her own. Confessing to the crime, the mother of the baby, Comfort  Effiong, said that she sold her baby because there was no one to take care of her. “I sold the baby because of help; I don’t have anybody to help me. My father is late and my mother is sick and I don’t have anybody to help me,” Effiong said. Mani assured Akwa Ibom people that the command would not relent in its effort to curb crime in the state. He warned members of the public wishing to adopt children to follow due process.

The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has accused the Independent NationalElectoral Commission (INEC) of being compromised ahead of the November 26th, 2016 governorship election in the State.The party specifically accused theofficers of the electoral body in the State of plotting to help the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rig the forthcoming poll. A statement issued by the party on Wednesday called on the Nigeria Police Force and the Directorate of the State Security Service to thoroughly investigate the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the State.Omo'ba Abayomi Adesanya, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, signed the electronic statement sent to journalists and obtained by SaharaReporters in Akure. Mr. Adesanya accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Segun Agbaje, and the Commission's Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Kabir Omosanya,of complicity with the faction of the PDP in Ondo State led b

Kogi State Government has pledged to assist women farmers to embark on mechanised farming as part of the state’s agricultural road map toward food security. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Tim Diche, made the pledge at the bi-monthly meeting of the state Agriculture Vision Group, Core Delivery Team, Agriculture Innovative Team and key stakeholders in Lokoja on Saturday. The meeting was facilitated by Synergos, a global Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), partnering with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), on the State Partnership for Agriculture (SPA), project. Diche said women farmers had a lot to offer in realisation of the agricultural road map for the attainment of set goals and objectives in agriculture. ”The participation in agriculture generally by our female farmers is on the increase day in day out and by the time we are able to assist them with mechanisation, we will be there,” he said. The commissioner, represented by Dr Isah Ochepa, Acting Permanent

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October 20, 2016 at 7:34 pm Sudden death of some Journalists in Kaduna was averted on Wednesday night as a strange bullet from nowhere narrowly missed hitting them as they sat in group, relaxing at the Secretariat of the Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) after the day’s work. The bullet landed on the floor, close to where the Journalists were sitting at about 7PM with a shattering sound, akin to that of a fallen broken bottle. Upon close examination, the State correspondent of Hausa Leadership, Abdullahi Tumburkai, who was standing very close to the point where the bullet landed, discovered that the object was hot at the time it hit the ground. “This is a live bullet, this is a live bullet”, Tumburkai shouted, panicking. The Journalists had to hurry up, cutting short their relaxation, and abandoned their food and drinks half way to vacate the Secretariat along Muhammadu Buhari Way. They could not actually ascertain the direction the bullet was coming fr

OBA EWUARE II was Born on October 20, 1953. He attended the famous Edo College in Benin from 1965 to 1967. He later went to Immaculate Conception College between 1968 and 1970 before moving to England, where he obtained his Advanced Level General Certificate of Education from South Thames College, South-West London. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Wales, UK. He also has a Master of Public Administration degree from Rutger University graduate school in New Jersey, USA. He was a graduate intern at the United Nations between 1981 and 1982 and is a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.Like his father, Oba EWUARE II is a seasoned administrator and a diplomat in the Scandinavian region, Europe and Africa. He is well-travelled. He has served as Nigeria’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, with concurrent accreditation to Norway, Denmark and the Republic of Finland. On July 21, 2008, he was appointed and sworn in as Ambassador

*Pesticide Percentage (%) in cold drinks released from IMA (Indian Medical Association) recently* _1     Thums up      7.2%_ _2     Coke              9.4%_    _3     7 UP             12.5%_    _4     Mirinda         20.7%_    _5     Pepsi            10.9%_   _6     Fanta              29.1%_     _7    Sprite                 5.3%_ _8    Frooti               24.5%_ _9    Maaza              19.3%_ *It's very dangerous to the Human Liver, Results in Cancer*

From Town & Country Saudi Arabia says it has executed a prince who fatally shot another man in a melee, a rare death sentence carried out against a member of the kingdom's extensive royal family. The Interior Ministry said late on Tuesday it had executed Prince Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud al-Kabeer in Riyadh. It did not describe how the sentence was carried out, though the Sunni-ruled kingdom often beheads the condemned in public. A ministry statement carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency warned "whoever dares to commit such a crime that the Shariah penalty is awaiting." Saudi Arabia is among the world's top executioners. Such royal executions are rare, but have happened before. In 1975, the kingdom beheaded Faisal bin Musaid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for assassinating King Faisal.

Ahead of November 26 Gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Peoples Democratic Party PDP will flag off its Gubernatorial campaign on Wednesday in Akure, the Ondo State Capital. Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Engr Clement Faboyede spoke while addressing PDP leaders across the state at the party's stakeholders meeting held at the International Event Center, (The DOME) on Sunday. He said all arrangements had been concluded to make the Flag-off a colourful one and enjoined the party leaders at the local governments, Wards and Units level to mobilize enmass for the Flag-off. The PDP Chairman said the party has to flag off the campaign on time to inform the people of the nullity of the last Friday ruling. On the choice of Akure for the Flag-off, Engr Faboyede said it has to be in Akure to show that their candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede SAN is popular at home and that the Flag-off will send the signal of his popularity to the whole world In his brief remarks at the m

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Monday, justified the recent arrest of judges on allegations of corruption, categorising acts of corruption by judicial officers as a crime against humanity. Executive Secretary of PACAC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, also on his part, called for the suspension of the judges arrested by the Department of State Services on allegations of corruption pending when they would clear their names. Sagay and Owasanoye spoke during PACAC’s interaction with reporters on the first anniversary of the committee’s activities. Responding to various criticisms from some quarters against the raids on the houses and the arrest of seven judges between October 8 and 9, Sagay said the critics failed to understand the implications of corruption on the bench. He said an ordinary man could be guilty of corruption, but a judge should never be. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated, “The ordinary man like you and me can

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro. Obanikoro reported to the EFCC immediately after his arrival in Nigeria from the United States on Thursday. An aide of the Minister told our correspondent on the telephone that the former minister who reported to the commission by 1.20 pm had not been released by 8:59pm. Also a top operative of the commission said that the interrogation which commenced by 3pm was still ongoing and that the former minister would be detained till Tuesday to continue with the investigation.