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Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, the Emir of Gwandu and Chairman of Kebbi Council of Chiefs , has called on Nigerians to pray for peaceful co-existence. Bashar made the call after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers marking the end of the one-month Ramadan in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. He also called on the people to remain peaceful and law abiding to enable leaders ensure sustainable development. The traditional ruler further expressed sympathy with victims of the flood that destroyed property in Birnin Kebbi and Ngaski Local Government Areas. He appealed to the people to shun vices and idleness in preference to engaging in fruitful ventures, especially farming. Bashar also called on leaders to promote equity, fairness and the fear of God. Muslims, who attended the Eid prayers, prayed for peaceful co-existence as well as respect and love for another.

Alhaji Maimala Buni, National Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday pledged his party’s commitment to preserving the unity of Nigeria. He said in Damaturu on Wednesday that ensuring the indivisibility of the country was a task that could not be compromised under the APC government. “For too long, Nigerians had been manipulated through primordial sentiments by poor and weak leadership at the expense of unity, development and improved welfare for the citizenry. “This administration, under President Buhari, will always promote national unity and ensure the protection of lives and property of every citizen in every part of the country. “President Buhari is honestly and courageously fighting corruption in Nigeria, no matter who is involved, and this has paid off both at home and at the international scene. “The APC administration is determined to change the gross maladministration and weak commitment suffered by the nation in the past,” he assured. Buni said the fig...

Muslim in Benin on Wednesday observed Eid prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan under heavy security. Security was provided by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Police and the Nigerian Army. The security personnel were particularly visible inside and around prayer grounds located at Ikpoba Slope and the Nigeria Air Force base along the airport road. Those, who observed their prayers at the Air Force base prayer ground, were thoroughly screened before they were allowed to enter the ground for prayer. It was also observed that aside the massive deployment of personnel at prayer grounds, the security agencies also had their patrol vehicles stationed at and patrolling strategic areas in the city. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command in Benin, Mr Steven Onwuchei, said the security presence was to ensure hitch-free Sallah celebration across the state. Onwuchei, who spoke with NAN, said: “The proactive measure was n...

Lionel Messi Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, Spanish media say. Spanish court also sentenced Messi’s father to 21-month prison sentence, around 1.5 million euros for tax crimes. But under Spanish law they don’t have to serve the prison sentence.

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Wednesday said the Eid-il-Fitr celebration called for sober reflection, appreciation of Allah’s mercies and thanksgiving for peace in the country. Adebule made the assertion in Lagos in her message to Muslims as they marked the end of Ramadan fasting globally. She thanked Lagos residents for maintaining harmonious co-existence in the face of economic challenges and insecurity in the nation. “I urge us as Muslims to celebrate moderately, reflect on our lives, thank God for all His mercies and reach out to the less privileged among us. “We should also sustain the lessons of Ramadan which is in consonance with the lifestyle of the Holy Prophet Muhammed. “Let us continue to live together with mutual respect and tolerance so that we can continue to enjoy the delivery of good governance and economic prosperity which Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode’s government is providing,” she said. Adebule urged parents and guardians to counsel their child...

Richard Mofe-Damijo is 55 today Nollywood distinguished actor Richard Mofe-Damijo is 55 today. Helen Paul, Nigerian Comedienne was the first to announce on her Instagram page this morning as she celebrates him with a lovely photo of him wearing Dashiki, even though the actor had not come up to announce his new age on any social media at the time. Mofe Damijo was among A-listers and who recently won the AMAA Lifetime Achievement Awards for his contribution to the African Motion Pictures along side Olu Jacobs and Joke Silver on June 11th at Dr Obi Wali event center, Port Harcourt. He dedicated the award to the youths and newly born of the Niger Delta. The former commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta state (popularly known as RMD) won the Africa Movie Academy Award in 2005 for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Born on July 6th 1961 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, he attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into th...

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A female trafficking boss used witchcraft to round up and terrify dozens of teenage orphans from Nigeria before selling them into prostitution in Europe, a court heard on Tuesday. Franca Asemota, aka Aunty Franca Franca Asemota, known to her victims as ‘Auntie Franca’, used Heathrow as a hub to traffic at least 40 children and young adults into Europe, a jury was told. It was also claimed that Franca and her gang managed to snatch back two girls who had been rescued and put in foster care in Worthing, East Sussex. She is accused of luring mainly orphans from remote Nigerian villages with the promise of jobs and education. But the 38-year-old would then use witchcraft, threats, ‘Ju-Ju’ rituals and sexual violence to ensure they did as they were told before being sold to the sex industry in Europe, it was said. The trafficking first came to light when Border Agency officials stopped two groups, one in September and one in November 2011, travelling on false passports, Isleworth Crow...

South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home three years ago. High Court judge Thokozile Masipa listed several mitigating factors for sentencing him to less than half the minimum 15-year term for murder, including the athlete’s claim he believed he was shooting an intruder. “The sentence that I impose on the accused… is six years imprisonment,” she said. Pistorius, 29, hugged his family before being taken out of the court in Pretoria to begin serving his term. The double-amputee Olympic and Paralympic sprinter was freed from prison last October after serving one year of a five-year term for culpable homicide — the equivalent of manslaughter. But an appeals court upgraded his conviction to murder in December. Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a model, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day in 2013, saying he mistook her for a burglar when he fired four times through the door of his bedroom...

South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius arrived in court on Wednesday for sentencing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, bringing the curtain down on a trial that gripped the world. Dressed in a dark suit, the 29-year-old hugged members of his legal team in the packed Pretoria court room. He then took his seat and was seen tapping away on his mobile phone. Pistorius was found guilty of murdering Steenkamp by an appeals court last December. He had initially received a five-year sentence for a manslaughter conviction in 2014, a ruling derided by women’s groups as too lenient. The athlete had the lower part of his legs amputated when he was a baby and his lawyers have argued that his disability and mental stress should be considered as mitigating circumstances to reduce his sentence. The state says he has shown no remorse and has called for him to receive no less than the minimum 15-year sentence for murder. The original trial judge, Thokozile Masip...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said that it had deployed over 1,100 operatives to provide security during the Eid-el Fitr celebration. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Kareem Olanrewaju, in Abeokuta on Tuesday. The statement stated that the operatives were deployed to sensitive areas such as Mosques, events centres and motor parks to ensure a hitch-free celebration. The other areas were markets, Eid grounds, locations of critical infrastructure, blackspots and other strategic places. It stated that the NSCDC operatives would complement the efforts of other security agencies in the state. It enjoined the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement in and around their neighbourhood to security agencies. In Sokoto, Alhaji Salisu Fagge, the Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, said plain cloth security personnel had been deployed on foot patrols to sensitive locations. Fagge, who inspected the...