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Commandant-General of NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi on Thursday announced the arrest of a 20-year-old woman and two men for vandalising oil pipelines. Briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, the Commandant, Mrs Chinwe Kannu, said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday at Ivo Local Government Area in a border community between Ebonyi and Abia. Kannu said that the suspects were arrested by 5 p.m. by officers of the command on patrol as they scooped diesel from a punctured pipeline. “They will be prosecuted as we are legally mandated by law to do. “Items recovered from them include one 50-litre container of diesel, four 25-litre containers of diesel, buckets, funnels and sieving instruments used to scoop petroleum products,” she said. The commandant also said that the command contained the spillage of diesel from a tanker which was involved in an accident at Abaomege area of Ebonyi. “My officers rushed to the scene on receiving a d

Members of Nigeria’s U-23 team have finally arrived Manaus, Brazil after the delay in Atlanta caused by payment for flight problems. The players are expected to play Japan in the opening match at Rio. Nigeria’s U-23 team arrives Brazil Nigeria’s U-23 team arrives Brazil Nigeria’s U-23 team arrives Brazil Nigeria’s Dream Team arrives Brazil Nigeria’s U-23 team arrives Brazil

Olutise Adenipekun, Head of National Office of WAEC The West African Examination Council will tomorrow (Friday) release results of the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) taken by over 1,555,000 candidates. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has revealed that it would release the May/June 2015-2016 results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Friday, August 5, 2016. The Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Mr. Olutise I. Adenipekun, made the announcement during a media briefing at the council head office Yaba on Thursday. He said the examination which was taken by over 1.5 million candidates across the nation would brighten the chances of candidates in using the results for the on-going university admission exercise. The release of the results for school candidates’ exam would be the first by the HNO.

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more intensive trade and economic engagement between Nigeria and Italy. peaking Thursday during a courtesy call by Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the State House, Abuja, President Buhari described the connection between Nigeria and Italy as very strong. He urged, however, that efforts should be made to make it stronger and more secure. President Buhari commended the resilience of Italian businesses in Nigeria and expressed happiness that new businesses were in line to be set up in the country. He also commended Italian support for government in tackling the humanitarian situation in the Northeast and the training they are giving to Nigerian policemen. Mr. Gentiloni, who was accompanied by the Italian Minister of State for Interior, Mr. Domenico Manzione, announced his government’s $10m humanitarian assistance to the Lake Chad region countries in addi

Russian flag Russia’s team for the Rio Games will comprise up to 270 athletes, their Olympic Committee has revealed. A three-member IOC panel has ratified 18 shooters, 11 boxers, 11 judokas, eight tennis players, six sailors, five equestrian riders, three archers and one golfer, among others. The Tass news agency reported Russia Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov as saying: “We have documents on the admission of about 270 sportspeople. “We need to do the updated counting.” Russian news agency R-Sport said 29 swimmers and canoeing world champion Andrey Kraitor were also free to compete at the Games. The IOC asked individual federations to decide whether Russians could compete following the country’s doping scandal. The International Weightlifting Federation excluded all eight Russians entered for Rio last week and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled the ban had been “properly applied”. Appeals by 17 Russian rowers were also rejected at the hearing in Brazil. CA

Russian flag Russia will be able to have a boxing team at Rio 2016, which starts in Brazil on 5 August. Russia’s team for the Rio Games will comprise up to 270 athletes, their Olympic Committee has revealed. A three-member IOC panel has ratified 18 shooters, 11 boxers, 11 judokas, eight tennis players, six sailors, five equestrian riders, three archers and one golfer, among others, BBC News reports. The Tass news agency reported Russia Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov as saying: “We have documents on the admission of about 270 sports people. “We need to do the updated counting.” Russian news agency R-Sport said 29 swimmers and canoeing world champion Andrey Kraitor were also free to compete at the Games. The IOC asked individual federations to decide whether Russians could compete following the country’s doping scandal. The International Weightlifting Federation excluded all eight Russians entered for Rio last week and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled the

Uche Ogah Some very senior officials of the Abia State Government on Thursday invaded the premises of Tinubu Magistrates Court in Lagos for the trial of Uche Ogah over forgery allegation. Ogah, who was recently declared as Abia Governor-elect by a Federal High Court, Abuja and two ex-staffs of United Bank for Africa, UBA were arraigned before the court earlier in the year for allegedly forging some documents relating to the opening of an account belonging to one Mrs Bridget Adeosun. Ogah has since pleaded not guilty to the charge, insisting that the matter bothered on business transaction while the Management of UBA through an advertorial in the Punch newspaper has also absolved their ex-employees of any wrong doing on the issue. Ogah’s lawyer, Barr. Monday Ubani had also explained that the forgery allegation by the police was mischievous as the complainant, Mrs Adeosun had actually entered a business agreement with Ogah’s company, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Ltd where she divested

Femi Falana, SAN Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) says retired Justice Aminu Saleh lied to Nigerians in his account of June 12, 1993 Presidential election won by the late Moshood Abiola when he said it was the judiciary and not General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, that annulled the election. In his detailed interview recently published by the Interview magazine, Saleh, a former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, claimed that the result of June 12, 1993 election was annulled by the judiciary and not by the Ibrahim Babangida junta. He further stated that M.K.O Abiola or his political party did not appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court which had annulled the election. Reacting to this development, Falana on Thursday said the account of the retired judge was totally wrong, saying that whereas the Lagos High Court had restrained the Association for Better Nigeria, ABN, a shadowy society, from disrupting the election in any manner whatsoever. “Howsoev

Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami (2nd right); Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Jafar Sanuth (right) and officials from the British Deputy High Commission during the visit. The British Government is seeking collaboration with the Lagos State Government on verification of documents presented by applicants for issuance of British Passports. The measure was as a result of challenges being encountered by the commission in verifying document such as birth certificates, school certificates, parents’ background, among others of applicants in the state which invariably was said to be responsible for the unnecessary delay in the issuance of passports. John Deanie, Head of Passport Office and Counter Fraud, British High Commission, Lagos called for the collaboration on Thursday at a meeting with the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Deanie noted that the commission had been havi

L-R: Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr ‘Modele Osunkiyesi; Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Primary Health Care, Dr Olufemi Onanuga and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris at a press conference on World Breastfeeding Week 2016 in Lagos on Thursday. Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has decried that 72 percent of Lagos mothers do not practice exclusive breastfeeding for their new babies in the first six months of given birth. The government said only 28 percent of mothers in the state engaged in exclusive breastfeeding, appealing to mothers in the state to take it as a duty by breastfeeding their babies exclusively in the first six months of their delivery. Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Healthcare, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga disclosed this on Thursday at a news conference marking the 2016 Breastfeeding Week in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Onanuga said exclusive breastfeeding and adequate complementary feeding were part

A 52-year-old depot manager,Temitope Famugbiyele, was on Thursday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his employer’s N5 million. The accused, who resides at Abule-Egba area of Lagos, is being tried for stealing. According to the prosecutor, Sgt. Michael Unah, the accused converted the company’s money to his personal use. He said the offence was committed on January 1 at Abule Egba on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. “The accused was supposed to pay the N5 million to the company which supplied some Coca-Cola products to his employer. “Instead of paying the supplier, the accused converted the money to his own.” The offence contravened Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The accused pleaded innocence of the offence and was granted a N100,000 bail with two sureties in like sum. The Senior Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Gbajumo adjourned the case to Aug. 15 for mention.

Niger Delta militants The Niger Delta Avengers has claimed an involvement in the recent militant activities and attacks in the South-West. The Air Force and other security agencies on July 28 started an aerial bombardment on the creeks and criminal hideouts the militants came through to terrorise some Lagos and Ogun communities. The militant group while claiming responsibility for the activities in Arepo communities and others in Lagos and Ogun states have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of going against calls for Nigeria to be restructured. Mudoch Agbinibo, spokesman for the Niger Delta Avengers in a statement warned the Federal Government that the recent attacks on the militant hideouts would not stop the group from fighting for their people. The group also accused the military of killing innocent women and children during their air raid. According to the statement, “The Nigeria Military is playing some war game on some illegal bunkering camps and showing video of how they

A 46-year-old man, Oyelami Tajudeen was on Thursday arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates Court for alleged theft of N1.2 million chickens. The prosecutor, Insp. Adegoke Taiwo told the court that the accused person committed the offence sometimes between May and July at Erin Osun area, Osogbo. Taiwo said the accused had refused to pay for the chickens sold to him on credit by one Mrs Dorcas Ajibola. He said it took the intervention of the Police to apprehend the accused. Taiwo said the offence committed contravened sections 427 of the criminal code cap. 34 vol.11 Laws of Osun, 2003. The accused person pleaded not guilty to the one count charge of theft. Counsel to the accused, Mr Maruf Adediran, prayed the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms. The Magistrate, Mrs Fatimoh Sodamade granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties in like sum. Sodamade said the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, provide evidence of tax paymen

New Instagram Logo Popular photo-sharing platform, Instagram has launched its latest feature – Instagram Stories, a new feature that will allow people to capture and share multiple photos and videos which will appear together in a slideshow format – your story. With Instagram Stories, you don’t have to worry about over-posting as photos and videos in “your story” will disappear after 24 hours and will not appear on your profile allowing reactions and conversations to stay private. In addition, stories are easy to share with just who you want and hide from who you want. To view someone’s story, just tap on their profile photo. It’s easy to view stories at your own pace: tap to go back and forward or swipe to jump to another person’s story. If you want to comment on something you see, you can tap and send a private message to that person on Instagram Direct. Unlike regular posts, there are no likes or public comments. Instagram has always been a place to share the moments people

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a university student, Mabel Bassey, in prison for bathing her neighbour with hot water and killing him. Bassey is to be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Bassey, a student of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and resident of Surulere Street, Ojo, Lagos, was arraigned before Magistrate Bola Folarin-Williams on a charge of murder. She was alleged to have poured hot water on Efe Okotie ,38, on July 2 at their residence which resulted in his death. According to the prosecutor, Inspector Olatunde Kehinde, the deceased had advised Bassey to desist from her promiscuous lifestyle which did not go down well with her. “Out of anger, she bathed the late Okotie with hot water. “The deceased died six days after the incident due to the severe burns he suffered from the hot water,’’ he told the court. The offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal Law

Police in Nasarawa said eight of its officers of the command had been detained in connection with alleged shooting to death of two persons in the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abubakar Bello, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia while briefing newsmen. Bello said the two persons were killed in Lafia during the recent visit of the National President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, to the state. He said that the case had been taken over by the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Police Headquarters for full investigation. He said that the doctor, who conducted autopsy on the two victims “said that one died from injuries sustained from hard object while the other died from a pallet”. The commissioner, however, said that the pallet extracted from the deceased did not match the gun used by policemen stationed at the Government House gate. He added that the outcome of the investigation would unravel the truth behind the incident. He disc

A Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, on Thursday, dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between Helen Jacob and her husband, Jacob over constant insult and beating. The presiding judge, Mr Albert Maga, said all efforts by the court and family members to reconcile both parties had failed as she had insisted on the divorce. “From today, you cease to be husband and wife, this court will rest further deliberations and declare free divorce to both parties,” Maga said. Maga urged both parties to maintain peace and keep away from trouble. The petitioner, a resident of Aso Mararaba, had on May 5, urged the court to dissolve the marriage because of her husband’s uncooperative attitude. Helen said they married in 2010 and the union was blessed with two children. She said that she was always scared whenever her husband was around because any misunderstanding would lead to beating. “He insults me, beat me, inflicts injuries on me and violates my modesty in various ways that I feel ashamed

President Barack Obama The United States Government has asked its citizens living in Nigeria to stay away from twenty of the country’s 36 states which it described as unsafe. The US Government, in an advisory published online on Wednesday, cited Borno, Adamawa and Yobe as a complete no-go areas. It further listed Bauchi, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, and Zamfara as unsafe areas. The statement particularly urged vigilance around government security facilities; churches, mosques, other places of worship; locations where large crowds may gather such as hotels, clubs, bars, restaurants, markets, shopping malls; and other areas frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers. The condition was in line with the severely limited ability of the US Mission to provide assistance to US citizens in those states and the risk of kidnappings, robberies, and other armed attacks, noting that criminals or militants hav

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway The Assistant-Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mr Abdul-Majid Ali, on Thursday, said the police would soon revive highway patrol on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ali said in Lagos that the police high command had ordered intensified patrol of the highway following reports of attacks on motorists during gridlocks. “There is a specific directive that constant patrol should be carried out, especially where there are vehicle breakdowns so as to assist distressed motorists to finish repairs. “Ibafo, Mowe and Warewa were directly under my command when I was the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, so, I am familiar with the terrain,” Ali said. The AIG said that the command was addressing the challenges of inadequate patrol vehicles to stem the rising criminalities on the road. “I have directed the Commissioners of Police in the zone – Lagos and Ogun, that patrol vehicles and dispatch police riders should be brought back to effectively police the area

A 34-year-old man, Solomon Sanusi, who allegedly assaulted a policeman in mufti and tore his clothes, has appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Sanusi is also charged with resisting arrest and causing a breach of peace at a police station. The accused denied the five-count charge before Magistrate Bola Olagbegi-Adelabu. But the prosecutor, Cpl. Mary Ajiteru insisted that the accused committed the offences on June 24 at 4.30 p.m. She said the accused committed the offences in the office of the Divisional Crime Officer at Ikorodu Police Station. “Sanusi caused a breach of peace by his conduct inside the police station while some policemen were attempting to hold him. “He resisted arrest in a manner which caused a breach of the peace. “The accused assaulted Sgt. Kehinde Jimoh while he was performing his lawful duty. “He tore the clothes of Sgt. Jimoh valued at N5,000 and also inflicted injury on his face with his fingernails.” The offences contravened Sect

Members of Nigeria’s U-23 team before their departure Nigeria’s U-23 football team has finally left Atlanta for their onward journey to the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The team moved out of their base in Atlanta after the settlement of their flight payments. Nigeria, who won gold in the Olympic football event in 1996, are in Group B alongside Japan, Colombia and Sweden. The team will play their opening match against Japan in less than 24 hours and are, probably, going to enter the pitch upon arrival.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday said that internet users on Nigeria’s telecommunications networks have reduced to 92,281,921, as at June 2016. The commission made this known in its monthly Internet Subscriber Data, which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. A breakdown of the data showed that internet users on both the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks reduced by 81,415. It further said that 92,363,336 subscribers surfed the internet in May, but that only 92,281,921 did in June. The data showed that out of the 92,281,921 internet users in June, 92,181,178 were on the GSM networks, while 100,743 users were on the CDMA. Of the 92,181,178 internet users on the GSM networks in the month under review, the document showed that MTN Nigeria had 32,974,177 customers browsing on its network. It stated that MTN suffered a decrease of 134,609 internet subscribers in June after it

Business and social life have been paralysed in some communities in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State following a two-month-old power outage. The communities that have been experiencing poor supply or outage are Eputu, Oribanwa, Lakuwe. Some electricity consumers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), expressed disappointment that Eko Electricity Distribution Company(EKEDC) had failed to intervene. Mr Joseph Atanda, a community leader in Eputu, said life had become unbearable since the area had been thrown into darkness for more than two months. Describing the situation as disappointing, Atanda said economic activities had been grounded without a solution in sight. “Poor electricity supply here is frustrating because in the past two months we have not had one hour of power supply. “We have approached EKEDC management on this, but they have not given the community reasonable explanation concerning the outage. “Some residents have been forced to relocate

An agriculture expert, Mr Lucas Adeniji, on Thursday, described Nigeria as an “untapped agricultural house”, saying the sector was capable of turning the fortunes of the nation around. Adeniji, who is the Chief Executive Officer, Neji Farms Limited, stated this in a keynote address he presented at the opening of the All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) in Port Harcourt. He said that Nigeria had not fared well in agriculture because it had not exhibited needed commitment to boosting production in the sector. He said that agriculture was a major option in the drive to diversify the nation’s economy and that great will and determination were needed to put the country in big agricultural production pedestal. According to Adeniji, the zeal that drove countries like China to prominence is required in Nigeria to drive the diversification process. “Nigeria needs a total change of mindset; things need to be done differently so that extraordinary results can be achieved. “Nigeria can be

The residents of Moore Road Estate, Yaba, Lagos have differed with Eko Electricity Distribution Company(EKEDC) over the continuous delivery of estimated bills to the residents months after prepaid meters were installed for them. The residents have insisted on not making payments for the estimated bills because they did not see the reason why EKEDC would deliver such bills. A correspondent of NAN who visited the area observed that the prepaid meters were installed side by side with the analogue ones. The residents who currently do not pay for recharging their prepaid meters are wondering why the facility has not been inaugurated and they are being given N8,000 monthly. They also told NAN that because they resisted the payment, their estimated bills have now accumulated to about N200,000 to N250,000 per building. Mr Lateef Obe, the Chairman of the estate’s Community Development Association, told NAN that they were joyful when officials of EKEDC installed the prepaid meters in Novemb

Dr Richard Adebayo, Acting Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNSH), Yaba All health workers’ unions must work as a team with the management of their respective hospitals to enhance effective service delivery to their patients and the public. Dr Richard Adebayo, the acting Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNSH), Yaba,gave the advice on Thursday . Adebayo spoke on the sideline of the inauguration of Senior Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) at FNSH,Yaba branch, organised by the association. He advised the leaders and members of the union to remain united, adding that without unity, no good could be achieved in the health sector. “I believe that the establishment of SSAUTHRIAI in our institution is aimed at reviving the health sector in there. “The union leaders should intensify efforts in reaching out to people across the health institutions, saying there were a lot

Franca Asemota A notorious Nigerian female trafficker, Franca Asemota, who threatened to use “juju magic” against the women and children she helped to bring into Europe for forced prostitution has been sentenced to 22 years imprisonment in London. Franca Asemota, 38, was convicted on 3rd August at Isleworth Crown Court of eight counts of conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual exploitation, two counts of trafficking persons outside of the UK for sexual exploitation and two counts of assisting unlawful immigration. Asemota was part of a criminal network that trafficked girls, boys and women from Nigeria to Europe, using the threat of “juju magic” to guarantee their compliance. David Davies, CPS London reviewing lawyer, said: “This case demonstrates how the CPS will work with partners, in the UK and overseas, in order to tackle the trafficking gangs who make huge profits from human misery.” “Franca Asemota played a key role in exploiting the poverty and vulnerability of her victim

Comptroller General of Customs, Rtd Col Hameed Ali The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),has opened collaboration with their counterparts in Republic of Benin to facilitate trade and resolve bottlenecks affecting transhipment of goods into Cotonou. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Retired Col. Hameed Ali, said this on the sideline during his visit with his team to the Republic of Benin. “Customs is here to see and find solutions to the challenges hindering the smooth operations of Nigerian business operators who engaged in inter-border trade and transhipment of goods from Nigeria to Republic of Benin. “Nigeria Customs had lost 70 Customs officers between January 2016 till date while performing their duties to stop the activities of smuggling of some products such as rice, poultry products, rice and so on. “We have made it real to visit Benin Customs and discuss on the rudiments, hindering our operations. “I believe our dialogue will bring out solutions because both countries are

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran Iranian government has executed a group of 20 terrorist Sunni prisoners for ‘committing several murders and undermining national security. Prosecutor General, Mohammad Montazeri, said on Thursday in Tehran that the terrorist executions were carried out by hanging on Tuesday. He said that the men, members of a Sunni terrorist and criminal group in Kurdistan province, had killed dozens of people, including women and children. Meanwhile, Iran’s intelligence ministry has issued a statement detailing 24 armed attacks between 2009 and 2011, including bombings and robberies, apparently by a single group. The ministry highlighted that the “Tawhid and Jihad” extremist outfit were responsible for the deaths of 21 people in three western provinces at that time span. The Justice Bureau in Kurdistan also confirmed the the mass hanging on Tuesday. The bureau said they were also accused of attacks on police stations which had killed several officers

Sheik Yusuf Alibawa, a Sokoto state-based Islamic cleric, on Thursday urged intending pilgrims for 2016 Hajj to Saudi Arabia to pray for God’s intervention in the nation’s socio-economic and political activities. Alibawa in Sokoto said that prayers among faithful Nigerian pilgrims will enable the country to overcome its present security and economic challenges. He said that prayers would enable leaders at the helm of affairs to put in place sound economy policies and programmes that would improve the well-being of the citizens. He also called on religious leaders in the country to do more in preaching the virtues of peace, religious tolerance and understanding among Nigerians. The cleric said that such would pave the way for peaceful co-existence among various ethnic groups for an effective political and economic growth of the country. Alibawa said that enhancing religious tolerance and understanding among Nigerians would facilitate the socio-economic and political growth of the n

Kano State Government has sacked nine officials of the state Ministry for Local Government over alleged fraud. Similarly, the government has suspended a director with the Ministry of Finance over the same offence. A statement signed by Mustapha Fagge, the Public Relations Officer in the office of the Head of Service, issued to newsmen in Kano on Thursday, also indicated that four officials had been handed over to the police for tampering with pension funds, According to the statement, the nine affected workers and director were indicted in the report of the committee which investigated salary payments in the state. The added that the affected officials would be prosecuted for the roles they played in defrauding the government. The statement explained that four staff of the state pension funds trustees had been handed over to the police for alleged fraudulent activities. “The perpetrators have been handed over to police while the matter is currently under investigation by the stat

James Faleke and Yahaya Bello The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the suit filed by Mr James Faleke, challenging the election of Mr Yahaya Bello as Kogi State Governor. The 5-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja ruled that Faleke’s case lacked merit. The appellate court had earlier reserved the judgment after hearing submission from all parties involved in the matter. Channels Tv reports that counsel for Faleke, Akin Olujimi, had urged the Appeal Court to set aside the decision of the Kogi election tribunal and invalidate the election of Yahaya Bello on the ground that Bello was not properly nominated. He submitted that Bello did not undergo all the electioneering processes as required by law before he emerged as his party’s candidate in the re-run election. In his own submission, Joseph Daodu, who is counsel for Governor Bello, insisted that the issue of nomination of candidates for election was the sole responsibility of a political party.

The Interim Council Chairman of Jema’a Local Government, Kaduna State, Dr. Bege Katukah has expressed dissatisfaction with the level of security in communities attacked on Tuesday by herdsmen in Godogodo chiefdom. The chairman, who visited the affected communities on Thursday, noted that in spite of the presence of policemen, there was need to deploy the military to secure the area. Katukah regretted that there was no military presence yet in any of the communities even after much plea to the state government. “The entire communities have been deserted, their houses had been burnt while properties including farms cultivated destroyed,” he said. The chairman, who visited Godogodo, Angwan Ayu, Akwa and Gada Biyu villages, lamented over increasing level of impunity with which the perpetrators carry out their act. He commended the police for repelling the attackers but said it was still important to properly safeguard the area.

Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s relations with the Republican Party — and his political fortunes — worsened dramatically Wednesday, as party leaders fretted openly about the inability of his campaign staff to control him and even began to discuss what to do if their unpredictable nominee suddenly quit the race. “A sense of panic is rising” among GOP elected officials and operatives, said Ed Rogers, a former Republican White House official. “Serious, senior lawyers” have begun researching how the rules would work if the party had to replace Trump on the ticket, a senior GOP figure in Washington with close ties to the party hierarchy confirmed. Though the chance of Trump quitting remains extremely unlikely, the fact that Republican officials were conducting such semi-open discussions spoke loudly about how far panic has spread, prompted by Trump’s actions of the last few days: his extended quarrel with the family of a soldier killed in action, his poin