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President Muhammadu Buhari and Abba Kyari The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, is ill. A top government official confirmed this to Daily Trust correspondent Friday night. The official, who spoke under strict condition of anonymity, said that Kyari was flown to the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday. He, however, added that the chief of staff “is now stable” as he was responding to treatment. The official declined comment on the nature of Kyari’s ailment. According to the official, Kyari has since Friday been speaking to people in Nigeria. Our correspondent reports that the Chief of Staff had since Wednesday not been sighted at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Daily Trust

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of Justices Sidi Bage and Paul Galinje, as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC). Mr Soji Oye, the council’s Acting Director of Information, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Oye said the two Justices would be sworn-in by Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on December 5. Bage and Galinje are from Nasarawa and Taraba state respectively.

File Photo: Petrol tanker fire where many were burnt to death Fourteen persons in Tegina town in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state, on Friday, lost their lives as a result of a fire caused by a petrol tanker. It was gathered that the tanker was conveying petrol from Lagos to Kaduna when the driver lost control and rammed his vehicle into some residential buildings in the town. Eight houses were completely burnt in the fire that ensued. The fire claimed the lives of the people who were trapped in the buildings and others selling by the roadside. An eye witness said that the eight houses were completely burnt while properties valued at millions of naira including vehicles were destroyed in the inferno. The eye witness, who requested anonymity, said that five persons who sustained injury were currently receiving treatment at Tegina General Hospital. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana confirmed the incident. He said that the Commissioner o

Olamide performing on stage. He is one of the artistes expected to perform at the Lagos Street Party In the next two days all roads in the Lagos metropolis will certainly lead to Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island where the first ‘Lagos Street Party’ will be staged. December 3 and 4 are remarkable days in the anal of the state as over one million fun seekers are expected to enjoy unlimited fun and pleasure. The Lagos Street Party is being packaged by White Stars, a private body, in partnership with the Lagos State Government to as a way of boosting tourism through entertainment. Between tomorrow and Sunday fun seekers will have a field day; they will relax and have their boredom extinguished, in consonance with the adage, which says: ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The Lagos Street Party, TLSP, will usher in a fun-filled Yuletide period for Lagosians. Unlike One Lagos Fiesta conceived and driven by the state government, the Lagos Street Party is purely a private initia

President of the Gambia, Yahya Jammeh: toppled via ballot box Gambia’s opposition candidate Adama Barrow has won the presidential polls with 263,515 votes, beating the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, with over 50,000 votes. The country’s electoral commission in announcing the result of the election held Thursday today, said Jammeh scored 212,009 votes The commission’s chair, Alieu Njie said Mama Kandeh, the third candidate in the running, came third with 102,969 votes. Barrow, a real estate developer is a surprised winner of the election, ending the 22 year old reign of incumbent Yahya Jammeh. “What we see in this result is a change of government. The incumbent will call the new president to congratulate and wish him well,” Njie said. Jammeh has ruled the tiny African country for 22 years with an iron fist and was widely accused of corruption and human rights abuses. Gambians voted on Thursday amid total blackout of the Internet and all international calls, and with land borders sealed

Chairman of Cummins Cogeneration and CEO of Powergas Africa, Mr Deepak Khilnani, has reiterated the group’s confidence in the Nigerian energy sector and laid out some of their key investment plans for the next three years. Speaking at a Cummins event co-hosted with the UK Department for International Trade, the Chairman stated, “I am very proud of the end to end service capability we have built in Nigeria: having engineering and design capabilities, power generation and virtual gas supply in house. We are truly able to deliver projects on time and guarantee reliable power. Most importantly we are paid for performance – delivery of kilo watts.” Deepak also stressed the importance of energy development, not only from a company perspective, but also from a development outlook. The World Bank draws a strong positive correlation between economic growth and power availability. Moreover, cost effective and reliable power is the backbone of a robust industrialised economy. With one of the

Olamide performing on stage. He is one of the artistes expected to perform at the Lagos Street Party In the next two days all roads in the Lagos metropolis will certainly lead to Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island where the first ‘Lagos Street Party’ will be staged. December 3 and 4 are remarkable days in the anal of the state as over one million fun seekers are expected to enjoy unlimited fun and pleasure. The Lagos Street Party is being packaged by White Stars, a private body, in partnership with the Lagos State Government to as a way of boosting tourism through entertainment. Between tomorrow and Sunday fun seekers will have a field day; they will relax and have their boredom extinguished, in consonance with the adage, which says: ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The Lagos Street Party, TLSP, will usher in a fun-filled Yuletide period for Lagosians. Unlike One Lagos Fiesta conceived and driven by the state government, the Lagos Street Party is purely a private initia

Lagos-Ibadan expressway The Health and Safety Manager of Julius Berger Construction Company Plc., Mr Philip Geddes, on Friday said that the Lagos-Ibadan and Sagamu Interchange would be opened in the next two weeks. Geddes made the assertion when the Assistant-Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Mr Kayde Aderanti, inspected the ongoing rehabilitation of the roads. He said that the company was working tirelessly to ensure that the roads were ready for use by the public before the Yuletide. “The bridge will be finished before Christmas so that people can travel without any hitch. “We are constantly working to ensure this happens. We have tow vehicles and we have security agents on ground to ensure all these are possible,’’ he said. The AIG told the workers that he was there on the instruction of the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to see how the road network was getting ready for use during the Yuletide. He added at he was there to carry out a comprehensive as

Jubilation in Gambia of Jammeh’s defeat There is wild jubilation in Gambia as Yahya Jammeh, the country’s authoritarian president of 22 years, suffered a surprise defeat in presidential election. He will be replaced by a property developer, Adama Barrow, who won more than 45% of the vote. Mr Jammeh, who came to power in a coup in 1994, has not yet spoken since the results were announced. Electoral commission chief Alieu Momar Njie Njie has appealed for calm as the country entered uncharted waters. The West African state has not had a smooth transfer of power since independence from Britain in 1965. Jubilation in Gambia of Jammeh’s defeat Mr Barrow won 263,515 votes (45.5%) in Thursday’s election, while President Jammeh took 212,099 (36.7%), according to the electoral commission. A third party candidate, Mama Kandeh, won 102,969 (17.8%). “There will be celebrations, there will be disappointment, but we all know we are all Gambia,” Mr Njie said, after announcing the results on

EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Friday said there is corruption in every institution, including the EFCC. Speaking in Abuja when he paid a visit to the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, he called for inter-agency collaboration to make the fight against corruption in the country succeed. According to Magu, “there is corruption in every institution, including the EFCC. The reasons why we are here is that we need everybody’s support. We do not have the monopoly of knowledge to do what we are doing. “There is corruption everywhere, every institution, including the EFCC. We are battling with internal corruption. So, everybody has a stake in this fight. The acting EFCC chairman then used the occasion to inform the army chief that the commission had concluded arrangements to mobilise women, including women in uniform on December 7 to join the fight against corruption. He solicited the cooperation of the ar

Boboye Oyeyemi At least, 70 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, were killed this year by reckless drivers across the country. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi disclosed this on Friday in Abuja. Speaking at the end of the year’s management strategy session, Oyeyemi stated that the officials were killed while on duty, noting that the figure was lower than 2015 which stood at 160. The FRSC boss said the corp would fight reckless drivers in the country as they were responsible for about 40 per cent of deaths of its officials. He said he had been raising this alarm since last year that the corps was experiencing increase in violence among drivers and lawlessness, saying that losing 70 personnel was not a joke. Oyeyemi said recently at Talata Mafara in Zamfara State, a motorist ran into a mobile court in session killing three FRSC officials immediately, including a civil defence operative. He said the government was working to address the problem, adding that P

EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called for inter-agency collaboration to make the fight against corruption in the country succeed. He made the call on Friday when he paid a visit to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai in Abuja. Magu said “there is corruption in every institution, including the EFCC. “The reasons why we are here is that we need everybody’s support. We do not have the monopoly of knowledge to do what we are doing. “There is corruption everywhere, every institution, including the EFCC. We are battling with internal corruption. So, everybody has a stake in this fight.” The acting EFCC chairman then used the occasion to inform the army chief that the Commission had concluded arrangements to mobilize women, including women in uniform on Dec. 7 to join the fight against corruption. He solicited the cooperation of the army in that regard. He added that “we also w

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun will on Monday inaugurate the state government’s housing estate built for public servants. A statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday stated that the estate, A.A.K Mitros Estate, would also be allocated to its beneficiaries after the inauguration. It also stated that the governor would also inaugurate the Laderin Neighborhood Market located within the new estate. Built on a 4.2-hectare parcel of land, the 160-unit estate comprises 2-bedroom semi-detached bungalows, 3- bedroom semi-detached bungalows and 2-bedroom flats. According to the statement, the estate boasts of quality infrastructure, good road network with drainage system, ample parking space for residents and their guests. It also has uninterrupted water supply with water treatment and storage of more than 200,000 liters capacity, just as it has two-500kv transformers supplying power to all houses and streetlights. “Each unit has been made ready

Oba Ogunwusi and members of the Rotary Club About 1,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets were distributed at the Ile Oduduwa, the Enuowa Palace of the Ooni of Ife, Osun State by the Rotary Club of Omole Golden, supported by District 9110. The exercise was carried out in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Ile-Ife, The Source, under Rotary International District 9125 as part of efforts to roll back malaria in the ancient Kingdom of Ile-Ife. At the event, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi threw his weight behind Rotary International for its sundry services to humanity. Oba Ogunwusi, speaking while flagging off the programme praised Rotary International for being at the fore-front of serving humanity, especially the downtrodden across the globe. The programme, product of Rotary International global grant, was organised by the Rotary Club of Omole Golden, under District 9110, Nigeria, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Ile-Ife, under Rotary International District 9125. Obse

Tunji Bello, Lagos State SSG Lagos State Government on Friday urged all registered voters of Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency to come out enmasse to vote during the bye elections to fill the House of Representatives seat vacated by All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, late Dr Elijah Adewale holding tomorrow. According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Mr Tunji Bello, all other residents across the state were enjoined to go about their lawful businesses in an orderly manner. The statement added that there would be no restriction of movement during the exercise. The SSG also said that adequate security measures had been put in place to monitor the exercise and protect the citizens who would be exercising their civic responsibilities. The election which is being organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would be contested by many political parties. The former House of Representatives member representing All Progress

Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special panel to investigate issues surrounding the payment of entitlements of personnel engaged in adhoc duties. Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Don Awunah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Awunah said the move followed “the delay, omission and discrepancies in payment of allowances to officers” who participated in the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Ondo State. He said the panel would also look into “complaints of irregularities from certain quarters and discoveries of possible anomalies and plausible foul play’’, which were of deep concern to the I-G. According to him, the panel is empowered to investigate the entire payment system, streamline and enhance payment of entitlements of the affected personnel. The panel has four terms of reference to guide it in its assignment. They are; a. Investigating thoroughly the recent payme

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has called on world leaders and stakeholders in the culture and tourism sector to rise against cultural genocide. The President made the call on Friday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the on-going International Conference for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conference is organized by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) with the support of French and UAE Governments. The conference is to address the rising aggressions targeting humanity, cultural treasures and create an International Fund with 100 million Dollar seed fund to address the challenge. The President, represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said: “it has become a pattern that major victims of armed conflict are no longer just the human being and property but also cultural heritages like artifacts”. He

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has identified the importance of merit in giving reward and said that quota system was detrimental to the progress of any society. He said this in Abuja at the conferment of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) on two professors, Omowunmi Sadiq, an environmental scientist, and Tanure Ojaide, a poet and literary critic. According to him the nation had placed quota before merit which “we know does not work’’ and called on leaders to make sacrifices and commit to a country run on merit, integrity, hard work justice and patriotism. “To build a new Nigeria, we need a new tribe of men and women of all ethnicities, of all faith committed to a country run on high values of merit , integrity, hard work, justice and love of country. “A tribe of men and women who are prepared to make the sacrifices and solve the constraints that is crucial to building a strong society. “Who are prepared to stick together, fight corruption si

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State The Skylarks’ Club of Omu Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, says it will award N200,000 scholarship to each winner of the community-organised mini-marathon. A member of the social club, Alhaji Ali Durotoye, disclosed this on Friday. Durotoye said that the club was putting the event together to encourage sports and education among young indigenes of Omu Aran, especially those studying within the country. He also explained that the mini marathon was scheduled to hold on Dec. 23. “We are trying to encourage sports and education all together. “ We are going to reward winners with scholarship worth N200,000 which we believe is enough to pay for secondary education in Kwara. “To qualify to participate in the marathon, you must be an indigene of Omu Aran, studying anywhere in Nigeria. “The event will be the first of its kind and we hope to sustain it by God’s grace, ” Durotoye said. He also disclosed that the rac

Yahya-Jammeh-accepts-defeat Gambian ruler Yayah Jammeh has conceded defeat to rival Adama Barrow after the presidential polls, an aide to the Information Minister tells media on condition of anonymity on Friday. The electoral commission has yet to announce the final election results, but Barrow had shown a strong lead as 75 per cent of votes were counted. Reports say Jammeh ruled the small West African nation for the past 22 years with an iron fist.

President-Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met briefly with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Abuja on Thursday, for a 3-day official visit to Nigeria. The king, on arrival at the Presidential Villa at about 1.20p.m. inspected a guard of honour mounted by men of the Guards Brigade. The Guards Brigade also honoured the visiting King with 21-gun salute. Shortly after the inspection of the guard of honour, Buhari and Mohammed met behind closed doors, before leaving the Presidential Villa for National Mosque to perform the 2-raka’at Juma’at Prayer. King Mohammed, who is leading a 300-man delegation, is visiting Nigeria for the first time since he ascended the throne in July 23, 1999. The meeting between President Buhari and King Mohammed, which would continue after the Juma’at prayer, would focus on bilateral trade and economic relations. Mr Laoye Jaiyeola, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), was quoted as saying that public a

King Mohammed VI of Morocco President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met briefly with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Abuja on Thursday, for a 3-day official visit to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the king, on arrival at the Presidential Villa at about 1.20p.m. inspected a guard of honour mounted by men of the Guards Brigade. The Guards Brigade also honoured the visiting King with 21-gun salute. NAN reports that shortly after the inspection of the guard of honour, Buhari and Mohammed met behind closed doors, before leaving the Presidential Villa for National Mosque to perform the 2-raka’at Juma’at Prayer. NAN further reports that King Mohammed, who is leading a 300-man delegation, is visiting Nigeria for the first time since he ascended the throne on July 23, 1999. The meeting between President Buhari and King Mohammed, which would continue after the Juma’at prayer, would focus on bilateral trade and economic relations. Mr. Laoye Jaiyeola

•JTF men on patrol The Kogi House of Assembly has urged the Kogi Government to sustain security Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising the army and other security agencies’ personnel to secure lives and property in crisis areas in the state. The call is in the resolution of the House following the adoption of a Motion of Urgent Public Importance which urged government to curb unwarranted killings and destruction of property raised by Mr Sunday Shigaba (PDP-Bassa) at plenary on Friday. The motion was sequel to the eruption of communal clashes between Bassa-Kwomu and Egbura-Mozum both of Bassa Local Government in Kogi where many lives were lost and properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed. Presenting the motion, Shigaba said that the crisis which erupted between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Nov. 27 in Kpanche village claimed more than 10 lives, according to official report. The lawmaker said that a corpse was discovered in the bush following sprout of smell, adding that t

npfl-logo The League Management Company (LMC) says the Enugu State Government has assured it and football fans of a successful hosting of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super4 tournament. LMC’s Head of Special Projects, Harry Iwuala, said in a statement on Friday that the assurances were conveyed to the LMC through the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Charles Ndukwe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament will hold at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu from Dec. 7 to Dec. 11. “Ndukwe disclosed that the State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, described the hosting of the tournament as an honour to the state and an indication that Enugu is a frontline football state,’’ Iwuala said. The statement also quoted the State Football Association Chairman, Chidi Okenwa, as describing the NPFL Super4 hosting as the finest moment for the people of Enugu State. “It is a fine moment, especially with its coming on the heels of Rangers International’s t

Police cell A 35-year-old security man, Jacob Ishi, who allegedly drove dangerously and damaged a car worth N3 million, was on Friday arraigned in an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Ishi, a resident of No. 3, Oloko St., Sangotedo, Ajah, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of dangerous driving and driving without a licence. The prosecutor, Sgt. Oladejo Balogun, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Nov. 25, at 5.25 p.m., at Jeremiah Street, Lekki Phase 1, Eti-Osa LGA, Lagos. He said that the accused drove one Toyota Sienna car with registration No. LAGOS AAA 831 DE in a public highway without a driver’s licence. Balogun also said that the accused drove the said vehicle on the highway dangerously and damaged the vehicle which is valued at N3 million. He said the vehicle belonged to one Mr Emmanuel Uti. The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 7 (1) and 20 of the Road Traffic Law of Lagos, 2012. The accused pleaded not guilty. The Magistra

Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special panel to investigate issues surrounding the payment of entitlements of personnel engaged in ad hoc duties. Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Don Awunah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Awunah said the move followed “the delay, omission and discrepancies in payment of allowances to officers’’ who participated in the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Ondo State. He said the panel would also look into “complaints of irregularities from certain quarters and discoveries of possible anomalies and plausible foul play’’, which were of deep concern to the I-G. According to him, the panel is empowered to investigate the entire payment system, streamline and enhance payment of entitlements of the affected personnel. The panel has four terms of reference to guide it in its assignment. They are; a. Investigating thoroughly the recent pay

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State A total of 6, 346 youths have been recruited for the Federal Government’s NPower jobs in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] reports that some of the successful applicants on Friday underwent verification in Kaduna prior to their postings. At one of the screening centres at the Kaduna Agricultural Development Project office, an official said that the successful candidates would be posted after an aptitude test to be conducted next week. Mallam Yau Kassimu, Director, Agricultural Extension Services of the agency said that 1, 211 unemployed youths were recruited to serve as agricultural extension workers. According to him, 4, 103 of the successful candidates would be posted to teach in primary and Junior Secondary Schools while 587 will be posted to Primary Healthcare Centres Kassimu added that 445 of the youths were non graduates with skills who were engaged to develop their skills and earn a living. Kassimu said that all the b

Yahya-Jammeh, Gambia’s president Partial results showed Gambia’s President, Yahya Jammeh, trailing his main rival in a presidential election on Friday, raising the prospect of an unprecedented upset for a leader who pledged to rule the West African nation for a billion years. According to media report, Jammeh’s rival, real estate developer Adama Barrow, had 44 per cent of the vote against Jammeh’s 40 per cent and 15 per cent for Mammah Kandeh. Multiple civil society sources released identical results on Twitter in spite of efforts by Gambian authorities to seal all forms of communication with the outside world, with 39 out of 53 constituencies counted. Gambians voted on Thursday amid total blackout of the Internet and all international calls, and with land borders sealed in a poll posing the first serious challenge to Jammeh since he seized power in a coup in 1994. Earlier this week, Jammeh said “my presidency and power are in the hands of Allah and only Allah can take it from h

Mrs Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, the kidnapped radio journalist. The Benue Police Command said a Radio Journalist, Mrs. Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, had been kidnapped on Friday in her house in Makurdi. The kidnapped journalist is married to Mr. Achim Tor-Agbidye, a Zonal Manager with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Makurdi. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bashir Makama, confirmed the incident on Friday in Makurdi. Makama said the police had already swung into action by setting up a network for the arrest of the suspects and appealed to the public to volunteer information that would lead to their arrests. “We have already visited the site; we are constructing our narrative with the purpose of narrowing down possible suspects before effecting arrests. “The police cannot provide security for each person so, what we do is to improve the general security of the people by taking proactive steps to curb crime in the state,” he said.

Governor-Ifeanyi-Okowa of Delta State The Delta Government said on Friday that it has trained no fewer than 2000 unemployed youths on digital online jobs. The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Joyce Overah stated this in Asaba during a ministerial press briefing. Overah said that the training was conducted in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology and the Rockefeller Foundation USA. He said the aim was to provide the youths skills for digital online jobs and also reduce redundancy and idleness among them. According to him, a social meet-up event for software developers was also organised for the youths in partnership with Google Developers Group to equip them with latest skills in software development. He said 65 software developers were on hand to provide the technical and motivational support to the youths. The commissioner said that the ministry faced challenges of limited laptop and desktop computers as well as wide area network infra

court The police on Friday arraigned 33-year-old applicant, Kallamu Yahaya, in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly escaping from lawful custody. The defendant, a resident of Mpape, Abuja, is standing trial on a two-count charge of theft and escape from lawful custody. Prosecutor Gambo Musa told the court that one Ibrahim Bashir of Banex Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja, reported the matter at the Wuse Police Station on Nov. 23. Musa said that the defendant stole the complainant’s iPhone valued at N105,000, which was later recovered from the defendant by the police. He said that while the defendant was at the police station, he escaped with handcuffs, but was later re-arrested by the police and taken back to the police station. Musa said that the defendant damaged the handcuffs, adding that the offence contravened Section 288 and 172 of the Penal Code. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. The magistrate Mohammed Tahir, granted the defendant bail in the

Sheikh-Ibraheem-El-Zakzaky, leader of Shiites in Kaduna The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the unconditional release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of Shiite sect in Nigeria, and his wife, Malama Zeatudden, from detention, within 45 days. The court also ordered the Federal Government to provide a new accommodation for El-Zakzaky in Zaria or any northern town of his choice. The court, presided by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, also awarded El-Zakzaky and his wife N50 million as general damages.

Yahya Jammeh President Yahya Jammeh who has ruled the tiny West African country of the Gambia for more than 22 years has conceded defeat to the opposition candidate Adama Barrow. Barrow, who has the support of seven political parties, had won 22 out of 53 constituencies or 138,148 votes in Thursday’s presidential polls. According to the electoral commission, incumbent Jammeh won 14 out of 53 constituencies or 126,587 votes. Report says the election is won by a simple majority in the poverty-stricken West African nation, which largely relies on peanut exports for trade income. Gambians on Thursday voted amid a shutdown of all internet and telephone lines, which raised fears of Jammeh planning to hijack the election. Meanwhile, the lines were expected to remain disconnected until Sunday. Jammeh, a former army colonel who came to power during a 1994 military coup, has been ruling the Islamic Republic with an iron fist. He is running for a fifth five-year term against two other ca

Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years, has conceded defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow, the chairman of the electoral commission said on Friday “It’s really unique that someone who has been ruling this country for so long has accepted defeat,” Alieu Momar Njie told reporters.

Nigerian musician, Flavour presents a N250,000 to a beneficiary Life Continental Lager Beer, the brand that supports progress, has yet again rewarded thirty new entrepreneurs, with 7.5 million naira through the ongoing Life Progress Booster Show. The Entrepreneurs were presented their cheques of 250,000 naira in an event held on 27 November, 2016 at the Sweet Garden, 7, Park Road, GRA, Onitsha in Anambra state. Life Progress Booster show, an entrepreneurial talent hunt and mentoring radio programme, is targeted at helping innovative businessmen and women in the South-east. The initiative kicked off in 2015, and the brand has rewarded 150 entrepreneurs from Nnewi, Enugu, Owerri, Aba and Abakaliki with 37.5 million Naira so far in 2016. The Assistant Brand Manager, Regional Mainstream Brands NB Plc, Josiah Akinola noted that Life Progress Booster Show is aimed at nurturing and encouraging entrepreneurs from the South East, while also creating a platform for budding businessmen and