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Joaquin strengthened into a major hurricane on Wednesday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center announced.The Category 3 storm is poised to pound the Bahamaswith heavy rain and dangerous storm surges.And the storm's movement later this week could have flooding implications for an already drenched eastern United States. While forecasters are having a hard time figuring where Joaquin is headed, they believe the storm will continue to strengthen over the next dayor so.Joaquin's outer bands were already splattering the southern Bahamas and Cuba with rain Wednesday night.The storm's center was spinning 170 miles (275 kilometers) east of the central Bahamas. Its maximumsustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) extended 35 miles (56 kilometers) from the eye. Tropical storm force winds reached farther, up to 140 miles (220 kilometers) from the center.A hurricane warning was in effect for the central and northwestern Bahamas, with the storm's center expected to be near or over t...

especially the ones that celebrate an event such as a country’s independence day, are always anticipated and revered. Since 2010, Google has been creating illustrative artwork that feature the colours, cultures, flags or fabrics ofNigeria.Last year, to mark the Nigeria’s 54th Independence Anniversary Day celebration, Google had a .GIF doodle that features the three most popular means of transport for dailycommuters in Lagos, the country’s commercial capital — the motorcycle, popularly referred toas okada, the mini-bus, popularly known as danfo, and the tricycle, widely known as keke marwa.The passengers in these vehicles also appear torepresent the three major tribes — Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba — respectively, dressed in their native attires and carrying the Nigerian flag, grining and waving as they ride on.Nigeria gained independence on the 1st of October, 1960. This is the third doodle for Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary to be created by Google since October 2010. in 2013, Google f...

Ese, the first son of the late Gamaliel Onosode, has said he is glad to have been able to fly his father back into the country 24 hours before his death.Onosode was flown in from London in an air ambulance on Sunday. He died on Tuesday at the Gold Cross Hospital, Ikoyi, Lagos, aged 82.Ese, who spoke with our correspondent at the family home in Lagos, said the deceased technocrat had warned his family never to let him die abroad.“He had bone cancer and that entailed a lot of chemotherapy. He was managed in the United Kingdom for two years but he had warned us never to allow him die abroad. I am glad I was able to fly him back home on Sunday, 24 hours before his death,” he said.Ese also said that his father’s most outstanding achievements were his integrity and consistency ina corrupt business environment.The boardroom guru was a former presidential aspirant of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.Despite his imprints in the private and public sectors, however, Ese said his father never compr...

Civil servants in Ondo State began a two-day warning strike on Wednesday to press home theirdemand for the payment of their two-month salary arrears.When our correspondent visited some government offices in Akure, the state capital on Wednesday, all of them were under lock and key while security men were sighted at the entrance of the Governor’s Office and some ministries to prevent possible breakdown of law and order.The leadership of organised labour in the state on Tuesday had directed workers to stay at home if the salaries promised by the government were not paid before the close of work, but it was gathered that some of the workers received alerts of one month salary on Tuesday night.However, the state government described the strike as an embarrassment to the government and an unpatriotic act on the part of the workers since they had started receiving the July salaries.The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, condemned the action of the labour leaders as he...

The Nigeria Immigration Service has apprehended two accomplices of a Lebanese terrorist, Ahmed Al Assir, who obtained a Nigerian visa in Beruit, Lebanon, in August, 2015.The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Martin Abeshi, said Assir’s accomplices were nabbed in Kano and had been handed over to the National Security Adviser for further investigation.Assir, who had been on the wanted list of the Lebanese security forces, was arrested at the airport while attempting to visit Cairo, Egypt, enroute to Nigeria on a forged Palestinian passport.The terrorist who was of Palestinian extraction, had undergone surgery to alter his appearance so as to evade arrest by security operatives for involvement in the death of 17 Lebanese solders.Abeshi told journalists while responding to questions on Wednesday in Abuja that Assir’s accomplices were arrested the moment the NIS learnt that the terrorist was visiting Nigeria.Also, CG stated that over 200 individuals had returned their diplomatic passpor...

It makes my heart beat with pride,to see the colors of Independence Day spreading happiness and great joys all around.May the glory of Independence Day Be with your forever. Celebrate the free spirit of Nigeria.May this Independence Day Fills your life happiness and prosperity.Happy Independence Day. Feel the pride of being the part of such a glorious nation.Here's sending my warm patriotic wishes to make this day truly memorable. Thousands laid down their lives so thatOur country can celebrate this dayNever forget their sacrifices..Happy Independence Day! On Independence DayHere's wising your dreamsof a New tomorrow come true...Now and Always Happy Independence Day to you.

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Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has invited Celtic defender Efe Ambrose for the international friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon in Belgium owing to injury suffered by Kenneth Omeruo.This was disclosed by the Nigeria Football Federation via their Twitter handle.Kasimpasa’s Omeruo was replaced by Vasil Bozhikov with nine minutes to regulation time intheir 1-1 draw versus Rizespor in a Turkish topflight encounter on Monday.This will be first time Efe would be invited to the senior national team since the country’s failureto qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations staged in Equatorial Guinea.13,000 capacity multi-purpose Stadium, Stade Charles Tondreau – home of former Belgian league side R.A.E.C Mons will be the battle ground when the Super Eagles slug it out with DR Congo on October 8.Three days later, Sunday Oliseh’s men will headfor Denderleeuw where they face arch rivals Cameroon at the 12,000 capacity Stade Van Roy." Classicfans news

This latest initiative aims at further reducing data costs which are the greatest barrier so far to extending internet mobile access in Nigeria. Indeed in Lagos alone, one gigabyteof data on mobile networks—the only means of accessing the internet for most—is not less N1,000With this in mind,Jumia’s Zero Data Appwill offer full access to online shopping through its app for free, meaning it will not charge the users of the MTN mobile network for the data they consume while using theJumia app.The initiative is the biggest so far in terms of democratizing access to internet in Nigeria and will directly impact the 140 million smartphones users Nigeria withholds and the 70% of users who are already accessingJumiathrough their phone.“In order to provide the best customer experience, it is time for Jumia to make its services available for more people, anywhereat any given time », declared Nicolas Martin,CEO Jumia Africa. “We are proud of this new partnership with MTN that will undoubtedly l...

Editor’s note:In the fifty-five years of Nigeria’s political emancipation, many analysts have put divergent opinions forward to X-ray the nation’s performance in terms ofpolitical aspirations.. At this point, it is highly imperative to evaluate how Nigeria has fared since 1960.Eustace Dunn,Naij.com’s senior editor, in this opinion article makes an analysis of how Nigeria’s independence, military and indigenous politicians destroyed her political system from the cradle.Just like other African countries and some first-world countries, Nigeria is a by-product of political artificiality which has to a very large extent jeopardized the system of government and political activities culminating from cultural, religious, geopolitical and categorical diversities.A brief reminiscence of the eventual independenceRetrospectively, the motion for Nigeria’s independence had first been proposed by a foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activist, Anthony Enahoro, who died about five years ago. ...

Boko Haram members who are being frustrated from the villages which they had captured, have resorted to new ways of making life unbearable for the villagers.According to a press release issued by Colonel Tukur Gusau, Deputy Director Army Public Relations, the insurgents have taken to poisoning of water sources like wellsand streams in the places where they had beendislodged by the Nigerian troops as a way of taking revenge for their defeat.The insurgents in a recent videoe Nigerian Army Reconstructs Bridge Blown B’HaramThe statement read:Information reaching the Theatre Command,OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE indicates that Boko Haram terrorists have now resorted to poisoning water sources like wells and streams in areas they were dislodged by gallant troops or areas threatened by offensive operations.The latest being the poisoning of the cattle water ponds in KANGALLAM village along MARTE and ABADAM axis in Borno State where a large number of cattle died after drinking water from the ponds. C...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has restated the military’s commitment to end the activities of the deadlyBoko Haram sect.According to him, the military was determined to meet the set deadline of defeating the insurgents by December, NANreports.This was announced in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, September 30 by Col.Sani Usman, the acting director of army public relations.The statement read: “I want to reassure Nigerians that Nigerian Army is ever determined to succeed in meeting up with the set deadline of defeating Boko Haram terrorists by the end of this year.”Recall that in August, President Muhammadu Buhari had charged the military to end Boko Haram insurgency within three months.Buratai was said to have reiterated the military’s commitment during a routine operational visit to frontline troops in parts of the Northeast.READ ALSO:Boko Haram: Troops Rescue Women, Children From CaptivityAccording to the statement, the army chief had...

Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State who was declared the winner of the disputed All Progressives Congress governorship primary last week has accepted the cancellation of the exercise by the leadership of the party. His campaign team, however, boasted that he would win the next primary. The Timipre Sylva Campaign Organisation described the invalidation of the primary as unfortunate. A statement signed on behalf of the campaign team by Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, on Tuesday, however, said Sylva would abide by the party’s decision because as a loyal party member, he believes in the supremacy of the party. The campaign organisation, in the statement titled, “We will win again,” told supporters to remain calm and steadfast, saying, “Ultimately, our victory is sure.” The statement by the campaign team read in part, “The cancellation of the September 22 primary, where Chief Timipre Sylva was overwhelmingly voted by the APC family in our state to be the governorship ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission closed its defence on Wednesday without calling any witness to back its defence at the Delta State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Asaba, the state capital.The All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate in the state, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, are challenging the declaration of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the April 11 governorship election at the tribunal.At the resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday, counsel for INEC,  Mr D.D. Dodo (SAN),  who was represented by Mr. Onyinye Anumonye, tendered from the bar the card reader accreditation status, unit by unit report, as uploaded as of April 16, 2015, which had earlier been tendered by Okowa but was rejected by the tribunal due to improper certification.No witness deposed to the document.Counsel to the petitioners, Mr. Thompson Okpoko(SAN), in objecting to the admissibility ofthe documents, relied on a Supr...

The Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students has charged the Federal Government to empower the Code of Conduct Bureau so as to uncover politicians at state and local government levels with false declaration of assets. Chairman of the NANS Joint Campus Committee in the state, Sulaimon Sanusi, on Tuesday, said that empowering the CCB would allow it to unmask corrupt governors. The statement read, “Without sentiment or bias, we, the National Association of Nigerian Students in the Lagos axis, charge the Federal Government to empower the Code of Conduct Bureau with the optimal powers necessary for them to ensure that they spread their tentacles beyond the federal authority alone and they should ensure they are not selective in the corruption fight. “In the famous words of the late Filipino senator, Ninoy Aquino, this is a dangerous place to live in, not because of the people who do wrong things, but because of the people who let wrong things ...

The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has pardoned all the political appointees, whose October salaries, he placed on hold as a result of their coming late to a state function on Monday. The political appointees included his deputy chief of staff, commissioners, special advisers and council chairmen. Dave, who announced the suspension of the salaries on the occasion of a school debate organised to mark the 55th independence anniversary of the country, said it was wrong of the appointees to come late to the event. The event also marked the 19th anniversary of the creation of Ebonyi State. Apart from the forfeiture of their October salaries, the governor also stopped the September allowances of the appointees. A mild drama ensued outside the venue of the event as the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Bernard Odoh, was locked out – a few minutes after the governor came in. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Emma Anya, on Tuesday, said Umahi pardoned the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought the approval of the Senate for a $200m (N39.4bn) World Bank loan for Lagos State. Buhari, in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and read on the floor of the upper legislative chamber, explained that the loan was the third tranche of a development policy operation loan for Lagos State. The President wrote, “You may wish to know that the World Bank approved a development policy operation loan (budget support) for a total sum of $600m to the Lagos State Government in 2010. “The loan is to be implemented in three tranches of $200m per annum. The first tranche was approved by the National Assembly in 2010-2012 Federal Government’s external borrowing plan and the third tranche was in the 2012-2014 plan.” Buhari added that the DPO-1 had been successfully implemented by the state in 2014 as adjudged by the World Bank, whose Board of Executive Directors approved the second tranche. He said that the DPO III...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday awarded cost in the sum of N20,000 against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for stalling proceedings in a fresh case filed against the agency by Senator Buruji Kashamu. The sanction imposed by Justice Ibrahim Buba followed request for adjournment by the NDLEA to enable it to regularise a blunder in the defence it filed against Kashamu’s claims in the said suit. Kashamu is seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the NDLEA and the Attorney-General of the Federation from seizing his property. He filed the suit following the failed effort by the NDLEA to extradite Kashamu to the United States of America, where he is said to be wanted for alleged drug-trafficking offences. At the resumed proceedings on Wednesday, Kashamu’s counsel, Ifeoma Esom, said the suit was ripe for hearing and that she was ready to go on. But the NDLEA, which is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the case and seekin...

It was a big day of appreciation yesterday when Psquare went on social media to unveil their band boys and the reasons behind their smile. It was an emotional outpouring of love to the guys that have been behind the scene to make the Psquare brand so big.www.wenogetjob.comexclusively confirmed.They even revealed that some of these guys that some people don't even know of produced some of their big hits, such as beautiful oyinye, Alingo, Me and my brother and a host of othersongs.See What they wrote about each of their boys:Shout out to our bassist @naturals21 the guy onda bass guitar....he's the last person that joined our band, he plays must of the bass on our current songs, he's my teacher when it comes toplaying bass guitar, because that's my favorite instrument thanks bro and I appreciate all youreffort and also holding it down for PSquare for more than 5yrs God bless you." Classicfans news

Following the overflow of River Benue, over 2,000 residents are said to have been displaced in Makurdi the Benue state capital.The state Commissioner for Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Nicholas Wende, said this in an interview our correspondent in Makurdi on Wednesday.According to him, government has made adequateprovision to accommodate the Internally Displaced Persons, who are dislodged by the flood in the state.Wende added, “We have registered over 2,000 IDPs and they are camped in camps that has metrequirements.“The place is the supposed to be an international market built by the past administration but I suggested that it should be made a permanent IDP camp because we have a befitting and standard market already.” Classicfans news

Russian military jets have carried out air strikes in Syria for the first time, the defence ministry has said.The air strikes targeted positions, vehicles and warehouses that Russia believes belong to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  group, ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told Russian news agencies.US Secretary of State John Kerry complained to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov after the strikes.Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said Kerry told Lavrov that the Russian move “runs counter to their stated efforts of deconfliction and is not helpful to that effort.”Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov later told the UN Security Council that his country was “ready to forge standing channels of communication to ensure a maximally effective fight against terrorist groups” with the US and other countries.Earlier on Wednesday, Russia’s upper house of parliament granted President Vladimir Putin authorisation to deploy the...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday awarded cost in the sum of N20,000 against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for stalling proceedings in a fresh case filed against the agency by Senator Buruji Kashamu.The sanction imposed by Justice Ibrahim Buba followed request for adjournment by the NDLEA to enable it to regularise a blunder in the defence it filed against Kashamu’s claims in the said suit.Kashamu is seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the NDLEA and the Attorney-General of the Federation from seizing his property.He filed the suit following the failed effort by theNDLEA to extradite Kashamu to the United States of America, where he is said to be wantedfor alleged drug-trafficking offences.At the resumed proceedings on Wednesday, Kashamu’s counsel, Ifeoma Esom, said the suit was ripe for hearing and that she was ready to go on.But the NDLEA, which is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the case and seeking the disqualifi...

The Defence Headquarters has inaugurated a committee to midwife the process of granting amnesty to willing members of the Boko Haram sect.A Defence Headquarters statement by Group Captain Wap Maigida, on behalf of the Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, on Wednesday stated that the planned re-integration would involve three categories of Boko Haram members.According to him, those to benefit from the government’s gesture are those who were forciblyconscripted into the sect; those who had surrendered and renounced membership of the deadly sect and those willing to do so.Maigida said the membership of the committee were drawn from agencies involved in the ongoing campaign against the insurgents, which are representatives from Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba states in the North-East and Jigawa State in the North-West." Classicfans news

The global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, said Boko Haram had killed at least 3,500 people since the beginning of 2015.The group said despite advances by the military, attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger had claimed the lives of at least 1,600 people since the start of June.A statement on Wednesday by AI said the United Nations Human Rights Council was discussing a report on the conflict.“The number of people killed so far this year is truly shocking with more than 3,500 civilian fatalities in less than 300 days,” said  Amnesty International’s Africa Director for Research and Advocacy, Netsanet Belay.“Governments in affected countries must take all necessary legal measures to ensure the security ofcivilians in affected areas,” the statement added.As the UNHRC discusses violations and abusesallegedly committed in the course of the conflict, AI renewed its calls for adequate protection of civilians from Boko Haram at...

The Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Bar Association were among stakeholders that shunned the ongoing public hearing on the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill, 2015, inPort Harcourt.The event was organised by the Rivers State House of Assembly to amend the bill.Also absent on the occasion were the International Federation of Female Lawyers and the Dean, Faculty of Law in the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.The Chairman on the occasion and Deputy Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly,Loolo Dinebari, expressed regret at the inability of some of the major stakeholders to be present onthe occasion.Dinebari explained that though invitation was extended to the stakeholders, it was disappointing that the invitees shunned the public hearing.Making his contribution, the Attorney-General of the state and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Emma Aguma(SAN, advised that plea bargain should not be applicable in kidnap and sexual abuse offences.Aguma, who was represented by the...

The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria on Wednesday said 100 young Nigerian leaders would be trained at the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship in various American universities.This was contained in a statement by the Public Affairs Section, US Embassy, on Wednesday in Abuja.It explained that the Mandela Washington Fellowship was the flagship programme of President Barak Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, which was a key part of US commitment to investing in the future of Africa.It disclosed that 86 young Nigerians had participated in the fellowship since its inception in 2014, adding that more than 26,000 young professionals in Nigeria had joined the YALI network.According to the statement, the 2016 Fellowship will train 1,000 young African leaders across three tracks, which include business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership and public management.It stated that the programme was a six-week, in-depth academic and leadership training at 20 top American universit...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday called for “urgent political solutions” to the turbulence in the polity, arising from the prosecution of the embattled President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, for alleged false assets declaration.The House claimed it noticed possible dangers to democracy in the development and advised the parties involved to opt for political solutions.The House passed the resolution following a proposal by House Majority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor.The proposal specifically called on the “leadershipof the House” under the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, to intervene in the issue by seeking audience with President Muhammadu Buhari todiscuss possible political solutions.It added in part, “The House mandates the leadership of the House to meet with the President with a view to politically resolve all outstanding issues relating to National Assembly in the interest of Nigerians.“Mandates the Speaker to intervene in the present issues and ch...

He said:“I pushed myself hard in pre-season after I scored 20 goals last seasonin the Championship and also because I knowit will be more difficult in the Premier League.“In the Championship, you have a lot more space to play with. This is not the case in the Premier League, where you are also up against more experienced defenders.“In the EPL, you also have to be more ruthless in front of goal because you don’t get as many chances as you would get in the lower league.“You work extra hard when you play for Watford. We hope to stick together and take it game by game.”Musa, Ighalo Grab Brace As Nigerian Players Paint Europe RedIghalo also vowed to grab his second chance with Nigeria in the friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon after he was overlooked for an AFCON qualifier in Tanzania in August.“Nigeria is blessed with a lot of talent. You have to be at your best or you will be pushed away,”he said.Ighalo has scored 20 goals in 2015, the most by any player in all four divisions of En...

Princess Alexandra of Kent represented Queen Elizabeth at the Independence celebration in 1960. As slightly opposed to the traditional way of celebrating this day with picnics and parades, here are some extra steps to guide you towards a memorable Independence day celebration in Lagos.1. Buy, Hang, Carry A Nigerian FlagYou can start by getting yourself a flag, hang it from your house roof, car, or work building. It would be fun to join groups of other people who will be clad in all green andwhite and waving their flags in the streets of Lagos:Top 10 Lagos Experiences Everyone Must Try Out (PHOTOS) 2. Read The Nigerian Federal Character Handed To Jaja Wachuku By Princess Alexandra Of KentIt not some very voluminous text book, its just about a page or two. It is aprinciple which has been enshrined into the Nigerian Constitution since 1979. It is a reference guide for appointments into public service institutions, ensuring that there is a fair reflection of the linguistic, ethnic,...

Chief Timipre Sylva has again won the fresh governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state.The primaries held today, September 30 in Yenagoa, the state capital.TheAPC had decided to fix today for a fresh governorship primaryin the state after the one held last week was nullified.The APC national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun had said it failed to meet its acceptable standard of free and fair election and therefore will not stand.:I’ll Win In Bayelsa Primary Re-run — Sylva BoastsAccording to Leadership reports, Sylva polled 981 votes out of the 1,147 accredited votes. 27 votes were voided.14 governorship aspirants took part in the Bayelsa state primary election. One of the aspirants,Timi Alaibe, the former Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)managing director, withdrew from the raceearlier today. According to Alaibe, he pulled out of the race“to avoid a situation of crisis that the PDP might inadvertently reap fromcannot be over...

Justice R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remitted Senate PresidentBukola Saraki’s case to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, for reassigning to another judge.The judge, in returning the case file to the CJN on Wednesday, cited “negative reports” on the case as informing his decision." Classicfans news

Very committed.Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai spent his Sallah by embarking on operational visit, touring the frontlines despite public holidays and festivities.Showing commitment to his job,Gen. Buratai spent time visiting the north east to be with the troops battling Boko Haram terrorists in the region during the Muslim Eid celebration.He denied himself the enjoyment associated with being with family and friends during Sallah celebration.He also visited the DistrictHead of Buratai, Alhaji Ajiya Maina Garga, a retired Army officer and the Emir of Biu His Royal Highness, Alhaji Umar Mustapha Aliyu, CON.He eulogised them and also urged them to work with the military in their battle against Boko Haram sect."

A Brazilian referee is facing disciplinary action after he reacted to a dispute with players by pulling a GUN.Gabriel Murta was kicked and slapped by players from lower-league Amantes de Bola,while the manager invaded the pitch demanding a red card, it is claimed.Murta, said to be a policeman by day, reacted by racing to the changing rooms and returning with a firearm.Ref pulls gun at matchTrouble: Murta is being spoken to by the league association and may face disciplinary actionShocking footage captured by a spectator showed his linesman restraining Murta as he held the gun in his hand on the pitch.The incident happened at the weekend during a regional league match in Brumadinho near Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s sixth largest city and the capital of the state of Minais Gerais.Amateur side Brumadinho was playing against Amantes da Bola - which literally translates as ‘Lovers Of The Ball.’Ref pulls gun at matchShocking: Murta claims he was assaulted by players during the fracasReferees’ ...

The civil servants in Ondo State on Wednesday embarked on two-day warning strike following the non-payment of their two months salaries by the state government from the Federal Government’s bailout fund. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that organised labour on Tuesday in Akure gave the state government a-24-hour ultimatum to pay all the outstanding salaries of workers or face strike. The Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) leaders took the decision at an emergency meeting of the unions. The state JNC Chairman, Mr Sunday Adeleye, insisted that workers would embark on two-day warning strike on Wednesday and Friday should the arrears remain unpaid. The unions said that Gov. Olusegun Mimiko was no longer sensitive to workers’ plight despite collecting the Federal Government’s bailout package for salary payment. Adeleye, who decried the payment of only one month, said the strike would continue because t...

Civil servants in Ondo State began a two-day warning strike on Wednesday to press home theirdemand for the payment of their two months salary arrears.Some government offices in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday, were locked while security men were sighted at the entrance to Governor’s Office and some ministries to preventpossible breakdown of law and order.The leadership of the organised labour in the stateon Tuesday directed workers to stay at home if the two months salaries promised by the government were not paid before the close of work.It was gathered that some of the workers received credit alerts of one month salary on Tuesday night.The State Government has, however, described the strike as an embarrassment to the government and an unpatriotic act on the part of the workers since they had started receiving the July salary.The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, condemned the action of the labour leaders, arguing that since the government had starte...

The Peoples Democratic Party has said it is wrong for anyone to abuse or insult President Muhammadu Buhari.The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in Abuja on Wednesday, congratulated the citizens for keeping faith in the Nigerian project and working together in building a strong nation and one of the fastest growing economies in the world.It said this while charging Nigerians to use the occasion of the nation’s 55th Independence Anniversary to rekindle the spirit of patriotism, asking the citizens to exhibit actions that promote democratic ideals and peaceful co-existence at alllevels in the country.The party said the occasion reminded Nigerians of their common root and destiny as well as the country’s resilience and determination to succeed in all spheres of life as a strong, united and prosperous nation, irrespective of her challenges.It urged Nigerians to use the anniversary to recommit to respecting their leaders at the local government, st...

The Bureau of Public Enterprises said N373.38bn had been spent so far to settle former employees of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria.The Head, Public Communications of BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh, said this on Wednesday in Abuja in an interview with theNews Agency of Nigeria.He said out of 47,913 former staff, 47,029 had been settled, making it 98 per cent of the affected number of employees who had been settled.Okoh added that the retirees and next of kin of deceased retirees had been paid N16.41bn.He said the outstanding payments were for 395 ex-active staff, 975 retirees and next of kin as well as 489 unidentified ex-active staff.“These outstanding ones are due to incomplete documentation as of last verification.“They are those still undergoing verification by the technical sub-committee of the Implementation Committee on Severance Payment and Payment Processing,” he said.NANrecalls that the former staff of the defunct power company had, in May, protested at the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday  make a nationwide broadcast as part ofactivities to mark Nigeria’s 55th Independence Anniversary.The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statementin Abuja on Wednesday, said the broadcast wouldtake place at 7am.He urged all electronic media stations to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority  and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria  for the broadcast." Classicfans news

THE Old Boys Association of Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, AnambraState, has launched a N500 million endowment fund for the development of the school.The endowment fund is expected to be raised within five years.President-General of the association, Mr. Gibson Okeke, stated this during a press conference at the school’s auditorium to mark the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the school.Dennis Memorial Grammar School Onitsha was founded by the Church Missionary Society in 1925 in memory of Archdeacon T.J. Dennis, one of the early missionaries who remarkably achieved the feat of translating the English Bibleinto Igbo language.Okeke said. “DMGS is the oldest secondary school in Igboland and has built a solid reputation over the years based on high standards of teaching and discipline clearly shown by the products of theschool living true to her motto; lux fiat, (show the light).He said, “The Nigerian civil war (1967 to 1970) destroyed many buildings in the school. As a...

TWO persons have been arraigned before an Egor Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping and assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.The defendants, Festus Owie, 20; and Blessing Ebiminor, 21, were arraigned on a three-count charge of defilement, rape and assault.The prosecutor told the court the offence was committed on October 26, 2014.He said the accused persons conspired at about 5pm at 46, First Oromina Street, off Siluko Road, Benin, where they not only assaulted the victim but also had sexual intercourse with her against her will.The prosecutor also noted that the offences were in contravention of Sections 218 and 222 of the Criminal Code Cap 48, Vol II, Laws of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976, applicable in the state.The charge read, “That you, Festus Owie (aka Ebo) on or about October, 2014, at about 1200 hours at No. 46, First Oromina Street, off Siluko Road, Benin City, in the Egor Magisterial District did unlawfully have sexual int...

Gunmen have kidnapped a 55-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Adioyili Agidi.Mrs. Agidi was said to have been abducted by a group of armed youths, who stormed her residence in Opume, Ogbia Local Government Area in Bayelsa State.Opume is the community of Amalate Turner, a prominent political leader and close ally of formerPresident Goodluck Jonathan.The gunmen, who struck at about 9am on Sunday, were said to have come in a speedboat, shot sporadically into the air to scare their victim’s neighbours before taking her away.Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Ogbia clan, Mr. Osaanya B. Osaanya, asked the abductors to release the woman with immediate effect.He also urged security agencies to check incidence of kidnappings in the council which he described as “one too many”.“We are sending a strong message to community leaders, especially in Opume, to be vigilant. We have noticed that each time a prominent chief visits the community, t...

A former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said that acts of terrorism currently perpetrated by the Boko Haram sect and other insurgents in the country have nothing to do with Islam.Speaking at the public presentation of a book written by Dr. Yinka Olomojobi titled, ‘Frontiersof Jihad: Radical Islam in Africa,’ held on Tuesday at the MUSON Centre in Onikan, Lagos, Fashola noted that a religion whose foundation is peace, such as Islam, could not be the foundation or excuse for acts of murder, rape,savagery, pillaging and terror.Commending the author of the book for intellectualising the ongoing discourse on the real identities and motives of terrorists masquerading as promoters of the Islamic faith, Fashola urged Muslims and other Nigerians not to accept any reason given by the criminals to explain their actions.Fashola said, “It is sheer propaganda to fool the general public and to deceive gullible people in the name of a faith whose tenets they themselves breach ...

CALABAR— FOLLOWING the crossfire over the killing of a suspected 19-year-old python in the residence of the Senior Pastor of Mega Faith Christian Assembly, Calabar, Rev Tony Amba, reported in a past edition of Niger Delta Voice, head of the Hausa snake killers that got rid of the threatening python, Danzaria Rabiu, has disclosed how they killed the snake.Rabiu, who spoke through an interpreter, during the week, told Niger Delta Voice thathe and his colleagues were not snake charmers or hunters as described and did not use diabolical means to kill the snake.He said they hail from a family in Zaria with innate abilities to handle snakes without harm. Rabiu stated that though he spoke about remains of lizards and dogs found in the ceiling, it was unconnected to the pastor’s apartment as the reference was to another incident. He said that his statement that the snake would have lived in the ceiling for about10 years followed his knowledge of snakes and certain characteristics he...

.Rapists, school officials threaten victim’s mother•Arase, IGP steps in, overturns alleged biased police report, orders fresh investigationBENIN—SIX-YEAR-OLD Miss Sharon Eghobamien, a pupil of Eriya Group of Schools, Ihogbe, Benin-City, Edo State, was playing in her mother’s shop when three randy male students of the School of Nursing, Benin, swooped on her, whisked her away to a hideout where they defiled her.6-yr-old pupil raped by three Nursing students in EdoThat was on the May 25, 2015.When she was questioned by her mother, Mrs. RachelEghobamien, a petty trader, who observed that her daughter was always complaining of abdominal pains, frequent urinating and defecating, she opened up on how the three students usually whisk her through the window, take her to their hostel and rape her.She gave the names of the suspected rapists as Kennedy, Paul Aghama and Jeffery, saying they carried out the escapades whenever she (Mrs Eghobamien) was not around. Suspicion: Mrs. Eghobamien told Ni...

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has approved the appointment of a Lagos-based journalist, Mr. Adejuwon Soyinka,as his Senior Special Assistant on Media.According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Mr. Taiwo Adeoluwa, the appointment takes immediate effect.Soyinka was a Deputy General Editor and member of the Editorial Board of the TELL Magazine, Lagos.The journalist, whose experience spans over 16 years in the media industry, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and International Relations and Diploma in Law from the Lagos State University.He also bagged an Ordinary National Diploma in Journalism and Certificate in Basic News Writing and Reporting from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in 1999.He has won several awards including Nigerian Media Merit Awards as Foreign News Reporter in 2013, Human Rights Reporter in 2012, Print Journalist and Human Rights Reporter of the Year 2011.Other awards in his kitty are the Wo...