Month: March 2016
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We’re All Winners, New Suleja LG Chairman Tells Colleagues
Local government election in Niger state has come and gone. What remains now is the hard task of re-positioning the local councils for accelerated development. In this interview with the newly elected Chairman of Suleja Local Government Area, Honorable Ahmed Diko Kassim, he talked on the rehabilitation works in the LGA. The Chairman spoke with…
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Man in wheelchair robs bank
Croatian man in a wheelchair has reportedly robbed a bank after passers-by helped him to enter the premises. “I have a bomb!” shouted the 35-year-old disabled man to shocked employees in a branch of Austria’s Erste Bank in downtown Zagreb, before forcing them to hand over the cash”, said a newspaper report.. The crime occurred last…
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Agriculture As Panacea For Youth Unemployment
Tilling the ground and rearing of cattle were the chief employments in ancient times. The Egyptians excelled in agriculture and after the Israelites entered into the possession of the Promised Land, their circumstances favoured in the highest degree a remarkable development of this art. Agriculture became indeed the basis of the Mosaic common wealth. Before…
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Beware, Evil Takes Charge
In a frenzy to meet up with my appointment at the National Hospital, Abuja, where I had a patient to nurture, it turned out a bizarre response. That uneasy pain came from men of the underworld. It yet difficult to call them 419ners or ritualists since they were unable to actualize their motive, going by…
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Controversy As Court Strikes Out Case of Assault
The Gwagwa Grade 1 Area Court on the 9th March, 2016 struck out a case of Assault, Bribery, allegation of threats to kill the family of one Mr. Sampson Danladi and refusal of arrest against Chief Benson Ashibuogwu in a case tagged: COP versus Chief Benson Ashibuogwu. Presiding Judge, Hon. Suleiman Mohammed in his submission,…
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RIO Olympics: Is Nigeria On A Wild Goose Chase?
It is yet another Olympics year and participating countries from across the globe will converge in RIO De Jeinairo, Brazil to compete for honours in the various Olympics sports events. For Nigeria, the nation is once again set to fly the national flag in Brazil despite their shambolic outing at the London Olympics four years…
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Another Mystery Helicopter Causes Stir In Benue
By Toryilo KAJO, Makurdi A helicopter, said to have immediately went up shortly after descent has triggered suspense and security concern in Opialu Village in Edemoga District of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The security panic may not be unconnected with the widely held belief that the appearance of a similar helicopter preceded…
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Did Ruquyatu, The Sacked Govt Lawyer Cross The Line?
The sack of Ruquyatu Usman, a female lawyer in the State Ministry of Justice appears to have stirred a storm with mixed reactions trailing it. According to her account, she was summoned to the governor’s office and queried about posts on her Facebook page, whereupon she explained that she did not mean to offend the…
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Yobe Gov Moves Against Deputy
May Get Him Impeached Over Perceived Ambition For apparently letting his boss perceive his future political ambition too early in the day ahead of the 2019 governorship race in Yobe state, Engineer Abubakar Bello, Alli, the Deputy Governor of Yobe State may have fallen out of favour with his boss, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam. NationalTRAIL investigations…
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Budget Padding: Federal Lawmaker Want Udo Udoma Sacked
Member representing Egor / Kpoba Okha Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehizogie Agbonayinma has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to only sack junior officers for errors in the 2016 Appropriation Bill but also the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma who coordinated the planning. Hon. Agbonayinma stated this at…