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The declaration of 100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists wanted has started to pay the desired dividend as one of them was arrested as he attempted to flee. This is according to Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman. In a statement on Sunday, Colonel Usman said that a man suspected to be one of the suspected Boko Haram terrorists declared wanted, Chindo Bello, was apprehended by Aviation Security at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja as he was boarding a local flight to Lagos. The suspect has since been handed over to the military intelligence for interrogation and prosecution. "The Nigerian Army would like to reiterate the need for all well-meaning Nigerians and those residing in our great country to be more vigilant and assist security agencies with information about the wanted terrorists, their sponsors and other criminals in our midst," he said. He also thanked the security agents and citizens for the tip-off that led to the a...

HOME Ethiopia's government has started distributing rations of wheat and oil to people facing hunger in the north and northeastern parts of the country. Secretary of the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Committee, Mitiku Kassa says they are now supplying 15kg of wheat and a half litre of cooking oil per adult in the areas hit by drought conditions. More than 8 million people require urgent food assistance, and the Ethiopian government says there is enough food aid to feed them through December. The government recently appealed to the international community for 596 million US dollars (£392 million) in food assistance. The UN says the scale of the developing emergency exceeds resources available so far. The food insecurity is fuelled by the failure of Ethiopia's spring rains that resulted in poor crop yields.

The wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), not to go back on its campaign promises. In a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Adebisi Olumide-Ajayi, on Tuesday, Mrs Buhari appealed to the party not to go back on its campaign promises of paying 5,000 Naira to 25 million unemployed Nigerians and giving school children one free meal a day. The reminder from the wife of the President came after Senators from the ruling party voted against a motion moved by the opposition, calling on the Presidency to pay the 5,000 Naira allowance, as promised. Mrs Buhari said that the APC was a party of integrity and had assured Nigerians during the campaign that it would pay 5,000 Naira each month to 25 million most vulnerable citizens. Mrs Buhari, however, asked Nigerians to be patient with the APC government, as the change they had been yearning for, had come to stay. On November 6 the APC assured Nigerians that it would ...

Nigeria successfully defended their crown at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 and the Eaglets also dominated the individual honours at the tournament. The Eaglets' captain, Kelechi Nwakali won the adidas Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. Victor Osimhen won the adidas Silver Ball in addition to the the adidas Golden Boot which he earned courtesy his record-breaking 10 goals and two assists. Mali's forward, Aly Malle got the adidas Bronze Ball. Nwakali told FIFA.com, "I thank God for the opportunity to win this award. It means so much." Giving the credit to his team-mates' hard work and diligence throughout their time in Chile, he said, "Right from the game against the USA, when we arrived in Chile, our aim was to defend the trophy. "We believed the only way we could do this was hard work. We approached each game with hard work and seriousness. Any team that came to Chile worked for it." Other award winners are: adid...

Five more lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress in the House of Representatives are said to have rejected the chairman and deputy chairman positions offered them by the Speaker of the House. This will bring to seven the number of members who have rejected the positions given to them, as two members had rejected their positions last week. Speaking in the party's secretariat in Abuja on Monday, some of the members of the loyalist group accused Speaker Yakubu Dogara of working against the interest of the ruling party. The members are demanding that the Speaker should reverse the current order and reconstitute the committees in favour of the All Progressives Congress. This is coming on the same day that the Speaker inaugurated the the House's 96 standing Committees in a special session.

The former Minister of Niger Delta, Mr Godsday Orubebe, has entered a 'not guilty' plea for two count charges of false declaration of assets and another two counts of bribery. Mr Orubebe in counts one and two was accused of failure to declare his assets at plot 2722 Kyamu and plot 2059 in Asokoro district both in Abuja on assumption of office as Minister on September 26, 2007. In count three, he was accused of accepting 50 million naira bribe from one Pastor Jonathan Alota, on September 19, 2012 for award of contract in favour of his (Alota's) company, Chemtronics Nigeria Limited. In count four, he allegedly accepted additional 20million naira bribe from Alota in 2013 for the award of a contract to Chemtronics Nigeria Limited for the construction of skill acquisition centre at Edo State for the sum of 1.8billion naira. Trial, however, could not commence as the prosecutor told the tribunalthat he was not ready with his witnesses. According to the prosecutor he woul...

The declaration of 100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists wanted has started to pay the desired dividend as one of them was arrested as he attempted to flee. This is according to Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman. In a statement on Sunday, Colonel Usman said that a man suspected to be one of the suspected Boko Haram terrorists declared wanted, Chindo Bello, was apprehended by Aviation Security at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja as he was boarding a local flight to Lagos. The suspect has since been handed over to the military intelligence for interrogation and prosecution. "The Nigerian Army would like to reiterate the need for all well-meaning Nigerians and those residing in our great country to be more vigilant and assist security agencies with information about the wanted terrorists, their sponsors and other criminals in our midst," he said. He also thanked the security agents and citizens for the tip-off that led to the a...

Abuja - The Senate on Wednesday rejected motion for the payment of N5,000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country. The motion was sponsored by Sen. Philip Aduda (PDP FCT) but was greeted with shouts of ''no, no'' when he tried to expatiate on it. Even, attempts by the Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, to second the motion were disrupted by the rowdiness created by the ''no'' shouting of some senators opposed to it. Intervening, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, posed the question but the senators responded along party lines. While Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members yelled ''aye'' in favour of the motion, All Progressives Congress (APC) senators, who were in majority, rejected it. However, a motion calling for the probe of the utilisation of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds by the immediate past administration was adopted by the senators. Mover of the motion, Sen. Babajide O...

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has warned the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, or face an eruption of Biafra world wide demonstration and protest. Vanguard Newspapers reports that Comrade Uchenna Madu, a factional spokesperson of MASSOB, in a statement said "MASSOB warns government to quickly release Nnamdi Kanu now or face an eruption of Biafra world wide demonstration and protest which will endanger the already battered image of Nigeria before the International communities." The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has warned the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, or face an eruption of Biafra world wide demonstration and protest. Vanguard Newspapers reports that Comrade Uchenna Madu, a factional spokesperson of MASSOB, in a statement said "MASSOB warns government to quickly release Nnamdi Kanu now or face an eruption of Biafra world wide demonstration and protes...

Trading in MTN shares and affiliated stocks, has been halted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) after the stock fell by as much as 8% following a huge fine imposed by Nigerian regulators. MTN's shares had fallen more than 25% since the $5.2bn (£2.7bn) fine was announced last week by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) last week. NCC imposed the fine on Africa's biggest mobile phone company for failure to cut off millions of users with unregistered SIM cards. It gave MTN just two weeks to pay the fine. Chris Maroleng, the executive for group corporate affairs at MTN Group, confirmed that trading in the company's shares had been suspended. "We take note of the JSE's decision to suspend MTN's shares," he said. The JSE, said trading in MTN shares was halted pending an announcement from the company. "The JSE has halted trading in MTN Group Limited shares pending an announcement from the company," said the stock exchange. ...

Saadi Gaddafi, a son of former Libyan leader Muhammar Gaddafi was in court on Sunday to face trial on charges of murder and repression during the 2011 revolution. The trial was however adjourned till December without a reason by the judge. Saadi is charged with the first-degree murder in 2005 of a former trainer at Tripoli's Al-Ittihad football club. Sunday's court hearing came days after Human Rights Watch said it had been able to meet Saadi at Tripoli's Al-Hadba prison, where he said his rights were being violated. The body reported that Saadi said he had been "held in solitary confinement at Al-Hadba prison since his extradition from Niger Republic , and kept in a windowless cell. Three of Kadhafi's seven sons were killed in the 2011 NATO-backed uprising and in July, one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was sentenced to death for crimes during the uprising.

On Nov 2, 2015 9:05 AM, "Alfred joseph" < alfredjoseph125@gmail.com > wrote: President Muhammadu Buhari says he wants to be remembered as a Nigerian president who fought corruption to a standstill, calling on Nigerians, who are not involved in corruptly enriching themselves with public funds, not to be afraid. During a press conference after the India-Africa Summit, which took place in New Delhi, President Buhari said he would not losesleep over criticism that he was being selective in the fight against corruption. "Slow And Steady" He called on the elites to encourage him to get whoever had compromised his position and the trust given to him. President Buhari told the gathering that he remained resolute in the fight against corruption and would want to be remembered for that when it is all said and done. His administration has three main focus – security, economy and the fight against corruption. But he has roundly been criticised by the oppositio...