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President Muhammadu Buhari has promised the APC government will take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity in the next 10 years. Buhari disclosed this in his opening speech at the inaugural June 12, Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday in Abuja. The President said that his administration would ensure rapid and positive growth in the economy to move Nigeria away from poverty. “Our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow by 2.7 per cent this year. “Our external reserve has risen to 45 billion dollars enough to finance over nine months of current equal commitments. “This administration has laid a foundation of taking bold steps in transforming our country and delivering our people from shackles of poverty. “First we will take steps in integrating the rural economy to national economic grade by extending access to input to rural farmers as well as credit to rural micro businesses and opening up many critical feeder roads. “Secondly, all small scale ent

A journalist with Port Harcourt-based Niheria Info radio station, Kofi Bartel's, is currently recuperating in hospital after being allegedly tortured by personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Rivers State. Bartel's said he suffered a swollen knee after he was hit sevwrall times with wooden bars by the policemen during an incident at Mgbuoba in the Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of the the state. He explained that trouble started on Tuesday when he noticed that the SARS personnel wanted to arrest a boy, whose mother was selling bean cake(Akara) along the road. Bartels told Southern City News through a text message, " I drove out of my compound to see them trying to arrest a boy, who lives in the area. His mum fries akara for a living. I went to plead with them, but hesitated at a point and chose to take a shot of their bus and the number plate. "I was given the beating of my life. Right on the road, they started by smashing my knees with wooden bars.

The rape lawsuit against Juventus star Cristiano Rinaldo has been dropped, according to a report from Bloomberg on Wednesday. A notice voluntary dismissal was filled last month in Neveda state court in Las Vegas. In September 2018, Kathryn Mayorga, now 34, claimed the Juventus player had attacked her in the penthouse of a Las Vegas hotel in 2009 when she was 25 and was paid $375,000 in hush money. She said she was forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement by Ronaldo's lawyers at the time, but reopened the case and filed charges in Las Vegas, demanding $200,000 in damages. Katheryn had now ended her lawsuit, meaning the Juventus attacker can now draw a line under this chapter. According to Bloomberg, a notice of voluntary dismissal was reportedly filed in May in a Nevada State Court in Las Vegas, but the reasons for it are not clear at the time as the filing does not say whether a settlement was reached with the Portuguese superstar regarding the rape case.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he decided to ban transgender Americans from serving I'm the military because they take a " massive amounts of drugs". Trump told Britain's ITV television in a wide-ranging interview that the military had strict rules regulating the use of prescription drugs. "They take massive amounts of drug s, they have to, and you are not allowed to take drugs, you are in the military, you are not allowed to take any drugs, " Trump said. "And they have to, after the operation they have to, they have no choice." The ban went into force in April following a protracted legal battle that went all the way to the US Supreme Court. The Pentagon says the restrictions are not a blanket ban. But they do bar an overwhelming majority of people who identify as transgender from enlisting. The policies could also impact currently serving personnel. "We have a great military and I want to keep it that way," T

Nigeria has been dragged to the international court by Switzerland over the detention of a tanker vessel for over a year and four months. The ship, crew and cargo have been under detention off Port Harcourt. In a statement, the Swiss Foreign Ministry disclosed that it had since May 21 requested the International Tribunal in charge of the Law of the Sea to order Nigeria to release the tanker vessel, its crew and cargo. The tanker vessel was arrested for entering Nigerian waters illegally and trafficking on diesel. However, the captain of the ship had denied the allegations, saying he had all papers covering him and the transactions. Some cre members, except four Ukrainians, had already been allowed to leave the ship which has the capacity for 5,500 tonnes of cargo. The Swiss Foreign Ministry said the ship and the cargo had been losing their value, " causing increasing damage to the companies involved ." Source: Punch Newspaper

Oando Plc's share price had dropped by 9.52 per cent on Monday, after the Securities and Exchange Commission ordered the resignation of the company's Group Chief Executive Officer and other affected board members. SEC also made an announcement on Sunday night that it had set up an interim management team, headed by a former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu, to oversee the affairs of Oando. It said the term would conduct an extraordinary general meeting on or before July 1, 2019 to appoint new directors to the board of Oando who would subsequently select a management team for the company. The company's staff members were forced to stay away from work on Monday as policemen stormed the Head Office of the company in the morning. The Oil firm emerged the fourth biggest loser at the close of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange as it share price fell by N0.40 to N3.80. SEC announced on Friday, the conclusion

There was multiple attacks on military bases in Borno state carried out by Boko Haram Insurgents on Monday. According to Security sources, the insurgents overran three of them and stole weapons. Fighter believed to be from the Isamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the IS-linked faction of Boko Haram, stormed four bases from Friday through Sunday in the latest spate of attacks targeting the army, sources from the military and militia said. No immediate details on casualties as at when this information was reported. The insurgents made a failed attempt to seize a base in the town of Dikwa on Sunday, following a predawn attack. According to a military officer, who did not want to be identified, "The terrorists attacked troops in Dikwa around 4:00am but the attack was repelled without casualty on our side," A second officer also said that the fighters came 13 truck fitted with heavy machine guns. The Jihadists were believed to have launged the attacks from th

Anthony's dad got angry at the promoter after his son's shock defeat against Mexican Andy Ruiz. He was going after Eddie Hearn when Anthony Joshua stopped him. Although, it is not clear why Joshua's father, Robert clashed with Hearn in the ring, however the heated exchange was caught on camera in the background as Ruiz was being interviewed in the ring following his unexpected seventh-round win. Hearn who has been criticized from some quarters over his handling of Joshua's career and an inability to book a fight with the heavyweight's two big boys-Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, was confronted in the ring by Joshua Snr. He seemed to be directing a verbal tirade at Hearn in the background before the Joshua stepped in to talk to his dad. " Anthony Joshua dad looked like he wanted to knock Eddie Hearn out, wonder what happened?" a fan asked on Twitter. However , Anthony Joshua stepped in and stopped his angry dad from clashing with Hearn over his defea

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries on Monday has indefinitely suspended the 'Pastor' of its Life Camp area branch in Abuja, David Onyekachukwu, over an indecent relationship with a 16-year old girl. The church has come out to refute that Onyekachukwu is "not an ordained pastor" and has been arrested by the police. The MFM premised the indefinite suspension on its investigation which established that the 'Pastor' raped the girl and consequently resulted in pregnancy. The suspect, was said to have volunteered to provide shelter and also conduct deliverance on the girl after she was accused of witchcraft, but thereafter took advantage of the vulnerability of the girl, repeatedly. The victim narrated that the first time the pastor raped her was in March 2019 during her birthday. It was gathered that the clergy had since continued to rape her at will thereby resulting into pregnancy. When interrogated, the pastor confessed to have sexually abu

Former Arsenal forward, Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a car crash. His former club, Sevilla Fc confirmed this on their twitter handle. The 35 year old Spaniard, who has won the Premier League and FA Cup during his time with Arsenal, died in a traffic collision. Reyes joined Arsenal from Sevilla in January 2004 for a fee of £10.5m where he scored 23 goals, after making 110 appearance. Reyes won the Europa league five times during his playing career.

River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the vacation of roadside mechanics, car dealers, street traders and private taxi park operators in the street of Port Harcourt within 30 days. While speaking with the mechanics, street traders and others at the Government House, Port Harcourt pm Friday, Wike said the artisans and traders must comply with the stipulated period because his administration was committed to the restoration of the Garden City status of the state capital. His words, " I am giving all groups one month to leave the roads. Within this one month, you should find alternative locations to do your business. " By the first week of July, the state government will swing into action. Port Harcourt must be clean, whether you like it or not" Wike said that he called the meeting to avoid unnecessary conflicts and to negotiate the time for all the traders, mechanics and car dealers to leave the roads " We have called this meeting to avoid confl

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria(PENGASSAN), Francis Johnson, has been confirmed dead. It was learnt that Johnson died in the early hour of Friday. The deceased, who became President of the union in 2014, was said to have passed on after an ailment. The death of Francis was confirmed by the General Secretary of PENGASSAN, Okugbawa Lumumba via telephone call with Punch Newspaper Correspondent. "Members of the union are on their way to pay a condolence visit to the family and a statement wouod be issued later," Lumumba said.

R&B superstar, R. Kelly, has been charged with 11 felony Sex crime by Chicago prosecutors on Thursday, what his lawyer said was a refiling of counts from an existing case. In February 2019, 10 felony charges have already been filled against the R&B superstar for the alleged abuse of four women. According to Kelly's Lawyer Steve Greenberg, the latest counts are refiled charges from an allegation from 10 years ago, and not a new case. " These are the same conduct, just charged differently , same alleged victim, same time frame, same facts, "Greenberg said on Twitter. Kelly is currently out on bail. He will appear in court June 6 on the new charges, US media reported.

The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has advised the immediate past governors of Ogun and Imo states, Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha, respectively, to surrender to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose gave this advice during the rumours about the alleged arrest of Okorocha and his wife, Nkechi , by the anti-graft agency. Fayose on his twitter handle @GovAyoFayose noted that regardless of whether the Okorochas' arrest was true or not, he knew that the day would come when EFCC would be going after the former governors. He went on to welcome Okorocha to what he termed the "EFCC Alumni Club" and enjoined the government agency not to "look away from Amosun" He said ," Just reading that Okorocha was arrested by EFCC. True or not, we knew this day will come. However, I welcome him to the EFCC Alumni & enjoin the commission not to look away from Amosun too. While I encourage them to surrender themselves as I did, I

A Nigerian by name, Adili Ejike, was a very lucky man after he escaped death following the decision of Singapore's supreme Court to void his earlier conviction for drug-related offences. According to Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Abuja on Wednesday, this is the first time in Singapore that a Nigerian convicted of possession of illicit drugs and sentenced to death would be set free. The statement read in part, " Mr. Adili Chibuije Ejike earlier sentenced to death for importing nearly two-kilogramme of methamphetamine has been granted an acquittal by Singapore's Supreme Court and released with no outstanding charges. "The Nigeria High Commission in Singapore in a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said 'a three-member panel that delivered the judgment was led by the Chief Justice of Singapore, Sundaresh Menon' The letter was signed by Head of Mission in Singapore, High Commissioner Akinremi Bolaji. According to the statement, &quo

Dubai is one of the most exotic cities in the world with a sparkling ultra-modern metropolis built literally out of the desert sands. Dubai is ranked the 6th most visited city in the world with a record breaking of 17 million tourists visit in 2017. A great number of people from all over the world flock the city in search of jobs and opportunities for career advancement. Dubai is also known for having the Tallest tower in the world, World Largest "Performing Fountain", and Tallest hotel, to name a few. It is the most populous city in United Arab Emirates. Dubai maybe a city with incredible State of the Art facilities, but there are DON'Ts you should also take note of. 1. Don't Use Your Left Hand In United Arab Emirates,and Asian countries such as India and Indonesia, it is forbidden to use your left hand as it is considered unclean. Traditionally, before the days of toilet papers, running water and flushing toilets, left hand was used for "

According to Wikipedia, Risk is the possibility of losing something of value, such as physical health, social status, emotional well-being or financial wealth which can be gained or lost when taking risk resulting from a given action or inaction, planned or unplanned Many of us are afraid to take one first step because of previous painful experiences we have had in the past. I understand how difficult it is to take risk especially in business, but I still encourage everyone of you to move forward in life. Take each day as a new day and step out, even if you are scared as you do it. In this article, we will understand four truths about taking risks in life: 1 . Taking risk is not the same as gambling: Sometimes I get puzzled when youths try to justify gambling by comparing it with risk taking in business. Now, you need to draw a thin line between risk taking and gambling. The former has to do with careful planning, with adequate research and deliberate investigation, while the

A pregnant woman and nine others were injured in a stampede during the inauguration of Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha's on Wednesday in Owerri. A member of the medical team for the inauguration, Dr. Francis Igwe, confirmed the figure to the News Agency of Nigeria in Owerri. The cause of the stampede was as a result of huge crown which besieged the Dan Anyiam Stadium, which is the venue of the inauguration. Dr. Igwe however, said that the victims were revived. He told NAN that the medical team led by Dr. Vin Udokwu were proactive to handle the situation. In his words, " When we saw the crowd l, we suspected that there may be an emergency situation; we quickly put out personnel and equipment together just to get ready, " he said. It was reported that before the inauguration, a woman had fainted and was carried away from the field by medical personnel on a stretcher.

The Gunners and the Blues head to Baku for a London Derby final. A victory for Arsenal would secure a place in the next champions league season after they failed to make top 4 in the just concluded English premier league. Chelsea on the other hand has already qualified for the Champions League but might be saying farewell to Eden Hazard has their is doubt he will remain at Chelsea this summer after talks about moving to Real Madrid. But which team does this title mean more to? What are your predictions?

Hunters in South-West region of Nigeria had on Tuesday, threatened reprisals on criminals attacking and kidnapping farmers and travellers in the region if the aggressive acts continues.

The body of a personal steward of the Borno State Governor was on Monday seen hanging lifeless on a tree at the State Government House. Many were shocked as they gathered to watch the lifeless body of the Steward by name, John Achgwa, dangling on a tree at the back of the Presidential Lodge at the center of the Borno State Government House in a Maiduguri. The cause of the suicide is yet to be ascertained as at when this was reported. His colleagues who spoke to journalist said he had maintained unusual quietness since he resumes for work on Monday. One of them disclosed that he didn't utter a word since morning but he just kept to himself. "We were together till about 2pm until he suddenly disappeared", he said. Men of the State Fire Service and security personnel were immediately mobilized to the scene of the incident to bring the corpse down from the tree. The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, has said that investigation has commenced on what

Twenty-three persons have been killed on Tunga and Kabaje Villages, Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area by suspected bandits on Tuesday as confirmed by the Police. Confirming this incident to News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Mohammed Shehu, said " It is true that the bandits killed 23 persons in the attack. At the moment, peace has been restored in the affected areas and a combined team of mobile and regular Police, the Army and Air Force are on surveillance in the area." The chairman of Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area, Lawal has earlier told NAN that bandits numbering over 100 riding on motorcycles , invaded two communities on the early hours of Tuesday when residents were going to their farms. He revealed that the bandits may have come for a reprisal attack after the killing of one of their infomants by name, Anas. According to Lawal, "The Vigilantes blocked the rider and killed all three instantly on Monda

The UN General Assembly has declared August 22nd as International Day to commemorate the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief on Tuesday. This followed the adoption of draft resolution A/73/L85 tabled by Poland with support from several countries. The following countries are in support of this declaration: Brazil, Jordan, Canada, Egypt, Nigeria, Iraq, the United States and Pakistan. Details later....

The Director- General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has expressed disappointment and warned Tertiary institutions in the country against enrolling unqualified graduates in the scheme. He said the NYSC would blacklist any higher institution guilty of fraudulent mobilization of unqualified graduates in order to serve as a deterrent to others. The Scheme is set to mobilize its Batch B prospective corps members by June amid reports from the Ministry of Finance that the monthly allowance paid to the members has been increased to N30,000, which is also the new minimum wage. While addressing Data Entry Officers, from Tertiary Institutions and Development and Relocation Officers from NYSC at a workshop held in Abuja on Monday, the DG warned that unqualified graduates should not be enrolled in the forthcoming mobilisation. In his words, " Corps-producing institutions are warned not to enroll unqualified graduates into the mobilization pro

Dubai-based tycoon Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has revealed his plans to complete a takeover at Newcastle after agreeing terms with Mike Ashley The Abu Dhabi Billionaire and Cousin of Manchester City owner, Sheik Mansour and a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, insists he has "agreed terms" and is now attempting to "complete the transaction at the earliest opportunity". A statement released by the Bin Zayed Group, of which Sheikh Khaled is chairman, said " We can confirm that representatives of His Highness Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed All Nahyan are in discussions with Mike Ashley and his team, about the proposed acquisition of Newcastle United Football Club. " We view it as an honour to have the opportunity to build on the strong support history and tradition of the club. We have agreed terms and are working hard to complete the transaction at the earliest opportunity " Although, Newcastle has not officially comment as at Monday, but s

An attack aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force has bombed Bula Korege area of Bornu State on the fringes of Sambisa Forest, during a meeting of Boko Haram Terrorists. The attack which were coordinated by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, reportedly killed scores of the insurgents.

There was pandemonium in Owerri, Imo State, on Sunday as a two-storey building collapsed and left four persons badly injured. The incident was said to have happened around 4:30pm at No. 10 Amaram Extension Street close to Dan Anyiam Stadium, where the governor-elect of the state, Emeka Ihedioha held an interdenominational church service ahead of his inauguration on Wednesday. Four persons, including a female occupant were rescued from under the rubble according to an anonymous eye witness. One of the survivors, identified as Paul, said that he had to jump out of the building after he heard a strange sound. "This building has remained uncompleted for over 20 years. This is highly unfortunate. The blocks have been soaked in water, leading to its collapse. Surprisingly, the owner left this place 15 minutes before the collapse," another eye witness said. "Building that have stayed long without being completed should be either be demolished or taken over by the go

Many have been reported killed and others injured in a fresh violence in parts of Jos, Plateau State. Report has it that houses were burnt during the violence which spread to communities, including Dutse-Uku and Rikkos.

The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has been sued by the Anti-Corruption group, Social-Economic Rights and Accountability Project over alleged poor funding of primary education in his state.

One of the Duo of P-Square, Peter, has called out @pubfourventos for using his photo to promote a show featuring his twin brother, Paul in Angola. He threatens to sue the promoters for their negligence...see more

I have read many stories about how people traveled out of the country by road and their ordeals. I never thought it will get to me. I was invited to Senegal by my uncle for a little business arrangement and because I had a virgin passport, I was told I have to deflower it with lots of stamps for countries like the UK and US to grant me Visa (You know all those stuff), so my only option was to travel by road in other to get stamps of at least 3 countries. I was to travel with 2 other guys since it was my first time, so I had to wait for them to come pick me up. I called one of the guys to confirm our meeting point and he described it and told me to come out around 5 pm as we were to take the Seme route. They were coming all the way from Abuja to Lagos so I had to calculate the traffic they will definitely meet in Lagos before I left my house at Festac by 6pm to wait for them at Lagos State University Main Gate along Iyana-Iba, Lagos-Badagry Expressway. Fast-forward, I waited for

Taiwan Celebrated the first same-sex weddings recently after two years of fierce debate on the Island. A lot of people didn't find it romantic as 166 Same-sex couples registered their marriages. See Reactions.... Watch the Video here....