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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has engaged 30 clerics over the unending Boko Haram insurgency in his state. Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau in a statement said that the government engaged the 30 residents of Makkah, Saudia Arabia to intercede for the state affected by a decade of Boko Haram violence. Gusau disclosed that the governor sealed the agreement with the selected persons who are residents of Makkah, to permanently offer daily ‘Dawaf’  (circumambulation of the holy Ka’aba ), to offer prayer for the return of sustain peace in Borno and the country. He said that the 30 clerics, who hailed from Borno, Katsina,…

A middle aged man has died after pumping his stomach with herbs in a bid to detoxify himself in Calabar, Cross River State capital. Newsmen learned that the man simply identified as Mr. Etuma an indigene of Abia State was battling with low sperm count before he decided to use herbs to detoxify his stomach in an effort to boost his sperm count. The ugly incident which occurred at Ediba Qua Town in Calabar Municipality at the weekend. Etuma gave up the ghost inside a vehicle while waiting for his CT Scan results at Arubah Specialist Hospital, Calabar. A source…

All evicted housemates were surprise guests at the final party of the ongoing BBNaija Pepper Dem season four as it gradually draws to an end. NAN reports that the final five – Mercy, Mike, Omashola, Seyi and Frodd – were shocked when they saw their former housemates in the party room. The party, with two Disc Jockeys and a musical performance, had a snag as evicted housemates could see and hear the finalists but could not make physical contact because of a glass barrier. The barrier prevented couples in the house, Mercy and Ike, and Frodd and Esther from touching…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, National Judicial Council (NJC), urging him to use his offices and leadership of the NJC to “urgently develop measures and issue directives to all courts to respond to the disturbing trends by state governments and federal government to use the court as a tool to suppress citizens’ human rights.” SERAP said: “Across the country, state governors and federal government are charging citizens, mostly journalists, bloggers and activists, with serious crimes such as ‘treason’, ‘treasonable felony’ or bogus crime of ‘insulting…

Zamfara Government has summoned an emergency meeting with Fulani leaders over attack on an outpost in which nine soldiers were killed in Sunke village of Anka local government area. Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bello Matawalle on Security Matters, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, told newsmen in Gusau on Saturday that the meeting was to forestall future occurrence. He however did not say when the meeting will be held. NAN reports that the Suru attack is the first major security breach since the government initiated dialogue with bandits in the state. Dauran confirmed that Thursday’s attack left some soldiers and the attackers…

Eden Hazard scored his first Real Madrid goal as Zinedine Zidane’s side survived a Granada fightback to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga. Hazard, who signed from Chelsea in June, lobbed Rui Silva at the end of the first half after Karim Benzema’s second-minute opener for the hosts. Luka Modric added an excellent third in the second half, but Darwin Machis and Domingos Duarte responded for Granada. READ: Milner scores late winner as Liverpool beat Leicester James Rodriguez then scored late in stoppage time to ensure Real’s victory.

James Milner’s stoppage-time penalty earned Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 victory over Leicester at Anfield and extended their winning run in the Premier League to 17. Milner scored from the spot in the 95th-minute following a video assistant referee review, after Sadio Mane was clipped by Marc Albrighton in the box. Foxes midfielder James Maddision had made it 1-1 late on when he slipped the ball under Reds keeper Adrian with their first shot on target. Mane gave Liverpool a first-half lead, racing on to Milner’s through ball. READ: Tottenham woes continue with Brighton thrashing Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers was making…

 …assures Igbo community in Benue Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State government has assured the Igbo community and other Nigerians living and doing business in the state that the current massive onslaught against criminals was yielding results and cases of kidnapping in the state would soon become history. The assurance came on the heels of a recent outcry by Igbo leaders in Benue state that their kith and kin were being kidnapped and extorted by criminal gangs in Gboko and some parts of the state. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Terver Akase reiterated that…

Kiki, daughter of the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has urged her supporters to vote for one of the finalists in the 2019 Big Brother Naija competition, Seyi Awolowo. The Vice President’s daughter, who, like Awolowo, is a descendant of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, said the contestant had “made us proud.” Kiki who is a beauty entrepreneur took to her Instagram page persuading her followers to vote for Seyi. NAF Charges personnel to remain fit, combat ready She wrote on her Instagram page: “One more day guys! Pls vote for Seyi. You can vote online or text VOTE…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has urged its personnel to always remain physically fit,so as to be combat-ready while defending the territorial integrity of the country. AVM James Gwani, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Special Operations Command, Bauchi gave the advise at the third quarter 2019 Route March on Saturday in Bauchi. Gwani, represented by Air Commodore Nanjul Kumzhi, urged the personnel to ensure constant physical fitness to tackle security challenges in the country. He said the quarterly route march was aimed at keeping NAF personnel physically fit and mentally strong for effective and efficient performance of their statutory role.…