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The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded five members of proscribed IPOB linked to the attack on the home of the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo. Channels TV reports that the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mr. Danmallam Mohammed, explained that after the initial attack on the home, the suspects continued to harass Nwodo with SMS messages. “After the incidence, they have been sending text messages to telephone threatening his life, telling him that this is just the beginning. Through the course of our investigation, we discovered that they are members of the proscribed Indigenous…

Edinson Cavani scored two superb goals as Uruguay beat Portugal to set up a World Cup quarter-final meeting with France who beat Argentina. Defeat for the European champions finished Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of success in Russia just hours after Lionel Messi and Argentina were knocked out, beaten 4-3 by Les Bleus. This World Cup has not been short of stunning goals and Cavani added another to the collection when he opened the scoring early on, playing a superb one-two with Luis Suarez before thumping home a header from his strike partner’s cross. READ: Kylian Mbappe scores twice as France knock…

The cash transfer office has dismissed rumours that the scheme is deriving poor Nigerians of their benefits and entitlements. Sources from the office revealed that not everybody captured in the National Social Register (NSR) is being paid the bi-monthly 10,000 given to the poor and vulnerable. This is because the poor and vulnerable households captured in the NSR are being ranked via Proxy Means Test to get the categories of potential beneficiaries to be enrolled on the programme of which those enrolled on are paid. Moreover, it was revealed that some beneficiaries from pilot states has experienced as at today…

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals as France rallied back from one goal down to beat Argentina 4-3 in the first knock out game at the 2018 World Cup. Mbappe who was enterprising early on won the free kick that was converted by Antoine Griezmann as Les Blues took the lead. But Argentina were level after PSG forward Angel di Maria scored a sublime volley from outside the 18 yard shortly before the break. Thousands of raucous South American supporters were sent into raptures when Gabriel Mercado diverted a Messi shot past Hugo Lloris to give Jorge Sampaoli’s side the lead.…

The money looted by Nigeria’s former military dictator Sani Abacha is to be distributed to poor families, the Nigerian government has said. The government is expected to commence disbursement of the recovered $322 million Abacha loot through Conditional Cash Transfers, CCT, to 302,000 poor households in 19 states. The distribution which starts next month is a deviation from the original plan by the government to use the recovered loot to address health and education problems. The money, stolen by late Abacha in the 1990s, is due to be given through monthly payments of around N5,000 ($14) each. READ: 10 dead…

At least 10 person have been reported dead in an accident that occurred on Kaduna-Kano expressway, Northern Nigeria on Saturday. The accident occurred around Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, at about 5:30 a.m. The Head of Public Enlightenment, Zaria Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr Idris Yahaya, confirmed the accident and casualty. Yahaya said that the “pathetic” accident involved three vehicles, a luxury bus; a car; and an articulated vehicle. “There are 48 persons in the three vehicles; nine people got burnt to death, while one other woman died in the hospital, 31 persons were injured while seven…

Abubakar Shekau leader of Islamist sect Boko Haram is reportedly weakened by ill health, prompting questions about his ability to lead the militants, the AFP reported on Friday. The sources said Shekau has a range of conditions that have left him “too weak to be in charge” of the jihadists, whose insurgency has killed at least 20,000 in Nigeria since 2009. “He has high blood pressure and failing sight from diabetes-related complications,” said one source with close knowledge of the group’s activities. A senior security source tracking the conflict, who also asked not to be identified because he was not…

Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) claims that the main opposition party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to be blamed for the bloodbath in Plateau. BMO described the horrific and heinous hacking to death of scores of innocent Nigerians in Plateau as the handiwork of dare-devil political opponents of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The organization made this known in a statement jointly issued by the chairman of the organization Mr Austin Braimo and Secretary Mr Cassidy Madueke on Friday in Abuja. The statement said opponents of APC wanted to replace the party’s recent successful national convention with tears,…

The US ambassador to Estonia is resigning, reportedly in frustration at remarks made by President Donald Trump about America’s European allies. James D Melville revealed in a Facebook post that Mr Trump’s comments had brought forward his decision to retire, Foreign Policy magazine reported. The US president has imposed trade tariffs on some EU industries and strongly criticised Nato allies. Other US diplomats have also left their posts early in recent months. In January, US ambassador to Panama John Feeley resigned saying he was no longer able to serve under President Trump. A month earlier, Elizabeth Shackelford resigned from her…

Lionel Messi is not dictating Argentina’s team selection and tactics, manager Jorge Sampaoli said before Saturday’s World Cup tie with France. Sampaoli reportedly asked Messi whether he should bring on Sergio Aguero in their eventual 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the decisive group game. Video footage showed Sampaoli and Messi in pitch-side dialogue, before substitute Aguero was introduced. However, Sampaoli said the conversation was “not how it was characterised”. Speaking before the last-16 match in Kazan, he added: “We looked at different options in an important game and had to make a decision. “I was simply communicating this, saying we…