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The All Progressive Congress (APC) candidates have cleared the 44 councils seats in Saturday’s Kano State Local Government polls. Prof. Garba Sheka, Chairman, Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), announced the election results while briefing newsmen in Kano on Sunday. Sheka said APC also won all the 484 councillorship positions with a wide gap in an election participated by 25 political parties. He added that the election which was conducted in a peaceful manner, had recorded success due to the large turnout of the electorate and the deployment of security personnel. “The security agencies include Police, Customs, Immigration, NDLEA, Vigilante…

Senator Dino Melaye may have succeeded in putting in abeyance the move to recall him from the senate, his mouth has put him in another problem. Various media reports said the federal government has filed a two-count charge against him for allegedly giving false information to the police in relation to a claim he made April 17 of an attempt on his life. The charge marked: CR/106/18 was filed on January 31 this year before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). In the charge, the…

Newcastle won a Premier League home game for the first time since October with a surprise victory over second-placed Manchester United. Matt Ritchie scored the only goal in the second half as the Magpies climbed out of the relegation zone and left the visitors 16 points adrift of leaders Manchester City. The Red Devils missed a string of chances to take something from a ground where manager Jose Mourinho is yet to win a league match. But debutant Martin Dubravka was excellent in the Newcastle goal, denying Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial, Ashley Young and Michael Carrick. READ: Sergio Aguero scores…

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops on Friday killed several Boko Haram terrorists at Goniri community in Gubio Local Government Area of Yobe. Maj. Nureni Alimi, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 27 Task Force Brigade, made the disclosure in a statement to newsmen in Maiduguri, Borno. He stated that the insurgents escaped their enclaves in Sambisa Forest and tried to infiltrate the community. Alimi disclosed that the troops engaged and killed many insurgents and wounded several others in the attack, while high calibre ammunition was recovered from the fleeing terrorists. He noted that the insurgents fled their…

Nigerian airline operators have reacted angrily to the position of Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika on their N516 billion indebtedness to firms and agencies in the aviation sector. The Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Capt. Nogie Meggisson, who briefed newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, faulted the minister’s claims describing it as unverified. Sirika reportedly said that Nigerian airlines were ridden with debts, weak and unable to compete and take advantage of the newly inaugurated Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM). Meggison, however, said that the minister was reeling out figures offhand, stressing that he could not prove…

The senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Andrew Uchendu, says the two hundred million naira doled out by Governor Nyesom Wike from the purse of Rivers State to Benue State, is a show of executive rascality and political insensitivity. In a statement released to the press in Port Harcourt by Solomon Okocha, Senator Uchendu said that it was wrong for the governor to go about donating funds for crisis relief to another state especially when his home state is facing more pressing challenges. He said: “The killings that took place in Benue State is most unfortunate…

Sergio Aguero scored four second-half goals as Manchester City thumped Leicester to move 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. The Argentina striker took his tally to 13 in 10 games in 2018 with another display of deadly finishing, aided by a brilliant performance by Kevin de Bruyne, who set up his side’s first three goals. Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, who almost joined Manchester City at the end of January, received an ovation from both sets of fans as he returned from his self-imposed exile to make an appearance as a second-half substitute. Whether Mahrez’s move…

Three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri kidnapped when on a mining exploration by Boko Haram have been freed. Also released from the Boko Haram terrorists are 10 women, kidnapped in a raid by the militant group on a military/police convoy on Damboa road, near Maiduguri. The Department of State Services, DSS today briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the release, following negotiations, with the terrorists. As in past freedom deals, the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC was involved. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant (media) to the president, the release followed a series of…

Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has expressed “tremendous respect for the Catholic community”, saying he will not do anything to disparage any religious organization. The governor, who stated this in Lokoja through his Director General of Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, said the reports in the media that he disrespected the Catholic community and it’s leaders was “another low by his detractors in their desperation to portray him as an irresponsible leader”. “My statements to the press were well documented. I was critical of corrupt leaders, who have been disconnected from the looting pipes. These are the leaders who…

Everton profited from their quick-fire start to the second half to beat Crystal Palace and earn just a second win in nine league games. The Toffees edged a competitive first 45 minutes but nearly went behind in added time when Christian Benteke headed the best chance of the half wide. After the break, however, the home side added end-product to their endeavour, with Gylfi Sigurdsson firing home via a deflection within a minute of the restart and Oumar Niasse heading in a Cuco Martina cross. It changed the mood at Goodison Park and Everton’s confidence level grew as they…