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Nigeria’s popular gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele is set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ghastly auto accident that changed his life forever. The musician, in a statement, said he will be remembering with a sense of gratitude to God the accident that caused his been confined to a wheelchair but fortunately spared his life. In appreciation of God’s mercy, the crooner has concluded plans to commemorate the two decades of the accident with a week-long series of activity traversing two states of Oyo and Ekiti starting from December 12 and climax on December 17. As part of the activities…

Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice, is leading the a cabinet committee to examine the circumstances of the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls in the Mediterranean in early November. A Presidency official, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirmed this development on Friday in Abuja. The source reacted to allegations that the government had not taken any action regarding the death of the girls believed to have drowned at sea. The official stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had kept it sights on the issue and had briefed the Presidency on a regular basis since the time the…

Arsenal scored two first-half goals to beat north London rivals Tottenham for the first time in seven Premier League games. Defender Shkodran Mustafi looped home a header from Mesut Ozil’s cross, but Spurs may well feel the free-kick awarded for Davinson Sanchez’s foul on Alexis Sanchez was a harsh decision. The Gunners doubled their lead just five minutes later, as Chilean Sanchez lashed in from close range following Alexandre Lacazette’s cutback. Sanchez could have added a third but his shot was pushed away by Hugo Lloris. The visitors’ best opportunity fell to midfielder Christian Eriksen in the first half, but…

Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez proved amid the uncertainty over their futures that they remain Arsenal’s star performers with match-winning displays in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over rivals Tottenham. The build-up to the derby clash had focused largely on the supposed power shift in north London as Mauricio Pochettino has turned Spurs into Premier League title challengers, but their ability to take the fight to Manchester City may have been ended following a tame reverse at the Emirates Stadium. Ozil was at his creative best, delivering a teasing free-kick for Shkodran Mustafi to head in the opener, before his link-up play…

Thugs disrupted the primary elections organised by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to decide its chairmanship candidate for Kanke, in the February 18 local government elections in Plateau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the thugs, who invaded the Kwall Stadium, venue of the election, beat up members of the PDP electoral committee and officials of the party, and destroyed several cars. Worst hit in the attack was one Mr. Anthony Joro, a member of the electoral committee, whose eared was mutilated. Also hit was Mr Dauda Waptu, the PDP Chairman in Kanke Local Government, who sustained various…

The Director General on Media and Strategy to the Governor of Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo has said the Governor is making “fundamental changes” that is making the state a “beautiful and viable destination for business”. Fanwo said the Governor has created a “safe environment” for business to thrive, assuring that Kogi’s best years are “loaded in the tenure of Governor Yahaya Bello”. “With improved security and aggressive investment drive, Kogi is gradually building into a beautiful business destination. The state is realizing its potentials as the economic confluence of the nation. “The present administration has invested heavily on security. Up…

Today, the die is cast and it is no more news that the indifference of elected representatives to the welfare of the people they represent often take a sad toll their people thus finding expression in a dearth of service infrastructures. Edo Central Senatorial District is a case in point. The engine house of Edo politics like a motorboat engine in the deep blue sea has abruptly cut out and eventually run aground. Poverty is on the rise and this tells disastrously on the constituents with Hon. Clifford Odia representing the senatorial zone watching without rising to the occasion. He…

The African Union on Friday called for Libyan authorities to investigate “slave markets” of black Africans operating in the conflict-torn nation, following the release of shocking images showing the sale of young men. The demand follows the release of CNN footage of a live auction in Libya where black youths are presented to north African buyers as potential farmhands and sold off for as little as $400. Guinean President Alpha Conde, who is also Chairman of the African Union, demanded an enquiry and prosecutions relating to what he termed a “despicable trade… from another era”. Meanwhile Senegal’s government commenting on…

The Lagos State Police Command has stated that the 158 protesters and members of the Otodo-Gbame community who were arrested for breaching public peace during their procession has since 16 November, 2017, been released. Lagos Police claims that the protesters who were released at about 7pm, during their protest threw caution into the wind by blocking major roads and breaching public peace. The Police noted that this resulted into serious panic by the members of the public. “It later took the intervention of men of the Lagos State Police Command to calm the situation restoring peace and order,” a police…

Twenty six Nigerian girls who died in the Mediterranean while crossing into Italy from Libya, were given a mass funeral and burial. A Roman Catholic bishop and a Muslim imam both said prayers at the simple ceremony in the southern city of Salerno, with 26 wooden coffins laid out on a stone dais. A single white rose was placed on the lid of each. Just two of the women were identified. “It is very likely that these girls were victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation,” said Federico Soda, director UN migration agency IOM for the Mediterranean. A recent IOM report…