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lai moha Nigeria’s government says it has no plans to start issuing visas on arrival for all Africans contrary to the position expressed by the African Union, AU. The African Union’s political affairs office had tweeted on Friday that Nigeria announced the plan at a retreat for permanent representatives to the continental body. Nigeria’s information minister Lai Mohammed told The Associated Press on Sunday: “It is not true that we have any such plans.” Africans need visas to travel to 55 percent of the continent, according to AU figures, and officials say that hurts trade. The AU has advocated for…

A goalkeeper in Indonesia has died following a collision with a team-mate during a match. Choirul Huda was playing for Persela FC on Sunday against Semen Padang in Liga 1, the top division of Indonesian football, when the incident happened just before half-time. Huda, who was 38, was rushed to Dr Soegiri Lamongan hospital, but passed away after failing to respond to treatment. Dr Yudistiro Andri Nugroho, an anesthesia specialist at the hospital, said that the collision caused Huda to “stop breathing” and suffer “cardiac arrest”. Read Also Gunmen kill 3 NDLEA operatives in Kogi He said “initial analysis” suggested…

Captain Mauro Icardi scored a 90th-minute winner from a controversially awarded penalty to complete his hat-trick and give Inter victory in a thrilling Milan derby. The Argentine kept his cool to slot home after Switzerland defender Ricardo Rodriguez was harshly adjudged to have fouled Danilo D’Ambrosio following a corner. It capped a night of high drama as AC Milan twice came from behind to level and were moments away from securing a hard-earned point when the penalty was awarded. While Inter move two points behind Serie A leaders Napoli, whom they meet next Saturday, AC Milan have lost their past…

Three operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been shot dead by gunmen in Okene. The Commandant of the NDLEA in Kogi, Alhaji Idris Bello, told reporters on Sunday in Lokoja that the three operatives were gunned down while on patrol. He said that they were killed at about 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 by the gunmen, “who emerged from nowhere’’. Bello said that gunmen came on foot and that the incident occurred close to the main gate of the Federal College of Education, Okene. He identified the operatives killed as Nicholas Onwumere, Ebun Peters and Abdulrahman…

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday said it apprehended and referred 4,000 traffic offenders for psychological evaluation in the last three months to enforce sanity on FCT roads. The new Sector Commander in the FCT, Mr Ayuba Wobin, made this known when he visited FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, at his residence in Abuja. Wobin assured FCT residents of the command’s preparedness to ensure safety on the roads, especially in ember months. The sector commander, who was recently deployed to FCT, conveyed the appreciation of the corps to the minister “for his interest and contributions to road safety issues in…

Jalal Arabi, the Permanent Secretary, State House, has dismissed media report suggesting that the State House Medical Centre (SHMC), had received N11.01billion as appropriation for the period 2015-2017. Arabi’s refutal was contained in a statement by Mr Attah Esa, the Deputy Director, Information in the State House, Abuja on Sunday. According to him, out of the total capital appropriation of N2.9billion and recurrent appropriation of N465.9million for the period under reference, only the sum of N969.6million (representing 32.97%) for Capital and N225.5million (representing 48.41%) for recurrent was actually released. He also revealed that there was zero capital allocation for the…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that the legislature is in the process of passing laws to tackle poverty in Nigeria. Dogara, who stated that penury eradication is closely linked to food security and rural development, also highlighted the relationship between poverty and social unrest. He made this known while delivering a remarks at a sensitisation programme tagged “kick out poverty” organised by Elizabeth Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Abuja on Sunday to commemorate the United Nations Day for Eradication of Poverty on Sunday. The Speaker noted that recent data from the Nigerian Bureau of…

A multi-million naira Youth Farming Initiative that will engage teeming unemployed Nigerian graduates in rice farming has been launched by the Dangote Rice Limited in Kogi State. The company says its preparing to hit the market with one million metric tons of Dangote rice in 2018. The Dangote Youth Rice Farm project, mainly an out-grower scheme for youths only was flagged off at the Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Kampe, Ejiba in Yagba West local government area of the state where youth have embarked on rice cultivation over 100 hectares of land. The rice farm project, which was preceded by…

The Presidency has squashed claims by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu that the state-owned oil firm awarded a $25bn oil contract overseen by its GMD, Dr Maikanti Baru. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Presidency dismissed claims on social and traditional media that $25BN worth of oil contracts were awarded by the NNPC or that $25BN in NNPC funds is missing are both false. According to Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, no contracts were procured by the NNPC based on the leaked memo…

Jose Mourinho says he will not end his managerial career with Manchester United and that he has a “desire to do new things”. Mourinho is midway through a three-year contract at Old Trafford after first joining the Red Devils ahead of the 2016-17 season. The 54-year-old, who has previously said he would like to manage the Portuguese national side at the end of his career, also described Paris Saint-Germain as “special” in an interview with French television. Read Also Watford beat Arsenal to join top four “What I can say is that I am still a manager with questions, with…