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One hundred and nine corps members posted to Jigawa in the Batch `A’ Stream have been redeployed to other states, according to Mr Michael Amolo, NYSC Coordinator in the state. Amolo disclosed this on Monday in Dutse, when NYSC Director General, Brig-Gen. Zakari Kazaure, paid an inspection visit to the NYSC camp. “Among those redeployed were 25 pregnant women, 11 nursing mothers and 73 others with health challenges,” Amolo said. Read Also Why I’m yet to return to Nigeria – Buhari He said that the affected corps members were redeployed after management considered their pleas and found them genuine and…

Fellow Biafrans, I know some of my Igbo brothers and sisters are not happy with me simply because I have not used My Brand as Charly Boy to advocate for the clamor of The Biafran state. However, like I always say, there is more than one way to achieve a purpose. Though I may disagree with my Igbo brothers and sisters on the choice of rhetorics and methodology, our objectives are to a large extent identical because we all want to bring an end to the marginalisation of the common peoples, by the evil cabals who are holding Nigeria to…

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema pleaded not guilty to treason on Monday as the start date of his trial was set for Wednesday, his party said. Hichilema has been detained since April over an incident when he allegedly failed to give way to President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade. He “pleaded not guilty”, the United Party for National Development (UPND) said on its Twitter feed, after several reporters from foreign media outlets were barred from the court in Lusaka. The case has fuelled political tension in the country, and a UPND lawyer, who declined to be named, had said on Sunday that…

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has outlined the focus of the Senate upon resumption from recess to include passing other aspects of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). He said in a statement that both the Administrative and Fiscal Policy Bills for the Petroleum Industry as key parts of the priorities for the 8th Senate in the next 22 months. Speaking on the issues that will take up the Senate’s time over the next 22-months, Saraki stated that it will focus on Bills aimed at repositioning the national economy so as to enable it address the rising unemployment and…

Violence erupted after the re-election of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta this week, leaving at least 24 people dead nationwide, a rights group said. The victims included a 9-year-old girl, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. Relatives said the victims were shot dead in various parts of the nation, including 17 in the capital of Nairobi, the group said. Kenyatta, the 55-year-old son of the country’s founding President, was declared the winner Friday, defeating veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga for a second five-year term. Supporters of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta cheer as they hear the election results, downtown…

Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a “terrorist attack” in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says. Three gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a restaurant, witnesses were quoted as saying. Security forces killed two attackers, the authorities said, but some people are still reported to be trapped in the building. A jihadist attack on a cafe nearby left 30 people dead in January last year. There are fears that the attack is the work of one of the affiliates of al-Qaeda that are active in the Sahel region, the BBC’s…

Diego Costa has described his treatment by Chelsea like that of a “criminal” and confirmed he wants to join Atletico Madrid. The striker, 28, last played for Chelsea in the FA Cup final in May, and was sent a text in June by boss Antonio Conte telling him he would not be part of the squad for next season. Costa says the club are now demanding he return to train with the reserves. “Why won’t they let me go if they don’t want me?” he told the Daily Mail. “I have to do what I have to do. I have…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored and was then sent off as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in a thrilling Spanish Super Cup first leg on Sunday night. An incident-packed second half saw Gerard Pique’s own goal put Real ahead (50) before Lionel Messi equalised from the penalty spot (77) after Luis Suarez was fouled by Keylor Navas. Ronaldo, on as a substitute, was booked for taking his shirt off to celebrate his spectacular strike three minutes later. That was followed swiftly by a second yellow card for diving following a challenge by Samuel Umtiti and an angry Ronaldo appeared to push referee…

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated President Uhuru Kenyatta on his re-election as President of the Republic of Kenya. Mr Laolu Akande, the acting President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said the congratulatory message was contained in a letter signed by the Acting President and addressed to the Kenyan leader. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kenyatta’s electoral victory was formally announced by the country’s electoral commission on Friday amid allegations of voting fraud by his rival, Raila Odinga. Osinbajo, however, noted that President Kenyatta’s re-election was a clear testimony to his selfless service to Kenya…

Four occupants of a two storey building on Fire Service/Mbaise Road died after the building collapsed at the early hours on Sunday. Five other occupants of the building were, however, rescued but they sustained various degrees of injuries. The Coordinator of Owerri Operations, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Evans Ugoh, who confirmed the casualties to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said rescues operation was ongoing. “We have been able to rescue five people while four have been confirmed dead, but we are still on to see if there are others trapped in the building,” he said. Okochukwu Nnadi, an…