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…Assures Residents Of Safety Of Lives And Property The Lagos State Government on Friday expressed excitement over the release of six students of Igbonla-Epe Model College who were abducted on May 25, 2017 in their school premises. In a press statement, the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde congratulated the parents of the students and all concerned stakeholders over the development, just as he said the students would undergo series of medical tests and trauma therapy before they are reunited with their families. “This is a welcome development and the State Government has always believed that the…

At least one person was killed and about 20 inmates escaped in a prison break in Bukavu in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, the city’s mayor said. It was at least the sixth such incident in Congo since May and underscores how lawlessness has spread since President Joseph Kabila refused to step down at the end of his mandate last December. The inmates escaped after an unidentified person threw a grenade inside the prison, Mayor Philemon Yogolelo told Reuters. A visitor to the prison was killed and four others wounded when prison guards opened fire to…

Donald Trump suffered yet another humiliating blow on Friday as a small group of Republican rebels dealt him a stinging legislative defeat on health care, adding to the woes of a White House riven by vicious infighting. The billionaire president lashed out at Republican senators who defied his threats and barbs to vote against health care reform, which experts predicted would have left millions more Americans without coverage. “3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!” Trump tweeted after the dramatic vote in the early hours…

Turkish authorities on Friday detained international footballer Bekir Irtegun on suspicion of links to the group blamed for the July 15, 2016 failed coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Irtegun, who played for six years for Fenerbahce before joining Istanbul rivals Basaksehir in 2015, was detained as part of the investigation into the group of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Turkey accuses Gulen of masterminding the coup bid from the United States and leading a group Ankara calls the Fethullah Terror Group (FETO). Gulen denies the charges. Irtegun’s passport was confiscated when…

The six students of Lagos State Model College Igbonla kidnapped from their hostels have been released by their abductors. Yusuf Farouk, Ramon Isiaka, Pelumi Philips, Peter Jonas, Adbanjo George and Judah Agbaosi were whisked away from their hostels – Yellow and Green houses – on May 25, by gunmen dressed in police uniform. Read Also Emmanuella Breaks Record With One Million YouTube Subscribers The boys, The Guardian learnt, were released in Ondo State and now in the custody of the Nigerian police. Details later… Credit: GuardianNg

South Africa’s central bank chief said Friday the country was expected to have emerged from its first recession for eight years during the second quarter of this year. Africa’s most advanced economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter of this year, slipping into its first recession since 2009. “We believe that the worst is behind us –- and that growth in the second quarter of this year will be positive,” said central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago. The bank forecasts the economy to grow by 0.5 percent this year, which it expects to rise to 1.5 percent in the next two…

Mark Angel’s comedy channel with skits starring 8 year old award-winning comedian and his niece, Emmanuella, hit one million subscribers on their YouTube channel, setting the record for the most-viewed comedy channel in Nigeria and Africa. This is a huge achievement for them. Having over 120 comedy skits on the channel and due to Nigerian’s affinity for laughter, they were one of the first comedians to really harness the power of social media. Each Mark Angel episode easily has a million views in a week, making Emmanuella the biggest star on the Nigerian YouTube space. The channel gained international recognition…

Transgender soldiers have challenged President Donald Trump over his announcement on the ban he placed on transgenders serving in the military. A member of the LGBT who spoke to the press has vowed to continue his service in the military despite the announcement. Recall that Donald Trump, Wednesday, took to his twitter account to announce his intention to disallow transgender individuals to serve in the military even if it means denying some of the bravest Americans the right to serve and protect our nation.” According to a report by Air force Times, a Staff Sergeant, Logan Ireland, of the Air…

The Minister of National Security in Jamaica, Robert Montague, has announced that prisoners in the country are to be allowed conjugal visits. According to The Observer newspaper, the Minister, who caused uproar on social media after his announcement, made this known while addressing participants at a Diaspora Conference in Kingston. The Minister said he believes that allowing inmates to have sexual relations with their partners will be beneficial; adding that it was a ‘Christian thing’ to do. He said: “I am determined and insistent that we are going to start conjugal visits and some persons ask me why, but we…

About thirty innocent persons were allegedly arrested on ‎Thursday in Lokoja at the venue of flag-off of model primary school by Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, by security operatives for stoning the Governor. As gathered by DailyPost, the security men drafted to Saint Luke Primary School, Adankolo to safeguard the Governor were said to have lost focuse by clustering inside the venue of the occasion, leaving outside security porous. DAILY POST monitored that some angry youths protesting over non-payment of salary ‎for several months resorted to throwing stones at the Governor. Read Also Lagos acquires 32 tonnes per hour…