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Two Nigerien soldiers killed in terror attack Two soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a “terrorist” attack in southwest Niger, a region that until recently had been spared jihadist raids, the interior ministry has said. A detachment of the security and defence forces (FDS) clashed Sunday with heavily armed terrorists in a valley near Dogon Kiria,” the ministry said in a statement. ” Following intense combat the enemy was pushed back,” it said, leaving two soldiers dead and five wounded, while the “enemy” casualties were not yet known. It was the second such attack in the Dogondoutchi region which up to now had been spared raids by armed jihadist groups. In February, two gendarmes and a civilian were killed in an attack by armed men at Bagaji, a village in the region. Dogondoutchi is near Nigeria but several hundred kilometres from where the Boko Haram fighters have carried out deadly incursions in the southeast Diffa region of Niger. On the other hand, D

What Atiku, others said about ‘Sex for Grade’ video Following the ‘Sex for Grade’ video that was released on Monday by BBC Africa, concerned Nigerians, including Atiku Abubakar. have taken to their social media platforms to strongly condemn the act of sexual harassment, while some shared their encounters with lecturers in different Nigerian universities. The video ‘Sex for grade” exposes sexual harassment in Nigerian Universities. The former vice president of Nigeria, and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party,   Atiku Abubakar after seeing the ‘Sex for Grade’ video has condemned the illicit act, describing it as an unacceptable act which requires systemic strategies to put a deterrence to such behaviour.

David Cameron’s revelation: Insult Buhari not Jonathan PDP tells APC …Says APC seeks to divert attention from corruption in Buhari’s Presidency The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has on Sunday advised the All Progressives Congress, APC to stop insulting ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, noting that their invective best suits President Muhammadu Buhari and his Presidency. The party equally noted that Buhari’s administration has gone down as the most incompetent and most corrupt in the history of Nigeria. Disclosing this in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party averred that the distortions and groundless attack on Jonathan was a desperate tactic by the APC and the Buhari Presidency to divert public attention from the recent shocking corruption and fraud revelations in which close relatives and confidants of Mr. President are mentioned. Recall that Nasir Danu who reportedly was Buhari’s known confidant was arrested at the Heathrow

BBNaija: The N60 Million Prize For Winner, A Breakdown Big Brother Naija 2019 grand finale is in a few hours and the winner is certainly going home with N60million worth of prizes. MultiChoice Nigeria has also raised the stake this year, for the winner of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) pepper dem series. It might interest you to know that, the prize worth N60 million includes; N30million cash prize; an SUV from Innoson Motors; a trip to Dubai for two, packaged by TravelBeta; a home make-over courtesy Scanfrost; a year’s supply of Pepsi and One Africa Fest VVIP experience; a year’s supply of Indomie Noodles and Munch It; and a brand new Oppo mobile smartphone. There’s also a bonus prize of two VIP Tickets to watch a European Football final game live, courtesy BET9ja. This season’s grand prize is an increase from the previous edition, which saw Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe walking away with N45m worth of prizes. Speaking on the increased prize money, the Chief E

Policewoman saved robbery victim from death But for a rare demonstration of regard for human life and dedication to duty by a hero policewoman, Ajobor Friday a 25-year old man would have lost his life. Friday was shot by hoodlums, who attempted to dispossess him of his cash and phone at Ogudu. Friday works as a private guard was in the company of a lady, when two hoodlums accosted him, demanding for cash. He politely told them he had no cash on him, and they left. Not long after same miscreants returned and demanded he gave up his phone in place of the money. Again he politely told them the phone was not his, before throwing it to his female companion.   Angered by his action, one of the hoodlums shot him in the stomach at close range. The sound of the gunshot sent people scampering for safety at around 8 pm. Crime Guard, reliably gathered that when information of the incident reached the Ogudu Police division, the Divisional Police Officer, (DPO) SP Celestina Nwankwo, deploy

Attahiru Jega Asks Nigerians To Vote Out Leaders That Fail Them Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged Nigerians to vote out bad leaders, advising the federal government to use recovered loot to develop national social security to alleviate hardship in Nigeria.   The former INEC boss spoke during a lecture organized by the Hudaibiyya Centre held at the Aminu Kano College of Legal and Islamic Studies in Kano, to mark Nigeria's 59th independence, reports wisdom yard Tv news. He said every Nigerian deserves a better life and it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that. He said it was unfortunate that responsiveness, leaders’ nonchalant attitude to the masses woes thrive in Nigeria, ‘‘whereas these are what other nations have been fighting to erase from their system. If a leader fails, it is up to the public to ensure that they vote them out”. Jega added that there is an urgent need for the Buh

Trafficking: Katsina victims sold into slavery in Burkina Faso rescued Indigenes of Katsina State and victims of human trafficking sold out into slavery in Burkina Faso were reportedly said to have been rescued and are expected back home in Katsina State today, Tuesday. The Katsina State government through the Director-General to Governor Aminu Bello Masari on Media, Abdu Labaran confirmed the development. Labaran in a statement made available to newsmen in the state said the victims numbering about 31 were tricked and sold by a human trafficker and not kidnapped. The Director-General, Media, said seven of the rescued victims have already arrived the state while the remaining 24 were being expected. According to Labaran, “The 31 victims of human trafficking, sold in Benin Republic and taken to Burkina Faso, are expected back in Katsina State tomorrow. “The victims, seven of whom have been assisted to return to Nigeria by the Nigerian Embassy in Burkina Faso, have already arrived

Xenophobic attacks: Buhari leaves for South Africa Wednesday PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is expected to depart Abuja on Wednesday for a three-day State Visit to South Africa. President Buhari’s visit to South Africa is to honour the invitation by that country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, to discuss the welfare of Nigerians, and find common grounds for building harmonious relations with their hosts. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday said the visit followed recent xenophobic attacks, the evacuation of hundreds of Nigerians and the exchange of visits by Special Envoys of Presidents Buhari and Ramaphosa. The statement noted that while in South Africa, the President Buhari would hold a town hall meeting with Nigerians living in the country, with a view to sharing in their experiences and reassuring them of Nigerian government’s commitment to working for the protection of their lives an

Buhari, others mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary in Aso Rock President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday, joined by the former head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, former Vice President under the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Namadi Sambo and the former Chief of General Staff Supreme Headquarters General Oladipp Diya, retd, at the presidential villa for Presidential Change of Guards. The ceremony which took place at the Fore Court of the State House, Aso Rock was part of the activities to mark Nigeria’s 59th independence anniversary. The Presidential Change of Guards was attended by Ambassadors, members of the Diplomatic Corps, members of the Federal Executive Council as well as traditional and religious leaders. There was a colorful presidential change of guard from the 177 guard battalion that handed over to a new guard of the 7th battalion of the guards’ brigade. President Buhari was ushered into the forecourt at exactly 10:00 am by pipers from the Guards Brigad

Nigeria@59: A nation of broken visions   JUST one more year and Nigeria will clock 60 as an independent nation. Looking at the figures that bespeak the level of our underdevelopment, and the dooming atmosphere that envelopes the nation and her citizenry, there are very few reasons for Nigerians to be proud of their independence. First, let’s look at a few critical metrics which all point in the negative direction. Nigeria ranks 144 out of 180 countries in the Transparency International, TI, 2018 Corruption Perception Index, CPI. In the same year, Nigeria came 88th out of 133 countries in the World Justice Project, WJP, Rule of Law Index and achieved the damning status of becoming the “Poverty Capital of the World.” According to the World Poverty Clock, created by Vienna-based World Data Lab, 91.16 million of the country’s 198 million people were living below a dollar a day (extreme poverty) as of February 13, 2019. In the educational front, Nigeria is also the country wit

Manchester City’s Guardiola backs Fernandinho as defensive crisis bites Pep Guardiola backed 34-year-old Fernandinho’s ability to cope with a heavy workload as he juggles his stretched defensive resources for Tuesday’s home Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb. City are missing the injured John Stones and Aymeric Laporte and the manager was forced to field the makeshift pairing of Nicolas Otamendi and midfielder Fernandinho in central defence against Everton on Saturday. The Premier League champions had some shaky moments defensively at Goodison Park but emerged 3-1 winners to keep the gap to Liverpool at five points. Guardiola said Fernandinho had the durability to fill in at centre-half despite his age. “If he feels fit he can play (twice a week),” Guardiola said on Monday. “It depends on him in terms of physical regeneration after the games.   “When John (Stones) is back we will have an alternative, and now we have young alternatives. Rodri can play in th

Damilare King-David Akano Is Youngest Microsoft Expert At 6 Years Old A six -year- old Nigerian student, Master Damilare King-David Akano, has emerged the youngest microsoft specialist in the international certification examinations organised by Certiport held on Saturday August 17, 2019. He came tops in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016 examinations with a score of 871 out of 1000 points followed by Toluwalese Ayoola Kwaku, a 10 years old boy, who scored 825, while Kolawole Praise Akano, an eight – year- old, scored 800. They alongside 200 other students participated in a month long summer camp tagged: ‘ Nextgen IT Experts,’ organised by New Horizons Computer Learning Systems Ltd and were trained in various ICT courses like Microsoft, Multimedia, Robotics Engineering, Drone Technology, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and Coding, among others. With this performance, Damilare King- David Akano, a primary one stude

     Fraser-Pryce wins fourth women’s 100 metres world title Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her record fourth women’s 100 metres world title in Doha on Sunday in stunning style. The 32-year-old — also a two-time Olympic champion — coasted to an impressive victory in a world-leading time for the year of 10.71 seconds. Fraser-Pryce — who had dyed her hair a multi-coloured mix — punched the air in front of the Jamiacan team seated in the stands before taking a national flag from them. She collected her two-year-old son Zyon — he was born the day after the 2017 championships had finished which prevented her from defending her title in London — and paraded with him round the track sadly in front of largely empty stands. “To be standing here as world champion again after having my baby, I am elated,” said Fraser-Pryce. “The females keep showing up. We love to put on a performance and for me I am just really happy to come away with the win.” Fraser-Pryce, wh

San Siro: AC Milan beaten again as Fiorentina stroll to victory AC Milan’s nightmare start to the 2019/2020 Serie A season continued on Sunday when they fell to a 3-1 defeat at home (San Siro) to Fiorentina and had a man sent off. Erick Pulgar put the San Siro’s visitors ahead from the penalty kick spot.  Then, Gaetano Castrovilli doubled their lead, after Mateo Musacchio had been shown a straight red card for a rash challenge early in the second half. Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a Federico Chiesa penalty kick. The third goal can be said to be delayed for a while until Fiorentina finally got it. Franck Ribery should be thanked for that but AC Milan also managed to return a goal when Rafael Leao pulled back a consolation for the hosts with 10 minutes remaining. This is their third consecutive defeat in just over a week heaps more pressure on embattled coach Marco Giampaolo and leaves them in 16th place on six points, one point above the relegation zone.

Treasonable Felony: Court remands Sowore, co-defendant in DSS custody The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered that the convener of RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore should be remanded in custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, till Friday when it will hear his bail application. Trial Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu remanded Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Adebayo Bakare (aka Mandate), shortly after they pleaded not guilty to a seven-count charge the Federal Government preferred against them. Though the court initially asked the defendants to choose between Kuje and Suleja prisons, Sowore’s lawyer, Mr. Olumide Fusika, SAN, prayed the court to allow them to remain in the custody of the DSS till the next adjourned date. Meanwhile, immediately he was being ushered out of the courtroom, Sowore made a move to address the press, but was roughly dragged away by DSS operatives. Sowore had after he mounted the dock, declined to enter their plea to the char

Breaking: Shootings in Bayelsa Assembly, as irate youths storm complex, aborts sitting, mace removed The sitting of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly ended abruptly on Monday as irate youths numbering over hundreds the security storm the complex shooting sporadically distrupting the sitting.  The shootings began when the Speaker was about to enter the chambers after a heated three hours closed door meeting with members. In the ensuing melee, the mace was removed by unidentified persons as the lawmakers and journalists scamper for safety. There was tension around the Assembly complex in the build up to the sitting where the Speaker was expected to resign or face impeachment in an event he fails to resign.

Ondo: Husband allegedly sets wife ablaze for refusing to release N900,000 land proceed One of the five children of a woman set ablaze by her husband in Akure, the Ondo state capital over disagreement on proceed from a land sale has narrated how their mother was roasted alive by their father. The woman, Dorcas Daniyan was set ablaze by her husband, a welder, Ojo Daniyan for allegedly refusing to part with the proceed of a land she sold. WYOTV   gathered that the couple living at lrese, in Akure metropolis had a disagreement over the sale of a land belonging to the wife and refused to hand over the money to the suspect. According to a source, the deceased wife had collected a sum of N900, 000 from the sales of the land but refused to give the money to the suspect because alleged to be a spendthrift. The deceased advised that the money should be used for a profitable business as against the decision of the suspect who wanted the whole money handed over to him to decide what

There’s no going back on 2023 Igbo Presidency, says Ohanaeze   Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has on Sunday charged prominent Igbo leaders to unite and ensure the region gets presidency in 2023. It stated that nothing would prevent the Igbo from getting the presidency in 2023. The group which hinted the importance of the presidency to the Igbo, noted that millions of dollars would be raised at the end of 2022 to support whoever the youths nominate amongst the current Southeast Governors, or Former Governors as Igbo Presidential Candidate ahead of 2023 Presidential election. Disclosing this in a communiqué signed by Mazi Okechukwu isiguzoro, President General of the group and Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, Secretary General, Ohanaeze commended all the Igbo especially those who participated in the 2019 Igbo day celebration held in Aba. During the celebration, Ohanaeze condemned the non-commencement of work in the Enugu Airport, honored a White British woman and the slain Igb

Thank you Mr President for redeploying me, Keyamo reacts Barely 24 hours he was moved from the ministry of Niger-Delta Affairs to Labour and Employment ministry, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has on Wednesday reacted, thanking President Muhammadu Buhari for his faultless decision. “Thank you, Mr. President for finding me versatile enough to move around”, part of his statement read. The vibrant SAN has quickly added “Former Min. of State, Niger-Delta Affairs, now Hon. Min. of State, Labour & Employment, Senior Advocate of Nig & Fellow, Chartered Inst. of Arb. (UK)” to his profile and displayed it on his twitter handle. His tweet has generated about 7.2 million likes, 2.4 thousand re-tweets and 914 replies as at the time of filling this report. Reason for his redeployment After the announcement of Keyamo’s redeployment, no official press release has been issued to know the rationale behind his sudden change from the ministry of Niger Delta to Labour under two months.