SPORTS: Sunderland Beat Chelsea As Liecester Prepare To Party

            Sunderland climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone by coming from behind to beat Chelsea 3-2 on Saturday as Leicester City got ready to celebrate their stunning title success.

The Black Cats were 2-1 down at home to Chelsea, last season's champions, before two goals in three second-half minutes from Fabio Borini and Jermain Defoe dramatically turned the match their way.
Sunderland fell behind in the 14th

Abia Gov Revives Bakassi Boys To Guard Rural Areas Over Fulani Herdsmen

     

          Due to the raging and unceasing attacks of communities across the country by Fulani Herdsmen, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the deployment of the State’s Vigilant outfit, Bakassi Boys to all rural communities of the State.
The Governor also directed all monarchs in the State to nominate 10 youths to the Local Government Commissioner to join a planned intensive training of the Bakassi vigilante for onward deployment to the rural communities. He said that they would assist in community policing under the supervision of then

Pope To Doctors,Health Not A Consumer Good,But Rather A Universal Right

Pope Francis, in the modest style he has become
known for, spoke on Saturday to members of an
Italian medical charity working in Africa and
evoked his desire to show unity with the poor.
"I ask you please to pray for me too, so that the
Lord will make me each day become poorer," he
told the organisation "Doctors with Africa", as he
praised their work in the poorest "last mile" of
healthcare systems in seven African countries.
The pontiff also stressed that heath was "not a
consumer good, but rather a

Niger Delta Avengers Are Criminals Serving Their Masters Interests - Ex- Militant Leader

President General of The National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDE-A, has refered to those behind the renewed attacks on the oil and gas facilities in Niger Delta region as ex-militants who were frustrated by their disappointment in the 2015 presidential election and are currently serving their masters’ interests.

Speaking through its

Police Nabbed Suspected Female Child Kidnapper In Bauchi

       Bauchi Police Command said on Saturday that it
has arrested a suspected female child kidnapper,
while trying to escape with the victim.
The spokesman of the command, DSP Haruna
Mohammed, said the suspect, Maryam
Mohammed, 22, of Gabi in Soro town was
arrested on May 6 by the police detectives
attached to Soro Division.
Mohammed said that the suspect allegedly
kidnapped an eight-year-old girl, Azizah Shitu of
Soro town, who had been declared missing since
May 4.
He said that the suspect was arrested at
Kamfanin Kutare on Bauchi - Maiduguri Road,
while trying to board a

Sports: Zidane Won't Protect Ronaldo For Champions League Final

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists he
won't wrap Cristiano Ronaldo in cotton wool for
the Champions League final while the Spanish
title is on the line.
Three-time World Player of the Year Ronaldo
returned after a three-game absence due to a
thigh injury as Real sealed their place in the final
against local rivals Atletico Madrid on May 28 in
Milan with a 1-0 win over Manchester City on
Wednesday.
Real trail La Liga leaders Barcelona and

Politics: PDP Distance Itself From Any Act Of Criminality In Rivers

The Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bro. Felix
Obuah says the Party is much concerned
over report of proliferation of arms and
ammunition, and recovery of large quantities
of arms, ammunition, other dangerous
weapons from political thugs, cultists, armed
robbers and kidnappers in the State,
commending the efforts of the various
security agencies in recovering the items
from their illegal users.
Bro Obuah explained that the PDP as a
responsible and law-abiding Party does not
have any link with the users and has not
procured any of such items for anyone, as it
does not have political thugs that it
sponsors.
The PDP has not minced words about its
disapproval of use of arms or any lethal
weapons in political activities in the State or
anywhere else.
In fact, the PDP and Governor's

"Even When Four Of Us Were Killed In Abia,We Didn't Launch Attack Because... - IMO State Fulani Leader

fulani herdsman with gun

The Imo State Commissioner of Police,
Taiwo Lakanu, on Thursday took a tour of
duty to Okigwe Local Government Area of
the state, where he preached peaceful co-
existence between the indigenous people
and Hausa/Fulani in the area.
The visit, which took place at the Okigwe
Area Command premises of the Nigeria
Police Force was not unconnected with
the recent alleged attack launched by the
Hausa/Fulani herdsmen in Enugu.
 The visit to the area was said to be
necessary because Okigwe is the home of
herdsmen in the state.
Speaking, the CP said his visit was
preventive sequel to the rumours making
round the state that the indigenes were
planning a reprisal on the Hausa/Fulani
people in the area.
Lakanu’s speech was interpreted to the
Hausa/Fulani people in their language by

I Want To Return To Sambisa Forest To Reunite With My Husband - Rescued 9yr Old Girl

An anonymous nine-year-old girl who was among the 65
young girls rescued by the troops from
Sambisa forest has embarked on hunger
strike, saying she wanted to go back to
Sambisa forest to meet her Boko Haram
husband. It was gathered that the girl
(name withheld) has refused to eat for the
past three days insisting that she wanted to
go back and reunite with her Boko Haram
husband in Sambisa 12 other rescued girls
were also discovered to be pregnant while
others have already given birth.
This was disclosed yesterday when

Kidnapping: Court Sentenced Four To Death by Hanging in Ebonyi State

 

             Ebonyi State Court has sentenced four people to death by hanging, Onyemachi Oge and
Okechukwu Oma were friday sentenced to
death by hanging by a High court sitting in
Abakaliki, Ebonyi state for kidnapping a
medical doctor, Dr. Chuka Manyike in the
state.
The duo alongside Chukwuemeka Levi, Idris
Oken, Edeke Desmond and Ijeoma oge were
accused of kidnapping Manyinke, a Doctor
of Pediatrics at the Federal Teaching
Hospital, Abakaliki on

Politics: President Buhari Finally Signs 2016 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday
signed the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law
ending weeks of face-off between the
National Assembly and the Executive.
The budget was signed at a brief ceremony
held inside the President’s office at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Those who witnessed the event included
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; President of
the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara;
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,
John Odigie-Oyegun; and chairmen of the
Appropriation Committees of both
chambers of the National Assembly.
Others were the Minister of Finance, Kemi
Adeosun; the Senior Special Assistant to
the President on National Assembly
Matters (Senate), Ita Enang; and the
Senior Special Assistant on National
Assembly Matters (House of
Representatives), Sumaila Kawu.

Pipeline Bombings: FG Warns Niger Delta Avengers Strictly

Special Adviser to the President on Niger
Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential
Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig-Gen. Paul
Boroh (rtd), has denounced the recent attack on
oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta by some
misguided elements, warning the masterminds of
the dire consequences of their nefarious action.
The PAP coordinator, who spoke to journalists in
Abuja, against the backdrop of the recent attack
on the Chevron Abiteye pipeline in Delta State,
said the act is condemnable as it poses grave
danger not only to the region but

20-Year Old Job-Seeker In Court For Punching Off A Man's Teeth Over Football

             

         A 20-year-old job seeker, Toheeb Afolabi,
was on Friday charged before a Surulere Chief
Magistrates' Court, Lagos, for allegedly punching
off a man’s teeth over European league
matches.
The accused, whose address is unknown, is
facing a charge of assault.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Gabriel Ekundayo, told the
court that the accused had on April 27 assaulted
his neighbour, Jubril Hassan, by punching him

Femi-Fani Kayode Invited by EFCC For Query

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has invited a former Minister
of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for
receiving N840m from the Director of
Finance, Goodluck Jonathan Campaign
Organisation, Senator Nenadi Usman.
Fani-Kayode, who was the Director of
Publicity for Jonathan’s campaign
organisation, was said to have received
the money in January, 2015.
The money was said to have emanated
from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
In a letter signed by Mr. Mohammed Umar
Abba on behalf of the

Islamic Terror Group Kills 73,Seize Village Near Aleppo

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said on Friday that rebels seized a village
from government forces near Aleppo
overnight.
The rebels are gaining important ground
near the Syrian city where the US and
Russia are trying to de-escalate the war.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said that 73 people had been killed in the
battle for Khan Touman, in a location near
the Damascus-Aleppo highway.
However, Syrian army source denied Khan
Touman had

Militants Blew up Chevron's Platform in Okon - Navy

Militants have blown an offshore oil facility
operated by US oil group Chevron in southern
Nigeria, the navy said on Friday, in renewed
violence that could hit exports in Africa's largest
oil producer.
"There was an attack on a Chevron facility near
Escravos on Wednesday night. The incident
happened about four nautical miles from
Escravos, near Warri, in Delta state," spokesman
Chris Ezekobe told AFP.
Ezekobe said "militants using explosives blew up the

Ondo Pastor Buries Cow Head,Tortoise Inside Church Building

 The lust for money, affluence and fame has
landed a self acclaimed prophet of an old
generation church in deep trouble in Ondo
State. Aside the allegation of being fetish in his
ministerial activities, the prophet, Moses Abiodun
was equally accused of obtaining money under
false pretence from unsuspecting members of
the public, who thronged his church for
miracles and deliverance from poverty and
satanic attacks.
His Church, Christ Apostolic Church, CAC,
Dagunduro located at

Gov Ikpeazu Condemns Aba killing, Says Killer Soldier Arrested

 Dr Okezie Ikpeazu,the governor of Abia State, has
condemned yesterday's killing of a butcher
allegedly by a soldier, in the Aba area of the
state.
In a statement by his Chief Press
Secretary, Godwin Adindu, the Governor said
the soldier who allegedly perpetrated the act has
been arrested and taken into custody, noting that
he (soldier) will surely face the full weight of the
law.
The statement read: "Our dear brothers and
sisters, it is with heavy hearts that the state
government received reports of the unfortunate

Breaking News: Fear in Aba As Army Shot 4 Down

   

 There is a wave of violence in Aba now.At least,4 people have been confirmed dead in the incident.
    According to an eye witness,there is fear in Aba now as Nigerian Army shot dead 4 people at waterside area of Ogbor Hill.
     An Hausa man was having misunderstanding with an Igbo man,then the Hausa man feeling threatened, called on his brother(soldier) to come to his aid,the soldier in

EFCC Arrests Achike Udenwa,See Why.......

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday, arrested a former Governor of Imo State, Chief Achike Udenwa, for allegedly receiving N350m from the Director of Finance, Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Senator Nenadi Usman.

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Udenwa, who was quizzed for several hours by the EFCC was however, released later, after promising to cooperate fully with the anti-graft agency, said a source who pleaded not to be mentioned.

The money was said to have emanated from the account of

FIFA Rankings: Argentina Remains At Top,PhilippinesPhilippines Reach New Height

Following the recent FIFA Ranking released on Thursday,
Argentina has  maintain its top position while Philippines
reached new heights.
With no international matches in April all
teams in the top 50 held their positions.
Nigeria remained unmoved at number 67 in
the latest Fifa rankings for the month of
May.
The three-time African champions were
adjudged the same rank in the world
according to the ranking released in April
2016.
The Eagles are now the 14th best African
side behind

If Everybody Sanction Herdsmen,We Will Not Have A Country - Northern Senator

The NSF,Northern Senators Forum on
Wednesday warned governors and
groups that made anti-fulani comments over the recent terror being unleashed on innocent people by fulani herdsmen.
The Chairman of the Forum, Senator
Abdullahi Adamu, said this warning became
necessary in the light of several attacks on
several communities by gunmen suspected
to be Fulani herdsmen.
According to him, Nigerians should be
careful in order not to make the mistake of
assuming that everyone who rears cattle is
Fulani.
Adamu said, “A governor is a community
leader. The only difference is that he has a

Policeman's Wife Stabs Neighbour, See Her Reason

There was a breach peace on Etunrere Street in
the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Monday after the
wife of a policeman attached to the state police
command allegedly stabbed her neighbour, Mrs.
Olaitan Ayobami. The cop’s wife, Mrs. Desola
Ochoche, fled the residence afterwards, leaving
Ayobami for dead. Ayobami was later rushed to
a private hospital in the area. PUNCH Metro
learnt that the attack was caused by a scuffle
between the

Buhari To Monitor Herdsmen Is Not Easy Because He Is A Fulani - Osanbi

Due to the incessant killings of
innocent and helpless citizens by Fulani herdsmen,Mr Friday Osanebithe Deputy Speaker for Delta State house of Assembly, has finally send a word to the
Federal Government to take practical steps
towards curbing and gradually eliminating the security challenge
posed by Fulani herdsmen in parts of the
country.
This came as former Minister of Police
Affairs, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, urged
President Muhammadu Buhari not to

Federal,Enugu Government Should Compensate Families Of Nimbo Massacre Victims -NUF

A group known as Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) has urged the Enugu state government and the Federal government as well to compensate the families that lost their loved ones in April 25 inversion of Nimbo community in Enugu state by Fulani herdsmen.
      Augustine Chukwudum,the president of Ndigbo Unity Forum,made the submission in an interview with the News Agency of

Herdsmen Terrorism: The Northern States Governors Forum Should Burry Head In Shame - Afenifere,IYC

 

   The Northern States Governors' Forum has been criticized by Afenifere and Ijaw youth council,over their support to the terrorizing Fulani Herdsmen, and claim that Fulani Herdsmen are not responsible for all the killings trending but hoodlums.
   Afenifere,the Yoruba socio-political organisation, has advised northern governors forum to

Herdsmen Terrorism: Blaming Fulani Herdsmen "Absurd" and "Unfortunate" - JNI

An Islamic group known as Jama'atu Nasril Islam,administered by Sa'ad Abubakar the Sultan of Sokoto,has condemn the continued molestation of innocent citizens in many parts of the country but strictly opposed the claims that fulani herdsmen are responsible for that crucial act.
        In a