Gunmen kill CBN staff in Zamfara

The Police have confirmed the killing of a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kabiru Zango, by unknown gunmen in Gusau, the state capital Zamfara.

The Police Command Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Shehu, said in a statement made available to journalists that Zango was shot dead at his residence on Friday.

“The Zamfara State Police Command wishes to confirm an incident of culpable homicide that occurred on 20th July, 2018 at the Gada Biyu Area in Gusau metropolis,” he stated.

He added that the assailants entered the deceased residence at about 3.30 am and shot him with a gun through his bedroom window.

Shehu said that the incident was immediately reported through a distress call to the Gusau Central Police Station where the Divisional Police Officer immediately mobilised detectives to the location, “but before the police arrived, the two assailants had fled.”

The command spokesman added the deceased was rushed to a hospital by the police where he was confirmed dead.

He added that the assailants did not go away with any of the deceased personal belongings.

Shehu assured that the police had commenced investigation “with a view to unravel the circumstances behind this act and arrest the perpetrators.”

(NAN)

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NYSC deploys mobile app ahead of 2018 Batch ‘B’ orientation

The National Youth Service Corp on Thursday deployed its mobile app in the build-up to the commencement of the 2018 Batch “B” orientation camp.

On the official handle of the corp, it was revealed that the mobile app is for both the general public and prospective corp members.

Corp members were advised that they can get the underlisted features from the mobile app:

NYSC Official Website

2. NYSC Registration Portal.

3. Verify Senate List.

4. Verify NYSC Certificates (Certificate of National Service, Exemption Certificate and Exclusion Letter).

5. NYSC State Secretariats Location Nationwide.

6. NYSC Orientation Camp Addresses.

7. NYSC Social Media Platforms.

8. NYSC Support Lines.

9. NYSC Official Email.

10. NYSC National Directorate Headquarters address.

11. News and Event about the activities of the NYSC Scheme.

Meanwhile, NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure informed State Coordinators on Tuesday that no sick Corps Member must be allowed to stay in the Camp Clinic for more than twelve hours while those with complicated or critical illness should be immediately referred to tertiary health facilities for proper medicare.

General Kazaure also admonished the State Coordinators to ensure that basic drugs are available at the Camp Clinics while they liaise with the State Ministries of Health and other relevant stakeholders to improve on the availability of drugs.

“Senior Medical Personnel from the nearest Federal Tertiary Health Institutions must be on camp throughout the duration of the exercise in order to handle all cases of illness”.

“l urge you to encourage the Corps Members to report to the Camp Clinic and disclose their true health conditions for effective management”, Kazaure added.

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Buhari sends govt delegation to ex-IG Coomasie’s burial

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday sent a Federal Government delegation to the burial of a former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Coomassie.

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the delegation offered condolences to the family and relatives of the deceased and to the government and people of Katsina State.

The delegation, according to the statement, was led by the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.

successive governments to maintain harmony, will be sorely missed.”

Masari, who received the delegation at the Government House, thanked the President for showing affection to the people of the state.

He added that Coomassie’s death was a loss not only to his state, Katsina, but the entire country.

The delegation was also received at the palace by the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumin Usman and that of Daura, Alhaji Umar Umar.

The delegation included Senator Abu Ibrahim, from Katsina South; the Ministers of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau; Education, Adamu Adamu; Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN); and the Minister of State, Power, Works and Housing, Sulaiman Hassan.The Emir of Katsina called on Nigerians to support Buhari’s reforms aimed at the betterment of the country.

The Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar; Member of the House of Representatives, Babba Kaita; a nephew of the President, Musa Daura; and Shehuwere also part of the delegation.

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Lagos Seeks Buhari’s Intervention to End Apapa Gridlock

The Lagos State Government Thursday lamented the intractable traffic congestion, which had crippled commercial activities in Apapa and other parts of the state and appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to save the situation.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan, in a statement in Lagos, said the state government, at a meeting with stakeholders, blamed the renewed congestion on the recalcitrance of owners and drivers of articulated vehicles to fully comply with the subsisting directive that restricts their movement within the state.

He also attributed the worsened traffic congestion to the ongoing industrial action by a section of workers at the Apapa ports, which had slowed down the pace of goods clearance, as well as the slow pace of repair works on the roads leading to the ports, most of which are federal roads.

He lamented that the federal government had not done enough to enforce order in Apapa and its environs, a situation the state government said culminated in the return of traffic congestion that paralysed the entire areas.

He said: “If the power of the state is inadequate to force these powerful merchants to obey the law, shall we also say that the federal government with all the forces at its command is unable to protect residents of Lagos against this common threat?”

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Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has made a U- turn from his been given ‘Red Card’ by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and standing as a free player at the fence, saying that he is still a member of the party and a full player. Ortom maintained that he was given red-card by Senator George Akume, the self-acclaimed political leader of Benue State and not by the APC at the federal level.

 The Daily Times recalls that there was a recent fight of superiority between Governor Ortom and the Senator representing zone B Senatorial District of Benue State, George Akume, where it was reported that Akume accused Governor Ortom of not paying civil servants in the state out of his fraudulent intentions after making him Governor to redeem the state from the wrongs committed by the previous PDP rule in the state.
Governor Ortom had on Monday told journalists in Makurdi, the state capital, that he was given ‘red card’ by the party in the state and now standing outside the field as a freeman. Ortom, who was at the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja on Thursday to meet with party leaders, spoke to journalists in the presence of the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, saying that it was the Benue State APC that actually gave me ‘red- card’ and he decided to make himself available out of the pitch.

He said, “It was the Benue APC that gave me a red card not the National APC and I thought that it was enough to make myself available out of the pitch, but the leadership of the party told me that the decision of the party leadership at the national level is superior to that of any individual or group of people and I think that is good enough.

“They have spoken to him (Akume), they have also spoken to me and the state stakeholders are going to be spoken to and that’s where are; we have not concluded the matter, it’s an ongoing process. I always stand for peace, and I always want peace to prevail, that’s what I stand for. I appreciate the intervention of the party’s leadership and I hope that we will be able to resolve the matter of differences”.
The Governor emphasised that as a member of the party, he was at the national secretariat as he is still the flag bearer of the party in Benue State.

“I’m here at the APC Secretariat as a member of the party and still flying the flag of APC in the State, I only said I was given ‘red card’ but, have been corrected by the national secretariat”, he added. Responding to the development, Oshiomhole said the APC did not have ‘red- cards’ in its cupboard and can’t give what it doesn’t have.
 He noted that there could however be legitimate legal issues and disagreements in some state’s chapters of the party, saying that these were evidence of the fact that the APC was a free democratic party, adding that it was the responsibility of the party leadership to help aggrieved members to find a common ground.
 He pointed out that the issues in the Benue State chapter of the party were not too fundamental that it could not be resolved, expressing confidence that the issues between Senator Akume, also a former former Governor of the state and Governor Ortom would be resolved by the party’s National Leadership. He said: “Senator Akume is a very respected leader of the party, a former governor and as a current Senator, he will recognise the need for peace and we have what it takes to make peace.

“In Benue, we are going for a win-win solution; Governor Ortom is not going anywhere, he is a very prominent member of our party, and we appreciate his leadership in Benue. We will do everything possible to help those who have issues to have those issues resolved.

 “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that is hovering round must know that it is only people without honour will vomit in the morning and convert it to lunch in the afternoon. People like Ortom can’t leave PDP three and half years ago with his eyes open and two three years later because of some tension, is thinking of returning.

“He is a man of honour and he knows that once you move one step forward, you will want to take the second step to consolidate the first step, that’s the way to go. Be assured that the PDP can go and do whatever they want to do, but it won’t change the situation and the minds of those who are convinced in building the future. “And in Benue, I am sure that Governor Ortom and Senator Akume will be happy, much more importantly the great people of Benue will be happy not just our party members because they want to consolidate what works and not to return to a broken vehicle”. Oshiomhole added that the APC leadership would do everything possible to address crisis within its states chapters and ensure that its committed members remain in its fold.

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Imo State: Okorocha laughs best, APC conducts fresh congresses JULY 19, 2018 Governor Rochas Okorocha has regained control of the All Progressives Congress (APC), structures in the State laughing best as his party, the APC conducts fresh congresses in the State.

 The fresh congresses are as a result of a court order which quashed the initial contentious congresses conducted by the John Oyegun led immediate past National Working Committee (NWC), of the APC. Recall that the cancelled congresses were alleged to be hijacked by the Osita Izunaso group that was in a political battle with the Okorocha and the former, using his vantage position as the then APC National Organising Secretary to snatch party structures from the later.

However in compliance with the court judgment, a schedule for the conduct of congresses in Imo State as announced by the APC National Organising Secretary, 
Emma Ibediro shows that ward congress holds Friday, local government congress is scheduled for Saturday and state congress, Monday. 

As part of the conduct of the exercise, the party, Wednesday inaugurated a Committee to handle the assignment, chaired by former Kano State Governor and Senator representing Kano South, Kabiru Gaya. 

Gaya who spoke with journalists at the party secretariat after inauguration assured that his committee would work based on the directives of the court to conduct free, fair and credible congresses that would be acceptable by all APC members in Imo state. 
According to the Chairman Senate Committee on Works, 

“we’re going for the congresses and we intend to do it peacefully and we’ll carry everybody along. We hope to have peace and stability in Imo state.

“Therefore my essence is to go and represent my party, so that we can enhance the position of our party in that state. On how to avoid a repeat of what transpired in the botched exercise, Gaya said,

 “Well, I believe that by the time we are through, there wouldn’t be serious complaints from both factions 

“I’ve been in politics for years. I left Government House 27 years ago as a Governor. Therefore, with the little experience God has given me, I’ll try, with the members of the team, to do our best. 

“We hope by the end of the day, we’ll be successful. Nothing in life will have 100% perfection. We’ll do our utmost best to get more praises than accusations”, he said.

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2face Idibia Sues Blackface for N50 Million over who is the real owner of ‘African Queen’

2face Idibia Sues Blackface for N50 Million over who is the real owner of ‘African Queen’

2face Idibia Sues Blackface for N50 Million over Writer Of ‘African Queen’ The feud between 2face Idibia and Blackface who are both former members of the defunct music group, Plantashun Boiz has taken a legal turn.

Remember it all started as a social media rant a few years ago when Blackface came out to say 2face Idibia stole some of his songs and refused to give him credit. It got messy and they’ve had to call each other out on social media on a couple of occassions.

Then in May 2017, legal counsel to 2face Idibia and his manager, Efe Omorege wrote a letter to Ahmedu Augustine aka Blackface, instructing him to apologise for all the dematory statements he has made against them over time or get sued within seven days of receiving the letter.

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