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The Village Head of Ananum and his two wives were brutally attacked and killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Donga Local Government of Taraba State.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/village-head-two-wives-brutally-murdered-suspected-fulani-herdsmen-taraba-state/

Chelsea can climb above Manchester United into second place in the Premier League if they beat Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Week 23 of the Premier League campaign gets underway.

The Blues sit third in the standings and remain 16 points off the relentless pace being set by leaders Manchester City, but only a point separates them from United, who are set to host Stoke City on Monday night.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/tomorrow-chelsea-vs-leicester-city/

Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong says his administration will not enact the controversial anti-grazing law in the state, as grazing areas for cattle ranching have yet to be developed.
The governor said this on Thursday when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja
https://www.ireporteronline.com/herdsmen-killing-plateau-state-rejects-anti-grazing-law/

Herdsmen have killed two of the policemen drafted to keep surveillance on the troubled Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.

The incident occurred on Monday when the herders attacked the camp of Mobile policemen, Mopol 13, stationed at Awashuwa village and injured another.

Though they were said to have been repelled earlier in the day when they swooped on the camp but the herdsmen were said to have regrouped and attacked the camp in the evening
https://www.ireporteronline.com/benue-2-policemen-killed-fresh-attack-herdsmen/

Boiling Springs police said that they have arrested 40-year-old Stephen Belcher after being accused of fatally shooting 69-year-old Henrietta Green Belcher and 69-year-old William Edward Belcher.

In court, Stephen pleaded guilty to 2 counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of possession of a firearm during a violent crime as part of a plea bargain agreement with prosecutors.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/son-admits-killing-parents-wanted-end-misery/

Mr Bello who spoke with State House Correspondents after he observed the Ju’maat prayer at the Aso Rock mosque on Friday, January 5, said the president would get more votes in Kogi than in Katsina State in 2019.
[i][/i]https://www.ireporteronline.com/kogi-will-deliver-votes-katsina-buhari-yahaya-bello-endorses-pmb/

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday warned that the killings allegedly by herdsmen should not be politicised.

He said a political interpretation could ignite unprecedented crises.

Osinbajo cautioned that under no condition should Nigerians allow anyone to create a religious crisis.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/dont-politicise-herdsmens-killings-vp-osinbajo/

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed six bills that have earlier been passed by the National Assembly into law.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the President signed the bills into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

https://www.ireporteronline.com/buhari-signs-bills-treatment-gunshot-victims-anti-torture-others/

As the year 2017 remains two days to go, the federal government on Friday listed its achievements called ’17 Highlights from 2017’.

Among the achievements include, Nigeria exists from worst recession, naira stabilising against dollar, bumper harvest especially in rice, payment of pension among others.


However, the report was made known to newsmen through Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.


Read the full achievements listed by Femi Adesina:

Nigeria exited its worst recession in decades. After five quarters of negative growth, the economy bounced back into positive territory. Agriculture was one of the stars of 2017, posting consistent growth levels even throughout the recession. Also, Inflation fell for ten consecutive months during 2017 (February to November).
https://www.ireporteronline.com/17-achievements-2017-presidency/

Zahra Buhari-Indimi has thanked friends and fans for their prayers and encouragement after her brother, Yusuf Buhari suffered a head injury and multiple fractures following a power bike crash in Abuja on Tuesday


Taking to her Instastory, Zahra described Yusuf as a great guy.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/yusuf-great-guy-will-never-hear-wrong-anyone-zahra-buhari-indimi/

Nollywood actress Juliet Njemanze, has made it known wealth without good sex means nothing to her.

The actress made this known in a new interview with Vanguard. In her words, God tops her list followed by sex.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/wealth-without-good-s3x-means-nothing-actress-juliet-njemanz/

GOVERNOR Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has reaffirmed that the Agge Deep Sea Port remains a landmark project, which is of critical importance to the economic fortunes of the state and Nigeria in general.

He stated this on Friday, while presenting a cheque for the sum of 400 hundred million naira to the Nigerian Army Corps of Engineers, led by its Commander, Brigadier General A.O Adeleke, for the survey of an additional fifteen thousand hectares of land, having already surveyed fifteen thousand hectares for the proposed project.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/agge-deep-sea-port-critical-bayelsas-development-gov-dickson/

A “madman” has been nabbed in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, with items that have aroused suspicion he is not in any way insane.
The madman was nabbed on Thursday in front of the Ministry of the Environment and Forestry in the state capital.
According to available information, a vigilant passerby raised the alarm based on the man’s behaviour.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/intriguing-madman-caught-n100m-cheque-photos-top-politicians-atm-cards-condoms-photo/

Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa met his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma in Pretoria on Thursday, his first international trip since he replaced Robert Mugabe following a coup in November.

He was also in the country to address a business forum and the Zimbabwean diaspora as he seeks to attract investment back to Zimbabwe, which suffered years of economic decline under former president Mugabe.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/zimbabwes-mnangagwa-south-africa-first-foreign-trip/

Kano state chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC, Abdullai Abbas, has resigned

Abdullahi Abbas, wrapped in the feud between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and deputy Hafizu Abubakar, tendered his resignation letter on Thursday.

He is yet to give reason for the decision.

An aide to the Commissioner of Information, Faizu Alfindiki, confirmed the development to Premium Times.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/apc-chairman-resigns/

A victimized 19-year-old teenager, identified as Blessing, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Lagos after she was bathed with hot water by her employer, Mrs. Isioma Ezeofor, who accused her of having a s*xual relationship with her husband, Mr. Chigozie Ezeofor.

It was learnt that the victim, who hails from the Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, lived with the couple at their home on Aunty Toyin Street, Kodeibo Estate, in the Isheri Oshun area of the Lagos State.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/domestic-brutality-employer-baths-maid-hot-water/

The examination of the applicants was held in 130 centres across the 23 local government areas of the state. Other centres include Government Secondary School (GSS), Kakuri; GSS, Narayi; and Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Ungwan Mua’zu. The examination was conducted under tight security, with officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and police personnel stationed at the centres.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/several-masters-degree-holders-apply-primary-school-job-kaduna-state/

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has disbursed about N1.2 billion as pension payments of 286 retirees for December.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, at the Retirement Bond Certificates Presentation on Wednesday, said his administration within the limited resources, innovated and ensured prompt payments of the pension obligations.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/lagos-govt-settles-n1-2-billion-pension-obligation/

The Commandant of the corps, Muhammad Fari, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the exercise was in collaboration with the officers of the state Ministry of Justice.

According to Fari, the corps is mandated by the amended NSCDC Act 2007 to prosecute criminal offenders, hence the need to train prosecutors to handle criminal cases recorded by the corps.

“The NSCDC Act allows us to arrest, detain, investigate and prosecute. But we cannot prosecute effectively if we don’t have trained prosecutors,” he said.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/nscdc-partners-nasarawa-govt-train-380-officers-criminal-prosecution/

A man has spent big (about $60,000) in order to transform himself into a real-life elf. The 26-year-old fantasy fanatic identified as Luis Padron, from Buenos Ares, Argentina, has been determined to transform himself into a mythical creature since his teens after finding solace and acceptance away from bullies in the fantasy world.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/wondersman-undergoes-multiple-surgeries-transform-human-elf-photos/

A Facebook user, Emmanuel Ukachukwu‎, and his family are thanking God for saving them from what would have been a fatal tragedy!

According to him, a food meant to be eaten by his family, had some part of it giving to a goat, only for it to die a few hours later!
https://www.ireporteronline.com/intriguing-goat-dies-eating-part-food-meant-family-abuja-photos/

A member of the De Norsemen Kclub of Nigeria popularly known as Norsemen confraternity tied the knot to his lovely bride in a very colorful wedding (literally). The confraternity members who donned white, red and black attire with their swords – came in their numbers to show support to their top member at his wedding. Congratulations to the latest couple in town.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/confra-don-weds-beautiful-bride-style-confraternity-members-attend-photos/

He criticised the private sector for not respecting the national minimum wage law, which puts the lowest pay at N18,000.

Speaking at the end-of-year seminar of the State House Press Corps at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Prof. Osinbajo said he earns about N1.5m as Vice-President; President Buhari earns about N1.75 million.

To him, the pay is not commensurate with the offices they occupy.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/mr-presidents-salary-mine-poor-vp-osinbajo/

He died this morning at his home in Festac Town, Lagos. He was 70 years old. He was producer and director of the popular, now defunct, television drama series “The Village Headmaster”, and “Tightrope.
https://www.ireporteronline.com/rip-village-head-master-chief-tunde-oloyede-dead/