As the Benue South senatorial rerun election gets under-way, suspected political thugs have used pieces of broken bottle to inflict injury on an agent of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Otukpo.
Our Source gathered that the victim, Agbo Icha Emmanuel, had escorted the ballot box along with INEC officials from INEC office in Otukpo, but on getting to Idabi polling booth at Otukpi-Icho where election was to take place, some political thugs tried to snatch the ballot box.
In the process of preventing them, he was attacked on the head by one of them.
But for the timely arrival of the police, he would have been killed.
Meanwhile, the perpetrators were said to have escaped into the bush.
Reacting to the incident, the Benue State Deputy Governor, Engr. Benson Abounu described the incident as unfortunate, but noted that security agents have been drafted to the scene to forestall any recurrence.

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A cannabis dealer, one Babatunde Busari, who was arrested in the Mushin area of Lagos on February 19, said he took to the outlawed business when his previous job in a car wash did not pay off.
The suspect who hails from Ibadan, Oyo State, said his life as a car cleaner was not the good life he had always dreamt of.
According to him, in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, he had never been arrested before.
Busari, who is in his 30s, is referred to as a notorious cannabis dealer in Mushin by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
When NDLEA raided his base on Friday, 22 sacks of Indian hemp weighing 301.2kg were reportedly recovered.
He reportedly told officials that he started the business two years ago, after many years of making little money working in a car wash.
He said, “I used to work in a car wash until a friend introduced me to the cannabis trade. At the beginning, my daily average sale was N5,000.
“I took over the business when my friend travelled out of the state few months ago. It is so painful that I was arrested when I was beginning to enjoy the fruit of my labour.”
According to the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, officials of the agency decided to conduct a raid on the area around 3 am on Friday.
“The operation, which took place at about 3 am, was part of strategies to re-position the anti-narcotic agency for optimum performance.
“The agency discovered that drug dealers were using one of the shops in a market at Mushin as warehouse for illicit storage of drugs.
“Investigation revealed that the shop where the cannabis was found was always locked. The estimated street value of the seized cannabis is about N3m.”
The Lagos State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr. Aliyu Sule, confirmed the arrest disclosing that Busari was caught red-handed having been under surveillance for a few weeks.
Sule said, “The operation, which lasted for about an hour was very successful as there was no resistance. The suspect would soon be charged to court.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the anti-narcotic agency, Col. Muhammad Abdallah has given directives that all markets where drugs are sold should be dismantled.
“I want every notorious drug dealer arrested and prosecuted. We must remain strategic in our offensive and leverage on intelligence planning to overcome drug dealers at all times,” Abdallah was quoted as saying.

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After so much anticipation and waiting on the part of Manchester United fans, the club has finally signed on former Chelsea coach, Jose Mourinho.
According to Daily Express UK on Friday morning, Mourinho signed a three-year Man United deal worth £48m after six weeks of talks.
The tabloid reports that the Portuguese tactician has signed a pre-contract agreement withManchester United after the board settled on the Portuguese despite reservations from some directors, including club legend Sir Bobby Charlton.
Quoting Website Football Insider, Daily Express UK claims Mourinho has finally put pen to paper on a three-year deal worth £16million a year at a bumper wage of £308,000 a week in a bid to turn around United’s fortunes next season.
A United source however revealed that the agreement is for Mourinho to take over at Old Trafford in the summer, not before as was being reported.
Under Van Gaal the club has garnered a reputation for slow, unattractive football and have slipped up multiple times this term.
United’s latest humiliation came last night losing 2-1 to Danish minnows FC Midtjylland in theEuropa League and their hope of a top-four finish in the league is slim.

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The 15-year-old son of kidnapped king of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM Obi Akaeze Ofulue III, who was killed by his abductors in January 2016, has ascended the throne of his forefathers.

The deceased 52-year-old king was on 5th January 2016 abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Obior/ Igbodo Road, Delta State, along with his driver. The monarch's corpse was found at Ekpon in Edo State at 3p.m. on 21st January 2016.

The new king is Obi (King) Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, and he has been presented to the people of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom. The presentation of the 15-year-old king fol­lowed the fulfillment of different traditional rites that led to his crowning by the kingmakers of Ubulu-Uku. Obi (King) Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I was first presented to the members of the Royal family before the presentation to the coun­cil of elders at the palace.

The brief presentation ceremony was attended by prominent citizens of the kingdom including the member representing Aniocha/Oshimili constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Mrs. Ony­emaechi Mrakpor; President-General of Ubulu-Uku Development Union, Comrade Jones Ofunne; chairman of Anio­cha South council, Mr. Isaac Anwuzia, traditional chiefs and title holders in the kingdom, religious leaders, women, youths and other stakeholders.

Speaking on the significance of the ceremony, Secretary of the Palace, Barr. Joseph Obazei de­scribed it as “wonderful in our time.”

“This is a young man who was not even looking up to this position because his father was young and vibrant, unfortunately this bad event occurred.

“He has now been thrust upon the throne taking up the mantle of his late father. Ubulu-Uku people are very happy that somebody has taken up the throne because the king never dies.

“When it appears that there is no king, there is already a king. That is what has just happened.”

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Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh and her hubby Churchill Oladunni welcomed their baby boy, last night.
Churchill who’s proud to be a dad took to Instagram to reveal the name of their son.
He wrote,
“The KING is HERE! OMODAYO IS HERE. I am the luckiest and happiest man on the planet today, A father blessed amongst many, my purpose of living has a new meaning entirely because your arrival into the world has change my life! “Month to month my anticipation grew! I couldn’t wait for you to open your eyes into this world! My heart melts for the love I have for you is absolute percent. Nations will come to your light. Kings will come to see the brightness of your dawn Foreigners will build your wall and Kings will serve you. You will be like a city set on a hill that can’t be Hiden. The joy of my life. I have loved you my prince, From the month you were conceived in your mum’s womb. Baby Churchill.”

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As Nigerian entertainment grew beyond limits in the past few years, it opened doors for non Nigerian women as well and several African actress and actors have featured in Nollywood movies, collaborated with Nigerian musicians, won Nigerian awards etc.
We take a look at 5 times non Nigerian women have suddenly dominated Nigerian entertainment headlines.
Let’s Roll…

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Davido’s girl Sira is a hot one, we must admit.
The 19 year old had a thing with Davido and BOOOOOOM, her Instagram was dug out, her age, her family, her history maybe her genotype and blood group?
The US based Guinean wasn’t one to abe afraid of headlines though she embraced and loved the fame that came her way. She currently has 45,000+ Instagram followers, she had mere 900 before Davido dated her. Such is her social media growth.

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The naira on Wednesday depreciated further to N385 per dollar in the parallel market as demand for foreign exchange intensified in the market. This implies the naira has depreciated by N60 against the dollar this week in the parallel market, when compared with the closing exchange rate of N325 per dollar Friday last week. The currency however remained stable at the official interbank foreign exchange market as the interbank rate closed N199.34.
Thus the gap between the interbank and parallel market rates widened to N185.66 per dollar from N127.53 Friday last week. Vanguard investigation also reveals that the naira depreciated against the British Pounds to N505 per pounds in the parallel market implying N65 depreciation when compared with the closing rate of N440 Friday last week.
Investigations reveal that the sharp depreciation of the naira in the parallel market this week is driven by increasing demand by importers sourcing dollars to pay for imports from China. According to a BDC operator who spoke on condition of anonymity, “You know China had been on its one month annual holidays.
But they resumed work on Monday, and people have to complete payment for goods ordered before the holidays. They had made 30 per cent down payment to order the goods and they now have to pay the 70 percent balance otherwise they will lose the 30 percent. That is why they are desperate and ready to buy dollars at any rate.
Meanwhile supply is scarce and those who have dollars are not willing to sell because they might also need the currency soon”. The naira has been on steady decline since Tuesday January 12th 2016, when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stopped weekly dollar sale to BDCs. Prior to this action, the naira traded at N265 per dollar in the parallel market. Consequently the naira has depreciated by N80 in the parallel market since the CBN took the action.

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Paul Okoye, one half of the Sensational singing duo, Psquare, was seen in the middle of traffic seemingly getting aggressive with a policeman.

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The sultry singer can be seen here with a policeman in the middle of Lagos traffic under what seems like a hot sun.


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Paul Okoye with a policeman in traffic
He is obviously challenging the policeman and both men seemed to be deeply engaged in the altercation.
According to LIB, this happened at the Lekki/Ikoyi bridge roundabout yesterday.
Hopefully they settled the whole thing amicably.

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The General Hospital in Orile-Agege, Lagos state was at the weekend, reportedly invaded by hoodlums with dangerous weapons, attacking and stabbing both staff and patients, Leadership reports.
The thugs who carted away valuables of patients such as money and handsets, were said to have invaded the engineering department of the hospital and the drivers’ office at about 11pm on Sunday.
A nurse who spoke on the condition of anonymity, recalled the incident saying, “A boy was rushed to the hospital after he allegedly engaged in a fight with another fellow and doctors in the hospital had made attempts to save his life.
“The thugs were not happy that doctors in the hospital wanted to save the life of the guy.
“They wanted the boy, whose name was given as Taye, to die at all cost, but our doctors had attended to him just to save his life,” the unnamed nurse said.
Reports reveal it took a while before security operatives could move in to arrest the situation and stop the rampaging hoodlums from further destruction, however, the doctor who treated the man was said to have ran to the children’s ward to hide from the hoodlums and after the incident, he could hardly attend to any other patient.
Meanwhile, a parent who had brought his daughter to the hospital was also stabbed.
According to him, they eventually allowed him to live when they learnt he was a pastor.

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This Oyibo man was spotted buying Akara somewhere in Lagos yesterday evening.

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Sheikh Yusuf Alibawa, a Sokoto based Islamic cleric, on Friday admonished Nigerians to offer special prayers to stop further spread of Lassa fever and other killer diseases in the country.
Alibawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto that prayers among the faithful will ensure God intervention in the country’s health sector.
“Religious leaders of the two major religions of Islam and Christianity should mobilise their followers to seek God’s intervention to prevent the disease from spreading in the country,’’ he said.
He also called on religious leaders to continue to offer similar prayers against the disease and the current security challenges bedevilling the country.
He advised Nigerians to adhere strictly to the preventive measures approved by health experts to stop the death of innocent Nigerians, stressing that prayers are necessary to curb the disease.
The cleric also called on federal and state governments to equip health institutions with modern equipment to ensure effective and qualitative healthcare delivery in the country.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of Gombe State’s Akko Federal Constituency rerun election conducted on Wednesday 27, January 2016.

Announcing the results in Kumo, the Returning Officer, Sofeme Jebson, said that Ismaila Mu’azu Hassan of PDP polled 21,094 votes, while Musa Danladi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) took second with 4,578 votes.

Reacting to the election, Danladi described the result as victory for the people of the area.
He promised better representation, assuring that he will never abuse the privilege.

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Barcelona forward, Neymar, has confessed he would love to play for Pep Guardiola.
The Bayern Munich manager, who coached Barca between 2008 and 2012, has already announced that he is joining a Premier League club, after his current deal runs out in the summer.

Neymar says he hopes to play for the Spaniard in the future and also experience the Major League Soccer.
When asked if there was one manager he would like to work with, the Brazilian told Red Bull’s website: “Yes, there is one: Guardiola is a guy who I really admire and who I would love to work with.
“It is tough to say if I want to play in other countries. Nobody knows tomorrow, but I am very happy where I am right now at Barcelona.
“I have the will to go back to Brazil some day and I also would like to play in [the] USA – those two countries are two where I want to play later on in my career.

“[The USA] is a place where the game is growing and attracting the interest of lots of players, who are becoming more and more popular there.
“So this makes me curious, it makes me interested to see it closely.”

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Binta Diallo has welcomed a baby she is claiming was fathered by Wizkid. Photo: Binta Diallo/Instagram
The social media space was thrown agog yesterday after revelations emerged that a lady has claimed to have welcomed a baby with pop star Wizkid. With the man at the centre of attraction keeping mum, the new mother appears to be gaining ground in the hearts or people with her claims.
However here is what you may not to know about the new mother.
Her name is Binta Diallo and she is a Guinean.
She is an alleged industry groupie who before now has been linked to Davido and Kcee and other top music acts. Binta and DavidoBinta and Kcee
She is friends with American reality star, Natalie Nunn who was once rumoured to have dated Olu Maintain after featuring as a vixen in the singer’s ‘NAWTIE’ video.
She has named her son Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun Jr after Wizkid.Binta Diallo and son2
The baby was born on Saturday, January 16, 2016.Binta Diallo and son
While Wizkid has kept mum about the alleged birth, a photo posted by Binta in May 2015, about 9 months before the child was born , show both of them hanging out together.Binta and Wizkid
Binta is a huge fan of Jennifer Lopez.

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The Public Complaints Commission on Tuesday cautioned commercial banks in Kaduna State against extorting innocent customers through unfair service and interest rate charges.
The commission’s Commissioner in Kaduna State, Alhaji Muhammad Maude, gave the warning at a news conference in Kaduna.
According to him, the commission’s investigation had revealed that commercial banks in the state introduced all kinds of loan packages targeting low income earners, particularly teachers.
Maude said that the loans were designed specifically to extort their customers through strangulating interest rates.
He said that after receiving complaints from teachers on the matter, the commission immediately carried out an investigation.
“Our investigation showed that the banks give loans of N1 million or more mostly to the teachers and collect pay slip as collateral.
“But what we found mischievous and irritating is that the banks will give the customers the loan on a fixed interest rate and agree on repayment schedule of 12 months, including interest rate.
“For example, if you collected N500, 000 as loans and the initial agreement is that you will pay N650,000 by the time you finished repayment within 12 months.
`By the time you are in the eight month of repayment, the bank will increase the repayment period by another six months, deducting the same interest rate.
“At the end of the day, these teachers end up paying almost 100 per cent of the amount they collected as interest.
“It is not fair to lure people to this strangulating policy. This is clearly extortion, it is unfair and unjust,’’ he said.
Maude said the commission had already taken the matter to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to look into, adding that the CBN had already written to appropriate authorities.
He assured members of the public of the commission’s readiness to look into their complaints free.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that the commission was established in 1975 to handle issues relating to administrative injustice weather by the federal, state or local governments.
It is also to look into companies registered under the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The commission’s services are free and open to both citizens and non-citizens residing in the country. (NAN)

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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has stated that some mischief-makers have been trying to destroy his relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari through planted media reports.
He said the smear campaign was tagged, ‘Destroy the reputation of Tinubu and his relationship with Buhari’.
Tinubu said this in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Sunday Dare, on Tuesday.
The former Lagos governor was recently quoted in the media as saying that president Buhari will not last beyond 2019 in office.
Tinubu alleged that some of them were being probed for corruption and had decided to push him into the controversy to whip up public sympathy.
He said, “The individuals behind the plot are mostly scared PDP elements made frightened by the Buhari anti-corruption campaign. They direct this falsehood at Tinubu in the futile mission of trying to drive a wedge between the President and Tinubu to disrupt the progress being made against corruption and to destabilise the APC.
“But their PDP is already something by-gone, buried under the mass of its corruption and wrongdoing. They fight for a cause that has no cause. They are mercenaries of all the ills and defects that the people want excised from our body politic. Thus, we must do the people a public service.”
He also denied reports that he partook in the $2.1bn arms scam.
Tinubu said he had a list of the blogs that were carrying the false news and would soon expose their sponsors.
He said, “In the last six weeks, the Tinubu Media Office has monitored the stream of false, distorted media accounts written against Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We have learned that there is a concerted, wilful campaign tagged, ‘Destroy the reputation of Tinubu and his relationship with Buhari.’
“As part of this ugly plot to cultivate the worst of lies against the national leader of the APC, several blogs and online sites recruited to launch this smear campaign have manufactured stories to advance this sinister plan to taint the public mind with gross lies disguised as news reports and interviews.
“Fallacious headlines such as ‘Reasons why I collected N9m-Tinubu’ and ‘I will not return N9m-Tinubu”. “I am afraid PDP will stop Buhari in 2019 – Tinubu,’ are being paraded. Try as hard as they can the creators of these false tales and misleading headlines will fail miserably.
“Their stories cannot stand up to the slightest scrutiny. They are patently false and we condemn in the strongest terms those involved in this anti-Tinubu racket.”
Tinubu said such a smear campaign was nothing but libel and would not be taken likely.
He added, “While these fellows may think themselves cunning, they might have outwitted their very selves. In writing these stories, they have committed clear libel. In abusing the media office letterhead and name, their misrepresentations amount to forgery.
“They laugh now but walk on thin ice. Soon, that ice will break and they shall have nothing but the weight of their wrongdoing to blame for their predicament that will soon come.
“After identifying the bloggers and paid hatchet writers perpetrating these wrongs, the Tinubu Media Office is taking the step to alert the public to beware and be weary of hatchet writers, false prophets and paid bloggers. The Tinubu Media Office has the names and online sites recruited for this campaign and will not hesitate to make them know if they do not desist from their negative mission.

There is outrage in Enugu State following the discovery, Monday evening, shocking images of dead bodies buried in shallow graves along the Enugu Port-Harcourt Express Road.
The incident, which occurred at the Ugwuaji Area of the State has kept residents in tears.
The corpses were buried inside the foundation of the building suspected to be a church under construction and totally covered with concrete.
It was gathered that construction of the building whose owner could not be immediately ascertained, commenced recently and was at the foundation level before the gory discovery Monday.
Unconfirmed sources said one of the workers at the site, who heard about the burial of the deceased inside the foundation before it was concretized, alerted security operatives about the evil act.
Policemen were said to have after receiving the tip-off mobilized some labourers who dug the foundation open and discovered the corpses.
The discovery attracted several passersby and motorists plying the road to the scene.

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They expressed shock at the discovery and called on security agents to do everything possible to fish out the perpetrators of the act, who they suspected could be ritualists.
Some residents of the neighbourhood alleged that the building believed to be a proposed place of worship, belonged to a ritualist who disguised to be a man of God.
The State Police spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the report said the corpses were recovered from the site following a tip-off.
“On information, three decomposing bodies were discovered and full scale investigations have commenced with a view to unmasking circumstances surrounding the incident,” he said.
Meanwhile, fear has gripped residents of Ugwuaji as security operatives were said to have swung into action to crackdown on the ritualist and his cohorts who killed and buried the deceased persons.
One of those who were at the scene described the act as “wicked and the most inhuman action I have seen in my entire life.”
“I was traveling when I saw the crowd there and had to stop. This is wickedness of the highest order. Accusing fingers are being pointed at a particular new church along that road; I don’t know who did this; but I must say that the wicked will never go unpunished.
“People no longer value human lives; for whatever purpose this was done, it is heart breaking”, he lamented.

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Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson who was recently praised by Nigerian songstress Tiwa Savage over her impressive post baby bod, has shared some new photos in printed sports gear on Instagram.
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Ex Big Brother Africa housemate and actor, Tayo Faniran shared the above collage photos of his son on Instagram recently and addressed him as “My King”.

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The immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will on Wednesday, hold a world press conference in Geneva, Switzerland to address two most critical topics in Nigeria and West Africa.
The former President will talk about security and civil peace in Nigeria and West Africa, on one hand, as well as improvement of health and education of children. He will also in the press conference speak on Boko Haram activities in Nigeria and the raging fight against insurgency.
According to a statement by the Executive Director of Geneva Press Club, Guy Mettan, the press conference, which holds at 3pm local time, is part of activities lined up by the Circle of Diplomats, Geneva in honour of Jonathan, which would be concluded with a dinner same day.
The statement noted that Circle of Diplomats (Circle Diplomatique) will also host a dinner in honour of Jonathan on Wednesday night at the Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva, adding that he is expected to address accredited United Nations correspondents and Swiss journalists.

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The Federal Government, weekend, finally removed subsidy on Kerosene.
With the development, the product would now sell for N83 per litre from N50 per litre.
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, in its product pricing template released over the weekend, however, stated that the N83 per litre price applies only to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), meaning that other petrol stations and dealers can sell higher than the stipulated amount.
Vanguard reports that the PPPRA’s template also indicated that at N83 per litre, the Federal Government is making a gain of N10.72 for every litre, as it puts the Expected Open Market Price, which is the Landing Cost plus Total Margins at N72.28 per litre.
Giving a breakdown of the price, the PPPRA template put the Landing Cost of the product at N57.98 per litre, while the total margin due middlemen was put at N14.30.
Further breakdown of the Total Margins showed that retailers margin was put at N5per litre; Transporters – N3.05 per litre; Dealers – N1.95 per litre; Bridging fund – N5.85 per litre; Marine Transport Average – N0.15 and Admin Charges – N0.15.
The PPPRA further put official ex-depot price, which is the price depot owners would sell at marketers, at N68.70 per litre, official ex-depot price for collection – N73 per litre, while ex-coastal price – N68.02 per litre.

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The Nigerian Navy says it has uncovered an illegal oil bunkering site at the government-owned Ship Builders Yard facility in Port Harcourt.
Commodore Sanusi Ibrahim, the Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, who took newsmen to the illegal site on Sunday, said five suspects were arrested at the scene.
He said naval troops were immediately deployed to the site at Makoba Beach, shortly after a whistle blower revealed the location of the illegal site.
“Following intelligence tip-off, we raided the area and discovered seven different storage facilities in a secret make-shift facility at the Ship Builders Yard, very close to Ibeto cement and NPA.
“During investigation, we discovered illegal activities which involved bunkering of illegally refined petroleum products and lifting of diesel on to wooden boats, trucks and tanker trucks.
“Several drums loaded with stolen diesel and two trucks waiting to load petroleum products among other equipment were seen at the site.
“Five suspects, including a driver and three conductors of the trucks, were arrested while others fled the scene on sighting advancing naval operatives,” he said.
Represented by Lt.-Cdr. Sunday Haruna, the NNS Pathfinder Base Operation Officer, Ibrahim said investigations were on going to identify sources of the products and those who patronise the site.
He said that the suspects were currently being questioned in order to identity the operators of the site and how they carried out the illicit business without detection.
“Navy operatives are currently trailing some individuals who have been identified as sponsors and owners of the illegal bunkering site,” he said.
Ibrahim, while urging oil thieves to desist from sabotage of oil and gas installations, gave an assurance that the navy would continue with its 24- hour patrol and community-based intelligence gathering strategy.
The commander called on the public to continue to provide the navy and other security agencies with timely information to enable it rid the region of oil thieves and pipeline vandals. (NAN)

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Boko Haram insurgents invaded Babangida town, Tarmowa local government area of Yobe State, early Sunday.
The sect members were, however, chased away by vigilant soldiers.
A resident of the town, Sulaiman Khalil told Daily Trust that the assailants parked their vehicles at the outskirt and sneaked into town on foot and motorcycles.
“Fortunately enough, the security forces were fully aware of their plan. They engaged them in serious gun battle that lasted for hours before the military thwarted their attack plan.
“But an old man was killed by the insurgents outside his tent before they burnt down the shed; his neighbours said he was trying to escape when the militants saw him,” he said.
A fleeing resident told the newspaper that there were apprehensions of possible attack on the town the day before as “the boys (militants) were sighted at Sassawa Saturday afternoon. We alerted security operatives but nothing was done.”
He said that the militants had burnt two patrol vehicles of policemen in the town.

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Youths from Ogbadibo Local Government Area in Benue State have regarded some of their leaders as political prostitues following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State to the All Progressives Congress on Saturday.
Among those who pitched their tents with the ruling APC include, immediate past deputy governor of Benue State, Chief Steve Lawani, former military governor, Chris Abutu Garuba, former guber aspirants in Benue State, Ada Chenge, Sam Ode, Jerry Agada, Mike Onoja and host of others.
Our Source reports that no fewer than 1,000 members of the PDP also decamped to the APC at the official flag off of Dan Onjeh’s senatorial campaign.
Speaking on behalf of the decampees, ex-senate president, Ameh Ebute said they wanted to be part of the gospel of change in the nation.
According to him, “You all could recall that we were part of the people that brought PDP to power but along the line, the party lost its focus. We don’t want to be identified with people who ruined the nation, hence our reason to join this change train.
“On behalf of my colleagues, we officially pledge our loyalty to President Muhammdu Buhari-led government,” he added.
Meanwhile, various youths and opinion leaders from Ogbadibo Local government area have clamped down on the former deputy Governor of Benue State, Steven Lawani and former Minister of State for Education.
This is even as the two major stakeholders in Ogbadibo PDP, Rt. Hon. Joe Ojobo of the Benue House of Assembly and Rt. Hon. Hassan Saleh had come out to refute the claims that they too were part of the decampees.
When the news filtered in, the youths could not hold back their anger as they registered their displeasure over what they termed “political prostitution” of the said elders.
“They are just Political Prostitutes who are decamping only for their selfish interests. Imagine Lawani looking for another juice, after all the wealth he has amassed for himself”, Jerome Idoko, a Youth Activist from Owukpa said.
A renowned Movie Director cum Producer with the Nollywood and Otukpa born social Activist, Comrade Johnson Manex had this to say, “How could an old man that brought disunity among Otukpa sons and daughters jump out of a Political party where he served as deputy Governor for 8 years? They are greedy men! Also look at Jerry Agada who served as Minister for some years without anything to show for it.”
“If APC was a party for good people, should a man like Lawani be accepted into the party”? Akola Okewu Sunday asked rhetorically.
Emmanuel Ekele James also expressed his disappointment thus: “The purpose for their defection is for their own personal aggrandisement and not for any genuine reason that could transform the common people for a better tomorrow. They only want their names to be mentioned among those calling for meetings.”
On his part, Mr. Achigili Ikwu was of the opinion that they were scared of being probed, adding that they were looking for soft landing in the APC.
Mr. Adonaid David affirmed that: “These are persons that have lost their popularity and there is no one following them again, aside their immediate family members. These are the people that contributed greatly to the chaos we are facing currently in Idoma land. They are political job seekers who lost touch with the people while they were in power.”
When contacted on phone, former Secretary of Ogbadibo PDP and SSA to Governor Gabriel Suswam, Hon. Sunday Idoko said he had no reason whatsoever to defect to APC, as he would rather stay in his party and rebuild it.
Hon. Akor Igoche, former LG Exco of the party and a grassroots mobiliser posited that the exit of Lawani and Agada from the Ogbadibo PDP was not a threat to the party but a favourable one, which would help sanitise PDP in Ogbadibo.
Another Youths Activist and grassroots mobiliser from Ogbadibo, Christian Akogwu expressed disappointment over the defection of the duo whom he described as greatest beneficiaries of the PDP led government and political magnanimity of Senator Mark.


“Both Lawani and Agada have always been losing their wards to opposition parties even when they were in power in PDP, ” Akogwu enthused.

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One of the friends of Idoma nation and a former lawmaker, Senator Mallam Mujitab, from Jigawa State has described the embattled former Senate President, Senator David Mark as the “number one politician in Idomaland, stating that any attempt by the Idomas to replace him with another person will amount to political retrogression.” He made this known in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking exclusively to DAILY POST.
Senator Mujitab while speaking advised Idoma league of editors and publishers to take the message to the Idoma nation at the grassroots in order to mobilize support for Senator David Mark in the February re-run.
Speaking on Senator Mark’s achievements and national recognition, Senator Mujitab said Mark has succeeded in putting Idoma nation on a national political scale and recognition, while also building bridges across Nigerian political scenes for the Idoma nation.
According to him “Senator David Mark’s national political standing has put the Idoma nation on a national political recognition and standing due to his various achievements in terms of his famous steps to stabilize the National Assembly and his ability to build bridges across the various stakeholders within our national polity.
“The Idoma nation has succeeded in producing somebody who has built bridges up across the nation. Mark is somebody who is even on the verge of becoming the next president. It’s not a close secret. Everybody knows this fact. Various stakeholders within the Nigerian polity know Senator Mark as somebody with credibility who has built national goodwill, somebody with national standing.
“And to add, it is going to be the greatest political retrogression in this political dispensation, if Idoma as a nation makes the grave mistake to substitute Senator Mark with a small boy who people will not listen to. Quote me anywhere, it is going to be the greatest political retrogression.
Speaking on how disappointing it would be to the entire nation should Mark not returned to the senate, Mujitab said it will be mockery of the Idoma nation at the state level in particular and at the federal level in general.

He said,, “if now, Idoma as a nation, with all the intellectuals, with all the academicians, and with all the political experienced people would even attempt to do away with Senator Mark and bring a new person, then I think it will become a laughing stock in the Nigerian political scene.
“People will laugh and say, these people, what do they need? They substituted somebody who has gathered national solidarity, national appeal, national political goodwill? Somebody who is among national discourse that people are even suggesting he could go for presidency? And now they are bringing somebody who will start from ground zero?”
Senator Mallam Mujitab, skilled in political happenings, deeply lamented at what is going on in Idoma nation, noting that it is politically saddened that Idoma nation does not recognize the value of their nationally accepted number one man. He added that such thing cannot happen in his place.
Comparing his own place, he said, “in my place, this type of thing will not even come up. Nobody will even contemplate on removing somebody who has built bridges, who is an asset to that nation and an asset to that community and bring somebody who will just come and learn the work at that particular time. We don’t play this type of politics in my area, to be honest.”
He advised Idoma nation saying, “therefore, I think, this message must be extended to all well meaning sons and daughters of the Idoma nation.
“The achievement you have recorded in politics, the standing you have at the national level now demand that you must not bring somebody that is of lesser status of David Mark.
‘’If at all, Idoma nation must change, why changing from somebody who has created history to somebody who is just a starter?
“If anybody is saying let’s change Mark, then change him for somebody who is more credible, nationally accepted, who can fight for the course of Idoma nation, who can talk and people will listen to him, somebody who has made the connection here and there, somebody who can reach out.
“If you lose the federal leverage, you have already lost at the state level. The only leverage Idoma nation has now is the quality of representation in terms of somebody who has become a national political figure. This is nothing but the truth!”
‘’This is a general opinion of friends of Idoma nation. It is the talk of town. The question we are asking is, who is that man that is contesting with the number one Idoma political figure?”

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Have you ever seen a human signpost? One was spotted early this morning, in Ojuelegba area of Lagos!
A woman was seen with by the road side early this morning, with a banner worn all over her. The banner had an inscription of available airtime of various networks.

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