Soldiers and other security personel attached to the Calabar/Itu bridge head along Cross River and Akwa Ibom States boundary has repelled suspected attackers from entering Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State. These suspects, who carried warring weapons and other equipment were said to have come from Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State. A source who pleaded for anonymity alleged that the suspected war lords gathered at Itu and moved in large numbers towards the bridgehead with a view to crossing to Cross River State to attack their perceived enemies in Ikot Offiong community, in Odukpani but were repelled by security operatives. “The suspected war lords gathered in the early hours (2-3am) of Saturday with a view to launching an attack on the people of Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River but the soldiers stopped them from crossing. the people of the region expressed their gratitude to the soldiers and t
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The all progressive congress of Nigeria national working committee has appointed Mr. Victor Gaidom as the party national acting secretary. The national publicity secretary of the APC, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, announced the appointment in a statement. Mr Gaidom, who has been in the office of the Deputy national Secretary before his appointment to the office of the National Secretary, will remain in the role until Yobe State nominates a replacement for the state’s Governor-Elect, Mai Mala Buni, who had resigned ahead of the general elections.
Germany's Alexander Zverev did his French Open preparations a world of good by beating Chile's Nicolas Jarry 6-3 3-6 7-6(8) in a difficult, rain-hit final at the Geneva Open on Sunday. Top seed Zverev, looking for his first title win on clay since clinching the Italian Open last year, had endured a disappointing season so far and had not won a title since the ATP Finals in London in November. The 22-year-old did not have it easy, taking two hours and 35 minutes to eventually get the better of his unseeded opponent in a match where both players had numerous match points. Two rain delays added to the drama. Zverev was not as his best with eight double faults punctuating his victory, five of which came in the final set, and he converted only one of 12 break points over the course of the match. Jarry, who beat Zverev in Barcelona on the same surface in a three-setter last month, fired six aces to Zverev's thre
Reuters Sunday, 26 May 2019 Text size A A A Valencia beat Barcelona 2-1 to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, ending the Spanish champions’ four-year winning streak in the competition and denying them a domestic double. Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo Moreno struck first-half goals to give Marcelino’s dominant Valencia control of the final in Seville’s sweltering Benito Villamarin stadium. Record 30-times Cup winners Barcelona struggled without injured forwards Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele but Lionel Messi pulled the Catalans back into the game with a close-range finish. Goncalo Guedes missed a gilt-edged chance in stoppage-time for Valencia but they held on to win their first major trophy since last lifting the Cup in 2008. “I’m so happy because for me, my family, it’s incredible,” said Valencia captain Dani Parejo. “A club like Valencia deserves a lot more joy lik
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that it would continue to use unconventional methods to revive the country’s economy and encourage local production.Part of the unconventional means would be to declare as “economic sabotage and cease accounts of individuals and companies” that engage in importation of 43 items already placed on restriction by the apex bank. This was the fulcrum of the Distinguished Leadership Lecture delivered by the Governor of the CBN, Dr Godwin Emefiele, at the International Conference Centre of the University of Ibadan (UI) yesterday. The lecture was titled, “Up Against the Tide: Nigeria’s Heterodox Monetary Policy and the Bretton Woods Consensus”.According to Emefiele, since it was obvious that the prevailing system in Nigeria makes those conventional theories of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial institutions to work, the CBN has to consider unconstitutional means to fight economic recession and
Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, said "the social investment programmes (SIP) coordinated by Maryam Uwais, special adviser to the president on social investment, failed in the north". Speaking at an interactive forum at Aso Rock on Saturday, the president’s wife Mrs Aisha said she was told that 30,000 women from Adamawa would benefit from the programme but nothing of such happened. Making specific reference to Uwais, the president’s wife Mrs. Aisha said she was sure that the huge role Kano played in bringing her husband to power in 2015 influenced the appointment of the wife of the former chief justice of Nigeria. Uwais is from Kano, which gave President Muhammadu Buhari the highest number of votes in 2015. “Concerning the N500 billion voted for SIP, that was part of 2015 campaigns where they promised to give out N10,000, feed pupils in primary schools and give N5,000 to the poorest of the poor,” she said. “The SSA to the president on social investme
The Peoples Democratic Party congratulates its candidate, Mr Bello Matawalle, for the victory and for being declared the governor-elect of Zamfara State by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The party also congratulates all of its candidates who were declared lawmakers-elect in reaction to the Supreme Court judgment which nullified the victory of the All Progressives Congress in elections in the state. Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC had declared the candidates of the PDP winners of the poll on Saturday. In its congratulatory message to its candidates, the PDP assured the residents of Zamfara State of good governance as the party prepares to take over the mantle of leadership on May 29. It described their victory as the triumph of the will of the people over manipulative forces. “This victory is a clear pointer to the fact that no matter how long manipulations and anti-democratic tendencies appear to thrive, justice and the will of the people always
The President's wife, Aisha Buhari, has criticized the Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government, she said "the programme has failed to achieve its aim in Kano and most parts of Northern Nigeria". Mrs Aisha Buhari stated this at the interactive session with women as part of the presidential inauguration ceremony at the State House in Abuja. The wife of the President, who specifically mentioned the conditional cash transfer component, questioned the method used in executing the programme. She also faulted the amount of money spent on the purchase of mosquito nets. “They have spent $16 million buying mosquito nets. I did not get it, but maybe some people have gotten it. But I feel that, as my personal opinion, $16 million is enough to fumigate Nigeria,” she said. Generally, Mrs Aisha Buhari did not agree with the method adopted for the programme. She said, “I was expecting the social investment programme, N500 billion to be utilize