Day: 27 October 2019

Man in Police net for shattering one-year-old baby’s head

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

The Nigerian Police has arrested one Isiaka Ayobami of No. 2, Ayo Ijaiye Street, Isheri, Lagos, for forcefully seizing a one-year-old girl, Aishat Isiaka, from her mother and hitting her on the ground. Lagos Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, in a statement released to newsmen on Sunday, said the baby’s head was shattered and that she died on the spot. Elkana said father of the deceased baby, Garuba Isiaka, of No. 7, Ayo Ijaiye Street, had reported the incident at Isheri Police Station. “The suspect was almost lynched by angry…

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ISIS names Saddam Hussein’s ex-ally as new leader

Jide Ige

Following the death of its erstwhile leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has named Abdullah Qardash (a.k.a. Hajji Abdullah al-Afari) as its new leader. Al-Baghdadi died as a result of a US Special Forces operation in Syria’s Idlib province on Sunday. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It is also officially known as the Islamic State and also known by its Arabic-language acronym Daesh Quoting the Newsweek, Sputnik reports that Qardash had earlier…

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Balewa knew North had oil -Arewa leader

Jide Ige

A former Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Amb. Yerima Abdullahi has said the first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), knew about the deposits of oil in the North but didn’t explore it. Abdullahi said Balewa’s intention was to allow the younger generations to explore the oil. He said the discovery of oil in the North, particularly the recent one in the Gondola Basin, had shamed those who tag the region as a parasite on Nigeria. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation recently announced the discovery of hydrocarbon…

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al-Baghdadi: During and after, Syrian journalist posts videos of attack that killed ISIS leader

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

A Syrian journalist and media expert, Mohamad Rasheed, has tweeted a video of what he claims to be the bombing of the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi. Al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Sunday as American troops bombarded his hideout in Barisha village of Idlib northern countryside near the Syrian-Turkish border. Rasheed, who tweets in Arabic, had tweeted [as translated by Google Translate]: “Video from the site targeted by US military forces at dawn today in Barisha village of Idlib northern countryside near…

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Synergy between Legislature, Executive for betterment of Nigerians – Gbajabiamila

Jide Ige

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that a good synergy between the Legislature and the Executive arm of government would be for the betterment of the citizens.Gbajabiamila, who disclosed this while receiving a delegation of the Forum of Former Members of the House led by a former speaker, Rt. Hon. Ghali Umar Na’abba on Thursday in Abuja, said the two arms of government are partners in the progress of Nigeria.The Speaker said against the perception in some quarters that having a good relationship with…

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YEA 6: Fidelity Bank, Gazelle Empowers Over 200 Youth With Entrepreneurial Skills

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

Determined to reduce unemployment levels in the country, Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with Gazelle Academy and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka on Friday concluded an entrepreneurship training programme for over 200 students in Anambra State. The programme which formally kicked off Wednesday ended with a call to Nigerian youths to embrace entrepreneurship and create wealth for themselves instead of searching endlessly for non-existing paid jobs. Organised under the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy (YEA 6), the programme seeks to empower the Nigerian undergraduate with vocational skills and enterprise training which…

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