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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Tonnie Iredia Exactly six years ago, this writer and a few colleagues on account of ‘security reasons’ had to cancel a trip to the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, ASCON Badagry where we were  scheduled to participate in a manpower development programme. Some Good Samaritan had alerted us of a kind of civil war taking place along our proposed path between the police and the army. The report was that some policemen had an argument with a man at a check point which led to the shooting of the man who was later discovered to be a soldier. Efforts by the relevant Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and his crime officer to hold a peace meeting with the army ended up with deaths on the police side including their two peace seeking leaders.  We were not lucky to hear much of how the matter was concluded other than the announcement by the Lagos State Police Spokesman that the Commissioner of Police would ‘soon’ comment on the issue. On its part, the arm...

http://ift.tt/2rEwW6O ..Despite our distress calls, navy officers’ attack on police station, with `war weapons’, continued till midnight — Ugbo, Cross River Police Spokesperson. By Emmanuel Unah The gaping holes on the walls of the main block of  Akim Police Station, Calabar spoke volumes of the intention of those who pumped bullets into it: To kill. And by the time the dust settled, Sergeant Emmanuel Mbang lay dead.  Corporal Davies was hit and badly injured. The event of Tuesday evening in the Cross River State capital still baffles after some navy officers allegedly turned assault rifles that ordinarily have been used in war situations on the police station following a misunderstanding between two navy officers   and a traffic    policeman at IBB/ Stadium Roundabout, Calabar. An eye witness told Sunday Vanguard that the events that led to the attack on the police station started after an altercation at the junction when a traffic policeman on duty...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J   Rizespor, who parade Nigeria stars Nosa Igiebor and Godfrey Oboabona, will feature in the Turkish lower league next season after they were relegated yesterday. Rizespor won 1-0 at home against Alanyaspor, but it was not enough to save them as Bursaspor also won at Trabzonspor. Rizespor, who have flirted with the dreaded drop for several seasons, thus joined Gaziantepspor and Adanaspor on the relegation train. Igiebor was a late substitute for Rizespor, while another Nigerian Bright Edomwonyi started for the dame team. Oboabona was not listed for the final game of the season. Super Eagles-bound Omeruo was replaced for the second half by Alanyaspor.   The post Igiebor, Oboabona’s club relegated! appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2sCm1HN

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Corsica Federation, Ligue Corse de Football, have offered free tickets to children up to twelve years old living in the Island to watch today’s friendly between Corsica and Nigeria. The Squadra Corsa Association presided by Dédé Discala says he wants to give an opportunity to the children and their companion to see the big names on the Nigerian team, including Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Leicester City striker Ahmed Musa. ‘’We want them to share this moment and that it remains a beautiful memory for them,” Dédé Discala was quoted as saying by Corse Matin. “Around the flags of Corsica and Nigeria, it seemed interesting to us to send the message of a welcoming island with children, social categories and very different origins. ‘’That is what it is to live together and it is very important for us.’’ The children will welcome the two national teams to the pitch before joining the spectators to watch the game, which begins at 2000 hours.   Th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Dayo Adesulu NATIONAL Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Lagos State has partnered with the Ministry of Health to ensure the 2017 orientation camp slated for today is free from the spread of Cerebra-spinal Meningitis (CSM) disease. The NYSC State Coordinator, Lagos, Prince Mohammed Momoh who disclosed this to journalists at their corporate office Surulere said that the scheme had already sensitised prospective corps members to get vaccinated against the spread of the Cerebra-spinal Meningitis (CSM) disease. “Beyond the Lagos State Secretariat, the NYSC is also working with the Ministry of Health to ensure that corps member who have not been vaccinated before coming to camp are attended to,’’ he said. He maintained that the NYSC had attained about 95 per cent preparedness and set to receive corps members and commence the orientation exercise today. Momoh who also disclosed that the State was making provision for adequate care for nursing mothers and pregnant corps...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Princewill Ekwujuru FACEBOOK has selected 60 entrepreneurs from across the Middle East and Africa for the ‘Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge’. The Bots for Messenger Challenge is a contest to recognise and reward developers who create the most innovative new bots on Messenger.  Developers in teams of up to three people, were invited to create bots in three categories: gaming and entertainment; productivity and utility; and social good. Emeka Afigbo, Facebook’s Head of Platform Partnerships for Middle East and Africa, stated: “Facebook grew out of a hacker culture and thrives by promoting innovation on new platforms. That’s why we launched the Bots for Messenger Challenge, with the aim of rewarding entrepreneurs and developers for harnessing the power of bots to create amazing new services and apps. We were overwhelmed to receive more than 1,000 entries over two and a half months for the Bots for Messenger Challenge from developers a...