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http://ift.tt/2pYYwIu The Nigeria Police Force had on April 20, declared Akwasa wanted for killing many innocent persons and destroying property worth millions of Naira in different locations in Benue. The Department of State Services ( DSS) has arrested three suspected associates of a notorious kidnap kingpin, Terwase Akwasa, alias Ghana, an operative, Mr Tony Opuiyo, said in a statement. He stated that the suspects were Dondo Orsaa, Terhile Mbaloha and Teryima Ihiambe. The Nigeria Police Force had on April 20, declared Akwasa wanted for killing many innocent persons and destroying property worth millions of Naira in different locations in Benue. Police investigation revealed that Akwasa was responsible for the killing of late Denen Igbana, the Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue. The Benue Government had offered N10 million to anyone with information that could lead to his arrest. Meanwhile, the three suspected associates of the kingpin were arrest...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As the 8th National Assembly marks its second anniversary, the President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that the unity of Nigeria was not negotiatble. Saraki who spoke at a special valedictory session to mark the anniversary of the Senate warned those who are insinuating Nigeria’s breakup to desist. Saraki’s called followed remarks by other lawmakers urging the senate to take a position on the matter. While commending lawmakers for their cooperation in ensuring that challnges faced at the onset were overcome, he added that the Senate would in the same unity ensure that Nigeria was not divided. “I thank you all for your contribution and kind words and words of encouragement. “ We have done two years and for the second part, we must be ready to take on the issues before us. “As we promised we want to conclude the Constitution Review exercise to be one more promise kept. “ Also the senate must stand clearly to defend one Nigeria. There is no room for...

http://ift.tt/2rDw4yE By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA – THE Eric Omare led faction of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has commended the youths of the middle belt for distancing themselves from the quit notice issued to Igbos to leave the northern part of the country by some northern youth organizations. ‎Omare, in a chat with Vanguard said the position of the Middle Belt Youth Council as contained in the statement issued by Emma Zopmal demonstrates maturity and respect for Nigerians from different parts of the country to express their opinion as to the structure of Nigeria. The IYC leader said: “We state for the umpteenth time that Nigeria as presently structured is suffocating and is in dire need of urgent surgery to reconstruct it so as to achieve unity, peace and progress. “It is in this light that we are gladdened by the expression of support for self-determination by the Middle Belt Youth Council. This is a clear message to the caliphate north and the Hausa/Fulani oligar...

http://ift.tt/2sO0ETV The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration. Aisha expressed the feeling shortly after arriving at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the early hours of Tuesday. Aisha travelled to the UK on Tuesday, May 30, to meet her husband who has been in London for a medical trip. She conveyed the appreciation of the president to Nigerians for their constant prayers and support and said he would soon be with them as he was recuperating fast. The president’s wife thanked Nigerians for their steadfastness in the face of challenges facing the country. She also called for prayers and cooperation of Nigerians for the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, toward achieving the mandate of the Buhari administration as contained in the APC manifesto. Aisha also urged Nigerians not to relent in their prayers for the progress of the country. Vía Nigeria News,...

http://ift.tt/2qVz22u (FILES) This file photo taken on March 09, 2003 shows an agent of the Congolese Red Cross disinfecting a room of the Kelle hospital, northwestern Congo, where an Ebola fever infected patient lies. Nigeria on May 15, 2017 said it had stepped up health surveillance and vigilance was high at entry ports after an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least three people. "The minister has directed the director of health services at the ports to ensure that public health workers are put on the alert," a health ministry spokeswoman told AFP. / AFP PHOTO / DESIREY MINKOH An unlicenced Ebola vaccine could soon be tested in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an outbreak of the virus, the World Health Organization said Thursday. There is no licenced vaccine for the Ebola virus, but a promising candidate vaccine could be deployed within a matter of days if the DR Congo government gives its approval, the WHO said. ...