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http://ift.tt/2regcz9 Brig.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, President of the GCM, gave the verdict at a seating on Friday in Maiduguri. “The prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. It is clear that the accused committed the offense, contrary to the Armed Forces Act. A General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army has sentenced Lance Cpl Hillary Joel to death, for murdering a civilian during a cordon and search operation in Damboa, Borno State. Brig.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, President of the GCM, gave the verdict at a seating on Friday in Maiduguri. “The prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. It is clear that the accused committed the offense, contrary to the Armed Forces Act. “The court has found you guilty of the offense of murder; it has listened to the presentation by the prosecution urging that you be treated as a first offender. We have also listened to your plea. “But the court also considered the need to maintain discipline and sanity in th...

http://ift.tt/2smERWY US President Donald Trump looks at paperwork for an I-270 project while speaking at the US Department of Transportation June 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump visit of the Transportation Department is part of a White House push to overhaul America's infrastructure. Brendan Smialowski / AFP In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting tolerance on social issues, elder brother Donald Jr has come out swinging for his father. When Trump jets off to his New Jersey golf club on Friday, he leaves behind a US capital buzzing after the dramatic testimony from sacked FBI director James Comey about what he called the US president’s “very concerning” behavior. Just a week ago, the president had sparked global outcry over his decision to walk away from the Paris climate accords, defying months of apparent lobbying from Ivanka, an unpaid White House advisor and long his close confidante. B...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Olasunkanmi Akoni Crisis has continued to rock the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State chapter following primaries to elect chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the forthcoming council polls for the 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs and the 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs as protesters stormed APC secretariat, Acme, Ikeja, Tuesday, and attacked officials. The violence which started last Saturday, during the chairmanship primary election at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. On Monday, the councillorship primary billed for the 377 wards of the state was also marred with violence. At Shogunle area of Lagos one of the leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, popularly known as Hamburger was killed by a rival union and supporters of one of the aspirants in Oshodi/Isolo local government. Vanguard gathered that fight broke out between the rival groups at Saka/Oposun area of the Shogunle, during a brawl between o...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the White House on Tuesday for talks with Donald Trump expected to focus on ways to mend ties frayed over Syria and the presence in the US of Erdogan foe Fethullah Gulen. “We look forward to having a long and productive discussion,” Trump told reporters as he welcomed Erdogan to the Oval Office. Fresh from securing his grip on Turkey with a referendum to centralize power, Recep Tayyip Erdogan met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday on a mission to restore frayed ties. Trump was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Erdogan on winning the April 16 vote to strengthen his office, despite concern in some other capitals that Turkey has taken a dangerous turn towards authoritarianism. But Washington and Ankara are still bitterly at odds over US support for the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), a faction that the Pentagon sees as a vital ally against the Islamic State group in Syria...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma has urged beneficiaries of the ongoing Technical Training on Agricultural Modernisation to acquire the necessary skills to boost the country’s economy. The minister made the call on Tuesday at the China-Nigeria Agricultural Modernisation Cooperation Forum, organised by the Chinese Government in Abuja. Udoma, who was represented by Mr Nse Enobong, a director at the ministry, noted that the Chinese government had been supportive of Nigeria’s agricultural development efforts over the years. “Nigeria government signed an exchange of notes for the Agricultural Demonstration Centre project, which is intended to modernise agricultural operations in the country. “I am aware that a technical training on agricultural modernisation, involving 40 Nigerians, is ongoing. This forum is also part of China’s support to our development efforts. “We are happy to note that Chinese enterprises are willing, as promised by th...

http://ift.tt/2pLp2EB Fans hold up special "Finale" flags in the crowd during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at White Hart Lane in London, on May 14, 2017. Ben STANSALL / AFP Liverpool are on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League after Philippe Coutinho inspired a 4-0 rout of West Ham, while Tottenham said a fitting farewell to White Hart Lane with a 2-1 win against Manchester United on Sunday. In contrast to Liverpool’s jubilation and Tottenham’s celebratory send-off, there was only misery for Hull as they were relegated after a 4-0 thrashing at Crystal Palace. It was a day of high emotion as the Premier League’s remaining issues at the top and bottom were played out in dramatic fashion. At the London Stadium, Liverpool took the lead when Coutinho’s sublime pass was converted by Daniel Sturridge early in the first half. Coutinho stole the spotlight again in the second half with a superb solo s...

http://ift.tt/2q6cKYL Former Women Affairs Minister, Mrs Zainab Maina The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered promoters of Bakrad International Limited and the children of former Women Affairs Minister, Mrs Zainab Maina, to pay N61 million to the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND). The said money was an outstanding principal loan and accrued 13.50 per cent interest of a loan granted them to finance a business. NERFUND filed a suit against Bakrad International Limited before the court and‎ joined Maina’s children, Umar and Rahinatu Maina as the first and second defendants respectively. Delivering judgment in the suit, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, directed the defendants to pay NERFUND N61 million as agreed upon by both parties during the transaction. According to Justice Mohammed, the defendants failed to put forward any defence to the plaintiff’s action hence the plaintiff was entitled to judgment of the court. “Since I earlier held that the defendants have not...