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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed that a policeman, Sgt. Thomas Agada, has committed suicide after shooting his wife and maid. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday at Masaka in Karu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Mr. Kennedy Idirisu, told newsmen in Lafia that late Agada served at the Police command in the FCT, but resided at Masaka, where the incident occurred. Idirisu explained that before killing himself, the deceased had shot and injured his wife and maid at their shop around De Memories Hotel in Masaka. He said the wife and maid were currently receiving treatment at the Asokoro General Hospital in the FCT, adding that investigation had begun to ascertain the motive behind the shooting. “We cannot say for sure now what could have led to the dastardly act but we believe that the wife, currently being treated would be of great help to our investigation, once she stabilises,” Idirisu said. The post Polic...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Government has mandated the recently appointed Executive Management team of the Federal Mortgage Bank(FMBN) to reposition the bank for greater efficiency. Mrs Mercy Dominic, Unit Head, FMBN Public Affairs Department made this kown in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Dominic quoted the Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa as saying this in a meeting between the FMBN Executive Management Team and Heads of selected Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs). Dangiwa said that the objective of the meeting was to brief the PMBs on the focus of the new management team of the Bank. He noted that the meeting was to address issues of PMBs’ Non-Performing Loans in order to chart a way forward towards liquidation and to conclude transactions pending with PMBs for estates funded by the Bank. Dangiwa noted the strategically important role played by PMBs in the operations of the Bank, being the only disbursement channels for National Housing Fund (NHF) mortgage loans as pre...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mr Robert Azibaola, a cousin to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has asked a Federal High Court, Lagos to declare that the EFCC has no power to remand suspects under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA). Azibaola, a lawyer and environmental activist, had filed the suit following his arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in April 2016. He has since been arraigned and granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Azibaola, in the suit filed on his behalf by a Human Rights lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, joined the EFCC, and the Attorney-General of the Federation as respondents. He is challenging his alleged illegal detention. On Tuesday, Adegboruwa informed the court that he was ready to move the applicant’s originating summons. However, Justice Mojosola Olatoregun, asked him to return on another date for the hearing. She, consequently, fixed July 5, for hearing. Azibaola had been accused of receiving 40 mil...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Conscience Nigeria, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), said the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, had rekindled Nigerians’ hope in the administration of the All Progressives Congress(APC). Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Tosin Adeyanju, said Osinbajo achieved this in his Democracy Day broadcast to the nation on Monday. He told newsmen in Abuja that the speech awakened positive consciousness of bright future in most Nigerians, who had lost hope in the administration and country. “The country was full of so much hopelessness and disappointment but the acting president has reawakened our hope. “In the about two years left for this administration the acting president has been able to rekindle hope and for us not to lose faith in APC administration,’’ Adeyanju said. He said that the administration recorded some achievements in the areas of fighting insecurity and recovery of loots. “If I must score the administration, they have done well on the i...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) said occupants of the three-storey building which collapsed on Monday in Lagos failed to heed its repeated warnings to vacate the house. LASBCA Acting General Manager, Oyewale Joseph, told newsmen on Monday in Lagos that the building collapsed due to weak foundation and use of substandard materials. Two people died while 14 others survived when the building under renovation collapsed at Daddy Alhaja Street in Apongbon area of Lagos Island on Monday. “Before now, LABSCA district office on Lagos Island had served all statutory notices on this very building and having served all the notices, we have also sealed the building twice. “Last week Friday the building in question was sealed off and all the occupants were chased out by the enforcement team of LABSCA. “The developer took advantage of the long weekend and began illegal renovation of this building; there is no renovation permit and there is no letter from th...

http://ift.tt/2rxrdA5 Vinicius Junior Real Madrid have agreed a deal reportedly worth up to 40 million euros to sign teenage Brazilian prodigy Vinicius Junior from Flamengo once he turns 18, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday. The 16-year-old forward has drawn comparisons to Barcelona star Neymar after shining at the under-17 South American Championships, with Barcelona, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain also reportedly showing interest. “Real Madrid and Flamengo have reached an agreement regarding the transfer of… Vinicius Junior from July 2018,” the La Liga club said in a statement. “The player will remain at his current club until July 2019, although he will be able to play for Real Madrid before then if both clubs agree to it.” Real gave no details of the transfer fee, but reports in the Spanish press claim the deal could be worth up to 40 million euros ($45 million). Vía The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper | Nigeria News and World News http://ift.tt/2rNj7R1

http://ift.tt/2re6v8r Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (2nd L) and his players arrive to inspect the pitch at the Friends Arena in Solna outside Stockholm on May 23, 2017, on the eve of the UEFA Europa League football final between Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United.Odd ANDERSEN / AFP Shaken by the deadly Manchester bomb attack, Manchester United’s players arrived in Stockholm on Tuesday for a Europa League final against Ajax that has been scarred by tragedy. United manager Jose Mourinho said the attack, which left 22 people dead and 59 injured, had deeply affected his players, who held a minute’s silence at their Carrington training base prior to leaving for Stockholm. United cancelled their eve-of-match press conference at the Friends Arena, but Mourinho and his players solemnly went ahead with a scheduled walk around the pitch before returning to the team hotel. “We’re all very sad about the tragic events last night; we can’t take out of our min...

http://ift.tt/2pmuzVZ Former Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Chief Eugene Odo, says the growing popularity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is a call for good governance. Odo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday that the current leadership style and quality in the state was inconsistent with what obtained in the past. He said that the leadership lacuna was so glaring that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state were joining the APC in their numbers. “Part of the reasons why we joined the APC is that with the level God has assisted us, I do not think the state government has anything to offer for now. “We do not want to show the difference between what is happening now and what happened in the past because the facts are glaring. “God has benefitted us and we should be in the vanguard of benefitting others. That is our mission in APC,” he said. The former speaker lauded residents of the state for embracing t...