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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has said that ‘without Biafra there will be no difference between an animal and a black person from Africa. The post Without Biafra there will be no difference between an animal, a black person – Namadi Kanu appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2sBt97l

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it impounded 941 bags of foreign per boiled rice valued at about N6.8 million. According to the Controller of the command, Sarkin Kebbi at a news conference in Lagos, ”the impounded rice is valued at N6,830,719, a Duty valued N4, 781,503 and duty paid valued N11,612,322.” The controller, who displayed the commodity, said the feat was achieved through a renewed resolve of the officers to stamp out smuggling. Kebbi said that on resumption of duty a month ago, he made known to the officers the mandate given to him from the customs headquarters. According to him, ”the service echelon handed me a stern order to ensure that smugglers were compelled to change their nefarious act to legitimate businesses. “I will not fail in my mandate; I have never failed before and will not stay below the board. “With motivation from the headquarters, I promise to make bigger seizures. “We know that ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Kebbi State Government says it will engage unscheduled local government staff for a proposed leather recycling programme aimed at reducing waste of hides and skin. The state Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Muhammad Marafa, made this known at NUJ Ministerial Briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. “We will engage youths in the programme; we will use the redundant staff or employ the services of casual workers to assist in ensuring the programme succeeded and also making state wastes leather-free”, he said. He said the state government would establish the recycling factories in Argungu, Gwandu,Yauri and Zuru emirates, adding that the government could not afford to establish the factories in all the 21 local government areas. He said his ministry surveyed all the mining sites to ascertain the potentials and illegal mining. “We have come to a conclusion that the illegal miners should not be illegal; we have issued them licenses to continue their activities ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An FBI translator who was hired to spy on a German member of the Islamic State group instead apparently grew attracted to him and snuck off to Syria to get married. According to court documents seen Tuesday, Daniela Greene, who had a “top secret” security clearance, told her colleagues at the Detroit office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that she was heading to Germany to see her parents for a few weeks in June 2014. Instead she flew to Turkey and snuck across the border to meet up and marry an IS fighter. He was not identified in the documents, but according to CNN, he was Denis Cuspert, a notorious former German rapper who went by the name of Deso Dogg. Cuspert was officially designated a terrorist in early 2015 by the US State Department, which described him as an IS recruiter focusing on German speakers, and noted that he had appeared in numerous IS videos, including on in which he was holding the severed head of an Islamic State opponent. It was n...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Urowayino Jeremiah Bloggers tend to challenge mainstream media organisations since the arrival of the internet, due to the attention they enjoy from the public. However mainstream media organisations are known for objectivity within the news industry. In the bid to ensure professionalism within the news industry, Lagos lawyer and human right activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the NUJ and other relevant bodies to go back to their drawing board to enable them check the recklessness of the social media publishers. While noting that the media profession is very important to the socio-political development of every society. “For me, anybody that is going to publish anything using online channel, should have a registered website and we must be able to trace them. Technology has gone beyond anybody  just writing down anything as website. Similarly the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,  castigated  the recklessness of ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Chief Missioner of  Nasrul-Lahi-l Fatih Society (NASFAT), Alhaji Abdullahi Gbade Akinbode has resigned his position as the spiritual head of the society. This was contained in a release signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Banji Busari and sent to Vanguard. According to the statement, “The leadership of Nasrul Lahi l Fatih Society (NASFAT) wishes to inform the public, all our stakeholders and particularly the entire Ummah that Alh Abdullah Akinbode has voluntarily stepped down from the position of Chief Missioner of the Society. “His exit was contained in his letter of disengagement from the service of the Society which was dated 27th April 2017 and was addressed to the Society through the office of the General Secretary. “Following the letter of acceptance of the Society to his declaration of disengagement of service, the position of the Chief Missioner has become vacant with effect from Friday 28th April 2017. “Consequently, in line wi...