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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Kaduna State Police command, on Friday denied reports in some section of the media that 20 people were kidnapped on Wednesday along Abuja-Kaduna express way. The Commissioner of Police ,Mr Agyole Abeh, said this at a news conference in Kaduna on Friday, “The Command wishes to state that, there was no report of such incident and the story is entirely a fabricated falsehood intended to create fear in the minds of citizens. “It is pertinent to note that command has not relented in acting on reports on the suspected activities of criminals in the state.” The commissioner, who was represented by his deputy in charge of operations, Mr. Abdulrahaman Ahmed, said the command had only recorded an incident where five persons driving along Kaduna-Abuja express way were attacked and three of them were robbed while the other two were kidnapped. “When the report reached us, the Command’s technical and human resources where deployed to ensure the rescue of the two victim...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Kaduna State Police command, on Friday denied reports in some section of the media that 20 people were kidnapped on Wednesday along Abuja-Kaduna express way. The Commissioner of Police ,Mr Agyole Abeh, said this at a news conference in Kaduna on Friday, “The Command wishes to state that, there was no report of such incident and the story is entirely a fabricated falsehood intended to create fear in the minds of citizens. “It is pertinent to note that command has not relented in acting on reports on the suspected activities of criminals in the state.” The commissioner, who was represented by his deputy in charge of operations, Mr. Abdulrahaman Ahmed, said the command had only recorded an incident where five persons driving along Kaduna-Abuja express way were attacked and three of them were robbed while the other two were kidnapped. “When the report reached us, the Command’s technical and human resources where deployed to ensure the rescue of the two victim...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Chief Joe Mmamel, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Enugu State, on Saturday joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mmamel completed his defection to the APC when he registered in his Agu Obowa Ward II in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state. He was received by his ward Chairman, Mr Chidozie Uchenna, APC chairman in Enugu state, Dr Ben Nwoye and the party’s national Vice Chairman in the South-East, Chief Emma Enukwu. The former governor of the state under the platform of the PDP, Mr Sullivan Chime, was among the dignitaries who received Mmamel. Mmamel said his decision to join the ruling party at the national level was to attract visible development to his local government and the state in general. Mmamel, who was the first executive chairman of Ezeagu Local Government Council, said the area was in dire need of infrastructural uplift. He...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Delta state teams on Saturday showed their superiority when both Delta Flickers male team and Delta Queens female team won the 2017 National Hockey League One. Nerwsmen report that Delta Flickers defeated Nasarawa Flickers 2-0 to top the male competition. The Delta Queens defeated Yankari Babes of Bauchi 1-0 to top the female competition. In the male final match played at the Abuja National Stadium, Awoh Samuel scored the first goal in the 41st minute. Pius Afure scored from a short corner in the 58th minute to extend the lead. NAN reports that with the win, Delta Flickers and Nasarawa Flickers in the male category gained promotion into the Super League. Delta Queens and Yankari Babes of Bauchi also gained promotion into the Super League in the female category. Plateau Flickers’ male team came third while Edo Flickers’ female team came third in the female category. Magen Kelvin of Benue Alpha Flickers emerged player of the tournament in the male category w...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has donated N2 million and acres of land for construction of elderly people’s home in Ile-Ife, Osun. Ooni gave the donation at the Ife Ooye Elegant Women Association Worldwide, Historic Fund Raising/Launching for the Construction of Elderly People’s Home in Ile-Ife, on Saturday. The Oba, who was represented at the occasion by his wife, Queen Wuraola Ogunwusi, commended the organisers of the programme for their concerns for the aged and for improving their lives and providing for them. He said that history would not forget them and their names would be written in gold. He promised not leave them alone, saying he would fully support them financially, physically and morally for the success of the programme. Speaking at the occasion, Mrs Temilomo Lawal, the President of the Association, gave thanks to God for giving them the heart to serve. Lawal said that observation revealed that loneliness could lead to sudden death of s...

http://ift.tt/2qauSA2 Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has donated N2 million and acres of land for construction of elderly people’s home in Ile-Ife, Osun. Ooni gave the donation at the Ife Ooye Elegant Women Association Worldwide, Historic Fund Raising/Launching for the Construction of Elderly People’s Home in Ile-Ife, on Saturday. The Oba, who was represented at the occasion by his wife, Queen Wuraola Ogunwusi, commended the organisers of the programme for their concerns for the aged and for improving their lives and providing for them. He said that history would not forget them and their names would be written in gold. He promised not leave them alone, saying he would fully support them financially, physically and morally for the success of the programme. Speaking at the occasion, Mrs Temilomo Lawal, the President of the Association, gave thanks to God for giving them the heart to serve. Lawal said that observation reveal...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J   By Emeka Aginam For the first time, the software giant, Microsoft has disclosed plans to establish datacenter in the African continent including Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The investment would address the needs of African customers and recognizes the potential for digital transformation in Africa through the power of cloud. The development which is expected to enable greater innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth across the continent when fully deployed will directly deliver the company’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Expanding on existing investments, Microsoft will deliver cloud services, including Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics 365, from datacentres located in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa with initial availability anticipated in 2018. This announcement expands on ongoing investments in Africa, where organizations are using currently available clou...

http://ift.tt/2pQmeKM The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba. The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) has since inception embarked on 1,614 projects in Delta valued N366 billion. The Chairman of the commission, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, made the disclosure when he led a delegation to Gov Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday. He said in a statement by Mr Ibitoye Abosede the NDDC’s Director of Corporate Affairs in Abuja on Thursday that 803 of the projects had been completed and commissioned while 396 were still ongoing. Ndoma-Egba told the governor that one of the first decisions taken by the board was the re-activation of all dormant organs of the commission. He mentioned the Advisory Committee as one of such organs as it was made up of all the governors of the NDDC member states and two other members appointed by Mr. President. Ndoma-Egba noted that it was necessary to revive the Advisory Committee because the NDDC must work with the gover...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J LOOKING to fulfill a lifelong dream to tour one of the most iconic ships in history? Travellers interested in exploring the wreckage of the Titanic will have to pay a high price for the experience. Luxury travel company Blue Marble Private is offering voyages to the ship for $105,129 per person – almost double what travelers paid for Deep Ocean Expeditions’ 2012 journey to the wreckage, according to CNN. The eight-day trip will kick off in Canada in May 2018 and transport participants in a submersible to the wreck site, where travelers will have as many as three days of diving, up to three hours a day, to examine the ship, which rests 12,000 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean. The chance to “explore Titanic’s massive debris field, home to numerous artifacts strewn across the ocean floor, nearly undisturbed for over a century,” will also be available to voyagers, Blue Marble Private founder Elizabeth Ellis told CNN. She also revealed one of the pe...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Godfrey Bivbere Former Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrations, AAMA, Sobantu Tilayi has called on African nations to work at growing their economies and increasing their seafarers’ base in order to grow its global trade participation beyond 2.5 percent. Tilayi who disclosed at the last AAMA Conference in Abuja, decried the fact that Africa presently controls 2.5 percent of global trade figures by volume and less than one percent participation in the global maritime industry. He stated: “We must increase our participation in the global trade and the only way to achieve this is to increase our economies, the number of seafarers coming from South Africa, Nigeria among others and also the size of our Gross Domestic Products, GDP, in relation to the various economies in the continent. “Another way to achieve this is to increase our participation, increase our tonnages, that is the number of ships on each country’s fleet, increase the num...