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http://ift.tt/2qFt715 Tambuwal Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged Nigerians to avoid inflammatory remarks that can bring disunity among the people. He made the plea on Friday evening when he invited the members of the resident communities in the state to break fasting with him. He spoke against the backdrop of the ultimatum given to the Igbo to leave the northern part of the country by some youths in Kaduna. The governor said Nigerians must feel free to stay in any part of the country without fear of molestation. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to the governor, Malam Imam Imam after the event, he assured the citizens of his readiness to provide adequate security for them. “I align myself fully with the position of the Northern Governors as enunciated by our chairman, Gov. Kashim Shattima of Borno. “We have enjoyed a robust relationship with all members of the resident communities; you have no reason to fear....

http://ift.tt/2qFt715 Tambuwal Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged Nigerians to avoid inflammatory remarks that can bring disunity among the people. He made the plea on Friday evening when he invited the members of the resident communities in the state to break fasting with him. He spoke against the backdrop of the ultimatum given to the Igbo to leave the northern part of the country by some youths in Kaduna. The governor said Nigerians must feel free to stay in any part of the country without fear of molestation. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to the governor, Malam Imam Imam after the event, he assured the citizens of his readiness to provide adequate security for them. “I align myself fully with the position of the Northern Governors as enunciated by our chairman, Gov. Kashim Shattima of Borno. “We have enjoyed a robust relationship with all members of the resident communities; you have no reason to fear....

http://ift.tt/2rLNA5c Kyari said that following the Kidnapping of Alhaji Jibrin Idris, an Islamic Scholar in Enabo, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi, on Feb. 2, police launched a manhunt for the kidnappers. The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has arrested two suspected kidnappers, whose gang have been allegedly terrorising Kogi and its environs, the Commander, ACP Abba Kyari, has said. Kyari, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. Kyari said that following the Kidnapping of Alhaji Jibrin Idris, an Islamic Scholar in Enabo, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi, on Feb. 2, police launched a manhunt for the kidnappers. He said that the effort was in response to the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’s, directive to the IRT. Kyari said that the Islamic scholar was subsequently released by his abductors after the payment of ransom. “After about three months of unrelenting follow-up, the kidnappers e...

http://ift.tt/2revTKU South Korea's President Moon Jae-In (C) and cabinet members attend an emergency meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 14, 2017. South Korean President Moon Jae-In on May 14 condemned the North's latest missile launch as a "reckless provocation", staged days after his inauguration in an apparent test of the new administration. / AFP PHOTO / YONHAP / str / – South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT  South Korean President Moon Jae-In warned Wednesday there was a “high possibility” of military clashes along the border with North Korea as tensions mount over Pyongyang’s weapons ambitions. Moon, who was sworn in last week, warned that the North’s nuclear and rocket programmes were “advancing rapidly”, days after Pyongyang launched what appeared to be its longest-range missile yet. “I will never tolerate the North’s provocations and nuclear threats,” he said on a visit to the defence ministry...

http://ift.tt/2qIudtq Congressmen stand up for their vote to be counted as Congress tackles the impeachment complaint against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the House of Representatives in Manila on May 15, 2017. The Philippine Congress rejected on Monday an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, calling allegations he committed crimes against humanity over the deaths of thousands of suspected criminals "frivolous and baseless". / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS Philippine lawmakers on Monday rejected an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte that accused him of a crime against humanity over the deaths of thousands of people killed in his war on drugs. The complaint alleged Duterte had adopted a state policy of extrajudicial killings that led to more than 8,000 deaths in his first eight months as president, and was involved in mass murder as well as widespread corruption in his previous stint as a mayor of a southern city. The congress...

http://ift.tt/2pmo95j Juventus' Argentinian forward Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain vies with Torino's Italian defender Emiliano Moretti and Torino's Italian midfielder Marco Benassi during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Torino FC at the Juventus stadium in Turin on May 6, 2017. PHOTO: MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP The battle for league titles, European places and top-flight survival intensifies this weekend across the major leagues in Europe. Some teams have already sewn up the title in their country, while some others have been relegated. After this round of matches, the situation will become clearer for some teams. Here are predictions for the games happening this weekend EPL (England) The games will begin tonight when Everton hosts Watford at Goodison Park and the Toffees will hope to keep their slim chance of European qualification alive with a win. The second game of the night is the more significant one as Chelsea will be guests of West Brom at the H...

http://ift.tt/2pBQV2a South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In talks during a telephone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 11, 2017.Moon spoke to the leaders of China and Japan on May 11, hours after a telephone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump, officials and reports said, as he began shaping his approach to the nuclear-armed North./ AFP PHOTO / YONHAP / str /  New South Korean President Moon Jae-In spoke to the leaders of China and Japan Thursday, hours after a telephone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump, officials and reports said, as he began shaping his approach to the nuclear-armed North. In a 40-minute conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the two agreed denuclearising Pyongyang was a “common goal” between them, Moon’s office said. Ties between Seoul and Beijing have soured over the South’s deployment of a controversial US anti-missile system aimed at guarding against threats from the nuclea...