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Netflix said on Tuesday it had secured the rights to make a miniseries about the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in northern Thailand last year that captured international attention. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2PBpIue

Its claim to have discovered footprints of the 'mythical beast' prompts derision on social media. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vy5oPL

The Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has given details of how the Chairman Board Universal Basic Education Commissions (UBEC), Muhammed Mahmood and his daughter were kidnapped along the Kaduna-Abuja Road . A press release sigmed by the Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Abubakar Sabo, and obtained by Saharareporters on Monday, explained that armed men in military uniform intercepted Mahmood's Land Cruiser Jeep and opened fire on the vehicles before tbey seized their victims and shot the driver dead. "Today 29/04/19, we received information through DPO Katari that at about 1530hrs, he got a distress call that armed men in military uniform intercepted a Land Cruiser Jeep with Reg. No 07E o4 FG and Toyota Sienna with Reg. No SLJ 465 TN at Kurmin Kare Village along Kaduna - Abuja Express Way, opened fire on the vehicles in the process the driver of the jeep was shot dead while the occupants; Dr. Muhammad Abubakar, who is the Chairman of Universal Basic E...

Muhammed Mahmood, Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. Mahmood was abducted alongside his daughter while travelling from Kaduna to Abuja on Monday afternoon. His driver was not that lucky, as he was shot dead in the operation, which took place around Katari, a village few kilometres from Zuba, an Abuja suburb. Video of BREAKING: UBEC Chairman Mahmood And Daughter kidnapped, Driver Shot Dead (Video) BREAKING: UBEC Chairman Mahmood And Daughter kidnapped, Driver Shot Dead (Video) CRIME Education Breaking News News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content http://bit.ly/2W8w5aN

Deji Adenuga, the man suspected to have set his ex-girlfriend's family of nine ablaze In the Okitipupa Local Council Area of Ondo State, has been arrested. Adenuga was nabbed in Ogun State following "round-the-clock investigations" by the Police.  The suspected arsonist, who is also an ex-convit, set the familiy of his former girlfriend, Titi Sunmonu, ablaze in the Igbodigo area of Ayeka in Okitipupa. SaharaReporters had reported how the middle-aged man, who had some disagreement with her then girlfriend, brought a jerrycan laden with petroleum in the midnight, gained entrance into the building by breaking a window, and sprayed the family while they were asleep. See Also CRIME Jealous Lover Sets Ex-Girlfriend's Family Of Nine Ablaze — Because He 'Invested Heavily In Her' 0 Comments 5 Days Ago A source and Police Inspector confirmed the arrest to SaharaReporters, saying fleeing Adenuga was nabbed in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Femi Joseph, spokesma...

Dr. Sidi Ali Mohammed, a member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI), has disclosed Boko Haram fighters receive daily payments of $3,000 daily for their efforts in elongating the insurgency that has been raging in the North-East since 2014. He made this disclosure at the Presentation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Sub-Sahara Africa’s Economic Outlook Report, in Abuja on Monday. According to Mohammed, the payment makes the N1,000 daily allowance paid to Nigerian troops at the war front ridiculous. Mohammed, who is the Head of the Humanitarian Assistance and Rehabilitation arm of the PCNI, lamented that Boko Haram has been hijacked and operates like a cartel. “I will give you an example. The Nigerian military for example, gets N1, 000 per day for being in the North East, at the war front, as an allowance," he said. “The same North-East, where if you are a member of Boko Haram you get $3,000 per day as allowance. So it is lucrative. S...

Dapo Olorunrinu, the sole survivor of the gale of defection that swept seven Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2017 has eventually defected to APC. The Lagos State House of Assembly is now fully constituted by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers only. Olorunrinu, who represented Amuwo-Odofin constituency I, lost his re-election bid to Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, the APC candidate, in the March 9 house of assembly election with just 278 votes. However, he promised to the let the result stand without seeking legal redress The lawmaker informed the house of his defection on Monday at the plenary through a letter titled 'Letter of Defection from PDP to APC' and addressed to Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker. The letter was read by Azeez Sanni, the Clerk of the assembly. “I have been a young progressive-minded person and I have decided to realign with the APC based on ...

Leo Igwe Leo Igwe As I have earlier  noted , raiding Caramelo nightclub was not about law enforcement. It was not a move to rectify an illegal use of a property or to combat noise pollution or traffic challenge in the city. The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) used these reasons to mask their more sinister motives, and to legitimize their illegal clamp down on the operation of nightclubs and women attendees in Abuja. Simply put, raiding Caramelo was a front to justify the execution of a religious and moral agenda that is stealthily being unveiled in the city. As many anticipated, more raids have been carried out and more women, not men, have been arrested in Abuja. Over the weekend, at least 70 women were arrested following similar raids in the city. These women were detained at a local police station where they have allegedly been abused. The FCDA must be taken to task on the light of recent developments. The municipal authority must be called to o...

In a bid to reclaim what it has described the 'stolen mandate' of its presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of replacing all the servers at its headquarters in Abuja and all its offices in the 36 states of the federation in a bid to obliterate the authentic result of the elections.  Kola Ologbodiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, made the revelation in a statement on Monday.  He said: “The PDP has been well briefed on how the INEC leadership and officials of the Buhari Presidency became jittery and resorted to the desperate measures, after they realised that the servers have information of Atiku Abubakar’s victory at the election. “Our party also has details of how the INEC leadership and the Presidency agents procured and detailed computer experts to the commission’s offices to switch the servers, mutilate vital information in the system and...

Nigerian Doctors Strike Nigerian Doctors Strike Dr Betta Edu, Director-General, Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (CRSPHCA), says medical doctors in Nigeria are lesser paid than their colleagues in some African countries. Edu, who was reacting to comments by Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, stated that the country clearly lacks the number of medical doctors to meet with the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) recommendations. “I want to put it clearly on record, the Minister of Labour and Productivity was wrong. By the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, we need one doctor per 600 persons in a population," he told NAN. “Even if we churn out the figure we have today 10 times for the next 10 years, we are not going to arrive at what Universal Health Coverage (UHC) requires from Nigeria. It is simple mathematics and not about anybody now. “How many doctors are practising right now in Nigeria? Just 35,000 — and most of them are in ur...

A woman in the throes of labour was allegedly beaten by a team of nurses on duty for her inability to settle her N20,000 bill when she entered the hospital for prompt medical recourse.  The incident happened on April 12 at the Primary Healthcare Centre, Ekpo Abasi in Calabar, Cross-Rivers State. The woman said the nurses thought her to be a mentally deranged person and they started beating her with sticks. She said not until they saw the baby 'coming' out of her did they stop the beating and delivered her of the baby. "They thought I was a mad woman and they started beating me, telling me to leave the hospital premises," she said. "I had no option but to find a means to save myself and the baby. And it was when they saw the baby coming out of me that they exclaimed 'oh the baby is coming o, it's like she is not a mad woman o.'" The woman, however, said even at that, the nurses almost denied her bed but for the intervention of an empat...

The Nigerian government is stepping up its intervention in the case of Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian student arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking. Zainab, a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, was arrested after a banned drug, tramadol, was found in her bag on arrival in the south-western Asian country; however, she insisted it was planted in her luggage by unknown persons. The student had travelled from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, in with her mother, Maryam Aliyu, and sister, Hajara Aliyu, but she was arrested over allegations that a bag bearing her name tag contained the unlawful substance. She was accused of entering Saudi Arabia with an illegal dosage of Tramadol, but it has since been discovered she was a victim of a cartel that the airport in Kano that specialises in keeping hard drugs in travellers’ bags. Some members of the cartel are already in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). With claims of...

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The jury is still out on why an institution like the First Bank PLC of Nigeria would condescend to forge signatures, lie about a non-existent relationship with a lawyer, and, consequently, bring its decades of hard-earned reputation into self-inflicted disrepute. As the story goes, the banking behem ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2JapNUB

During a trip to Addis Ababa in January, it was impossible to miss the signs that Ethiopian media are enjoying unprecedented freedom. A flurry of new publications were on the streets . At a public forum that CPJ attended, journalists spoke about positive reforms, but also openly criticized their lac ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2GSs7hg

At last, the Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the 2019 budget presented to it by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in February. The Assembly passed the budget on Monday evening and added N21 billion to the original budget of N852.317 billion presented by the governor. The budget has been one f ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2IPOKoW

The Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Segun Ajiboye Ajiboye has disclosed that some of the school teachers who were sacked by terrorists in the north-eastern part of the country are back to classroom. He said that the Council had commenced the process of bringi ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2JapGIF

Adamawa State Board of internal revenue have witnessed a new birth in the past two years. It all started with the appointment of a man whose vision was to reposition this vital agency of the government, generate more revenue, conscequently, bring development to the door-steps of the masses. Alhaji H ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2XVpukl

Borno State government has said that it is not unmindful of the huge debts the state government is owing the state and local government workers in the state which amounts to over N21 Billion as at February 2019 but efforts are being made to ensure workers are paid their salaries, entitlements and pe ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2IPqVxp

Obed-edom had no fame, had no special place, had no identity until THE ARK was placed in his house for 3 months. He moved from a NOBODY to become a NATIONAL ICON. He had no address and suddenly He became SOUGHT AFTER. Everybody was looking for the address of who GOD had blessed suddenly and exceedin ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2DQ0UtV

The Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Forum has petitioned Nigeria rsquo;s President, Muhammadu Buhari against the second term ambition of Yahaya Bello, the current Governor of the state. Kogi State is set to hold its governorship election in November 2019. In the petitio ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2V26xQ0

The drama in the Presidential Amnesty Office is yet to be over. This is as new revelations show a conspiracy between the current Director of Finance and some contractors; to remove and replace Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo, the Coordinator of the programme. An alleged leaked recording of a phone co ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2LaR6k1

We repeat and reassert that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not and can never react to what amounts to Fulani pigs planted in our land, in the hope of diverting the attention of our people away from the mass murders by the Nigerian Army going on presently in Igweocha. Neither will our leader ever respond to tr ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2GQwtoZ

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) commends the effort of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for unraveling the drug trafficking circle of criminals notorious for planting drugs in innocent travelers rsquo; luggage thereby implicating them in a crime they know nothing abo ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2IPg7PW

Comrade Bulama Abiso has finally emerged the 12th Borno State Council of the NLC State Chairman at the just concluded 12th Quadrennial Delegates conference held on Monday at the Borno State Hotel Conference Hall Maiduguri having scored 371 votes to defeat his closest opponent Comrade Mustapha Mala w ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2XRKEQz

A civil rights group has called for civil disobedience in Bayelsa and across the country to prevent Gov. Seriake Dickson from approving the life pension bill passed by the House of Assembly for all past and current members of the legislature in the state. ldquo;Every sensible Nigerian home and a ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2GRrPHr

A pro-democracy and Non-governmental organization -HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned the newly introduced pension scheme for Bayelsa state political office holders describing the policy as evil and retrogressive warning that the endorsement of the selfish and politic ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2GRrLYd

The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) expresses its sincere and warm gratitude to all friends, supporters, guests and sponsors who once again made the AHRC Spirit of Humanity Awards and Dinner Gala a greater success this year. The Gala was held on Friday, April 26, 2019 in Dearborn. The ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2GSjC5I

Leading Pan-African Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC in partnership with leading global payments and technology company, Mastercard, have announced they are giving away all-expenses paid trips to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League to 12 lucky UBA Mastercard holders an ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2XUqchW

The Deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has called on Nigerians to have faith in Nigerian and the present leadership led by President Mohammadu Buhari, assuring that the country has the requisite potentials to attain greatness. The Deputy Governor made the assertion in Amaokwe Item ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2PApSBY

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has reacted to media reports on a purported lsquo;secret rsquo; appointment of Aisha Abba Kyari, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari rsquo;s Chief of Staff as an assistant vice-president in the agency. A civil rights organization, Coalition Ag ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2GR87f6

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has warned that member of the Niger Delta states would not fold their hands and watch the region destroyed by unscrupulous elements in the President Muhammadu Buhari 39;s administration. The IYC President, Pereotubo Rowland Oweilaemi who conveyed the position of the ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2vqJkb9

HIV/AIDS is no longer a death threat to humans due to continuous incredible research and potent medications, however, its prevalence continues to be a global burden particularly in Africa. The number of people living with HIV in Nigeria has increased from 1.9 million since 2016 to 3.1 million in ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2PJnskN

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