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  'How hunters discovered 320 PVcs inside Bayelsa bush'                Permanent Voters' Cards(PVCs) Barely three weeks after over 10,000 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs were found in a drainage in Rivers State, another 300 have been discovered inside an uncompleted building in Bayelsa State. The 320 PVCs were stashed in a bag discovered inside an uncompleted building along the AIT/Elebele road in Yenogoa, the Bayelsa State capital by hunters. The hunters handed over the PVCs to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday July 27, in Yenagoa, the state capital. While handing over the cards to INEC, the Commandant of the association, Moses Okanu, disclosed that the items were recovered when his men were combing the bushes and forests on Tuesday around Azikoro and Elebele in the state. He further stated that the hunters were attracted by a noise in the forest, and upon approaching the uncompleted building, the occupants of th...

  Umahi rejects Buhari's appointment Augustine Umahi Chief Austin, the he younger brother of Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, has rejected his appointment as the secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Umahi was one of the three persons appointed by President Buhari into different parastatals on Wednesday by President Buhari. But in a statement on Thursday, Umahi said he had to decline the appointment because that is not the type of job he is seeking for now. “This is because it is best for job seekers, retired civil servants or anyone who loves the job. “I am also convinced that at my age and work experience, it is not in doubt that I know what I want in life. Anyone interested in the position should not hesitate to approach our indefatigable governor to do the needful. This is because to my knowledge, the position is still vacant,” Umahi said while he appreciating those who congratulated him on the appointment. I am...

   Wife Sets Husband Ablaze For Having Child Outside Wedlock In Osun A middle-aged man identified as Bolu Bamidele was on Tuesday murdered by his wife, Akanji Ifeoluwa Hadassah Bamidele in Osogbo, Osun State capital for having a child outside their wedlock. Investigations revealed that the deceased who was a Cairo-based businessman returned from his base unannounced to Nigeria as a surprise joker to his wife not knowing that, his visit would eventually send him to his early grave. Though the motive of the deceased was to visit the country and celebrate the birthday anniversary of his wife in a big way but instead of heroic reception from the wife, he was said to have been slapped with an accusation that he was unfaithful to their marriage to the extent of having a child outside the union. The development, however, was said to have generated heated arguments between the couple who threw decorum into the wind and engaged each other in a war of words. It was gathered that the wif...

  Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner, Hon. Olayato Aribo declaring the program open. The State LifeIFAD/Life-ND Project coordinator, Prince Olawale Ademola addressing the gathering A group photograph of Ministry of Agric management with the trainers and the incubatees Agric management team with the lecturers. Some of the beneficiaries A cross-section of the participants                       Another set of the incubatees                      Registration in progress Honourable Aribo speaking to journalists The SPC, Olawale Ademola answering reporters questions

  Buhari to Shettima: God willing, I will hand over to you and Tinubu President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 2023 presidential election .  Buhari said this on Wednesday when he met with Kashim Shettima at the state house in Abuja. Earlier on Wednesday, the APC had unveiled Shettima, former Borno governor, as the running mate to Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari expressed delight over  the choice of the former governor of Borno as the APC’s vice-presidential candidate. Shehu also said the former Borno governor delivered a “flowery speech” in honour of Buhari, at the meeting, adding that i n a bid to lighten up the mood after listening to Shettima, the president said he would respond when he hands over to the APC candidates in 2023. “I will respond to your speech when I am handing over to you and your boss. God willing, you are g...

  ASUU: Our strike won’t last 2 days if politicians’ children attend Nigerian public varsities  Strikes in varsities not over, says new ASUU president : Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the   Academic Staff Union of Universities   (ASUU), says the union’s strike would have been addressed earlier if politicians’ children attend public universities in the country. Osodeke spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to honour an agreement on issues bordering on funding of universities, as well as salaries and allowances of lecturers. Earlier, President Muhammadu Buhari has given Adamu Adamu, minister of education, two weeks to resolve issues of contention regarding the ASUU strike. Reacting to Buhari’s directive, the ASUU president said the two-week ultimatum is “too long”, and that the union can suspend its strike in less than two days if the federal government honours i...

  Amnesty accuses Ebube Agu of extrajudicial killings, asks FG to investigate ‘rights violations’ Amnesty International   has called on the federal government to investigate allegations of extrajudicial killings involving Ebube Agu operatives.  The development comes days after reports that  seven persons were allegedly killed by members of the Ebube Agu security outfit in Otulu in Oru East LGA of Imo state.  In April 2021, south-east governors announced the set up   of a joint security outfit, codenamed ‘Ebube Agu’, with the aim to tackle insecurity in the zone. In a statement by Osai Ojigho, country director of Amnesty International Nigeria, on Tuesday, the organisation accused the security operatives of refusing to carry out proper investigation. “Such killings cannot be justified under any circumstances whatsoever. Nigerian authorities must end these unlawful killings. Authorities must promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate the killings...

Unpaid salaries: Rivers poly lecturer turns bus conductor A lecturer at the Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola in Port Harcourt, Zoe Tamunotonye, has turned into a bus conductor for survival over the alleged refusal of the school management to pay him his six months salaries.   A statement signed by its Registrar, Chris Woke, dissociated itself from an incident of alleged sexual misconduct against Tamunotonye involving a 200-level female student and consequently slammed him a three months suspension, pending the outcome of an investigation. But Tamunotonye was spotted in a viral video loading passengers and calling out areas of destinations. Adorned in black trousers and a white T-shirt with sandal shoes, the lecturer was seen announcing the bus’ destinations   “Mile one, Mile three, Ikoko. Please hold your change, loading bus,” the lecturer was heard saying while also assisting passengers with their luggage. When contacted on Monday via telephone, the distraught lectur...

  NDLEA opens ‘drug trafficking’ case against DCP Abba Kyari The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has opened its case against Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police. At the federal high court on Monday, the prosecution called Patricia Afolabi a commander of narcotics attached to the NDLEA unit, as its first witness. Afolabi told the court that receiving and carrying out forensic analysis on drug evidence is a part of her job description She said she received one sealed transparent evidence pack containing 24 dispensing packs from Abubakar Aliyu, forensic liaison officer of the agency, on February 7, 2022. She claimed that each park had a 0.5gram white material. She said that a request form for analysis was also attached to the package. The witness added that out of the 24 packs, only 21 were cocaine. From the analysis, I conducted, which I labelled exhibit A-X, I found out that 21 of the exhibits contained cocaine, while exhibit H to G was found to be negat...