BREAKING NEWS: ANGRY MOB KILLS NIGERIAN SOLDIER

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two persons in connections with a mob action that led to the death of a soldier, Ayuba Ali, on Monday in Akwanga, Nasarawa State.
The command’s spokesperson, Kennedy Idirisu, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Monday in Lafia.
Mr. Idirisu said that available information revealed the victim, who was on pass from Maiduguri, allegedly hit a street hawker at Agwan Affi area of the town while riding on a motorbike.
According to him, the soldier, who was in mufti, tried to pacify the hawker and an altercation ensued resulting in irate youth beating him to coma.
Mr. Idirisu said the soldier later died at the hospital, while investigation has begun to arrest all the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
Meanwhile, John Abimiku, a witness, told NAN that the area has been deserted for fear of the unknown.
“As I speak with you now, about four military trucks are stationed in the area and soldiers are picking up any youth on sight,” Mr. Abimiku added.
He claimed that the two persons arrested by the police were amongst those who took the soldier to the hospital after the mob action.

PICTURE NEWS : Edo lawmakers throw punches, chairs as they impeach Speaker

 Punches and chairs were thrown on Monday at the Edo State House of Assembly when the Speaker of the House, Dr. Justin Okonoboh, was impeached, following an impeachment notice signed by 16 out of the 24 members of the assembly.
Okonoboh was replaced with Mr. Kabiru Adjoto, while Mr. Victor Edoror emerged as his deputy.

#TRAGEDY : COMPLETE FAMILY DIED OF POISON IN ANAMBRA

Father, Wife & Children Die In Anambra After Their Food Was Poisoned by unknow person.
An entire family in Ndieke Umuatuegwu in Okija, Anambra state allegedly died after being poisoned. It is unclear who poisoned them
Information coming from the villages said that the incident started on Wednesday 9ht August as the woman finish cooking and then after her husband came back from okada work and was served food so as he was eating wit his three children the man fail down and started vomiting blood some mins after one of his son started also not to long all of them started vomiting blood and was rushed to the hospital and have been dying one after the other since that day and on Friday the wife slumped as she can't face her self losing her family and also gave up this morning wish make the villages to assembled they Corpse so they can go for investigation'.

PHOTOS NEWS: Buhari’s aides, Lai Mohammed, visit him in London

President Buhari today, Saturday, 12th of August, 2017, received a delegation of his aides and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at Abuja House in London.

The president’s guests included Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant Media & Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Special Adviser Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina and Personal Assistant Digital/Online Media Lauretta Onochie.



President Buhari has been in London receiving treatment for 95 days and still counting

NCC summons Glo CEO, halts ‘free data day’ promo

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has halted the plans of Globacom Nigeria to offer free data to all its subscribers on Friday.
In a letter signed by Sunday Dare, NCC commissioner for stakeholder management, said the promotion is a clear departure from what was approved by the regulator.
Earlier, Glo had annoucced that eligible subscribers would enjoy as much as 200 megabytes of data for free to enjoy what it called the “free data day”.
The regulator also summoned Gladys Talabi, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Globacom Nigeria, to a meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
“Please refer to the commission’s letter dated 14th March, 2017 conveying approval for your Glo overload promotion. It has however come to our notice that Globacom Nigeria Ltd has been implementing the above regulatory approval in breach especially given your recent media campaign on the ‘Glo free data offer’, a clear departure from terms and condition of the approval given for the Glo overload promotion,” the letter seen read by
“Consequent upon the above, you are hereby directed to suspend implementation of the Glo overload promotion from your network with immediate effect