The protest embarked on by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over the prolonged detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, turned bloody in Aba, Abia State, as a combined team of security agents, comprising soldiers and policemen allegedly fired shots at the protesters, killing six members of the group and arresting 20.

JUST before the 2015 general elections, the card reader, the new device introduced by the electoral regulator gained currency as the election game changer with its supposed ability to scrutinise and sieve out fraudulent votes. However, the Supreme Court with its recent pronouncements on contentions in some of the most controversial governorship elections has pulled the rug off the feet of the Card Reader.

Further, the Minister explained that the pivot of the cancer control would be health promotion and prevention from primary healthcare level, to achieve this, the ministry is working on strengthening primary healthcare system across the nation including building a formidable workforce To provide essential outreach services that will include health promotion, he said the “One PHC Per Ward Initiative” would also link up with secondary and tertiary care through strong referral systems.

The British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Baroness Anelay, arrived Nigeria yesterday to discuss ways of addressing the problems of sexual violence arising in the fight against insurgency and other sundry issues.

lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till March 2, for the arraignment of 15 accused and two companies, charged with N2.6 billion fraud.

ABUJA— THE Federal Government has ordered civil servants in the country to develop computer skills or forfeit their promotions.

MINISTER of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday said the Federal Government was owing contractors handling road projects in the country about N1 trillion.

Lagos State government, yesterday, closed its case before an Ikeja High Court against Seun Oladapo, accused of killing a Lagos lawyer, Mr. Kunle Fadipe, while attempting to rob his family.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of using his business associates as fronts to misappropriate Ekiti fund, asking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to beam its searchlight on the activities of the governor.

SEVENTEEN students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, identified by police as the arrow head in the crisis that rocked the institution weekend, were yesterday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court over their roles in the protest.

Egypt’s national team coach Hector Cuper has said that his side will respect any team and be fearless in their bid to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

A SIX-man robbery gang that specialized in breaking into jewellery shops and carting away goods in Warri, Delta state, recently, met their waterloo in the hands of eagle-eyed police detectives in the state. The robbery gang, according to police sources, usually go for specialised range of jewellery which included gold-plated and sterling silver necklaces, studded bracelets, earrings and rings and semi-precious stones, all designed to be layered for a luxe aesthetic. Thereafter, they would sell them at give- away prices to ready buyers.

Traditional rulers in the Niger Delta region have decried the resurgence of violence, destruction of oil pipelines and kidnappings of their members.

THE invasion: NIGER state police command is attuned to investigation and intelligence in the spirit of team work. Recently, through its operatives at the anti – kidnap squad and based on level profiled information, we swooped on Masalacin Zaki forest, in Mashegu local government area, described as the den of kidnappers in the state.

As an intervention strategy to bail out technology start-ups in Nigeria, CcHUB Growth Capital at the weekend disclosed that it would invest N1 billion to support next generation infrastructure technology entrepreneurs in Nigeria over the next 2 years.