Army troops kill 3 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover weapons
THE Nigerian Army has said its troops of 151 Battalion deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole, kill three members of the Boko Haram terrorists in the early hours of Wednesday, during an ambush along Banki Junction- Mayanti village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
Migration to Europe: I regret my action – Libyan returnee
One of the irregular migrants that came back recently from Libya through the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Mr. Ephraim Okundolor has revealed how stupid and senseless his action were.
Ufuoma McDermott’s comedy movie, ‘What Just Happened’, to hit cinemas in September
Nollywood actress, Ufuoma McDermott is set to release her new comedy movie titled What Just Happened.
Kofi Annan : A measure of a man
At the John F. Kennedy School of Government, one of the Professors who taught a subject called, Reading History, gave us an assignment. The strongest part of the course was the need for students to prepare themselves for problem solving roles which come with leadership in public life. The idea was to let students know that as leaders the problems of yesterday could repeat themselves. The idea was to use the experiences of leaders to teach.
Violence in Rivers elections introduced by my generation – Wali
PORT HAR-COURT —Leader of Rivers Unity House, RUH, Mr Kingsley Wali, yesterday, blamed his generation for introducing the culture of violence and destruction in elections in Rivers State.
Okowa’s campaign group honours Tuodolo
BOMADI—A political movement, Team Ibori for Okowa 2019, has honoured former Ijaw youth leader, Dr Felix Tuodolo, with an excellence award in recognition of his contributions to social development and youth empowerment in Delta State.
ERA to FG: Remove import tariffs, VAT on energy products
PORT HAR-COURT—The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA, has called the Federal Government to remove import tariffs and Value Added Tax, VAT, on renewable energy products and components.
Delta Assembly Amends DESOPADEC Bill
ASABA—DELTA State House of Assembly, yesterday, amended the state’s Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Law of 2015 to empower Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to extend the tenure of the current Board for not more than one year
Account officer accused of N2.8m theft
Lagos—An account officer, Anita Norman, with a dry cleaning services firm, who allegedly stole the sum of N2,883,650, from her employer, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.
Shuttle shrinks AIO computer down to tablet size
Despite being great space-savers, All-in-One com-puters have been getting bigger over the years. But Shuttle’s new P20U bucks that trend and shrinks the touch display down to tablet size. It’s now a computing machine aimed primarily at point-of-sale applications rather than tiny student digs.
BNC condemns protest against Obaseki in Edo Central
BENIN—A socio-cultural group in Edo State, Benin National Congress, BNC, yesterday, condemned the recent attack by some youths on Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State when he visited Irrua in Edo Central senatorial district of the state for a meeting with select party leaders.
