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The husband of a 42-year-old mother of four, Mrs Grace Dabo, allegedly killed at Ovwian-Aladja in Delta on Saturday has cried out to the Inspector-General of Police to bring her killers to justice. Mr Benjamin Dabo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone on Tuesday that his wife was allegedly killed at a police check point at Ovwian Aladja. He claimed that his 10-year-old daughter informed him how policemen at the check point stopped her mother and demanded the vehicle’s particulars of her Sienna 1999 model. Dabo said that his daughter also informed him that his wife presented other papers of the vehicle but did not produce the factory fitted permit. The bereaved husband added that the daughter told him that the policemen dragged her mother out of the car, while one of the officers allegedly drove the vehicle away. He said that the girl added that her mother, while being dragged out, succeeded in removing her bag from the vehicle, and that she came down. Dabo s...

          The crash-landed Air Peace plane A major air disaster was averted on Tuesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State, as flight B737 aircraft belonging to Air Peace Airlines lost one of its front tyres. The plane which had a female pilot took off from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, crashed-landed as the female pilot tried to control the situation. No casualty was recorded as emergency personnel were on ground to rescue passengers and have the situation under control. The management of Air peace is yet to give details on the situation but an Instagram user realjohn_owen posted the video the incident online. Click on the text in the Instagram box to see video of the plane:  NAN

The Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says the first batch of 500 intending pilgrims from the state for the 2019 Hajj would be transported on July 31, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi, disclosed this on Tuesday in Jos, while speaking with newsmen. Abdullahi said that a total of 1190 intending pilgrims from the state would perform the 2019 Hajj. He said that adequate arrangements have been made to transport the intending pilgrims in three batches on July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2, to the Holy Land. “This year alone, we have being to Mecca three times to confer with service providers for accommodation and the kitchen that will take care of our catering services to make sure that they are in perfect order. “We also want to ensure that they are in compliance with the standard that is expected for all pilgrims,”he said. Abdullahi said that the number intending pilgrims for the 2019 is higher than the 822 of 2018. “As...

The Chairman of Channels Media Group, Mr John Momoh, has condoled with the family of the Precious Owolabi, a youth corps member who was killed while serving with Channels Television. Speaking during a visit to the Headquarters of the Police in Abuja, Mr Momoh also asked that an investigation be opened into the case. He said it is extremely important that the culprit is brought to book, adding that it will help bring closure to all those concerned. Meanwhile, he also condoled with the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and members of the Force on the death of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Usman Umar. Read Also: Shiite Protests Have Become Anything But Civil – Adesina In response, Adamu extended his condolences to the management and staff of Channels Television. He also asked the DIG in charge of Criminal Investigations to take over the case and identify those who used firearms in the cause of the protest. Owolabi was killed after he was hit by a stray bull...

Griezmann gives Chelsea's Andreas Christensen a shove in the back as he tries to pressure him Chelsea ended their pre-season tour of Japan in style with a win over Barcelona in Saitama on Tuesday. It was the perfect way to bring their trip to Asia to a close after being beaten by Kawasaki Frontale last week and their performance will give Frank Lampard optimism as the new season approaches. Barcelona made plenty of changes at half-time, with Frenkie de Jong coming on at the base of midfield, while Chelsea only made a couple in defence before sporadically changing the line-up throughout the second 45 minutes. Carles Perez had an early opportunity to level things up. Some neat play on the edge of the box saw the ball eventually roll out to the left but Perez's tame shot went straight into the hands of Kepa Arrizabalaga. Malcom, one of those fighting for this future at the Nou Camp, then tried his luck from distance but his powerful left-footed effort was also matched b...

Seven former governors and seven ex-senators are among the 43 ministerial nominees whose names were sent to the Senate for screening and confirmation on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven former governors are Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Niyi Adebayo (Ekiti), George Akume (Benue), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa) and Babatunde Fashola (Lagos). However, the ex-governors are not likely to enjoy same privileges with former lawmakers during the screening exercise. In the tradition of the Senate, the seven former lawmakers will be asked to take a bow and avoid all the questions and answers that normally characterise the exercise as a mark of respect. The senators, who will enjoy the privilege and take a bow before members of the 9th Assembly are Sen. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara) who was in the Senate between 2007 and 2011; while Sen. Olorunnibe Mamora (Lagos) was in the Senate between 2003 and 2011. Also, Se...

IMAGE REUTERS Boris Johnson insisted he can 'deliver Brexit and unite the country' today after the Tories installed him as their new leader. The front runner will become PM tomorrow after being declared the winner of the bruising battle against Jeremy Hunt in a dramatic ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth II centre in Westminster. Family members including father Stanley, sister Rachel and brother Jo were among those in the audience to hear the news that he had secured a landslide 66 per cent of the 140,000 votes from activists. However, there was no sign of girlfriend Carrie Symonds. The announcement was immediately hailed by US president Donald Trump, who said Mr Johnson would do a 'great job'. But EU negotiator Michel Barnier indicated that while he wanted to 'work constructively' with the new PM the Withdrawal Agreement was not up for grabs. In his victory speech, Mr Johnson - whose ambition as a boy was to be 'World King' - paid tribute to Mr...

Nigeria’s D ‘Tigers defeated Dominican Republic 89-87 on Monday in San Domingo, as the team intensified preparations for the FIBA World Cup in China in August. The Coach Alex Nwora boys dominated spells in the tightly contested game. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria had earlier on Saturday defeated the same team, who were also World Cup bound, 85-81 in the first leg of the two-legged friendly. Nwora said the test games would afford him the opportunity to rate his players in a game situation as well as try out new tactics. “The last few days have been very interesting in camp. The players have been showing a high level of discipline and willingness to learn new things. “The friendly games will afford the technical crew the opportunity of evaluating the players,” Nwora said. Some players are expected to be dropped after the test games while others on the 44-man list earlier released by Nwora would join the team for the next phase of training. The fri...

The full list of President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial nominees to the Senate has been released.   President Muhammadu Buhari   President Muhammadu Buhari today sent the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.   See below the names of those in the 43-man ministerial list.   1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia) 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa) reappointed 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) 4. Chris Ngige  (Anambra) reappointment 5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra) 6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) reappointment 7. Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi) 8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa) 9. George Akume (Benue) 10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno) reappointment 11. Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River) 12. Festus Keyamo (Delta) 13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi) reappointment 14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo) reappointment 15. Clement Ike  (Edo) 16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti) 17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu) 18. Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe) 19. Em...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condoled with Channels TV management and the family of Precious Owolabi, an NYSC member who died from a gunshot wound sustained during a clash between members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and the police. He also condoled with the Nigeria Police leadership over the death of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Usman Umar, of the FCT Command who died during the violent clash. READ ALSO:  Precious Owolabi’s Death Another Sad Day For Journalism – NUJ FCT President Buhari expressed his condolence in a tweet on his official handle @MBuhari He said the commitment of the deceased NYSC member and the police officer is saluted “even in this time of grief.” He also reassured Abuja residents to go about their lawful activities adding that law enforcement agencies are taking action to safeguard the nation. See President Buhari’s Tweets below… Muhammadu Buhari ✔ @MBuhari I most deeply commiserate with the families of ...