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Deputy Governor, Borno State, Zannah Mustapha The Borno Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, on Saturday, denied having any rift with Gov. Kashim Shettima over the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. Mustapha denied the alleged rift, which he said was making the rounds when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Biu, Alhaji Mustapha Aliyu, in his palace. He said it was not true that he had teamed up with former Borno Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, to take over the control of APC in the state. The deputy governor said the rumoured disagreement with his boss was the handiwork of mischief makers. He added that “in my opinion, Gov. Kashim Shettima remains the leader of the APC in Borno. “I want to say without fear of contradiction that Gov. Shettima is the only APC leader in Borno. We are 100 per cent behind him. “All those rumours about disagreements over the state leadership of the party are false. “I wish to call on those spreading such rumours about d...

Five Policemen slump on parade ground in Lagos ... on Friday Five officers of the Nigeria Police Force slumped on Friday at the Police College, Ikeja, during a parade to mark the pulling out (retirement) of senior police officers.  The event, which lasted for about two hours, was held in honour of  seven  retiring officers, made up of two AIGs and five commissioners.  Midway into the ceremony, a policeman slumped and was quickly attended to by the paramedics, who later carried the man away in an NPF ambulance. Almost immediately after the incident, three others, including a woman, also slumped. Paramedics, who attended to them, gave them sachet water, which they drank and also poured  on their heads. The fifth man that slumped  was taken out of the parade ground by the medical team. The ceremony, which attracted  top officers of the Police Force, was witnessed by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar;  the Chairman, Police Servi...

Tunisian security forces arrested a suspect in the murder of opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi after a gun battle during an overnight raid on a hideout, the interior ministry’s spokesman said. The security forces “surrounded a house [near the capital Tunis] where a terrorist group had holed up. Following a sustained exchange of fire, four elements were arrested,” Mohamed Ali Aroui, the spokesman, told the AFP news agency on Sunday. “Among them is Hmed el-Melki, alias ‘Somali,’ one of the elements implicated in the assassination of the martyr Mohamed Brahmi,” he said, adding that weapons were seized during the raid. “The interior ministry stresses that it was a successful operation,” the spokesman said without revealing the identities of the other suspects. Brahimi killed outside his home last July, months after the assassination of another opposition politician, Chokri Belaid in similar circumstances. Last Tuesday the government said that the suspected assassin Belaid had been k...

Ade Abbas (not real name) looked furtively around before he spoke. It was clear he was afraid. He was afraid like many other factory workers, who simply walked away when our correspondent approached them to inquire about working conditions in their places of work. They did not want to get fired. The condition in the country has taught these youths to be thankful for their situation and count themselves fortunate to be employed, no matter how terrible the working condition in their places of work is. Some of them told our correspondent that they were aware that their case was ‘voluntary slavery;’ but said they had become powerless as a result of the economic hardship in the country. “I don’t want to lose my job please, I cannot lose this job. My wife is pregnant. The survival of my family and I depends on the N15,000 I earn here per month,” Abbas said. He tried to explain the reason why he had to be vigilant as he met with our correspondent some distance away from one of the factori...

Popular broadcaster and Co-presenter of Primetime Entertainment Africa, Dayo Adeneye, popularly known as D1, is one celebrity that has earned a name in the entertainment industry in Nigeria. He is believed to be one of those who pioneered the revival of the entertainment industry in Nigeria. In 2013, he acquired a Bentley Continental GT premium with customised plate number DEE 1, which also launched him into the clique of users of the powerful machine in the country. He was said to have bought the car for N25m. The Bentley Continental GT is a premium two-door coupe that offers a variety of styles among the most luxury cars around. The Continental GT is quick in any weather, featuring all-wheel drive and sufficient power. The Bentley’s V8 engine is astonishing, not just for what it does but also for the way it does it. It is equipped with a 4.0 litre engine, which produces a 500 horse power indicating that the V8 is an advanced high performance engine. It is a continuous All Wheel D...

Toyin-Kehinde and Adewale You see him on Sunday morning well dressed in his three piece suit and looking freshly anointed. The picture you see is that of a cherub, who has just arrived from the heavens with a message for the people and would be back there soon after. Once he starts to preach, the congregation is overwhelmed with the awe he exudes. Because this is all they know about him, some followers believe that is all about the pastor. Ask some Christians and they will bet their life savings that their pastors have never visited the toilet, not to talk of having sex. Where on earth do they have the time for such things, they seem to assert in illusion. They base their judgement on the fact that usually, a pastor is seen praying, preaching or counselling; so the average congregant believes he must be a super being, who never answers to any call of nature – especially sex. The pastor is perhaps the most misunderstood and over-rated being on earth today. He is rated as a semi-go...

Bosnia Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings, in the worst unrest since the end of the 1992-95 war. Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests over high unemployment and perceived inability of politicians to improve the situation. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quell unrest in the capital Sarajevo and the northern town of Tuzla. Black smoke could be seen coming from the presidency building in Sarajevo. In Bosnia the legacies of the war mean that few even hope for change anymore. For this reason, anger has been simmering for years, but now it has boiled over” Sarajevo-based newspaper Dnevni Avaz says police used water to disperse the protesters who were throwing stones at the building. There were also reports of an attempted storming of the office. The fire brigade are unable to reach the burning building, the paper reports. A total of 13 fire service teams have been deployed. On Thursday, clashes between police...