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The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said that the first batch of the Nigerian returnees from South Africa would depart South Africa for Lagos on Wednesday. Adama told NAN in a telephone interview  that the first batch of returnees, are expected to depart South Africa by 9:00 a.m Wednesday. The consul general also disclosed that Air peace had indicated interest to evacuate over 600 Nigerians that were willing to return to their country following the latest xenophobic attacks. “The first flight leaves by 09: 00 hours  this Wednesday with about 320 passengers and the second batch…

The House of Representatives Committee investigating abandoned projects in the Niger Delta has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emiefele to appear before it on Sept. 16. The committee also summoned the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and all the directors of the commission to appear. This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Yussuf Buba sequel to the failure of the officials to honour invitation of the committee to appear for an investigative public hearing on Tuesday in Abuja. The committee resolved to issue a warrant of arrest on any…

US President Donald Trump has announced he fired his hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton, adding that he disagreed “strongly” with him. “I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Mr Trump tweeted, saying he will appoint a replacement next week. But Mr Bolton insisted he had quit, and vowed to have his say “in due course”. I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)…

The husband of former US vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has filed for divorce, according to US media. Papers filed in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday identified the couple by initials – but birth and wedding dates match those of the Palins. The paperwork, reportedly filed by Todd Palin, cited an “incompatibility of temperament” as the reason for divorce. The Palins, both 55, married in 1988 and have five children together. The documents mention “an incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife”. They include the initials rather than full names…

The Federal High Court on Tuesday convicted two students for internet fraud in Abuja. The convicts are Adefemi Dare and Adeyemi Olugbenga, 400-level Mechanical Engineering and Political Science students respectively of Ekiti State University, Ekiti. The students were convicted after pleading guilty to the fraud. The EFCC alleged that Dare, sometime ago in Ekiti fraudulently impersonated Brian Watkins of the U.S. with intent to obtain property. The EFCC also alleged that Olugbenga fraudulently impersonated  an American known as Paul Edwin to extort the Sum of N500,000 from a victim who resides in the US. Both convicts committed an offence contrary…

A Nigerian Shiite group banned by the government said police killed 12 of its members and injured more on Tuesday during marches in the north of country to mark a Muslim holiday. The government banned the group, called the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in July after a series of deadly clashes with police. IMN said the police were responsible for the deaths of at least 20 people in July but the police gave no death toll. Police in the northern city of Kaduna, where IMN said three were killed and 10 injured on Tuesday, disputed the account and said…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that corruption was the major factor responsible for the suffering of millions of Nigerians. Buhari added that corruption at all levels was the biggest problem impeding Nigeria’s economic growth and development. The president made the remark at the 49th Annual Accountant Conference organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in Abuja. The theme of the conference was “Building Nigeria for Sustainable Growth and Development.’’ “I urge you now to always see corruption in its true colour as a gross violation of human right. Corruption is the major reason why millions of…

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday said that its collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has led to the arrest of 167 Nigerians for alleged computer related frauds. The Executive Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, stated this in Lagos through his representative, Mr Mohammed Abba, the commission’s Director of Operations. Magu said that the just concluded coordinated operations with the FBI tagged: ‘Operation Rewired’, also resulted in the recovery of the sum of 169,850 dollars as well as N92 million. He also said that four exotic cars, plots of land in choice areas…

The Iraqi health ministry said on Tuesday that 31 people had  been killed and 100 others wounded in a stampede during Shiite Ashura celebrations in the city of Karbala. The ministry, said that 10 of the wounded were in serious condition. According to Iraq’s official news agency INA, medical and security sources said that the toll is likely to increase. Tens of thousands of Shiite Muslims converge on the holy city for the occasion, which marks the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, one of the grandsons of Prophet Mohammed. READ: Tinubu assures Yahaya Bello of victory People marched through…

By Madame Olieh Hello parents, I am writing this to encourage any parent whose child is having academic challenges and they feel that he or she is not giving his or her best in school. Sometimes that might actually not be the case at all. Long time ago there was a child among many siblings who in this case was never serious, always playful and talked too much. When her brothers and sisters came first, second or third she was always around the bottom rung of her class. Her mother eventually got tired and almost gave up on her becoming…