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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday declared the late founding leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, a national hero. Mugabe, 95, died Friday morning in Singapore, where he had been receiving medical treatment since April. In an address to the nation, Mnangagwa declared days of national mourning until Mugabe is buried. “Our party, ZANU-PF, has met and accorded him national hero status, which he earned and richly deserves,’’ Mnangagwa said. He also thanked the government of Singapore for medical care, it extended to the leader until his death. In a glowing and moving tribute, Mnangagwa praised Mugabe for his great contribution…

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed an Indian hemp farm and arrested its owner in Kebbi. The owner of the farm, 40-year-old Abdullahi Sani, was apprehended at Shingi village in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state, where the farm was located. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Peter Odaudu, in Birnin Kebbi on Friday said the cannabis farm was the second so far discovered in the state. “Sequel to intelligence report, a team of NDLEA operatives in the state on Sept 5, discovered and destroyed the Cannabis Sativa farm at Shingi village in Danko/Wasagu Local…

The Police Command in Sokoto says it will work with the authorities of the Nigeria Immigration Service to comprehensively check the movement of persons in the state. Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, the Commissioner of Police, stated this when the new Sokoto State Comptroller of Immigration, Mr Muhammad Hassan, visited the police Command on Friday. Kaoje said, “the command is bent on securing the state through proactive community policing in line with international best practices. “As such, I want to assure the Comptroller of our continued support to the Immigration Service to enable more success in our collective desire of ensuring safer…

The U.S. Open final on Saturday will have the feel of a street fight when two of the most powerful players in the women’s game exchange blows on the sport’s biggest stage with Grand Slam glory on the line. While the 37-year-old Serena Williams and her opponent, the upstart Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu, could hardly be more different in terms of the depth of their experience, their styles are a near mirror image. Williams, who is seeking an elusive record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles title, has looked as good as ever during her stay at Flushing Meadows — crushing serves…

The Conference of Speakers in the South West Zone on Friday night held its maiden meeting in Lagos to proffer lasting solutions to the lingering security threat confronting the region. The Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of Nigeria, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, in his address of welcome as the chief host highlighted issues affecting security in the region. Obasa said: “We are gathered here today to deliberate on SouthWest economic and socio-political integration for progress. “We know the problems confronting us as a region which includes kidnapping, theft, arson and herdsmen attacks on our people. READ: Adeboye appeals to Nigerians…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has appealed to Nigerians not to engage in reprisal attacks against South-Africans following the violence which trailed the wave of xenophobia in South Africa. Adeboye made the appeal in his sermon on Friday night at the September Holy Ghost Service at the Redemption Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Adeboye stated that an average South-African is a decent person. He likened the situation in South-Africa to the period of unrest in Nigerian universities in which only a handful of students usually engaged in trouble making. READ: Fire…

A fire broke out at one of the committee conference rooms in the National Assembly Complex on Friday. The fire incident occurred at Room 322 in the New Building wing of the House of Representatives section of the building. The wing houses the offices of the lawmakers, committee rooms, banks and other private businesses. Office of the Speaker is on the fourth floor. It was learnt that the fire broke out on Friday evening, after the close of work when most of the lawmakers, workers and guests had left the premises. Security personnel in the building were said to have…

The 28th World Economic Forum on Africa has ended in Cape Town, South Africa, producing numerous notable outcomes. After three days of intensive discussion, the meeting launched an action plan to tackle the crisis of gender-based violence in Africa, particular South Africa. The plan was initiated by African Monitor, working with multiple stakeholders and backed by the South African Government. The plan has three core priorities, which include working with the technology industry to deploy a free emergency response system for women under attack in nine provinces in South Africa, support women entrepreneurs as a means of promoting economic empowerment…

How they were disappointed by verification As the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal kicked off few months ago, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sent a team of lawyers and other party agents to the University of Cambridge to confirm the authenticity of the West African School Certificate (WASC) of President Muhammadu Buhari. A Cambridge source said that the opposition party did not only send a delegation but also made a request seeking potential evidence, citing doubts about the authenticity of the President’s WASC results. The source said that the PDP representatives who visited Cambridge were stunned to discover that the President…

DNA found on the handgun was linked to all three men but it was impossible for police to prove which one it belonged to.