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The Coalition of Arewa Youth Development Foundations (AYDF) has said it is planning a meeting aimed at mounting pressure on Igbos residing or carrying out business in any part of the North to relocate to the South-east and all Northerners residing in the South-east should return back to the north, and they have two weeks to comply. The coalition of Northern youths explained that its action is necessitated by the renewed threat of secession by Igbo secessionist group which is being backed by some of their governments and leaders by humiliating and harassing petty Northern traders and others residents in the South-east. The Coalition also urged the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to as a matter of urgency act quickly by taking a position on the humiliation of northerners in the hands of Igbo Biafra in parts of the South-east geo-political zone and their governments. The group, in a letter jointly signed by Barr. Aliyu Usman of AYDF, Hon. Aminu Ada...

United Bank for Africa Plc says it has introduced contactless payment cards to boost electronic payment transactions across the country and beyond. According to a statement by the lender, the contactless payment cards offer its customers a more convenient way of paying for goods and services. “With our contactless cards, you can make payments for everyday essentials and other things that money can buy the contactless way” the Divisional Head, Digital Banking, UBA, Dr. Yinka Adedeji, said. He said the contactless payment cards works with Near Field Communication-enabled Point of Sales and Automated Teller Machine terminals by simply touching the card against the reader without slotting it into the terminal. Customers can also use the cards to pay on regular PoS terminals. “UBA contactless payment cards can be used across all the channels where you use your regular card – ATM, PoS and Web,” Adedeji added. He explained that “Ideally, for low value transactions, contactless paym...

None of the 109 Senators attended an online  training organised on Monday by the office of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The workshop was organised for the senators and their aides and it was aimed at strengthening their use of Facebook and Social media for effective communication on issues relating to Public Policy and Good Governance. Punch also observed that less than 10 percent of the aides of the senators attended the event. Only 25 out of about 500 senators’ aides, actually turned up for the programme, with majority of those in attendance from the senate president’s office. The Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Senator Isa Galaudu, had in a statement issued on Thursday, said the training  was in line with the promise of the senate president to bring about,  a more representative legislature through the use of technology and e-parliamentary tools. He had said that the training,  would be conducted by the Head of Policy at Facebook Africa and ...

Another point has been won in favour of the Nigerian army in the fight against the terrorist sect Boko Haram. The Nigerian Army today, Monday the 16th of November said its troops of 7 Division Garrison in Operation Lafiya Dole arrested a Boko Haram kingpin, John Trankil. Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, the Theatre Commander operation LAFIYA DOLE commended the efforts of the troops while also reminding members of the general public to be vigilant and report any suspicious activities. In a statement released, the arrest was said to have been made at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis while the suspect confessed that nine of them had been sneaked into Maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifle each in a Hilux vehicle with containing 20 Improvised Explosive Devices meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city.

The Nigerian Army, on Monday condemned on-going protests by pro-Biafra groups, vowing to invoke its rules of engagement in order to protect Nigeria’s Constitution. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Hamza Gambo, who addressed a press briefing on behalf of the GOC, condemned recent protests by the pro-Biafran groups, warning them to stop further unlawful conduct. He stated that “in the past three weeks, there has been a marked increase in the activities of pro-Biafran groups in some parts of the South-South and the South-East of Nigeria. “These activities include protest marches, demonstrations and some reported cases of outright lawlessness and threat to lives and properties. These demonstrations are being orchestrated by the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, and the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, and other affiliated groups. These agitation and protests have led to an increased sense of insecurity across the regions.” On human...

The chairman of Silverbird Groups and lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District , Ben Murray Bruce, has challenged anyone with evidence that he stole money to publish it. The #commonsense advocate said that he founded Silverbird with a loan of twenty thousand naira (N20,000) from his father in 1980 and he is happy that it has become a business empire, employing and creating jobs for thousands of Nigerians and others. The company is celebrating her 35th anniversary. "I founded Silverbird in 1980 with a ₦20, 000 loan from my father and on November 21st we will be celebrating 35 years. Thank you Nigeria!" "Silverbird is evidence you dont need to steal to make it in Nigeria. If anyone has evidence (not innuendo) that I stole, please publish it," he posted on his Twitter handle. Some of his critics have alleged that the media mogul might have enriched himself during his days as Director General of Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, but he has denie...

The Nigerian Army on Monday said it had arrested another suspected Boko Haram terrorist kingpin, Mr John Trankil, at Kasuwar Shanu area of Maiduguri. Col. Tukur Gusau, the Media Coordinator, Operation Lafiya Dole, said this in a statement in Maiduguri. “Troops of 7 Division Garrison Nigerian Army in Operation Lafiya Dole, made a remarkable progress by arresting a Boko Haram Terrorist kingpin, Mr John Trankil, at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis. “Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect said that nine of them sneaked into Maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifle each and a Toyota Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city,” he said. “The Theater Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Yusha’u Abubakar, commended the efforts of the troops and renewed call for the troops and the public to be more vigilant and security conscious. Gusau said that troops of the 21 Brigade of the army had a...

The Anonymous hackers collective is preparing to unleash waves of cyberattacks on Islamic State following the attacks in Paris last week that killed 132 people, it said in a Youtube video posted online. A man wearing their signature mask, a Guy Fawkes mask said the Islamic State militants who claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks were "vermin" and Anonymous would hunt them down. "These attacks cannot remain unpunished," the man said in the video, speaking in French. "The French people are stronger than you and will come out of this atrocity even stronger. Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down." "We are going to launch the biggest operation ever against you. Expect many cyberattacks. War has been declared. Get ready," the man said, without giving details of what the attacks would involve. "We don't forgive and we don't forget." Anonymous is an international network of activist computer hackers...

Romano Lukas Hitler, 65 insist he is the only man alive who is directly related to the German responsible for the world's great atrocity. Romano has his name on his passport, his German ID card, his bank account and his rental contract for his home in the eastern town of Görlitz. "Adolf Hitler's father Alois had a younger brother. His grandson was my father", said Mr Hitler to German website, MOPO24. He claims his parents fled communist East Germany and died in Bratislava in Slovakia. He also claims he was handed over to a monastery and was then adopted by a Polish family. He later returned to Germany as an adult to train as a ship's helmsman. "But my name has caused me lots of grief down the years," he admits. He went on: "People are shocked or laugh at me when they hear my name. It was also often the reason why I found no work. "After me there will be no more Hitlers.  That's it, shame must have an end.  The name is ...

Two persons, a man and a woman, died in different parts of Osogbo, Osun State during sexual intercourse with separate partners. In the first incident, a 25-year-old housewife, identified as Damilola, died at her lover’s house in Osogbo, during a marathon sex. But the man, whose identity could not be ascertained, also died while having sex with a prostitute at a brothel in Osogbo. Damilola died last Wednesday after complaining of acute stomach ache in her lover’s house. Sources hinted that the deceased lived with her husband in Lagos State before they separated. It was learnt she had a quarrel with her husband who refused to forgive her of her sin. Speaking on the incident, a top police officer, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that the deceased had earlier gone to Oye-Ekiti and Ifaki- Ekiti to stay with her in-laws and parents while trying to resolve the misunderstanding with her husband. According to him, Damilola told her parents she was going to Osogbo for a wedding ceremony....

A 45-year-old woman, Mrs. Nkulumenna Owefa, over the weekend, confessed before an Asaba Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Delta State that she seduced her son in a hotel in Abagana, Anambra State, after she offered him the sum of N50, 000. Her husband, Mr. Owefa, who was in court with their daughter, Adlyn, prayed the court to grant dissolution of their 18-year-old marriage over an alleged sexual intercourse between his wife and their son. DAILY POST gathered that during the proceedings of the court, the woman, a trader at the popular Ogbeonogonogo market, Asaba, deceptively asked her son to accompany her to Abagana near Onitsha, Anambra State where she reportedly checked into a hotel against her initial plan of meeting with one of her business partners at her residence in Asaba. The unnamed son, testifying in court before Senior Magistrate, Sylvester Oboh, on what transpired between him and his mother, said his mother asked him to accompany her somewhere where she had bought some mate...

Rivers state, with a 15.2 per cent prevalence rate, is the state with the highest level of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This was detailed in a report on the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate published by the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) and some tests carried out on people living with HIV/AIDS. Taraba came second on the list with a 10.5 per cent prevalence rate while Kaduna, with a 9.2 per cent, comes in third position. Nasarawa, FCT, Akwa Ibom, Sokoto and Oyo occupied the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth spots respectively on the chart. Benue state governor’s wife, Mrs Eunice Ortom, revealed that the state is now ninth on the log, an improvement from its former number one position in the country. According to her, Benue had over the years been rated highest in HIV and AIDS prevalence, but that the recent results show that their journey to achieving zero cases is not far off success. She said: “Benue had the highest HIV...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has reacted to the recent comments made by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over the alleged disappearance of $20 billion under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Diezani, in a recent interview, insinuated that the Emir of Kano may have made the allegation against her, over the presidency’s frustration of his attempt to head the African Development Bank. The former minister had said: “If there is one issue I must pursue in this world, it is the biggest lie of this money. How can $20 billion disappear just like that? Where did it disappear to? Is it possible that such an amount would not be traceable? This is more painful coming from someone I considered a good friend who should appreciate the gravity of such an allegation. I challenge anyone to come forward with facts showing that I stole government or public money. I’ve never stolen Nigeria’s money. In response to the interview published on Dele Momodu’s The Boss newspa...