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Amina Ali was discovered on Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno state by civilian vigilantes assisting the military and brought back to her home town of Mbalala, near Chibok. “She met her parents, who recognised their daughter before she was taken to the military base in Damboa,” Ayuba Alamson Chibok, a community leader in Chibok, told AFP. “Her father’s name is Ali and the girl’s name is Amina. I know the family very well because I have worked with them, being a spokesman for the families of the Chibok girls.” Yakubu Nkeki, head of the Abducted Chibok Girls Parents’ group, also confirmed her name and said she was 17 when she was abducted. He added: “She’s the daughter of my neighbour… They brought her to my house.” Tsambido Hosea Abana, a Chibok community leader in the capital, Abuja, from the BringBackOurGirls pressure group, also gave an identical account. – Forest enclave – All three men said the teenager appeared to have given birth while in captivi...

The Federal Government says more than 17,500 road construction workers are to be re-engaged as contractors return to project sites across the country. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, made this known when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the contractors had declared their readiness to re-engage workers, who were laid off due to the huge debt owed by the Federal Government in the past three years. “We are trying to ensure that everybody (contractors and workers) go back as quickly as possible to have the most effective impact. “Just by speaking to 20 of our road contractors yesterday on the number of people they have laid off who they can move back to work. “The return that I got was over 17,500 people that they would re-engage. “So, that is the first step. We have over 200 road projects, so, that is just 20 contractors and we are going to be meeting with more. Now, that’s ch...

President Muhammadu Buhari has divulge why he had to delay in signing the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law. Speaking during a radio interview over the weekend in Katsina his home State, Buhari assured Nigerians that his administration will effectively utilise available resources to turn around the fortunes of the country. Buhari said, “We will do our best to fix the country. When the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, asked me to sign the budget weeks ago and there were issues, I told him I won’t. But when he insisted, I told him if I assented to it and anything happened, he would be held responsible. “He accepted and left. But when he had a second thought, he ran back to me and agreed with me that we shouldn’t sign it. It was at that point I heard of padding. The committees of the National Assembly removed our projects and replaced it with theirs. “That’s was why we had three weeks to look at it. When he returned to me again, Udoma told me that...

Andy Murray has lost the world number two spot to Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, after his defeat to Novak Djokovic in the Madrid Masters final. The Scot played well in Spain, but by failing to successfully defend his title, he drops below Federer ahead of the Italian Open this week. Djokovic, an 11-time major champion, retains his massive lead on his closest challengers at the top of the rankings after claiming a record 29th Masters title. Australian youngster Nick Kyrgios moves back into the top 20 thanks to his run to the quarter-finals in Madrid.  ATP top 20: 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 16,550 pts  2. Roger Federer (SUI) 7,525 (+1) 3. Andy Murray (GBR) 7,525 (-1)  4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6,380  5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5,675 6. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,290  7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,400 8. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2,940 9. David Ferrer (ESP) 2,920 10. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,740  11. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2,725 12. Richard ...

Officers from the Edo state Police Command this morning took over the Edo state House of Assembly complex. 10 Hilux patrol vans and an armoured tank have been positioned around the complex.  This comes six days after 16 members of the state assembly impeached their speaker, Victor Edoro and replaced him with Elizabeth Ativie. Workers at the state assembly have also been denied access into their offices. The state command says the presence of the security officers is to avert any break down of law and order that may arise following the impeachment.

The US government is hoping to sell up to 12 Super Tucano attack aircraft to Nigeria to help in the fight against Islamist militants Boko Haram, Reuters news agency reports. An anonymous source within the administration is quoted as saying that the US also wants to provide more help with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The sale of the aircraft would need to be approved by the US Congress. The Super Tucano is described by Reuters as a propeller-driven plane that can carry a range of weapons and can be used for attack and surveillance. Nigeria’s army has retaken a lot of territory in north-east Nigeria from Boko Haram in the last year. But the fight against the militants continues. The seven-year insurgency, which has mainly affected north-eastern Nigeria as well as its neighbours around Lake Chad, has left some 17,000 people dead. Recall that the US had under the last administration refused to sell arms to Nigeria, citing human rights abuse by the Nigerian milit...

President Buhari HAS FINALLY singed  2016 budget into law at the Presidential Villa today being, Friday 6th of May. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki & Speaker Yakubu Dogara were present at the signing. President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the 2016 budget. Buhari’s assent finally brings an end to the controversy surrounding the budget. The National Assembly had in April transmitted details of the budget to the president after it had passed the bill on March 23, but the President returned the document back, citing omission of certain capital projects. This was worked on and sent back, but again the Presidency refused to sign. Recall that the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Jonathan Gaza, yesterday said the corrected version of the 2016 budget has been resent to the President for consideration. Speaking with journalists at the National Assembly complex, Gaza said the budget was...

Teebillz was taken for a drug test where his friends claimed he tested negative. Here's the result from Clina Lancet laboratories where the test was done. Teebillz tested negative for the use of Cocaine, Cannabis, Ecstasy, Oxycodone & every other form of hard drug, SOURCE: lindaikegisblog

Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday today at the Senate plenary gave a highlight into how Abia State pioneered the commercialization of kidnappings in Nigeria. He stated this while contributing to the debate on Joint Committee Report on Police Affairs, National Security and Intelligence which was monitored by DAILY POST in Abuja. According to the former Governor, Kidnapping of expatriates in the Niger Delta in those days were purposely to protest for harm done to the environment by multinational oil companies and government’s lack of political will to address the trend, but in misplacement of purposes, the trend began to spread to other places. Akpabio explained that in Abia State when former governor, Theodore Orji held sway, kidnappers would build a form of bungalow and dug gallows underneath where they kept victims until ransom was paid. “In Abia state then, they will build a bungalow with gallows underneath, and when someone was kidnapped, they will ke...