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I don't think this is the first time his testing positive to COVID-19.  But the Indian ace took to Facebook page,and wrote: "FB 3408 - I have just tested CoViD + positive  .. all those that have been in my vicinity and around me, please get yourself checked and tested also .. 🙏". Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. His 79 years old but will turn 80 in October 2022. One more photo below. 

PRESS RELEASE  22/08/2022 The Editors, CRIME BULLETIN *Criminals on the prowl as CP UM Sanda charged Officers to put more effort and stem the tide of crime and criminality in the State.*   On the 22/08/2022 at about 0900hrs Operatives of the Command acted on credible intelligence that on the same date at about 0230hrs unknown gunmen numbering about seven (7) armed with Dane-gun invaded Bangaji village via Alkaleri LGA intending to launch attacks and abduct some targeted people in the village, however, a combined Operations in conjunction with local hunters swung into action to the scene,  eventually, luck ran out on the hoodlums, two among them were neutralized while the remaining five escaped to an unknown destination with various degree of injuries, a locally made loaded Dane gun was recovered at the scene.  Meanwhile, an effort is on top gear to apprehend the remaining accomplices at large. Exhibits recovered Two Dane guns and Stick The Commissioner of Police...

Bauchi Gov employs 310 new teachers Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has employed 310 new teachers in compliance with the Federal Teachers Scheme (FTS) and the Federal Female Teachers Scheme (FTTS). The Commissioner for Education in the state, Dr Aliyu Usman Tilde at the presentation of the appointment letters to the employed teachers on Monday held at TSC complex in Bauchi, said Bauchi is among the few states in the federation to comply with the conditions of the teachers scheme.  Dr Tilde who explained that, the employed teachers were recruited based on merit, warned that, anyone of them found wanting in the discharge of the responsibilities would be dealt accordingly in accordance with public service rules.  "I congratulate you for scaling through the very rigorous selection processes and for being able to be employed among many other qualified applicants who also applied for same job. I am very happy and very lucky to see very passionate individuals as appli...

A pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Kaduna, has escaped from kidnappers' den after two months in captivity.  Pastor Yahaya Dikko was abducted at Sabon Kurutu in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.  A Kaduna community leader, Makeri Danjuma Mohammad, who disclosed this on Facebook four days ago, said the abductors refused to release the pastor after collecting ransom and demanded motorcycles worth N800,000. "This is Pastor Yahaya D Dikko of ECWA Church Sabon Kurutu in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. He was kidnapped about two (2) months ago. Ransom has been paid but the Kidnappers insisted that a motorcycle worth #800000 must be brought before his release. By sheer divine intervention, he escaped alive and I stumbled on him this morning. He has just been taken for treatment in an undisclosed medical facility. To God be the glory." he wrote.  

Anambra State Bans Movement Of Cattle Within The Metropolis. Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo has banned movement of cattle on foot in every part of Anambra State. Soludo, who met with members of Anambra State Cattle Menace Committee at the Government House, Awka, at the weekend, said the ban was in compliance with the 2021 anti-open grazing law of the State, adding that enforcement would begin from September. “Now that we have a law banning open grazing, the law enforcement agents have been directed to implement it. “Though the law has been in existence since almost one year ago, cattle rearers keep parading certain areas in the State in contravention to the law,” Soludo said. Former Governor of the State, Willie Obiano had assented to the Cattle and Other Livestock Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Bill of Anambra State in 2021, but failed to enforce the ban. Soludo, while speaking at the meeting, said that his administration would ensure the imp...

UNKNOWN gunmen have reportedly killed an army officer whose name was given as Major Churchill Orji at the dangerous Azia area in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State. Orji hailed from Nneogidi village, Agulu in Anaocha local government area of the state. It was not clear what took him to Azia which is considered one of the most part of the state as the area has become a den of the dreaded gunmen. Orji’s secondary school mate, Leonard Edu, while lamenting the death of the Army officer said he was his senior at Agulu Boys Secondary School. “He was our labour prefect then. It is true that he was killed by unknown gunmen at Azia, although we are yet to have the details of what led to his death”, Edu said. Since his death, Orji’s friends have also been reacting in the social media. In a tribute, one of them said: “Rest in peace my brother from Nneogidi village, Agulu, Major Churchil Orji killed yesterday( Sunday) at Azia/Ukpor while defending the South-East from the marauders.” Ano...

Air Peace offers 11-year-old Anambra’s Gymnastics Sensation N1m Air Peace, a private Nigerian airline, on Monday said it has handed some reward to Anambra’s gymnastics sensation, Stephanie Onusiriuka. The airline said on its twitter handle @flyairpeace that Onusiriuka received the sum of one million Naira from its Chairman, Allen Onyeama. It added that this reward was for her performance at the recent African Club Gymnastics Championship in Pretoria, South Africa. The airline said further than that, the 11-year-old also earned free flight tickets to all Air Peace destinations for trainings and competitions. “Congratulations to Stephanie Onusiriuka, an 11-year-old Nigerian who recently won a gold medal at the Junior Olympics Level of the African Club Championship in Pretoria.” It added: “Supporting young talent, especially in sports, is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility orientation”. Onusiriuka, alongside eight other gymnasts from the Abuja-based Tony International Gymnastics ...

Four Kidnapped Imo Catholic Sisters Freed Four Reverend sisters of the Catholic Church kidnapped last Sunday at Ihube along Okigwe-Enugu road, have been released unhurt. The four identified as Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu were abducted on their way to morning mass. A statement by The Sisters Of Jesus Secretary General, Sr Zita Ihedoro on Tuesday said the four sisters were released unconditionally. The statement reads: ” With hearts full of joy, the sisters of Jesus the Saviour wish to announce the unconditional and release of four of our sisters who were abducted around Okigwe-Umulolo axis on the 21st of August 2022. ”Today is a memorable day for us, therefore, we wish to share this joy with all men and women of Goodwill who in one way or the other have contributed to the quick and safe release of our dear sisters. ”We sincerely appreciate and thank you for your prayers and moral supports during this difficult moment. May Jesus the Saviou...

Three ABU Lecturers Get Chinese Govt Scholarship Three academic staff at Department of Biochemistry in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have been awarded scholarship by Chinese Government for PhD programme at Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China.  They are Idris Zubairu Sadiq, Muhammad Auwal Saliu and Rabiatu Bako Suleiman. They are among the 20 candidates that made the 2022 awardee list of Chinese Government Scholarship Silk Road Programme for International Students drawn from seven countries – Nigeria, Kenya, Yemen, Indonesia, Pakistan, Rwanda and Ethiopia.  In a letter recently, Mrs. Rui Wang, Secretary, Centre for Protein and Cell-Based Drugs, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), informed Ahmadu Bello University of the release of final PhD admission list and the scholarship award to the three academic staff.  Mrs. Wang, who described the admission process as “lengthy a...

Slavery Remembrance Day: Obaseki urges sustained global efforts to curb human trafficking On this day, it is important to reiterate the need to strengthen global efforts and partnerships to end the scourge of human trafficking and all other forms of modern slavery. For us in Edo, we have recorded milestones in the fight against human trafficking and all other forms of human exploitation on the  back of our robust partnership with the private sector and international development organisations. With their support, we have been able to substantially contain the scourge of human trafficking and irregular migration, which once pillaged our youths, who are our most valuable resources. These partnerships must be sustained if we are serious in realizing the global vision of totally eradicating human trafficking and modern day slavery, as well as all other forms of human exploitations. Apart from the various programmes implemented by the state’s skills development agency, EdoJobs to create ...

MAN ARRESTED IN BENUE FOR DESTROYING PDP BILLBOARDS The Benue State Police Command on Monday detained a young man for pulling down billboards belonging to the People’s Democratic Party in the state. The suspect was said to have been caught destroying billboards by the Makurdi Local Government Area task force in Wurukum area of the capital city. Speaking to journalists, the PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Bemgba Iortyom, said the suspect was found on Monday morning destroying the party billboards. Iortyom said, “When we heard about it, we tried to get first information about what had happened, and we advised the Task Force to call in the police. “We have been suffering from such acts before now where all our billboards were destroyed. We have lost count of how many of our billboards have been destroyed in the past. “One was recently destroyed at Oshigbudu in Agatu, Wadata, New GRA, and so on. We have met with the Police Commissioner. “When we got to where the task force was holdin...

DAVIDO MEETS WIKE, SEYI MAKINDE, ORTOM, IKPEAZU IN PARIS Nigerian award-winning singer David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, has met with some Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Paris, France. Naija News reports that photos of the ‘If’ crooner alongside Governor Nyesom Wike, Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpazu and Samuel Ortom emerged online on Monday night, 22nd August. However, the exact date of the meeting with the politicians and musician was not made known. In one of the photos, they were captured having a dinner and it is uncertain if the meeting was a coincidence or something that has to do with the 2023 election. Davido’s uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was recently elected Osun State Governor on the platform of the PDP and it might be difficult for him to openly back the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, like other youths.  

PRESIDENT BUHARI: FOOTBALL A NATIONAL ASSET, WE’LL RESIST ANY ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE ITS DEVELOPMENT President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja declared that football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, therefore his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development.   The President made the pledge while receiving the 10-year Football Development Masterplan submitted by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare.   Describing football as ''our passion and a major tool for unity,'' the President affirmed that it is the responsibility of government to safeguard the sport, which has brought Nigeria many laurels, and ''treat it as a national asset.''   ''Indeed, just as I expect and demand a higher standard of patriotism, responsibility and commitment from those charged with the administration of our football, I also urge all stakeholders to work together constructively and patriotically...

Police to go after producers of plate numbers that change automatically The Nigeria Police Force has vowed to go after producers of plate numbers that can automatically change.  A video of a car with a technology that helps switch its plate numbers as gone viral. In the video, the two sides of the plate number of the car carry two different numbers and so they can be interchanged when an automated button is pressed. Some Nigerians have called on the authorities to checkmate this as it will help criminals evade arrests. Reacting to the viral video, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the police will investigate the source of the automatic plate numbers and go after those producing it. We have come across this video which has gone viral. This technology is good but very criminal in our Nigerian context and it should be condemned. Every vehicle in Nigeria must be registered and have a number, not many numbers. We will work with other relevant secu...

Government moves to reclaim its properties in Nnewi Motorcycle Market By Okechukwu Okolonji Anambra State Government has expressed dismay over the unauthorised conversion of government properties to personal use in the motorcycle spare parts market, Uruagu, Nnewi. This was made known on the visit of the Anambra State Task Force on demolition led by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Obinna Ngonadi and accompanied by the Chairman, Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Barr. Chike Maduekwe. Speaking in an interview with the Press ,Dr. Obinna Ngonadi said that it is sad to notice that some people have converted some of the government's properties for their personal use. He hinted that such acts are illegal and warned those involved to desist from it or be ready to face sanctions from the government. The commissioner expressed satisfaction over the cooperation exhibited so far by the market executive toward the Gov. Chukwuma Soludo led administration. He urged them to co...

"It was a distinct honour and privilege to address the Nigerian Bar Association at their Annual General Conference yesterday. The warm reception was gratifying and deeply appreciated. To recap what I said, Nigeria needs true, visionary and diligent leadership to transit from its present state of failure and stagnation to growth and development. Now that our nation is exhibiting the characteristics of a fragile and failed state, we must re-evaluate our leadership selection process to ensure that only diligent and committed leaders are voted into power, so that we can begin to rescue this nation urgently. We must strive for a leadership imbued with competence, capacity, credibility and commitment. I maintain that the elections in 2023 will go beyond connections, tribe or religion, but center on competence, character and commitment to deliver on the dividends of true democracy. #PeterObi 🇳🇬"