Avoid hard drugs, NAHCON warns Nigerian pilgrims to S/Arabia
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we have not received any complaint on feeding accommodation or any other welfare matters from the pilgrims on ground so far and i can assure you that all necessary measures have been taken to sustain or even improve on the high level of welfare of pilgrims1 by idris abdulrahman1 nahcon coordinator in madinah alhaji ahmed maigari gave the warning n an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan1 he cautioned nigerian pilgrims to adhere strictly to saudi arabia laws to avoid facing the consequences of violating them1 drug careers into the kingdom of saudi arabia risk death penalty by being beheaded while those who import kolanut in commercial quantities face fines of up to 100 riyals on each piece of the items he warned1 maigari advised pilgrims to also observe the rules regulations and preaching of islamic scholars during the exercise adding that they should strive to be good ambassadors of nigeria1 the coordinator said prospective pilgrims should prepare for harsh weather in the holy cities during the hajj and gave the assurance that the commission through its personnel on ground was fully prepared to receive all pilgrims on arrival1 the national hajj commission of nigeria nahcon on tuesday warned nigerian prospective pilgrims for this years hajj against taking illicit drugs and prohibited items to saudi arabia1 he urged them to prepare to undergo another round of biometric data capturing on arrival at the saudi airports in spite of the screening conducted in nigeria before take-off1 the thinking is that since we have done biometric data capturing in nigeria the airport authorities will only click their system to view the data but we had to do it again on arrival he said1 maigari said the commission had met with all relevant authorities including registered transporters for the hajj in saudi arabia adding that they gave an insight into the rules and regulations of the operations1 after listening and inspection of our arrangements they commended nigerias preparations for this years hajj1 the coordinator advised pilgrims who might need assistance and guidance to call a nahcon dedicated line 920008251 in the holy land1 nan reports that the advance national team including the medical and accommodation committees have already arrived ahead of the hajj while the first batch of pilgrims from kogi and the national media team landed in madinah on friday1

Police cordon off Sarakis home in Abuja: Media Adviser
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idris ruled the statement inadequate2 after a careful perusal of your letter to the police it was discovered that the statement requires further clarification and coupled with the fact that you stated that the full text of the statements of the suspects were not shown to you it is imperative you report to the police to make further statements after giving you the full text of the statements of the suspects2 the police have obviously corrupted and politicized their investigations into the offa robbery incident. they have turned it into an instrument for the party in power to suppress perceived opponents witch-hunt issue for blackmailing people from freely choosing which platform on which they want to pursue their ambition and a matter for harassing the people whose exit from apc would harm the chances of the party in the forthcoming elections2 in a letter sent to saraki on monday night idris asked him to make himself available to the head of the investigation team at the intelligence response team at guzape junction asokoro extension abuja at 8a.m1 the nation reported that the police only blocked sarakis convoy for about 30 minutes. the convoy was about to leave the house at about 7am when the police arrived1 when the convoy was cleared to go at about 7.30 a.m some police vehicles trailed it up to the national assembly complex1 police were said to have extracted a promise from the senate president that he would honour the invitation by the inspector general of police today1 saraki has been invited by the inspector general of police to report at 8a.m today at guzape police station to give further statement on the multiple robbery incidents that occurred in offa kwara state on 5 april in which 31 people were killed1 some of the suspects arrested claimed saraki gave them money and guns as members of a group used by the politician to cow opponents1 in a whatsapp post he also claimed the house of deputy senate president ike ekweremadu has also been surrounded by dss agents1 the police had on 4 june asked for sarakis reaction to the statement made by some of the suspects arrested in connection to the most deadly robbery in the history of nigeria. saraki wrote a statement dated 7 june1 yusuph olaniyonu the media adviser to senator bukola saraki said the house of his principal was blocked by the police tuesday morning1 kola ologbondiyan publicity secretary of the peoples democratic party corroborated unusual security presence at ekweremadus house when he tweeted security operatives block deputy senate president ike ekweremadus residence in apo abuja. ekweremadus spokesman uche anichukwu confirmed the security presence and said it included operatives of the economic and financial crimes commission1 it is in line with the above that you are requested to report to the head of the investigation team at the intelligence response team at guzape junction asokoro extension abuja on 24th of july 2018 at 8am for further investigation on the matter1 in a response last night saraki described the invitation as a mere afterthought which is designed to achieve political purpose1 both claims have not been verified. and security agents have not spoken on why the actions were taken1 i want to make it apparent that i have no hand in either the robbery incident or any criminal acitivity. the police in their haste to embarrass me sent the invitation to me at 8pm and requested that i report to the station by 8am tomorrow morning. this obviously demonstrated their desperation as i do not see why they are now in a hurry. saraki said 1 updated1

North Korea dismantles rocket test site
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38 north analyst joseph bermudez called the move an important first step for kim in fulfilling a promise that trump said the north korean leader made during their june summit in singapore1 north korea has started dismantling some facilities at its main satellite launch station seen as the testing ground for its intercontinental ballistic missiles according to expert analysis of recent satellite images1 after the summit trump had declared the north korean nuclear threat was effectively over and us media reports suggest he is privately furious at the lack of any subsequent progress on the denuclearisation issue1 his public statements however remain upbeat and the 38 north analysis came as the president pronounced himself very happy with the way talks were progressing with pyongyang1 the website said imagery indicated the north had begun taking down a processing building and a rocket-engine test stand that had been used to test liquid-fuel engines at its sohae satellite launching station1 sohae on the northwest coast of north korea is ostensibly a facility designed for putting satellites into orbit but rocket engines are easily repurposed for use in missiles and the international community has labelled pyongyangs space programme a fig leaf for weapons tests1 if confirmed the analysis by respected us-based website 38 north could signal a step forward after last months landmark summit between kim jong un and us president donald trump although some experts questioned the significance of the gesture1 since sohae is believed to have played an important role in the development of technologies for the norths intercontinental ballistic missile program these efforts represent a significant confidence-building measure on the part of north korea bermudez said1 trump said in singapore that kim had committed to destroying a major missile engine test site without specifying the site1 sohae has been the norths main rocket launch site since 2012 and south korea whose president brokered the landmark summit between trump and kim called it a step towards denuclearisation1 its a better sign than doing nothing nam gwan-pyo deputy director of the presidential national security office told reporters1 i believe they are moving step by step towards denuclearisation nam added1 but some experts cautioned against reading too much into the work described in the 38 north analysis1

Iran threatens equal countermeasures if U.S blocks oil
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iran will respond with equal countermeasures if the u.s. tries to block its oil exports the foreign ministry in tehran said on tuesday1 u.s. officials are stepping up diplomatic efforts to pressure countries to stop importing iranian oil1 if america wants to take a serious step in this direction it will definitely be met with a reaction and equal countermeasures from iran foreign ministry spokesman bahram qassemi was quoted as saying by the state news agency irna.1 supreme leader ali khamenei on saturday backed president hassan rouhanis suggestion that iran might block gulf oil exports if its own exports are stopped.1 already fraught relations between tehran and washington have worsened in recent days1 on monday iran dismissed an angry warning from president donald trump that it risked dire consequences the like of which few throughout history have suffered before if it made threats against the united states.1 irans parliamentary speaker on tuesday described trumps comments as the words of a troublemaker1 the united states is experiencing disorder and wildness in its diplomatic relations ali larijani was quoted as saying by irna.1 iran has faced the threat of u.s. sanctions since trump decided in may to withdraw the u.s. from a 2015 agreement between world powers and iran over its disputed nuclear programme. reutersnan1

Kwankwaso, Gemade, 13 other Senators dump APC
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details shortly2 in a letter to the president of the senate signed by 14 senators they indicated their intention to leave the ruling apc for the opposition pdp1 others senators are rafui ibrahim suleiman hunkuyi monsurat sunmonu ibrahim danbaba usman nafada and suleiman nazif1 the letter reads thus1 dear senate president after due consultation with our constituents and stakeholders in our constituencies in proper recognition of section 681g of the 1999 constitution as amended and with the fact our party the all progressives congress apc is hereby emerging factions1 we hereby inform the senate that wethe undersigned are changing our political affiliation from the all progressives congress apc to the peoples democratic party pdp1 the senators who have so far defected are rabui musa kwankwaso kano central barnabas gemade benue north-west dino melaye kogi east isa hamman misau lanre tajouso shaaba lafiagi mohammed shittu and ubali shittu1 shortly after reading the letter saraki also announced that sen. murtala nyako has also indicated his intention to leave the apc bringing the total number of defectors to 151 with this number of new senators in the pdp the party now holds the majority seats in the upper legislative chamber1 speaking after the defection saraki who expressed displeasure at the siege on his residence and those of other lawmakers said that it was uncalled for1 people have the freedom of association. i have been sitting down here and more than 15 senators have decamped or defected to one party or the other. there was no siege on their residence he said1 we thank you for your exemplary leadership1

PDP holds NEC meeting Monday
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the meeting of the national executive committee nec of the national opposition peoples democratic party pdp will hold on monday2 the national leadership of the party sent out an invitation to members of the committee to converge at its national secretariat monday2 the notice sent out was however silent on the agenda of the meeting which had been slated for 4pm2 the notice of the meeting was signed by the national secretary of the party sen. umaru tsauri2 meanwhile the partys threat to boycott next years elections has been criticised and that it was being hunted by its past2 the national chairman of all progressives congress apc mr. adams oshiomhole said pdp was being haunted by its past treatment of electoral contests as a do-or-die affair2 he warned that apc would not be intimidated by any threat of the pdp or any other party as it was committed to the sustenance of democracy and the sanctity of one man one vote2 the former labour leader described the move by the pdp as akin to that of a rabbit jumping out of a hole in the afternoon because a hunter has come to put fire to smoke it out2 the pdp fired back saying apc was jittery over coalition between pdp and 38 others2

Gov Ahmed rejoices with Saraki over new Waziri title
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the governor said this in a statement by his chief press secretary cps abdulwahab oba on sunday in ilorin1 ahmed described the elevation as well-deserved considering the contributions of the senate president to the development of the emirate in particular and the entire state at large1 the announcement of the elevation to the prestigious title of waziri by the emir was a pleasant but fitting surprise to cap our joy over the exoneration by the supreme court from the code of conduct tribunal trial1 it is fitting that you have stepped into the traditional shoes of your father and our great mentordr abubakar olusola saraki1 the time is apt the occasion is unique and your profile is most fitting for this honour ahmed said1 the governor observed that the elevation would no doubt serve as morale booster for the senate president to continue to do more for the emirate and the entire state1 gov ahmed therefore enjoined the new waziri ngeri of ilorin not to relent on his oars to attract development and growth to the state and empowerment for its people1 the governor prayed god to guide the new waziri and grant him wisdom to pilot the affairs of the new traditional office1

Dalung explains cause of convoy accident, reads riot act to youths
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dalung said as a sign of respect for the departed souls the election would be shifted to sunday saying despite the distractions and antics of those who dont want the progress of the nycn the convention would still hold in gombe as planned1 nigerias minister of sports and youths development barr. solomon dalung has disclosed the cause of the road mishap which befell his convoy in gombe on saturday1 dalung who was in gombe for the national unity convention of nycn the first to be successfully held in the last 10 years explained how his convoy got involved in a ghastly accident after being received atat the airport by amb dr. dickson akoh chairman of board of the council1 the convoy was returning from gombe airport when in akku village some kilo metres away from the city centre a 406 peugeot heading to bauchi rammed into the convoy1 briefing newsmen in gombe dalung said the driver of the 406 peugeot immediately he sighted the convoy panicked and swerved off the road into the bush1 he manipulated his way trying to come back to the highway but when he came this time he crossed over smashed about 2 or 3 vehicles in the convoy somersaulted and went into flames1 one of our vehicles also somersaulted and we have some degrees of injuries. from what i was told we lost one life instantly1 when asked if he made any effort to rescue the victims the minister said it was only my car and one other car that left the scene immediately the rest of the cars in the convoy remained to move all those involved to the hospital for medical attention1 i have visited them in the two hospitals where they are receiving treatment. as i am talking right now seven people have been discharged so far1 this was even as the minister read the riot act to youths including those whom he described as elements who hijacked the national youth council of nigeria nycn for personal enrichment while truncating the vision and mission of youth agenda in nigeria1 the minister commended the delegates for traveling far distance1 we will not be deterred because we are committed to deliver credible leadership in nycn. we will proceed he said1 after many years of crisis which had bedeviled the nycn leadership from one colour of court order to another one from one junior faction to another senior one from one caretaker committee to another sole administration and different forms of aberration that have truncated the vision and mission of youth agenda in nigeria1 for those who believe that the nycn is a platform for making wealth let me advise them they can join dangote group of companies that is where wealth is created those of us who think we can use the platform of nycn to blossom our political ambitions let me advise you that the apc the pdp and the other 77 political parties are there for you go and join one of them1 for those of us who think we are strong and popular and the only place we can take refuge is to surrender ourselves to some powerful politicians who will sponsor us to continue to truncate the vision of the youth of nigeria i advise you there are so many criminal groups go and join one1 and for those who believe the youth deserve a voice and the youth of this country are the only national assets we have and have joined the national youth movement selflessly i say to you my fellow country men god bless you1 while assuring the delegates that the federal government has no preferred candidate in the gombe convention dalung warned those who are above the red line 35 years to stay clear from the contest urging them to also consider young women in some positions1 meanwhile gombe state governor alhaji ibrahim dankwambo has sent his condolences on behalf of the state government to the families of the 2 young men who lost their lives in the saturday crash1 speaking at the executive session of the convention the governor also promised to shoulder the hospital bills of those injured including officers of peace corps of nigeria directors from federal ministry of sports and youths development and the outgoing president of nycn comrade mayor enujeko who is lying in critical condition at the hospital1

Lagos task force clears container trucks
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what we are doing now are just palliative measures and we have to solve the problem from the source1 lagos state has deployed a task force of 2271 personnel of security agencies and other stakeholders to remove all container trucks and tankers parked along oshodi-apapa road1 the commissioner for transportation mr. ladi lawanson said on sunday that the task force was able to free the road from toyota to mile 2 in an operation which lasted for 72 hours between friday and sunday1 he added that governor akinwunmi ambode has extended the operation of the task force for another 48 hours while he would also host a meeting involving all the stakeholders in alausa on monday to come up with a lasting solution to the menace1 the governor will be meeting with the nigeria ports authority shippers council tank farm owners department of petroleum resources among others because that is where the problem is really emanating from1 tagged operation restore sanity on lagos roads the task force involved the police lagos state traffic management authority lastma lagos state emergency management agency lasema nigerian security and civil defence corps nscdc federal road safety corps frsc and nigerian military including army air force and the navy1 even though this is not within the governors jurisdiction but he is adopting a collaborative approach with these agencies of the federal government which are the root cause of the problem to look for a medium to long-term solutions in support of the palliative measure that the governor has started lawanson said1 the clearing operation by the task force also involved relevant unions within the maritime sector such as amalgamation of container truck owners association nigeria union of petroleum and natural gas workers nupeng nigeria association of road transport owners nato road trasnport employers association of nigeria rtean and association of maritime truck owners amato among others1 giving further details on the operation commissioner for information and strategy mr. kehinde bamigbetan said over 2000 articulated vehicles were removed from the road including oshodi-apapa expressway funsho williams avenue and mile 2-orile road and taken to seven designated holding bays1 he said the state government has also resolved to set up a mobile court within the axis to summarily deal with recalcitrant drivers of articulated vehicles who may want to draw back the recent gains recorded1 the state commissioner of police mr. edgal imohimi lagos sector commander federal road safety corp frsc hyginus omeje lasema general manager adeshina tiamiyu heads of military formations in lagos among others were part of the inspection tour to assess the operation1

VON DG counsels Atiku on insecurity
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the cardinal question in all honesty is can turaki stop the insecurity without the cooperation of international security agencies especially that of the united states he said1 the director general voice of nigeria von mr osita okechukwu has urged former vice president atiku abubakar and nigerians to join president muhammadu buhari to fight insecurity1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the von dg was reacting to questions from newsmen in enugu over statements on killings in nigeria credited to atiku during his formal declaration to contest for president on the platform of the peoples democratic party pdp in yola1 the von dg who is an ardent supporter of president buhari however dismissed the statistics of the former vice president saying that they were unnecessary and inaccurate1 what is important is how to stop the killings we need cooperation prayers information and assistance to the government1 otherwise wikipedia reported from credible sources that iraqi death toll of over 500000 persons since us led invasion of 2003 about 5000 of who are us service men he said1 according to him i am outraged like most nigerians over the spate of killings by herdsmenfarmers clash bandits militias boko haram and sundry1 president muhammadu buhari i must confess is very sad over the killings1 his excellency atiku abubakar turaki of adamawa statistics are unnecessary and inaccurate for one death is painful1 at any rate his statistics and can be best dubbed campaign hype if not fake news when the real statistics are assembled. iraqi casualty is over 5000001 okechukwu also a chieftain of the all progressives congress apc said that assisting the federal government to fight insecurity would be more beneficial instead of comparing the dead in the country with those killed in iraq and afghanistan1 on the public perception that buhari is not doing enough to stop the killings okechukwu said am on good note that president buhari is quietly deploying all means necessary to stop the insecurity in the land1 among which is deployment of mission critical communications system by motorola solutions of illinois united state of america equipment which will put critical information at the fingertips of all the security agencies in nigeria1 in fact the national security adviser mr babagana monguno and minister of communications mr adebayo shittu one understands are leading the pack. i dont want to say more than this for this is security issue okechukwu said1 he appealed to all nigerians irrespective of political affiliations to join hands with mr president to fight insecurity in the country instead of making insecurity a campaign issue1 okechukwu thanked him for acknowledging the massive infrastructural development ongoing in the land under buhari but expressed doubts over turakis promise to tackle insecurity1 my relief is that his excellency atiku abubakar graciously recognised the unprecedented massive infrastructural development ongoing in the past three years under president buhari1 the targeted 5000 kilometres of federal roads 5000 kilometres of rail lines 5000 additional megawatts of electricity and bid for self-sufficiency in food are anchored on prudent management of public fund1 can turaki guarantee nigerians to curb corruption to this level he queried1 he also recalled that president buhari few weeks after inauguration was honoured with a red carpet reception at the white house1 since the presidential contest is like a beauty contest buhari remains the best among those parading themselves to be president in 2019 he added1

PDP holds NEC meeting Monday
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the meeting of the national executive committee nec of the national opposition peoples democratic party pdp will hold on monday2 the national leadership of the party sent out an invitation to members of the committee to converge at its national secretariat monday2 the notice sent out was however silent on the agenda of the meeting which had been slated for 4pm2 the notice of the meeting was signed by the national secretary of the party sen. umaru tsauri2 meanwhile the partys threat to boycott next years elections has been criticised and that it was being hunted by its past2 the national chairman of all progressives congress apc mr. adams oshiomhole said pdp was being haunted by its past treatment of electoral contests as a do-or-die affair2 he warned that apc would not be intimidated by any threat of the pdp or any other party as it was committed to the sustenance of democracy and the sanctity of one man one vote2 the former labour leader described the move by the pdp as akin to that of a rabbit jumping out of a hole in the afternoon because a hunter has come to put fire to smoke it out2 the pdp fired back saying apc was jittery over coalition between pdp and 38 others2

Trump: Obama should have stopped Russian meddling
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alleged russias interference in the 2016 presidential election in which trump won by electoral college but lost to clinton by almost four million popular votes led to the set-up of the special panel headed by robert mueller1 u.s. president donald trump has again blamed former president barack obama for not doing something about alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election during his tenure1 he said obama thought the democratic presidential candidate and arch-rival hillary clinton was going to win1 trump tweeted so president obama knew about russia before the election. why didnt he do something about it1 why didnt he tell our campaign because it is all a big hoax thats why and he thought crooked hillary was going to win1 the president took a swipe at the whole foreign intelligence surveillance fisa warrant application released by the federal bureau of investigation fbi against carter page a trump campaign foreign policy adviser1 trump described pages fisa documents as a scam which led to the rigged mueller witch hunt1 trump in a tweet also described the alleged election meddling as a hoax saying it was the reason obama did not act1 the fbi on saturday released a redacted version of the warrant application on page marking the first public disclosure of a highly sensitive fisa request1 trump said that the fisa documents confirm with little doubt that the justice department and the fbi misled the courts1 trump went on to allege that his campaign was potentially being illegally surveilled for the political gain of crooked hillary clinton and the dnc democratic national congress1 looking more and more like the trump campaign for president was illegally being spied upon surveillance for the political gain of crooked hillary clinton and the dnc1 ask her how that worked out she did better with crazy bernie. republicans must get tough now. an illegal scam trump tweeted1 the u.s. leader bragged about having a great meeting with russian president vladimir putin but blamed the media which he described as fake news for trying to disparage the meeting1 i had a great meeting with putin and the fake news used every bit of their energy to try and disparage it. so bad for our country trump tweeted1

Neymar Jr. speaks about World Cup 2018 Agony
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neymar jr. speaks about world cup 2018 agony1

PDP set to rebrand towards 2019 Elections
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pdp set to rebrand towards 2019 elections1

Adamawa is a PDP state - Atiku
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adamawa is a pdp state - atiku1

Stranded Nigerians in Russia return home
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russia 201812 stranded nigerians in russia return home1

Trump in fresh mess over hush money paid to Playboy model
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trumps current personal attorney rudy giuliani confirmed to the times that the cohen tape existed but claimed the president had done nothing wrong1 multiple reports claimed that president donald trump was secretly taped two months before the 2016 election discussing a hush money payment over an alleged affair with a playboy model and the fbi has the recording1 the republican commander-in-chief on friday did not answer questions shouted out by reporters about the cohen tape as he prepared to fly out of the white house en route to his new jersey golf club1 the new york times broke the story saying the fbi seized the recording during a raid on cohens office earlier this year quoting lawyers and others familiar with the recording. cohen has not yet been arrested or charged1 former playboy model karen mcdougal claims she had a months-long affair with trump after they met in 2006 shortly after trumps wife melania gave birth to their son barron. she told cnn previously that he tried to pay her for sex1 the wall street journal said the september 2016 conversation between trump and cohen was about buying the rights to mcdougals story which she sold a month earlier to the national enquirer for 1500001 the tabloid ultimately sat on it preventing it from becoming public. the chairman of its parent company american media is a trump friend1 fridays reports raise questions about why trumps campaign denied knowledge of the deal between mcdougal and american media when it became public as well as fan speculation about how much damage cohen can inflict on the president1 the tape was reportedly made by his former longtime lawyer michael cohen who is under federal investigation in new york for his business dealings. investigators are probing whether the hush payments violated campaign finance laws1 the recording was less than two minutes and gave no indication that trump had prior knowledge about the media payment to mcdougal giuliani told the times1 it helps us rather than hurts us he was quoted as saying by the journal1 cohens lawyer lanny davis declined to comment friday1 the fbi raided cohens home and office in april on a referral from special counsel robert mueller who is looking into russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the trump campaign colluded with moscow1 michael cohen donald trumps former personal lawyer secretly taped the president talking about a payment to a former playboy model who says she had an affair with the real estate mogul-turned us leader1 the justice department says cohen has been under investigation for months for criminal conduct largely centred on his personal business dealings1 prosecutors are apparently interested in payments he made on trumps behalf to porn actress stormy daniels and other business dealings related to trump1

Oyetola thanks Osun APC members for the governorship ticket
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but we are ready. we are tested. like the broom sweeping away the rot we are set and ready1 alhaji gboyega oyetola the winner of the osun all progressives congress apc governorship primary said that he has accepted to be partys flag bearer for sept. 22 election1 with deep humility and a sense of duty i accept your verdict that i should carry forward the torch of our party in the next elections1 i assure you that your choice will not be wasted1 you have settled for a man steady in his ways firm in his convictions about the purpose of government which is to promote the welfare of the people protect their rights and provide good governance1 oyetola who is gov. aregbesolas chief of staff called on his co-contestants to join him in the task of winning the governorship election1 we have only won the battle. the war lies ahead of us. our opponents from other parties increase their arsenal to fight with us1 oyetola while reading his acceptance to newsmen at about 1130 pm shortly after he was declared winner of the primary on friday said that he was humbled by the victory1 the 60 days plus ahead will not be easy but i am confident in our ability to protect what we have he said1 oyetola thanked all the partys member for ensuring his victory adding that his emergence as the partys flag bearer was made possible by them1 he also thanked gov. aregbesola saying he would work assiduously to ensure continuity and consolidation of his efforts1 oyetola added that the success of the direct primaries in osun had placed the party on a path of democratic rejuvenation and a rebirth of membership faith in the party1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that oyetola scored 127017 votes during the governorship primary to defeat 17 other contestants1 mr lasun yussuff deputy speaker house of representatives came second with 21 975 votes. speaker of the state house of assembly najeem salaam got 17 958 votes1 sen. movie omo-agege who represented. gov. gov. abdulazi yari of zamfara who is the chairman of election panel announced the results at the partys secretariat1

Police arrest 117 killer suspects in Zamfara
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source63 the police have confirmed the arrest of 117 persons suspected to be connected with the recent killings in parts of zamfara state1 according to him the suspects were arrested during a raid carried out by the special tactical squad of the inspector general of police igp in conjunction with the command tactical team on thursday which lasted for several hours1 he also noted that the command tactical team arrested 72 suspected bandits who specialize in using unregistered motorcycles to ferry kidnapped victims to their hideouts while 73 unregistered motorcycles were recovered from them1 the command therefore warned all criminals at large to repent and surrender their arms to the police or face dire consequences when they are caught1 the zamfara state police public relations officer mr mohammed shehu said in a statement that the killings are in gusau shinkafi local government areas and other parts of the state1 this comes days after bandits stormed the villages on motorbikes shooting sporadically at residents and carting away their livestock1 one of the villagers said 30 people were killed across the villages during the attacks although the police authorities insisted that only three people died1 however the repeated attacks on communities have left residents in perpetual fear and anxiety1 they have therefore called on the federal government to be more proactive in securing their lives and property and also stop the repeated killings stemming from herdsmen-farmers clashes1 it also enjoined members of the public to sustain their cooperation by providing timelyuseful information to the police on criminal activities1

Cyberattackers steal health data of Singapores PM, others
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xinhua4 singaporean prime minister lee hsien loong revealed in a facebook post that singhealth the city-states largest group of healthcare institutions had experienced a major cyber-attack in which 1.5 million patients had their personal particulars stolen1 he said 160000 of the 1.5 million patients also had their outpatient medication data compromised. i am personally affected and not just incidentally. the attackers targeted my own medication data specifically and repeatedly he added1 lee said the hackers would have been disappointed if they hoped to find some dark state secret or something to embarrass him because his medication data was not something he would ordinarily tell people about but there is nothing alarming in it1 the prime minister said the security and confidentiality of patient information was a top priority and he had ordered the cyber security agency of singapore and the smart nation and digital government group to work together with the ministry of health to tighten up their defenses and processes across the board1 we are convening a committee of inquiry to look thoroughly into this incident he said. it will doubtless have valuable conclusions and recommendations which will help us do better1 earlier on friday the ministry of health announced that about 1.5 million patients who visited singhealths specialist outpatient clinics and polyclinics from may 1 2015 to july 4 2018 had their non-medical personal particulars illegally accessed and copied. the data taken include name nric number address gender race and date of birth1 the ministry said it had directed the integrated health information system to conduct a thorough review of public healthcare system with support from third-party experts to improve cyber threat prevention detection and response1