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The Police in Jigawa says a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by consuming insecticide popularly known as “Piyapiya.” The Jigawa Police Command spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Monday that the incident happened in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. “Information reached us that Gambo Jibrin, aged 17, of Gambara village was...

Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of South African anti-apartheid fighter and former president Nelson Mandela, died on Monday at the age of 81, her spokesman said. She died in a Johannesburg hospital after a long illness, spokesman Victor Dlamini said in a statement. Winnie Mandela, who was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, played a key part in the campaign to...

Former Ondo SSG, Dr Adelola  The place of creativity can never be hidden in the skills of exceptional personalities, as they always thrive to excel in almost every facet of human endeavour.  In reference to this is another groundbreaking achievement by the former Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Dr. Aderotimi Adelola who just wrote and produced a new movie titled,...

•Botswana’s former President Ian Khama Ian Khama, a retired army general, stepped down as president of Botswana on Saturday, handing the diamond-rich country to his deputy after a decade at the helm. Khama’s departure leaves his younger brother and tourism minister Tshekedi as the only member of the family holding a high-profile post in the government, and depending on who Masisi...

Governor of Ondo State,  Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has urged all Christians across the country to follow the exemplary life of Jesus Christ by emulating and putting all his teaching into practice. This was contained in a press statement issued and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor,  Segundo Ajiboye, urging all Christians to live and emulate Christ. According to the...

PDP Chairman, Uche Secondus  The People's Democratic Party (PDP) had before the release of the list of alleged looters, accused the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of having the spirit of bitterness and vengeance, adding that such was responsible for the economic dryness, divisiveness and hostility in the nation under their watch. The PDP, therefore, advised the Presidency to...

•African Bank CEO Basani Maluleke African Bank has promoted Basani Maluleke from designate CEO to CEO, making her the first black woman to head a bank in SA. Maluleke was named Brian Riley’s likely successor in August 2017 when he announced his intention to retire. African Bank — the “good bank” salvaged from the collapsed JSE-listed group African Bank Investments Limited (Abil)...

•Information Minister Lai Mohammed fielding questions from newsmen The Federal Government has released a list of some of those who have allegedly looted the nation’s treasury. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, released the list during a press conference in Lagos on Friday. Mohammed said the individuals include officials in the past government. The names in the list revealed by the Federal Government...

•Herdsmen on the move By Rafiu Ajakaye, Lagos  At least 15 herders were killed and several others injured in an armed attack in a village of Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, according to a police spokesman.  “Yesterday afternoon, we got reports that 15 herdsmen were shot dead by gunmen believed to be cattle rustlers in Bawon-Daji village of Zamfara state.  Several others were injured...

•Pope Francis The Papacy has denied a widely credited statement to Pope Francis that hell does not exist. Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke said the report by 93-year-old Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari was not textually correct and that the Pope did not say what was credited to him.  Scalfari is the founder of the left-wing daily La Repubblica and a self-professed non-believer, who has held...