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About 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina state, where President Muhammadu Buhari hails from, have received various farming implements under the Phase 11 of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchor borrowers scheme. Chairman of the Daura chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Nura Baure, confirmed this on Thursday. According to Baure, each farmer received two bags of fertilizers, two bottles of herbicides and a water pumping machine. They also got a bag of improved seedlings, two litres of liquid fertilizer and a bag of organic fertilizer each. He put the monetary value of the implements at N275,000 per beneficiary, which he said would be repaid within a year. Baure warned the farmers against diverting the implements or defaulting in repayment, adding that a mobile court had been established to try defaulters.  “The loan repayment must be in bags of paddy rice, not cash,” he stated.

The governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, has cried out that the state is under siege by herdsmen. The governor made this statement during his visit to Isiokolo, Ethiope local government area of the state, in continuation of the town hall meetings across the state, it's reported that Governor Okowa insisted that Delta state will not allocate lands to the establishment of cattle colonies.  Ahead of Buhari's visit, over 2,000 police officers deployed in Plateau state Okowa said: “Unfortunately, in our state, we are under siege. But we are trying to manage it the best way possible. We have made a statement that we will not support cattle colonies in Delta state because we do not have enough land for our farmers, considering the fact that a lot of our land is already degraded from oil exploitation activities.  “We have raised these issues, along with other states, as we have no doubt that the clashes we have here is not limited to Delta state. “We believe the federal govern

Dateline:  September 25, 2011. Nigerians were treated to a theatre of the absurd when the police high command raised the alarm that a self-confessed kingpin of the Boko Haram Terrorists sect, which held the nation by the jugular, had surreptitiously slipped out of custody. Shockingly, the same man is today the head of Benue State local security agency called Livestock Guards. His arrest and escape from police custody While initially keeping the identity of the agency under wraps, the police had said it officially handed over the suspect, Alhaji Ali Teshaku, to a sister security agency via a memo by the then Inspector General of police, Hafiz Ringim, dated July 7, 2011. The police further claimed that the action was based on a formal letter from the unnamed sister agency dated June 27, 2011, which requested release of the suspect to it. Olusola Amore, the Force Public Relations Officer at the time, explained that the IGP acceded to the request in the spirit of intelligence sh

Genocide is brewing in Nigeria, as part of the delusional evil blueprint laid to 'conquer' humanity! "The IG of Police has directed that civilians, vigilante gr oups, neighborhood watch security groups, hunters should surrender their firearms with the licenses in 21 days. This order, relayed by Force PRO Jimoh Moshood, stated that failure to comply would result in raids and clampdowns, following by criminal prosecution for illegal possession of firearms. The order has sent jitters down most Southern Nigerians, who perceive it as a sinister move aimed at disarming them so as to facilitate easy massacre and invasion by Fulanis who have killed no less than 3000 innocent Nigerians since 2015. More shocking was the observation that no mention was made of disarming Fulani herdsmen who are armed with AK 47 assault rifles and sub machine guns, which are illegal firearms. Rather the target of the order are law abiding, legally licensed owners of firearms. This is an

President Donald Trump agreed Thursday to a historic first meeting with Kim Jong Un in a stunning development in America's high-stakes nuclear standoff with North Korea. Standing in front of the  White House , South Korean National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong earlier announced the first ever meeting between a US president and North Korean leader, which he said would take place by the end of May. Chung had recently returned from Pyongyang, where he met Kim personally. According to the South Korean official, the reclusive young leader "expressed his eagerness to meet president Trump as soon as possible." Trump confirmed he had agreed to meet Kim -- hailing "great progress" in the push to persuade Pyongyang to end its nuclear program. ADVERTISING inRead  invented by Teads "Meeting being planned!" Trump tweeted. " Kim Jong Un  talked about denuclearization with the South Korean Representatives, not just a f

Boko Haram Commander Freed In Chibok Girls Swap Deal Resurfa ces, Issues Fresh Threat Against Nigeria Shuibu Moni, a Boko Haram commander who was freed in exchange for some 82 kidnapped Chibok girls in a deal facilitated by the Swedish government last May has issued fresh threats against the Nigerian state. A video exclusively obtained by Saharareporters shows Moni and some members of his team displaying firepower in Sambisa forest. Moni, who spoke in Hausa and Arabic stated that contrary to claims by the Nigerian government that Boko Haram fighters have been chased out of Sambisa forest in Borno state, they (Boko Haram terrorists) remain firmly on ground. He subsequently threatened to unleash further violence on Nigeria in coming days. Moni made no mention of the recently kidnapped Dapchi school girls. the girls are believed to be in the custody of another faction controlled by Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the splinter group recognized by ISIS .

Chief Ike Ekeweremadu, deputy Senate President on Wednesday said the possibility of the military taking over power in Nigeria cannot be totally ruled out. Contributing to a debate on a motion sponsored by Ahmed Ogembe, senator representing Kogi central during plenary, Ekweremadu said Nigeria’s democracy was receding. In his motion, Ogembe had alleged that Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello sponsored thugs to disrupt an empowerment programme he organised for members of his constituents. Reacting, Ekweremadu said such incident indicated that efforts must be made to protect Nigeria’s democracy. He also warned Bello that “the road he is travelling will not lead him anywhere”. According to the deputy senate President, “You will recall that sometime last year when they wanted to recall Dino I advised the governor that they are wasting the resources of that state, that it is mission impossible. Chief Ike Ekeweremadu, deputy Senate President on Wednesday said the possibility of

Guatemala will move its embassy to Jerusalem  in May, two days after the US makes the same move. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales addressed the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington on Sunday, during which he announced that his country’s embassy will move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 16, two days after the US moves its embassy to Israel’s capital. “I would like to thank President Trump for leading the way. His courageous decision has encouraged us to do what is right,” Morales told AIPAC. Both moves will coincide with Israel’s 70th Independence Day celebrations. Israel’s  Ynet  news reported that Guatemala has already started to look for a location for its embassy in Jerusalem. In unofficial talks, it has asked Israel to help fund the move, and Israel is expected to comply with the request. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Washington for the AIPAC conference, met with Morales on Sunday and thanked him “for every

President Trump suggested that he may attend the inauguration of the US’ new embassy in Jerusalem, which is slated to occur in May. President Donald Trump says he may visit Israel in May for the opening of a new US Embassy in Jerusalem. Trump commented during an Oval Office meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The new embassy is set to open in May, and Trump says he’ll head to Israel for the dedication ceremony “if I can.” A ribbon-cutting for an interim facility is being planned to  coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence . Trump also said his embassy decision was “appreciated in a big part of the world.” Netanyahu arrived at the White House on Monday for meetings with Trump. The two are holding talks and sitting down to a working lunch before Netanyahu speaks later in the week at the annual conference of the pro-Israel group, AIPAC. The visit comes as Israelis and Palestinians await Trump’s Mideast peace plan, which has ye

Fresh reports have emerged on why members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, beat up the Archbishop of Owerri Catholic archdiocese, Valentine Obinna on Saturday. Report emerged at the weekend that APC members who accompanied wife of the state governor, Nkechi Okorocha ; chief of staff to the governor, Uche Nwosu; Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Acho Ihim; and some commissioners had allegedly invaded the altar and ordered the archbishop to stop his speech, which they considered to be anti- state government. The incident was said to have happened on Saturday at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church, Ngwoma-Obube in the Owerri North Local Government Area during a requiem mass in honour of the mother of one Alex Mbata. The chief Judge of the state, Pascal Nnadi; and the senator representing Imo East, Samuel Anyanwu, were also present at the church service which ended in a fiasco. A source at the church service, Wilson Okeke , told Punch that the APC members accused the Arc