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The Federal Government has given its backing to Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi's    ban on the sale of foreign rice in the state. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,Chief Audi Ogbe,stated gave the  no when he visited Ettem Amagu Rice Farm in Ikwo Local Government Area  as part of his assessment of agricultural potential of   the state. Ogbeh, who was in company with    the Chairman, Presidential Committee on Rice  production, Abubakar  Bagudu and  Central Bank  of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele,commended  Umahi for his agricultural policy,   particularly in ensuring massive rice production in the state. The minister said," Governor,I hear you banned  the sale of foreign rice in your  state, God bless you for it. I also hear you invited young men to come back from Lagos and work here,God bless you also  for it. They will be  happier here in this state than living under t...

A car bomb exploded near a busy market in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday killing at least eight people, police said, as medical sources warned the toll could be far higher. “We have counted about eight civilians so far who were killed in the blast and more than 10 others wounded but the death toll could be higher because the area is a market and it was so densely populated when the blast occurred, most people who were wounded have serious injuries,” said police official Ibrahim Mohamed. Medical sources suggested nearly 30 people had been killed, but this was not confirmed by authorities. “Our ambulances have collected 13 wounded civilians and 28 dead bodies, the toll could be higher because of the density of the location where the blast occurred,” Dr Abdukadir Abdirahman Adem, director of the AMIN ambulance service told AFP. The blast took place in the densely populated Afisiyone area in southern Mogadishu. “There was chaos and severed d...

Four persons were killed while several houses including the house of the village head were burnt, when unknown gunmen attacked Mile One Village in Tafan District, Kaduna State on Friday. A resident, who preferred anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kafanchan that the hoodlums launched an attack against the residents between 2 p.m. and 10p.m on Friday. The Interim Chairman of Jema’a local Government Area, Dr Bege Katuka, confirmed the incident via telephone. He said: “I just left the affected village barely 30 minutes ago, I was there to assess the extent of damage.’’ However, reports say the residents of the neighbouring villages of Gidan Waya, Ungwuan Ninzo and Ungwuan Kagoro have fled for fear of possible attacks. NAN reports that the villages, as well as Kaduna State College of Education, have been turned to ghost towns. NAN also recalls that Pasakori Village which share boundaries with Mile One Village came under similar atta...

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has led members of the state Excecutive Council to drive across one of the three flyover bridges on the Transhara Expressway in Abakaliki. An obviously overjoyed Umahi told a crowd that gathered to witness the historic event that another flyover would be constructed next year at the Nkalagu junction, Nkalagu in Ishielu Local Government Area. The reason, he said was to end accidents on that section of the ever-busy transhara highway. He said, "Few days ago, we lost one of our very key supporters at Nkalagu junction and that place has been taking away lives. And so, next year, we will end the life that that place is taking. We will. "So we have three flyovers waiting for us to start- one at Vanco junction, one at the Water Works junction and then this one that is going to be at Nkalagu junction." He explained that apart from saving the lives of Ebonyi residents and travellers, the flyovers were to enhance the aest...

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has led members of the state Excecutive Council to drive across one of the three flyover bridges on the Transhara Expressway in Abakaliki. An obviously overjoyed Umahi told a crowd that gathered to witness the historic event that another flyover would be constructed  next year at the Nkalagu  junction, Nkalagu in Ishielu Local Government Area. The reason, he said was to end  accidents on that section of the ever-busy transhara highway.   He said,  "Few days ago, we lost one of our very key supporters at Nkalagu junction and that place  has been taking  away lives. And so, next  year, we will end the life that that place is taking. We will.  "So we have three flyovers waiting for us to start- one at Vanco junction, one at the Water Works junction and then this one that is going to be at Nkalagu junction." He explained that apart from saving the lives of Ebonyi residents and trav...

The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmed Makarfi, has said the former ruling party is working hard to salvage Nigeria from hunger. Makarfi spoke at his meeting with former ministers produced by the party in Abuja on Monday. The meeting was one of the moves being undertaking by the national caretaker committee since the party became factionalised. Makarfi also denied the allegations doing the rounds that his group was planning to change the name of the party with the inauguration of a committee on inter-party affairs. The former governor of Kaduna State said that the party was determined to “capture power in 2019.” Makarfi said, “We have met with the members of the Board of Trustees of our party, governors, former governors, state chairmen and other interest groups in our party. “We therefore felt that we should meet with all interest groups and that’s why we are having this meeting. “You are aware...

Some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives are threatening to dump the party over what they called the attitude the present government towards them, Daily Trust has learnt. Sources told Daily Trust on Monday that the APC lawmakers are embittered that the executive arm has completely neglected them in the scheme of things, especially in terms of consultations before certain decisions are reached. The lawmakers are also said to be angered by the fact that their constituents are going through hard times, while the government seems unperturbed, with no efforts made to ameliorate the difficulties. It was gathered that the bitterness among the APC lawmakers necessitated a meeting last Wednesday where they expressed their anger with some of the lawmakers openly saying they would dump the party. "It was really a hot meeting. The kind of anger directed at the executive was too much. Majority of those at the meeting said openly that they ...