Sunday, March 10, 2019
(LOCAL) IBB Returns From 3 Months Vacation In Switzerland
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida arrived the county yesterday after a 3 months medical vacation in Switzerland.
(POLITICS) APC Wins All House Of Assembly Seats In Jigawa State
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all House of Assembly seats in the 30 constituencies of Jigawa State. The results were announced on Sunday morning by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. Below are the details:
1. Gagarawa LGA
Ibrahim Husaini Kadeta of APC – 15,405.
Mutari Ibrahim Gonga PDP – 8,368.
2. Buji LGA
Sale Baba A of APC – 21,297.
Isa Bello Gwadayi of PDP – 9,312.
3. Guri LGA
Suleiman Musa Kadira of APC – 20,851.
Muhammad Umar of PDP – 7,346.
(LOCAL) Twin Bomb Blast Rocks Adamawa Catholic Church
Two suicide bombers reported to have targeted St. Pius Catholic Church in Shuwa, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, have set off bombs but ended up killing themselves only.
(FOREIGN) President Donald Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Sentenced To 47 months In Prison
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison, following his conviction last year for tax and bank fraud. The sentence of just under four years in jail was much more lenient than the term set out in federal guidelines which prosecutors had highlighted, calling for between 19.5 and 24 years behind bars.
But US District Judge T.S.Ellis described the guidelines as “excessive” and “way out of whack”. He did, however, order the 69-year-old to pay a fine of $50,000 (€44,650) and $24 million (€21.43 million) in restitution. During a hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, Manafort asked for mercy but did not express remorse for his actions. He appeared in court in a wheelchair, said to be because of foot pain.