President Buhari to spend 2 weeks in London for private visit

 

  President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London at the end of his trip to Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, who disclosed this in a statement, said the president will spend two weeks in London on a private visit.

Xenophobia: Ekweremadu takes case to international parliament

 

   Former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has called on the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP) holding in Ethiopia, to pay special attention to the xenophobic attacks on the African continent. Mr Uche Anichukwu, his Media aide, said in a statement that Ekweremadu made the call on Monday at the opening plenary of the IPTP, October session in Addis-Ababa.

   Ekweremadu, who chairs the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee of the IPTP said ”since we are holding this session in Africa, permit me to mention the issue of xenophobia, a development that worries me. “There is a growing trend in acts and incidences of intolerance, which is destroying the brotherhood, peace, and mutual relationship among the people of Africa. “As a special parliament focusing on tolerance and peace, we will not close our eyes to the cases of xenophobia wherever it exists.

Accounts Of Smugglers In Nigerian Banks Will Be Frozen Henceforth – CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

       The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the bank accounts of all identified smugglers will be frozen soon. Emefiele, who said this yesterday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, expressed satisfaction that the decision to close all land borders had not only created more jobs but also boosted rice and poultry productions in the country.

17 years old Boy hangs self in Ekiti

   

  People of  Epe-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State were shocked when they learnt that Opeyemi Oluwafemi, a 17-year-old boy living in the neighbourhood, had committed suicide. Oluwafemi, who had been declared missing for over 10 days, was reportedly found on Saturday around 4:30pm with his lifeless body dangling on a tree opposite his father’s house.

Chinatown and Godfather producer, Robert Evans dies at 89

 

    Robert Evans, whose charisma rivaled some of the actors who appeared in the hit films he produced, died Saturday, according to his publicist Monique Evans.