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The plan to relocate the popular Computer Village in Ikeja Lagos to Katangowa area of Agbado Oke - Odo Local Council Development Area has been endorsed by stakeholders in the computer village community . This was after a stakeholders’ meeting where issues affecting the project were resolved , a statement on Monday said . According to the statement, the meeting attended by heads of plazas, officials of trade associations and representatives of the ethnic groups at the market , was an opportunity to resolve the internal wrangling that had slowed down the movement to the new site since April , when the agreement was signed between the Lagos State Government and Bridgeways, the developer. Apart from endorsing the project , the stakeholders also appointed Mr Ademola Olaifa as the interim chairman and Osy Ijeomah as secretary of the committee setup at the venue to act as a bridge between Bridgeways Global Projects Limited and the village community . Olaifa , who is also the Public Rel...

A bus carrying pilgrims from a temple in southern India on Tuesday veered off the road and plunged into a valley killing 43 people , an official said . “ We have pulled out the bodies and we are taking them to the hospital for autopsy , ” B . Rajesham , a senior administrative official told AFP . Passengers who survived the accident in Telangana state are being treated for injuries.

Russia on Tuesday launched what it has called its largest every military drills , with hundreds of thousands of Russian troops taking part along with Chinese soldiers in a massive show of force that has rattled the West . The week- long war games dubbed “ Vostok - 2018” (East - 2018 ), “ have kicked off” in far eastern Russia and on the Pacific Ocean , the defence ministry said in a statement . It released video footage of military vehicles , planes , helicopters and ships getting into position for the initial stage of the drills . The drills, which include the Chinese and Mongolian armies , have been condemned by NATO as a rehearsal for “ large - scale conflict” . President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend Vostok - 2018 after hosting an economic forum in Russia ’ s far eastern city Vladivostok where his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is one of the prominent guests . The military exercises come at a time of escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over accusations o...

Two persons were killed by gunmen in a Thursday morning attack at Nding Suisut Village of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer in Plateau, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Jos that two persons were also injured in the attack . “ This morning at about 6 : 30 pm , we received a distress call that gunmen shot some persons at Nding Suisut Village of Barkin Ladi . “ Armed Police personnel were immediately dispatched to the area , but on arrival at the scene , four persons were seen with wounds from gunshots. “ We rushed them to the General Hospital in the locality where the doctor on duty confirmed two out of the four victims dead . “ The remaining two are currently receiving treatment at the same hospital and in a stable condition , ” he said . Tyopev said that the family of those who lost their lives declined autopsy and the dead bodies were released to them for burial . He said investigations ...

A man was shocked after a woman paid for his meal when they went on a date and he took to Twitter to talk about it. The young man said his cousin had a date with the woman and he tagged along. When the woman suggested that they go to KFC, he said he whispered to his cousin asking him if he had his ATM because they were bound to spend money. But to his surprise, after the date, the lady insisted on paying and brought out her card. Read his tweets below.

Alexis Olympia Ohanian turned 1 on Saturday, September 1st but her parents, Serena William and Alexis Ohanian, didn't celebrate her birthday. A fan was disappointed by this and pointed it out and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian responded. It all began after Alexis shared a cute photo of Olympia on his Instagram page to mark her first birthday, writing: 1 year ago today, you changed our lives forever, @olympiaohanian ? my adventure princess.’ He did not include the customary "happy birthday" in his birthday message to Olympia and his followers pointed that out. One fan expressed disappointment, saying: it’s so sad that Olympia will not have a BD party But Alexis gave the perfect response. He told the fan that Olympia would not be missing out because they celebrated her life all year round. Alexis wrote: I’m not a Witness, but I considered how made up it all is: the purpose of celebrating a birthday is to celebrate life with the people who love you (an...

The Peoples Democratic Party said it had uncovered an alleged plot by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to use the party ’ s direct primary to validate their plan to rig the 2019 general elections , particularly for the President , who it said had become grossly unpopular ahead of the elections . The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary , Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan , in Abuja on Saturday , said that the main opposition party was aware that the Presidency forced the direct primaries on party members to eliminate delegates’ participation and pave the way for the allocation of millions of conjured votes . Read also=> Ukraine jails man for plotting to kill Russian reporter Babchenko Ologbondiyan said that the APC and Buhari were planning to use the votes as a basis to authenticate the alleged fictitious votes they intend to declare for President Buhari at the general elections . He said , “ Having eliminated contest within the APC , the Pr...

At least eight out of the politicians working for the re - election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 2019 election have pending corruption cases worth N 232bn , checks by Saturday Investigation by our correspondents showed that the amount involved in the various graft cases , which are currently pending before security agencies , especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, range from N 223m to N 100bn for each of the politicians . Some of the eight politicians, who used to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party and other opposition parties , had allegedly defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress to stop the dangling axe of the EFCC and other security agencies from falling on them . Specifically , the politicians who are currently either under probe or prosecution for allegedly diverting government funds have separately vowed to ensure Buhari remains in power untill 2023 . The eight politicians include the senator representing Nasarawa West a...

Ukraine said Saturday it had jailed a man who plotted an assassination attempt against a Russian journalist who sparked a worldwide outcry earlier this year by faking his own murder. Ukraine security chief Vassyl Grytsak said a Kiev court had on Thursday sentenced Borys German , a Ukrainian citizen , to four- and- a - half years in prison after he was found guilty of helping to plot an attempt on the life of anti -Kremlin reporter Arkady Babchenko . He said that German had pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation . Babchenko hit international headlines in May by faking his own murder in collaboration with the Ukrainian authorities . Kiev sent shockwaves through Ukraine and Russia by announcing in May that Babchenko had been shot dead at his home in a contract - style killing . But at a news conference the next day , Babchenko reappeared in person , stunning the world and sparking anger among journalists and press freedom groups across the globe . Kiev came ...

The Baale of Topo Island, Badagry , Lagos State, Chief Oluwadami Avose, has called on the Lagos State Government to utilise coconut plantation in the area for tourism. The Topo - Badagry monarch made the call during the Marathon Walk by youths to commemorate the 2018 Coconut Heritage Festival tagged : “ AGUNKEFEST’’ . The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) reports that the marathon walk took off from Badagry Roundabout to Topo Island ahead of the 7th Coconut Heritage Day holding at Badagry Suntan Beach on Sunday . The theme of the festival is “ Harnessing Coconut Production for Economic Empowerment and Tourism Development in Lagos State ”. According to the monarch , coconut tree was first planted in Topo Island by the Roman Catholic Missionaries in 1845. “ This is where we have the first teachers training college in Nigeria, where great teachers passed through . “ Roman Catholics all over Lagos come to this island every Nov . 2 to pray every year . “ There are many historical site...

The Presidency on Saturday boasted that world leaders are on a queue to meet President Muhammadu Buhari . This , it said , was contrary to what happened in the past when world leaders did not want anything to do with Nigerian leaders . The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , said this in an interview shortly after Buhari and members of his entourage arrived Beijing, China for the 7 th Summit of the Forum on China - Africa Cooperation scheduled to hold between September 3 and 4 . Shehu said world leaders’ good disposition towards Buhari was an indication that there was something about the President and about the country he leads that the world likes. He also reiterated the Presidency ’ s position that it would not respond to a statement credited to United States President Donald Trump that Nigeria ’ s President Muhammadu Buhari was “ lifeless . ” The presidential spokesman said , “You know that as a policy , we said that we are not go...