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The Federal Government has agreed to pay N88 billion as compensation to victims of the Civil War in some affected states in the country. This was the outcome of the consent judgment delivered by the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case of negligence by the Federal Government to remove remnants of landmines and explosives from the civil war. A consent judgment is issued when two parties agree to a settlement to end a lawsuit; the parties write up an agreement for the judge to sign. The suit, filed by Mr Vincent Agu and 19 others against the Federal Government in 2012, had claimed that the government had failed to remove remnants of landmines and explosives since the end of the civil war in 1970. They claimed that the lethal explosives had maimed, killed and destroyed innocent lives in their various communities. The plaintiffs also claimed that apart from physical injuries, the abandonment of the war weapons had deprived them of the use of their farmlands, schools and churche

A major player in the downstream segment of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and Managing Director of Rainoil Nigeria Limited, Engr. Gabriel Ogbechie, has made a strong case for massive investments in the agricultural sector of the nation’s economy by Nigerians, saying that there are huge returns in the sector. Noting that investing in agriculture, ICT, real estate and other potent non oil sector are the major ways to reignite and grow economies globally, Ogbechie, who spoke as a guest lecturer at the Rotary Club of Ikoyi Economic and Community Development Lecture held at the Westwood Hotel, Ikoyi, urged Nigerians to do more in the sector, which he sees as the next economic boom. Speaking on the topic, ‘Exploring Investment Opportunities in Nigeria’, the Rainoil boss, who is also a huge investor in agriculture, said, “with a population of about 193 million people, which accounts for about 2.53 per cent of the world population, Nigeria presents a very large market for food and agri

Abisogun Leigh Street, Ogba, Lagos State was the cynosure of all eyes on Sunday when two apparent lovebirds were found dead in a Toyota Corolla parked by the roadside. Although the names of the deceased had yet to be revealed, they were said to have been respectively married. We  learnt that the man was found in the driver’s side, half naked, with his private parts showing, while the woman, who wore a gown, reclined in the passenger seat next to him. The scene of the incident was behind the headquarters of the Area G Police Command, Ogba, Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that a tricycle rider, who was plying the street, noticed that the headlamps of the car were on around 8.30am. When the light remained on about 30 minutes after, the rider reportedly drew the attention of an executive member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers to the car. It was gathered that the executive member and the rider went to the scene, peeped into the car and observed that

This might not be just a joke or a way to tease any of his thousand upcoming projects…  Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson  sounds more and more serious about running for President in 2020 as time goes on!! He was out at  Stan Lee 's Los Angeles  Comic Con  on Saturday afternoon when, during a Q&A panel, an audience member asked him point blank if he was going to run for the White House in a few years. Related: Tyrese Can't Stop Feuding With The Rock And remember — this is the same actor who just a few months ago said it was a "real possibility" that he would make a bid as a potential candidate… so all ears perked up at the question. And based on how Johnson answered, too? Well… let's just say people are taking notice (below): "I think 'The People's President' has a really nice ring to that. I'll just say that." Wow.                             The ultimate populist candidate!!!! Related: The R

Emile Cilliers denies attempting to murder his wife in April 2015 The wife of an Army sergeant accused of trying to kill her told a court "everything went black" as she struggled with her failing parachute. Victoria Cilliers, 40, suffered multiple injuries in a 4,000ft near-fatal fall at Netheravon Airfield, Wiltshire, in April 2015. Emile Cilliers, 37, denies two counts of attempted murder. His former army officer wife told Winchester Crown Court she was forced to cut away the main parachute. "Straight away I knew something was not quite right, it had a lot of twists and the canopy wasn't floating," she said. "I can't remember if I pulled the reserve or it deployed automatically.... it was very twisted." Prosecutors allege Mr Cilliers, based with the Aldershot-based Royal Army Physical Training Corps, twisted the lines of his wife's main parachute and sabotaged a reserve chute the day before her jump. In her second day of gi

Three UN peacekeepers in northern Mali were killed Thursday and another two injured when their vehicle struck a “mine or an improvised explosive device,” the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said. The blast occurred at around 1430 GMT when the vehicle was escorting “a logistical convoy” north of Kidal, on a highway between Tessalit and Aguelhok, it said in a statement, adding that the toll was still provisional. “Following the explosion, three peacekeepers lost their lives and two others were injured, according to a provisional toll,” MINUSMA said, adding the survivors were being taken to Kidal. Interim UN mission head Koen Davidse said he vigorously condemned “such despicable acts whose sole aim is to destabilise the country and jeopardise the ongoing peace process in Mali.” He said MINUSMA remained determined to work to bring peace to the country and warned that attacks on peacekeepers could be construed as war crimes. The attack followed a visit on Sunday by 15

Team Great Britain, boxer Muhammad Ali, has been provisionally suspended from all international and domestic competitions after testing positive for a banned steroid, the international amateur boxing association says. Ali tested positive during a World Series Boxing match between Morocco Atlas Lions and British Lionhearts in Casablanca in April. AIBA said on its website on Thursday it would not make any further comment on the matter until its anti-doping panel had heard the 21-year-old’s case. GB Boxing said that a member of its squad had tested positive for a banned substance, although it did not name Ali. “This is the first time that a member of the GB Boxing squad has tested positive for a banned substance,” the British boxing organisation said in a statement. “GB Boxing is committed to clean sport. “We work in partnership with UK Anti-Doping and our International Federation to provide extensive education and support to our boxers on anti-doping rules, the anti-doping

At least three people were shot dead Thursday and more than 30 wounded as opposition protesters clashed with police during Kenya’s presidential re-run, police and hospital sources said. On the eve of the election, Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga had called for a boycott of the vote, urging people to stay at home. But in several of his strongholds, hundreds of Odinga supporters took to the streets to express their discontent and prevent ballots from being cast. In the western city of Kisumu, 19-year-old George Odhiambo died from blood loss after being shot in the thigh during clashes which erupted after protesters barricaded roads and polling stations to block the vote, police and hospital sources said. And Kisumu’s governor, Anyang Nyongo, told reporters 29 people had been wounded in the city, most of them by live bullets. Further south, another man was shot dead in Homa Bay on the southern shores of Lake Victoria where police said “a large mob attacked a small police

Pakistan’s current volume of trade with Nigeria is below $1bn, representing about 46 percent decrease from 2016. The Head of Chancery in the Pakistan High Commission, Mr Asim Khan, on Thursday in Abuja said that Pakistan offered scholarships to about 100 Nigerians to study in that country from January, especially in technical education, physics and other science subjects. He added that Nigeria had also been benefiting from the military assistance by Pakistan in the area of in training of personnel and anti-terrorism fight. Khan stressed the need for Nigeria to take advantage of his country’s vast experience in agriculture and health sectors, adding “we are self-sufficient in many products such as fruits, wheat, vegetables and other agricultural products’’. “Our health sector is very sophisticated as both countries can benefit a lot because we export pharmaceuticals and surgical equipment to many parts of the world but Nigeria has not taken advantage of this to boost its heal

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education to convene a ministerial summit on education within the next few weeks. The President gave the directive on Saturday in Ilorin, in his address at the 33rd Convocation of the University of Ilorin. The president was represented by Prof. Abubakar Abdulrasheed, the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC). He explained that reason for the summit is to tackle major problem facing the education sector. According to Buhari, this is with a view to restore education to its lead role of human development game-changer. “My government will not allow the country to miss the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) train, the driving force of which is education. “Any success recorded in education will have a ripple effect on every other sector of our life,” he said. The President also warned against excessive display of intolerance, rancour, hostility, mutual suspicion and all such a

                                           Sgt. La David Johnson U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was among four American service members killed in Niger earlier this month, was laid to rest in his home state of Florida on Saturday. A flag-covered coffin holding Johnson's remains was carried into South Florida's Christ The Rock Church for a private funeral service Saturday morning. American flags flew at half-staff across the Sunshine State as Johnson's body was then taken to Hollywood Memorial Gardens where he was buried. An emotional public viewing for Johnson, 25, was held the previous night at the church in Cooper City, where gospel music filled the room while loved ones and strangers cried, prayed and hugged each other. His family, wearing red shirts, sat in the front row, a short distance from his closed casket, flanked by a heart-shaped wreath made of red roses. Instead of wearing a red shirt, Johnson's aunt, Sharon Wright, wore a military green U.