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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and United States Secretary of State John Kerry have rounded up the talks on Syria, which they have been holding in Geneva for more than 12 hours. Coordination of Moscow and Washington's efforts in fighting with terrorists in Syria was the main issue on the agenda, according to Tass, Russian news agency. Talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that lasted more than 12 hours were dominated by discussions of the situation in Syria and Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told a news briefing here upon their completion. He said he was thankful to Lavrov for speding the whole day at the table of negotiations, adding that the talks had been long but constructive. Coordination Just a few issues remain to be resolved on Syria and experts will continue working on them next week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "Just a few issue that requiring detailing are left," he said. "Experts will continue workin

(Nigeria) Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Monday Igbuya, on Saturday commended Deltans at home and abroad for projecting the state in positive direction. He also paid homage to prominent personalities who laid the foundation of the state. Igbuya who spoke to journalists in Asaba on the journey traversed and the tasks to accomplish in the period ahead said the Sixth Assembly in its first year made tremendous progress. “We have accomplished great tasks. However, we can never consider what we have achieved to be sufficient. We are determined to accomplish even more and greater tasks. We shall raise Delta State to the level of the most prosperous in the country,” he said. The Speaker who described members of the Delta State House of Assembly as noble characters not only demonstrated his conviction about collective governance but commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for his judicious use of resources and meticulous planning to overcome potential challenges. “Government is a seri

(Nigeria) Youths in the People's Democratic Party, PDP, have told the party’s senator, representing Ogun East Senatorial district, Buruji Kashamu to be bold enough to declare openly for the ruling All Progressives Congress , APC and stop pretending to be member of the PDP. The youths under the auspices of the PDP Youths Congress, PDPYC, said Senator Kashamu was more of APC than the PDP and he should rather join the APC formally instead of going about masquerading as PDP member while at the same defending the APC Federal Government. In a statement by its Convener, Mr. Oluwole Durojaiye, PDPYC said it should be clear to all lovers of the PDP, especially in the Southwest that Senator Kashamu is an agent of the APC and was ready to do everything to destroy the PDP. The PDPYC, which said that Senator Kashamu was already acting as the mouthpiece of the APC, noted that he (Kashamu) will be a better replacement for Alhaji Lai Mohammed as the APC National Publicity Secretary, since he h

(Nigeria) The new President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, has advocated the reform of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mahmoud, who made the call in his inaugural speech in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,  said that the reform should limit its role to investigation. He said under the reform, the commission`s mandate to prosecute should be handled by an independent highly resource prosecution agency. ``The critical institutions involved must be repositioned, re-equipped and re-tooled to confront the problem of corruption on a consistent and sustainable basis. As a start, we commend the efforts of the Economic and Financial Crimes Institution for the work it is doing and for its modest achievements. `` However, going forward, the NBA must demand the reform of the institution itself. We need to define its mandate more narrowly and more clearly,” he said. Mahmoud said, ``In my view, its broad objective as an investigative and prose cur

(Nigeria) The President of Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Mr Ayuba Waba, has said that the union will no longer condone the maltreatment of its members by some governors who refuse to pay salaries. Waba said this during the opening ceremony of the 3rd National Delegate Conference of the Judicial Workers Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in Katsina State on Friday. He said that NLC would no longer watch such governors to be toying with the lives of their workers. “We are aware that some governors have not paid their workers’ salaries and pensions for the past seven months. “We have directed our chairmen in the 36 states to start protecting their members that have been denied their monthly wages. Some state governors are only interested in paying contractors with the objective of receiving gratifications from them. “The NLC will not fold its arms and allow such governors to continue having a field day, while toying with the lives of civil servants. The NLC will give support to any state chai

(Nigeria)The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed commercial banks to conduct Know Your Customers' Businesses, KYCB, to ensure customers do not transact illegal or illicit remittances through the banking industry. The CBN gave the directive to authourised dealers, mainly banks, on Friday in a circular signed by the acting Director of Trade And Exchange Department, Mr W.D Gotring and titled, ``Illicit international money remittances through the banking system’’. The apex bank had observed that some Deposit Money Banks, DMBs, were operating accounts either as companies or masking themselves as individuals for the purpose of illegally receiving money transfer flow. They then claimed to onward disburse such funds to recipients in the country. The CBN had directed the commercial banks to identify and freeze those accounts receiving illicit flows. It also directed them to submit mandate and account details of such accounts held in foreign and local currencies to the CBN. The

(Nigeria) The Presidential Amnesty Office on Friday said 22 beneficiaries of its foreign education programme had graduated as Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and had returned to the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and the Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, disclosed this in Abuja. He said the beneficiaries were trained at the Royal Jordanian Air Academy and were equipped with EASA licence on return, adding that without the licence, they would not be useful in the aviation industry. He said that the licence made the beneficiaries certified aircraft maintenance professionals needed in modern airline operation. "Worldwide aircraft maintenance business is enormous, and expanding with the passage of time. "Approximately 500, 000 passenger and cargo aircrafts are currently in service worldwide. Moreover, about four million smaller private aircrafts are being used for business or pleasure. Thus, aviation is an ever-

(Nigeria) Kogi State Government has denied reports, that the state governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, was stoned during the Jumaat Prayer at the Lokoja Central Mosque to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the creation of the state. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Kingsley Fanwo  in a statement on Friday in Lokoja, said "Our attention has been drawn to the unfortunate incident, which occurred during the Jumaat Prayer at the Lokoja Central Mosque to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the creation of Kogi State. "It was discovered that some sponsored miscreants caused a mild drama as they were caught with stones while one of them attacked one of the security aides of the Governor. "The gallant market women at the Lokoja Old Market accosted the perpetrators and stopped them from absconding from the scene in solidarity with the Governor. The governor wishes to thank the market women and security agencies, who rose to the occasion to protect lives and property at the s

(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that  the state is the most secured in the South-South region and this was largely due to the efforts of the security agencies who work tirelessly to keep the state safe. Speaking Friday during a courtesy visit to him by the Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Benin City, Brig-General Nnamdi Anene, Oshiomhole said the state Government regards the Army Barracks as part of the Edo Community. He said: “we’ve had a very special relationship with the Army Corps of Supply and Transport, they are part of the Edo Community and Edo State Government has a responsibility to every constituent that constitutes the state. “We have extended some development programmes to the barracks. We have a duty to the barracks just as we have a duty to the rest of the state. “Edo is the most secured state in the entire South-South region, compared to the stories I hear from states in the region and this is due largely to the rol

(Nigeria) Over 2,000 Urhobo and Anioma natives of Delta State resident in Edo State have thrown their weight behind the candidature of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for the September 10, 2016 governorship election. The Urhobo, mainly members of the Urhobo Progressive Union said as the largest non-natives in the State, they have decided to support Obaseki in all ways possible to ensure the continued growth of the state. Secretary of the union, Mr. Anthony Ovioto, who spoke on behalf of the President of the Benin branch of Urhobo Progressive Union and the Anioma natives at a rally for Obaseki in Benin City, yesterday, said “we wish to inform the Comrade Governor that the Bini and the Urhobo have had a cordial relationship that has been in existence from time immemorial. I wish to remind the Comrade Governor that the Urhobo is the most highly populated ethnic group non-natives residing in Edo State. Hence, we want to pledge our unflinching loyalty and support to

(Nigeria) The former Leader, Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Chidi Lloyd of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has again failed in his bid to return to the Legislative arm, as the Rivers Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Friday, upheld the election of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sam Ogeh of Emohua State Constituency. Mr. Lloyd, who lost in the March 19, 2016, re-run Legislative Assembly Election in the State, had approached the Elections Tribunal, seeking the nullification of the election result which produced Ogeh of the PDP as the duly elected representative of that constituency. Similarly, the election of Michael Chinda, member representing Obio/Akpor Constituency II, also of PDP, has been upheld in a unanimous judgment delivered today in a petition filed by the All Progressives Congress candidate in the election, Mr. Wali Believe Azeru, challenging the election of the PDP candidate. The latest judgments followed August 24, 2016, Electi

(Nigeria) Mr A. B. Mahmoud, SAN, has been sworn in as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. He was sworn in at the last day of the ongoing annual general conference of the association in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Meanwhile, the association  has urged Federal Government to adequately fund university education in the country. The association also urged the government to equip the military to enable it face the insurgence confronting the nation. A communique read by Mr Augustine Alege, SAN, out gone President of NBA, at the end of its annual conference in Port Harcourt on Friday,  noted that education was central to human capital development in any country, just as it was imperative to properly equip the military. According to the communique, proper equipment of the military will make it ever-combat ready and guarantee its success in any military adventure. It urged the military to ‘’returned to its ethics and educate the young officers on the ethics of military pro

( Nigeria ) The Enugu State Police Command has arrested the suspected mastermind of the herdsmen attack on Ndiagu Attakwu Akegbe Ugwu community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the command’s spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, in Enugu on Friday gave the name of the suspect as Umaru Isah from Gusau, capital of Zamfara. Amaraizu said that the arrest of the suspect followed intelligence made available to the command. “The Enugu State Police Command in its resolve to unmask the perpetrators of the attack on Ndiagu Attakwu Akegbe Ugwu has nabbed one Umaru Isah over his alleged involvement in the incident. “The suspect, who claimed to be 20 years of age, said he came to Enugu from Gusau in Zamfara State to rear cattle, but has none to rear till now. “Investigations are still on with a view to unmasking his gang,” he said. The spokesman said the police would, however, stop at nothing to ensure that those involved in the act were apprehended and brought to book

(Nigeria) Efforts by the leading candidate in the just concluded Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, elections, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, to stop the swearing in of the purported winner of the election, Mr. A.B. Mahmoud,   SAN, at the on-going Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt , Rivers State,  has suffered a temporary setback as an Abuja High Court was unable to hear the motion as all necessary parties   to the suit   were not served the   with the processes and motion on notice filed by Gadzama.

(Nigeria) Governor Nysom Wike of Rivers State, said his administration would not pay cash to kidnappers, cultists and armed robbers that surrendered their weapons.

(Nigeria) Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said the agency would continue to ensure that proper investigation was carried out before arresting and detaining suspects in its facilities.

Nigerian lawyers   celebrate Rivers State Governor , Mr Nyesom  Wike   after tour of projects on Thursday   in Port Harcourt. (Nigeria) Hundreds of Nigerian   Lawyers on Thursday   joined Rivers State governor , Mr Nyesom Wike   on inspection of completed and ongoing projects in three local government   areas of the state,   hailing the governor   for his judicious   use of scarce resources to improve the living condition of the people.

(Nigeria) The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that was an act of cowardice for Mr. Chidi Lloyd, defeated candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to continue his nocturnal activities from the hiding.

(Nigeria) As part of the activities to mark the 2016 World Humanitarian Day, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, sent a technical team to Maiduguri, Borno State, to conduct interviews with domestic and international stakeholders working in the Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camps in the greater Maiduguri area. 

(Nigeria) Akwa Ibom State governor,  Mr Udom Emmanuel has appealed to the Federal Government to reimburse the state of over N140billion expended on the construction of federal roads and other federal infrastructures in the state.

(Nigeria) Organised labour has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to revive the Nigerian textile industry in fulfilment of its promise to revive the industry and provide mass decent employment.

(Nigeria) Worried by the harsh economic realities which have rendered many homes unable to afford a square meal, Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has proposed a bill seeking to protect the rights of street hawkers in the state.

(Nigeria) The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr Pius Odubu, has assured the people of Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state that the agenda of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is to create prosperity for the state.

(Nigeria) A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted leave to an oil marketing company, Chukelad Nigeria Limited, to evacuate its 2,804,735 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, AGO and 1,927,727 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene, DPK, stored in a tank farm belonging to an oil firm , Zone 4 Energy Limited.

(Nigeria) The All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated Governor Ayodele Fayose for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over proposal to the National Assembly requesting for emergency powers to stimulate the economy.

One of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case was admitted to hospital on Thursday after he tried to commit suicide in jail.

Nine Nigerian lenders banned this week from foreign exchange trading for failing to remit some oil money into a government account are holding talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to seek a truce, operators said Thursday.

(Nigeria) Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has said that for the Federal Government to achieve enduring   peace in the Niger Delta and the country, Nigeria must be restructured.

(Nigeria) The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said the Federal Government would continue to accord priority to infrastructure development in all the current interventions in the country.

(Nigeria) Years of violence by Islamist Boko Haram militants have taken a "devastating toll" on children living in the Lake Chad basin, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, said on Thursday. 

(Nigeria) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Borno State on Thursday said that it had arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping an Internally Displaced Person, IDP. 

  (Nigeria) Four World Bank officials have been reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

*King-elect, Noah Chukwuka Akaeze I (Nigeria) Seven months after the murder of the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, HRH, Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III by suspected herdsmen, his son, Noah Chukwuka Akaeze I, will be crowned on September 5, 2016 to ascend the throne of his fathers.

L-R: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Wife of the Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike and Former FIDA Nigeria   President and Judge of the African Court of   Human and Peoples Rights, Justice Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson during   the   presentation of an the award of recognition to the   governor by the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday. (Nigeria) Women Lawyers in Nigeria have recognised   Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike for his investments   in the welfare of women and children in the state.

*Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture (Nigeria) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has signed an MoU with the Chief Executive of the British Council, Sir Ciaran Devane, with a request for partnership to help train festival managers, revive the country's major festivals and prevent its traditional games from dying.

(Nigeria) The Naira on Wednesday dipped further against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency exchanged at about N400 on Wednesday afternoon, from N397 it closed on Tuesday, while it traded against the Pound Sterling and the Euro at N515 and N450 respectively.

(Nigeria) Chairman of Senate Committee on defence, Sen. Ahmed Lawal, on Wednesday commended the military for dislodging Boko Haram from communities in the North East states.

(Nigeria) Two suspected armed bandits were on Wednesday arrested while one was killed during a gun duel with operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, police spokesperson, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, has said.

L-R: Director, MTN Foundation, Mr. Denis Okoro; Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; Executive Secretary, MTN Foundation, Ms Nonny Ugboma; and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunication, Mr. Saheed Fijabi, during the handing over of the refurbished Maternal Ward of the Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, to the state government by the foundation , in Ibadan... on Wednesday.   (Nigeria) Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said that the state was crucial to the prosperity and economic well-being of the country, given its vast potential and strategic location.

From left: Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Edo State APC gubernatorial candidate, Mr Godwin Obaseki and President Ovia North East Local Government Community Development Associations, Mr Osasere Osayogie (right) during the endorsement of the APC candidate by members of the Community Development Associations, in Benin City. (Nigeria) Over 3,300 members of Ovia North East Local Government Area in Edo State Community Development Associations have endorsed Mr. Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September 10 gubernatorial election in Edo State.

*Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III (Nigeria) National Christian Elders Forum, NCEF, has reacted to the statement by   the Sultan of Sokoto, who allayed fears of a plot to Islamise the nation, saying that Nigeria was already an Islamic state and no longer a multi-religious nation as had said.

*Olusegun Awolowo, Executive Director/CEO of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (Nigeria) Worried by the continuous slide in world oil prices, trade promotion agencies from Ghana and Nigeria have agreed to put in place measures that will facilitate cross-border trade.

(Nigeria) Sen. Shehu Sani, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts, has condemned the abduction of Mr Ibrahim Ismail a lawmaker in Kaduna State House of Assembly.

(Nigeria) Niger Delta militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has accused Nigerian troops of carrying out oil bunkering in the Niger Delta region, saying that it has video and pictorial evidence to substantial its claim.

(Nigeria) Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has described the remarks of outgoing President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Augustine Alegeh, on inconclusive elections as "misplaced and undeserved."

(Nigeria) National Chairman of the All progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday expressed optimism that the party would win the September 10 governorship election in Edo State on the basis of performance.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike addressing the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 9 at the   Institute of Security Service (ISS), Abuja on Wednesday. (Nigeria) Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that the under-developed nature of states across the country remain   traceable to an overbearing Federal Government that has dysfunctional federal organisations   that slow down the pace of development.

(Nigeria) Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the Tuesday’s invasion and seal off of the residence of former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso by armed policemen to prevent a mass wedding programme, reiterating his earlier warning that the All Progressives Congress, APC and its supporters have built dictatorship round President Muhammadu Buhari by not joining other Nigerians to condemn his undemocratic acts.

(Nigeria)The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday, said that the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, order obtained by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,   against the release of Tai Local Government Area of the state rerun election results by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was meaningless.

(Nigeria) The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, upheld the elections of the Rivers State House of Representatives lawmaker, Mrs. Blessing Nsiegbe, and two members of the state of Assembly, Edison Ehie and, Martins Mannah, all elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.