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UniAbuja students block airport road to protest death of student       Some students of the University of Abuja on Monday blocked the ever busy Airport road to protest the death of a female student. The development has resulted to a major gridlock on that axis. The 200 level student, whose name is yet to be known, was reportedly knocked down by a driver on Sunday night while she was evading some robbers. It was gathered that the incident happened in front of the school’s permanent site gate. The protesting students, in their hundreds, reportedly blamed the school authority and the Federal Government for not providing pedestrian bridges, to hinder such accident. As at press time, the school management is yet to comment on the incident. See photos below             

PDP Chieftain commits Suicide in Abuja   A man believed to be in his early 60s said to be a Chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Isaac Ojukwu, has set himself ablaze in a rented hotel apartment in Nyanya, a satellite town of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The incident which occurred early hours of Thursday, also saw the entire hotel burnt to ground level, even as the deceased was equally burnt beyond recognition. The late Dr Ojukwu was a member of the PDP, Diaspora unit. He was said to have handled the diaspora unit of the Party in Germany, Denmark among other foreign countries. Document and other files found in his luggage rescued in the hotel indicated a strong connection to the Party hierarchy, some of which showed he might be connected to a serving Governor in a PDP controlled state. The new revelation has sent shock waves among sympathizers who have been trooping to the hotel site, wondering what could have led to suc...

3 dead, many injured as luxury bus plunges into Lagos river   A fully-loaded luxury bus plunged into Owode river in Lagos State Friday morning. The bus carries plate number Anambra GDD 386 YE DAILY POST gathered that three of the passengers were killed on the spot. Many others have been rescued from the river. The luxury bus which was coming from the south east is owned by GUO Transport Company. Rescue efforts are ongoing. Our correspondent received photos of the accident from Ohi Odiai, Head of News, City FM Lagos.                            

                             Court of Appeal affirms Ali Modu Sheriff as Authentic Chairman of PDP The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Thursday affirmed former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sheriff, has the authentic national chairman of the party. It was gathered that the three judges of the court in a unanimous decision agreed that the Modu Sheriff is the chairman of the PDP. Senators Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff have tested their legal muscles through various litigations in many courts in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, with each getting favourable orders and directives with the attendant effect on stability in the party. Chieftains of the party from the two sides had at various fora expressed readiness to abide by the outcome of the appeal court verdict with a view to bringing lasting peace in the party. A Federal Hi...

Many Feared Dead As Boko Haram Engages Army in Battle        Maiduguri — Dozens of boko haram members including innocent civilians were feared dead in a crossfire that ensued between military troops and terrorists, most of whom were suicide bombers who attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Sources have said. The multiple incidents started at about 11:30pm on Thursday, when a female suicide bomber sneaked into a convoy of vehicles waiting for military escort to Gamboru Ngala on Friday morning, which later followed with sporadic exchange of gunfire and sound of explosions around Muna garrage general area of the metropolis. Unconfirmed report also has it that six members of civilian JTF sustained critical injuries while attempting to repel the attacks.

Buhari is fit as a fiddle – Saraki, Dogara confirms     The leadership of the Na­tional Assembly who are in London to meet Pres­ident Muhammadu Buhari, have said that Nigerians should go and sleep with their two eyes closed because the President is in sound health. The Senate President Buko­la Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yaku­bu Dogara, who led the NASS delegation to London, said on Thursday that Buhari is hale and hearty. Saraki, in a statement he per­sonally signed, allayed the fears of most Nigerians over the state of health of the President, say­ing that Buhari is in good state of health. The Senate President, who confirmed that he made the visit in company of Dogara, the Sen­ate Leader, Senator Ahmad La­wan, said that they were delight­ed to see “Buhari in a good state of health in the United King­dom.” He pointed out that the ab­sence of the President notwith­standing, Nigeria’s system of democracy is working with all or...

Appeal Court Rules on PDP Leadership Tussle Today        The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt will today deliver judgment on the leadership crisis that has almost torn the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) apart since May last year. After several court rulings on the crisis some of which contradicted each other, the matter was referred to the Appeal Court in Port Harcourt for adjudication. The Appeal Court in Port Harcourt after hearing the submissions  in the appeal filed by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff against the judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, which sacked him as the party’s National Chairman, reserved judgment till February 17, 2017 . T oday’s judgment is regarded a major decider which might lead to the resolution of the nine-month crisis. The Port Harcourt case will also go a long way in deciding where the pendulum would swing in another case before an Appeal Court in Abuja under Justice Ibrahim Saulawa. To pave t...