APGA, PDP supporters clash over billboard in Abuja.

Supporters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP nearly came to blows on Friday over a campaign billboard in Kuje Area Council.

The clash came amid campaigns for the forthcoming local government elections to be held on March 19.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that trouble started when some former members of PDP who had decamped to APGA attempt to remove the image of the PDP candidate and current Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Shaban Tete for replacement with the image of the APGA candidate Haruna Yerima.

It took the timely intervention of the Kuje Division of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command to calm frayed nerves and prevent the situation from escalating.

According to Adamu Dogo, PDP Youth Leader in Kuje, the APGA supporters had no reason to remove the picture on the billboard, even though they erected it while they were in PDP.

“The billboard was mounted by PDP and the APGA people have no right to remove the image of our candidate, and put their own.

“Even if the decamped supporters of PDP were among those that mounted the billboard, the finance came from the ruling party, PDP.

“They should wait till after March 19 after the people have decided who they want as Kuje Chairman,’’ he said.

NAN

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Third Made-In-Aba Trade Fair Holds In Abuja Feb 8 - 12

The Made In Aba trade fair being organized by the Small And Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN and Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who represents Abia South Senatorial District, will hold in Abuja from February 8 to February 12, 2016.

The Director General of SMEDAN, Alhaji Bature Umar Masari said that the Made-in-Aba trade fair is to showcase products manufactured by Nigerians who have benefited from the agency’s capacity building assistance over the years.

He called on well to do Nigerians to emulate Senator Abaribe who has been empowering entrepreneurs in his constituency. 

Senator Abaribe said that the trade fair which is his constituency project would open up new markets for Aba-based traders and manufacturers.

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Kano State kills 340,000 chickens for bird flu

The government of Kano State announced on Friday that it has killed no less than 340,000 birds since the resurgence of bird flu in their domain two months ago.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Director of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said that 49 farms have been affected.

“We have killed over 340, 000 birds since the disease resurfaced in the state on Dec. 21, 2015.

“The birds were destroyed in 49 poultry farms across the state, “ he said.

He lamented that the efforts of his department have been affected by the shortage of
Personal Protective Equipment, PPE.

“The equipment is being used by health personnel to go into the affected farms to kill infected birds.

“It is against the WHO standard to kill the infected birds without wearing the PPE, “ he said.

He called on the Federal Government to assist the state with the necessary drugs and equipment for checking the spread of the disease.

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Senate to revoke Jonathan, Secondus' land allocations?

The Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja on Friday threatened to revoke the allocation of plots of land to former President Goodluck Jonathan and twenty-nine others in Maitama District, Abuja.

Chairman of the committee, Senator Dino Melaye issued the threat during the defense of the budget of the FCT by Minister Mohammad Bello,  saying that the plots were located on a reserved area.

Explaining that the plots of land allocated to Jonathan and 29 others in the Maitama District fall within an area designated for erection of tourist structures for foreign visitors, Melaye said that his committee had directed that all works should stop on construction and buildings in the area.

He  said that beneficiaries of land allocation in the area included former Justice Minister and Attorney- General of the Federation, Muhammed Bello Adoke; former Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda; acting National Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus; late National Security Adviser, Andrew Owoye Azazi among others.

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Obasanjo prostrates before young Ooni of Ife

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Missing pregnant Abuja woman found

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Bus driver suffers epileptic seizure, crushes beggar in Kaduna.

The driver of an intra city bus lost control of the vehicle in Kaduna on Friday after suffering an epileptic seizure.

An eyewitness said that the incident happened as bus was conveying people from Central Market to Kaduna.

The driver was said to have lost control when he suddenly developed epileptic seizure.

Bystanders reportedly scampered to safety while a street beggar was unfortunately crushed.

Ibrahim Ali said the accident firsthand.

“We were sitting in front of this shop, when all of a sudden, we saw a bus skidding off Ahmadu Bello Way, from Jos road area to as far to Gwandu road area, before Katsina roundabout.

“The driver was foaming at the mouth as soon as he was brought out of the vehicle, and from all indications, he was suffering from epilepsy, and some people rushed him to hospital.

“One female beggar by the road side was killed by the vehicle, while many people were injured, and taken to hospitals,” he said.

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