Troops on counter-terrorism operations on Monday rescued the wife and daughter of the Shehu of Bama who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014.
However, the royal father's son who was abducted alongside his mother and sister was not that lucky as he killed by the terrorists soon after the abduction.
Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, Nigeria Army, Brig. Gen. Victor Ezugwu has reunited the rescued queen and her daughter with the royal family.
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday July 26, 2016 commission the Abuja—Kaduna standard-gauge Railway Line, and flag-off commercial operations on the route.
The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has last week conducted an inspection tour of the project in preparation for Tuesday's commissioning.
Tempers are running high in Karagi community in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State following the beheading of a 45-year-old farmer by people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
A member of the community said that the killing which happened on Sunday was the latest in a series of attacks on the indigens by Fulani herdsmen.
The victim who was identified as Adama Mohammed was reportedly working in his farm when he was attacked by his assailants.
With tempers rising high among the locals, Fulani herdsmen in the area are said to have fled for fear of reprisal attacks.
According to Amina, the wife of the diseased who is nursing a two month old baby, she raised the alarm when her husband did not return from the farm as expected.
The community then organized a search party which found the headless body of the victim in his farm with machete cuts all over.
A relation of the deceased said that he had been complaining about cattle destroying his crops for some time.
“This my cousin who just died now used to complain about the Fulanis. They used to carry their cows to come and destroy his own crops. I believe its through them that this thing happened," he said.
Another member of the community who was in the search party described how the victim was butchered by his killers.
“I followed the family members who came here to take him to the village. When we got here, there was machete wound on all parts of his body. After they killed him, they caught off his head and stabbed him on his stomach," he said.
The villagers are said to have been having running battles with Fulani herdsmen over the destruction of their crops by cattle.
Feelers from the presidency suggest that President Muhammadu Buhari has abandoned his proposed plan to build a multi billion naira film village in Kano.
The Buhari administration is said to have earmarked more than N3 billion for the project as part of its efforts to improve the Hausa language film industry known as Kannywood.
The government had also planned to create job opportunities and promote the culture of the people through the project.
However, following strident protesters from Muslim clerics who argued that the proposed film village would promote immorality, the president appears to have put the project in the cooler.
According to a presidential aide, Buhari being a listening president has considered the opinion of the people.
Football fans in Nigeria have been promised a mouth watering tour of the country by top flight la Liga clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
La Liga President, Javier Tebas made the promise over the weekend in Abuja at the official opening ceremony of la Liga office in Nigeria in fulfillment of the collaborative agreement between the League Management Company of Nigeria, LMC and the organizers of the Spanish league.
Tebas said that the scheduled game between some Nigerian Premier League stars and their La Liga counterparts next week in Spain is part of the dividends of the mutual relationship which will enable both sides to learn from each other.
"We've made a lot of progress in the last three months and in the next few weeks a team of players from Nigeria will be playing three matches in Spain. These players will have the chance to show what they can do in front of coaches and scouts from Spanish clubs. We will also be sharing our knowledge by sending coaches to work with the academies of clubs in the Nigerian league, the NPFL [Nigeria Professional Football League]," he said.
Speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the League Management Company, LMC and First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Mallam Shehu Dikko said that La Liga was chosen because it is the best league in the world and would offer Nigeria the best opportunity to learn.
He added that the decision to emulate Spain in administration of football has started yielding results as no less than 10 leagues across Africa have already signified interest to understudy the Nigerian League Management Company.
Nigeria has now become the second country in Africa to host a La Liga office after South Africa.
Javier Tebas was accompanied to the opening of the new office in Abuja by the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Antonio Barnuevo; La Liga's Country Manager for South Africa, Antonio Barradas; and LaLiga's Managing Director of International Development, Vicente Casado.
The Nigerian Security And Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has apprehended a 22-year-old man for allegedly stealing 90 litres of diesel from a 250kv generator meant to power street lights.
The Borno State Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN in Maiduguri on Sunday.
He said that the suspect, who identified himself as Muhammad Ibrahim, confessed to the crime, adding that he was arrested at Circular Road area in Maiduguri.
"The culprit confessed that he has been stealing fuel from the generator for the past two years. We are still investigating him because we know he has buyers.
"The command had recorded several cases ranging from vandalism, phone theft, defilement, murder and fuel diversion, among others.
"While we keep vigilance and watch to curb all nefarious activities, the command warns perpetrators to desist from their activities or they will face the wrath of the law,’’ he said.
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