PMB receives Yakubu Gowon at State House Abuja (Photo)

On Tuesday, former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Abuja.

Gowon told State House correspondents after the meeting that they discussed the state of affairs of the country and his planned holiday in the United Kingdom and the USA.

, “I have come to pay my respect to Mr. President and to let him know that I will be going out of the country on holiday and for my programme, Nigeria Prays, in the US and UK.

“We had cause to discuss the general affairs of the country, the problems we have in the country and his fight against corruption.

“The expectation of the public is that they want to see result, though no one has been found guilty. We believe that will soon begin.”

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Shekau "fatally wounded," other Boko Haram leaders killed in air raid - Army

The Nigerian Air Force during an air raid on Friday, killed a number of key Boko Haram leaders.

Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman said in a statement on Tuesday that the leader of the terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau was gravelly wounded on the shoulders during the raid.

He said that Boko Haram leaders killed during the raid included Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman.

He explained that NAF pilots spotted the terrorist leaders while they were performing Friday rituals at Taye village, Gombale general area within Sambisa forest.

His words.

"In what one could describe as the most unprecedented and spectacular air raid, we have just confirmed that as a result of the interdiction efforts of the Nigerian Air Force, some key leaders of the Boko Haram terrorists have been killed while others were fatally wounded.

"The air interdiction took place last week Friday 19th August 2016, while the terrorists were performing Friday rituals at Taye village, Gombale general area within Sambisa forest, Borno State.

"Those Boko Haram terrorists commanders confirmed dead include Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman, amongst others. While their leader, so called “Abubakar Shekau”, is believed to be fatally wounded on his shoulders. Several other terrorists were also wounded."

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Prof Wole Soyinka during his visit to Presidential Villa (Photo)

Earlier in the month, literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka visited PMB at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to the President, the duo had quite a lot to talk about.

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Dream Team VI celebrates "golden" bronze

Just when the last hopes of Team Nigeria bringing home a medal from the Rio 2016 Olympics were fading out, the Dream Team VI put the smile back on the faces of Nigerians by beating Honduras to the bronze medal of the football event.

The team and the nation's sports administrators have been celebrating the feat. Thanking the players for winning the bronze medal, the team's coach Samson Siasia said ;
“I want to say thanks to the players. They did a great job. It is good to take something home.

“Having bronze is not easy, we are happy and we have to celebrate. We have to enjoy this moment."

To the team's captain, John Obi Mikel, the bronze medal "is very important, because football in Nigeria is absolutely massive.

“We had extra-pressure but we have done it for us, for our family, for Nigeria."

An elated Gumel who almost led Team Nigeria to a barren Olympic Games could not hide his relief.

“I commend you for relieving all Nigerians at home and abroad all the tension that marked our presence at the Games.

“It is rewarding to at least take home a bronze. I know it could have been better.

“They have broken a jinx of returning home empty handed since the last London 2012 Olympic Games. Opportunities are there for us all to plan for the future.’’

Perhaps the much criticized Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung celebrated more than everyone.

According to Dalung, “the players and coaches are the “real heroes’’ of the Games.

“I want to commend these brave heroes who against all odds surmounted obstacles to finish as the third best team in the football event.

“They are the real heroes of this Olympics. They showed determination in the face of challenges to win this `golden’ bronze,’’ he said.

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Man kills wife, 3 others with pestle

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the killing of 43 years old housewife, Mrs Yemisi Adio and three other persons by her husband, Mr Taiwo Adio.

A statement issued the spokesman of the command, El-Mustapha Sani in Sokoto on Sunday disclosed that the suspect bludgeoned the victims to death with a wooden pestle.

Sani said that the incident happened on Saturday at the old airport area of Sokoto city. He identified the victims as Rachael Adewole, 42, Dennis Adewole,10, and Esther Badelu, 14, all of the same address.

He added that the pestle had been recovered as exhibit while the matter had been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department.

''All the corpses had been deposited at the morgue of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, for post mortem,” he said.

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3 pregnant women barred from performing Hajj in Bauchi

Four intending female pilgrims from Bauchi State have been barred from performing the 2016 Pilgrimage, according to the state’s Deputy Amirul Hajji, and Speaker of the House of Assembly, Alhaji Kawuwa Damuna.

He said that the three intending pilgrims were discovered to be pregnant, while a fourth woman was disqualified on health grounds.

He said that medical officials  discovered the pregnant intending pilgrims during their final screening, adding that the other pilgrim barred on health grounds was seriously ill.

"She was seriously sick and was also barred from boarding the aircraft conveying third and fourth batches of the state pilgrims on health ground,’’

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Finance Ministry to manage recovered loot - Adeosun

The Ministry of Finance has been assigned the responsibility of managing assets recovered from treasury looters.

Making the disclosure in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said that some of the recovered assets were mind blowing.

She disclosed that the press would soon be allowed to view some of the recovered loot which include very expensive jewelry, over N115 billion in local and foreign currencies 183 buildings, and five ocean going vessels.

She stressed that the current anti-graft campaign of the government if sustained would take the country out of economic recession.

“Fighting corruption is fundamental and if we stick with that and all the money stolen or diverted is directed at projects that could grow the economy, we would recover.’’

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