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Elders from Benue state have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare Fulani herdsmen invasion of the state and gruesome massacre of the people by the armed herders as act of insurgency and the perpetrators labelled as terrorists to be routed out by the military. “We observed that these invading Fulani Herdsmen have been allowed to bear sophisticated assault weapons unchallenged which is against all our extant laws. The perpetrators and sponsors of such heinous crimes against humanity must be brought to justice”. the elders said.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg committed to turning on Safety Check in more human disasters going forward, responding to criticism that the company turned on its safety feature for Paris but not for Beirut and other bombings. A few hours later, some users reacted differently: Where was Safety Check after suicide bombings in Beirut killed more than 40 people? Or after an attack at Garissa University College in Kenya left 147 dead? Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says critics were right. The social network will now activate Safety Check for a broader range of human disasters.

Pinnick Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, has said that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), must take the blame for the country’s failure to reach the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Nigeria lost 1-0 to the Pharoahs of Egypt in the return leg match of the 2017 AFCON qualifying series on Tuesday in Alexandria. The result means that the North Africans now lead Group G with five points, with only one round of matches left.

The FBI's announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers learned that they can't keep the government out of even an encrypted device that U.S. officials had claimed was impossible to crack. Apple, meanwhile, remains in the dark about how to restore the security of its flagship product. The government said it was able to break into an iPhone used by a gunman in a mass shooting in California, but it didn't say how. That puzzled Apple software engineers — and outside experts — about how the FBI broke the digital locks on the phone without Apple's help. It also complicated Apple's job repairing flaws that jeopardize its software.

The suspects Six citizens of the Republic of Benin have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly siphoning fuel from vandalised pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. It was learnt that the suspects – Suru Hunpevi, 30; Messel Hungo, 25; Mark Huntoji, 22; Emmanuel Somoten, 18; Joseph Gbehan, 21 and 29-year-old Gbenonu Jonas – were rounded up on Sunday on the sea in the Badagry area of Lagos while they were about to cross the border to their country. PUNCH Metro gathered that 53 drums of about 13,250 litres of diesel were recovered from the suspects while a pumping machine and the two speedboats they used for the operation were also impounded.

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANEDS) yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene so that the three tiers of government could pay the N60 billion electricity bill they are being owed. Its Executive Director, Barr. Sunday Oduntan, who spoke in Abuja, said the Nigerian Army is the highest debtor. He lamented that the huge debt has started weighing the power firms down.

My govt will set Nigeria free from poverty   President Buhari said his plan is diversify the economy, use agriculture to save foreign exchange and pull many out of poverty – He said Nigeria cannot continue to spend $11billion annually to import wheat, rice, sugar and fish – The president maintained that his social policy programmes will go ahead despite austerity measures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bola Tinubu President Buhari being received by Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the International Conference Centre Abuja Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that his administration is poised to break all economic barriers and set Nigeria free from poverty.

 explosion Three persons were killed on Sunday in a pipeline explosion at Olugboboro, near Olugbobiri, in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa State. The pipeline, it was learnt, belongs to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC). A security source, who spoke in confidence, said: “There was a rupture on Agip pipeline and welders were engaged to clamp it. In the process, the pipeline exploded and went into flames.”

   Political leaders from the north-central have accused the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danlami Umar, of abusing the legal system in the country – The group said Justice Umar’s pronouncement established clearly that double standard is reigning supreme in the trial of Saraki – It describes Saraki as one the pillars of the APC in the North central Some political leaders in the north-central zone have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to halt the alleged injustice being meted out to Senate president, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT) has advised Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, the PDP National Chairman not to extend his tenure beyond May. The acting Chairman of BOT, Walid Jubrin, who gave the advice while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, urged Sheriff to heed the advise and not stay in office beyond three months. Jubrin said that the advice became necessary “following calls by praise singers who were calling on Sheriff to extend his tenure.”

Argentina's Lionel Messi in action against Bolivia during the 2018 World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday. Ecuador suffered their first loss in the group, going down 3-1 in Colombia, while Uruguay scored a 1-0 home win over Peru. Lionel Messi scored his 50th international goal to help Argentina beat Bolivia 2-0 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The win put Argentina third in the South American group with 11 points from six matches, two points behind joint leaders Ecuador and Uruguay.

Mikel Obi, Eagles captain: agonises over the future As Egypt know only too well, and as Nigeria are finding out in an agonising manner, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. There is, it seems, no downfall too spectacular for continental kings. The Super Eagles are facing up to the stark reality of missing a second consecutive Cup of Nations following Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat in Alexandria. In light of Egypt’s last-minute 1-1 draw in Kaduna on Friday, and Chad’s withdrawal from Afcon qualifying, the Super Eagles will definitely not be present in Gabon for the continental showpiece in January 2017.

  The Nigeria Olympic Committee on Tuesday in Lagos signed a Memorandum of Understanding with four television stations as part of plans to ensure Nigerians enjoy a memorable Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The TV stations are Nigeria Television Authority, Silverbird Television, African Independent Television and Hip TV. President, NOC, Habu Gumel, said the partnership with the TV stations was a major contribution to the long-term financial stability of the Olympic movement in Nigeria.

The Chibok Community in Abuja on Tuesday said the suspected female suicide bomber that was arrested in Cameroon was not from their community, based on information made available to them by the Federal Government. The Chairman of the community, Tsambido Abana, told our correspondent on Tuesday that the suspect had never attended a conventional school, noting that the minor, who does not speak English, was believed to be from Bama area of Borno State.