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Just In:  Missing General: Village Head, others surrender to police According to report from Punch, 24 hours after being declared wanted by the police over the disappearance of an Army General, Mohammed Idris Alkali (retd), three suspects on Friday voluntarily surrendered themselves to the Plateau State Police Command in Jos. A source said the other suspects were also ready to surrender themselves but were waiting to see how the persons who already surrendered to the police would be treated. “The three suspects voluntarily surrendered themselves to the police. If the police detain them, it will be difficult to get the others. But if they are granted bail, be assured that they will all appear before the police by next week,” the source stated. The suspects who surrendered to the police were the Village Head of Dura-Du District in Jos S...

Amechi Absent in the Commissioning of Port Harcourt International Airport Terminal Rotimi Amaechi  Why Amaechi shunned the Commissioning of the Port Harcourt International Airport Terminal Embattled Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was absent from the commissioning of the Port Harcourt International Airport Terminal because the Presidency refused to allow him deliver an address. Scannews learnt that the Minister arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Thursday morning and was shown the vetted programme which excluded his name. Ministry  of Transportation sources stated that Amaechi urged the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika to altar the programme to allow him speak at the event holding in Port Harcourt. Sirika pointedly told the Amaechi that two Ministers cannot speak at one event from the same Ministry.  It was at this point that Amaechi angrily opted to stay away from Port Harcourt. It was gathered ...

President Buhari to INEC My Credentials Still With Military Buhari  Acording to Punch reports, Over 70 out of the 91 political parties are presenting presidential candidates that will participate in the 2019 Presidential elections,  The PUNCH  can report. Our correspondent, who visited the FCT office of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, reported that over 70 names had been posted as of Thursday night. The list was posted with INEC’s timetable which fixed October 25 for the publication of candidates of political parties across the country. A source at INEC said the figure might be higher than 70. He said, “So far, over 70 candidates have been counted. A more comprehensive list will be published on Friday.” The source said the ballot paper for the presidential election would also be long, adding that the announcement of election results in 2019 might even take longer Meanwhile, the various candidates’ credentials were ...