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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the the 2016 appropriation Act into law. Mr. Buhari signed the budget in the presence of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in his office at the presidential villa Abuja. Others who witnessed the budget signing ceremony were the national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal. The 2016 budget estimates suffered several delays after claims and counter claims from both the legislature and executive arms, each accusing the other of padding the budget. Mr. Buhari returned the budget to the National Assembly, saying key projects were removed and others not in the estimates he submitted were added. A meeting was held last week with the leadership of the national assembly after which a committee was formed to look at all “grey areas” and harmonize them in time for the

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The Guardian’s editorial for Friday, May 6, beams its searchlight on the recent report that 18 million Lagos residents lack potable water, and calls on the relevant authorities to find an urgent solution to the problem.

The Ethiopian Government has placed a ban on smoking at public gatherings. This new law makes smoking illegal in bars, cafés, restaurants, schools, hospitals and stadiums as well as cultural and religious events, but smoking on the streets is still permitted. Tobacco advertising is also banned, according to local media. Offenders will face a fine of 2,000 Ethiopian biir - that's about $92, rising to 2,500 Birr or $116 for smokers who send children under the age of 18 to buy cigarettes for them.

The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 18 cattle rustlers with several others injured in an operation in Zamfara State. Also, the military on Thursday said that 13 members of the Boko Haram insurgents were killed in the ongoing clampdown on Sambisa Forest, the sect’s hideout in Borno State. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Thursday that the troops of 223 Battalion, 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, who were on patrol, carried out the attack when they were alerted to the presence of the bandits in the area. He said that the troops averted what would have been an attack on Dansadau community by the cattle rustlers and armed bandits. He said that the troops laid ambush for the bandits, who stormed the area en masse on motorcycles – on their way to wreak havoc at Ruwan Tofa and Babban Doka villages of the Dansadau district of Mari Local Government Area.  “The patrol team laid an ambush for the suspected cattle rustlers an

KIDNAPPERS  of the University of Calabar staff have demanded N60 million as ransom from the family members. Two staff of UNICAL, Mrs Ndifon and Dr. David Ini Ama (nurse and medical doctor) respectively with UCTH as well as the little daughter of Mrs Ndifon were, on Monday, abducted by gunmen. The kidnappers were said to have stormed the university staff quarters in a speedboat, opened fire and later whisked away their victims through the Obufa Esuk River adjoining the staff quarters at about 8.00pm. But 48 hours after, the abductors demanded N60 million before the three of them could be released. Investigations by Daily Sun revealed that the kidnappers called yesterday demanding that each of the two families should pay N30 million as ransom to secure their release. Condemning the act, Chairman of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), University of Calabar branch, Dr. Offiong Ikpeme, described the abduction, as barbaric and wondered why doctors whose responsibility was t

A  Cameroonian who attempted suicide by climbing electric pole in Lekki area of Lagos, yesterday, shocked residents when he demanded for N5 million or he would kill himself. According to witnesses, when persuaded to come down from the PHCN pole, the Cameroonian, Frederic Gino, told the bewildered onlookers that he would only climb down if he got N5 million. Daily Sun  gathered that Gino had climbed  the electric pole in attempt to commit suicide, at Adebisi Ogunniyi Crescent, Lekki Phase 1. According to eye witnesses, the man had been on the pole as early 5:30am and all efforts by the community to bring him down proved abortive. He was, however, rescued by officials of Lagos State Emergency Agency in collaboration with officials of the state Fire Service. The man sustained injury during the rescue attempt and was immediately taken to Oba Yekini Eleguishi Health Centre, Lekki Phase 1. LASEMA General Manager,  Mr Michael Akindele, said that security operatives would cond