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Saudi prince executed for murdering man in brawl. A Saudi prince has been executed for shooting a man dead during a mass brawl three years ago outside Riyadh. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital. No details were given as to how he was executed - most condemned people are beheaded. The prince is the 134th person to be put to death this year, according to a tally compiled by the AFP news agency. But it is rare for members of the royal family, who are estimated to number several thousand, to be executed. One of the most well-known cases of a Saudi royal being executed was that of Faisal bin Musaid al Saud, who assassinated his uncle, King Faisal, in 1975. 'Blood money refused' Prince Turki had been convicted by a General Court of murdering his compatriot, Adel bin Suleiman al-Muhaimeed, and sentenced to death, the interior ministry said. The verdict and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and a royal decree...

By Temitayo   /   The US Presidential debate on Sunday, took place between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and as expected, there was a throw of verbal punches between the two opponents. One of such was when Donald Trump promised to throw Hillary Clinton in jail if he was elected President. Watch the video below  click here to watch their 2nd presidential debate  Trump threatened to jial Clinton

By Anu   /   Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma was publicly  embarrassed on Monday when he could not name the specific figure of Nigeria’s debt profile. Mr. Udoma lost his composure when CNN journalist Zain Asher Ejiofor asked him the question during the 22nd Nigerian Economic Summit taking place in Abuja. Ms Ejiofor asked: “How much does Nigeria owe right now?” Answering the question, which followed the thread of the discussion on recent capital releases for infrastructure project, the minister said the exact figures cannot be made available at that moment since, given its multi-sectoral nature, it has to be authenticated by the appropriate agencies of government before one can say what the exact figure is. The minister was short of words and in his...

By Temitayo   /   The National Youth Service Corp(NYSC) has denied reports on social media that there is a planned 25% cut in the allowances of corp members. A statement released on Facebook this morning by the NYSC, reads: “The Management of the NYSC hereby refutes the content of a mischievous information circulating in the social media to the effect that corps members’ allowance has been slashed by 25%. “In the first instance, the document quoted a “Brigadier General Bamidele Oluwami” the purported NYSC Director General as the source of its information. “The scheme vehemently dissociate itself from this wicked falsehood meant to create confusion in the polity. The Director General of the NYSC is Brigadier General SZ Kazaure and he never made any comment as claimed by the bra...

Justices must go, says govt Buhari meets CJN Mahmud Detectives found a Rolls Royce in the fleet of about 15 cars of one of the seven judges under investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS), The Nation learnt yesterday. The judge was said to have hired a notable construction firm to build his palatial home and imported furniture from Brazil, Argentina and Spain. The judge, said a source close to the investigation, once conducted his “poor colleagues” around his mansion. Another judge told the DSS that he did not know how N18million was paid into his account and he did not get alert to enable him complain to his bankers. One of the judges also said the money found in his account was his accumulated medical allowances. Another judge was found to have submitted three assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The asset forms of the seven judges, who were arrested last weekend in a controversial sting operation, were being analysed by the DSS yes...

The United States Government has announced the sum of $92.73m in developmental assistance to support the five-year $2.3bn agreement signed with the Federal Government in 2015. The U.S. Embassy in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja said that the amount was being provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The embassy explained that the money brought the total of development assistance provided in the agreement to $474.74m. He said, “This funding will continue to help Nigeria reduce extreme poverty in a more stable, democratic society. “Activities will stimulate inclusive economic growth, promote a healthier, more educated population, and strengthen good governance.” It quoted the USAID Mission Director, Michael Harvey as expressing the confidence that the funding would have positive impact on Nigerians. It said, “Today we are pleased to contribute additional funding in support of the agreement signed with the Nigerian Government in 2015. “With their leade...

Supreme Court judge Adeniyi Ademola who the Department of State Service (DSS) raided his home in Abuja on Saturday was caught with an unlicensed pump action rifle and bullets. https://mobile.twitter.com/SaharaReporters/status/785944085228036096