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Former lawmaker, Florence Ita-Giwa, has accused the Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade of hunting for her life. She said her life was in danger for exposing the diversion of relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons in Dayspring Island, Bakassi. The senator made the claim while addressing newsmen in Lagos yesterday. Ita-Giwa alleged that a certain Effiong Udeme, in collusion with some Cross River State officials shared the relief materials among themselves and sold some. She said the relief materials included bags of cement, wood, and packs of zinc. Ita-Giwa insisted that she was a victim of a personal vendetta being waged by political enemies spearheaded by Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade. She also alleged that the latter wants her dead. She said, “If anything happens to me, Governor Ayade should be held responsible for the text he sent to me. “I would like the public to know that Governor Ben Ayade, a man whose election I supported, has be...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this morning. 1. Following constant attacks on the University of Maiduguri by Boko Haram insurgents, Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima on Monday approved the immediate release of N50m for the ongoing digging of trenches behind the University, which covers 27 kilometres, through which Boko Haram insurgents have been accessing the school in the dead of the night. If the project is completed, it will become impossible for the insurgents to cross over in cars or on foot. 2. The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) said that 23 states of the federation currently owed local government workers arrears of salaries ranging from one to 16 months. National President of the union, Ibrahim Khaleel in a statement on Monday said Bayelsa state leads with 10 to 16 months, followed by Kogi between seven to 15 months; Delta State eight to 14 months, etc. Abba Kyari Reponds To Kate Henshow...

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has been named the winner of 2017 World Food Prize. President of the World Food Prize, Kenneth Quinn, made the annoucenment on Monday at a ceremony held at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, attended by Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue. The $250,000 prize is given annually to a person who has worked to advance human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. “These individuals have been at the forefront of every major breakthrough in agriculture and food production in the last 30 years”, Quinn told AllAfrica. He said Adesina was honoured for his role in organizing and making the African fertilizer summit; his work with leading non-profit organizations and banks to expand the availability of commercial credits to agriculture and farmers across the continent when he was a senior executive of the Alliance of Green Revolution of Africa; the digital e-wallet scheme d...