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Actors call for sack of heads of two govt agencies President Jonathan & members of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria @ the State House Abuja — The Actors Guild of Nigeria, yesterday, called for the sack of the Directors General of Nigeria Film Corporation, NFC,  and National Films and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, saying they lacked the passion to perform. President of the Guild, Ibinabo Fiberesima, who  led members of her executive on a solidarity and courtesy visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, said the two regulatory agencies needed more purposeful leadership. “Nollywood is in dire need of purposeful, practical, dynamic and experienced leadership at the helms of affairs of the two regulatory agencies, whose functions border on our industry, that is, NFC and NFVCB,” she said.

Why kerosene is not sold at official price — NNPC WAITING: Queue for kerosene at a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mega Filling Station in Yelwa, Bauchi State, yesterday. NAN PHOTO. Abuja — The Group Managing Director of  Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu, yesterday in Abuja said that kerosene was not sold at the official price of N50 per litre because of diversion of the product by some marketers. The other reasons for the high price of kerosene, according to him, include sharp practices by middlemen, usage for road construction and aviation fuel, among others. Yakubu said this at an investigative hearing on the supply, subsidy and distribution of kerosene in the country. The hearing was organised by the House of Representatives on Petroleum (Downstream). He said that this trend could be checked through adequate monitoring of the country’s border to ensure that the product was not smuggled. Yakubu also said that the diversi

2015: Jonathan to fire more ministers BY SONI DANIEL A cross section of the newly sworn-in ministers, Saturday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. ABUJA—Apparently preparing the ground for eventual declaration of his interest in the 2015 election, President Goodluck Jonathan may shock the nation with the sacking of another round of ministers in the coming weeks. Vanguard learnt from reliable presidential sources last night that the President had already made up his mind to offload more ministers, who were not really adding value to the Transformation Agenda of the administration. It was also learnt that the President had decided to remove all controversial ministers from his cabinet so as to win the confidence of the electoral ahead of the impending election. Also to be shown the way out by the President, are ministers and political advisers planning to contest the next election. The removal of the ministers, according to sources, is to enable the President to

Native doctor’s charm kills pastor,  one other accused of witchcraft BAUCHI — An unholy alliance between a family and a native doctor has allegedly claimed the lives of two people in Zwall village of Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The family of Adamu Goni and a native doctor (names withheld)  agreed to administer charms on four members of the family, including a pastor, over their alleged involvement in witchcraft. The family, it was learnt, had been worried over calamities befalling its members, so it sought solutions from a native doctor. The startling revelations were made inside the shrine of the native doctor, a development that almost prompted angry youths to lynch him. Trouble started when the native doctor administered his charms on four  members of the family who were suspected to be involved in witchcraft activities. The purpose of the charm was to  compel them to confess their involvement or not. It was gathered that of the four that were a

UCL: Barcelona down Man City,  PSG hammer Leverkusen Two goals courtesy of Lionel Messi and Dani Alves were all Bracelona needed to emerge victorious at the Etihad stadium against a Manchester City team that was reduced to ten men. In Germany, two goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a goal each from Blaise Matuidi and Yohan Cabaye ensured Paris Saint German humbles Bayer Levrkusen at the Bay Arena. It was a brave effort from ten-man Manchester City but in the end, the numerical difference told and Barcelona took full advantage. A Lionel Messi penalty after the No10 had been brought down by Martín Demichelis and a sublime team goal finished by Daniel Alves has given City a lot to do in the second leg. For PSG,  it was a perfect away performance as they overcame Leverkusen by four goals to nil. Blaise Matuidi started things early on and after two Zlatan Ibrahimović strikes; Yohan Cabaye’s first goal for the club put the game to bed. On Wednesday, Arsenal will host holders

One killed as Boko Haram invades Army General’s residence in Borno BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect, yesterday evening invaded the residence of the Commander Joint Task Force (JTF), Niger Delta, Major General Tukur Buratai at Buratai District in Biu Local Government Area of  Borno state, killing one security personnel on guard with others injured. This is even as the terrorists invaded Bama Council Area of the state, which led to a heavy exchange of gunfire between them and security operatives. *Boko Haram The Bama incident is coming barely an hour  when Governor Kashim Shettima, with his convoy passed through the town at about 8pm on Tuesday, on his way to Maiduguri . The governor was returning from Madagali, the headquarters of Gulak Local Government Area of Adamawa State where he had gone to sympathize with victims of Izge who were taking refuge at the Council, after the attacks that  claimed over 150 lives,  weekend. Bur

Senate Douses Tension over Defection by Saraki, Goje, Others Senators Bukola Saraki,   Chuks Okocha and Omololu Ogunmade   The Senate has calmed frayed nerves over the defection letter of 11 senators who want to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senators Bukola Saraki, Danjuma Goje, Shaba Lafiagi, Magnus Abe and seven others had in the last one week engaged the Senate leadership in a battle of wits over its delay in reading during plenary, their letter that was addressed to Senate President David Mark announcing their defection to APC. Apart from the quartet of Saraki, Goje, Lafiagi and Abe, other senators who signed the defection letter were Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West), Umaru Dahiru (Sokoto South), Shaba Lafiagi (Kwara North), Aisha Alhassan (Taraba North), Ali Ndume (Borno South), Bindowo Jubrilla (Adamawa North), Wilson Ake (Rivers West) and Ibrahim Gobir (Sokoto East). The delay in reading the letter had led to a