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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has called for a ban on the movement of cattle from north to the southern part of the country and the middle belt.  The Kano state Governor who met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina state alongside other All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, expressed hope of this stopping the clash between farmers and herders in the country.  Ganduje also disclosed that they are constructing a settlement for herders in a forest near Kano’s border with Katsina. He said “We are building a Ruga settlement in Samsosua forest, our border with Katsina and we have succeeded in curtailing the effect of banditry in that area.  “So, we are building many houses, we are constructing a dam; we are establishing a cattle artificial insemination centre, we are establishing a veterinary clinic and already we have started building houses for herdsmen. “My advocacy is that we should abolish the transportation or trekking of herdsmen from the north

Operatives of the Nigeria Police INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, have arrested two Kano based suspects, Ibrahim Muazzam Mohammad Aminu and Mohammad Tahir Umar, for engaging in international child pornography. Force spokesperson, CP Frank Mba, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said investigations revealed that the suspects are members of a trans-border/international child porn syndicate which sexually abuse and take undue advantage of underage girls and disseminate the video recordings of the illicit sexual act on an international social media Whatsapp group chat known as “Pervertidos”, owned and managed by a Brazilian called Adriana. "Their arrest followed intelligence received from the INTERPOL NCB, Brasilia. Exhibits recovered from the suspects include: three (3) mobile phones and a Laptop computer. Forensic investigations/analysis carried out by the Police team on the gadgets revealed the series of pornographic/erotic videos with underage gi

A 12-year-old mentally disabled girl was allegedly gang-raped by seven elderly men said to be 'boys' of some high profile politicians in Sokoto state. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Sokoto State, Suleiman Usman, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, said the state government had put in place a formidable team of lawyers to prosecute the rape case.  Usman said he would personally lead the team in order to ensure that justice is done for the victim and ruled out any favour to the suspects.  Usman explained that the delay in prosecuting the case was caused by efforts to establish a strong case against the suspects. It was gathered that the suspects allegedly threatened to kill the victims if she exposed them. The mother of the girl, Hajiya Jamila Tudun Wada, told Daily Trust that the suspects took advantage of her daughter’s condition to violate her. Some of the suspects who reportedly committed the act wer

The Nigerian Army has disbanded its legal team and also pulled out of investigative hearing of the Lagos State Judicial Panel investigating the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020.  Making the announcement on Saturday January 30 after more evidences backed claims of Nigerian soldiers shooting peaceful protesters at the tollgate, a member of the army counsel, S.N. Agwhe notified the Panel of Akinlolu Kehinde, head of the army legal team submitting a memo about the disbandment.  Agwhe said “We do not have any further mandate to represent the army in any subsequent proceedings." The panel chairman Doris Okuwobi who commented on the development warned the Nigerian army that they can't claim denial of fair hearing when the panel submits its findings to the government. This is however coming after Doctor at  Reddington Hospital testified to treating victims from the #EndSARS protest with bullet wounds on October 20, 21 and 22. Dr Babajid

A doctor at Reddington hospital,Babajide Lawson has disclosed that he treated people with gunshots injuries after the Lekki tollgate shooting of October 20, 2020. The trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Reddington hospital who testified before the Lagos judicial panel on Saturday January 30 and was cross examined by Olumide Fusika and Adesina Ogunlana, the two lawyers representing victims of the shooting, said there was "mass casualty" from the shooting and victims were brought to Lekki and Victoria Island branch of the hospital on October 20, 21, and 22. When being cross-examined by Fusika to confirm the identities of those he treated, Lawson said;   “Yes, it’s our medical report. I don’t know them personally but I know them as patients that I treated. “Being in charge of trauma, it means that anybody that is involved in traumatic injuries such as accident and gunshots must go through me in both of our locations. “On that 20th, a lot of the patients were treated at

President Muhammadu Buhari has accused Nigerian elites of harassing his administration despite its effort.  Speaking in his Daura hometown in Katsina State after revalidating his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Buhari alleged that Nigerian elites are not interested in rating his administration's competence but are rather harassing them.  He said “The problem is that I will like especially the elites to please be reflective. When we came, where we were, the resources available from them and the condition of the infrastructure. I was contrived to go over it several times to tell Nigerians that between 1999 and 2014, let them check with the NNPC, let them check with the governor of Central Bank, production was 2.4 million barrels per day and the average cost was $100 per barrel. So for a year’s daily production, Nigeria would earn having 2.4×100 dollars every day. But look at the condition of infrastructure, you know this better than I do.  “I know I wen

Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested a suspected female kidnapper, Mrs Kazeem Tawa, who allegedly attempted to abduct three school children in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.  Spokesperson of the command, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said the suspect woman attempted to kidnap the children by asking with them to help carry her bag containing some items to an unknown destination. "Some residents around INEC Office, Bank Road, Ado-Ekiti, on Thursday, at about 1420hrs, raised an alarm, that a strange woman, identified as Mrs Kazeem Tawa, attempted to abduct three school children along Bank Road, Ado-Ekiti," Abutu said. “Upon the receipt of the information from a good Samaritan. A team of joint patrol, comprising the Police, Army and other security agencies put in place by The Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, was dispatched to the scene immediately and was able to rescue the children and apprehended the suspec

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized a consignment of cocaine and heroin worth over N30b at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. One of the seizures, 26.840 kilogrammes of cocaine, is the biggest single seizure from an individual in the past 15 years. An official of the agency who spoke on condition of anonymity, said “On January 27, 2021, at about 1320hours, during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airline passengers at the E- arrival hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, a female passenger, by name Onyejegbu Ifesinachi Jennifer, 33 years, who arrived Nigeria from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa, was intercepted by NDLEA operatives. As a standard operating procedure, all passengers to and from high risk countries are always profiled, using passengers’ manifest. It happened that the above-named suspect was targeted. Consequently, she was taken to NDLEA office at the Airport, where her bags were searched t

A retired Commissioner of Police, Yomi Onashile, has died of COVID19 complications. He died today January 30 at the Isolation centre at Olodo, in Ibadan, Oyo State where he was being treated.   Onashile was said to have been on admission at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre since January 24.   Before his retirement from the Nigeria Police Force, the deceased served as Commissioner of Police in Abia, Oyo, Ekiti and Lagos states.   When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the retired police commissioner’s death.   May his soul rest in peace, Amen. 

An actor, Luke Westlake, 26, who appeared in BBC crime drama 'Luther' alongside Idris Elba hanged himself while out of work during the first Covid-19 lockdown, an inquest into his death has heard. After graduating from one of the UK’s top drama schools in 2017, the actor went on to appear in Luther and BBC dramas Doctors and No Offence. But an inquest heard today, January 29 revealed that during the first national lockdown in 2020, the actor was stressed about being out of work and was suffering from a long distance relationship breakdown. Luke tried to take his own life in April and again in June, the assistant coroner heard. Just over a week after the first attempt in June, Luke messaged his ex-girlfriend, Hannah Llewelyn. In the text he threatened to kill himself. On the morning of  June 18, he was found dead. The cause of death was concluded as hanging following a post mortem examination, and a toxicologist discovered a substantial amount of THC in Luke’s body,

Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to South-East Governors to ban all forms of open grazing in the region in compliance with the 1969 statutory law of Nigeria. Kanu gave the ultimatum while commending governors of the South West who recently announced a ban on open grazing in the state as part of measures to stop the incessant clash between Farmers and herdsmen. Kanu in a statement released by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, warned the group’s security outfit would commence enforcement of the anti-grazing Law across the entire region if no action was taken at the expiration of the ultimatum. “We wish to humbly and most submissively call upon all the governors of the East, to as a matter of urgency, ban all manner of open grazing in the region in compliance with the 1969 statutory law of #Nigeria that banned such provocative and primitive practice by Fulani herdsmen. The bold step

An Ottawa nurse has tested positive for COVID-19 about two weeks after getting vaccinated.  The Nurse, Santosh Baral said he was "speechless" when his results came back positive for COVID-19 last week after a routine test. He was among Ottawa’s front-line health-care workers to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the first week of the local distribution campaign in mid-December. The Nurse said he received his first dose on December 18, 2020, and his second dose on Janaury 8, 2021.  A few days after he received the second injection, Baral said he tested negative for the coronavirus as part of a routine test on January 13. But a week later, on January. 20, the test came back positive. Baral said he is always diligent about following his workplace’s COVID-19 safety protocols and had to start scanning his memory, thinking of where he could have been exposed to the virus. “I felt… very guilty. Maybe I missed something,” he says. He also said he feels fine but is at

Chairman of the Northern Governors' Forum and Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong has announced that the 19 Northern States Governors will be publicly taking the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine when they arrive in the country. Lalong said this in his address at a webinar organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, where the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine were discussed. The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government Prof. Danladi Atu, said the Northern Governors will be publicly taking the vaccine to dispel fears surrounding it.  He said “We – the Northern Governors – have agreed to take the first doses of the vaccines.” 

Footballers, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Romelu Lukaku have both received a one-match ban each following their heated confrontation in the Milan derby on Tuesday.  The AC Milan and Inter Milan strikers nearly came to blows just before half-time at the San Siro Stadium during their Coppa Italia clash.  Both players were issued a yellow card, with Ibrahimovic later being sent off the pitch for receiving a second booking. As both were booked and pulled apart during the heated confrontation, Ibrahimovic can be heard yelling at Lukaku: 'Go do your voodoo s***, you little donkey.'  Lukaku was also heard telling the AC Milan striker 'f*** you and your wife, you little b****' and 'you want to speak about my mother!?' as his Inter team-mates held him back.  The next day, Ibrahimovic was forced to address allegations that he used racist language on Romelu Lukaku during their derby clash, insisting that he isn't racist. 'In ZLATAN's world there is no pl

A 36-year-old school bus driver has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly defiling a 4yrs old pupil (name withheld) of the school where he was working.  A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the command, states that the suspect, Humble Michael, was arrested on January 22 following a complaint by the mother of the victim who reported at Ogijo divisional headquarters that while her husband was bathing their daughter, he discovered that blood was gushing out of her private part, and when the girl was questioned, she disclosed to her parents that the driver of their school bus was the person who had sex with her on the 21st of January 2021.  ''The victim stated further that after the driver had dropped all other school children at their various homes, she was the only person left on the bus. This gave the driver opportunity to park somewhere along the road and defiled the little innocent girl.  Upon the report, the Dpo O

The police in Kano state have arrested a resident of the state, Bilya Abdullahi, who stabbed his pregnant ex-wife, Shafa’atu Saleh, and her elder brother, Ado Saleh, shortly after a Sharia Court dissolved his marriage to Shafa'atu. Shafa'atu had approached the Rano Upper Shariah court to dissolve their marriage on grounds that Bilya maltreated her all through their stay as a couple. The court heard Shafa'atu's prayers and dissolved their marriage with an order that she returns the N20,000 dowry paid to her by Bilya. However, shortly after the judgment was passed, Bilya, who seemed angered by the verdict, allegedly brought out a knife from his pocket and stabbed his e-wife who is 9-month pregnant, inflicting several injuries on her body. The brother of the ex-wife was not spared by the angry Abdullahi who was also stabbed at the back. Speaking to newsmen while receiving treatments at a hospital in Rano, Shafa'atu said after the court’s judgment on their c

A team of doctors at Thumbay University Hospital United Arab Emirates have used a 3D printing technology to carry out a foot reconstruction surgery on a nine year-old Nigerian boy’s leg. The boy needed the surgery after suffering a gunshot. The boy’s family members disclosed that all the doctors consulted in Nigeria and UAE said the boy’s right leg needed to be amputated after he sustained a severe injury from a gunshot wound in Nigeria. However, doctors at Thumbay University Hospital used the 3D printing technology to carry out the complex surgical procedure which saved the nine year old’s right leg from amputation. The boy's traumatised parents had reached out to Dr Faisal Ameer, the head of plastic and reconstructive Surgery at Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, who assured them their son's leg could be saved. The hospital authorities carried out thorough diagnostic tests and a computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the foot and arrived at the conclusion that a c

Immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai has expressed hope of insurgency ending in the country within a short time.  Speaking at a Pulling Out Parade held in his honour at the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja on Friday January 29, Buratai also hailed the Nigerian Army for major victories in the fight against insurgency in the northeastern part of the country.  He said “Let me thank my governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. He has been supportive to me and of course, the Nigerian Army especially in the fight against insurgency.  “He came with a unique leadership and I assure you, collectively, the Nigerian Army and the Borno State Government will end this insurgency within the shortest possible time. “I want to urge the COAS to maintain the momentum and the pressure to rid these last vestiges of the terrorists in the north-east." 

Mechanical Engineering graduate of the Delta State Polytechnic (Delta Poly), Otefe-Oghara, Delta State, Friday Abiligo Orhomre, has drowned in a river three months after he completed his compulsory national youth service programme.    It was gathered that the speedboat he was travelling in with his mother and siblings capsized in Ughoton River, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State while they were returning from the farm.     According to Nigerian Tribune, Friday who completed his compulsory NYSC service in October 2020, reportedly drowned while his mother and siblings managed to swim to the shore.      The young man was said to have objected to making the trip to the farm earlier but was encouraged by some of his family members.   It was further learnt that divers have begun to search the river to locate his body. 

The presidency has fired back at Transparency International over its recent Corruption Perception Index which placed Nigeria 149 out of the 180 countries surveyed.   The new data which showed that Nigeria dropped three places and scored lower in number of points than in the previous year’s record, suggested that the country's corruption situation had worsened.   However in a statement released by presidential spokesman Garba Shehu, the presidency insisted that it is not an accurate portrayal of the facts on the ground.     Shehu also said the Buhari administration is currently “analyzing the sources of data” used in preparing the report.   The statement read   PRESIDENT BUHARI DESERVES CREDIT FOR DIMINISHING CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC SERVICE The Buhari administration deserves credit for diminishing corruption in the public service and will continue to vigorously support prevention, enforcement, public education and enlightenment activities of anti-corruption agencies. We are

The suspects, identified as Akinrinmade Adepoju Sunday and his brother Akinrinmade Adeniyi were arrested in their room and parlor apartment. Others are Dennis Oluwamuyiwa, Oni Oluwaseyi, Adeyemo Adeyinka, Aborisade Abayomi, Goodluck Olatayo, and Gbolahan Sodiq. The agency said they were arrested at their hideout in Ayegbami area of the ancient town by operatives, working on actionable intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. Items recovered from the suspects include two cars, laptops and mobile phones, They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. In a related development, the Lagos Zonal office of the Commission also announced the conviction of four internet fraudsters. The convicts are: Christopher Blessed Unimke, Raji Adeshola Quadri, Raji Ayoola Yusuf, and Adebowale Kehinde. Christopher was arrested on August 21, 2020 by operatives following a raid at Plot 11/12 Ayo Babatunde Crescent, Lekki, Lagos. He was arraigned before Justice Sher

Some of the Chibok girls who were abducted and held by Boko Haram insurgents since 2014 have reportedly escaped.  A parent told Daily Trust that some of them were contacted by officials handling the girls disappearance and that the affected parents might be invited to Maiduguri on a later date. Halima Ali who was married off to a Boko Haram commander under the instruction of the insurgents' leader Abubakar Shekau few months after their abduction from their boarding school in Chibok, is believed to be one of the escapees.  It was gathered that after the news broke, friends and family members trooped to the family house of Halima to congratulate the family on the good news. Secretary of Chibok Parents Association, Lawal Zannah also disclosed that he was informed that some of the girls had escaped but is yet ascertain the number. Zannah said “We heard that some of our girls have escaped from the forest, but we are yet to get the detail about their number." Maryam Ali

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has narrated how former President Olusegun Obasanjo nearly retired him as a young officer in the Nigerian Army 21 years ago. Speaking at the Army headquarters in Abuja during a formal hand-over to Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru following his appointment as the new COAS by President Muhammadu Buhari, Buratai said he was at the rank of a Major at that time.  He said “Former President Olusegun Obasanjo almost retired me 21 years ago when I was a Major. “My retirement after 40 years of Service is historic, hence, calls for gratitude.” Buratai also boasted that the Nigerian Army will never remain the same after his exit, owing to his transformational leadership and landmark achievements. Asides stressing that his administration would be remembered for improved professionalism, improved responsiveness to personnel welfare and responsiveness to Nigeria’s democratic system, Buratai added that the Nigerian Army has been better positione

Lagos-based lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has declared the eviction order issued by popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, to Fulani herders in the Ibarapa LGA of Oyo State as unlawful and wrong. Igboho issued the seven-day eviction order following alleged kidnappings, killings and invasion of farmlands in Ibarapaland by the herders. He and his followers ejected Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir and the herders last week when the order expired. Falana, in a BBC interview on Wednesday, January 27, said, “With profound respect under our laws, even a squatter cannot be ejected and that is why on a daily basis, tenants are given quit notices by landlords or owners of properties. So, a private citizen cannot wake up and say anybody should leave the community, you must embrace the rule of law. Nobody can do that, not even the government because section 43 of the constitution says every citizen shall have the right to own and acquire properties in an

The Ekiti State police command has defended its decision to dismiss an unmarried policewoman, Olajide Omolola for getting pregnant out of wedlock less than a year after she joined the force.  Omolola, a corporal serving at the Iye Divisional Police Headquarters in Ilejemeje LGA of the state was dismissed from the force last week for breaching the section 127 of the Police Act and Regulation which forbids a woman police from getting pregnant before marriage in the Force.  Speaking with Vanguard on Thursday, January 28, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Sunday Abutu, noted that every organisations have rules guiding their conduct, saying Omolola who was enlisted in April 2020 embarrassed the Force by flouting the police Act which she agreed to adhere to when taking the job.  “It is very much there in the police Act and anyone that is coming in especially a woman when she could get pregnant after some years but in her own case she joined less than a

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has announced that he will be going after killer herdsmen in Ogun state.  The activist who said that God wanted to liberate Ibarapa people of Oyo state from the captivity of herdsmen when he went there, told newsmen that he has heard about the criminal activities of herdsmen in Ogun state.  Igboho said “What many people do not know about this whole issue is that it was God that wanted to liberate Ibarapa people from the captivity of herdsmen that I went there. “The suffering that the people of Ibarapa were going through was brought to the fore by the death of Dr. Aborode, Aborode. it exposed a lot of things going on in that area. “Many who have been killed and kidnapped there are not small. We however thank God that normalcy has been restored gradually. “By the grace of God, the remaining issues in Ogun state will be resolved, all criminal herdsmen in Ogun state should get prepared I am coming.” He also accuse

  Pfizer and BioNTech has said that its Coronavirus vaccines are effective against the variants that have emerged in the United Kingdom and South Africa. In a statement released on Thursday January 28, the two firms said the "small differences" detected in tests comparing the original virus and the recent versions "are unlikely to lead to a significant reduction in the effectiveness of the vaccine".  AFP reported that while Moderna's Coronavirus vaccine also appears to work against the new and more infectious variants of COVID-19 found in the UK and South Africa, early laboratory tests suggested antibodies triggered by the COVID-19 vaccine can recognise and fight the new variants. More studies are however needed to confirm this is true for people who have been vaccinated. Pfizer and BioNTech also said they would respond if there was evidence that the variants could defeat their current vaccine. The statement added;  “Pfizer and BioNTech believe that

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has called for an investigation into the report of an unmarried police officer, Olajide Omolola, who was recently dismissed from service for getting pregnant. Omolola who passed out of the Police Training School on April 24 2020, was sacked  because she got pregnant out of wedlock and a letter with reference number CJ:4161/EKS/IY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021, was sent to an OC in Ekiti state for her to be made to return all police properties. The letter also asked that her salary should be stopped immediately. Her dismissal was hinged on a section of the Police Act that bars unmarried policewomen from getting pregnant while in service. The section has since been repealed in the amended Police Act that was signed into law by President Buhari in September 2020. Reacting to the news on Wednesday January 27, the police boss said an investigation into the dismissal will be conducted.  Adamu disclosed this while commissioning a pr

President Buhari has signed a new law prescribing a six-month jail term for anyone found guilty of flouting any of the COVID19 protocols.   The president signed the COVID19 health protection regulations 2021 in Abuja on Wednesday, January 27. The signed law provides a legal framework for the prosecution of any defaulter. The law states that an offence under these Regulations is punishable, on summary conviction, by a fine or a term of six months imprisonment or both in accordance with Section 5 of the Quarantine Act.   The law adds that security agents including Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, and other relevant Local Government, State and Federal Government agencies have been mandated to ensure the enforcement of the these Regulations.   The details of the COVID19 health protection regulations 2021 states;   CORONAVI

Authorities in China have introduced anal swabs as a new type of coronavirus test that could detect the virus more accurately as they struggle to contain rising infections ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations.   This comes after local outbreaks in the country led to China shutting off many of its northern cities.   Before, coronavirus tests were mostly being carried out with nose and throat swabs.   However, the new anal test involves a swab being inserted around two to three centimetres (0.8 to 1.2 inches) into the rectum and being rotated multiple times. The swab is then taken out and sealed in a sample container, a process reported to take around 10 seconds.   Li Tongzeng, a senior doctor from Beijing’s Youan hospital, says the anal swab method “can increase the detection rate of infected people”.   He says this is because virus traces remain longer in the anus than in the respiratory tract, where you collect nasal and throat swabs.   He told CCTV: "We found tha

Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has suffered a "setback" in his trial for fraud and money laundering in the United States, as his lawyers have applied to withdraw from the case.  Gal Pissetzky and Vicki Podberesky who filed the application after months of negotiating with the US government, alleged that Hushpuppi stopped communicating with them and has now retained new lawyers to defend him in the case. Premium Times reported that Mr Pissetzky and Ms Podberesky recently filed a motion at the United States District Court in California to withdraw from representing Mr Abass. In the application dated January 21, Mr Pissetzky said “Since Mr Abbas’ arrest and arrival in the Central District of California, I have received voluminous discovery from the government and have been diligently reviewing it and investigating the allegations in this matter. “My communications with Mr Abbas are by telephone given my inability to fly from Chicago to Los Angeles due to the pandemic. Ms

  Chief Olu Falae, chieftain of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, has narrated how Fulani herdsmen attacked his farm in Ondo State after kidnapping him and killing his security guard, identified only as Ayo.  Falae, a former secretary to the military government of Ibrahim Babangida, said that the killer herdsmen butchered his farm guard and took away his heart and rifle, which was registered with the police. Speaking during an interview, Falae, a former Finance Minister, said: "Today is exactly 32 years and two weeks that I started operating here. And the cattle and their owners became a veritable threat or tool for harassment in the last four, five years. At first, they would come in the night to drink water. We were tolerant and they did not stay here. "We told them, just drink water and go; I did not allow them. Later, they would come in the night, eat our maize and go. I complained to their people more than 10 times. Later still, elements of the same p

  A 22-year-old security guard who impregnated his wife’s 15-year-old friend has been charged with defilement at Kibera law courts, Kenya. The guard is accused of luring the minor to his cousin’s house in Kawangware, Nairobi where he allegedly defiled her.  The minor is said to have been his wife’s friend and a regular visitor at her house before the suspect started ensnaring her. She reportedly eventually agreed to be his lover after he promised to make her his wife and take her to his rural home. After weeks at her parents’ home, it was discovered she was pregnant. The guard denied the charges before senior principal magistrate Esther Bhoke, and demanded that his wife’s interest in the case be investigated. The suspect was freed on a bond of Sh300,000, with a surety of a similar amount. The case will be mentioned on February 9. 

  About 6 youths accused of organizing sex orgies and fomenting trouble in Dolam village, in Tafawa Balewa local Government Area of the state have been arrested by the Bauchi state Hisbah.  The suspects identified as Abdurrauf Kabir 25, Dabo Yusuf 26, Abdurrazak Isah 24, Habu Umar 27, Yaron Nuhu-Maikaji 30, and Abdurrashid Shehu 31 who allegedly planned using a primary school building in the area for the sex party, were accused of organizing disco parties locally called Gwaidu, during which they lured young girls into illicit sexual relationships and at times forcefully.  Malam Aminu Idris, the permanent commissioner in-charge of Hisbah and Sharia implementation said the suspects were arrested after they were alerted.  Their parents were summoned and they were all counselled alongside the culprits, and made to sign an undertaking against repeating the offence. 

Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has said that he won’t apologise to Nigerians over the open goal he missed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B match between Nigeria and South Korea. Speaking during an interview tagged Live with Yak on NationTV on Wednesday January 27, Aiyegbeni said he won't apologize because he scored so many goals for Nigeria too and also sacrificed a lot for the country. He said “I won’t apologise at all. Why should I? I have scored so many goals for Nigeria too. I have sacrificed a lot for the country. Did anyone apologise to me? “I cannot apologise because it wasn’t a deliberate miss. I seriously wanted to score. But it wasn’t to be. So many have strikers have missed chances too and nobody will apologise so I won’t.” 

300 female officers have been deployed to Abuja-Kaduna highway as part of measures to curb the menace of banditry and kidnapping along the road and other surrounding communities. While this is the first time female officers are being deployed for internal security operations, their role will be to complement the existing operations along the highway and the environs. The female officers have been drafted into the Operation Thunder Strike of the Nigerian Army which is currently carrying on a special operation on the Kaduna-Abuja general area. Governor Nasir El-Rufai who spoke at a ceremony to welcome the first batch of 100 female officers and handing over of their residential accommodation to the Nigerian Army in Kaduna state, expressed hope of deployment of more soldiers to the Abuja-Kaduna highway consolidating the successes recorded so far. 

 The police in Anambra state have arrested a 28-year-old man identified as Chukwuemeka Obijofa, of Ofufe Nza village in Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State, for allegedly killing his wife and their daughter on Tuesday, January 26. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed, states that the suspect allegedly ran amok and attacked his wife, 26-year-old Chisom Chukwuemeka, and their four-year-old daughter, Amanda Chukwuemeka, with a shovel on their heads. Haruna said the suspect equally used the same object to injure a vigilante man who tried to rescue the victims.  According to the police spokesperson, police detectives visited the scene and rushed the victims to the joint hospital in Ozubulu for medical attention where the doctors on duty certified them dead. He added that the wounded vigilante is responding to treatment while the bodies of the victims have been deposited at the hospital's morgue for autopsy. The Commissioner of Polic

  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has admitted more exhibits as evidence in the ongoing fraud trial of Nigerian artiste Naira Marley, whose real name is Azeez Fashola. Justice Nicolas Oweibo in his ruling on Wednesday, Jan 26, admitted the Compact Disk containing Naira Marley's phone analysis, tendered in evidence by the second prosecution witness Anosike Augustine on the ground that the iPhone which was analysed has been admitted in evidence before. The judge overruled the objection of Naira Marley’s counsel Olalekan Ojo (SAN) and admitted the CD in evidence marked exhibit 'F', Punch reports. "l have considered the agreement of both parties as well as the ground for the objection, I consider the CD to be admissible in view of the nature of this case and the evidence of other prosecution witness," Oweibo said. The trial of the case could not proceed because the defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo, was not in court and sought an adjournment. Justi

Federal civil servants on grade level 12 and below have been directed to work from home following the increased cases of Coronavirus recorded in the country.  In a circular dated January 26 and addressed to the office of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, clerk of the National Assembly and Permanent Secretaries, the Head of Civil Service Folasade Yemi-Esan said the decision was taken to curb the spread of COVID-19. It read “Further to the Circular, No. HCSF/3065/Vol.1/47 dated 22nd December 2020, on the above subject; and following the advice of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, all officers on GL 12 and below are to continue working from home till end of February, 2021. “It is important to emphasise the need to ensure strict compliance with the existing guidelines on the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. “Permanent Secretaries and Chief Executive Officers are enjoined to bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all concerned a

The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday January 26, announced that a slash on imported vehicles duties will begin next week.  Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali who told newsmen that they are expecting an official communication from the finance ministry on the matter, added that the vehicle tariff reduction is contained in the 2020 Finance Act and initiated by the NCS to ease the cost of transportation in Nigeria. Hameed said “We are the proponents of the new tariff. I’ve been torn apart by many people criticising it, saying I used my connection to get it done. But it is in the overall interest of Nigeria. “Now, it has become a law. We are now waiting for the finance minister to give us a formal conveyance of that Act. Once we receive it, we commence implementation immediately and inform our commands. “We are hoping that latest by next week, it will become operational.” 

Six self-confessed ‘witches’ have been arraigned before a court in Yola, Adamawa state capital over the failing health of a 3-year-old girl.    The suspects; a  60-year-old woman, one other woman still at large identified simply as Dudu and five minors allegedly used demonic powers to afflict a three-year-old girl with an illness.   The 60-year-old identified as Halima Jonta and the minors were rounded up and brought to the Criminal Area Court 1, Yola, by a community leader and Sarkin Mayu Adamawa, Kabiru Garba after learning of the state of health of the three-year-old.   In court, Halima who revealed that she and the five minors aged between four and six years, as well as a woman on the run, had bewitched the three-year-old girl, also disclosed that she and two other women had killed seven people in the seven years she had been in witchcraft practice.   The kids who also confessed in court, said Halima Jonta and the other woman now at large asked them to tie the three-yea

One of the Department of State Services operatives who is allegedly involved in the killing of a policeman in Osun state, has been identified by the state police command.  The DSS operative was identified as David Olowoporoku and it was alleged that he carried out the attack on the policeman Rauf Fawale, alongside two other operatives.  Osun police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola told newsmen that the DSS leadership had informed the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wale Olokode of ongoing disciplinary action against those complicit in the matter. Opalola said “We heard that the deceased was beaten by three personnel of the DSS. He was beaten by one David Olowoporoku and two others. The names of others have not been ascertained. “They beat him to a coma and he was rushed to hospital and after that, someone informed his DPO. He sustained an injury on the head. The doctors tried to save his life, but he eventually died. Before he gave up the ghost, he could not talk again. “The C

Nnia Nwodo who is the immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed shock and disappointment at President Buhari for not appointing men or women of Igbo extraction as service chiefs.   Today, President Buhari bowed to pressure and replaced the service chiefs. The appointed new Service Chiefs include Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral AZ Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal IO Amao, Chief of Air Staff.   Reacting to the new appointments, Nwodo said the President has once again made Igbos feels like they are not fit to serve as service chiefs.    “Gen Buhari, thanks for making us in Igboland feel, once more, that we are not fit to head any of the Security services.” he said 

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a female corporal, Olajide Omolola, for getting pregnant while being unmarried. Her dismissal was contained in a police wireless message with reference number CJ:4161/EKS/IY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021. The letter in part reads “Section 127 of the Police Act and Regulation against women police getting pregnant before marriage W/PC (woman corporal) Olajide Omolola passed out of Police Training School on 24/04/2020 attached to yours contravened above provisions. She stands dismissed from the Force. Dekit her.  Retrieve police documents in her possession with immediate effect. O/C CFO Ekiti only. You are to relay signal to IPPIS Abuja for the stoppage of her salary with immediate effect. DECOMPOLS (deputy commissioners of police)/ACPOLS (assistant commissioners of police)/HODs/DPOs Ekiti State only. You are to lecture women police. Treat as very urgent.” The aspect of the Police Act which was relied on to effect her dismissal had been r