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The member representing Daura Federal Constituency of Katsina State in the House of Representatives, Fatahu Muhammad, has defended the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Mr Muhammad said social media needs to be regulated in order for youth to put Nigeria first and face the real problems. Expressing disappointment at Nigerian youth, the lawmaker said Twitter was not food that Nigerians required. The lawmaker said this on Tuesday during the investigative hearing organised by the House joint committees on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values alongside the National Security, Justice and Commerce, on the suspension of Twitter. “For God sake, what is social media? Are we eating social media? Let us go back to the resources, and harvest them, and let keep this thing aside, and face the real problem in Nigeria,” he said. He added that if Twitter was not suspended after they pulled down Buhari’s tweet, the insults to the sovereignty of Nigeria would have been more. “

The gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted the Baale of Araromi community in Ibadan, Oyo State, Chief Tafa Apanpa and his wife around 9:pm on Tuesday, June 22, at Araromi village in Bakatari, the outskirt of Ibadan.    According to reports, the gunmen stormed the village during a heavy down pour and went straight to the home of the couple and whisked them away to unknown destination.    Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday June 23, said efforts are in top gear to rescue both victims and as well apprehend the abductors.   "The incident happened very late on Tuesday 22nd of June, at Araromi Village." he stated. 

The National Identity Management Commission is proposing N25 billion to procure more servers for the storage of National Identity Number enrolment records. It is to submit its proposal to the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday. The Director General, NIMC, Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, disclosed this on Tuesday while appearing before Senate Public Accounts Committee, which is probing the agency over alleged non-compliance with Public Procurement Act on award of N229 million contract. He said 57 million persons have, so far, been registered, adding that 90 servers were needed to register 100 million Nigerians. “For us to reach 100 million, we will need 90 servers. We have enrolled 57 million as of today. We will ask for N25 billion at FEC tomorrow to buy more server to take the whole of population,” he said. 

The Cross River State Police command has arrested one of its personnel, Inspector Nathaniel Manasseh, over alleged gunrunning and renting his riffles to notorious criminals.    The Inspector, who was paraded alongside other suspects at the state police headquarters in Diamond Hill, Calabar, on Tuesday, June 22, was involved in gunrunning in Cross River and Imo State and had not been able to account for some arms including two AK-47 riffles.   Briefing newsmen, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sikiru Akande, urged residents of the state to assist the police with useful information that could aid in the arrest of criminals.   "Cross River is regaining its lost glory in the area of security. As a matter of fact, we remain the most peaceful state in Nigeria and nothing can break out our resolve. For our achievement, today is not unconnected with corporation enjoyed by well meaningful citizens, critical security stakeholders and corporate bodies that meets regularly to

The deceased identified as Tamara Daspan died from traumatic brain injury she suffered after she was pushed out of the moving commercial tricycle.   Details of the incident are still sketchy at the moment, however, it was gathered that the incident happened on Monday, June 21.    The University of Abuja graduate was said to have been rushed to a hospital where she underwent a brain surgery but sadly didn't make it.    Meanwhile, family and friends have taken to social media to mourn her untimely death. Her brother, Daspan Michael wrote;   "GONE TOO SOON: Tamara Daspan ,Sister Just can't believe you are gone but nothing is going to deter us from worshipping the Lord .... Through trials and tribulations Our faith remains stilled with the Lord ... Go Well The Daspan's Princess ,Go Well" 

35-year-old Kingsley Achugbo has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly harassing his 2-year-old daughter and his housemaid sexually. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to the Nigerian Tribune in a statement he signed on Tuesday. Adejobi said that the suspect was arrested on Monday, June 21, 2021. He added that the house help had reported the matter to the police and Kingsley was arrested immediately.  He noted that the the 2-year-old child has been taken to the hospital for medical examination. 📷: Nigerian Tribune 

A Singaporean woman found guilty of starving, torturing, and killing her domestic worker from Myanmar, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. The abuse of her domestic worker, 24-year-old Myanmar national Piang Ngaih Don, was captured on security cameras installed in the family's home.  The abuse ranged from stamping on the domestic worker, strangling, choking, battering with brooms, and burning her with an iron, according to court documents. Myanmar reportedly weighed only 24kg (53lb) when she died from her injuries in July 2016, after her employer, Gaiyathiri Murugayan, repeatedly assaulted her over several hours. Murugayan, 41, pleaded guilty in February to 28 charges including culpable homicide. Another 87 charges were taken into account in sentencing. She appeared in court on Tuesday with her eyes closed and head bowed as the judge read his decision. After hearing an additional plea of mitigation submitted by Gaiyathiri in a bid to avoid the life sentence sought

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has fired back at South East Governors and other political leaders in the region for disavowing them and its security outfit, Eastern Security Network, ESN. Accusing the political leaders of being quick to disown and betray their own in their quest to appease their slave masters, the group also alleged that it was political leaders from the region that proscribed them before the federal government tagged them terrorists. IPOB which insisted that South-East political leaders "are too infinitesimal to speak for the millions of Biafrans who are tired of being held hostage in this contraption called Nigeria", added that they know they have since lost grip and control of the masses.  The statement released by the group's spokesperson Emma Powerful, read;  “The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the purported disowning and condemnation of IPOB an

Enugu state police command has confirmed the arrest of a woman who gave out her grand-daughter to men to sleep with, and a man who slept with the minor.  The suspects have been identified as 25-year-old Miracle Sunday Akpan and 61-year-old Queendaline Udoh.  The police also confirmed that the duo were initially arrested by Neighbourhood Watch Group and re-arrested on 16/06/2021 by Operatives of the Command attached to Abakpa Police Division, with the victim rescued and handed over to Enugu State Ministry of Gender Affairs and Social Department. The suspects were remanded in prison after being charged to court today, June 22.  The statement read The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, *CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, psc*, has entreated parents/guardians to endeavour to train their children/wards with care, fear of God and uphold their fundamental human rights. He made this statement following the Command's quick intervention, re-arresting, swift conclusion of investi

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has alleged that the operation of social media giant Twitter in the country is illegal.    In his presentation before members of the House Representatives Joint Committee on the suspension of Twitter at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday June 22, Mohammed said  Twitter was used to disseminate information that “that endangers the life and security” of Nigerians and cause disunity in the country.   He also maintained that the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 does not permit foreign companies to do business in Nigeria if not registered.   The Minister said;    “As it regards that operation of a foreign companies in Nigeria, the law provides that a foreign company which fails to take necessary steps to obtain incorporation as a separate entity in Nigeria for that purpose, but until so incorporated, the foreign company shall not carry on business in Nigeria or exercise any powers of a registered company. “Hence, flow

An unidentified woman has been found dead in a hotel in Ilorin, Kwara State. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi, the deceased was said to have lodged at Premium Diamond Hotel, Adewole area, Ilorin with a man who registered with fake name, address and telephone number on May 27. Okasanmi said the hotel manager, Olalekan Anafi, reported that one Adeboye James of 12, Okelewo street, Ede, Osun State, had on May 27 lodged in the hotel with the deceased but left the hotel the following day without the knowledge of any of the hotel’s staff. “In the morning of the following day when nothing was heard from the room occupied by the said lodger, a spare key was used to open the room and we were confronted by the dead body of the lady,” Okasanmi quoted the hotel manager to have said. The police spokesman said an investigation into the incident was already at advanced stage as ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed

The Liverpool winger made the donation to help fund the construction of a hospital in his hometown of Bambali in Senegal.   The village located 400 kilometers outside the capital city Dakar, did not previously have a hospital according to local reports. Senegalese President Macky Sall met with Mane earlier this month to discuss the hospital project, which will include departments for maternity care, dental facilities and consulting rooms. In 2019, Mane donated close to $350,000 (£250,000) to build a school in Bambali. The year before he also gifted 300 Liverpool shirts to his home village so that residents could wear them during the Champions League final. 

  The Special Assistant to Governor David Umahi on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze, who confirmed the incident in a statement said the commissioner died at the Turkish Hospital Abuja on Tuesday morning, June 22, after he sustained injuries in an auto crash.   "To this end, the Governor has declared Wednesday, June 23, 2021, as a Public Holiday in honour of the departed former members of the State Executive Council. The affected former Exco members are Engineer Fidelis Nweze, former Commissioner for Infrastructure for Concession and Engineer Uche Okah, former Commissioner for Housing," the statement read.     "Consequently, the Governor has directed that all offices and markets should be closed while all flags are to fly at half mast on Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 across the State.   "The Governor also directed all Government officials to proceed on fasting to seek the face of God in the Affairs of the State While CAN is charged to organize Prayers to b

T-Pain has narrated how he fell into a four-year-long depression after Usher told him that his use of Auto-Tune wrecked the music industry.   In a clip from the upcoming Netflix series "This Is Pop", T-Pain recounted how he fell into depression after Usher criticized his use of Auto-Tune in music in 2013.    The singer said they were both flying in the same airplane and on their way to an award show, when he was called to Usher's seat. He disclosed that Usher laid it in after they exchanged pleasantries.    T-Pain said in the clip;    "Usher was my friend. I really respect Usher. And he was like, 'Man. I'm gonna tell you something, man. You kinda (expletive) up music.' "   T-Pain reveaed that he let out a "nervous chuckle" at the comment but soon realized Usher wasn't kidding.   He added;    "I didn't understand. I thought he was joking at first, but then he was like, 'Yeah man you really (expletive) up music fo

The Imo State Police Command has arrested an Army deserter, Godwin Chukwuemeka aka Match and D*e, 35, for alleged involvement in the April 5 jailbreak in the state. The Special Adviser on Media to the state Commissioner of Police, Mike Abatam, while parading the suspect, said the suspect was also involved in the attack on the police command headquarters in Owerri. Abatam who described the suspect as a “notorious criminal,” said he had committed many heinous crimes in the state. Abatam stated that the suspect was arrested inside the ceiling of his residence.  He added that Godwin during interrogation, revealed he fled the North-east due to insurgency and confessed to being among the hoodlums, who attacked the Imo State Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Centre, Owerri, earlier this year. Meanwhile, the following items were recovered from the suspect: a cut-to-size double-barrelled gun, a black browning pistol, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge, milita

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government's Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will chair the team. The Federal Government's team also comprises the Attorney General of the Federation and Honourable Minister of Justice, Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment as well as other relevant government agencies. 

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan to seven years in prison. Lawan was jailed on Tuesday, Jan 22, after being found guilty of soliciting bribe from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, during the probe of fuel subsidy in 2012. He had chaired the ad-hoc committee which probed fuel subsidy under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Otedola had accused Lawan of making a demand of $3 million for Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited, his company, to be delisted from companies being probed. The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), indicted him of collecting $500,000 bribe from Otedola but the lawmaker denied it. For count one and two the court sentenced him to seven years while for count three he was sentenced to five years. The sentences are to run concurrently. The court also ordered that the defendant return the s

Kemisola Ogunniyi, who was two months pregnant at the time she was arrested by soldiers in Akure, Ondo State capital alongside three others, after the violence that erupted in the wake of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests, gave birth to a baby boy on June 16, 2021. She was accused of being one of those that set the state secretariat of the All Progressive Congress (APC) ablaze.   A judge of an Ondo State High Court granted her a N10 million bail and a surety in like sum on Tuesday June 22, but ordered that she should be allowed to attend her child’s naming ceremony even before fulfilling her bail condition.   The new mother is expected to return to the prison after the naming ceremony. Daily Trust reported that Ogunniyi who was released from Surulere Prison in Ondo East Local Government on Tuesday afternoon, is currently on her way to Akure where her temporary freedom will be ratified by Justice Omolara Adejumo. 

The little boy identified as Usman Abubakar, was attacked in Pategi town, Pategi local government area of Kwara State.   It was gathered that the unknown person has reportedly three young male Quranic (Alimanjiri) students to a bush at about 10:30 pm, on Monday, June 21 and cut off Abubakar's right hand.   The children are said to be Quranic students of one Mallam Aliu Adamu School in Pategi town.    Spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Babawale Afolabi, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday June 22 said the suspect fled with the hand he cut off.    "The victim narrated how one man came to the town and lured him and two other Alimajiris to enter a car with the assurances that he was taking them to a place to give them enough food to eat," Afolabi stated.   "The suspect, who is now at large with the part of the hand he cut, then drove into a bush and when he was struggling to cut his hand the other boys (the ot

The confirmation came on Tuesday June 22, weeks after President Buhari announced the appointment of General Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff following the death of Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.    Yahaya was confirmed following the consideration of the report of its joint committee on Defence and Army led by senators Aliyu Wamakko and Ali Ndume. 

A medical doctor, Jane Chioma Ofoma, 26, has been arrested in Auchi, Edo state, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for operating an online catering service, O*mach*s kitchen, through which she sells drugged cookies and biscuits.  Following intelligence and surveillance, narcotic officers of the Edo state Command of the Agency on Saturday 19th June, 2021, stormed her operational base where she was arrested and at least 94 pieces of cookies produced with cannabis sativa were recovered. Chioma, who is a graduate of medicine from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka recently completed her housemanship at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. She has confessed to baking the cookies with skunk in her statement while under interrogation. 

Ekpo Iniobong, a 500-level was reportedly expelled for allegedly criticising the state governor, Emmanuel Udom in a Facebook post.   Ekpo has now given the university authorities seven days to restore his studentship or face legal actions.   Recounting his ordeal, the student said he was first suspended indefinitely from studies before his expulsion two months ago for publishing a “derogatory and defamatory article” against the state Governor on Facebook in 2019.   Premium Times reported that Mr Ekpo used a pseudonym, Afrosix Jaara, to write the article in which he accused Mr Emmanuel of reneging on a promise he allegedly made in 2017 to give financial reward to the then graduating students of the university.   He wrote in the Facebook post;    “It’s 2 years and 166 days since he promised, yet none of the graduands received a naira even the first class graduands were unattended to when they went to his office" adding that Mr Emmanuel may have “scammed” the students.  

The Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Monday, June 21, sentenced a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Oyeyemi Caleb, to two years imprisonment for a romance scam. Oyeyemi, 21, was arrested by the EFCC on March 16. The commission said Oyeyemi posed as a white online prostitute to defraud one Wilson (a white man) to the tune of $100 (N41k) to offer him s*x. Justice Adenike Akinpelu, who delivered the verdict when hearing resumed on the case, sentenced the convict to one-year imprisonment on each of the two charges. The sentences are to run concurrently.  “The plea of guilt entered by the defendant is a total admission to the crime,” she said. The judge ordered that his phones and bank draft of N80,000 which he gave to the EFCC be forfeited to the Federal Government. 

A s*x offender from Croydon who repeatedly r*ped a girl under the age of 13 has been jailed for 18 years. Adeyinka Oluwaseyi Ajose, 64, was sentenced on Thursday, June 17 at Croydon Crown Court for raping his victim on four separate occasions. It is reported that the victim spoke to police officers on Nov 10, 2020,  disclosing the numerous counts of s*xual abuse committed by Ajose over several months.The victim was under 13 years old at the time the offences took place and known to Ajose. An investigation was launched and Ajose was arrested the following day. Ajose was charged on November 13, 2020 and appeared at Croydon Crown Court the same day. He pleaded guilty to four counts of the r*pe of a female child under 13, one count of the s*xual assault of a female child under 13 and one count of assault/ ill treatment of a child. 📷: MetPoliceUK 

My appointments and policies have been fair and inclusive - President Buhari says those threatening Nigeria's peace will be brought to book President Buhari has said that all his appointments and policies are premised on equity and inclusiveness. The President said this at a conference organized for youths in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja today June 21. Represented at the event by the Sectary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Boss Mustapha, the president said there is no part of the country that has not been impacted positively in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, and economic support initiative based on peculiarities of the regions. The President vowed to bring those threatening the peace of Nigeria to book. “So far, all the policies, initiatives, projects and even appointments by this administration have been guided by equity and inclusiveness. As you are all aware, we are currently dealing with some internal security challenges and I wou

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi has said that no school in the country is safe until government negotiates with bandits.  The cleric in an interview with Punch, disclosed that there are about 100,000 armed bandits in the North-West alone. He also revealed that these bandits who kidnap students were disappointed that he negotiated with them without the involvement of the Federal Government. Gumi also maintained that the recent kidnap of pupils from Tegina Islamic School in Niger State, shows bandits are not targeting a particular religion but are just looking for money.  Sharing his thoughts on plan to rescue the Islamic students, Gumi said;  “But we are trying to talk sense to them that these are just innocent schoolchildren. We don’t even have any idea of the condition of the children. We are just saying these are young children trying to study and they did nothing, so why are you trying to take dirty money from their families? “This (kidnap of Islamic pupils)

The United Arab Emirates has reinstated its ban on Nigerian fligts barely 48 hours after announcing resumption of flights to Nigeria.  Though UAE authorities had initially fixed Wednesday, June 23, 2021, for resumption of flights to Nigeria, Emirates which is UAE flag carrier has again announced indefinite suspension of flights to Nigeria. A statement shared on the airline's website read; “In line with government directives, passenger flights to and from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) are suspended with effect from 21 June 2021 until further notice.  “Customers travelling to and from Lagos and Abuja will not be accepted for travel. Customers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days are not permitted to board from any other point to the UAE. “We regret the inconvenience caused, and affected customers should contact their booking agent or Emirates call centre for rebooking. Emirates remains committed to Nigeria, and we look forward to resuming passenge

Hussaini Salisu, the spokesman for Livestock Breeders Association of Nigeria (LIBAN), Kaduna State chapter, has alleged that Fulani people are the most hated in Nigeria despite providing milk and meat for the nation. According to Salisu who is a Fulani rice farmer as well as a herder,  the occupations of farmers and cattle rearers are threatened by insecurity, which means there'll be food shortage in the country . He also claimed that the fatmer-herder conflict in Nigeria is as a result of communal clashes and not foreign Fulani herdsmen. He said blaming foreign Fulani herdsmen for the farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria, may provoke Fulani herdsmen from other countries to attack Nigeria. ”If you continue to talk about Fulani this way, they will not have peace and if they don’t have peace, you cannot have peace yourself,” he said in an interview with the Sun. ”I am the Dallatun of Laduga in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. I am a rice farmer. My parents live

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, has said the Federal Government expended over $5bn since 2016 to fight poverty in the country. The minister said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), since 2016 has backed his pledge to pull out 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by committing $1bn through the National Social Investment Programme to reduce poverty and inequality. She also described as factual the data referenced in the President’s Democracy Day address, which said 7.5million people had been pulled out of poverty. The National Coordinator of NSIP, Dr Umar Bindir, who represented the minister, stated this on Saturday in Yola at an event. “I am happy to report to you that every year since 2016, when NSIP was flagged off, Mr President has approved that $1bn be invested into that sector every year (which aggregated is over $5bn),” she said. 

Men of Ogun State police command, on Sunday, June 20 arrested one Adesina Adebowale for allegedly forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 60 years old woman (name withheld). A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, says the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Idanyin divisional headquarters by the son of the victim, who came with his mother to the station and reported that at about 4p.m. of the said day, while his 60 years old mother was in her apartment, the suspect broke into the apartment, and had sex with her forcefully.  ''Upon the report, the Dpo Idanyin division, CSP Olayinka Kuye, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect. He was subsequently traced and apprehended, while the victim was quickly taken to hospital for medical treatment.  The suspect has made confessional statement that he actually committed the crime. '' the statement in part read Oyeyemi added that the stat

The committee of FCT imams initiative (CFII) has said religious leaders can help fight insecurity in the country. Tajudeen Adigun, chairman of CFII said Imams and other religious leaders should be included in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria. He spoke at a recent event on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, people have belief and listen to their imams much more than the politicians. “This is not to underrate the position of politicians, because Allah has handed over power to them. However, politicians should not underrate the influence of imams. If government decides to pay salaries to religious leaders so as to maintain peace, it is not too much. “When I say religious leaders, I mean generally including the non-Muslim religious leaders, because all religions have influence over their followers. In FCT, I can tell you we have so many examples of calamities that when 75 percent of the imams deliver uniform Friday sermons, it will calm the situation,” he said. 

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has confirmed that former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently being investigated.    Bawa who disclosed this in an interview with ThisDay on Sunday June 20, said such investigations don't end in a day.   He also revealed that they have requested for Tinubu’s assets declaration form from when he was the head of Lagos Zonal Office.   The EFCC Chairman said;     “You asked me a question earlier about arresting people before investigation and now you are saying why didn’t we arrest Tinubu? Why didn’t you just say ‘arrest him?’ “Investigation is ongoing. When you are investigating matters like this, they don’t end in a day. Thousands of investigations are going on, on a daily basis. “You understand? You know you are from the media. After you will say we are doing media trial.” 

Former Imo State Governor and Senator Representing Imo West District, Rochas Okorocha, has warned Igbos over attempting to break up from Nigeria. He gave the warning at a recent event in Abuja over the weekend. There have been increased agitations in the Southern region of Nigeria with groups such as the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, working towards the disintegration of Nigeria. Also, the Yorubas have now started pushing for the creation of Oduduwa Republic, increasing secession calls too . But Okorocha has now warned that the Igbos would be the worst hit if Nigeria breaks up, saying the South-East should push towards fixing the country and not its disintegration. “It is only an Igbo man that goes to a place and remains put in that place, buys a land and builds a house for his family without feeling insecure. The Igbos will lose more if Nigeria divides. Most Nigerian leaders who were successf

The remains of 42-year-old Nigerian man, Ifeanyichukwu Mba and his two sons, Uchenna, 6, and Chinedu, 1 year and 4 months, have been laid to rest.    Ifeanyi from Enugu State and his children were killed in a fatal car accident in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa on Monday night, March 22. His wife, Nomabandla Mbah, 33, was the only survivor in the accident.    The family had been travelling along the N2, near Bluewater Bay, when their car veered off the road and hit a barrier. 

Badejo, a former presenter and On Air Personality (OAP) with Naija FM, was reportedly killed by unknown gunmen on Saturday June 19 in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.   The media personality who was in 407 Club at Oluyole Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State from about 9pm, was reportedly shot outside the club at about 11:30 pm.   It was alleged that the gunmen aimed at Eja Nla, shot at him repeatedly and ensured that he was dead before leaving without taking anything from him or his friends. His murder came barely a week after he celebrated his 40th birthday. 

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a housewife for subjecting her two stepchildren to inhuman torture, cruelty and starvation allegedly with the consent of their father.    The housewife was arrested alongside her daughter and father of the victims by police operatives from the Township Police Station in Bauchi where a case of maltreatment was reported against them by a non-governmental organisation, Syndicate In Supporting Women And Children Initiative (SISWACHI).   The children, Abubakar Yakubu, 5 and Sumaiya Yakubu, 3, are currently receiving treatment at Tashan Babiye Primary Health Centre in Bauchi metropolis.    It was gathered that the children's parents had divorced, leaving them in the custody of their stepmother and father.    Speaking to journalists at the hospital, the children's mother, Habiba Sani Khalid, who lives in Bakin Kura area of Bauchi metropolis cried out over the alleged starvation and torture of her two children by their stepmother

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that those calling for restructuring of the country have nothing to say.    In his speech at the launch of Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari Peace Foundation in Zaria, Kaduna State, the Nigerian leader who was represented by the  Executive Secretary of Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Shehu, stated that no country will ever agree to "dissolving a system and calling for an obscure conference to come and discuss how we can move forward as a nation."   He said;    “You are telling us to dissolve a system and call for an obscure conference to come and discuss how we can move forward as a nation. That can never be done and no country will agree to that. There is no government in the world that will cede their authority to the people that are not elected.  “Those who are discussing restructuring, my question is what are you going to restructure? “If you ask many Nigerians what are they going to res

  Governors in the Southeastern part of Nigeria, under the umbrella of South East Governors’ Forum, have declared that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are not speaking for the entire region on the call for secession. The governors said this on Saturday, June 19, at a meeting in Enugu State. Chairman of the forum, David Umahi, who stated this while addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting, said they believe in one Nigeria. . “We condemn in totality, the activities of violent secessionist groups in the South East and elsewhere. We firmly proclaim that we do not support them, they do not speak for South East. The impression that South-East leaders are silent over some of our youths’ agitations for secession is not correct. South-East Governors, Ohanaeze President, National Assembly members, notable leaders had come out publicly many times in the past to speak against such agitations. In order not to mismanage the unfortunate situation, South-East leaders

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, has said that intending couples would have to do drug test before tying the nuptial knot.  Speaking at an event on Saturday, June 19, in Kogi State, Marwa said, “Be reminded ladies and gentlemen, that, President Muhammadu Buhari is resolute in his new thrust to purge the country of illicit drugs And the NDLEA is doing everything possible to meet up with Presidential Mandate to clean up our streets, towns and cities. That is why we have put in place various programmes with far reaching effects, one of which is drug integrity test. In the nearest future, anyone seeking employment into any government industry or ministry, parastatal or agency; or seeking admission into tertiary institution; or even getting married must first have to do drug test. If people are getting married don’t we ask them to do HIV test? Don’t you ask them to bring (result) of their Genotyp

Nollywood actor, Mike Omoruyi, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Rapid Response Squad, over illegal possession of arms hired for movie production. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement, said the 38-year-old movie actor was arrested on June 15 after a search on him along Obiaruku/Umuedu road in Ethiope East LGA of the state. According Edafe, one Lar rifle without a magazine, one fabricated AK-47 rifle, one Air rifle, one Pump action, one English double barrel gun and two toy guns were recovered from him. Edafe, however, disclosed that upon investigation, it was discovered that the actor actually hired the weapons from a 57-year-old Chief Otuya Josiah from Umuedu community for N50,000, adding that the chief had confessed renting out the weapons to him and further investigations were ongoing. 

Michael Usifo Ataga, Super TV CEO, is dead. He was reportedly stabbed to death a few days to his 50th birthday by a yet-to-be identified mistress in Lekki area of Lagos State. Usifo was reported missing by his family and friends after he didn’t return to his residence in Banana Island, The Street Journal reports.  It was gathered that he was found dead with multiple stab wounds at an apartment in Lekki Phase 1 on Friday morning, June 18, 2021. It was said that several withdrawals had been made from his account, ostensibly, by his killer.  Usifo, who is married to a manager in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), had met the said mistress about a fortnight ago and they started seeing each other. He had rented an Airbnb in Lekki, where they would meet clandestinely, away from prying eyes and ears. According to reports, following his disappearance, the police tracked down the owner of the Airbnb, who received payment from the side chic’s bank account into which

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Suluka Abimbola, 16, her boyfriend, Oluwaseun Daniel Olajide, 25 and two others for conspiracy and self-kidnapping.  According to a statement released by ASP Abutu Sunday, spokesperson of the state police command, on June 16, one Bolaji  Femi of Bawa Estate, Ado-Ekiti, went to New Iyin Divisional Police Headquarters and reported that her sister, one Suluka Abimbola left home for School at Christ School, Ado-Ekiti, on 15/06/2021 and did not return home. Abutu added that Bolaji added that Suluka Abimbola's number was called but an unknown person picked and confirmed that Suluka was in their custody but would not be released until a ransom of five hundred thousand naira(#500,000:00) is paid to a particular Union Bank Account belonging to one Adisa Damilola.  ''The case was immediately transferred to the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the State CID where the owner of the account, one Adisa Damilola who is also a frien

A baker, Hassan Magaji, has narrated how he made N70,000 a day supplying bread to bandits operating in Zaria, Kaduna State. Hassan is part of a syndicate arrested by operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT), for allegedly supplying drugs, bread and other food items to the bandits. The suspect admitted to making about N150,000 weekly from supplying bread to the bandits, but said his income from the venture rose sharply at a point to N70,000 a day while some university students abducted in Kaduna were in their custody. Hassan, a native of Galadimawa village who is married with two wives and three children, said, “I started the bakery business in 2018. I started with about N21,000 and now make about N400,000 a month. The boom in my business began when I started supplying bread to bandits. I normally stay close to the part of the forest where they are camped. It was during one of such movement in 2019 that I met Mohammed and three others, who told me that they

The founder of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor Williams Folorunsho Kumuyi, has said he will return the tithes and offerings of any of his member who is still living in sin. According to Daily Post, Kumuyi said this while addressing his members at the church’s headquarters in Lagos. He stressed that sinners who have refused to repent but support the church with their money, are wasting their resources. While speaking on the importance of living a holy life, Kumuyi said God does not need a “sinner’s money" stating that it is pointless for a sinner to pay tithes and offerings in church. He was quoted as saying, “If you are a sinner here, God does not need your money. All the money you are giving in this church does not get to God. You are just wasting your money.  As a matter of fact if I know the numbers of sinners here and how much they gave as tithes and offering I will remove it and give it back to them. God does not need it and the church does not need it.

The Chancellor of Landmark University, in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Bishop David Oyedepo, has called for urgent steps to check students’ unfettered access to social media. Speaking at the 7th Convocation of the institution, on Friday, June 18, the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide said, “We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. It unconsciously robs people of their future by robbing them of their time. This social media saga has eroded the substance of destiny of most youths today. What is supposed to be a plus has suddenly become a major minus. This is because everything of value delivers through investment of time. Suddenly, we are faced with a generation on the wrong side of history; the honour of this generation has been wiped off. They chat all day with no time left to think, plan, programme and engage productively in the pursuit of any task. Many youths spend less than 10 to 20 per cent of their time on their tasks per day. They can never match

One of the abducted students of Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State has died, following a rescue operation by Joint Taskforce Component of Operation Hadari Daji.   Deputy Force Commander of the Joint Taskforce in the North-West Zone, Air Commodore Abubakar AbdulKadir told newsmen that five others, comprising four students and a teacher have been rescued.    Abdulkadir who did not reveal the identity of the student that died or how it happened, said troops came in contact with the bandits in the early hours of today June 18, and engaged them in a gun duel which forced them to abandon five of the students and a teacher.   He said;    “In the early hours of this morning, we have come across the kidnappers. They came to our blocking point, and we engaged them. “At that point, they abandoned five of the students and one of the teachers. Unfortunately, I think we have lost one of the students.”   The Deputy Force Commander also disclosed that troops recovered 1

The Nigerian president can extend the tenure of a retiring Inspector General of Police (IGP), a federal high court in Abuja ruled on Friday June 18.    The judgement was given on a lawsuit filed by a lawyer Maxwell Okpara, challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s extension of the tenure of the immediate-past IGP, Mohammed Adamu by three months.   Justice Ahmed Mohammed who presided over the lawsuit, noted that both the Nigerian constitution and the Police Act are silent on whether or not the president can extend the tenure of a retired IGP.   The Judge also held that while the Nigerian president is empowered by the Nigerian constitution and the Police Act to appoint an IGP, he can by implication, extend the tenure of a retiring IGP before concluding the required consultation with the Police Council and other processes required for the appointment of a substantive replacement. 

The Kogi State Police Command has arrested two suspected robbers who specialise in robbing POS operatives.   The suspects, Comfort David, 44, and Timothy James,38, both of Zaki-Biam, Benue State were arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Unit of the command.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP William Ayah, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 18, said the suspects robbed their victim one Jammai Maryam Bashir, 23, of the sum of fifty thousand, two hundred Naira (N50,200) at her POS business point along Cemetery road, Lokoja at about 0945hrs.   "They deceived the victim under the guise of performing deliverance and thereafter robbed her. The victim immediately after regaining consciousness raised the alarm that led to the arrest of the duo at Nataco on their way to Abuja and recovered the sum of forty-three thousand, two hundred naira (N43,300) from them. Efforts are ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicates," Ayah stated.   "The suspe