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Sunday Igboho’s lawyer, Olusegun Falola has revealed that some elements are seeking to eliminate the Yoruba Nation agitator, hence his client won’t be returning to Nigeria anytime soon. Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho is currently in the custody of Benin Republic authorities after he was arrested in an airport in Cotonou while attempting to flee to Germany with his wife. According to the lawyer, Igboho is safe in Benin Republic. Barrister Falola disclosed this while briefing newsmen on his client’s case. “They are planning to kill him.” He said. “The case will make revelations as to which government is…

-Bank to deliver 40m doses of J&J vaccines to Nigeria by 2022 The African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM) has been lauded by Prof Yemi Osinbajo for invigorating trade relations between African countries including Nigeria. The Vice President’s commendation was made during his meeting with a delegation from the bank led by its President, Prof. Benedict Oramah at the Presidential Villa. During the meeting, Prof Osinbajo was brought up to speed on the bank’s activities as well as its ongoing projects in the country. Prof. Osinbajo expressed his satisfaction with the efforts of the bank in various critical sectors of Nigeria’s economy,…

Katsina state governor, Aminu Bello Masari has urged residents of the state to take up weapons and defend themselves whenever they are attacked by bandits. The Governor said this during his visit to Jibia town to commiserate with the families of those killed by the reckless driving of Customs service operatives. His statement was disclosed by his media aide, Abdu Labaran Malumfashi on Tuesday. “Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has called on the people in the areas prone to the activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves against the bandits. “The Governor said it was morally…

The Lagos State Environmental and Enforcement and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has denied claims that its operatives killed anyone. The Taskforce that is enforcing sanity in Lagos metropolis said will continue to ensure that residents respect traffic laws. “Lagos State Environmental and Enforcement and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has said it would not abdicate its statutory duty of enforcing traffic laws in the metropolis because penchant disregard of some motorists to traffic laws in the state just as it debunked fake news that its personnel killed a driver and a conductor,” Femi Moliki, Head, Public Affairs Unit said on Tuesday.…

Not less than four persons have been killed after an attack by bandits in Tsayau community in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Reports say that several residents of the community were kidnapped during the attack as the armed hoodlums invaded the town on Monday. Many other residents were injured during the raid. The incident has not yet been confirmed by the state police command. However, the lawmaker representing Jibia at the State House of Assembly, Mustapha Yusuf confirmed the incident to newsmen in Katsina. Bandits kill 19, set community ablaze in Katsina The spate of insecurity in the…

A community in Abuja has been left in pandemonium since its chief was reportedly kidnapped by bandits on Monday night. The chief, who is the head of Jibi community in Abuja was abducted around 10pm. Jibi community is directly behind Mopol 45 (Ibrahim Abubakar Barrack) along Deidei – Zuba Express way in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to an eyewitness, Alex Minga who spoke to newsmen in Abuja, the kidnappers invaded the community at about 10pm on Monday night. Minga said, “The community at about 10 pm to 11pm yesterday, started hearing gunshots which experts confirmed to be sound…

Nigeria’s inflation rate has dropped to 17.38 percent in July from 17.75 in June 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest inflation rate was contained in the ‘Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report for July’ released by the NBS on Tuesday. The CPI measures the rate of change in the prices of goods and services in Nigeria. Nigeria’s inflation rate showed that prices continued to rise in July 2021 at a slightly slower pace than the 17.75 percent recorded in June. The fall between both months was 0.37 percent or 37 basis points. “This implies that prices…

The bandits who kidnapped 20 persons from the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura in Zamfara, have requested for N350 million as ransom. The victims (which include fifteen students, four members-of-staff, and a driver), were abducted from the school premises around 11pm on Sunday by the gun wielding hoodlums. One police officer and two watchmen were killed during the incident. The provost of the college, Habibu Mainasara confirmed the ransom demand to newsmen on Tuesday. The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Monday,  promised to secure the release of the victims. In a statement by his spokesman, Yusuf Gusau,…

Sterling Bank is currently entangled in a N1.79 billion fraud scandal that has placed its MD/CEO, Abubakar Suleiman on the wrong side of the law. The scam which is still under investigation, has affected the financial standing of the bank. As a result, one bank official and a businessman are standing trial in court. The case which is currently before an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, details how an official of the bank, Ifeanyichukwu Shallom Isituah and a businessman, Ighodaro Austin Osaretin allegedly stole the sum of N1,790,558,000.00 belonging to a customer of the bank. In the charge sheet seen by…

Uganda is to take in 2,000 refugees who have fled Afghanistan after Taliban militants took power on Sunday. The first group of 500 Afghans are expected to arrive at Entebbe Airport later on Tuesday. The deal was agreed following a request from the US government, Refugee Minister Esther Anyakun told the BBC. Uganda has a long history of welcoming refugees – and is currently home to around 1.3 million people who have fled conflict or other disasters. The East African nation has the largest number of refugees in any country in Africa – and the third largest in the world.…