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Nnamdi Kanu ordered us to bury Ikonso with 2,000 human heads, but we got only 30 – ESN Commander Heads of 10 girls were used to prepare our charms. Most of police officers I killed were also Igbo. ‘We are not paid; they said we are freedom fighters’. “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu also directed us to bury Ikonso with 2,000 human heads but we have killed only 30 so far. I then relocated to Temple’s camp and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu ordered us to attack Orlu Police Division and free our fighters who were arrested and detained there. A 28-year-old Commander of…

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed reports that its officers killed a 14-year old girl during a Yoruba Nation protest in Ojota, Lagos state. In response to media reports claiming that stray bullets of the police killed a hawker, named Jumoke, the police said it was an outright lie. “The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a news making rounds that a 14 year-old girl was hit and killed by police bullet today 3rd July, 2021 at the venue of the Oodua Republic Mega Rally in Ojota, Lagos,” CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said in a…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says members of the National Assembly are misunderstood by the public, urging members of the public who have access to the media to help democracy to prosper in Nigeria by saying the truth. The Senate President made the appeal in his keynote address at the Conference of Presiding Officers of the Nigerian Legislature which began in Abuja late Friday. The theme of the conference which is yet ongoing is Public perception of the role of Legislature: Post Legislative Scrutiny and Independence of the Legislature. Lawan spoke against the backdrop of attack on Federal…

Seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes that will last until the end of 2023. The Briton, 36, has won six of his seven world titles with the British-based German team since joining from McLaren in 2012. This season Hamilton is contending for a record-breaking eighth championship but is currently second behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. “We still have a lot to achieve, both on and off the track,” Lewis Hamilton said. It is the earliest he has agreed a new deal with Mercedes for some years and will take his time at…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has welcomed a former governorship candidate of the Alternative Party of Nigeria (APN) Amb. Mohammed Abubakar Mohammed to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state, saying the party’s impactful achievements in the last two years have continued to attract new members and bolster public confidence in the administration. “I am elated at the news that our party has just received the former governorship candidate and thousands of his supporters to APC in Edu,” the Governor said in a statement welcoming the new entrants into the APC fold in Kwara State. “It is indeed a…

Resource Intermediaries Limited (RIL), Nigeria’s pre-eminent outsourcing company rolled out the drums on July 1, 2021, in conformity with Covid-19 regulations, to celebrate its 15th year of easing the business burdens of its clients. Established in 2006, RIL as it is popularly known, has revolutionized the outsourcing industry using a co-competitive mindset to make outsourcing a bonafide and respected human resource management practice. RIL counts the industry wide Outsourcing Expo, which it midwifed, as a key contribution. With established foot prints in Nigeria and Ghana, RIL has notched up a clientele roster that runs the gamut from banking and finance…

The international friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Mexico’s El Tricolor, scheduled to hold on Sunday, July 4, will be broadcast live on DStv and GOtv. The encounter, billed for the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (LA Coliseum), will be aired live on SuperSport Premier League (DStv channel 203) and SuperSport Nigeria Pop-up channel (GOtv channel 35) at 3:30am The encounter between the two teams will serve as an opportunity for the Super Eagles to get into the best shape ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, which will commence in September while El Tricolor will also…

American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of the World Trade Center they buried 20 years ago in a country that could descend into civil war without them. The quiet departure from Bagram Air Base brought an effective end to the longest war in U.S. history. It came as the Taliban insurgency ramps up its offensive throughout the country after peace talks sputtered. The Pentagon said the turnover of Bagram to Afghan security forces was a “key milestone” in the withdrawal, but insisted the U.S. military still has the authority…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday resolved the dispute between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and state governors over the repayment of loans by the governors. CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele had insisted a timely repayment of loans, especially those owed to commercial banks, indicating the challenges inherent in a further delay in payment, including audit concerns. But the governors had kicked back, citing COVID-19 pandemic and dwindling generated revenue as reasons why they should defer repayments of the loans due in May. According to Laolu Akande, the spokesperson to Prof. Osinbajo, said the Vice President at an emergency National…

The Ondo State House of Assembly on Friday passed a bill to regulate security, rearing and grazing of livestock and establishment of ranches. The Chairman House Committee on Agriculture, Honourable Taofeek Oladele observed that the bill when passed into law will prevent the destruction of farm crops in the state. DSS framed me, planted evidence – Sunday Igboho Oladele noted that the law will address clashes between herders and farmers, enhance the growth of livestock farming, prevent, control and manage the spread of diseases and as well encourage modern techniques of animal husbandry. After a thorough debate on the bill,…