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Security operatives in Kaduna State have arrested three people who allegedly provide medical services to bandits terrorising parts of the State. Bandits had killed three persons during an attack on communities in Kajuru and Igabi Local Government Areas. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the developments said, expended rounds of AK-47 ammunition were found at the locations. He however said security patrols were proceeding with investigations in the general area. Kaduna has been plagued by incessant attacks from bandits He said: “According to the reports, armed bandits invaded Rafin Roro village, Kajuru local government…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has stressed the need for all Nigerians to embrace the fight against corruption, adding that the EFCC alone cannot win the war. He stated this on Monday April 19, 2021 while receiving members of a civil society organization, Civil Society Coalition for Transparency and Good Governance, at the Commission’s headquarters, Abuja. According to the EFCC Chair “EFCC belongs to all Nigerians and it is not for anybody. “We realized long ago that the work of the EFCC is not something that it can do alone. Civil Society…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has urged the United States to lend its weight to the call for a just global transition to zero emissions, lead the effort to ensure easy access to COVID-19 vaccine by all countries, and generally reset its foreign policy agenda with the African continent in ways that bring about economic prosperity, increased security, and improved governance. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQciVwVlo_U] Prof. Osinbajo expressed these views today in a speech delivered virtually at the 2021 Johns Hopkins University’s African Studies Programme Conference on the theme “Africa-US Re-engagement: A New Foreign Policy Agenda”. The conference was organized by the…

The news of a new European Super League has created a strong and, almost overwhelmingly angry, reaction across the continent. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are the English clubs, alongside Spanish trio Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, and Italian clubs Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus, who have agreed to join a new ESL. ???? “I think supporters up and down this country can stop this. This can not be allowed to happen.”@Carra23 gives his opinion on the formation of the ‘European Super League’ pic.twitter.com/d35tWStkUy — Football Daily (@footballdaily) April 19, 2021 BBC Sport and…

Two Policemen and three others were killed in Ukpo, Dunukfia local government area of Anambra when gunmen attacked Zone-13 Police Headquarters in the State. The incident, according to sources, occurred in the early hours of Monday. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqPGqGi4_-k] One of the buildings belonging to zone 13 was razed by the hoodlums while no fewer than four vehicles were burnt. The Zonal Police Public Relation’s Officer, Nkeiruka Nwode, confirmed the attack. She said two of their men were wounded and receiving treatment in one of the hospitals while many of their attackers ran away with gunshot wounds. According to her: “Operatives…

The EU on Monday imposed sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters, European officials said. The military has ramped up its attempts to crush dissent following mass demonstrations against its ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with at least 737 civilians killed and the press increasingly under attack. International pressure has been steadily building on the junta, with western powers seeking to target their key moneymakers. “The military regime is continuing its course of violence and manoeuvring the country into a dead end. That…

In the aftermath of the events that led to YouTube suspending Prophet TB Joshua’s popular channel Emmanuel TV, the cleric has reacted to the development, describing it as a “blessing” and calling on his followers to “pray for YouTube”. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_TmADuubMI] “That is the work of God! It is like honey; wherever it drops, insects seek and find it,” Joshua stated during a ‘Partnership Meeting’ held last Friday, April 16, 2021, according to a statement from the church. “What happened is a blessing. I want you to help me pray for YouTube. Don’t see them the other way around; see…

Abductors of the Obadu of Ilemeso- Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba David Oyewumi, have demanded N20 million ransom to secure his release. Gunmen, numbering six, last Thursday besieged and abducted Oba Oyewumi around 8:30 pm. A family source confided in newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Monday that the abductors contacted the family on Saturday and demanded N20m for his release. “We have been contacted. They called us around 7:03 pm on Saturday and demanded that we pay a sum of N20 million for the king to be released. “We are really worried by this demand.…

Two men died after a Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicle, which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver’s seat, crashed into a tree on Saturday night north of Houston, authorities said. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWe2l57z_A] “There was no one in the driver’s seat,” Sgt. Cinthya Umanzor of the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 said. The 2019 Tesla Model S was traveling at a high rate of speed, when it failed to negotiate a curve and went off the roadway, crashing to a tree and bursting into flames, local television station KHOU-TV said. After the fire was extinguished, authorities located 2 occupants…

Nigerian governors have reached out to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, asking him to halt the plan to start deducting the $2.1 billion budget support loan from allocations due to the states. “States will collapse if this step is taken. The larger picture is that states won’t be able to pay salaries. Workers will go on strike and everything will be paralysed”, a governor, speaking on beahlf of his colleagues, told The Nation last night. Emefiele last week said state governments must begin to pay back the Budget Support Loans offered them by the Federal Government. He…