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The remains of late Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, would be buried on Saturday, April 24. His wife, Dr Okei-Odumakin, a rights activist, made the announcement of the order of funeral rites on Monday in Lagos. According to her: “The rites will span three days, starting from Thursday, April 22, Friday 23 and Saturday, April, 24. “There would be a day of tributes and Service of Songs at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm while his body lies in state on Thursday, April, 22. “On Friday 23, his body departs Lagos for Moro, his country home,…

A suspected ritualist on Saturday murdered a 55-year- old food hawker, Latifat Oyebode, in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Newsmen gathered that the food seller lived around L.A Primary School Street, Alapata area of Modakeke. It was learnt the yet-to-be-identified ritualist on Saturday morning lured the food seller to a house at Ogbingbin area, Remo of Ile-Ife on the pretense that he wanted to buy food. A resident of the area, who pleaded not to be known, told The Nation: “The house where Iya Elekuru was killed was rented by an herbalist. The woman was lured inside the house and was killed.…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 17 suspected cultists along Gwagwalada, Gwagwa, Lugbe and Kurudma axis of Abuja. The suspects were arrested by police operatives from the Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit during coordinated raids and patrols between Monday 5th-Friday 9th April, this month. According to the police, the suspects confessed to being members of Vikings and Aro Baga confraternities terrorizing these areas. Police said the suspects were apprehended with several guns and charms, among other exhibits. Troops eliminate scores of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno “The suspects include: Michael Malachi 36 years, Mbani Chukwuebuka 34 years, Monday Orgar…

The Nigerian Army has reported that its troops supported by the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have thwarted Boko Haram terrorists’ incursion into Damasak, Headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno, killing scores. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Monday, said the success was recorded on April 10. Yerima said the troops engaged the terrorists with superior fire power both from the air and on the ground which compelled them to withdraw in disarray with several men and equipment casualty. He disclosed that two gallant soldiers paid the supreme price…

Prince Harry, whose explosive interview alongside his wife Meghan plunged the royal family into its biggest crisis in decades, has arrived back in Britain for Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth who had been at her side throughout her 69-year reign, died at Windsor Castle on Friday. Harry, Philip’s grandson, arrived in London on Sunday from Los Angeles on a British Airways flight, The Sun newspaper reported. Buckingham Palace said Meghan, who is pregnant, will not attend on the advice of her doctor. Harry, sixth in line to the throne, will quarantine in accordance…

The Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami has responded to allegations of his affiliations with infamous terrorist groups – Boko Haram and Al Qaeda. The Minister warned Media houses against the defamation of his person, promising major publishers that they will face the legal consequences. Dr. Pantami also reiterated the government’s resolve to implement the NIN-SIM linkage in the fight against insecurity, stating that “criminals are already feeling the heat.” He enjoined all who have not yet linked their SIMs to their NIN to do so quickly before their next decisive action. The minister made…

Nigerians are currently in a great panic as US Government placed Minister Isa Pantami on terror watch list for having a link to Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda. Alhaji Isa Ali Ibrahim, popularly known as, Isa Pantami, is Nigeria’s current Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. The minister is said to be a very close confidant of the late Mohammed Yusuf, the assassinated leader of Boko Haram with whom he shared jihadist doctrines. The minister of digital communications in Nigeria, Alhaji Isa Pantami has fallen on the watchlist of the America’s Intelligence service. Pantami, also serves as the deputy secretary general…

A police officer in Virginia has been fired after pointing a gun at, and pepper spraying, a black US army lieutenant during a traffic stop. Army Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario is wearing his uniform in bodycam footage of the incident, filmed in December. My statement on the encounter between Lieutenant Caron Nazario and two officers from the Windsor Police Department: pic.twitter.com/GcfL5YeIRm — Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) April 11, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js “I’m honestly afraid to get out,” he tells two police officers. “Yeah, you should be,” an officer says. Black US army officer sues police over violent traffic stop https://t.co/avS956OCGm pic.twitter.com/TIvJoqUWF7 —…

The kidnapped Imo State Catholic priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcel Onyeocha has regained freedom. The priest’s release was contained in a short statement issued by the Owerri provincial secretary of Claretian Missionaries, Rev. Fr. Matthew Iwuagwu on Monday. Also, the spokesman of the state police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the release. The cleric is a professor of Philosophy at the Imo State University, is a priest in the congregation of Claretian Missionaries. Onyeocha was kidnapped by a group of persons suspected to be herdsmen, according to the state police command. He was kidnapped on Saturday evening along the Enugu-Port Harcourt…

A black US army lieutenant has filed a lawsuit against two policemen who pointed their guns and pepper-sprayed him during a traffic stop. Army Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario is wearing his uniform during the bodycam footage, taken in December in Virginia. Black US army officer sues police over violent traffic stop https://t.co/avS956OCGm pic.twitter.com/TIvJoqUWF7 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 11, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js “I’m honestly afraid to get out,” he tells the two police officers. “Yeah you should be,” an officer says. Police say he was stopped for failing to display licence plates but temporary plates are visible in the video.…