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The Insight by Lateef Adewole “Prof. Aliyu Muhammed spent 25 days with bandits before a ransom was paid for his release, in Zaria. He revealed how the bandits grisly fed human corpses to their Dogs & other horrors. Those who want to defend these atrocities should please reserve a space in their hearts for the victims & their families.” – Sen. Shehu Sani The Nigerian situation is burdensome and becoming overwhelming for some of us who take issues that border on the country to heart. We tend to overthink the challenges facing us as a people and constantly think, meditate…

No fewer than 28 policemen have been killed in three months according to findings. They were either shot by gunmen, hacked to death or set ablaze by hoodlums who attacked police stations. These are different from those lost to the ENDSARS violence. According to Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, six soldiers, 37 policemen and 57 civilians were murdered during the ENDSARS violence. The minister added that 269 private and public properties were razed. The police said they would do everything legally permissible to curb the attacks on its men and facilities. Police spokesman Frank Mba, a Commissioner (CP),…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State on Sunday said the state government is negotiating with abductors of Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe. He explained that repentant bandits were helping the state government execute the negotiations and that they expect the schoolgirls to be released sooner rather than later. The governor spoke in Gusau, the state capital, when he received a presidential delegation on a sympathy visit over last Friday’s abduction of 317 schoolgirls. “We are using the leaders of the repentant bandits to rescue the schoolgirls from the kidnappers. “Very soon, we are going to witness the release of…

Chadwick Boseman was named best movie actor at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, six months after his death at age 43 shocked fans around the world. Boseman, best known for the superhero movie “Black Panther,” was awarded the Golden Globe for lead actor in a movie drama for his role as an ambitious trumpet player in 1920s jazz drama “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” His widow, Simone Ledward Boseman, delivered a heartbreaking speech while accepting the award through tears on Boseman’s behalf. “He would say something beautiful,” she said. “Something inspiring. Something that would amplify that little voice inside of…

Protesters marched in Myanmar on Monday in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people a day earlier, as calls grew for a more united international response after the worst violence since a coup one month ago. Clashes took place in various parts of the country on Sunday and police opened fire on crowds in the biggest city of Yangon, after tear gas and warning shots failed to clear protesters demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government. Police with water cannon and military vehicles were mobilised at protest hotspots in Yangon on Monday,…

The 78th Golden Globe Awards kicked off Sunday night after being delayed for nearly two months by the coronavirus pandemic. “Nomadland” won the award for best drama film and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” won best comedy film. Andra Day won best actress in a drama for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” and Chadwick Boseman posthumously received the award for best actor in a drama for what proved to be his final role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Late Chadwick Boseman makes history with four award nominations Chloé Zhao, who helmed “Nomadland,” became only the second woman ever to win best director. Jane Fonda received the…

Donald Trump has said that he might run for president again, delighting his supporters at a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference — his first public appearance since leaving the White House last month. The former president sent audience members at the CPAC event in Florida into raptures with a typically combative speech, much of which repeated material he used on the campaign stump last year. He promised not to divide the Republican party by setting up his own political movement, and suggested he could seek the party’s nomination for president again in 2024. Trump said: “Biden has failed…

The Coalition of Civil society organisations on Sunday, has linked the monumental fraud perpetrated by former governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari; to the high level of insecurity in the state. The group also demanded for the immediate arrest of the ex-governor. In a press conference by the organization, the Executive director of the Centre for Public Accountability, Comrade Olufemi Lawson gave an explicit revelation of the group’s findings about how the former governor illegally diverted funds to the tune of N22.5 bn, meant for projects and development of the state. He said: “Our coalition, a conglomerate of 16 frontline…

Leicester’s increasingly forlorn-looking pursuit of Premier League leaders Manchester City suffered a big blow as Arsenal came from behind to claim an impressive victory at the King Power Stadium. On a miserable afternoon at the end of a dire week for the Foxes, they also had influential winger Harvey Barnes carried off on a stretcher with his leg in a brace to add to their already considerable injury problems. Things had started well for the hosts, who were given an early tonic for their midweek Europa League exit as Youri Tielemens was allowed to run unchecked down the right before…

Claims and counterclaims have trailed the fate of the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State. While one source said they had been released and were in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital, earlier in the day, another later dismissed the news as false. Over 300 girls were kidnapped in a raid on Friday by gunmen who reportedly disguised as security personnel. A source said the girls were kept in the forest between Dangulbi and Sabon Birnin Banaga in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The…