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Nigerian troops code-named “Operation Sahel Sanity” have killed three bandits and rescued three kidnapped women in the northwest state of Katsina. The troops also rescued an infant and arrested two suspected informants, Samaila Usman and Idi Bello, during gun duels with bandits in Diskuru and Dan Ali villages of Katsina. But the troops lost one soldier during the fuel. Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement, explained the recent successes recorded by the troops were as a result of continued aggressive operations in the fight against bandits in the North-West. He said: “On 29 October…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole “The children of the poor you failed to train will never let your children have peace”. – Chief Obafemi Awolowo There was a comedy skit I watched few days ago. A rich man owed someone who did a job for him but he refused to pay him. Despite all the appeals from the creditor who is of lower financial status, he still refused. The next thing the creditor did was to go out, make a call to some guys apparently in some community and told them he has located a place where palliatives were stored.…

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has announced that the state government would take care of the medical bills of victims involved in a road accident at Nkwo junction, Awgu Local Government Area in Enugu state, between a truck and a school bus conveying pupils. This announcement was made when the governor alongside other prominent Igbo leaders, visited the injured students of the Presentation Nursery and Primary School and other victims at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku/Ozalla, to empathise with them. The tragedy which struck on Wednesday afternoon, had left 21 persons dead and others receiving treatment…

The Premier League and other elite sport can continue behind closed doors during a new four-week national lockdown in England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new restrictions for the country that will start on Thursday and run until 2 December to combat coronavirus and avoid the NHS being overwhelmed. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden tweeted that “travel to a place of work will be permitted” for “elite sport played behind closed doors”. During a news conference to announce the measures, Johnson gave a thumbs up and said “Yes to the Premier League” when asked if top-flight football will continue. The…

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters on Saturday heard the chilling details of how the now dissolved police unit allegedly tortured a pregnant teacher and her husband for 22 days, till she lost her baby. Ogechukwu Obiechina and his wife Ndubuisi told the panel that the incident occurred in June 2017 after the operatives falsely labeled her a thief and kidnapper. Mrs Obiechina , who spoke for the couple, said she was two months pregnant at the time, but that during beatings, the men threatened to “force the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 162 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Saturday. The 162 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 62,853. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 245 patients from isolation centers across the country with no new deaths reported. Gombe state recorded the highest number of single cases on Saturday with 54 new coronavirus cases while the Federal Capital Territory recorded 35 cases. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 26 new confirmed cases taking the total number…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has lifted the curfew imposed on the State following the hijack of the EndSARS protests that led to destruction of private and public properties. The Lagos state government on Saturday noted that the COVID-19 guidelines imposed by the Federal Government still remains in place. “The curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests has been lifted immediately. “The 12 a.m. to 4a.m. curfew imposed by the Federal Government to curb the spread of COVID-19 remains. Sanwo-Olu inspects ‘coordinated attack’, relaxes curfew “Lagosians are free to go about their businesses without…

Substitute Diogo Jota scored for the third straight game as Liverpool came from behind to beat in-form West Ham and go top of the Premier League table. In an intriguing encounter, the Hammers took an early lead through Spanish midfielder Pablo Fornals’ smart finish, which clipped the post on its way in after a poor headed clearance by Joe Gomez. That was the 15th goal Liverpool have conceded in seven games this season – as many as Chelsea let in all season on their way to the title in 2004-05. Jurgen Klopp’s side were level shortly before half-time, Arthur Masuaku’s…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo placed a phone call to a Twitter user, Taye Paul Olubayo, who addressed a four-page open letter to the number two citizen on October 6. Unlike many Twitter users who do not meaningfully engage the government, Mr Olubayo tweeted a handwritten letter to the Vice President proffering solutions to how to solve the demands of EndSARS protesters. In the letter, Mr Olubayo detailed how many youths worked actively to elect the Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015 and again in 2019. The letter he addressed to the VP reads in part, “Over the past few days, and…

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign canceled a Friday event in Austin, Texas, after harassment from a pro-Trump contingent. Texas has emerged as a battleground state in Tuesday’s presidential election, with polls showing the typically Republican stronghold now only marginally favoring President Donald Trump. The Biden campaign scheduled a Friday event in the state, in a bid to drum up last-minute support. But when the Biden campaign bus drove to Austin, it was greeted by a blockade of pro-Trump demonstrators, leading to what one Texas House representative described as an escalation “well beyond safe limits.” The cancelation comes amid national anxiety about…