Author: Opalim Lifted

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to pilots killed fighting an aborted mutiny, confirming their deaths for the first time while thanking Russians for showing patriotic solidarity in the face of the Wagner militia group’s march on Moscow. Putin’s televised address on Monday was his first public comment since Saturday’s armed revolt led by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, and it confirmed reports on social media that Wagner forces had downed Russian aircraft in the fighting. Thanking the Russian people, servicemen, law enforcement, and security services for remaining united to protect “the Fatherland”, Putin said it showed Russia would not succumb…

Gunmen have killed the head of a vigilante group in Danmusa village in Katsina State, Malam Nabanje, and burned his house. The gunmen, while targeting the vigilante leader during their operations, also shot two people and reportedly raped three women during the attack. Gunmen kill 2 in Rivers State One of the locals and a fellow vigilante from Danmusa, who spoke to newsmen in Katsina on the incident, said the attack was more of a revenge mission as the bandits had accused Nabanje of being responsible for the destruction of their enclaves. He said, “The bandits arrived in the community…

Garba Shehu, a former Senior Special Assistant to the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Monday that the incumbent President, Bola Tinubu, would have lost his bid to be president had Buhari removed the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit. Shehu, in a statement titled, “Why did it take the new Tinubu/Shettima presidency weeks to remove the petrol subsidy when Buhari didn’t do so for years?” which was posted via his official Twitter handle, noted that tensions were high and Buhari did not want to add “fuel to the fire”. Speaking further, Shehu noted that the All Progressives Congress had…

Six tonnes of cocaine, hashish, and other narcotics were burned by Portuguese police on Monday in Portugal to commemorate the United Nations’ annual day against drug addiction and unlawful trafficking at a time when the illegal trade is increasing globally. “There are more drugs circulating, there is more supply from producing countries, and there are also more drugs being seized,” Rui Sousa, the director of Portugal’s criminal investigative agency’s (PJ) anti-drug trafficking branch, told reporters in Lisbon. Sousa said 11 tonnes of cocaine, 30 tonnes of hashish, and smaller amounts of other types of drugs have been seized in Portugal…

The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group re-emerged on Monday, two days after leading an aborted mutiny, saying he had never intended to overthrow the government and giving few clues about his own fate or the deal under which he stood down. Last seen on Saturday night smiling and high-fiving bystanders from the back of an SUV as he withdrew from a city occupied by his men, Yevgeny Prigozhin said his fighters had halted their campaign in order to avert bloodshed. “We went as a demonstration of protest, not to overthrow the government of the country,” Prigozhin said in an…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Command has secured the conviction of Victory Dennis (aka Lakeisha Andre) before Justice A.A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court on charges bordering on impersonation. He was arrested at Disney Lounge Night Club, Barnawa, Kaduna, following intelligence on his alleged internet fraud-related activities. Further investigations revealed how he used WhatsApp and Facebook social media platforms to impersonate and represent himself as a perfumer. He pleaded guilty to the charge. Based on his plea, the prosecution counsel, Y.J. Matiyak, prayed to the court to convict him accordingly. Justice Isiaka convicted and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Tom Makwe, for alleged €5.7 million (Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand euros) internet fraud. EFCC docks clergy for allegedly defrauding Landmark University N19.3m Wilson Uwujaren, PRO EFCC, communicated this information to Chronicle NG. Makwe was arrested in the Guzape area of Abuja following credible intelligence about his internet-related fraud activities. Upon arrest, it was discovered that the suspect, bearing many aliases (Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, and Dr. Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Euros (€5.7 million). Makwe allegedly claimed to be…

The Police have released the details of the three medical students who died on a boat cruise in Calabar on Saturday. Cross River Commissioner Gyogon Augustine Grimah confirmed the bodies were recovered on Monday. They went missing when the boat in which they were cruising capsized on Saturday. Thirteen medical students from different universities in Nigeria were involved in the boat accident. Ten were rescued alive as soon as the boat capsized, while the other three went missing. Two of the deceased students were from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and one from the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.…

The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has decorated the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), describing the appointment of Mr. Adewale Adeniyi by President Bola Tinubu as a morale booster for officers in the service. Olusola Abiola, the VP’s director of information, communicated this in a statement as Shettima held the brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa under the witnessship of Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the president. According to the Vice President, “Congratulations for bringing professionalism back to the Nigerian Customs Service. Now, every officer can aspire to the pinnacle of his or her profession.…

A Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, which is hearing the police’s claims against skit maker Abdullahi Adisa, also known as Trinity Guy, has ordered that he be held in the Agodi correctional facility until next month. The police accused Trinity Guy in court for allegedly sexualizing a youngster in a popular 38-second video in which he requested a female minor to identify his genitals. Oludare Adebayo, the suspect’s lawyer, had begged with the court to let his client go. Popular prankster Trinity Guy will be charged in court – Adejobi However, the magistrate judge, P.O. Adetuyibi, rejected his plea on the…