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The Zamfara Police Command, on Wednesday, said it neutralized one suspected bandit, arrested five others for kidnapping, cattle rustling arms and ammunition. In a statement posted on Facebook, SP Mohammed Shehu Police Public Relations officer, Zamfara State Command Gusau, said the police also, repelled bandits’ attack, while two AK-47 rifles, 104 rounds of live ammunition, two Magazines for AK-47 and a bunch of charms were recovered from the suspects. He said two suspects; Umaru Buba and Babuga Manu, were first arrested and after investigations, they both confessed they were into kidnapping and cattle rustling in various states such as Zamfara,…

The Uzoya of Esanland in Edo State, High Chief Francis Inegbeniki, has predicted that presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will win the presidential election to become the next president to take over from President Muhammdu Buhari in May 2023. Inegbeniki, who is the state vice chairman of APC (Edo Central), also called on Esan people to vote for all the⁹ party’s candidates in the coming elections. The former APC senatorial candidate in his New Year message contained in an e-statement from London yesterday made available to journalists in Warri, Delta State, said in February, Nigerians…

The Department of State Services (DSS) said Wednesday it arrested the masterminds of a bomb attack in Kogi State during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari.A statement by the agency said the duo of Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru (aka Abu Mikdad) and one of his associates, Saidu Suleiman, were arrested on January 3, 2023.It said one of the suspects, Otaru, sustained a gunshot injury on his left foot while attempting to escape.“He is currently receiving treatment at a health facility,” it said.The statement saidthe Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack occurred on December 29, 2022, near the palace of the Ohinoyi…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said on Wednesday it secured a total of 3785 convictions across all its Commands in 2022. According to a statement by EFCC Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, the figure, which emerged from a review of the commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows a 70.5% improvement over its record for 2021(2220). It also represents a 98.93% success rate in prosecution given that the Commission lost only 41 cases, representing 1.07% within the period As it was in 2021, the Lagos Command of the Agency recorded the most convictions-765, closely followed by the Ibadan Command with 573…

The Federal Government said it spent N12.87 trillion against the N17.126 trillion budgeted for 2022 as of Nov. 30, 2022. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this at the Public Presentation and Breakdown of the Approved Federal Government 2023 Budget on Wednesday in Abuja. Ahmed said out of the N12.87 trillion, N5.24 trillion was for debt service and N3.94 trillion was for personnel costs. “The actual spending as of November 30 was N12.87 trillion.  “Of this amount, N5.24 trillion was for debt service; N3.94 trillion for Personnel Costs, including pensions; Statutory Transfers, Overhead and Service…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Wednesday frustrated plans to scuttle the 2023 general election by removing the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, over alleged failure to declare his assets. Apart from quashing the allegations of false assets declaration against Yakubu, the court stopped security agencies from investigating him. Meanwhile, the coalition of United Political Parties and other socio-political organisations have hailed the judgement, describing the judiciary as the last hope of the common man. The Spokesperson of CUPP, Ikenga Ugochinyere, hailed the judgment as “a major New Year gift…

10 farmers were killed while 10 others were still missing as a boat carrying about 100 farmers capsized in the Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Tuesday. The spokesman for the state Police Command, DSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident and promised to release details later. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, the Local Government chairman, Yahaya Bello, who also confirmed the incident, said it occurred on Tuesday night when a rickety boat carried more than 100 rice farmers to Samanaji, a riverine community in the area. He said 80 of the boat passengers had been rescued,…

This image was taken by an officer on May 3, 2022 Five years after it was closed due to mysterious “sonic attacks” on diplomatic staff, the US consulate in Havana resumes full immigrant visa services for Cubans on Wednesday.The reopening comes amid a record exodus from the communist island to the United States, mainly by undocumented migrants, as Cuba suffers its worst economic crisis in 30 years.“The United States is working to ensure safe, legal, and orderly migration of Cubans by expanding consular operations in Havana and restarting the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (CFRP),” the embassy said in a…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Fayode has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP as the German war lord, Adolf Hitler, whom former President Obasanjo wants to impose on Nigerians in the 2023 presidential election. His comment comes as a reaction to Peter Obi’s endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Fani-Kayode stated this in an article via his Facebook page, titled, “What have they done to our baba.” He said, “Like Peter, Adolf Hitler started in a similarly charming, humble and alluring manner, hiding his true colours long before he wormed his way into power. “By the end…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has backed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi as the right candidate to win the coming presidential election and provide Nigerians the leadership they earnestly yearn for. He maintained that if he were not a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, he would have personally led Obi’s campaign across the country. The Governor in a statement issued Tuesday in Makurdi by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase also recommended Mr. Obi to Nigerians “as the man who has the capacity…