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As Boko Haram terrorists surrender in droves in the terror-troubled North-East, the National Centre for the Coordination of Small and Light Weapons is set to mop up all small arms and light weapons from them. The North-East Zonal Coordinator of the Centre, Rear Admiral S A Mohammed, told the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Al-Kanemi, in Maiduguri, that the Centre was fine-tuning strategies to achieve this feat. Speaking when he led officials of the North-East Zonal Office of the Centre to a courtesy call on the Borno Monarch, Mohammed said the Centre was mandated to mop up every small arm…

Soccer legend Christiano Ronaldo’s santa came with a heavy bag this year. The player has received a new set of wheels from his partner – Georgina Rodriguez. The car in question here is a Rolls Royce Dawn, gifted to him by his partner. The ultra-luxury convertible is known for being the opulence it carries with itself. Let’s not forget the exorbitantly-high price tag. The Roller in the Indian market costs over Rs 7 crore, without options and taxes. The Dawn was introduced in India in 2016 for the first time. It is the only convertible in the company’s line-up across…

Dr (Mrs) Olubukola Abitoye has described her husband as someone who believes in her even more than herself, noting that she has that trust and respect for him because she adores him so much while stating that she will forever be grateful to Almighty God for meeting him as he has been really supportive. Mrs. Abitoye, a top financial expert and CEO of Digital Space Capital, the parent company of a savings app, Digikolo, disclosed this on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary and the 50th birthday of her husband. The event witnessed a musical performance by Chike and…

Hoodlums destroyed the facility located at Nonwa Community of Tai Local Government Area of the state. Some yet-to-be-identified political hoodlums on Sunday morning attacked the campaign office of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship candidate in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe. This was disclosed in a tweet made by SuperFM, claiming that the facility which is located Nonwa community of Tai Local Government Area of the state has been destroyed by the hoodlums. “Suspected political thugs in the early hours of today attacked the campaign office of the gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party SDP Senator MAGNUS ABE in…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the ruling party in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to frame up its chieftains and arrest them on frivolous charges. The party in a statement issued by its state publicity secretary, Mr. Collins Opurozor, stated that the chieftains to be allegedly roped into the frivolous charges include Hon. Kingsley Uju-Chima, a member of the House of Representatives, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, and other PDP candidates in the 2023 elections. It stated that in the intelligence report uncovered, some ‘Detained Criminals’ were allegedly been…

Property worth N37.4 million was destroyed in three different fire outbreaks that occurred in Ilorin, Kwara State on Christmas Day. Two of the fire incidents occurred along Coca-Cola Road while the third occurred in the Balogun Fulani area, all in the Ilorin metropolis. They gathered that all three fire outbreaks that gutted residential buildings were due to a power surge. The spokesman of Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said no life was lost to the incidents. Adekunle, however, said property worth N37.4m was lost to the inferno while property worth N765.6m was saved by the prompt intervention of the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says yesterday that they are proud of the Governor Of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde. The Party stated during Governor Makinde’s Birthday. The party, describing Makinde as a Christmas baby, said he is an embodiment of God’s blessing, beloved of the people; a humane personality and exceptionally dedicated administrator who remains committed to the unity, stability and development of the nation. The national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, in a statement, said as a committed member of the PDP, Governor Makinde continues to display excellent leadership strides particularly in effectively delivering landmark and legacy…

In a tweet from a Twitter shares a video of Abubakar Gumi Jnr advising Nigerians not to vote for a person who is ready to fight Bandits Video Below https://twitter.com/magmal11/status/1606881245040111617?t=V8XcOgnSzEbUif94p_-nFQ&s=19 The video above was made in the Hausa language, where Abubakar Gumi was advising Nigerians not to vote for whom will fight Bandits. “Don’t vote for those who will fight bandits. The fighters (bandits) are our people. So pls vote for those who after attaining power will call and negotiate with our people (bandits) so as to give them what they want for peace to reign”. – Abubakar Gumi Jnr

Bolanle Raheem A lawyer identified as Bolanle Raheem has been shot and killed by a police officer under questionable circumstances in Ajah Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the victim, her sister and her children were all coming back from an eatery around 11am when the police operatives tried to stop them but shot at the driver. The Police officer who was in the company of a team of Police Operatives was said to have fled the scene after shooting the woman just as she was trying to make a U-TURN under the Ajah Bridge according to source.…

A citizens-led anti-sabotage organisation under the aegis of The Natives, has commended presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his public declaration that he will remove fuel subsidy if elected as President in 2023 general elections. The anti-sabotage group, however, promised to stand by Tinubu to carry out the plan and also hold him accountable to ensure he urgently fulfil the promise if elected as President. The APC presidential candidate while speaking at a Business Luncheon with business owners titled, “Business Forward” on Thursday at the Wings, Victoria Island, Lagos, had promised to…