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Son Of Late Emir Of Kano Marries 2 Wives On Same Day  Mustapha Ado Bayero, the young son of Alhaji Abdullahi Ado Bayero, the late Emir of Kano has married two wives on the same day in the ancient city.  

Defend Yourselves  With Arms Against  Bandits, Zamfara Govt Tells Residents Victoria Ojugbana, Lagos  Following increase in the activities of bandits in various parts of the state Zamfara State government has directed individuals to prepare and obtain guns to defend themselves against the bandits that have occupied almost all parts of the state. A statement by Ibrahim Magaji Dosara, Commissioner for Information  Zamfara State, made available to newsmen on Sunday, said that the self defense his came in reaction to the rising rate of insecurity in the state. According to the statement, the State government has directed the State Police Commissioner, Ayuba Elkanah, to issue licenses to residents of the State who are qualified to use guns for self-defense. This is part of the government commitment to ensure adequate security and protection of lives and property of the citizenry in the state, particularly during this rainy season, " The government has resolved to take fur...

Terrorists Kill Another Kaduna Catholic Priest On His Farm Gunmen believed to be terrorists have killed another Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, on his farm in Kaduna State. The chancellor, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Rev. Fr. Christian Okewu Emmanuel, confirmed the latest incident in a statement made available to SaharaReporters. He said the incident happened on Saturday.  The statement read, “It is with a heavy heart, but with total submission to the will of God that we announce the death of Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, which sad event took place today, at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia road, after a raid on the farm by terrorists. “Until his death, late Fr Vitus aged 50 years was the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic, and the Chairman of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Kaduna Chapter. “Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna condoles with the immediate family, the NFCS Family...

Osinbajo Under Pressure To Rejoin Presidential Race With Kwankwaso There appear to be renewed plots in political circles around the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s camp to draft Osinbajo back into the 2023 presidential race. Although close aides of the Vice President described this as mere speculation, arguing that their principal won’t be leaving the All Progressives Congress, APC, sources insisted at the weekend that there were active suggestions going on regarding the possibility of an Osinbajo/Kwankwaso ticket on the platform of the NNDP. Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, is the presidential candidate of NNPP, a new party that seems to resonate with political elements across many northern states. Meanwhile, there is insinuation of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, also running with Kwankwaso on the platform of what their fans called ‘Third Force’. “One of the factors driving the push for an Osinb...

TWO OF THE THREE FREE SENATOR STELLA ODUAH HOMES FOR WIDOWS IN ONITSHA ARE DONE & DUSTED!  A little over 5 or 6 months ago, we announced the Distinguished Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah's intention to build brand new homes for 3 indigent widows in each of the 7 LGA'S in Anambra North and asked for assistance in reaching a decision as to the lucky beneficiaries. At the end of the day, three widows were selected ( Mrs. Obianamma Oniah of Umuase Village, Mrs. Maryanne Aduba of Iyiawu Village and Mrs. Oranye of Odoje Village). The projects would eventually kick off in earnest IN STAGES with the first stage requiring that we build for two of the above with a caveat that we would complete the cycle after. It has been a roller coaster ride but I'm pleased to announce today that as we speak, the Iyiawu & Umuase homes have been completed and the keys handed over to me. In no distant time, we shall commence building on the third site to complete the cycle. I want to thank everyo...

 BENUE GOVT CHARGES CAMEROONIAN REFUGEES ON RESPECT FOR HOST COMMUNITIES Benue State Government has advised Cameroonian Refugees in Ikyogen, Kwande Local Government Area of the state to adhere to the laws of the land by ensuring peaceful coexistence within the community. The Executive Secretary of Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Emmanuel Shior, gave the charge while commemorating this year’s World Refugees Day. Represented at the occasion by the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor, Mr David Azenda, the Executive Secretary also identified with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are facing similar humanitarian crisis and appreciated the host community of Ikyogen, UNHCR and other Development Partners for their collective support. In his remarks, the Team Leader of the National Commission for Refugee, Migration and IDPs Adikpo Field Officer, Mr Adeyemi Oluwaseyi, said there were more than 26.6 million refugees, out of which 76 Cameroonians were being host...

Kebbi Customs Hands over N48 Million Worth of Seized Donkey Skin to NAQS The Nigeria Customs Service Kebbi Area Command on Friday handed over N48, 130,642 worth of Donkey skin to the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Services.  The Area Comptroller of the Command, Comptroller Joseph Attah during the handing over ceremony said the interception was made by the Command’s Rapid Response Team around Bahindi – Dogon Rimi Waterside in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. He explained “The items were evacuated from the location and brought to our Headquarters in Birnin Kebbi. Physical examination revealed ninety-four (94) jumbo sacks, each containing thirty pieces making a total of two thousand eight hundred and twenty (2820) donkey skins. The item is valued at N48, 130,642.00. Donkey skins fall under Schedule 6 of Common External Tariff – (2022-2026) exportation of which is prohibited. The intent to smuggle it out of the country, therefore, contravenes Section 63(b) of CEMA CAP C. 45,...

TROOPS CLEAR IPOB/ESN CAMPS IN ANAMBRA, ENUGU STATES, RECOVER DANGEROUS WEAPONS A joint security team consisting of troops of 302 Regiment of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services and Nigeria Police Force have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages and Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.  In a clearance operation conducted in the early hours of Saturday 25 June 2022, troops cleared IPOB fire positions and Improvised Explosive Devices to dislodge the criminals from their hideouts. During the operations, troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines with five rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition, two pump action rifles and one locally fabricated gun. Other items include three power generators, among others. Similarly, troops of 103 Battalion conducted a raid operation on IPOB/ ESN camp at Nkwere Inyi Forest in Oj...

 Anambra: 30 Year Old Man Arrested For Raping a 75 year Old Woman On Saturday, a 30-year-old man Sunday Nwadiagha was taken into custody by the Anambra Police Command. for allegedly raping a 75-year-old woman, ANAMBRA PEOPLE reports. The suspect, who was from the Eyiba neighborhood of Ebonyi, was apprehended Friday at 4:00 p.m. at the Nkwelle Awkuzu village, according to a statement released by the police on Saturday in Awka. A preliminary inquiry found that the culprit was caught in the act at the victim’s farm in Nkwelle Awkuzu. According to DSP Tochukwu Ikenga Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Anambra, who signed the statement, “The suspect’s arrest followed an alarm raised by the old woman, which attracted the attention of passers-by and neighbours who rushed to the scene and caught the culprit”, he stated. Ikenga added that before his arrest and handover to the police, an angry mob had already gathered and beaten Nwadiagha to a pulp. The PPRO, however, said both the victi...

NEIGBOUR’S SQUABBLE IN OGIDI: CP ECHENG BESEECHED THE PUBLIC NOT TO YIELD TO UNCONTROLLABLE ANGER _as police arrest a murder suspect_ The Commissioner of Police *CP Echeng Echeng* today 26/6/2022 beseeched the public not to yield to uncontrollable anger at all times. The  *CP* gave the advice as Police Operatives at about 4:33pm on 25/6/2022 arrested one Ebube Oba ‘M’ aged 30years over alleged murder of a mother of two (2), Mrs Uzoamaka Ekpe aged 45years living at Ugochukwu lane Nkpor Agu, Ogidi. Preliminary information reveals that late Mrs Uzoamaka had a quarrel with the suspect which resulted to fisticuffs. Ebube hit the victim on the chest and face with a fist blow before she collapsed. she was rushed to the hospital and was later confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty. The body has been deposited to the morgue and the suspect is in custody. The case shall be charged to court after investigations. *DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, PPRO Anambra State Police Command* 26/6/2022  

Traders Suffer Losses As Flood Washes Away Shops in Anambra Market Traders in Relief Market in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State are counting their losses as flood, occasioned by heavy rainfall, washed away shops, electric poles, and cables in the market. The leadership of the market said at least 30 shops were washed away by a submerging flood, including electric poles, underground cables, water borne pipes, among others after the flood hit the market on Friday. Caretaker Committee Chairman of the market, Chief David Obidike, disclosed this during a tour of the affected areas while taking members of his executive and newsmen around the portions. While briefing journalists on their travails, Obidike said: “On one of the nights a few days ago, the chief security officer of the market called me and told me that devastating flood from Awada Area, has carried the market as the flood entered under the Sakamori (drainage) system in the market and uprooted it, thereby wreaking hav...

Picking A Vice President In 1999 Was A Mistake – Obasanjo  Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said picking a running mate in the 1999 presidential election was a mistake. He made the comment while speaking in Abeokuta at a leadership and entrpreneurship mentoring session with selected school students. Obasanjo, who won the 1999 and 2003 presidential elections, ran alongside Atiku Abubakar. Mr Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections. “I don’t say I don’t make mistakes – I made many of them,” Obasanjo said. “But one thing that has happened to me is that God has never disappointed me. And that is very important. “For instance, one of the mistakes I made was picking a number two when I was going to become President. “But because it is a genuine mistake, God saved me out of it.”  

GOVERNOR UZODIMMA CONDOLES WITH ARCHBISHOP LUCIUS UGORJI OVER THE DEMISE OF HIS BROTHER Governor Hope Uzodimma, today, joined the Archbishop of Owerri Archdiocese, His Grace Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji at St. Jude's Catholic Parish Naze for the requiem mass of his late brother, Athanasius Ugorji. In his condolence message, the Governor commiserated with the family of Ugorji on their loss while praying for the repose of the faithful departed. More photos below. 

NIGERIAN ARMY SET TO HOLD ANNUAL CELEBRATION IN OWERRI IMO STATE The Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) is an annual event aimed at  showcasing the commitment of the Nigerian Army (NA) over the years, as a professional responsive force. The event for year 2022 is scheduled to hold in Owerri, Imo State from 29 June to 6 July.  The theme for this year's NADCEL is  *"Repositioning the NA in the Joint Operations Environment: A Panacea for Success in Addressing Contemporary Security Challenges"*. Activities lined up for the weeklong event include; Chief of Army Staff Press Briefing, Jumaat prayers, Interdenominational service, commissioning of Civil-Military Cooperations cum Quick Impact Projects, NADCEL Lecture,  Chief of Army Staff Commendation Awards and  Parade among others.  Consequently, residents of Imo state and particularly within Owerri, would witness increased movement of troops and military equipment for the ceremony.  The good people of Imo...

SANWO-OLU SEEKS PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION ON EDUCATION Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has called on the organised private sector to collaborate with the State government by investing in its education reform plan aimed at giving every student a solid foundation for personal and professional success. The Governor made the call while speaking at the EQUAL Summit organised by the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Investment (Lagos Global), at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos, and aimed at improving the education sector in the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who spoke through his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, said there would be several concession opportunities for private organisations that will participate in the collaboration through their corporate social responsibility and institutional resources, drive, knowledge and target-driven practices. He added that his administration recognised the need fo...

LASTMA DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN BUS BURNING INCIDENT The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has denied any involvement in a bus burning incident in the Obanikoro area on Ikorodu Road as contained in a viral online video that falsely alleged complicity of its officials. A statement signed by the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba sympathised with the vehicle owner but categorically denied the complicity of any of its officers in the incident, stressing that LASTMA patrol officers within the vicinity tried to assist in putting out the fire but were attacked by a mob. He pointed out that the viral video lacked any evidence of LASTMA officers’ complicity or involvement, adding that those interviewed were neither eyewitnesses nor people directly involved in the incident but residents that did not witness the cause of the incident. While decrying the unwarranted attacks on its officers across the State, Oreagba disclosed that the State Government will henceforth arrest...

SOLUDO CONGRATULATES BISHOP OWEN NWOKOLO ON HIS 55TH BIRTHDAY Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, felicitate with the Anglican Bishop, Diocese on the Niger, Rt. Rev. Owen Nwokolo on his 55th Birthday. Governor Soludo applauded Bishop Nwokolo for his apostolic impact within the State and across the world and prays that God gives him more strength and wisdom to continue his good work in the vineyard of the Lord  “Happy birthday to an exceptional man of God at 55. We are proud of your examplary life and deeply appreciate you for being a blessing to us and many others across the globe". “We wish you long life and many more years of sound health as you blossom in the Lord’s vineyard. Once again, congratulations!”. Christian Aburime Press Secretary To The Governor. One more photo below. 

Brazilian returnee arrested with cocaine in private part as NDLEA seizes London-bound Meth consignments at Lagos airport, Imo . Wanted 2 drug kingpins behind seized Tincan port shipments nabbed A Brazilian returnee, Igwedum Uche Benson has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private part. Igwedum was nabbed at the Lagos airport on Monday 20th June upon his arrival on Ethiopian Airlines from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa. Preliminary investigations reveal the suspect had swallowed 50 wraps of cocaine before departing Brazil and excreted 48 pellets in Addis Ababa where he handed them over to another person. He however claimed he was unable to excrete the remaining two wraps at the hotel room in Addis Ababa before boarding his flight but later excreted them in the aircraft restroom during the flight from Ethiopia to Lagos. ...