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62-year-old herbalist arrested for allegedly raping minor brought to him for treatment in Adamawa The Adamawa State Police Command on Saturday, July 23, apprehended a 62 years old man for allegedly raping a 14 years old minor in Zagun village, Numan local government area. The suspect identified as  Godwin Sanda, a resident of Zagun village, allegedly took undue advantage of the victim's status kept in his custody as a herberlist for treatment.  Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said the incident was reported to the Divisional Police  Headquarters, Numan by the victim's mother Maryam Abubakar. Preliminary Investigation reveals, that the victim was suffering from mental disorder and was rushed to the suspect for possible medication by her mother. In a twist of event, suspect advised the mother to go back home pending when the victim will recover and it was as a result of the mother's absence for a period of five day...

GOV. UZODIMMA CHARGES SOUTHEAST APC PARTY STAKEHOLDERS ON FLAWLESS WIN TOWARDS 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS The Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma has charged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on a flawless win in the upcoming 2023 General Elections. His Excellency stated this during the APC South East Zonal Stakeholders' meeting held today, at Rockview Hotels Owerri with notable party stalwarts from the region in attendance. Speaking one after the other, the leaders expressed conviction of victory at the poll and encouraged all party faithful to form a united front ahead of the 2023 General Elections. Among other Party Chairmen and Leaders who spoke, the Imo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), McDonald Ebere Ph.D, outlined the numerous giant strides of the Shared Prosperity Government, their strategies as well as the achievements of the party on ground. He further stressed the need to focus the campaign on purposeful governance t...

SECOND BATCH OF LAGOS STATE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS ARRIVES The second batch of about 150 Lagos State Christian pilgrims has returned to Nigeria after completing the holy pilgrimage to Israel and the Kingdom of Jordan while the third batch is scheduled for airlift on July 30th, 2022.  Welcoming the pilgrims, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr. Sewedo Oluseyi Whenu, commended them for exemplary behaviour throughout the journey and expressed gratitude to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for providing resources to ensure a smooth and hitch-free pilgrimage exercise.   More photos below.   

PRESS RELEASE POLICE RECRUITMENT BASED ON MERIT, NOT POLITICS, FAVOURITISM - IGP RESTATES The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has again restated unequivocally that the recruitment process of the Nigeria Police Force is merit-based and not subject to the whims and caprices of any individual or groups of persons irrespective of their position or status in the society. The IGP emphasizes that the recruitment process comprises a physical screening of all applicants who have expressed interest in serving with the NPF by filling the application form online, which is totally free; a Computer-Based Test (CBT), set and organized by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for all who met the legal requirements for the physical screening exercise as provided by the Police Act 2020; and a Medical Screening of all applicants who passed the CBT Examination to confirm their fitness to take up the policing duty. Those who have successfully passed these process...

Few weeks after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Katsina State, terrorists have threatened to abduct Nigeria’s number one citizen. The convoy of an advance team of the president was attacked on its way to Buhari’s hometown of Daura ahead of Sallah. Two persons sustained injuries in the attack, which the presidency said was repelled. The attack on the convoy happened on the day when the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) invaded Kuje Prison in Abuja and freed over 800 inmates, including all the terrorists in detention. Daily Trust had reported how the train abductors jubilated when the Kuje inmates were released. In a new video seen by Daily Trust, the terrorists who abducted over 60 passengers of the Abuja Kaduna train on March 28, threatened to abduct and kill Buhari and Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. The terrorists also boasted that they would destroy the country, kill the remaining passengers in their custody and sell out the other...

Use Of ‘Kuskura’ On Dangerous Rise In Zaria “Kuskura” is a popular name for a herbal substance consumed primarily as an intoxicant by youths, women and the elderly in some parts of Zaria, Kaduna State. The substance, a herbal drug is being abused and now taken as a replacement for some banned substances. The abuse of Kuskura is rampant in Zaria as married women, school girls and boys are not left out in the disturbing practice. Daily Trust Saturday reports. Maikudi Shaga is a 31-year-old Zaria-based mechanic, who confessed to being addicted to a mouth rinsing formular known by its Hausa name ‘Kuskura’, which literally means to rinse mouth.  Shaga, who admitted to using the liquid substance at least seven times a day, says it gives him the energy to work efficiently without being subjected to physical fatigue. “I am already addicted to it, so I cannot do without it,” he boldly confessed. “Honestly, whenever I rinse my mouth with it, I feel on top of the world, it makes me energetic ...

JOINT SECURITY FORCES ON OFFENSIVE OPERATION AGAINST CRIMINAL ELEMENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE _Neutralize two gunmen, recovers four automatic pump action, four vehicles, four motorcycles, others_ _as Operatives intensify patrol and improved operational positioning to respond to distress calls in the State._ Anambra State Security Forces comprising of the Military and Police, neutralized two gunmen, recovered four automatic pump action, one cutlass, one ash color Lexus jeep 350 with reg. nos KJA- 666HE, one white Toyota hilux jeep without reg nos., one white Toyota Corolla with reg. nos. HAL- 732RF, one Highlander jeep, four motorcycles without reg. nos.  The recovery is following a distress call at about 9:30am on 23/7/2022 along Onitsha/Owerri expressway, junction leading to Okija Nkwo Market , where some hoodlums, blocked the road and were robbing/extorting motorist. The Joint Forces  responded swiftly engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel neutralized one of the armed men while other...

Nteje Development Union Bans Youth Activities, Others As Measures To Restore Peace To The Community Nteje Development Union, Oyi Local Government Area has banned all youths and youth related activities as part of measures mapped out by the union to restore peace and unity to the community. The ban was announced during the inaugural meeting of the new caretaker executive of the union with the entire community held at Umunnebo Primary School, Nteje. The meeting was well attended by the three quarters that made up the community, namely Ezi, Ivite and Ikenga, the clergy, Ndi Ichie, Oji Ana Nteje, Nteje Development Union, Abuja branch, Warri, Awka, Onitsha, Aba, Enugu branches, among others. Speaking during the meeting, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Nteje Development Union, Mr. Chidiebele Obika, who thanked Governor Chukwuma Soludo for finding them worthy to serve, said that the meeting was to inform Ndi Nteje of their recent appointments by the state government as well as the terms o...

Muslim-Muslim Ticket: You’re A Hypocrite, Tinubu Slams Atiku The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has slammed his competitor, Atiku Abubakar, who berated his choice of Kashim Shettima as a running mate. In an interview on Arise TV on Friday, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party claimed that his point of political departure from Tinubu was the latter's desire for a single faith ticket. However, Tinubu in a  statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Saturday, faulted Atiku claims. In the statement, Tinubu was quoted as saying, “Atiku has no business raising the issue of a Muslim-Muslim ticket except as a hypocrite. Perhaps he believes people have forgotten his antics during the 1993 election.  “After he woefully lost his bid to be the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, what did he do? He canvassed and lobbied harder than anyone to become the running mate to late Chief MKO Abiola. When it be...

During his inspection tour, Governor Dapo Abiodun declared a state of emergency on the Lagos-Sango Ota-Abeokuta Road and also stated that his administration is giving the Federal Government a 2-week window to intervene on this road. At it's expiration, the Governor noted that the State Government would, putting the safety and comfort of its citizens first, have no choice than to immediately intervene through total  reconstruction. The governor was also at the Owode-Ilaro Road where he was made to understand that the contractor handling the Owode-Iwoye end of the road, RAJCOM is not living up to expectations. Upon hearing this, Prince Dapo Abiodun immediately revoked their contract due to the slow pace of work, and awarded it to CCECC who will now handle all the roadworks.  Governor Abiodun also inspected some sections of the Ojodu-Abiodun-Akute-Oke Aro-Agbado-Ijoko-Sango Road where he promised that workers will move to site in the next three weeks so as to begin reconstruction...

NDLEA arrests 8 over Lagos, Abuja, Enugu airports Cocaine busts . Seizes tons of opioids, rubber solution, skunk, meth in Kaduna, FCT, Sokoto, Anambra   At least two ladies and six men have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over attempts to import hundreds of cocaine pellets into Nigeria and export thousands of Tramadol 255mg tablets among other illicit drugs to Europe through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja; Akanu Ibiam International Airport, AIIA, Enugu, and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The streaks of arrests and seizures began on Sunday 17th July when a 52-year-old father of three, Okwo Paul Okechukwu, was arrested upon his arrival from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia via an Ethiopian airline flight at the Abuja airport for ingesting 76 pellets of cocaine. During preliminary interview, Okechukwu who hails from Enugu Ezike, Igbo Eze LGA, Enugu state, said he was into selling womens wigs and hair att...