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  Pasuma loses mother  Hajia Khadijat Kubura, the mother of frontline Fuji maestro, Alh Wasiu Alabi Pasuma is dead.  Pasuma made the announcement in a post via his verified instagram page.  He wrote; “My JEWEL! I will miss you forever! Words fail me! rest in power and peace, please watch over me from heaven”. More photos below. 

ENUGU STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE OF 6TH APRIL 2023 2023 EASTER CELEBRATION: CP AMMANI FELICITATES NDỊ ENUGU, REASSURES ADEQUATE SECURITY AND SAFETY - Calls for prayers, peaceful celebrations, imbibing and exhibiting of Christ's love and selflessness The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, fdc, has congratulated the people of the State, particularly Christian faithfuls, as they join others in the country and beyond to mark this Year's Easter Celebration of the death, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. He reassures them of the provision of adequate security and safety of citizens during and beyond the period of the celebration. 2. Accordingly, the CP has directed Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Heads Tactical/Operational Units of the Command to deploy all operational and intelligence assets at their disposal, to effectively police their areas of responsibilities and ensure smooth celebrations during an...

FRSC Recovers N27.1M At Scene Of Osun Road Crash That Killed Six Persons The Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun Sector Command, has recovered N27.171, 400, and N21,900, at the scene of a fatal multiple car crash that claimed six lives on Tuesday morning, April 4, 2023. According to report, the collision involved a green Zafira Opel Saab with the licence plate GBA 440XA and a red Toyota Sienna with the plate KTU 896HX which were travelling in opposite directions on the Ipetu-Ilesa axis of the Ilesa-Akure highway. Eyewitnesses attributed the accident on unsafe overtaking and excessive speed. Confirming the incident, Osun FRSC Sector Public Education Officer, Agnes Ogungbemi, said N27.171, 400 was handed over to the relatives of the victims while the N21,900 belonging to the driver was handed over to the police in Ijebu-Ijesa. “The accident involved 11 males and three females. Six males lost their lives, while seven others sustained severe injuries and only one person was unhurt. The injured...

CONTROVERSY OVER PLANNED CARGO AIRPORT IN MAKURDI 6th April, 2023       There are diverse views both from government circles and oppositions in Benue state over plan to construct a cargo airport in Makurdi. JOHN SHIAONDO reports. Criticism has trailed the recent announcement by alleged approval from Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities (NCAA) to Benue state government construct a cargo airport. The indication by the state government was made on Wednesday May 29, 2022 after its State Executive Council meeting in Makurdi. The commissioner for information and culture, Mr Michael Inalegwu, who briefed journalists at the end of the meeting said 12 states had applied for licence out of which only Benue and Ogun secured approval. The foundation laying ceremony, according to the commissioner, is scheduled to take place at Kura village along Naka road about 12 Kilometres from Makurdi before end of April. He said the choice of the location was appropriate as cargoes landing fro...

BUHARI HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR NIGERIA, I WISH HIM WELL - BENUE GOVERNOR-ELECT, ALIA 6th April, 2023      |     11:37 AM Alia who spoke with state house correspondents after a courtesy visit to the president on Wednesday, commended Buhari for not interfering with the general election. “This is a solidarity visit and the president leaves office in a matter of months. I came to wish him well. He has done so much for the nation. Remember, I am a Catholic priest and I prayed for all of us too and shared the blessings with him too,” he said. Alia, a reverend father, was elected Benue governor after polling 473,933 votes to defeat Titus Uba, the candidate of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP), who polled 223,913 votes. On his plans as governor, Alia promised to revamp Benue civil service which, according to him, is currently in intensive care unit (ICU). The reverend father said despite its potentials, the state is faced with many challenges. Alia added that his admi...

Armed herders kill 45, LG Chairman’s son, policeman in Benue attack 6 April 2023  No fewer than 46 mourners including the son of the Otukpo Local Government Council Chairman and a police officer, were Wednesday evening reportedly killed in an attack by suspected armed herdsmen on Umogidi village, Enetekpa Adoka district of Otukpo LGA of Benue state. It was gathered that the casualty figure could be much higher as several persons are missing and unaccounted for. The attack came on the heels of an earlier attack on the same community which claimed the lives of the three persons whose corpses the community just buried when the armed herders stormed the community for the second time in less than 12 hours. The Chairman of Otupko LGA, Mr. Bako Eje  who hails from the village and whose son was murdered in the attack fought back tears when he confirmed the bloody attack. According to Mr. Eje, “after the earlier attack which claimed the lives of three persons, we went to the village to...

American church organises prayers for Nigeria amid current political challenges 6 April 2023  A New York-based Church, House of Prayer Embassy led by Bishop Bernissier Destine, is organising a special prayer meeting for Nigeria to overcome political challenges currently putting citizens against themselves and dividing the nation along the ethnic and religious lines since the conclusion of the poll exercise, especially the Presidential Election. Bishop Destine made this known in a signed statement made available by Pastor Kayode Jacobs, who is the Nigerian Coordinator, Let’s Pray For Nigeria. The prayer session, scheduled to hold this Saturday at 7:00 am in New York and 12:00 noon in Nigeria, is expected to seek the face of God for healing and reconciliation of Nigerians from the wound inflicted by bitter tribal and religious propaganda employed by politicians in the race towards the presidential poll. Bishop Destine, who will be ministering alongside others, noted that rather than ...

Military breaks silence on interim government 6 April 2023  The Nigerian Military earlier today, Thursday, April 6, 2023, broke its silence on the raging interim government controversy, with the Defence Headquarters describing the call for by some persons in the country as unfortunate and unconstitutional. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this while addressing newsmen at the bi-weekly briefing on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja Danmadami said that those calling for interim government were just trying to be mischievous, adding that the constitution did not provide for an interim national government. “On the issue of interim government, it is rather unfortunate. An election has been conducted and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that is mandated has announced a president elect. “It is not our responsibility to speak on that issue but I know that several calls have been made from the Presidency that ...

Troops eliminate 53 terrorists, rescue 118 victims in 2 weeks 6 April 2023  The Defence Headquarters says troops of the armed forces have eliminated 53 terrorists and other criminals in various operations in Northeast, North-Central and Northwest in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces. Danmadami said the troops also apprehended no fewer than 59 terrorists and kidnappers, as well as their collaborators, while 118 abducted victims across the theatres of operation were rescued within the period. In the North East, he said troops of Operation Hadin Kai had sustained offensive operation against Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. Danmadami said the offensive had led to the killing of 29 terrorists and the capture of 20 others, while 54 victims who escaped from the terrorists were rescued by the troops...

Man murders pregnant wife by pushing her off seat 6 April 2023 A man has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for killing his pregnant wife by pushing her 50ft off a cliff edge at an Edinburgh beauty spot. Kashif Anwar, 29, killed 31-year-old Fawziyah Javed when she plunged from a rocky outcrop on Arthur’s Seat during a holiday in September 2021. As she lay dying, Ms Javed, from Yorkshire, told a police officer her husband had pushed her Anwar claimed he had slipped and bumped into his wife. The jury at the High Court in Edinburgh rejected that defence and found him guilty of murdering Ms Javed, who was 17 weeks pregnant, and causing the death of her unborn child. Anwar, from Pudsey, near Leeds, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 20 years. Judge Lord Beckett told him that his wife had been entitled to his protection and that he was guilty of a “wicked crime”. He said: “You showed no remorse and made no attempt to save her.” During a week-long trial at the High Cour...

Nigeria drop five places in latest FIFA Ranking, now sixth in Africa 6 April 2023  The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped five places in the latest FIFA ranking on Thursday, moving from 35 to 40. According to the ranking published on the official website of the world football governing body, the Eagles also dropped in Africa as they are now sixth on the continent. For their upset against Nigeria on match day three of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers in Abuja, Guinea-Bissau jumped to 113 from 118. The Atlas Lions of Morocco, who became the first African country to reach the semi-final of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, maintained their position as the continent’s number one team and 11th in the world. Reigning African champions, the Teranga Lions of Senegal, moved to 18th on the global scene and are second in Africa while Tunisia rose to 28 in the world and third in Africa. The FIFA ranking also saw world champions Argentina back at the summit for the first time in o...

Rep. Gaza Gifts Karu's Only Female Okada Rider Motorcycle  ***  Rep. Gbefwi Jonathan Gaza of Karu/Keffi/Kokona Federal Constituency, Thursday gifted a supporter and Karu's only female okada rider a brand new motorcycle.  The motorcycle was presented to the female okada rider at her residence in Karu through the councillor representing Karu ward at the area's Legislative Arm, Bwaje Iyakwari.  Another constituent from Keffi who is popularly known as Dan Gwari was also gifted a motorcycle by the federal lawmaker.  Gaza who's currently serving a second term in office was re-elected in the just-concluded parliamentary election on the platform of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was first elected in 2015.  

Kano Court ‘ Sentences’ Chicken To Death In Kano  A man has been ordered to kill his cockerel by a court in Kano State. The court gave the ruling following a complaint from a neighbour who told the court that the bird often deprived him of sleep. The court then gave the man till Friday to kill the cockerel Magistrate Halima Wali on Tuesday heard that Malam Yusuf’s bird deprived the neighbourhood of their deserved rest and declared the cockerel a nuisance.  According to another source:  A magistrate court in Kano State has ordered the owner of a noisy cockerel to sl@ughter it or face a penalty.  The court gave the order on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, after two neighbours of the owner of the bird, filed a complaint with the court.  They claimed the bird’s relentless loud crows disturbs their sleep and the peace of neighbourhood.  The court located at Gidan Murtala ordered Isyaku Shu’aibu, the owner, to sl@ughter his bird.  One of the plaintiffs, Yusuf Muhamm...

The District Head Chip community of Pankshin Local Government Area, His Royal Highness Sunday Dajep, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen who invaded his palace on Wednesday night.  The State Police Command which confirmed the kidnap of the monarch, said he was abducted at about 11pm when the gunmen forced their way into his palace along Mangu-Shendam road. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, said the command was aware of the abduction and a manhunt has begun. “Men of the command has been on tbe trail of the gunmen. We launched a manhunt for the gunmen as soon as we got the distress call," he said.  

Do you remember the case of a young lady identified as Ruth Yakadi who was raped and killed with her body dumped near a filling station in Farin Gada in December of 2022? According to Hot Jos Gist, the police has finally gotten a breakthrough with the arrest of the killer of Ruth, a security guard at the said filling station identified as Friday Samson,  a 29-year-old married man with two children. And surprisingly, Samson is an assistant choir master in a popular church (name withheld).  Here is the suspect's confession to the police. “I am here because I raped and killed someone. I don’t have any reason for what I did but I did it, it is just w!wickedness of the heart.  "That day, I just wanted to sleep with her but she refused, due to wickedness, I raped and killed her. "I am a security guard at a filling station at Farin Gada. I was on duty that night and I saw her passing at about 11 pm. I have never seen her before and I don’t know her but I called her and told her ...

  Nigeria’s Hollow Democracy Why is America congratulating the winner of this disastrous election? By  Chimamanda Adichie Dear president biden, Something remarkable happened on the morning of February 25, the day of the Nigerian presidential election. Many Nigerians went out to vote holding in their hearts a new sense of trust. Cautious trust, but still trust. Since the end of military rule in 1999, Nigerians have had little confidence in elections. To vote in a presidential election was to brace yourself for the inevitable aftermath: fraud. Elections would be rigged because elections were always rigged; the question was how badly. Sometimes voting felt like an inconsequential gesture as predetermined “winners” were announced. A law passed last year, the 2022 Electoral Act, changed everything. It gave legal backing to the electronic accreditation of voters and the electronic transmission of results, in a process determined by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC...