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Republicans launch push to impeach Biden Republicans voted Thursday to kickstart the formalities that could lead to Joe Biden’s impeachment, as far-right lawmakers sought to seize the party’s agenda and escalate a bitter standoff with the US president. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted along party lines to refer a resolution that accuses the 80-year-old Democrat of “abuse of power” and “dereliction of duty” to the judiciary and homeland security committees. Republicans accuse Biden of failing to control immigration, leading to the country’s “complete and total invasion” and “surrender of operational control” of the US-Mexico border to “foreign, criminal cartels.” Democrats say the Republicans are simply deflecting attention from the mushrooming legal woes of former president Donald Trump, who faces more than 70 felony counts of financial fraud, mishandling government secrets and obstructing law enforcement. Biden’s son Hunter has agreed to admit federal tax evasi...

AVM ABUBAKAR ASSUMES OFFICE AS 22ND CAS, PROMISES TO BUILD ON THE LEGACIES OF HIS PREDECESSOR The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Hassan Abubakar has assumed office. AVM Abubakar took over the reins of leadership of the Nigerian Air Force from his predecessor, Air Marshal (Air Mshl) Oladayo Amao, at a colorful ceremony held today at the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Abuja. Speaking at the occasion, the incumbent CAS appreciated his predecessor for being a good mentor, describing him as a great achiever whose enduring legacies would not be forgotten. While identifying key areas of achievements recorded by Air Mshl Amao to include air operations, doctrinal and human capacity development as well as logistics support systems, AVM Abubakar promised to build on these enduring legacies with a view to take the NAF to greater heights. Meanwhile, Air Marshal Amao has attributed the successes recorded by the NAF during his administration to the support by the Federal Gover...

We’re ready to receive Wike into our party — APC chieftain The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has expressed readiness to receive former governor of the State, Nyesom Wike if he decides to defect to the ruling party.  A chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt.  This followed speculations that Wike may dump the Peoples Democratic Party for the APC.  Okocha who was the Coordinator of the BAT-Vanguard, an acronym for the disbanded Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard in the South-South said Wike has the right to join any party.  He said the role Wike played in the emergence of Tinubu as Nigeria’s incumbent President cannot be overemphasised, noting that some persons want to reap where they didn’t sow.  Okocha stated, “We are noticing that some persons who abandoned Tinubu when Tinubu needed them most and voyaged outside the shores are now relying on their person...

Missing Titanic submarine: All five passengers are dead, says firm behind vessel Owners of the Titan submersible OceanGate has said they believe the crew have sadly been lost. A USCG spokesperson said the debris field was 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic In the photo below those on board the missing sub clockwise from top left: Hamish Harding, Stockton Rush, Shahzada and Sulaiman Dawood and Paul-Henry Nargeolet OceanGate, the company behind the missing Titanic sub, has said they believe the crew have "sadly been lost". “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” the company said in a statement. This comes as the US Coast Guard confirmed the debris found belonged to the missing sub. “These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” according to the statement. “Our hearts a...

 DSS raises alarm over planned attack on religious, recreation centres The Department of State Services has raised the alarm of planned attacks on worship and recreational centres before and during Eid Kabir celebrations. According to the service, the recovery of Improvised Explosive Devices from terrorists in joint operations by the service, personnel of the Nigerian Army and Police laid credence to the planned attack. A statement on Thursday by the spokesperson of the Service, Peter Afunanya, urged operators of malls among others to be vigilant. It partly read, “On its part, the DSS calls for vigilance before the Eid celebrations more so that reports had indicated plans to attack worship and recreational centres before and during the festivities. This is evident in the recovery of primed IEDs among the suspected terrorists. “Operators and patrons of public places including markets, malls, etc are advised to be watchful and report any suspicious movements and persons to the releva...

Cybersecurity expert testifies in Obi’s petition against Tinubu The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Thursday fielded more witnesses in aid of its petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court. The petitioners are protesting the outcome of the last presidential elections wherein the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Tinubu as the elected president. Tinubu contested under the platform of the All Progressives Congress. During the resumed hearing in the matter, Ugwuoke who was led in evidence by the petitioners’ counsel, Patrick Ikweato, SAN, insinuated that the Amazon Web Service could not have shut down as it was the responsibility of the service provider to be up and running. The AWS was the web host of the INEC Results Viewing portal where the election results were to be uploaded. Under cross-examination by counsel to the electoral commission, Abubakar Mahmoud, the witness averred that the AWS model has a shared responsibility mode...

Osimhen Visits His Primary School In Lagos Nigerian professional footballer and Seria A Napoli club striker, Victor Osimhen, visited his primary school in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos.  Osimhen revealed this in a post on his Instagram page on Thursday. Osimhen who lived in Olusosun, a small neighborhood near Oregun attended Olusosun Primary School in the Ikeja area of the state.  The striker went to his former classroom, saw his old teacher, and took pictures with the present students of the school.  He wrote, "Oregun, thank you for the warm welcome. I sincerely appreciate all the love and support." Credit: Instagram | victorisimhen9 More photos below. 

Nigerian Man Extradited To US Over Fraud Charges A 31-year-old Nigerian, Uchenna Christian Nlemchi, has been extradited to the United States to face fraud charges. This was made known by the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Alexander M.M. Uballez, and FBI Special Agent Raul Bujanda, in a statement on Thursday.  Nlemchi, who made his first appearance in a federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 7 was extradited following an indictment by a federal grand jury in May 2017 charging him with conspiracy, wire fraud, counts of money laundering, aggravated identify theft, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to the indictment, Nlemchi and his co-conspirators registered with online dating websites to initiate romantic relationships with victims to trick those individuals into transferring money to them by way of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises.  Simultaneously, the co-conspirators used phishing emails and malwa...

Eight Schools Qualify For Volleyball Semi-finals Of Anambra School Sports Festival By Ikenna Nwokedi  Eight teams have progressed to the semifinal stage of the volleyball event at the ongoing Anambra school sports festival. The team emerged at the close of the round rubbing series played at the Alex Ekwueme Square Volleyball Court in Awka.  Community Secondary School Isuofia will square up against Holy Child Secondary, Isuofia in the first semi final in the male category while Washington Memorial, Onitsha will contest with Bubendorf Memorial, Adazi-Ani for the second place in the male final. In the female category of the event, Washington Memorial and Ado Girls both of Onitsha will play the first semifinal while Maria Regina Secondary School, Nnewi will fight for the second slot in the game against Holy Child Secondary School, Isuofia. In the games played on Wednesday, Holy Child Secondary School, Isuofia male team beat Bubendorf 2-0, walked over to advance while Washington, O...

FATHER, SON & GRANDSON IN UNIFORM: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BURATAI FAMILY. Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, his father, and his son are all men of the military, with distinction. FATHER: In 1942 Alhaji Yusuf Buratai (Senior) the father of COAS joined the West African Army at the tender age of 18. He fought in World War II in 1945, especially the war in Burma. The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II was fought primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the forces of the Empire of Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army.  British Empire forces peaked at around 1,000,000 land, naval and air forces, and were drawn primarily from British India, with British Army forces (equivalent to 8 regular infantry divisions and 6 tank regiments), 100,000 East and West African colonial troops, and smaller numbers of land and air forces from several other Dominions and Colonies.  The Bu...

 PRESS RELEASE  22 June 2023. The Editors, CRIME BULLETIN  CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING Based on inter-agency collaboration towards implementing constitutional mandates of the Police as a leading Agency in maintaining internal security, six (6) suspects were handed over to the command by operatives attached to the 133 SF Battalion based in Azare, Bauchi state. The suspects kidnapped one Ojo Tobi David ‘m’ age 23yrs old a 400 Level student of SLT Bauchi State University, Gadau (BASUG) from Federal Low Cost of Azare town, Bauchi State. After kidnapping the victim, the suspects snatched a Toyota Camry 2010 with Reg No.KYW-925-SB belonging to one Amaechi Ikechukwu of the same address was forcefully collected and took their victim inside swiftly heading to Misau Road Azare.  On receipt of the distress call, the soldiers stationed at Azare/Misau military checkpoint responded immediately and intercepted the stolen vehicle alongside the suspects, meanwhile, th...

33 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested in Enugu Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and financial crimes commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, arrested 33 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Enugu.      The suspects are Micheal Ogobodo, Michael Elijah, Sopuluchukwu Michael, Michael Joshua, Ogu Jerry, Ebuka Okafor, Ehinyameh Eromosele, Emeka Okongwu, Jane Ogwunga, Okpara Chidera, Emmanuel Abah, David Okwo, Chidozie Okpara, and Ngene Samuel Others include Onuh Kelvin Uchechukwu, Ebuka Kalu Bewell, Oba Stanley Ikechukwu, Kalu Chukwudalu, Ifeanyi Jeff Ukwuoma, Paschal Ugwuanyi, Chukwuma Peter, Ukwuoma Nmasi Joseph, Obiozor Franklin, Chimaobi Kelvin Azubuike, Okafor Damian, Kulugh Simio, Okafor Ifeanyi Gabriel, Ugochukwu Nnabife, Godwin Ifeanyi, Henry Chima, Arinze Ogu, Emmanuel Peter and Godwin Miracle. Items recovered from them include four exotic cars, 49 mobile phones, seven personal computers, one Flash drive and one Internati...

EFCC Docks Pastor for Allegedly Defrauding Landmark University N19.3m The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 arraigned an Ilorin-based associate pastor of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners’ Chapel), Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State of N19.3million. Eseyin, a lawyer and former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch was docked on a four-count charge bordering on dishonestly misappropriation of funds belonging to the University before Justice Funsho Lawal of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin. The defendant allegedly abused his position as Attorney to Landmark University, to cheat and defraud his client. Specifically, the defendant, between 2014 and 2022 managed a property known as “Old Midland Building” belonging to Landmark University, situated along Emir’s/Obbo Road, Ilorin, which rent Mr. Eseyin collected for 8years bu...

GOV SANWO-OLU, FASHOLA, FAYEMI, OTHERS AT THE 26TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, LASU, OJO, ON THURSDAY, 22ND JUNE 2023 On the occasion of the 26th Convocation and 40th Anniversary of Lagos State University, I congratulate the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, and the entire university community.  Your commitment to excellence and the academic achievements of students are truly commendable. I applaud the institution's accomplishments, including being designated as an 'Africa Center of Excellence for STEM Education' by the World Bank. LASU continues to make us proud.  Congratulations to Aminat Yusuf Imoitsemeh for graduating with a perfect CGPA of 5.0 in Law. I'm pleased to announce a personal donation of N5m and an additional N5m from the State Government to recognize her outstanding achievement. Well done Aminat!  Hearty congratulations also to Former Lagos State Governor/Former Minister, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN, for being conferred a Honorary Doctorate ...

Missing Titanic-bound submersible with five people on board has run out of emergency oxygen The Titanic tourist submersible that vanished on a trip to the 112-year-old shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is believed to have run out of oxygen with authorities still pushing forward with the search operation, according to New York Post,    OceanGate Expeditions, which operates the Titan sub and has its CEO Stockton Rush aboard the missing vessel, told the Coast Guard Sunday evening that the vehicle was equipped with only 96 hours of oxygen, with the timer running out around 7:08 a.m. Thursday morning. The status of the five passengers aboard the ill-fated trip remains unclear as US and Canadian officials work around the clock to attempt to locate the missing Titan sub 900 miles east of Cape Cod. The Coast Guard on Thursday morning, June 22, confirmed that a remote-operated vehicle “has reached the sea floor” and started searching for the missing sub. “The French vessel ...

SANWO-OLU GIFTS LASU’S BEST GRADUATING STUDENT N10M The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a reward of N10m to be given to the overall best-graduating student of the 2021/2022 academic session of Lagos State University (LASU), Aminat Yusuf. Aminat Yusuf graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.0 from the varsity’s Faculty of Law.  The Governor made the announcement at the convocation ceremony of the institution held in Ojo on Thursday. “As a token of her brilliance, I will be giving her a token donation of N5 million and the state government will give her an additional donation of N5 million”, Sanwo-Olu said. The beneficiary who stated that she experienced some serious financial constraints through her stay in the university, t thanked her parents for motivating and inspiring her to achieve the feat.  

Tribunal: Tinubu, INEC kick as Peter Obi tenders total PVCs in 32 states 22nd Jun 2023 The Presidential Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja yesterday admitted in evidence a bundle of exhibits containing the total number of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, collected in 32 states of the federation before the 2023 general elections. Equally admitted in evidence by the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel, was a bundle of documents that contained the total number of registered voters in the states. The exhibits were brought before the court by the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, who alleged that the presidential election held on February 25, was rigged in favour of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Though Obi’s legal team was led by Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, the exhibits were, however, tendered through another senior lawyer in the team, Mr. Peter Afuba, SAN. The petitioners told the court that the exhibits were duly certified by the...