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 NIGERIAN ARMY ARRESTS PERSONNEL IN POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL AMMUNITION, GRENADE IN MAIDUGURI The Nigerian Army (NA)  in its commitment to uphold the highest standards of conduct and ethics expected of its personnel has apprehended a personnel  for illegal possession of ammunition and explosives during a routine search operation by  the Military Police K9 Team, at the Borno Express Terminal in Maiduguri, Borno State. The soldier, Lance Corporal Mubarak Yakubu was found in possession of 756 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition and four 36 hand grenades, ingeniously concealed within a small bag of rice. This arrest underscores Nigerian Army's zero-tolerance policy towards any form of illegal activity or contravention of military regulations by its personnel. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the soldier had been de-inducted from active theatre operations in March 2024 and was undergoing de-induction training at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry. The soldier w...

 EFCC Arrests 39 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday May 8, 2024 arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. The suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in computer- related fraud. Items recovered from them include eight exotic cars - two Mercedes-Benz GLK 350, two Mercedes Benz C300, two Lexus RX350, Toyota Camry, Lexus ES350,  laptops and phones The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.  More photos below. 

 Kentucky woman goes on rampage taking the lives of  her husband and her sister before getting in a shoot-out with her brother and being fatally shot. The insane series of events began on Friday when 50-year-old Angela Gosser of Russell Springs, fatally shot her husband, 73-year-old Larry Gosser. He was found 200 feet outside of his residence. While police were on the scene of that crime, they received a report of more shootings. It appears that Angela Gosser drove to her brother's home after fatally shooting her husband.  (Darryl Wilson is Angela's brother.) On the way to her brother's house, Angela saw her sister, 57-year-old Jennifer Wilson, on the road and fired multiple rounds into the vehicle, fatally striking her sister. She then continued to her brother Darryl's home where she forced entry into his home and began firing her weapon. Daryl returned fire and fatally struck Angela. Darryl did receive life threatening wounds and is being treated at the University of ...

 Sacramento man arrested after paying homeless woman to watch his 7-year-old granddaughter so he could go to the bar. Police in Sacramento were called to a bar parking lot over the weekend to reports of a man claiming his "granddaughter had been kidnapped".   Once on scene the officers made contact with the highly intoxicated grandfather, Jason Warren. 54-year-old Warren told officials he had paid a homeless woman who seemed trustworthy $20 to babysit his granddaughter and take her to a nearby thrift store approximately 4 hours earlier.  He was now claiming to the police that the child had been kidnapped by the homeless woman.  Police began to comb the area using drones and a helicopter. A short time later, Lauren Jope heard the PA announcement being repeated from the helicopter and made her way back to the parking lot with the young girl. She made sure the girl was safe and not scared during the stressful situation.  She told the police the man had indeed ...

 Deaf Indiana man passes away after being shot causing him to crash and be ejected from his vehicle in a roadrage incident.  On May 1st, Indiana State Police received multiple calls regarding  a vehicle being shot at on I-65 before swerving off the road and crashing into a pond. As officers arrived on scene they discovered 35-year-old Ryan Hawkins laying in the grass alongside the lake his car had gone into. He was unresponsive and later pronounced deceased. Scuba divers with the ISP quickly arrived on scene and were able to locate Hawkins's Hyundai Elantra submerged in the water.  They were able to confirm there were no other victims. Investigators learned that Hawkins's car had been fired upon in what his family described as a "honking" incident. However due to being deaf he would have been unaware of any honking by other vehicles.  Information was quickly gathered that indicated a person in a Ford Explorer had pulled up to Hawkins's driver side window and beg...

 Fubara Not A Peacemaker, Unwilling To Reconcile With Wike – Adangor A former Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor, says Governor Siminalayi Fubara, through his recent actions, is not committed to reconciling with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. “He (Fubara) is not the person people think he is, he is not a peacemaker,” a furious Adangor said on Thursday. Adangor, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said he resigned from Fubara’s cabinet in April because he refused to obey the governor when he allegedly asked him to institute suits to challenge the validity of the Presidential Peace Pact by President Bola Tinubu on the feud between Fubara and Wike. The ex-commissioner said his ordeal with the governor started on December 18, 2023 after the Presidential Peace Pact in Abuja. He said the governor did not consult him before he was redeployed from the justice ministry to the Ministry of Special Duties. Adangor said his redeployment by Fubara was a c...

 Stop Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, Chidoka Advises Tinubu A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, says it is not late for President Bola Tinubu to stop the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal road project and subject it to further public conversations. Chidoka said the government should rather improve Nigeria’s inland waterways, build small seaports across the coastal areas as the best way to move goods from one coastal city to another is by ship. The former minister, who was a guest on a Television programme on Thursday, was asked what he would do about the project if he was the President considering the controversy it has generated, to which he replied that he would stop it. “Stop it now and subject it to public subject it to public conversation because the financiers cannot raise finance for this project except if he uses budgetary fund to fund it. Nobody can raise finance if they know they had no competitive bidding,” Chidoka said. The ex-minister said that the award of th...

 ASUU rejects wage award, insists on negotiated salary for members The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on negotiating the salary of its members with the Tinubu-led administration, thereby, rejecting the N35,000 wage award. ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in Ibadan on Thursday at the inauguration of the secretariat of the University of Ibadan (UI) branch of ASUU. Osodeke stated that the union had agreed that whatever was legally sent to members’ accounts should be spent but not to be taken as the negotiated salary. “We told them we should negotiate our wage, but they said we are giving you an award of N35,000; we have told them that it is not our own. “We are still insisting that there has to be negotiated salary,” he said. He identified the renegotiation of the existing agreement, payment of withheld salaries, earned academic allowance and release of the Needs Assessment Funds as some of the pending issues with the Federal Gover...

 Rivers Assembly clerk disowns pro-Fubara faction, insists Amaewhule is Speaker The clerk of Rivers Assembly, Emeka Amadi, has disowned the pro-Governor Sim Fubara’s faction of the Assembly. Amadi insisted Martin Amaewhule remains Rivers Speaker. The clerk said the three members of the Assemby loyal to Fubara—Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo, Hon. Sokari Goodboy Sokari and Hon. Adolphus Orubimie Timothy—were suspended on October 30, 2023 and cannot lay claim to be officers of the House.

 Ex-Eagles star Babaginda dies in auto crash Former Super Eagles player Ibrahim Babangida has died in an accident along Zaria road. His brother, Tijani, who was with wife, son and maid, was also involved in the crash.. Tijani is president of Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria. A statement by the General Secretary of (PFAN), Emmanuel Babayaro, confirmed . Ibrahim died in the crash. But Tijani and rest of his family were said to be responding to treatment.

 This 83-year-old Texas man was swept away in flood waters but not before he made sure his wife and dog were safe... Joseph West passed away as a result of the flooding in Texas over the weekend. However, his family says he should be remembered as a hero due to his actions in the last moments of his life. According to family, Joseph and his wife Anne noticed water on their floor in the early morning hours of May 5th. The couple got up and attempted to exit the home, but by the time they made it to the living room the water was to their knees.  They knew they needed to escape to higher ground... and quickly. Unfortunately water levels prevented them from escaping through the homes doors. Joseph simply couldn't open then by that point. Joseph then ushered his beloved Anne into the bedroom where he immediately busted out a window. He then got his Anne and their dog safely out of the window. He instructed Anne to head to higher ground with the dog while he made his way out of the ...

 Fisherman who heard Mica Miller crying before hearing a gunshot says his life has been ruined by social media attacks. He is becoming part of conspiracy theories and that is understandably stressful. He is just a regular guy who happened to be fishing when something awful happened nearby.  55-year-old Johnnie Jacobs shares that he has been continuously attacked online since that fateful April day when he was in the general area during Mica Miller's last moments. Johnnie had been fishing on the lake when he said he heard "soft sobbing followed by a gunshot". He said after hearing the gunshot he was getting ready to leave when he saw "about 3 people on a boat". He described the encounter in the following few words."I plainly asked them, I said, 'Did y’all hear that gunshot?' They said 'yes'. I said, 'well I heard crying.' They said 'Well we don’t hear none.' I said, 'I heard the crying." After this encounter with the ...

 EFCC Arrests 21 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Uyo   Operatives  of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  have arrested 21 (twenty one ) suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.   The suspected cyber criminals were arrested at different locations within Akwa Ibom State. While five of the suspects were arrested at 'Laundering Lounge',  Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, on Monday May 6, 2024, sixteen others were arrested on Tuesday May 7, 2024, at Church Road,  off Calabar Itu Road,  Uyo.   Items recovered from them include, two luxurious cars, nine laptops, 28 smart phones and two wrist watches. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

 Miss Teen USA resigns 2 days after Miss USA gave up her crown, saying her personal values 'no longer align' with the pageant. Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava gave up her crown on Wednesday just two days after Miss USA resigned.  Srivastava said she'd grappled with the decision for months and had chosen to resign because her "personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.". Read her full speech below  There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth Friedrich Nietzsche After months of grappling with this decision, I have made the choice to resign from the title of Miss Teen USA 2023. I am grateful for all the support from my family, my state directors, my sister queens, and the fans who have cheered me on since I won my state title. I will always look back on my time as Miss NJ Teen USA fondly, and the experience of representing my state as a first generation, Mexican-Indian American at the national level was fulfilling in ...

 EFCC Arraigns Hadi Sirika,  Three Others for N2.8billion Fraud The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  on Thursday,  May 9, 2024 arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika and three others: Fatima Hadi Sirika, Jalal Sule Hamma and Al Buraq Global  Investment Limited before Justice S.C Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory , FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja.   They were arraigned on six count amended charges bordering on contract fraud to the tune of N2,825,032,220.97( Two Billion, Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Million,  Thirty Two Thousand,  Two Hundred and Twenty Naira,  Ninety Seven kobo only). Count one of the charges reads: That you, HADI ABUBAKAR SIRIKA, while being the Minister of Aviation between April, 2022 and March, 2023, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did use your position to confer unfair advantage upon TIANAERO NIGERIA LIM...

 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE  PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS MINISTER OF STATE FOR PETROLEUM RESOURCES (GAS) AS CO-CHAIRMAN OF NCDMB GOVERNING COUNCIL In line with his avowed commitment to establish a more efficient, targeted, and consistent approval process for unique oil and gas projects in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), as the Co-Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). This is also to further ensure effective oversight of the gas aspect of the nation's assets. The President remains committed to unlocking Nigeria's immense gas potential to stimulate industrial development, job creation, and sustainable economic growth. Chief Ajuri Ngelale Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) May 9, 2024

 Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers The Senate has approved the death penalty for those convicted on the charge of drug trafficking in the country. The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters presented the report during plenary, Sen.Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North). The bill, which passed its third reading, aims to update the list of dangerous drugs, strengthen the operations of the NDLEA, review penalties, and empower the establishment of laboratories. Section 11 of the current Act prescribes that “any person who, without lawful authority; imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popul...

 Gov Uba Sani Orders Kaduna State University To Allow Students Sit Exams Despite Unpaid Fees The Kaduna State University has announced that students facing financial difficulties will be allowed to sit exams despite outstanding school fees for the 2023/2024 academic session. The university’s management, in a statement on Thursday, said the development was under the directive of Governor Uba Sani, to lessen the impact of current economic challenges on its student body. The statement partly read, “The management wishes to notify both new and returning students for the 2023/2024 academic session that they can now write the forthcoming examinations irrespective of whether or not they have paid their school fees. “This is in line with the visionary policy of the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, geared towards mitigating the current economic challenges faced by students.” The statement added that the university Bursar’s office is open for further information and inqu...

 Kaduna Revenue Service Cracks Down On Businesses Over Unpaid Taxes, Seals Liberty Radio/TV, Millennium Hotels, Others In a bid to bolster revenue collections and ensure tax compliance, the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service has taken decisive action against several businesses with significant tax arrears. The crackdown saw the sealing of various business premises across the state. Among the establishments affected are Liberty Radio/TV, Martaba Millennium Hotels, and others, which were found to have substantial unpaid taxes.  The sealed premises include Admiralty Naval Suites, Bijo Surgical & Scientific Limited, Zedvance Finance Limited, Big City Event Centre, Deluxe Suites, TXTLight Power Solution, Lek Dental & Maxillo Facial Hospital, Martaba Millennium Hotel, Azaka, and Enyo Filling Station. Each of these businesses was cited for its respective tax liabilities, ranging from thousands to millions of Naira. More photos below. 

 Married Nigerian woman shed tears as her husband abandoned their 3 kids, sold the house, car, and emptied her account, then ran away. Watch video below. 

 There was no evidence that he slept with the girl” – Yomi Fabiyi gives update on Baba Ijesha’s case Nollywood actor Yomi Fabiyi has given an update on embattled Yoruba actor Baba Ijesha’s case. Refreshing your memory, Baba Ijesha was arrested and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for raping a minor, who is the adopted daughter of comedian Princess. Giving an update on the case in a recent interview, he said Baba Ijesha’s appeal process is still ongoing in court. He claimed that there was no evidence that he slept with the hole; hence, the judge didn’t sentence him to life imprisonment. Yomi stated that Princess called Baba Ijesha to shoot a skit, and the girl also made a similar statement in court. Yomi stated that the man who slept with the girl was walking freely, and her age wasn’t 14, as many claimed. “Baba Ijesha’s appeal process is still ongoing in court. There was no evidence that he slept with the girl; that was why the judge didn’t sentence him to life imprisonment. He wa...

 Nothing k!lls a woman faster than single parenting” – Actress Bimpe Akintunde says as she sends message to men  Nollywood actress Bimpe Akintunde has spoken out on the ills of being a single parent. In an interview with Biola Bayo on her podcast Talk To B, she revealed that nothing kills a woman faster than single parenting. She stated that being a single mum isn’t something anyone prays for, but life happens as she noted how men are polygamous in nature. Bimpe admonished men to take responsibility whenever they put a woman in a family way. “Single mum isn’t what anyone prays for; there is nothing that kills a woman faster than single parenting. Men are polygamous in nature. Any man that puts a lady in a family way, whether knowingly or unknowingly, should take responsibility”. Bimpe further disclosed that whenever people meet her, they are surprised at how calm and nice she is, unlike her movie characters. The mother of one made it known that Wasila Coded is just a character...

 Portable rewards fan for tattooing his face on his body Controversial Nigerian street singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, has expressed his desire to credit a fan’s account following his grand show of love to him. The fan, in a joint post with Portable, had showed off the tattoo he made of the singer on his back. The male fan had inked the singer’s face on his back. In the post, the fan had a picture of Portable replicated for the tattoo as well as the ink of the drawing that was done. In his comment section, Portable thanked the fan for the grand gesture, calling him his brotherhood. He also asked for his account number, hinting at sending money to him. “Send aza (meaning account details) God bless you brotherhood”.

 Court Grants Buhari's Aviation Minister Sirika, Daughter, Two Others N100m Bail Each A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted ₦100m bail each to a former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, his daughter and two others. They are being tried over an alleged fraud to the tune of ₦2.7bn. According to the court, they are also to provide two sureties who must have landed properties in Abuja. The sureties, the court said, must also be responsible citizens. The sureties must depose to an affidavit of means. The court also restricted the defendants from traveling abroad without its permission. Justice Oriji ordered that the defendants should be remanded in prison custody if they failed to meet their bail conditions. The sureties must own landed properties within the FCT with valid titles. The trial will commence on the 10th, 11th and 20th of June. Details Shortly…

 ANAMBRA POLICE DISMISS REPORTS OF GUNMEN ATTACK, SAY NO SOLDIERS KILLED,THREATEN TO INVOKE CYBER LAWS ON PERPETRATORS  By Uche Kalu  Anambra State Police Command has dismissed a report making the rounds that 21 Soldiers have been killed in Anambra State.  This was contained in a statement by Police Public Relations Officers, SP Tochukwu Ikenga on Wednesday, urging the general public to disregard the report, saying that it is false and misleading. According to the PPRO, Anambra State Police Command is aware of a misleading, unfounded, and false report titled Gunmen Kill 21 Soldiers in Anambra recently peddled by some online media and national dailies. The Command wishes to state that the report is untrue, a product of fiction, and the handiwork of mischief-makers.  Ikenga also stated that the command in dismay at the news, has observed that the said hospital mentioned in the report, where the corpses of the soldiers are allegedly kept, does not exist in Awka, th...

 DPO EDUCATES CATHOLIC MEN ON BAIL PROCEDURES, OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES By Juliana Nwachukwu The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Central Police Station,  Onitsha, Anambra State, Mr. Rabiu Garba has educated the Catholic Men Organization (CMO),  of St. Augustine's Catholic Parish, Omeife 3'3, Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area, on bail condition and other issues. Speaking as a guest lecturer, the DPO disclosed that there are three types of bails which the public should be aware of and know when they are applicable. According to him the three included, Police bail, Court bail and Appeal court bail, stating that in the police bail case, that bail is free.  "Bail is free in the police bail and any rank and file that insists on money for bail, try and get to the DPO. There is no section of the law that authorized police to take bribe. "However, because of the meagre salary payment some take home, they take bribe at their own risk . Also if you are not grante...

 EXCITEMENT AS COMMUNITY TAKES OVER SOLAR DRIVE WATER PROJECT By Azuka Offor It was an atmosphere of joy and excitement at Awkuzu Community in Oyi Local Government Area as they receive the solution touch of a reticulated solar driven drinkable water borehole by the Soludo's administration. The President General of Awkuzu Town, Dr Ejike Ogoegbunam expressed  happiness over the restoration of the pipe born water  during a technical handover of the water project by the Ministry of Power and Water Resources, Awka. Dr Ogoegbunam thanked the state government for providing solar powered water borehole to their community, describing water as life. He then, promised that they will apply good measures to secure and sustain the wonderful project given to them by the state government. On his part, the Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, Mr Julius Chukwuemeka who was represented by the staff of water department of the ministry,  Mr Okechukwu Onyedibe while speaking during...