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 Kwara pastor, wife, son arraigned over student’s death, tampering with evidence A clergyman, his wife and 24-year-old son have been arraigned over the killing of Mojisola Awesu, a student of the College of Health Technology in Kwara State. The suspects, Pastor Adebayo Adeniyi (51), his wife, Bukola (49), and their son, Joshua Happiness, were arraigned over a four-count charge of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, theft, false information and causing disappearance of evidence. Conquering the clouds on a journey to Ta Xua with the team - Road Trip Vietnam Team - Nếm TV According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), the victim was allegedly killed by the student who contracted her to pose as a girlfriend for N15,000 at a party which happened to be a scam. “Happiness, the son of the pastor, deliberately lured Mojisola from Offa to Ilorin and later killed and abandoned her lifeless body in the hotel room, locked the room and ran away with Mojisola’s iPhone 11 Pro and her ...

 UK Suspends Some Arms Sales to Israel, Drawing Criticism from Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the UK government's decision to suspend 30 out of 350 arms export licenses to Israel, labeling it "shameful." In a statement on social media, Netanyahu criticized the UK for not standing with Israel, a fellow democracy, during its fight against what he termed "barbarism." He argued that this "misguided decision" would only serve to embolden Hamas amid ongoing tensions in the region. The suspension was announced by UK Defence Secretary John Healey, who emphasized that the UK remains a "staunch ally" of Israel. Healey explained that the suspended licenses pertain to equipment that could be used for offensive purposes in Gaza, while the majority of arms exported to Israel are either unrelated to the conflict or intended for defensive use. The timing of the announcement has drawn criticism, particularly as it coincided ...

 PRESS BRIEFING ON THE ARREST OF SUSPECT OF MISINFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,  BAUCHI STATE COMMAND, CP AUWAL MUSA MOHAMMED, PSC, ANIPR, BY SP AHMED MOHAMMED WAKIL, Anipr, AT STATE HEADQUARTERS, BAUCHI STATE POLICE COMMAND. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the press. I begin by welcoming you on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Bauchi State Police command CP Auwal Musa Mohammed psc, Anipr. The Command wishes to address recent developments concerning the resurfacing of an old video clip showing a police vehicle parked by the roadside where an armed robbery incident took place. The incident occurred on 18th, February 2020, along Kano-Maiduguri road near Bam village in Dambam LGA. In the video clip, someone is heard claiming that the police officers who parked the car were the ones perpetrating the armed robbery. We would like to clarify that this video is outdated and does not accurately represent any current or recent actions by the officers of t...

 VICTOR OSIMHEN SETS AGENT ABLAZE! Nigerian Superstar Sacks Agent Roberto Calenda Amidst Transfer Drama! Osimhen severs ties with Calenda after failed moves to Al Ahli and Chelsea! The striker takes matters into his own hands, negotiating a loan move to Galatasaray with intermediary George Gardi! A bold move by Osimhen, but will it pay off?

 WE FEEL BETRAYED — NLC 03 Sep 2024  Press Statement (03/09/2024) WE FEEL BETRAYED We are filled with a deep sense of betrayal as the federal government clandestinely increases the pump price of pms. One of the reasons for accepting N70,000 as national minimum wage was the understanding that the pump price of pms would not be increased even as we knew that N70,000 was not sufficient. We recall vividly when Mr President gave us the devil’s alternatives to choose from: either N250,000 as minimum wage (subject to the rise of the pump price between N1,500 and N2,000) and N70,000 (at old pms rates), we opted for the latter because we could not bring ourselves to accept further punishment on Nigerians. But here we are, barely one month after and with government yet to commence payment of the new national minimum wage, confronted by a reality we cannot explain. It is both traumatic and nightmarish. Yet, when we told government that it’s approach to resolving the fuel subsidy contradi...

 The Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged residents of Sokoto State to report any jobless individuals living extravagant lifestyles to security agencies.  Matawalle made this call while addressing stakeholders at the Sokoto State Governor’s office, emphasizing that such individuals, if investigated, could potentially be informants for the bandits causing unrest in the region. The minister, who visited Sokoto alongside the Chief of Defence, General Christopher Musa, on the directive of President Bola Tinubu, stressed the importance of community support in the fight against banditry in Northern Nigeria. Matawalle urged the people of Sokoto to actively cooperate with security agencies by providing vital information that could aid in tackling the escalating insecurity in the state. He highlighted that the success of security operations heavily relies on the intelligence gathered from local residents. He said “Like what we did while I was the governor of Zamfara State, l...

 Nigeria can’t achieve 30% reduction in malnutrition by 2025, say nutritionists Citing worsening poverty and food insecurity in the country, nutrition experts have said Nigeria will not be able to achieve the 2016 National Policy on Food and Nutrition target of reducing malnutrition by 30 percent in 2025, especially among children under five. The nutritionists maintained that the country was not on the path to achieving the goals of the policy which would cease to exist after next year. They lamented that since the first National Food and Nutrition Policy was launched in 2001, the government had continued to fail in achieving its goals of reducing the malnutrition burden in the country, especially among children under five. With less than a year remaining before the expiration of the second nutrition policy, the experts cautioned that without increased funding and strong political will on the part of the government, the 2025 target would still be a mirage like the former. Recall th...

 A celebrity ‘Russian spy’ whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters Russian 'spy whale' Hvaldimir found dead near Norway A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir,” first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy, has been found dead. The Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported that the whale carcass was found floating at the Risavika Bay in southern Norway Saturday by a father and son who were fishing. The beluga, named by combining the Norwegian word for whale — hval — and Russian President Putin’s first name Vladimir, was lifted out of the water with a crane and taken to a nearby harbor where experts will examine it. The whale was first spotted in Norwegian waters five years ago with a GoPro camera attached to a harness that read "Equipment of St Petersburg". This sparked rumours the mammal could be a spy whale - something experts say happened in the past. Moscow never responded to the all...

  Iyabo Ojo confirms daughter Priscilla's engagement to Tanzanian lover On September 2, 2024, Iyabo Ojo took to Instagram and posted a video of Priscilla and Juma Jux's pre-wedding photoshoot and expressed her excitement about becoming the mother of the bride. She wrote in her caption, "#JP love you both 🥰🥰 @its.priscy & @juma_jux #iyaiyawoloading." Who is Jux, the dark-skinned dude spotted recently alongside actress Iyabo Ojo’s 23-year-old daughter, Priscilla? The Tanzanian music star is holidaying in Nigeria and was given a presidential welcome by Priscilla and later hosted by Iyabo with fanfare and paparazzi. In late July, Jux officially confirmed he is dating again. Four weeks earlier, he posted pictures with a stunning woman (Priscilla), prompting his Tanzanian fans to speculate about her identity. Before his most recent ex, Karen Bujulu, Jux was in a long-term relationship with singer Vanessa Mdee, who has since moved on with Nigerian-American singer and a...

 Ooni of Ife and Queen Ashley,welcome son The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his fourth wife, Olori Folashade, have welcomed their first child, a boy. Taking to social media on Tuesday, the Ooni posted a picture of him and the new mother, with the caption, “To God be the glory, great things he has done. “Hearty congratulations to the entire House of Oduduwa and Olori Folashade, who today birthed a Prince from the mother side of Ooni Adagba Royal Compound of Lafogido Ruling House and father side of Ooni Agbedegbede Royal Compound of Giesi Ruling house combined to the Royal throne of Oduduwa. “Mother and child are doing well to the glory of God Almighty and in line with the spirits of our ancestors. #Otisese.” One more photo below. 

 Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president Zuma to be Eswatini king’s 16th wife A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma and  the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony in which Nomcebo Zuma was among hundreds of women and girls dancing for the monarch. Zuma, 21, appeared on Monday night at the annual reed dance as the liphovela – the royal fiancee or concubine – and will become King Mswati III’s 16th wife. The 56-year-old king has led Africa’s last absolute monarchy since taking power in 1986, days after his 18th birthday, and has been criticised for his lavish lifestyle while most of the population lives in poverty. The days-long reed dance is a traditional rite of womanhood, with young women singing and dancing bare-chested, wearing traditional clothing that includes anklets and thick colourful tassles, some carrying mock swords and shields. Also known as the Umhlanga, it was regarded as an example of Eswatin...

 PRESS RELEASE RMAFC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO EXPLORING NEW AREAS OF REVENUE GENERATION The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Muhammed Bello Shehu,  OFR, has reaffirmed the commitment of his organisation to exploring new areas of revenue generation into the Federation Account to support the developmental efforts of President Tinubu led administration. The Chairman stated this when he received the delegation from the National Space Research and Development Agency, (NASRDA) led by Dr.  Abayomi Taofik Alaga, Director Mission Planning and  Satellite Data Management, who was  in the Commission to enlighten Board Members and Management Staff on how to explore new revenue lines for the federation . Represented by Engineer Muhammed Sanni Baba, Honourable member representing Bauchi state in the Commission, the Chairman disclosed that NASRDA was invited by the Commission to make a presentation on how to optimize possible areas of...

 Gunmen attack police station in Oba, Anambra state The Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State was attacked by gunmen suspected to be secessionists on Tuesday, resulting in the tragic death of one police corporal and injuries to others. According to reports, the attackers also targeted the Oba Civic Centre, but the reason for the attack remains unclear. Following the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that a joint security force comprising the Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other agencies is currently conducting a joint operation in Oba and its surroundings. According to the PPRO, the armed secessionist group engaged in indiscriminate shooting and threw petrol bombs, causing fires in some offices and the civic centre. He said partly in a statement, ”The Police-led Joint Security Force comprising the Army, Navy, Civil defence and other security agencies are currently in a joint on-slaught o...

  Shettima, Atiku, Obi, others attend Yar Adua’s mother’s burial Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Governor Umar Dikko Radda, and Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, were among the dignitaries who attended the funeral service for the mother of former President Umar Musa Yar’Adua. VP, Shettima, Zulum others attend funeral of former Borno Senator’s mother   Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, were among thousands of dignitaries who attended the funeral prayer for the mother of the fomer senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai.   The prayer was led by the Imam Idaini of Borno, Shettima Mamman Saleh, at the palace of the Shehu of Borno on Tuesday.   Late Hajja Zainab Abba Bashir died in the early hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Maiduguri, aged 82.   The deceased left behind many children a...

 "I have not received the gift of celibacy. I'm not going to be single  for long,” Congolese pastor Marcello Tunasi on his widowerhood  3 months after the death of his wife Blanche Tunasi following a medical operation, the Congolese pastor reveals that he is thinking of remarrying because celibacy is not in his destiny.  Having lost his zest for life, he seems to have already accepted the loss of his wife, and reassures his faithful that he will always continue to preach the word of God, because it was he who entrusted him with this mission, not his late wife.  It should be noted that widowhood for a woman in Africa must last for a minimum of 9 months to a year! Even if this deadline passes, she will still receive judgements if she remarries straight away.️  But pastor Marcelo is proving once again that there are exceptions to the rule for men.

 Amy Slaton Halterman from "1000-lb Sisters" has been arrested for drug possession after police found her using drugs in a car with children present in Alamo, Tennessee.  Police were called to Safari Park in Crockett County, TN, after receiving a report of a park guest being bitten by a camel. As police approached the scene they were struck by an overwhelming odor. Upon further investigation their noses led them to a car occupied by Amy Slaton Halterman. Brian Scott Lovvorn was also in the vehicle as well as two juveniles. Halterman and Lovvorn have both been charged with Schedule I and Schedule VI substance possession and two counts of child endangerment. Both were booked into Crockett County Jail on $10,000 bonds.

 ILLEGAL PETROL SALE: LAGOS TASKFORCE APPREHENDS SIX.  The Lagos State Taskforce today conducted a sweeping operation from Fadeyi down to Maryland, and Charity Bus Stop down to Airport Road where six suspects involved in the illegal sale and display of petroleum products were apprehended. These individuals were caught red-handed hawking petrol to motorists at exorbitant rates, thereby further exacerbating the already intense situation faced by many Lagosians . The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Adetayo Akerele who led the operations disclosed that the current fuel scarcity is no excuse for miscreants to exploit Lagosians by purchasing large quantities of petrol in gallons and kegs, only to resell them on the streets at exorbitant prices. The arrested suspects He stated that this unscrupulous practice not only burdens already struggling motorists but also poses significant safety risks due to the highly inflammable nature of petroleum products. “We are committed to curbing these i...

 Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg, his party says Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the leg by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday, his party said, Reuters reported. Wine, a pop star turned politician whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, finished runner-up in the 2021 presidential election behind Museveni, who has ruled the East African country for nearly four decades. Wine's party, the National Unity Platform, said in a post on the X platform that "Security operatives have made an attempt (on his life)". "He was shot in the leg and seriously injured." The police said officers had attempted to block Wine and his team from marching down a road, resulting in an altercation where Wine sustained injuries. An investigation would be conducted to clarify the facts, the police said in a statement on X. "Po...

Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Eritrea Capital Ethiopian Airlines has halted flights to Eritrea, citing challenging operating conditions. The suspension comes after Eritrea announced it would end all Ethiopian Airlines flights by the end of the month, according to Africa news agency. Flights between the two nations had resumed in 2018, following a peace agreement that ended two decades of hostility and led to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Diplomatic sources suggest the flight suspension indicates a deterioration in relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara, though a return to conflict is not expected. The two countries previously severed ties in 1998 due to a border war, and tensions have resurfaced following Eritrea's exclusion from peace talks that ended the Tigray conflict. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest by revenue, announced it would assist affected passengers with rebooking or refunds but did not specify the exact nature of...

 Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his membership in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The former presidential candidate of the party denied reports that he regrets joining the APC. Amaechi’s ally and confidant, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday. He refuted claims that the former Rivers State Governor had expressed regret over his decision to join the APC. Eze stated that Amaechi never granted an interview to any media outlet expressing regret over his membership in the party, and that the reports were entirely false. He said, “Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have decided to join issues with undemocratic merchants on their ill-fated assumption concerning the political life of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. “Doing so definitely will amount to glorifying detractors, backstabbers, and habitual blackmailers, who are threatened by Amaechi’s silence in the affairs of the ruling All Progressiv...

 At least 129 dead in attempted jailbreak in Congo An attempted jailbreak in  Congo's main prison in  the capital left at least 129 people dead with 59 injured, most of them in a stampede, according to authorities. A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by "warning" gunshots as they tried to escape from the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa early Monday, AP reported. Makala, Congo's largest penitentiary with a capacity for 1,500 people, holds over 12,000 inmates, most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report. The facility has recorded previous jailbreaks, including in 2017 when an attack by a religious sect freed dozens. Gunfire inside the prison started around midnight on Sunday into Monday morning, residents said. A senior government official earlier said only two deaths were confirmed during the incident, a figure disputed by rights activists. Videos that appeared to be from the prison s...

 Don’t be partisan, it will hurt you, Fubara tells Rivers CP, officers Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised partisan police officers who abandon their core professional responsibilities to pursue vested political interests to know that the enmity they fuel and eventually create will hurt them in the long run. Fubara maintained that police officers are engaged and trained as professionals to protect lives and property while contributing to the desired peace in the state as a patriotic duty. The governor insisted that it is, therefore, an aberration for any of them to think that protecting any particular individual or being one-sided in the political affairs to the detriment of the State amounts to professionalism. Fubara gave the advice at the inauguration and formal handover of 100 operational vehicles acquired by his administration to the Rivers State Police Command at the Sharks Football Stadium in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. This was contained in a statement issue...

 NFF appoints Aliyu Zubairu as Head Coach, Flying Eagles   The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Aliyu Zubairu as Head Coach of the National U20 Boys, Flying Eagles.   The appointment of Zubairu, who led El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri to win the President Federation Cup at the expense of Abia Warriors FC in Lagos in June, takes immediate effect.    Zubairu’s immediate task is to put together and prepare a team for the WAFU B U20 Championship, scheduled for October/November in Togo, where the zone’s representative will emerge for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations.

 JAMB Denounces Responsibility For HND Admissions The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denounced claims that it is involved in the admission process for higher national diploma (HND) students. A statement signed by the Spokesman of the board, Fabian Benjamin, said the board has no involvement, authority, or control over the admissions process for HND candidates. The statement added that JAMB is also not responsible for other higher institutions’ programmes besides their regular admissions. The board further added that candidates’ HND admissions are unknown and irrelevant to the mandate of JAMB. Some HND students had earlier accused the board of being responsible for their inability to go for their National Youth Service scheme (NYSC). The students were said to have claimed they were not mobilised for service because they did a part-time programme for their national diploma (ND).

 Anambra lawmaker appoints 70 aides The member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State in the House of Representatives, Afam Ogene, has appointed 70 constituency aides across Ogbaru. Ogene stated that this move is in fulfilment of his commitment to delivering excellent service to his constituents. The appointees include advisers, special assistants, executive assistants, and others. The appointment letters, signed by Ogene’s Chief of Staff, Chinedum Uwolloh, and seen by our correspondent on Tuesday, outlined the aides’ responsibilities. The letter states that the aides will, “Assist the office of Hon. Ogene in achieving its core objective of delivering excellent service to the people of Ogbaru Federal Constituency in your specific area of appointment or perform any other duties assigned by the office from time to time. “The appointments were made based on the appointees’ experience and commitment to the lawmaker’s success as Representative of Ogbaru Federal Consti...

 ‘It’s falsehood,’ FG denies ordering NNPC to raise fuel price The Federal Government has denied a report suggesting that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell fuel at N1,000 above the approved pump price. The report claimed that the Minister for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the NNPCL the directive. Dismissing the report in a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Media and Communication, to Lokpobiri, Nnemaka Okafor, on Tuesday and made available to our correspondent, the FG declared that the report was concocted and ill-conceived to sow discord and confusion in the oil industry. The statement stressed that there was never a time the FG interfered with petroleum pricing with NNPCL, let alone give directives for price increment. The statement read, “The Federal Government is compelled to address the outright falsehoods currently being circulated on social media, which claim that the Minister of P...

 Rivers crisis: Wike made Fubara gov, PDP should’ve met him for reconciliation – Ex-Chair, Ulasi A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Dan Ulasi, on Tuesday, said the party’s Governors Forum should have met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the crisis with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Ulasi stated that Wike made Fubara a governor; hence the PDP should have met with the minister before their colleague in a bid to resolve the crisis in the state. He spoke in response to Wike’s threat to unsettle any governor who attempts to take the Rivers State structure from him amid his face-off with Fubara. Wike had issued the threat during the PDP’s congress in Port Harcourt over the weekend. However, Ulasi said: “There is a crisis in Rivers State, and it developed from the primaries. The governor of a state is supposed to be the leader of the party because Wike was when he was a governor. “Only the NWC can say...

 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU MEETS CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING; NIGERIA AND CHINA ELEVATE TIES TO COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP President Bola Tinubu and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday in Beijing, China, announced the elevation of Nigeria-China ties to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership.  The leaders also agreed to build a high-level Nigeria-China community with a shared future.  This was the outcome of talks between the two leaders during President Tinubu’s official visit to China.   President Tinubu’s official visit precedes his participation in the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, scheduled to hold from September 4-6, 2024. ''This is an important visit for Nigeria and the rest of Africa, as I arrive in my capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS. I thank you for the high-level of honour accorded to us.  ''Relations between China and Nigeria have indeed lasted for over half a century and should be ...