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By Deborah Nnamdi The Kano State Police Command has arrested two operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly shooting and killing a 19-year-old lady, Patient Samuel, in Jaba Quarters,This was contained in a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X on Thursday. According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday night at about 10:55 p.m.“The officers, identified as Nass Ridwan Usman, 23, and Sna Ismaila Yakubu, 26, were attached to the NDLEA’s Kano State headquarters. “A team of personnel was dispatched to the scene, where the victim was found and immediately evacuated to Abdullahi Wase…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Senate has urged Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, to issue a formal apology regarding her accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This was revealed on Thursday during plenary by Senator Neda Imasuen (LP, Edo South), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions. Additionally, the Senate rejected Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations that Akpabio had been suppressing her voice in the chamber, calling the claims baseless. Other recommendations by the Senate include a six-month suspension from all legislative activities, effective March 6, 2025. Immediate surrender of all Senate properties in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday deployedbomb detectors to the Federal High Court in Abuja ahead of the resumption of the trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello on alleged money laundering. The bomb detectors, who were accompanied by other fully armed operatives of the commission, did not allow anyone, including staff of the court, to enter the courtroom until a thorough search for possible explosive items had been conducted. The search reportedly took about 30 minutes before the courtroom was thrown open to lawyers and newsmen. All those who had no…

Photo: Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, has demanded a $500,000 to free the wife of Justice Haruna Mshelia, a Borno State High Court Judge, his driver and police orderly. The terrorist group abducted Justice Msheila and his wife, Justice Binta Othman, who is a magistrate at the Wulari Court in Maiduguri in June 2024. He was later released after paying a hefty ransom, but his wife, driver and police orderly were kept by the terrorists who are now demanding $500,000 (N746.72m) A Daily Trust quoted family that the terrorists rejected an…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that at least four persons sustained gunshot injuries during the gunmen’s attack at Elele roundabout at the Port Harcourt/ Owerri road, Ikwerre Local Government Area, on Wednesday morning. According to a statement by the State’s Police spokesperson SP Grace Iringe-Koko, one of the hoodlums was arrested after the others fled the scene. Iringe-Koko said: “The Rivers State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a violent attack at Elele Roundabout on the morning of March 5, 2025, at about 7 am. “Acting on credible intelligence regarding the unlawful…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC) has declared that the Local Government (LG) elections in the state will take place on August 9, 2025. Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), the chairman of the commission, made this announcement at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. During the meeting, Enebeli also officially presented the election guidelines and explained that the election process was being initiated following the Supreme Court’s annulment of the October 5, 2024, LG elections. He said that the political parties that would field candidates in the election must complete and submit an Expression…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Hiitom in Ikyor community of Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State has been thrown into mourning over the death of a middle-aged widow, and her newborn quadruplets. Reports indicate that the woman and her babies passed away on Tuesday, March 4, during childbirth at the St. Francis Primary Healthcare Centre in Ikyor, Ushongo LGA due to alleged lack of medical care. She was said to have become weak and restless after giving birth, leading to her death with the babies dying one after another. The Officer in Charge of St. Francis Primary Healthcare Centre, Isaac…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, has denied rumors regarding her resignation amid the current political tensions in the state. The Office of the Deputy Governor on Wednesday rejected online claims that Professor Odu had resigned. In a statement signed by the Head of Press at the Deputy Governor’s Office, Owupele Benebo, Odu reaffirmed her commitment to her role and to working alongside Governor Siminalayi Fubara. “Contrary to these baseless claims, Her Excellency remains committed to her duties as Deputy Governor, a position she was duly elected to serve alongside His Excellency, Sir…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday refuted the sexual harassment allegations made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Speaking during plenary, Akpabio stated that he has never sexually harassed Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan or any other woman at any time. He said: “I did not harass Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan sexually and I have never harassed any woman sexually. “I and my siblings were raised very well by my late single mother, who died in the year 2000 through very difficult times, and I, therefore, have the highest regard for women. Even after her demise, I still cry when I remember her. “I…

Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday revealed his decision to take a well-deserved break after the successful completion of his multi-billion-dollar refinery project. It would be recalled that Dangote’s wealth jumped to over $28bn in the latest Bloomberg’s billionaire Index after the completion of his 650,000-barrel per day refinery, a monumental investment of over $20 billion, that is seen as a game changer in the Africa’s oil and gas industry. With the capacity to export refined products to countries across Africa and the Middle East, the refinery marks a major milestone in…