JUST IN: Bandits Storm Mosque, Abduct Worshippers Bandits kidnapped scores of worshippers in one of the mosques in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Zamfara State’s Tsafe Local Government Area. An indigene of the region only identified as Garba reported that the bandits invaded the mosque around 5 a.m. on Thursday, just as the congregants were preparing to begin the morning prayer. Garba said, ”We were about to start the morning prayer today, Thursday when suddenly they (bandits) entered into the mosque and directed everybody to go out and follow them. “Everybody scampered for safety but the bandits blocked everywhere and…
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Don’t Mind Nigerians, Insecurity Not As Bad, Worrisome As Claimed – Says Police The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi has claimed that most abduction incidents reported on social media are staged by the victims to extort their families. Mr Adejobi revealed this during the presentation of the gold medal to the winner of Ache and kickboxing of the 14th edition of Biennial Police Games, tagged “Oluyole 2024” held at Ilaji Resorts Hotel in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. He stated that security difficulties in Nigeria are not as severe as most Nigerians assume and that most Nigerians believe…
Nigerian Pastor Lands In Trouble For Flogging Pregnant Women To Coma Ekama Maxwell, the pastor of Kingdom Life Charismatic Church, was detained by the Nigerian Police Force in Sapele, Delta State, for allegedly abusing two pregnant teachers. Ekama allegedly rushed the classroom with six others after his son reported being reprimanded by a teacher. He allegedly urged his followers to attack the instructor in question. According to an unnamed source, Ekama’s son, a student at the school, “fought with another youngster and threatened to assault him after school on Tuesday.” The source, a teacher at the school who wished to…
Trouble Looms As Kano Government Orders Suspension Of ‘Turbaning’ Of Bichi Emir’s Brother The Kano state government has directed Bichi Emirate council to suspend the ‘turbaning’ ceremony of Salisu Ado Bayero as a district head in the Emirate. This is contained in a letter addressed to the secretary of Bichi Emirate, signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Local Government, Ibrahim M. Kabara, on behalf of Deputy Governor Aminu Abdulsalam and the overseeing commissioner. It was reports that Salisu is the younger brother of the Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado Bayero. The government in the letter with Ref.…
Central Bank’s MPR, CRR Policy Will Worsen Nigeria’s Fragile Economy, Says Peter Obi, Gives Shocking Reason The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has said that increasing the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 22.5% and the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 45% is counterproductive. According to him, the move by President Bola Tinubu’s government will further worsen the country’s fragile economic situation. He said it is bound to cause more job losses in the productive sector. Obi, who said this on Thursday in a series of posts on his X handle said that…
BREAKING: President Tinubu To Open Borders Information reaching Ibom Focus says that President Tinubu To Open Borders The Coalition of Ogun State Youth Forums on Wednesday called on President Bola Tinubu to reopen land borders as part of measures to tackle the growing economic hardship in the country. The youths expressed worry that all the palliative measures rolled out to address the hardship didn’t factor in Nigerian youths, especially the unemployed ones. The spokesman of the coalition, Fẹmi Owoẹyẹ, who addressed newsmen in Abeokuta, asked Tinubu to rise up to the hardship by opening land borders to stimulate the economy…
BREAKING: Fresh Crisis Rocks PDP Over Edo Poll Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Asue Ighodalo in a chat after a function. The recent Edo State governorship primary election has sparked a new crisis inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu insists he should receive a certificate of return because he won. Shaibu, the winner of a parallel primary, stormed the PDP National Secretariat on Wednesday to demand the return certificate. Less than twenty-four hours had passed since Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the winner of the party’s acknowledged primaries, received a certificate of return from Amb.…
Life Was Better Under Boko Haram Occupation, Says ‘Repentant’ Terrorists, Displaced Persons, Threaten To Return To Jungle Over Hardship Some displaced persons in Borno state have threatened to return to the territory under the control of Boko Haram terrorists. Like the IDPs, some family members of repentant Boko Haram fighters have issued the same threat, citing hunger and hardship in the IDP camps. This comes as hardship bites hard across the country, sparking nationwide demonstrations by organised labour. Just like the IDPs, the families of the repentant Boko Haram fighters have accused authorities of neglecting the daily supply of food…
Real Reason We Called Off Strike — NLC President The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday alleged Federal Government’s efforts to undermine it through divide-and-rule tactics, saying the two-day protest was called off because of threats and intimidation. It also expressed concern that its headquarters as well as state offices nationwide had been militarised by the federal government, insisting members of the congress won’t be cowed by any threat The leadership of the Labour centre equally vowed not to honour any invitation from the federal government to attend any night meeting, ahead of any of its declared nationwide mass actions, saying…
Man Dies After Jumping Into Well The body of a 20-year-old man, Sodiq Olorunleye, who jumped into an abandoned well in the Shasha area of Lagos State has been recovered by officials of the state fire service. The body was brought out several hours after he jumped into the well located in front of a mosque. City & Crime reports that the incident which occurred around 8am on Wednesday, attracted the attention of the worshippers from the mosque who had barely finished their morning prayers when it happened. The deceased, according to witnesses, never showed any signs of suicide or…