Month: October 2021
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Varsity Lecturer Recounts Ordeals In Kidnappers’ Dungeon
The Nation The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Kogi State University, Professor John Olatunde Alabi, could be regarded as the Daniel of our time after his safe return from the den of kidnappers following his abduction from his residence in Anyigba, the university’s host community, by dare-devil gunmen on September 27.…
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Sponsors of Nigeria’s Terrorist Bandits
By Farouq Kperogi On October 20, 2021, the bandits, whom the Wall Street Journal says have “collaborators inside the army” and who are “better equipped with larger-capacity advanced weaponry than national security agencies,” detonated explosives on the Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks and caused the indefinite suspension of rail transportation between Abuja and Kaduna. What has become…
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Heavily Armed Men Attack Oyo Prison, Free Inmates
Heavily armed men have attacked the correctional facility in Abolongo, Oyo, Oyo State. The attack, which took place Friday night, saw some prisoners set free after the attackers were said to have overpowered the prison officials and security operatives attached to the facility. Sources,who pleaded anonymity, said the gunmen stormed the facility around 10pm, throwing…
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My Father Was Jailed For Not Sending Me To School, Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has recounted how his father was imprisoned for failing to send him to school. Atiku, who said his father later embraced the idea of education, noted that despite his humble background he enjoyed quality education free of charge. The former vice-president stated this while delivering a speech at the Baze University…
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Police Arrest 14-year-old Suspected Bandit in Katsina
A 14-year-old suspected bandit has been arrested by operatives of Katsina State police command. Parading the suspect alongside 19 others on Friday, spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, said the teenager from Tsamben Dankulumbo village in Jibiya Local Government Area has confessed to have killed two persons during an attack by bandits…
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Lagos Police Arraigns 34 Suspects Arrested During #EndSARS Memorial Protest
Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Thirty-four suspects arrested by security agents during a clampdown on protesters marking the first anniversary memorial of the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki Toll Gate on Wednesday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspects, some of whom were arrested…
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LNSA Suspends Two Officers Involved in Maltreatment of Uber Driver at Lekki Toll Plaza
The Management of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency, LNSA, has announced the suspension of two of its officers involved in the unlawful treatment of Mr Adedotun Clement (the Uber Driver) during the Wednesday EndSARS first anniversary protest whose video went viral on social media. The General Manager of the Agency, Prince Dr Ifalade Oyekan,…
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NCC Cautions Nigerians Against High-risk Virus, Flubot, Lists 9 Preventive Measures
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned Nigerians using internet-enabled phones and other gadgets on existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware, Flubot. A malware is a generic word used to describe a virus or software, designed specially to “disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.” According to the Commission, the information…
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Igboho’s Lawyer Knocks Malami Over Sponsorship Comment
Counsel to Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Igboho, the detained Yoruba nation agitator and activist, Chief Yomi Aliu has knocked Abubakar Malami over comment on alleged sponsor uncovered by the government adding that Igboho is a businessman and not a terrorist. He stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan on…
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Young Woman Sells 3-month-old Baby For N150,000 To Raise House Rent
A 23-year-old mother of three, Miss Mercy Okon who sold her 3-month-old baby for 150,000 naira has revealed that she needed the money to pay her house rent and offset other bills. She told Vanguard that it was out of poverty and desperation that she did what she did in a bid to help herself.…