The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Wednesday, paraded a notorious bandit, Bello Galadima who it said has been terrorizing the state. The 40 year old Galadima specializes in giving information to kidnappers about movements of would-be kidnap victims. “His arrest was possible through actionable intelligence received by the officers and men of the Sokoto State Command, which responded immediately and laid siege in the Aliyu Jodi area of Sokoto state,” the Corps spokesperson, DCC Olusola Odumosu said in a statement. “He went to buy drugs and also to satisfy his sexual urge…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, says it arrested a man identified as Igbo Thomas for allegedly having sexual intercourse with three of his biological daughters. The incident which occurred on May 24, 2021, took place in Enuoji village of Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka local government area of Anambra state. A resident of the village told newsmen that the suspect was apprehended by operatives of the Anambra state command of the NSCDC on the said date. According to the resident, the suspect blamed his addiction to alcohol as the reason. The spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, Okadigbo Edwin…
Justice Gideon Kurada of Kaduna High Court on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and wife Zeenat. The two were acquitted in a ruling that took eight hours on no-case submission application filed by the defendants, their Counsel, Femi Falana SAN. Shortly after Justice Kurada delivered his judgement, Falana, represented by Marshal Abubakar spoke to newsmen. “The trial of Sheik El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat has come to end as the court found them not guilty of the alleged crime, filed against them by the Kaduna state government. Reasons for acquittal …
…Senators quietly press U.S. President Joe Biden to reassess U.S.-Nigeria relations amid human rights concerns. …They are delaying proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying defense systems to the Nigerian military By Robbie Gramer U.S. lawmakers are holding a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the Nigerian government’s human rights record as its military grapples with multiple security crises at once. The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have delayed clearing a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying defense systems to the Nigerian military,…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded an “Equitable Recovery” grant, to the Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, to support vaccine acceptance and access for marginalized groups in northern regions in Nigeria. The spokesperson of CITAD, Ali Sabo said “the grant is part of roughly $80 million in awards that MacArthur announced on Wednesday in support of the foundation’s Equitable Recovery initiative, centered on advancing racial and ethnic justice. The initiative is funded by MacArthur’s social bonds, issued in response to the crises of the pandemic and racial inequity.” MacArthur President, John…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said it transferred 10,165 Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) to other Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), on the request of their holders, in the third quarter. Maryam Bello, PenCom’s Assistant General Manager, National Databank Management Department, stated this at a workshop organised by the commission for journalists in Lagos, on Tuesday, with the theme: “Positioning the Pension industry in the Post COVID Era”. Bello said that all RSA transfer requests were processed by PenCom. “Transferring RSAs involves re-assignment of PINs on Enhanced Registration System to the new Transferring PFAs (TPFAs), transfer of pension assets and records of…
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Tuesday said the Ecological Fund Office (EFO) needed N3.4 trillion to execute projects across 36 states, including FCT. Mustapha said this at the inuaguration and hand over of erosion and flood control works at the National Hospital, Abuja. He said the Permanent Secretary of the EFO, Dr Habiba Lawal, told him that the office required about N3.4 trillion to execute projects nationwide. According to the SGF, 234 out of the 280 projects awarded nationwide by the federal government for implementation by Ecological Fund Office (EFO) has been completed.…
The quarter-finals line-up in the women’s football event at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo was set on Tuesday after the final matches of the group stage were played. In one of the first two games of the day, four-time Olympic gold medallists U.S drew 0-0 with Australia. Both have qualified to the knockout rounds. Australia will now meet Great Britain, who drew 1-1 with Canada who will now face Brazil, who were 1-0 winners over Zambia. The Netherlands, who put eight past China in an 8-2 win for an incredible 21 goals in three matches, will face the…
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has appointed Prof. Monioluwa Olaniyi as the third Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, following the approval of the University’s Senate. A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Ibrahim Sheme, Director, Media and Publicity of NOUN, the varsity appointed the female professor as the pioneer DVC in charge of Technology, Innovation and Research. According to the statement, the appointment makes the the University the only one in Nigeria with three Deputy Vice Chancellors and also makes Olaniyi the second female emerging as DVC since the inception of the school. Prior to her appointment,…
Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, the D’Tigers, on Wednesday lost their second Group B match in the men’s basketball event of the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The D’Tigers fell apart in the fourth quarter of their second game at the Tokyo Olympics to lose 92–99 to Germany. Coming from a disappointing loss to Australia, D’Tigers secured the first basket via Miami Heat point-guard, Gabe Vincent. They went on to accumulated most of their points via three-pointers, an improvement from the performance in their first game. Germany, also having suffered a first match loss to Italy, made it an end-to-end game…