An eye-witness has narrated that six of the mobile policemen who engaged bandits during an attack while escorting intending pilgrims in Sokoto paid the ultimate price. He reported how the pilgrims were heading for Sokoto ahead of their take off to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage, were attacked along Gundumi forest. However, all the intending pilgrims were brought back to the Palace of the Sarkin Gobir Isa unhurt. The eye-witness, a resident of Isa, who spoke on condition of anonymity, narrated how the six policemen were gunned down by the terrorists. “The bandits ambushed the convoy which was led by armed…
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The paramount ruler of Egbaland, the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo Okunkenu IV will on Friday, June 24, install a successful sports administrator, politician and social advocate, Bukola Olopade as the Osi Asoju Oba of Egbaland; and his wife, Yetunde Olopade as the Erelu Osi Asoju Oba of Egbaland. The event will take place at the palace of the monarch in Ake, in ancient city of Abeokuta, Ogun state capital from 10 am. Olopade, who is popularly known as “Ozogula” by his teeming friends and associates, is also known for throwing top-notch parties and events. He is the brain…
A well-known Ukrainian photojournalist was “executed in cold blood” by Russian forces when he tried to retrieve footage he’d shot shortly after the Feb. 24 invasion, an investigation has found. Maks Levin, a photojournalist who freelanced for Reuters, the BBC, Associated Press and several Ukrainian news agencies, vanished in the early days of the war, just a day after his 2-year-old son’s birthday in mid-March. After frantic search efforts by family and friends, his body was found outside Kyiv in early April, along with that of Ukrainian serviceman Oleksiy Chernyshov, a friend with whom Levin had been traveling. Now, Reporters…
A Brazilian judge Joana Ribeiro Zimmer has refused to let an 11-year-old rape victim have an abortion — and ordered the girl to stay in a shelter to prevent her from trying to get one. The girl, who hasn’t been named, was taken to a hospital in Brazil’s Santa Catarina state last month after her mother discovered the child had fallen pregnant after being raped in the family’s home, the Intercept reported Monday. American Medical Association says limiting abortion is ‘violation of human rights’ Buffett could stiff Gates by steering billions to his own abortion-rights charity: report Why won’t Biden…
YouTube has called for Black creators, artists, songwriters, others for Black Voices Fund, Class for 2023. Solafunmi Sosanya, YouTube Lead for Nigeria, said on Wednesday that the fund created in 2020 would support Black creators, artists, songwriters, and producers with the resources and support that would enable them to thrive on YouTube. Sosanya said that since its inception in 2020, the programme had aided over 300 grantees across the world. She said the grantees, which also included musicians, beauty entrepreneurs , comedians, photographers and others were from Australia, Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and the United States. “At YouTube, we…
Russian government hackers said that it recently carried out multiple cyber espionage operations targeting countries allied with Ukraine since its February invasion. Microsoft said this in a report on Wednesday, illustrating the scale of Moscow’s ongoing hacking activities. “The cyber aspects of the current war extend far beyond Ukraine and reflect the unique nature of cyberspace,’’ Microsoft President Brad Smith said in the report. Meanwhile, researchers had already traced a series of destructive cyber attacks on Ukrainian entities to Russian state-backed hacking groups since the conflict began. They had now found that 128 organisations in 42 countries outside Ukraine were…
President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday, said that the Senate would on June 29, screen for confirmation, the seven nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari for ministerial appointment. Lawan made the announcement before Senate adjourned plenary to June 28. “The ministerial nominees will be screened on Wednesday next week,” he said. President Buhari, in a letter dated 15th June, 2022, requested the Senate to confirm the nomination of seven ministerial nominees. Buhari had said that the request was made in accordance with Section 147(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. The nominees…
The Senate, on Wednesday at plenary constituted an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) over non-compliance with the Petroleum Act and violation of Joint Venture Agreement entered with the federal government. The Ad Hoc committee was mandated to investigate the Oil Mining Lease granted to SPDC between 1959 to 1989, and 1989 to 2019 under the SPDC and NNPC Joint Venture agreement. The committee, constituted by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan, has Sen. Sabi Abdullahi (APC- Niger) as Chairman. Other members include Senators George Thompson Sekibo,(PDP-Rivers) Abdullahi Yahaya, (PDP-Kebbi) Bassey Albert Akpan,(PDP-Akwa Ibom) Solomon Adeola,(APC-Lagos) Smart…
An Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced one Tajudeen Usman, 50, to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old minor. Usman was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on a one-count charge of rape. He was said to have defiled the minor on Aug. 21, 2020 at Ikere Ekiti. In a statement to the police, the victim stated that the convict, popularly called Daddy Latifat, “who lives in our house, took me to his sitting room on that day. “He said I should sit on his lap, then he removed my pants and put his something (penis) where I use to urinate (virgina).…
Nigeria’s energy solutions provider, Oando has finally released its long-anticipated full-year 2019 and 2020 financial statements. The company confirmed the development in a statement issued on its website on Wednesday. The statement said the three-year delay in the release of the company’s results was precipitated by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) suspension of Oando’s 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM). It said this was due to a dispute with an indirect shareholder, Ansbury Investment Inc. “The suspension of the company’s 2018 AGM and attendant issues prevented shareholders from being kept abreast of business operations, a move decried on numerous occasions…