After over two years of man-hunting, the federal government has at last rearrested self-acclaimed Biafran leader, Nnamdi Kanu. He was arrested by a combined team of Nigerian and foreign security agents in a coordinated interception. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday, at an emergency media briefing in his office confirmed the arrest of Kanu. Kanu who was put on trial on charges bothering on terrorism, treasonable felony and sponsoring unlawful organization had escaped from Nigeria shortly after his arraignment before the federal high court in Abuja and admission on bail. Justice Binta…
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The details were still sketchy at the time of writing, with no information of when and where he was arrested. TheCable understands that Kanu has been extradited to Nigeria to face trial. Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman, denied the news of the arrest while Frank Mba, police spokesman, is yet to respond to TheCable’s enquiry on whether the police was involved in the development. Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony instituted against him at the federal high court in Abuja in response to years of campaign for the independent Republic of Biafra through IPOB. He was granted bail in…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo says President Muhammadu Buhari is the next powerful person after God in Nigeria. In a clip seen by peoples gazette on Monday, the governor said Mr Buhari possessed the power to decide which region should get what, suggesting the South-East is sidelined for its refusal to cooperate with Mr Buhari’s regime. Mr Uzodimma said, “After God in Nigeria, the next person is Buhari. He has the power to dictate where there should be light or not, and it happens. Why have we decided that there shouldn’t be light in our place while others have light?”…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has insisted the federal government must regulate social media to protect the national interest. Mr Gbajabiamila, who spoke on Channels TV during a programme, ‘A chat with Young Nigerians,’ on Sunday, asserted that everything in life needed regulation. “The social media is the most potent weapon for good and for evil. While we welcome the good, we must prepare over the evil. You cannot use the idea of free speech to destroy me,” Mr Gbajabiamila said. “Most democracies in the world today are making efforts to regulate the social…
Nigeria is set to utilise its legal provisions that empower the Federal Government to collect taxes on profits made in the country by global technology and digital firms not based in the country, but with a significant economic presence here. While the Federal Government will not be raising tax rates at this time, based on the Finance Act 2019, it is already empowered to widen the tax net, including by collecting taxes on the Nigerian income of global tech giants with significant economic presence here, even if they have not established an office or permanent establishment and are currently not paying…
Popular Islamic cleric Sheikh Muideen Bello has described the state of insecurity in the country as Nigerians being in “one chance” vehicle, adding that the country is in danger because President Muhammadu Buhari is already tired. “One chance” is a popular phrase used to describe con artists, ritualists and robbers who deceive unsuspecting commuters to board their vehicles and then harm them midway through the journey. The nefarious activities of one chance operators over the years has made chance phrase synonymous with fraud, armed robbery, kidnapping and death amongst Nigerians. One of Mr Buhari’s core campaign promise…
Mrs Evelyn Joshua, wife of the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Joshua, has been declared by the elders of the church to succeed him as leader of the megachurch. A source had earlier confirmed to Peoples Gazette that Mrs Joshua is likely to take over the leadership of the church, as she has been serving as the second-in-command and the evangelists who have been ministering before Mr Joshua’s death will continue with miracles and prophecies. Giving reason to the choice of Mrs Joshua as successor, a top aide of the late pastor…
New Oxford Science Academy, a private secondary school in Kano State, Nigeria, has announced it will be accepting cryptocurrency as a means of payments for school fees despite the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) banning financial institutions from providing cryptocurrency-related services. According to a report from Kano Focus, a news outlet in the state, the Proprietor of the school, Sabi’u Musa Haruna, will allow students to pay their tuition fees in cryptocurrency. The Proprietor said this while addressing journalists in Kano, stating that the school management took the decision after consulting parents and guardians. He urged the Nigerian government to…
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has denied that he was invited or arrested by the State Security Service (SSS), adding that the government was aware of his rapport with the bandits in the forests. The cleric was invited by the SSS after he alleged that security agents collaborate with bandits to engage in killing and kidnapping for ransom while speaking on Arise TV earlier in the week. Mr Gumi after Jumaat prayer at Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna State, however, denied claims that he was invited or arrested by the SSS. “Nobody invited me for questioning or any arrest, I…
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months for murder. Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old black was killed last year May during an arrest over allegation that he spent a counterfeit $20 bill. A viral video of Mr Chauvin kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes until he gave up, triggered global outrage and massive Black Lives Matter protest across the United States. Mr Chauvin appeared in court on Friday, after a jury found him guilty on three charges related to the murder in April. The jury…