The police command in Kaduna State said its operatives arrested a suspect who allegedly abducted a 10-year-old girl and hid her inside a refrigerator. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest of the suspect on Tuesday in Kaduna. Mr Hassan said on Saturday, at about 1400hrs, the mother of the abducted girl, Uwaila Idris of Unguwar Gara Village of Kauru Local Government Area of the state reported the disappearance of her daughter. He said, “She came to the police station and reported that on April 26, at about 1300hrs one Aminu Garba of the same address allegedly abducted…
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Scores of Anti-Corruption Organisations have berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for flouting the Child’s Rights Act by revealing details and identities of minors whose parents are being investigated over alleged corruption. With specific reference to the case of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, whose children’s names abd other details were reportedly made public by the EFCC, the anti-graft CSOs expressed shock, arguing that the commission had recklessly exposed the affected children to all manners of dangers. Addressing a press conference in Lagos on Monday, the Anti-Corruption Organizations condemned the EFCC for not considering the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday presented Certificate of Return to the Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, as the candidate of the APC in the November 16 governorship election in the State. The certificate was presented to the Governor at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja in the presence of members of the National Working Committee of the party. Presenting the certificate, Ganduje expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the primary and congratulated the Governor for emerging victorious. Ganduje said he has been fascinated with the…
Kogi youths who were at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday to protest the alleged political persecution of the immediate past Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, were allegedly attacked by operatives of the Commission There were two protests at the EFCC headquarters on Monday. While the other protest, organised by members of the opposition party in the state, in support of the EFCC was allowed to go peacefully, the other, which demanded that rule of law be respected, was attacked, according to the Pro-Yahaya Bello group. Videos of the protesters struggling to make their…
Kogi youths who were at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday to protest the alleged political persecution of the immediate past Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, were allegedly attacked by operatives of the Commission There were two protests at the EFCC headquarters on Monday. While the other protest, organised by members of the opposition party in the state, in support of the EFCC was allowed to go peacefully, the other, which demanded that rule of law be respected, was attacked, according to the Pro-Yahaya Bello group. Videos of the protesters struggling to make their…
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved an increment in the minimum wage for the state’s civil servants from N30,000 to N70,000, a few months before the expiration of his eight-year tenure. Mr Obaseki announced the development while inaugurating the new Labour House secretariat complex, located along Temboga Road, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin City. He said the increased wage will take effect from Wednesday, May 1. The N30,000 national minimum wage was implemented on April 18, 2019. Meanwhile, Mr Obaseki’s approval of the new minimum wage for Edo workers comes after various agitations by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and Trade Union Congress(TUC),…
A 41-year-old mother, Oluwalani Akintola, and her son, Mofeoluwa Olutayo, 23, on Monday, appeared before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing a patient’s phone. The duo, whose addresses were not provided, are being tried for alleged charges of conspiracy and stealing. The prosecutor, Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendants allegedly committed the offence on April 25 at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. Mr Amusan told the court that Mr Olutayo allegedly stole a Samsung Galaxy phone worth N65,000 belonging to a patient, Rasaki Adejumo. According to the prosecutor, Mr Olutayo allegedly gave the stolen…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Monday released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME results. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made the development known at a press conference held at the board’s headquarters, Bwari, in Abuja.
Six more Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Monguno, Borno, in the last week. Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the chief military public information officer of the force, said in a statement on Monday in Maiduguri, that the insurgents surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade, Sector 3 in Monguno between April 17 and 27. Mr Abdullahi said that on April 17, a 19-year-old Boko Haram terrorist who hailed from Masarram on Lake Chad Island and residing in Duguri surrendered to the troops and highlighted the growing discontentment within the group for…
On Monday, the Anambra Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment, and Tourism, Don Onyenji, called on traditional rulers and community leaders to ensure the orderly display of masquerades during their festivals. The commissioner made the call in an interview in Awka. Mr Onyenji said this was necessary as some masquerades attack residents and, in some instances, kill and destroy properties. He said the government would no longer tolerate any masquerade activities that inflict pain on residents. According to him, the government has zero tolerance for rascality, even in the form of masquerades. “We are warning communities to hold their town hall meetings…