Military Troops Rescue 93 Abductees, Arrest 41 Terrorists in Two Weeks – DHQ

Crime & SecurityMilitaryNewsMilitary Troops Rescue 93 Abductees, Arrest 41 Terrorists in Two Weeks – DHQ

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 29, 2021

Nigeria military troops arrested 41 terrorists, killed 42 of them, and reduced 93 kidnapped victims within the last two weeks. According to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), the operations which were conducted across the northern region recorded a significant success rate. The Defence spokesperson, Bernard Onyeuko explained that the troops of operation Hadin Kai killed 16 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, arrested 29 and rescued 40 civilians in the northeast. “Cumulatively, the operations led to the neutralisation of...

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Twitter Ban, Military Crackdown on EndSARS Protesters, Other Reasons US Lawmakers Stop Sales of Arms to Nigeria

MilitaryNigeriaUnited StatesTwitter Ban, Military Crackdown on EndSARS Protesters, Other Reasons US Lawmakers Stop Sales of Arms to Nigeria

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2021

The United States lawmakers have held back a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s human rights record as it is confronted by multiple security crises. The US lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have been said to have delayed the clearing of a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying defence systems to the Nigerian military. According to US officials...

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After Five Years in Jail, Court Admits No Connection between El-Zakzaky and Alleged Crimes

Law & JusticeNewsAfter Five Years in Jail, Court Admits No Connection between El-Zakzaky and Alleged Crimes

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2021

KADUNA — The Kaduna State High Court has freed the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zinat. In a judgment that lasted for over eight hours, the presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada, upheld the no-case submission filed by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zinat, in an alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public peace levelled against them by the Kaduna state government. The...

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Nigeria to Receive 7000 Benin Artefacts From Germany

Arts & CultureForeign PolicyNigeria to Receive 7000 Benin Artefacts From Germany

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 26, 2021

NEW YORK — Nigeria is expected to receive over 7,000 artifacts plundered from the Benin Kingdom. These artifacts are to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria before October according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Permanent Secretary, Gabriel Aduda, disclosed this at the Inaugural Nigerian Cultural Show held at the Cultural Centre, Nigeria House, New York. He noted that the repatriation of the artifacts will be used to build an ultramodern museum in Edo...

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Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Amid Heavy Security in Abuja

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeNewsCourt Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Amid Heavy Security in Abuja

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 26, 2021

ABUJA — There was obvious increase in security around the Federal High Court on Monday morning ahead of the resumption of the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. However, Kanu did not appear before the court as expected, which made the court adjourn the hearing till October 21, 2021. When the case was called up, the court was informed by the prosecution counsel, M.B. Abubakar, that the matter was slated for hearing and that they were ready...

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Counsels To Igboho To Block His Extradition

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeCounsels To Igboho To Block His Extradition

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2021

One of the legal team and supporters of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Igboho, Barr Ibrahim David Salami says they will prefer that he dies in the Benin Republic than allow him to be handed over to the Nigerian government. Salami who declared on Saturday vowed that everything would be done to ensure that Igboho is not extradited to Nigeria. Salami said the legal team of five in Benin has been receiving immense moral support from...

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Court Orders SSS to Produce Igboho’s Aides

Law & JusticeNigeriaCourt Orders SSS to Produce Igboho’s Aides

PilotnewsJuly 23, 2021

ABUJA — By the order of a federal high court in Abuja, the State Security Service (SSS) is expected to present the 12 detained aides of Sunday Igboho arrested during the last attack on his apartment. The court had ruled on an ex parte application brought by the detainees’ lawyer. The applicants’ counsel, Pelumi Olajengbesi, urged the court for an order demanding the security service to produce the detainees to enable the court to “inquire...

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Cotonou Court Adjourn Igboho’s Trial as Nigeria Fails to File Extradition Charges

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeCotonou Court Adjourn Igboho’s Trial as Nigeria Fails to File Extradition Charges

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 23, 2021

Communications manager of Ilana Omo Oodua, Maxwell Adeleye has disclosed that  Nigeria did not file any charge against Sunday Igboho before he was arraigned at Cour De’appal De Cotonou, the Republic of Benin on Thursday. The Yoruba activist was arraigned at the court following his arrest at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, Cotonou on Monday night. He was arrested with his wife on their way to Germany. A statement issued by Adeleye on behalf of ...

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Man Kills Wife Over N1, 000.00

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsMan Kills Wife Over N1, 000.00

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 23, 2021

A 41-year-old man, Usman Hammawa, has been apprehended by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his 36-year-old wife to death over N1, 000. The image maker of the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Adamu Alhaji, commended the locals and police for exposing and making it impossible for the criminal to escape justice. He said a fight ensued after Rabiyatu Usman demand her husband refund...

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Eid-El-Kabir: Ganduje Frees 136 Inmates

Law & JusticeEid-El-Kabir: Ganduje Frees 136 Inmates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 22, 2021

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has released 136 inmates from Kano custodial centres as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. After releasing them, each of the inmates was given a sum of N5,000 as transport fare back to their respective destinations. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, announced the pardon to the inmates on Tuesday when he visited Goron Dutse Medium Custodial Centre. The statement read: “In your position as...

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