Alleged N2b Bribe: Senate President Threatens Court Action Against Sahara Reporters

CorruptionNewsPoliticsAlleged N2b Bribe: Senate President Threatens Court Action Against Sahara Reporters

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 21, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Senate President, Sen. Ahmed Lawan, along with Sen. Mohammed Musa, have given an online publication, Sahara Reporters, a seven-day ultimatum to retract an alleged libellous publication. The duo described the publication as false and misleading. Counsel to the Senate President, Mr Ahmed Raji, (SAN), wrote a letter to the media firm on behalf of his client asking it to retract the report within seven days and tender an unreserved apology....

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Financing Boko Haram

ColumnsCrime & SecurityNigeriaOpinionFinancing Boko Haram

PilotnewsNovember 20, 2020

There has long been speculation about how Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations are funded. Some funding clearly comes [PDF] from criminal activity, with kidnapping particularly lucrative, and from bank robberies. Presumably, protection rackets also play a role. At some times and in some places, Boko Haram has been able to impose “taxes” on the local population. Boko Haram has also been involved in trading, especially in the Lake Chad Basin. Weapons—a major expense—appear often to come from government armories, sometimes because...

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Nigerian Security Forces and the Dangers of a Violence-First Approach

ColumnsNewsNigeriaOpinionNigerian Security Forces and the Dangers of a Violence-First Approach

PilotnewsNovember 20, 2020

On October 20, 2020, Nigerians watched in horror on social media as men suspected to be members of the military opened fire on peaceful #EndSARS protesters—a movement responding to a litany of abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a special police unit—in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. For more than a decade, Nigerian civil society groups have trained members of public security forces regarding the inviolability of human rights. Despite such training, Nigerian security agencies still...

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#EndSARS: 57 Civilians, 37 Policemen, 6 Soldiers Killed

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria#EndSARS: 57 Civilians, 37 Policemen, 6 Soldiers Killed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 20, 2020

The aftermath of EndSARS protest in Nigeria shows that 57 civilians, 37 policemen, and 6 Soldiers were killed all over the country during the crisis. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing, also disclosed that 196 policemen were injured; 164 police vehicles destroyed and 134 police stations were razed. “The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigeria Customs Service and Nigeria...

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#Endsars: Adamawa Looters Returned 80 Percent Looted Items- SSG Tells Assembly

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria#Endsars: Adamawa Looters Returned 80 Percent Looted Items- SSG Tells Assembly

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Adamawa State Government Recovery Committee of Looted Items says about 70 to 80 percent of public and private items looted by hoodlums in state have been returned.  The chairman of the recovery committee of looted items,  who is also the Secretary to Adamawa State government Mallam Ahmad Bashir  dropped the hint   when members of the Adamawa State house of assembly Ad-hoc committee on assessment of public and private warehouses/offices vandalized during the #EndSARS protests paid...

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DJ Switch claims she removed bullets from peaceful protesters shot at Lekki Toll Gate

NewsNigeriaDJ Switch claims she removed bullets from peaceful protesters shot at Lekki Toll Gate

Victoria Solomon (Staff Reporter)November 19, 2020

■ Dismisses  claims by the government saying she counted 15 dead bodies on the said day On Tuesday, 20th October, 2020, the Warri-born disc jockey and musician, Obianuju Catherine Udeh who also goes by the stage name, DJ switch gave live updates using her Instagram account on how the military stormed the peaceful protest in Lekki, Lagos state. Just recently, the Minister of information and culture in Nigeria asked her who her sponsors were and...

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Nigeria Ranked Highest in Drug Use Prevalence According to UNO Report

LifestyleNewsNigeriaWellnessNigeria Ranked Highest in Drug Use Prevalence According to UNO Report

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Mrs. Folusho Adelekan, the National Programme Officer of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has confirmed that Nigeria has been ranked as the highest in drug use prevalence rate in the world. According to Mrs Adelekan during a sensation workshop on Drug Abuse and Rape organised by the Christabels Initiatives and facilitated by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Drugs and Narcotics in Abuja, Nigeria accounted for 14.3...

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Gov Zulum Inaugurates Committee On Almajiri Education

NewsGov Zulum Inaugurates Committee On Almajiri Education

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Borno state Government has inaugurated a 14 Man Reform Committee to reform the Tsangayya system of education with a view to provide more conducive and better learning condition and alleviate the social problems developing from Tsangayya system of education. Inaugurating the committee at the Government House, Maiduguri , the Borno state Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum said “Tsangayya education otherwise known as the Almajiri system of education is one area...

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Adamawa Court Sentences Man to Die By Hanging for Killing Own Son

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa Court Sentences Man to Die By Hanging for Killing Own Son

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent A Middle age man, Bappa Alti of Ganji village in Gombi Local Government Area, Adamawa state has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing own son, Buba Bappa for money ritual. The state High Court VII presided over by Justice Fatima Ahmed Tafida, on Wednesday convicted Bappa for causing the death of his son by hitting him with a rearing stick and cutting off his head with a cutlass....

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Umahi Boosted to Have Gathered Votes for Buhari in 2019 – Wike

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUmahi Boosted to Have Gathered Votes for Buhari in 2019 – Wike

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said another governor in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is planning to join the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Governor disclosed this on Channels Television’s programme, ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday. He said, “I can tell you there is one PDP governor that will leave. He is not leaving because of anything but he will come up with an excuse. “The...

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