Afenifere Hails Babalola For Withdrawing Suit Against Dele Farotimi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAfenifere Hails Babalola For Withdrawing Suit Against Dele Farotimi

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 27, 2025

Afenifere,  the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, has hailed legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, for respecting the wishes of foremost Yoruba Obas, in respect of the criminal case he filed against Barrister Dele Farotimi. Afenifere disclosed this in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi on Monday. Recall that Chief Babalola had sued Mr Farotimi for defaming him in his (Farotimi’s) book titled ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’. According to...

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Anambra Govt Takes Up Case Of Elderly Woman In Wheelchair Burnt To Death

CommunityCrime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Govt Takes Up Case Of Elderly Woman In Wheelchair Burnt To Death

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2025

Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has waded into the case of a 74-year old woman allegedly burnt to death in her wheelchair in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area. Four suspects fingered in the crime are 21-year old Chinenye Ekwenugo; 47 year old Uzochukwu Okeke; 60-year old Fidel Anayo and Ikenna Anene aged 54. Items recovered at the crime scene were the burnt remains of the deceased, her wheelchair, and...

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Troops Kill Terrorist Commander, Arrest 224 Suspects Nationwide – DHQ

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Kill Terrorist Commander, Arrest 224 Suspects Nationwide – DHQ

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 27, 2025

…22 Soldiers Killed as Troops Target Timbuktu Triangle The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced the killing of a notorious terrorist commander and gunrunner, Abu Mosaje, in Plateau State, alongside 96 other terrorists, during operations conducted across the country in the past week. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to Maj.-Gen. Troops killed Buba, Mosaje in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of...

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Breaking – ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBreaking – ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 26, 2025

At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing during a military operation targeting Islamic State-affiliated militants in the Northeast, military sources told AFP on Sunday. The attack took place on Friday night during a ground offensive against insurgents in a wasteland straddling Borno and Yobe states. According to one officer who spoke anonymously, “The suicide attack killed 27 soldiers, including the commander, and left several others seriously injured.” Providing more details, another...

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Food Production: World Bank, Yobe Govt Disburses $2.5m To Communities, Farmer Groups

Flood & Natural DisasterNewsNigeriaFood Production: World Bank, Yobe Govt Disburses $2.5m To Communities, Farmer Groups

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

No fewer than 101 communities and farmer groups in Yobe state have received$2,525,000 as an interest-free community revolving fund loan under the World Bank-assisted project Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, ACReSAL in the State. While launching the second phase of the project, Governor Mai Mala Buni, stated that the interest-free loan was aimed at driving economic growth, providing employment opportunities, and creating wealth in farming communities. The Governor directed the allocation of 4,825 slots out...

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Cholera Outbreak Kills About 12 Persons In Akwa Ibom

HealthNewsNigeriaCholera Outbreak Kills About 12 Persons In Akwa Ibom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

The Akwa Ibom State government has confirmed a cholera outbreak reported in the coastal community of Emeroke, in Eastern Obolo local government area of Akwa Ibom State has caused the death of about 12 persons including a 72-year-old woman. Children and teenagers were the worst-hit by the sudden cholera bout before government intervention. Locals puts the death toll at 12 on Saturday but physicians at Immanuel General Hospital in Eket local government area, where the...

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Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Boss Arrested

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Boss Arrested

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

The chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, has been arrested in connection with the alleged diversion of over N4 billion. According to a source within the commission, Rimingado was arrested by police operatives led by ASP Ahmed Bello on Friday and taken to Abuja. The arrest of Rimingado could be linked to the ongoing trial of Bala Muhammed Inuwa, the former Managing Director of Kano Agricultural Supply...

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UNICEF says Flooding Interrupted Learning for Over 2M Nigerian Children In 2024

EducationNewsNigeriaUNICEF says Flooding Interrupted Learning for Over 2M Nigerian Children In 2024

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

Flooding has disrupted the learning of 2,200,000 children in Nigeria in 2024 due to impact of Climate Change on learning, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. Rahama Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano, disclosed while briefing journalists on the event of the 2025 International Day of Education (IDE) said a report released by organization’s study on the disruptive impact of Climate Change on learning in 85 countries, including Nigeria, revealed the statistics. “For...

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More Yahoo People In Tinubu’s Govt Than Outside – Peter Obi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMore Yahoo People In Tinubu’s Govt Than Outside – Peter Obi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

The Labour Party LP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has criticized Tinubu led administration, noting that there are more “Yahoo people” in government than those outside. Obi stated this in his keynote address as guest speaker at the 4th graduation ceremony of Nexford University with a themed: “Lead the change; ignite your future”. Obi emphasized on the need for quality leadership to manage the affairs of the country, urging the graduates to...

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Fuel Tanker Accident Burns Persons and Vehicles At Ugwu Onyeama In Enugu

NewsNigeriaFuel Tanker Accident Burns Persons and Vehicles At Ugwu Onyeama In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 25, 2025

The spate of fire incidents as a result of the fall of fuel-laden tankers in Nigeria has become worrisome as not less than eleven lives and 6 vehicles were burnt on Saturday at the infamous Ugwu Onyeama along the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway in Enugu State. Eye witness account states that the petrol tanker fell while navigating down the hill and exploded burning vehicles and persons. Meanwhile, Governor Peter Mbah, who visited the accident scene, commiserated with...

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