The Katsina State Police Command says it has foiled an attempt by bandits to kidnap a girl in Faru village, Jibia Local Government Area of the State. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq He said, “Today, August 29, 2024, at about 0115hrs, a distress call was received at the Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters on a bandits attack on Faru village, Jibia LGA, kidnapping one person. “Instantaneously, the DPO Jibia mobilised a joint team of operatives in collaboration with members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps , members of…
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The Rector of Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Dr Abiodun Oluseye, said on Wednesday that the polytechnic’s desire to begin manufacturing drones, and air conditioners, among others, before the year runs out has not been abandoned. Oluseye has equally demanded the support of corporate organisations and grants from both organisations and public-spirited individuals, saying that funding higher education all over the world is not entirely left to the government. The Rector disclosed this while speaking with journalists at a surprise programme organised by the polytechnic to mark his one year in office. Oluseye, who was speechless with the whole…
The Kremlin warned France on Thursday not to turn a criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov into “political persecution.” Russia, which has led an unprecedented crackdown on political opponents during its Ukraine offensive, has painted Durov’s surprise arrest in Paris earlier this week as politically motivated. France has charged Russian-born Durov, who also has French citizenship, on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the popular social media platform. “The main thing is for what is happening in France not to run into political persecution,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “Of course, we consider him…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has just arrived at the Headquarters of the Intelligence Response Team. The police had, in an invitation last week, invited Ajaero to the IRT Headquarters on August 20 by 10 am to answer questions on his alleged involvement in terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony. Ajaero, however, who could not make it, promised to honour the invitation today. He entered the premises on Thursday at exactly 10:17 am alongside Femi Falana, SAN, Marshal Abubakar, Deji Adeyanju, and other senior officials of the NLC. Ajaero and Falana IRT is…
A former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmed, has revealed that the social media app TikTok is causing more harm than good for Nigeria. Ahmed stated that the platform, increasingly favoured by criminal elements to reach the public, requires stricter regulation by stakeholders. In a post on his X.com account late Wednesday, the former aide argued that the freedom provided by the app is emboldening criminals to spread misinformation and propaganda. He said, “It is alarming that TikTok, a global social media platform, is being utilised by criminals such as bandits, kidnappers, and terrorists in Nigeria to interact…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress loyal to the sacked Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Okocha, said they will not participate in the October 5, 2024, local government elections. Okocha disclosed this during an enlarged APC stakeholder meeting in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Wednesday. The meeting also had in attendance loyalists of Senator Magnus Abe, such as Senator Wilson Ake and a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Wogu Boms. Okocha explained that it was the reason the party under his leadership had gone to court to stop all the processes of conducting the election, insisting…
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, is dead. Ayilara, it was gathered, died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, The Nation reported. Sources close to the family told The Nation he underwent prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday before he died hours later. “We are very sad to inform you that our friend, brother, and family, the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, is dead,” the family was quoted as saying. A top police officer in Akwa Ibom State, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was…
It was found that N366 million was spent on tyres in three days and the payments were made on May 21, 2024, June 22, 2023, and June 24, 2023. A review of the Govspend public payments portal by SaharaReporters has revealed significant tyre-related expenditures by the President Bola Tinubu-led Presidency. It was found that N366 million was spent on tyres in three days and the payments were made on May 21, 2024, June 22, 2023, and June 24, 2023. There was a single-day expenditure of N42.8 million on June 22, 2023, for State House tyres. Another sum…
The All Progressive Congress on Wednesday received hundreds of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, and Africa Democratic Congress into its fold at Igueben, headquarters of the Igueben Local Government area of Edo State ahead of the state governorship election. Receiving the decampees, the Director General, APC Campaign Council, Matthew Urhoghide, assured them of fair treatment, noting that all members are equal in the APC. He expressed belief in Senator Monday Okpebholo, noting that he is a good candidate and he would listen to the yearning of the people. He said, “I welcome you all to the APC.…
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council reported that non-oil exports generated $2.7bn in the first half of 2024, representing a 6.26 per cent increase from the $2.5bn recorded during the same period in 2023. This was disclosed by the Executive Director/Chief Executive of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, during a presentation of the progress report on non-oil export performance for H1 2024 in Abuja on Wednesday. Ayeni stated that the total volume of exports during the review period was 3.834m metric tonnes, with 211 products exported, ranging from agricultural commodities to products from extractive industries. She noted that the performance indicates that Nigerian…