Author: Lawan

**describes Malami’s allegations against Gov Nasir as a smokescreen to promote terrorists agenda in Nigeria. The Coalition for Justice and Equity (CJE) has called on security agencies and the international community to include former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on their terorrism watchlist due to the potential dangers his actions pose to national stability. The group labelled Malami’s recent allegations against Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, as a “smokescreen to promote a terrorist agenda” in Nigeria, labelling his claims as baseless, politically motivated, and a dangerous attempt to destabilise Kebbi State and undermine Nigeria’s national security. Comrade Isaac Olayemi,…

The Young Christian Fellowships in Nigeria Without Borders (YCFNB) has announced a 14-day fasting and prayer campaign across the nation, running from September 15 to September 29 to stand as a bulwark against the enemies of the Dangote Refinery. The group said the sacred initiative is directly focused on the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) amid escalating tensions and recent threats to resume a nationwide strike. The union’s accusations of breached agreements involving high-ranking officials like Minister Wale Edun and Department of State Services (DSS) representatives have been labelled as duplicitous by the YCFNB. …

A Muslim man, Dawud Usman, from Nasarawa State, announced that he currently has four wives. Dawud married his third wife, Hajiya Farida Mustapha, in July 2023 and the fourth one recently. “I m currently happily married to 4 amazing wives,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.

The FBI is offering up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the sho0ter of right-wing activist, Charlie Kirk. Kirk, 31, was assassinated on Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University. The offer of a reward comes after the FBI released photos of a person of interest in the case. The images show what the FBI described as someone of an age to have “blended in well with a college institution.” The individual in a photo provided by law enforcement was wearing a hat and sunglasses along with an American flag T-shirt with an eagle…

Armed bandits have attacked a Niger State Magistrate, Benjamin Zakari, along the Kontagora-Tegina Highway, leaving him injured and abducting several travellers. The incident occurred as Magistrate Zakari, who serves in the Rijau Magisterial Division, was returning from a one-day workshop held at Azahrah International Hotel in Minna. Eyewitnesses reported that the bandits blocked the busy highway, opened fire on vehicles, and struck the magistrate in the leg as he attempted to flee. For nearly three hours, the armed gang terrorized the road, forcing vehicles to halt. They reportedly abducted passengers into a nearby forest and left four other travellers with…

Authorities in Colorado on Thursday, September 11, named the 16-year-old student suspected of shooting two other students at Evergreen High School on Wednesday, September 10. The suspect, Desmond Holly, di£d of self-inflicted injuries on Wednesday night after he opened fire on the school grounds that day, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. “He was radicalized by some extremist network,” a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office, Jacki Kelley, told reporters at a news briefing outside the school in Evergreen, Colorado. She did not describe the network, saying only that “we want to at least give you that much about, maybe,…

The Lagos State Police Command says the ongoing investigation into the activities of the self-acclaimed Obi of Lagos has shown that he was a fraud and the planned unveiling of a N1.5 billion palace was a ploy to scam people of their hard earned money. In a statement released, the deputy spokesperson of the command, SP Oluseyi said investigation carried out so far has revealed that the principal suspect, Engr. Chibuike Azubike, confessed to the Police that he is not a qualified engineer but merely a supplier of construction materials to construction companies, which formed the basis upon which he…

A 56-year-old beer parlour operator in Ondo state, Ayo Akinpelu, has been arrested by the Amotekun command in Ipetu-Ijes community for stealing goats which he says he uses to make the goat meat pepper soup he sells in his beer parlour. A statement issued by command spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu, on Thursday in Osogbo, stated that the suspects was apprehended with the stolen goat hidden in his Lexus Jeep after some residents tipped the command. Akinpelu was reportedly stopped by vigilant members of the community who insisted on inspecting the vehicle, leading to the discovery of the animals. Unable to provide…

Six suspected cultists have been apprehended by operatives of the Nigerian Police for allegedly shooting two students of Osun State Polytechnic Iree on campus during a clash on September 8. The confrontation, reportedly between members of the Buccaneers confraternity and rival groups, involved gun fire that left the two students injured. Three suspects — Oluwadamilare Temitope (23), Ayodeji John (24), and Adepoju Adesoji (27) — were arrested at the scene, while another operation on September 9 led to the arrest of three more suspects: Yusuf Abeeb (24), Fatai Quadri (24), and Lateef Abiodun (23). The state Police Command spokesperson, Abiodun…

*…condemns calls for sack as terrorists’ propaganda* *…hails CNS, COAS as outstanding officers globally respected for their performance* The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has lauded the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, and the service chiefs for what he described as tangible and strategic gains in Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism, banditry and other crimes threatening national stability. Agbese, who represents Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State, said the current military leadership has reinvigorated counter-insurgency and counter-banditry operations in a manner that is restoring public confidence. He insisted that recent calls in…