Operatives of the Adamawa Police Command have arrested a sex worker named Riyanatu Musa, for allegedly stabbing a barman to death in Adamawa in a quarel over N200 liquor change. Musa was said to have allegedly stabbed the barman, Yohanna Musa, in a fit of anger over the said money. The sex worker, based in Mubi South LGA, killed the barman after the two disagreed over a N200 balance the barman was supposed to collect from her. Riyanatu Musa, confessing the crime to the police, narrated that she had collected dry gin known as ‘Big Ben’ and one other drink from…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has granted the Department of State Services (DSS) permission to detain 10 suspected terrorists, who allegedly planned to establish a Boko Haram/ISWAP cell in Osun, for 60 days pending the conclusion of the investigation. Justice Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by DSS lawyer Y.I. Umar, held that the application was meritorious and accordingly granted it. “An order is hereby made enabling the State Security Service (aka DSS)/applicant to detain the respondents for sixty (60) days pending the conclusion of the investigation,” he ruled. Justice Nwite…
A Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, has disclosed that dreaded terrorist and bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, has been spotted in with his militant gangs. Makama, who made this known in a post on his X handle on Friday, 10 January, 2025, disclosed that Turji was spotted in the North Western part of the country. “Bello Turji have been spotted with his militant gangs in the rocks of Fakai and Manawa in the North West, ” he wrote: Recall that the notorious bandit leader had issued fresh threats over his uncles arrested by Nigerian troops, just as he also…
Following the deadly attack on the Nganzai Divisional Police Headquarters in Borno State, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a crackdown on the Boko Haram terrorists responsible for the act The attack, which occurred on Thursday, 9 January, 2025 at around 12:10am, claimed the lives of two police officers, Inspector Bartholomew Kalawa and Corporal Mustapha Huzaifat, while leaving another officer critically injured. The terrorists, who exchanged gunfire with officers on duty, were eventually overpowered and repelled with the assistance of the civilian joint taskforce stationed nearby. In a statement released on Friday, 10 January, 2025 and signed by…
The Federal Government has announced that the minimum wage would be reviewed on a two-year interval instead of five years. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who made this disclosure on Thursday, 9 January, 2025 in Abia State, said the minimum review timeline is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to his promise to Nigerian workers by ensuring the minimum wage was reviewed after three years. “We are not going to allow minimum wage review to be forever. “It used to be about five years, but now, in three years’ time, which is less than two…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered a fresh hearing in the legal battle over the disputed Kano Emirate. The Appellate Court, in a judgement delivered on Friday,10 January, 2025 held that Bayero was denied fair hearing due to the shoddy manner in which the Kano High Court conducted proceedings against him. Justice Mohammed Mustapha, who delivered the lead judgment, stated that the Kano High Court was unfair to Bayero by conducting proceedings without serving him a hearing notice to enable him to present his case. He held that all courts of law are bound to ensure justice for…
Former Secretary to the Kano State government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has threatened to reveal details about Governor Abba Yusuf and his political mentor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Bichi said he had compromising documents, voice recordings, and videos that he would expose “when the time is right.” He spoke while addressing the public for the first time since being dismissed from his position, along with five other commissioners, by the governor in December 2024. Addressing his supporters on Thursday, 9 January, 2025 shortly after his return from Saudi Arabia, the former SSG promised to reveal the actions of his previous political allies. “I’m…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), acting on intelligence on emerging internet crimes involving foreigners, on Thursday, January 9, 2025 broke another syndicate of fraudsters specializing in hotel review job scam, targeting mostly United Kingdom victims. They arrested 105 suspects comprising four Chinese and 101 Nigerians at Naka Hall Plaza in Abutu Garba Street, Gudu, Abuja. 100 compact Work Stations were recovered from the suspects. How the Fraud Works Hotel Review Job Scam is a globally- entrenched internet-related fraud that is newly appearing on the Nigerian space The modus operandi involves Chinese who usually recruit local…
As the world ushers in the new year 2025, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toyin Fayinka, has reaffirmed his commitment to the welfare and prosperity of his constituents. The Lawmaker, who represents Mushin Federal Constituency II in the House, also assured his constituents of the desire to always work for the enhancement of their standard of living and deliverance of dividends of democracy even at their doorsteps. The lawmaker marked the beginning of the year by commissioning several impactful projects and awarding cash grants to 500 beneficiaries to help them start businesses of their choice. The commissioned…
As part of activities marking his 60th birthday, the former commissioner with the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Alhaji Musbau Oyefeso, has floated a foundation to sponsor the education of the out-of-school children. Alhaji seized the opportunity of the occasion to distribute food items to 250 people. The gesture, he said, was to cushion the effect of economic crisis in the country. At the event held in his Ijebu-Aiyepe hometown, participants were offered free medical services. Alhaji Oyefeso’s gesture received accolades from dignitaries including monarchs in the town, state government representatives, religious and community leaders, friends and families. According…