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Monday, 23 May 2022 06:24

A new law provides for prosecution witnesses to be flown abroad for protection. This is how to qualify

In an effort to protect Nigerians who provide information to security agencies during an investigation and prosecution of offences, the Federal Government has made a provision that allows Nigerians to be kept in foreign countries under witness protection. Similarly, there is a provision that allows foreigners to be kept in Nigeria under witness protection. This is according to the Witness Protection Act 2022, which President Muhammadu Buhari had recently assented to and passed into law. Under Section 17 of the Act titled ‘Agreements with international bodies, institutions, organisations or foreign countries’, it stated that the relevant security agency would require…

Sunday, 22 May 2022 06:36

Gunmen behead Anambra Assembly member representing Soludo’s constituency

Gunmen have beheaded Okechuckwu Okoye, the lawmaker representing Governor Charles Soludo’s community in Anambra House of Assembly, Nigeria’s Southeast. Okoye, who represents Aguata 2 Constituency in Anambra State, was abducted alongside his aide, Cyril Chiegboka, last Sunday, along Aguluzigbo road, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. His head was said to have been dumped at Chisco park in Amichi, a community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, six days after he was abducted. Police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement Saturday night. He said the lawmaker’s headless body was…

Friday, 20 May 2022 06:40

Boko Haram, Ansaru terrorists relocating to Northwest from Northeast - El Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday, expressed concern over the presence of the dreaded Boko Haram and the Ansaru terrorists in two local government areas of Birnin-Gwari and Giwa in the state. El-Rufai noted that the insecurity challenge in the Northeast has moved to the Northwest, adding that bandits are planning to relocate from Sambisa to Kaduna forest. The governor stated this while receiving the 2022 First Quarter Security Report at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna in the state capital. The report presented by the State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said 360…

Friday, 20 May 2022 06:39

Female students abducted in fresh Kaduna attack

Four students of Kaduna State College of Education (KSCOE), Gidan Waya in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state have been abducted. The victims were kidnapped at Mile 1 area of Gidan Waya axis on Monday evening. Commenting on the incident, spokesman, Kaduna State Student Union (KADSSU), KSCOE Chapter, Benjamin Fie, said their abductors have demanded a huge ransom. Fie said, “It’s with a bitter heart that the Kaduna state student union (KADSSU) of the prestigious Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya wishes to make known to the college community and the public that four of their students were…

Thursday, 19 May 2022 06:32

FG suspends AGF Ahmed Idris accused of stealing N80bn

Federal government has suspended the Account-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, following his arrest over money laundering and diversion of public funds allegations on Tuesday. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intercepted Idris in Kano on Tuesday and subsequently flew him to Abuja. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, informed Idris of his suspension in a letter on Wednesday. His suspension is without pay, Ahmed stated in the letter dated May 18, 2022. “Following your recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of diversion of funds and money laundering, I write to convey your suspension from…

Thursday, 19 May 2022 06:31

Court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application

A Federal High court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday denied a bail request for separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial on terrorism charges and for broadcasting falsehoods, one of his defence lawyers said. The trial, Binta Nyako, said Kanu has to account for his whereabout following previous bail and refusal to attend court hearing, the lawyer told Reuters. Kanu, a British citizen who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), disappeared from Nigeria after skipping bail in 2017. He was arrested after years on the run. IPOB, which Kanu founded in 2014, is pressing for the secession…

Thursday, 19 May 2022 06:30

Rioters set fire to Abuja market; shops, vehicles destroyed

There was chaos at Dei-Dei, a suburb of Abuja, following an accident in the area which resulted in a riot. While there are varying versions of what led to the riot, some residents said there was an accident involving a motorcycle around the market in the area. The accident was said to have resulted in the chaos that followed. During the riot, several persons were seen with what appeared to be machetes, while shops were razed and vehicles as well as motorcycles destroyed. Several traders were seen trying to salvage some of their goods, while some youths were also seen…

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 06:26

Bandits return to Abuja-Kaduna highway, abduct scores of passengers

Bandits on Tuesday evening returned to the Abuja-Kaduna highway and abducted scores of passengers in an operation that lasted almost an hour. It was gathered that the bandits blocked the highway between Kurnmin Kare and Katari in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted passengers from commercial and private vehicles. The incident occurred just days after a youth corps member traveling on the highway was killed in a cross fire between bandits and security agents. Sources from Katari said the incident occurred around 4pm, adding that the bandits had in the early hours of Tuesday invaded Katari town…

Tuesday, 17 May 2022 06:36

EFCC arrests Accountant General of the Federation over allegations of N80bn fraud

Nigeria's economic crimes agency said on Monday night it had arrested the country's accountant general over charges of diverting public funds and money laundering to the tune of N80 billion. Africa's biggest economy and energy producer, Nigeria has struggled for decades with endemic corruption among senior public servants and the political elite, who many Nigerians blame for widespread poverty in the country. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement it had invited Ahmed Idris, the administrative head of the national treasury, on several occasions to answer questions on the charges but he had failed to present himself.…

Tuesday, 17 May 2022 06:32

Sokoto blasphemy murder: 34 lawyers appear in court to defend Deborah’s killers

A magistrate’s court sitting in Sokoto has remanded two suspects — Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci — arrested in connection with the murder of Deborah Emmanuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education. BACKGROUND On May 12, Deborah was attacked by a mob and set ablaze over comments purportedly considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed. A video of the student being stoned and beaten with sticks was shared on social media. The incident sparked outrage and condemnation across the country and the police command in Sokoto, subsequently, arrested two suspects in connection with the killing. On…

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Monday, 16 May 2022 06:04

Hackers in Nigeria have developed tech tools to steal your car with ease. These are preventive measures to take

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public of an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start engines wirelessly and make away with cars. In a statement on Saturday, Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s director of public affairs, said the notice was in accordance with the latest advisory released by the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) of the commission, the cybersecurity centre for the telecom sector. NCC said the vulnerability is a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack or, more specifically, a replay attack in which an attacker intercepts the RF signals normally sent from a remote key fob to…

Saturday, 14 May 2022 06:10

Gunmen kill four in attacks on Bauchi communities

Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the killing of the three persons in Tafawa Balewa LGA on Monday May 9, 2022 at about 8:30pm but had yet to confirm the incident in the Ningi LGA, which happened at around 11:30pm on Wednesday, as of the time of filing this report. Gunmen, in the early hours of Wednesday, attacked Yadagungume and Limi villages in Ningi local government area of Bauchi State and killed three persons, while one other person was injured. The Zaar Youth Development Association, which disclosed the incident in the Tafawa Balewa LGA, in a statement made available to journalists…

Friday, 13 May 2022 06:39

Sultan condemns killing of Sokoto college student over alleged blasphemy

The police command in Sokoto says two suspects have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the killing of a female student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education. The student, identified as Deborah Samuel, was said to have been attacked by a mob over remarks considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed. Videos of the student being stoned and beaten with sticks were shared on social media, and the incident was reported to have occurred in the early hours of Thursday. In a statement on the incident, Sanusi Abubakar, spokesman of the Sokoto police command, said operatives have…

Friday, 13 May 2022 06:31

Scores kidnapped as gunmen waylay vehicles on Rivers highway

Scores of travellers have been kidnapped as gunmen hijacked three vehicles along the Emuoha area of the East-West road in Rivers State. This came few days after three kidnapped passengers along the kalabari-Emuoha road regained their freedom. In the latest incident, it was learnt that the gunmen diverted the passengers to a nearby forest in the area at about 8 pm on Wednesday, following an ambush in Evekwu -Rumuodogo communities in Emuoha. A member of local vigilante group in the area who confirmed the incident said the vehicles which were travelling to Port Harcourt from various parts of the country…

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