Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The people of Oruma Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have accused the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA of carrying out indiscriminate arrest and attack on their community. It was learnt that the arrest occured on Wednesday 28 of August, 2024 at about 3pm when the NDLEA officials invaded Oruma community to arrest a local who the drug enforcement body alleged to be involved in drug related activities. According to sources in the community, while they were trying to arrest the accused, the youths resisted and immediately the NDLEA personnel…
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The future of Super Eagles Striker, Victor Osimhen, has set fans and friends alike on a collision course over his next career move. Though The PUNCH on Friday reported that Osimhen, who is the current African Footballer of the Year, opted for Saudi’s Al-Ahli, the Napoli forward had kept fans and friends guessing his next move during the transfer window. Osimhen was said to have turned down a move to join the English side, Chelsea Football Club. According to Skysport in Italy, the Nigerian forward would prefer a move to join the Saudi Arabian side in a four-year deal with…
Nigeria’s celebrated music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, popularly known as the “Elegant Stallion,” will be buried today in Lagos. She died on July 30, 2024, aged 72, at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after collapsing at an event organised in honour of Dr Stella Okoli, the Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals. According to CKN News, the funeral service, as announced by the family, will take place at the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju. This will be followed by a private burial at a vault in Ikoyi, Lagos. A funeral flyer stated that the Service of Songs is scheduled for 10 -12 noon while…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents, in the early hours of Friday, killed students at Shiite-owned Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Faudiya School belongs to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as the Shiites in Nigeria. Sources said the Boko Haram fighters invaded Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA around 3:44am, on Friday to carry out the attack on the school. The gunmen were said to have struck when the students were all asleep. The source said, “The incident occurred at around 3:44 am, when the gunmen invaded Faudiya School a well known…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents, in the early hours of Friday, killed students at Shiite-owned Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Faudiya School belongs to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as the Shiites in Nigeria. Sources said the Boko Haram fighters invaded Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA around 3:44am, on Friday to carry out the attack on the school. The gunmen were said to have struck when the students were all asleep. The source said, “The incident occurred at around 3:44 am, when the gunmen invaded Faudiya School a well known…
By Sulaiman Aledeh The recent wave of kidnappings and security challenges in Nigeria has once again brought to the forefront the urgent need for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s security apparatus. The reunion of 20 medical and dental students with their families, as well as the release of corps members held captive by Boko Haram for a year, have all confirmed the severity of the security crisis facing Nigeria. One of the most glaring issues is the apparent inability of Nigeria’s intelligence and telecommunications agencies to effectively track and intercept communications between kidnappers and their victims’ families. This failure…
Former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George should swallow his comments that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would not be President in 2027, a political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has said. According to him, George should continue to wallow in self delusion and ego trip, because he lacks the powers to determine who becomes the President of Nigeria in 2027. “Let him (George) rest easy, Atiku’s hope for the future is on God and the generality of Nigerians and not on George…
Nigerians paid N1.048 billion as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024, a report has shown.The report, released yesterday by the SBM Intelligence, showed that 7,568 people were kidnapped across the country within the period. SBM Intelligence is an Africa-focused market/security intel gathering consulting firm. Information from its website said it is Nigeria’s leading geopolitical research consultancy outfit, which is “particularly strong in the area of primary data gathering, and analyses of data that provides clarity relating to political, economic and social issues in Nigeria and West Africa”. According to the report released yesterday by the firm, though…
At least 37 bandits were reportedly killed in Matusgi village, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after residents engaged a gang that had invaded the village with the intent to abduct locals. According to an anonymous resident, the bandits arrived on motorbikes around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, aiming to carry out abductions, saying it was not the first time the villagers had confronted bandits, but it was the first instance where they managed to inflict significant casualties. The resident said the bandits began their attack by firing sporadically to intimidate the community. However, the residents had been alerted…
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has ended a temporary public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit from within Canada. The IRCC introduced the policy in August 2020 to help visitors who were unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 pandemic–related travel restrictions. Under the policy, visitors in Canada could apply for a work permit without having to leave the country. In addition, foreign nationals who had held a work permit in the previous 12 months but changed their status in Canada to “visitor” could apply to work legally in Canada while waiting for a…