Soldiers stormed the Janjala community in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State, arresting the Madaki of Janjala, Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu, and 13 suspected bandits’ informants. On Wednesday, a source who preferred anonymity verified by phone to Daily Trust that troops raided the community on Tuesday in eight Hilux vehicles and motorcycles and apprehended the culprits. He stated that the forces stopped in Kagarko town and picked up some suspects before driving towards Janjala, which is roughly three kilometers away from Kagarko. “The two arrested suspects in Kagarko town led the troops to some houses in Janjala, from where they picked up…
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A Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja convicted and sentenced one Ume Clinton to a year in jail on Wednesday for purporting to be an operator of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and scamming a foreigner of €45, 000 Euro. The 30-year-old prisoner was sentenced to prison by Justice Mojisola Dada after pleading guilty to the anti-graft agency’s allegations of impersonation, fraudulent possession of papers, and fraud of €45, 000. The Lagos zonal office of the EFCC had arraigned the convict who was accused of defrauding a Belgian educator and caregiver, Axelle Mahieu. Also Read: Court Voids…
Paris Saint-Germain’s relationship with Lionel Messi is set to end after two underwhelming years following the French champions’ decision to suspend the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Greeted as a hero by adoring supporters when he arrived in Paris from Barcelona in August 2021, Messi was supposed to be the man to deliver PSG elusive Champions League success. It has not worked out and some of those fans had recently turned against a player they see as a symbol of all the club have done wrong in focusing on superstar signings while…
The police command in Kaduna says it arrested 350 suspects for “urban gangsterism,” popularly known as ‘Sara-suka’ in the metropolis. Police spokesman Muhammad Jalige disclosed this at a news briefing on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said the command organised constant raids on the hideouts of the hoodlums to have a crime-free society where law-abiding citizens could go about their lawful businesses without fear of being molested or intimidated. “The gallant determination of our personnel has yielded positive results with the arrest of 350 suspects, and they would soon be prosecuted,” the officer said. According to him, some exhibits recovered from…
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to depart for London, United Kingdom later Wednesday, May 3 to join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom respectively. The coronation according to a press release by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, will take place on Saturday, May 6. Ahead of the coronation, the Commonwealth Secretariat will take advantage of the gathering of leaders in London to host a Commonwealth Summit for Presidents and…
Former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has disagreed with the decision of Governor Nyesom Wike to declare a public holiday in Rivers State because of a visit by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Sani said the action taken by Wike because of Tinubu’s visit to Rivers State is a sign of desperation by someone seeking favour. Meridianspy reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike declared Wednesday, May 3 a public holiday to enable residents of the state to come out in large numbers to welcome the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the state. Governor Wike also ordered that…
President Muhammadu Buhari claims that throughout the last eight years, the rights of Nigerian journalists have been respected and upheld. He made the remarks on Tuesday while celebrating World Press Freedom Day with the media under the subject “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for All Other Human Rights.” Also Read: What Buhari has achieved in Eight Years – Presidency He said: “We’ve kept the faith. We’ve ensured that Nigerian journalists have had unfettered freedom to practice their art, and on this occasion of World Press Freedom Day, we recommit to that resolution, even as…
The Senate directed the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA) on Tuesday to forward Constitution Amendment Bill No. 20 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in accordance with the requirements of the Authentication Act. The law attempts to guarantee consistency in the retirement age and pension rights of the supreme court of records judicial personnel. It raises the retirement age from 65 to 70 years. The bill defines a judicial officer of superior courts of record thus: “A judicial officer appointed to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, High Court of Federal Capital Territory…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said out of over 200 million Nigerians, only 57.4 million possess Bank Verification Number (BVN). In February 2014, the apex bank collaborated with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), the bankers committee, and deposit money banks to start the BVN project. The BVN was created to uniquely identify customers of Nigerian banks, decrease fraud, and increase the efficiency of the country’s banking operations. The BVN has become a significant prerequisite for opening and maintaining bank accounts in the country since its establishment. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, stated this in Calabar yesterday…
The Abia State House of Assembly has dismissed the purported impeachment of her speaker, Chinedum Orji, by some members of the House led by its former Deputy Speaker, Ifeanyi Uchendu. This was made public during a preliminary session of the House presided by Orji, on Tuesday. A video which has now gone viral on social media emerged on Tuesday morning where some members of the House sat in an undisclosed location, reportedly impeached the Speaker and elected Chukwudi Apugo as the new Speaker. But a member of the House, Jerry Uzosike, during the preliminary, described the move as unconstitutional, disgraceful…
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, revealed yesterday that a specific flavour of the Indomie Noodles brand, ‘Special Chicken Flavour,’ was not registered by the agency for sale in Nigeria. While shedding additional insight on the banned substance, Adeyeye promised Nigerians of a thorough investigation of the product, both at the factory and market levels, as the agency began random sampling and analysis of Indomie noodles, including the seasoning, for the presence of ethylene oxide. Adeyeye noted in a statement made available to MeridiaSpy, the results of the product sampling and…
The House of Representatives has requested the Central Criminal Court of the United Kingdom and the British Government to “temper justice with mercy” in sentencing Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu, and Dr Obinna Obeta, who is based in the United Kingdom. The House also requested the Federal Government of Nigeria to “take all necessary diplomatic steps and other interventions regarding the travails of the Ekwermadu family.” The House directed its Clerk, Yahaya Danzaria, to notify the British Government and the court of the resolutions. Recall that the Central Criminal Court had on March 23, 2023 found Ekweremadus…