Zamfara officials convicted for fraud

Justice Fatima Murtala of the Federal High Court Gusau has convicted and sentenced two officials of Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, Gambo Tsafe and Kasimu Mohammed for fraud.
The convicts, Director and Accountant respectively of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, ZASUBEB, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 12 on a three-count charge bordering on

128 policemen killed in three months – Idris

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, said 128 policemen had lost their lives to criminals in various parts of the country in the last three months.
Idris said this in a statement issued by the Force Spokesman, DCP Don Awunah, in Abuja on Wednesday.
“In the past three months, the Force has lost 128 personnel in various parts

Kano Governor presents N209.8 billion 2017 budget proposal

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has presented a budget proposal of N210 billion (specifically, N209,875,330,488) for the 2017 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly.
Under the proposal, which the governor tagged “Budget of Sustainable Self Reliance”, N130,488,682.677 was projected for

Soldiers who supply arms to militants nabbed in Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Fatai Owoseni, on Monday disclosed that the Command arrested two Nigerian soldiers who allegedly supplied arms to militants.
The CP told newsmen the arrest was made after residents of Sixth Avenue in FESTAC Town alerted the police.
While displaying the recovered items before

BREAKING NEWS: Loner obsessed with the Nazis is found GUILTY of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox who he repeatedly stabbed and shot as she arrived to meet her constituents

Thomas Mair spent hours looking up information on the Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist organisations before brutally stabbing the Labour MP in her hometown of Batley, West Yorkshire. The 53-year-old killer shouted 'Britain First, this is for Britain, Britain will always come first' as he rained down blows on

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Dogara vows to amend SSS law, condemns raid on ‘corrupt’ judges homes

Speaker Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday said the invasion of the homes of senior judicial officers by the State Security Service was a disorganised and worrisome. The Speaker said the clampdown was a duplication of the function of other anti-corruption agencies such as the Economic and Financial

Future and Larsa Pippen Continue Fueling Dating Rumors

Last month, rumors began to swirl that Future played a part in the break-up of Scottie and Larsa Pippen, after Future and Larsa were spotted together in Miami one week after Scottie filled for divorce. Camps for both Future and Larsa maintained that the two were longtime friends with no

Monk threatened with jail after storming into a church and shouting: 'This is a synagogue of sin'

A monk from a controversial Catholic sect has been threatened with jail after storming into a church shouting: 'This is a synagogue of sin'. Damon Kelly, dressed all in black, charged into two separate churches on the same day, interrupting Sunday

Kwara detects 8863 ghost workers on payroll

A committee that audited the workforce of Kwara State has said it detected 8,863 ghost workers and pensioners on the payrolls of both the state and local governments.
The Personnel Database Development committee, which presented its report to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed at Government House, Ilorin on Monday, said the development could potentially save the

How militants, religious bigots killed 128 policemen - IG

The Inspector-General of Police, (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, said 128 policemen had lost their lives to activities of criminals in various parts of the country in the past three months.
Idris said this in a statement issued by the Force Spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police,

Ondo: Police deploy 26,000 as AD alleges rigging plot

The Police will unleash a massive security cordon around Ondo State from Friday – 24 hours to the governorship election and on Election Day. For deployment are 26,000 personnel, three helicopters, 12 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and 20 gunboats.
Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris told a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, the state capital, yesterday that each polling unit will be manned by five policemen, besides others from

Gunmen 'kill guards' at Italian-owned oil facility in Nigeria

Gunmen in military camouflage have killed four guards at a facility operated by the Nigerian subsidiary of Italian group Eni, local and security officials have told AFP news agency.
Four members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), a paramilitary agency of the government, were killed on Monday at the installation at

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Seun Egbegbe was misunderstood, He was only going to his car to get the balance for the other phones when mob attacked him

Earlier in the day, there was an official statement from Seun Egbegbe following the shameful phone theft allegations that saw the film producer beaten blue black and later arrested by the police.
His PR manager has released another statement, explaining what really happened. He also claims it was all a misunderstanding.
Read the statement after the cut

Hunters rescue 8 women, children from Boko Haram

A group of local hunters helped five women and three children escape from Boko Haram camps in Sambisa forest of Borno State.
The chief security officer of the local hunters in Adamawa State, Garba Tarfa, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday that the hostages were rescued last week.
Local hunters who rely on their deep knowledge of the environment and use of traditional charms believed to confer immunity from bullets and

US Embassy extends travel alert for Cameroon's restive anglophone region

The United States Embassy in Cameroon has renewed a security alert issued for the restive town of Bamenda in the country’s northwest region.
The Embassy asked citizens to ‘‘review their personal security plans’‘ and also remain vigilant at all times. Their first alert was issued last Friday warning of planned protests between November 21 – 23.
‘‘U.S. citizens are advised that the U.S. Embassy has extended its

BREAKING NEWS: Sex-obsessed gay chef who lured young men to his flat after meeting them on dating websites is found GUILTY of three murders

Stephen Port (top image) was accused of luring young men to his flat in Barking, east London after meeting them on gay dating websites including Grindr. He was today found guilty of murdering Jack Taylor (centre), Daniel Whitworth (left) and

Bustin' Bieber! Justin 'PUNCHES male fan in the face and leaves him bloodied' in new violent outburst after arriving at his concert

Justin Bieber has left a fan with a split and bloodied lip after throwing a punch at him while arriving for his concert in Barcelona. New video footage appears to show the 22-year-old Canadian pop star (left) hit the male through the open window of his car (centre) as he was driven by a chauffeur to

Cameroon faces three Boko Haram attacks in 24 hours

Suspected Boko Haram militants launched three attacks in northern Cameroon within 24 hours, including a thwarted suicide strike on a camp for people who have been displaced by the conflict, security sources said on Tuesday.
The Islamist militant group is based in northeastern Nigeria but regularly carries out raids in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger, prompting the four countries plus