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Gunmen Kidnap Niger Information Commissioner

Just in: Gunmen kidnap Mohammed Idris, Niger Commissioner of Information - The NEWS
Niger state government has confirmed the kidnap of its Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Idris.
He was kidnapped by suspected armed bandits at about 1:am today from his home at Baban-tunga village in Tafa Local Government Area of the state.
Sani Idris who is said to have visited his area for the weekend before the  arrival of the suspected  bandits ,was last seen at the commissioning of some metropolitan roads rehabilitated and reconstructed by Governor Sani Bello.
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor,Mary Noel-Berge,said security agents are currently on the trail of the kidnappers
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How We Slaughtered, Shared, Sold Moses Body Parts — Herbalists

How we killed, shared, sold Moses body parts for rituals — Herbalists - Vanguard News
Two Osogbo based herbalists, Afolabi Faseun, 39, and Afolabi Fadare, 38, have confessed to killing and sharing the body part of one Moses Fasesan after seeking money-making ritual help from them.
Faseun also that the victim’s heart was sold to another herbalist, Adeleke Kabiru for N20,000 for another ritual.
Faseun and Fadare fielding questions while being paraded by the state police command in Osogbo disclosed that the victim was given a substance at the house of one Taiwo, now on the run, after which he lost consciousness and was slaughtered.
He added:“Moses was brought to me by one Taiye and was seeking money ritual but rather than help him, we resolved to use him for other rituals.So we agreed to kill him at Taiwo’s house after giving him a concoction that makes him unconscious. We slaughtered him and share his part”.
Fadare disclosed that they used the victim’s head and legs for customer boosting rituals.
“We both agreed to kill him because I believed the devil pushed us to it, we sold the heart to another herbalist, but the money was given to Faseun”, he said.
Besides,Kabiru admitted to buying the victim’s heart at N20,000 and used it for attracting stroke victims to his traditional healing office.
“I was not of part of the killing but I bought the victim’s heart. It was delivered through a commercial motorcyclist. I used the heart to attract customers with heart disease”, he said.
Speaking with journalists, Police Commissioner, Olawale Olokode said the victim’s mother reported the matter a month after he had gone missing, adding that she initially reported the issue to a herbalist to help locate her missing son.
He said the suspects would be arraigned in court after proper investigation.
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Nigerian To Die   For Killing Malaysian Nurse

Nigerian sentenced to death for killing Malaysian nurse | Republican Nigeria
A Malaysian court  has sentenced a Nigerian, Alowonle Oluwajuwon Gilbert, to death for killing a nurse.
Gilbert  would be hanged  after being found guilty of killing Siti Kharina, a mother of three.
Justice Ab Karim Ab Rahman, said that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubts.
Siti Kharina, who was the Chief Nurse of Serdang Hospital in Malaysia, went missing on May 8, 2019,and was last sighted at the Serdang Hospital parking lot at 4 pm that day.
She  was found dead on May 15, 2019, with slash wounds on her chest, neck and head,according to report.
The accused had told the court that he left the deceased’s house on May 8, 2019, a testimony the judge said was false.
The judge added that the accused’s “claims contradicted the footage of a closed-circuit television camera at the Third Avenue Condominium, Cyberjaya, which recorded him leaving the premises on May 9.”
The judge said, “The testimony by the accused that he was no longer with the victim on May 8, 2019, and had left the residence by then, is merely a denial.”
He said the defence could not clear his name of the bloodstains containing the dead nurse’s DNA found on the shirt he wore on May 9, 2019.
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Housewife Pours Hot Water On Husband’s Girlfriend

Mother of 2 pours hot water on husband's alleged girlfriend during church vigil in Ogun
The Police in Ogun have arrested Joy Sunday, a mother of two, for pouring hot water on a woman she allegedly accused of dating her husband.
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command’s Public Relation Officer (PRO), said that Mrs Sunday, aged 37, was arrested by men of the command for pouring hot water on the face of another woman, Justina Ameh, after accusing her of sleeping with her husband.
The suspect was arrested based on  a report lodged at Agbado divisional headquarters by the elder sister of the victim, one Kelechi Samuel,he said.
He said:”The sister of the victim reported that they went for a vigil at the Spring of Life Global Ministry situated at Giwa area of Agbado with her younger sister.
“The suspect came into the church with a container of hot water and poured it on her sister’s face, thereby causing her grievous harm”.
The sister of the victim  claimed  that while she was trying to hold the suspect, she was also stabbed on her left hand by the suspect.
According to Oyeyemi, upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Agbado division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, sent his men to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested.
He said that during interrogation, the victim explained that the suspect had been accusing her of sleeping with her husband for quite some time now, and all efforts to disabuse her mind of it had proved abortive.
He added:“On that fateful day, while they were in the church, the suspect came as usual and started raining curses on her.But, as she tried to walk away from her, the victim tore her cloth in the process of pulling her back and it was that annoyance that made her to go home to boil water, which she brought back to the church and poured it on the victim’s face.
“When asked whether or not she was dating the victim’s husband, the victim said she can swear with anything that there is nothing between her and the victim’s husband. “he said.
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Hushpuppi :Northern Groups Fault Abba Kyari’s Suspension,Urge Review 

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) and other Arewa Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have emphasized the need for a review of the suspension of DCP Abba Kyari.
He was suspended by the  Police Service Commission on the heels of his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over  allegation that suspected billionaire fraudster, Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, paid a bribe to Kyari.
Rising from its  meeting on Sunday, the coalition demanded an  immediate transfer of Kyari’s case to the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA).
The communique read to journalists at the end of the meeting on Sunday said the joint CNG, CSOs and NGOs meeting was called out of concern about the deteriorating security situation and other threats to education and personal integrity and liberty of eminent northerners.
Reading the communique signed by leaders of CNG and eight other organizations, the CNG spokesman, Abdulazeez Sulieman, stated that both the FBI and the Nigerian Police authority have outrightly breached Kyari’s fundamental right to fair hearing by not allowing him the benefit of being heard before the hasty actions against the embattled cop.
The communiqué said participants at the roundtable critically reviewed the events that have unfolded  since the reports of a purported indictment of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari by a United States Court for involvement in charges filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) against a suspected fraudster, Ramon Abbas Hushpuppi.
The Roundtable specifically noted several procedural lapses bordering on breaches of international protocol in the supposed FBI attempt to wrap DCP Kyari in the Hushpuppi affair, as well as the obvious haste by the Nigeria Police authorities to strip him of his position with an immediate replacement.
According to the communique, the FBI,  might invariably have breached the global standard legal and diplomatic practice by neglecting to contact either the Nigerian High Commission in the US or the Nigerian authorities through the FBI liaison offices based in Nigeria before going ahead to file an indictment of Kyari.
 It said  the FBI might have breached another fundamental criminal justice procedure by not according Mr Kyari the benefit of being heard before going ahead with the purported indictment by an American Court in the US for an offence purportedly committed in Nigeria, triable under Nigerian laws, by Nigerian courts and on Nigerian land.
It added that a  breach of decorum and negligence of procedure might have also occurred when the FBI hurriedly published the purported indictment online without first intimating the Nigerian authorities.
“The Roundtable also raised questions on the apparent haste with which Kyari was suspended and an immediate substantive replacement named by the Nigerian police authorities, an outright breach of Mr Kyari’s fundamental right to fair hearing by both the FBI and the Nigerian police authorities by not allowing him the benefit of being heard before the hasty actions against him”, the groups said.
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I’m Not On The Run – Akintoye 

Yoruba nation: I'm not on the run - Akintoye – The Sun Nigeria
The apex leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye, has faulted  reports that he has left Nigeria to escape the plots of the Nigerian government to arrest him.
He  confirmed that he is truly in the Republic of Benin, but not on the run, as widely reported.
In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday by his Communications Manager, Mr. Maxwell Adeleye, the Emeritus Professor of History said he is in the Francophone country to coordinate and supervise how to legally rescue the detained Yoruba Nation Activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called “Ighoho”, from government remand as soon as possible.
Akintoye vowed to return to Nigeria as soon as Ighoho is released by the government of Benin Republic to continue the struggle for the actualisation of Yoruba Nation, saying “it is No Retreat, No Surrender”.
“Myself, the President-General and Professor Wale Adeniran (Chairman) of Ilana Omo Oodua, are currently in the Republic of Benin as reported, but not on the run. We are here to supervise and coordinate, by all legal and and other means, the struggle for the release of our son and patriot, Sunday Adeyemo Igboho, detained by the Government from custody.
“By demanding peaceful self-determination for the Yoruba Nation, i am not breaking any law, since self-determination is recognized by the International and Nigerian laws to be an inalienable right of every Nationality, large or small, in the world. I have earned a solid reputation as a highly respectable advocate of a peaceful self-determination struggle. I have even written a book on the subject which is already being used as a manual by Yoruba self-determination advocates and organizations.
“Irrespective of what the Nigerian Government may be planning against me, I want to say without any fear or intimidation that I will be returning to Nigeria immediately Ighoho is released from the custody. I can’t be intimidated because I’ve not committed any offense, just like Sunday Igboho. Let me tell all Yoruba People across the world that there’s no cause for alarm. I didn’t flee to anywhere. I am in Benin Republic running your errands. The struggle is no retreat, no surrender”.
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Infractions:Senate Urges NBET To Refund N132m

Senate increases fine for illegal importation from N1,000 to N1m
The Senate has urged  Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), is to refund the sum of N132,066,948.00 million, spent on drivers uniforms, overseas training and others   into the Consolidated Revenue Fund ( CRF).
The development was sequel to  a directive by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, inline with a 2015 Audit Report from the office of the Auditor General of Federation .
According to the query, the N132million comprises  N95.320million spent on ‘phantom’ overseas training for staff, N34.163mllion  payments for unverifiable services  and N2.583million spent for production of Uniforms for outsourced drivers .
On the N2.583million expended on Uniforms for outsourced drivers, the Senate noted that “Provision of Uniform to outsourced drivers is illegal. The contractor is supposed to provide uniforms for his staff and not NBET.
“NBET should therefore refund the sum of N2.583million to government coffers and evidence of refund submitted to the Senate Public Accounts Committee in accordance with Financial Regulations 3102, 3103 and 3115.
“Payment of the sum of N34, 163,948.00million without internal audit checking for unverifiable services in violation of extant Financial Regulations.
“Payment of N2, 583,000.00million to a contractor for production of Uniform of outsourced drivers who supposed to be kitted by their firm and not NBET.
“Expenditure of the sum of N95, 320,000.00million for overseas training of Staff against Presidential directive and without documentary evidence,” the report revealed.
The Senate in adopting the recommended report by its Committee on Public Accounts, directed NBET to remit the purported N132million expenses  into the Consolidated Revenue Fund ( CRV) .
The Senate added:”N95million purportedly expended on overseas training for Staff between October and November 2014 which was in violation of  Presidential directive of February 2014 and which has no documentary evidence  , should be refunded into the CRF.Unpre-audited payment of N34.163million for unverifiable services should also be refunded into the CRF .
“The Accounting Officer who authorized the payment be removed from his /her schedule according to Rule 3115 of the Financial Regulation for contravening the provision of Financial Regulation 1705 and evidence of compliance should be forwarded to the Auditor General as well as the Senate Public Accounts Committee.”
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NDLEA Arrest Woman On Wheelchair With Drugs

NDLEA Arrest Woman On Wheelchair With Drugs – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it seized a total of 8,268.2311kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin, tramadol, methamphetamine and skunk among others in a weeklong coordinated raids across seven states-Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Enugu, Bauchi Edo and Anambra.
The agency said at least, 15 drug dealers including a woman on wheelchair were arrested during the ‘offensive action’ operations, which began on Sunday 1st August and lasted till Saturday 7th August, 2021 in the seven states. The raids aimed at mopping up illicit drugs in the affected states followed intelligence and as part of the ongoing offensive action ordered by the Chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) against all drug cartels across the country.
A statement signed by Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency stated that the bulk of the seized drugs were recovered from Ondo and Edo states. In Akure, the Ondo state capital, where a 27-year-old Omokayode Adedayo was on Friday 6th August arrested along Oda road, Akure South Local Government Area with a cocktail of illicit substances including cannabis sativa, cocaine, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol, and designer drug.
“On Thursday August 5, the Nigerian Army had intercepted 1,025kg of cannabis in Toyota Sequoia numbered FST 169 BW and a Toyota Sienna with APP 918 FA as registration number, at a checkpoint in Isua Akoko, where two fake police officers; Stephen Sunday and Eze Ezenwa were also arrested with 575kg of cannabis being conveyed in a Sienna bus with a fake police registration number NPF 1651D. The suspects and exhibits were promptly handed over to the Ondo state command of the agency along with a cash exhibit of N148, 300.
“This was preceded by a raid carried out by operatives of the Ondo state command at Egbeta community, a border town between Ondo and Edo states, where a total of 6,332kilograms of cannabis sativa were recovered and two suspects; Emeka Ossai and Raphael Henry arrested.
In Akwa Ibom state, raids in parts of the state led to the recovery of 64.903kg of illicit drugs including 1. 2031kg crack cocaine from a 26-year-old Nwoye Ogbonna Solomon, the biggest cocaine seizure in the history of the state.
“In Adamawa state, a drug dealer, Ikechukwu Onuh was arrested at Jimeta, Yola on Thursday 5th August with 14.400kg of tramadol packaged as diclofenac to evade detection.
“In Enugu, a total of 19.08kg of cocaine and skunk was recovered from three suspects including a 35-year-old cripple, Iyiogwe Chinenye and 25-year-old Aja Chidi David. Different quantities of cocaine and heroin were also seized from an 18-year-old drug dealer, Jude Chinedu during raids at Inland town area of Onitsha, Anambra state.
While 59.3kilograms of a psychotropic substance, pentazocine was intercepted in a bus from Jos, Plateau state to Bauchi with the courier arrested, over 148.808kg of different variants of skunk, some of which were meant for students of Igbinendon University, Okada and Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, were recovered from two dealers; Sunday Ojodale Oguche, 21, and Endurance Ehigie, 23 on Wednesday 4th August.”
NDLEA also said it intercepted different quantities of tramadol, methamphetamine and skunk going to the UK, Australia, New Zealand and UAE have been in two courier firms in Lagos by narcotic officers of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation, DOGI, in the agency.
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Buhari,Obaseki,Oshiomole Mourn  Capt Okunbo

President Muhammadu Buhari,has   commiserated  with the family, friends and associates of Captain Idahosa (Hosa) Okunbo, Chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited at the death of the renowned businessman and philanthropist  at 63.
The President noted that the late Okunbo with investments spanning the petroleum, telecommunications, maritime, and power sectors, among others, contributed immensely to the development of the Nigerian economy,  providing sustenance to many families in the process.
Buhari also prayed for the repose of the soul of the late Captain, urging those who mourn him, particularly the people of Edo State to whom he devoted time and resources, to sustain his legacies of well-spiritedness and large heartedness.
Mr. Godwin Obasaki, Governor of Edo State,also  expressed sadness over the passing away of one of the illustrious sons of the state, Capt. Hosa Okunbo.
He said: “It is with a heavy heart that I mourn the passing of a great son of Edo State, a brother, a distinguished Nigerian, an illustrious businessman and an accomplished philanthropist, Captain Hosa Okunbo.
“A man of unparalleled energy and accomplishments, Captain Okunbo saw opportunities in adversity and from an early age in life, carved a niche for himself to become one of Nigeria’s most outstanding businessmen.
“A trained pilot, he conquered the air at an early age and set for the waters and land, building enterprises that distinguished him in the business world and embodied the hard work, perseverance, dexterity and acumen that espoused his Edo heritage.
“Okunbo was a philanthropist who gave lavishly of himself and his resources; thousands of Edo sons and daughters benefited from his charitable works and benevolence.
“As a mortal, Captain Okunbo was not a perfect person just as none of us can claim to be, but he will be remembered for his undying love for Edo people.
“His desire for the development and progress of our dear state, the Niger Delta region and Nigeria as well as his invaluable contributions to building bridges of peace across the country will never be forgotten.
“I commiserate with the Okunbo family, friends and associates of our departed brother and pray that God will grant all the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss” Obasaki declared.
Also in his statement, Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of the state, described Hosa’s death as an irreplaceable loss to humanity.
According to Oshiomhole, “I received this morning the unanticipated news that my friend Capt Hosa Okunbo has passed on.
“I am in disbelief, shock and deep pain, to say the least. It is just too hard to come to terms with the reality that Capi is no more and words alone cannot appropriately capture the dark mood cast upon our land this day.
“Capt Hosa was not just a good friend, but a brother and an exceptionally dependable ally in all my efforts for a better Edo State. He truly loved our state and wished only the best for its people.
“His generosity and capacity for empathy knew no bounds. He was a man of peace with an unlimited ability to forgive those who hurt him. He was a great source of inspiration for our youths, with a unique flair to understand and intervene on their behalf.
“He was sympathetic to all causes that sought to foster harmony, development and progress in society. He  engendered an extensive support system that catered for all categories of the needy in all spheres of existence.
“His humanitarian  investments in the health, education, economic and social lives of his people makes him perhaps the most celebrated philanthropist in Edo State until his death. He made himself available to solve the problems of  everyone and at all times. Even with his personal health challenges, he never ceased to respond to the cries of the needy.
“His demise is an irreplaceable loss to humanity. Edo people and indeed Nigerians of all political and religious persuasion will surely miss him. At this moment of deep grief across the land, I send my sincere condolences to his wife Nosa, his children, extended family and to his Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, to whom Capt Hosa was a very loyal subject and personal friend.
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Governors ,IPOB Flex Muscle Over  Monday Sit-At-Home Order

South-East states, police kick as IPOB issues sit-at-home order - Punch Newspapers
Two governors in the South East part of the country and the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) are flexing muscle over the directive by the latter for people to stay at home today to protest the arrest and deportation of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Governor David Umahi has directed residents of Ebonyi State to ignore the sit-at-home issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra and feel free to go about their lawful businesses on Monday, August 9, 2021.
Umahi said his administration was committed to developing all sectors of the State and could not afford to be dragged backward under any guise.
The governor, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant (SA) on Media and Publicity, Mr Francis Nwaze, emphasized that Monday remained a working day across the State, adding that “Markets, banks, schools, etc, will operate normally.”
He urged the general public to feel free to go about the lawful businesses without any fear of intimidation or molestation.
While the governor appealed to the youths to desist from engaging in acts capable of breaking down of law, he directed the security agencies to be on alert and ensure that all law-abiding citizens go about their duties unmolested.
Besides,the Anambra State Government has warned workers of dire consequences should they miss work on Monday just as Indegenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) warned that anyone who steps out of his or her house same day will have himself to blame.
The group had imposed sit-at-home order on South East to protest the arrest and deportation of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
A circular issued by the Head Of  Service (HOS) Mr.Larry Uduh made available to journalists on Sunday directed that “all workers in the State must attend to their duties on Monday 9th August 2021 as failure to do so will result in severe sanctions including loss of Salary for the month of August”.
The circular further urged all Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries to monitor and report compliance.
But a statement issued by the media and publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful stated that “Monday Sit-at-home order is sacrosanct”.
It stated that the entire Biafra land will be locked down every Monday from 6.00am to 6.00pm beginning from August 9, 2021until its leader “Nnamdi Kanu who was abuducted in Kenya and brought back to Nigeria and locked up in DSS dungeon in clear violation of international laws is freed”.
It said the order became necessary because Kanu is suffering for their freedom.
The statement added: “All markets, schools, motor parks, airports, and public places in Biafra land should shut down from morning to evening every Monday. We understand the economic implications of this measure but we are constrained to take it so that the world will know that our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not alone in the struggle for Biafra autonomy”.
It called for immediate release of Kanu and their total freedom, as they cannot hesitate to pay any sacrifice needed to achieve this including locking down the entire Biafra land on Mondays.
It advised all residents and visitors in Biafra land to comply with the order so as to avoid any clash or intimidation “by the wicked Nigeria security agents”
It added:”The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been drawn to the purported suspension of Monday sit at home order issued by leadership of IPOB has been suspended by some section of media. We wish to remind every Biafran that the sit at home order remain sacrosanct on Monday tomorrow.
“Anybody issuing press statement concerning IPOB sit at home order is fake and any statement without sit at home order or any activity of IPOB remain comrade Emma Powerful the media and publicity secretary for IPOB. Therefore, every Biafran should disregard regard every statement that is not from Emma Powerful or DOS and radio Biafra.
“We know the situation of those going exam tomorrow but our demand is for them to release our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and our people must understand that Fulani terrorists and co, stopped our people school for three years during the genocidal war in 1967 to 1970 and it did not kill our people and this is one day sacrifice for the release of somebody who has sacrificed a lot for our land. Anybody who venture to come out tomorrow Will regret his or her life. We warn you tomorrow is total lockdown in every part of Biafra tomorrow”, the statement reads.
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