An undisclosed number of residents were in the early hours of Monday abducted by suspected bandits from the popular Gwarimpa estate in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
This is coming barely 24 hours after scores of worshippers were feared dead at an attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo in Ondo State.
The bandits invaded Genuine Estate after Efab Queens at 6th Avenue in Gwarinpa Estate at about 1am on Monday from where they operated till 4am, a resident who pleased anonymity told our correspondent. موقع مراهنات عربي
On whether the attackers were armed, he said they came in large numbers, and armed with bows, arrows, and machetes, moving from one building to the other. كيف تلعب بلاك جاك
FCT Police Command was yet to react to the incident though some Police officers were seen arriving the estate for possible commencement of investigation. العاب على النت
Located along Abuja-Zuba Expressway, the estate is said to be one of the largest in Federal Capital Territory.
The Ondo State Police Command has ordered an investigation into the attack on a Catholic church in Owo town, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of the state.
This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the command Odunlami Funmilayo, hours after assailants killed many and injured several others at St Francis Catholic Church on Sunday.
‘…the CP has equally ordered Forensic Investigation into the attack to ascertain the actual or remote cause(s) of the attack and for immediate arrest of the assailants as all hands are on deck to forestall any similar attack in any part of the state,” the spokesman said in the Sunday statement.
While narrating how the incident happened, the police image maker explained that the attack took place in the early hours of the day.
“Today, Sunday 5th June 2022 at about 11:30 am, while the Church service was ongoing, some armed men invaded the church and attacked members of the church, where some lives were lost and some sustained varying degrees of injuries,” the statement issued on behalf of the Ondo Police Commissioner Oyediran Oyeyemi read.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the assailants approached the church during the service, and started shooting from outside the church while others numbering about 4 (four) shot directly into the church.
“The CP while commiserating with the Church, families of the deceased, the people of Owo and Ondo State Government, has ordered immediate deployment of armed and specialised policemen to the area to restore normalcy and fortify the entire community.”
Indication has emerged that the reconstruction of Nigeria’s second largest seaport, the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos, will gulp about 600 million US dollars (N360 billion).
Recall that the Nigeria port Authority hinted at rehabilitating the Tin-Can Island Port created 47 years after it was constructed, noting that it has reached its full life circle.
The Managing Director (MD) of NPA, Mohammed Bello-koko, on Friday on Arise TV revealed that the authority needs about 600 million dollars for the reconstruction of the Tin-Can Island Ports Complex.
Bello-koko said: “The decision to carry out a holistic redesign of the port was reached after extensive consultations with the terminal operators. It was agreed that a holistic design of the new port should be made as against the option of allowing terminal operators to individually reconstruct their berths and terminals.”
The MD further revealed that if terminal operators are allowed to do it individually at their own time, it might impinge on the integrity of the quays, which would not pay off in the long run.
He said the other option is for the NPA to approach the federal government to request that it should be allowed to use a certain percentage of the funds it transfers to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the reconstruction.
“We transfer about N60bn on a yearly basis and so the government could approve that we use 40 per cent or 50 per cent of this amount for the reconstruction. We actually believe that we do not need to borrow to fund this project.
“Another option is to do a hybrid funding whereby the terminal operators would fund this reconstruction, but the issue here is that while some terminal operators could have the financial strength to carry out the project, others might not, and if we allow them to do it individually, it might affect the integrity of the quays,” he added.
The Second Edition of Abia State Schools Quiz Competition organised by Ray Nkemdirim Foundation in Collaboration with Abia State Ministry of Education, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, Flo 94.9 FM and other partners kicked off during the week with Local Government Preliminaries.
The competition which held at different centres across Abia State saw the emergence of Local Government Champions who would slog it out at the zonal levels.
At the Boys Technical College, BTC Aba, on Tuesday, Okigwe Road Secondary School emerged as Champions from Aba North, Victory College International finished tops from Aba South and Divine Christian College won from Osisioma.
Living Word Magnet Secondary School, Umuahia North, Extra point Model Secondary School, Umuahia South and Michael Okpara University Demonstration School, Ikwuano also booked their zonal spots from the local government series held at SEMB Hall Umuahia on Thursday.
At Isiukwuato High School, Gilgal International Classic College of Isiukwuato finished tops to join last years finalists, Holy Brilliant College, Alayi of Bende Local Government Area for the next stage.
The competition is progressing with the remaining Local Government Areas. So far 102 schools have participated with the grand finale set for June 30th at Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia.
Coordinator of Ray Nkemdirim Foundation, Uche Ama-Ohakah who is elated by the increased participation by schools said the competition has been fair and thoroughly supervised by Abia State Scholarship Board, NAPPS, SEMB and others.
Contrary to media reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had, during a meeting with presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, discussed that the Presidency should go to the South in 2023, the Presidency has said nothing of such was discussed.
Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this as Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, accused some governors of APC in the North of “trading off” Arewa’s right to choose the next president of the country. كيفية ربح المال من الالعاب
However, the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Campaign Organisation, ABATCO, has described the 11 northern APC governors asking for power shift to the southern part of the country as worthy patriots. بوكر هولدم
The presidential spokesperson in an interview, yesterday, with the BBC Hausa Service, said: “The meeting was among the series of meetings President Muhammadu Buhari commenced with the chieftains and party bigwigs in the APC to ensure the APC presidential primary election is conducted peacefully; and to make sure APC is placed on the right pedestal that will bring victory to the party during the presidential election in 2023.”
Asked if the issue of power shift was discussed at the meeting, Malam Garba Shehu said: “No, that was not discussed. What President Muhammadu Buhari said was that he had called them to advice them that they should go and discuss within themselves, in their capacity as presidential aspirants, they should deliberate among themselves and with the party on how they could bring forth a sole candidate for the presidency. قواعد لعبة بوكر ”
When told that some Nigerian newspapers had written that the President was in support of power going South, Shehu said: “Nothing of such was discussed, as even if the President had such an opinion, he did not come out to say it at the meeting.”
When reminded that there were rumours President Buhari might come out to announce the person he was supporting to succeed him, Shehu explained: “What the President was saying was that he was prepared to continue providing the leadership that would lead to the emergence of a candidate through a peaceful and harmonious process that the aspirants, governors and other party leaders would adopt.”
On what President Buhari would do if the aspirants failed to arrive at a consensus arrangement, Shehu said the President would have no choice, adding: “We have to follow the election process.”
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a presidential aspirant and Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Sunday said he is the voice of the young people.
The governor made the assertion on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, a few hours before the commencement of the presidential primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“By June this year, I will be 47. I am still the young of the young people, the voice of the younger generation, the voice for the women, the voice for people living with disabilities, and the voice for Nigerians irrespective of religion, region, or tribe because we have demonstrated it in Kogi State,” the governor said.
If the APC gives him the opportunity to fly its flag next year, the Kogi governor boasted that he will defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He claimed that he would be celebrating his victory by 2 pm on the day of the presidential election if the APC gives him the ticket.
Bello also spoke on his plans to revamp Nigeria’s security challenges, recalling that when he came on board as Kogi on January 27, 2016, the state was experiencing security challenges.
When asked if he has the solution to Nigeria’s security challenges, the governor did not directly answer the question.
Rather, he explained that he has demonstrated his ability to tackle insecurity based on his experience in Kogi State.
“I have demonstrated that well enough in Kogi State. By the special grace of God, we are going to achieve it within the first 12 months of Governor Yahaya Bello’s presidency,” he added.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have scuttled attempts by drug cartels to break through the security at Nigeria’s main airports in Lagos and Abuja with large consignments of assorted illicit substances with no fewer than 11 members of the syndicates arrested.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said that beside the 11 suspects, a 35-year-old physically challenged woman, Kasarachi Onumajuru, who hid under her condition to deal in drugs in Umudumaonu community in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State was also arrested on Saturday, May 28.
Babafemi said, “First on the list of those arrested in connection with the seizures at the two airports is Ofor Chima Chileobi who on Friday, May 20, attempted to export to Dubai, UAE, 200 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 30.20kg concealed in 40 sacks of bitter leaf through the SAHCO export shed at the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
“Same day, 10 cartons of khat with a gross weight of 354.600kg were also seized at the NAHCO import shed of the airport. العاب مقابل المال The following day, Sunday, May 29, a freight agent, Roland Orinami, was arrested by NDLEA operatives attached to the local wing of the Lagos airport with1. العاب تجني منها المال 90kg loud, a variant of cannabis, factory-packed in bottles while trying to send same via flight to Abuja. بينجو لعبة ”
According to him, a follow up operation in Abuja led to the arrest of a taxi driver, Nsikak Evans, sent to collect the consignment, and that his confession also led to the arrest of the actual owner, Adesanya Olakunle Isaac, at his house in Life Camp, Abuja.
According to Babafemi, Isaac who claims to be into ICT accepted ownership of the drug which he said was meant for a birthday party of one of his friends.
A group, the APC Truth Forum, has called on Nigerians to disregard the news that All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned power to the South.
Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr, the Convener “APC Truth Forum” said in a statement that the news making the rounds about the zoning of the APC Presidential ticket to the South at the behest of certain Northern Governors in the APC was not true.
He said ‘the truth is that in compliance with the directive of Mr President that Governors should meet to discuss on the possibility of a consensus candidate for the Party, the Governors met on the 4th of June, 2022. And some 11 Governors from the North who are clearly interested in being Vice Presidential Candidates to their friends from the South allegedly agreed .. to support a candidate from the South, and mandated three Governors amongst them (Simon Lalong of Plateau State, Governor Sule of Nasarawa State and Governor Bagudu of Kebbi State) to broach the idea with Mr President.
“Mr President refused to meet with them, and reiterated his position, that the Presidential aspirants in the Ruling Party the APC should find a formidable consensus candidate amongst themselves. The President did not approve of any zoning to the South or the North,’ he said.
According to him, “no communique to the effect that Northern Governors have conceded the Presidential Ticket to the South was indeed signed.
Note that the tradition of the Northern Governors when releasing a communique is to sign against their names, the disparity in the document presently in circulation can be seen.”
“In the Press Statement released by the Governors, you will notice that the signatures appeared on a new page as opposed to the valid and authentic tradition of the Governors signing on the Communique page and against their names.”
“The general public is hereby put on notice that Mr President, and indeed the All Progressive Congress has not zoned the Presidential Ticket of the Party to the South or the North.”
“We implore the media to discountenance the news making the rounds. And call on the esteemed delegates of our great Party to vote for the candidate they consider fit, proper, competent, youthful, formidable, and possessing the ability and the capacity to lead our great Party to victory in the 2023 Presidential Election”. He said.
The Nigeria Police Force has approved the punishment of reduction in rank from Corporal to Constable for Isaac Mathew.
The officer attached to Ebonyi State Police Command, was caught in a viral TikTok video on May 7, 2022, dressed in full Police uniform while singing, dancing and brandishing an AK47 rifle in praise of a secret confraternity.
The force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday, June 5, said the decision follows the outcome of the Orderly Room Trial of the concerned officer and a review of the recommended punishment for the offences of Discreditable Conduct, Promoting Secret Cults and violation of the Social Media Policy (SMP) of the Nigeria Police Force.
“The Force is currently looking into many other disciplinary cases of unprofessionalism and misconduct by officers in encounters with members of the public,” the statement read.
“Meanwhile, orderly room trials are ongoing and decisions reached at the end of such trials will be made known as the current police administration is committed to a transparent, accountable and proactive policing system in Nigeria.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, therefore charges all police officers to uphold professional ethics, discipline and the ideals of the Nigeria Police Force.
“He further charges them to be committed to self-discipline in line with the IGP’s policing agenda of ethical regeneration, restoration of professional standards, enhancement of anti-corruption drive with a view to having the desired Police institution Nigerians deserve.”
Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Benue State, Sir John Ngbede, has emerged as the deputy governorship candidate of the party for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state.
This was disclosed on Sunday evening by Governor Samuel Ortom, during the expanded caucus meeting of the party and flag bearers for various positions at the banquet hall of the People’s House, Makurdi.
Ngbede, who hails from Obagaji, Agatu local government of the state, was favoured due to the in-house zoning arrangement of the party and his long-standing commitment to PDP.
Apa/Agatu is the only zone that has not served as deputy governor of Benue State amongst the four federal constituencies of Benue South, the Idoma-speaking area.
Ngbede will be deputising Rt. Hon. Titus Uba, the current Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, who emerged as the guber flag bearer of the party from Vandeikya local government of the state.
Abia State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, has expressed concern over what he described...
