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US Court Jails Five Nigerians 159 Years For $17m Fraud
A United States of America court has sentenced five Nigerians to over 159 years of combined jail term for defrauding over 100 Americans, companies and government entities to the tune of $17m. This was contained in a statement obtained on the US Department of Justice website on Wednesday and signed by acting US Attorney for…
Tinubu Lacks Understanding To Lead Nigeria– Ex-Minister, Dalung
Former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung has lamented that Nigerians are going through excruciating pains of hunger, starvation, insecurity and economic strangulation because Bola Tinubu lacks the understanding of Nigeria’s situation when he assumed office as president on May 29, 2023. He attributed the hardship in the land to Tin8ubu’s twin policies…
Nigerians Await Tinubu’s Action As Herdsmen Spread Terror In Benue, Enugu, Abia
Bola Tinubu will today, Wednesday, visit Benue State following the brutal killing of over 200 villagers in the state by suspected herdsmen. Tinubu recently announced that he would reschedule his appointments to pay a condolence visit to the people of the state on Wednesday, following last Friday’s attack in the Yelewata community that left scores…
BREAKING: Flood Forces Closure Of Makurdi–Abuja Road Hours Before Tinubu’s Visit
Few hours before Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s scheduled visit to Benue State, the Makurdi–Lafia–Abuja road has been rendered impassable due to heavy flooding. Intense floodwater has overtaken the highway, leaving motorists and passengers stranded. The affected route, a major corridor into Makurdi, has forced commuters to either postpone their journeys or seek shelter in safer areas….
We Need Peace – Governor Alia’s Aide Reacts To Youths Chasing Away Lawmaker’s Cows, Herders
Atu Terver, Principal Special Assistant to the Benue State Governor on Youths and Media Mobilization has commended the youths, who chased away some cows belonging to Dickson Tarkighir, a member of the House of Representatives representing Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency. According to a viral video, the cows and the herders were escorted into the Nyorgyungu community…
BREAKING: 200 Dead as Herders Attack Benue Communities
About 200 persons, including Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, and five soldiers, were feared dead in Friday night’s coordinated bloody attacks on Yelewata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state by suspected terrorists herders. Details later….. READ ALSO: Benue: Police Confirm Fatalities In Yelewata Bandits Attack
Benue: Police Confirm Fatalities In Yelewata Bandits Attack
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the attack on Yelewata town in Guma Local Government Area, stating that suspected bandits invaded the community in the early hours of Saturday. In a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Edet Udeme, the command disclosed that tactical teams deployed to the area responded…
I’ll Sue If Tinubu Lists Me For National Award – Sowore
Popular publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore, says he would take legal action for defamation if his name is “mistakenly” included in any national honours list released by President Bola Tinubu. Sowore, who is also the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, made the statement on Friday via…
Nigerian Aviation Minister Keyamo Probes Clash Between Air Peace, Oshiomhole
The Nigerian Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has ordered a probe of the clash between Air Peace and the Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole. He gave this charge in a statement released on his X account on Friday. This comes after Air Peace and Oshiomhole engaged in a war of words following an…
Terrorism Charges: Judge Moves Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial To DSS Headquarters
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, has been moved to the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS. Justice James Omotosho ordered that Kanu’s trial be moved from the Abuja Federal High Court to the DSS headquarters. READ ALSO: Court Admits Videos As Evidence In Nnamdi…