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The Nigerian Air Force has said that it had begun investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, in a road accident. It added that two persons were also being held in connection with the accident.  NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who made the disclosure, […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2Wyrpxb via EDUPEDIA

United States congressman and human rights activist, John Lewis, has died at the age of 80. Lewis was one of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther King Jnr and helped organise the historic 1963 March on Washington.  In December 2019, Lewis announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2DXeEG2 via EDUPEDIA

An All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency of Katsina State in the House of Representatives, Mansur Mashi, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari would no longer be relevant come 2023 if he supports Bola Tinubu’s alleged ambition to run for Presidency. The lawmaker also said in an audio recorded in Hausa that the […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30ubGQK via EDUPEDIA

Suspected Boko haram terrorists on Saturday attacked Boftari, Kuburmbula ward of Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, killing three farmers. Sources said the insurgents, who were all armed with assault rifles, came on motorbikes at about 3pm and started shooting sporadically in area where the villagers were farming. They said the insurgents have been […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30iKHre via EDUPEDIA

  Babatunde Olusola, an orphan and final year student of Chemical Engineering of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, who was arrested on the orders of ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, for creating a parody Twitter account, has fallen ill and is suspected to have contracted Coronavirus. This is coming just as a Chinese, Mr Wan, who […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/399mvf7 via EDUPEDIA

File photo A bomb explosion in Yammama Village, few kilometers from Malumfashi, Katsina State has killed at least six children and left many others injured. A resident of the village said 11 people were currently in critical condition while other children affected were rushed to nearby General Hospital in Malumfashi with injuries.  File photo Katsina […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30rM478 via EDUPEDIA

Olasupo Shasore A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr Olasupo Shasore (SAN), has voluntarily resigned from the Justice Reform Project following a report by SaharaReporters that he obtained $2m from Process & Industrial Development Ltd, a British Virgin Island engineering firm, to frustrate a case against Nigeria at a court in […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2ZHsvsm via EDUPEDIA

The National Association of Nigerian Students (Zone D) has called on the Nigerian Government to expedite action on reopening of schools for academic activities. Kowe Odunayo Amos, Coordinator of NANS Zone D in a statement, said it felt highly embarrassed with the manner in which government at all levels handled the issue of school reopening […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2WynNeK via EDUPEDIA

A  27-year-old man, Friday Asuquo, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to kill his friend, Kingsley Araimo, with a gun over N1000 debt in Enu-orji Village in Anambra State. The incident happened on Friday, July 17 following Araimo’s inability to repay the N1000 debt he owed his friend. SaharaReporters gathered that shortly after the two […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39bagik via EDUPEDIA

Abubakar Malami The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has written to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to arrest SaharaReporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, over the newspaper’s reports exposing his corruption-fuelled lifestyle. Malami in the letter written by his lawyer, Sunday I. Ameh (SAN), alleged that Sowore falsely levelled allegations […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2CNkCJ3 via EDUPEDIA

About 24 civil society organisations and coalitions across Nigeria have hailed the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Adamu Mohammed, for disbanding of satellite offices and bases of the Intelligence Response Squad and Special Tactical Squad of the Nigeria Police. Adamu had last week ordered the disbanding of the formations as part of moves by the Force […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39aiTcX via EDUPEDIA

Three police constables have drowned while chasing suspected weed-smoking hoodlums on a bridge at Balogun Street in Oyo town, Oyo State. The three policemen attached to Atiba Police Division were said to have trailed the hoodlums to the area when the thugs started running towards the bridge. Olugbenga Fadeyi, Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2DXQzPp via EDUPEDIA

National Cordinator of Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Frontier, Usman Okai Austin, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Austin said the call became necessary because of the allegations against Malami by the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2Cj3ZFg via EDUPEDIA

Indian police A 37-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for allegedly duping people on the pretext of making them business partners, police said on Friday. The accused, identified as Chidubem Gabril Okafor, from Nigeria, has duped four to five people during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. He used to pose as a trader and asked people to send […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30oHcjd via EDUPEDIA

File Photo When she made up her mind to leave Nigeria last year, Chidubem knew she was flying into Lebanon to meet the demand for cheap domestic help. Before then, she had lost much of the capital she gathered to start a cosmetic business. The 28-year-old told SaharaReporters that she was running a programme at […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3jp2JRJ via EDUPEDIA

More than £1 million worth of assets have been recovered by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) following a civil recovery investigation into a Nigerian fraudster and his long-term British partner who both led extravagant lifestyles despite their combined declared annual income never exceeding £49,000. The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight to end […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2CJJ12a via EDUPEDIA

National Cordinator of Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Frontier, Usman Okai Austin, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Austin said the call became necessary because of the allegations against Malami by the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2Cfdgy5 via EDUPEDIA

Indian police A 37-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for allegedly duping people on the pretext of making them business partners, police said on Friday. The accused, identified as Chidubem Gabril Okafor, from Nigeria, has duped four to five people during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. He used to pose as a trader and asked people to send […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2CLzwiY via EDUPEDIA

File Photo When she made up her mind to leave Nigeria last year, Chidubem knew she was flying into Lebanon to meet the demand for cheap domestic help. Before then, she had lost much of the capital she gathered to start a cosmetic business. The 28-year-old told SaharaReporters that she was running a programme at […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3jeKoGJ via EDUPEDIA

More than £1 million worth of assets have been recovered by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) following a civil recovery investigation into a Nigerian fraudster and his long-term British partner who both led extravagant lifestyles despite their combined declared annual income never exceeding £49,000. The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight to end […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2ZH1EfS via EDUPEDIA