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One thousand kilograms of cannabis sativa have been intercepted and six suspected illicit drug barons paraded in Adamawa State. The Adamawa State Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday in Yola, the state capital, paraded the suspects and displayed the seized illicit substance. Commander of the agency, Idris Bello, who paraded the suspects, said the seizures were made in Mubi, Numan, and other parts of the state. He said, “Six people are in our custody on allegation of dealing in illicit drugs and related offences. “One particular suspected cannabis dealer in Mubi is at large though, but we are on his trail.” The commander lauded Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s role in the sustained war against hard drugs.  He noted that the governor’s support to NDLEA had been instrumental to the agency’s success. Fielding questions from journalists, Bashar Umar, one of the arrested dealers of cannabis sativa, said that he regretted his actions. He disclosed that he

File Photo At least 30,000 policemen would be deployed to provide security for the governorship election in Ondo State.  Commissioner of Police in Ondo, Mr Bolaji Salami, said the officers would be drafted to the 18 local government areas of the state to ensure a hitch-free exercise.  He said, “We have already started the preparations for the election and we have trained our men to ensure a violence-free election on October 10.  File Photo Business Day “We are taking directive from the Force (Police) headquarters and 30,000 policemen would be providing security for the Ondo governorship. They would be deployed to all polling units in all 18 local government areas.” He also added that the command would soon begin a show of force together with other security agencies in the state to send a signal to anyone planning to cause violence in the election.  Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said it would deploy over 17,000 ad hoc staff for the Ondo gover

A Ghanaian pastor, Sylvester Ofori, has been arrested for shooting his wife dead in the United States of America. Ofori killed his wife, who was identified as Barbara Tommey, outside the Navy Federal Credit Union branch where she worked. Orlando Police Department Chief said she was shot and killed as she arrived for work on Tuesday morning. Ofori shot Tommey multiple times and immediately fled the scene. He was later arrested by detectives of the Orlando Police Department. Police said a  warrant was served at the suspect’s apartment and Ofori taken into custody. “You can tell that she’s trying to get inside (the credit union). Unfortunately, he killed her,” Police Chief Orlando Rolon said. “You can tell she was surprised by what was happening.” An eyewitness, who only provided her first name as Lisa, spoke with local media, saying Ofori was walking behind her before he brought out his gun and shot her. “The guy was walking behind her. The next thing I knew, he raised hi

A 73-year-old man, Sola Martins Ojo, has accused the Registrar of Ekiti State University, Akinwumi Olusola Arogundade, and his family members of planning to take over his three plots of land at lle-Ileri Adehun Area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Ojo, who claimed he bought the land about 40 years ago, said he became a target of harassment, intimidation and victimisation by Arogundade and his siblings following the death of most the senior member of the family in 2014. He said they were at his house on June 6, 2020 with armed thugs and destroyed his property. The septuagenarian alleged that his wife and daughter were physically assaulted. He said, “I purchased the land about 40 years ago. In 2009, this group invaded my premises with men of the state police headquarters and accused me of occupying the land illegally. “A lawyer among them destroyed some of my survey pillars while a woman beat up my 16-year-old daughter for daring to ask questions. “I led them to the High Chief wh

Farouq Omar, a 13-year-old boy sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano State High Court. Omar was convicted on August 10 by Aliyu Kanu, the same judge, who sentenced a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. Baba-Jibo Ibrahim, spokesperson for Kano Region Justice Ministry, said the teenager was sentenced to 10 years in prison for making derogatory statements towards Allah.   The development has stirred an outcry among many Nigerians. In a suit filed at the Kano State High Court on Monday, Kola Alapini, Omar’s counsel, on behalf of the Foundation for Religious Freedom, asked the court to set the judgment aside. The respondents in the appeal included the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Commissioner of Police and the Attorney-General of the state. According to a copy of the court document seen by SaharaReporters, the teenager pleaded that the court should set aside t

Nnamdi Abana There is an ongoing controversial case of blasphemy in Kano, the Northern part of Nigeria, which is generating much controversy across the country and beyond but the most shocking shade of the case is the statement issued by the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria whose position should be based on the tenets of the Christian faith which they profess and represent. Unfortunately, it is becoming apparent that they are practising mere religion by failing to seize the moment to usher in the requisite comfort and salvation in this present time of need. Jesus operated with the wisdom of God in handling the scribes and the Pharisees who tempted, tried and questioned him on several controversial subjects but he outwitted them and superimposed divine wisdom over the wisdom of this world which is earthly, sensual and wicked. Mr Sharif-Aminu, a musician, who hails from Kano was been sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad. An

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has tackled the Nigerian Army for killing Terwase Akwaza better known as Gana, who is said to be the most wanted criminal in the state. Reacting to news of the killing of Gana, Ortom said he was held after accepting the amnesty programme put in place by the government. He added that Gana was arrested by the military while on his way to surrender and handover his weapons to the government. See Also CRIME Nigerian Army Kills Benue Most Wanted Criminal, Gana 0 Comments 4 Hours Ago Ortom stated that the military were carried along in the amnesty programme for militias in the state. He said, “We were waiting for the repentant militias when I received a call that Gana and others have been arrested close to Yandev Roundabout in Gboko by soldiers. “Many of the repentant militias had weapons in which they were bringing to surrender to us.  “The process of the amnesty programme was known to the security operatives, so I don’t know why the

Nigeria on Wednesday asked a court in Milan, Italy, to order Eni and Royal Dutch Shell to pay $1.092bn as an immediate advance payment for damages in one of the oil industry’s biggest-ever corruption scandals. Reuters reported that at a hearing into alleged corruption around the 2011 acquisition by Eni and Shell of the OPL 245 offshore field, Lucio Lucia, lawyer for the Nigerian Government, called for the advance payment ahead of a broader damages package to be set by the court at a later date. SaharaReporters gathered that this was the first time a foreign government was asking for damages in an Italian court. The $1.092bn is said to be the equivalent of bribes alleged to have been paid. The Malabu scandal involves the transfer of about $1.1bn by oil multinationals, Shell and ENI, through the Nigerian Government to accounts controlled by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dan Etete. From accounts controlled by Etete, about half the money ($520m) went to the accounts

Barrister Layi Ademokoya Nigerians sleep with their two eyes closed, that was in the Seventies nowadays reverse is the case because of the level of insecurity in the Nation which is perturbing; some people have pondered if there will be a panacea for this ravaging situation in the country that already cost the Nigerian people their hoard which could have been utilized in key sectors of the Economy such as building of schools, hospitals, good roads e.t.c but a pending evil of insecurity connected with high level Corruption in Government had put the nation in an impecunious state.  Security vote is allocated to every state of the federation to cushion the humongous effects of insecurity in the country but it is obvious that these monies are not getting to their expected end as no significant result had been shown for the security funding leaving less to expect from the Government. The military also had complained countless times that they lack funding from the Government and the s

Abdullahi Gana, Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) A yet to be identified man was on Tuesday shot dead by an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Abia State. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened at Ishimiri Street, Umuokpo Village in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state. Abdullahi Gana, Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) While details of the incident is still sketchy, a resident of the town said the man was killed following a heated argument with the NSCDC personnel. The incident was said to have angered youths in the area, who attempted lynching the NSCDC official. The NSCDC official, who narrowly escaped death, ran into a police station in the area for safety. It was gathered that it took the timely intervention of soldiers from Ohanaeze town to save the life of the officer. The body of the deceased is said to have been deposited at the mortuary of Ch

The Nigerian Army has killed Terwase Akwaza better known as Gana, who is said to be the most wanted criminal in Benue State. The Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa State, Major General Moundhey Ali, told newsmen on Tuesday that Gana was killed at a roadblock mounted by the army along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi Road following exchange of gunfire. Ali said about 40 members of Gana’s gang were captured in the process. He said, “About 12:00 hours on Tuesday, we received strategic information on the movement of the dreaded bandit Terwase Akwaza Agbadu AKA Gana along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi Road. “Troops of Operation ‘Ayem Akpatuma III’ moved swiftly and mounted roadblocks along the routes. “At about 13:00 hours, there was an engagement with the convoy of Gana, a shoot out ensued and the bandit was killed.” The Benue State Government had in 2015 granted amnesty to over 500 persons including Gana, who were terrorising parts of Benue and Taraba states, but most of them relap

Bayo Oluwasanmi I borrowed the title of my article from the poem I read long ago. Assembly of Fowls was written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th Century. The poem is about love. In the poem, birds gathered to choose their mates. The birds have a parliamentary debate while three male eagles try to seduce a female bird. The debate is full of speeches and insults. At the end, none of the three eagles wins the female eagle. The National Assembly can be likened to the Assembly of Fowls. They congregate to debate what matters to them and other irrelevant issues that are not the priorities of the people they supposedly represent. They fight over who gets the most juicy plums and how best to loot the treasury. They seduce Nigerian people by pretending they are fighting for their interests. Their debates are full of deceit and lies crafted in meaningless speeches and insults. More importantly, at the end no progress is achieved to improve the welfare and wellbeing of our people and make N