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File Photo: Gunmen Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits have attacked two communities in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to Katsina Post, the communities attacked are Tsauwa and Gandu. File Photo: Gunmen middleeastpress The newspaper reported that no fewer than nine persons have been killed by the bandits while numerous others were left injured and many more kidnapped. Recall that Tsauwa Village was ransacked by bandits months ago in a revenge attack. Killings and kidnapping for ransom have continued in Katsina despite security reinforcement in the state. See Also Human Rights One Killed, Many Injured As Police Attack Anti-banditry Protesters In Katsina State 0 Comments 6 Days Ago Insurgency News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/36yNAZJ via EDUPEDIA

File Photo: IPOB members Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), living in South Africa, have urged the Israeli government and the United Nations to put pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the persecution of their members in Nigeria. In a statement sent to SaharaReporters on Saturday, they complained that the Department of State Services (DSS) had arrested people for listening to Radio Biafra, an online radio station created by the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. File Photo: IPOB members They appealed to both the Israeli and UN government to force Nigeria to drop all charges against Kanu and release all their members in Nigerian prisons. Part of the statement read: “IPOB South Africa is urging the Israeli Embassy and the United Nations to uphold Its charter on indigenous peoples rights of self-determination and freedom, by compelling President Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria not only to release all Biafrans held in secret locations but also to tr...

Colonel Sean Conley, personal physician to United States President, Donald Trump, has said that he experienced two episodes of blood-oxygen drops and was administered a steroid, Dexamethasone, as well as oxygen as part of his treatment. Trump and his wife, Melania, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.  He has since been admitted at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Wahington DC. See Also United States of America President Trump Not On Oxygen ‘Right Now’, Personal Physician Says 0 Comments 1 Day Ago Conley while updating journalists on Sunday on President Trump’s health, said he had continued to improve but also noted that “frequent up’s and downs” in his recovery. He said, “Over the course of his illness, the President has experienced two episodes of transient drops in his oxygen saturation. We debated the reasons for this, and whether we’d even intervene.” Dr Brian Garibaldi, who is part of President Trump’s medical team, while also speaking at the ...

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Omolafe Adedayo Following a clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has fingered a federal lawmaker from the state, Hon. Omolafe Adedayo, as the cause of the violent clash.   Omolafe, popularly known as “expensive”, is the lawmaker representing Akure South/Akure North Constituency of Ondo State at the House of Representatives.  The lawmaker is also a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.  Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu See Also Breaking News BREAKING: One Dead As APC, PDP Supporters Clash Again In Ondo Ahead Of Governorship Election 0 Comments 19 Hours Ago Both supporters of the APC and PDP had on Saturday and Sunday clashed at the popular Oba Nla area of the state, sending panic across the state.  Speaking on Sunday in a statement by spokesperson for his campaign organisation, Olabode Richard Olatunde, Akeredolu said the...

A jealous housewife in Diso village, Gwale Local Government area of Kano State, Hauwa Aminu, has allegedly killed two of her children over rivalry and because her husband, one Ibrahim Haruna Aminu, married a second wife. The woman, it was gathered, stabbed the children many times until they stopped breathing. The incident happened while the husband was staying with his new wife in another house. A family source said Hauwa had been living with envy and jealousy ever since Aminu married another wife, leading to her killing her own children. Spokesperson for the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the incident. He said the command was already investigating the situation. CRIME News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3jv8JHX via EDUPEDIA

Nigerians are calling for nationwide protests after the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, stopped officers attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical squads from routine patrol as well as stop-and-search. The ban follows public outcry over extra-judicial killings of young people in the country by officers, who label them as criminals without following due process. Some Nigerians on Twitter, however, insisted that the ban was a ruse by the Nigeria Police Force to quell public outrage, which escalated on Sunday. Folarin Falana, popular musician and son of rights lawyer, Femi Falana, declared in a series of tweets that he was ready to protest in the streets until the killings end.  Makes me sick to my stomach that till now, we are still waiting for a single word from our so called “president” on this SARS menace. — Bop Daddy (@falzthebahdguy) October 4, 2020 By farrrrr the MOST insensitive government ever in our history. Unbeliev...

The Nigeria Police Force has banned the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical squads from routine patrol as well as stop-and-search. This came after a public outcry on social media by Nigerians following the killings and extra judicial activities of SARS operatives. Using the hashtag #ENDSARS, Nigerians called for the scrapping of the police unit. #ENDSARS : Again, Nigerians Call For Scrapping Of SARS Over Killing Of Youths | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/iWHlq0JCsm #WarOnSars @MBuhari @PoliceNG pic.twitter.com/uUxr9xzk1B — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) October 3, 2020 Reacting to the outcry, the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, in a statement on Sunday banned the unit from engaging in routine patrol at the federal, zonal and command levels. The statement reads: “The Inspector-General of Police, M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Specia...

A policeman attached to the Aramoko Division of the Ekiti State Police Command has been crushed to death by a motorist between Efon and Aramoko Ekiti. It was gathered that the deceased was on his way to resume his duty before he was reportedly knocked down by the vehicle. Driver of the vehicle also sustained injury and is said to be receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. Spokesperson for the police in the state, Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident. Abutu said the investigation was “to ascertain the actual cause of the death of the policeman for necessary action”. Police Travel News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30uWeog via EDUPEDIA

Lagos CP Hakeem Odumosu. The Lagos State chapter of the African Action Congress has accused the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, of working closely with some judicial officers to frustrate the release of the 30 #RevolutionNow activists illegally arrested, gravely tortured and detained in Lagos during the October 1 peaceful protest that held across the country. AAC in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Elias Ozikpu, said Odumosu cannot be a Police Commissioner and a judge at the same time. Lagos CP Hakeem Odumosu. See Also Human Rights #RevolutionNow: Magistrate Refuses To Sign Bail Bond Of Protesters Arrested In Lagos 0 Comments 1 Day Ago The party asked the police boss to desist from further interfering with the judicial process and focus on the daunting task of eradicating crime in the state. The statement reads, “The Lagos State branch of the African Action Congress has reliably gathered that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odu...

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu The Ondo State Government has directed civil servants to resume at their duty posts on Monday.  Those given the directive are from grade level 1 to 12, who had been working remotely for over five months due to the Coronavirus outbreak.  Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Head of Service in the state, Oludare Aragbaye, gave the directive for the resumption of the workers in a memo on Sunday in Akure, the capital.  “It will be recalled that efforts by the state government at combating COVID-19 yielded encouraging results to the effect that the curve of the virus has been flattened to a very large extent in the state.  “It is in view of this that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu directed all public servants on grade level 01-12 and other workers who have hitherto worked from home to resume work on Monday, 5th October 2020. “Therefore, all workers are hereby enjoined to rededicate and commit themselves to effective and efficient serv...

Personnel of Hisbah Police in Kano have forcibly shaved off the hair of some youths in the state for being ‘unIslamic’. Young men were also punished for dressing in ways the officials consider to be offensive to Islam. Hisbah frequently makes arrests in Kano for ‘improper dressing’ and also arrest Keke riders for adorning their tricycle with pictures considered to be obscene. The latest incident has caused outrage on the social media with Nigerians condemning the organisation for the move. Hisbah In Kano Forcefully Shave Youths For ‘Un-Islamic Hair Cuts And Mode Of Dressing’, Frequently Arrest Tricycle Riders For Adorning Their Keke With Photos Considered Obscene And Punish Youths Wearing Three Quarter Jeans For Improper Dressing MORE PHOTOS: https://t.co/OHfaUQyv85 pic.twitter.com/eBPRyC8MfD — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) October 4, 2020 See Also Islam PHOTONEWS: Hisbah In Kano Forcefully Shave Youths For ‘Un-Islamic Hair Cuts And Mode Of Dressing’...