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Murtala Gwarmai, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Youth Development, has distributed donkeys and other items to empower young people in the state.  The distribution took place at the premises of the state’s Ministry of Youth and Sports on Thursday. Twitter Gwarmai also distributed motorcycles, bicycles, cash prizes worth N100,000, building blocks and roofing sheets among others. The governor’s aide said the decision to include the donkey in the list of items distributed followed the request made by one of the beneficiaries, who uses it to transport sand, gravel and blocks, adding that the empowerment will go a long way in assisting his business. Those who attended the event include the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Kabiru Ado Lakwaya, Senior Special Assistant on Youth II, Ibrahim Ahmad, and other top officials in the ministry. Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York ...

The Joint Action Front has said it does not have trust in the Lagos State Judicial Panel to probe the shooting and killing of peaceful and armless #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate area by the Nigerian Army. The group said an independent panel must be set up to investigate the killing of Nigerians, adding that the panel must consist of lawyers, health workers, youth groups and major groups. In a joint statement by Comrade Achike Chude, Deputy Chairperson; and Comrade Abiodun Aremu, Secretary of JAF, the rights group described the attack on protesters as “mindless mass shooting”, adding that the stage for the Lekki shooting “was on rehearsals in Abuja, Jos, Benin, Port Harcourt, Osogbo, Ilorin, Kano, Ibadan, Lagos, etc and other centres across the country where state sponsored violence, employing the use of rented crowds of mercenaries (called thugs and miscreants), for over two weeks, to attack the peaceful protests”. JAF said, “We hold that the government has been chara...

A young Hausa lady is being threatened by the President of International Womens’ Club of Abuja, Safaa M.U. Adam, and some members of the Buhari Support Group for endorsing the #EndSARS protest that swept across Nigeria in October. SaharaReporters gathered that Safaa was on a radio discussion panel on 14 October and argued that #EndSARS protest was a witch-hunt of Buhari’s government. However, the young lady, who supported #EndSARS on the panel organised by Deutsche Welle Hausa service, was attacked by Safaa after the programme. It was learnt that the lady had to be rescued by staff of the radio station as Safaa got furious and was prepared to physically assault the young lady. Later, the woman obtained the young lady’s mobile number and shared it with members of the Buhari Support Group, who kept calling her, sometimes with a hidden number, threatening to kill her for supporting #EndSARS protest. SaharaReporters further gathered that the parents of the lady were so disturbe...

Ibrahim Magu The Code of Conduct Bureau has invited suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, for questioning over alleged corruption involving breach of code of conduct for public offers, a report by Peoples Gazette said. In a November 2, 2020, letter obtained by the publication, Magu was asked to bring copies of all asset declarations since joining public service. Ibrahim Magu Copies of appointment letters and records of service from January to May 2020 were amongst the documents Magu was asked to bring, as well as all documents of landed properties both developed and undeveloped. The invitation came months after Magu was suspended from office on allegations of corruption. He was accused of buying a home in Dubai worth over N570m and being unable to account for the interest accrued to over N500bn recovered by the EFCC but he denied the allegations. A panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari and headed by Justice Ayo Salami...

About 32 Nigerians repatriated from Germany on Thursday arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from Dusseldorf Airport. The returnees, who are all males, arrived Nigeria aboard a chartered aircraft belonging to Envelope Airline about 2.30pm. The deportees were sent back to their home country for committing immigration-related offences, immigration sources said. Many of the deportees were said to be confused and disoriented on their arrival as their relatives were not aware of their coming and hence nobody was at the airport to receive them. Travel News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3lue3ws via EDUPEDIA

Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level Microbiology undergraduate at the University of Benin, Edo State, who was gang raped and killed by her attackers, has been buried. Omozuwa was buried on Friday at the Third Cemetary in New Benin with family members, friends and well-wishers in attendance. Twitter via Google Search/Uwaila Omozuwa Prior to the interment, a funeral service was held for her at the RCCG, Peace Sanctuary, Edo Province 10 Headquarters, located along WAEC Road, Aduwawa.  See Also CRIME UNIBEN Undergraduate Raped, Killed While Reading Inside Church, Friends, Others Demand Justice 0 Comments 5 Months Ago Recall that late Uwaila, who was 22 years old at the time of her death, was gang-raped, beaten, inflicted with head injuries and abandoned for the dead inside a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the state.  She died three days after the attack at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital while recovering from injuries sustained during the a...

President Muhammadu Buhari Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria has berated the government over the fresh increase in the price of petrol, saying the government’s policy had worse effect on the people than Coronavirus. The group also said that the government was yet to increase the state of local refinery as promised before its emergence. President Muhammadu Buhari See Also Sahara Reporters Petrol Price Increased To N168-N170 Per Litre 0 Comments 11 Hours Ago Speaking on Friday, Gbenga Komolafe, General Secretary, FIWON, stated that it was a shame and it remains an open sore that Nigeria as an oil-producing country could be importing fuel. He noted that the government’s exemption of informal workers from its policy had led to a rise in the post-COVID-19 crisis in the sector. While lamenting the continued increase in the pump price of petrol, Komolafe said, “The promise to revamp the economy and stop fuel imp...

Acting MD of the NDDC, Kemebradikumor Pondei, fainting during public interrogation before a legislative committee probing allegations of contracting fraud under his watch to the tune of N81 billion. The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Developing Commission, Kemebradikumo Pondei, has again come under fire for purchasing 10 cars and five buses for auditors investigating the financial accounts of the company. The vehicles were given to all the firms auditing the accounts of the commission. FILE PHOTO: Acting MD of the NDDC, Kemebradikumor Pondei, fainting during public interrogation before a legislative committee probing allegations of contracting fraud under his watch to the tune of N81 billion. It was gathered that Pondei labelled the gifts as additional working tools to facilitate and support the work of the firms. “The forensic audit was set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the activities of NDDC from inception 20 years ago to August 2019. “So, it ...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Hunsu Sunday for allegedly molesting and impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter in Ogun State. Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson for the command, said the man, who is in his 70s, was arrested after a complaint made by a relation of the victim at the Ado-Odo Division. The complainant in the statement reported that the victim had been living with the suspect.since the demise of her mother. The victim was said to have informed the relation about how her grandfather had been abusing her sexually. The statement reads in part, “On interrogation, he confessed having carnal knowledge of his granddaughter but claimed that he didn’t know that the victim was pregnant. The victim has been taken to hospital for medical treatment.” Edward Awolowo Ajogun, Commissioner of Police in the state, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Departm...

The gradual but methodical counting and tabulation of the votes from the November 3 elections here in United States for the presidency, instantly offered three things.  The first as digital civic education.  The second came as another opportunity to millions of Americans and people of the world to take in the contrasting personalities of the Republican and the Democrat seeking the mantle of leadership. To be sure, the incumbent Donald J Trump is very popular among some conservatives and especially the Christian Republicans and the working class whites Caucasians. There is no minimizing 70 million votes won by Mr. Trump, an unusual man with an instinct for wasteful confrontation and reckless abandonment of the greatest opportunity offered to him by history for potential greatness. But Biden has won more than 74 million votes. Biden also won 290 of the electoral votes to Mr. Trump’s 214.  “If you count the legal votes, I easily win,” were the explosive words of t...

File Photo: Gunmen No less than six people have been kidnapped after gunmen stormed Karaji suburb in Kaduna State. Among the victims of the incident, which took place less than 10 kilometres to the Government House, are five daughters of Pastor Istifanus Tiswan of the Christ Embassy Church. File Photo: Gunmen middleeastpress They are Faith, Godsgift, Ruth, Damaris and Michelle.  The other victim is Haruna Barde, who escaped violence from his native village to take refuge in Karji as an Internally Displaced Person. The kidnappers are yet to make contact with the families or local authorities. Luka Binniyat, spokesperson for the Southern Kaduna People’s Union, in a statement described as worrying the deteriorating security situation in the area, which has led to the killing and kidnapping of residents. He said, “Kidnapping of our members almost on daily basis has become a source of severe worry for residents living on the fringes of Buyaya, Maraban Rido, Gonin Gor...

One person was killed while many others were wounded as smugglers clashed with operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, Kaduna, operating in Kebbi State. The victim was identified as Abdul-Rahman Sani, a son of the village head of Budi, Alhaji Sani Muhammad, of Bunza Local Government Area. It was learnt that the operatives, who were on routine anti-smuggling patrol, accosted vehicles ferrying smuggled foreign rice along the bush path in the area. Former Secretary-General of Bunza Development Association, Alhaji Sahabi Chindo, confirmed the incident. He said, “It occurred after the customs officers intercepted the vehicles of some youth from the Bunza area. “The youth went for a negotiation with the customs officers and after they had done that, they went back to their vehicles. However, a misunderstanding came up between one of the customs officers and the deceased. “The officer said he would shoot Abdul-Rahman if he dared to come closer....