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The police in Lagos on Sunday said they arrested 720 suspects in several black spots and hideouts in the state as part of efforts to curb crime. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson for the police in the state, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Weapons, charms, and harmful substances were also recovered from the suspects, Adejobi added. He said, “The command today, Sunday 15th November, 2020, at about 7am, carried out raids simultaneously on identified black spots, reasonably believed to be harbouring criminals and hoodlums, across the 14 Area Commands in Lagos State.  “In the swift operations, police operatives of the command arrested 720 suspects with incriminating items including locally-made guns and live cartridges, charms, weed suspected to be Indian hemp, substances suspected to be cocaine and some items suspected to have been looted from various shopping outlets within the state during the recent EndSARS violence.  “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State...

Shepherd Bushiri Shepherd Bushiri, a popular millionaire pastor, has fled South Africa ahead his fraud trial. The controversial pastor has a large following across Africa and is considered one of the richest religious leaders on the continent. Shepherd Bushiri Investigators in South Africa say the case involves $6.6m fraud. Bushiri, who had previously declared that he wanted to clear his name of the allegations, has now returned to his native Malawi with his family. Earlier this month, he and his wife, Mary, were released on bail after being charged with fraud and money laundering.  He said there had been attempts on his life and he accused the South African authorities of not offering protection. Bushiri said his decision to skip bail as “a tactical withdrawal meant to preserve lives”. The cleric reportedly fled on Malawi’s presidential jet with President Lazarus Chakwera, sparking fears of a diplomatic row between the two countries. Meanwhile, the Government of So...

Manuel Merino Manuel Merino, President of Peru, has resigned following the death of two protesters. The deaths, which happened while people were protesting the sudden impeachment of his predecessor, Martin Vizcarra, sparked outrage in the country with calls for his resignation. Manuel Merino Reuters Merino took power on Tuesday after legislators shocked the nation by voting to remove the popular former President, Vizcarra and then swore in Merino, who was the head of congress. On Sunday, in a video message to the country, Merino said, “I present my irrevocable resignation. I call for peace and unity of all Peruvians.” He added that he would now focus on ensuring a smooth transition to a new leader to avoid a power vacuum.  A new interim President is expected to be announced later today.   International News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247...

Photo Collage: The banks. Nigerians are calling for mass boycott of banks, who acted on an order from the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of some #EndSARS protest organisers. The accounts of some prominent organisers of the protest had been frozen since October 19 on the orders of the CBN before the apex bank approached the court on November 6 to legalise its action. Photo Collage: The banks. SaharaReporters Media See Also #EndSARS Court Grants CBN’s Request To Freeze Bank Accounts Of #EndSARS Protesters 0 Comments 1 Week Ago Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted the request to freeze accounts in Access Bank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank of Africa, and Zenith Bank.  Stanbic IBTC rejected the order by the CBN, describing it as anti-people. Those affected include Bolatito Racheal Oduala, Chima David Ibebunjoh, Mary Doose Kpengwa, Saadat Temitope Bibi, Bassey Victor Israel, Wisdom Bu...

File Photo: school feeding programme In 2021, under the Home-Grown School Feeding, the Nigerian Government has earmarked N142.3bn to feed 9.86 million children, deworm seven million children and recount the pupils. The proposed allocation for the NHGSFP accounts for 40.5 per cent of the total recurrent expenditure of the National Social Investment Programmes domiciled under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, which was established in 2019. File Photo: school feeding programme According to PREMIUM TIMES, the N142.3bn is meant to cater to the feeding of about 10 million, deworming of seven million primary 1-3 pupils in 35 states and FCT and 60,000 out-of-school children, enumeration of pupils and training of cooks and farmers. The National Assembly joint Committees on Poverty Alleviation detailed this in a document exclusively obtained by the newspaper which the committees submitted to the Senate in October. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs also told the National Assemb...

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates winning a 7th F1 World Drivers Championship as he walks onto the podium, applauded by third placed Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari during the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey Lewis Hamilton has won the 2020 F1 championship, making it the seventh time in his career. Hamilton supported the #EndSARS protest against police brutality in Nigeria in October. Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates winning a 7th F1 World Drivers Championship as he walks onto the podium, applauded by third placed Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari during the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey Getty Images This win puts him at par with Micheal Schumacher’s illustrious record of seven world titles. Reacting to his record-breaking victory, he said, “I’ve got to say thank you to my family. We dreamed of this when we were young, watching the Grand Prix, and this is beyond our dreams. It’s so important for kids...

Nicodemus Nomyange, a 40-year-old married man, has set himself and his girlfriend, Shininenge Pam, ablaze in Benue State. The duo died from the incident, which happened off Inikpi Street, High-level area of Makurdi, the state capital. Trouble started when Nomyange, who had been discreetly seeing Pam for a while, proposed marriage to her, an advance she declined citing her preference to marry a single man and not one, who already had a wife. Unable to handle the rejection, Nomyange went to her apartment, shut all the doors and windows and set the whole building ablaze. Efforts to save them failed and they both died after sustaining various degrees of burns. Their charred remains have been deposited at the Federal Medical Center, Makurdi, by officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who were at the scene of the incident. Meanwhile, Benue State Police Command spokesperson confirmed the incident, describing it as unfortunate. News AddThis :  Original Author :  ...

Godwin Obaseki The Edo State Government has purchased 25 hectares of land to build a correctional facility. Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, made the disclosure on Sunday during a thanksgiving service at the Government House in Benin, the capital. Godwin Obaseki Obaseki added that 725 vacancies had been declared in the state, The Nation reports. He said, “About 725 vacancies have been declared. Within a month, the recruitment of a new generation of professionals will commence in earnest. By early next year, we would have completed the process. “We will commence intensive training early next year for 30 to 45 days, by which time most vacancies would have been filled in the public service. “After this, we will announce political appointments and get political actors to join us to begin to work on our manifesto to fulfil our promises to Edo people. “Work starts on Monday. We have announced the appointment of Secretary to the State Government (Osarodion Ogie). “We are ...

Two houses were invaded in the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Staff quarters on November 14, 2020 by suspected armed bandits and kidnapped three persons while shooting one on the hand. Confirming the incident to journalists, Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Mohammed Kabir Abdullahi, said the bandits arrived the school at about 9:00pm on Saturday night to carry out the attack. Abdullahi said, “It is true that suspected armed bandits have kidnapped one of my staff, Engineer Bello Atiku, who is the Head of Department, Computer Engineering of the college. “He was also kidnapped along with two children to an unknown destination.” The Rector also confirmed that one of the staff, Sunusi Hassan, who narrowly escaped being kidnapped by the bandits, was shot in the hand and had been rushed to a hospital for medical attention. He attributed the incident to the porous nature of the school, which exposes it to danger. Abdullahi appealed to the college community to remain calm as security operat...

The Nigerian Army has said that Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, did not inform them of a change in the time of the curfew imposed on the state on October 20, 2020. The curfew was imposed to curtail peaceful demonstrations across the state demanding an end to police brutality. Twitter/EditiEffiong But after protesters failed to vacate the Lekki Toll Gate area, one of the main spots of the protest, the army was moved in on the request of Governor Sanwo-Olu to disperse them. In the shooting that soon ensued, over 12 persons were killed by the soldiers, who took at least eight corpses away with them. Shedding light into events of that day while appearing before a judicial panel established by the state government to investigate the incident and brutality by police officers against civilians, Brigadier Ibrahim Taiwo, who represented the army, said Sanwo-Olu failed to inform them of the change in curfew time. He said, “It is a shame that the Lagos crisis has been reduc...

Indorama Eleme Fertiliser and Chemicals Limited has reacted to a story by SaharaReporters on how it withheld the salary and entitlements of one of its staff, Adeya Osaro, for two years. SaharaReporters published that Osaro, who was in a hospital in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment for grade-two kidney failure, gathered that the company was planning to sack him on his return from Nigeria. Osaro then tendered a resignation letter but it was rejected by Indorama and the company failed to give him a letter of termination making it difficult for him to access his pension or seek a new job. See Also Sahara Reporters Worker Accuses Indorama of Withholding Two-Year Salaries, Refusing To Offer Exit Letter 0 Comments 2 Weeks Ago Worker Accuses Indorama of Withholding Two-Year Salaries, Refusing To Offer Exit Letter | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/f2qTchPWSU @NhrcNigeria #IndoramaVentures pic.twitter.com/uMv1n5ETu2 — Sahara Reporters (@Saha...

Donald Trump United States President, Donald Trump, has finally admitted that Joe Biden won the presidential election but maintained that the results were fraudulent. Trump, who had refused to concede he lost the election, said this in a tweet on Sunday. Donald Trump “He won because the election was rigged. No vote watchers or observers allowed, vote tabulated by a radical Left privately owned company, Dominion, with a bad reputation and bum equipment that couldn’t even qualify for Texas (which I won by a lot!), the fake and silent media, and more!” he tweeted. The tweet was flagged by Twitter as a number of Trump’s tweets had been done since he began claiming the election results were fraudulent. He won because the Election was Rigged. NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a Radical Left privately owned company, Dominion, with a bad reputation & bum equipment that couldn’t even qualify for Texas (which I won by a lot!), the Fake & Silent Medi...