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Following the gruesome murder of a newspaper vendor, Ifeanyichukwu Okereke, by a security aide of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, the family of the victim has demanded for the sum of N500m as compensation. The Okereke family said it would take legal action against Gbajabiamila if all the demands were not met within seven days. This was contained in a letter dated November 23, 2020 signed by lawyer to the family, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN). The letter reads in part, “Our clients have instructed us to make from your good self, the following modest demands: That you use your good offices to ensure the immediate prosecution of your security aide (Abdullahi Hassan), who went on a frolic of his own, clearly acted outside the purview of his duty and responsibility by shooting to death an innocent, harmless. “That you adequately compensate the Okereke family with a modest sum of N500m only. This monetary demand can never adequately replace or take the plac...

Kabiru Zakari, a 40-year-old man, has been sentenced to 40 days in prison by a court in Karu, Abuja, for stealing candies and boxer shots at a supermarket. Prosecutor, Ayotunde Adeyanju, told the court that one Agida Stephen, a manager at Fordmart Supermarket, Karu, Abuja, reported the matter at the Karu Police Station on November 6. The complainant said that on the same date, the convict trespassed into the above-mentioned supermarket, disguised as a customer, picked two bottles of water, a packet of sweets, and three boxers valued at N4,500. Zakari reportedly hid his bounty under his cloth but was captured by the supermarket’s CCTV cameras. The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code Law. Justice Inuwa Maiwada handed the verdict on Tuesday after the convict had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft. Zakari was, however, given an option of N10, 000 fine with a warning to desist from stealing. The judge ...

Amos Dauda, a 20-year-old mechanic, has been sentenced to be whipped 15 times for stealing an iPhone worth N150,000 by a Kaduna State Chief Magistrate Court. Dauda was arraigned on Tuesday on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft. He pleaded guilty and asked for leniency in his sentencing. Prosecutor, Leo Chidi, told the court that one Stephen Francis reported the matter at the Gabasawa Police Station on November 15. He said Dauda went into the complainant’s apartment while he was sleeping and stole his iPhone valued at N150,000, adding that he was caught while trying to escape from the house and the said iPhone was recovered from him. He stated that the offence contravened sections 257 and 271 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017. Ibrahim Emmanuel, the Chief Magistrate, also ordered Dauda to clean the court premises as part of his sentence, NAN reports. Emmanuel advised the convict to be of good behaviour and warned him to desist from committing ...

Joe Biden United States President-elect, Joe Biden, has officially unveiled members of the cabinet that will serve in his administration from January 20, 2021. In a broadcast on Tuesday, Biden said the goal of the nominations was to start work with the transition committee ahead of the presidential inauguration. Joe Biden The unveiling comes less than 24 hours after incumbent President, Donald Trump, authorised the General Services Administration to commence the transition process — although he is yet to concede the election. If confirmed, Avril Haines would be the first female Director of National Intelligence and Alejandro Mayorkas the first Latino Homeland Security boss. John Kerry will be climate envoy while foreign policy veteran, Antony Blinken, is nominated for Secretary of State role, BBC reports. Biden can now access millions of dollars in funds, national security briefings and key government officials to properly prepare to take over the presidency on January 20....

Adesua Etomi-Wellington; Lauretta Onochie. Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Nollywood actress and wife of Nigerian musician, Banky W, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, over a picture she shared to advise people on the importance of wearing face masks. The picture shows some little kids wearing face masks made out of cartons. Adesua Etomi-Wellington; Lauretta Onochie. Onochie had posted the picture on her Twitter page while urging Nigerians to ensure they wore face masks. She wrote, “Wearing a mask is not a political statement, it’s not punishment by the government. Protect yourself, wear one. These have made efforts with masking where those of us who are more vulnerable and susceptible to COVID-19 are still swearing that it’s a scam. God bless their efforts.”  WEARING A MASK IS NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT. ITS NOT PUNISHMENT BY GOVERNMENT PROTECT YOURSELF. 🛑Wear one🛑 These have made efforts with masking where those of us who are more vul...

U.S. President Donald Trump The United States Government led by President Donald Trump has imposed restrictions on citizens from 15 African countries planning to travel to America on tourist or business visas. The countries affected are Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Cape Verde, Burundi. U.S. President Donald Trump The new restriction requires temporary visitors to post bonds of up to $15,000 in order to visit the US.  It is targeted at stopping visa overstays, according to the US State Department.  The incoming Joe Biden administration has said it would reverse the travel restrictions imposed by Trump especially on African countries in the first 100 days of assuming office. The US Consulate in Nigeria on Tuesday said that Nigeria was not included in the new list of countries affected by the visa restrictions.   See Also ...

Sani Umar Dan Galadima A lawmaker at the House of Representatives, Sani Umar Dan-Galadima, might be sent to prison over the ongoing corruption trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team. Dan-Galadima got involved in the matter when he stood as surety for Faisal Maina, son of the ex-chairman of PRTT. Sani Umar Dan Galadima SaharaReporters had reported that the court revoked the bail of Faisal after failing to appear in court on multiple occasions. Revoking his bail, Justice Okon Abang said security operatives should also arrest Faisal anywhere he was seen. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission prayed the court to order Dan-Galadima to appear and show cause why his bail bond of N60m should not be forfeited to the Nigerian Government. The case was adjourned until Wednesday for continuation. SaharaReporters had exclusively published that Faisal had revealed to the EFCC how his father created a bank account for a farm without owning one an...

#EndSARS Protesters Despite threats of sanction from the Nigerian Government over its investigative report on the shooting at Lekki Toll Gate during the #EndSARS protests, CNN has released a second report on the incident. Last week, the media organisation published an investigation alleging that the Nigerian Army used live bullets on protesters during its intervention in the #EndSARS protest at Lekki in Lagos State. #EndSARS Protesters The Nigerian Government had tagged the investigation as fake news, threatening to sanction the broadcaster for “irresponsible reporting”. See Also #EndSARS Nigerian Government Threatens CNN, Describes Lekki Incident As 'Massacre Without Dead Bodies' 0 Comments 5 Days Ago On Monday, in a letter addressed to Jonathan Hawkins, VP Communications of CNN, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, said the report did not just fall short of journalistic standards but reinforces the disinformation that is going around on the issue. Howev...

File Photo Unidentified persons on Monday attacked oil facilities operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company and Nigerian Agip Oil Company at Ikarama community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Mr Ben Warder, a youth leader in Ikarama near the incident site, said on Tuesday that residents heard several sounds from the explosion that rocked the oil fields on Monday but were too scared to approach the area. File Photo He said, “The site is not far from Ikarama, we heard sounds from the blast and it sounded like dynamites and it was not safe to go near so when the situation became quiet we had to trace what happened and it turned out that Shell’s gas pipeline and Agip’s crude lines were destroyed. “The incident resulted in air pollution from the gas pipeline and crude leak which members of the affected communities are battling to cope with.” Confirming the incident on Tuesday, Mr Michael Adande, an SPDC spokesperson, explained that the oil firm had received repor...

The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the clash between Agodi Prison guards and motorcycle riders on Tuesday. Spokesperson for the command, Gbenga Fadeyi, however, claimed that the police didn’t fire gunshots while intervening in the situation. He said, “Contrary to the currently trending news online, that policemen fired shots leading to injury at Agodi gate area this morning. “The truth is that there was a clash between officers of the correctional service and bike men stationed at agodi gate, upon receipt of this information, police men as well as other security agencies moved to the scene to ensure there’s no break down of law and order that could lead to coordinated attack on the prison facility.” See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Tension In Ibadan As Agodi Prison Officials, Commercial Motorcycle Riders Clash 0 Comments 10 Hours Ago SaharaReporters had reported that tension broke out when prison guards clashed with motorcycle riders. Accordin...

Kayode Fayemi Residents of Ekiti State, who applied for various positions in the 2019 state employment scheme, have berated the state government for not making progress with the employment process. Some applicants, who were successful with the application process, revealed that they were yet to be contacted 11 months after the process started. Governor Kayode Fayemi In November 2019, the state government announced a nassive recruitment into its civil service. The positions cut across ministries in both junior and senior categories. Speaking with SaharaReporters, one of the successful applicants said that the state was yet to contact them despite scaling the application process. He also said some commissions were yet to conduct any process after the submission of forms. He said, “Employment forms for the people of the state was announced and the forms sold included SUBEB, TESCOM, Civil Service Commission and Technical Board, in which thousands of people applied for these v...