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Yinka Odumakin Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening insecurity in the country.  Afenifere, in an interview with SaharaReporters, lamented that while the President enjoys heavy security in his hometown in Daura, bandits are attacking helpless residents in other parts of Katsina State.  Yinka Odumakin SaharaReporters Media Buhari had visited Daura, his home town in Katsina State, on Friday amid heavy security presence in his residence. See Also Insecurity UPDATED: How Gunmen Invaded Katsina Boarding School Few Hours After Buhari Arrived Home State 0 Comments 10 Hours Ago Less than 24 hours after his arrival, bandits invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday, whisking some students away. The development has continued to generate outrage with many Nigerians slamming the President for enjoying a heavy security presence while his people li...

A civil society organisation, Campaign for Democracy, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari risks being kidnapped over the worsening banditry and insecurity in the country, especially in the North.  In an interview with SaharaReporters, the CD President, Abdul Usman, lamented that while the President is surrounded by heavy security in his hometown in Daura, bandits were attacking helpless residents in other parts of Katsina State. Buhari had visited Daura, his home town in Katsina State, on Friday amid heavy security presence for a week-long personal trip. But less than 24 hours after his arrival, bandits had invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday, killing a security guard and whisking some students away. The development has sparked outrage with many Nigerians slamming the President for enjoying a heavy security presence while his people live at the mercy of bandits and kidnappers. Speaking with Sah...

Ten young men from Jigawa State and their driver travelling to Kano State for the Nigerian Navy screening examination and aptitude test died in a ghastly road accident on Saturday.  The vehicle conveying them had reportedly rammed into a trailer, which was wrongly parked by the road. The Nigerian Navy Aptitude Test for the 2020 recruitment exercise was scheduled for today at 30 centres across the country. Reports stated that the ten candidates left their homes around 5 am, hoping to reach their destination on time for the exam but they had met with an untimely death.  A resident, Abba Muhammad, identified the deceased persons as; Auwalu Mohammed; Mutari Sule; Ibrahim Sani; Katimu Muhammad; Dauda Salisu; Musbahu Yakubu, Rabiu Muhammad-Ado; Salim Muhammad-Sani; Akibu Ubali-sale; and Murtala Salisu, while another, who died in the hospital, is yet to be identified.  A brother to one of the victims, Muhammad, said that reckless driving and carefree attitude of the ...

The Nigerian government has rescued a mother of four, Omowunmi Aladeboyeje, who was trafficked to Cairo, Egypt. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission in a statement signed by its spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said Aladeboyeje was tricked to Egypt by her elder brother. He informed her about a nursing job in the United States. NIDCOM Balogun added that the Ondo State indigene is presently on her way to Okitipupa, Ondo State. The statement reads, “Trafficking: NIDCOM facilitates the return of another trafficked girl home, as Dabiri-Erewa restates her appeals to youth travelling out illegally.”   The agency said the victim, an auxiliary nurse, was sexually harassed, beaten, and imprisoned at home by her abusers. NIDCOM said, “She was trafficked on March 17, 2020, and claimed to be sexually harassed regularly, beaten frequently and home imprisoned sometimes. “Rhoda, a mother of four, was trafficked by her immediate elder brother who claimed there was a nursing job o...

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for coronavirus, the state health commissioner announced on Saturday. The governor had gone into isolation on Friday following contact with persons infected with the virus. Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Giving an update in a statement on Saturday night, the state health commissioner, Akin Abayomi, said the governor was being treated at home by medical experts in the state. The statement read, “Following Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s exposure to a confirmed case of COVID19, a PCR test performed yesterday the 11th of December has confirmed that he has indeed been infected with the virus which is supported by mild symptoms and fatigue typical of a mild case of COVID-19. “Mr Governor is receiving treatment and is being closely monitored at home by the very experienced State #COVID19 clinical team from IDH Yaba. “Mr Sanwo-Olu is doing well on treatment and rest, and w...

IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the Nigerian government to stop threatening those clamouring for the declaration of the state of Biafra. According to Kanu, in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter page, Biafra will be everything Nigeria could not be as a nation. IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu He said, “BIAFRA will be everything NIGERIA could not be as a nation. Except for the boring cliche that ‘Nigeria is indivisible’, I challenge every proponent of ‪#OneNigeria‬ to point to one benefit Nigeria serves her citizens. Or give me one good reason why ‪#Biafra‬ should not be restored. BIAFRA will be everything NIGERIA could not be as a nation. Except the boring cliche that ‘Nigeria is indivisible’, I challenge every proponent of #OneNigeria to point to one benefit Nigeria serves her citizens. Or give me one good reason why #Biafra should not be restored. — Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) December...

The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has said nobody can ascertain the number of secondary school students abducted by suspected bandits in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state. Gunmen had on Friday night invaded Government Boys Science Secondary School in Kankara shooting sporadically and abducted many students. Speaking to journalists on Saturday when he visited the school, Masari said the state government was making efforts to rescue the schoolboys. The governor, who could not control his emotions, broke down in tears while begging residents of the community to be patient and show understanding with the government. He assured them that the government would do every necessary thing to ensure the release of all abducted students. See Also Insecurity UPDATED: How Gunmen Invaded Katsina Boarding School Few Hours After Buhari Arrived Home State 0 Comments 10 Hours Ago Masari said, “This is a big tragedy, and our concern and commitment towards rescuing t...

Hoodlums have attacked and killed a former member of the House of Representatives, Fatai Aborode, in Oyo State. The former lawmaker met his untimely death on his way from his farm at Igangan in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state.  Aborode was in the House of Representatives on the platform of Accord in 2015 but recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party.  The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the former lawmaker’s death, stating that efforts were ongoing to arrest the assailants. Aborode and his manager were said to have been attacked, but the manager narrowly escaped death. He said, “At about 1750 hrs of 11/12/2020, along Apodun road Igangan, one Alhaji Fatai Aborode’ m’ of Igangan, was robbed and shot by four unknown gunmen. The victim was rushed to Olugbon hospital, Igboora, where he was confirmed dead.”  The development comes as a security guard, Semiu, was also killed during a robbery operatio...

Armed men suspected to be bandits have invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing a security guard and kidnapping some students, Saharareporters has learnt. This happened barely a few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in his home state of Katsina for a week-long private visit. Kankara is about 150km from the state capital, Katsina, which is President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state. Buhari is currently in Daura. See Also Insecurity Bandits Storm Katsina School, Kill Security Guard, Many Students Missing 0 Comments 3 Hours Ago A resident of the state told SaharaReporters that the bandits stormed the school at 10:45 pm on Friday, shooting sporadically for over an hour. Malam Umaru Kabiru, a resident of the area who also went to the school to search for his two brothers, said those missing “could be more than 100.” “Parents and caregivers and many people in Katsina lamented that they couldn’t find t...

The US Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bid by Texas to overturn the results of the presidential election, which Republican Donald Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden, in a fresh setback for the president. In a tweet following the verdict, President Trump said the court had “let us down” and accused it of having “No Wisdom, No Courage!” The longshot suit lodged late Tuesday against four states key in the November 3 vote — Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — challenged Biden’s victory in each jurisdiction.  But the Supreme Court, made up of nine justices including three appointed by Trump, said Texas — which voted for the president — “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections.” The court’s decision “is an important reminder that we are a nation of laws, and though some may bend to the desire of a single individual, the courts will not,” tweeted Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel. Biden...

Indian police A 31-year-old Nigerian man, Lucas William, has been arrested for cybercrime by the police in Pune, a city in India. According to the police, William has been living illegally in the country for six years. Indian police He was also found with two mobile phones, ATM card mount, pinhole camera and duplicate debit cards. The police reported that Williams allegedly tried to install skimmers in 6 ATMs, but failed.   Two other nationals, Mohammad Akhil Adil Bhorniya and Mohammad Faizal Farukh Chatriwala of Dongri in Mumbai have also been remanded in police custody till December 14 by a local court after they were found with over 350 cloned ATM cards and other devices.  In a report by the Hindustan Times, a team of cyber police officers went to Nashik and teamed up with local citizens of Nashik to arrest the two. Chatriwala has two previous cases against him – one each at Mumbra and Kalwa police stations. He is suspected of been involved in crimes in other ...

Gunmen on Friday shot a mobile policeman along Jakpa road, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State and took his AK 47 rifle after they had confirmed that he was dead. Command’s spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Onome Onovwakpoyeya told Vanguard that she received information on the death, adding that details were still hazy. “I am aware that a Mobile Police man was shot dead   on Jakpa road. But I don’t have further details on the sad incident,” she said. It was gathered that killers disappeared with the AK 47 rifle of the Mobile Policeman after they confirmed he was dead. It was not clear what the Mobile Policeman was doing in the area. But residents suspected he accompanied somebody who came for shopping at a store near where he was shot dead. Police News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3oGaCni via EDUPEDIA

A 47-year-old man, Amaechi Efungwu, who is presently in the hospital, has narrated how policemen dragged him on the ground until he became unconscious and was rushed to the hospital in the Rukpokwu area of Rivers State. He also alleged that the same policemen shot dead some other people in Rukpokwu while trying to manage a protest that ensued after a young tricycle driver was killed. Efungwu said he had been caught in the heat of the incident while returning home from his workplace that had been compulsorily closed as a result of the protest.  He said, “I was coming from work in a bus and I saw other people turning back. The driver of the bus I boarded turned the vehicle and followed one way because he was told that there was unrest in front, tyres burning at junctions and everything. We then asked what happened and we were told that a police officer shot a keke driver at Rukpokwu.”   He said after the passengers had all been aware of the situation, they agreed...