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No fewer than two residents of Asaka area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital were killed by the newly inaugurated South-West security outfit, codenamed Amotekun. The incident happened at Ike-Olu junction, Asaka area of Ibadan on Thursday. Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that one Afeez Lotto and Akin Owoaga were shot dead by a member of Odua people Congress, who was recruited into Amotekun, Sikiru Apanpa. Our correspondent gathered that the incident started when youths in the area disagreed on a certain issue, and Saheed had invited the Amotekun personnel to control the situation. SaharaReporters learnt that when Amotekun personnel arrived at the scene of the incident with their vehicle, Apanpa did not ask questions before he shot at the two. It was gathered that the two victims died instantly. While going out of the community, the men of the Amotekun also shot at an old man, Matthew Owolabi, at Ike Olu junction who later reported at Mapo and Babaganku Police Stations.  Fo

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has on Friday apologised for incorrectly stating that only ten boys were kidnapped at the Government Science School in Kankara, Katsina State. Gunmen, who came on motorbikes, had last Friday invaded the school’s premises around 11 pm, shooting indiscriminately to scare away the residents. See Also Politics ‘Only 10 Schoolboys In Captivity’ – Garba Shehu Disagrees With Governor Masari Over Number Of Abducted Students 0 Comments 4 Days Ago After the attack, Shehu claimed that only 10 students were kidnapped. However, 344 students were released by the bandits on Thursday contrary to the presidential aide’s claim. “I apologise for the incorrect communication citing that only ten students were kidnapped at the science school, Kankara,” Shehu said on Friday via his verified Twitter page. This communication of numbers was provided by persons that should ideally know. These num

President Buhari during meeting with released Kankara schoolboys in Katsina State today President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is worried over the high rate of insecurity in the country. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Buhari disclosed this while speaking in Daura, Katsina, shortly before addressing students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, on Friday. President Buhari during meeting with released Kankara schoolboys in Katsina State today The President said a lot needed to be done to improve security, adding that his government is aware of its responsibility to secure lives. He added that the effort of service chiefs is not good enough for him. Most Nigerians have called for the sack of the service chiefs owing to the worsening security situation in the country, especially in the Northeast region but the President has refused. Buhari said, “On the issue of insecurity, I’m extremely worried about it, and I hope next year it will be different. Those among

A petrol tanker has exploded at the Iyaganku area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Punch reports that the fuel-laden tanker fell close to a petrol station on Friday, thereby causing panic among road users and residents of the area. MD The fallen tanker was said to have eventually exploded but some okada riders told our correspondent that there were no casualties. Roads leading to the scene of the explosion were said to have been cordoned off causing gridlock along the Dugbe, Ring Road, and Iyaganku areas in the state capital. An okada rider, who identified himself as Suraj Adewale, told our correspondent that the tanker fell around 12noon, but it eventually caught fire about two hours later. The Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Uche Chukwura, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone. The sector commander said, “A tanker fell this afternoon, and it eventually caught fire. Our men are there to control the traffic.” News

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Friday that although President Muhammadu Buhari did not visit the Kankara school nor meet with the affected parents, he was busy in Daura coordinating the abducted boys’ rescue. The minister noted that the coordinated rescue efforts produced the release of the over 300 pupils of the Government Senior Secondary School, Kankara, who were abducted last Friday. Buhari had come under intense criticism from several quarters over his failure to visit the affected school and community, which is only three hours by road to Daura, despite having time to visit his cattle farm. President @MBuhari Appears In New Video Visiting His Cows In Katsina After Refusing To Visit Families And School Of Kidnapped Katsina Students | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/kot4yis9Nh pic.twitter.com/PVveM3OF52 — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 14, 2020 Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Mohammed played d

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has withdrawn the certificates of appointment of three traditional rulers in the state and also reinstated five others. Chief Greg Obi, Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs announced this on Friday in Awka. Obi in a statement dated Dec. 17 and entitled:  “Update on Suspension of Igwes in Anambra’’ said the governor acted according to the powers vested on him by the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Law, 2007. He gave the names of the traditional rulers who had their certificates withdrawn as  Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo of Nawfia Town, Igwe Anthony Onyekwere of Owelle and Igwe G. B. C. Mbakwe of Abacha.  The governor announced the lifting of suspension on five traditional rulers including, Igwe Simon Chidibem of Umumbo, Igwe A. N. Onwuneme of Ikenga, Igwe Mark Anthony Okonkwo of Alor, Igwe Chukwuma Orji of Ezinifite and Igwe S.O. Obiora of Ezira. Obi said the withdrawal and reinstatement of the certificates were wit

The National Identity Management Commission, the body issuing national identity number, has announced 15 locations abroad to enrol Nigerians in the diaspora.  NIMC said that the firms would obtain and transmit biometric data from the countries which they operate to the commission. The commission had earlier stated that without a NIN, Nigerians in diaspora would be unable to renew their passports or take part in some other national programmes, adding that those who already had Nigerian numbers would lose them. The development had sparked outrage with many Nigerians warning that the policy lacked adequate planning and would worsen the second wave of COVID-19 in the country. The list of countries and their NIN registration centres as released by the NIMC are: 1. AUSTRIA Vienna       Embassy/Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rennweg 25, Postfach (P.O. Box) 183, 1030 Wien, Vienna Website: https://www.idcard.ng/ 2. GERMANY Berlin  Nigeria Embassy, Neue J

President Buhari in Daura. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to meet with the released schoolboys abducted by bandits from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. Gunmen had invaded the school premises last Friday and abducted over 300 students after a gun duel with the police. President Buhari in Daura. The abduction took place some hours after Buhari arrived in Daura for a week-long private visit. Most Nigerians had criticized the President over his refusal to visit the school. But Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Mustapha Inuwa, on Friday told journalists that Buhari would meet with the released schoolboys by 3 pm today. Inuwa, who spoke through Abdullahi Yar’Adua, his media aide, said that the meeting would take place at the presidential lodge of the government house.   Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/38eGj0F

File Photo Farmers in the Benue-South Senatorial zone of Benue State have cried out over what they described as the increasing unbecoming activities of herdsmen on their farmlands. This situation makes it difficult for them to harvest their farm produce. A farmer and a member of the vigilante in Edumoga Idoma, who stays in the Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state explained that the armed herders deliberately grazed their cattle on farmlands and eat the cattle eat up everything. File Photo Google The farmer, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of being attacked, added that in recent times, the herders allow their cows graze on the farm, but farmers cannot talk for fear of being killed. According to him, there is much distance between the farming area and the police station where they can lodge any report, and the cattle rearers have allegedly compromised some of the security agencies. “Even if you succeeded in getting the police to arrest them, the money spen

File photo used to illustrate story. The petition. Some officials of the National Identity Management Commission have been accused of  harassing and demanding N1000 from enrollees who want to get the National Identity Number in the Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. SaharaReporters gathered that the NIMC officials and enrollment officers insisted that until the money was paid, enrollees would not be given the information data forms to fill.  File photo used to illustrate story. According to a victim of the extortion, Mr Kingsley Unegbu, who went to enrol on Thursday, the NIMC needs to investigate the fraudulent acts and bring the officials to book. Unegbu, who also wrote a petition to the NIMC authorities on the extortion, noted that he was disappointed that the enrollees would pay for forms marked, “free and not for sale.”  A copy of the petition obtained by SaharaReporters, reads, “The NIMC staff or enrolment officers were extorting and demanding the sum

Late Abdulkadir Jimoh The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Lanre Abdulkadir Jimoh, is dead. Sources in the Police command say Mr Jimoh died at an isolation centre in Calabar, the state’s capital, CrossRiverWatch reports. Late Abdulkadir Jimoh He is said to have shown COVID-19 symptoms.  Several calls to DSP Irene Ugbo, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, were neither taken nor returned as at press time. Jimoh resumed at the command in late July 2020. BREAKING: Cross River @PoliceNG Commissioner Dies Of COVID-19 | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/19KFYxfb57 pic.twitter.com/6ojipodK5H — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 18, 2020 Police PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3gYCYXo via EDUPEDIA

Olusegun Obasanjo In the buildup to the 2019 general elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo warned Nigerians against re-electing Muhammad Buhari. According to Obasanjo, the President is not physically and mentally sound to lead a country like Nigeria. Olusegun Obasanjo In an open letter titled “Point for Concern and Action,” the former President also alleged that Buhari was acting like a former military dictator, Sani Abacha. The letter dated January 20, 2019, read, “While Nigeria must appreciate Buhari for the little he has done and allow him to depart for home in peace if he allows free, fair, peaceful and credible elections, we must also tell ourselves that  Nigeria deserves better at this point than what Buhari is capable of offering.  History will note that he has been there.  Nigeria now needs a man with better physical and mental soundness, with an active mind and intellect. “Let me say again that Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians and exists for the benefit of