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Many persons are feared dead as gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday night attacked three communities in the Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. The villages attacked include Debiro, Tashan Alade and Tirgitu. Sahara Reporters Media A source told SaharaReporters that the insurgents came in about 10 gun trucks and began to fire indiscriminately at anything within sight. The gunmen burnt down two Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) churches, also known as Church of the Brethren, in Tashan Allade. The attack came a few days after a similar incident occurred in Pemi, a ward in the Chibok Local Government Area of the state, where about eight people were killed.   See Also Boko Haram Five Feared Killed As Boko Haram Attacks Church In Chibok 0 Comments 1 Day Ago Boko Haram Insecurity Insurgency Terrorism Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRS...

President Donald Trump on Saturday said a young military man working in Afghanistan told him that elections in the country were better than the 2020 US presidential poll. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Trump described Joe Biden as a “fake President”. He alleged that the electoral process was corrupt and described the Supreme Court as totally incompetent. “If a Democrat presidential candidate had an election rigged and stolen, with proof of such acts at a level never seen before, the Democrat senators would consider it an act of war, and fight to the death. Mitch and the Republicans do nothing, just want to let it pass. No fight!” Trump wrote. “Where the hell is the Durham Report? They spied on my campaign, colluded with Russia (and others), and got caught. Read the Horowitz Reports about Comey and McCabe. Even the fake news  ‪@nytimes‬ said ‘bad’. They tried it all, and failed, so now they are trying to steal the election! “The US Supreme Court has been totally inc...

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, warned the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, to stop stigmatising the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The minister, in a statement titled, ‘FG Urges Religious Leaders To Eschew Message of Disharmony’, also warned religious leaders in the country to “refrain from stoking the embers of hatred and disunity” which could “trigger unintended consequences”. See Also Politics There Would’ve Been War Or Coup If A Non-northern President Practised Nepotism Like Buhari — Bishop Kukah 0 Comments 9 Hours Ago However, The PUNCH had earlier reported that Kukah in his 2020 Christmas message titled, ‘A nation in search of vindication’, on Friday, accused Buhari of nepotism. The cleric had said, “Every honest Nigerian knows that there is no way any non-Northern Muslim President could have done a fraction of what President Buhari has done by his nepotism and got away with it.  “There wo...

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Saturday confirmed the electricution of two people at Iwo Road junction in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. IBEDC commiserated with the families of the victims. See Also Electronics Electric Cable Falls In Ibadan, Kills Food Vendor, Commercial Motorcyclist 0 Comments 23 Hours Ago The commiseration was contained in a statement signed by Mr John Ayodele, IBEDC’s Chief Operating Officer. The names of the victims were given as Mr Oladeji Olatunji and  Mrs Kemi Adegoke.  According to IBEDC, the incident happened on Iwo-Adogba Road in Ibadan around 4 pm on Friday. “We are currently working with families of the deceased at this difficult period to help provide some measure of succour. “Investigations have begun to ascertain the facts of the case, while all necessary protocols and reports to the regulatory authorities have been initiated. “Our team of engineers are already carrying out safety routine maintenanc...

Ibok Ete-Ibas A senior officer of the Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain Emmanuel Owen, has cried out over the continuous torture, victimisation and oppression he is suffering in the service allegedly orchestrated by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas. Owen explained on Saturday that due to the constant harassment in the military, his health had deteriorated and alarmingly led to perspiration and heart problems. Ibok Ete-Ibas See Also Corruption Navy Moves To Court-Martial Emmanuel Owen Who Exposed Fraudulent Act of Chief of Naval Staff 0 Comments 2 Weeks Ago The navy officer, speaking through his lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, of The Law Corridor, Abuja, alleged that Owen’s request to meet his “doctors for proper medicare” had been consistently denied, thereby threatening his life.  Olajengbesi in a release on Saturday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Security Adviser, Maj Gen Babagana Monguno (retd.), and the Minister of Defence, ...

The Lagos State Police Command is currently on the trail of some members of the Oodua Peoples Congress who beat a man to death in FESTAC Town after the deceased broke into a hotel room.  SaharaReporters learnt that the man was killed on the suspicion that he was a ritualist after he broke into a room in Grass Copper Hotel.  According to a police report from the FESTAC Town division, the suspect broke into a room where a lover and his girlfriend had lodged.  SaharaReporters gathered from an eyewitness that the lovers were reportedly having sex in the hotel room when the suspect broke in.  “He was caught and handed over to some hotel guards. The guards in turn handed him over to the OPC members in the area. The lodger and his girlfriend were having sex and it was what attracted the intruder to break in. He was suspected to be a ritualist,” the witness added.  It was learnt that the OPC members, without recourse to the police, descended on the intruder ...

Femi Falana (SAN) Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has said that in line with the provisions of the constitution, President Muhammadu Buhari should ban military deployments from internal operations, including protests and rallies.  He added that such civilian demonstrations and protests as well as political rallies fall under activities meant for the police.  Femi Falana (SAN) Falana stated these at a convocation lecture he delivered at the Ekiti State University convocation ceremony, noting that to prevent hoodlums from hijacking peaceful protests, rallies and marches, the police must provide adequate security.  He said, “A few days ago, President Muhammadu Buhari publicly acknowledged that aggrieved citizens have the fundamental right to exercise their freedom of expression through peaceful rallies, marches and protests. The position of the President is backed by the provisions of Section 39 of the Constitution and article 9 ...

Dr Nasir Aminu Governments spend money on acquiring goods and providing services for the public. The spending is usually planned in an annual budget which is signed into law. However, there might be some off-budget spending that requires no legislative approvals. Such expenditures, known as public sector spending, can include education, healthcare, social protection, and defence. For Nigeria, the spending is on its 201 million citizens, according to the World Bank (2019) population data. 44% of the population are under the age of 15, and 44% are between 15 and 65. The population is a potential for increased global productivity. Like every government, Nigeria’s public spending is financed primarily through two sources: government revenue and government borrowing. Revenue for Nigeria’s government includes (direct and indirect) tax collections, income from natural resources, and foreign aid. Foreign aid spending is usually off-budget. Government spending can be financed by borrowi...

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has said the body could embark on strike in the first quarter of 2021. In an interview with SaharaReporters on Thursday, the President of the union, Anderson Ezeibe, said the union had yet to take a position on the issue but would not rule out the possibility of going on strike early next year. Ezeibe said the union would review the response of the government to its demands, which would determine its next line of action.  He said, “We could have gone on strike in November but it was deferred. We haven’t decided yet but the position of the union will be revealed in the first quarter of 2021, upon assessment of the response of the government to the demands of our union.” Highlighting the issues that could make the union resort to strike, Ezeibe said: “The inadequacy of the implementation of the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS); the non-implementation of assessment study reports of polytechnics in Ni...

Tank Yakasai A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and northern elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said his fear is that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government lacks ideas to deal with the problem of insecurity in the country. Yakasai noted that banditry kept rising because herdsmen and livestock keepers were left without livelihoods, so they took to kidnapping and robbing people. Tank Yakasai The nonagenarian, who is also a founding member of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, stated this in an interview with SaharaReporters, in which he also noted that it was obvious that security agencies alone could not stem the tide of the insecurity ravaging the country. He said, “It is a national problem and we need synergy. We have to team up. My fear is that there is no idea yet from the government as to how to deal with this problem. This is because we need every hand to be on deck, starting in the North with the attacks on herders and their livesto...

File photo used to illustrate story. Two Nigerian drug traffickers have been arrested in Bengaluru India, with 3,300 Ecstasy pills and 600 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine) powder valued at Rs 1 crore (N51,748,548.04). The accused have been identified as Donchucks Okeke, aka Tam Tam Dominique, 39, and Celestine Anugwa, aka Omema, 40. File photo used to illustrate story. According to Bangalore Mirror, the accused has been living in India for the last couple of years and have no legal passport and visa. The Bengaluru East division police said in a statement that the duo was arrested while trying to sell the narcotic substance at a roadside tea stall behind Bagmane Tech Park in the city. The police said the duo procured the drugs through the dark net from the United Kingdom in order to sell them at high price during Christmas and New Year’s Day rave parties Aside from the drugs, the police also seized a high-end car from them. Drugs News AddThis :  Original...