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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his regime is looking forward to the Presidency of the new US President, Joe Biden, “with great hope.” Buhari noted that the two countries hoped to work “together to tackle global terrorism, climate change, poverty, and improvement of economic ties, with the expansion of trade.” Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled “President Buhari: We look forward to working with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris,” Buhari expressed the hope that the Presidency of Biden and Harris will further strengthen cooperation and support for Nigeria and Africa. The President congratulated the leaders and the entire country on the successful transition, which he said marked an important historical point for democracy as a system of government and for the global community as a whole. ...

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 19 women over alleged involvement in “immoral acts” in the Kano metropolis. The Commandant, Kano State Hisbah Board, Dr Haruna Ibn-Sina, confirmed the arrest in a statement signed by Mallam Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the board in Kano on Wednesday. He said the suspects were apprehended on January 19, at around 9:00 pm at Nasarawa Park and Green Restaurant while consuming intoxicants along the Ahmadu Bello Way. He said the arrest was based on directives given by the state government on a fresh ban on the activities of viewing and event centres across the state due to the spread of COVID-19 cases. “All the 19 suspects are females and aged above 20. “Eighteen of the suspects are first-time offenders, while the remaining one had once been arrested,” he said. He advised parents to stop buying ‘big’ (smart) phones for their wards, but train them to be responsible. According to the statement, the first offenders have been ...

A Vice Principal of a secondary school in the Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Ibrahim Tukur, has been arrested by the police for impregnating one of the pupils in the school. The pupil, a 12-year-old girl, has been delivered of a baby. According to The PUNCH, Tukur and other suspects were paraded at the Katsina Police Command headquarters on Wednesday. All the suspects alleged to have committed rape-related offences were arrested between January 9 and 14, 2021. The spokesman for the Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, told journalists during the parade that the Vice Principal was arrested on January 9, 2021, following a report on the incident at the Rimi Divisional Police Headquarters by one Ibrahim Sani. Isah disclosed that the Vice Principal took advantage of the girl to impregnate her. He said, “The Vice Principal, who is married to three wives, used to take the girl from the school to his house where he had serial sex with her. As a result, he got the girl impr...

Mike Pompeo China has imposed sanctions on 28 United States individuals, including former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, over “crazy actions that have gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs.” According to a report on Reuters, China’s foreign ministry disclosed this in a statement released in the early hours of Thursday, Beijing time. Mike Pompeo FT “These individuals and their immediate family members are prohibited from entering the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macao. They and companies and institutions associated with them are also restricted from doing business with China,” the statement read. In addition to Pompeo, China named outgoing Trump administration officials Peter Navarro, Robert O’Brien, David Stilwell, Matthew Pottinger, Alex Azar, Keith Krach, and Kelly Craft, as well as former Trump administration officials – John Bolton and Steve Bannon. Relations between Beijing and Washington have dramatically worsened in recent years. Although China’s ris...

Donald Trump was greeted by supporters on the route to his home in Florida Former President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday at his resort home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after leaving the White House for the last time, AFP reports. As Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony was underway in Washington, an event Trump snubbed, he flew to Palm Beach aboard Air Force One and then travelled in a motorcade to his home. Donald Trump was greeted by supporters on the route to his home in Florida RTE Hundreds of fans lined the road waving Trump campaign flags, US flags, and one that had an insulting word for Biden. The motorcade slowed down to a crawl, apparently so that Trump could engage with them. One woman holding a homemade “Trump landslide” sign was in tears. “Welcome Home,” said another. “Trump 2024,” said yet another. “We love you,” a group chanted. There was also a smattering of pro-Biden signs. One aimed at Trump said, “You’re fired, you loser.” At a farewell ceremony earlier a...

“Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested and America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate but of a cause, a cause of democracy. The people – the will of the people – has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. We’ve learned again that democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and, at this hour my friends, democracy has prevailed. So now on this hallowed ground where just a few days ago violence sought to shake the Capitol’s very foundations, we come together as one nation under God – indivisible – to carry out the peaceful transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries. As we look ahead in our uniquely American way, restless, bold, o...

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 20-year-old man, Abubakar Amodu, for masterminding the abduction of his father. Amodu was one of the 25 suspects paraded by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, for various offences in Abuja on Wednesday. Twitter/PoliceNG He reportedly connived with three others to perpetrate the act. Amodu said he was lured into the act by members of a gang who told him that his father was rich, and should be kidnapped for money. He confessed to arranging with the gang to carry out the abduction. The suspect added that his father was released after the family paid N2m ransom and got N200, 000 as his share. Also paraded was one Abubakar Liyu, a security guard with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, who worked with kidnappers to abduct lecturers and terrorise the university community. Liyu, who confessed to the crime, said he had organised the kidnap of three lecturers. He said he got N30, 000 the first two times, but got nothing for the thi...

New United States President, Joe Biden, will announce an immigration bill that will open a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants in the United States unlawfully. This is coming barely a few hours after his inauguration as the 46th president of the US. White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, also said Biden will sign 15 executive actions; at least six of those will deal with immigration, according to a memo, making it a major focus of Biden’s first day in office, Reuters reported. The actions include immediately lifting a travel ban on some, mostly Muslim-majority countries, immediately halting construction of the US–Mexico border wall, and reversing a Donald Trump order preventing migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when US congressional voting districts are next redrawn. Biden Promises To Immediately Reset The Nation's Response To COVID-19 Crisis | Sahara Reporters As part of a first sweep of executive actions, Biden will order...

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has said the Presidency cannot fault Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for ordering herders to vacate the forest reserves in the state. Akeredolu had on Monday asked herdsmen to leave the state’s forest reserves within seven days over rising criminality. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Apart from ejecting the herdsmen, the governor also banned underage grazing, night grazing, and movement of cattle within the cities and highways. Reacting to Akeredolu’s order, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the order cannot stand because it is a violation of the constitution which gives citizens the right to choose where they wish to reside. In an interview with The PUNCH, Adegboruwa said the presidency misinterpreted the constitution. Adegboruwa said, “I salute the courage of the governor. He displayed rare statesmanship and courage. I think it is a lesson for all governors to take hold of their territory and safeguard the l...

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked Fulani herders in Ondo State to disregard Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s seven-day ultimatum given to them to vacate forest reserves in the state. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a spokesman for the forum in a statement on Wednesday described the governor’s order as provocative and unhelpful. Akeredolu had on Monday asked herdsmen to leave the state’s forest reserves within seven days. Apart from ejecting the herdsmen, the governor also banned underage grazing, night grazing, and movement of cattle within the cities and highways. He had said, “Today, we have taken major steps at addressing the root cause of kidnapping, in particular, and other nefarious activities detailed and documented in security reports, the press, and debriefings from victims of kidnap cases in Ondo State. See Also Politics No Herdsman Must Graze Cattle On Forests Without Registration, Ondo Government Insists 0 Comments 2 Hours Ago “As the chief law and security office...

Zamfara Governor, Matawalle. A former Chairman of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abubakar Maradun, has accused Governor Bello Matawalle of supplying vehicles to bandits. Maradun, who spoke to Punch, alleged that Matawalle gave the bandits Hilux vehicles, which they used to attack innocent residents. Zamfara Governor, Bello Matawalle. According to him, the hoodlums who killed ten people in Janbako community used two of the vehicles. It will be recalled that SaharaReporters had exclusively reported the gift to the “repentant” bandits on Tuesday. The state government denied the report. “They went to that village in two of the Hilux vehicles given to them by the Zamfara State Government. One of the cars broke down and was abandoned by the bandits. “These bandits have been using the vehicles to kidnap, kill and rape innocent people and the press has been silent,” he added. See Also Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Zamfara Gives 'Repentant' Bandits Hilux...