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Police witnesses who conducted search operation at the venue of the botched sex party in Kaduna, have debunked claims that there was a sex party at Asher Kings and Queens restaurant and lounge on December 27, 2020. The two witnesses presented by the prosecutor, ASP Shola Olodowa, gave contradicting evidences of what transpired on the said date but both agreed that there was no sex party. A policeman, Alfa Yahaya, who led the operation to arrest five suspects, told the court that they visited the purported sex party location with two Hilux vehicles and eight personnel of Operation Yaki that were fully armed. In a contradicting statement, the second witness, Corporal Ibrahim Adamu, who was part of the operation, said they visited the restaurant with three Hilux vehicles with 15 armed operatives but did not witness any orgy. Yahaya said, “When we got there, we saw a crowd of 50 and more, not observing social distancing, not wearing face masks, no provision for hand sanitisers w

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering trial of Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant on public affairs to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan till March 5, 2021 for continuation of trial.   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Okupe, alongside his two companies: Value Trust Investments and Abrahams Telecoms on 59 counts bordering on money laundering and criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N702,000,000. At the resumed trial on Monday, the defence presented its fourth witness, Bamidele Salami, a member of the House of Representatives, who served as head of media in the office of the then senior special assistant on public affairs to President Jonathan. Led by Joe Kyari Gadzama, SAN, the witness told the court that “there were approximately 30 staff (members) in different units of the office and the office was funded by the Presidency through the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col. S

A 61-year-old woman, Mrs. Stella Omoigui, has demanded N50million compensation for her 11-year-old son, Master Osasu Omoigui, who was allegedly hit by a stray bullet in his genitals during #EndSARS protest. Mrs. Omoigui, a petty trader in Benin, told the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses that her 11-year-son was hit by a stray bullet from a police gun while they were dispersing the #EndSARS protesters.  Osasu was said to be running an errand for his mother when he was hit by the bullet. According to Vanguard, she added that the incident happened along Old Road, Sapele Road, Benin City, when he asked the said Osasu, a primary three pupil of Maria Christian Academy to go and give his father ripe plantain. She said her son was later treated and discharged from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH.  She said ever since the incident, she has been spending her little resources on him. She said the little Osasu can only pass out

The police in Katsina State have arrested a former caretaker chairman of the Jibia Local Government Area of the state, Haruna Musa Mota, over alleged ties with bandits. The Katsina police spokesperson, Gambo Isah, confirmed the arrest of the former chairman. He added that Mota was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting bandits operating in the state and had already been charged to court. SaharaReporters recalled that an audio recording had resurfaced recently where Mota was heard discussing with a commander of a banditry group, Awulu, over last December abduction of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. The former LGA chairman told the bandits commander that Governor Aminu Masari claimed he paid the group N800 million to secure the freedom of the students. But Awulu immediately interrupted and said, “You said what? N800m? How many millions again? Who said that? So, they paid N30 million and claimed N800m, now they have stopped cattle rearing

The Igwe Uzoubi Umuna Orlu, Imo State, Eze Boniface Okereke, has recalled his ugly encounter with a policeman during the recent clash between members of the Eastern Security Network and personnel of the Nigerian Army in his domain, saying a policeman from the North assaulted him. The monarch lamented that the policeman asked him to lie on the ground “for over eight minutes” despite being a monarch, an action which he said desecrated the traditions and culture of the land. In an Interview with PUNCH, Okereke said the crisis, about three weeks ago, was strange to the community as his domain had been largely peaceful, while noting that the “clash was regrettable because people died, properties were lost and business activities were halted.” He said, “Orlu has no history of violence. Apart from the #EndSARS protest in 2020, this was the first time they clashed. The Indigenous People Of Biafra members don’t live with us here. They came, struck and left. And that is why every tradi

There is panic in the Igbo community in New Delhi, India after five healthy men died mysteriously within one week.   A broadcaster, Okwuluora, in a post on Facebook, said he was sent photos and videos from the incidents. “Five Igbo boys died in New Delhi, India within one week. I was sent the videos and pictures but I will not post them. So sad to behold. May their souls find peace. These are hard times,” he wrote. Confirming the incidents on Saturday, Igbo people who live in New Delhi express fear over the mysterious deaths through social media. One Ekene Ubah said, “It happened here in New Delhi, India. Their death remains a mystery to us. We are in pain.” Marvellous Allen said one slumped and died while climbing the staircase on Saturday. “We are losing our brothers here in New Delhi. The one that died today just went downstairs to buy a bottle of groundnut. While coming back, he fell at the step and died. In less than four days, four healthy men are dead,” he wrote. M

A picture of the man who attempted suicide at National bus-stop, Ikeja, Lagos being attended to by LASEMA on Saturday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has rescued a man who attempted suicide at the National Bus Stop, Ikeja on Saturday. The Director-General of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this to reporters. A picture of the man who attempted suicide at National bus-stop, Ikeja, Lagos being attended to by LASEMA on Saturday. PT via HA Oke-Osanyintolu said the man fell from a height while attempting suicide and a distress call was made to the emergency agency. He said, “We received a distress call around 9:50 a.m. about a man reported to have attempted to commit suicide at National Bus Stop, Ikeja. “This prompted the immediate activation of our emergency responders to the scene.” He disclosed that when his team got to the scene, they met an adult male who sustained an open lacerated wound on the heel of his left leg. Oke-Osanyintolu said

The Kano State Police Command said it had smashed a notorious criminal syndicate led by a 47-year-old ex-convict, Hauwa Mustapha.  The spokesperson of the command, Abdullahi Haruna, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the suspects specialize in car snatching and shop breaking. Haruna said, “On the 19/01/2021 at about 0330hrs, a team of Operation Puff Adder led CSP Alabi Lateef, while on intelligence-led patrol along Zaria Road Kano, arrested one Hauwa Mustapha, ‘f’, 47 years old, of Naibawa Quarters, Kano and one Auwalu Ibrahim, ‘m’, 28 years, of Brigade Quarters Kano, while driving a Motor Vehicle Honda Accord, Ash in colour, moving suspiciously. “Upon search, breaking implements were found concealed inside the vehicle. The suspects confessed to have conspired with two others, now at large, broke a stationary parked vehicle along Mariri Quarters Kano and stole eight cartons of Swan Bottle Water. All the suspects confessed to committing the crime and confessed t

IGP Mohammed Adamu The Ekiti State government, through the state Ministry of Justice, has filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over the sack of police officer, Omolola Olajide, for getting pregnant as a spinster.  Olajide was discharged from the service after discovering to be six months pregnant though she’s still single. IGP Mohammed Adamu Her dismissal was contained in a police wireless message with reference number CJ:4161/EKS/IY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021.  The Ekiti State government has made its stance against her dismissal and has filed a suit challenging the police’s decision. Attorney-General of the state, Olawale Fapohunda, in the suit FHC/AD/CS/8/2021 filed in the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti Judicial Division, is, among others, asking the court to nullify Omolola’s dismissal because it is unconstitutional. A statement released by the Special Assistant to the AG on Media, Olalekan Suleman, reads in part, “Fapohunda has rev

File Photo: Kingsley Moghalu Former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, has said that $500 million worth of Bitcoin has been traded in Nigeria within the last five years. Moghalu, who was once the Head of Directorate of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (a unit which he says is in charge of the financial systems), disclosed these figures while reacting to the recent CBN policy which directed all banks to close accounts that transact in cryptocurrency. File Photo: Kingsley Moghalu SaharaReporters Media He faulted the apex bank’s move, saying that regardless of the risks involved in trading in cryptocurrencies, he would not recommend that it be banned outrightly. “A lot of the activities across the world are going digital, and I would not recommend banning it (cryptocurrencies) outright,” Mr Moghalu said in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “$500 million worth of Bitcoin has been traded in Nigeria within the last five years and Nigeria is one of the top

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has justified the ban on cryptocurrencies, saying it fuels illicit financial flow and terrorism. In a statement, Osita Nwanisobi, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, said the ban on cryptocurrencies would not have any negative impact on Fintechs as there are other robust platforms they can thrive. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg He said because cryptocurrencies are issued by unregulated and unlicensed entities, their use in Nigeria goes against the CBN’s critical mandates. “The use of cryptocurrencies in Nigeria is a direct contravention of existing law. It is also important to highlight a critical difference between a Central Bank issued Digital Currencies and cryptocurrencies. As the names imply, while Central Banks can issue Digital Currencies, cryptocurrencies are issued by unknown and unregulated entities,” Nwani

File photo used to illustrate story. South-West states, including Ekiti, Ondo and Osun on Sunday, said they had deployed Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun corps, in their forests and boundaries to check killer herdsmen. However, the state differed on the presence of killer herdsmen in the forests of the region. File photo used to illustrate story. While the Ekiti State Government in an interview with The PUNCH said there were no killer herdsmen in the state forests, Ondo and Osun states explained their efforts to rid their forests of herdsmen. But all the states said they had deployed Amotekun corps to their forests and boundaries with other states to check infiltration of killer herdsmen. Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, had on January 18 issued a seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves. Although Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, initially opposed the order, at a meeting its leaders had with Nigeria Go