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Royal Air Maroc Royal Air Maroc has failed to compensate a passenger, Adebola Lawal, despite its inability to account for his luggage three years after he boarded the airline’s flight from Lagos, Nigeria to New York, United States of America. SaharaReporters gathered that Lawal boarded Royal Air flight JFKAT12589 on the 27th August, 2017 and was allotted seat number 7183608930, thinking his luggage had been loaded. Royal Air Maroc Voyages Afriq However, when the flight touched down in New York, his luggage worth over N10m, which was duly checked in at the departure in Lagos, was discovered missing. A source familiar with the incident told SaharaReporters that Lawal complained to the airline officials, who gave him the necessary documents to endorse and give description of items contained in the missing luggage and pledged to help retrieve the missing luggage. But months later when the airline could not produce his luggage, the Ondo-based pharmacist wrote the airline throug...

File Photo: Femi Aborisade An Oyo State-based lawyer, Femi Aborisade, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Seyi Makinde of the state before a Federal High Court in Ibadan over alleged Fulani killings in some local government areas of the state. The councils include Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East, Ibarapa North, Igangan, Atisbo, Irepo, Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, Oorelope, Olorunsogo, Saki East and Saki West local government areas. File Photo: Femi Aborisade SaharaReporters Media Other defendants in the suit filed by the legal practitioner are the state commissioner of police, attorney general of the federation and state commissioner for justice. In his application, Aborisade asked the court to order Buhari, Makinde and others to arrest, investigate and prosecute suspected armed herders, suspected armed robbers and suspected kidnappers who commit criminal trespass, rape, murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and other offences in the LGAs. The lawyer said ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have smashed a syndicate of five men who specialises in credit card fraud. A statement on Thursday said the arrested suspects – Daniel Stephen, Nestor Ezeani, Sonny Okwaraji, Sylvester Otuwa and Jeff Ogbonaya – allegedly masterminded the theft of $257,822.16 (about N98 million) from a new generation bank. The alleged fraudulent transaction, according to the statement, was reported by the bank through a petition, saying the financial institution received a mail from VISA International on suspected 60 credit card transactions. “The EFCC in a swift action moved and arrested the five suspects at 7th Avenue, FESTAC, Lagos. “They were arrested with several credit cards in their possession, which they use in loading money before transferring them to other banks. “Some of the suspects have made useful statements while investigations continue,” the statement read. The agency also said suspects will be charged to court as so...

The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, will be buried on Friday. The late ex-governor died on Thursday and a statement by his Committee of Friends said he would be buried on Friday. According to the statement signed by a former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Abisogun Leigh, Kamal Giwa, Prince Bayo Oshiyemi, Alhaji Gani Owolabi Dada, Mrs. Omolara Abeke Vaugh and Alhaja Latifat Gbajabiamila, there will be pre-burial prayers for late elder statesman on Friday before his internment. See Also Sahara Reporters Jakande Never Lived In Govt House Or Drove Govt Car As Governor — Afenifere 0 Comments 4 Hours Ago The statement read, “The committee of friends LKJ (Lateef Kayode Jakande), first civilian Governor of Lagos State wishes to announce the passing of our dear leader, the Baba Kekere of Lagos, Alhaji Chief Lateef Kayode Jakande, at the age of 91 years which sad incident happened on Thursday, February 11, 2021. “The burial arra...

The people of Ketu communities in the Yewa North Local Government area Ogun State have had to face reprisals by killer Fulani herdsmen following the visit of self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to the area. Igboho recently went to the Eggua community in Ogun State to help flush out killer herdsmen, leading to the burning of the residence of the Seriki Fulani of Eggua, Adamu Olooru. A section of the market where Fulani settlers sell their cattle in the community was also burnt and many cows were said to have gone missing. SaharaReporters gathered that the area has not known peace since Igboho’s visit. It was learnt that killer herdsmen invaded Owode Ketu community, attacking villagers around 5am on Thursday. The incident was confirmed by the House of Assembly member representing Ketu Constituency, Wahab Haruna Abiodun, who said in a statement, “It is so sad that Ketu Constituency is bathing in the blood of constituents. “Fulani ...

Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said a ban should be placed on Fulani herdsmen coming in from other countries. According to the governor, the foreign Fulani herders are the ones who commit crimes while their Nigerian counterparts get blamed for them. Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. He said, “There are three categories of Fulani. There are Fulani, there are herders and their foreign Fulani herders who commit crimes. “It is often forgotten that there are foreigners among those Fulani herders but nobody is talking about them. The moment a foreign Fulani herder infiltrated into Nigeria and committed a crime, he would be considered as Nigerian Fulani. Therefore, it is time to ban them from entering Nigeria.” He also said a bill should be passed by the National Assembly to resolve the farmers/herders’ conflicts. “Those herders travelling from the North to South should be banned from doing so. Those that are saying the...

Following the unabated insecurity on the waterways in Bayelsa State creeks and rising cases of kidnapping of passengers, the Maritime Union of Brass Local Council Area has embarked on a warning strike.  Suspected pirates on Tuesday attacked some commercial boats and abducted four persons, including a 64-year-old chief in the creeks of Nembe and Brass local government areas of Bayelsa State. In a statement, the union said it was putting a halt to all operations due to the activities of pirates known for kidnapping and manhandling passengers travelling to various destinations until a solution was proffered. “This is to inform the Federal Government of Nigeria and the government of Bayelsa State that the waterways to Yenagoa and Nembe are no safer. Travellers boarding local boats/speedboats are in danger. The Maritime Union of the Brass Local Council Area has embarked on a warning strike today being 10/02/2021 in Two-Brass. No movement of all kinds of travelling by boat due ...

Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has given reasons why the Nigerian government has yet to obey Wednesday’s court order to unfreeze bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters. A Federal High Court in Abuja had on Wednesday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the accounts of #EndSARS campaigners targeted by the apex bank after last year’s anti-police brutality demonstrations. The judge, Ahmed Mohammed, issued the order unfreezing the accounts after the legal teams of both the CBN and the 20 defendants decided to end the case on Wednesday. But speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme on Thursday, Malami said the Nigerian government had yet to comply with the court judgment because it was still weighing options as allowed by the law on such matters. He said, “We need to take in a lot of factors with particular reference to the compliance with the court order and within the context of striking a balance; t...

RUGIPO campus Two students of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, have been macheted to death as a fallout of its violent Students’ Union Government election, plunging the institution into a security crisis. SaharaReporters learnt that the students were killed on Wednesday during a clash that also involved two rival cult groups believed to be meddling in the SUG election. RUGIPO campus An eyewitness said the deceased students were hacked to death by the cult groups. He said, “The SUG election has turned to a free-for-all. One of the students was killed on the spot while the other one was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Owo where he has been declared dead now. “Nowhere on the campus is safe. Students are scared of reprisals. One of the victims was a National Diploma 1 student while the other one is unknown.” The management of the institution had earlier declared the election inconclusive due to what it described as “low turnout of students.” Reports also c...

Two alleged homosexuals in a yet-to-be-ascertained area of Delta State have said they had sexual intercourse for more than two hours while pleading with some vigilantes who sprang on them. The two men in a viral video, which surfaced on Wednesday, were believed to have been caught by the vigilantes, as they appeared half-naked in the clip recorded at night and looked rough, suggesting they had received some form of beating. Zipo.co.ke While being questioned and harassed by the angry vigilantes, the two men struggled to find their voices and convince the vigilantes to let them go. They spoke in Pidgin English.  One of them, who identified himself as Ogheneruno, said, “I fucked him three times. He asked me to use a condom also. I warned him that I was not doing but he controlled me that I must come to his place. “We had sex in the sitting room. I had sex with him for more than two hours. It was a business we had together. He was to pay me N3, 000 and he lured me to come ...

Pupils of United Comprehensive High School, Wasimi in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State on Thursday morning, blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway to protest against the alleged killing of their colleague. According to Punch, the pupils in large numbers trooped out of the school premises and blocked the highway. It was learnt that an unidentified pupil of the school was reportedly killed while crossing the road. A source on Thursday said motorists plying the road were not allowed to go about their businesses. The development made the travellers both from Lagos and Abeokuta to be stranded for hours. A source, who works around the area said, “It was the students of United Comprehensive High school that were turning vehicles back and did not allow vehicles to ply the road.” Education News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3tIkAY...

Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the 3 Battalion Base in Rann in the Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, the Nigerian Army confirmed on Thursday. The terrorists invaded the base in eight gun trucks and engaged the troops for hours on Tuesday during the attack, the Army Director of Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima, stated in a release. He said several members of the terrorists were killed while four of the gun trucks were destroyed, but he did not mention the casualties suffered by the military. “Members of the Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province criminals mounted on eight gun trucks, motorbikes and foot soldiers attacked own troops of 3 Battalion deployed in Rann, Kala Balge LGA. The troops held their ground and instantly destroyed one Boko Haram gun truck. “With swift air support during the attack, the terrorists lost the initiative and had to scamper for safety due to heavy aerial bombardments while additional four gun trucks were...