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Mauzu Bala, a Nigerian nabbed with Sh100 million (N450 million) in a bag at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates has lost a bid to secure the release of the cash after a judge dismissed his application, saying it was premature. According to Nation Africa, Justice James Wakiaga rejected Mauzu Bala’s application for the return of the money, saying whether he declared the currency in Nigeria before boarding the plane to the airport was not relevant at this stage. Kaa.go.ke The judge said the application, which was before the court was for preservation of the money, pending the conclusion of investigation to establish the source and legality of the money and whether Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) would file a petition for forfeiture of the money to the state. “In the final analysis, I find no merit in the application for variation of the orders herein at this stage, which I hereby dismiss with costs in the cause,” the judge said. Th

A northern elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has asked the All Progressives Congress to name the governor in the North-West region said to be behind the rising banditry and killings, so that Nigerians can deal with such fellow. Yakasai, also a founding member of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, stated this in an interview with SaharaReporters on Wednesday, noting that the APC, by keeping quiet on the identity, was not helping the country because there would be no penalty to serve as a deterrent. Last Thursday, the APC had accused a governor from one of the six North-West states as being responsible for the intense upsurge of banditry and killings in the region. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC acting National Publicity Secretary, had said that “an intelligence report” linked the governor to the heightened cases of banditry, abductions and other violent crimes in the zone. Speaking with SaharaReporters, Yakasai said th

On Tuesday, workers at Ondo State Oil Producing Development Commission (OSOPADEC) shut down the state’s accountant general office to demand payment of their salaries. The workers, led by the state chairman of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations and Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Services Employees, Oyesanmi Ilesanmi, protested over the state government’s refusal to pay their October, November, and December salaries. Carrying placards with different inscriptions, the protesting workers accused the state accountant general, Laolu Akindolire, of withholding three months of salaries despite approval by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Among the inscriptions on placards include “Obey Arakunrin directive,” “Arakunrin, Save OSOPADEC From AG,” “OSOPADEC Is Not An appendage Of AG’s Office,” “AG Release Our Money Now,” “Laolu Misrepresenting Aketi’s Administration,” “Laolu Akindolire Enemy of Development Laolu Proceed On Leave Now.” According to the workers, the state accou

Suspected bandits on Monday night abducted the village head of Kaigar Malamai in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, alongside 15 others. According to Katsina Post, the gunmen in their numbers stormed the village around midnight on Monday and operated for several hours after which they left with the victims. “They invaded our village, Unguwar Malamai, around 11:45pm and began shooting sporadically. “They abducted 16 people, including the village head, Maiunguwa Kabir, six housewives, three young girls and six children. “At that time, three of the gunmen forced one man to take them to the residence of his elder brother, using his motorcycle, which he did. Two of them went into the house and the other one who stood at the entrance asked the man to run away. “When he left the place, he ran towards some security operatives and told them what was happening in the village, but instead of them to go and confront the gunmen, they asked the man to stay with them till day

Late Gbenga Favour Olaoye-Akanbi The mother of Gbenga Favour Olaoye-Akanbi, a 300-level student of the University of Ilorin, who committed suicide having been duped to the tune of N300m in a forex deal, has said he killed himself because he couldn’t bear the disgrace of his pictures being circulated on Instagram as a fraudster.  SaharaReporters had reported how Olaoye-Akanbi poisoned himself to death on Sunday after he was duped of over N300 million belonging to his colleagues and friends by a forex trader, Eseka Chuckwutem Gospel (ECG). Late Gbenga Favour Olaoye-Akanbi See Also News 19-year-old UNILORIN Student Commits Suicide After Losing N300m To Forex 0 Comments 1 Day Ago Trouble reportedly started for the 19-year-old student when the returns from the N300 million refused to come at the expected time. Those who invested with the deceased were said to have circulated his pictures on different social media platforms, tagging him a ‘thief, fraudster and scammer.’ “