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bbq is at it again, the other moniker don chop ban ,him don open another one to continue to mislead the gullible people.

NyenwePHC:


One of the best minister, this man doesn't have time for bullshit propaganda that the useless APC are known for, He is just result-oriented and focussed.
Imagine less than few hours of giving this directives useless MTN bowed down immediately and suspended their automatic voicemail. Honestly the ripoff from MTN was becoming alarming, that one have to be ready immediately to disconnect an outgoing call once that "autovoice" sound

The police have rescued another 11-year-old boy kidnapped in Kano, Muhammed Ya’u, who was sold in Onitsha, Anambra.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Kano police command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna, in Kano on Tuesday.

According to the police spokesman, Ya’u was kidnapped in 2014 at PRP Quarters in Kano metropolis by Paul Onwe and his wife Mercy Paul. They sold the victim to one Ebere Ogbodo for N200,000, the police said.

“In continuation of the Command’s effort to rescue the children kidnapped from Kano to other parts of the country, between 05/11/2014 to 08/11/2019, the command’s Anti Kidnapping Team of Operation Puff Adder carried out another rescue operation.

“During the operation, one Muhammed Ya’u ‘m’ 11 years old kidnapped in the year 2014 at PRP Quarters in Kano, was successfully rescued at Onitsha in Anambra State.

“The victim was kidnapped by Paul Onwe and Mercy Paul’ and sold to Ebere Ogbodo ‘at the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200,000) and renamed as Chinedu Ogbodo,” Mr Haruna said.

He said all the three suspects were currently under investigation while effort was being intensified to rescue more kidnapped children.

“The Command is using this medium to thank the good people of the state for their support, patience and efforts in fighting all forms of crime and criminality in the state,” he added.

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Fifteen persons between ages 19 and 50 were Thursday night rescued from chains at an illegal healing church in Isheri-Osun, Egbe Idimu LCDA of Lagos.

Situated at 26, Alafia Street, Oriofe Ijegun Isheri, the place known as Blessings of Goodness Healing Church was operated by one Prophet Joseph Ojo, 58.

It was gathered some of the victims comprising males and females, have been chained for over four years and could barely walk when they were rescued.

Some of the victims, it was learnt, suffered certain health challenges and were thereafter dumped at the facility by their families for spiritual healing.

Policemen acting on tip-off had stormed the place around 6:10pm and arrested Ojo with 10 other suspects.

According to police spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) the prophet admitted to have been in the healing ministry since 1986, adding that he chaimed them to prevent their escaping.

He said: “Some of the victims were said to have spent five years in the detention camp. They are between ages 19 and 50.

“Some of them where brought by their families to seek spiritual help from mental illness and other diseases. The Prophet said he has been in the healing ministry since 1986.

“Investigation is ongoing. Police are working closely with other agencies of government to provide adequate medical attention and shelter to the victims.”

The Nation reports that the discovery came on the heels of police raids of various religious centres especially in Kaduna State where victims were held captive and treated poorly.

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano state has declared the APC senatorial candidate for Kano Central District, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau as the elected Senator for the zone.

Shekarau, a former Governor of Kano state, contested for the seat under the All Progressive Congress in the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 23.


Announcing the results on Monday at the collation Centre, the Returning Officer for the district, Prof. Adamu Alhaji-Samaila said Shekarau scored 506, 271 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Aliyu Sani-Madawakingini who polled 276, 768 votes.

NAN reports that with the results, the All Progressives Congress has won all the three senatorial seats in the state as the two incumbent Senators retained their seats.


They are Sen. Kabiru Gaya representing Kano South Senatorial District and Sen. Barau Jibril-Maliya who is representing Kano North Senatorial District.

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 497,914 votes to beat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which scored 50,763 votes in Yobe in last Saturday’s presidential election.

Prof. Abubakar Gunduri, the state Collation officer, announced the result after collation from the 17 local government areas in the state on Monday in Damaturu.

He said that the state had 1,365,913 registered voters, out of which, 601,059 were accredited for the election.

Mr Gunduri added that a total of 586,137 votes were cast, out of which, APC scored 497,914 votes, while PDP scored 50,763 votes.

According to the collation officer, the exercise recorded a total of 559,365 valid votes and 26,772 invalid votes.

He commended the electorate, stakeholders and party agents for the peaceful elections, commitment and cooperation throughout the collation exercise.


Meanwhile, Dr Zaji Bunu and Dr Abdu Bulama, the agents of the APC and PDP, accepted the result and signed the documents on behalf of their parties.

The outcome of the presidential election in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State, won by President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progresives, was on Monday disputed by the Electoral Officer for the area.

Mr Buhari’s APC was declared to have won the LGA on Sunday night at the collation centre in Port Harcourt. But the APC lost in other eight LGAs whose results were collated on Sunday night.

However, when the collation reopened on Monday morning, the State Collation Officer for the Presidential Election, SCOPE, recalled the Asari Toru LGA for correction of an an error with regards to observed discrepancies.

Then, the Electoral Officer for the LGA, Ken Okomadi, said he had comments to make on the results already approved.

“INEC has a goal to strive for integrity,” he began.

The EO said elections had started peacefully until “11:45 when unprecedented violence and snatching of ballot boxes started.”


He said there was no election and that he had reports to that effect from the Presiding Officers.

He added that the Returning Officer, Steve Nwaodu, disappeared.

“Only for me to see him in Port Harcourt,” he said. “I don’t have confidence in these results.”

But the Returning Officer insisted there was collation and he had to find his way to Port Harcourt.

For a moment, both officers contested in words.

The PDP agent, Austin Okpara, accused Mr Nwaodu of “allocating results.”

But the SCOPE took the results after the error which caused the recall of the LGA was corrected