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A cross-section of Ministers designate during the Presidential Retreat for Ministers designate, Federal Permanent Secretaries and top government functionaries at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.

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An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday ordered that a 23-year-old man, Israel Adesanya, who pleaded guilty to breaking into a house and stealing biscuits, and recharge cards, be remanded in prison, pending sentencing.

Magistrate T.A. Ojo ordered that Adesanya, who resides at Baruwa Ipaja, Lagos, should be remanded in the Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, pending review of the facts of the case and sentencing, as he pleaded guilty.

Ojo adjourned the case until Sept. 30.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Kenrich Nomayo, told the court that Adesanya committed the offence on May 20, at No.10 Cosmos Avenue, Baruwa Ipaja, Lagos.

He said that Adesanya scaled the fence and broke into the apartment of Mrs Funmi Ajayi and stole shortbread valued at N5,250, recharge cards of different network valued at N85,000 and N108,000 cash.

Nomayo said that the defendant conduct himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace.

The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 285 308 and 168 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that stealing attracts three years’ imprisonment.


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Nigerian man identified as Dibia Obinna has been deported by Kenyan authorities, after police accused him of being a drug and human trafficker.

His deportation followed his arrest in Nairobi and after interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi signed the deportation order, reported The Standard newspaper. Obinna also known as Agumuo Nnamdi was arrested after being on the run for a month when immigration and police announced they wanted him for questioning in connection with an incident in which 27 Nigerians were seized from an apartment in Kilimani area of Nairobi last month.

The 27 Nigerians were deported immediately. They had entered Kenya as businessmen when officials were alerted. Officials said Obinna is linked to cases of drug trafficking and human trafficking in the region.

He posed as a consultant to Nigerian high commissioner and chairman of Igbo community in Kenya. He was initially linked to another Nigerian, Anthony Chinedu who was deported in 2013 over drug trafficking claims.

The Standard reported that the police were puzzled how he managed to evade police web in the last few years, amidst a campaign to remove suspected illegal immigrants engaged in criminal activities. More than 1,000 foreigners have been deported from the country in the past two years in a campaign that officials say is aimed at sanitizing Kenya. Most of them were in the country illegally and were engaged in illegal activities including drug trafficking and gambling.

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Unknown gunmen killed a man identified as Tavershima Dega, in Zaki-Biam town of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.

The killing of Dega, popularly known as Degata, happened last Thursday, barely three days after the chairman of Zaki-Biam Yam Market, Tavershima Achinge, was shot dead at his residence.

Witnesses said the late Dega was shot dead at 8:00pm when he went to a pharmacy to purchase drugs for his ill wife.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state command, DSP Catherine Anene, said she could not immediately confirm the killing of Dega because she was yet to receive any briefing on the matter.

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The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspects for allegedly killing of a fuel tanker driver, identified as Goni Mustapha, of the AGM Petroleum Nigeria Limited, #Suleja.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed the development in Minna on Tuesday. .

It was learnt that the deceased was on his way from Lagos to deliver 60,000 litres of petroleum product to a location in Suleja, when one of his colleagues led five other assailants to strangle him.

Mustapha’s corpse was found lying along the Maje-Dikko Road in the Tunga Shanu area of Suleja.
It was gathered that a colleague of the deceased, Goni Tijani, 27, stationed five of the suspects on the route to carry out the act and divert the tanker to an unknown destination.

Tijani’s accomplices were named as Bashir Alhassan, 25, of Dan-Jibja in Zamfara State; Samaila Umar, 21, of the Wurno Local Government Area, Sokoto State; Abdulkadir Muktari, 21, of Dayi village, Malumfashi in Katsina State; Isah Sani of Ikorodu Garage, Lagos State; and Yusuf Muktari of Birnin-Magaji in #Zamfara State. .

Northern City News gathered that the suspects were trailed and arrested by a team of policemen attached to the ‘A’ Division, Suleja, while they were trying to escape with the fuel-laden tanker.
In an interview with punch correspondent, the prime suspect, Tijani said, “The victim was my colleague in the same company, but I needed money to sort out my domestic problems, that was why we did what we did.” .

The police apprehended the suspects at Gada-Biyu village on the Abuja-Lokoja Expressway, while they were trying to sell the product. The tanker has since been recovered and the suspects are due to appear in court soon.

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The chairman of the Okene branch of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Musa Adelabu has allegedly been abducted by unknown gunmen.

The Kogi State chairman of the party, Sam Uhuotu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, said gunmen dressed in military uniform invaded Adelabu's house and whisked him away at about 1 am on Saturday.

The chairman further lamented over the constant harassement of PDP members by men dressed in security uniforms.

"PDP says no amount of threats, harassment and attempts to intimidate its members and supporters by compromised security agents will deter it from standing together in victory, with the people of Kogi state in the November 16 Governorship election. The people of Kogi state have already made up their minds to vote out APC which has only brought excruciating poverty, deprivation, suicide, wanton looting, impunity and total disregard to the wellbeing of citizens and nothing can detract from the people's resolve to free their state from the oppressive clutches of APC" the statement reads.

"PDP alerts Nigerians on how gunmen dressed in military uniform have been invading homes of PDP members including the Chairman of Okene LGA chapter of the party, Musa Adelabu, who the gunmen abducted to an unknown destination. Only three days ago, another vocal member of the PDP in Kogi State, Abdlu-salam Kunaye, was picked up in a similar manner. PDP has information that the assailants were sponsored and detailed by desperate elements in APC that have become frenetic over the overwhelming rejection of their party in Kogi state. APC is aware that it has already lost grounds in Kogi state, following its woeful performance in the last four years under the out-going Governor Yahaya Bello, and as such, it is seeking ways to muscle its way by manipulations, harassment, coercing and bullying, which will be resolutely resisted by the people of Kogi State"

Spokesperson of the Kogi State Police Command, William Aya, however, said the police were not aware of the abduction as no one reported anything of such.

“It is only when we get such a report that we will treat it as an issue but for now, it ’s not an issue ,” Aya said.

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Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied claims made by the Buhari-led government and the EFCC that she embezzled Nigeria's money while she was in office.

The former Minister of Petroleum Resources had a no-holds barred interview with media personality, Dele Momodu, where she refuted claims that she embezzled Nigeria's money while in office.

I did not steal Nigeria

Mrs Diezani denied allegations that she made oil magnates like Chris Aire, Kola Aluko, Tonye Cole, Igho Sanomi, and many others rich after she had intimate relations with them. She made it clear that she is a married woman and was never in such habits.

The former Minister denied vehemently allegations that $20billion disappeared from the coffers of NNPC when she was in office. She dared anyone with proof to come forward to substantiate the claims that she stole from the Nigerian government.

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She went on to express her displeasure at Nigerians who have villified and attacked her person, despite the fact that she used her office to make many of them rich and not the foreigners as it was in the past. She pointed out that before her tenure, the petroleum industry was exclusively to enrich Foreigners and a few Nigerians but when she came in, she identified Nigerians who could do the job and decided to empower them. She wondered why she would be villified for this.

In the interview, the former Minister denied claims of having a running battle with former first lady, Patience Jonathan. She said she had much respect for Mrs Jonathan as she was the wife of her boss. She also refuted claims that one of her sisters got intimate with former president Goodluck Jonathan and had children for him.

Read excepts from the interview as recounted by Dele Momodu below

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Is it true that a sister of yours has a kid or kids for President Jonathan?” I asked. “That is totally untrue as I don’t have any such sister or relative!” she said. She wondered how people could fabricate such blatant lies.

I soon followed with what I regarded as an upper-cut: “It was said that you and the former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan were in permanent conflict; why was it so?” She responded that their relationship was cordial enough and she gave the former First Lady the respect she should give the wife of her boss. She went further to say that “What people don’t know is that we’ve been family friends for long. My mum, Mrs Beatrice Agama, has always played the role of a godmother in the Niger Delta and all the militants love and respect her. I come from a royal and privileged background and lacked nothing.”

She said she was not unaware of certain insinuations about an intimate relationship with the former President but she never bothered her head about them because some people had made up their minds to spread those ugly tales about her. “If you are in the corridor of power, you must expect anything, including mud and even bricks being thrown at you.”

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“You’ve been linked to so many young guys who made so much money from you and later absconded or turned against you… What was between you and Chris Aire, Kola Aluko, Jide Omokore, Tonye Cole, Dapo Abiodun, Wale Tinubu, Igho Sanomi and others?” I queried her.

Madame Diezani’s response was calm and unruffled: “I vehemently deny any intimacy or liaison with any of these gentlemen.” She noted that she is happily married like most of them are happily married and asserted that she is not the Scarlet Lady that people paint her to be. She sees those rumours as insults on accomplished women who cannot be seen in sensitive positions without running riotous with some men. She said it was important to put in context how she met most of them:

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“I was the Chairman of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board and I did my job to the best of ability and intentions. My boss and I were determined to empower Nigerians, especially the young ones, who had the brains and guts to dare.” She pointed out that her firm belief and desire to empower Nigerians stemmed from the manner that she and her parents and siblings were unceremoniously dumped out of Shell Camp where her father worked and lived while she was young.

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The memory was apparently traumatic as I could notice her wiping her eyes with another handkerchief. She said “I remember that day vividly. It was definitely one of the worst days of my life. We were not even allowed to finish eating before they hurriedly packed our belongings, threw them into trucks and drove us into an uncertain, unknown future.”

She continued “I was determined that what my father fought for, which was to ensure that Nigerians had a greater say in the scheme of things in Shell and thus in the petroleum industry would be championed and achieved by me in Government.”

She noted that in every government, some people must land the big jobs which every human being would love to have. She said “I chose to empower mostly Nigerians and took the power away from foreigners who used to dominate the sector. That was why we pushed for the Nigerian Content Bill, which mercifully we got through. So you cannot expect some forces not to hate me but I was shocked that Nigerians themselves were ready to crucify me mostly on rumours and not verifiable facts. Most leaders before me have suffered a similar fate so I take some comfort from that experience.”

She added that people seem to forget that she is happily married to Rear Admiral Alison Madueke and would not do anything to jeopardise her marriage or smear herself in the eyes of her husband, children and family. She also said that some of these men were unknown to her until she became a Minister and that although, in some cases, they later enjoyed a cordial relationship with her, it was no more than the kind of relationship she enjoyed with other successful Nigerian businessmen who respected and admired her for the way she was bringing Nigerians to the forefront of the industry:

“It is unfortunate that things didn’t work perfectly all the time as expected and as a leader I take the blame for those imperfections, but I’m certainly not a demon as being portrayed. I have no doubt that I served my nation well, the reason my colleagues at OPEC supported me despite the opposition from my own people. I still maintain that level of relationship with my former colleagues despite not being in government.“

I then asked why is she so controversial?

“Controversy has nothing to do with your qualifications or performance. As a matter of fact, people often hate you for knowing so much and for being efficient and confident which they mistake for arrogance. We had to confront so many challenges, including oil theft and general insecurity but we did very well even if we did not succeed 100 percent. I must say that some of our own people delivered responsibly while a few of them breached the faith and wasted the opportunities handed to them by my boss, President Jonathan. Unfortunately, no one ever remembers the things that went right but everyone remembers and tends to emphasise the things that went wrong…”

We soon moved the discussion to the many allegations of financial impropriety under her tenure, especially the alleged disappearance of $20billion and other wasteful spending authorised by her. She observed that she could not go into any real details because of the criminal investigations in Nigeria and England as well as the civil case here. However, she told me she would try and provide general details about these matters because it was important to shed some light on her own involvement from the vantage point of someone actually in Government who believes these things simply cannot happen.

She was visibly angry at the mention of the $20billion: “If there is one issue I must pursue in this world it is the biggest lie of this money. How can $20billion disappear just like that? Where did it disappear to? Is it possible that such an amount would not be traceable? This is more painful coming from someone I considered a good friend who should appreciate the gravity of such allegation. I challenge anyone to come forward with facts showing that I stole government or public money. I’ve never stolen Nigeria’s money…”

“Rather I worked hard to halt the rampant business of round-tripping. When I brought in Reginald Stanley to clean up the place, I requested for a list of the defaulters. There were about 92 of them and I made sure we sanctioned them. You can imagine the threat to my life but I was ready to defend the economic interests of my country. In fact, we were able to reduce the oil subsidy by about half. No one has applauded our effort.

“There were those who said the then Governor of Central Bank must have been angry at me because of the way the Presidency treated him. In all honesty, he was being blocked from seeing the President by some of Oga’s people (presidential aides) but it had nothing to do with me. I was the one who even told Oga about the development and Oga said he would meet him in London on one of his trips. Unfortunately my boss fell ill and was rushed to King Edward Hospital and the meeting was aborted.”

“Sanusi and I had been friends. There was no way I would have done anything bad to him. He even came to my house to inform me about his interest in heading the African Development Bank and we discussed for about two hours. I promised to support him and I spoke to Oga about it. We were together on the Reconciliation Committee that looked into the accounts of NNPC. Yes there were gaps but not on the alarming scale being circulated. Markafi (former Governor of Kaduna State) did a thorough job. You know he is a very sound accountant.”

What about the allegations that she owns choice properties everywhere? “It is so sad that anyone could say such about me. Let me say something to you, I live with my husband in the same house we’ve lived since we married in 1999. Ask anyone who knows us. Our house in Abuja was bought in 2007 by my husband and as an architect and lover of interior décor I did it up to our own taste. It is not over the top because I have good taste and appreciate bargains. I shop in regular shops like B & Q to do up all the places where I live. Anyone who tells you I have houses anywhere should feel free to publish them. That was how they said I bought an expensive property in Vienna. I went to court and I won the case. I never saw the house before except in picture. The house I stay in London is rented. As a woman I love to look good. Some of my dresses and jewelleries are often dumped on me by those I buy from and I pay them when I can…”

She went on to explain that virtually all the transactions in respect of which allegations of corruption are being levelled against her went through due process and that the Group Managing Director of NNPC was actively involved in ensuring that the best international practices were maintained. She added that her involvement in the conclusion of these transactions was limited and that some of the contracts had been executed before she became Minister of Petroleum Resources. In some other cases she only got details after the contracts had been concluded when approached by some businessmen who complained about the terms. She usually admonished them to forego the contracts if they felt they were not profitable and seek other ventures within the industry.

But she emphasised that her boss neither discriminated against nor favoured anyone. She claimed some of those who benefited the most were even in opposition and mentioned how a renowned opposition leader and vocal critic of the Government at the time met her on about three occasions to discuss his interests in the business of oil.

“My boss didn’t want Nigerians to suffer because of politics so we agreed to offer certain support to a company we knew was owned by the opposition once we were satisfied they controlled the market substantially and have what it takes to deliver the goods nationwide. We were that tolerant…”

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Oyo State policemen arrest, extort U.I student who is a graphic designer for not “registering” his business with C.A.C.

He was asked to pay the sim of 10,000 which he told
them he does not have, the policemen locked him up inside their vehicle. He wrote;

I was arrested today by Nigerian Police on my way to school along Ikolaba / Bodija, I was on a bike when they stopped us they ask me what I do for a living, I told them am a graphic designer and also a student of University of Ibadan, I tendered my ID Card, He searched my bag and phone I have no illegal item I have a legit business, the police said have I registered my company? I said no he said am under arrest for designing without , and am paying 10k for designing without registration CAC no. He said am a big boy with my look so 10k last, he gave account number. Am not a yahoo boy, am a student surviving on my own.

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At least 37 people have been killed amid fresh inter-communal clashes in northeast Chad between farmers and camel herders.

President Idriss Deby Itno while speaking to reporters in the capital N’Djamena said inter-communal conflict had become a “national concern”.

“Three days ago, 37 Chadians were killed in Ouaddai [region] as a result of inter-communal conflicts,” he said. In May, dozens of people were killed and wounded amid clashes in the country’s eastern Sila province between Arab herders and Ouaddai farmers, according to Chadian news reports. Ouaddai is a strategic region located on the borders with Sudan.

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A Lady slaps conductor for withholding her N50 change, today, in Ikorodu, Lagos.

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An Ejigbo Magistrate Court has sentenced one Emmanuel Ikrangubek to two years imprisonment with hard labour for kidnapping a two-year-old boy, Yusuf Badru, at his parents’ residence at 141 LASU isheri road, Igando, Lagos.



The Prosecutor, ASP Kenneth Asibor, narrated that the baby was playing in the compound on Friday, August 2, 2019, at about 2:0’clock while the suspect walked in and carried the baby, thinking nobody saw him.

“Unfortunately for him, the baby’s elder brother who was also playing within the premises noticed him and alerted the security guard who was in the toilet.

“The two of them challenged the suspected kidnapper, took the boy from him and apprehended him.

“He was later handed to the police who, after investigation, charged him to court.”

Meanwhile, having agreed to be guilty of the one count charge, Ikrangubek was on Thursday sentenced to 24 months imprisonment with hard labour by the presiding Magistrate, Mr. Teslim Shomade.

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The Benue State Police Command on Thursday paraded four fake Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and 11 other suspects over alleged kidnapping, rape, armed robbery, child trafficking and illegal arms manufacturing.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mukaddas Garba told newsmen in Makurdi that the fake Naval officers arrested were: Stephen Oguniran, Daniel Igiho, Ada Ngbede and Ada Ofugocho.

Garba disclosed that the fake officers were arrested on July 31 at an illegal checkpoint they mounted at Okenyi, Okpoga Road and were extorting money from motorists, NAN reports.

He also said one Terna Taga, 18, was arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl (name withheld).

He said the further investigation led to the arrest of illegal arms manufacturers, Terhembafan Sevav and Vishi Avav.

“The police recovered two more AK47 rifles, two single barrel pump actions, two locally made pistol, four magazines, one gas cylinder, assorted gun manufacturing tools and charms,” he said.

The commissioner said that the command also arrested one Daniel Achogwu for alleged child trafficking.

He said Achogwu, a resident of Otukpo town, took a pregnant girl to Aba, Abia State, where she was delivered of a child that he later sold to an unknown person.

Garba said one Emmanuel Ilom was arrested with a locally-made gun and a cartridge during a Stop-and-Search Operation in Ugbokolo.

He said the Force also arrested one Msonga Akujor, a resident at Jootar village in Ukum Local Government, with AK47 rifle during a raid.

Garba said one Ahmed Ali was arrested during an armed robbery attack at Ankpa Street, Otukpo town, following a distress call by some residents

“Ali was arrested with a locally made pistol and charms and confessed that his gang members were still at large,” he said.

He said the command recently deployed numerous strategies to fight crime in the state for the purpose of ensuring peaceful environment.

He said through the new strategies, the command was able to “map out possible black spots in the state and deploy its manpower and resources to ensure that such places were secured.

“Operation Puff Adder is obviously securing the highways and local governments where kidnapping and armed robbery were rampant.

“These strategies have aided the prevention of crime in the state and the apprehension of offenders. Several offenders have been charged to court,” he said.

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Kizz Daniel can't seem to understand what women enjoy in sniffing flowers and he has shared a hilarious video to express his confusion.

The singer is seen in the video sniffing a red rose. He concluded that the flower has no spectacular smell as women make it seem. According to him, flowers smell like boiled leaf.

He jokingly mocked Nigerian women who make a big deal out of sniffing flowers, saying: "First, I don't understand what people smell in this... No perfume smell... Just leaf... And Nigerians, all the girls, they'll give them plastic rose, you'll be doing (sniffs rose) 'oh smells good'. Ni*** it smells like leaf. Don't be a bastard. It smells like leaf."

He shared the hilarious video and captioned it: "What y’all smell in this ?! _\ ROSE Smells like boiled leaf."

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