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Plateau Government Relaxes Curfew In Jos North; Lifts Ban On Tricycles
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After a meeting of the State Security Council held on Tuesday 7th September 2021 at the new Government House Little Rayfield Jos, Governor Simon Bako Lalong approved that beginning from Wednesday 8th September 2021, the curfew in Jos North will be enforced from 10pm to 6am.

This will tally with the current status of the curfew in Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas which still remains from 10pm to 6am.

Similarly, Governor Lalong also approved that beginning from Wednesday 8th September 2021, the ban placed on operations of tricycles will be lifted from 6am to 6pm daily. This means that no tricycle will be allowed to operate between the hours of 6pm to 6am.

However, the ban on motorcycles within the Jos/Bukuru Metropolis remains intact as enforcement will continue to ensure that violators are arrested and punished according to the law.

Nnamdi Kanu files N5bn lawsuit against FG, demands return to Britain
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Kanu, through his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, demands among other things, to be returned to Kenya where he was “abducted”, and subsequently Britain his country of abode before the federal government would apply for his repatriation.

He also demands an apology from the federal government and N5 billion damages for the violation of his Fundamental Rights.

Other prayers by the IPOB Leader include:

“A declaration that the military invasion of the Applicant’s building and premises at Isiama, Afaraukwu Ibeku, Abia State on 10th September 2017 by the respondents or their agents is illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional and amount to infringement of the applicant’s fundamental right to life, the dignity of his person, his personal liberty and fair hearing as guaranteed under the pertinent provisions of Chapter IV of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (hereafter, CFRN) and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act (hereafter, the Charter).

Anambra 2021: Andy Uba kickstarts campaign, vows to sweep the votes, fair, square
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According to him, “We will work hard to win this election”.

Addressing APC members and supporters at Onitsha during a visit to a member of the Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who recently joined APC, -Senator Joy Emordi, said “We will run issue- based campaigns to win the election free, fair and square”.

He used the occasion to formally receive the members who are now joining APC daily from other opposing parties.

Emordi in her remark noted that, “…this is the time for the Ndigbo to join politics at the centre.

“We should join hands to make Nigeria great and there is no other way to do it than to work with the party at the centre.

Smithkafors:
Uba can only rig election..... Ifeanyi uba of APC has more opportunity than him. But this is Nigeria.

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of APC?

Police give details in killing of Sowore’s younger brother
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The police said the deceased was shot dead in Edo by gunmen in the early hours of Saturday.

He was said to be coming from Igbinedion University, Okada, near Benin, where he was studying Pharmacy, before he was shot dead on the Benin-Lagos highway.

It added that five other persons were abducted in the process.

According to Kontongs, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital (IUTH).

“Good morning all. This is to confirm to you that suspected kidnappers at about 0645hrs along the Lagos-Benin Expressway by Isuwa kidnapped five unidentified persons.

Anambra APC guber candidate, Uba, escapes death from police gunshot
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Uba was addressing a rally at the Ekwulobia Township Stadium in the Aguata Local Government Area of the state when the incident occurred.

The gunshot which was just about a foot off the position of Uba on podium perplexed the mammoth crowd who turned out to receive him.

Astonished by the development, Uba quipped,” My friend what is it? What is it?” What is it.

A television cameraman who was closed to the cop told our correspondent that he suspected the policeman was drunk.

2 security guards get 12 strokes each for stealing N65, 000
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Garba gave them an option to pay a fine of N60, 000 each.

He added that Yahaya and Bulus should pay the complainant, Victor Okorie, compensation of N142, 000 and warned them to desist from committing crimes.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant reported the matter at the Gwarinpa Police Station on Aug.18.

Ogada said Yahaya and Bulus, security guards attached to Gostu Plaza, 1st Avenue, Gwarinpa, Abuja conspired and burgled the complainant’s motor spareparts shop at the said address sometime in July.

He said they stole N65, 000 cash, a Toyota Camry 2011 model shock absover valued N25, 000, four litres of Total engine oil valued N9, 000 and air conditioner hose valued N25, 000.

Buhari not plotting to rig Anambra election – Obiano
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The statement read in part, “We advise our people to disregard the claims that the rigging of the forthcoming election in our dear state is a foregone conclusion. This is a propaganda stunt.

“ “We trust the integrity of President Muhammadu Buhari who has consistently assured the nation that free, fair and transparent election will be one of his major legacies in the country. We have no reason to doubt him, despite the unconscionable behaviour of some people in his party.

“They have been using the propaganda stunt to intimidate Anambra people in the last couple of years, but it has always failed them. The Anambra State of 2021 is totally different from the Anambra State of 2003 or 2007.

“The rigging plans cannot work this time. The people of Anambra State, supported by their government, are ever ready to protect their state and its impressive progress of the last few years, rather than allow soldiers of fortune and buccaneers to toy with its destiny once again.

4 Anambra commissioners, 12 lawmakers bribed with N300 million to leave APGA to join APC
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More information on how the 6 saboteur lawmakers, 4serving Commissioners and others were lured with 300million naira by the demonic Andy Uba to be part of the evil plot to set Anambra on fire.*

Umunnem ndi Anambra, I reliably gathered that the 6 lawmakers that defected to APC in a video that is trending online were given 300million naira bribe money to share.

They are not alone because my information revealed that 6 other lawmakers, 4 serving Commissioners and others got their own share of the 300million ill gotten money.

The assignment given to them to deliver is to destabilise our peaceful State and set it on fire to pave way for the emergence of the demonic Andy Uba as Anambra State Governor.

Ndi Anambra, we must see it as a patriotic duty to nip the evil plot of setting our State on fire in the bud because we don’t have another State to call our own.

Soludo hits Andy Uba hard, says his 16 years in Senate, presidency total waste
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Coordinator of Uba’s media office, Arinze Igboeli, said the APC, being the party at the centre, had many things working for it and that everything would fall into place in favour of Uba and his party.

Irked by those statements, the erudite professor, Soludo, who had governed the country’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fired back at him, describing him as a total failure.

Soludo lampooned Uba for “wasting” eight years as a presidential aide and another eight years as a senator without any tangible achievement, saying that Ndi Anambra would resist his plot to waste their next four years and resources as well.

Deputy Director, APGA Campaign Media Directorate, Emeka Ozumba, in a statement, said Uba did not have what it takes to run for the exalted office.

“As a matter of fact, he is the least qualified and most unpopular among those vying for the number one position in the state.

“He is, in the words of Walter Lippman, the American political commentator, a pleasant man who, without any important qualification for the office, would like very much to be governor.

Breaking News: APGA in trouble as 6 Anambra lawmakers dump the party for APC
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Ahead of the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra state, the fortunes of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state is dwindling by the day as six of her lawmakers dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).


The recent defection has brightened the fortune of the APC in the state.


The six lawmakers are: Hon. Nonso Okafor representing Nnewi North; Hon. Timothy Ifedioramma representing Njikoka 1; Hon. Cater D. N Umeoduagu representing Aguata 1; Hon. Lawrence Ezeudu representing Dumekofia; Hon. Arthur Chiekwu representing Idemmih North and Hon. Edward Ibuzo, representing Onisha North 2.

Breaking News: Buhari Sacks 2 Ministers
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President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the Ministers of Agriculture, Mohammed Sabo Nanono, and Mamman Saleh, his power counterpart.

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, announced this at a briefing in the Presidential Villa on Wednesday.

No Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappe as PSG rejects £189m bid
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Kylian Mbappe’s proposed move to Real Madrid this month is off after Paris Saint-Germain failed to respond to the Spanish side’s final offer.

Real were willing to pay £189m (€220m) to sign Mbappe, but walked away after PSG stalled on the deal.

Real will now focus on signing Mbappe to a pre-contract agreement in January in order for him to move to the Bernabeu on a free transfer next season.

The 22-year-old’s PSG contract expires at the end of the current campaign and he has made it clear to the club he has no intention of extending the deal.

Nigeria paid $500m for new Tucano jets – US
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Six of the jets have been delivered and ‘secretly’ inducted into the Nigerian Air Force.

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The remaining batch of six will be delivered by the end of the year.

Journalists were barred from covering the induction ceremony hosted by the Minister of Defence Major General Salihi Magashi (rtd) in Abuja, Tuesday.

The Commander, U.S Air Forces Europe-Africa Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian said the Super Tucanos were the impetus for the significant deepening of training and professional relationships.

He noted that “the Nigerian Air Force is one of our key partners that play a critical role in furthering regional security and stability.

“This ceremony symbolises the strength of our unique partnership and underscores the value of training and working together.”

According to him, the precision targeting, air-to-ground integration, and human rights training are all included in the partnership between the U.S. and Nigeria.

Harrigian stated the aircraft will assist the Nigerian Air Force in their fight against violent extremist organisations including the Islamic State West Africa Province.

The first man to accuse R. Kelly of sexual abuse testifies that the singer asked him what he was ‘willing to do for music’
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Kelly ultimately invited Louis to a studio at his home in Olympia Fields, another suburb of Chicago. But when Louis got there, they met in a detached garage where Kelly had exercise equipment and a boxing ring, rather than in one of the studios the singer maintained in the main building.

“He asked me what I was willing to do for music,” Louis said on the stand.

Louis rattled off ways he would assist Kelly, like carrying his bags. But Kelly appeared unreceptive.

“He asked me if I had any fantasies,” Louis said, then quoted Kelly: “‘You never had fantasies about men?'”

“I said no,” Louis continued. “And then he crawled down on his knees and proceeded to give me MouthAction. He zipped my pants down and he started doing it.”

Attack on NDA is elementary, secondary is coming says Fr Mbaka
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Mbaka, while reiterated his calls for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, said his detention would not stop agitation.
The cleric, who spoke Sunday during homily, lamented the level of insecurity in the country, while queried whether Nnamdi Kanu was responsible for the attack on Nigeria Defence Academy.

He warned that the attack on the NDA was still an elementary compared to what would happen if something drastic was not done urgently to avert it.

He stated “look at how our country is going. Instead of us looking for solution to our problem, we were busy going to destroy the solution God has given us. At this time we should encourage the charismatic renewal and whoever that can pray in the spirit, not to rest, not to sleep until the Lord redeem this country.

Gov Ortom reveals he has document suggesting Fulani want to take over Nigeria
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The Governor made this claim while speaking with BBC pidgin at the weekend.

According to him, the Fulani Nationality Movement who claimed responsibility for his recent attack, said that Nigeria is their only country.

He said, “Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM were the people who attempted to kill me recently. They said Nigeria is the only country that belongs to them. It is written and I have the document.

“I have sent copy of the document to the president, police, DSS. The FUNAM said they wanted this revolution in 1800 but could not achieve it through Usman Danfodio.

Many Flee To Cameroon As ISWAP Launches Massive Attack In Borno
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The Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) has launched a massive attack in Rann, headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State.

Who will win Anambra Guber Election?

Soludo [APGA] (59%, 289 Votes)
Ozigbo [PDP] (26%, 129 Votes)
Andy Uba [APC] (8%, 41 Votes)
Ifeanyi Uba [YPP] (7%, 35 Votes)
Total Voters: 494

According to sources, many residents of the town fled to Cameroon as a result of the attack.

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Rann shares a border with Cameroon.

Over 200 Nigerians, mostly suspected members of IPOB arrested by security agencies disappeared under Buhari – Amnesty International
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The global human rights organisation, Amnesty International Nigeria, on Monday, said that over 200 Nigerians mostly members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have disappeared in the custody of the Nigeria security agencies after their arrest.

1 Killed, 3 Injured As Gunmen Invade Herders’ Camp In Abuja
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A family member of the victims, Shehu Bala, said the gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, invaded the camp around 12:34 am on Thursday.

He said some of the herders resisted the abduction, and in the process attacked one of the gunmen with a cutlass.

“They tried to abduct one of their kinsmen in which they resisted and engaged them with cutlasses.”

“It was in that process that one of the gunmen sustained machete cut, which angered them and they shot sporadically, killing a herder while three others sustained bullets wounds,” he said.

Zulum: I’ve Survived Over 50 Boko Haram Attacks
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The governor said this in an interactive session with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said over 100,000 Borno indigenes have been killed in the 12-year-old insurgency in the North East.

The governor, who also disclosed that 2,600 insurgents had surrendered, added that the figure included children, wives, and other family members of the former fighters.

He said among those that surrendered were innocent people who were forcefully conscripted to join the Boko Haram sect, while some are teenagers. Zulum said the Borno State Government was not contemplating to give the repentant terrorists any dime for relinquishing the sect.

The governor, who said he discussed the report of the surrender of Boko Haram insurgents with the President, said he did not see any reason why those who surrendered should be rejected.

Soludo insists Anambra too complex for WAEC cert holder to govern
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The likes of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Dr Alex Ekwueme, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, Dr Chris Ngige, Mr Peter Obi, including our current governor, Chief Willie Obiano are all products of sound educational background which have become the acceptable trend in the state. Our founding fathers who built the fastest growing economy in the world 60 years ago were also all best educated individuals. Sixty years after, we can’t go down to being governed by people with questionable NECO

Anambra vigilante allegedly kills driver over N500 bribe
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A resident said the deceased was driving with a lady in his car when they were accosted by the vigilante operatives in a Sienna car.

The source said, “An argument ensued between him and the vigilante operatives and in the process one of them shot him, killing him instantly, while the lady ran away.

Another source said the vigilante operatives had accosted the driver carrying goods with a lady and demanded money from them.

The source said the operatives rejected the sum of N500 offered to them by the driver before arresting him and impounding his vehicle.

Breaking News: Bandits Break Into Nigerian Defence Academy, Kill Officer, Kidnap ‘Two Majors’
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The bandits were also said to have also kidnapped two majors.

The bandits who attacked the barracks around 1am on Tuesday are still be inside the academy.

A reliable source within the barracks told our correspondent that security has been beefed up within and around the barracks to stop the bandits from escaping with the officers.

“It was a terrible experience, the bandits took advantage of the time when most people had gone to bed to attack the barracks.”

Sharia Court Sentences Kannywood Actress To 6-Month Islamiyya Class For “Sexual Content” On Social Media
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A sharia court in Kano has sentenced Kannywood actress and social media blogger Sadiya Haruna to six months of Islamiyya classes after she was convicted for uploading “sexual content” on social media.

The presiding judge, Justice Ali Jibril Danzaki, ruled that she will attend a Darul Hadith Islamiyya session at Tudun Yola Quarters for a period of six months as the sentencing for her offence.

He also said that her Islamiyya attendance will be monitored by the school head teacher and the Kano State Hisbah Board, which regulates Sharia police in Kano.

The Kano State Hisbah Board arraigned the controversial Kannywood actress and social media blogger for uploading sexual content on her social media handles.

Ex-minister Ibe Kachikwu smuggled exotic car stolen from Jaguar UK assembly to California – U.S. Govt.
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Nigeria’s ex-petroleum minister Ibe Kachikwu smuggled a car stolen from Jaguar’s UK assembly into the U.S., court documents seen by Peoples Gazette show.

A U.S. court has ordered the confiscation of the stolen vehicle found in possession of Mr Kachikwu. The order for forfeiture came after the ex-minister tried to smuggle the stolen vehicle into the U.S.

The vehicle, a 2007 Jaguar XKR, was stolen from a Jaguar assembly facility in Birmingham, England. In the complaint sheet, the car manufacturer explained that the vehicle was made for use in the Czech Republic as it did not meet the safety standards set out by the U.S.

It also told the U.S. court that the stolen XKR was shipped to Lagos.

MASSOB begs UN general assembly to free Biafra
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UNGA opens on September 14 in New York, United States.

The appeal was made in a statement signed by President of Biafra Internal Government (BIG), Amadi Ifeanyi and
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Chris Mocha, to mark the 22nd year anniversary of MASSOB.

They said the recognition of Sovereign State of Biafra would stop the frequent wastage of human lives in Nigeria and end marginalisation of the people of the former eastern region.

They praised founder and leader of Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) and MASSOB, Ralph Uwazuruike, for piloting the affairs of the movement for the past 22 years through non-violent method without changing tactics.

They commended Uwazuruike to have pursued the path of peace in the Biafra struggle for independence by remaining resolute, consistent and focused for 22 solid years, a legacy he said was the best sacrifice Uwazuruike offered the people of South East and South South geo-political zone of the country without calling for war.

Violent Attacks In The South-East: Police Arrest Militants’ Spy Girl
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Further investigations by the Police team revealed that Gloria Okolie takes advantage of her gender and seemingly innocuous looks as camouflage to carry out espionage against military and police targets on behalf of IPOB/ESN. The suspect also serves as an intermediate person, who receives cash, drugs and weapons on behalf of IPOB/ESN and deliver same to their commanders in their camps. Through her clandestine criminal activities, she actively aided and abetted the multiple acts of murder, arson and malicious damage to both private and public property by the ESN. A lot of the deadly and unfortunate attacks on security personnel and assets, with numerous fatalities, have the imprimaturs of Gloria Okolie, the spy girl of ESN militants. Investigation is being concluded to enable the Police arraign her in court for prosecution.

More Trouble For PDP As Secondus Adds New Twist To The Convention
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A recent memo from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to the leadership of the PDP has sparked speculations about his intention to vie for the party’s presidential ticket in 2023.

Some of the hurdles raised by Secondus, according to investigation, are outstanding congresses (from ward to state levels) in over seven states; possible invalidation of the National Convention by court if the seven states are excluded; the November 6th governorship poll in Anambra State; putting a new zoning formula in place; and the need to give the 21-day statutory notice to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

However, Secondus and most members of the NWC are agreed that the request for the shift of date to elect new officers does not stop the party from appointing and inaugurating the party’s National Convention and Zoning committees.

A source, who spoke in confidence, said the October ending timeline is considered unrealistic by Secondus and most of the NWC members.

Obiano Inaugurates APGA Campaign Council
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Governor of Anambra State and national leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Willie Mmaduaburochukwu Obiano has inaugurated the Party’s campaign council for the Anambra State gubernatorial election which will hold on November 6, 2021.

Senators, Reps fight dirty over $10 million bribe to reject PIB’s 5% for host communities
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Five lawmakers, including three senators and two House members, corroborated to that following an initial tip-off that least $10 million was paid in cash to members of the National Assembly to help expedite passage of the bill despite widespread opposition to a clause that granted only three per cent of upstream oil companies’ operating income to host communities.

Specifically, the lawmakers are seething over what one of them described as “greedy misconduct” of Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamiala, who were accused of taking $2 million each in cash bribes to ram the bill through despite protests from host communities.

A Nigerian billionaire of far-reaching acclaim who has perhaps the largest contemporary stake in the oil and gas industry was said to have provided $2 million alone, while other firms and individuals in the oil and gas industry provided the remaining $8 million. The Gazette could not publicly identify the billionaire because our reporters have yet to obtain direct evidence linking him to the bribery.