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2023 Presidency: Atiku Reportedly Set To Dump Peter Obi, Pick Wike As Running Mate   Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar is reportedly considering dropping former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi in favour of another person as his running mate for the 2023 presidency. According to reports, Atiku wants to choose Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as his running mate should he clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the 2023 presidency. Atiku and Obi had contested together in 2019 as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the PDP.   But according to sources quoted by Business Day, apart from his charisma and intellectual capacity which made him popular with the people, Obi didn’t make too much financial contributions to the ticket. The source claimed it is the belief in the Atiku camp that Wike can also attract voters from the southeast and bring meaningful financial contributions to political campaigns as well.   “Prior to the 2019 el

Troops of 120 Task Force Battalion, Sector 2, Joint Task Force(JTF), North East(NE) Operation HADIN KAI(OPHK) in consolidating on their operational feat against Boko Haram(BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province Terrorists (ISWAP) have eliminated the criminal elements in a fierce encounter at Goniri, Yobe State on Saturday 29 January 2022. Troops recorded this feat in conjunction with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force(CJTF).  In a clearance operation code named "Operation DOMINANCE I, along the insurgents' route of manouvre at Ngirbua village, the gallant troops neutralized two BH/ISWAP terrorists following a ferocious battle, while others, bowing to troops' superior firepower retreated in disarray. The troops recovered  one AK 47 Rifle, one FN rifle and a motorcycle. These are aside other equipment recovered by troops. The troops in conjunction with CJTF are currently, combing the general area to track down the fleeing insurgents.

Senator Hanga Rufai is one of the stakeholders in rice production in Kano State. Speaking with Sunday Sun in a telephone interview, he dismissed the unveiling of the rice pyramid in Abuja as a scam. According to him, the bulk of the rice they showcased was imported from the neighbouring countries to augment the small quantity produced locally in Nigeria so that they could cover up the money they have stolen from the Anchor Borrower Programme. He said: “It is a scam. In a situation where bandits did not allow people to go to the farms, how could they have produced such a huge quantity of rice they showcased? Even where the bandits allowed farmers to farm, they didn’t allow them to harvest. In some cases, they went and razed their farms with fire. Not up to 20 per cent of our land last year and the year before was cultivated because of this banditry that is all over the Northwest. “It is a scam because the Anchor Borrowers coordinators were stealing the money. “Kano is one of

Bauchi State, Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said he told former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to allow him contest the presidency because he is old and fatigued with Nigeria. He said this in his speech while receiving the report of a Contact and Consultation Committee which he established for his presidential ambition which held on Friday at the Old Banquet Hall of the Government House, Bauchi. SUNDAY PUNCH reports that the Committee, headed by Senator Adamu Gumba, which was inaugurated 15th August, 2021, visited 16 northern states where it interacted with various stakeholders in those states. Mohammed said, “I am aware that even in Bauchi, people are divided, my elder brother, Bala Hadith, had the courage to tell me that people of Bauchi don’t want me to go to the center and I appreciate him. This is because this is the opinion of Bauchi which is the appreciation of what we are doing together. Bauchi can be better if I’m at the center. “But certainly, we have to manage th

DO YOU KNOW!!! The University of Jos, also regarded as ‘Unijos’ started off as a campus of the University of Ibadan in November 1971 and was situated in what is today known as the ‘Township Campus’ of the institution located along Murtala Muhammed way, Jos. The University also has another campus called the ‘Bauchi Road Campus’ which accommodated the faculties of Natural, Management and Medical Sciences upon its acquisition in 1973. Officially established as a Federal Government-University by the Federal Government in 1975, Unijos has since moved to become an innovative institution that carries a high responsibility of fashioning tastes and attitude for the future. DILKON GARMENTS is proud to be associated with the great JOSITES . FOR YOUR DEPARTMENTAL, GRADUATION , CONVOCATION, MATRICULATION WEARS.. md@dilkongarmnets.com factorymanager@dilkongarments.com +234 803 415 0577 +234 703 1229294 +234 803 764 0172 +234 806 046 2623

Three teenagers arrested for k#lling their friend’s girlfriend and b#rning her head for money r!tual Three teenage boys have been arrested by the police in Abeokuta, Ogun state for allegedly k#lling their friend’s girlfriend and b#rning her head for money r!tual. The suspects, identified as Wariz Oladeinde, 17, Abdulgafar Lukman, 19, and 20-year-old Mustakeem Balogun, allegedly committed the hideous crime in Oke Aregba community.  DailyPost reports that in the early hours of Saturday, January 29, one Mr. Segun Adewusi, who is the community security guard, had observed that some four boys were b#rning something suspected to be the h#man head in a local pot on the road. It was gathered that the security guard immediately alerted the police at Adatan station, who went to the scene to get three of the boys arrested as one had fled before police arrived. A source, who confirmed the incident said the slain girl, identified as Rofiat, was a resident of Idi-Ape; she was a girlfrien

💥 EXPOSED Chairman of Emuoha LGA for Rivers State, Dr. Chidi Lloyd has  located one illegal mortuary were allegedly  kidnap victims who died  in the custody of the  abductors are kept  in Elele-Alimini General Hospital. According to information this was discovered when LGA boss Dr Lloyd and his team went into search for illegal crude oil dealers. The LGA Boss was shocked that  leaders of Elele-Alimini  allowed such business to go on in there area  as some Decayed dead body's were also found. Emohua LGA Press Unit

Ogun Security Guard Steals His Employer’s Jewelry Worth N15m The Ogun State So-Safe Corps has arrested one Adewale Adegbenro, a security guard for allegedly stealing his employers jewelry worth N15million. The suspect was arrested on Monday, January 24, 2022 in Odeda Local Government Area of the State. It was reported that the suspect on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 broke into the house of his employer he was suppose to be watching at Adigbe, Abeokuta and stole the jewelry worth N15million. Moruf Yusuf, the corps’ spokesperson who confirmed the arrest said the suspect has been transferred to the Force CIID Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State for further investigation and likely prosecution.

Suspected Yahoo Boys Arrested With Snake In Owerri Three suspected fraudsters have been arrested in Owerri with a live snake. The snake was found in a travelling box that they took to a hotel in the Imo State capital. According to a social media user, Catherine Nwachukwu, the suspects were apprehended by vigilantes, after they were reported to the hotel manager by her mum, who was the guardian of the boy, they were demanding the sum of N250,000 from. She said, “The Yahoo boys were lodging at a hotel close to our family house and they started asking him (her cousin) for the sum of N250,000. One of our neighbours asked him to alert my mum. He did and they reported to the hotel manager who was around. They dragged the boys out and called the vigilantes around. They took them away but the boys left a bag in the hotel room and the bag was locked. They had to break the bag and unfortunately, they found a python inside the bag and people were like, these guys are ritua

THE STORY OF ETIM ESIN - the Nigerian star footballer who could have been the World Best Player but lost it all due to youthful exuberance. Yes, before the days of Jay-Jay Okocha, there was a playmaker in the Nigerian team who was a great dribbler and was even nicknamed "The African Maradona". His name, Etim Esin. Who is Etim, how special was he, what did he do, and how did he lose it all? I was at my family house last weekend and in the course of discussing football and AFCON with my dad, he recalled a particularly interesting story of Etim Esin that caught my attention. I had to go dig for more, and here is everything I found. It was 1987 and the Nigerian U-20 team were in camp around Surulere, preparing to leave the country in a few days for the World Cup in Chile.  Etim Esin was the star boy of the team, a supremely gifted player who had something extra each time he was on the ball. Former Super Eagles striker Charles Okonkwo once said Etim Esin was one of the

PHOTOS: Actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo Celebrates Wife On 50th Birthday Veteran actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo is celebrating his wife, Jumobi on her 50th birthday. Sharing a video of her admiring the after effects of a make-up session, he said, “A very rare moment. completely out of character. What they won’t let me record, a makeup artist gets for nothing. Journey to the 5th floor, enjoying and owning it has started. Happy birthday my Abike. You are totalling killing 50.” Credit: Instagram | mofedamijo

21-year-old Nigerian, Amalu Chikamso builds sports car using waste materials from a dustbin despite having no University education. The talented young man said people thought he was insane when they see him going from one dustbin to another. Chikamso says he's interested in going to school not to get a certificate but for more knowledge in mechanical engineering. Nigerians are truly gifted👏 May his dreams come true🙏 📸: @a.c.cwhizzy (Instagram)

"I am aware that am a mortal, I am not perfect. History will judge me one day, but until then all I ask for is your support.  I did not choose this path on my own. She imposed herself on me. God alone knows what He's doing. I will strive to get to the end, but if I die before reaching our goal, do continue the project without me and lay the groundwork for change with my blood and my flesh.No sacrifice is so much for this country.   I am not Thomas Sankara, nor Jerry Rawlings. I am Assimi Goïta. Remember me as a reformer not a revolutionary. Remember me as the bearer of hope to the people, the one who came when your blood was shed for your desire for change. I will go to the end of my mission. I will never betray your trust.   Death doesn't scare me, I saw it every day on the battlefield, it's failure that scares me. If death marries me on the way to our target, do not mourn me. Don't make my grave a sanctuary. I did what I thought was right for my count

TUESDAY CORNER (090) It is often said that, 'not all that glitters is gold'. Maybe we can use the same token to say, 'not all rice (pyramids) is rice (on the plate)'. Last week President Buhari in company of some State Governors unveiled rice pyramids in Nigeria although I am not really certain what their intentions were because, I believe, the pyramids stand to give a false impression of rice revolution in Nigeria. Nigeria has the potential to produce such kinds of pyramid in every state but as it is now, rice pyramids can hardly be seen on plates. Truth be told, Rice production in Nigeria under President Buhari is better than that of previous administrations. I guess, I should have said "was better" because the activities of Bandits and Boko Haram have practically driven farmers off their farms. I am surprised the managed to scape this much from the farmers for display in front of the cameras. I doubt if a measure of rice anywhere in Nigeria - re

Angry youths have stormed and set ablaze Noble Kids Academy, situated at Kwanar Dakata, Kano State, where late Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old was kidnapped, killed and buried by her proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko. It was gathered that the youths mobilized themselves and launched an attack on the building in the wee hours of Monday. Recall that the youths had, some days ago after the ugly incident, attempted to burn down the school but were prevented by security agents deployed to forestall the breakdown of law and order in the area. Efforts to get the spokesman of the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna to react to the development proved abortive as he sent an SMS to our correspondent that he was in a meeting.

2023: Northern Groups Endorse Osinbajo For President    A coalition of political groups in Northern Nigeria has endorsed Vice President Yemi Osibanjo as the preferred choice for the 2023 presidential election. The coalition made their position known through a communiqué issued at a one-day joint conference on northern political participation and power shift with the theme ‘Northern Agenda: Our Real Solution’ at Arewa House in Kaduna State. The communiqué was signed by Engr. Daniel Shawulu for Arewa Consensus Assembly, Suleman Makama, National Partnership campaign project, Khalid Mohammed Joint Participation for Development Initiative. The group stated that after critical discussions and deliberations on political issues bordering on grass-roots political participation, Arewa/northern interest, larger interest, unity and peace of Nigeria, power rotation and the forthcoming general election, the conference came up with the following outcome;   The Joint conference observed cr

MISS FAITH ODUNSI CROWNED "MATHEMATICS QUEEN" OF NIGERIA AND BEST IN THE WORLD. The national mathematics centre of Nigeria (NMC) has crowned Miss Faith Odunsi of Ambassador College, Otta in Ogun State Nigeria as "MATHEMATICS QUEEN" for her outstanding performance in the National Olympiads Competition. Miss Faith Odunsi solved 19 mathematics questions in 60 seconds, and became the best girl in mathematics competition. 26 students of both senior and junior secondary Schools across the country were also given awards in different categories in mathematics science. Miss Faith Odunsi, 15 years old represented Nigeria at the Global Mathematics Competition, beats China, United States of America, United Kingdom and others and became the world best mathematics student . Credit: Charles The Talking Pen

Stowaway Survives 11-hour Flight From South Africa To Netherlands Police in the Dutch city of Amsterdam discovered a stowaway hidden in the nose wheel of a cargo plane arriving from South Africa, a spokeswoman said Sunday. The unidentified man is believed to have slipped on board the plane before it left Johannesburg, Royal Dutch Military Police spokeswoman Joanne Helmonds said. "The man was found alive in the nosewheel section of the plane and was taken to hospital in a stable condition," she told AFP. Helmonds said police had opened a probe into the incident. "It is quite remarkable that the man is still alive," he said. Flight times between Johannesburg and Amsterdam average about 11 hours.

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, has taunted the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying like the pigeons he touched in 2021, the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to fly after he held a video conference with the team on Sunday shortly before the match with Tunisia. The ex-lawmaker said this in a cryptic tweet on Monday, noting that Buhari’s only miracle is his rice pyramid. “He toucheth the pigeon, it refused to fly. He talketh to the Eagle, it refused to fly. Oh yea brethren, thy King in Egypt hath no miracles but pyramids,” he tweeted. In January 2021 during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony, the doves, otherwise known as white pigeons, released by the President had refused to fly despite multiple attempts by the President thereby sparking a debate on social media. This elicited reactions from Nigerians, some of whom described the incident as a “bad sign” but presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, had said the do

"Bandits paid me between 30,000 and 50,000 naira for a round of sex. I helped them do their shopping to prevent them from arrest.   "I knew they were into kidnapping, banditry and arm robbery but I decided to date one of them despite my married status because my husband was not taking care of me as his wife but this my boyfriend takes care of me and gives me lots of money.   " One day, some bandits said I should introduce more girls to them so I brought two girls and they were given 50 000 naira per night, I felt my 15 year old and 17 year old daughters can also benefit so I introduced them to the banditsand they were given lots of money as such, some of the burdens I have like feeding them and clothing them reduced on me." ~39 year old Maryam Abubakar.

Themost slain Ramadan who is a son of Late Justice Sadi Mato, of Federal High Court Kano State, was attacked by an SS2 student, identif i ed as Umar Goni on 16 January at Elkanemi College of Islamic Theology in Maiduguri. As reported, Goni used a razor blade to severely cut Ramadan’s neck because he refused to run an errand for him. However, Ramadan reportedly struggled and took himself to the Principal’s Office, before he finally broke down and became unconscious. Umar Goni who has been arrested by the police confessed:  “I did this thing because I told my parents to remove me from the hostel but they did not remove me,” he said. The victim’s mother, Hajiya Aisha who later re-married a Director with Yobe State Government said: “We are happy that the Network for Civil Society Organisation Borno Chapters, Nigeria Bar Association(NBA), The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), and The Federation of International Female Lawyers(FIDA) have vowed to investigate the case

Following the conclusion of the Group Stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, the pairings of the Round of 16 matches are now known. Here are the times, dates, and venues of the Round of 16 games (local time): Sunday 23 January 2022 17:00 – Burkina Faso v Gabon (Limbe Stadium, Limbe) 20:00 – Nigeria v Tunisia (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua) Monday 24 January 2022 17:00 – Guinea v Gambia (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam) 20:00 – Cameroon v Comoros (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde) Tuesday 25 January 2022 17:00 – Senegal v Cape Verde (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam) 20:00 – Morocco v Malawi (Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde) Wednesday 26 January 2022 17:00 – Cote d’Ivoire v Egypt (Japoma Stadium, Douala) 20:00 – Mali v Equatorial Guinea (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)

Security Personnel Exchange Blows During Buhari’s Visit To Kaduna There was drama when some security officers in black suits and believed to be DSS officials denied a vehicle on Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s fleet access to the new Kawo bridge soon after President Muhammadu Buhari had mounted the bridge to commission it. The security personnel were reported to have exchanged blows as a result of the misunderstanding. An eyewitness, Lami Sadiq, told journalists that the confusion happened while President Buhari was commissioning the Kawo bridge in the heart of Kaduna city, on Thursday. “After Buhari’s return from Kafacnchan, he went to commission the Kawo bridge in Kaduna but an argument among security officers attached to the Buhari and those in Kaduna led to a fight. “It was because some officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) blocked the road to Kawo bridge soon after the president mounted the bridge. “Governor El-Rufai who had earlier alighted from his vehicle rod

35-Year-Old Man Caught Having Sex With 63-Year-Old Mad Woman In Lagos A 35-year old man, Ganiu Faremi, has done unthinkable after he allegedly unlawfully engaged a 63-year old mentally challenged woman in forceful sex romp at Oshodi area of Lagos State.  Report was that the incident happened at Bolade Street, Oshodi area of Lagos. The suspect Ganiu, was said to have secretly removed the old woman’s clothes and forcefully engaged her in sex. While he was still in the act, he was caught by the neighbours and forced to remove his p*nis from the woman’s private part and handed over to the Police in the area for interrogation over the dastardly act. The suspect was later transferred to the Gender Section of the Police Command, where operatives further interrogated him over the act. The motive behind his action was still a surprise to the residents, who heard what happened and wondered how a young man will do such to the woman, who has health issue and far older than him. The sus

A senior student of Elkanemi College of Islamic Theology Maiduguri has slit the throat of an 11-year-old junior student of the Islamic theology college, Jubril Mato. The junior student, Jubril, who is currently on admission at the intensive care unit of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital was, according to the report, being punished by the senior student for refusing to run errands for him. “The senior colleague, from SS2 class, had sent Jubril on an errand, but he didn’t go. That fateful night, he came to pick him up and took him to a quiet place where he used a razor blade to severely cut his neck, injuring most of his arteries, nerves and trachea,” A source from the school stated. The Senior student, according to the source, whose name has been concealed by the school management, left the victim for dead with his body soaked in blood. After some minutes, Jubril struggled and took himself to the Principal’s Office, before he finally broke down and became unconsc

Schoolteacher and accomplice arrested for abducting, k!lling and burying a 5-year-old girl Abdulmalik Tanko, a teacher at a private school in Kano, has been arrested by the police for abducting and k!lling a 5-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar. According to the image maker of the state’s police command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the victim’s teacher, and his accomplice have been arrested. “On December 4, 2021, a report was received from a resident of Dakata Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State that, one Hanifa Abubakar, ‘f’, 5, was kidnapped and a ransom of  ₦6m was demanded. An investigation was launched and it led to the arrest of Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, ‘m’, 30, and one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, 37. Abdulmalik confessed that the victim is a student at his school. He kidnapped her and took her to his house where he contacted her relatives and demanded ₦6m. On December 18, having realized that the victim could recognize him, he po!somed her to de#th. He conspired w

Manna From Heaven: Military officer arrested after lavishing N20m mistakenly credited to his account A serving airman, Lance Corporal Haruna Samuel of the Nigeria Air Force Base, Kaduna, probably thought he had received some manna from heaven when a mysterious N20 million landed in his bank account on 3 December, 2020. Samuel went immediately on a spending binge, settling old debts and spending part of it on himself, after all Christmas was not far away. He is now facing trial for egregious dishonesty and theft. He pleaded not guilty. The Kaduna Zone of the EFCC on Tuesday docked him before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on a charge of theft and criminal misappropriation. The defendant was alleged to have on December 3, 2020 received a credit alert of the sum of N 20, 014,300 into his bank account. The money was sent in error from the account of his employer. The EFCC said since Samuel wasn’t expecting any payment of such magnitu

A very historic occasion! FORMER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO DECORATES PROMOTED SON WITH NEW BADGES OF RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL On what one may describe as a historic occasion, former  President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, yesterday, Wednesday 19th January 2022, at the headquarters, Nigerian Army Engineer Corps, Lagos, decorated his newly promoted son, Adeboye Obasanjo, with the rank of a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army. The decoration ceremony followed the son’s recent promotion from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army. The occasion was a historic homecoming for former President Obasanjo, who was also in the Nigerian Army Engineer Corps while in the military. His son is of the Engineer Corps.  According to reports, the former President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria were accorded a rare privilege by the military authorities to decorate his son with his newly acquired promotion of a Br

'IF I BECOME PRESIDENT, I WILL PAY WAEC FEES FOR EVERY SS3 STUDENT' Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has started outlining his plans for young Nigerians ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The former Lagos state governor has promised to pay the WAEC fees of every final year secondary school student if he is elected president by Nigerians in 2023.

A High Court in Abia State has ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of N1 billion to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and issue a letter of apology to him. Kanu had approached the Court demanding N5 billion over the invasion of his father’s house by the military on September 10, 2017. In a ruling on Wednesday, according to his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, the Court presided over by Justice Benson Anya stated that the Federal Government violated the IPOB leader’s fundamental rights. The Court also recommended political solution to the agitation for the restoration of the defunct Biafra Republic championed by IPOB. Kanu’s lawyer made this known in a tweet, saying, “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu WINS as Abia High Court rules that the Federal Government violated his fundamental rights. Orders the Federal government to pay N1b to him and issue a letter of apology to him. “Most importantly, the Court recommended political solution to the #Biafran agitation.”

*IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu Charges Increased To 15*  1: owned the Biafra Radio which was used to intimidate and threatened people. 2: The broadcast caused banks, shops and businesses to pause their activities in the South East. 3: professed himself leader of the proscribed group IPOB. 4: through the BiafraRadio, members of the public were incited to kill security personnels. 5: through the BiafraRadio, members of the public were incited to kill the families of security personnels. 6: through the BiafraRadio, the public were incited to attack police officers. 7: through the BiafraRadio, members of the public were incited to kill Police officers. 8: through the BiafraRadio, encouraged a proscribed group to build bombs. 9: incited members of the public to stop the Anambra election. 10: incited members to destroy public facilities. 11: threatened the public not to come out on the May 31, 2021. 12: incited members to stage a violent revolution. 13: incited members to burn down FG facili

UPDATE ON THE RESCUE OF PARAMOUNT RULER OF VWANG Recall that the Paramount ruler of Vwang His Royaln Highness, Da Gyang Gutt Balak was abducted on Sunday 16 January 2022. Immediately the incidence was reported, the commander Operation SAFE HAVEN Major General Ibrahim Ali placed the troops of Sector 6 deployed at Riyom on red alert and to embark on hot trail of the perpetrators. Consequently, the troops in conjuction with other security agencies, Vigilante group and Hunters conducted clearance operations  in the mountenious region of Sabon Gida Kanal, Gero and Dahol general area. Two suspects were arrested at an abandoned building during the operation. This development led to the release of the paramount ruler by his abductors. He has been united with his family. While commending the  troops for their swift response, the commander operation SAFE HAVEN, Maj Gen Ibrahim Ali, appreciate the efforts of the Vigilante, the Hunters group and all who provided useful information to s