Crime

Tayo Olanipekun A senior Boko Haram figure, Mamman Nur, has been reportedly killed by some of his own colleagues. Nur’s men allegedly shot and killed him on August 21, following an internal dispute, according to sources quoted by the Voice of America (VOA). Reports of the killing have just trickled out in the last few days. An Islamist scholar, Gyade …

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My Life Is Under Threat, Atiku Tells Buhari Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said his life and those of his family are under threat by unknown person(s) because of his decision to contest the 2019 presidential election. Atiku, an aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a petition to President Muhammad Buhari requested for more police …

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday named Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Service. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Bichi replaces Matthew Seiyefa who was appointed by then Acting President, Vice-President Yemi Osinbanjo as Acting Director-General of DSS following the sack of …

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Morocco’s law criminalising violence against women has come into force. The law includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence. It has been criticised by Human Rights Watch for not explicitly criminalising marital rape and lacking a precise definition of domestic violence. A government survey found that 63% of …

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Tayo Olanipekun There were anger and confusion among residents, Thursday morning, when an object unmistakably an aborted premature baby was found dumped and helpless in the cold. Residents of Adetoun Close in the Ogba area of Lagos, during the Thursday sanitation exercise, had placed a distress call on National Wire, pleading for the matter to be brought into the public …

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The Nigerian Communications Commission says it will strive to ensure that there is an amicable resolution between the government and the MTN Group as the two parties negotiate the $10bn dispute. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, made this pledge at the ITU Telecom Conference in Durban, South Africa on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. “The …

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…FG Should Make Effort To Restrucrture Nigeria, Says Okorotie By Amos Odeh, Bayelsa State The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, on Tuesday said the people of the Niger Delta must benefit maximally from its resources, through a restructured Nigeria, to ensure sustainable peace and stability in the region. National Chairman of PANDEF, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd) stated this during …

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Tayo Olanipekun With Agency Reports UN Special Rapporteur, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, will assess the issue of trafficking in persons in Nigeria during an official visit to the country from 3-10 September. “My visit is an opportunity to meet with relevant stakeholders to discuss various forms and manifestations of trafficking in persons and key human rights concerns and challenges, as well …

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…… Definite Hearing Commences October 2 Chief Magistrate Chinyere Nweoachenu of Wuse Magistrate Court in Abuja has dismissed all applications brought before her by BGL Plc and her subsidiaries objecting to their trial before the court. The Chief Magistrate therefore fixed definite hearing of the case for Wednesday October 2, 2018.  In her ruling on the applications, Magistrate Nweoachenu stated …

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Folake Sokoya What could have passed as an ordinary initiation ceremony into a newly formed secret confraternities named “The New Black Movement Of Africa”, a breakaway faction of the Aiye cult group, turned sour on Thursday night, when one of the recruits who couldn’t endure the torture and other initiation rites he was subjected to bolted for his dear life …

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