Day: February 5, 2024

How We Killed Ekiti Traditional Rulers – Suspected Killer

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A suspect arrested over the alleged involvement in the murder of two traditional rulers in the Ikole axis of Ekiti State, Baboga, has confessed how he and members of his gang murdered the monarchs.   Bogoa, a herdsman, confessed after he was paraded before journalists on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti by the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Ekiti, Dare Ogundare.   Recall that on January 29, gunmen killed the Onimojo of Imojo, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin.   Also in…

Is the white man confused or it is the black man that is unstable? By Abdullahi O. Haruna Haruspice

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It is either the white man is confused or the black man is unstable. For all the things they kicked against, are back to us in poking realities. The white man met us in leaves and bente and fought viciously for us to be covered with clothes – when eventually we accepted to be well covered- protecting our bodies from the menacing elements- the same white people did a detour and now choking us that we should go naked so as to express ourselves! What a lamentable contradiction!!   The…

Security concerns on front burner in Senate, by Ola Awoniyi

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Perhaps even more than the ailing economy, a worsening security situation has given Nigeria the most concern over the past few years. It is an ugly phenomenon that has bothered every law-abiding Nigerian, the National Assembly and the government. Despite several measures and huge resources deployed against it, the tide of the menace of violent crimes has not turned in many parts of the country. It is so worrisome that some people wonder if the government is doing anything about the situation.   Some even query the essence of a…

Sen Nnamani mourns Abba Ibrahim . … describes him as an exceptional leader

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Former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has described the demise of his friend and colleague Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim of Yobe state as a loss to the political class. Senator Nnamani said the death of Ibrahim variously regarded as the father of Yobe state has created a huge vacuum in the polity. Nnamani and Ibrahim both served as State governors in 1999 and also as Senators of the federal republic in 2007. According to Nnamani “I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of our former colleague,…

Sen Bukar Abba Ibrahim: A huge loss – David Mark

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Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has described the demise of Former Yobe State Governor, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim as a huge loss to the nation.   The former governor was reported dead on Sunday while receiving treatment in Saudi Arabia.   Reacting to the news of the demise, Senator Mark noted that, “Senator Ibrahim was a true democrat who promoted participatory democracy especially during his stint as governor of Yobe State and as Yobe East Senator from 2007 to 2019.   “Senator Ibrahim served as the first…

BREAKING: FCT Police storm kidnappers’ hideout, arrests suspected kidnappers

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Police operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Anti-Kidnapping Unit in the continued fight against criminality in FCT, on 2nd February,/2024 acting on credible intelligence arrested one Buhari Muhammad ‘m’ 20 yrs, a wanted kidnap kingpin; Muhammad Sabiu ‘m’ 20 yrs, Isah Abdullahi ‘m’, Hamzat Musa ‘m’ 21 yrs, Fatima Abdullahi ‘f’ 22yrs and Zuliat Yusuf ‘f’ 23 yrs in a hotel in Bassa Village in FCT. The notorious kidnap syndicate were responsible for the abduction of one Joshua Eze, the husband to Blessing Eze who suffered a bullet…

ZAMFARA 8: NYSC secures release of another PCM, driver

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The combined efforts of National Youth Service Corps and the military have witnessed further release of another female Prospective Corps Member, including the driver of the bus kidnapped in Zamfara State on their way to NYSC Orientation Camp in Sokoto State last year.   This brought the total number of Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) already released to five, while efforts were still ongoing to ensure that the remaining three (one female and two male) still in captivity regain their freedom soonest.   Meanwhile,the Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier…

Nigerian foremost dramatist,Jimi Solanke dies at 82

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A foremost Nigerian dramatist and folk singer, Jimi Solanke is dead.   The cultural icon passed on in the early hours of today, Monday, February 5, 2023, after a brief illness.   He died en route to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State.   Born on July 4, 1942, in Ipara Remo, Jimi Solanke’s artistic journey began as a pioneer member of the Orisun Theatre Group, founded by the renowned Wole Soyinka, in 1961.   His contributions to the global entertainment industry spanned seven decades, leaving an…

Northern women now pimp girls’ to bandits to make quick money – CDS

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General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, has expressed worries over the activities of bandits and their collaborators.   While speaking during an interview with Daily Trust, Musa said some medical doctors are even providing treatment for terrorists in bushes where they operate from.   Also, the Defence chief accused some women in the North of engaging in pimping ladies to bandits at night all because of money.   He called for the support of Nigerians to effectively combat the issue of banditry, adding that the military is not finding…

Nigeria vs South Africa: Beyond football By Lasisi Olagunju

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Sports, especially football, have opiatic effects on Nigerians. I call it kinetic booze. The ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football competition has been remarkable in numbing the people’s terrible pain and pangs of hunger. Since this thing started, morbid fears of violent death and of mass abduction get forgotten every night in sporty ecstasy. “Let’s give them opium, and let them sleep and dream.” That is from Miguel de Unamuno’s Don Manuel, a fictional Catholic priest with no belief in afterlife but who keeps himself happy doing good. We…