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The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, NSGF and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has strongly condemned the recent deadly attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The attack, suspected to be carried out by Boko Haram insurgents, resulted in the looting and burning of shops and houses in the area. In a press statement issued on Wednesday by Ismaila Misilli, the Director-General of Press Affairs at the Gombe Government House, Yahaya described the assault as a “senseless act of violence” that has inflicted immense grief on the affected families and communities. Yahaya commended the…

Two Nigerian nationals, Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna, 34, and Ebuka Raphael Umeti, 35, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a wire fraud scheme that resulted in over $5 million in losses. The sentences were announced by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday. Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna was sentenced to five years and three months in prison by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia on September 3, 2024. In addition to the prison term, Okwonna was ordered to pay nearly $5 million in restitution. He had pleaded guilty on May 20 to conspiracy to commit…

Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command attached to Kadarko Division have arrested one Isa Usman, a quack medical doctor. The suspect was nabbed on Wednesday at the Iyayi Village, Kadarko district of Keana Local Government Area, LGA of the state for allegedly procuring and administering Procaine Injection on one Zaki Yaka Ajohol which led to his death. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel made this known in a statement he issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect whose level of education is the primary school leaving certificate hails…

Former England internationals, Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker, have picked the player that deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or. The winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or will be announced in October. Manchester City duo, Rodri and Erling Haaland, are expected to be among the contenders. Also, Real Madrid trio, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Dani Cavajal are expected to be in the list of contenders for the prize. However, both Shearer and Lineker feel Rodri deserves to win the award for his outstanding season for both club and country. Speaking with former Manchester City defender Micah Richards on the…

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the constitution of a committee to discuss modalities for implementing the new national minimum wage. A statement released by the Secretary to the Borno State Government on Wednesday indicated that the committee would be chaired by the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Engr. Babagana Mustapha Malumbe, while the Head of Service, Barrister Mallam Fannami, will be co-chair. According to the statement, part of the committee’s duties include: to analyse the current consequential salary adjustment at the federal level and determine the extent to which it can be applied in totality or partially…

To permanently checkmate the incidences of recurrent auto-crashes causing deaths of innocent citizens, the Ekiti State Government has pledged its commitment to speedy relocation of the Iworoko Ekiti Central Market, in Irepodun/ Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State. In the sane fashion, the government also promised to expedite action on the installation of a new Alaworoko that had been vacant since 2019, following the demise of Oba Aladejana to attract development to the town. The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, gave the pledge on Wednesday while receiving stakeholders from the community, led by the Regent, Princess…

With less than three weeks to the September 21st governorship election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a lawmaker who represented Akoko-Edo II from 2015 to 2023, Emmanuel Agbaje has dumped the party. Agbaje, in a letter to his Ward 10 chairman in Akoko-Edo local government area dated September 2nd, 2024, complained of alienation and alleged sidelining in the scheme of the things in the party and his Ward 10. Parts of his resignation letter read, “This decision has not been taken lightly, but after careful consideration and consultation with my support base and leaders. I believe…

A faction of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has dismissed an announcement that the group is planning a massive shutdown of major cities across the country to protest the hike in fuel pump price. A notice released by Okunomo Henry Adewumi, President of the Senate (NANS), earlier on Wednesday, said the group will shut down major cities across the country on September 15, 2024 if the fuel pump price hike is not reversed. However, the notice was dismissed in a statement signed by NANS Senate President, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, on Wednesday. The statement explained that the student…

The Chairman of the Energy Transition Study Group at the Nigerian Gas Association, Olabode Sowunmi, has told expectant Nigerians not to invest so much hopes on the Dangote Refinery. He maintained that people should understand that Dangote Refinery is not a Non-governmental organisation, NGO, but a business venture established with the first aim of making profits. Speaking on Arise Television on Wednesday, Sowunmi that since the refinery is a business venture, it will no doubt keep in mind its need to sell at a price that is profitable for its business. “Dangote Refinery is a refinery, so there is an…