Year: 2024

“While the Country Faces Crisis, National Assembly Prioritizes Bobrisky/VDM Controversy, Says Activist Aisha Yesufu”.

The National Assembly members who formed a group to look into the bribery claims made against crossdresser Bobrisky have come under fire from activist Aisha Yesufu.The crossdresser allegedly paid the EFCC N15 million to have his money laundering charges dropped, and his godfather called the Comptroller of Prisons to request that Bobrisky be placed in a private flat where he served his six-month jail sentence.According to an audio conversation that social critic VeryDarkMan released in September.A panel of investigation investigating the issue was then established by the House of Representatives.Yesufu questioned why lawmakers were looking into the topic when they had more important matters to handle in a video that she uploaded on Monday,October 21.Nigeria is falling and dying in front of everyone's eyes, she said, but the lawmakers  are more focused on resolving the Bobrisky/VDM issue, which she called a "minor" case.Aisha described the panel as a complete embarrassmen‘’This whole Bobrisky saga is a nonsense that I do not know even how to describe it, that...

54-Year-old Woman Arrested in Yobe with 350 Rounds of Ammunition.

A 54-year-old lady named Hamsatu Modu was taken into custody by the Yobe State Police Command for smuggling 350 rounds of ammunition from Buni Yadi to Damaturu.Modu, of Morami village in Jakana, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, was taken into custody by police officers from "A" Divisional Police Headquarters, Damaturu, according to a statement released by the Command's spokesperson, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, onMonday, October 21, 2024. “On October 20, 2024, at about 1830 hours, ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Damaturu, received credible intelligence regarding a suspected gunrunner...

UK and UN Train Police and NSCDC Officers to Combat Expresive Threats

75 officers from the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corpshave received Explosive Ordnance Risk Education training from the United Kingdom Government in partnership with the United Nations Mine Action Service.The first training, which took place in Maiduguri, ended on October 4, 2024. In a statement issued on Monday, Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, the Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer at the British High Commission in Abuja, revealed this.In order to lower the likelihood of casualties, the program sought to give NPF and NSCDC personnel the skills they needed to inform communities that are at risk about the risks of unexploded ordnance.Now, the trained police will be sent to high-risk locations to educate locals on life-saving techniques.John Sanderson, the British High Commission's Human Security Adviser,emphasised the importance of the training during his remarks at the closing ceremony."Working with the NPF and NSCDC enables us to deliver these essential life-saving messages in hard-to-reach areas. It also builds...

“Imo Residents Enforce Sit-at-Home order, Leaving Streets and Shops Empty”.

Imo State residents complied with the sit-at-home order, leaving the streets empty.Punch Metro reported that there was no movement throughout the state, with stores closed and no employees visible in transit.One pedestrian, who asked to remain anonymous, said, "As you can see, everywhere is deserted due to the sit-at-home that began today."Everyone has decided to stay indoors and wait for events to unfold out of fear of being attacked by gunmen."To reassure locals that there will be peace and order, the Imo State Police Command and other security forces put on a show of force on Saturday."In response to the alleged threats posed by the Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security...