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Contrary to Kaduna State government’s position to rout out bandits, the criminal elements killed 323 people in the state from January to March 2021. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan stated this while presenting the first quarter security report at the State Security Council meeting on Friday April 30. Recall that Kaduna Governor Nasiru Ahmad El Rufa’i had on March 2, 2020, vowed to rout out bandits from the state, and would not negotiate with the terrorists. The governor, who spoke against the backdrop of Sunday night’s killing of over 50 people in Giwa and Igabi Local Government…

At least, 45 people were killed and more than 150 injured in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, medical officials said Friday. It was one of the country’s deadliest civilian disasters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said children were among the dead and described it as one of the “heaviest disasters” to befall Israel, as he visited the scene. “There were heartbreaking sights here, people crushed to death including children,” Netanyahu said. “A large proportion of those who have perished have not yet been identified … This is tearing up the hearts of families.” Video posted on social media…

Nollywood has turned to a divided house because of the defilement allegations levelled against one of their colleagues, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. Lagos police arrested Baba Ijesha, the Yoruba actor on Tuesday for sexually defiling  a 14-year-old minor since she was seven years. The state police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint last week Monday at Sabo Police Station in Yaba area of the state. The actor had confessed to the crime and was captured by a closed-circuit television in the victim’s house. Since the news became public, several Yoruba actors have…

The Red Devils picked up a 6-2 victory in the first leg at Old Trafford, with the Uruguayan frontman leading their charge. Manchester United and Edinson Cavani both made history on Thursday as the Red Devils hammered Roma in their Europa League semi-final. United ran out 6-2 winners in the first leg of the tie at Old Trafford, leaving Roma with a mountain to climb in the reverse fixture at Stadio Olimpico next week. Cavani and Bruno Fernandes bagged a brace each, while Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood also got in the act as the Red Devils equalled an impressive…

The politics of ‘no permanent friend, no permanent enemy but permanent interest’ played out as Senators Godswill Akpabio and John James Akpanudoedehe, Thursday, renewed their political tie after months of power struggle and bickering. Akpabio attended a meeting summoned by Group Captain Sam Ewang (rtd) and was declared party leader in the state, but Akpanudoedehe attended another convened by Akwa Ibom acting Chairman of All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee, Dr. Ita Udosen, rejecting Akpabio and affirming Udosen as their leader. Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, is the highest political office holder in Akwa Ibom while Akpanudoedehe is the…

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has called on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to partner South-South states by investing in economic ventures that would aid the rapid development of the region. The governor described the economic potentials of his state as diverse, urging the NDDC to partner the government by investing in the needed viable sector. He remarked: “You can invest in our bitumen and cassava industry. This is important because the reliance on oil is waning. We can also partner to invest in tourism. There are many areas where we can work together.” Akeredolu stated this Wednesday when…

Popular Nigerian commentators/analysts in Arise News ha taken the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami to the cleaners for his alleged involvement in what they regarded as ‘rented crowd drama.’ Dr. Reuben Abati and Rufai Oseni speaking in Arise TV News programme on Thursday, April 29 described the so-called solidarity and peaceful march by some Bishops and women for the Minister as shameful and borne of ignorance and unemployment. According to them, the Minister in saner clime would have resigned now to save his public image and that of the government in power, wondering what he is…

The Nigerian woman amputee hawker who claimed to have lost her parents and lost her leg in an accident has landed in trouble for telling lies, Lagos State Government said. Mary Daniel, the amputee hawker, became a sensation weeks ago after pictures of her selling water at Oshodi in Lagos State emerged on social media and attracted sympathy from Nigerians across the world. In an interview, Mary claimed she was an orphan with a baby and an aged grandmother to fend for. She narrated how life dealt her several blows and she had to drop out of school and hit…

The command pilot of the first crewed mission to the moon, Michael Collins, has died following a “valiant battle” with cancer. Aged 90, Collins was the command pilot of Apollo 11 in the first crewed mission to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin. His family said in a statement: “We will miss him terrible. Yet we also know how lucky Mike felt to have lived the life he did. “Please join us fondly in remembering his sharp wit, his quiet sense of purpose, and his wise perspective, gained both from looking back from Earth from the vantage…

Manchester City, already the winner of one trophy and on the cusp of another this spring, took a major step toward a place in the UEFA Champions League final Wednesday with a 2-1 comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital. Marquinhos’ header gave PSG a deserved half-time lead, but Pep Guardiola’s City dominated the second half and goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez turned the game on its head. Home midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye was sent off late on, but PSG avoided conceding a third to keep their hopes alive ahead of next Tuesday’s second leg…