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Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspect arrested in connection with the death of Michael Ataga, CEO of Super TV, has denied killing him. Ataga was found dead days after checking into an apartment with the suspect in Lekki, Lagos. The suspect had fled the scene of the crime until she was arrested at her father’s house in Yaba, Lagos. When she was paraded by the police in June, the 300 level student of the University of Lagos had said she killed him while he was trying to force himself on her. She had sought forgiveness, saying she did not want to die.…

The immediate-past deputy governor of Kaduna State, Bala Bantex, has died aged 64. Sources at the Kaduna Government House confirmed the death to Daily Nigerian. Mr Bantex served as deputy governor to Governor Nasir El-Rufai between 2015 and 2019 when he resigned to aspire for Senate. Details later…

The International Organisation for Migration, IOM, has said that 17,053 babies were given birth to by Internally Displaced Persons in 18 locations in Borno state alone. The UN agency told the News Agency of Nigeria that the figure represents information of babies who have been registered between 2019 to May 2021. Frantz Celestin, the IOM Chief of Mission, IOM, said that the agency collaborates with the National Population Commission and UNICEF to issue birth certificates to the children. According to him, the identity of the children was very important and also falls within its Displacement Matrix data which it shares…

As the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continues to stir controversies, there’s been reports of likely abduction before he was repatriated from Kenya. Since Mr Kanu’s repatriation in June, the Nigeria government has kept mute on the country where he was repatriated from, even though his family, as well as his attorney, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, accused Buhari regime, in cahoots with government, of abducting Mr Kanu. Mr Ejiofor claimed that Kenya’s special police force detained and tortured the separatist leader before he was later handed over to the Nigerian government. Before Mr Ejiofor’s assertion,…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslim Ummah to look out for the new moon of Dhul Hijja 1442AH. Abubakar, who is also the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, made the call on Friday in a statement. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the statement was signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaidu. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Saturday, July 10, which is equivalent to 29th of Dhul Qadah 1442AH shall be the day to look out for the new moon…

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has warned Southern governors over their resolutions on 2023 presidency and their ban of open grazing. National Secretary of the body, Saleh Alhassan, warned that Southern governors may not get the presidency if they opt to blackmail the North. Southern governors had on Monday called for a rotational presidency, stressing that their region should produce Nigeria’s next president. During their meeting held in Lagos, the governors also agreed to ban open grazing across the region. Reacting, Alhassan accused the governors of playing politics with their resolutions. He said the Southern governors were “hungry for power…

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to forgive the Yoruba nation campaigner, Mr Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho for his actions. Oba Akanbi said this on Friday in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Alli Ibraheem The statement reads: “Nigerians most especially ardent readers and witnesses of history will not forget in haste many suspicious circumstances that consumed many nationalists. One of the leading and still fresh was the Egba born aristocrat, Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola who died on July 7th, 1998. “Kensaro Wiwa equally had his…

The management of Reach 194.9FM, Owerri, Imo State has declared one of its presenters, Uma Sunny Anderson missing. Reach FM is owned by the former governor of the state and Senator representing Imo West District, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. A statement issued on Wednesday by the radio station which was published on its verified Facebook page, revealed that he was last seen in the office on July, 2, 2021. It further disclosed that the missing presenter wore an orange t-shirt and a black trouser the day he was seen last in the office and further appealed to the public to assist…

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has appointed Immigration law expert, Simon Ekpa as his replacement on Radio Biafra. Confirming the news on his facebook page on Thursday night, Ekpa said he was ready  to maintain the momentum and the legacy of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in their quest to achieve Biafra. He wrote; "Our Leader, Mazi Nnamdi on this day, 8th of July 2021 directed that I, Simon Ekpa should start broadcasting from Radio Biafra with immediate effect. "On this note, it is honour, and at the same time, a call to service, a call…

The Presidency on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari is not responsible for promotion in the Nigeria Police Force, NPF. Garba Shehu, Presidential spokesman, disclosed this shortly after the Police Service Commission (PSC) promoted 24 Commissioners of Police to the rank of the Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG), among others. However, Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was declined promotion. Reacting to the development, Shehu said promotion in Nigeria’s police structure is determined by the PSC, insisting that President Buhari had no hand in the exercise. “President Buhari, or any Nigerian President…