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Aba–Based Lawyer, Ndubuisi Agbayi Docked For Fraud, Gets Bail. An Aba-based lawyer, Ndubuisi Agbayi was on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 arraigned before a Magistrate court in the Aba South Magisterial District holden at Aba on a three-count charge bordering on fraud, conversion and improper conduct. In the suit marked MAS/175/2024, (Commissioner’s of Police versus Ndubuisi Agbayi), the lawyer pleaded “Not Guilty” when the charges were read to him. He was accused of obtaining the sum of N1,294,000.00 from the account of late Mr. Ndukwe Agu Ndukwe by false pretence and with intent to defraud, thereby committed an offence punishable under…

A policeman whose name has yet to be ascertained has killed one of his colleagues while shooting at peaceful protesters in Katsina State. Multiple videos obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday show the deceased man in his uniform lying in a pool of blood after being shot by his colleague. “In the peak of unprofessionalism, a careless policeman killed his colleague and harm civilians in Katsina,” an X user, A.O. Yusuf captioned the videos. Commenting on it, another user, Salako said, “This is a very sad & unfortunate watch. It is also evident that the Nigerian Police Force are the cascading…

The video of a counter-protester carrying a ‘No Protest’ placard but complaining of hunger has emerged on the internet. The man, who by virtue of the placard he carried, was against the ongoing protest against bad governance and hunger made the comments on Thursday at a protest ground in Abuja. However, he accidentally spoke in favour of protests. “To drink garri now, N1,000 will not take care of drinking garri,” the counter-protester said in the video. “Wey be say before before N100 you will drink garri and do wetin you wan do. “So now, we are coming to make him…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the protest conveners, their covert and overt benefactors, to sheathe their swords and seek dialogue. The sultan, in a statement signed by the Secretary General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Khalid Aliyu, on Thursday, warned that an escalation of the violent protest may cause a catastrophe in the West African sub-region. “We genuinely feared escalation to an uncontrollable scenario and the reports are tilting towards that. Therefore, we, in the name of Allah, the Most High, call for an end to the snowballing rampaging, in the name of protest. “We should all understand…

Photos of Christian protesters protecting their Muslim counterparts as they observed their prayers on the road in Jos, Plateau state have gone viral. The protesters had gathered this morning to participate in the nationwide #endbadgovernance protest. When it was time for their Zuhr prayers, the Muslims came together to observe the prayer at the protest ground while the Christians gave them protection. A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, and a frontline cleric and General Overseer of EBOMI Ministries International, Prophet Isa El-Buba, also joined protesters in Jos to express disenchantment over the bad governance of the…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says security agencies  have identified a senator as one of those sponsoring the anti-government protest. Wike disclosed this shortly after an emergency FCT Security Council meeting Thursday night in Abuja. According to him, it was discovered that the senator called some security operatives to accompany a truckload of food for the protesters. He said in due time, relevant agencies would invite the senator for questioning. The minister who admitted that protests are allowed in a democracy, said the protesters owe it a duty to democracy to respect the court order restricting…

  A mammoth crowd of protesters led by a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, and a frontline cleric and General Overseer of EBOMI Ministries International, Prophet Isa El-Buba, took over the city centre of Jos, the Plateau State capital, to express disenchantment over the bad governance of the administration of President Bola Tinubu which has plucked Nigerians into hunger, suffering and abject poverty. Speaking to the crowd, which gathered at the Old Airport roundabout, Dalung, who began by chanting some protest songs, warned security operatives not to intimidate any protester because the amended Nigerian constitution gives…

Zuba-Kubwa expressway, one of the major roads in Nigeria’s capital city, is currently under the control of protesters. According to Daily Trust, the protesters who blocked different sections of the road, are only granting access to vehicles with leaves. As strategic as it is, the expressway is the one which leads to the Presidential Villa when coming from neighbouring Niger and Kaduna States. Security forces have been dispersing the protesters for hours but they have been regrouping, making the journey tough for road users. As of 4pm, the newspaper counted at least seven roadblocks mounted by young persons in a…

At least 10 persons were injured as Police fired teargas canisters to disperse hoodlums who infiltrated #EndBadGovernance protesters on Thursday across the Jigawa State. Jigawa witnessed an unprecedented situation in the history of the state as the nationwide protests against hardship and hunger sprang up in over 10 major towns across the state with reports of destruction and looting of government properties by hoodlums. Report from Hadejia city confirmed that four people were admitted at a hospital as a result of injuries and suffocation they suffered from teargas fired at them by Anti-Riot Policemen, while government-owned agricultural stores were looted…

Seven mass transit buses were burnt in Potiskum, the headquarters of Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State on Monday amid the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. The buses were set ablaze on the premises of the local government secretariat in Potiskum on Thursday. An eyewitness told Channel Television in the North-East state that some persons came in their numbers to cause mayhem but were quickly prevented by the security personnel. The Spokesman for the Yobe State Police Command, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident at Potiskum, saying the perpetrators will be brought to book. Propagated on social media, the nationwide protests against…