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By Kamil Opeyemi The Defence Headquarters says troops of Armed Forces of Nigeria, have in the last two weeks eliminated a total of 151 terrorists and apprehended 456 others in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while giving update of military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 44 terrorists, arrested 21 and rescued four kidnapped hostages during the period. He said the troops recovered 17 AK47 rifles, three locally fabricated rifles, three locally made guns, one berretta pistol, three Dane…

By Kamil Opeyemi Police operatives, soldiers and officials of the Department of State Service (DSS), have stormed a camp at Eke-agbebor Isu, Onicha Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi state, said to belong to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This is contained in a press statement issued in Abakaliki on Thursday by SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command in the state. Onovwakpoyeya noted that the team also destroyed a shrine at the IPOB camp. “On Sept. 13, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, tactical team operatives of the Command in…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba which declared Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Feb. 25 election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State. The appellate court, in two judgments, declared Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party (LP) as winner of the election. The Appeal Court faulted the tribunal for voiding Okolie’s election and proceeded to dismiss the petition filed by Elumelu before the trial tribunal on which the voided judgment was given.…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has dismissed the circulation of a “wrongly couched” memo regarding a directive issued to Commanding Officers. The Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu in a statement issued by the FRSC’s spokesman, Mr Bisi Kazeem on Thursday in Abuja said that the memo in question relates to a directive issued to Commanding Officers, which called for an end to the practice of placing patrol operatives in the vehicles of offenders during impoundment. He, however, said that the original directive was issued in a memo dated Sept. 12 2023, with reference FRSC/HQ/OPS/94/VOLXVI/094. He added that…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has reserved judgment on the petition challenging the outcome of 2023 governorship poll in the state. Mr David Ombugadu, governorship candidate of the PDP, is challenging the declaration of Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the APC as winner of the 2023 governorship election. The sitting on Thursday was slated for the adoption of final written addresses by counsels to the petitioner as well as the first, second and third respondents. The Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, reserved the judgment after counsels to the petitioner and respondents…

By Kamil Opeyemi Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Thursday in Ibadan approved the appointment of Prince Olawale Oyebola as the new Aseyin of Iseyin. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, in a statement disclosed that the approval was in exercise of the powers conferred on Gov. Makinde. He listed the laws as Sub-Sections 1 and 2 of the Chiefs’ Law, Cap. 28, Volume I, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000. “The approval is a culmination of a series of processes stipulated by the extant laws of the state regarding ascension to royal thrones,”…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Police Command in Ondo State on Thursday said it had arrested a 22 year-old suspected rapist and armed robber in Ondo East Local Government Area of the state. Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer stated this in a statement in Akure. The spokesperson said that the arrest was made following a complaint of rape and armed robbery lodged at the station by one of the suspect’s victims. She explained that the suspect pretended to be a good Samaritan, who volunteered to help one of his victims who was stranded before carrying out his evil…

By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday said Nigeria had no business being poor, having been blessed with enormous human and natural resources across the country. In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday in Abuja, Tinubu assured Nigerians that under his leadership, the resources would be adequately harnessed for the benefit of citizens. Ngelale said the president stated this at a meeting with a 62-man delegation from Rivers, comprising of leaders from both the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC), and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the…

By Kamil Opeyemi Dr kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer and others have been shortlisted among the senior lawyers that made the list to be considered for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). This is contained in the lists released by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) in Abuja on Thursday. Also on the 69-man shortlist include Funmi, wife of Mr Femi Falana (SAN); the daughter of Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), Mrs Folashade Alli, Abiola Oyebanji and Bomo Agbebi. On the list also are Daniel Uruakpa, Felix Offia, Lawrence Falade, Kingsley Obamogie amongst others. “The LPPC by this notice…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Labour Party has faulted Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka’s comment accusing the party of attempting to deceive Nigerians into believing that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the February 25 election. On Wednesday, Soyinka reportedly said LP knew that Obi came third in the keenly contested poll but kept playing ‘Gbajue’ (to force a lie) on Nigerians, especially the youthful population. “This recent election two things happened, first of all. One party took over the labour movement, which is not my favourite movement, and then it became a regional party. “Whereas it was a marvellous breach…