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  Kidnapping epidemic: Fundraising for ransom persists, Ekiti pupils’ families pay N15m. Despite warnings by the Federal Government against crowd-funding for ransoms, the practice has continued to gain ground with the abductees and their families raising funds from relatives, friends, and social media to secure the release of kidnapped victims. Families of abductees told The PUNCH on Sunday that they disregarded the government’s warning because they feared the victims might be killed or harmed if they failed to pay the ransom. In Ekiti State, pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, who were abducted last week, regained their freedom in the early hours of Sunday. Some parents and other relatives of the victims, who spoke to The PUNCH, said the kidnappers freed the abductees after collecting N15m and other items including fried rice,  malt drinks, energy drinks, and cigarettes.  So This Happened (221) Reviews Recent Naira Fall, Tuition... Altho...

  Abductions: 15 states enlist 50,000 vigilantes against kidnappers In a move to push back the rampaging kidnappers and bandits operating freely across the country, 15 state governors have assembled no fewer than 52, 106-man vigilante squads to battle the hoodlums. Officials in Delta, Kano, Plateau, Sokoto, and 11 other states told The PUNCH that their governors had cobbled together a coalition of vigilantes, hunters, and neighbourhood watch groups to complement the police and other security forces. Scores of Nigerians have been abducted across the country in the past weeks, with the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lagos, and some other states coming under the abductors’ siege. Though the authorities deployed troops and police operatives, this did not alleviate the security challenge.

  Fear Grips Akwa Ibom As Hoodlums Behead Police Inspector In Uyo - Crime - Nairaland Unknown Gunmen Behead Nigerian Police Inspector In Akwa Ibom State Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly beheaded a police officer known only as Inspector Osang in Akwa Ibom State. Osang was beheaded on Wednesday night when the gunmen entered his home on a lane connecting Enen Afaha and Afaha Ube, a suburb of Uyo City. It was learnt that the invasion of the police officer happened at 8.30 p.m, according to Punch. A source from the community revealed that  the hoodlums gained entry into the deceased's compound and began firing randomly to scare away residents and passersby . The death of the police officer was the third killing incident reported in the area in January. Recall that a woman was also beheaded near the banking layout in Uyo, and another lady was slain on Sunday night, her dismembered body stuffed into a Ghana-Must-Go bag and abandoned by the roadside in the state's Nwan...

  Oyebanji Orders Security Agencies To Fish Out Killers Of Two Ekiti Monarchs - Politics - Nairaland condemns attack Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has condemned Monday’s dastardly attack in Oke-Ako area in Ikole Local Government, which led to the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers; and ordered security agencies in the state to fish out the killers. The two traditional rulers- the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola were killed in an ambush by armed men while returning from a meeting. The third traditional ruler, the Alara of Ara –Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba escaped the attack. Governor Oyebanji, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said security agents have been despatched to the area to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous crime. The Governor, who had just presided over the state security council meeting in Ado-Ekiti, barely an hour before the incidence ...

  Impeached Ogun Speaker Oluomo accused of N2.5bn fraud arraigned in court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned the impeached Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo for alleged N2.5 billion fraud. He was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, along with two other principal officers of the Assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji. The were accused of misappropriation of public funds amounting to N2,5 billion. The former speaker was alleged to have committed the offence while he was still Speaker of the House in 2022 However, the case could not continue on Monday following the absence of the EFCC’s counsel, with the judge O.O Okeke adjourning the case to 29 February and 1 March, 2024. Meanwhile, absence of the EFCC’s counsel at the court however, stalled the proceeding from going ahead on Monday. Real reasons Ogun Speaker Oluomo was impeached Oluomo was impeached by 18 of the 26 members of the Assembly on 23 January 2...

  Only Africans won't accept blessings for same-sex couples -- Pope Pope Francis has expressed confidence that critics of blessings for same-sex couples, except Africans, would gradually accept his position. According to Reuters, the pope said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent to homosexuality. The pope allowed blessings last month in a document called Fiducia Supplicans (Supplicating Trust),. This caused a debate within the Catholic Church. Related News Why I stopped going to church - Phyna Pope Francis warns about uncontrolled use of Artificial Intelligence African Bishops reject same-sex marriage – Catholic priest “Those who protest vehemently belong to small ideological groups,” Francis told Italian newspaper La Stampa. “A special case are Africans: for them homosexuality is something ‘bad’ from a cultural point of view, they don’t tolerate it “But in general, I trust ...

  BREAKING: FCT police rescue five kidnap victims. 29th January 2024 Josephine Adeh By  Abiodun Sanusi Kindly share this story: Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have rescued five abductees from two different gangs of kidnappers in Abuja. The five victims were rescued by a combined team of the FCT Special Intervention Squad and the FCT Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, made the development known on Monday, during a press conference with crime reporters at the Command Headquarters. SP Adeh said, “Ladies and gentlemen of the press, I am honoured to welcome you all to the FCT Police Command today and to equally give you an update on the rescue of abducted victims by the command. AFCON 2023: Super Eagles Finished Second In Group Stage Test 0.00 / 0.00 “On January 27, at about 11:30 pm, a distress call was received at Iddo Division that, sounds of gunshots were heard around Sabon Lugbe axis. A police pa...

  Mummy Zee: I don't care what critics think, says Tacha By  Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi Big Brother Naija contestant Tacha has responded to critics who suggested she should have been the bigger person in her recent online clash with Mummy Zee. In a series of tweets, she expressed her indifference towards public opinion, stating her readiness to retaliate if provoked in 2024. Dismissing expectations for her to act more maturely, she advised critics to seek role models within their own families. Related News Why I'm still single - Tacha (Video) DeeOne, Tomama, Sarah Martins slams Tacha 'Don’t be faithful until you’re married' - Tacha Addressing past controversies, including soliciting funds online,  Tacha  attributed them to her absence during her time in the Big Brother house. Dismissing any attempts to discredit her with fake evidence, she emphasized her refusal to be swayed by negativity. She posted,  “If you like fake screenshots!! if you like post a GoFund my fans...

  ‘I didn’t beat Gemini, I was framed’ – Lil Frosh cries out PM NEWS Singer begs Davido for career revival after assault case By Taiwo Okanlawon Nigerian singer and ex-signee of Davido Music Worldwide, DMW, Sanni Goriola Wasiu popularly known as Lil Frosh has begged his former boss to give him a second chance.  Lil Frosh was accused of assault by his ex, Gift Camille popularly known as Cute Gemini in 2020. Camille’s brother, Michael in a series of posts on social media, alleged that Lil Frosh assaulted Camille on several occasions. He shared pictures of his sister’s badly bruised face. Gift had taken to her Instagram page that her estranged boyfriend, Lil Frosh, had hit her to a pulp; a piece of news that took the internet by storm.

  Kidnapped Lagos PDP chairman regains freedom The chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Philip Aivoji, who was abducted by some yet-to-identified gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has regained his freedom. Aivoji was released four days after he was abducted on Thursday. Aivoji and some other party chieftains were abducted at the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday while returning from the party’s Stakeholders’ Zonal Caucus meeting convened by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and held in Ibadan, the state capital. His release was disclosed by the State Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode, in a short statement issued around 1.15 am on Monday. Related News  Cops who asked Lagos motorist for tinted glass permit identified  Amotekun, police caught napping as kidnappers resurrect in South-West  Kidnapping epidemic: Tracking device shortage hindering police probes – Sources Amode said, “Lagos State PDP Chairman release...

  Tinubu’s arrest, other failed prophecies by Bishop Feyi Daniels Tinubu will be arrested 11 months ago, the embattled pastor said that President Bola Tinubu would be declared Nigeria’s president-elect but would arrested by the military paving the way for the interim government. About eight months after the inauguration, President Tinubu remains the president of Nigeria. Wike to be arrested while fleeing from Rivers in February 2023 before the general elections, Bishop Feyi Daniels predicted that the Immediate-past Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike would be arrested. Wike would go on to be named the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Fubara will lose the governorship election Bishop Feyi Daniels also predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Siminalayi Fubara, will be defeated. However, Fubara won the election and went on to win the appeals filed by the opposition. The Supreme Court affirmed h...

  Cops who asked Lagos motorist for tinted glass permit identified. The PUNCH NEWSPAPER The Nigeria Police Force has said the identities of three officers who stopped a motorist in Lagos to demand his tinted glass permit without their ID cards and uniforms have been known. The Force Police Public Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development on his verified X handle @princemoye1 on Sunday. Adejobi, who was reacting to the video posted by an X user, said that the officers had been traced to Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos State. According to him, the AIG zone 2 is investigating the matter

  NBA sues Kenny Ogungbe, culture minister over NYSC certificate The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has urged the court to sack the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, from office for allegedly violating the National Youth Service Corps Act. The organisation also asked the court to compel the NYSC to nullify the certificates given to Musawa and a music promoter, Kenny Ogungbe, alleging that the issuance of the certificate was contrary to the provisions of NYSC Act Cap N84.LFN 2024. The plaintiffs in the suit marked FCH/ABJ/05/90/2024 are the Chairman, NBA-SPIDEL, John Aikpokpo-Martins, and Secretary, NBA-SPIDEL, Funmi Adeogun. Musawa, Ogungbe, NYSC, and the Federal Government of Nigeria are the first to fourth defendants, respectively in the suit. The plaintiffs alleged that the mobilisation of Musawa and Ogungbe for the mandatory one-year national youth service after exceeding 30 years of age was unlawful, illegal...

  Police Arrest Oyeyode Over Killing Of US-Based Professor, Richard Adeoriokin - Politics - Nairaland Recall How US Based Professor was Shot dead: Richard Adeoriokin Shot Dead By Security Bidding Him Goodbye In Osun The Osun State Police Command said it has arrested an Oyo prince, Eniola Oyeyode, in connection to the killing of a United States American-based lecturer, Richard Idowu. Idowu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party was shot at Oyeyode’s residence on Saturday evening and he died while receiving treatment in a private hospital in the Ejigbo area of the state. A security source close to the Osun State Police Command who spoke on condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Online that Oyeyode was moved from Ejigbo to Osogbo on Sunday. Also, the spokesperson for the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of Oyeyode. Opalola said, “The Osun Police Command is using this medium to inform the general public that the c...