President of Customary Court in Taraba State, Justice Donatus Yantau Shidda, has been kidnapped, according to SaharaReporters. A family member told SaharaReporters that the Shidda was whisked away in the early hours of Monday at his residence in Jalingo, the state capital. The source said, “He was forcefully removed around 5:00am on Monday, leaving his wife crying.” Spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, DSP David Misal, confirmed the incident when contacted by our correspondent. As at the time of filing this report, the kidnappers are yet to contact the family.
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Federal High Court Benin has again refused an application for an interim injunction by the Obaseki group to restrain APC from conducting direct primary in Edo State but ordered that parties should maintain status quo. The matter was adjourned to Thursday this week for hearing of the substantive suit. This is coming as a big blow to the Obaseki campaign organisation as the embattled Governor has tried spiritedly to put a stop to the direct mode of primary by the party. In the past two weeks, it has been one court to the other looking for a restraining order against the…
The landmark judgement that led Igala’s Kingdom reclaiming Ajaokuta, Koton Karfe and Lokoja as part of its kingdom has continued to generate reactions. The latest is the one credited to one of Kogi finest thinker who goes by the name, Alfred Okeme. In what he titles: “An Optimistic View Of The Landmark Judgement Over The Ownership Of Ajaokuta, Lokoja And Koton Karfe, Alfred Okeme has this to say: ” I am not particularly interested in the policization of the outcome of the court judgement regarding subject matter. Rather than divide us I see the ruling as a confirmation of fact…
Mother of the abducted girl Leah Sharibu ( Mrs Rebecca Sharibu ) on 19th February 2014 has been reported to have collapsed at Dauchi Market square on Saturday last week when she came to get some food ingredients. Eye witness said, Mrs Rebecca Sharibu collapsed when she saw her daughter’s class mate at the market in Dauchi who was also among the abducted ladies but later freed by Bokoharam. Mrs Rebecca Sharibu who carried uncontrollably was reported saying, “my daughter is still in captivity”, ” Please rescue my daughter for me”, “am in pain on daily basis”, ” is it…
Several sources online have published reports claiming that the United Nations will, on July 10, 2020, carve out and proclaim a country from Nigeria and Cameroon. The new country, the reports claim, will be called the UN Organisation State of Cameroon. A Guardian Newspaper report claims the arrangement will see Nigeria losing 24 local councils, which were ceded by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to Paul Biya of Cameroon. FACT There is no truth in the report as the United Nations does not have the unilateral power to create new countries from existing countries. The purported UNO State of Cameroon does…
There is no denying the fact that there have been series of theories ‘for and against’ the Federal High Court ( FHC ) Judgement sitting in Lokoja on 2nd June 2020 that overlorded Ajaokuta, Koton Karfe and Lokoja to Igala’s Kingdom. While others have eulogized the judgement that it has corrected the old time injustice melted on Igalas by the colonial Masters, others have alluded the judgement as a modern day imperialism. In this particular article, a legal icon, Salifu Oguche Usman who has indept knowledge of History, educates the young at hearts and the elders who care to know…
Nigeria is now ranked as the third highest crime rate in Africa continent for year 2020 In a ranking released on Saturday by Numbeo Transparency organization, South Africa emerged first with Namibia at 2nd position while Kenya, Libya, Tanzania and Somalia occupied 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th position in that order. According Africa Fact twitter handle, Uganda, Algeria and Zimbabwe occupied 8th, 9th and 10th position. Nigeria has just dropped from second position for Namibia according to 2019 ranking.
PRESS STATEMENT HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS MINISTRY DECLARES NEWS OF EMPLOYMENT OF N-POWER BATCH “A” BENEFICIARIES INTO THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE AS FAKE NEWS The attention of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD), has been drawn to the fake news trending on social media that President Muhammadu Buhari will on June 12 broadcast to the nation the absorption of N-POWER Volunteers Batch A, into the Federal Civil Service. The Ministry is hereby calling on the public to disregard the message and consider it as fake news. Any information on N-POWER or the National Social Investment Programme…
As social Media for whatever reason trends Muammar Gaddafi and Barack Obama side by side today, this is what our Columnist, Sani Michael Omakoji in what he titles “Barack Obama Biggest Gift To Africa Was To Kill Gaddafi For The Gain Of International Conspiracy” has to say: “The biggest gift Barack Obama bequeathed Africa during his administration from 2007 to 2015 was to kill one of the African finest leader, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya on a hidden motive of “international conspiracy”. Libyan Economy which was about the worst Economy as at 1951 when Muammar Gaddafi took over grew to become…
Prior to the reclamation of Ajaokuta, Koton Karfe, and Lokoja by the Igala Kingdom, as pronounced by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 2, 2020, several misleading write-ups have been circulating, lacking factual support. One such write-up is by Omolori Sani from the Anebira-speaking extraction of Kogi State. In response, we approached our reliable columnist, Sani Michael Omakoji less than 24 hours ago to analyze Omolori’s claims. In his piece titled “Opinion: Stories Without Substance Emerging as Igala Kingdom Reclaims Ajaokuta, Koton Karfe & Lokoja,” Sani Michael Omakoji presents the following insights: Fake Stories Without Substance Since the…