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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has stated that the Lagos State government has promised to investigate the alleged deportation of youths from the state to Ilesa town. SaharaReporters had reported how the Nigeria Police Force in conjunction with the Lagos State Task Force packed hundreds of residents and young people from the streets of the state on Friday and dumped them in Osun State.
Some gunmen in military uniforms laid siege on the Enugu - Abakaliki federal road for about two hours on Monday evening and injured several passengers. The incident happened between 5 and 6:30pm, SaharaReporters gathered. SaharaReporters learnt that such attack which has become a regular feature happened about four poles apart from two military checkpoints at Enugu boundary in Idodo, Nkanu East local government area of Enugu State.
A law firm, Kayode Ajulo (SAN) & Co. Castle Of Law, has dissociated itself from the petition purportedly filed before the Ondo State Commissioner of Police about harassment and assault of concerned Nigerians seeking justice for the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The law firm in a disclaimer signed by its Senior Associate, Hamza N. Dantani, Esq. and Associate, Eniola Oyelami, Esq. on Monday demanded urgent and thorough investigation into the purported petition.
Over 200 pupils attending the LEA Nuruddeen Nursery and Primary School Karu, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have been observed sitting on the floor during their class hours. A civic technology platform, Monitng which shared the photographs of the pupils, described the situation as a "shame”.
The police have arrested seven suspected cult members and armed robbers for terrorising Anambra State, southeast Nigeria. The state police command said its personnel were still on a manhunt for one Makuo Nwuso, aka Baby and one other person. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Saturday said the police also recovered a “cut-size double barrel gun, one tricycle without a reg number, and some hard drugs”.
The Nigerian Air Force has released one of its personnel detained over his comedy videos or skits on social media. SaharaReporters learnt that Cpl A. I. Garba, detained since February this year, was released on Saturday night. Garba is known for posting video content comparing US military officers with their counterparts in West African countries. “Cpl Garba (NAF19) who was arrested for comedy skits a few months ago was released this night,” a top source told SaharaReporters.
Namibia’s unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country’s north-west, have declined up to 21 percent over the past year due to a drought-induced drop in…
Following three years of military rule, Chadians will cast their ballots in presidential elections on Monday, with General Mahamat Idriss Déby poised to consolidate the family dynasty.