The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Borno has apprehended 27 suspects involved in various crimes, including scrap metal theft, land fraud, and vandalism. The State Commandant, Haroon Abdulrazaq made this disclosure on Wednesday while parading the suspects in Maiduguri. Abdulrazaq said they were arrested in different parts of the state capital. Abdulrazaq said that on Nov. 15, the corps arrested three suspected metal thieves along Maiduguri – Damaturu Road in a vehicle loaded with the scrap metals. He also said that personnel also intercepted suspected cattle rustlers along the Njimtilo – Damaturu road and recovered two stolen…
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Statistics South Africa on Wednesday said South Africa’s inflation rate dropped in October to its lowest level since the peak of the COVID pandemic. Statistics South Africa said falling fuel prices were the primary driver of the slowdown in annual inflation to 2.8 per cent from 3.8 per cent in September (ZACPIY=ECI), opening a new tab, with slowing food inflation as another important factor. October’s reading is the lowest inflation has been since June 2020, when South Africans were subject to one of the harshest COVID lockdowns worldwide. Inflation has only been below 3 per cent in a handful of…
The Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has sued former Senator representing Anambra South, Andy Uba, and two others, for alleged fraud. The I-G, in a two-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024 filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, joined Crystal Uba and Benjamin Etu as 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively. The charge, dated Oct. 8, was filed on Oct. 10 by Abdulrashid Sidi in the Legal/Prosecution Section at the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja. In count one, Uba, Crystal, Etu and Hajiya Fatima now at large, sometimes in 2022, were alleged to have conspired amongst themselves…
The United States has closed its embassy in Kiev amid concerns over a potential Russian attack. The embassy said in a post on Wednesday it “has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20.” “Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place,” the message said. The embassy recommended US citizens in Kiev “be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced.” The warning comes a day after Kiev marked the 1,000th day since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has suspended all Market Unions and Associations in the state over alleged price fixing and extortion. The governor directed the Police and other security agencies in the state to arrest defaulting leaders of the suspended unions and associations. The dissolution was contained in a statement by Mr Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Wednesday in Benin. According to the statement, the decision is informed by the “disturbing activities” of market unions and associations in the state. The statement read: “The attention of the State Government has been drawn to the disturbing…
The wife of a prominent Ugandan opposition politician, Kizza Besigye on Wednesday alleged that her husband has been kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya. According to the wife, Winnie Byanyima, the husband was kidnaped over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala. Besigye has run against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in four elections and lost each time, although he has rejected the results, alleging fraud and voter intimidation. He has been arrested dozens of times before. “I request the (government) of Uganda to release my husband Dr Kizza Besigye from where…
An NGO, Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), on Wednesday, said had deployed speech-to-text devices to 33 courts across some states, including the FCT, to enhance court proceedings and case management. Chief Executive Officer of PPDC, Lucy Abagi, stated this when she led a delegation to Apo High Court to demonstrate the Court Administration and Case Management (CACM) project during the centre’s ongoing second Annual Parley in Abuja. Abagi listed the beneficiary states to include: Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Abia and FCT, among others. While stating that the intervention had been ongoing for three years, she acknowledged the fact that…
Cross River chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kick-started reconciliation and consultation process, as part of efforts to rebrand the party in the state. The consultation process commenced with the visits to critical party stakeholders in Cross River South Senatorial District by the newly-inaugurated acting Chairman, Chief Austin Edibe, and members of the State Working Committee (SWC). Edibe said that the consultation process was aimed at drawing from the wealth of experience of strategic stakeholders, as he was set to reposition the party, ahead of 2027 and beyond. While expressing the regret that the few mistakes made by the…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth N130,000. The police had earlier charged Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft. Delivering ruling, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, said the court took into consideration the fact that Danladi was a first time offender. He ordered the convict to report to the court for three weeks to sweep the premises, after he pleaded guilty to the offence without an option of fine. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Chidi…
The Naira appreciated on Tuesday at the official market, trading at N1,678.93 against the dollar and recovering from a three-day trading loss. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, revealed that the Naira gained N11.44. This represents a 0.67 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Monday when it exchanged at N1,690.37 to a dollar. However, the total daily turnover reduced to 128.59 million dollars on Tuesday down from 173.14 million dollars recorded on Monday. At the Investor’s and Exporter’s (I&E) window, the Naira traded between N1,698 and N1,631 against the dollar. (NAN).…