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target=_blank>Six Mine-resistant Military Vehicles Intercepted At Nigeria/Cameroon Border
No fewer than six mine-resistant military vehicles have been intercepted by a joint security operatives in Konkol, a border community in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State between Nigeria and Cameroon republic.
It is not clear yet if the vehicles were exiting or coming into the country when they were intercepted.
A source in the Nigeria Customs Service, who spoke with Sahara Reporters said, “We have the six mine-resistant equipment at office in Yola.
“It was a joint operation involving our officers, the Department of State Services, army and others.”
Sahara Reporters learnt that the military high command in Abuja had ordered an urgent investigation into the discovery.
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target=_blank>APC Counters Wadume, Says We Don’t Transact Business With Kidnappers
The All Progressives Congress has dismissed claims by kidnap Lord, Hamisu Wadume, that he got N13m from the party during the 2019 presidential elections.
Wadume had claimed that he got that amount from the APC ahead of the election but spent only N7m.
Reacting to this claim on Saturday, APC National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, asked Wadume to name his sponsors.
He said, “It is expected that the alleged kidnapper, having come face to face with justice, would throw whatever he could lay his hands on into the fray.
“In any case, our party did not have budget for thugs.
“Unlike the period when the ruling party dipped hands into the public treasury to fund political campaigns and elections, APC had to rely on its own resources.
“Even if we had all the money, we would never allocate money for kidnappers and murderers. That era ended with the Peoples Democratic Party.
“Perhaps, he can name whoever gave him money. Definitely, it was not APC.”
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target=_blank>Government Pledges One Million Houses Annually
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The Nigerian Government has promised to build one million houses annually in the country until 2033.
Minister of State, Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday during an inspection of the Federal Housing Authority mass housing project in Zuba, Federal Capital Territory.
He said the initiative is to address the 17 million housing deficit in the country.
Aliyu said the government has decided to improve on current construction of 100,000 houses per year in order to meet the basic needs of the people. He said, “The production now is low; we are constructing 100,000 houses per year and we hope to improve on it by constructing one million houses per year in order to close the gap of 17 million to 20 million housing deficits by the year 2033.
“That is the target of the government, we are committed to doing that and to ensure that the programmes, policies are accomplished.
“We will provide enabling environment to attract investors into the sector to help solve the problem of housing deficit in the country and to achieve the government goal by 2033.’’
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target=_blank>Retired Policeman Kills Civilian At Imo Festival
Emezim Duru, a retired policeman, has shot a yet-to-be-identified man dead at a festival in Imo State.
The incident, which occurred at Obibi Junction at the Ito Ofe annual festival in Naza, Owerri North Local Government Area, brought the cultural feast to an end, according to a report by PUNCH.
A community source revealed that the festival was put together to confer a chieftaincy title on a United States-based police officer, Meshack Onyeagoro, who is an indigene of the community.
It was gathered that the retired police officer was shooting in jubilation into air when the bullets reportedly hit two guests, resulting in their deaths.
The source said, “A retired police officer killed one person at the ongoing Ito Ofe annual festival in Naza.
“The other person who was hit by the bullet has been rushed to the hospital. The retired police officer was shooting in jubilation.
“The festival was to confer a chieftaincy title on Meshach Onyeagoro, a United States of America-based police officer. He is from our community. He returned from the USA to receive the chieftaincy title.”
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, disclosed that the gun had been recovered by the police.
Ikeokwu said that one suspect had been arrested by in connection with the incident.
He said, “Two persons were hit by the bullet.
“One person died on the spot while the other person was been rushed to the hospital.
“It is a tragedy and we have commenced an investigation immediately.”
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target=_blank>23 Nigerians To Be Executed In Saudi Arabia Over Drug Trafficking
At least 23 Nigerians are on death roll in Saudi Arabia over drug-related offenses.
This was revealed in a statement released by the Saudi Arabian Government on Saturday.
According to the statement, the suspects were arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, and Prince Muhammad Bin Abdu-Aziz International Airport, Madinah.
The suspects were said to have concealed the narcotic substance in their rectum, an act the Saudi Government says contravenes its narcotic and psychotropic substances rules.
The offense is punishable by death.
The latest case is coming few weeks after Saudi authorities executed Kudirat Afolabi for drug trafficking and Saheed Sobade, another Nigerian, reportedly nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine in Jeddah.
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E2%80%99s-father-be-deported-uk target=_blank>Nigerian Who Bribed Nurse To Pose As Baby’s Father To Be Deported From UK
At least 23 Nigerians are on death roll in Saudi Arabia over drug-related offenses.
This was revealed in a statement released by the Saudi Arabian Government on Saturday.
According to the statement, the suspects were arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, and Prince Muhammad Bin Abdu-Aziz International Airport, Madinah.
The suspects were said to have concealed the narcotic substance in their rectum, an act the Saudi Government says contravenes its narcotic and psychotropic substances rules.
The offense is punishable by death.
The latest case is coming few weeks after Saudi authorities executed Kudirat Afolabi for drug trafficking and Saheed Sobade, another Nigerian, reportedly nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine in Jeddah.
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E2%80%98not-sale%E2%80%99-campaign target=_blank>Government Condemns Human Trafficking, Launches ‘Not For Sale’ Campaign
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that government has rolled out a campaigned named “Not for Sale” to tackle human trafficking in the country.
Buhari made the disclosure in an article published by the Washington Post in commemoration of this year’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
The article quoted Buhari as saying that the “Not for Sale” campaign was targeted at helping those vulnerable to trafficking see the truth.
He said, “One distinction from then and now is important: the costs. From records, adjusted for today’s prices, the cost of a human-being-as-property was valued on average at $40,000.
“Today, it is just $90, sometimes even lower. We must remember that slavery is not simply a campaign of hatred; it is the pursuit of profit.
“One way to extinguish it in its current forms, therefore, is to make it economically unfeasible.
“This means making sure that any anti-slavery laws have a bite, come with strong penalties and are enforced.
“The public must be shown how to see what is hidden in plain sight, particularly signs of suspicious behaviour.
“This might seem broad. But vagueness should not give rise to a reluctance to report anything that could be smuggling or forced servitude.
“If something doesn’t look right, report it, for you could be securing another human’s freedom.”
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E2%80%99s-career target=_blank>Andy Ruiz Vows To End Anthony Joshua’s Career
Heavyweight boxer, Andy Ruiz, has said that is main goal at the moment is to bring the career of Anthony Joshua to an end by handing him another defeat when the two of them meet for the second time in Saudi Arabia on December 7.
The Mexican pugilist, who defeated Joshua in June to win the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles, expressed his feelings on Instagram on Saturday, insisting that he would emerge victorious from the rematch with the Nigerian-born British boxer.
He said, “I’m excited to announce my rematch with Anthony Joshua. In the first fight, I made history and became the first-ever Mexican/American heavyweight champion of the world. I am grateful to Saudi Arabia for inviting me.
“I took it to AJ in ‘The Big Apple’ and I’m looking forward to ending his career in the desert. Don’t miss this fight!”
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target=_blank>Boko Haram Kills 12 In Niger Village Attack
At least 12 persons have lost their lives in a village in Niger State after Boko Haram insurgents attacked the community on Friday.
The attack in the border district of Gueskerou, is the latest to hit the Diffa region near Lake Chad, according to the AFP.
A source in the area said, “Twelve villagers were killed on Friday at around 8:00pm by Boko Haram elements.”
The Gueskerou area has been exposed to years of killings and kidnappings at the hands of Boko Haram.
In March, two attacks in the area left eight civilians and seven policemen dead.
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Government, Labour Disagree On Minimum Wage
Talks between the Nigerian Government and organised labour over the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage collapsed on Friday in Abuja, the country’s capital, according to a report by PUNCH.
The proposal from the government is 10 per cent salary increase for workers on grade level 07 to 14 and 5.5 per cent for workers on grade level 15 to 17.
However, labour is demanding 29 per cent for workers on grade level 07 to 14 and 24 per cent for those on grade level 15 to 17.
A source said, “The two sides resolved at the last meeting that the position of labour and that of the representatives of the government be sent to President Muhammadu Buhari.
“But when they met again on Friday, government representatives told the meeting that they had a challenge which was very technical.
“They said the technical committee must first report the decisions (positions of the two parties) to the plenary, that is the main negotiating committee, before taking it to their principal. To us, this was in order.
“The main committee assigned the job to the technical committee so it is in order that the report be taken to the main committee. We agreed that the report should be sent to the plenary which also met same day.
“After that it was agreed that the report be sent to President Buhari with the hope that a realistic government position will come up. T
“Those at the committee said their mandate did not go beyond taking the report and presenting it to their principal.”
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