30 Killed, 100 Injured In Suicide Attacks At Borno Wedding, Funeral
News Source: Vanguard Newspapers
The First Class Emir of Gwoza local government area in Borno state, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta on Saturday confirmed that multiple suicide attacks were carried out at various locations, including a wedding reception and a burial ceremony in Gwoza town.
The coordinated incidents which took place in the afternoon have caused pandemonium as people scamper for safety.
Reliable Sources said, “More than 30 innocent civilians were killed with over 100 sustained various degrees of injuries, even as many of the victims have been evacuated to Maiduguri for medical attention.”
Confirming the incident to Vanguard exclusively, the Royal Father, Timta said, ” The entire Gwoza council area is in serious mourning following multiple suicide attacks on our community.
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120 PDP Supporters Dump Party For APC in Niger
News Source: Daily Post
No fewer than 120 supporters of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gulu Ward of Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday.
The defectors were received at the APC ward secretariat in Gulu Vatsa by the former Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism and a stalwart of the ruling party in Niger State, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa. They cited the performance of State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago over the last year as their reason for leaving the PDP.
The defectors, who were mostly youths and women, stated, “We decided to leave the opposition party and join the ruling party because the former commissioner has always identified with us despite our different political affiliations.”
I wanted peace of mind, says policeman who rejected N150m bribe
News Source: Punch Newspapers
A Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Sini, has said he turned down a N150m bribe allegedly offered to him by a Lagos-based businessman, Akintoye Akindele to have peace of mind.
Akindele, who was arraigned for the offence at the Federal High Court in Abuja in August 2023, was remanded in the Kuje correctional centre.
According to the charge sheet, the bribe was offered to allow police to permit him to escape abroad and to write a favourable report for him after the investigation.
Sini was said to have led the Inspector General of Police’s team of investigators handling the case against the businessman.
Gov Yusuf vows to investigate illegal deductions from gratuities under Ganduje
News Source: Vanguard Newspapers
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has vowed to investigate alleged illegal deductions of gratuities of pensioners under the administration of former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
The Governor stated this while flagging off the second phase of the payment of gratuities and death benefits amounting to N5 billion to about 4,000 retirees in the state on Saturday.
Governor Yusuf said his administration had no records or documents indicating such deducted monies were returned to the government coffers by the previous government.
He however pointed out that the state government, therefore, could not pay such monies to the retirees as there are no documents to support the payments.