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Just In: INEC server: 60 Presidential candidates fault Atiku

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Just In: INEC server: 60 Presidential candidates fault Atiku

About 60 presidential candidates in the 2019 general elections have faulted the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over the controversy surrounding the use of a server, describing it as unnecessary.

They also criticised the report of European  Union Election Observer Mission which alleged a lack of transparency in the guidelines of election.

The parties under the aegis of Joint Forum of 60 Presidential Candidates and National Chairmen, at a press conference addressed by Alhaji Mohammed Shittu, said the Independent National Electoral Commission did creditably well.

The event was also attended by the Co-Convener of the forum and chairman of West African Coalition of Political Parties, Chief Perry Opara.

Shittu said, “We reiterate that the INEC server controversy is unnecessary. It is a plot to discredit the election as political parties never agreed with INEC in any of the several pre-election meetings that results will be transmitted electronically.

Banditry: Troops arrest bandits’ informants, logistics suppliers in Sokoto.

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Banditry: Troops arrest bandits’ informants, logistics suppliers in Sokoto.

Troops of Operation HARBIN KUNAMA III have intercepted some notorious bandit’s informants and logistics suppliers while on routine aggressive patrol to Danboa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

According to the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, the operation is in continuation of ongoing offensive operations against armed banditry and other criminal activities within Sokoto State and its environs.

Colonel Sagir further stated that the troops acting on credible intelligence report raided the location and apprehended the criminals who were transacting in the market.

Notable among them were:
(i) Mallam Ibrahim — Confirmed to be a notorious bandits informant and collaborator renowned for collecting ransom on behalf of the bandits.

(ii) Mallam Ashiru Goni — Confirmed to be another notorious bandits courier agent who specializes in transporting logistics for bandits within and outside Sokoto State.

(iii) Mamman Taratse — A confirmed logistician for the criminals, – he specializes in the sale of rustled cattle at various markets within and outside Sokoto State.

Similarly, troops in response to complaints of bandits activities at Magira village, stormed and raided the location and engaged the bandits in a fierce battle.

Consequently, the troops pursued the bandits to their hideouts killing scores, while several others escaped with gunshot injuries. Unfortunately, one soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter.

Reacting to the development, the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Major General Hakeem Oladapo Otiki on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai commended the troops for the exploits and thanked the locals for providing timely information that led to the successful encounter.

He enjoined members of the public to continue to support the ongoing operation by providing timely and accurate information to enable the troops sustain the tempo against armed banditry and other criminal activities in Nigeria.

Meet the billionaire who ordered helicopter to get out of traffic

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Meet the billionaire who ordered helicopter to get out of traffic
Meet Julian Osula, the Lagos billionaire in the viral video who ordered for a helicopter to come pick him after spending over two hours in a traffic gridlock along the Lagos-Benin expressway.

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BENITEZ TO LEAVE NEWSCATLE AS CONTRACT TALKS FAIL

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BENITEZ TO LEAVE NEWSCATLE AS CONTRACT TALKS FAIL

Rafael Benitez will leave Newcastle United after three years as manager when his contract expires next week, the Premier League club confirmed on Monday.

“It is with disappointment that we announce manager Rafael Benitez will leave Newcastle United upon the expiry of his contract on 30th June 2019,” Newcastle said in a statement.

Despite failing to keep Newcastle in the top flight shortly after taking over, Benitez earned hero status on Tyneside as he led Newcastle back to the Premier League at the first time of asking and then stabilised the club by finishing 10th and 13th in the last two seasons.

However, the Spaniard did not hide his displeasure at the lack of backing he was afforded by Newcastle owner Mike Ashley and was believed to be seeking assurances over the budget he would have to work with before committing his future to the club.

“We have worked hard to extend Rafa’s contract over a significant period of time, however, it has not been – and will not be – possible to reach an agreement with Rafa and his representatives,” continued Newcastle’s statement.

“We would like to thank Rafa and his coaching team for their efforts over the last three years and their significant contribution to what has been collectively achieved.”

Benitez, who won the Champions League when in charge of Liverpool in 2005, has been reportedly offered a contract worth £12 million-a-year at Chinese club Dalian Yifang.

Rivers police rescue four abducted corps members

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Rivers police rescue four abducted corps members

The Rivers State Police Command, on Sunday, rescued six kidnap victims, including four corps members, who were abducted in the Emohua area of the East-West Road.

A kidnap and armed robbery kingpin, identified as Zulu Ogwumike, aka Black Bush, was also killed during a shootout in a separate operation by the personnel of the command attached to the Rumuji Police Station.

The corps members and two other victims were said to be travelling from Lagos to Port Harcourt when the vehicle they were travelling in was stopped and the six of them were seized and taken into a forest in Evekwu, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The vicitms were said to have been abducted last week and had been in captivity for some days before they were eventually rescued.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, said in a statement that the operation that led to the rescue of the corps members was led by the Divisional Police Officer of the Rumuji Police Station, Ademola Adebayo.

Omoni explained that the victims were rescued unhurt and had since been debriefed and ready to be reunited with their families.

He said in a statement, “Today, June 23, 2019, around 7.30am, in our sustained and unrelenting efforts in tackling criminality on the East-West Road, operatives of the Rumuji Police Station, in a sting operation led by the DPO, CSP Ademola Adebayo, stormed a forest at Evekwu in the Emohua Local Government Area, where six kidnap victims were rescued.

“The victims, including four youth corps members, are those abducted last week in a commercial bus travelling from Lagos to Port Harcourt. They were, however, rescued unhurt and have been debriefed. Their families have been contacted for necessary handover.

“The victims are Ogechi Onyema, Chioma Nnaji, Florence Ogeh, Abel Akinduro, Franklin Ayama and Solomon Akinpelu, (two males and four females).

“Earlier yesterday (Saturday), a notorious kidnapper and armed robbery kingpin, Zulu Ogwumike, aka Black Bush, was killed by the same police personnel in a gun duel.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Usman Belel, has ordered an increased security on the East-West Road with a view to stemming the tide of crime and arresting the perpetrators.

Belel said the onslaught against criminals in Rivers State was getting fiercer and would be sustained until crime became history in the state.

Tribunal dismisses Atiku, PDP’s request to have access to INEC’s server

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Tribunal dismisses Atiku, PDP’s request to have access to INEC’s server

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed an application by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, requesting permission to have access to the central server said to have been used by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the February 23 poll.

The Justice Mohammed Garba-led bench of five judges, in a unanimous ruling, upheld the separation objections by the three respondents to the petitioners’ application.

The three respondents are INEC, Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress.

Dismissing the application, the tribunal held that granting it would amount to pre-judging the main issue meant for trial during the substantive hearing of the petition.

Justice Garba, who delivered the lead ruling of the tribunal, held that INEC having denied the existence of the said server and insisted that results of the election were not electronically transmitted into any server as alleged by the petitioners, granting the application would amount to deciding the central issue in the petition at the interlocutory stage.

“This will be unpalatable,” Justice Garba held.

He added that granting the application would imply that the court had “indeed recognised and found out that there is a central server into which results of the held on February 23, 2019 were electronically transmitted by the 1st respondent (INEC)”.

BREAKING: COURT ARREST WARRANT FOR ARREST OF INNOSSON BOSS

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BREAKING: COURT ARREST WARRANT FOR ARREST OF INNOSSON BOSS

Justice Ayokunle Faji of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest and production in court of CEO of Innosson Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma and two others, over fraud allegations.

Clearance Operations: Troops raid terrorists’ camps, rescue over 100 farm slaves in Borno

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Clearance Operations: Troops raid terrorists’ camps, rescue over 100 farm slaves in Borno

Troops of 112 Task Force Battalion and 22 Brigade in collaboration with members of Civilian Joint Task Force and Vigilante group have rescued 95 captives including women and children used as labourers in Borno state.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has directed troops to upscale their patriotism and continue to dominate the battle space with aggressive decisive clearance operations from all flanks to ensure the looming defeat of terrorists of whatever shades in North East Zone.

The ongoing clearance operations tagged “Halaka Dodo” within Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, conducted a robust clearance operation to Kobe and Boboshe villages respectively.

The troops discovered newly established camps at Dubula village with some bicycles and motorcycle tracks. The camp was destroyed and one of the terrorists was neutralised while trying to escape.

The following items were recovered: Two terrorists’ flags, two copies of Quran, One Generator Set and two bicycles. Additionally, 13 women and 26 children were rescued during the operation.

Consequently, 24 out of the children rescued were administered with polio vaccines by Nigerian Army Regimental Medical Officers in line with the Chief of Army Staff directive on the collaboration between the Nigerian Army and National Primary Health Care Development Agency to reach out to areas not captured in the polio vaccination exercise.

Similarly, the Acting Commanding Officer of 202 Battalion in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, Vigilante and Hunters group conducted a robust offensive clearance operation to Tafana 1 and Tafana 2 villages.

The troops came in contact with some terrorists who fled their camps on sighting the approach of the ferocious troops in Mines Resistance Anti Patrol vehicles.

Troops also neutralised the fleeing terrorists. During the operation, 2 men, 29 women and 25 children were also rescued.

Other items recovered includes two boxes filled with Quran, two terrorists’ flags, five bicycles, five SIM cards of different networks and assorted clothing materials.

In all the operations and victims so far rescued, it was observed that with the coming of the rainy season, farmers are preparing for the farming season, while the terrorists are also using women and children as farm slaves (labourers) in their farmlands to meet up with daily feeding challenges due to food drought in the forest sustained by the nobly ferocious operations of Nigerian Army troops.

The Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 1 Operation Lafiya Dole, Brigadier General Abdulmalik Bulama Biu has on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff commended the entire indefatigable troops of the Division for the latest exploits and exemplary tempo of the operation and conveyed to them the assurances of Chief of Army Staff’s unrelenting support.

Troops intercept notorious kidnap kingpin, 20 bandits in Katsina

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Troops intercept notorious kidnap kingpin, 20 bandits in Katsina

In furtherance of military onslaught against armed banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminalities in Katsina state, troops of 17 Brigade on Operation HARBIN KUNAMA III, have intercepted a notorious bandit/kidnapping kingpin, Mallam Bawa Gomna and 20 others during operations around Batsari, Jibia and Safana Local Government Areas of Katsina State.

A statement by the Acting Army Spokesman, Col Sagir Musa revealed that the suspects are responsible for terrorizing villagers in Batsari, Jibia and Safana Local Government Areas of the State.

“The criminal elements were apprehended based on credible intelligence from the locals, and have confessed taking part in several banditry activities, cattle rustling and other sundry crimes. They, as usual, will be handed over to the respective law enforcement agency for further action.

“The 17 Brigade Nigerian Army, commends and appreciates all those that provided the information that led to the arrest of the criminals and urged members of the public to continue to support security agencies with credible information in order to combat the insecurity.

“Those arrested and items recovered are:

1. Bawa Gomna of Garin Waiziri in Safana LGA.

2. Mallam Bello Sabiu of Fafara village of Jibia LGA.

3. Ibrahim Umar of Fafara village, Jibia LGA (Serials 1- 3 are logistics suppliers of the bandits).

4. Mallam Ibrahim Labo of Shamushelle village in Birnin Magaji LGA, Zamfara State.

5. Musa Lawal of Maitonga village in Safana LGA.

6. Mallam Adamu Mohammed Mairuwa village, Faskari LGA

7. Ibrahim Babangida Mairuwa, Faskari LGA

8. Sani Adamu Mairuwa village Faskari LGA

9. Yusuf Abubakar – Mairuwa village, Faskari LGA

10. Adamu Saidu – Mairuwa village, Faskari LGA of Katsina State to mention a few”.

According to the statement, troops also recovered motorcycles, food stuffs, handsets and cans of petroleum motor sprit (PMS) from the bandits.

Welfare: Army Commissions Cooperative Supermarket in Bauchi

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Welfare: Army Commissions Cooperative Supermarket in Bauchi

The Nigeria Army Armoured Corps, Obienu Barracks has commissioned a Cooperative Society Super Market, a subsidiary of NA Armoured Corps Personnel Welfare Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited in Bauchi.

According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations Colonel Sagir Musa, the project is in line with the Barracks Investment Initiative Programme initiated by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, to uplift the welfare and overall living conditions of personnel of the Nigerian Army and their families.

The commissioning the project on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, the Commander Armoured Corps Major General JO Akomolafe appreciated the COAS for the initiative and various supports in the areas of troops accommodation and medical supplies to the Barracks community.

He also commended the collective efforts of officers and soldiers of the Corps as pillars for the successes so far recorded by the scheme.

According to him “the welfare of personnel of the NA is of paramount concern to the COAS and the various commanders under him, we will collectively achieve the desire of the COAS in this regard”.

In his remarks at the occasion, the Coordinator of the super market project, Colonel SI Ajibo (rtd) expressed delight to have witnessed the impactful occasion geared towards uplifting the welfare of troops and their families, and urged all personnel to patronise the shop to ensure its continuity and prosperity.

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