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  Customs Intercept Container Laden With Guns At Lagos Port By Comte-design99 Owner of the container reportedly said the consignment contained electronics but the suspicion customs officials, upon close examination of the cartons discovered that they were filled with guns. Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to Tin Can Island Command on Friday intercepted a container loaded with arms and ammunition. Public Relations Officer of the Tin Can Customs, Uche Ejesieme, confirmed the development. Owner of the container reportedly said the consignment contained electronics but the suspicion customs officials, upon close examination of the cartons discovered that they were filled with guns. Ejesieme said, “The command wish to confirm very categorically that during routine examination at the terminal B2 (Vehicle) of the TICT on Friday, 17th December 2021, our operatives stumbled on a suspected container laden with arms and possibly ammunition. “We quickly sealed it up and intimat...

 Islamic Group, MURIC, Exonerates Buhari, Blames Ex-President By Comte-design99  Jonathan For Current Killings, Kidnappings In Northern Nigeria Jonathan served as President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. Islamic organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern, has blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for the current killings, kidnappings and destruction going on in the Northern part of Nigeria. Jonathan served as President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015.  He lost the 2015 presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari. Some protesters had recently took to the streets to demonstrate against incessant killings, abductions and other crimes in the Northern part of the country. Reacting in a statement signed by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC insisted that the current security situation was not the fault of the current administration but that of past leaders. The Islamic group identified Jonathan’s administration as the real culprit of insecurity in the region and berated p...

  Sad! Baby allegedly starved by his mum's boss dies December 18, 2021 by Comte-design99 The bay who was allegedly starved his mother's boss in Lagos, has died. On Friday December 17, the deceased's mother cried out after seeing the state of her 5-month-old baby allegedly seized by her madam. The woman did a live video with human rights activist, Harrison Gwamishu, to report whar her madam had done. According to the 19-year-old mother, her madam seized her baby because she couldn't pay back the hospital bill she had  helped her clear.   Photos of the baby before showed him looking healthy. However, after allegedly being with the madam named Tina, the baby lost so much weight. It took the intervention of the Lagos State Social Welfare and the police to reunite the woman and her child. In an update shared on his IG page, Harrison said the baby had passed away.

 Paris Cancels New Year Fireworks Over Omicron Fears by Comte-design99   Paris on Saturday said it was cancelling its traditional New Year fireworks as Europe braced for tighter curbs to rein in the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus fuelling a resurgence in Covid-19 cases worldwide. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned the Omicron coronavirus variant could be dominant in Europe by mid-January. Many countries have decided to reintroduce travel restrictions and other containment measures since it was first detected in South Africa last month. “With regard to the acceleration of the pandemic, and the risks related to the end-of-year festivities, authorities should impose significant restrictions,” France’s scientific panel said. READ ALSO: Death Toll From Philippines Typhoon Passes 30 And Paris municipal authorities announced “with regret that we will have to cancel all the festivities planned on the Champs Elysees on December 31. “The fireworks will not take p...

 NLC calls for reversal of power sector privatisation December 18, 2021 by Comte-design99 The Nigeria Labour Congress has called for an immediate reversal of the privatisation of the power sector. NLC President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba made the call at the union’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Friday December 17, adding that its original purpose has been defeated. The group said; “We have said that the privatisation of the power sector has failed, and clearly before the privatisation, a lot of promises had been made, that power is going to be affordable, that it is going to be stable, and that there will be no challenge. “But all of us are aware that five years down the line, nothing has improved, and we have demanded that the privatisation of the power sector should absolutely be reversed because it has not actually provided any headway into addressing the challenge that was very evident before the privatisation process." The NLC also decried the delay in sign...

  UAE denies Nigerian athletes access to partake in World Swimming Championships December 18, 2021 by Comte-design99 Nigerian athletes were reportedly denied access to participate in the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 holding in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  Some of the atheletes who arrived UAE from European Countries and not Nigeria, claimed they were not allowed to take part in the competition by authorities in the Middle-East Country on Thursday December 16.  This include Philip Adejumo and Abiola Ogunbanwo. “On sighting our Nigerian passports, the UAE officials treated us with disdain." Organisers of the 2021 FINA  are yet to respond to enquiries on the cause of the disqualification of the athletes.  Punch reported that some of the athletes withdrew from the competition, as most of them complained that there were not allowed to see Nigerian officials. “The officials were not even allowed to leave their hotel rooms and co...

 Female Soldier Who Accepted Proposal From Corps Member In Public Allegedly Detained By Nigerian Army In one of the video clips, some corps members were seen having a discussion at a venue believed to be the parade ground of the orientation camp. December 18, 2021 by Comte-design99 The Nigerian Army has allegedly detained a yet-to-be identified female soldier after video clips of her being proposed to by a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, went viral on social media. In one of the video clips, some corps members were seen having a discussion at a venue believed to be the parade ground of the orientation camp. The discussion was still on when the yet-to-be-identified corps member, who is seen holding a ring, went down on one knee and popped the question to the soldier with the lady accepting the proposal. The corps member then went on to insert the ring in the finger of the visibly excited soldier amid cheers from others ...

 Customs Intercept Container Suspected To Be Laden With Guns In Lagos – Comte-design99   A suspected container laden with arms has been intercepted by the Tin Can Island Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service. The suspected cargo was discovered in one of the terminals under the command during a routine examination The Public Relations Officer of the Tin Can Island Area Command, Uche Ejesieme, confirmed the arrest. “The interception was made during routine examination on Friday,” he said. READ ALSO: Gombe Governor Signs N154.9bn 2022 Budget Into Law “Following this development, the command intimated the terminal operators and requested that the suspected container be transferred to our enforcement unit for 100% examination.” He noted that further information on facts and figures are still sketchy, adding that comprehensive information would be made available after the 100% examination after which the command will make an official pronouncement. The latest seizure is comin...

  Faiq  Bolkiah’s on-pitch achievements are scarce. He represents Brunei at International level but hasn’t achieved much in the game. Yet the midfielder still boasts a list of former clubs that includes Southampton, Chelsea and Leicester City, as well as a trial with Arsenal. So why are we bringing him to your attention? Because he’s rich. Filthy rich. Bolkiah comes from wealth. His uncle is Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, and in a 2019 article by the Insider it was reported that Hassanal has 500 Rolls-Royces and regularly spends $20,000 to get his hair cut. Hassanal was once the richest man in the world, worth as much as $40 billion, and his nephew Faiq is one beneficiary of that. Indeed, he’s even met the Queen. Faiq is worth an estimated $20 billion, which makes him the richest footballer in the world by some distance. By comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo is valued by Goal at £363 million. Yet such riches haven’t afforded Faiq a fruitful football career and his career h...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVomcwETyg Operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State have arrested a member of a kidnap syndicate in Akure for kidnapping church members during service at Edo lodge area. The suspect who disguised as a woman was arrested one hour after he invaded the church with the members of his gang around 11pm on Wednesday. The man who wore a blue gown and members of gang kidnapped four church members including a priest. Amotekun State Commander, Adetunji Adeleye said the suspect was arrested on the spot while others escaped. The Commander also paraded 21 others who specialize in kidnapping, stealing and selling of Indian hemp. Check out the video below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVomcwETyg

 Fire Razes Mental Health Clinic In Japan, At Least 24 Confirmed Dead  by Comte-design99   At least 24 people were killed after a blaze gutted a mental health clinic in a commercial building in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, local media said, with police reportedly considering it a possible arson case. The fire broke out mid-morning and raged for half an hour on the fourth floor of the clinic, which also provided general medical care. The clinic’s charred interior was visible through burnt-out window frames as firefighters put up a tarpaulin to block the scene from view. Public broadcaster NHK and other major Japanese media said 24 people had died, citing local police, who did not immediately confirm the toll. Earlier on Friday, an Osaka fire department official feared 27 people had perished in the blaze. In Japan, only a doctor can officially certify a death. “The municipal fire department is investigating the cause of the fire. I have received a report that Osaka...

 #NorthIsBleeding: Nigerian Government Must Unconditionally Release All Detained Protesters — Amnesty International She also demanded the immediate release of those already detained. December 16, 2021 by Comte-design99 Global human rights’ body, Amnesty International, has warned the Department of State Services in Nigeria to stop intimidating protest organisers under the guise of “invitations.”  The AI Nigeria Director, Osai Ojigho, stated this, while condemning the incessant arrests of the protesters by security forces. She also demanded the immediate release of those already detained. They were thereafter transferred from the FCT Police Command to the facility meant for the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) popularly known as Abattoir where they were being tortured and denied access to lawyers. In an attempt to arraign and file bogus charges against them, the police on Thursday hurriedly took the young men to a Magistrate court located at Wuse Zone 6 Abuja where it w...

 Nigerian Soldiers Assault, Kill Police Officer's Son Who Ran To Them For Help After Escaping From Kidnappers Ehima Mercy, who is a police officer in Agbo, Delta State, and the mother of the murdered boy, told Foundation for Investigative Journalism. December 17, 2021 by Comte-design99 Soldiers attached to the railway checkpoint in Igbanke, Edo State have been accused of killing a boy, Christian Konor Ehime, who escaped from kidnappers.  Ehima Mercy, who is a police officer in Agbo, Delta State, and the mother of the murdered boy, told Foundation for Investigative Journalism. Mercy said she met Konor in a terrible state after the soldiers had allegedly assaulted and left him to die on a dusty road. He eventually died in a hospital. On December 10, Konor left the house of one of his cousins, who was to get married the following day, for his mother’s house. It was meant to be a 35-minute journey. But on getting to the bus stop at 5 pm, there was hardly any bus. Mercy called arou...

  BBNaija's Nini acquires Benz (photos) December 16, 2021 by Comte-design99 BBNaija's Nini is now the proud owner of a Mercedes Benz GLE. She shared the news on her Instagram page this afternoon. ''Finally decided to get a Car in Lagos '' she wrote

 Man Jumps Into Lagos Lagoon After Telling Girlfriend To Take Care Of Their One-Year-Old Baby Olalekan, who left a one-year-old baby behind, had told his father, Mr Odunare, in the early hours of Tuesday to pray for him. A 21-year-old man, Odunare Olalekan, has allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lagoon at Epe in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. A viral video shows Olalekan sitting on the handrail of Berger Bridge and suddenly jumping the lagoon. A voice in the video is heard asking Olalekan what was wrong with him, but soon after, he jumped to his likely death. Sources told Daily Trust that Olalekan, who left a one-year-old baby behind, had told his father, Mr Odunare, in the early hours of Tuesday to pray for him.   “He also told his girlfriend who is 19 years old to take care of his baby.   “Thereafter, he left to the bridge side to commit suicide by jumping inside the creek, without giving any reason for such action to his family,” a source clos...

  Warn children about pørnography and s3xting from the age of 8 or 9 - Teenagers tell parents December 16, 2021 by Comte-design99 Teenagers in England have advised parents to warn their children about the dangers of online pornography and sexting as early as the age of eight or nine. Trying to create a guide on how parents could best deal with sex-related issues, the Children's Commissioner for England worked with a group of older teenagers and created a panel who have now come out with some findings and also warnings. On Thursday, December 16, the panel said studies suggest half of under-11s have seen pornography, so parents need to be ready to talk earlier. The panel of teenagers say tricky conversations like these need to start before children get phones, because by the time they get phones it then becomes too late. A panel of young people, working with England Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, shared their advice on the things they wish their parents had told ...

Protest Rocks Ondo As Unknown Gunmen Kill High Chief Reporters gathered that Elerewe was murdered in the community while returning from where he and some other chiefs had gone to settle a dispute on the order of the Olowo Of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye. December 16, 2021 by Comte-design99 Some youths in Owo Kingdom in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday night staged a protest over the killing of a high chief in the community, Tunde Ilori Elerewe, by unknown gunmen. SaharaReporters gathered that Elerewe was murdered in the community while returning from where he and some other chiefs had gone to settle a dispute on the order of the Olowo Of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye. Another chief whose name was not revealed was also shot by the gunmen and is currently receiving treatment at a health facility in the town. The youths, chanting different songs, blocked the roads at the First Bank area of Owo where the deceased controlled before his death. The protesters also burnt tyres t...

 Seven Construction Workers Die, 19 Injured In Ibadan Highway Crash The truck, carrying dozens of labourers, was speeding toward Ikire Road when another truck, coming out of Badeku Village, crossed the express road. December 15, 2021 by Comte-design99 At least seven people have reportedly died and 19 others injured in an accident that happened on Wednesday morning at Badeku Junction on Ibadan-Ile-Ife Road, Ibadan, Oyo State. It was learnt that the accident involved a truck with registration number, OYO:NRK312YR and happened at about 7am. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a witness, Mr Tunde Lateef, at the scene of the accident said that the truck, carrying dozens of labourers, was speeding toward Ikire Road when another truck, coming out of Badeku Village, crossed the express road. He explained that an attempt made by the driver of the crashed truck to avoid collision caused it to somersault, thus flinging the people on board into different directions. The men of the N...

ISWAP Fighters Send Letters To Adamawa Communities Threatening Christmas Season Attacks Residents of Bazza in the Michika in the Michika Local Government Area, told Reporters that the letters were dropped in public places around the communities. The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram terrorists has sent threat letters to attack some communities in Adamawa State during the Christmas season. Residents of Bazza in the Michika in the Michika Local Government Area, told SaharaReporters that the letters were dropped in public places around the communities, warning the residents of an impending strike. Shehu Kambile, who hails from Michika, told SaharaReporters that "yes, threat letters were dropped in Bazza and Michika towns. The terrorists have warned of an impending attack on our communities during Christmas festivities. "As it is, our people have been terrified because the terrorists have earned a reputation of carrying out their threat anyt...

  Agüero is very emotional while on his way onto the press conference stage. 😔 Agüero: "This conference is to let you know that it's decided to leave the world of football." Agüero: "It's a very hard time, it's the most difficult decision I've made in my life. It's a health issue, it's the best decision for me." Agüero: "The doctors told me that the best for me was to stop. I made the decision a week ago." Agüero: "I am proud and happy for my career, I have always dreamed of playing football. My dream was to play football. I never thought I would make it to Europe." Agüero: "I thank my family who have supported me from the start." Agüero: "I also want to thank my teammates who have helped me improve." Agüero: "I want to explain to you that I did everything possible to see if there was any hope, but there hasn't been much." Agüero: "I don't know what awaits me now. I know there...

 Lady narrates how her boyfriend who was supposed to come for their introduction dumped her for his baby mama. December 15, 2021 by Comte-design99 A Nigerian lady has narrated how her boyfriend who was supposed to visit her family for their introduction this December, dumped her for his baby mama.  Noting that getting dumped hurts, @missguided_nx said her family is already cheering her up. She also revealed that she went out of her way to do things he loves and also got him gifts.

 Insurgents would’ve declared Islamic State in Nigeria if not for Buhari — Lai Mohammed December 15, 2021 by Comte-design99 Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has claimed that insurgents would have declared an Islamic State in Nigeria if President Buhari didn't take decisive actions.  Addressing a press conference today December 15, the Minister admitted that the current security situation poses a great challenge. Listing ways President Buhari has tried tackling insecurity in the country, Lai Mohammed said the Nigerian leader will continue to provide quality leadership in order to ensure that security agencies decisively tackle the cankerworm of insecurity. The Minister also claimed that before Buhari was elected, Boko Haram declared a Caliphate in Gwoza after capturing Bama and Gamboru as well as other towns and villages in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. He added that the insurgents installed their own Emirs, collected taxes and flew their flag before the military di...

 UI Faculty President found one day after going missing after sharing 26-page suicide note December 15, 2021 by Comte-design99 Jude Nicholas, the immediate past President of the faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, has been found. Nicholas had sent a 26-page suicide note to friends and vanished. For one whole day, family and friends looked for him to no avail and his story was shared online as they begged for help to locate him. His suicide note was also made public. In it, he narrated how he has been battling a health problem that caused him to use money gotten "legally and illegally" to treat himself (read here). A relative who took to Twitter to beg for help in finding him has now given an update. She said he has been found and thanked those who helped spread the message. No further detail was given.

 Many Travellers Feared Dead As Bandits Open Fire, Lock Down Kaduna-Zaria Road It was learnt that the gunmen struck around 8pm, shooting sporadically at vehicles in order to immobilise them and abduct the passengers. December 14, 2021 by Comte-design99   Many travellers were feared killed and scores kidnapped as terrorists and bandits opened fire on travellers along the busy Kaduna-Zaria Road in Kaduna State on Monday evening. According to Daily Nigerian, the attack occurred at Kofar Gayan on the outskirt of Zaria. It was learnt that the gunmen struck around 8pm, shooting sporadically at vehicles in order to immobilise them and abduct the passengers. Witnesses noted that the attackers had taken many travellers into the bush before the arrival of security agents. “They kidnapped many travellers, some fled, while others who were shot at. It will be difficult to determine the number of those killed or abducted,” said a witness. Another witness said one Sani Dogara was shot dead b...