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Insecurity: How Nigerian Officials, State Governors, Top Security Officials Are Enriching Themselves
7Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Insecurity: How Nigerian Officials, State Governors, Top Security Officials Are Enriching Themselves

As Nigeria continues to grapple with a complex web of insecurity characterized by various forms of violence, including terrorism, banditry, and inter-ethnic conflicts, investigation by Sharpedgenews.com has revealed how Nigerian officials including some state governors, top security officials and others are enriching themselves with resources meant to tackle the menace of terrorism in the country. Sharpedgenews.com has traced Nigeria's severe and multifaceted insecurity crisis that threatens the safety and well-being of its citizens to corruption that has permeated into the fabric of stakeholders in the Nigeria's security architecture. Investigation by Sharpedgenews.com has shown that even some state governors are even using insecurity in their various states to enrich themselves. ...
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Wike To PDP Governors: Put Hand In Rivers State Affairs And Your Hand Will Get Burnt
1Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Wike To PDP Governors: Put Hand In Rivers State Affairs And Your Hand Will Get Burnt

Former Rivers State governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to cause a political crisis in any Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state where the governor tries to interfere in the party’s affairs in Rivers. Wike stated this in an apparent reaction to the stance of PDP governors, who met in Taraba State on August 23 and looked at the crisis rocking the party in Rivers State. The PDP governors had reiterated their support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The PDP Governors’ Forum, in a communique read by its Chairman and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, had called for a review of the party congress outcome to restore Fubara’s leadership role in the state. Speaking at the PDP Secretariat in Port Harcourt, on Saturday during the party'...
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Army: IPOB-ESN Terrorists Attacked Isheke Police Station, Five Killed
28Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Army: IPOB-ESN Terrorists Attacked Isheke Police Station, Five Killed

The Nigerian Army says its troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Ebonyi on Thursday repelled an attack by suspected IPOB terrorists on Isheke Police Station, killing five terrorists. This was disclosed in a statement by army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu on Thursday. Mr Nwachukwu said the attack on the police station resulted in the torching of the facility and several vehicles. He said that the troops, on arrival at the scene, launched a counter-attack on the terrorists, overpowering and compelling them to flee in disarray. According to him, troops engaged the terrorists in a hot pursuit, leading to an intense gun battle, which resulted in the elimination of the five suspected terrorists and the seizure of several weapons. “The troops recovered one PKT machine g...
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180 IPOB, ESN ‘Terrorists’ Killed, 149 Hostages Rescued In South-East-DHQ
28Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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180 IPOB, ESN ‘Terrorists’ Killed, 149 Hostages Rescued In South-East-DHQ

The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces have killed 2,245 terrorists, apprehended 3,682 terrorists and criminal elements and rescued 1,993 kidnapped hostages between April and June.In the South-East, Buba said the troops of Operation UDO KA conducted a “rigorous” clearance operation across the theatre to frustrate the activities of the IPOB/ESN group and maintain peace in the region. According to him, troops killed 180 terrorists, arrested 354 suspects and rescued 149 hostages. “Troops also recovered 28 AK47 rifles, 44 pump action guns, 3,456 rounds of 7.62mm special, 1,402 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 801 live cartridges and 324 assorted ammunitions,” said DHQ spokesman Edward Buba while briefing journalists on the operations of the military in the second quarter, on...
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Court Discharges Ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji Of Money Laundering Charge
25Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Court Discharges Ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji Of Money Laundering Charge

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has acquitted ex-Lagos House of Assembly speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebio, of a 54-count money laundering charge.Delivering judgment, Justice Mohammed Liman held that the prosecution failed to discharge the burden of proof placed on it by the provisions of the law. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Messrs Ikuforiji and Atoyebi with a 54-count charge of laundering N338.8 million. It accused Mr Ikuforiji of using his position as the speaker to misappropriate funds belonging to the Assembly. The EFCC alleged that the defendants committed the offences from April 2010 to July 2011. They had each pleaded not guilty and were allowed to continue on an earlier bail granted to them in 2012...
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Kano Governor Congratulates Dangote On 67th Birthday
10Apr By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Kano Governor Congratulates Dangote On 67th Birthday

Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, has congratulated Africa’s richest man and President, Dangote Conglomerate, Aliko Dangote, on his 67th anniversary. Yusuf described Dangote as an illustrious son of Kano, whose philanthropic gestures bred livelihoods to millions of households in Nigeria and the African continent. This is contained in a statement by his Director-General, Media and Publicity, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa. He said Mr Dangote remained a strong backbone to the nation’s economy and critical to the growth and development of Africa. He said, “Kano, your ancestral home will remain grateful for your humanitarian gestures especially the recent distribution of palliatives to millions of the less-privileged. Your readiness to partner and support our administration’s policy drive wil...
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Man Jailed 12 Months For Drug Trafficking
14Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Man Jailed 12 Months For Drug Trafficking

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 30-year-old man, Omonile Akinbaye, to a term of 12 months in the correctional service for drug trafficking. After the conviction, Mr Akinbaye incoherently told the court, “No send me to jail, allow me to go to my house.” The defendant was arraigned before Justice Friday Ogazi on a one-count charge of unlawful dealing in hemp. Mr Akinbaye, who had no legal representation, pleaded guilty to the charge. Following his plea, the prosecutor, Juliana Negedu, called a witness, Benjamin Nketah, an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to give evidence. The witness told the court that he works as a central exhibit keeper under the Lagos command of the NDLEA, where the defendant was brought before him...
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Fire Outbreak: Canadian Embassy Suspends Operations In Nigeria 
7Nov By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments
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Fire Outbreak: Canadian Embassy Suspends Operations In Nigeria 

The Canadian High Commission in Abuja on Tuesday suspended operations after a fire incident at the embassy on Monday. No staff except security personnel were seen at the embassy at 13010G, Palm Close, Diplomatic Drive, in the Central Business District of Abuja. The high commission had, on its official X platform, announced the temporary suspension of its operations after a section of the embassy in Abuja was gutted by fire. The announcement did not comment on providing visa and immigration services for persons seeking to visit or emigrate to Canada. Also, there is no offer of services to Canadians visiting and living in Nigeria and to Canadians in Equatorial Guinea, as well as Sao Tome and Principe. Such services include adoption and surrogacy, birth abroad, citizenship service...
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