Christmas bundle

Actress Chacha Eke-Faani and
husband, Austin, welcome their second child

Donald Trump completes Final Lap, Electoral College, to White House.

Right Now: The Electoral College has
affirmed Donald J. Trump as the nation’s
45th president, pushing him past the 270-
vote threshold for election, with scant
evidence of the anti-Trump revolt among
electors that some of his critics had hoped
would occur.
Late Monday afternoon, Republican
electors in Texas vaulted Mr. Trump past
the 270 mark, giving him 36 votes, with
one each for Gov. John Kasich of Ohio and
Ron Paul.
Normally a political footnote, the electoral
vote took on unexpected import this year
after Mr. Trump’s upset of Hillary Clinton ,
who won the popular vote, spawned a
determined effort to block his path to the
presidency by grass-roots advocates who
saw him as unfit for the White House and,
to some, a threat to the political system.
Presidential electors — and particularly
Republican electors, who are bound by
tradition and often state law to support
Mr. Trump — were inundated with phone
calls, emails and even threats demanding
that they vote for someone else. Leaders
of groups that were lobbying the electors
had privately believed they had a chance
to persuade enough Republican electors
to defect, denying him an Electoral
College majority and throwing the
election to the House of Representatives.
But by late Monday, only a handful of
electors had broken ranks.
Credit: New York Times

Seasons Greeting.

Season's Greetings from Christine Joshua blog. Wishing you Joy, Peace, Love this festive period. Thank you for your supports, we promise to serve you better in 2017.

One Last Push: 538 electors to choose between Trump and Clinton today

Donald Trump won last month’s presidential
election. But many liberals and progressives
are still clinging to one faint, almost-certainly-
doomed hope that he can be blocked from the
presidency — through the Electoral College.
.
.
That’s because the November 8 vote was
technically not to make Trump president, but
only to determine who 538 electors in various
states across the country will be. It is those
electors who will cast the votes that legally
elect the president on Monday, December 19.
.
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In modern times, the casting of electoral votes
has been a purely ceremonial occasion in
which the state results from Election Day have
been rubber-stamped.
This year, there’s more drama — because
there’s been a highly unusual effort to
convince Trump-supporting electors to simply
not vote for Trump. .
.
37 electors would need to defect from
Trump’s camp to deprive him of the Electoral
College majority he needs to become
president. But only one of those 306 electors
pledged to him has publicly said he’s
revolting.

Buhari orders investigation of EFCC boss and Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Pres. Buhari has ordered the investigation of
top officials of his administration who have
been accused of corruption. A short statement
by Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu,
indicated the president’s directive.
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Although the statement did not mention any
specific officials, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal,
and the Acting Chairman of the anti-graft EFCC
have both been accused of corrupt practices.
.
.
Mr. Lawal was indicted by the Senate of
making millions of naira of public funds from
non-executed contracts in the troubled north-
east using one of his companies. The Senate
has since asked for his suspension and
prosecution, although he has denied any
wrongdoing.
.
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Mr. Magu’s confirmation as substantive
chairman was blocked by the Senate last
week. The Senate based its decision on a
“security report” believed to have emanated
from the State Security Service, SSS. A fact-
check of the content of the report by foremost
newspaper, PremiumTimes, however, revealed
most of the allegations were false.

Finally, Nigerian govt pays Super Falcon's entitlements

Players and officials of the Super Falcons have
been paid various sums of money as approved
by the FG after the Nigeria Football Federation
received the sums on Friday. .
.
According to Nigeria Football Federation,
NFF’s Head of Women’s Football, Ruth David,
a breakdown of the Super Falcons’ monies
showed that each player got the sum of
N5,494,500. .
The amount is at the rate of $17,900
(converted to naira at the official rate of N305
to $1), plus the sum of N15,000 camp
allowance and N20,000 transport allowance.
All the monies were converted at the official
rate of N305 to $1.
.
.
Head Coach Florence Omagbemi got a total of
N11,014,000, while assistant coaches Ann
Chiejine, Perpetua Nkwocha and Bala
Mohammed, as well as the backroom staff
were N8,274,250 richer. The equipment
manager got a total of N4,114,625.

President Buhari turns 74 years old today

Pres. Buhari turns 74 years old
today

President Buhari turns 74 years old today

Pres. Buhari turns 74 years old
today

Beautiful Nigerian undergraduate, who sells crayfish to sponsor herself in school, becomes a viral sensation

Truly Inspiring.

Just like everyone, i also woke up to see my account frozen- Man who brought MMM to Nigeria.

Chuddy Ugorji, the man who brought the
embattled ponzu scheme, MMM, to Nigeria,
has finally broken his silence regarding the
freezing of participants account. In a post on
his Facebook page, he said: "This week has
not been easy for all of us due to the news
update on our POs. .
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As we all know, the media has been a tool
used by anti-MMMites and pessimists to fight
against the growth of MMM Nigeria.
Unfortunately some ignorant Nigerians who
don't understand what MMM is all about have
been brainwashed by the information
broadcasted by the media and social
networks.
.
.
Regarding the frozen mavro. It is clearly stated
on the news section on the website
Confirmed Mavro will be frozen for A MONTH.
The system needs to prevent any problems
that might arise during this festive season and
this measure will be cancelled once the festive
season comes to an end.
.
.
Frozen of mavros does not mean MMM has
stopped operations or crashed rather the
system has adopted this measure to avoid any
mishaps. The support system are working on
issues to enhance the effectiveness of the
community.
.
.
Also let's note that contrary to what has been
published by cheap bloggers, Am not the
Admin of MMM but one of the top guiders of
this great community. And none of us has
access to the site, I woke up on Tuesday and
saw the News on my PO like every other
person.
.
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The MMM website is been managed in Russia
by their control and supervisory team. They
are responsible for every decision made, like
pairing of participants to provide help and get
help, resolving issues on the platform etc.
.
.
I have always been passionate about tutoring
members and guiders about the ideology of
MMM , the rules and the risk; I have
encouraged members to provide help only
with their SPARE MONEY and also get help at
the end of 30 days. .
.
I stand for the true ideology of MMM which is
anchored on providing and getting help
willingly. Let's hope for the best and STOP the
PANIC! We shall overcome by God's grace."

Rivers State Rerun Elections: Police arrest killers of DSP Alkali.

The police have arrested five people for their
alleged involvement in the murder of one
Police Officer, DSP Mohammed Alkali during
the legislative re-run election in Rivers State. .
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In a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the
Force Spokesman, Don Awunah, he noted that
five suspects have been arrested in connection
to the murder. Suspects arrested are: Noble
Nwaerema, Dike Deinpiribo, Valentine Alalibo,
Onwunari J. Warmate, and Iloke Stephen. .
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According to the statement: “It was discovered
that they were active members of the group
that gruesomely murdered DSP Alkali
Mohammed in cold blood on the 10th of
December, 2016 in Rivers State.
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This vicious gang doubled as political thugs
who were part of the group recruited by
Politicians from Rivers and neighboring States
to scuttle the December 10, 2016 re-run
parliamentary election”.
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The statement further read: “The suspects
have confessed to the crime and are
cooperating with the Police to recover the
severed part of the slain officer. Investigation
is on top gear to rescue the missing orderly
to the murdered officer and recover the police
vehicle that was snatched during the incident.
.
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The suspects were also found out to be linked
to the leader of a major political party in the
state.
.
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The Inspector General of Police is hereby
soliciting for information,support and
cooperation of the good people of Rivers State
in apprehending the remaining members of the
gang who are more likely to cause further
harm to security personnel and innocent
citizens."

#ZAHMED2016! First Photos From Zahra Buhari & Mohammed Indimi’s Kamu Ceremony

Zarah and Mohammed’s’s extravagant wedding
festivities as officially kicked off in Abuja, where the
bride’s Kamu ceremony was held. As Zarah is
Hausa-Fulani, according to traditional Fulani
culture, the Kamu is “the catching of the bride”.
Her face will be covered with veil whilst the female
representatives haggled the groom for a price to
see the bride’s face. After the amount was agreed
and exchanged, her veil was opened and perfume
sprayed on the bride!
With the bride looking absolutely breathtaking in
her traditional outfit in gorgeous monotone blue
embellished also-oke dress accessorized with
lilac beaded jewellery; the groom chose a classic
midnight blue agbada and matching blue also-oke
cap, it was a night rich in culture and tradition as
everyone celebrated the joyous union. Congrats to
the beautiful couple!

Messi set to wed long term girlfriend

Lionel Messi is set to marry his long-term
girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo in 2017,
according to sources close to the Barcelona
star’s family. .
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The wedding is expected to be held in the
Argentina international’s hometown of Rosario,
where the pair first met when they were
children through Messi’s close friend and
Roccuzzo’s cousin Lucas Scaglia. La Nacion
reporter Juan Pablo Varsky broke the news
during his radio show, saying the ceremony
would take place next year, while a relative
told La Capital: ‘It’s true, there’ll be a wedding
the middle of next year” .
.
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It is thought the date could fall on Messi’s
birthday on June 24. The 29-year-old is set
to go on an end-of-season tour with
Barcelona, but is expected to return to Rosario
after its climax on June 12. .
.
.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is expected
to invite the entire Barcelona and Argentina
squads to the big day, while a number of ex-
team-mates will be in attendance too. .
.
.
The cathedral in Rosario, Cathedral Basilica of
Our Lady of the Rosary, is the most likely
venue, while the reception and party will be
held at Messi’s family home. .
.
.
Roccuzzo and Messi, who started dating in
2008, already have two children – Thiago,
four, and Mateo, one.

Senate rejects Magu as EFCC chairman

The Senate has rejected the nomination of
Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
by Pres. Buhari, citing security report.
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The Senate’s spokesperson, Aliyu Abdullahi,
revealed this Thursday afternoon after the
Senators had spent over one hour behind
closed doors discussing the matter of Mr.
Magu’s confirmation.
.
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“The Senate wish to inform the public that
based on available security report, the Senate
cannot proceed with confirmation of Ibrahim
Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission.
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The nomination of Ibrahim Magu is hereby
rejected and has been returned to the
President for further action,” Mr. Abdullahi
said. The Senate had slated today, to screen
Mr. Magu, now acting EFCC Chairman.

Lady raises alarm following repeated posts about her death by a Facebook user

Lady raises alarm following
repeated posts about her death by a Facebook
user

Baby with two heads delivered in Lagos

The baby was delivered on Tuesday at Med-In
Specialist Hospital in Ogudu, through an
elective Caesarean section, after various scans
she underwent in the course of the pregnancy,
indicated that she was having a twins. .
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The baby was resuscitated and transferred to
the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)
for advance care. According to one of the
nurses who was in the delivery room, they had
prepared two cots for each of the twins but
were shocked when they saw that they were
conjoined.
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“As I speak to you, the mother doesn’t know
the condition of the babies. She still believes
and expects to carry her twins. We haven’t
told her yet. Only her husband was brought
into the theatre to see his children and he was
the one who went with the doctors to LUTH,”
said the nurse.
.
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The condition is known as Parapagus. It is a
rare form of partial twinning where there are
two heads and two necks side by side on one
torso. Doctors say they cannot be separated
since they have only one pair of arms and one
pair of legs and one heart.
.
.
This disorder is different from conjoined twins
as the baby has only one set of internal
organs. The extremely rare case is thought to
be brought on during the early stages of
pregnancy as a result of genetic mutation.
.
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Med-In Hospital Manager, Dare Moses, said
the baby was taken to LUTH so that tests can
be conducted to ascertain if they share also
vital organs like hearts and lungs. The Ministry
of Health has been notified of the
development. Crdt: The Nation

WAEC to start conducting examination for private candidates (GCE), twice every year.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC)
says it will soon begin the conduct of its
examination for private candidates twice in a
year, with effect from 2017. .
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The council Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, said,
“WASSCE for private candidates known as the
November/December diet for private
candidates, will now be conducted in January/
February and August/September.’’
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According to him, the measure is to ensure
that many private candidates, who desire the
certificate for various purposes, will have the
opportunity of writing the examination and
acquire the certificate.
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“We have concluded arrangements to
commence writing of our WASSCE for private
candidates twice a year from 2017. This
development, however, does not affect that of
the school candidates, popularly called May/
June," he added.

A Nigerian bags his 6th Masters degree.

Osato Osemwengie, a Nigerian
who builds drones for the U.S Army, bags his
6th Masters degree, set for his 7th Masters
and 4th PhD.

Breaking: Present Buhari presents 2017 Budget to the National Assembly.

President Buhari, today, presented N7.298
trillion to the National Assembly. Here are
some quick facts. .
.
Capital expenditure to take 30% of the budget.
FG proposed to spend about N2.243 trillion
on capital projects and N2.9 trillion as
recurrent expenditure.
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The Benchmark Exchange Rate: N305/$1,
Benchmark Oil Price: $42.5/barrel, Oil
Production Benchmark: 2.2m bpd. Capital
expenditure for power, works and housing
N529bn.
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.
capital expenditure for water- 85 billion
capital expenditure for education- 58 billion
health - 51 billion
Niger Delta - N33bn
industry- 81 billion
Transportation - N262bn
defense - 140 million
N100 billion allocated to judiciary
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Interior N63bn; UBE commission N92bn; FCT
N37bn; Allocation to Presidential Amnesty
Programme increased to N65 Billion. .
.
Top Recurrent Expenditure:
Interior - N482bn
Education - N398bn
Defence - N325bn
Health - N252bn
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.
Estimated aggregate revenue for 2017- 4.94
trillion. Projected oil revenue N1.985 trillion

Police detain troubled Ireland returnee, who stabbed his father to death in Lagos.

When 24-year-old Bakare Babalola Rotimi Jnr
was becoming a nuisance in Dublin, Ireland,
where he had lived since he was 7, his
parents were advised to take him back to
Nigeria. .
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Rotimi was the third of Mr. Bakare Babalola
Rotimi’s three boys, and a source within the
family described him as a stubborn boy. “This
boy doesn’t even have an education,” the
source said.
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“He has been living in Dublin as a kid and he
refused to go school, instead he got addicted
to drugs,” the source added.
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In the early hours of Sunday, December 4,
Rotimi Jnr, who was passing the night at his
parents’ place in Magodo, reportedly stabbed
both parents with a knife.
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A family member revealed that the older
Rotimi woke up that night to use the
bathroom, and the boy jumped at him,
ordering his own father to lie on his chest.
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He then allegedly brought a knife from behind
him and stabbed his father. His mother, Adijat,
rushed to the scene and was similarly
stabbed. The security guard would have been
arrested and detained, but for the testimony of
Adijat, who before passing out, told the police
that her son committed the crime. .
.
Rotimi Snr., 59, died immediately, while the
mother made it to the emergency bay on the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. There she was
stabilized before being transferred to the
surgery ward at the Lagos General Hospital,
where she is currently receiving treatment.
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“He thought he had killed both of them,” a
source within the family explained. “After
stabbing them, he pulled out a cloth to cover
them, and he went to the bathroom to clean
up.
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He got dressed, took his father’s phones, his
ATM cards and went straight to the father’s
fuel station at Palm Avenue. He got there and
started harassing the station manager,
demanding for money.”
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A family source confirmed that the only issue
late Rotimi had with his son was about his
education. “Just like his other brother (who
is) studying Medicine in the US, he has been
begging this boy to go to school and this has
always been the cause of the
misunderstanding.” Crdt: Saharareporters

Justice at Last: Court orders senator to pay N100k as damages for slapping newspaper vendor.

A High Court in Uyo has ordered a former
senator from Akwa Ibom State, Anietie Okon,
to pay N100,000 as damages to a newspaper
vendor, Ndifreke Etim, whom he assaulted last
year in Uyo, PremiumTimes reports.
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Mr. Etim, who walks around the city of Uyo,
hawking newspapers, had told the court that
Mr. Okon slapped him multiple times inside
Government House, Uyo, in September last
year.
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The assault occurred around the state banquet
hall where the vendor had gone with the hope
of making quick sales during the swearing-in
of a new chairman of Akwa Ibom State Council
of Traditional Rulers.
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Mr. Etim claimed that three able-bodied men,
who may have been Mr. Okon’s bodyguards,
stood by to watch as the former senator kept
slapping him. “When he finished slapping me,
he accused me of stealing his wallet. .
.
But God knows I am not a thief, I sell
newspapers to take care of myself and my
family. He didn’t even search me to see if I
had his wallet on me or not," Etim said.
.
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The victim, backed by the Newspaper
Distributors Association of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom
State chapter, filed a civil suit against the
former senator.
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The court, presided over by Justice Winifred
Effiong, held that the action of the former
senator was degrading, and that it was against
Mr. Etim’s right to the dignity of his person.
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The court, besides granting an order that Mr.
Okon should pay N100,000 as damages to
Mr. Etim, also ordered the former senator to
pay additional N50, 000 as cost of the
litigation to Mr. Etim.
.
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“I am glad that the court has been bold
enough to tell the senator that what he did
against me was wrong. It’s not about the
money," Etim said.

Only son of the richest man in China refuses to take over his father's $122bn business empire

The wealthiest man in China needs to find an
heir to his $122bn empire after his son told
him he does not want to live a life like that.
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Wang Jianlin, founder and chairman of Dalian
Wanda Group, said his only son, 28-year-old
Wang Sicong, doesn't want to take over his
shopping centres, hotels, theme parks and
sports clubs.
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'I have asked my son about the succession
plan, and he said he does not want to live a
life like mine. Perhaps young people have
their own quests and priorities,' Wang, 62, told
an entrepreneurs summit over the weekend.
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Wang Sicong is a director at his father's
empire, with a 2% stake. He founded
Prometheus Capital in 2011 and has made
investments in Invictus Gaming, Dining
Concepts Holdings.
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In May last year, he bought two Apple
Watches for his dog, called Wang Keke, who
wears them both on his front legs. In a
country with a fast widening wealth gap, the
pictures quickly caused outcry. .
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Apple Watch sells between £820 and £1,300 in
China, which is more than the monthly salary
of an average office worker in big cities. He
went to school in Britain and studied
philosophy at the University College London.

N565bn recovered loot forms part of 2017 budget- FG

This revelation was made in a revised Medium
Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)
submitted to the National Assembly last week.
The MTEF showed that the amount included
$320million equivalent to N97.6 billion Abacha
loot being expected from the Swiss
government.
.
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Minister of Budget and National Planning,
Senator Udoma Udo Udoma said yesterday the
money was almost ready. “It is virtually at
hand... We believe we will get it,” he said.
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The recovered funds included N261billion
domestic recoveries and another N205.5
billion tagged “other FGN recoveries.”
.
.
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed in June revealed that the
government had recovered cash totalling
N78.3billion, $185million, 3.5million Pounds
Sterling and 11, 250 Euros. Crdt: DailyTrust

Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or

Portugal and Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo
has won the Ballon d’Or for a fourth time on
Monday night, beating Barcelona’s Lionel Messi
and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann to world
football’s top individual prize for 2016.
Ronaldo, who previously won the award in 2008,
and in 2013 and 2014 when it was officially the
FIFA Ballon d’Or, is only the second player to win
it a total of four times, trailing only Messi’s record
of five.

Driver steals his boss car weeks after claiming it by "faith" on Facebook.

A bounty has been placed on the head of one
Biodun Friday Alao, a graduate of the Kwara
State College of Education Ilorin, after
absconding with a car belonging to his boss
in Ilorin, Kwara State.
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A post on his Facebook wall, on 4th of
September, 2016, shows that he had it
planned for weeks. The son of the owner of
the car said: "He's been planning this since,
but we weren't following each other on
Facebook so none of us saw it then. .
.
He has since deleted his posts. He went to
drop my dad at a meeting on Thursday, 8th of
December, 2016, around 11:30 am. So my
dad thought we was probably relaxing in the
car or under the tree nearby. .
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Unknown to him, Alao, had taken a bike back
to his office to pick the original document of
the vehicle and other vital documents, before
eventually stealing the car." The car is a
Toyota Camry 2010 with number: MUN 444
AA.

Nurse gets sacked in the U.K, for discussing Christianity and offering to pray with her patients.

Sarah Kuteh, a nurse with 15 years’
experience has been sacked after discussing
Christianity and offering to pray with patients
before operations. She was dismissed, weeks
ago, for breaching guidelines.
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The mother-of-three said she was offering
solace to patients she believed were happy to
chat about their beliefs, and described her
sacking as ‘disproportionate and punitive’.
Mrs Kuteh broke down in tears as she recalled
being suspended and escorted from Darent
Valley hospital in Dartford, Kent. .
.
She said: ‘It was embarrassing for me – and
painful after all I had done in my years as a
nurse. I was told I couldn’t even speak to my
colleagues. All I had done was to nurse from
my heart. How could it be harmful to tell
someone about Jesus?’
.
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But bosses at Dartford and Gravesham NHS
Trust said her ‘unwanted discussions’ had
upset patients and she had also failed to heed
warnings that she was being unprofessional.
Crdt: DailyMail

Lol

A 6 inch stiletto high heels shoes
land lady inside a gutter in Rivers State.

Graphic photos from the Akwa Ibom church collapse today.

According to an eyewitness, reportedly one
Miss Ediomo who narrowly escaped death at
the scene:
.
. "The incident occurred immediately after
offertory collection, while the ordination of
Apostle Akan Weeks as Bishop was the next
item, according to the programme.""We heard
a strange and loud sound, then the building
started falling.""Governor Udom would have
been no more, but for one of his aides who
immediately pushed him out of the
building.Unfortunately, the aide was killed by
the fast descending roof after he pushed the
governor who fell outside."

BREAKING: #RiversRerun: One killed in Gokana

One person was feared killed in Bodo, Gokana
LGA, Rivers State, by armed men suspected to
operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
The operatives stormed the Saint Pius College
at about 11.45am, ordered everybody to lie
down, and began to shoot sporadically before
carting away some election materials.The man
shot was identified as Meebara Kormaga, a
25-year-old that came out to vote.
Punch

Gambia's President of 22 Years, Jammeh, rejects election results a week after conceding defeat.

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has said
he would not recognise the results of
December 1 elections and called for fresh
polls, a week after he conceded defeat. .
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“In the same way that I accepted the results
faithfully believing that the Independent
Electoral Commission was independent and
honest and reliable, I hereby reject the results
in totality,” he said on Friday in a statement
broadcast on state television.
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.
“Let me repeat: I will not accept the results
based on what has happened,” he said,
condemning “unacceptable errors” on the part
of electoral authorities and calling for a new
vote. .
.
Jammeh pointed to an accounting error,
identified by the IEC, which awarded victory to
his opponent Adama Barrow but with a
slimmer margin than initially announced.
Latest official figures gave Barrow 43.29% of
the votes in the presidential election, while
Jammeh took 39.64%. .
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The turnout was at 59%. Jammeh claimed
“investigations” had revealed that numerous
voters had not been able to cast their ballots.
“This is the most dubious election we ever
had in the history of this country,” he said. .
.
“We will go back to the polls because I want
to make sure every Gambian votes under an
electoral commission that is impartial,
independent, neutral and free from foreign
influence,” he said, adding that he would not
tolerate any street protests over his decision.
.
.
Soldiers were seen placing sandbags in
strategic locations across the capital Banjul
Friday, a development which triggered
widespread unease among the already-
spooked population, who had been panic-
buying food before the vote due to fear of
unrest.

Soldiers torture Adamawa man to death for stealing phone.

The police in Adamawa State have launched a
manhunt for some soldiers, who allegedly
tortured a man, Umar Abdulaziz, to death for
stealing a phone in the Ganaye Local
Government area of the state. .
.
Punch learnt that Abdulaziz was accused by a
female neighbour, identified only as Fatima, on
Monday of stealing her mobile phone.The
woman, who reportedly befriended a soldier,
was said to have gone to report the alleged
theft to her lover.
.
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It was gathered that the soldier, whose name
had yet to be ascertained, came back with
three other colleagues and dragged Abdulaziz
away from the house.The victim was
reportedly taken to a corner of the compound,
where the soldiers battered him, until he went
into a coma. .
.
The matter was said to have been reported at
the Area F Police Station, after which
policemen and neighbours came to rush the
victim to a hospital, where he was confirmed
dead.A witness, who identified himself only as
Abass, said Fatima also told her soldier lover
that Abdulaziz beat her up in the house.
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He said, “The lady lived on the next street to
mine. Our house is around the barracks in
Ganaye. She had a disagreement with
Abdulaziz and the next thing was for her to
call her soldier lover to deal with the victim. .
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. . “She accused the man of stealing her
mobile phone. She also said the man beat her
up and told her lover to deliver her from his
grasp. When the lover came, there were four
soldiers in all. They dragged Abdulaziz out of
the house and off to an unknown location. .
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. . “They did not even ask what happened.
They used knives to injure Abdulaziz. The
victim collapsed, the police were invited and
they came to the house. I am not sure
whether they arrested any of the soldiers.” .
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The Police Public Relations Officer, Adamawa
State Police Command, DSP Othman
Abubakar, confirmed the incident.
He added that investigation was ongoing into
the incident.

Pastor gives church members dettol to drink in the name of healing.

This happened in South Africa. Prophet Rufus
reportedly told the congregation to drink the
antiseptic liquid, promising they will be healed
of their sickness. He said "I know Dettol is
harmful, but God instructed me to use it. I
was the first one to drink it,” He also claimed
he has been getting WhatsApp messages from
people who say they have been healed.

Tiwa Savage, Teebilz unite again.

There is an indication that singer Tiwa Savage
and her estranged husband, Tunji Balogun,
may have decided to patch up the broken bits
of their marriage and start again. The story
going around is that the couple has been
making moves to reunite after a stormy
breakup that generated so much noise in the
mass media a couple of months ago.
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Some insiders said that Tiwa and her husband
has been attending a counselling clinic
somewhere in Lagos. The report also
insinuated that the couple were seen attending
an event together on one occasion. This is by
all means good news to many fans of the
singer.

South korean President, Park Geun-hye impeached over corruption.

Following six weeks of street protests and an
approval rating that plunged to just 4%, South
Korean President Park Geun-hye was
impeached Friday by the nation’s National
Assembly, signaling an ignominious end to a
term that had become mired in a corruption
scandal.
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The impeachment vote required at least 28 of
Park’s fellow Saenuri Party lawmakers to
cross the aisle to make up the majority two-
thirds of the 300-seat legislature. The final
vote was 234 to 56 in favor of impeachment.
Park is suspended with immediate effect
although the vote needs to be ratified by the
nation’s Constitutional Court within 180 days
to become permanent.
The nation’s Prime Minister takes over Park’s
responsibilities in the interim, though Park had
already offered to resign if lawmakers voted
against her. If she does, new elections must
be held within 60 days.

FG set to launch an app that disseminate information about govt activities to Nigerians.

As part of efforts to enhance the dissemination
of government
activities, The Federal government is set to
launch a new app that will help disseminate
the activities of the Buhari-led government to
Nigerians. Minister of Information and Culture,
Lai Mohammed, yesterday announced that the
app which will be called the Federal
Government Information App (FGIAPP), will be
launched in Abuja on 15 Dec. 2016. .
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He made the announcement at a meeting with
Resident Information Officers (RIOs) from
Ministries, Departments and Agencies ahead of
the launch. According to him, the Information
App will be leveraging on Social Media to
communicate government's policies and
programmes to the people anywhere in the
world and on real time basis. "We as a
government and as Information Ministry will
leverage on the unique technology to inform
the world about what we are doing. .
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With the new App, it means anybody anywhere
in the world will get to know, real time, what is
happening in Nigeria at least from our own
perspective and narrative" he said. He said the
activities of the present administration are
hugely under-reported, hence the need to
align with the global trend in information
sharing. "The information architecture has
changed completely...Today, the story is very
different because we have the New Media, and
unless you show a very strong presence there,
you are not communicating to the world," the
Minister said. .
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He stressed the essence of rich content to
make the App viable, and said the necessary
training and working tools will be provided for
the RIOs in order to build their capacity and
ensure effective contributions from their
respective Ministries. Departments and
Agencies.

We got the idea from reading papers" Benue based young men nabbed for stealing ATM cards to fund their lavish lifestyles.

Police authorities in Abuja smashed a
syndicate that specialised in robbing bank
customers by swindling them of their
Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, cards and
pins, with the leader saying they got their
‘business’ idea from reading newspapers. .
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Vanguard gathered that the suspects, who
were identified as David Wuese, Chika Okenyi,
Omotayo Bamidele and Akura Godwin, were
apprehended following complaints from
members of the public to the Inspector
General Police, Ibrahim Idris, who deployed
his operatives at the Special Intelligence
Response Team, IRT, to trail and arrest the
suspects. .
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Sources at Force Headquarters disclosed that
members of the syndicate were trailed to
hideouts in Enugu, Benue and Nassarawa
states, where they were arrested and over 70
ATM cards recovered from them. A source
said the suspects confessed during
interrogations that they normally steal the
ATM cards and pins while pretending to assist
customers solve issues at ATM points. .
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When Vanguard interviewed the suspects, the
leader of the syndicate Wuese, aged 27,
disclosed that the syndicate was formed in
Makurdi, Benue State, and they carried out
their activities across several states in the
country. Wuese said: “We read about
something similar to our operation in the
newspapers, but modified it. Some of the ATM
cards found in our possession were all invalid
and that was what we were using to steal from
our victims .
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“We don’t operate in one state. After stealing a
card, we will check the balance and if the
money is below N20,000, we don’t touch it.
But if the amount in the account is huge, we
withdraw money by phones, which we would
resell at cheaper prices. “Sometimes, we take
the ATMs to night clubs and hotels where we
pay with cards. In our last operation, we
bought three Samsung Galaxy Edge for
N245,000 each and we sold them for
N215,000. .
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“We also bought three Blackberry Passport for
N130,000 each and sold them for N90,000.
We also got two Infinix phones for N82,000
and it was sold for N60,000.

Child traffickers nabbed in Abia state.

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
based at Obehie, Abia State, on Dec. 4th,
arrested one Rowland Egbe from Imo River,
Ukwa West L.G.A, Abia State. .
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According to a statement released on
Wednesday, November 7th and signed by
spokesperson of the Command, ASP Nta
Ogbonnaya, the 30-year-old was arrested in
connection with the abduction of a 4-year-old
boy, Uzuoba Obinna, with the intention of
selling him to one Mrs. Chioma Ohajinmmadu,
who was also nabbed. .
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Mrs Ohajinmmadu, 50, of Aba, Abia State,
specializes in the trafficking of children and
also bought a male child from him two weeks
ago. The suspects were paraded at the police
Headquarters on Wednesday. .
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The boy was rescued and has been reunited
with the parent. (Pictured) The suspects are
helping the Police in their investigation to
locate and rescue other children that might
have been abducted.

Go and fix the rot in Benue State- Gov. Wike blast Gov. Ortom

Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom
Ezenwo Wike has blasted Benue State
Governor, Samuel Ortom for daring to
campaign against his government in Rivers
State for the upcoming election tomorrow.
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Samuel Ortom was among the top party
dignitaries who graced the grand finale for the
rally of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Port
Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Thursday. .
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It was alleged that the Benue Governor, while
trying to canvass for votes from Rivers
electorate for his political party, made some
sweeping and ‘ungentle-man’ utterances
against the current state government under
Barr. Wike, the statements which the Rivers
Governor found unpalatable. .
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Reacting to the development, Gov. Wike said
the Benue Governor made a ‘busy-body trip to
Rivers, abandoning all the rots he has created
in Benue.”Wike particularly took a swipe on
the Benue Governor for not paying salaries for
the record 10 months in his state. .
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He, therefore, advised Ortom to go back to his
state and clear the backlogs of salary arrears,
even as he accused Ortom of borrowing a lot
of money and using bailout funds to execute
private businesses. .
. “That one that cannot pay salaries to his
workers for almost one year? That one that
Fulani herdsmen have almost finished his
people and he cannot do anything? Do you
want to be like Benue?” Wike queried. .
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Gov. Wike also advised Ortom to go back to
his State and rescue Benue people from the
shackles of Fulani Herdsmen and other
insurgents who are “killing people like flies”.
Source: DailyPost

Married pastor's mistress kills his wife and children in Lagos.

A lady identified as Rachel has killed the wife
and children of one pastor Isaac Shofolabo
whom she was having an affair with after
setting his home on fire. The incident
occurred around 1 a.m at 46, Oladunni
Memorial Street, Double Powerline, Ejibo
Lagos state.
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According to neighbors, Rachel who is their
tenant, has been dating the pastor who is in
charge of Celestial Church of God, Joy of the
Lord Parish located inside the premises for
five years. The pastor's wife, Mary Shofolabo,
his children Taiwo, 19, and Iredamola and a
relative, Kazeem, 7, died at the General
Hospital, Gbagada where they rushed to for
treatment. According to Nation News, narrating
what happened, a neighbour who wants to
remain anonymous said;
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“It is a terrible thing, very shocking. It
happened around 1am. It was Mama (the late
Mrs Shofolabo) that woke up other residents
with her scream. I was in my own room when
I heard her voice and came out. Coming out, I
saw fire on her body and she was shouting
that Iya Rachel has burnt everyone in her
house. .
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That she saw someone moving from her
house and thought it was a thief. But when
she looked from her window, she saw that it
was Iya Rachel. Since they are not close, she
screamed and asked her what she was doing
in her house. She woke up the other children
at home and told them she saw a thief moving
round and when they tried to go through the
door, they realised it was locked from the
outside. . .
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It was when they were returning to their room
that they heard the explosion and people
started running. It was Mama that used her
hand to break her window so that they can all
come out from there. When I saw her, fire was
on her body and she was shouting that we
should go and help her children inside the
house that Iya Rachel has set fire in her
house. I got to the place and saw Taiwo,
Segun, Elijah and one other person.
famousblogng Cont... They were the ones who
told me that Kazeem was still inside, at that
time, the fire was very heavy and no one could
enter. Neighbours started trying to put out the
fire while some of us rushed them to Isolo
General Hospital but they were rejected. We
went to a private hospital and they said we
have to deposit N200,000. Since we didn’t
have the money, we rushed to Gbagada
General Hospital. There was no car and so,
Mama and others were put inside tricycle, I
stood by the edge of the tricycle, while Taiwo
was carried on a motorcycle. By the time we
got to the hospital, around 2am, Taiwo was
swollen. They started treating them and they
were responding. Mama even told the doctor
on duty what she saw and explained
everything to him. But later in the day, she
passed on and few minutes after her, Taiwo
died too. Their father came back from vigil
around 4am and he saw what has happened.
He followed some of the neighbours to the
hospital to see them. The police was
contacted that night. At the trauma and burns
section of the Gbagada General, family
members and sympathisers trooped in to see
Segun and Elijah, who were severely burnt.
Credit: Famousblogng

New York City "Catwoman" arrested for slashing boyfriend's face and pouring hot wax on him.

This is the mugshot of the New York City
'catwoman' Jocelyn Wildenstein who is
charged with clawing the face of her longtime
boyfriend. Jocelyn Wildenstein, 71, is accused
of slashing Canadian couturier Lloyd Klein with
a pair of scissors and gouging his face with
her manicured nails. .
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Klein, 49, was forced to shove the 'Bride of
Wildenstein' into a closet to prevent another
attack before fleeing their ritzy Trump World
Tower apartment on Wednesday night.
DailyMail.com reports cops later arrived to
book Jocelyn on felony assault charges.
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Jocelyn and her boyfriend have been dating
since 2003 but the relationship is now over
because Klein considers Wildenstein a 'ticking
time bomb'.
'She can go blow up anytime, anywhere and
with absolutely no reason,' said a source close
to the couple. 'He says she is truly a beautiful
person when she's on her best behavior. But
when she flies into one of her incredible rages
look out.' .
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Wildenstein and Klein are believed to have
enjoyed a meal Tuesday evening before the
wealthy divorcee accused him of spending too
much time on social media.'They had a
relaxing dinner, everything was normal then
Jocelyn suddenly got angry as she often
does,' said the source.
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'Lloyd was using his laptop and evidently not
paying her enough attention. So she
screamed at him to get off the computer then
picked up a lit candle and threw the hot wax
all over him.'He was very scared, he asked
her to calm down but she just got angrier and
angrier and threatened to kill him. .
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'She then went at his face with her nails,
which are real and very sharp, before finally
grabbing some scissors and stabbing them
twice into his chest.' Klein told police that he
reacted by pushing plastic surgery-loving
Wildenstein into a walk-in closet in the
hallway of their $5million Manhattan pad.
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He denies locking her in or forcing the door
shut and says she could have left at any time
had she merely calmed down and opened it
from the inside. Wildenstein appeared in court
facing charges of assault in the second degree
and inflicting injuries with a weapon.

Father of murdered Abuja toddler recounts ordeal.

Mr. Umar Suleiman, whose two-year-old
daughter, Khadija, was abducted in the Kuje
area of Abuja and whose body was found
under a bridge in the Gwagwalada area of the
Federal Capital Territory, has said that
fraudsters attempted to defraud him as he
searched for his daughter. Suleiman had on
November 19, 2016 announced the abduction
of his daughter on his Facebook wall, praying
that his daughter would be found. But the girl
never returned alive, as her corpse was said to
have been found one week after.
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Narrating his ordeal since he learnt about his
daughter’s murder, he said, “We are trying to
cope. This Saturday will make it two weeks
(that her corpse was found). I’ve been having
people calling with hidden numbers. Most of
them are fraudulent callers but there is this
particular one that is suspicious (for the
kidnapping and murder). But the police said
they didn’t have the facility to track the call
and they sent me to somebody at Utako, who
is a professional in that.
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“The person said he charges N1m for kidnap
cases and I would obtain a form for N5,000.
He said because he was very compassionate
about it, he would charge me N200,000.I have
paid the N5,000 but I have not gone back to
the place since then because I have not
finished paying the N151,000 for the mother in
the hospital who went into labour because of
the shock.” .
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Speaking further on the “fraudulent calls,”
Suleiman lamented that most of the callers
wanted to take advantage of his missing child
to defraud him.
He said, “They are 419ners. Some told me
they had her and when I asked for the
evidence and that it should be sent through
WhatsApp or that they should allow me to talk
to her, they would request to get back to me.
There was a particular one who sent his
account number. I played along with him,
telling him I was in the bank to make a
deposit into his account.
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Suleiman added, “But when he didn’t receive
any alert after about two hours, he stopped
calling. There was another who asked me to
send a N1,500 recharge card which I would
send to a number before the caller would give
me information on who was holding my child.

Oyo monarch dies in crash days after he was arraigned for threat to life/ taking possession of lands

A traditional ruler in Oyo State on Wednesday
died in a road accident after his car collided
with a truck. The monarch–the Amunijio of Ijio
in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of the
state, Oba Okunade Adegoke was said to be
driving himself from Iwere-Ile to his kingdom
around 10pm when he ran into the truck. A
source said the monarch was the only
occupant of the car, adding that he died at the
scene of the accident.
He said, “From what we could piece together
at the scene of the accident, it seemed the
kabiyesi was trying to avoid a vehicle when
he ran into the truck. Help did not come
immediately and by the time he was found, he
had died from his injuries.” His death came a
week after the king was arraigned before the
Okeho Magistrate’s Court for allegations
bordering on threat to live, destruction of
family business and using thugs to forcibly
take possession of a stretch of land that
belonged to another family.
He was also accused of destroying a farmland
on which tree crops worth N10m were
planted. The prosecutor had also said Oba
Adegoke and others, who were at large, on
March 29, 2016, sent threat messages to a
lawyer, Shittu Azeez, in the Okeho area of the
state. At the time, the counsel for the late
monarch, Olufemi Akintomiwa, who was
represented by Olakunle Afolabi, prayed the
court to give the legal team more time to
study the case.
Credit: Punch

Troops clear livestock rustlers camp and arrest kidnappers in Zamfara

In the continuation of Operation SHARAN DAJI,
troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have
intensified clearance operations against
suspected armed bandits and livestock
rustlers within its area of responsibility. In line
with this, the troops have within the last 3
days destroyed several armed bandits/
livestock rustlers camps and motorcycles in
Bungudu and Maru Local Government Areas of
Zamfara State. .
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They neutralized 9 armed bandits/livestock
rustlers during the operations within the area.
Similarly, they arrested 2 suspected armed
bandits, Awidi Mohammed and Mummuni
Mohammed and recovered stolen 292 cows,
44 rams and 17 donkeys from them. Similarly,
the troops also arrested one Abdullahi
Abubakar, a suspected key accomplice of the
notorious armed bandit called “Buharin Daji.”