Extremist Content Online: Suspected Steam Account Belonging To Christchurch Shooter Located
(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, CEP located a profile on the gaming distribution service and social network Steam that either belongs to Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant, or is a […]
Inside details of Bagudu’s $155m settlement deal with the FG
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi state and former senator, has been in the news lately over plans by the US to help Nigeria repatriate $308 million from the British Island of Jersey. The funds are part of the billions of dollars traced to Sani Abacha, the late military dictator who ruled Nigeria from November […]
Enugu Council Polls: Group Blasts APC, VON-DG, Others, Says Election Was Not Shambolic
Enugu Youth Coalition has reacted to the statement credited to the factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye and other opposition parties describing the just ended Local Government Election in the state as a sham. Similarly, the group also berated the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Chief […]
Supreme Court draws line between appeal and review – Kayode Ajulo
Kayode Ajulo draws attention to the victory for the rule of law recently recorded at the Supreme Court It was a day full of lamentation at the Supreme Court as my Lords shed tears as they laid to final rest the rather strange, depressing, disappointing and worrisome application brought before the Supreme Court by the […]
Tambuwal announces plan to replace Almajiri system, opts for Indonisian Pondok model system in state
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sokoto state governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the weekend said the state government is planning to adopt the Indonesian Pondok model of education to replace the current Almajiri system. The adoption of the Indonesian Pondok Pesantren Madrasah model system of education by the state government is deemed as the best alternative […]
How police officer used POS to extort N160,000 ‘bail money’ from suspect
We’re investigating case; culprits will be dealt with if found guilty —PPRO Murtala Salami’s ordeal in the hands of policemen last year has continued to traumatise him. Precisely in October, 2019, the clearing agent, who works in Apapa Port, Lagos, got an Infinix Hot 4 phone from a phone technician, identified simply as Yusuf, several months after […]
Extremist Content Online: Alleged Shooter In Deadly German Attacks Celebrated By White Supremacists On Telegram, Chan-Style Imageboards
(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, white supremacist Telegram channels and chan-style imageboards celebrated the alleged shooter in two deadly attacks in Hanau, Germany that left nine dead. Additionally, […]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public
Basic protective measures against the new coronavirus Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. COVID-19 is still affecting mostly people in China with some outbreaks in other countries. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, […]
Wamakko donates 500KVA transformer to Sokoto community
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto RESIDENTS of the Gidadawa community, adjacent to the Sultan’s Palace, Sokoto metropolis, heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday as Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko donated a 500 KVA, 11/415 KV to them . The 300 KVA transformer which was hitherto servicing the area burnt about three months ago and it had […]
Sokoto: Robbery gang carts N5m from rtd Naval Capt, police trail perpetrators
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Sokoto state command of the Nigeria Police is in the trail of fleeing suspected gang of armed robbers for allegedly carting the sum of N5 million belonging to a retired Naval Captain, Abubakar El- Yakubu. The command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad A.Sadiq in a release issued Thursday afternoon said […]