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No fewer than three suspected human parts dealers have been arrested by the operatives of Amotekun corps in Oyo State. LIS News reports that the suspects were arrested for allegedly killing a 73-year-old man. It was gathered that the three suspects connived to kill Adeniyi Adebisi Samuel in Ibadan. The suspects include Olalekan Akande, Ismail Muraina and one other. They were paraded at by Amotekun Corps at Dandaru Area of Mokola in Ibadan on Tuesday. The State Deputy Commandant of Amotekun, Kazeem Akinro, confirmed that the suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of the deceased. He said, “We heard a report about some suspected ritualists yesterday evening. “We started the investigation and we arrested the first suspect in his house who later took us to the other suspects. “The suspects confirmed that they kidnapped a man along Amuloko-Akanran road, slaughtered him and removed his head. “The head was then given to one Abdulrasheed Olanrewaju who...

Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has made clarifications on her alleged feud with Funke Akindele Bello, her colleague in the industry. Recall that another Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo had accused Akindele-Bello of paying bloggers to discredit Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi’s latest movie. Her allegations came after a blog wrote a bad review discrediting Toyin Abraham’s movie. Iyabo-Ojo, responding to the review, accused Funke Akindele of paying for the bad review in order to bring Toyin down and discredit her work. She noted that the ‘Jenifa’ crooner will only start to experience inner peace when she stops discrediting the works of her fellow colleagues. However, in a radio interview, Toyin while addressing the rumored feud, said she has no problem with Akindele adding that she did not know where that speculation came from. “She’s my senior colleague and someone I respect a lot so I don’t know what people are talking about. “She is one of the few I look up to but you know, ...

Manchester United superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, has overtaken Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi as the highest earner in world football, according to Forbes.                                                                           Ronaldo & Messi Ronaldo’s transfer to Man United has made him the highest-paid footballer in the world, overtaking rival Messi. The Portugal captain will earn almost €107 million gross, including a salary of close to €60 million and more than €40 million in earnings from sponsorships and partnerships with brands including Nike, Herbalife and the CR7 brand, which includes perfumes, clothing ranges, hotels and gyms this season. Only three athletes, Tennis legend Roger Federer (approximately €77 million), bas...

The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has charged new graduates of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN) to use the skills they have acquired in the course of their studies in bringing about a change to the world. The Osun State Governor gave this charge during his speech at the 10th convocation of the university on Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital. Oyetola stated that the charge became necessary because the institution has equipped them with the needed entrepreneurial skills in addition to their courses of study to compete in the knowledge and technology driven world. The governor also added that the graduates have been equipped to be solutions to the pervasive web of unemployment, economic downturn, violence and misery. He also noted that their convocation has offered them the requisite key to employ the character, analytical skills and competencies that the institution has imbued them to partake in the task of positively impacting their lives and the society at...

The Ogun State Government on Wednesday locked protesting pensioners out of the Oke-Mosan governor’s office in Abeokuta, the state capital. The pensioners, under the auspices of the Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria (LOGPAN), led by their Chairman, Sikiru Ayilara, are protesting non-payment of gratuities, lateness and non-increment in their monthly pensions and discrimination against them and the state pensioners by the Governor Dapo Abiodun government. Recall that the local government pensioners had in June thronged the office of the state Governor after “many unreplied letters to him” about their complaints. They had made known their plan to picket the government secretariat by sleeping and cooking in front of Abiodun’s office. By locking up the main gates, civil servants, corps members and visitors were seen standing outside the gate as at the time of filing this report. There is a heavy presence of security agents, who are on standby to ensure nobo...

Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint in Enugu State, killing two policemen. LIS News gathered that the incident occurred at a police checkpoint in Nachi, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. The two policemen were said to have died on the spot. Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the attack, said the Command had commenced an action to track down the killers of the cops. “Full scale investigation that will lead to fishing out of the assailants has commenced. Further development will be communicated, please,” he said. This came a few weeks after a similar incident claimed the lives of four policemen in Amaechi Awkunanaw area of the state. More to come… LIS News

Police in Kano State have arrested a 32-year-old woman, Fati Umar Dikko, of Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Gwale LGA, who had specialised in defrauding people in Kano and environs. Spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest in a statement. He said police received complaints from many people that a woman went to their shops in different addresses and made transactions and sent them fake alerts. Kiyawa said following a credible intelligence report, the police succeeded in arresting the suspect while trying to collect another material she bought using a fake credit alert. He said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect specialized in showing fake alerts to her victims. Kiyawa said the suspect confessed to the crime and had defrauded many people of millions of Naira. He said the suspect will be charged to court upon completion of investigation. LIS New

Ameer Bakoura Buduma, leader of the Boko Haram faction led by late Abubakar Shekau, has appointed a deputy for himself. Mallam Tahiru Damboa is now the ‘Jaysh’, second in command. Buduma, a Chadian, is supervising Lelewa, a border area between Nigeria and Niger Republic. Several foot soldiers have been dispatched to dominate a forest close to Rigachikun in Kaduna. The development coincides with the redeployment in the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). The ISIS affiliate has appointed Huozaifah Ibn Sadiq as Ameer Fiya at Timbuktu Faruuq triangle, replacing Abba Yusuf also known as Abuo Zarah. Houzaifah was formerly the Fitya (Commander) controlling Marte Kirenoa axis in the North-East. ISWAP also appointed Abou Aseyia as Ameer Fiya in charge of Sambisa forest following the killing of Abou Abdulrahman, earlier transferred from Timbuktu triangle. ISWAP Deputy Defence Minister, Mallam Bakhou Gorgore now doubles as Ameer Jaysh following the death of Sayinna Malla...

Veteran singer, Onyeka Onwenu has finally clarified rumours that she had a secret marriage with former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo.                                                                                           Onyeka Onwenu Onwenu in an interview with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo, said the accusations that she slept with Obasanjo and had a secret marriage with the former President is false. She also revealed she was accused while growing up of sleeping with many big men in Nigeria. The veteran singer said: “I was accused of sleeping with Sunny Ade, Fela and Obasanjo. “They even went to the extent of saying I got married to Obasanjo secretly. If he approached me to marry him, why would I keep it a secret? We would ha...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has stated his position on the defection of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress, APC. El-Rufai said only APC leaders who brought Fani-Kayode back into the party could explain why they allowed him.                                                                          Gov. Nasir El-Rufai Of Kaduna State He stated his position while responding to journalists who asked for his response on Fani-Kayode’s defection at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. According to El-Rufai: “I don’t comment on the decisions and actions of the leaders of the party. They have the job of running the party and they have to make the judgment on who to bring into the party. “And you know politics is a game of addition. So...

More than 200 people died of Covid-19 in a single day for just the second time in six months.  Official figures show 203 people died yesterday within 28 days of a positive test. There were 31,564 new confirmed coronavirus cases and a further 861 people were admitted to hospital with the virus.  The death count is the second highest since early March, after 207 died at the start of September. Both deaths and hospitalisations from Covid appear to have returned to March levels.  A number of key indicators reveal the pandemic situation is similar to the end of the winter wave, with cases remaining persistently high despite the progress of the vaccine rollout.   According to data published by the Office for National Statistics, 159,000 people in the UK have died of Covid. The percentage of people aged 16 and over double jabbed is now 81.9%, providing protection against serious illness. A member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises the gove...

Manchester United and Liverpool have been urged by Rio Ferdinand to consider rescuing Raheem Sterling from "the wilderness" at Manchester City.                                                                     Raheem Sterling Sterling has played a big part in helping City to three Premier League titles since arriving from Liverpool in 2015, but his playing time has reduced this season. The England international, who was late returning for pre-season training after reaching the Euro 2020 final with his country, has started two of City's six matches this term in all competitions. He was linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium during the close season at a time when Pep Guardiola's side were trying to bring in striker Harr...

Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 trip to Metz on Wednesday with a knee injury that also renders him doubtful for a reunion with Pep Guardiola next week.                                                                                 Lionel Messi The Argentina international sustained the problem during PSG's late 2-1 win against Lyon on Sunday as they made it six wins from six to begin their new league campaign. Messi made his home debut in that match but was substituted off with the scores level, meaning he has yet to score in three appearances since joining from Barcelona last month. PSG will not have Messi in their squad to face Metz at Stade Saint-Symphorien, with that game coming six days ...

 Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, met with members of the Progressives Consolidation Group (PCG) in Lafia, the state capital, on Monday, 20 September. He vowed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would back Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo if he should throw his hat into the ring of the 2023 presidential election.                                                                                                 PYO However, the group acknowledged that Osinbajo had not declared his interest in the race. Notwithstanding that, it said it was in Nasarawa to beg that Governor Sule should support Osinbajo. Sule responded that APC governors would back the VP because he is a good brand; he is a “sellable” candidate any day anywhere. In his words: “...

 Lolo Ebelechukwu Obi, wife of the chief priest, Idemili Cultural Centre, Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Chief Ralph Ndidi Obi has revealed how pastors patronize her husband for powers. In an interview with BBC pidgin, the young lady who got married to the chief priest eight years ago, said some popular pastors usually visit her husband seeking for spiritual power to enable them perform miracles in their churches. She revealed that prior to her marriage with the chief priest, she was a prayer warrior in church, stressing that she was dismayed when she saw the secret of some ‘men of God’ who display power in church. “After getting married to my husband, some pastors that I cannot even mention, I started seeing them here and my husband, the chief priest, usually works for them. “They used to come to him for power but when they return to their church, they will begin to cast the water spirit. We deliver people from spiritual husbands and wives. When you come ...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the security and welfare of its members. It has also disclosed that to ensure this, the scheme has liaised and is in constant communication with security agencies and other stakeholders with the view of ensuring the safety as well as addressing other essential needs of the corps members in order for them to have a fulfilled service year. This disclosure was made by the Director-General of the NYSC Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim during the terminal parade and closing ceremony of the 2021 Batch B, Stream II orientation on Tuesday at the NYSC permanent orientation camp, Ede. Represented by the Osun State Coordinator, Ayodele Adegoke, Gen. Ibrahim also implored the corps members to shun all forms of social malaise like drug abuse and trafficking, cybercrime and advanced fee fraud. For the security of the corps members, Gen. Ibrahim warned against night journeys stressing that statistics by relevant ag...

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has kickstarted the year 2021 Olojo Festival in Ile-Ife with the traditional seven-day seclusion where he is expected to commune with his ancestors and intercede for the people of Ile-Ife and Nigeria. This was contained in a press release put out by the Ooni’s Palace and signed by Moses Olafare, the Director of Media and Public Affairs to the Ooni. Ooni Ogunwusi while answering questions at his Palace in Ile-Ife, before the start of the seven days seclusion pledged to pray to his ancestors and God to touch the heart of Nigerian politicians and changed them towards loving the people. While noting that Nigerian politicians are the same irrespective of their parties, the traditional ruler challenged them to start serving the people genuinely and stop taking them and the country for granted. Ooni Ogunwusi who insisted there is no difference between politicians in the country stated that they have all cross carpeted from one m...

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former Imo State Governor, and Senator Representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, on his 59th birthday. Buhari said he joins friends and family to celebrate the consummate entrepreneur and philanthropist, whose kindness cuts across Nigeria. In a statement signed by Garba Shehu and made available to LIS News on Tuesday, Buhari fully noted Okorocha’s penchant for always fighting for the wellbeing of the less privileged, adding that he has followed the former Imo governor with keen interest. The statement read, “Accept my warm greetings on your 59th birthday, heralded by years of achievements, most significantly the contributions to nation building. “I have followed, with keen interest, your visionary leadership style, political tendencies and development strides, both in the private and public sectors, and fully note your penchant for always fighting for the wellbeing of the less privileged. “I commend the Rochas Foundation,...

A military official said an unspecified number of troops from the armored corps were behind the attempt..... Sudanese authorities reported a coup attempt on Tuesday by a group of soldiers but said the attempt failed and that the military remains in control. The development underscored the fragility of Sudan’s path to democracy, more than two years after the military's overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir amid a public uprising against his three-decade rule. Sudan’s state-run television called on the public "to counter" the coup attempt but did not provide further details. "All is under control. The revolution is victorious," Mohammed al-Fiky Suliman, a member of the ruling military-civilian council, wrote on Facebook. He also called on the Sudanese to protect the transition. A military official said an unspecified number of troops from the armored corps were behind the attempt and that they tried to take over several government institutions b...

The United States will no longer prohibit foreign visitors from entering the country starting November if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Monday when announcing a set of policy changes that will ease the international travel bans put in place to curb the transmission of the coronavirus. People who are not US citizens and who plan to travel to the United States will have to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and a negative test result taken within three days of departure as they board a US-bound flight, Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said during a press briefing. Fully vaccinated international travelers entering the United States will no longer need to quarantine for 14 days after arrival, according to Zients, who also said the new rules will take effect in early November so as to give government agencies and airliners "time to prepare." For unvaccinated Americans returning to the United Stat...

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan is working towards reopening high school education for girls, who were left out of a recent return to school for boys and younger girls, although a Taliban spokesman speaking on Tuesday gave no time frame for action.                                                      Afganistan School Gilrs In A Classroom At A School In Kabul The Taliban say they have changed since their 1996-2001 rule, when they barred women from leaving home without a male relative and shuttered schools for girls, but they stirred scepticism when they said last week that they would open schools for high school-aged boys but not girls. read more "In the case of schools (for female students), the Ministry of Education is working hard to provide the ground for the education of hi...

 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia is responsible for the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko. Former Russian FSB agent Litvinenko fled Russia in 1998, after going public about allegedly being asked to look into the possibility of assassinating a wealthy businessman. He was granted asylum in the UK along with his family as of 2001, and acquired British citizenship in 2006. Litvinenko died in London in 2006 at the age of 43, three weeks after drinking tea that had been poisoned with the rare radioactive isotope, Polonium 210. Russia has always denied any involvement in the killing. The court has now ruled that ‘Russia was responsible for the assassination of Aleksandr Litvinenko in the UK’, and that a public inquiry had determined that ‘the assassination had been carried out by a certain Mr [Andrey] Lugovoy and a Mr [Dmitriy] Kovtun, who had been acting on behalf of someone else’. According to this statement: The court has now ruled that ‘Russia was responsi...

 The members of the Progressive Consolidation Group visited Nasarawa State on Monday to rally support for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo towards the 2023 Presidency. The group visited Governor Abdullahi Sule at the Government House in Lafia and urged him to support Osinbajo for the presidency.                                                                                 Prof. Yemi Osinbajo The Chairman of the group, Dr. Aliyu Kurfi, said Osinbajo was endorsed because he has shown great leadership qualities since he was elected into office in 2015. Kurfi said: “We are here on a very serious business; the serious business of political succession. We are on our own mission but engineered by the vision of one of our elder statesmen, Vi...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, disclosed that the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta highway will gulp N56 billion. He stated this while on an inspection tour of the ongoing construction of a toll gate plaza at Lotto area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.                                    Works And Housing Minister Tunde Fashola And Ogun State Gov. Dapo Abiodun The minister was in the company of the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to assess the level of work done. He lamented paucity of funds as a major obstacle that could hinder the reconstruction work. The minister, however, assured that reconstruction work would be earnestly carried out on the failed portions of the highway, to make life easier for the people. Fashola explained that a sum of N13.4 billion would be spent out of the N56bn re...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa slumped at the third National Identity Day celebration at the Banquet Hall Villa.                                                         EFCC Chairman, Bawa Bawa who was delivering a goodwill message suddenly stopped, staggered back to his seat, and laid down. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, and other dignitaries held him, after some time, he was guided out of the hall.

 Not less than 7 persons were reported killed in Dasin Bwate Village, Yola North Local Government Of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria. According to reports and eye witnesses who confide in LIS News stated that the incident occurred after a pastor, Immani Alfred Laddwos of LCCN Church declared the victims to be witches. It was claimed by the pastor that the victims were behind the death of the Youth Leader and planning to kill 64 other persons through witchcraft.  Our calls were declined when LIS News contacted the state police public relation officer. Details shortly..... LIS News

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said there was no difference between the “separationists activists” in the South-West and South-East geopolitical zones in the country, and deadly Boko Haram terrorists.                                               Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila Gbajabiamila stated this in his speech on resumption of the House of Representatives from the 2021 annual legislative recess on Wednesday. He expressed deep concerns over the growing insecurity in the country and assured Nigerians that the nation’s Parliament was prepared to assist relevant government and security agencies to tackle the scourge. The Speaker said, “We must now add to these concerns an emerging threat that presents the same clear and present danger. “In the South of Nigeria, East and West, misc...

Six Nigerians have been designated as terrorism sponsors by the United Arab Emirates.                                               Terrorists The state-owned news agency, WAM, made this known in a report. The country said the listed individuals and entities, including their affiliates, are being monitored. The Nigerians named are Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad. “The UAE Cabinet has issued Resolution No 83 of 2021, designating 38 individuals and 15 entities on its approved list of persons and organisations supporting terrorism (Local Terrorist List). “The resolution underscores the UAE’s commitment to target and dismantle networks that finance terrorism and its related activities. “The resolution demands that regulatory authorities monitor and identify any ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has directed formation and unit commanders to commence attacks on identified hideouts of terrorists, bandits and other criminals.                                                       Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya According to him, henceforth, terrorists and other criminals would be treated in the language they understand. Yahaya disclosed this during the closing of the Chief of Army Staff Combined Second and Third Quarters Conference 2021 on Wednesday in Abuja. He also warned those fuelling insecurity in the country to stop. Yahaya said, “In the past three days, we have generated new strategies that we believe could enhance stability in areas currently witnessing insecurity in the country and the Nigerian Army will end the Year 2...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he has no plan to unseat Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as he is doing well and deserved a second term ticket.                                                            Gov. Sanwo-Olu and Speaker Gbajabiamila In an interview aired on Channels TV on Tuesday, Gbajabiamila said Sanwo-Olu has been doing “good job” in governing Lagos, stressing that the governor must not be distracted on the assignment. The lawmaker, representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in the green chamber of the National Assembly mulled the idea that Sanwo-Olu be allowed to renew his mandate in the next general election, pointing that the governor’s performance in the last two years has surpassed expectations. Gbajabiamila said: “The presen...