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The Borno State Finance Commissioner, Ahmad Ali Ahmad, is dead. He was found dead in his bedroom on Monday morning. A statement by the Borno State Government on Monday has also confirmed the incident. There was no indication of the cause of death. Ahmad The statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, also said the late Commissioner would be buried by 5 pm on Monday, August 26, 2024, at his family residence on Damboa Road, behind the Indimi residence in Maiduguri.”

Another Nigerian government executive jet has been seized by an aggrieved investor, this time in Canada. The jet, a Bombardier 6000 type BD-700-1A10, was previously seized from Dan Etete, a former petroleum minister, and had been stored in Canada.  Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd, a Chinese company, successfully repossessed the private jet valued at $57million from the Nigerian government.  The company, which has been seeking to confiscate Nigerian assets, received the necessary paperwork for the transfer of custodianship from Canadian authorities in Montreal.This development comes after a Canadian court ruled in favour of Zhongshang, granting the company permission to seize…

Kidnappers of 20 medical students of the Universities of Jos and Maiduguri have demanded a ransom of N50 million. They also threatened to start killing some of the students from Sunday if they did not get the money on Saturday, 17 August, 2024. The students were heading to the annual convention of the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) in Enugu State when kidnappers cornered them on Thursday. They were ambushed and taken by gunmen around 5:30 pm in the Otukpo area of Benue State. The kidnappers last Friday granted their victims access to their phones to enable…

The kidnapped Commissioner for Youth Development in Anambra State, Patrick Mba, and his wife Chizoba, have been released by their captors. According to PUNCH newspaper, a top government official said they were released on Saturday. “The kidnapped commissioner of youth development and his wife have been released today,” the source added. The official, who pleaded anonymity in order to give the information, said the government would issue an official statement soon. Mba and his team were attacked on August 16. One of his aides was killed in the process. They were said to be travelling to Abuja to attend the…

Said Kankiya THE Kano State Government has set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the root causes of the violence that attended the #EndBadGovernance protests last week. The commission will identify those responsible, and recommend measures to prevent its recurrence. Malam Sunusi Bature, Director- General, Media and Publicity, announced this on Monday at Government House, Kano. He announced that 632 suspects have been arrested by the Police for vandalising public buildings during the protests and have been arraigned before various courts. Bature reiterated that protesters carrying Russian flags were not affiliated with the government. He said, ”Genuine protesters have…

By SAIDU KANKIYA Despite the partial curfew imposed in parts of Kano State, the #EndBadGovernance protests are continuing. Nicknamed Zanga-Zanga by the locals, the protesters have persistent in carrying flags of the Russian Federation. State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf had imposed a dawn to dust curfew last Friday following the violence that attended the demonstration on 1st August. Hundres of shops and soome private and public buildings were looted while some properties were burnt. Over 200 people were arrested following the crisis and are being arraigned for various offences. On Monday, over 300 protesters took to the streets, especially Zaria…