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The Niger State House of Assembly has called on stakeholders to contribute to a public hearing on a Private Member’s Bill aimed at regulating the activities of scavengers, old metal dealers, and Panteka businesses in residential areas. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Murtala Adamu Badaru, seeks to proscribe the activities of scavengers, old metal dealers, and Panteka operations within residential neighbourhoods. The Speaker of the Assembly, Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, represented by Hon. Abubakar Suleiman Gomna, made this call during a public hearing on the bill, stressing the need for stakeholder input to create a safe and liveable environment for citizens.…

Kano, Nigeria – The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has called on Nigerian lawyers to take the lead in safeguarding the nation’s financial system against money laundering, terrorism financing, and illicit financial flows. Speaking in Kano through his representative, Barrister Bentex Torlafia, at a Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance, he emphasized that law firms must not be allowed to serve as conduits for financial crime. “Let us make it impossible for law firms in Nigeria to be used as safe havens for illicit financial activities. Let us strengthen…

A seven-year-old girl identified as Habiba (not real name) has been left in excruciating pain after her brother’s wife allegedly burnt her private part with a hot knife in Magama Gumau, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The suspect, one Suwaira Ibrahim, was said to have accused the minor of witchcraft after her own child claimed to have seen the victim among a group of “witches.” A community activist, Kabiru Mohammed Abdulkadir, told journalists that Suwaira subsequently took the child to a so-called spiritualist who reportedly declared that Habiba was not a witch. However, dissatisfied with the verdict, the…

Police in Katsina State have arrested a suspected cross-border drug trafficker and seized 11 cartons of illicit drugs along the Nigeria–Niger Republic border. According to counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama on Thursday, the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Ibrahim Sa’adu of Kadangwaris village, was intercepted on September 16 around 9:00 a.m. by officers on stop-and-search duty at the Kwangolom checkpoint in Daura. Sa’adu, who was driving a blue Toyota Carina with registration number DRA 31 AA, was reportedly attempting to cross illegally into Niger Republic when the drugs were discovered. “On search of his vehicle, 11 cartons of drugs were recovered. The…

The number of Nigerians being subjected to inhumane treatment in detention facilities scattered across Benin Republic has raised cause for concern. The level at which security agents are said to have subjected Nigerians to dehumanization in their detention facilities has been described as horrible. Alleging this, lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said the tales of Nigerians in the detention centers are gory and despicable. Addressing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Adeyanju urged President Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio to intervene in the travails of Nigerians being maltreated in Benin Republic. Adeyanju lamented that despite being a signatory to some international…

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to be cautious as he weighs calls to contest the 2027 presidential election. Speaking on Wednesday at the Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana, Kukah praised Jonathan’s 2015 conceding of defeat as a defining moment for Nigeria’s democracy, describing it as an act of sacrifice and honor. He noted that Jonathan had the power and resources to resist the outcome of the election but instead chose peace, a decision Kukah said restored hope in democratic governance. However, the cleric cautioned the former…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kano has strongly denied media reports claiming it opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu being allowed to run as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, the state chairman of the forum, Gwani Farouk Umar, dismissed a BBC report which quoted the ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, Professor Muhd Tukur Baba, as saying the group did not support Tinubu’s sole candidacy for the APC ticket in 2027. Umar stressed that the comments were not made on behalf of the ACF and that the forum was…

The United States government on Tuesday launched a manhunt for Sinaloa Cartel leader, Juan José Ponce Félix, aka “Jesús Alexandro Sanchez Félix” and “El Ruso.” The Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs declared Juan José Ponce Félix wanted for violating U.S. narcotics laws. There is a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction, according to State Department spokesperson Thomas Pigott. El Ruso has been indicted multiple times in the Central and Southern Districts of California on drug trafficking, firearms, racketeering, and money laundering charges. The suspect, according…

The European Union, through the European Commission, has presented a proposal to suspend certain trade agreements with Israel following its persistent military action in Gaza. The proposal, announced by European Commission President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, includes sanctions on Hamas, extremist ministers, and violent settlers. The multinational alliance is pausing its bilateral support to Israel, affecting yearly allocations between 2025 and 2027, except for support to civil society and Yad Vashem. Additionally, ongoing institutional cooperation projects with Israel and projects funded under the Regional EU–Israel Cooperation Facility will also be affected. The planned actions…

Matchday 2 of this season’s Champions League produced some intriguing results across Europe on Wednesday night. Liverpool required a late Virgil van Dijk header to edge Atletico Madrid 3-2 at Anfield. The Premier League champions had raced into a two-goal lead through Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah. However, Atletico fought back to level the match, with Marcos Llorente scoring twice. Bayern Munich outclassed Chelsea 3-1 in Germany, with Harry Kane netting a brace for Vincent Kompany’s side. Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Atalanta 3-0. In the earlier fixtures, debutants Pafo and Bodo/Glimt both drew, while Marcus Thuram’s brace secured a…