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A prominent car dealer in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state and four other people were, on Tuesday, arraigned before a chief magistrate’s court for killing, decapitating and eating body parts of a 9-year-old boy identified as Ahmad Yakubu Aliyu. The accused were brought to the court amid tight security. The magistrate, Sa’adu Gurbin Bore, read the charges against them and they all pleaded not guilty. The judge then adjourned the case till February 8 2022 for mentioning. Earlier, the parents of the slain boy and other sympathisers had stormed the court, seeking for justice for their murdered son. They said they were troubled by the killing and would never forgive the culprits. The mother of the boy, who identified herself as Jamila Abdurrahman Hafiz, told Daily Trust that they were at the court to ensure that justice is swiftly served and that the blood of her innocent child was…

The Anambra State Police Command has declared 21 people wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a traditional ruler, Igwe Oliver Chike Nnaji of Ogwu-aniocha community Ogbaru Local Government Area. The suspects are also wanted in connection with the recent murder of two persons in the community. The people were listed in a press statement issued by the Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who also urged anybody with relevant information on the locations of any of the suspects to contact the police. The statement reads, “Anambra State Police Command wishes to declare below persons wanted in the ongoing investigation of the alleged murder of Chief Ajieh Anthony Nwanasor, Ikenna Ugochukwu and abduction of the traditional HRH Igwe Oliver Chike Nnaji (Ezechukwukwadolu the III) of Ogwu-aniocha community Ogbaru Local Government Area. “The Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Echeng assures Ndi Anambra and the good people Ogwu-aniocha that the…

The FG suspended the planned subsidy removal three days before the commencement of the NLC planned protests. The FG through the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, announced the development at the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday, January 24, 2022. According to Minister, it has become clear that the timing for the removal of fuel subsidy will be problematic as the country still experiences high inflation. She admitted that removing fuel subsidy at this period would ultimately worsen the condition of Nigerians, especially those struggling to make ends meet. The ad-hoc committee of the National Economic Council (NEC) had recently recommended that the planned subsidy removal should take effect from next month. With the NEC’s recommendations, price of petrol is expected to increase from N165 per litre to N302. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) had threatened to embark on nationwide protest rallies from January 27,…

Few years at the helm of affairs at ADDAS Mall , Omolara Adebiyi has proved to be the quintessential Chief executive with her string of achievements.