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EFCC convicts four Internet scammers in Kaduna

EFCC convicts four Internet scammers in Kaduna The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Kaduna Regional Command EFCC has convicted Laban Samson, Shedrack James, Ankale James, Sylvanus and Nnadi Uchechukwu before Judge A.A. Ishaka and Darius Kobobo, both of the Kaduna State High Court, were each charged with one count of cheating by impersonation. The defendants were arrested in various parts…

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At least 85 civilians were killed in Kaduna state, north-west Nigeria, in an air strike during a Muslim religious celebration on Sunday, the local emergency management authority said.

The civilians were killed in a "bombing mishap", President Bola Tinubu said without giving a death toll.

State Governor Uba Sani said they were "mistakenly killed" by a military drone "targeting terrorists and bandits".

More than 60 people were admitted to hospital for treatment, officials said.

The defence ministry termed the operation a "needless tragedy" adding that a routine mission against militants "inadvertently affected members of the community".

Nigeria's military has for years been battling armed criminals and militants who has been operating in parts of northern Nigeria, raiding villages and kidnapping residents for ransom.

The airstrike happened when villagers from Tundun Biri gathered for a religious festival on Sunday evening.

The head of the army, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has apologised to the residents and paid a condolence visit to the village.

He expressed regret about "the unfortunate mishap, describing it as a very disheartening occurrence", the army said.

Gen Lagbaja said that troops were carrying out aerial patrols when they observed a group of people and "wrongly analysed and misinterpreted their pattern of activities" to be similar to that of the bandits, before the drone strike.

President Tinubu has asked for a "thorough and full-fledged investigation into the incident and calls for calm while the authorities look diligently into the mishap" a statement from his office said.

The governor has also called for an investigation.

"The Northwest Zonal Office has received details from the local authorities that 85 dead bodies have so far been buried while search is still ongoing," a statement from the National Emergency Management Agency in the federal capital, Abuja, said.

"It is worthy of note that the casualties ranged from children, women and the elderly," it added.

One man, who witnessed what happened, told the BBC's Hausa service that there were two attacks.

"The aircraft dropped a bomb at the venue, it destroyed and killed our people including women and children," he said.

"The second bomb was dropped on some of us who went to bring dead bodies of the victims of the first blast. We lost about 34 people in my family and we have 66 injured people in the hospital."

A woman who saw the aftermath of the bombing told the BBC that bodies were strewn all over the place.

"Some women died holding their babies, some of the babies survived while others died along with their mothers," she said.

The Nigerian military has in the past been accused of causing civilian casualties while battling militia gangs, known locally as bandits, in the north-west of the country. The government has labelled the gangs "terrorists".

More than 300 people have been killed since 2017 in accidental strikes by the Nigerian military, a report by SB Morgen, a research firm, said.

In 2021, at least 20 fishermen were killed accidentally in a Nigerian fighter jet strike on a jihadist camp in north-east Nigeria.

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Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.In a Christmas Day interview, Gen Tchiani accused France of allying with militant groups in the Lake Chad region to undermine Niger's security, allegedly with Nigeria's knowledge."Nigerian authorities are not unaware of this underhanded move," Gen Tchiani was quoted as saying by AFP. In response, Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, told BBC Hausa that the allegations were "baseless" and "false".Mr Ribadu said Nigeria would never "sabotage Niger or allow any disaster to befall it".Nigeria's Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, said the allegations were unfounded and a "diversionary tactic aimed at covering his administration's failures"."These claims exist solely in the realm of imagination. Nigeria has never engaged in any alliance, overt or covert, with France — or any other country — to destabilise Niger Republic," Idris said.Idris also denied sabotaging Niger's pipeline and agriculture, which it was accused of.Gen Tchiani's allegations have worsened diplomatic tensions with Nigeria, already strained since the 2023 military coup that ousted ex-president Mohamed Bazoum. West Africa's regional bloc, Ecowas, led by Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, imposed economic sanctions on Niger and threatened military intervention if constitutional order was not restored. Ecowas came to Nigeria's defence in a statement on Thursday refuting the claims."For years, Nigeria has supported peace and security of several countries not only in the West African subregion but also on the African continent," the regional bloc said in a statement shared on Thursday."Ecowas therefore refutes any suggestion that such a generous and magnanimous country would become a state sponsor of terrorism," it read. Two weeks ago, Ecowas approved the withdrawal of three military-led countries, including Niger, after they refused to restore democratic rule.Since the coup, Niger has urged France and other Western powers to withdraw their military bases and formed a security alliance with junta-led neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso.

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Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.In a Christmas Day interview, Gen Tchiani accused France of allying with militant groups in the Lake Chad region to undermine Niger's security, allegedly with Nigeria's knowledge."Nigerian authorities are not unaware of this underhanded move," Gen Tchiani was quoted as saying by AFP. In response, Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, told BBC Hausa that the allegations were "baseless" and "false".Mr Ribadu said Nigeria would never "sabotage Niger or allow any disaster to befall it".Nigeria's Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, said the allegations were unfounded and a "diversionary tactic aimed at covering his administration's failures"."These claims exist solely in the realm of imagination. Nigeria has never engaged in any alliance, overt or covert, with France — or any other country — to destabilise Niger Republic," Idris said.Idris also denied sabotaging Niger's pipeline and agriculture, which it was accused of.Gen Tchiani's allegations have worsened diplomatic tensions with Nigeria, already strained since the 2023 military coup that ousted ex-president Mohamed Bazoum. West Africa's regional bloc, Ecowas, led by Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, imposed economic sanctions on Niger and threatened military intervention if constitutional order was not restored. Ecowas came to Nigeria's defence in a statement on Thursday refuting the claims."For years, Nigeria has supported peace and security of several countries not only in the West African subregion but also on the African continent," the regional bloc said in a statement shared on Thursday."Ecowas therefore refutes any suggestion that such a generous and magnanimous country would become a state sponsor of terrorism," it read. Two weeks ago, Ecowas approved the withdrawal of three military-led countries, including Niger, after they refused to restore democratic rule.Since the coup, Niger has urged France and other Western powers to withdraw their military bases and formed a security alliance with junta-led neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso.

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Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.In a Christmas Day interview, Gen Tchiani accused France of allying with militant groups in the Lake Chad region to undermine Niger's security, allegedly with Nigeria's knowledge."Nigerian authorities are not unaware of this underhanded move," Gen Tchiani was quoted as saying by AFP. In response, Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, told BBC Hausa that the allegations were "baseless" and "false".Mr Ribadu said Nigeria would never "sabotage Niger or allow any disaster to befall it".Nigeria's Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, said the allegations were unfounded and a "diversionary tactic aimed at covering his administration's failures"."These claims exist solely in the realm of imagination. Nigeria has never engaged in any alliance, overt or covert, with France — or any other country — to destabilise Niger Republic," Idris said.Idris also denied sabotaging Niger's pipeline and agriculture, which it was accused of.Gen Tchiani's allegations have worsened diplomatic tensions with Nigeria, already strained since the 2023 military coup that ousted ex-president Mohamed Bazoum. West Africa's regional bloc, Ecowas, led by Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, imposed economic sanctions on Niger and threatened military intervention if constitutional order was not restored. Ecowas came to Nigeria's defence in a statement on Thursday refuting the claims."For years, Nigeria has supported peace and security of several countries not only in the West African subregion but also on the African continent," the regional bloc said in a statement shared on Thursday."Ecowas therefore refutes any suggestion that such a generous and magnanimous country would become a state sponsor of terrorism," it read. Two weeks ago, Ecowas approved the withdrawal of three military-led countries, including Niger, after they refused to restore democratic rule.Since the coup, Niger has urged France and other Western powers to withdraw their military bases and formed a security alliance with junta-led neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5f1d/live/293aa800-c45c-11ef-a80e-9781d97af84e.jpg 2024-12-27 14:40:26

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We are not courting Jonathan for the 2027 presidential ticket—PDP

In an interview with BBC Hausa, Ibrahim Abdullahi, the PDP’s deputy national publicity secretary, revealed that Jonathan was not given the party’s presidential ticket. “It is untrue to say that the PDP has offered former President Goodluck Jonathan its presidential ticket or invited him to run in the 2027 election,” he stated. In the event that I had an interview with a journalist, we talked…

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‘We Rejected Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill Because It Will Only Benefit Lagos, The President Must Withdraw It’ – Zulum

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has given more explanations on why the northern region and some other stakeholders are against the Tax Reform Bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during an interview with BBC News Hausa, Governor Zulum added that not only the north would be negatively affected, but also to the South East, South South, and South West. In his view, Oyo, Osun,…

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"We rejected the tax reform bill; it will bring backwardness to the North, and not only to the North, but also to the South East, South South, and South West. Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo will also have problems; it will only benefit Lagos," - Borno State Governor, Professor Zulum told BBC Hausa in interview.

He mentioned that they were informed that the proposed bill could put Lagos at a disadvantage; he said that if that is the case, they do not wish for any such disadvantages to affect Lagos State. He urges President Tinubu to revisit the Tax reform bills in light of the fact that he received 60% of his votes from the northern region. He should not pay attention to voices suggesting that the…

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Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Sokoto State, has been killed by bandits following a harrowing ordeal of kidnapping and torture. The tragic news was confirmed by BBC Hausa on Wednesday. In response to the Emir’s death, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar extended his condolences to the grieving family and the Sokoto State government. He described the Emir’s murder as a “tragic” event and condemned the bandits' “senseless acts of violence.   Popular APC Lawmaker to Nigerians: We Are All Hungry, Let’s Go Back to Farming — Tinubu Cannot Fix Nigeria in One Year Atiku stated: “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. I wish to express my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, the entire community of Gobir, and the government of Sokoto State on the tragic loss of Sarkin Gobir, HRH Alh. Isa Bawa, District Head of Gatawa District in Sabon Birni local Government.” He criticized the government’s failure to implement effective security measures, which he believes has contributed to the rise in such violent incidents. “The heinous act of violence perpetrated by bandits resulting in the untimely demise of such a revered leader is a stark reminder of the pressing need for enhanced security measures,” Atiku added. The Emir and his son were abducted in July while traveling from Sokoto to Sabon Birni. A recent video released by the bandits depicted the Emir in a desperate plea for help, with blood-soaked clothing, as he begged for rescue. The bandits had set a deadline for his release or execution, which elapsed last Wednesday. Atiku concluded with prayers for the deceased: “May the Almighty Allah accept the soul of Alhaji Isa Bawa and grant his bereaved family and people the fortitude to bear his loss. Amin.”

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Food crisis: Tinubu has shut his doors, some Ministers can't see him - Ndume

Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over the rising cost of living and food scarcity. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Ndume said the federal government’s inability to address these issues is a major challenge, adding that some ministers are unable to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss the matter. He said: “The major problem with this government is that its doors…

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Nigeria gunmen kill at least 25 in village raid, officials say

At least 25 people have been killed and others abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, authorities say.

Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes stormed Yargoje in Kankara late on Sunday, the state commissioner for security affairs, Nasiru Babangida Mu'azu, told BBC Hausa.

Attacks by armed gangs - referred to locally as bandits - in north-west and central Nigeria have become almost routine, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them, despite claims by the government and security forces that they are working to end the widespread insecurity.

Residents told the BBC that dozens of gunmen on motorbikes rode into the community, shooting indiscriminately and looting shops before abducting an unspecified number of villagers.

“The people killed by bandits are more than 50, because some dead bodies are still being recovered from the bush," said a resident, who did not want to be named.

"They killed children, women and men, and kidnapped a huge amount of people. They injured more than 30 residents who are currently receiving treatment at the general hospital."

Another resident, Abdullahi Yunusa Kankara, told Reuters that he narrowly escaped the onslaught, which he said continued into the early hours of Monday.

“Our town has turned into a death zone. Almost every house in the village has fallen victim to this attack. More dead bodies were recovered this [Monday] morning," he said.

Surviving residents are trying to ascertain how many people have been abducted.

In December 2020, more than 300 pupils were kidnapped from a boys' secondary boarding school on the outskirts of Kankara by a gang of gunmen on motorcycles. They were later freed, a week after the Katsina state government confirmed they were in talks with the kidnappers.

In March this year, dozens of passengers were kidnapped in a broad daylight attack also in the same area of Katsina, the state where former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari hails from.

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Niger's military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise social peace and demoralise troops fighting jihadists.Niger's Minister of Communication Raliou Sidi Mohamed announced that the decision would take effect immediately.BBC programmes, including in Hausa, the most spoken language in Niger, and French, are broadcast in the country through local radio partners, reaching 2.4 million people in the country this year - about 17% of the adult population.Although BBC radio programmes have been suspended, the website is not blocked and the radio can still be accessed on shortwave.Niger's government did not cite a specific broadcast for the suspension but it follows BBC reports about jihadist attacks in the Tillaberi region on Tuesday, which are said to have killed 91 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians.The junta called these reports "baseless assertions" and a "campaign of intoxication orchestrated by adversaries of the Nigerien people aimed at undermining the morale of our troops and sowing division".The attacks were reported by multiple sources, including security blogs, which said the gunmen, believed to be allied to the Islamic State group, launched two simultaneous attacks in Chatoumane village.In one of the attacks, the attackers are reported to have disguised themselves as civilians and opened fire at soldiers on patrol in the weekly market. The soldiers could not return fire directly because of the risk of collateral damage.A BBC spokesperson said: "We stand by our journalism and we will continue to report on the region without fear or favour."French outlets, France24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI), have also been suspended in Niger since the military seized power in a coup in July 2023. The junta is under pressure for failing to curb militant attacks, one of its justifications for deposing democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023.Niger's government also announced plans to "file a complaint" against RFI for "incitement to genocide".It claimed that RFI was a propaganda mouthpiece for former colonial power France. RFI described the complaint as "extravagant and defamatory" and said it wasn't based on any evidence. Niger did not say where it planned to lodge the complaint against RFI.West African neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have all experienced coups in recent years. All of these military-led governments have suspended foreign media at some point since taking power. The BBC was also suspended by Burkina Faso over its coverage of a report accusing its army of mass killings.They are facing an insurgency made up of different jihadist groups which operate across the Sahel region of West Africa. Tillaberi is a particularly volatile area, near the borders with Mali and Burkina Faso.The Sahel region is considered the new global epicentre of the Islamic State group, while groups linked to al-Qaeda also operate in the region.The three countries have formed an alliance to fight the jihadists and expelled French troops, turning to Russia and Turkey instead for their security needs. But the violence has continued.

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Niger's military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise social peace and demoralise troops fighting jihadists.Niger's Minister of Communication Raliou Sidi Mohamed announced that the decision would take effect immediately.BBC programmes, including in Hausa, the most spoken language in Niger, and French, are broadcast in the country through local radio partners, reaching 2.4 million people in the country this year - about 17% of the adult population.Although BBC radio programmes have been suspended, the website is not blocked and the radio can still be accessed on shortwave.Niger's government did not cite a specific broadcast for the suspension but it follows BBC reports about jihadist attacks in the Tillaberi region on Tuesday, which are said to have killed 91 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians.The junta called these reports "baseless assertions" and a "campaign of intoxication orchestrated by adversaries of the Nigerien people aimed at undermining the morale of our troops and sowing division".The attacks were reported by multiple sources, including security blogs, which said the gunmen, believed to be allied to the Islamic State group, launched two simultaneous attacks in Chatoumane village.In one of the attacks, the attackers are reported to have disguised themselves as civilians and opened fire at soldiers on patrol in the weekly market. The soldiers could not return fire directly because of the risk of collateral damage.A BBC spokesperson said: "We stand by our journalism and we will continue to report on the region without fear or favour."French outlets, France24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI), have also been suspended in Niger since the military seized power in a coup in July 2023. The junta is under pressure for failing to curb militant attacks, one of its justifications for deposing democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023.Niger's government also announced plans to "file a complaint" against RFI for "incitement to genocide".It claimed that RFI was a propaganda mouthpiece for former colonial power France. RFI described the complaint as "extravagant and defamatory" and said it wasn't based on any evidence. Niger did not say where it planned to lodge the complaint against RFI.West African neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have all experienced coups in recent years. All of these military-led governments have suspended foreign media at some point since taking power. The BBC was also suspended by Burkina Faso over its coverage of a report accusing its army of mass killings.They are facing an insurgency made up of different jihadist groups which operate across the Sahel region of West Africa. Tillaberi is a particularly volatile area, near the borders with Mali and Burkina Faso.The Sahel region is considered the new global epicentre of the Islamic State group, while groups linked to al-Qaeda also operate in the region.The three countries have formed an alliance to fight the jihadists and expelled French troops, turning to Russia and Turkey instead for their security needs. But the violence has continued. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d438/live/59f5d1b0-b94c-11ef-8211-01967b6b4e95.jpg 2024-12-13 13:33:10

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[BREAKING] Budget padding: Rowdy session as senators confront Ningi over allegation

The Senate is currently in a rowdy session after a senator raised an order that Senator Olamilekan Adeola has presented the budget padding issue and needs no back and forth on it. Senator Abdul Ningi had earlier alleged that N3.7 trillion was padded into the 2024 budget. Ningi is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Population and represents PDP, Bauchi Central. While the parties called for a probe into the allegation, some northern senators disowned the claims made by Ningi, saying the Bauchi State senator did not speak for them. The Bauchi senator, however, maintained his position on Monday that o N3.7tn could not be accounted for in the 2024 budget. In the plenary on Tuesday, Senator Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West) raised a motion that there is an urgent need to address the false allegation by Ningi. Adeola, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, read the transcript of Ningi’s Hausa BBC interview on the floor of the house after Senate President, Godswill Akpabio called for a committee of the whole house. Details later… Read the full article

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Tinubu ya yi alhinin rasuwar tsohon ma'aikacin VOA, Kabiru Fagge --BBC Hausa

An wallafa a 13:20 16 Disamba 2023 Shugaban Najeriya Bola Ahmed Tinubu ya nuna alhininsa kan rasuwar tsohon ma'aikacin gidan radiyon Muryar Amurka, Kabiru Usman Fagge wanda ya rasu ranar Juma'a a Amurka.

Marigayin mai shekara 77 a duniya, ya yi shuhuna tsakanin al'ummar Hausawa a faɗin duniya saboda aikin da ya yi da gidan radiyon Muryar Amurka na kimanin shekara 25.

Cikin wata sanarwar saƙon ta'aziyyar da Tinubu ya fitar, ya jinjina wa marigayin saboda ''taimakawar da ya yi wajen gina ƙasa da kuma taimakon da ya bai wa fannin ilimi'', musamman cikin fitaccen shirin da yake gabatarwa na ''Ilimi Garkuwar Dan'adam' a kowanne mako.

"Muna jinjina masa kan yadda ya zaɓi aikin da yake son yi kuma ya haska ƙimar Najeriya a idon duniya," in ji sanarwar.

Tinubu ya miƙa ta'aziyyarsa ga iyalan marigayin da sauran ɗaukacin al'umar Najeriya da na duniya baki ɗaya.

Source: BBC Hausa