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The Periscope reporter Two suspects arrested in Bauchi state over ritual killing of a little girl, have told the police why they embarked on the dastardly act. It is reported that the suspects, Abdulkadir Wada, 19, and Adamu Abdulrauf, 20, confessed that a marabou (native doctor) contracted them to bring the vagina of a little girl for ritual purposes for the sum of N500, 000. Speaking in Hausa, Wada, the chief culprit, said both he and his accomplice, Abdulrauf, had gone to Kwata, the area where the latter’s elder brother, who is married, is staying. Upon reaching the area, they…

The Periscope reporter Policemen in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria have arrested armed criminal engaged in attacking unsuspecting motorists and snatching their vehicles. The press release Monday, issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje revealed that the 36 years old suspect, Kiya Peter, a resident of Hupuba village of Gombi LGA, has on today, Monday, January, 2021 attacked Sunday Stephen of Federal Housing Unit in Girei Local government area with dangerous weapons, causing severe injuries while snatching his 307 Peugeot leaving him in pool of blood. The Police Directives deployed by the Ag, Commissioner of Police, DCP…

The Periscope reporter Aggrieved members of the Bauchi state Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists have resolved to cut ties by boycotting activities of the office of the State’s Deputy Governor, Senator Baba Tela, accusing him of humiliating its members. The members in a unanimous decision at an emergency meeting, which took place at the Chapel’s secretariat Monday, in Bauchi said their decision was necessary following an incident where Baba Tela reportedly disparaged the journalists. A statement by Samuel Luka, secretary of the chapel said “the chapel wish to express dismay that the action of the deputy Governor…

The Periscope reporter Adamawa State Governor Rt.Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has expressed his grief over the demise Alhaji Musa Saleh Kwankwaso, the father of the former Governor of Kano state, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The press release Monday, signed by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou revealed that Governor Fintiri who was at the former Governor’s Maitama residence to commiserate with the family, extended his sincere condolences to the former Governor, saying he shared his pain and sorrow with the Kwankwaso family as they mourned the demise of their late patriarch. Fintiri has urged Kwankwaso who was…

The Periscope reporter The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says 350 obligors are holding on to debts worth N3.6 trillion out of its total N4.4 trillion exposure. This was included in a paper presented by Joshua Ikioda, the group head of AMCON enforcement, during a two-day training for federal high court legal assistants and court registrars in Abuja. Jude Nwauzor, AMCON’s spokesman, said the training was organised by the Fatihu Abba-led Legal Academy to enlighten legal assistants and registrars of the federal high court on AMCON’s mandate. AMCON was established in July 2010 to help resolve non-performing loans of…

By Fred Oyono It is laughable reading narcissist, malignant and malicious piece, spitted by some seeming sponsored, group, bereft of decorum and moral sensibility, with some parading themselves as gentlemen of the press, shared via mainly two online media, calling for the removal of the Secretary to the State Government, if Adamawa State Governor would want to return for the second tenure. The administration is less than two years, yet the uncritical minded are talking about 2023 election, blaming the SSG for the failure they could not get to substantiate, of the government. If there is the appointed, who ought…

The Periscope Reporter Honouring the challenge thrown to the military by President Muhammadu Buhari to bring to the total end of the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast and banditry in the northwest, the Operation Tura Takaibango, a subsidiary of the Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East has launched onslaught against the insurgents in GUJBA, Yobe state, leading to scores of death. The press release Sunday, issued by the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko revealed the casualties on the side of the insurgents: “Troops of the newly launched Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO, a subsidiary Operation of…

By Mohammed B Tukur It is said that the guilty is afraid, threat and intimidation are potential sources of income for those who are into blackmail as a trade. One thing I know is that Engr Bashir Ahmad, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Adamawa state is not the guilty, hence there is nothing he should be afraid of to be launched by allied blackmailers who have taken to libel against his personality using media platforms noted for harassing the guilty for ransom. The media platforms have on the one hand, commended Engr Bashir as the most powerful SSG…

The Periscope reporter Abhay Thakur, Indian high commissioner to Nigeria, says his country will be “very happy” to supply its COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria after it is rolled out within the next seven days. He stated this at the commemoration of the 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention, also known as the Indian diaspora day, held in Abuja on Saturday. Thakur said the supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nigeria could be an “important area of collaboration” between the two countries. “We will be rolling out next week as the vaccines are already announced. So, we will be quite keen to…

The Periscope reporter The NIS confirmed the incident in a post on its Twitter handle, saying the incident has been brought under control. The fire has now been put out, while the NIS says it has launched an investigation into the incident. “A fire incident occurred in our Service Headquarters this morning. It affected some of our offices,” the tweet reads. “The fire has been put out by our Federal Fire Station & support from other agencies around the airport. The cause of the fire is being investigated.” This is the first major fire incident in 2021 involving the headquarters…