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  Insurgency: Approaches to cease further firing! In the battlefield, there are aid workers like the members of the Red Cross, medical personnel, the religious etc who ordinarily should be spared from violence because of their dynamic roles during the war but unfortunately, the insurgents in Nigeria mostly target them. Imagine the attack at the Nigeria Defence Academy where both Nigerians and non-Nigerians are being trained. Many years ago, before the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), he was humbly requested by the Boko Haram/insurgents to mediate /stand on their behalf in a proposed peace talk that never happened. Now as the present President of Nigeria, such rapport could be used to the advantage of Nigeria and Nigerians. He can still call for a meeting of those co-travellers who know where, when and how to get the insurgents for negotiation and to also call for a ceasefire in Nigeria. This has become necessary because the Nigeria Armed forces have been engaged in a ...

 LATEST: EFCC Opens Up On Probe Of Tinubu, Obi, Oyedepo, Others The Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to reports that it has begun a probe of several Nigerians indicted in tax evasion and offshore scandal by the Pandora Papers. Anaedoonline reports that the Pandora Papers is an investigation that revealed 11.9 million documents detailing the secret offshore accounts of 35 world leaders, including current and former presidents, prime ministers, and heads of state. The investigation also uncovered the financial secrets of some Nigerians such as former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, former Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah, and Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State. Others are Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state, the acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, the family of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), popular Nigeri...

 Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial: Biafra Group To Close Nigeria/Cameroon Borders Apro-Biafra group, the Biafra Nations League (BNL) has ordered the closure of borders between Nigeria and Southern Cameroon, in solidarity with the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.   This comes ahead of Thursday, October 21 when Kanu’s trial will resume. The group in a statement by its National Leader, Princewill Richards said the shutdown will begin from Tuesday, October 19 and last till Friday 22. It is expected to affect the borders between Cameroon and Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Bakassi Peninsula. It ordered its members to shut down the borders and the Gulf of Guinea, preventing the movement of vessels to Nigeria through the Bakassi Peninsula for four days from 19th October to 22nd October in solidarity with the court trial of Kanu.   Richards who revealed that the BNL talked with some IPOB hierarchy, said the decision was reached after an emergency meeting at ...

 See How Much Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate Is Today 18 October 2021 This is the news about Dollar to Naira rate at the official and black market exchange rate Today October 18, 2021. How Much Is Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate Today Official Rate? The official rate today, Monday October 18, for $1 dollar to naira = (yet to be disclosed)/$1. According to the data at the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is traded officially, exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar opened at (yet to be disclosed)/$1 on Monday October 18, after it closed at ₦415.07 per $1 on Friday, 15 October 2021. How much is exchange rate of Dollar to Naira in Black Market today? The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) for today, Monday, October 18, opened N570.00 to a $1, according to sources at Bureau De Change (BDC). Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognise the parallel market (black market), as it has directed individuals who want to...

2023 Presidency: Peter Obi Distances Self From Campaign Posters  The Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has denied having a hand in his posters being circulated both offline and online, through different social media platforms.   The release made available by his Media Office and signed by Mr. Valentine Obienyem, said that the office had been lately inundated with sought-for-clarifications on Obi’s Presidential posters being circulated through various media platforms. The release made it clear that Obi is not in any way connected to, neither has he contracted/authorized anybody or organization to promote such on his behalf. The release further noted that Obi is not the one to jump gun on a matter the party is yet to give final directives. “As a faithful party man,” the release adds, “he will abide by the final position of the party on the issue.” However, the release frowned at people’s preoccupation with the...

LASTEST: Nigerian Govt Deports Foreign SCOAN Prophets, Evangelists On T.B. Joshua Wife’s Directive  All foreign prophets and evangelists working at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) founded by the late Temitope Balogun Joshua, aka T. B. Joshua have been deported to their various countries, SaharaReporters has gathered.   Since Joshua died in June, there have been concerns over the leadership of the church. His death led to a leadership crisis involving his wife, Evelyn Joshua and some of his disciples, who felt she was not qualified to lead SCOAN. However, the church denied the reports and said it was focused on giving Joshua a befitting burial. Documents seen by SaharaReporters showed that during the lifetime of the world-renowned preacher, he kept his wife and family away from the public eye and the politics in the church.  He also removed Evelyn from SCOAN’s Board of Trustee, BoT. She was also not very visible in the church activities. While Mrs Evelyn was no...

  EndSARS anniversary protests likely in Lagos, Abuja, South-East — UK  The United Kingdom has warned its citizens to avoid large gatherings ahead of the first anniversary of public protests against police brutality, popularly called EndSARS, and the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement published on its website on Friday, the UK told its citizens to monitor the local media for information on possible protests in different parts of the country. The statement read in part, “Events to mark the one-year anniversary of #EndSARS protests are likely to take place nationally, week commencing 18 October. There may be protests and a heightened security presence in major cities such as Lagos and Abuja. “In parallel, the high-profile trial date of a separatist leader is also scheduled for 21 October in Abuja. There may be additional protests and a heightened security presence in Abuja and in the South-East for this reason. In all areas affect...

LATEST: Actress Nkechi Blessing Slumps At Her Mum’s Funeral (Video)   US-based Nigerian actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, slumped during the funeral of her late mother.   Anaedoonline.ng reports that Blessing had lost her beloved mother, Gloria Sunday, on 23rd September 2021. Mrs Gloria is said to have died after experiencing a brief stomach ache. On Saturday (yesterday) while her mum’s body was being taken to her final resting place, Blessing who had shed so many tears already during the event, slumped while dancing towards the corpse. We understands that she was immediately attended to and eventually resuscitated by her friends and family. Watch the emotional video below as shared on LIB: In one of her emotional tributes earlier, Blessing explained how she had worked tirelessly so her late mother could be a landlady in Lagos. She said: “My greatest fear, Mummy you shouldn’t have. Hmmmmmm…You know if the doctors asked for money to keep you alive I would have begged the world t...

  There’s No Sit-At-Home On Monday, Tuesday But… – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has dismissed reports that it declared a sit-at-home on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the EndSARS anniversary. In a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB denied releasing any statement declaring a sit-at-home. According to the group, governors agents pushed such false statement to make the group look bad. The pro-Biafra movement stated that it did not issue any sit-at-home except on October 21 when its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is expected to appear in court. The statement reads: “The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great and indefatigable leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the fabricated statement being circulated by mischief makers and paid agents of darkness that IPOB had directed Biafrans to sit-at-home Monday, October 18; Tuesday, October 19; and Thursday, October 21 for our leader, and One year anniversary o...

LATEST: EFCC Grills Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled a former Kano Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Anaedoonline.ng reports that the questioning was in connection with an alleged mismanagement of N10billion pension cash. Some individuals had accused Kwankwaso of using the pension remittances to allegedly fund a housing project for some cronies. According to a source, the EFCC invited the former Governor following a petition by some retired employees of the Kano State Government. “Kwankwaso reported to the EFCC today(Saturday) and he is currently being grilled by a team of operatives at the commission’s headquarters Abuja,” a source disclosed to The Nation.

2Face Relatives Crown Pero Queen, Calls Her 2baba First Wife (Video) In a video making the rounds on social media, Pero Adeniyi, 2face baby mama, is seen with some group of women who are allegedly 2face relatives hailing her and calling her the musicians’ first wife. In response to the hailing, Pero starts laughing, turns and playfully walks away. The woman also go ahead to state that nobody can take Pero’s place. Watch the video below Recall that Anaedoonline.ng had reported that Annie Idibia had accused 2baba of paying too much attention to Pero while also calling some members of his family out. The scandal had gradually progressed with 2baba brother making some shocking revelations about Annie and her mother, which consequently led to Annie brothers asking for a public apology from the Idibia’s. The issue became full blown when a blog leaked a voice message of Annie in agony, crying that her husband had packed his things and left for America to be with Pero. However, Tuface later up...

Awww!: Nigerian Woman Dies During Sex Romp With Young Lover. A married Nigerian woman has reportedly died during a sex romp with her younger lover. According to the source, a Nigerian doctor simply known as Dr Chiemeziam, who, via the microblogging platform, narrated how a married woman was brought in dead by her younger lover after meeting him in a prearranged guest house for an illicit sexual activity. Chiemezim explained that midway into the sex romp, the married woman allegedly started jerking and foaming in the mouth and eventually passed out, then rushed to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead.   ”A married woman went to her boyfriend’s house for a sex romp and passed out. He quickly brought her to the hospital, where she was pronounced BID. Word reached her husband, who’s an Alfa. Now they are all armed, looking for the man. My shift is ended, and i want no part of this.”

 LATEST: 71-Year-Old Man Dies During Sex Romp S3x Worker A 71-year-old man has died while having a sexual escapade with a sex worker. The man, identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi reportedly died in a hotel known as 50/50 Ogijo, Sagamu local government area of Ogun State. The deceased had visited the hotel with a lady identified simply as Joy to relax Punch gathered. Adeniyi was said to be a resident of 22, Akilo street Bariga, Lagos state. A source who chose to remain anonymous also told the publication that during the sexual romp the man slumped and died. The police had visited the scene of the incident to evacuate the body of the deceased and consequently recovered his ATM and driver’s license. Adeniyi’s body was deposited at the morgue in Sagamu General hospital at Ogun state while the sex worker was arrested to give a detailed account of the cause of death. The source said: “As police try to locate the family of the man, his body was deposited at the morgue of Sagamu General ...

 Police Kill Two Unknown Gunmen Who Masterminded Imo Prison Break The Imo State police command said it has killed two suspected masterminds of the Owerri prison break which led to the escape of about 1,800 inmates on April 5, 2021. The assailants who reportedly arrived in buses carrying rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and rifles, were said to have also attacked the police headquarters in the state. The Spokesperson for the police in Imo, Bala Elkana, said the suspects were killed during a two-hour gun duel with police operatives. The suspects, Uchenna Elendu, a native of Umukusu Ocha, and Elu Osinachi from Umuobube in Awara, sustained severe gunshot injuries which led to their deaths, said the police. Elkana said the suspects were killed during “a well-coordinated operation at Ocha Community, Awara in Ohaji/Bema Local Government Area, Imo State.” He said, “The two suspects were taken to hospital for medical examination. The doctor on duty confirmed Uchenna dead on arrival w...

REVEALED: See Names Of #EndSARS Protesters Still In Prisons   Aggrieved Nigerians across the country in October 2020 marched out in their numbers to protest against harassment and extra-judicial killings by operatives of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The protest attracted reaction from international communities, especially after men of the Nigerian Army allegedly opened fire on protesters at the Lekki tollgate on October 20. According to report, some of the protesters that participated in the demonstration are still in prison across the country eight months after. The charges preferred against them are conspiracy to commit the following felonies, to wit: arson, riotous assembly, stealing and malicious damage. At the Surulere Prison in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo state, three persons namely Ayodele Bukunmi, Ojo Samuel and Ani Obinna have been in detention for the past eight months. Kpanou Robbert, Aletile David, Peter John, Muri Garuba, Garfar Olal...

 #EndSARS: Police Warn Against Planned Protest In Lagos The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, says the command will not tolerate any form of protest in the state.   Anaedoonline.ng reports that Odumosu made this known in a statement on Monday signed by the state Police Command’s Spokesperson, Adekunle Ajisebutu. Ajisebutu disclosed that the command had received information of a planned protest to mark one year of the #EndSARS protest. He warned that the police would not hesitate to use all legal means to stop the protest from taking place following the experience of the last #EndSARS protest. He said, “Credible intelligence at the disposal of the command has revealed clandestine plans by some youths, individuals or groups to embark on a protest today in commemoration of the one year anniversary of #EndSARS. “Lagosians and indeed Nigerians cannot afford to relive the distasteful experience of last year’s protest which caused pain, anguish, needless loss of lives and...

#EndSARS Remembrance Protest: NEC Warns Against October 20 Rally  The National Economic Council has warned against October 20 #EndSARS anniversary protest by aggrieved Nigerian citizens.   The council has advised those interested in taking part in the protest to look out for other lawful alternatives to express their grievances and suspend the planned anniversary, noting that the protest might again be hijacked by hoodlums. Anaedoonline.ng understands that NEC gave the advisory in a statement released on Friday, October 15. Recounting various actions and inactions already taken by federal and state governments in addressing the gruesome killings of citizens and harassments that led to the 2020 protests, NEC opined that staging another protest might heighten the current security situation in the country. The council, urged the organizers of the protest to lay low, noting that the recommendations of panels are already at various stages of implementation, including the setup of v...

  Sunday Igboho diagnosed with likely kidney problem in Beninise prison -Lawyer Sodiq Oyeleke 13 October 2021 Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly diagnosed with possible kidney or lungs illness. One of his lawyers, Yomi Aliyyu, made this known in an interview with BBC Yoruba, noting that the rights activist developed the illness in Benin Republic prison custody. According to him, the agitator has also been critically ill and rushed to the hospital for treatment. The PUNCH had reported that Igboho is currently in a detention facility in Benin Republic. The Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, home of the pro-Yoruba self-determination activist was invaded by men from DSS about 1:30am on July 1, 2021, leading to the arrest of 12 of his aides, while Igboho managed to escape arrest. Igboho was later arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, on July 16, 2021, with his wife, while travelling to Germany and has since then been in detention. The lawyer raised an alarm that Ig...

 The vast majority of the union rejected a contract offer earlier this week that would have delivered 5 percent raises to some workers and 6 percent raises to others. MOLINE, Ill. — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday at midnight after “the company failed to present an agreement that met our members’ demands and needs,” The United Auto Workers union said in statement. The union had said its members would walk off the job if no deal has been reached by 11:59 p.m. The vast majority of the union rejected a contract offer earlier this week that would have delivered 5 percent raises to some workers and 6 percent raises to others. “The almost one million UAW retirees and active members who stand in solidarity with the striking UAW members at John Deere," UAW President Ray Curry said. Thirty-five years have passed since the last major Deere strike, but workers were emboldened to demand more this year after working long hours throughout the pandemic and becaus...

Massachusetts man who faked own death over Covid relief scam sentenced   A Massachusetts man who tried to scam a Covid-19 business aid scheme and faked his own death to evade authorities has been sentenced to 56 months in prison. David Staveley falsely claimed to co-own four large businesses in need of nearly $544,000 (£399,000) in support from a federal government programme. After being charged last year, Staveley staged a suicide and fled using false identities and stolen licence plates. He is the first person to be charged with fraudulently seeking the loans. Prosecutors condemned his actions in their sentencing memo: "He saw the economic emergency created by the pandemic simply as an opportunity to make himself rich by taking for himself what was meant for those in need." Enacted between March 2020 and May 2021, the US Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) allowed small businesses hit hard by the pandemic to apply for low-interest private loans to cover payroll and other cost...

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the use of formalin to preserve frozen poultry products, warning Nigerians to avoid patronizing such products. NAFDAC’s spokesman, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, in Abuja said that some unscrupulous business persons were using formalin to preserve poultry products, particularly chicken and turkey for a longer life span.  Jimoh, who explained that formalin was capable of preserving products for weeks before getting to consumers, warned of the danger in patronizing businesses who smuggle poultry products into the country. “NAFDAC is alerting Nigerians about this practice. There are enough poultry products in the country than to resort to frozen chicken smuggled in, despite the existing government’s ban,”  he said. Jimoh added that if smuggled products were being patronized,  indigenous poultry businesses would not experience the desired growth. Patronage of imported or s...