“On this fateful day, my younger brother and I went to see our cousin, one Mr Nureni at Erin-Osun. Though we didn’t meet him at home, when we called him, he asked us to wait for him. But immediately he joined us, all I heard were gunshots

"Since the Nigerian Army and police have taken it upon themselves to assassinate IPOB lawyers and to stop IPOB from challenging them with self-evident truth in their own law courts, they will soon reap the fruit of their evil deed. We, therefore, demand the immediate release of all sex slaves in the custody of the Nigerian Army."

“Attacks have lessened, it is just one case we have of the Kagara boys. We have seen an absolute change in Zamfara and Sokoto States where negotiations are going on.

“We thank God he has been released because something worse could have happened despite paying the ransom.”

The current attack on Gurmana is the fifth reported attack in Niger State in the last one week.

Justice Oriji adjourned the matter till March 4, 2021 for hearing on the bail application and remanded defendant in EFCC custody.

Pfizer Inc, which makes the only other vaccine authorized for emergency use in the United States so far, said earlier this month that it was expecting to record sales of about $15 billion in 2021 from the coronavirus vaccine that it makes with German partner BioNTech.

However the President rejected that reasoning and rescinded the visa ban, saying it had prevented families from reuniting in the United States and harmed US businesses.

“The driver of the vehicle has been handed over to the police for further investigation.“The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps Anambra State Andrew Kumapayi sends his condolences to Victims families and admonishes pedestrians to be mindful of the dangers associated with the road and also avoid hawking close to the highways”

A eyewitness, who pleaded for anonymity told our Correspondent that all telephone calls put across to fire fighters in the state on the latest fire outbreak did not yield any positive result. He said: “Last night around 11:35pm, the fire started and the fire is still raging this morning as you can see.

The policemen were said to be standing patrolling the highway when the bandits pumped bullets on them from the top of a tree, leaving the Inspector dead and injuring three others.

Bawa, aged 40, who holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy, is presently the Head of Operations of the Commission’s Lagos office.

The PSC chairman described complaints of gross misconduct against police officers as “alarming”, adding that going by the number of cases against its personnel, the force might be unable “to pay damages awarded by the various panels of inquiry”.

“The growth trend since 2015 has reawakened hope that the economic diversification dreams of the country may finally be a reality as the sector continues to energize significant economic activities in the services sector of the economy.”

The man pleaded guilty at a sentencing hearing to false reporting on 18 February and ordered to pay a £388 ($550) fine. Soules reportedly told the police he made up the story “as an excuse to get out of work,” according to the Coolidge Examiner.