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Israel has airborne and naval capabilities that it can use against Iran, but it must choose any target carefully.
As the war enters its 786th day, these are the main developments.
A man set himself on fire Friday in a park outside the court where Donald Trump is standing trial in Manhattan, with a witness describing him throwing pamphlets before officers …
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Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian chess expert, achieved a spectacular accomplishment on Saturday by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous chess marathon. On his official X account, he eagerly shared the news with his fans, stating his ambition to break the record in 60 hours while emphasising the charity purpose of his endeavour: […]
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A young girl recently released a video of her visit to Senator Ned Nwoko’s resort, the Mount Ned Nwoko Resort in Delta State. According to her, she was astounded to learn that Senator Ned Nwoko’s home is one of Delta State’s tourism attractions. The lady known on TikTok as @ijeaweleblog revealed that she googled his […]
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A 13-year-old Florida boy is charged with a felony after allegedly pointing a laser at a sheriff’s department helicopter.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said the helicopter was in the sky around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the area of 7th Street Northwest and 11th Avenue in Largo, when a green laser lighting device was pointed at the aircraft.
Deputies in the helicopter maintained a visual of the suspect and directed deputies on the ground to the suspect’s location.
“Get up and get somebody on this gentleman. He’s blinding our pilot,” a deputy in the helicopter is heard saying in video released by the sheriff’s office.
Body camera video then shows deputies on the ground locating the young teen, who reportedly admitted to illuminating the helicopter with a laser lighting device. Deputies found a flare gun with a mounted green laser in his jacket.
Deputies said the teenager told them he intentionally aimed the laser at the helicopter because he was bored.
When he was in the back of a squad car, the boy was heard telling deputies, “I didn’t know it was a police helicopter.”
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The boy was arrested and charged with felony misuse of a laser lighting device. He was taken to the Pinellas County Juvenile Assessment Center.
According to Florida statute, it is a third-degree felony for any person to knowingly and willfully shine, point or focus the beam of a laser lighting device on an individual operating a motor vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
The incident remains under investigation.
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Road crashes have claimed the lives of 18 people on Thursday and Friday at Gaya Junction in Kano State and Tashar Yari in Kaduna State.
Dauda Biu, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, condemned the use of substandard tyres and excessive speeding by drivers on Nigerian roads following the fatal road crashes.
In a statement signed by the corps spokesperson, Jonas Agwu, on Friday, Biu urged motorists to prioritise safety and comply with regulations.
The Gaya Junction crash which occurred on Friday, according to investigation reports submitted to the Corps Marshal, involved two vehicles, a Toyota Hiace bus and a Hijet bus with number plates KTG 190 XB and KTG 501YG, respectively.
The crash, according to the statement, was caused by speed limit violations and tyre bursts, resulting in injuries to 16 individuals and the loss of 12 lives, including the driver.
The statement explained that the Tashan Yari crash which happened on Thursday involved a total of 57 people, with 30 sustaining injuries and six fatalities, saying that the accident was caused by speed limit violation and the use of worn-out tyres and involved a trailer that lost control.
According to the statement, “The Gaya Junction crash involved a total of two vehicles, a Toyota Hiace Bus and a Hijet bus registered as KTG 190 XB & KTG 501YG, respectively.”
The report, according to the statement, revealed ”that the Gaya crash, which was occasioned by a speed limit violation and a tyre burst, involved 28 people comprising 17 male adults, five female adults, two male children, and four female children.
”From the number, 16 victims, including five male adults, five female adults, two male children, and four female children, were injured, while 12 persons, including the driver, all male adults, were killed.
”On the other hand, the Tashan Yari crash involved a total of 57 people comprising 30 male adults, 22 female adults, and 5 female children, adding that from the number, 30 victims were injured, comprising 12 male adults, 15 female adults, and three female children, as six of the victims, all male adults, were reported killed.
The statement explained that the crash which involved a trailer, was caused by a speed limit violation and the use of worn-out tyres that eventually led to a loss of control.
It said the injured victims were promptly transported to Gaya General Hospital and General Hospital Makarfi for medical attention while the deceased were taken to the respective hospital morgues.
The Corps Marshal instructed Commanding Officers to intensify efforts in enforcing compliance with road traffic regulations to prevent such incidents in the future.
18 people perish in road accidents in Kano, Kaduna
A man carrying a dummy explosive belt has forced his way into the Iranian diplomatic mission in Paris, triggering a major police operation.
According to the Paris Prefecture of Police, a special police unit initially cordoned off the area on Friday due to fears of a threat.
The 60-year-old Iranian finally left the consular section of the embassy of his own accord and was detained, the public prosecutor’s office announced.
He had threatened to commit an act of violence in the building but ultimately had no weapons with him.
The man was taken into police custody on the charge of making a death threat.
The Iranian, who lives in France, had already set fire to car tyres in front of the embassy building last September in protest against the Iranian regime.
He had been sentenced to a suspended sentence for this offence, which was not yet legally binding, the public prosecutor’s office added.
The criminal investigation department is now trying to determine the man’s motives for his intrusion into the consular section of the embassy.
Man detained after bomb threat at Iranian mission
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has denied the fake job advert being circulated by unscrupulous individuals whose schemes are to defraud unsuspecting job-seekers.
The examination body also cautioned all individuals who engage in deceptive practices to desist from such immediately and turn a new leaf.
The Acting Head of Public Affairs at the exam body, Movosola Adesina in a statement issued Friday explained that the nomination of supervisors is solely done by the various Ministries of Education.
It added that invigilators are appointed by schools that present candidates for the examination, emphasising that as a globally recognised examining authority of a high calibre, it maintains an unwavering commitment to ethical practices and would never require job applicants or potential employees to provide monetary compensation in exchange for securing employment.
WAEC added that any individual who engages in any transaction with the website or any other one, apart from the official WAEC website, does so at his/her own peril.
It stated: “The attention of the West African Examinations Council has been drawn to an online portal advertising job offers purportedly from the Council.
“The said website advertised job offers that are supposedly meant for ad-hoc staff who would serve as supervisors and invigilators in the forthcoming West African Senior School Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2024.
“The Council would like to state categorically that the advert did not emanate from us and thereby disassociates itself from the fake job advert being circulated by unscrupulous individuals whose schemes are to defraud unsuspecting job-seekers.”
“WAEC is not currently engaging in recruitment activities. Whenever job opportunities arise, they are exclusively advertised through the daily newspapers, WAEC Nigeria’s official website (www.waecnigeria.org), and all of our social media platforms.”
WAEC debunks news of ad hoc staff recruitment, condemns fake online portal
A female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force.
DAILY POST reliably gathered that the ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to the embattled former governor.
According to sources, the officers were arrested on the suspicion that they aided and abetted Bello’s escape from security operatives, who besieged his Abuja home on Wednesday to effect his arrest.
Recall that the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun had on Thursday night directed the immediate withdrawal of all officers attached to Bello.
The order for the withdrawal, which was contained in a police wireless message, followed the disappearance of Bello from his Abuja home after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC besieged the residence.
The anti-graft agency had also declared Bello wanted, urging Nigerians with useful information about his whereabouts to report to the nearest police station.
Police detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, other security details
Nigerian Army troops deployed for counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations in the North East and North Central, have announced the arrest of three armed kidnappers in Lankaviri community of Karim Lamido local government council of Taraba State.
The announcement which was on Saturday contained in the Army’s X handle, said the troops responding to a distress call on the 18th of April, swiftly foiled a kidnap attempt on Mr Musa Arewa by three armed kidnappers in Lankaviri community in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The kidnappers, having rigorously tortured their victim, according to the account, were intercepted by the troops, as they attempted to smuggle him into a nearby bush.
The Army said the suspected kidnappers were arrested and three locally fabricated guns were recovered from them.
In another jointly coordinated effort with hunters and other security agencies, the troops conducted a fighting patrol to clear communities infiltrated by terrorists.
During the clearance operation, troops neutralized a notorious terrorist, whom the army identifies as Gambo Kachallah, who has been terrorizing the communities.
The affected communities include Garau, Paskere, Tella, Jukun, Farin Ruwa, Mashingi, Jeb Jeb, and Rafin Kada Villages in Karim Lamido Local Government of Taraba State.
The army said troops also successfully apprehended a notorious syndicate specialized in cattle rustling in Plateau State. The arrest, according to the army, was made possible following an intelligent report made available to them.
“The troops conducted a sting operation targeting terrorists’ enclave in Mangu Village, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation culminated in a decisive fire engagement with the terrorists, resulting in their arrest and the recovery of illicit arms.
The arrested suspects, as identified by the army are Peter Sale, Enoch Luka, and Hossana Philibus, whom the army said are believed to be key members of the cattle rustling syndicate.
Items recovered from them as listed in the X-handle are one fabricated rifle, one fabricated pistol, 7 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, a motorbike and 2 phones from the suspects.
Troops thwart kidnap attempt, neutralize terrorists in North-East, North-Central
A man set himself on fire in a park opposite the courthouse in New York during the ongoing criminal trial of former president Donald Trump.
According to CNN, the man poured a liquid over himself and set himself on fire
Police officers arrived and extinguished the flame after bystanders screamed and tried to help and
The man was then carried into an ambulance and driven away.
It was initially unclear why he set himself on fire.
The incident took place in Collect Pond Park, directly opposite the courthouse where the criminal trial of Trump is currently taking place.
The courthouse is extensively cordoned off and numerous police officers are on permanent duty there
Man sets himself on fire outside court during Trump’s trial
Former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, says Boko Haram has been a major threat to Nigeria’s existence after the civil war.
Gowon said Boko Haram had created a major problem in Nigeria.
He spoke in Abuja yesterday during the launch of two books written by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Russia, Professor Abdullahi Y. Shehu.
According to Gowon: “Boko Haram has been a threat, perhaps the major threat to the peace and development of Nigeria after the civil war.
“Boko Haram has indeed created a serious problem. After the Civil War, l remember saying, I hope that we will not experience what we went through during that period again. Unfortunately, Boko Haram appeared.”
Gowon stressed that understanding the impact of Boko Haram would help in solving the problem.
He added: “Understanding the debilitating impact and the deleterious effect of the insurgency on Nigeria is critical to developing innovative solutions to the problem.
“This also applies to the other security challenges that continue to undermine the stability and progress of Nigeria including recent incidences of banditry, kidnapping, farmers/herders problem and other violent conflicts as well as other forms being experienced in Nigeria today.”
Boko Haram major threat to Nigeria’s existence since Biafra Civil War – Gowon