Maigana disclosed that the lawyer went to the GRA Police Station in Maiduguri metropolis on Friday, to secure the release of his client in detention at the post.
He alleged that the lawyer was detained on the orders of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr Bulama Usaini, for over 13 hours for allegedly engaging the
Around 350,000 people rallied in downtown Barcelona on Saturday, turning the streets into a sea of independence flags in the latest mass protest against Spain’s jailing of nine separatist leaders.
The turnout figure was given by the local police as vast crowds packed into a wide avenue running between the waterfront and the city’s towering Sagrada Familia basilica, which was once again closed to visitors.
Catalonia, Barcelona has been gripped by unrest since the October 14 Supreme Court verdict which unleashed a wave of huge demonstrations that quickly turned violent, with angry protesters hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot …
The cat and mouse film directed by Tim Story, was initially slated for release on April 16, 2021. The studio said Friday that it will fill that slot with a yet-to-be titled “event” film.
“Tom and Jerry” stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Ken Jeong, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda.
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An off-duty NYPD housing cop assaulted his wife during an argument inside their Brooklyn home, police said.
Cops from the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick took Police Officer Manuel Cantor-Alonso into custody about 2 a.m. Saturday after his wife called 911 and said her husband had attacked her, police said.
The two were in the middle of an argument when the 38-year-old officer pushed her to the ground and kicked her, said cops. The woman was not seriously harmed.
Cantor-Alonso, a 12-year NYPD veteran, was charged with assault. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Saturday.
Roads and rail services have been affected as heavy rain fell across most of Wales and parts of England.
A mother and child had to be rescued from a trapped car by firefighters, after it became stuck in flood water at Garthmyl near Montgomery in Powys.
More than 100mm (4 inches) of rain fell in 24 hours across parts of Wales, according to the Met Office.
There were also more than 120 flood warnings in place in Wales and across England.
In Nottinghamshire, three people were rescued by …
The Clerk to the Senate Committee on Special Duties, Kabir Yaba Umar, yesterday evening chased journalists out of the budget defence session the committee had with management of the North East Development Commission and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs.
Umar had earlier in the morning extended invitation to the Senate Press Corps to cover the Committee’s budget defence session with the two Commissions at Senate Committee Room 211 by 2p.m. and 4p.m. respectively.
Reporters from various media organisations got to the venue on schedule and started taking notes before Umar walked up to the reporters and ordered …
Thousands of people joined a rally called by Spain’s Vox in Madrid on Saturday, with leader Santiago Abascal telling the crowds only his far-right faction could handle the Catalan crisis.
Shouting “Viva Espana”, they turned the city’s Columbus Square into a sea of red-and-yellow, as the crowds waved thousands of Spanish flags, cheering and chanting, among them many youngsters and families with children.
Addressing the crowds, Abascal took aim at the ruling Socialists, largely focusing on the crisis in Catalonia, which has been gripped by violent protests after the Supreme Court jailed nine separatist leaders over a failed independence bid.…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall, Sadiq Abubakar, on Saturday inaugurated the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) School of Medical Sciences and Aviation Medicine in Kaduna.
“Upon my assumption of office in July 2015, I made a resolution to improve the welfare needs of NAF personnel being a major requirement in the development of human capacity for enhanced operational performance.
” You would bear with me that while the Service is being restructured for efficient service delivery in the
Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins returned to the starting lineup as SC Paderborn recorded their first win in the German Bundesliga this season following a 2-0 home win against Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.
Collins missed Paderborn’s 1-0 away defeat to Cologne last weekend as a result of illness.
He was however restored to the starting lineup after he regained full fitness.
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It was the left-back’s eighth league appearance of the season albeit he has scored once.
Abdelhamid Sabiri opened scoring for Paderborn three minutes before the break, while Sebastian …
Nigerian Women Groups have commended the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, for ceding 56 per cent of slot of state’s executive cabinet to women include youths.
The women said the governor had set a precedence for other state chief executives, including the federal executive and corporate bodies to emulate.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on gender inclusion in the state, National President, Women in Politics Forum, Mr. Ebere Ifendu, alongside other women groups said they considered Abdulrasaq’s gesture as a “great achievement not only for the people of Kwara State but for Nigerians as a whole and …
Manu Garba has spoken of the Golden Eaglets’ tradition of playing good football at FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments and remains confident of winning Nigeria’s sixth title at Brazil 2019 edition given the country’s previous performances in the tournament.
Garba, who steered the Eaglets to victory in Dubai United Arab Emirates, UAE, in 2013, spoke during a pre match press conference in Goiania, Brazil, on Friday night ahead tonight’s Group B opening fixture against Hungary.
“We are here (in Brazil) hoping to put up a good performance on the pitch,” Garba said.
“In our desire for victory, we don’t lose …
