A total of 1326 newly posted Corp members will receive N20,000 each, amounting to N26,520,000, from the Kogi State Government to ease their welfare.

Governor Ahmed Ododo disclosed this on Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Batch B Stream 1 Orientation Course held at the NYSC permanent orientation camp at Asaya in Kogi State.

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Joel Salifu Oyibo, said the gesture was to motivate the Corps members deployed to the state.

Ododo, who promised to reward outstanding Corp members after their service year, implored them to be diligent, selfless and hardworking to enable them make the needed impact at the end of their stay in Kogi State.

“I am urging all employers of labour to accept Corps members posted to their organisations for their service year. I am assuring the Corps members deployed to Kogi State of my administration’s commitment to their safety and welfare during and after their service year in the state,” he stated.

Earlier, the Kogi State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Monday Anyebe, advised the Corps members to avoid acts and places that can endanger their lives during and after their service year in the state.

The commissioner, who is also the Chairman, Governing Board of the NYSC in the state, urged them to be security conscious and be vigilant at all times, stressing that they should also avoid moving around during odd hours in their places of primary assignment.

In his remarks, the Kogi State Coordinator, NYSC, Femi Osungbobun, advised the Corps members to make use of the knowledge acquired from the camp to impact on their various places of primary assignment.

Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome Monday as he entered the Republican National Convention arena with a bandaged right ear in his first public appearance since being wounded in a weekend assassination attempt.

Hours after winning the formal nomination to be the Republican presidential candidate and announcing right-wing Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, Trump marched into Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum flanked by aides and waved at supporters on the opening day of what is expected to be a triumphalist gathering.

Trump, who is due to give a formal acceptance speech on Thursday, took his seat to the sound of country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic hit “God Bless the USA” without delivering any remarks but appeared markedly moved by the rapt ovation he received from a packed venue.

“It was absolutely amazing. I mean, just thinking what he’s been through, and to come here today because he cares,” Illinois delegate Susan Sweeney told AFP on the convention floor.

It was the second huge moment of the day for the Republican crowd, which erupted into cheers earlier as Trump announced Vance, just 39, as his vice presidential pick, rewarding a one-time harsh critic who has become one of his most uncompromising supporters.

While Trump, 78, is increasingly confident of a shock return to the White House — despite multiple legal problems and two impeachments clouding his first term — President Joe Biden is reeling from weak polls and Democratic concerns over his health.

The standard-bearer for a new kind of populism that has come to the fore under Trump, Vance is also one of the least experienced VP picks in modern history.

But he embraces the ex-president’s isolationist, anti-immigration America First movement and is even further to the right than his new boss on some issues — including abortion, where he embraces calls for federal legislation.

One of the phone numbers linked to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been compromised.

The governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Rasheed urged the public to disregard any communications originating from the number, +234 803 365 7555.

He said, “Please disregard any solicitation from +234 803 365 7555. Appropriate action is ongoing to remedy the situation.

“Authorities are currently investigating the breach and are working diligently to secure the governor’s communication lines.

“The public is urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the relevant authorities. Further updates will be provided as the situation develops.”

Abdulraman Sabo Maina, the son-in-law to former Borno State Deputy governor, Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal, is dead.

Maina died on Sunday morning, five months after marriage to Dibal’s daughter, Yasmin.

The couple got married in February 2024.

Family members, friends and the couple’s wedding photographer, Maigaskiya Studio, confirmed the sad news on social media.

Posting on his Facebook page, a family member, Usman Sabo Maina wrote: “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihirrajiun Allah yayiwa kanina rasuwa Abdulrahman sabo Maina Allah ka gafarta mass.”

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast that in the next 24 hours, most parts of the country will experience moderate to heavy rainfall, accompanied by strong wind in some areas.

The agency, in a statement on Monday, notes that states expected to be significantly affected are Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, Bauchi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Plateau, Niger, and Benue, as well as the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

“Continuous rainfall is anticipated in the coastal states of Lagos, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, and Cross Rivers, while moderate rainfall is expected in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Delta, and Anambra states.

“Flash flooding is likely to result from these weather patterns,” NiMet said.

The agency advised Nigerians to, among other things, avoid wading through floodwaters with strong undercurrents as well as take precautions to reduce the impact of heavy rainfall and potential flooding, especially in vulnerable areas.

A driver of the Akwa Ibom State Transport Company, AKTC, alongside his 18 passengers have been abducted by unknown gunmen along Azumini, a boundary town between Akwa Ibom and Abia states.

It was gathered that the incident occurred last Wednesday when the AKTC bus left Uyo terminal passing through Iwukem in Etim council area before the driver and the passengers were intercepted by their abductors at the Azumini axis of the road,

The Police public relations officer, ASP Timfon John, who confirmed the incident said the situation is being investigated.

It was gathered that the gunmen stopped the driver of the vehicle after shooting into the air.

According to a source, “All the passengers were ordered to come out from the vehicle or be killed and they obliged.

“The driver was the first person to come down and other passengers were ordered to follow immediately. The kidnappers moved all of them to the bush and escaped with them. The whereabouts of the passengers is not known for now.”

The PPRO, while reacting to the incident said: “Yes, that incident happened along Azumini axis of the road after Etim Ekpo local government area.

“All I can say is that the Police is still monitoring the situation now.”

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has submitted her resignation on Monday to serve as the European Union’s top diplomat.

Ms Kallas informed the parliament in Tallinn of her decision on Monday and submitted her letter of resignation to President Alar Karis.

Under the Estonian constitution, Ms Kallas’ move automatically leads to the resignation of the entire government of the Baltic EU and NATO member states.

Until a new cabinet of ministers is confirmed, however, it will remain in office on a caretaker basis.

Ms Kallas was nominated by EU leaders in June to become the bloc’s foreign policy chief, replacing Joseph Borrell of Spain.

The Kallas government has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in fighting off the Russian invasion and backs a firm policy towards Moscow.

Earlier this year, her name was added to the Russian Interior Ministry’s list of those wanted on unspecified criminal charges.

She became Estonia’s first female prime minister in 2021.

Ms Kallas’ centre-right Reform Party has chosen Climate Minister Kristen Michal as a possible new prime minister but is currently holding talks with its two coalition partners.

Negotiations about his appointment have been ongoing for just over a week.

A three-party alliance consisting of the Reform Party, the Social Democrats and the liberal Estonia 200 Party has been in power in Estonia since spring 2023.

Mr Karis, who must give the official order to form a government and appoint the new cabinet, said he wanted to meet with all parties represented in parliament.

“Estonia needs a government that governs and makes decisions that help boost the economy and ensure our security,” he said.

Estonia, with its estimated 1.3 million people, borders Russia. The war in Ukraine is seen as a direct threat to national security.

Estonian media estimated that, if all goes to plan, the new government could take up its work at the beginning of August.

Kenya police have arrested a suspected serial k!ller behind the gruesome of nine women whose militated bodies were found in an abandoned quarry used as a dumpsite in Kware, Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi.

The 33-year-old suspect, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, from Vihiga County, was arrested in the early hours of Monday, July 15, at a club in Kayole after watching the Euro final.

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director Mohamed Amin confirmed on Monday, July 15, that the suspect who he described as a psychopathic serial k!ller’ revealed he killed 42 women between 2022 and July 11, 2024, when he murdered his last victim.

Amin said that Khalusha intimated that his first victim was his wife whom he strangled to death, and dismembered before dumping her remains in the dumpsite.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to have lured, killed and disposed of 42 female bodies at the dumpsite all m@rdered between 2022 and as recent of July 11, 2024,” noted Amin.

“The suspect alleged that his first victim was his wife Imelda Judith Khalenya whom he strangled to d@ath before dismembering her body and disposing it at the same site. From the interrogation, all his victims have been murdered in the same style.”

Amin added that Khalusha was apprehended in the wee hours of Monday morning in Kayole after officers from the DCI and the National Police Service (NPS) conducted a joint operation.

“He was arrested outside a club where he had gone to watch the Euro 2024 football finals,” said Amin.

“His arrest followed thorough forensic analysis of a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims identified as Josephine Owino where some mobile money transactions were made when she went missing.

Shortly after his arrest, he led officers to his single-room house in Kware areas, about 100 metres from the dumpsite, where several crucial items were recovered upon search.

“A search led to the recovery of 24 Airtel SIM card holders, 8 smartphones, 1 laptop, 1 hard drive, 2 flash drives, 1 machete believed to be used to dismember the victims, 12 nylon sacks similar to the ones used in stiffing the bodies, 1 pair of industrial rubber gloves, 6 ID cards for men and 2 for women,” said Amin.

“Other items included: “1 pink female handbag, 2 female panties, 5 rolls of cannabis, 4 huge clear sellotapes some of which recovered at the scene, 1 reflector jacket, 2 title deeds, 2 notebooks and assorted documents.”

The suspect’s house and dumping site will remain active crime scenes as police officers continue probing the incident.

“From the look of things it is crystalizing that we are dealing with a psychopathic serial k!ller who has no respect for human life,” Amin noted.

As of Monday morning, a total of 9 bodies have been recovered from the dumpsite awaiting postmortem set to commence today at the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly City Mortuary.

Meanwhile, families whose loved ones were missing have arrived at the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly City Mortuary, to identify their kin from the retrieved bodies.

A Kano State High Court has issued an order preventing Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero from continuing to present himself as the Emir of Kano.

The ruling, delivered by Justice Amina Aliyu on Monday, July 15. also bars four other deposed emirs from parading as the Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Karaye, and Gaya.

The court further mandated that the five deposed emirs must return all movable and immovable properties belonging to the Kano state government.

Justice Aliyu had previously adjourned the matter on July 4 to rule on several applications, including an extension of time, a notice of preliminary objection, a joinder application, and an application for the judge to recuse herself. The new ruling date is set for July 18.

President Bola Tinubu has reinstated Nenibarini Zabbey, a senior lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, as the coordinator for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP).

On July 13, President Tinubu had removed Zabbey from his position, appointing Olufemi Adekanmbi, former commissioner of special duties in Ondo, as his replacement.

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) strongly condemned Zabbey’s removal, threatening to seal the HYPREP office in Port Harcourt if he was not reinstated. MOSOP described the appointment of a non-Ogoni individual as an affront, emphasizing that the Ogoni community has competent individuals capable of leading the project.

In response to the backlash, Ajuri Ngelale, spokesperson for the president, announced on Monday that Zabbey has been reinstated as the HYPREP coordinator.

He said in a statement;
“President Bola Tinubu has approved the reinstatement of Professor Nenibarini Zabbey as the Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP).

“The President reached the decision following a performance review of the HYPREP Project Coordinator and concluded that the Project Coordinator is fit to discharge his functions in accordance with the regulations guiding the execution of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP).

“By the directive of the President, the reinstatement of the HYPREP Project Coordinator takes immediate effect.”

A fake medical doctor, Collins Orji, who opened a medical facility in Ngarabe, Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State has been arrested by the police and is being detained in Obubra prison.

Orji operated a hospital without a licence for himself and for the facility.

He operated Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe, Ekureku until the Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti Quackery visited his facility on July 11, 2024.

Further investigations by the task force revealed that Orji had in the past operated a medical facility in Ugep known as St. Collins Hospital, in Ibogo, Biase LGA. He also ran Common Wealth Clinic and finally Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe Ekureku in Abi LGA, before his arrest.

According to the Head of Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti Quackery, Dr. Dan Abubakar, when they met Orji with a team of police officers, they discovered he was not a medical doctor and had no medical training.

His facility was also not registered with the state government.

It was also alleged that he had no licence to practise medicine and surgery in Nigeria and did not attend any medical institution, but carried out surgical operations on his patients in his consulting room, without qualified nurses.

In a video circulating online, Orji is seen claiming he is a trained homeopathic doctor but he had no proof to validate this claim.

Speaking further, Abubakar said: “Satisfied that he had no registrable credentials with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, we sealed Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe, Ekureku, before we took him to the police station, Itigidi.”

Orji appeared before the Magistrate Court, Itigidi, and was granted bail.

Unable to meet the bail conditions, he was remanded in prison custody at the Obubra prison and the matter adjourned till August 9, 2024, for further hearing.

A former head designer at Rolls-Royce has been st@bbed to d£ath on his doorstep at his £3million mansion in Germany in a suspected robbery.

The body of vintage car expert, Ian Cameron, 74, was found in the entrance of his home in Bavaria, on Friday evening, July, 13.

A man is said to have approached and st@bbed him, according to German news outlet Bild.

The CCTV over the garages where his high-value vehicles were kept had the power cables cut, The Sun reported.

Police have launched a manhunt for his killer after Mr Cameron’s wife jumped over a wall to escape.

Verena Kloos managed to get to their neighbour’s house and called the police on phone.

Mr Cameron was a vintage car expert who retired from Rolls-Royce in 2013 after 20 years at the firm, working on the design of cars such as the 3 Series, Z8, Phantom, and Ghost.

Police labelled it a ‘violent crime’ and said the attacker fled on foot from the house.

Search teams are reportedly using dogs and a helicopter to track him down.

An officer told The Sun it is ‘extremely rare’ that a burglar who prepares enough to disable CCTV then ‘stabs and kills’ a person.

The suspect is reported to be 180cm to 190cm tall, with light trousers and a dark blue hoodie, carrying a red rucksack and yellow-green gloves.

RE: LAGOS TO BAN DANFOS ON LEKKI-EPE CORRIDOR

I have received numerous calls and messages following the publication on various blogs and online news platforms regarding a ban on Danfos by Lagos State.

To clarify and prevent any misunderstandings, it is essential to highlight that the forthcoming initiative is designed to enhance public commuting and better serve the residents of Lagos.

Key Facts about the Bus Reform Initiative:

1. The primary goal of the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) is to restructure commercial bus operations.

2. As a pilot project, the BRI will introduce mass transit buses for the Lekki-Epe corridor.

3. Danfo buses that conform to the standards of the VIS will operate as Mid-capacity buses while Korope buses that also meets the standards will be integrated into the First Mile Last Mile services to serve the interior roads along the stretch from Obalende/CMS to Ajah (specifically Eleko).

4. Danfo and Korope buses will undergo roadworthiness checks, and drivers will receive professional training at our driving institute.

5. Designated routes will be assigned, and compliance will be strictly monitored.

6. Passenger comfort is a top priority; therefore, an e-ticketing system will be introduced.

7. The issue of illegal passenger pickups and unauthorized bus stops will be effectively addressed.

8. A stakeholders’ meeting was held on June 27th, including heads of Transport Unions, key Transport Operators, officials from the State’s Ministry of Transportation, and the Special Adviser and Permanent Secretary of Transportation.

9. A communique was signed at the stakeholders’ meeting, addressing all doubts and concerns. There is no cause for alarm.

10. The initiative has prompted Transport Operators to register for new franchises with the Ministry of Transportation.

Sola Giwa

Special Adviser to Governor of Lagos on Transportation.

14th July, 2024.

The gunman who attempted to assassinate former United States, US, President, Donald Trump, Thomas Mathew Crooks, had explosive materials in his car and residence.

US security sources who spoke with Fox News said Crooks car parked near the Pennsylvania rally had bomb making materials inside.

“There were explosives, including an IED, found inside a car driven by Thomas Matthew Crooks found parked near the scene of the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania,” sources confirmed to Fox News.

The sources could not say how many explosives or what kind, but emphasized that more than one was found.

In Crooks’ house, law enforcement also found bomb-making materials.

The 20-year-old had attempted to assassinate Trump during his campaign in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

Crooks fired several shots but only hit Trump by his ears. But the secret service responded immediately by killing him.

The 20-year-old was reported to have used an AR-style weapon.

A group of Republican lawmakers are blaming US President Joe Biden, claiming his campaign rhetoric led to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

As of Sunday, nearly a dozen lawmakers have pointed fingers at Mr Biden and Democrats at-large for the shooting Saturday evening at the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Many are pointing to a comment from Mr Biden while on a private phone call with donors last week.

According to Politico, Biden said on the call: “I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.”

On Saturday, Mr Biden condemned the attack and called on Americans to denounce such violence. On Sunday, he ordered a review of security at the rally.

In the aftermath of the assassination attempt, the specific reference to “Trump in a bullseye” less than a week before, has led some Republicans to place the burden of the shooting in part on Mr Biden.

“Joe Biden sent the orders,” Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins posted on X, formerly Twitter, in a response to a post about Mr Biden’s comments to donors.

In another post, Mr Collins wrote “they attempted to neutralize the threat”, responding to a separate graphic featuring the president’s comments.

“Notice that after an attempted assassination of President Trump, the same people who wanted him prosecuted for telling his supporters to peacefully march to the Capitol on January 6 are not calling for President Biden’s prosecution after he said it was time to put President Trump in the bullseye after their debate,” Collins wrote.

FBI officials identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, a kitchen worker from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, who is a registered Republican.
A Secret Service sniper fatally shot Crooks after he fired at the president.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, also referenced Mr Biden’s bullseye comment in posts on social media.

“Just days ago, Biden said ‘it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye’. Today, there was an assassination attempt against President Trump,” she wrote on X Saturday evening.

Ms Blackburn also criticized Mr Biden for not releasing a statement for the first hour after the shooting, calling his delay “unacceptable”.

“Go to the Oval Office and address the American people. We do not settle our differences by violence,” she said.

Mr Biden spoke Saturday night from his home in Delaware where he was spending the weekend. He condemned the assassination attempt and called on all Americans to denounce such “sick” violence.

“We must unite as one nation to condemn it. It’s sick, it’s sick,” he said.

Mr Biden then left Delaware to return to the White House, where he addressed the shooting again Sunday afternoon. A national address from the Oval Office is planned for Sunday night.

The sitting president also spoke with Trump over the phone on Saturday night in a call that one White House official described as “good, short and respectful”.

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee took to social media in response to Mr Biden’s bullseye statement, too, asking reporters in a post if they plan to delve into the president’s comment to donors.
“That just happened,” they wrote in a post after the attempted assassination.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, told 9News on Saturday night that she believes “much of the rhetoric from the left has escalated to this moment”.

“President Trump was literally put in a bullseye after the President of the United States, the sitting President of the United States, called for him to be put in a bullseye,” she said.

When asked if she thinks Biden bears responsibility for the attempted assassination, she replied: “I do believe that Joe Biden is responsible for the shooting today.”

Other Republicans pointed to Democrats’ recent efforts to end Trump’s Secret Service protection after he became the first president convicted of felony counts for falsifying business records related to hush money payments to an adult film actress.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat and ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the legislation in April that several House Democrats co-sponsored.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican who blamed the media and several Democrats for the shooting in posts on X, posted a list on the social media platform of Democrats who co-sponsored the legislation.

“Pray for America. The left wants a civil war. They have been trying to start one for years. These people are sick and evil,” she wrote.

Sen. J.D. Vance, an Ohio Republican, who is on Trump’s short list of vice presidential picks, echoed similar sentiments blaming the left’s rhetoric.

“The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination,” he wrote on X.

Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Democrats and the media have “recklessly stoked fears”, and called Trump and conservatives “threats to democracy”.

“Their inflammatory rhetoric puts lives at risk,” he also wrote on X.

Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority leader who was shot at a practice for a congressional baseball game in 2017, said Democrats have fuelled “ludicrous hysteria” about Trump being re-elected.

“Clearly, we’ve seen far left lunatics act on violent rhetoric in the past. This incendiary rhetoric must stop,” he said.

The Lagos State Police Command said it had begun a full-scale investigation into the alleged rape accusation against one of its officers by a 17-year-old girl.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Sunday, also disclosed that the officer whose identity was yet to be disclosed had been taken into custody.

On Saturday the victim alleged that she was raped inside the Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state.

It was gathered that the officer had promised to help the teenager retrieve her phone, which had been taken by ‘one chance’ robbers on June 16 while she, her grandmother, and her siblings were returning from Ikeja.

The suspect reportedly overheard the teenager recounting her ordeal to her mother at her shop and offered to help track her missing phone and take her statement.

The victim also noted that she was invited into the suspect’s office in the guise of getting her phone but the suspect carried out the alleged act.

The mother of the victim, Aramide Olupona, had disclosed that her daughter began bleeding a day after the assault and was taken to the Mirabel Centre, adding that the incident was also reported to the authorities.

Olupona, however, accused the police of trying to bury the case, saying, “The suspect’s wife and the rest of his family have come to my shop to plead with me saying he would soon retire, but what about my daughter who was raped? Is it because I am a poor woman?”

Reacting, Hundeyin added that the alleged act contravened the code of conduct of the police and therefore assured the victim’s family and the general public that there was no attempt to cover up the incident.

He said, “The Lagos State Police Command has placed under arrest one of its personnel accused of defiling a 17-year-old girl. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has directed a full-scale and thorough investigation into the allegation.

“The command assures the public that there is no attempt at a cover-up as such hideous acts are at variance with the code of conduct and professional ethics of the Nigeria Police Force.

“To this end, CP Fayoade once again assures Nigerians that the officer will be dealt with under police regulations and the law if found culpable.”

The Nigeria Police Force have announced that no casualty was recorded in the two-storey residential building in Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa Abuja that collapsed.

The building, which was formerly a hotel known as Al-Hilal, but was converted to a residential apartment collapsed on Saturday morning at about 7:00am.

Beneth Igweh, the Police Commissioner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), confirmed that no casualties were recorded in the building collapse that occurred in Kubwa, Bwari area of Abuja.

Igweh said that four individuals were evacuated from the building. Two of the victims have been discharged from the hospital, while the remaining two were transferred to the National Hospital for further medical attention.

“I was one of the first persons to arrive here early this morning when the incident happened. We ensured that all trapped victims were rescued alive. We thank God that there was no death,” Igweh stated.

The Commissioner expressed gratitude to the rescue teams for their prompt response, stating, “I thank the rescue teams, they have been very wonderful. We called them and they answered us. That is why we always tell the residents that, when you see something, you say something and when you say something, we will do something.

“The prompt response was as a result of the people who called us that this building fell. We thank the Abuja residents for the promptness, because that was what has ensured the rescue of the people,” he added.

The police commissioner pointed out the critical role played by a private engineering company in rescuing the last victim from the rubble.

“We called them and they mobilised to the site, you can see their equipment. That was what helped in the rescue, because she was trapped under,” he explained.

Former President of the United States, US, Barack Obama, has condemned the shooting at the Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Two people have died after gunshots were fired at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania – with the injured former president rushed off stage by armed security, according to the Associated Press.

Reacting via his X handle on Sunday, Obama said there was no place for political violence in American democracy.

Obama, who is a Democrat, said although details of the incident were still scanty, Americans should be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t “seriously hurt.”

He urged Americans should use the incident to recommit themselves to civility and respect in their politics.

He wished Trump a quick recovery.

Obama wrote, “There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy. Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery.”

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has announced the tragic death of Inspector of Customs, Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo on Saturday.

The incident occurred during a stop-and-search operation on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Achilafia along Daura-Kano Road, Jigawa State.

According to Isa Suleiman, the Zone B Public Relations Officer, the incident transpired when a vehicle suspected of being smuggled into the country struck the officer while attempting to evade arrest.

Sueiman stated that Inspector Abdullahi-Elenwo was rushed to General Hospital Kazaure and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, where he was pronounced dead.

“The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B is sad to announce the tragic demise of Inspector of Customs (IC) Hamza Abdullahi Elenwo in an unfortunate incident that occurred on Friday, 12 July 2024 at Achilafia along Daura-Kano Road in Jigawa State during a stop and search operation.

“The incident occurred when a vehicle suspected to be smuggled into the country hit the operative while trying to evade arrest.

“The late operative was rushed to the General Hospital Kazaure and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Katsina, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.

The deceased has been laid to rest in Katsina, according to Islamic rites,” Suleiman stated.

The Customs spokesman extended condolences on behalf of the officers and men of the unit, quoting the Head of Federal Operations Unit Zone B, Comptroller Ahmadu Shuaibu.

He stated that Shuaibu expressed sorrow over the incident, pointing out the desperation of smugglers and their disregard for human lives.

Comptroller Shuaibu asserted that the incident shows the level of desperation by smugglers operating without recourse to human lives, adding that it was also one of the many instances where smugglers kill and maim Personnel of the service in an attempt to evade arrest.

“The Comptroller has vowed to ensure justice is served as one suspect has been arrested and is in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, Gwiwa Division in Jigawa State,” Suleiman added.

Inspector Hamza, born on April 16, 1985, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, joined the Nigeria Customs Service on October 17, 2013, and was promoted to the rank of Inspector of Customs in 2022.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has reacted to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Nancy Pelosi was one of the key figures that ensured Trump never returned elected during the 2016 presidential election.

It was earlier that there was an assassination attempt on Trump during his election campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Pelosi, whose husband, Paul Pelosi was a victim of assassination attempt, condemned the attack and thanked God for safeguarding the former President.

“As one whose family has been the victim of political violence, I know firsthand that political violence of any kind has no place in our society. I thank God that former President Trump is safe,” she wrote on X.

“As we learn more details about this horrifying incident, let us pray that all those in attendance at the former President’s rally today are unharmed.”