Sesan Olufowobi, (Punch) - A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that a Nigerian, Rasheed Mustapha, be extradited to the United States of America for allegedly stealing $798,907.62 (N125.3m) in that country. The verdict came after a lot of drama between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Mustapha, who through his counsel, Joseph Nwabike, fought the extradition order.
Staff, (Vanguard) - In continuation of its plan to Islamize Northern Nigeria, the Boko Haram Islamic Sect on Monday night invaded the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, barracks as well as a police station in Maiduguri, Borno State, killing five persons including a soldier, two policemen and two civilians.
Staff, (Nigerian Tribune) - After about 13 years on trial for the murder of wife of the late Chief M.K.O Abiola, Kudirat, former Chief Security Officer to the late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha and the Protocol Officer in the campaign organisation of the late Chief Abiola, Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan, were, on Monday, sentenced to death by a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere.
Ihuoma Chiedozie, (Punch) - The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja ruled that the tenure of five Peoples Democratic Party governors elapsed since May 29, 2011. It consequently sacked them from office with immediate effect. Those affected are Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Liyel Imoke of Cross River, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi, Timipreye Sylva of Bayelsa and Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto.
Staff, (Punch) - As life gradually returns to normal in Kano city after a weekend of bombings, Police sources on Thursday claimed that no fewer than 200 suspects, including 160 Chadians, had been arrested in connection with the attacks. The source added that the Chadians were engaged and paid by the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to participate in the Kano multiple attacks.
Staff, (Guardian) - THE Inspector General of Police Hafiz Ringim yesterday became a casualty of the nation's internal insecurity caused largely by the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram. His duty of maintaining the nation's internal security has now been taken over by Mohammed D. Abubakar, an Assistant Inspector General.
Mustapha Salihu, (Punch) - Security agents on Tuesday stormed a building and killed Uzairu Abba Abdullahi, a 2002 Mass Communication graduate of Bayero University, Kano, and a textile merchant before his demise, suspected to be a leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, during a five-hour gun duel. The agents also shot his pregnant wife dead and arrested one of his sons.
