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Police Arrest Suspected Hit and Run Driver Over Death of Vanguard Journalist
The Police have arrested a commercial driver suspected to be responsible for the death of a Vanguard Journalist, Tordue Salem.
Salem, an indigene of Benue State, who covers the House of Representatives and whose body was found on Thursday, November 11, more than a month after he went missing, was last seen on October 13, 2021, a situation that led to protest and agitation by Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abuja.
The suspect, a 29-year-old commercial driver, Itoro Clement was paraded at the police premises in Abuja on Friday.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba who said Clement was driving a 2004 Model Camry confessed to having hit Tordue at about 10:00 pm on the night of 13th October 2021, around Mabushi area in Abuja but ran away after thinking he was an armed robber as the area where the incident occurred is known for criminal activities.
Mba further stated that Clement was arrested following an investigation carried out by the Force Intelligence Bureau.
APC group tells Buni to resign or be forced out
A group which calls itself Concerned APC Stakeholders has called on Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), to resign Immediately or he would be forced to step down.
The group, led by Ayo Oyalowo, at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, said the Buni-led Committee has failed to deliver on its mandate, having conducted the worst ward, Local Government Area and State congresses which they alleged has further divided and polarized the party.
The group also requested President Muhammadu Buhari to activate relevant clauses in the party’s statutes to dissolve the committee forthwith, noting that the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has demonstrated a clear lack of direction to steer APC to the desired success.
Bandits butcher village head, kill nine villagers in Zamfara
Some gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the Tungar Ruwa community of Anka Local Government Area in Zamfara State, killing scores of locals in the operation.
According to eye witnesses, the bandits stormed the village in the wee hours of Thursday, searching the entire village and shooting at the villagers.
They added that nine villagers were killed, including the village head who was slaughtered in the presence of his subjects and explained that the gunmen also rustled livestock and burgled many shops, carting away foodstuff worth millions of naira.
Residents of the community, especially women and children, were said to have ran away from the village due to fear of another attack.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mohammed Shehu, was unavailable to make comments at the time of the report.
IN BUSINESS
FG increases prices of electricity meters
The Federal Government has raised the cost of both single-phase and three-phase electricity meters beginning from November 15.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission issued a statement to this effect on Thursday, and addressed it to the managing directors, all electricity distribution companies and all meter asset providers.
The document, in which the regulator raised the price of a single-phase meter from the current cost of forty-four thousand eight hundred and ninety-six point six-nine naira to a revised price of fifty-eight thousand, six hundred and sixty-one point six nine naira, was titled Review of the unit price of end-use meters under the Meter Asset Provider and National Mass Metering Regulations.
In the document, there was also an increase in the price of a three-phase meter from the current cost of eighty-two thousand, eight hundred and fifty-five point one nine naira to a revised rate of one hundred and nine thousand, six hundred and eighty eighty-four thousand point three six naira.
ON THE FOREIGN SCENE
Japan’s Toshiba To Split into Three Firms
Japanese conglomerate, Toshiba, will split into three companies, following a campaign by investors to boost the firm’s shares after a period of enormous upheaval.
In a statement on Friday, the company said that the board approved a plan that will spin two companies from the rest of Toshiba’s operations within two years, with one focused on infrastructure and the second on devices, and both eventually being listed.
The firm said the decision would allow each business to significantly increase its focus and facilitate more agile decision-making and leaner cost structures which would leave them much better positioned to capitalize on their distinct market positions, priorities and growth drivers to deliver sustainable profitable growth and enhanced shareholder value.
IN SPORTS
We Can’t Afford to Lose’: Eagles Ready to Dim Lone Stars In WCQ
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, says the team will be aiming for three points when they battle the Lone Stars of Liberia in a 2022 World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
The former Leicester City forward believes the three-time African champions are equal to the task when they file out against their fellow West Africans in Tangier, Morocco as the race for Qatar reaches its crucial stages.
Nigeria are on nine points after four matches and could have sealed a place in the final round of qualifiers with a win against Central Africa Republic in Lagos. They now have to defeat Liberia in Morocco and avoid defeat against second-placed Cape Verde on seven points at home in Lagos next week to reach the play-off.
