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Gunmen kidnap two varsity students in Ogun
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro Campus, Ayetoro in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 9p.m on Sunday, when the suspected bandits stormed Igbole Aibo Quarters of Ayetoro, shooting sporadically.
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4 soldiers killed in Boko Haram, ISWAP clash in Borno
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian Army Monday said it lost four of its soldiers on Saturday when they clashed with members of the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), terrorists along the fringes of Lake Chad and Tumbus in northern Borno State. Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima, who made
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BREAKING! Several pupils, teachers kidnapped in Kaduna
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Several pupils and their teachers were on Monday kidnapped in Rema village, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. This is coming on the heels of failed attempt on Sunday by bandits to kidnap 307 students from Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) Ikara, in Ikara local government area of the
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Monarch, clerics laud Oyetola for good governance
From Clement Adeyi, Osogbo The Ogiyan of Ejigbo Land, Oba Omowonuola Oyesosin, has lauded Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State for what he described as his people-oriented governance and his unalloyed love for the community and the people. The monarch stated this when the Special Adviser to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Civic Engagement, Honourable Bosun
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Grammy Awards: FG congratulates Burna Boy, Whizkid
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The Federal Government, has hailed the duo of Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, otherwise known as Whizkid and Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally called Burna Boy for clinching the Grammy Awards on Sunday. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while congratulating the music stars over their victory, described the much-deserved awards
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COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 120 new infections, active cases now 13,245 COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said with 120 confirmed new cases of COVID-9, the number of active cases in Nigeria now stands at 13,245. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country had tested 1,601,396 people since the first
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Anyim, Amaechi, Anya, Utomi others harp on Igbo unity
Prominent Igbo sons and daughters led by First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim and former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, NESG, Professor Anya O. Anya yesterday, brainstormed on how to engender the development of the South East
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Pantami halts MNO’s planned USSD suspension
From Benjamin Babine, Abuja The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami has halted the impending suspension of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking services, planned by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Due to lingering debt owed by commercial banks, MNOs had planned to suspend the service on Monday, March 15, 2021. The
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Tackling illicit financial flows
The recent alarm raised by the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, that Nigeria accounts for about $10 billion (over N4trillion) that Africa loses to illicit financial flows (IFFs), has underscored the urgent need to tackle the challenge. The $10billion represents 20 per cent of the
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Inspiration behind ‘Miracle’ –Juliana Okoro
Evangelist Ms Juliana Nwakaego Okoro, based in United State of America has revealed how her latest single Miracle was inspired during the heat of COVID-19 pandemic. Okoro who has a Bachelor Degree in Nursing stated that, “My single, Miracle was composed during the peak of Covid. We experienced God’s miracle around us. My daughter who
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Video skits: Imo Deputy Speaker allegedly batters comedian for criticizing him
Steve Uzoechi, Owerri The Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amara Iwuanyanwu, has allegedly ordered the brutal beating of stand-up comedian and his kinsman, Franklin Ozuruigbo. Our correspondent learnt that Iwuanyanwu had viewed with distaste satirical video skits made by the comedian which allegedly portrayed him in bad light. Narrating his
JUST IN: Bandits storm Kaduna primary school, abduct pupils, teachers
Gunmen have attacked UBE Primary School, Rama in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, abducting a yet-to-be ascertained number of pupils and teachers. According to online news portal, SaharaReporters the gunmen who came on motorcycles arrived at the school around 9 am on Monday. The incident comes few days after bandits
Army: We lost officer, 3 soldiers in Borno attack
…says several terrorist suspects killed, gun trucks destroyed Emmanuel Onani, Abuja The Nigerian Army has said that an officer and three soldiers were killed during a fierce encounter with “elements of Boko Haram Terrorists and their Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) counterparts operating along the fringes of the Lake Chad and the Tumbus”. It,
Security forces fire on Myanmar protests after deadliest day since coup
Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy demonstrators on Monday, witnesses said, a day after dozens of protesters were killed and attackers torched several Chinese-financed factories in the city of Yangon. Supporters of detained democtratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marched again including in Mandalay and the central town of Myingyan where police opened
US remains top arms exporter, grows market share
The US has increased its global share of arms exports to 37% during the last five years, according to a Sweden-based research institute. Increased exports by the US, France and Germany were offset by declining Russian and Chinese exports, reports the BBC. Imports and exports remain close to their highest level since the end
Gunmen abduct 11 at Suleja
Gunmen on Sunday abducted 11 people at Chaza, a community on the outskirts of Suleja in Niger State. Suleja Police Area Commander CSP Sani Badarawa confirmed the incident. Residents said the gunmen invaded some houses to kidnap their victims among whom was a cleric, Malam Abdulfatah. Some linked the incident to the suspension of
Grammy awards 2021: Women rule as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift break records
It was a historic, triumphant night for women in music at the 2021 Grammys, as a range of female artists took home the top awards. HER took home song of the year for the Black Lives Matter anthem I Can’t Breathe, Taylor Swift became the first woman to win album of the year three
World stocks inch up on increasing bets on faster economic recovery
Global stock prices inched higher while U.S. bond yields hovered near a 13-month peak on Monday as investors bet U.S. economic growth will accelerate after the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill President Joe Biden signed into law last week. A rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States and some other countries stoked a bullish
AstraZeneca finds no evidence of increased blood clot risk from vaccine
AstraZeneca Plc said on Sunday a review of safety data of people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots. AstraZeneca’s review, which covered more than 17 million people vaccinated in the United Kingdom and European Union, comes after health authorities in some countries suspended the
India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners, traders
India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets, a senior government official told Reuters in a potential blow to millions of investors piling into the red-hot asset class. The bill, one of the world’s strictest policies against cryptocurrencies, would criminalise possession, issuance, mining,
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