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Terrorists Threaten to Kidnap Buhari and El-Rufai

25Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Terrorists Threaten to Kidnap Buhari and El-Rufai

Terrorists threaten to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai if they fail to meet their demands. The group of terrorists is suspected to be behind the Abuja-Kaduna train abduction back in March. The terrorists were seen in a new video torturing the captives abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna train and thereafter making demands from the government. See Also: Report Terrorists That Live Among You, Buhari Begs Nigerians One of the terrorists who spoke in the Hausa dialect said some of the abductees will be sold off as slaves just like they did with the chibok girls if the demands of the group are not fulfilled by the government. “He said: “This is our message to the government of Nigeria and just as you have seen these people here, by God’s grace...

Osun: 43-Year-Old Man Killed by Suspected Cultists

24Jul

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Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Security

Osun: 43-Year-Old Man Killed by Suspected Cultists

A 43-year-old man named Yinusa Okunloye was killed by suspected cultists in Ofatedo, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State. The Osun Police Command disclosed the news, reporting that suspected cultists broke into Yinusa’s residence and shot him dead around midnight on Saturday. SP Yemisi Opalola said that the case was reported to the Ido Osun Police Division Headquarters by Ismaik Azeez at about 1.30 am. See Also: Election in Osun: 21,000 Policemen Deployed for Security She said Azeez claims that three suspected cultists invaded the house of Yinusa and called him out of his room before shooting him in the chest. The Police Spokesperson said Yinusa died on the spot and then his corpse was moved by the police to the University of Osun Teaching Hospital for autopsy....

Port Harcourt Refinery to Begin Production in 2023

24Jul

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Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Port Harcourt Refinery to Begin Production in 2023

The old Port Harcourt Refinery is about to be restored to refine 60,000 barrels per day (BPD), with which production will begin in the first quarter of 2023. Ahmed Dikko, The Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, announced the new development when the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee visited the refinery to assess the 1.5 billion dollar rejuvenation project of the facility. See Also: Ex-Imo Governor, Ihedioha Asks Nigerian Government To Probe Over 100 Deaths At Illegal Refinery He mentioned that when the project is fully completed by the end of 2024, the refinery will have the capacity to refine 210,000 barrels per day, also noting that the project will be done based on the time stated and the budget approved. He also added that to stick...

Terrorists Kidnap 50 Persons in Niger State

23Jul

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Breaking News, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Terrorists Kidnap 50 Persons in Niger State

Terrorists have reportedly kidnaped fifty persons in Kuchi, Munya Local Government Area in Niger State. News sources report that the armed terrorists invaded the town at 2 am on Friday and kidnapped about 50 persons while it was raining. According to the Daily Post, the terrorists are trapped at a nearby Dangunu River as they tried to escape with the abductees. The terrorists were trapped due to the overflown banks of the Dangunu River. See Also: Report Terrorists That Live Among You, Buhari Begs Nigerians Sani Abubakar Yusuf Kokki, confirmed the incident, saying that the number of persons abducted was estimated to be fifty, although there is no detailed casualty report. Kokki urged that the law enforcement agencies should come to their aid and help them battle these te...

EFCC: Car Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

23Jul

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Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

EFCC: Car Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Umar Muhammad was sentenced to five years in prison by a Federal High Court in Sokoto for violating the regulations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The offender was found guilty by the court for failing to present his declaration of activities. This is required by the EFCC for customer identification and elaboration of returns on transactions to the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML). See Also: Osun Elections: EFCC Deploy Operatives To Checkmate Vote Buying The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge as the Judge, Justice Ahmed Mahmud noted that the pleas of the offender were considered as it was his first time committing such an offence. However, the defendant was given an option to relinquish the jail term by paying a fine of N12...

Nyesom Wike Rewards Players of Rivers United with N12million Each

22Jul

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News, Nigeria, Sports

Nyesom Wike Rewards Players of Rivers United with N12million Each

Each player of the Rivers United Football Club was rewarded with over N12 million by the Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike, for lifting the 2021/2022 NPFL title. The players were also rewarded with a two weeks visit to Madrid in Spain for a two weeks training session. The management staff and coach of Rivers United were not left out as they were also acknowledged with the Governor’s Service Award. See Also: NPFL: Rivers United Emerges 2021/2022 League Champions Nyesom wike at the Government House on Thursday lauded the performance, efforts, and sacrifice of the team throughout the 2021/2022 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) season. He said: “Each of you will go home with $20,000. For me, you deserve more than that, but because of the economy. If not you de...

JAMB Approves 140 as Minimum CutOff Mark for 2022 Admissions

22Jul

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Education, News, Nigeria

JAMB Approves 140 as Minimum CutOff Mark for 2022 Admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) approved 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Universities in 2022. JAMB decided to reduce the minimum cut-off mark on Thursday at the Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities in Nigeria. See Also: JAMB Replies El-Rufai, Says Differential Cut-off Marks Not Awarded JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede announced the decision to reduce the cut-off mark, saying that the institutions can fix their mark above the cut-off mark but they should not fix it below the agreed minimum mark, which is 140 for universities, 100 for colleges of education and polytechnics. He also disclosed that out of the total 1,761,338 students that sat for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) only 378,639 sc...

Reactions as Asa performs “Fire on The Mountain” at The Unveiling of NNPC LTD

21Jul

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Music, Nigeria

Reactions as Asa performs “Fire on The Mountain” at The Unveiling of NNPC LTD

Nigerian singer, Asa, performed her once popular hit song “Fire on the Mountain” at the transitioning of the Nation National Petroleum Corporation to the Nigerian National Petroleum Limited Company, (NNPC LTD) exhibition. The performance of the singer’s 2007 hit track aroused reactions online, with the majority noting that the song refers to the leaders showing no concern about the welfare and development of the country. What drew the public attention was that President Muhammadu Buhari and other prominent leaders were present when Asa performed her song. See Also: NNPC To Nigerians: Avoid Panic Buying, We Have 1.7bn Litres Of Petrol In Stock Social media users praised the singer for her bravery in using the opportunity to address the leaders with the meaningful lyrics of ...

20-Year-Old Girl Raped and Murdered in Edo

21Jul

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Crime, Justice, News, Nigeria, Security

20-Year-Old Girl Raped and Murdered in Edo

A 20-year-old girl named Precious Aigbokhode has been raped and murdered in Agenebode, headquarters of Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo state. African News Today received reports that the girl bled to death after being stabbed multiple times by her rapists on Sunday. See Also: Police Rescue Italian Catholic Priest Abducted In Edo, Kill 3 Suspects Public Relations Officer for Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, revealed that a suspect named Zachariah has been arrested in connection with the case He also confirmed that the case was reported to the station by the elder brother of the deceased girl, adding that when the police got to the scene, they found the corpse with marks of multiple knife stabs. “On the 17th July, 2022 about 14:25hrs one Paul of Otuok...

Bakers on The Verge of a Nationwide Strike

20Jul

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Cost of Living, Economy, Nigeria

Bakers on The Verge of a Nationwide Strike

The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria threaten to stop their services across the country from henceforth. The association's reasons are the hike in the price of bakery materials, the cost of diesel, and other related issues which affect their services. The union had threatened to embark on a strike as of the 25th of June for the same reasons. Abuja’s Union Chairman of AMBCN, Ishaq Adbulrahehem, disclosed that the new development is a result of the increase in the price of bakery materials such as flour, sugar and other baking ingredients. He said: “We are withdrawing our services nationwide. We expect government’s response so that we can review whatever we are doing. The high cost of ingredients, rate at which we are buying diesel – which is N880 per litre ...