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Bandits kidnap villagers in Niger state
A criminal gang has kidnapped 25 villagers in two separate incidents in Niger state, an area notorious for banditry and abductions, a local official said on Tuesday. Dozens of bandits,
FG kick-starts reforming of Federal Civil Service
Ag Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja began a two-day sensitisation workshop to transform the Federal Civil Service for effective
Messi congratulates new Barcelona president
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has congratulated Joan Laporta after he emerged as the club’s president. The new president told Catalunya Radio yesterday. Members of the club voted for the new
Covid worsening already alarming rate of violence against women ― WHO
One in three women have already suffered physical violence or sexual abuse, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that the coronavirus pandemic was deepening the problem. In a report,
Nigeria’s South-South Governors Demand Increase in Oil Revenue Payments from 2.5% to 10%
Governors of Nigeria’s South-South region on Tuesday have demanded an upward review from 2.5 per cent to 10 per cent of oil revenue payments to host oil communities. Chairman of
Vaccine Rollout, US Stimulus Boost Global Economic Outlook, OECD Says
The global economic outlook has brightened as vaccine rollouts gain speed and the United States launches a vast new stimulus package, the OECD said on Tuesday, hiking its forecasts. The
Alleged Taraba kidnap kingpin, Wadume, others to open defence to charge May 18
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, slated May 18 for the alleged Taraba kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (aka Wadume) and his
Man 22, parents docked over alleged conspiracy to rape 6-year-old girl
By Onozure Dania A 22-year-old man, Ebuka Nwobodo and his parents were Tuesday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ebute- Metta, over alleged conspiracy to rape a six-year-old
We’ll rather die in IDPs camps with our children than surrender our land to herdsmen – Benue displaced farmers
By Peter Duru They are women who have seen it all in life. They are within the age bracket of 73 and 90 years. An encounter with these group of
Abia govt demolishes buildings where kidnappers keep victims
By Steve Oko Abia State Government, Tuesday, demolished two buildings used as hideouts by kidnappers. One of the buildings, a bungalow is located at Eziala Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North
