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“Minister Of Loneliness” appointed in Japan Following Increase In Suicide Rates

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In a bid to reduce loneliness and social isolation among its residents, Japan has appointed a “minister of loneliness” as the country deals with rising suicide rates. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga created the role in early February, taking after the U.K., which created its own such role in 2018. Tetsushi Sakamoto will take on the role while also handling the country’s falling birth rates and regional economies. Figures from the National Police Agency showed that 20,919 people committed suicide in 2020, a 750-person increase from the previous year and…

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Three killed, nine women kidnapped by Gunmen in Katsina

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Gunmen have killed three persons, abducted nine women and injured many others in Sabuwa Council of Katsina State. The bandits, who operated late Monday night into the early hours of yesterday, ransacked three communities of Mai Bakko, Kawarawa and Unguwar Bako. According to a source who pleaded anonymity, the deceased were identified as Ahmed, Jabir and Abubakar. It was learnt that three of the casualties in critical condition were receiving treatment in a hospital at the council headquarters. A resident, simply identified as Umar, said that his new wife was…

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Gumi faulted by PANDEF for calling herdsmen militants

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Comments credited to Islamic Cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has been condemned by the Pan Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF) in which he likened armed Fulani herdsmen as militants fighting for ethnic survival and not bandits. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson, the group said it was vexatious and a huge nonsense for Gumi to say that killer herdsmen and murderous bandits should not be referred to as criminals, but militants fighting an ethnic war and for their existence. Robinson said it was unfortunate that the country had…

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Gov. Ortom says Bauchi governor is a terrorist

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Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, lashed out at his Bauchi State counterpart, Senator Bala Mohammed, after the latter said Fulani herdsmen have right to any forest in the country. Bala who tried to justify herdsmen carrying arms, saying they are using AK-47 rifles to defend their cattles from rustlers, have been criticized by many Nigerians. Another heat was turned on him as Governor Ortom accused him of being part of the Fulani terrorist organisation, terrorising Nigeria. Ortom also accused Mohammed of being part of the plot to assassinate him,…

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Sheikh Gumi says government knows the hideouts of killer-herdsmen, bandits

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Islamic cleric who is also negotiating peace with bandits, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, alleged that the Federal Government knows the hiding place of the herdsmen and bandits involved in clashes with farmers, kidnappings and other criminal activities. Sheikh Gumi said on Channels Television programme, “Politics Today” that the government is playing safe because it realised that the former approach of attacking the bandits frontally was not working. The Islamic cleric said this on Monday during an interview, when asked why he can locate and hold dialogue with the bandits, while government…

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Military jet crash: 7 bodies, black box recovered

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Seven dead bodies, black box and cockpit recorder of Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Beachcraft airplane which crashed on Sunday, February 21, 2021 have been recovered. Firemen attached to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) put out the fire in the after noon while officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) were on ground. About 1:30p.m., a team of investigators arrived at the scene from the Accident Investigation Bureau of Nigerian (AIB-N). Working with the Air force personnel, the investigators immediately mapped…

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Hushpuppi accused of laundering money for for North Korean criminals

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Social media celebrity, Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi who was arrested for fraud from his base in Dubai, UAE is in the news again. He was named as a co-conspirator in a case that involves North Korean hackers. Hushpuppi, legal experts say, may get up to 20 years sentence in US prison from laundering hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams, including schemes targeting a U.S. law firm, a foreign bank, and an English Premier League soccer club. Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles made…

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Kwara government orders temporary closure of 10 schools over hijab controversy

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Pending resolution of Hijab question in some grant-aided schools in Ilorin, the Kwara State Government has directed immediate temporary closure the schools. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mary Kemi Adeosun, said yesterday in a statement. However, former Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kwara state chapter, Olusola Ajolore has criticised this, questioning the rationale for the closure after a very long time at home due to the COVID-19 lock-down. The affected schools are, Cherubim and Seraphim College Sabo Oke, St. Anthony College, Offa Road, ECWA…

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Shina Peter vows to take care of Funmi Martins’ son

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Sir Shina Peter’s, Veteran Juju singer, has addressed the viral allegations that the late actress, Funmi Martins, bore him a son, Oluwadamilare, whom he abandoned. Martins, who passed on in 2002, is also the mother of popular actress, Mide, who is married to her colleague, Afeez Owo. During the week, a blogger alleged that Mide and Peters had abandoned Damilare, who is now 19 years old. In a video, the juju musician, who was recently ordained a Bishop of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, stated that he was in talks…

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Widower stabs lover in court over failed marriage proposal

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Adamu Enock, a widower, requesting the refund of his dowry and other expenses incurred in a failed marriage proposal, stabbed his estranged lover within the premises of Yola Criminal Area Court where the case was being heard. Police said she was in a critical condition in a hospital. Enock is a father of three, who proposed to his estranged lover, Hosea Ashini, a divorcee with four children, but the marriage proposal failed to materialise. Disappointed, Enock reportedly sought the refund of N120,000 he incurred in an attempt to consummate the…

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