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Abducted Abuja varsity lecturers, children regain freedom

Nov 6, 2021 topnews

Kidnapped lecturers of the University of Abuja as well as all abducted victims, have been rescued through the efforts of joint security operatives made up of the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), military and local vigilantes. The victims were rescued in the early hours of yesterday (Friday) and moved to DSS hospital in Abuja for medical check up. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, in his reaction, attributed the release of the six abducted persons to joint efforts by security agencies and citizens’…

18 arrested in Ondo, guns hidden in sack uncovered

Nov 6, 2021 topnews

18 persons have been arrested by the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun, in a bus conveying weapons in Ondo town. The Amotekun corps said the bus was loaded with 500 pieces of weapons such as guns, knives, carriages and swords. The items were reportedly concealed inside a sack and were being kept under the seat of one of the buses. Parading the suspects on Friday at the headquarters of the command in Akure, the state capital, the state Commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said three…

Scores killed, houses burnt as Gunmen invade Southern Kaduna

Nov 6, 2021 topnews

In separate attacks, gunmen invaded two villages of Yagbak and Ungwan Ruhugo in the Ayap Chiefdom of the Zango- Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday. A statement from the state government simply indicated that lives were lost, but it was gathered that no fewer than 10 persons were killed during the attack on one of the villages. According to the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, some people were killed while houses were razed in attacks on two locations of Yagbak and Ungwan…

FIRSTBANK LAGOS AMATEUR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, THE LONGEST-RUNNING GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP IN NIGERIA BEGINS

Nov 5, 2021 topnews

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the commemoration of the 2021 and 60th edition of its annually sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship. The tourney is scheduled to Tee-Off at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 on Thursday, 18 – Sunday 21 November 2021. The FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship is a World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) listed competition that attracts the best golfers from the amateur scene, not only in Nigeria but across the continent and indeed the world.…

CBN spends N58.6bn to print 2.52bn Naira notes valued at N1.1trillion

Nov 5, 2021 topnews

In its Annual Currency Operations report for 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed that it spent the sum of N58.6 billion to print 2.52 billion Naira notes valued at N1.1 trillion in 2020. Disclosing these yesterday, the apex bank also said it utilized $1.83 billion within the same year to fund Bureaux De Changes (BDCs) and Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) operations. The currency printing cost, however, indicated a significant decrease Year-on-Year as it spent N75.5 billion and N64.04 billion in 2019 and 2018 respectively for the same purpose.…

Clash between police and tricycle riders leaves three dead in Lagos

Nov 5, 2021 topnews

A clash between men of the police command in Meiran, Lagos state and tricycle operators in the area left no fewer than three persons dead. It was gathered that trouble started when a yet-to-be-identified traffic warden allegedly stabbed a tricycle operator, identified only as Eleyele, to death for refusing his demand for N100. Angered by the development, the victim’s colleagues ran after the policeman, who fled the scene. After the cop escaped, the protesting crowd carried the victim’s remains to the front of the Meiran Police Division, where it was…

Fuel Subsidy payment costs N864.07bn in nine months –NNPC

Nov 4, 2021 topnews

A total of N864.07bn has been spent by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation between January and September, in subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. This amount represents 31 per cent of the total revenue of N2.7tn generated by the corporation between January and September. An analysis of a report submitted by the corporation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee at its last meeting showed that the NNPC did not incur petrol subsidy cost in January, but spent N25.37bn on subsidising the product in February. The subsidy cost ballooned…

Real reason I appreciate my wife at all tiimes -Apostle Suleman

Nov 3, 2021 topnews

Prior to commanding wives to submit to their husbands the Holy Book taught that spouses are to submit to one another in the fear of God. This is the testimony of Apostle Johnson Suleman, servant of God and senior pastor at the Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) worldwide. “When you see me talk about my wife constantly, it is not always her birthday. I am only appreciating her,” stated Apostle Suleman, while answering questions on why he regularly celebrates his wife, Reverend (Mrs.) Lizzy Suleman. “Live with your wife in an…

Suicide attack on Kabul military hospital leaves 19 dead

Nov 3, 2021 topnews

In an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday, at least 19 people lost their lives while 50 others were wounded. The attack got under way when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the entrance of the sprawling site. Gunmen then broke into the hospital grounds, firing their weapons there, the Taliban said. “Nineteen dead bodies and about 50 wounded people have been taken to hospitals in Kabul,” a health ministry official who asked not to be named said. The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency…

Wife hires thugs, plots husband’s kidnap over stinginess

Nov 3, 2021 topnews

A housewife, Memunat Salaudeen, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Monday for allegedly hiring three men to kidnap her husband. The wife, who accused her husband of being stingy, was reported to have hired the accomplices — Olayinka Lawal, Asungba Nura and Usman Oluwatoyin — to kidnap her husband and take a ransom from him. Nemesis, however, caught up with them when the police apprehended the suspects during a stop and search on the Papa-Itori Road. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola…