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We are responsible for death of 15 soldiers, four civilians -ISWAP

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A splinter group of Boko Haram known as the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the ambush of a military convoy that killed 15 soldiers and four civilian Joint Taskforce (JTF) members on Saturday.  The ISWAP on Saturday issued a statement, claiming responsibility for the ambush, according to the SITE jihadist monitoring agency which belongs to the insurgents.  The terrorist group it was gathered laid an ambush near Gudumbali around the Lake Chad area when the military convoy on assignment was attacked by the terrorists.…

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FirstBank promotes cross border payments in Sub Sahara Africa with First Global Transfer

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international transfer of funds across its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s subsidiaries in Africa include FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone, FBNBank Senegal. The First Global Transfer (FGT) initiative is specifically designed to ensure safe, timely and improved efficiency in the transfer of funds across the network of FirstBank subsidiaries in Africa. The FGT is not restricted to FirstBank and FBNBank…

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Ex- militant Asari Dokubo dares FG, proclaims Biafra government

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Former militant leader, Asari Dokubo has dared the federal government by proclaiming Biafra defacto Customary Government (BCG). In a statement issued by one Uche Mefor, BCG’s Head of Information and Communications, on his behalf, the former militant leader named those who would serve as leaders of BCG. Sunday, Dokubo declared himself as the leader of the BCG. He said, “We as people have resolved that as Biafra, it’s time for us to take our destiny in our hands and bring freedom to ourselves and our children and the generation of…

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Retired DIG’s wife assassinated in Benue

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Mrs. Eunice Aghanya, wife of retired Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Mr Ibe Aghanya, was assassinated in Makurdi, the Benue capital on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Benue State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene said that the victim was killed by unknown gunmen at her Makurdi residence, behind Kismet Hotel, off David Mark Bye-Pass, Makurdi on Friday afternoon. She was said to have returned home from her outing when she was attacked. She was stabbed at different points on her head by her assailants. Investigations had…

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Final year student, Maryam Musa Seeks N12m for Kidney Transplant

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A 400-level, English student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), 24-year-old Maryam Adaeze Musa, is appealing to Nigerians, philanthropists, and organisations for financial assistance to fund an urgent kidney transplant costing N12m. Maryam, an aspiring On-Air Personality (OAP), was diagnosed with End-Stage Kidney failure in 2019. Currently, she is undergoing dialysis every three days at the cost of N45,000 per session including the cost of drugs. While trying to raise funds for the kidney transplant, Maryam still has to do dialysis twice a week which costs N90,000. Maryam’s…

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Buhari’s daughter denies collecting N2.5bn fraud proceed

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Zahra Buhari-Indimi, one of the daughters of President Buhari has said she did not defraud the Federal Government of Nigeria of N51bn, neither was she paid a sum of N2.5bn by anyone. The President’s daughter was alleged by the online publication, Sahara Reporters, to have collected a wired transfer of N2.5bn from APC chieftain, Nasiru Danu through her “foundation”, which was allegedly part of N51billion fraud proceed also involving customs boss, Hameed Ali. She however responded to the story in a letter dated March 8, 2021. The letter, signed by…

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I drank poison after killing my wife –Suspect

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Christopher Chiabata, a 59 year-old man who killed his wife, aged 41 with a pestle during a fight is being held by the Bayelsa State Police Command. He said he killed his wife in self-defence during a fight over money in their house at Onuebum in the Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. According to police report, Chiabata hit his wife with a pestle during the fight, and after realising that he had committed murder, drank Sniper to commit suicide but neighbours resuscitated and handed him over to the…

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FG, Delta State at loggerheads over Ibori’s £4.2m loot

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The British Government’s resolve to return to Nigeria £4.2million (about N2.2 billion) funds recovered from friends and family members, traced to the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori has stirred up controversy, pitting the Federal Government against the Delta State government. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed that the £4.2million returned loot be deployed to complete the second Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kano expressway projects. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Catriona Laing, said…

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Kwara government shuts 10 missions’ schools for disallowing hijab

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Kwara State government, yesterday ordered indefinite closure of 10 public/grant-aided missions schools in Ilorin, the state capital over hijab controversy. In a statement announcing the schools closure ,Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said in a statement titled “Hijab: 10 Kwara schools to remain shut for safety reasons.” “The Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development wishes to inform members of the public that the 10 government schools where the use of Hijab is disputed will remain shut until a later date. This decision has been taken for…

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Boko Haram: 5,000 displaced Nigerians repatriated from Cameroon

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About 5,000 Nigerian refugees from Borno State that fled to Cameroon due to the Boko Haram insurgency, returned to their homeland on Monday in a voluntary repatriation process. Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Nji, said this in Maroua, the chief town of Cameroon’s far north region just before take-off for Nigeria’s Borno State. The first batch, consisting of 5,000 refugees who spent six years in Cameroon’s Minawao refugee camp, boarded buses as they began the journey. Nji said “we have taken all the precautions and all the necessary measures…

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