Businessman, who fled kidnappers’ den, abducted again in Zamfara

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  Aminu Jangeme, a businessman in Zamfara State, who escaped from kidnappers’ den last year, has been abducted again. Sarki, as he is popularly known, was abducted in his village in 2020 along with six others. While negotiation on payment of ransom was ongoing, he escaped and fled to Gusau town with members of his family. It was learnt that Jangeme returned to the village, not knowing that the bandits had been looking for him. He was reportedly re-abducted on his farm on the Gusau-Dansadau Road last Thursday. His elder…

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Anambra: INEC declares election inconclusive, fixes Nov 9 for supplementary poll in Ihiala

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Professor Florence Obi, the Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9. Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi noted that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive. She noted that election did not take place in Ihiala because there were reports of insecurity in the area. Meanwhile, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, leads with a total…

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Man arrested for beating own 2 months old baby to death

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The Osun State Government has arrested one Sanjo, 43, for killing his two months old baby. According to the Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Barr. Olubukola Olaboopo in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Information Officer, Bolarinwa Adereti, Sanjo had been killing the children birthed by his wife. The suspect, who lived at Alekunwodo area of the state capital, said he beat the baby to death unintentionally. Sanjo said, “I got married to my wife in 2008 and God blessed us with five children. It was the third…

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Drug dealer behind multiple UK-bound consignments arrested

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A suspected drug dealer, Ikenna Okoli, who is believed to be responsible for the recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to London, United Kingdom, through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, and other courier companies has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The agency said Okoli had been on bail following his arrest in November 2020 and subsequent arraignment before the Federal High Court in Lagos for attempting to export 15.700 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine to Australia. A statement on Sunday by the…

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Abducted Abuja varsity lecturers, children regain freedom

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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’…

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18 arrested in Ondo, guns hidden in sack uncovered

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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…

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Scores killed, houses burnt as Gunmen invade Southern Kaduna

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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…

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

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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.…

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

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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.…

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Clash between police and tricycle riders leaves three dead in Lagos

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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…

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