Boko Haram releases abducted pastor, Rev. Zango

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Rev. Polycarp Zango, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Jos, Plateau State, abducted by the terrorist group on October 19, while on a journey to a Ministers’ conference in Gombe has been released by Boko Haram; the deadly sect that abducted him. Recall that a viral video had earlier shown the COCIN pastor in their custody, but he was released from captivity yesterday. The Vice-Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (Northern region), Rev. John Hayab, said Zango regained his freedom on Friday night. Details of how…

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Desmond Elliot apologises for referring to Nigerian youths as “children”

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Desmond Elliot, popular actor turned Lagos House of Assembly member representing Surulere constituency, yesterday apologized to the Nigerian youths after heavy backlash from a video of him speaking during a plenary session at the House of Assembly where he referred to Nigerian youths as children. Elliot who was speaking on why Nigeria needs a social media regulation called on the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly to “address certain things” like “the Nigerian youth, the social media, the social influencers.” Elliot referenced the recent #EndSARS protests in the…

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Truck crushes school bus, kills 21 in Enugu

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It was indeed a dark Wednesday for the entire staff of Providence Nursery and Primary School in Enugu State as the school’s bus driver, seven pupils and a teacher were said to have died instantly in a road accident around Nkwo Junction, in the Awgu Local Government Area of the state, while conveying the children home from school. Nine other pupils, who were said to have sustained varying degrees of injury, were rushed to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, for treatment. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps,…

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Anambra varsity female professor abducted

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Report has it that a female lecturer of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State. The lecturer, a Professor, was reportedly abducted on her way to Awka from the university. A statement by the President-General Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union, Ndubuisi Obijiofor, confirmed the incident in a statement. He said, “This is to inform the general public of the unfortunate kidnap incident that took place on the Enugwu-Agidi-Nawgu Road on Wednesday about 6.25pm. “The kidnap victim, a professor with the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Anambra State, who left for Awka after having…

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NSCDC dismisses officer for looting palliatives in Abuja

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed one its officers, a Corps Assistant named Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division Abuja. Ibrahim whose photo and video footages went viral with evidence of being in possession of looted palliative materials, was dismissed from the service. His dismissal was in relation to the looting of Covid-19 palliatives discovered in a warehouse in Gwagwalada, Abuja. A statement issued from the office of the Commandant General, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu it says the Command has approved the recommendation of the Junior Staff…

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Lekki shooting: Gov. Sanwo-Olu invited the soldiers, Army Insists

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The Nigerian Army yesterday broke its silence on the #EndSARS protest which led to the Lekki shooting incident that was condemned globally, as the military command denied that it fired at the marchers. It also disputed the claims by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu that he knew nothing about troop deployment in Lekki Tollgate where soldiers were accused of shooting protesters for allegedly flouting the curfew imposed on the state to curb the social unrest unleashed by hoodlums who had seized the #EndSARS protest. A statement by the Acting…

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Housewife cuts husband’s manhood for impregnating another lady

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A 32-year-old housewife, Halima Umar reportedly cut off her husband’s manhood in Taraba State for allegedly impregnating another woman. The sordid event happened on Sunday, October 26, 2020 when a man, Babangida but popularly known as Bangis, who is in his early 30s, suffered severe injuries on his genitals after his wife attempted to cut off his penis. The incident happened at Appawa community, a suburb of Lau Local Government area, about 12:15a.m. when Bangis was asleep. Bangis was immediately rushed to a private hospital for treatment. We gathered that…

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NBC criticised over fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been criticised for fining Arise TV, Channels Television and the African Independent Television (AIT) about N3m for alleged “unprofessional coverage” of EndSARS protests and the use of unverifiable social media reports. Acting Director-General of NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, who announced the punitive measures yesterday, in Abuja, had alleged that at the early stage of the protest, reports available to the commission indicated the broadcast industry largely gave a fair and balanced coverage but the trend became completely reversed when violence, wanton destruction and looting…

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Lekki Shooting: Nigerians mock Fashola on Twitter over camera discovery

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Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is trending at the moment on social media, especially Twitter as many Nigerians have turned his camera discovery story at the Lekki scene of the shooting incident to be a “huge joke.” Critics of Fashola’s story argued that, after the October 20th shooting of protesters, the Lagos State Waste Management (LAWMA) staff have gone round to clean up the area, many people have plied the routes, and scavengers that pick up metal materials for sales have all gone round the axis, so after…

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Fashola discovers ‘hidden camera’ at scene of Lekki shooting

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Former governor of Lagos State, and current minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola on Sunday, found a camera at the scene of the shooting in the Lekki area of Lagos state. Fashola found the device while on tour of the place where #EndSARS protesters demonstrated for 13 days before they were forcefully dispersed. On Tuesday last week, October 20, men in army uniform invaded the Lekki toll plaza and shot at the peaceful protesters, and this has generated controversies over casualty figures, and also who ordered the soldiers to…

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