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Wednesday, 07 July 2021 05:48

Gunmen kidnap 4 farmers in Ekiti, demand N50m ransom

Some gunmen have kidnapped four farmers in a farm location in Ekiti, demanding N50 million ransom to secure their release. The police in the state on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of the four farmers, but denied knowledge of the N50 million ransom. The latest incident happened barely a week after a traditional ruler, Benjamin Osho, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in Ekiti East Local Government Area, was kidnapped, with his captors demanding N20 million ransom. Sources said the latest victims, the farmers, were kidnapped Monday evening in Ikosu Farm Settlement in Ikosu-Ekiti, Moba Local Government area. Commenting, Olawumi Ayodeji, manager…

Tuesday, 06 July 2021 05:52

Taraba NLC chairman kidnapped second time within six months

Taraba State chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Peter Jediel, has again been kidnapped. He was abducted at about 3.30 a.m. on Sunday at his residence in Sunkani, administrative headquarters of Ardo-Kola local government council on the outskirt of Jalingo, the state capital. It was the second time Jediel, 54, would be kidnapped this year, the first being in February when he was released two days later after an undisclosed amount was paid as ransom. Police sources said he was kidnapped in the presence of his family members. Police spokesperson in the state, David Misal, told our correspondent that he…

Monday, 05 July 2021 15:03

Gunmen attack another school in Kaduna, abduct about 150 students

Around 150 children are missing after armed men attacked a school in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator told Reuters on Monday. Police said gunmen shooting wildly raided the Bethel Baptist High School in southern Kaduna state overnight. “They ... overpowered the school’s security guards and made their way into the students hostel where they abducted an unspecified number of students into the forest,” a police statement said, adding 26 people including a female teacher had been rescued. John Hayab, a founder of the school, told Reuters about 25 students had managed to escape while the rest…

Monday, 05 July 2021 15:02

Nigeria losing 200,000 bpd to pipeline vandalism - FG

Nigeria is losing an average of 200,000 barrels of oil per day - more than 10% of its production - to pipeline vandalism, the country’s information minister said on Monday. Nigeria relies on oil exports for more than half its budget and 95% of foreign exchange. The cost to repair the pipelines alone is roughly 60 billion naira ($145.99 million), information minister Lai Mohammed told a town hall meeting in Abuja. “One can only imagine the impact on the economy,” Mohammed said, adding that the resulting spills also had a devastating impact on the water, air and soil quality. Typically…

Monday, 05 July 2021 06:01

Gunmen attack hospital in Kaduna, abduct nurses, babies

Armed bandits have abducted babies, nurses and security guards from the residential quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre (NTLC) in Zaria, Kaduna State. PRNigeria, a news agency with close ties to security agencies, reported that the bandits stormed the area from a nearby forest. They engaged police officers in a gun battle before they escaped with their victims, the agency reported. The area where the kidnap occurred, known as Saye District in the outskirts of Zaria, is close to notorious Sabon Birni, Galadima and Malu Forests where armed bandits keep their victims hostage. When contacted, Kaduna Commissioner for…

Monday, 05 July 2021 06:00

Police officers sustain fatal injuries as gunmen attack station in Akwa Ibom

The police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed Saturday’s attack on its Udung Uko Divisional Police Headquarters by gunmen. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Odiko MacDon, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Udung Uko in Akwa Ibom on Sunday. Macdon, a superintendent of police, said the situation would have been worse but for the gallant policemen on duty who repelled the attack. He, however, said that the three officers who sustained gunshot wounds were receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in the state. “Gunmen on Saturday night attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters in Udung Uko Local Government Area…

Saturday, 03 July 2021 05:40

Bandits abduct 13 women going for wedding ceremony on Kaduna highway

Bandits have abducted 13 women between Manini and Udawa town along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway, on their way to a wedding ceremony. The incident happened on Thursday around 12 pm when the bandits intercepted three vehicles conveying the women on their way to Birnin Gwari. It was gathered that among the victims were nursing mothers and a woman with her five daughters. It was also gathered that a seven-year-old boy was among those abducted. A community leader, Muhammed Umar, said the women were all from Udawa town in Chikun Local Government Area. “All the 13 women, majority housewives, were from Udawa…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:05

Gunmen kill police officer in Ekiti bank robbery

A policeman has been killed in a robbery attack at a commercial bank at Otun-Ekiti, in Mona Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Confirming the robbery attack on the bank, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Sunday Abutu, said the robbers attacked the bank with dynamite. Abutu said men of the command and the military attached to the area engaged the robbers in a gun duel, which led to the loss of one of the mobile police at the scene. “There was a bank robbery yesterday at Otun-Ekiti around 5 pm and in the process of a shootout between our men…

Friday, 02 July 2021 06:04

Gunmen kidnap 6 workers on mining site in Kogi

Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped six workers of West African Ceramic Company in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident happened in the Emiworo community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state, where the company mines stones. The workers were abducted while loading stones expected to be delivered in the ceramic site located at Itobe, in the same council area. The suspected criminals, who were fully armed, whisked the six workers away to an unknown location. Kogi state police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, confirmed the incident to this newspaper on Thursday. He said the officers deployed by…

Thursday, 01 July 2021 05:53

Lawmaker killed in Zamfara, Kano gov’s convoy attacked by gunmen as security crisis worsens in Northwest

A Nigerian politician was killed by bandits while on the road between two northern cities, one of his colleagues said on Wednesday, while a state governor’s convoy came under fire in a separate incident that left three police officers injured. The attacks highlighted a breakdown of law and order across northwestern Nigeria, where armed robberies and kidnappings for ransom have become so frequent that many people are terrified of being on the road. Ahmad Ahmad, a member of the state house of assembly in northwestern Zamfara state, was killed in a rural area on Tuesday evening as he was driving…

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Wednesday, 30 June 2021 05:54

How Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Europe

A few hours after leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu reappeared before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Binta Nyako, yesterday, the Federal Government has disclosed that he was intercepted and arrested through collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and security services. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami, who briefed the media in company of Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Ahmed, however, declined to disclose where he was nabbed. But contrary to wild speculation that the IPOB leader was arrested in the United Kingdom, Daily Sun…

Wednesday, 30 June 2021 05:53

Nnamdi Kanu addresses court, explains why he jumped bail, fled Nigeria

Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday, opened up on why he escaped from the country inspite of the criminal charges of terrorism and treasonable felony brought against him by the federal government Looking heavily weighed down, Kanu, who was brought to court for the continuation of trial shortly after he was intercepted by security operations, sought the permission of Binta Nyako, the trial judge, to address the court and present his side of the story. Upon the permission, Kanu told the court in the presence of heavily armed security operatives that his house…

Wednesday, 30 June 2021 05:40

Pregnant woman, 7-year old daughter, two others killed by suspected herdsmen in Plateau communities

No fewer than four people have been killed in two separate attacks on farming communities in Plateau State, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. Three lives were lost in the attack in Zanwra area of Bassa local government area on Sunday and one Bitrus Manzere was killed near a military base in Riyom local government area on Monday. Confirming the attack in Zanwra, President of Irigwe Development Association, Robert Ashi, said the suspected herders stormed the house at about 8:20 p.m. on Sunday. He said the assailants shot a pregnant woman, Rifkatu Friday; her 7year-old daughter, Ladi Friday, and an octogenarian, Minchwe Gado,…

Tuesday, 29 June 2021 13:47

South Africa’s highest court jails former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court

South Africa's highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country's long-running corruption saga. The Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered that Zuma present himself at a police station in his home town of Nkandla or Johannesburg within five days. In a scathing judgment, Sisi Khampepe ruled: "There can be no doubt that Zuma is in contempt of court." The order stems from Zuma's refusal to appear at an anti-corruption commission to answer questions about his alleged involvement in corruption during…

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