Full List Of Kogi University Students Kidnapped By Terrorists During Invasion Some students at Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State have said that almost 50 students were missing after an invasion by terrorists on Thursday night. According to the sources, almost all students reading in three classrooms in preparation for their forthcoming examination were missing after the attack. “Kidnappers invaded the school to kidnap almost 50 students,” one of the students told SaharaReporters on Friday morning. “Almost all the students reading in the classrooms are missing,” another source said. Several attempts made to reach the…
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PHOTOS: Man Kill Friend Over Job Deal Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Kill Friend Over Job Deal A Kano resident, Sadiq Zubaru, who is said to be a staff of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Saadiq Zubaru, has narrated how he allegedly killed Bello Adamu, his friend and colleague, after reportedly collecting N3 million to help him secure a job at the Federal Inland Revenue Service. Recall that Adamu, a Kano resident, was declared missing after receiving what was supposed to be an urgent call from Saadiq. Two days later, his corpse was found at a backstreet…
PHOTO: Popular Nigerian Cleric In Trouble For Raping Female, Male Church Members, Impregnating Some Victims An evangelical Nigerian pastor based in the UK, Michael Oluronbi, 60, has been jailed for 34 years after he was convicted of multiple rapes of members of his congregation. A jury heard that some of his female victims became pregnant multiple times. He was also found to have used his position to abuse children and adults over 20 years. According to Mail Online, Oluronbi, originally from Nigeria and living in Birmingham, was found guilty of the offences against six women and a man in January,…
Employment Not My Priority Except You Want Me To Sack Civil Servants, Says Otti Governor Alex Otti says his administration is not considering employing more people in Abia’s civil service. Mr Otti disclosed this during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in Umuahia. He said employment would arise when the government finished dealing with what it met in the civil service. “There is an embargo that I made and that embargo is still in place,” said the Abia governor. He complained about the high number of persons in the civil service. Mr Otti decried the huge wage…
BREAKING: Many Causalities Hit Okuama-Ewu Community 24 Hours After Army’s Exit Suspected peasants have killed an invader and macheted three others, who allegedly encroached on the Okuama-Ewu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, to loot zinc, iron, rods and related scraps, barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Army pulled out of the embattled community. Soldiers started withdrawing from the community, on Monday, and finally pulled out, on Wednesday, following negotiations between Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Army authorities. It was learned that soon after, some youths from neighbouring villages, observing that soldiers had withdrawn from Okuama-Ewu,…
BREAKING: Many Students Feared Abducted As Bandits Invade Kogi University Bandits have invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi, and abducted some students. An eye witness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9.00 p.m. on Thursday while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the bush, went into three lecture halls and began to shoot into the air to scare the students. “They trapped the students inside the halls and started taking them; the school was thrown into total confusion…
Naira Continues To Falls Massively Against Dollar Naira depreciation continued as US dollar transactions at the official foreign exchange market dropped to an all-time low of $84.38 million. This is according to FMDQ data at the close of work on Thursday. The day-to-day FX supply turnover dropped from $160.77 million on Tuesday to $84.38 million on Thursday. Consequently, the Naira further dipped to N1459.73 per dollar on Thursday from N1416.57 on Wednesday. This represents an N43.17 depreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Similarly, the Naira dropped to N1,450 per dollar on Thursday in the parallel market…
Man Kills Friend To Avoid Paying Back Loan Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Kills Friend To Avoid Paying Back Loan A 40-year-old man in Kano, Hassan Lawan, who goes by the nickname, Mutuna, allegedly murdered his close friend, Zilani Yusuf, 35, who lent him N50,000. When Yusuf asked Lawan to repay the loan, the suspect chose the devilish option of killing him rather than paying back the loan. The evil deed happened in Bari village, Rogo Local Government Area, Kano State. To actualise his alleged evil act, Lawan invited Yusuf to his house on two occasions, ostensibly to…
BREAKING: American Launches First Business Credit Card In Nigeria American Express Company has said it is rolling out its business credit card in Nigeria, the first of such product in the country. The card offers business owners a spending limit of $10,000 and a repayment period of up to 45 days for international transactions, and comes as a result of a partnership with local neobank O3 Capital, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the report, the card’s launch could improve working capital access in the West African nation. “The first-ever American Express Business Card in the most populous African…
JUST IN: Massive Employment Looms As Nigerian Govt Start Producing Mobile Phones, Laptops Others The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has disclosed plans to produce laptops, android smartphones, lithium batteries and solar street lamps. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NASENI, Khalil Halilu, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja during a media briefing. He said the production of the materials were part of efforts to develop national brands to compete with other products on the market. He said the production would contribute to oyster existing products that include solar irrigation system, electric…