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Ten persons have been reportedly burnt alive by bandits in Kachiwe village Sarkin Pawa ward, Munya local government area of Niger State. It was gathered that many others were slaughtered while ten women were abducted during the attack. The bandits also succeeded in destroying the village. The attack was confirmed by the Secretary of Munya local government area, James Isaac Jagaba who spoke on behalf of the council chairman. He revealed that the incident happened on Thursday morning at about 2am. Reports say that the bandits operated without interruption due to the jamming of mobile networks in communities. “The bandits invaded…

Following the death of a female student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, the management of the institution has shut down the school until further notice. The latest development comes after a protest staged by the students during which major roads were blocked and commuters stranded. It was gathered that the undergraduate student, Adesina Aishat died as a result of the negligence of the OAU’s health center. The management of the school condemned in strong terms the continuous and uncontrolled protests by the students which resulted in blocking of the Ife/Ibadan and Ife/Ede highways as alternative routes,…

A Spanish judge has shocked women’s rights groups by dismissing a case that involved women being secretly filmed urinating in public and the videos then being posted on porn websites. Recordings of some 80 women and girls were made as they urinated in a side street because of a lack of facilities. They were caught by hidden cameras at the A Maruxaina local festival in the north-western town of Cervo. In many cases the footage showed close-ups of the women’s genitals and faces. It was uploaded to porn sites, some requiring payment to view. On discovering this, many of those…

An experimental drug for severe Covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half, interim clinical trial results suggest. The tablet – molnupiravir – was given twice a day to patients recently diagnosed with the disease. US drug-maker Merck said its results were so positive that outside monitors had asked to stop the trial early. It said it would apply for emergency use authorisation for the drug in the US in the next two weeks. Dr Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to US President Joe Biden, said the results were “very good news”, but urged caution until the…

Col Mamady Doumbouya has been sworn is as Guinea’s interim president after leading a coup which saw the overthrow of Alpha Condé. The former French legionnaire, 41, becomes Africa’s second-youngest leader, after Mali’s Assimi Goïta, 38, who also staged a military takeover. Col Doumbouya is barred from contesting future elections under plans to restore civilian rule announced this week. The 5 September coup has been widely condemned. Both West Africa body Ecowas and the African Union have suspended Guinea. Ecowas also imposed sanctions against the coup leaders and demanded a return to constitutional order within six months. Speaking at the…

Under-pressure Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman says he is “fed up” with having to defend himself. Reports say the Dutchman is on the brink of being sacked after Barca lost their first two Champions League games and are struggling in La Liga. But before Saturday’s trip to reigning champions Atletico Madrid, Koeman remains in the dark about his Nou Camp future. “Nobody has said anything to me,” he said on Friday. “The president [Joan Laporta] was here but I haven’t seen him because we were preparing for tomorrow’s game. “I am still here, but I have eyes and ears and a…

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford took part in full training on Friday for the first time since having shoulder surgery. The 23-year-old England international has not played since coming on as a substitute in July’s Euro 2020 final. He had been troubled by the shoulder problem for months and had an operation at the start of August. “Marcus trained fully for the first time today with contact,” said United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. “There were a few tackles flying in on him but he seemed OK, which was nice to see.” Speaking at a news conference before Saturday’s Premier League…

By Segun Dipe “Our progress has shown that the vision which drove the movement for the creation of Ekiti State was not a misplaced one. An eloquent testimony to this is the fact that even though Ekiti is one of the smallest states in terms of size, income and population, it remains one of the frontline states in terms of human and social development indices. It is one of the States with the biggest stock of human capital, social amenities, social investments and steady development paradigms. It is a thing of pride for us to look back at our humble…

Renowned Nigerian pastor, Bishop Dacid Oyedepo has said that he would be the last person to leave Nigeria if war breaks out. The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide stated this while preaching on Friday in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun state during a church programme, “Prayers for the Nation”, staged by the church as Nigeria marks her 61st independence anniversary. Oyedepo, who is known as the richest pastor in Africa stated that he would not leave until the last person is killed and there is no one left to help. He prayed that God should flush out all lovers of war,…

Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle has ordered the restoration of telecommunication services in the Gusau, the state capital. Telecoms had been shut down in the state since September 3, 2021 to allow security operatives clear out bandits from their hideouts in the forests, from where they perpetrate dastardly attacks on innocent citizens of Zamfara state. The latest development was revealed by Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser to the Zamfara state governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, who stated that network services will be restored from Friday. “The Governor has directed for the restoration of telecommunications services within the state Capital of…