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Senate President Ahmad Lawan has lamented the rising spate of school kidnappings in the North, which has worsened education in the region. He also urged leaders to encourage productivity among youths to enable them contribute meaningfully to national development. Lawan, according to a statement by his Special Assistant (Press), Ezrel Tabiowo, in Abuja, made the call at the weekend. The Senate President however assured that the situation is reversible with all hands on deck. 15 abductees escape from their captors in Niger Speaking on the security situation, Lawan said school children in the north are deprived of education, particularly the…

The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Titus Badejo AKA “Eja Nla”, a radio presenter who was allegedly shot at the premises of a nightclub at Oluyole Estate in Ibadan. Police spokesman Adewale Osifeso in a statement on Sunday said the incident was reported at the Oluyole police station in the early hours of the morning, by the manager of the lounge. The deceased was until his death a freelance journalist and a disc jockey at the club where he was killed. SS3 student shot dead in clash with smugglers in Badagry Witnesses say Badejo was shot…

Fifteen people abducted alongside the Tanko Salihu Islamiyya students in Tegina, Niger State have escaped from their captors. The abductees claimed they escaped while the guards watching them were deeply asleep. According to the victims, they were separated from the children after the abduction. They said they didn’t know where the children were taken to. An official said the government had to send reinforcement into the forest to get others when one of the victims emerged from captivity. 14 die as bandits attack police station in Benue The escaped victim arrived in the town on Saturday night while the others…

Manchester City will make a take-it-or-leave-it offer to Tottenham Hotspur of £100m for England striker Harry Kane, 27. (Daily Star on Sunday) Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will deny Kane a move to a club in the Champions League and is determined to hold onto the England captain. (Sunday Telegraph – subscription required) Tottenham’s new sporting director Fabio Paratici is keen to bring in ex-Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo as the club’s new manager but others at the London club want to try to reappoint Mauricio Pochettino, who is in charge at Paris St-Germain. (Talksport) Manchester United have made a new bid of more than £75m for Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon…

A SS3 student was shot dead during a clash between security operatives of the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) and suspected rice smugglers at Irosu village near Badagry on Saturday. NAN reports that the JBPT, which was established in the aftermath of the border closure of August 2019, is yet to be disbanded. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the JBPT were on a routine patrol at Irosu community near Sawa check point around Owode-Apa border post in search of smuggled foreign rice, following a tip off. Some aggrieved youths, however, confronted the operatives, vowing that on no…

Benue state Police Command has confirmed that fourteen bandits were killed in a gun duel following an attempted attack on a station in Katsina-Ala town, Benue state on Sunday morning. Police spokesperson Kate Anene, who confirmed the incident, said on Saturday, some suspected bandits were arrested and detained at Katsina-Ala Divisional Police Station for investigations. However, on Sunday morning, around 1am, some gunmen, numbering about fifty, launched a surprise attack on the station in an attempt to free the suspects from custody. Bandits assassinate medical doctor in Niger The police spokesperson stated that the operatives at the Division, who were…

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The virus continues to spread as President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to back measures like social distancing. The health institute Fiocruz says the situation is “critical”. Only 15% of adults are fully vaccinated. Congress is investigating the government’s handling of the pandemic. President Bolsonaro has been heavily criticised for not implementing a co-ordinated national response and for his scepticism toward vaccines, lockdowns and mask-wearing requirements, which he has sought…

Israel has said the international community should have grave concerns about the election of Iran’s new president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi. A spokesman for Israel’s foreign ministry, Lior Haiat, said Mr Raisi is Iran’s most extremist president yet. He also warned the new leader will increase Iran’s nuclear activities. Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election on Saturday, in a race that was widely seen as being designed to favour him. Mr Raisi, who will be inaugurated in August, is Iran’s top judge and holds ultra-conservative views. He is under US sanctions and has been linked to past executions…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called on West African leaders to exert pressure on the military leadership in Mali to ensure that the transition process in the country is not aborted. He made the call in his statement delivered at the 59th Ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana. The Nigerian leader spoke on the situation in Mali which was recently suspended from the regional bloc due to a military coup. “At this Summit today, we are expected to review a number of important reports dealing with various issues of concerns…

Robert Lewandowski scored his first goal of Euro 2020 as Poland held Spain to keep alive their hopes of reaching the knockouts. Poland knew that a defeat would mean they could not progress from Group E and they fell behind towards the end of the first half when Alvaro Morata’s close-range finish was given by VAR after initially being ruled out for offside. But Lewandowski, who had struggled to make an impact in Poland’s opening-game defeat to Slovakia, equalised early in the second half when he thumped home a header. Spain had the chance to retake the lead soon after…