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Iniobong Hiny Umoren, who went missing for three days, during a job-hunt in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has been reportedly found dead. Umoren’s friend, Uduak Umoh, confirmed the development in a series of emotional posts on twitter saying; “they raped and killed my friend”. Umoren’s mysterious disappearance sparked fear among friends and sympathisers, which prompted the creation of a hashtag – #FindHinyHumoren — to gather information on her whereabouts. Umoren was last seen on April 29 before she went to honour an interview with someone who promised her a job via a comment on her post on Twitter where she…

The Nigerian government has banned entry of passengers from three different countries. Chairman, Presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, SGF Boss Mustapha in a statement announced that those who visited Brazil, India and Turkey will be denied entry to Nigeria. However, this does not apply to those who transited through these countries. Part of the statement read: “Any person who has visited Brazil, India or Turkey within 14 days preceding travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into Nigeria. “This regulation does not apply to passengers who transited through these countries.” This became necessary following the spike in COVID-19 cases…

One police officer has been reportedly killed following an attack by gunmen on another police station in Ebonyi state. The gunmen attacked Abaomege Police Station in Onicha Local Government Area on Saturday night. One police officer was said to have been killed while another sustained gunshot injuries. A police source, who confirmed the attack, said the gunmen attacked the station with dangerous arms. “Yes, some unknown gunmen attacked Abomege police station and a policeman was killed while another was hospitalized following injuries sustained in the attack,” the source stated. The injured policeman is receiving treatment at the Alex Ekwueme Federal…

The Northern States Governor’s Forum has distanced itself from the issues surrounding the embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami. The forum says it has uncovered a clandestine attempt by a shadow group to engage in a smear campaign against the forum as well as its chairman and governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong. The forum expressed disgust over campaign of calumny in which the group has gone, to the extent of printing and circulating posters to the effect that it is supporting the Minister of Communication Technology and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa…

The Lagos State Government is seeking to field two expert witnesses to debunk claims that it had a hand in the military’s alleged shooting and/or killing of #EndSARS’ protesters at the Lekki Tollgate Plaza last October 22. Its counsel, Mr Abiodun Owonikoko, SAN, on Saturday sought permission for the witnesses from the Lagos judicial panel probing police brutality and the Lekki Tollgate shootings. Owonikoko’s oral application, if granted, would enable both experts to give evidence on all the Lekki tollgate plaza incident petitions together. There are no fewer than 14 petitions relating to the shooting incident, out of the 235…

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid four months salaries of some members. Dr. Temitope Hussein, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Ibadan, said the strike was to protest non-payment of January, February, March and April salaries of some members of the association. Hussein said other issues also included the non-enrolment of some members into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, (IPPIS), which was affecting payment of their emoluments. UniJos shuts hostels over security threats The national body of the association,…

Gunmen suspected to be members of Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Saturday killed no fewer than two policemen in Akwa Ibom. According to reports, the hoodlums, who invaded Ikono Police Divisional Headquarters at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo around 3am, burnt down five police vehicles and also injured a policewoman on night duty. Police spokesperson, SP Odiko MacDon and Chief Press Secretary to Chairman of Ikono Local Government Area, Mr Nsisong Ntuk, confirmed the incident. Ntuk, in a statement, said the hoodlums even hoisted their flag at the police station. He said the chairman has been taking great measures to ensure normalcy…

A lady, Iniobong Hiny Umoren, has gone missing during a job-hunt in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Her mysterious disappearance has sparked fear among friends and sympathisers. A trending hashtag #FindHinyHumoren, with over 120,000 thousand tweets especially on Twitter has been created to gather information on her whereabouts. Meanwhile, the Akwa Ibom State Police Command confirmed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of the job-seeker. Her friend alerted the public about Umoren’s disappearance. Happiness Activist @UmohUduak1 on Twitter, said “Earlier today she told me she was going for a job interview at airport road which is…

Kai Havertz scored twice to boost Chelsea’s grip on a Champions League place and send Fulham closer to Premier League relegation. The German, one of five changes in between the Blues’ Champions League semi-final legs against Real Madrid, latched on to Mason Mount’s through ball to give them an early lead. He doubled their advantage when he finished after a one-two with Timo Werner. In between those efforts he also had a goal correctly ruled out for offside. Fulham had plenty of chances in the first half with Antonee Robinson and Ola Aina forcing good saves from Edouard Mendy. Chelsea…

The Management of the University of Jos has directed the closure of all its students’ hostels over security threats to the school. Mr Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university disclosed this in a statement sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday morning in Jos, adding that the hostels would remain closed until further notice. According to Abdullahi, the decision followed an emergency meeting between the management of the university and other stakeholders, including heads of security agencies in the state, the chief security officer of the institution, student representatives and others, held on…