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Automobile giants, Hyundai and KIA are set to establish assembly plants in Ghana, a move that comes less than a month after social media firm, Twitter announced that its African base will be located in the country. Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen announced this on Thursday, noting that the plants will be ready by the end of 2022. Pleased to announce that Hyundai & KIA are set to establish assembly plants in Ghana by the end of 2022 to join Toyota-Suzuki, Nissan, Kantanka, Volkswagen & Sinotruck. The Ghana Auto Development programme = 3,600 assembly & 6,600 manufacturing…

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Thursday gave the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Oladimeji Shotunde, a two-bedroom bungalow and N2,000,000 on behalf of the state government. Mr Oladimeji Shotunde too, an indigene of Ogun State who recently emerged Best Graduating Student of the Lagos State University, was awarded a 2-bedroom bungalow and a 2million Naira cash prize.#BuildingOurFutureTogether #ISEYA #OgunState pic.twitter.com/eFDbDU3TNx — Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun – MFR (@dabiodunMFR) April 22, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js https://twitter.com/dabiodunMFR/status/1385317574553088007?s=20 He also gave 15-year-old Miss Odunsi Faith of Ambassadors College Ota, a laptop, pledging to set up an education endowment…

The abductors of three construction workers in Ondo State have demanded for N20m ransom to release them. The victims were working on the 16km Ikaram-Akunnu road in Akoko Northwest and Akoko North East Local Government Areas when the gunmen struck. Security operatives, including hunters, vigilance groups have been combing the bush since Tuesday when the workers were kidnapped. Three construction workers abducted in Ondo Ondo Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami, said more personnel have been deployed to the Akoko axis to help secure release of the workers. He stated the kidnappers usually flee to neighbouring states after kidnapping their victims…

With insecurity boiling over in the country, North’s governors cried out on Thursday and took their concern to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. On Wednesday, bandits killed an estimated 83 people in multiple attacks in three local government areas of Zamfara State. On Presidential order, a Special Military Operation was launched at 8:30 am yesterday from Mare Local Government to rid Zamfara of the “frequent and horrifying” activities of bandits, according to a statement by Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu. The governors were led by chairman of the Northern Governors Forum Simeon Lalong (Plateau). With him were Governors Atiku…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has stated that it will go after owners and operators of supermarkets and confectioneries that sell cookies, biscuits and other products laced with illicit substances. Rtd Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa gave the warning while receiving further briefing on follow-up operations from the Commander, NDLEA in the FCT, Mohammed Sokoto over the arrest of a 300-level university student, Rhoda Agboje and her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both suspects who were arrested on Tuesday, specialised in producing and selling drugged cookies to school children, clubs and supermarkets in Abuja.…

JPMorgan on Friday said it regretted supporting football clubs in launching European Super League after the plan collapsed earlier this week amid intense criticism from fans and politicians. “We clearly misjudged how this deal would be viewed by the wider football community and how it might impact them in the future,” a representative for the bank said. “We will learn from this.” Premier league orders club executives involved in Super League to step down JPMorgan provided a 3.5 billion euro ($4.2 billion) grant to the founding clubs to spend on infrastructure and recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Scores of people have been injured in clashes in East Jerusalem between far-right Jewish activists, Palestinians and Israeli police. The violence erupted as police tried to keep Palestinians and ultra-nationalist Jewish protesters apart. It follows nights of confrontations in the Israeli-occupied sector amid rising nationalist and religious tensions. East Jerusalem has long been a flashpoint, with an uneasy coexistence there between Jews and Arabs. Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East war and considers the entire city its capital, though this is not recognised by the vast majority of the international community. Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as…

The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested five internet fraud suspects in Kano. The suspects: Abdulaziz Shamsuddeen Umar, Adamu Sufiyan, Abdulsamad Abdulaziz, Mustapha Musa, and Suleiman Alexander Adeiza were arrested at Danbare Quarter, opposite Bayero University, Kano following intelligence on their alleged involvement cyber-related fraud. EFCC arrests Instagram comedian, Pankeeroy and 34 others for internet fraud They will be charged to court when investigation is completed.

The Presidency has declared its support for the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, describing his current travail as an orchestrated attempt to ‘cancel’ him. In a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Presidency alleged that the recent calls for the sack or resignation of the minister is being sponsored by the opposition and some unnamed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies. According to the statement, Pantami made enemies because he tried to put Nigeria first and had initiated plans and policies that would profit…

Atletico Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a win over Huesca 24 hours after withdrawing from the European Super League. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeTeirQZCGI] Real Madrid had replaced neighbours Atletico at the summit after a 3-0 win over Cadiz on Wednesday. On Thursday, goals by Angel Correa and Yannick Carrasco helped Atletico see off struggling Huesca. Diego Simeone’s side are three points clear at the top with six games remaining. Atletico had apologised to fans for causing “confusion” after ending their involvement in the breakaway European Super League. Super League project on ‘standby’ – Florentino Perez They are chasing…