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Palpable fear has gripped the residents of Ilemosho-Ekiti, in Oye Local Government of Ekiti state following the abduction of the community’s monarch, the Obadu of Ilemosho, Oba David Adegboyega. Newsmen gathered that the gunmen around 8:30pm on Thursday laid siege on the palace along Isan-Ekiti, Governor Kayode Fayemi’s home town when the chiefs who had earlier visited the palace, had dispersed. Eight days ago, the Elewu of Ewu-Ekiti, Oba Adetutu Ajayi escaped abduction It was learnt the kidnappers gained access into the palace through the fence, fired shots into the air and whisked away Oba Adegboyega. Gunmen wreak havoc, hoist…

There was pandemonium on Thursday when no fewer than 10 gunmen invaded a bank in Anambra State, smashing vehicles and hoisting Biafra flags. No life was lost in the incident which occurred at Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area at about 4 pm. The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) alleged a plot to frame it for impending attacks on banks. The gunmen shot into the air as passersby, customers and staff members scampered for safety. An eyewitness said the attackers arrived in a black Honda Pilot Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). They were said to have set fire on a…

Edinson Cavani’s first-half volley was the highlight as Manchester United eased past La Liga side Granada at Old Trafford to book a Europa League semi-final with Roma. GET IN! See you in the #UEL semi-finals ???? ???? #MUFC — Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 15, 2021 Leading 2-0 from the first leg of their quarter-final in Spain last week, Cavani took away any lingering doubt over United reaching the last four when he provided a smart finish to Paul Pogba’s sixth-minute flicked header. United scored a second in stoppage time when Jesus Vallejo turned Alex Telles’ cross into his own net.…

Arsenal impressively swept aside Slavia Prague to reach the Europa League semi-finals with a fine away victory in the second leg. The night had potential to be a nervy affair with the tie evenly poised at 1-1, but the Gunners produced one of their best performances of the campaign to keep alive their hopes of European qualification for next season. Into the semi-final! ???? ⚪ 0-4 ???? (FT) | (1-5 agg) ???? #UEL — Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 15, 2021 They scored three goals in the opening 24 minutes and had another ruled out by the video assistant referee – all-but…

The United States announced a salvo of sanctions Thursday against Russia in retaliation for what Washington says are “destabilizing international actions,” including attacks on American interests. Washington has accused Moscow of interfering in the 2020 US presidential elections — as in 2016 — with digital disinformation campaigns, as well as orchestrating the massive SolarWinds cyberattack discovered in December, which compromised thousands of US government and private sector computer networks. The United States says Russia violated “well-established principles of international law,” including the occupation of Crimea since 2014, and more recently the buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, raising…

The Federal Government has blamed the media and some unpatriotic Nigerians for the choice of Ghana over Nigeria for the citing of Twitter continental headquarters. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJQb8z86nus] The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in an interview on Thursday in Abuja, said the development would serve as a lesson for Nigerians to be patriotic in managing the image of the country. Mohammed said Nigeria with about 25 million twitter users against Ghana’s eight million users, it was a natural expectation that Nigeria would have been the choice by Twitter to locate its headquarters for the continent. “The reasons…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Thursday, disclosed the suspension of ETO (Electronic Call-up for trucks) ticket for cargoes bound for the AP Moller Terminal (APMT) in Apapa. The statement was contained in a series of tweets on the official twitter page of the NPA. Following a dispute with the management of AP Moller Terminals at the Lagos Ports Complex, Apapa, members of the Maritime Workers Union have today, Thursday April 15, 2021, disrupted operations at the terminal. — Nigerian Ports (@nigerianports) April 15, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Fear of Apapa gridlock looms ”Following a dispute with the management of AP Moller…

VP takes pride in Ogun State digital infrastructure efforts Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the recognition that internet access and broadband penetration will become existential in the nearest future and will determine Nigeria’s competitiveness in the global economy, among others, is the driving force behind the Buhari administration’s initiative on broadband connectivity for all. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today in his remarks delivered virtually at the launch of the Ogun State Digital Economy Empowerment Project. According to the Vice President, making digital technology available to all our citizens and businesses “is the most farsighted action any government can take today.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria after a private medical visit to London, United Kingdom in which he spent 15 days. He left Nigeria for London on the March 30, 2012. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, said the President was in London, “for a routine medical check-up”. According to Adesina, President Buhari was due back in the country during the second week of April, 2021. Buhari heads to London for medical check-up More to follow…

Inflation rate, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), rose to 18.17 per cent in March 2021. The rate was 0.82 per cent higher than the 17.33 per rate of February 2021. Its data titled: “Consumer Price Index March 2021 (Base Period December 2009=100)”. The document said: “The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by18.17percent (year-on-year) in March 2021. “This is 0.82 percent points higher than the rate recorded in February 2021(17.33 percent). “Increases were recorded in all Consumer Individual Corruption by Purpose (COICOP) divisions that yielded the Headline index. On month-on-month basis, the Headline index increased…