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No fewer than five persons have been confirmed killed by bandits during an attack on Katarma village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident also said one person was injured during the attack. The Commissioner also disclosed that the decomposing corpse of a man who had been missing since March 24, 2021 was discovered by the troops in Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area. Aruwan said: “Security agencies have reported that armed bandits attacked Katarma village in Chikun local government area. “According to the report, five persons were…

Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi and former President Olusegun Obasanjo are in a meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. Obasanjo’s spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, confirmed the meeting. “I am not there and the meeting is still going on,” Akinyemi said when asked what the meeting is about. “It is not just the two of them present; it is stakeholders meeting holding at his residence here in Abeokuta.” Amotekun arrest two kidnappers, rescue three victims The meeting, according to sources, may not be unconnected insecurity in the country. Gumi has been meeting with various stakeholders to solve the security challenge. He has been…

Commercial banks have reconnected MTN customers to banking channels after disconnecting them from their channels, including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and banking apps last Friday. The development was due to intervention of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami and Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele. The banks blocked MTN subscribers, believed to be around 77millions accounting for about 45 per cent of the total telecommunication market share in Nigeria, with many of them stranded and unable to recharge airtime via USSD amid the Easter celebrations. The blockade was due to reduction of banks’ commission from…

Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued three travellers along the Ifira-Akoko/Idoani Road in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The victims – Adewale Adebisi, Ahan Mary and Ladi Bude – were said to have been kidnapped by some armed men while travelling with other church members from Benue State to Akure, the Ondo State capital in the early hours of Saturday. It was gathered that the kidnappers flagged down the vehicle in which the victims were travelling, ordered the occupants out and took them into a…

Over the past few days, MTN customers have experienced disruptions in USSD services offered jointly by MTN and commercial banks. This has been as a result of the disagreements between the two parties over commission and service charges. As a result of the disconnection, MTN is exploring other electronic payment platforms for its customers to recharge their phones. South Africa’s MTN blocks access to USSD services for Nigerians According to a report, these alternative channels include payment solutions platforms such as Flutterwave, Jumia Pay, OPay, Kuda, Carbon and BillsnPay. The mobile network operator, in a statement on Saturday, April 3,…

VP says there will be grace and mercy As Christians all over the world celebrate the Easter season, Nigerians should have great hope that things are going to get better for the country, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo stated this during a brief chat with journalists after the Easter Sunday service at the Aso Villa Chapel earlier today. “I just want to thank God for our nation, and pray that our nation will experience the grace and mercy of God in so many different ways that we are expecting His grace and mercy. All will be well…

China’s overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system is being seen as a watershed moment by those who fear Beijing’s encroaching influence on the city. Recent changes ensure that only “patriots” loyal to the mainland can end up in positions of power. To those hoping Hong Kong might move towards greater democracy, it feels like the final blow. The US, Australia and European countries condemned China’s actions, but it has been harder to gauge the reactions in Hong Kong itself. Many people simply don’t want to talk anymore. In fact, over the past few years it has become harder and harder…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “his failure to probe allegations that N3,836,685,213.13 of public funds meant for the Federal Ministry of Health, teaching hospitals, medical centres, and National Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are missing, mismanaged, diverted or stolen, as documented in the recently released 2018 audited report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation.” The suit is coming in the wake of the controversy over Buhari’s travel to London for a “routine” medical check-up at a time the country’s resident doctors are on strike over unpaid…

Lille returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a crucial victory at title rivals Paris St-Germain who had Neymar sent off in the closing stages. Twenty-year-old Jonathan David’s deflected effort opened the scoring for Lille midway through the first half. PSG’s Neymar and Lille’s Tiago Djalo were both shown second yellow cards late on after a coming together. Neymar appeared to push Djalo after the ball had gone out of play, with the Lille defender also seeing red. The French champions, aiming for four consecutive league titles, are now three points behind Christophe Galtier’s side with seven games remaining…

Wife of late Afenifere spokesman, Comrade Yinka Odumakin, has said he died just when his condition was improving. Dr. Josephine Okei-Odumakin who confirmed her husband’s death to The Nation, disclosed he had been ill since March 10 and was recuperating. “It is true, my husband and friend has passed on. The darling of the media is gone. “He has been battling for his life since March 10 and just when he was improving, a respiratory failure occurred. Plateau lawmaker, son and two others die in auto crash “I am still at LASUTH but about to leave now,” she said in…