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Boko Haram militant group has claimed it shot down a Nigerian fighter jet that went missing earlier this week and which the air force said may have crashed, according to a militant video released on Friday. The Alpha light attack jet was on a mission to support troops fighting militants in northeastern Borno state when it lost radar contact on Wednesday, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said. Nigeria’s military have been battling jihadists in the northeast of the country for more than a decade and have recently been fighting them in their stronghold in Sambisa forest in Borno state. The…

A police officer has died after slamming a vehicle into the security barrier surrounding the Capitol building, US media report. The suspect is reported to have emerged from the vehicle brandishing a knife before being shot by a police officer. The Capitol was locked down and a National Guard team was deployed as police instructed staff to remain indoors. Two officers were struck by the vehicle and have been taken to hospital. Footage of the scene showed a helicopter flying overhead and what appeared to be two people on stretchers being moved into ambulances. Onlookers were told to clear the…

The Ogun State Police Command has rescued three travellers that were abducted in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. The victims were abducted by seven suspected kidnappers in the early hours of Friday at the Ogene area of the local council. Speaking on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this to Channels Television during an interview on Friday. Three of the passengers travelling from Kwara State to Owode area of Ogun State were whisked away at gun point with their abductors demanding ₦50 million as ransom before they could be released. Attack on Soludo:…

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the people to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) by one month. This was announced on Friday in a statement jointly signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head of Corporate Communications at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Kayode Adegoke. An approval to extend the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to May 6 was given at the meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on NIN-SIM data linkage held on Thursday in Abuja, the…

Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanacho has won the English Premier League (EPL) Player of the Month award for March 2021, beating the likes of Tottenham’s Harry Kane, Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City and others. https://twitter.com/67Kelechi/status/1377998924070391810?s=20 The Super Eagles star was in brilliant form for Brendan Rogders’ Leicester City during the period under review. He scored five times in three league appearances as the Foxes pushed to cement a European place. “I’m so pleased and honoured to win this award. It’s great to be recognised, but I couldn’t have done it without the support of my team-mates and the manager,” he told…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said the club are unlikely to buy a striker this summer to replace the outgoing Sergio Aguero. City confirmed on Monday that Aguero, 32, will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season. Guardiola has been looking at options, with Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland, 20, at the top of the list of potential targets. However, Guardiola feels the fees currently being quoted are too high. “I don’t know what is going to happen but at these prices we are not going to buy any striker,” he said. “It’s impossible.…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s moment of frustration at a controversial decision in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday is turning into something positive. The captain’s armband the Portugal star threw to the ground when he was controversially denied a stoppage-time winner against Serbia has been sold at auction to raise money for a six-month-old baby’s medical treatment. Duty firefighter Djordje Vukicevic picked up the armband from the pitch after Ronaldo had stormed off at the end of the 2-2 draw in Belgrade. “Ronaldo was agitated [and] he threw the armband. It fell right next to me,” Vukicevic said. He decided to put…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for voter registration. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Yakubu said that NIN was only a means of identification for registration as listed in the Electoral Act. “I want to make this important clarification. NIN is not going to be made mandatory for voter registration. “This is for a simple reason that we are operating on basis of the law establishing INEC. “Section 10 of the Electoral Act lists identifications to be…

Authorities of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) have stated on Friday that the Alpha Jet aircraft that went off radar in Borno state may have crashed. The aircraft marked – NAF475 – had two crew members on board when it went missing on Wednesday in Borno State. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, stated this while giving an update about the incident. The cause of the crash and the fate of the NAF crew personnel remain unknown. The identity of the crew members are: Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa and Flight Lieutenant Ebiakpo Chapele. Air Commodore…

The Anambra Police Command says it has arrested four new suspects in connection with the reported attack on Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fresh arrest in a statement issued in Awka on Thursday. Ikenga gave the names of the four suspects as Mbah Victor (30), John Olisakwe (21), Chigozie Omeh (20) and Emmanuel Nnobi (28). “The suspects confessed to have actively taken part in the attack and subsequent abduction of the Commissioner for Water and Public Utility, Mr Emeka Ezenwanne,” the statement states. It further…