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Farmer Isaac Osagie, 43, who was abducted on his property in Edo State on March 21 tells reporters about his terrifying ordeal in the hands of his Kidnappers and his plans for the future. When did you start your farming business? I have been a farmer for 12 years. I started a farming business in Odogbolu, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Two years ago, I decided to come to Edo State to set up a farm and also begin the process of relocating to Benin with my family. So, I got a place at Igbekhue community, along Benin-Akure Road in Edo…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the average life expectancy for men and women worldwide has climbed from 46 to 73 years, with the poorest nations seeing the greatest increases. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced this during an online press conference. After years of conflict, the organization, according to Ghebreyesus, understood it was preferable to cooperate than engage in combat. According to him, the group also recognised that a safer society was one that was healthier. “Their goal was to provide everyone with the best possible level of health. They decided to establish a new organisation to…

Easter, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, “reminds us that God can turn a painful situation around for good.” In an Easter letter to Nigerians that he personally signed on Friday, he made this statement and added that the central theme is the victory of light over darkness. Recognizing that the period is about rekindling hope and a magnificent future, Buhari advised all Nigerians to remain self-assured and sincerely believe that better times are ahead for the nation. Easter: Consumers lament the high cost of foodstuffs The President praised the newly elected leaders after the country’s 2023 general elections were completed…

The renowned author pointed out that a spokeswoman for the US State Department had acknowledged the anger voiced over the way the polls at the elections were conducted and every technological issues. The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has encouraged US President Joe Biden to “trash” an open letter sent by renowned author Chimamanda Adichie to him. Chimamanda observed that a spokeswoman for the US Department of State had acknowledged the anger raised about the handling of the polls and technical issues in an open letter to US President Joe Biden published in The Atlantic on Thursday.…

Jacob Agada, a retired official of the Nigerian Immigration Service, was shot and killed by gunmen in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, who are thought to be kidnappers. A few hours after Agada was taken hostage by the gunmen who set up barricades at Ombi II, Lafia on Thursday night and abducted him, he was discovered dead. At around 9 o’clock in the evening, the victim was apparently on his way home when he was kidnapped by the thugs, who later left his lifeless body nearby on Friday morning. A family source bemoaned the escalating level of insecurity in…

Indecent attire is now forbidden among university students and staff, according to the Service Compact with All Nigerian Directorate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). In a statement released on Friday in Calabar, Prof. Patrick Egaga, the director of SERVICOM, announced the restriction. He said that the institution’s female personnel and most students were wearing indecent, provocative, and out-of-place clothing, which the directors had seen with great alarm. “Specifically, short skirts or gowns, above the knee, open backs, crop tops, braless tops and gowns, spaghetti finger, sleeveless tops, handless gowns, bikinis, see-through, transparent, apparels, and revealing contours are no longer…

When residents of Aponrin in Agbowo, Ibadan, who had come to a crusade arranged by the pastor, Dr. Owen Abraham, allegedly fled with 52 Androids and iPhones, cash, and valuables, there was a mid-drama on Tuesday. Some of the preacher’s victims claim that he claimed to have been guided by God to travel from the Gambia to Ibadan for the crusade. On the final day of the five-day campaign, Abraham asserted that the Holy Spirit had told him to tell people to turn in their phones and valuables, but he afterward made off with them. The victims claimed that on…

The media celebrity Toke Makinwa has announced that she would be getting married years after her first marriage fell apart. In answer to an inquiry on Snapchat, Makinwa offered intriguing facts. She was questioned on Snapchat by a follower if she planned to wed in the future. The user identified as @Badboy_CHASE had written, “Any plan of settling down in the future?” Responding, the media personality wrote, “Yesssssss, I’m getting married soon.” The fashion enthusiast has recently been making headlines since Instagram blogger Cutie Julls alleged that she and Nollywood actress Sharon Ooja are currently at each other’s throats because…

Wasiu Alabi Odetola, popularly known as Pasuma, a Fuji celebrity, has lost his mother and is grieving. On Thursday night, the performer made a statement about Alhaja Adijat Kuburat (Iyawo Anobi). Pasuma, 55, alerted the public with a succinct remark on his Instagram page. ME! MY JEWEL! I’ll always miss you! I’m speechless! Please keep an eye out for me from heaven as you rest in strength and peace, he pleaded. More than 3,500 comments were left on the post within an hour from family, friends, coworkers, and admirers. Fuji maestro KWAM 1 becomes Mayegun of Yorubaland Pasuma alias Oganla…

Ondo State Police Command men on Thursday prevented students at Akungba-Akoko’s Adekunle Ajasin University from protesting the passing of a classmate. The dead, whose identity had not yet been established at the time this story was filed, was allegedly stabbed to death by individuals thought to belong to a cult. The student, who apparently lived outside the school’s campus, was said to have been attacked by locals who were thought to be members of a cult. Anger over the incident reportedly led the AAUA students to take to the streets to protest, but they were stopped by police officers sent…