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Security forces in Burkina Faso have rescued 66 women and children after they were kidnapped by suspected militant jihadists in the north of the country last week, state TV reports. In an unprecedented mass kidnapping, the victims were seized while gathering food in an area hit by an insurgency. They were found on a bus at a security checkpoint some 200km (125 miles) south of where they were taken, reports say. It is not clear if their captors have also been detained. On Friday night, state TV showed pictures of the children and women, some with babies on their backs,…

Edo Coalition for Democracy and Good Governance (ECODAGG) has commended the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, for facilitating the reconstruction of the Lokoja-Benin and Benin-Warri roads. The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N75billion for the reconstruction of the Lokoja-Benin federal road and N64billion for the Benin-Warri dual carriageway. The group, in a statement by its Coordinator General, Tony Erha, said Agba deserved commendation instead of condemnation for the significant infrastructure advantage the projects would bring to the people. ECODAGG was reacting to a publication by one Benjamin Atu, Special Assistant to Sen. Francis…

Big Brother Titan housemate (BBTitans), Jaypee has stated that she’s affected by nymphomania. She spoke during a discussion with fellow housemate Ebubu. She confessed to already losing her mind because of lack of sex since she got into Biggies house on Sunday. BBTitans: Four new housemates join the show “I’m an addict, my friends call me a nymphomaniac, I love sex. Since yesterday, I’ve been losing my mind, I’m so horny like I’m going crazy,” she said. “I’m that girl that guys meet and realize they don’t love it as I do, If I’m with you you’re gonna enjoy the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed Nigerians on alert, following response to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states. This is contained in a public health advisory signed by NCDC Director-General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, issued on Friday. The Director-General said that the center is also monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe. Adetifa also urged healthcare workers to maintain a high index of suspicion for diphtheria by being vigilant and looking out for symptoms of the infection. The center further urged Nigerians to ensure that their wards are fully vaccinated against diphtheria with…

A Spanish judge ordered Brazil soccer player Dani Alves to be jailed on remand without bail over an alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub, the regional court system said on Friday. The 39-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, was taken to the Brians 1 jail outside Barcelona, said a source with knowledge of the matter. Earlier on Friday, Dani Alves appeared before a Barcelona judge after local police detained and questioned him. The public prosecutor had requested he is jailed without bail pending trial. Dani Alves’ representatives did not respond to a request for comment. His…

Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that are spreading across the country. In the capital Lima, police officers used tear gas to repel demonstrators throwing glass bottles and stones, as fires burned in the streets, local TV footage showed. In the country’s southern Puno region, some 1,500 protesters attacked a police station in the town of Ilave, Interior Minister Vicente Romero said in a statement to news media. A police station in Zepita, Puno, was also on fire, Romero said. Health authorities in Ilave reported eight…

Two suspects have been arrested at various locations while vandalizing electricity installations belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Ezeh said the arrest was part of efforts by the organization in curbing activities of vandals across its network through the effective engagement of its stakeholders. According to him, the vigilante operatives in Anambra apprehended a 27-year-old vandal suspect identified as Chidiebere Agbalusi, a native of Awo village in Oraifite, in possession of vandalized aluminum cable and a cutter on Thursday. While at the Onuiyangan…

The National Population Commission (NPC), on Friday, assured Nigerians that it will conduct a more credible exercise in the 2023 Population Census with the aid of available technology. The Chairman of the Commission, Nasir Isa Kwarra, who gave the assurance while speaking to State House Correspondents, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also said the technology would make it difficult for anyone to manipulate the exercise. Kwarra said the e Commission would be making use of cutting-edge technology, including Global Positioning System (GPS) and satellite images, noting that every building in the country had…

Dr. Leonard Okonkwo, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, speaks about some of the issues that could culminate in irrational behaviors of drivers on the roads and how to manage such situations. Can you please explain what road rage is? Road rage is an uncontrollable anger that drivers feel in response to the behavior or attitude of other road users. They are usually expressed in the form of violence, and it usually occurs on the road as the name implies. With the recent spate of such incidences, it might seem like road rage is on…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced punitive measures on commercial banks by fining them N1 million per day for each box of new naira notes they refused to pick and disbursed to their customers ahead of the 31st of January 2023 deadline. The CBN leadership made this known on Friday during a sensitization program organized for Osun market women at Ayegbaju market to acquaint them with the new Naira notes of N200, N500, and N1000. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Director, of Research, CBN, Adeleke Adelokun disclosed that CBN had printed enough new naira notes, however, banks…