Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended two renowned kidnappers who kidnapped and buried alive a former Chairman of the Community Development Committee in the state’s Kereken-Boue, Khana Local Government Area.According to the police, the kidnappers collected N200,000 from the victim’s wife as part of the ransom before burying him alive.On Monday, the state commissioner of police, Olatunji Disu, stated this during his first news conference in Port Harcourt, the state capital.While noting that the kidnappers confessed to the murder, Disu stated that two additional armed robbery suspects were also apprehended after a neighborhood sweep. The police boss also revealed…

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a new set of rules aimed at reducing migration into the country. The UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, disclosed the new set of rules on Monday on the floor of Parliament. According to Cleverly, the United Kingdom is set to raise the minimum salary requirement for obtaining a skilled worker visa. Currently set at £26,000, the new threshold will be increased to £38,700. Cleverly further stated that the implementation of the rules in the previous year could have resulted in a decrease of 300,000 migrants annually. According to the home secretary, those coming on…

Nigeria’s export value increased by 60.78% quarter-on-quarter to N10.35 trillion in the third quarter of 2023. According to the National Bureau of Statistics’ ‘Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q3 2023),’ total foreign trade increased to N18.80 trillion. It said, “Nigeria’s total trade in the third quarter of 2023 stood at N18.80tn. Exports totaled N10.35 trillion, while imports totaled N8.46 trillion. Total exports climbed by 60.78 percent compared to the second quarter of 2023 (N6.44 trillion) and by 74.36 percent compared to the same quarter in 2022 (N5.93 trillion). Nigeria to begin exporting petroleum products in 2024 – Kyari “Similarly, total…

Gold reached a record high on Monday, as rising expectations that the Federal Reserve may decrease interest rates in the new year have weakened the dollar in recent weeks.Gold which is regarded as a safe haven investment, reached an all-time high of $2,135.39 per ounce.Profit-taking set in later, causing it to trade at $2,069.01. The dollar was also stronger on Monday.According to observers, gold is also benefiting from the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Concerns about the shaky global economic backdrop and the Israel-Hamas conflict have fueled investor demand for safe-haven assets like gold,” said Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor.…

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced a more than 100% increase in tuition fees for undergraduate students. The declaration was made in a statement sent by the UNICAL’s administration to the media in Calabar on Monday.According to the statement issued by the institution’s spokesman, Mr. Effiong Eyo, the decision to raise the tuition was made at an emergency meeting of the university’s Senate on Friday.According to the announcement, the upward review will be implemented in the academic sessions 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.The increase means that for non-science courses, new students, returning students, and final-year students will pay N111,000, N91,500, and…

Many villagers have reportedly died after a bomb was allegedly dropped by a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet during a Maulud festival at Tudun Biri, a locality in Kaduna State’s Igabi Local Government Area.According to reports, no fewer than 30 Kaduna villagers were killed in the incident, which occurred at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. Residents told newsmen that the bomb struck while the villagers gathered to commemorate Maulud in the village. “They were celebrating Maulud (the birth of Prophet Muhammad) when the jet dropped the bomb, resulting in the immediate death of more than 30 people,” a resident said. When…

Marcus Rashford is failing to fulfill his leadership obligations at Manchester United, according to Jamie Carragher, who criticized the struggling striker for an ‘awful’ performance against Newcastle.Rashford signed a new £300,000-per-week contract with United in the summer, keeping him at the club until 2028, but he’ has fallen far short of last season’s standards.’The England international has only scored two Premier League goals this season, one of which was a penalty against Everton, and he was once again off the pace as the Magpies defeated United 1-0 at St James’ Park on Saturday. Supporters and analysts have lambasted Rashford’s most…

The United States has stated its commitment to encouraging long-term peace between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, as well as the adoption of a two-state solution to their conflict.In an interview with newsmen in Abuja, Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Nigeria, expressed the US’ commitment to finding a lasting solution to the Israel-Hamas war.Greene, replying to a question about how the Israeli-Palestinian issue looks to have split the world, particularly Africa, stated that the crisis is a cause of concern for the United States. The violence in Gaza, he says, is not just upsetting…

Ten directors from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) various departments have formally departed after reaching the obligatory retirement age of 60 years old, or 35 years of service. INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Mohammed Adamu, congratulated the directors on their retirement at a send-off ceremony in Abuja on Sunday. “As you retire, you shouldn’t worry yourself about the past, but about the future. “I don’t think this is the end of the road. This is actually the beginning of another journey in your lives because you are all professionals in your respective fields,” he said. Adamu urged them to spend…

No fewer than 11 hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say. On Monday, three people were rescued. The hunt for 12 other people who have gone missing has been halted due to a minor eruption.At the time of the eruption, there were 75 hikers in the area, but the majority were safely evacuated.On Sunday, Mount Marapi, one of Indonesia’s 127 active volcanoes, hurled ash as high as 3km (9,800ft) into the air.Authorities have issued the second-highest alert level and have prevented locals from approaching the crater within…