NDA Attacks: Air Force Officer Arrested Over Deadly Attack

Crime & SecurityNDA Attacks: Air Force Officer Arrested Over Deadly Attack

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 9, 2021

YOLA — A Nigerian Air Force officer, Sergeant Torsabo Solomon, has been arrested in connection with the recent attack on the Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna, that resulted in the killing of two officers and the abduction of one. Solomon, who is currently attached to the Air Force Comprehensive School, Yola, was arrested on Monday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Our correspondent gathered that Solomon was arrested on the order of the base commander as...

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Marketers Halt Importation of Cooking Gas as Price Jumps by 240%

BusinessOil & GasMarketers Halt Importation of Cooking Gas as Price Jumps by 240%

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 9, 2021

LAGOS — Importers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, have stopped importing the commodity. Investigations also show that the cost of the product increased by 240 per cent for 12.5kg, jumping from N3,000 to N10,200 between January and October. About 65 per cent of LPG is imported into Nigeria, while domestic production accounts for 35 per cent, hence the halt in imports could further shoot up cooking gas price if the situation is...

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MTN to Sell $242 Worth of Shares in Nigerian Business – Official

BusinessTelecommunicationMTN to Sell $242 Worth of Shares in Nigerian Business – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 4, 2021

LAGOS — MTN Group said it is planning to sell shares worth about $241.7million from its Nigeria business. MTN on Thursday said it will offer 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria, which is listed in Lagos in 2019. “Today we announce our intention to proceed with a public offer for sale of up to 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria, by way of a bookbuild to institutional investors and fixed price to retail investors,” MTN...

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Update: Death Toll At The Collapsed Ikoyi Building Rises to 38

Accidents and SafetyHousing & DevelopmentUpdate: Death Toll At The Collapsed Ikoyi Building Rises to 38

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 4, 2021

LAGOS — The number of death in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos state has increased to 38. Around 2pm on Monday, the building crumbled when workers were on site. It was earlier reported that many people were trapped in the rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr. Femi Osibona, who owned the building. The South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim...

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Anambra 2021: IPOB Denies Issuing Boycott Orders

Anambra ElectionsAnambra 2021: IPOB Denies Issuing Boycott Orders

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 4, 2021

AWKA — The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Thursday, denied that it called for a boycott of the Anambra governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 6. This comes after the group ordered a sit-at-home in protest of the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, which calls for his immediate release. The group made it known in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, that IPOB did not call...

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2023 Presidency: Northern Elders Reverse Decision, Ready to Work with Other Regions

NigeriaPolitics2023 Presidency: Northern Elders Reverse Decision, Ready to Work with Other Regions

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 4, 2021

The Northern Elders Forum on Wednesday made a U-turn on its earlier position on northern presidency in 2023 with a promise that the North would work with other ethnic groups in Nigeria to produce a competent leader that would restore confidence in the system. The organisation also noted that the ongoing debate about labelling bandits as terrorists is a waste of energy, adding that it would only support such if it would lead to improved...

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We Rejected FG Planned N1m Undergraduate School Fees – ASUU

EducationWe Rejected FG Planned N1m Undergraduate School Fees – ASUU

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 31, 2021

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Emmanuel Osodeke, has revealed how the union, during its last negotiations, rejected Federal Government’s plan to increase school fees of all university students to N1m. He said government’s plan was to open an education bank and give each student a loan of N1m annually at five per cent interest rate to sponsor themselves in school and then pay back when they graduate and start working....

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Supreme Court Justice’s House Invasion: FG Plans Planting Incriminating Material Odili’s Home – CUPP

Law & JusticePoliticsSupreme Court Justice’s House Invasion: FG Plans Planting Incriminating Material Odili’s Home – CUPP

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 31, 2021

ABUJA — The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has alleged that the Federal Government, through its security agents, invaded the residence of Justice Mary Odili, on Friday, in order to plant incriminating materials that would facilitate her arrest. The CUPP made the allegation on Sunday in Abuja through a statement by its spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere. The statement is titled, “CUPP condemns invasion of Justice Odili’s Abuja residence …describes attack as attempt by FG to...

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Odumakin’s Wife Gives Birth to Twins Six Month After Husband’s Death

LifestyleWellnessOdumakin’s Wife Gives Birth to Twins Six Month After Husband’s Death

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 31, 2021

Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, a Nigerian social crusader and widow of the late spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, was delivered of twins – a boy and a girl – at a hospital in the United States of America on Wednesday. The PUNCH gathered that both mother and the babies are in excellent health condition. The ‘miracle’ birth fulfilled the wishes of the late Odumakin to have another baby to be named after him. The couple who...

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Obasanjo Joins Calls For The Creation of State Police to Tackle Insecurity

National SecurityObasanjo Joins Calls For The Creation of State Police to Tackle Insecurity

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 30, 2021

LAGOS — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said it will take the creation of state police to tackle the insecurity problem facing the nation. Obasanjo said nation-building could only be achieved when government was able to guarantee a safe environment for citizens. The ex-President spoke on Friday in Lagos during a lecture titled, ‘Social responsibility in nation building,’ which he delivered at the 78th Anniversary of Island Club. He said, “I have said it before...

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