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A Catholic priest has been kidnapped while he was travelling to Anambra state for his father’s burial. Rev. Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu was travelling to his village, Igboukwu, in Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, when four armed men came out of the bush in a bad spot at Umulolo in Arondizuogu, forced him into the back of the car …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered all telecommunications operators across the country to block all SIM cards not registered with National Identification Numbers (NIN) by the end of 2020. At a meeting presided over by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, it was decided that all subscribers are to provide …

Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems have been granted release by an Ugandan Magistrate court following their arrest on Sunday. The both artistes were arrested by the Ugandan government for breaking it’s Covid-19 lockdown order. They were charged with the offence of Neglect act likely to spread infectious disease, the release order stated. According to the release order shared by …

Justice Tanko Mohammed, the Chief Justice of the federal republic of Nigeria has tested positive for Coronavirus. The information was disclosed by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, a member of the Supreme Court at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja today December 15. According to reports Justice Tanko has been …

Honourable Perekebina Perez Omoun has been arrested by Police in Asaba, Delta state for allegedly destroying properties in the private home of the State Commissioner for Power and Energy, Basil Ganagana. The attack which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, left the gate of the home of the commissioner, several exotic cars and other assets badly destroyed. Following the …

Mohammed Adam, a teenage fighter, who is currently in custody of troops of 195 battalion of the Nigerian army, has revealed that Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau is crippled. The teenager said Shekau got injured during an air bombardment on an insurgents’ camp in Tumbuktu, Sambisa forest, a Boko Haram stronghold in Borno state. Shekau, known for taunting the military …

The Primate of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Elijah Ayodele has revealed that Coronavirus will kill more prominent people in Nigeria. Ayodele in the statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, December 14 noted that the killer virus is on a mission to kill those drawing back the country, adding that God is angry with the present administration and everyone …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has finally congratulated United States of America president-elect, Joe Biden on his election win. While many world leaders congratulated President-elect Biden within days of the election, the Russian President said at the time that it deemed it “correct” to wait for the official results before he congratulated the winner. A statement from the President’s office on …

Katsina state governor, Aminu Bello Masari, says 17 out of the 333 missing students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara area of the state, have been found. The governor disclosed this on Monday, December 14, during an interview with Deutsche Welle, DW Radio. According to him, the majority of the students were in the Forest in Zamfara “I …

The Lebanese national, Hassan Mill, kidnapped at the entrance of Panarama farm Mekun, Oke Alaro in Oyo state on Saturday, December 12, has regained his freedom. According to the spokesperson of the state police command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, Hassan has been rescued from his captors and reunited with his family. He also stated that the victim was taken to the hospital …