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Sep

03

2022

Terrorists Attack Zamfara Mosque During Juma’at Prayer, Kidnap Several Worshippers

NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Terrorists on motorcycles attacked a Jum’at mosque on Friday and kidnapped several worshipers in the Zugu community of the Bukkuyum area in Zamfara state. Multiple local sources said that the terrorists did not kill any residents during the attack that lasted more than an hour. State police confirmed the kidnapping but said they cannot confirm the number of those kidnapped. During the attack, which began shortly before the arrival of the Chief Imam to lead the prayer, one person, Habibu Fada, was shot and taken to hospital. “He was shot trying to run away when the bandits stormed the mosque.…

Sep

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Iloegbunam tells Sam Omatseye to cleanse his journalism – Opinion

News, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics, Sam Iloegbunam, Sam Omatseye

Some have called you foolish, dear Sam Omatseye. Others insist that you are plain stupid. There are those who hold you to be beneath contempt. Their howls of execration upon you are in reaction to your August 1, 2022 article entitled Obi-tuary ). For me, however, you are a dear friend. Our friendship started in the 1980s at Newswatch magazine where both of us practiced journalism before you traveled to the United States for further studies. It continued upon your return and strengthened to the point that, sometimes, you get the producers of your TV Continental programme to connect me…

Sep

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Man arrested for killing brother over N1,500 Electricity Bill

NewsCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Police, RIP, Security

A man been6 arrested for allegedly shooting an6 killing his elder brother for not paying the electricity bill in Uruagu, a community in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. The suspect, Peter Orji, reportedly accused his older brother, Godwin Orji, of unplugging his power supply. The incident occurred on Tuesday. The suspect was said to have failed to pay his N1,500 monthly bill, leading the victim, who lived in the same complex, to pull the plug. The suspect angrily confronted the victim about the disconnection. In the ensuing commotion between the two brothers, the suspect ran…

Sep

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigeria now has 20 million children out of school – UNESCO

Economy, Education, MetroEconomy, Education, Metro, Nigeria

Nigeria now has some 20 million children out of school, according to the latest global data on children out of school from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO, which says a new and improved methodology was used to arrive at the latest figures, said there are “244 million children and young people between the ages of 6 and 18 worldwide (who) are still not attending school. school”. According to statistics, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan have the highest numbers of children out of school globally. Figures in Nigeria have hovered between 10.5 million and around 15 million…

Aug

31

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Wike challenges Makarfi to deliver Kaduna from APC to PDP

News2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

Governor Wike Nyesom of Rivers state has challenged Ahmed Makarfi, former governor of Kaduna state, to hand over the state to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. Makarfi, in an interview on Channels Television, asked Wike to be subtle in his anger. The former governor was referring to the various meetings Wike has had with some of the main presidential hopefuls about his next political move. Governor Rivers, along with other PDP governors, held separate meetings with APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu and Labor and PDP candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar in London last week. Makarfi warned Wike not to…