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BREAKING: 27 Rivers Lawmakers defect to APC

The ongoing political drama in Rivers State has taken a very interesting turn as 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from...

Gunmen kill police orderly, abduct ex-Delta Commissioner

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Gunmen allegedly kill vigilante, injure three others in Bauchi

Suspected kidnappers have allegedly killed a member of a local vigilante and injured three others in Bakutumbe village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State....

2023 Carnival Calabar: C’River ready to host tourism world – Gov. Otu

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2023 Carnival Calabar: C’River ready to host tourism world – Gov. Otu

Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has said the state is ready to host the tourism world at this year’s Carnival Calabar International Festival. Otu, who...

Dangote Refinery Diesel, Aviation fuel hit market January, petrol delayed

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Dangote Refinery Diesel, Aviation fuel hit market January, petrol delayed

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to start producing Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, and JetA1 or aviation fuel next month, January 2024, while...

Police confirm abduction of 3 UNICAL students

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Internet fraudster kills father’s tenant in Ondo

An ex-convict and internet fraudster, Fatai Bakare, has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for the alleged murder of his father’s tenant, Onyimi...

Businessman arrested with cocaine after landing at Enugu airport

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Businessman arrested with cocaine after landing at Enugu airport

Operatives of the NDLEA intercepted 12 consignments of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, on Saturday. The consignments consisted of 797 pellets of cocaine...

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Man in police net for killing mother, sister in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a young man who allegedly killed his mother, Mrs Charity Orji, and his sister, Miss Ukamaka...

NDLEA arrests 295 drug suspects in Rivers

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NDLEA arrests groom, 25 others over drugs at wedding party in Katsina

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives in Katsina state have disrupted a pre-wedding party, which involved a drug abuse competition, in a...

Bandits ‘Demand’ N40trn Ransom For 16 Abducted Kaduna Residents By Journalist101 -March 11, 20240 Fidelity Advert Share Bandits have reportedly demanded N40 trillion as a ransom to release the 16 residents abducted from the Gonin Gora area of Kaduna. recommended by THE FINANCIAL MERCURY Crypto Millionaire Predicts “This Coin Will 100x By 21 Mar 2024” 3700 people rush to copy along after his last prediction rose by 692 times READ NOW Speaking with TheCable on Monday, John Yusuf, a community leader, said the bandits contacted family members of the victims and also demanded 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles. This is the first time bandits would make such a huge demand since abduction for ransom started in Nigeria. On February 28, bandits killed two residents of Anguwan Auta in Gonin Gora and abducted several others. After the attack, residents of the area on February 29 blocked the Kaduna-Abuja highway for several hours to protest against the killing and abduction. Yusuf said the bandits attacked the community twice within the week. “The bandits have contacted us. They are demanding N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 people they are holding captive,” he said. “Where are we going to get this kind of money? Even if we sell the entire community, we cannot raise N40 trillion. Even Nigeria as a country has never made a budget of N40 trillion. “The abductions happened twice within four days interval. During the first attack, three people were kidnapped while in the second attack, 13 people were abducted bringing the total number of people being held captive to 16.” He said the communities in Birnin Gwari are surrounded by bushes serving as hideouts for the bandits, adding that the establishment of a military base would tackle the criminal operations in the area. “We are pleading with the government to come to our aid by establishing a military base behind our community where the bandits take advantage of the bushes to invade our community,” Yusuf said. “From our community down to Birnin Gwari which is over 150 kilometres is a stretch of bush. “We also have another stretch of bushes from Gonin Gora down to Niger state. “So when the criminals have free access through the bushes to our community. We are pleading with the government to help us. “The army are really trying, despite the fact that they are seriously overstretched. Whenever we make distressed calls they come. “But the problem is that before they reach the community, the bandits would have done what they wanted and left.” The community leader commended the Nigerian Army for their efforts in fighting bandits.

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JUST IN: Nigerian senators donate one month salaries to survivors of Kaduna bombing

The leadership of the Senate on Sunday, December 10, announced that all 109 senators have resolved to donate their one month salaries to the people of...

Akpabio celebrates birthday amidst widespread recognition, appreciation from NDDC

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Akpabio celebrates birthday amidst widespread recognition, appreciation from NDDC

The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, received a heartfelt birthday message from the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, in recognition...

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BREAKING: 27 Rivers Lawmakers defect to APC

Gunmen allegedly kill vigilante, injure three others in Bauchi

2023 Carnival Calabar: C’River ready to host tourism world – Gov. Otu

Dangote Refinery Diesel, Aviation fuel hit market January, petrol delayed

Internet fraudster kills father’s tenant in Ondo

Businessman arrested with cocaine after landing at Enugu airport

Man in police net for killing mother, sister in Enugu

NDLEA arrests groom, 25 others over drugs at wedding party in Katsina

JUST IN: Nigerian senators donate one month salaries to survivors of Kaduna bombing

Akpabio celebrates birthday amidst widespread recognition, appreciation from NDDC