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BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Tony Aziegbemi in Benin City.  It was gathered that Aziegbemi was trailed and whisked away near his private residence at Odaro Street, off Country home road, Sapele road, Benin City, about 10:57pm, last Friday. The kidnappers were said to …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Police in Benin have revealed how hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers dramatically abducted the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi in Benin City, the state capital, last Friday. According to police statement, the PDP Chairman who had earlier attended a meeting at the State Government House was returning to his house …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 31.70 per cent in February 2024. The NBS said this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for February, which was released in Abuja on Friday. According to the report, the figure is 1.80 per cent points higher compared to the 29.90 per cent recorded …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, said it intercepted 940 rounds of ammunition worth N557 million concealed in sacks of garri (cassava flakes) at the Idiroko axis of the state. The Area Controller, Ahmadu Shibu, said thiuas at a media conference on Friday in Idiroko, Ogun. Mr Shuaibu said while carrying out an anti-smuggling operation on 14 …

Blames undersea seismic activities for cable cuts Bank transfers, telcos’ services suffer more dislocations Internet users and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) based business operators across the country may have to endure up to three more weeks of epileptic services, it was gathered last night. The disruptions were sparked by a cut on the submarine cable system in the Atlantic …

Vows attempts to sabotage efforts to reposition economy will fail President Bola Tinubu yesterday alleged that smugglers and beneficiaries of the old petrol subsidy were beginning to fight back, but vowed that his administration would not abuse the trust Nigerians reposed in him. Tinubu, during a meeting with the Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the …

•Prioritize school safety over legislators’ luxuries —Sam Amadi•Investigate security heads, improve intelligence —Deji Adeyanju, ACF•Gov’t must protect our children at all cost —School heads, parents, others•I’m scared to come to school, don’t know if it’ll be my last —School principal As the scourge of insecurity continues to plague the nation, there have been serious concerns from different quarters regarding the …

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a vote of no confidence on the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr. Julius Abure. NLC also demands immediate resignation of Abure as the party chairman and the constitution of a caretaker transition committee to organise a legitimate and all-inclusive National Convention of the Labour Party.NLC further said its no-confidence vote and demand …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said Nigerian troops killed at least 213 terrorists and arrested 283 others in different theatres of operation across the country in the last week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, disclosed this while giving an update on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Buba, a major general, said the troops within …

The bandits who abducted 287 school children at Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded a N1billion ransom to set their captives free. They also threatened to kill the victims if the ransom was not paid in 20 days. But the military vowed yesterday to rescue the school children to their parents unhurt, explaining bandits now …