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The 75 pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State abducted on September 1, 2021, have regained freedom. Following their release, the students and a teacher were received by Governor Bello Matawalle at the Government House in Gusau on Sunday evening, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) reported. “The seventy-five students of Government Day Secondary School Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State abducted about two weeks ago regained freedom,” a news item on NTA’s Facebook page reads. Nigerian Police had reported that gunmen abducted more than 70 students in the country’s northwest…

 A 61-year-old Italian, Pierangelo Pellizzari, who murdered his Nigerian wife, has been arrested by the Carabinieri after 30 hours of being on the run.  The 31-year-old Amenze Rita was killed in front of her colleagues in the parking lot of Mf Mushroom, a company where she worked on Friday morning, September 10, in Noventa Vicentina. The suspect was arrested on Saturday afternoon, September 11, after over 30 hours on the run.  The unemployed man was tracked down in a house near his home in Villaga, hidden in a chicken coop, still with the gun in his pocket. The carabinieri managed to surround…

Amid the strike by resident doctors nationwide, the Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Abia State, has been reported dead. Dr Udo Orji Nnorom, a native of Nde Owuu in Arochukwu, Abia, reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday, September 12, after a brief illness. People who knew the doctor have gone on Facebook to express shock at his death.

Two housemates on Sunday were evicted from the Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ reality TV show. Jaypaul was the first, followed by Jackie B. The two housemates who left the house today got the lowest number of votes among other nominated housemates. During the live eviction show, Jacky B told Ebuka IObi, the chief host of the show that her experience in the house was amazing and she was thankful for all the experience she got both good, bad and ugly. Jacky B told Ebuka that Whitemoney gave ‘Daddy vibes,’ Friend vibes and that was why she kept Whitemoney…

Kennedy Boboye’s Promise Keepers began their continental campaign on a winning note against the reigning Algerian champions. Akwa United pipped CR Belouizdad 1-0 in Uyo on Sunday to begin their Caf Champions League campaign on a winning note. Friday Ubong’s 88th-minute effort inspired Kennedy Boboye’s Promise Keepers past the North Africans in the keenly contested preliminary round affair at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. Having won the Nigeria Professional Football League in the 2020-21 season, Akwa earned one of the tickets to represent the West African country in Africa’s elite club competition. They did not disappoint as they pegged down…

California lawmakers have unanimously voted to return a resort worth $72 million on Los Angeles’s Manhattan Beach to descendants of a wealthy black man. The property was confiscated by white racist neighbors and the the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in what was seen as racial bias. Resort owners, Willa and Charles Bruce purchased ‘Bruce’s Beach’ in 1912 and built the first West Coast resort for black people during an era of segregation. The resort was a place where blacks went and relaxed without facing any racism or segregation. However, racist group, KKK and the white neighbors harassed the couple and…

The Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has officially named the wife of the late Prophet Temitope Balogun, aka T.B Joshua’s wife, Evelyn, as the new leader of the church. SCOAN said the church activities would be under the guidance of God and leadership of Mrs Evelyn Joshua. In a statement on its verified Facebook page, SCOAN urged members and followers to pray for Mrs Evelyn as she takes on her new role. According to the statement, “Good Morning. We thank you for all your prayers and your love for the ministry since the glorious home call of our dear…

Emma Raducanu has become the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title. The 18-year-old overpowered Leylah Fernandez, a 19-year-old from Canada — winning 6-4 6-3 in the US Open final. Their showdown lasted an hour and 51 minutes, was the first major tennis final between two teenagers in 22 years. Saturday night’s match had a dramatic finale as Raducanu was forced to have a medical time out after skidding on the court and hurting her leg as she raced to return a ball. It is an extraordinary, unprecedented achievement for Raducanu, who came into…

Two persons died after a building belonging to Holy Ghost Church in Abeda Pave Community, Chachanji Ward in Takum Local Area, Taraba State collapsed during an ongoing church service. The building, according to reports, collapsed following a heavy downpour that lasted several hours on Saturday, September 11. The two victims were male and female while several other members of the church sustained varying degree of injuries. Confirming the report, the council chairman, Shiban Tikari, said even though he was aware of the incident, he was yet to visit the area. Tikari, however, confirmed that two persons lost their lives in the…

The brother of Afghanistan’s former Vice President Amrullah Saleh has been shot dead by the Taliban fighters, his nephews told news agencies on Saturday. Rohullah Azizi was an anti-Taliban fighter in the last holdout province of Panjshir, and Saleh is now one of the leaders of the resistance movement against their strict new rule. Rohullah Azizi was traveling with his driver on Thursday when Taliban fighters stopped them at a checkpoint in Khanez village in the province of Panjshir, the relatives said. “As we hear at the moment [the] Taliban shot him and his driver at the checkpoint.” nephew Shuresh…