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No fewer than eight persons have been reportedly injured in a stampede as armed hoodlums abducted Nelson Effiong, the immediate past Senator representing Akwa Ibom South (Eket Senatorial District) at the Red Chambers. It was gathered the Oron-born Senator was seized by three armed hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road, Uyo, the state capital late Sunday night. Eight of the customers, it was learnt, were injured in a resulting stampede as the patrons scampered for safety amid  hails of bullets randomly fired by the hoodlums. “I have just been shot been shot along Oron Road,” Erick Ekwere,…

Four housemates of Big Brother Naija season 6 were, Sunday, removed from the reality TV show’s 2021 edition on Sunday after a six-week run. The show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu kicked off the night with the well not so surprising eviction of controversial married housemate Tega Dominic. In the brief chat following her eviction, the housemate claimed her rendezvous with co-housemate Boma was a well-played script. Prior to an impressive surprise performance by newbie singer Arya Starr, the eviction show saw the exit of Michael and Peace after Ebuka announced Nini and Angel had been saved for the night. Michael’s exit might be a sad one for fans, but the housemate had an impressive run…

Team Nigeria carted home 10 medals comprising four gold, one silver, and five bronze medals its 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Nigeria went to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics with 22 athletes and won a total of 10 medals. Lauritta Onye started the closing day of Nigeria’s contest by winning bronze in the women F40 shot put event and Flora Ugunnwa brought icing on the cake with gold in the F54 javelin event. Flora Ugunnwa threw 18.39 metres to claim a gold medal in the women’s f-54 javelin event and retain the title she won at the Rio De Janeiro 2016 games.…

A petition has been sent to International Criminal Court, ICC, to investigate the growing cases of abduction of students in several parts of Northern Nigeria, particularly the recent abduction in Zamfara State. In its petition, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, also urged ICC to investigate the closure of schools, and the persistent failure of Nigerian authorities at both the Federal and State levels to end the abduction considered as crimes against humanity within the jurisdiction of the ICC. Signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, the petition which is dated September 4, 2021, and addressed to Mr Karim…

The richest housemates in the Big Brother Naija 2021 ‘Shine Ya Eye’ have emerged. In the house, housemates are given opportunities to become millionaires without waiting for the grand prize-N100 million. Contestants for the season 6 winner are participating in games and challenges put together by the organisers. At the end of every game or challenge, Big Brother will announce winners of the rewards attached or housemates win individually or as a group. Already, 14 housemates in the show are millionaires. The list: Michael 4.7m 2 .Liquorose 4.5m 3 .Cross-4.2M 4. Saskay- 4M 5. Yousef-2.8M 6. Angel-2.4m 7. Peace-2.36m 8.…

Soldiers who staged an uprising in Conakry, Guinea’s capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on state television that they have dissolved the constitution and the government in the West African state. However, the defence ministry said an attack on the presidential palace by mutinous forces had been put down. Heavy gunfire had broken out near the presidential palace in Conakry on Sunday morning, with several sources saying an elite national army unit led by a former French legionnaire, Mamady Doumbouya, was behind the unrest. An unidentified soldier, draped in Guinea’s national flag and surrounded by eight other armed…

In an apparent manner of tackling challenges and tasks of the commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has carried out a major shake-up ahead of the 2023 general elections. The commission, in a statement signed by National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr Festus Okoye, announced the redeployment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and four directors, just as the Director (Voter Education and Publicity), Nick Dazang, has proceeded on terminal leave. Although the commission did not give explicit reasons for the shakeup, it noted in the statement that it was merely part of the Commission’s…

The Peoples Democratic Party has won the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Ungwar Sarki polling unit in Kaduna North Local Government Area. El-Rufai, a member of the All Progressives Congress, had earlier voted at the polling unit where he also declared that he is not desperate to win at all costs, but to improve the voting process using the Electronic Voting Machine. According to the Governor, the introduction of the electronic voting system by his administration has clearly shown that the APC-led government in Kaduna state does not believe in cheating or rigging election. Announcing the election…

Defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan and Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas were both ousted from the US Open by 18-year-olds in epic stunners on Friday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka was shocked by Canadian left-hander Leylah Fernandez 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 after Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz upset French Open runner-up Tsitsipas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 0-6, 7-6 (7/5). “Honestly the Alcaraz match gave me motivation and gave me the energy to do the same,” Fernandez said. “I saw his match and I saw the way he won and I’m like ‘I’m going to do that next…

Two graduates of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Wednesday, perished in an auto crash while on their way for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), 2021 Batch B, Stream 2 deployment. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Ademola Adesoji told DAILY POST that the fatal accident occurred on the Lokoja-Abuja highway and it involved four UNIOSUN undergraduates who were travelling to Kaduna and Kano for their NYSC. Adesoji said, “The four undergraduates, three males and one female chartered a vehicle from Osogbo and bound for Kaduna. The three males amongst them were Kaduna bound and the female was heading to Kano.…