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No fewer than five persons, including a lecturer and two teenagers, have been kidnapped in the Federal capital City, FCT, Abuja, in the last 24 hours. It was learned that the lecturer, Abubakar Alkali of Baze University, Abuja, and two tennegaers who were returning from Quranic lecturer at Wuse zone 6, were abducted early Saturday. Also kidnapped were one Hanna Azubuike, who was abducted near Habiba Paza, Maitama, and Ummi Ardo who was taken by the kidnappers in front of Blickers Supermarket at Asokoro. Ardo’s father, who is an Adamawa-based politician, confirmed the abduction of his daughter, saying “my daughter,…

The Federal Government, Monday, said it has completed arrangements to embark on the development of a 30-year economic development plan. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, dropped the hint at the media briefing in preparation for the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#25) in Abuja Monday. Ahmed said the plan became imperative because Vision 20:2020 and the present administration’s Economic Recovery Growth Plan, ERGP 2016-2020, would expire next year. She said: ‘‘A vision document is a document that helps to plan where you want to be in the next couple of years. So, the vision document for…

By Akanimo Sampson Gibson Shipbrokers said in a recent report that in the next 20 years when deciding for the type of tanker to invest in, ship owners should take a closer look at future demand for various oil-based products, as things are bound to differentiate considerably, compared to today’s conditions. Gibson Shipbrokers said in its report that “the so called War on Plastics has been steadily gaining traction over the past few years, with major companies such as McDonald’s and Carlsberg, to name a few, seeking to reduce the presence of single use plastics in their businesses. Governments are…

Kidnappers on Sunday night freed one of the Abuja residents after collecting Bitcoin as a ransom from her father. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. The Abuja resident, Aishat Ardo, was released by her abductors in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja after her father paid $15,000 in Bitcoin, a report monitored on The Cable said. The development came after security sources had said that more than five Abuja residents were abducted…

By Akanimo Sampson More than a month after soldiers shot dead three police officers and a civilian along the Ibi-Jalingo Road in Taraba State, an Army Corporal, Awotayo Femi, attached to 707 Special Force Brigade in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State and six others are said to be cooling their feet in detention after allegedly killing a Police Inspector, Christopher Achong in Bekwarra local government area of Cross River State on Friday. In the Taraba episode, the police operatives were led by Felix Adolije, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), of the Intelligence Response Team. They came under attack…

As many continue to throw tantrums on South African government over xenophobic surge, Femi Fani-Kayode, former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, has lost confidence in the seriousness of President Cyril Ramaphosa to find lasting solution to the vicious xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in the country. Rather, he tweeted that Julius Malema, leader of the EFF South Africa and the scourge of the Boers, is the only person who speaks sense and can save the country. Naija News reports that recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners in South Africa have led to the evacuation of nationals from the country. Nigeria had last…

A clash between Axe and Vikings confraternities over what was seen as short change in the disbursement of funds has led to the death of three persons in Awa Iman, Onna local government area of Akwa Ibom State. Awa Iman is the home town of Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Odiko Mac-Don, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Uyo, added that some others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the clash. He, however, said that nobody had been arrested. “Yes there was a cult clash in…

Akwa Starlets Football Club of Uyo on Sunday won the 2019 edition of the Nigeria National League Super 4 Tournament at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. Akwa Starlets defeated Adamawa United FC 2–0 in a tension-soaked match. The match’s first goal was an own goal by Daniel Nanushi in the 32nd minute. The second goal came through an Utibe Arit header to a corner-kick in the 68th minute. Speaking later, Caleb Osu, the coach of Akwa Starlets, said their victory was a dream come true. “This is because we prepared seriously for it, and God in His mercy gave us…

The real reason President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the three northern states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno without removing the governors and the local government chairmen has been made public. It will be recalled that in the wake of escalating attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, former President Jonathan on May 13, 2013, slammed a state of emergency in some selected local government areas of the three states but left the governors and local government officials intact, triggering criticisms from his party members. While the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saw the declaration of the state of emergency…

The federal government has begun moves to deal with local and international collaborators involved in the controversial P&ID contract, over which a whopping $9.6 billion award has been given against Nigeria by a British court. The Attorney-General of the Federation and The Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, told senior journalists, in Abuja, yesterday, that the federal government had commenced extensive investigations around those involved in Nigeria and abroad. His words: “There is an ongoing investigation being extensively and intensively carried out by agencies of government.  It is, indeed, concerted.  It is borderless and there are no limitations as…