August 18, 2020

Kidnappers Kill 65-Year-Old Man To Death After ₦1.2m Ransom

Kidnapped Wives, Daughter Of Slain Bauchi Lawmaker Released

After spending four days with their captors, kidnapped wives and daughter of the slain member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon Musa Mante Baraza, have been released.

The two women and the baby, Rashida Musa Mante (40), Rahina Musa Mante (35), and Fausar Musa Mante were kidnapped by some unknown gunmen who stormed their residence in Dass, the headquarters of Dass Local Government Area of the state and murdered their husband Thursday last week.

Their release was confirmed by the Chief of Staff to Governor Bala Mohammed, Dr. Ladan Salihu, in a series of tweets.

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North Korea Accuses Biden Of Pursuing ‘Hostile Policy'

Anger As Kim Jong Un Forces Citizens To Give Up Pet Dogs As Food

The North Korean Government is now forcing its citizens to submit their pet dogs so they can be used as food.

The pet dogs are slaughtered in restaurants and used as dog meat while others are deposited to the National Zoo, Sky News reports.

North Korean Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un is said to have embarked on the move amid shortage of food in the country.

While ordinary people rear pigs and other livestock, pet dogs are owned mostly by the elite and wealthy in the country’s capital city of Pyongyang.

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MURIC Accuses Gov Sanwo-Olu Of Lopsided Appointments

The Nigerian Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to the Lagos State government (LASG) to revisit the education sector, with a view to correcting the glaring lop-sidedness in the appointment of tutor-generals and school principals.

MURIC also raised the issue of many qualified Muslim teachers on grade level 17 who are still marking time when they should have been appointed principals.

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The Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday.

“Lagos State has been divided into six education

71-Year-Old President Jumps In, Rescues 2 Women From Drowning

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal has rescued two women from drowning at an Algarve beach after their kayak capsized, according to BBC.

The 71-year President was pictured swimming over to the kayakers who were struggling in the water.

De Sousa later told the press that the women had been swept by currents from a neighbouring beach into the bay.

The Portuguese number one citizen is currently on holiday in the Algarve which is aimed at promoting tourism in the area.

Portugal’s economy relies heavily on its tourism industry, which has been hugely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Intl Flights: Their Children Want To Start Schools Abroad – Sowore

Former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said that Nigerian leaders have allowed international flights to resume only because it was time for their children and wards to return to schools abroad.

Sowore, the Publisher of SaharaReporters, said the government does not care about the people.

Recall that the Federal Government had yesterday approved the resumption of international flights with effect from August 29, 2020.

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made this known, saying, “Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020.”

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International Flights: August 29 Resumption Not Certain - FG

International Flights: August 29 Resumption Not Certain – FG

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says the August 29 resumption of international flights is tentative.

The Coordinator, Sani Aliyu, said this on Monday, NAN reports.

He said the date announced by Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, would be for consideration of resumption of flights.

Read Also: FG Set To Resume International Flights, Lists Guidelines

Aliyu stressed that authorities must meet the criteria before international air transport is allowed.

“We will spend a whole day discussing international travel and how this will be done. And if I may clarify, we said from the 29th of August, we didn’t say on the

Mompha Rearrested By EFCC

Mompha Rearrested By EFCC

Popular social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, has been rearrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Mompha is facing money laundering charges before the Federal High Court.

He was rearrested last Friday, when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos.

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Mompha was at the office to reclaim his personal effects, which included five wristwatches, one Apple Air pod, one iPhone 8 and a pair of sunglasses.

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FG Threatens Action Against Ghana Over Treatment Of Nigerian Traders

The federal government has said it is weighing its options, over the closure of shops belonging to Nigerian traders in Ghana.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, revealed this when he met with the League of Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria officials, led by its president, Jasper Emenike, on Monday

Emenike, who briefed Onyeama on the state of affairs, called for the intervention of the government.

Nigerian traders have seen their shops closed, over their failure to register with the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC).

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According to Onyeama, the …