April 10, 2021

An unspecified number of women have been abducted by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect who attacked a community in Adamawa State.

The insurgents also killed five people, destroyed houses and other property and made away with belongings of residents, a source said.

The Eastern Updates gathered on Saturday morning that the insurgents stormed Kwapre, a village in Hong Local Government Area of Northern Adamawa on Friday evening, shooting randomly and picking up the women.

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A source around the area, Innocent Geoffrey, told our correspondent on phone that …

The United States Mission to Nigeria has alerted Nigerians over a fraudulent visa report being circulated on social media warning them to ignore any information that is not officially from the US Embassy.

The fraudulent visa press release in question had claimed that the US was issuing a new type of work visa to Nigerians willing to migrate to the United States.

However, the US Mission in a statement on Friday in a visa fraud alert urged Nigerians to disregard information stating that a new work visa has been created.

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There was tension yesterday in Bauchi Sate as a riot broke out at the Bauchi Correctional Service after the inmates allegedly attempted an escape, at least 7 were left injured as a result of the fracas.

According to eyewitnesses who visited the area, security was beefed up as vehicular and traffic movement around the area were  restricted as the roads leading to the Centre were  barricaded by security personnel.

From reports gathered from a reliable source, the authorities of the Centre were proactive in quelling the riot to forestall a repeat  of the recent jail break Imo State, the …