April 29, 2021

Prisoners Escape As Gunmen Attack SA Police Van

Prisoners Escape As Gunmen Attack SA Police Van

April 29, 2021 1:39 am

No fewer than 30 prisoners have escaped after a police van that was transporting them to a law court was attacked by gunmen in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

According to credible sources, some of the prisoners remained in the van that was forced open by heavily armed attackers.

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KwaZulu Natal police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said police were looking for those who escaped.

A voice note has been circulated online urging residents to beware as the escapees might be looking for civilian clothes, the Independent Online website reports.

 

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UCL Manchester City Come From Behind To Beat PSG

UCL: Manchester City Come From Behind To Beat PSG

April 29, 2021 1:31 am

Potential English Champions Manchester City rallied back from a goal down to beat Paris Saint- Germain 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie on Wednesday night.

PSG skipper Marquinhos headed the hosts into a deserved lead in the first half.

Kylian Mbappe and Neymar also caused the visitors all sorts of problems.

Kevin De Bruyne equalised for City in the 64th minute after Keylor Navas failed to deal with his cross.

Read Also: Man City Equal Arsenal’s Premier League Record In Wolves Win

Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead for the first time in the game …

Bodies Pile Up As Covid Overwhelms India

Bodies Pile Up As Covid Overwhelms India

April 29, 2021 1:15 am

Horrific scenes of bodies of Covid victims lay burning yesterday in funeral pyres cramming New Delhi’s sidewalks and car parks amid an explosion of new cases, as foreign aid began arriving at surging hotspot India in efforts to keep the pandemic at bay.

While rising vaccinations in the United States have allowed the country that was once the worst hit by coronavirus to relax its mask-wearing in some locations, India is suddenly in the overwhelming grip of the crisis.

Crates of ventilators and other oxygen devices from Britain were unloaded at a Delhi airport Tuesday, the first emergency medical supplies …

FG Grants Dangote Cement ₦22.32B Tax Credit

FG Grants Dangote Cement ₦22.32B Tax Credit

April 29, 2021 1:01 am

The Federal Government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued Dangote Cement Plc, tax credit certificates valued at ₦22.321billion.

The tax credit certificates were issued to the cement manufacturers after they ensured the construction of Apapa-Oworonshoki-Ojota road in Lagos and Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba road straddling Kogi and Kwata states.

Construction giants Julius Berger is handling the construction of the two federal roads, while Dangote Cement Plc is providing the funding.

To compensate Dangote Cement, the Federal Government has issued the company the certificates to cover for the tax that Dangote Cement would have paid.

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Kenyan TV Station Suspended For Airing Porn

Kenyan TV Station Suspended For Airing Porn

April 29, 2021 12:54 am

The communication regulator in Kenya has suspended a television station and fined it for airing a pornographic scene during a children’s programme which violated broadcasting ethics.

The media house identified as Mt Kenya television has been fined 500,000 Kenyan shillings ($4,600:£3,300).

The station will also be off air for four weeks for the offence.

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During the same programme, the station aired content that exposed minors to drug abuse and robbery with violence.

Screenshots of the explicit sex scene have been shared online and have even gone viral.

The communication authority …

Vice President Osinbajo: A Slave Of The Fulani Oligarchy

Nigeria Can Not Afford Another Civil War, Osinbajo Warns

April 29, 2021 12:49 am

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that Nigeria cannot afford another civil war because it will not augur well for the country and won’t be beneficial to anyone.

Osinbajo made this assertion at an interactive forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra governorship aspirants, organised by the state chapter of APC Patriots in Abuja.

He said; ‘The thing about the kind of conflict in this part of the world, developing countries, is that it is usually a war without end.

‘Everyone who thinks he has some monies stored up somewhere will eventually run out of money.

‘Everyone who thinks …

Oil Spills You Would Get Justice, Reps Assure Communities

Oil Spills: You Would Get Justice, Reps Assure Communities

April 29, 2021 12:37 am

The House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities has assured host communities who are victims of Oil spillage that the legislature would not spare any effort to ensure environmental justice and restoration of livelihoods for their communities. 

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities, Dumnamene Dekor,  gave the assurance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State when he spoke with some of the affected communities.

The pledge is coming on the heels of recently reported oil spills in parts of the Niger Delta region, including Nembe in Bayelsa State, Gbaramatu in Delta State, among others.

Dekor said: ‘The committee is …

We Are Working With FG To End Insurgency - Niger Gov

We Are Working With FG To End Insurgency – Niger Gov

April 29, 2021 12:29 am

Just a few days after accusing the federal government of Nigeria of abandoning the state in the fight to check insurgency, Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has now recanted saying that his administration is working with the federal authorities to bring an end to banditry in parts of the state.

Bello made this new disclosure in Minna on Tuesday when he received the Indonesian Ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. Usra Hendra Harap, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Minna.

‘We are seeking the assistance of the federal government for a coordinated operation to end banditry …

Insecurity Nigeria Needs Serious Prayers - Adeboye

Insecurity: Nigeria Needs Serious Prayers – Adeboye

April 29, 2021 12:22 am

Renowned gospel preacher and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has called for serious prayers for Nigeria.

Adeboye stated that these are indeed very difficult times for the country and that there was the need to pray for Nigeria and the rest of the world so that God could intervene in their affairs.

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The man of God said it is his prayer that God would have mercy on Nigeria and heal the land.

In his words: “Keep praying for Nigeria and the rest …

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