May 6, 2021

Security Agents Now Collude With Bandits – Katsina Govt

May 6, 2021 11:05 pm

Katsina State Government has accused some security agents of aiding bandits in perpetuating banditry and other criminal activities in the State.

Secretary to the Katsina State Government (SSG), Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, while speaking to the Commander, 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-Gen. Emmanuel Eric Emekah said; ‘There are informants in the security agencies because some security personnel give criminals all the assistance they require in terms of information and facilities’

The Brigade Commander who was deployed to Katsina recently was on a courtesy visit.

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Free Beer And Doughnuts To Promote COVID-19 Vaccines In US

May 6, 2021 5:11 am

Free beer, free doughnuts, savings bonds are part of the incentives government officials and businesses are putting up to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of adults to have received at least one shot by Independence Day on July 4 and overcoming vaccine hesitancy is key to reaching the goal.

‘We know there are millions of Americans who need a little bit of encouragement to get the shot,‘ Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.

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Some 56 percent of …

Chelsea Knocks Off Madrid, Set Up All English UCL Final

May 6, 2021 5:03 am

English side Chelsea have beaten Real Madrid 2-0 to set up an all English Champions League final with Manchester City.

Chelsea and Madrid had last week played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in Madrid.

Madrid needed to score a win or a 2-2 score draw to go through but the home side scored the needed goals to sail into the final.

Chelsea qualified for the final on 3-1 aggregate.

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Timo Werner scored the first goal of the match on 28 minutes.

Werner …

US Birth Rate Drop Drastically Amid Pandemic Stress

May 6, 2021 4:57 am

People living in the United States had the lowest number of babies in more than 40 years, a feat which could be coming because the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to take care of sick family members or deal with job losses.

The birth rate in the United States fell 4 percent in 2020 to about 3.6 million babies, its sixth-straight annual decline and the lowest since 1979, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Shock As Malian Woman Gives Birth To Nine Babies

May 6, 2021 4:36 am

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans.

The identified as Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Reports say Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care to avoid complications.

‘I’m very happy, My wife and the babies [five girls and four boys] are doing well‘ her husband told the journalists.

Before now, a woman who had eight babies in the US in 2009 holds the Guinness World Record for the most children delivered at a single birth to survive.

Two sets of nonuplets have

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Nigerians Do Not Deserve What They Go Through – Jerry Gana

May 6, 2021 4:30 am

Former Information Minister, Professor Jerry Gana has decried the worsening state of insecurity in the country, stating Nigerians do not deserve what they are going through.

Gana stated this in Abuja on Wednesday when he officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s national secretariat.

“Nigerians do not deserve what we are going through today. We must take decisive steps that will help rescue our nation,” he was quoted as saying via a statement issued by PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.

‘Nigeria is on the brink. The economy is stagnated. There is insecurity everywhere. Nigerians are beginning to doubt …

Insecurity: Reps Urge FG To Postpone 2021 Census

May 6, 2021 4:16 am

The House of Representatives has advised the federal government to postpone the planned 2021 population and housing census by the National Population Commission (NPC) due to the worsening security situation in the country.

The call came after the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved by the member representing Bosso/Paikoro Federal Constituency of Niger State, Rep. Shehu Beji at the plenary on Wednesday.

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Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said, several factors would hinder the exercise which will affect the accuracy of the figures that would be obtained.…

Buhari, Jonathan Paid Ransom To Kidnappers – Obasanjo

May 6, 2021 4:11 am

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of paying ransoms to kidnappers while denying it.

Speaking when he played host to members of Tiv professionals Group (TPG) at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, the ex-president said not just the government of Buhari but that of former President Goodluck Jonathan negotiated with kidnappers, though they deny doing so.

Recall that president Buhari has publicly spoken against the payment of ransom, warning governors against encouraging bandits and kidnappers through negotiation.

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29 Abducted Afaka Students Released After 55 Days

May 6, 2021 4:04 am

The remaining 29 students of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry, Afaka, Kaduna have regained their freedom after 55 days in captivity.

Confirming the release of the students in an interview yesterday, Chairman of the Forum of Parents of the 39 Abducted Students, Abdullahi Usman, revealed that they have been released. he said; ‘They did not sleep in the (bandits’) camp yesterday. They were taken to the residence of one of the mediators to sleep. We have already sent our people with vehicles and an ambulance to go and bring them. We are expecting them any …