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Abducted Cross River NLC Chairman Regains Freedom

December 23, 2019 9:31 am

The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Cross River chapter, Mr Ben Ukpepi, has regained freedom from his abductors, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Ukpepi, who was released on Sunday evening after being in captivity for six days, was kidnapped in his residence in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River, near Calabar.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the release of the NLC chairman in a telephone interview with NAN on Monday in Calabar.

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Jeff Bezos Regains Position As Richest Man In The World

October 27, 2019 7:28 am

Jeff Bezos is back as the richest man in the world after Bill Gates briefly earned the title as reported by TMZ.

After the markets closed Friday, Forbes says Jeff is now worth $109.9 billion, moving him back ahead of Bill and his $105.8 billion net worth.

Briefly, before his Amazon stock increased, he was at number 2, looking up to Bill Gates. His drop in rank previously could be as a result of this year’s costly divorce with ex-wife MacKenzie, who took a huge chunk of his fortune.

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Abducted Kaduna School Principal Regains His Freedom

October 17, 2019 4:08 pm

The principal of Government Technical Secondary School located at Maraban Kajuru, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna, Mr. Francis Maji, abducted seven days ago, has been set free by his abductors.

Maji was abducted by gunmen on October 10, when gunmen invaded his residence in the school.

Family sources said he was released on Wednesday night after the payment of an undisclosed sum of money as ransom.

“We thank God that he is back home safely. He was released yesterday (Wednesday night) after the payment of ransom. This is the second time this is happening to the family. About two …

Chelsea Manning regains freedom

May 10, 2019 9:19 am

Chelsea Manning is out of jail — for now. The former Army intelligence analyst had been locked up for about two months after refusing to testify to a grand jury about her disclosure of military and diplomatic secrets to WikiLeaks.

Manning was released Thursday from custody in a detention center in Virginia because the grand jury has disbanded. But she could soon return to jail because she received a separate subpoena while she was detained.

Her attorneys say she won’t testify in response to that subpoena either.

(CNN)…