Bandits have killed the Director of Works and Housing of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, Mallam Yakubu Abdullahi Bala, after collecting N7m ransom from his family. It was gathered that Bala was abducted from his home in Mariga town over 20 days ago. The bandits also raided the neighbourhood and kidnapped not less than 25 people. Some of the kidnapped victims who were released confirmed to the family of Mallam Bala that the bandits killed …
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Malami Bandits have kidnapped the former Director of Personnel Management (DPM) in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi Malami. The bandits also abducted a veterinary doctor with the Department of Veterinary Medicine in same LG, Musa Mohammed. According to Daily Trust report, the former DPM was kidnapped on Friday on his farm along Kontagora-Mariga Road alongside some labourers working with him while the veterinary doctor was reportedly abducted on Thursday morning while returning to Kontagora …
Nine people have been killed in separate attacks by bandits in four local government areas of Kaduna State. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the attacks and also said the affected areas are Chikun, Igabi, Zaria, and Zango Kataf. Three people were killed while another person sustained gunshot injuries when bandits barricaded Buruku-Udawa section of the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA). One man was killed by bandits …
The Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government Area in Kwara, Hajia Ramat Seriki, has said she will adopt an abandoned newborn baby girl if nobody comes forward to claim her in three months. It was gathered that the infant was discovered by residents of Okeoyi and staff of the council at entrance to the secretariat on May 11, 2021. The baby is currently at a motherless babies home under the Ministry of Women affairs and Social Development. In an interview …
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) has revealed that 60 percent of the Coronavirus cases in the country were recorded in 20 local government areas. The Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha revealed this while receiving a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth N10 million from Rotary District 9125. Mustapha who was represented by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), Olusegun Adekunle, listed the local government areas as follows; Mainland, Abuja …
Cameroonian Football legend, Samuel Eto’o has revealed how a local game in his city convinced his parents to allow him to play football. During his stellar career, Eto’o, who played for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea, and Everton amassed three Champions League titles, three La Liga crowns, two Copa del Reys, Serie A, the Coppa Italia twice and the FIFA Club World Cup. But while growing up, he used to hide from his parents to go play football because …