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By Halimah Olamide At least six operatives of the Nigerian Police have been killed in Imo state after dynamite was thrown into their patrol vehicle at the weekend. The incident happened at the old Gariki Road Okigwe in Imo State. The personnel of MOPOL 18, Owerri were ambushed while on patrol duty in the early hours of Saturday. The gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) reportedly threw dynamite on the police patrol vehicle. They reportedly later engaged them in a gunfight. Two personnel were…
By Halimah Olamide “Fourteen years ago today, I signed the Affordable Care Act into law. “Afterwards, one Republican member of the House called the ACA the “most dangerous piece of legislation ever passed in Congress.” Another predicted the country would “never recover from it. “But then something else happened: it actually worked,” Obama wrote on Saturday. Since the ACA was passed, the percentage of uninsured Americans has been cut in half. And thanks to the investments the Biden-Harris Administration has made to build on the ACA, more than 21 million Americans now have access to quality, affordable health care.”…
By Halimah Olamide A leader of the Yoruba Sociocultural Group. Afenifere, has said education is dying in the country because people no longer read to improve their knowledge. Arogbofa said this on Saturday in Akure on the occasion of his 85th birthday and public presentation of his new book, “The Psychology of Growing Old: A Personal Experience for both Old and Young”. The Afenifere stalwart, while addressing the people present at the event, noted that education would die without books. Arogbofa observed that the book publishing industry was also dying, mentioning some of the renowned publishing companies that had gone…
Agency Report The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) on Saturday dissociated itself from an audio recording circulating in the social media purported to be that of an NDLEA officer. Attached to the audio is the picture of a Nigerian man said to be based in the U.S.A., but returning to Nigeria. The person in the audio was negotiating payment of N5 million for the release of the U.S.-based Nigerian purportedly arrested on Friday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos upon arrival and in possession of contraband. Spokesman of the NDLEA stated on Saturday that investigation showed that like…
By Kamil Opeyemi There was heavy gunfire on the Kaduna-Buruku Hugh Ila on Thursday as men of the Nigeria Police engaged kidnappers. The kidnappers, according to information available to the NPO Reports, had embarked on a kidnapping mission in the road targeting travelers. However, the bandits were said to have retreated after engaging security men in a gun duel. The Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan said in a statement on Friday in Kaduna, that the bandits were forced to retreat by the firepower of the personnel. “On March 21, at 1300hrs, officers from the 47PMF attached…
By Halimah OLAMIDE Amidst disturbing poor supply of electricity, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has said the country is moving to achieve an increase in its megawatt to 6,500. By the Minister’s promise, a total 3,500 megawatts is to be generated in the next 6 months. During a working visit to various power projects in Lagos on Friday, Adelabu said the aim was to enhance power supply across the country to meet the growing energy demands. His visit included an inspection of the headquarters of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and two 20 MVA injection substations at Randle,…
By Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria’s interim coach Finidi George has said it is a great experience to defeat Ghana in the Friday friendly encounter that held in Morocco. Finidi, in his first response after the match that ended 2-1 in favour of the Super Eagles, said as a coach, he feels it great for the players. “You know I’m a coach. I just want to do my job and when we get victories like this, we are happy. I will keep pushing,” he said The team is expected to meet Mali in the second part of the friendly matches lined…
CNN — ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert venue complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145. The terror group took responsibility for the attack in a short statement published by ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq on Telegram on Friday. It did not provide evidence to support the claim. Video footage from the Crocus City Hall shows the vast complex, which is home to both the music hall and a shopping center, on fire with smoke billowing into the air. State-run RIA Novosti…
Agency Report The Police Command in Ebonyi said it dislodged gunmen’s hideout in the state, killed three suspects and recovered ammunition. This is contained in a statement issued to reporters by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Joshua Ukandu, on Friday in Abakaliki. Ukandu noted that no fewer than five suspects were arrested during the operation which occured on March 21, in a forest within Omini community, Izzi Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. He explained that the operation was in conjunction with other security agencies. According to the PPRO, one AK47 rifle, 2, 000 rounds of…
By Halimah Olamide The Naira experienced a slight appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,431.49 to a dollar on Friday. NPO Reports official Data from trading platform of the FMDQ revealing that the Naira strengthened by N21.79 or 1.5 per cent, compared to the previous day’s rate of N1,453.28 against the dollar. However, the total turnover decreased to $199.71 million on Friday, down from $288.47 million recorded on Thursday. Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and Exporters’ (I&E) window, the Naira traded between N1,468 and N1,301 against the dollar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Central Bank of…