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Odibo Victory The House of Representatives have charged President Bola Tinubu to flush out bandits and kidnappers from Nigeria. Tinubu was urged by the Reps to come up with a comprehensive and aggressive security strategy to wipe out bandits, terrorists and kidnappers from their hideouts in Nigeria. This was announced during the plenary session held on Tuesday. The call followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Ibe Osonwa, who represents Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia. The motion is titled, “A Call for Immediate Executive Action on the Surge in Banditry, the Daily Abduction of…

Odibo Victory Media experts and stakeholders have called for electoral transparency and media enlightenment as a means of tackling voter apathy during elections. The media experts made the call during an X Spaces conversation hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre and co-hosted by broadcast journalist with Nigeria Info FM, Kofi Bartels, on Tuesday. The conversation featured various media professionals and a representative of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who discussed the impact of voter apathy on electoral outcomes and democratic participation. During the discourse, the speakers highlighted how citizens’ political apathy during electoral processes plays a significant role in…

Odibo Victory The Nigerian stock market has risen by 0.33 percent in the opening of this new week, which translates to a gain of N515 billion. Renewed investors interest in stocks like: International Energy Insurance, The Initiates, ABC Transport, Abbey Mortgage Bank, UPDCredit led to the positive performance. Market capitalisation rose by N515 billion, increasing from N155.593 trillion to N156.108 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index gained 802.94 points, or 0.33 percent, advancing from 242,593.31 to 243,396.25. The market Year-to-Date return grew to 56.41 percent. Market breadth also closed with 32 gainers and 30 losers. International Energy Insurance led the gainers’…

Odibo Victory President Bola Tinubu has, on Monday, received Madagascar’s President, Michael Randrianirina, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The visit was meant for talks aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between both countries. Randrianirina reportedly arrived at the State House Forecourt at about 2:57 p.m. and was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu. Following a brief reception ceremony, the visiting leader was escorted to the President’s office, where he held a closed-door meeting with Tinubu. The visit is expected to deepen diplomatic ties and enhance cooperation between Nigeria and Madagascar in areas of mutual interest and shared…

Odibo Victory The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight foreign nationals allegedly involved in staging fake abductions to extort money from the relatives of their victims residing abroad. The Command’s Spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi explained that detectives from the Ifo Division in Ogun, led by the DPO, CSP Olabisi Kamorudeen, uncovered a transnational criminal syndicate involved in a carefully coordinated fake kidnapping scheme aimed at extorting ransom from unsuspecting families abroad. He listed the foreign nationals arrested during the operation to include  Zakaria Zawadogo (M) 34, Burkina…

Odibo Victory The 2013 novel, Americanah, by Nigerian award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has received recognition from Canal+ African Story Productions, a French global media and entertainment company. The announcement was made in a statement  by the African Film Press on their Instagram handle. ‌According to the statement, ‘Americanah’ is among the current African story projects in development. “CANAL+ added Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanah” among its current African story projects in development, after an earlier HBO Max adaptation fell apart in 2020. “Americanah’s screen adaptation has been in public development for more than a decade. In 2014, Lupita Nyong’o was…

• Odibo Victory The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has demanded for the suspension of democracy day celebration. This decision was made due to the pending release of the abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo and Borno state. The body has called for the immediate and unconditional release of all abducted schoolchildren and teachers across the country. The coalition also called on governments at all levels to suspend activities marking the June 12 Democracy Day celebrations if the victims were not rescued before then. The National Moderator of CSACEFA, Peculiar Caleb, made the call at a…

• Odibo Victory The Oyo state government has demolished the house where the sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her two sons were held hostage. This was seen in a viral video posted on X on Monday. This is coming two days after the victims were rescued by police officials in an operation that saw the fatal shooting of two of the kidnappers. da53ab6e-6980-40cf-9206-f5dd8f36e6bf NPO Reported that the command had, in collaboration with the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT), secured the release of Mrs. Adegoke Olaide John-Paul and her twin sons, identified as Peter and Paul,…

Odibo Victory Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has declared a curfew on the operations of motorcycle riders throughout the state. Makinde made the declaration during a public address on Friday. As captured in a video shared on X, the governor stated that the government would not stop until the teachers and students who were abducted are brought back home safely. “We will not relent until our teachers and students are brought safely home.” He said. Makinde disclosed that the government is introducing additional measures to improve security across the state. “With the signing of this executive order, we are also…

‏• Odibo Victory  A middle-aged man has sought deliverance for his wife after he discovered some of her explicit videos. The man, whose name was not disclosed, accused his wife of sharing explicit videos of herself with strangers while recounting his ordeal before Pastor Chukwuebuka Anozie at Zion Prayer Movement Outreach in Lagos on Tuesday. As seen in the video, the man stated that when he checked his wife’s phone, he saw different kinds of explicit videos and pictures. “I checked the phone, I now see where dem dey send different type of blue film, different type of big yansh…