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Imo state commissioner shot by gunmen.

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Imo State Commissioner for Entrepreneurship and Skill Acquisition, Iyke Ume was shot on Sunday April 25 by unknown gunmen in Orji area of Owerri, Imo state’s capital.
Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma on Inter-party Affairs, Dominic Uzowuru told newsmen that he was in the company of the commissioner who was driving home in an unmarked security vehicle when they were attacked by the gunmen.

Uzowuru said they were returning from a service of songs in the area when the gunmen double-crossed their vehicle, shooting the commissioner in the leg and arm.
He said;

“I was not shot. The commissioner was shot. My handset and that of the commissioner were snatched.
“The commissioner was dropping me off, when the robbers struck.
“I am fine and the commissioner is responding to treatment to the glory of God.”

Imo police spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu also confirmed the attack and further disclosed that the victims were evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, by the police.

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A pair of shoes designed and worn by musician Kanye West has sold for $1.8m (£1.3m) at an auction.

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A pair of shoes designed and worn by musician Kanye West has sold for $1.8m (£1.3m) at an auction. It is the highest amount ever paid for a pair of trainers.

The Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes beat the previous record, which was held by a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s that sold for $615,000 last year.

“The sale also marks the first pair of sneakers to top $1m,” Sotheby’s auction house said on Monday.

West first wore the shoes while performing at the Grammys in 2008. They are a US size 12, or a UK 11.

The shoes were bought by RARES, an internet platform for investing in rare footwear. Its users can buy shares in a pair in a similar way to how investors buy stocks in a company, Yahoo news states.

They were sold by the shoe collector Ryan Chang in a private sale, which means neither the buyer nor the final sale price can be publicised unless the buyer themselves comes forward.

“The sale marks the highest publicly recorded price for a sneaker sale ever,” the auction house said in a statement.

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Buhari, US Secretary of State to meet on security, economy, others on Tuesday

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The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.

The US Secretary of State’s spokesman, Ned Price, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the discussion between the two leaders would centred on strengthening of democratic governance, security and promoting economic ties and diversification.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, will be at the meeting where bilateral relationship between the two countries would also be discussed.

The trip will be the Secretary of State’s first virtual trip to Africa since US President, Joe Biden, assumed office on January 20.

The statement read: “Secretary Blinken will begin his virtual travel to Africa meeting with Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) alumni. In a ‘Ten Questions with Tony’ event, YALI alumni will have an opportunity to engage with the Secretary on a range of topics, including the role of youth in the future of Africa, economic development, democracy and good governance, climate change, and health.

Through YALI, the United States works with public, private sector, and civil society partners across the continent to develop initiatives and economic opportunities to support the creativity, innovativeness, and energy of Africa’s youth.

“Secretary Blinken will then travel virtually to Nigeria, where he will underscore our shared goals of strengthening democratic governance, building lasting security, and promoting economic ties and diversification.

People-to-people connections, underpinned by the dynamic Nigerian diaspora in the United States, amplify and strengthen our relationship. During his visit, Secretary Blinken will meet with President Buhari and Foreign Minister (Geoffrey Onyeama) to reiterate the value of our bilateral relationship and discuss issues of shared importance.

“Secretary Blinken will also participate in a health partnership event to underscore our collaboration to combat the pandemic as well as long-term US investments in combating infectious diseases. He will meet with a beneficiary of a PEPFAR program and a Nigerian health care worker.”

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Chad military council rules out negotiations with rebels

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Chad’s military council has ruled out any negotiations with insurgents, or to accept the offer of ceasefire talks with rebels it has been fighting since the unexpected death of president Idriss Déby.

The military council had taken over power after Deby’s death while his son, Mahamat Deby, was named the head of the council to oversee an 18-month transition to elections.

In the wake of the announcement, opposition politicians and rebels have condemned the army takeover, calling it a coup and on Sunday, the major rebel group, Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), called for negotiations to which the council rejected.

FACT, had said it was willing to discuss a political settlement, but did not endorse the “coup that brought Gen Mahamat Déby, to power.”

But the military council said it would not negotiate with rebels it was at war with.

Faced with this situation, that is endangering Chad and the stability of the entire region, it is not the time for mediation or negotiations with outlaws,” military council spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna said in a statement.

“They are rebels, which is why we are bombing them. We are waging war, that’s all.”

Agouna added that some of the rebels had fled into neighbouring Niger Republic and urged the Nigerien authorities to “facilitate the capture and bringing to justice of these war criminals.

“The leader of FACT, Mahamat Mahadi Ali, is being sought for war crimes in Libya, so we cannot negotiate with rebels.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-chad-deby-idUSKBN2CD0OA

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One killed, another injured in Brooklyn Mall shooting

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One man has been killed with another injured after a shooting outside a Brooklyn NYCHA Mall in the United States on Sunday night, according to the Brooklyn County police.

The victims were reportedly shot at about 5:30 pm in front of a building within the Red Hook Houses on Centre Mall near Clinton Street, according to cops.

The late victim, Felton Durant, 23, was struck in the torso, buttocks and hand, and was taken to the Methodist Hospital, where he was declared dead.

The other man who is unidentified, was shot in the arm. He was treated at the scene and released.

No arrests were made by early Monday morning, the police said.

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Most Nigerians won’t like Canada because it’s too boring – US-based Nigerian man

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A US-based Nigerian man has revealed why believes most Nigerians would not like Canada if they eventually move to the North American country.

According to the man simply identified as Femi, a great percentage of Nigerians who often dream or speak of moving to Canada would not like the country because of how boring it is.

Taking to his Twitter account, Femi who lives in Maryland, USA stated that Canada is actually more boring than the United Kingdom and Nigerians would realise this when they move there.

”Most Nigerians wont like Canada when they go there. Its actually more boring than the UK,” he wrote.

See his tweet below:

His post generated reactions from Nigerians who were opposed to his assertion.

@myklazonline said; Loneliness is better than bad company.

@RealOgbogu; Boring yen gangan ni mo fe

As long as there’s enough money

@drarowolo1; My life here in naija is already boring. Canada can not be more boring than wat it is here. Abeg Femi, show me d VISA. We moooveeeee

@Lakeside5551; Thats why they want to kill those of us in nigeria with whatsapp call. 2h 50m we still dey talk wetin no go comot money. Them go turn you to byforce amebo cos u gat feed them about weytin dey go on for family or area.

@ifeoluwalydia; Tbh, Nigerians don’t relocate to other advanced country because of “fun”. Security, regard for human rights, basic social amenities and many more are reasons we relocate.

@BBB26712829; Thanks for the opinion. We need some boring in our lives as Nigerians. Boring is better than Inflation, death, kidnapping and others.

@Sangodaz; Is Nigeria not boring enough?

We’re used to it already. Let’s have the money and remove the poverty first, then we can see clearly to think about boring. Boring when you gave your car, house, job, and peace of mind from robbers, SARS, and terrorists

@BrosManney; The problem is there is no insecurity made up of terrorism and banditry in Canada.

Then the owambe of Nigerians in various Nigeria town unions and Nigerian churches is so exciting that the boredom is at least slightly addressed. Otherwise it’s boring.

@AdeeyoOlabisi; How i wish Nigeria is boring as Canada…boringness is our hobby

@EngrRamon; Truth is if someone had money and Nigeria was a bit secured no point travelling out

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Unknown gunmen attack Sunday Igboho’s residence in Ibadan.

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Unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked the Ibadan residence of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho in the early hours of Monday.
Igboho’s media aide, Olayomi Koiki, made this known on April 26, while accusing Nigeria’s security forces of carrying out the attack.
There were reported sporadic shootings around Soka, the Ibadan residence of Igboho, as some heavily armed gunmen stormed the area.

Koiki claimed that the residence was besieged by men of the Nigeria Army with the aim of arresting the activist.

Koiki said, “There is a situation right now where the Federal Government of Nigeria tried to invade our residence. We are telling the world that the war that the Federal Government is waiting for might start today.
“The war that the Federal Government think they are expecting from the Yoruba people; let’s tell the whole world. As I speak to you, there is an ongoing incident but we are more than capable.
“We cannot be caught unguarded. You cannot threaten us. Chief Sunday Igboho is fine.”
The Police PRO in Oyo State, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.

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#Breaking: Gunmen Attack Federal University in North-Central Benue, Kidnap Students.

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Gunmen have abducted an undisclosed number of students from the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, the capital of northcentral Benue State.

The institution confirmed the incident on Monday noting that nothing has been heard from the students or their captors since the incident occurred.

“The university has reported the incident to the police and all relevant security agencies,” a statement signed by the university’s Director of Information, Protocol and Public Relations Unit (IPPR), Rosemary Waku, reads.
“The university has not heard anything from the students or their captors since the unfortunate incidence took place.”
Kidnapping for ransom and banditry are fast becoming a mainstay in the West African country with school students in Nigeria’s northeast, northwest and northcentral regions becoming targets in recent times.
Only recently, about twenty students were abducted from Greenfield University in Kaduna State. Three of the students were however killed by the abductors.
On March 11, 2021, gunmen attacked the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna, kidnapping at least thirty students.

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How Nigerian Air Force Killed Over 20 Army Officers By Accident In Strike Targeting Boko Haram.

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The soldiers who were reinforced from Ngandu village were said to be on their way to Mainok, headquarters of the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno state which was under attack by militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād.

A Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed men of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, killing over 20 officers, a military source has said.

The soldiers who were reinforced from Ngandu village were said to be on their way to Mainok, headquarters of the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno state which was under attack by militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād.

SaharaReporters had on Sunday reported how the gunmen attacked a Nigerian Army location at 156 Battalion in the community, killing over 30 soldiers.

The terrorists who came in no fewer than 15 gun trucks also burnt down the military base.

A source told SaharaReporters that a reinforcement team of the Nigerian Army sent to the community was mistakenly bombed by an Air Force fighter jet.

“The Boko Haram terrorists disguised in military uniform and gained access to the camp. They came in different groups and could not be counted. The Nigerian Army were pinned down, they requested for reinforcement, the reinforcement got on their way only to get smoked by the Nigerian Airforce.

“The (reinforcement team) was coming from Ngandu and were killed by an airstrike. The Air Force mistook them for Boko Haram as both were cladded in similar military uniform and operational vehicles,” a source said.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COHwJOojaKU/?igshid=13k8hl27wmb0j

Villagers in the past have reported some civilian casualties in near-daily bombardments in North Eastern Nigeria.

Recently, a military jet that came to repel an attack by Boko Haram dropped a bomb that landed in a compound where civilians were holding a naming ceremony.

Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 and freed last year also said three of their classmates were killed by Air Force bombardments.

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Kaduna State University Hikes Tuition Fees From N26,000 to N500,000 for Non-Indigenes.

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Kaduna State University has reviewed its tuition fees from N24,000 and N26,000 to N150,000 and N500,000. Criticized and rejected by the students, the increment comes at a time when many are still recovering from the economic effects of Covid-19.

A press release by the Kaduna State Students’ Union stated that the majority of the students come from poor backgrounds and will not be able to cope with the high fees. The students’ union expressed fears about the effect of the increment, with the possibility of many students dropping out despite having scholarships.

The letter, addressed to Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the Governor of the state, is yet to receive any response.

But in a statement to NAN, the university’s Public Relation Officer (PRO), Adamu Nuhu Bargo, explained that the decision for an upward review in fee was to raise money for the university which has an annual internally generated revenue of N765.9 million. he said the university management had met with students and that the specific fees for each course is yet to be announced.

Abdulrazak Shuaibu, a medical student and former President of the Kaduna State Students’ Union, confirmed the exact figures to which the increment had been made. He told NAN that students in Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences were to pay N150,000 from N26,000, while students from the Faculty of Medicine were to pay N300,000 for indigene students and N500,000 for non-indigene students as against N24,000.

While the students have rejected the increment, the university management has given the excuse of creating a “more conducive atmosphere of learning for staff and students” as part of the reasons for fee increment.

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Actress Iyabo Ojo slams her colleagues in the movie industry defending Baba Ijesha who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old girl.

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Actress Iyabo Ojo has lashed out at her colleagues in the movie industry who have been defending actor Baba Ijesha after news of him allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl made headlines.

The actress who stressed that there’s no excuse for rape, told those defending the actor by claiming he was framed/setup to get him a lawyer if they think he is innocent.

Iyabo Ojo

Iyabo also stated that it is such attitude that make people refuse to go public with abuses they were subjected to by influential people.

She also warned those circulating videos of the actor being caught in the act to desist from such as a minor is involved.

Watch the video below;

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Candidate’s campaign poster for National President of ”Association of Carry Over students” surfaces.

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Nigeria is a country that has an endless supply of rib cracking people and events, such that when you think you have seen it all, something more funny or ridiculous pops up.
An issue that has become a subject for banter online is a campaign poster of a student from Taraba State University.
The poster is for a candidate identified as Usman Bello, who is running for the seat of National President of the Association of Carry Over Students.

He is a student in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Taraba State University, Jalingo.

Usman’s campaign motto is; ‘CARRY-OVER IS NOT THE END OF SCHOOL, LAS LAS WE GO GRADUATE.’

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Kaduna Varsity Student Killed By Bandits Buried Amid Tears, Wailing.

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Sadiq Sanga Yusuf, one of the three students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna killed by suspected bandits has been buried amid wailing and tears by family members and friends.

SaharaReporters gathered that Sadiq was the son of Malam Yusuf Mu’azu, a Director of Kaduna Ministry of Works.

He was buried with outpouring of condolences to the father, who was also a former chairman of Jemaa Local Government Area in Kaduna state.

Sodiq’s body, along with those of Dorathy Yohanna and Precious Nwakacha were on Friday found in Kwanan Bature village, a location not too far from the school premises.

The bandits had earlier demanded N800 million.

Kaduna is one of the states in Nigeria most affected by rampant kidnappings by bandits.

The invasion of the university was the third attack by bandits on schools in Kaduna in 2021.

Meanwhile, a Twitter user, @ydcoalhas narrated the painful ordeal of finding his sister-in-law, Dorathy among the three students who were killed.

In a series of tweets directed at Tolu Ogunlesi, Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, he said, “People’s children have become sports for bandits and kidnappers. I’m very angry right now because there’s just so much I don’t understand anymore. What’s the purpose of life as a Nigerian? What’s the sole responsibility of a government for/to the people?”

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NDLEA intercepts drugs concealed in statue of Mary and auto spare parts.

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, embedded in two courier companies in Lagos have intercepted illicit drugs concealed in the statue of Mary and auto spare parts heading to Canada and the United Arab Emirate, UAE.

A statement released by the spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, states that the narcotics agents from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations seized 500grammes of heroin going to Canada and hidden inside auto spare parts from one of the courier firms while 140grammes of Methamphetamine going to Philippines and concealed inside statue of Mary was seized in another courier company.

According to the statement, the Director, Operations and General Investigations, Adeyemi Adeofe disclosed that 3.1 kg of cannabis going to UAE concealed inside spices, and another kilogramme of cannabis going to UAE concealed inside local herbs were intercepted and seized.

In a related development, the Ondo state Command of the Agency has in series of raids between 6th and 20th April, 2021, across the state arrested 31 suspects from who 275.552kg of assorted illicit drugs were recovered.

According to the acting Commander of the state Command, Callys Alumona, the sting operations were carried out to curb the increasing rate of drug abuse among the youths and even the elderly in Ondo State. He said, this has led to the arrest of 31 suspects, which include 24 males, and 7 females. He added that the illicit drugs seized consist of 74.285Kgs of cannabis sativa, 267grammes of psychotropic substances; 201Kgs of skuchies (a combination of cannabis, tramadol, ethanol, and zobo), while many of the drug spots have been dismantled.”

Meanwhile, operatives of the Akwa Ibom state Command of the Agency have intercepted and seized 62.150kg of illicit drugs in Oron and Uyo areas of the state. The state Commander of the NDLEA, Mrs. Obot Bassey said four suspects were arrested in the sting two operations carried out on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd April, 2021.

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Suspected #FulaniHerdsmen Kill Nine Farmers In Nasarawa.

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Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders have killed over nine persons and injured scores during an attack on Ajimaka, a Tiv settlement in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the community with sophisticated weapons at about 2:00 am on Saturday, shooting sporadically and chanting war songs.

Ajimaka is a border town between Nasarawa and Benue state belonging to the Tiv farmers.

The majority of the victims were said to be deeply asleep when the marauding herdsmen surrounded the village, set houses on fire and opened fire on fleeing villagers.

Deputy Chairman of Doma LGA, Hon Atukpa Osukunu, confirmed the incident in a statement that said it was a reprisal.

He claimed herders, who also settled within the area, found one of them dead in the bush and suspected the Tiv community of the death.

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Viral amputee hawker set to open supermarket as she turns 27

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Mary Daniel, an amputee lady who went viral while hawking water in Lagos, has revealed she’s set to establish a supermarket with donations she received from within and outside Nigeria.
She disclosed this on Friday while celebrating her 27th birthday at a lounge in Ikeja, Lagos.
“I feel happy today,” Mary enthused about the event.

Speaking further, Mary said; “I didn’t celebrate my birthday last year. I am grateful to God for what He has done in my life. I never thought I would mark my birthday in a big way like this.
People who know me before now have been calling me and making kind remarks about me. They said I have changed for good and they can hardly recognise me again.”
The single mum who has amassed millions in donations also spoke on her plan to establish a supermarket.

She said; “I want to set up a supermarket where I will be selling cartons of noodles, bottled water, drinks, food stuffs and other items. “I plan to employ two of my cousins. One is based in Awka (Anambra) while the other is based in Asaba (Delta).


”They will relocate to Lagos and join me in running the supermarket. As soon as I get my own apartment, I will bring my daughter to Lagos. I hope my story will inspire people in my condition to always try to struggle to earn a living.”

According to her, a non-governmental organisation has decided to pick up the bill of prosthesis to be procured for her.
“The people that will do the artificial leg came on Monday to take the measurement of my leg. They said it would be ready in one month’s time,” she said.

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Omotola Jalade speaks on rumoured secret affair with Oshiomhole

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Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has reacted to reports of her being in an amorous relationship with former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole.

The Nollywood veteran who is married to Captain Ekeinde, spoke in a recent interview with BBC Yoruba, saying that she is not one who likes to attend events and insisted that she has never met Oshiomhole before.

Omotola said; “People do not know that I don’t like to go out. I am either at home or at the office. I only like to go out on official purposes. I don’t know Adams Oshiomhole. I have never met him. End of the story.”
Speaking further, the mother of four said that any lady who does not have a source of livelihood should not consider marriage because she is automatically preparing herself to be imprisoned in the union.

Asked if she would allow any of her children to marry at the age of 18 like she did, to which she answered;
“I was at the age of consent when I got married and above all, I was mature when I met my husband. Currently, I have only one child that is 18 years old, so the question is late. He is a boy and peradventure, he says he wants to get married, I will not allow it because he does not have his own money now.
One must apply wisdom or common sense in everything one does. People cannot say that because I married at 18, therefore they can also do it. The question is, ‘are you ready for marriage’? When I was at that age, I was ready. I had been working since I was 15-years-old and I had become a millionaire at the age of 18. That is a fact that a lot of people don’t know.

“I had my own money. I was not dependent on any man. Moreover, my father died early, so I was already responsible for my younger siblings. I was like their mother at that time, so I was very mature and financially prepared.

One should not marry a man when one is not financially stable. If one does that, one would be going into slavery or better still, prison. If any of my children, after considering all these factors, say they are ready for marriage, we (parents) would meet the person and if we like them, we would give them our blessings.”

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Unknown gunmen have attacked the country home of the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma.

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The gunmen who invaded the governor’s village house in Omuma in the Oru East Local Government Area of the state in early hours of Saturday killed two security men on duty before torching it.

Our correspondent’s investigation revealed that one of the security men killed was an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

According to a village source who pleaded anonymity, cars parked at the compound and part of the building were affected by the fire.

According to the source, the security men on duty repelled the gunmen, leading to the death of the two cops.

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An unconfirmed news also has it that the gunmen killed two other security men at Oguta-Mgbidi Junction, a road that leads to the governor’s country home.

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Nigeria beats Congo to emerge the country with the worst electricity supply in the world.

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Nigeria has overtaken the Democratic Republic of Congo with 25 percent of people without access to electricity, making it the country globally with the highest number of citizens that lack access to power.

World Bank Group Practice Manager, West and Central Africa Energy, Ashish Khanna, disclosed this in his presentation during a virtual engagement with power reporters in Abuja on Wednesday, April 21.

According to him, “Nigeria now has the largest number of unelectrified people globally and the trend is worsening; of the electrified, the supply is very unreliable with widespread blackouts.

Electrification, which was growing at 1.1% yearly since 2010, has not kept pace with the population growth of 3% yearly. This has increased the deficit by 3 million people to 85m which is 57% of the population. Nigeria now has 25% more unelectrified people than the 2nd most unelectrified country (DRC – in absolute terms).

The power sector is operationally inefficient with unreliable supply exacerbated by high losses and lack of payment discipline. Businesses in Nigeria lose about $29 billion annually because of unreliable electricity while Nigerian utilities get paid for only a half of electricity they receive.”

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