Policeman killed, three Chinese expatriates abducted from mining site in Osun
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Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
Following a misunderstanding that broke out between some labourers and some expatriate at a mining site in Osun State, three Chinese expatriates have been reportedly kidnapped.
It was gathered that fight ensued between the expatriates and labourers, mainly from the north on Monday, at a mining site located in Akere village, Ifewara in Atakumosa-West local government area of the state after an argument over an issue yet to be made public.
Checks showed that a police escort attached to the expatriates was killed while three Chinese men were forcefully taken by some yet to be identified persons and have also demanded N500 million ransom
I Was Warming The Air – NSCDC Officer Arrested In Benue For Killing Two On Christmas Day
As the two gunshots came out, I didn t even see anybody. The next thing was that some people began to beat me and drag (try to take) my rifle.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 29, 2020
An officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Sunday Adekola, serving in Benue State, has said that he was only trying to warm the air, when his gunshots killed two fun seekers on Christmas Day in the Otukpo area of the state.
The officer, who has been detained by the police, explained that he was carrying three magazines and 90 rounds, and he initially did not know that people were hit by the gunshots he fired.
COVID-19: Emplacing proper bailout structure for Nigerian airlines COVID-19: Emplacing proper bailout structure for Nigerian airlines
Dec 14, 2020
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Since the Federal Government, through the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, announced the approval of N4 billion as bailout funds for the domestic airlines to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s aviation sector has been thrown into a hot debate on the desirability or otherwise of the intervention. SHOLA ADEKOLA samples opinions of key players on the bailout debacle.
Introduction
PRIOR to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, domestic airline business had already been engulfed in myriad of challenges that hindered the optimal performance of the local airlines. Such challenges include the high exchange rate, unpopular policies of government like the multiple entry points and loose frequencies granted the foreign airlines at the detriment of the indigenous carriers, too many taxes, customs duty on
Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo
The Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities has elected the Registrar of Federal University, Lafia, Nassarawa State, Dr. Abubakar Mamuda, as Chairman with other seven outstanding registrars of other universities as its national executives for a period of two years during its 15th annual business retreat.
Others are Vice-Chairman, Mr. Aminu Bello Mohammed, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil; Secretary-General, Dr. Bola Adekola, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; Assistant Secretary General, Halima Bala-Mohammed, Modibo Adama University of Technology, Yola; Treasurer, Dr. Alfred Mulade, Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko; Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olukayode Akindele, Redeemer’s University, Ede; Welfare Officer, Mrs. Bibian Nwokwu, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki; and the immediate past Chairman/Ex-Officio, Mr. John Nnabuihe, Federal University of Technology, Owerri.