Day: January 29, 2022

Teenagers Behead Girlfriend for Money Rituals

Gbenga Adeoti

How they lured, killed and beheaded the girl – Police Two teenagers; Wariz Oladehinde, 17 years, and Abdul Gafar Lukman 19 years, have, alongside 20 year-old Mustakeem Balogun, allegedly beheaded a teenage girl who was simply identified as Rofiat for money rituals. Platforms Africa reports that the three friends have been arrested after killing and beheading Rofiat who they identified as a girlfriend to their friend in Bode Olude area of Abeokuta, Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria. The Police Command in the state, which confirmed the incident in a statement ibtained…

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ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso, 3rd Member Punished for Coup in 18 Months

Aoko Benjamin

. The West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has suspended Burkina Faso in the aftermath of a military coup, making it the third member nation to be punished for a military takeover in only 18 months. The announcement on Friday by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) comes several days after mutinous soldiers forced democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore to resign. The soldiers went on state television to announce their military takeover of the country, which they said was under siege…

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Father Impregnates 14 Yr-old Daughter, Defiles Her At Age 7

Efe Wellington

How, why Govt will help Female JSS pupil Impregnated by Father The Government of Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria, has promised to provide psychological and sundry support to a 14-year-old girl impregnated by her father. Dise Ogbise, the Coordinator, Gender Response Initiative Team in the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria. Ogbise, who spoke on Friday in Yenagoa, the state capital, said some members of the public reported the case. According to Ogbise, when some people reported that the girl was five months pregnant for the father, the…

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How, Why NNPC Secured $5 billion Afreximbank Deals

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has sealed a deal with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to fund major investments in its Nigerian upstream sector. Platforms Africa reports that the $5 billion funding commitment is an offshoot of the meeting between Benedict Oramah, Chairman of the board of Directors and President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the NNPC team led by Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday. Under the deal, the bank agreed to enter into a financial advisory and fundraising role to…

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Kwara Gov Signs 2022 Budget as CAPEX Hits 56%

Dawood Rabiu

• budget prioritizes project completion, workers’ welfare as House commends govt for prudence Governor of Kwara state, north central Nigeria, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Friday signed the 2022 budget, with the capital expenditure now pegged at 56%, indicating a commitment to complete many of the ongoing infrastructural projects. Platforms Africa reports that the size of the budget is N189,617,487,624 — 44% of it being for recurrent expenditure. The House passed the budget on Thursday. The proposal from the executive, a statement from the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye,…

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