Day: October 27, 2022

Police Launch Manhunt For UNN Students’ Kidnappers

Ganiyu Amodu

The Enugu State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and other abducted passengers. It also said that nine suspected kidnappers have been arrested in two other kidnap incidents with three victims rescued. Several students and passengers whose numbers were yet to be ascertained traveling to Nsukka on Sunday evening were reportedly abducted along the Nike-Opi-Nsukka road. The students, according to sources, were returning to campus following the resumption of academic activities after eight months of industrial action embarked on…

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Google, Microsoft Hit With Low Sales

Ganiyu Amodu

The two tech giant corporations Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube experienced slow sales resulting in the downturn of the economy. According to BBC, the slow economy has also affected Microsoft as the demand for its computers and other technology had deteriorated. Alphabet said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as firms cut their advertising budgets marking the US firm’s weakest quarterly growth in nearly a decade outside of the start of the pandemic. For Microsoft, its sales rose by 11% to $50.1bn,…

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CAN Is A Satanic Group, God’ll Punish Its Leaders — Primate Ayodele

Precious Ibekwe

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has described the Christians Association of Nigeria as a satanic association. Ayodele said this in a sermon in the church over the position of the Lagos State chapter of the body on the 2023 polls. The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the CAN, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, had said that God will not forgive them if they do not support the bid of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…

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TotalEnergies Hits 500 MW Of Onsite B2B Solar Generation

Abibat Babalola

French energy major TotalEnergies has reached the milestone of 500 MW of onsite B2B solar distributed generation in operation. The company said that more than 300 sites of its industrial and commercial customers have been equipped with solar panels in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. TotalEnergies has reached the milestone of 500 MW of onsite B2B solar distributed generation in operation. TotalEnergies sells to its B2B customers green electricity produced directly on their sites through long-term onsite Power Purchase Agreements. It develops, finances, builds, and operates…

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Mohbad’s Lawyer Ends Contract Deal With Naira Marley

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian street singer, Mohbad’s lawyer has served a notice of contract termination on Naira Marley the owner of Marlian Records. Platforms Africa reports that Mohbad shared a video clip early this week, claiming he was assaulted at the hands of the Marlian crew after he requested to change his manager who happens to be a member of the Marlian family. The statement issued by the singer’s lawyers on Tuesday served Naira Marley’s Marlian Records with notice of contract termination. The letter headed “Termination Notice” reads in part that Naira Marley…

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NNPC, Daewoo Ink MoU On 110,000 bpd Kaduna Refinery Rehabilitation

Abibat Babalola

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, expressed delight as he witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd and Daewoo Group of South Korea for the rehabilitation of the Kaduna refinery The President was particularly excited as the signing came against the back of ongoing rehabilitation works at Warri refinery by same Daewoo Group which will at the first instance, deliver fuels production before the first half of 2023. A spokesperson for President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina said in a…

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Names of 48 Nigerian Varsities That Excelled in Global Rankings

Precious Ibekwe

Here is how they did it – Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola   The Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee, Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, has announced the news of the performance of Nigerian universities in the Times Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings, which were released on October 25). This is very encouraging news for the Nigerian university system, coming on the heels of the impressive ranking of 12 Nigerian universities in the world university rankings published on October 12. READ ALSO: Top 10 Best Universities in Africa Emerge UI,…

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Nigerian Intelligence Community Describes Latest US Security Alerts As Mischievous, Counterproductive

Abibat Babalola

There are reasons to conclude that the security alerts being issued by some foreign embassies in Nigeria appear alarming, intelligence operatives have told PRNigeria. Their observation is coming as the government of the United States of America (USA), has just released another statement it tagged “Nigeria Level 3.” In the new travel advisory, PRNigeria observed that the US government listed 14 states in Nigeria that they warned their citizens should not travel to due to what it calls, “crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime.” READ Meanwhile, intelligence operatives,…

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Terror Alert: US To Evacuate Citizens, Embassy Staff

Abibat Babalola

The United States government has authorised the evacuation of its government employees and their families from Nigeria over potential terrorist attacks.. The US State Department announced the approval of the evacuation in its updated Nigeria travel advisory on Tuesday evening. The United States and United Kingdom had on Sunday warned of a possible terrorist attack in the capital Abuja, especially aimed at government buildings, places of worship and schools, among other targets. “On October 25, 2022, the Department authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members due…

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