Cleric dismembers female customer, police recover body parts
A resident, Mr Siyanbola Akinkunmi, told PUNCH Metro that the suspect, after he was caught, confessed to killing the hairdresser. Our correspondent learnt that Barakat’s body was later identified by her husband and sister. One Alfa Tiamiyu Abass was arrested in connection with the case. “Upon interrogation, the said Alfa Tiamiyu Abass confessed to have killed the deceased, one Barakat, who happened to be his customer. A search was conducted in his house and all the parts removed from the deceased’s body were recovered.
Source:Punch
May 18, 2022 21:21 UTC
Australian election 2022: from anti-vaxxers to revolutionaries, what do the minor parties running for the Senate stand for?
Running in: the Senate in all states besides Northern Territory, as well as lower house seats in most states. Running in: the Senate in Queensland, NSW, WA and Victoria, and several lower house seats in Victoria and Queensland. Australian ChristiansThe party wants to elect “a Christian voice amidst the voices in Parliament”. Running in: the Senate in SA, NSW, Victoria, WA and QLD. Running in: the lower house and Senate in WA, Queensland, NSW, Victoria, SA, NT.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2022 17:52 UTC
Suspected herdsmen kidnap passengers, kill driver in Abia
A shuttle bus was attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen along Okigwe – Uturu Road, a few metres away from Abia State University, Uturu. This comes two days after seven students of Abia State University were kidnapped along the same route. A report indicated that students of ABSU are being kidnapped on a daily basis on that route by clearly identified Fulani Herdsmen. The report stated, “Lecturers and students are being kidnapped almost everyday along that road and both Abia and Imo State Governments have done nothing. “If your child is in Abia State university, he or she is no longer safe.
Source:Punch
May 18, 2022 14:45 UTC
The best DeFi Cryptos: Uniswap (UNI), PancakeSwap (CAKE), and Mountanaz (MNAZ) | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Two of the main blockchains are Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Ethereum (ETH). Uniswap (UNI) is the biggest DeFi built on Ethereum. PancakeSwap (CAKE) and Mountanaz (MNAZ) are built on the Binance Smart Chain. Binance Smart Chain (BSC)Binance Smart Chain is a smart contract platform developed by the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance. With the emphasis on making these transactions easy and fast, there is no doubt that Binance Smart Chain is the best blockchain.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2022 13:08 UTC
Kidnappings Are on the Rise – How Technology Can Help You Avoid Becoming a Victim
However, recent crime statistics released by the police ministry paint a bleak picture, particularly when it comes to kidnappings, which are on the rise. Between October and December last year, 2 605 kidnapping cases were reported, which is 686 more cases compared to the previous reporting period. The last four months of 2021 showed the highest number of reported kidnappings in five years. “Kidnappings for ransom are operated by large, specialised syndicates, who are demanding anything between R500 000 to R20 million in ransom,” says Abramjee. Vary the times you leave home and return and avoid using the same routes every day.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2022 11:32 UTC
Can RoboApe (RBA) Outshine ApeCoin (APE) and become a Star Cryptocurrency? | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
RoboApe (RBA)RoboApe (RBA) is the newest meme token poised to revolutionise the cryptocurrency industry for several compelling reasons. RoboApe Token is a contemporary meme token that, due to its sustained community development and rewarding culture, will be capable of transcending economic boundaries and fostering expansion. As a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO), RoboApe will reorganise the delivery of innovative thoughts, resources, and decision-making to the RoboApe community. During the token sale, the RBA token will be sold at $0.00009 per token, with the revenues going toward helping the RoboApe community. ConclusionIf you missed out on ApeCoin (APE) this year, you won’t want to miss out on RoboApe (RBA) Protocol’s potential earnings.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2022 11:12 UTC
Nigeria’s Diasporan remittances to increase over rising food prices, others –World Bank
Nigeria’s Diaspora remittance inflow is set to increase to $29bn in 2022 because of higher food prices and the continued adoption of official bank channels, according to the World Bank. According to the global bank, migrants from the country are likely to send more money home to help with the hike in the prices of staples. The bank disclosed this in its report titled, ‘Migration and Development Brief (May 2022): A War in a Pandemic: Implications of the Ukraine crisis and COVID-19 on the global governance of migration and remittance flows,’ report. It stated that remittance flows to low and middle-income countries are expected to increase by 4.2 per cent to $630bn in 2022. “Momentum for the use of official channels in Nigeria should sustain an uptrend in the year, within flows reaching $21bn.
Source:Punch
May 18, 2022 09:08 UTC
Older people using TikTok to defy ageist stereotypes, research finds
Older TikTok users are using the online platform, regarded as the virtual playground of teenagers, to defy ageist stereotypes of elderly people as technophobic and frail. The immense reach that these older TikTok users have means they have the potential to transform negative age stereotypes that proliferate on social media. Allow TikTok content? Allow TikTok content? Allow TikTok content?
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2022 08:55 UTC
‘How to mitigate fraud in digital payments system’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Experts and stakeholders in Nigeria’s payment industry have called for concerted efforts to mitigate the growing menace of digital frauds. Contactless payment is a means of payment that does not require cash or even swiping a card. “There has been a significant increase in contactless payment since the COVID-19 era. In the U.S for example, one in six people testified that they carried out their first contactless payment during the COVID-19 last year . We’ve also seen a 40 per cent year on year growth of contactless payment, and all of this payment is also enabling small businesses.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2022 04:39 UTC
Heirs Oil & Gas wins award for $1.1bn deal
Heirs Oil & Gas has won the Africa Deal of the Year 2021 by Project Finance International, following the $1.1bn financing and acquisition of a 45 per cent stake in OML 17 in 2021. The award ceremony took place in London. The deal, which was announced in January 2021, saw Heirs Holdings, the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation, acquire a 45 per cent participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited, and ENI. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: [email protected]
Source:Punch
May 18, 2022 03:41 UTC
Why I can’t run for Presidency now -AfDB’s Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has given reasons he can’t run for Nigeria’s Presidency in 2023. He gave the reasons in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘Statement by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank’. In the statement, Adesina said his current responsibility as the AfDB’s president won’t make him available to contest Nigeria’s presidency. “I remain fully engaged and committed to the mission that Nigeria, Africa and all the non-African shareholders of the African Development Bank have given me for Africa’s development. “I remain fully focused on the mission of supporting the accelerated development and economic integration of Africa.”The PUNCH had reported that the AfDB’s regulations bar its President from partisan politics.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2022 21:33 UTC
2023: Tinubu in Benue, promises to tackle corruption
The National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Makurdi, Benue State capital on Tuesday and promised to tackle corruption. He encouraged youths to get their PVC revalidated, saying that he is of age but will not retire from politics until he becomes president of the country. “To you, the youths of Benue be determined and get your PVCs, revalidate it, I am with you, Akume is with you and others (leaders) who are not here are with you to guarantee your posterity, hope, a united and prosperous Nigeria. “We are of age, we can retire soon, but I am not going to retire until I become president.”The national leader of APC said that if given the mandate, he will turn around the fortune of the country where corruption will be tackled on all fronts, ensuring the peaceful coexistence of Nigerians. He said that he is not strange to Benue, adding, “I have been here for over 30 years, working with several people, and at a time I was to be the Senate President but I made a sacrifice for him (Iyorchia Ayu) but he is in another party now.”IN CASE YOU MISSED THESE FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 17, 2022 18:43 UTC
Panic As Firing Gunmen Enforce Sit-At-Home In Asaba
Gunmen have forcefully enforced sit-at-home order in some parts of Asaba, the capital of Delta state, according to Guardian Nigeria. This is as the Indigenous People of Biafra had since suspended sit-at-home order on Mondays. Bright Edafe, said the Command had drafted personnel to all nook and cranny of state, especially Asaba, to provide security to the people. Some of them said they were apprehensive following threat by some hoodlums that the sit-at-home should extend to Asaba. Bright Edafe, said the Command had drafted personnel to all nook and cranny of state, especially Asaba, to provide security to the people.
Source:The Guardian
May 17, 2022 16:59 UTC
FG flags off International training of trainers in basic emergency care services
The Federal Government has flagged off the International Training of Trainers in Basic Emergency Care Services organised by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC). Dr Saidu commended the management of ICRC for packaging the Training of Trainers of the Basic Emergency Care Services (BECS), which is the first of its kind in sub-Sahara Africa to give credence to effective medical emergency response. “As part of Mr President Health Sector Agenda, we currently have the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF), with three gateways, the NPHCDA, NHIS and EMT. Dr Mundi informed that ICRC works day in and day out to urgently increase the capacity of healthcare workers for effective basic emergency services to help humanity. Dr Mundi disclosed that the organisation remains totally committed to supporting Member States to strengthen these essential medical emergency services and cherished the collaboration cooperation existing between ICRC and the Federal Ministry of Health.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 17, 2022 16:41 UTC
Grace David Bolu, wife of the Sound Engineer lynched and burnt to death by commercial motorcyclists in Lekki over N100, speaks (video)
Grace David Bolu, the wife of the Sound Engineer, David Imoh, who was lynched and set ablaze by commercial motorcyclists in the Lekki area of Lagos state over N100, has spoken up. The mum of two granted an interview with Guardian NG, where she explained what transpired on the tragic day of the incident. “My husband only came out of Beer Barn to intervene when his colleagues were being beaten over N100 change and they started calling them yahoo boys and ritualists. My marriage of nine years has just ended.”“The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, should come to my aid and help my children. I just finished my Post Graduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).”Watch her speak below,
Source:The Guardian
May 17, 2022 16:36 UTC