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Enyimba FC star, Dayo Ojo, and Abia Comet’s Benjamin Iluyomade have been released by their abductors after they were kidnapped on Sunday. Dayo and Benjamin were  kidnapped while coming back from their teams camp on Sunday  following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) due to the outbreak of the COVID-19. They were abducted along the Benin-Owo Expressway but three days after, they were released, according to a statement from Enyimba. READ ALSO:  12 Kidnap Victims Rescued In Katsina “GREAT BIG NEWS!” the club also tweeted on their verified handle. “Our midfielder man, Dayo Ojo has regained freedom from his kidnappers.” Enyimba FC ✔ @EnyimbaFC GREAT BIG NEWS! Our midfielder man, Dayo Ojo has regained freedom from his kidnappers 1,183 11:25 PM - Mar 25, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 524 people are talking about this Their release followed combined efforts from ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to pay each household in ten thousand naira (N10,000) as a supplement for foodstuff within the period in which many are confined to their homes.  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made this call on Wednesday when he donated N50million as relief fund to support the Federal Government’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Atiku stated that it is incumbent on the Federal and state governments to provide palliatives to the Nigerian people to enable them to survive, even as they abide by these necessary measures put in place for their own safety. According to the elder statesman,  “At an approximate 30 million households or thereabouts, the government should devise modalities to distribute N10,000 as a supplement for foodstuff to each household, among other palliative measures, with no one left behind” . Atiku, in a press statement he personally sig...

Five new cases of the COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 51. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), two of the cases are in the FCT, two are in Lagos, while one is in Rivers State. The NCDC further explained that three of the infected persons are returning travellers into Nigeria while the other two are close contacts of a previously confirmed case. This comes as states across the country are scaling up efforts to combat the spread of the virus. Residents have been asked to stay at home, stricter restrictions have been placed on public gatherings and people including governors and top officials are being forced to self-isolate. Among those who are self-isolating is Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, tested positive for the coronavirus. This was disclosed in a tweet by his aide, Laolu Akande, who stated that his boss had been working from ...

Twelve kidnap victims have been rescued by security agencies in collaboration with some repentant bandits in Katsina State. The victims who are largely passengers were rescued following a joint operation of the Nigeria Police, the Army in partnership with the state government. The rescued victims mostly women and children were reportedly kidnapped by a group of bandits along Yantumaki-Burunkuza road in Danmusa Local Government Area of the state. In a press conference on Wednesday, the spokesman State Police Command, Gambo Isah, said the rescued victims were handed over to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Mustapha Inuwa. According to him, the SSG ordered “their immediate treatment, welfare and subsequent reunion with their respective members of their families as an investigation is ongoing.” “On 22/03/2020 at about 21:00hrs, a group of bandits armed with AK 47 rifles, blocked the road between Yantumaki to Burunkuza and attacked a commercial motor vehic...

A passenger wearing a face mask and gloves as a preventive measure pushes a trolley at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport in Barajas on March 20, 2020. Spain has ordered all hotels in its territory to close to help stem the spread of coronavirus, under a new measure announced in the state official bulletin yesterday. Spain is the country that has been fourth-hardest hit by COVID-19, with 833 deaths and 18,077 infections. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP. Spain’s coronavirus death toll overtook that of China on Wednesday, rising to 3,434 after another 738 people died as Madrid announced a multi-million-euro deal with Beijing for critical supplies. The spike in fatalities means that across the globe, only Italy — with 7,503 deaths — now has a higher death toll than Spain. In China, where the virus emerged late last year, the COVID-19 epidemic has claimed 3,281 lives. The latest figures were announced as Spain entered the 11th day of an unprecedented lockdown to try and rein in the ...