The six persons abducted from the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have regained freedom. They were rescued about three days after gunmen attacked the staff quarters of the university in Gwagwalada Area Council of the nation’s capital. In a statement on Friday, the spokesman for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that the victims were rescued by a joint team of operatives from various security agencies. “The FCT Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that all abducted victims of the University of Abuja were rescued and reunited with their families through a joint operation with other security agencies,” she said. Those abducted included two professors, a senior lecturer, and three of their family members. Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNIABUJA Chapter, Dr Kasim Umar, who also confirmed that the victims have been rescued, stated that no ransom was paid. Two days after they were kidnapped fr...

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, says he has no connection with the land or the high-rise building that collapsed while under construction on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos. In a statement on Friday, the Vice President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated that his principal has no interest in the said property. “Let it be made absolutely clear that Professor Yemi Osinbajo does not own and has never owned the said land,” Akande said. “He has also never been involved, in any shape or form, in the development of this or any other land since he became Vice President. “At no time whatsoever did the VP buy this or any other piece of land from Chief Michael Ade-Ojo (Chairman of Elizade Motors) or entered into any transaction for the sale of that land or any other piece of land from Chief Ade-Ojo or anyone for that matter. “All property and assets owned by the Vice President have been publicly declared.” The Vice President’s spokesman condemned a report by a media company who give a tip...

  For the first time in since 1995, the  Atlanta Braves  are world champions once again.  The Braves won the 2021 World Series on Tuesday, silenced the Houston Astros 7-0 ( box score ) in Game 6 to take the series, 4-2.  Jorge Soler was named the MVP of the World Series. Soler becomes just the second Cuban to win the World Series MVP. Marlins pitcher Livan Hernandez won the award in 1997. He turned over three go-ahead home runs for the Braves during the World Series. His first home run of the series came in the first at-bat of Game 1 — the first time that a player has ever led off a World Series Game 1 with a homer.

  · Nine rescued alive, 14 dead · Sanwo-Olu orders LASBCA GM’s suspension · Deputy Governor visits site The Lagos State Government is setting up an independent panel to probe the collapse of the 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi. Members of the panel will be drawn from the Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA), Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) and other professional bodies. It will independently investigate the remote and immediate causes of the incident and make recommendations on how to prevent future occurrence. The investigation is not part of the internal probe already being conducted by the government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the government will surely find out what went wrong and punish those indicted. The Governor, as a first step, has directed that the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Gbolahan Oki, an architect, be suspended from work immediately...

A high-rise building in Ikoyi, a highbrow part of Lagos, on Monday splashed down with many feared trapped under the rubble. The number of persons trapped is yet unconfirmed but workers and rhe people who lives close by tried to dig people out of the rubble of the collapsed building, according to reports. Although rescue operations have not officially commenced, at least four persons have been rescued from the rubble, according to a Channels Television reporter at the scene. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency say they are trying to deploy the military for crowd control as apprehensive sympathisers insist there are many people trapped inside the building. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has also been sighted at the scene.

                Faruq Osilalu A 22-year-old Nigerian man, Faruq Osilalu, has been found dead in Baltimore City, a city in the US state of Maryland, days after he was declared missing. Alayna Osilalu, wife of the late Faruq, told US media that her husband, a driver with a transportation company, was found dead on October 4, but he was listed as a John Doe until recently when authorities were able to identify him through his jewellery. She said her husband was last seen giving someone a ride while adorning jewellery, noting that what happened to him remains a mystery. She said his remains were so badly damaged that investigators could not figure out his fingerprints. “My husband worked as a private contractor under Sedan Service in Baltimore and I reported him missing on September 19, two days after his last known ride,” she said. Although she made an official report of him being missing on September 27 and that two days later, the police found his...

A police officer identified as Bishop Eno has been accused of shooting a woman in Delta State after she allegedly turned down his marriage proposal. Human rights activist, Fejiro Oliver, who disclosed this on Friday, October 29, said that the officer attacked the Isoko division of the Delta State Police Command, and the victim dated for five years only for her to find out that he is already married to a child. She was said to have refused to marry him because of that and he subsequently demanded she refunds the N1.5 million he spent opening a shop for her. She agreed to do so, however, he went to her house with a service pistol and shot her. Read his post below: ”Bishop Eno who I have attached his picture here is an officer of the Nigerian Police Force wearing SARS uniform and serving in Isoko. For five years, he dated the lady attached, only for her to find out that he was married with a kid. He asked for her hand in marriage last week which she turned down. Officer Eno then asked...