August 15, 2022

[GIST] Economic challenges cause smartphone decline to Nigeria, others

[GIST] Economic challenges cause smartphone decline to Nigeria, others

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Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa region fell by 7.8 per cent year-on-year to 38 million units in the second quarter of 2022. This is according to a report by Counterpoint’s Market Monitor Service. The report revealed that worsening macro headwinds on the economic and geopolitical fronts undermined consumer demand as well as


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August 14, 2022

“We Killed DPO Because He Arrest Our Members And Preventing" Us From Operating" - Bandits Confess

“We Killed DPO Because He Arrest Our Members And Preventing" Us From Operating" - Bandits Confess


 


The Bauchi State Police Command have arrested four members of a notorious bandit group, who confessed to having killed a former police DPO of the Tafawa Balewa Division, CSP Garkuwa.


The Bandits also confessed to taking parts in different killings, kidnappings and armed robbery incidents in Bauchi. According to the report from Nigerian Tribune, the bandits killed a serving member of the Bauchi State House Of Assembly, afterwhich they abducted 3 of his family members.


While confessing to their crimes, one of the suspects said, 

“It was all of us that hated the DPO. When he was the DPO of Tafawa Balewa Police Station, he was always giving us a tough time. He was arresting our members and preventing us from Operating in that area”.


Source: ArewaLimited.Com.Ng

[GIST] Amotekun not equipped enough to confront criminals – Ondo commander

[GIST] Amotekun not equipped enough to confront criminals – Ondo commander

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Akogun Adetunji Adeleye is the Commander of the Ondo State Security Network also known as Amotekun Corps, and the Special Adviser to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Security Matters. He talks to PETER DADA about the rising security threats in the state and the South-West With the spate of insecurity across the country, how has Amotekun


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[GIST] Intrigues continue in Big Brother Naija house

[GIST] Intrigues continue in Big Brother Naija house

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OGHENOVO EGODO-MICHAEL writes on activities in the third week of the ongoing reality TV show Day 16: Disqualification and evictions One of the housemates on the show, Beauty Tukura, was evicted from the show. This was after she had an altercation with another contestant, Groovy. The week before, she had got a strike for her


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[GIST] Mohammed Indimi soldiers on at 75

[GIST] Mohammed Indimi soldiers on at 75

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If anyone is compiling a list of the most influential Nigerians at the moment, Mohammed Indimi has to be on such list. The billionaire businessman is the founder and chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, an oil exploration and production company. He is also an in-law to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), by virtue


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[GIST] Nigeria losing 2,000 oil trucks daily –SPE boss

[GIST] Nigeria losing 2,000 oil trucks daily –SPE boss

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Chairman, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Nigeria Council, Olalekan Olafuyi, who is also a professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Benin, discusses energy transition, the current state of Nigeria’s crude oil production, and other issues with OPEOLUWANI AKINTAYO Your last conference focused on energy transition. However, looking at Nigeria currently, do you think it


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[GIST] Lagos reintroduces history in schools’ curriculum

[GIST] Lagos reintroduces history in schools’ curriculum

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The Lagos State Government has directed heads of private schools in the state that the teaching of History as a stand-alone subject has been re-introduced to schools. This was disclosed on Saturday, in a memo addressed to owners and heads of private schools by the Director of Research at the Office of Education Quality Assurance


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