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kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has reportedly been sentenced to death. Point News247 reports that at the sentencing by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos, Evans who was charged with kidnapping had pleaded not guilty. He was also charged for attempting to kidnap the chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors, Mr. Vincent Obianodo. Other charges against him bordered on conspiracy, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of firearms. Evans was docked with three other defendants Joseph Emeka, Chiemeka Arinze, and Udeme Upong. Recall that Evans was arrested by the Inspector General of police’s Intelligence Response Team led by…

President Muhammadu Buhari, has ordered security agencies to intensify surveillance and patrol activities along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Thursday after the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Aregbesola also disclosed that the government was impressed by the recently concluded governorship election in Anambra State, which saw the emergence of the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Charles Soludo, as the governor-elect. He stated, “The police and other security agencies have been mobilised to intensify surveillance, patrol and pursuit of the criminals. And it’s not…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to introduce Webb Tracker, a mobile Application which is poised to aid the Federal Government’s ease of doing business policy. Webb Tracker also includes a simplified standard operating procedure for the use of scanners. Point News247 reports that the mobile app enables any person that has access to the NICIS II to remotely validate any declaration/payment and more importantly the status of a particular consignment/vehicle. This information was passed via a press statement signed by the NCS Public Relations Officer, Joseph O. Attah, on behalf of theComptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service,…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), reveals that 25 schools in Nigeria have been attacked, while 1,440 students have been abducted since January 2021. In a new published report titled, ‘Children in West and Central Africa among those Who Suffer Highest Rates of Grave Violations in Armed Conflict’, the humanitarian agency stated that children in West and Central Africa are among those who suffer the highest rates of grave violations in armed conflict. UNICEF also revealed that since 2016, the West and Central Africa region ranks; “first in the world in terms of number of children verified as recruited and…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command, has again proven to be a veritable source of revenue generation for the government. Point News247 reports that the Area Controller, Dera Nnadi, made this disclosure on Wednesday at a press briefing at the NCS office in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. Presenting the agency’s scorecard on revenue generation, Nnadi disclosed that a total of N2,437,050, being proceeds of auction sales of seized petroleum products and scrap metals, was made by the command during the period under review. He, however, said his management has met with royal fathers in Ogun with the…

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has been on the watch list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Point News247 gathered that in a letter to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) dated November 15, 2021, the commission had requested the service to place the governor on a watch list and inform it anytime he is travelling out of the country from any of the international airports and other points of entry and exit. The reason behind the anti-graft agency’s action cannot be ascertained at the moment. However, sources said the move is an indication that…

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to visit a Bayelsa community and investigate the level of damage caused by the recent oil spillage. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked Timipre Sylva, to check on the state of things in the community of the oil spill. Point News247 reports that the Minister made this known while speaking to journalists after a meeting with the President. According to Sylva, the President had given a directive to the petroleum ministry to ascertain the level of damage done at the site. A wellhead in the…

Residents in Abuja have expressed dismay over the fire incidence in Nyanya Market, just about three weeks after a fire outbreak at the Kubwa Ultra-Modern Market, where many people lost their lives and property worth millions of naira. Point News247 reports that the fire occured in the late hours of Tuesday. The incident caused serious confusion in the market as traders and passers-by scampered for safety. As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire which had not been ascertained However, the spokesperson of the Federal Fire service, Ugo Huan, confirmed the incident, adding that the…

Despite calls by maritime stakeholders for sanity in the industry and appointment of more professionals who have the required knowledge to tackle myriads of challenges facing the sector, President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government appears to be working contrary to expectations of industry watchers as it continues to compromise standards with the appointment of unfit individuals. Many were expectant of seeing an insider, a tested and well groomed hand taking over from the vintage and performing , but retiring Barr. Hassan Bello, who has in the last eight years transformed the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) into a…

Lagos State Government has approved 135 private health facilities for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement on Sunday, said the number of public and private vaccination sites in Lagos State. Point News247 reports that, according to Abayomi, this will strengthen the mass vaccination strategy targeted at four million residents by December 2021. He said the enrolled private facilities were engaged after a rigorous selection and accreditation process that hinged on quality assurance, vaccine safety and follow-up care. He added that the list of accredited private and public facilities is…