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Boko Haram kidnaps 40 loggers and kills three in north-east Nigeria

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3 weeks ago

December 27, 2020

Onyebuchi Aniekeyi

Boko Haram jihadists have seized about 40 loggers and killed three others in north-east Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, militia sources and residents have said.

The hostages were rounded up by the insurgents on Thursday in Wulgo forest near the town of Gamboru, where they went to collect firewood, the sources said.
The jihadists have increasingly targeted loggers and farmers in the north-east, accusing them of passing information to the military and local militias.

“A group of more than 40 loggers left Shehuri on the outskirts of Gamboru on Thursday and never returned by evening as usual,” said militia leader Umar Kachalla, who was involved in the search. “On Friday we mobilised men and went deep into the forest where we recovered three bodies identified to be among the loggers, without a trace of their colleagues.”

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The missing loggers were presumed kidnapped by the jihadists, who are known to maintain camps in the forest, said Kachalla, a view widely shared in the area.

“We believe the men were taken by Boko Haram who have been attacking loggers in the forest,” said another militia member, Shehu Mada. “From all indication the three dead loggers were shot when they tried to escape as they all were shot from behind.”

The area has been without telephone services for years after the destruction of masts in Boko Haram attacks, forcing people to rely on Cameroon mobile phone networks.

Gamboru loggers have suffered repeated Boko Haram attacks and abductions, especially around Wulgo forest which was a known Boko Haram hideout.

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Uganda electoral officials declares leader Yoweri Museveni election winner

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14 hours ago

January 16, 2021

Onyebuchi Aniekeyi

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electral officials anounced amid vote rigging allegation by rival Bobi Wine.

According to Uganda’s Electoral Commission the leader won with almost 59% of the vote and Bobi Wine got 35% vote.

Bobi Wine who was a pop star, vowed to provide evidence of fraud once the internet is restored.

The Uganda’s Electoral Commission denies there was vote-rigging in Thursday’s election.

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The Government have been criticised for shuting down internet access in the region.

Earlier a video went viral of rival Bobi Wine House under siege by the military preventing him and the press team access to the building.

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Breaking: Nigeria’s Daily Oil Production Sinks to 1.17 Million Barrels

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2 days ago

January 15, 2021

Onyebuchi Aniekeyi

According to a report by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Crude oil production in Nigeria tumbled by 155,000 barrels to a record low in December amid the production cuts by OPEC and its allies.

The report showed that the country’s oil production fell to 1.17 million barrels per day in December 2020, from 1.33 million bpd in November, based on direct communication.

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“Crude oil output increased mainly in Libya, Iraq and the UAE, while production decreased primarily in Nigeria, Congo and Angola. Libya’s crude oil output in December rose to 1.22 million bpd, according to secondary sources,” the group said.

“In the meantime, a meaningful rise in oil prices following the recent DoC (Declaration of Cooperation) decisions along with a positive trajectory from COVID-19 vaccines would brighten the 2021 outlook and lay the groundwork for a hopeful medium-term real GDP expansion,” it added

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Customs Officials Escape Death in Gbaji

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2 days ago

January 15, 2021

Onyebuchi Aniekeyi

Nigeria Customs Officials should count themselves lucky, as they barely escaped and inferno in Gbaji Checkpoint along Lagos Badagry Express Way, leading to popular Seme Border Post. The unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday, 13th of January 2021.

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The cause? Investigation reveals that a volkswagen Golf car had lost control, descending from Gbaji Bridge and eventually colluded with an incoming motorcycle, leading to explosion. Another car, a Toyota Camry, was burnt to a crisp along the Nigeria Customs Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ checkpoint. When Contacted, the Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Customs Service Seme Area Command ASC I Hussaini Abdullahi Confirmed the incident. He stated that

“Luckily, no life was lost apart from minor injuries sustained by the occupants in the aforementioned vehicles”