Kidnapped 12-year-old boy discovered inside coffin covered with white cloth in Kwara

   

   Security operatives in Kwara State have rescued a 12-year-old boy suspected to be a kidnap victim. The boy was rescued by the joint border patrol of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Police.  

  It was gathered that the victim was discovered inside a coffin covered with a white cloth in a vehicle by his abductors on Friday, July 16.  Spokesman of the NSCDC in the Kwara State command, Zaid Babawale, who confirmed the incident said the operatives of the lmmigration Service, who were on a routine border patrol spotted an unmarked vehicle and stopped the driver who later took to his heel on sighting the officers, leaving the car. 

Reps Pass Electoral Act Amendment Bill After Opposition Lawmakers Walk Out

   

   The House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Amendment Bill, moments after opposition lawmakers walked out of the heated session at the National Assembly chambers in Abuja on Friday. 

   Nigeria’s lower chamber passed the bill after a clause-by-clause consideration. The house passed the majority of the 158 clauses of the bill intact including Clause 52 (2), which had led to controversy and debate. The clause provides that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shall determine the mode of voting/transmission of election results.

WhatsApp new feature to allows users send and receive messages without phone

    Whatsapp has now released a new feature that has been the talk of the tech community for a long time. 

   According to Facebook engineers, the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service be used on multiple “non-phone” devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app.

FCMB Limited announces appointment of Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olaiya as Executive Director, Risk & Compliance

 

  The Board of Directors of First City Monument Bank Limited (the Bank) have announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olaiya as Executive Director, Risk & Compliance. This follows the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

COVID-19 Third Wave: No Plan To Order Fresh Lockdown

 

 The National Economic Council (NEC) has allayed fears of another lockdown as the nation braces up for the third wave of COVID-19, saying there is “no indication of an imminent lockdown.”

  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, stated this in a briefing to State House correspondents after the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.