Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Gunmen Kidnap Bayelsa SSG’s Mother

    Gunmen dressed in military camouflage have stormed the residence of Betinah Benson and kidnapped her to an unknown destination. The victim, aged 80, is the mother of Kombowei Benson, Secretary to the Bayelsa State government. The attack was carried out on Tuesday night in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.

Military Plane Crash: God Almighty Saved Me From Bandits, Air Force pilot narrates

 


  Fl. Lt A. Dairo who ejected and escaped from bandits after his jet was shot while on a mission in the skies of Zamfara state, has given a graphic details of the incidence, concluding that it was all made possible because of his strong belief in Almighty God.

    In the submission which was made viral on social media platforms, the combat pilot who indicated that he had a premonition of the encounter days before the Nigerian military assigned him on the mission, said that the bandits were as ruthless as the dreaded Boko Haram and wondered why they should still be referred to as ‘bandits’.

Obi Cubana reveals number of people he made billionaires

   


Billionaire businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu better known as Obi Cubana has said that contrary to speculations and assumptions, he does not do rituals, neither do any of his associates. He explained that many of his friends are billionaires today because he supported them financially and business-wise.

   Using his personal experience, the Cubana Group CEO stressed on the importance of giving and helping those around in order to gain wealth and remain wealthy. According to Obi Cubana, he helped about 191 people to become millionaires and billionaires, and these people in turn, help him whenever the need arises.

Oyo State Government uncovers 41 ghost workers

   


The Oyo State Government has detected 41 ghost workers on its payroll as 341 others with irregular records opt for voluntary retirement.

   The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 21, said the Implementation Committee of the Oyo State 2019/2020 Civil/Public Servants Audit and Payroll Re-engineering/Validation Exercise has recommended the removal of the 41 staff classified as “No Show” by the consultants.

    "The consultants had indicted 602 officers and recommended them for removal from the payrolls but the Implementation Committee affirmed 41 ghost workers; cleared 40 others of any infraction; uncovered 10 deaths; 170 systematic retirements; and affirmed the option of voluntary retirement by 341 others with irregular records of service," the statement read.

French president Emmanuel Macron's phone number found in list of spying targets along with WHO chief and presidents of South Africa and Pakistan

   


     French president, Emmanuel Macron's phone number has been found among potential targets of a huge international spying operation. 

   According to Mail Online, Macron is among 50,000 politicians, journalists, and human rights activists around the world said to have been identified as 'people of interest' by clients of Israeli firm NSO, developer of a surveillance system called Pegasus. President Imran Khan of Pakistan and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa as well as World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. are also among potential targets found on a list of numbers leaked to Amnesty and the Paris-based journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories.