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VIDEO: Kidnappers Are Cowards, Deserve Death Penalty, Remi Tinubu Fumes
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First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has described kidnappers as cowards.
She also noted that anyone convicted of abduction deserves capital punishment.
She said this while reacting to the news of 200 women who were kidnapped in Borno State, and over 280 pupils and teachers kidnapped in Kaduna State.
Remi Tinubu said, “Whoever is kidnapping young people is sick, cruel, and a coward.
“Enough is enough and I call on the state governors that once we take hold of them, they deserve capital punishment.
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“Why don’t they take people their size? Why are they torturing our children? What they are trying to do is kill our future.
“We all know parents, when we are old we rely on our children.
“Why would you go and take them from schools? Right now, I think enough is enough. As a former lawmaker, I believe that any one of them captured deserves capital punishment.
“They (kidnappers) are animals, they are evil and we should take them out of our midst.
“The state governors and the lawmakers should do something.”
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PUNCH reports that about 200 women were reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in the Gamboru-Ngala and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State.
The women, who were Internally Displaced Persons, were said to have been kidnapped while they went into the bush in search of firewood.
Also, over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday, triggering national outrage.
The bandits reportedly invaded the Kuriga area of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday, shooting at their victims before taking away at least 280 of the pupils and teachers from both schools.
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VIDEO: Kidnappers Are Cowards, Deserve Death Penalty, Says Remi Tinubu
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has described kidnappers as cowards.
She also noted that anyone convicted of abduction deserves capital punishment.
She said this while reacting to the news of 200 women who were… pic.twitter.com/7HvfYwpNqx
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JUST IN: Ex-Eagles Goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, Is Dead
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EditorPeter Rufai, the former Super Eagles goalkeeper, has died.
Waidi Akanni, a former teammate and associate, confirmed the legendary goalkeeper’s death to TheCable on Thursday.
Rufai, affectionately nicknamed Dodo Mayana, died at 61 after a reported battle with long-term illness.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria also announced the demise of the former goalkeeper on the team’s official X account.
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“Forever in our hearts, Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, a giant of Nigerian football and a 1994 AFCON champion,” the post reads.
“Your legacy lives on between the sticks and beyond.”
Rufai is regarded as one of the best football goalkeepers Nigeria has ever produced. He was the Eagles’ first-choice goalkeeper when Nigeria won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
He also represented Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the US and the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
Rufai had over 60 caps for the Super Eagles over the course of a decade with the team.

The Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced the sale of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) for N100 billion.
AMCON’s Managing Director/CEO, Gbenga Alake, disclosed this at a media parley on Thursday.
Apart from IBEDC, AMCON also manages other distribution companies, including the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, and Kano Electricity Distribution Company.
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Alake said, “Today, I announce to you that Ibadan DisCo has been sold. When we came in, it had already been sold, but we renegotiated the price and got almost double of what it was initially going to be sold for.”
Regarding ongoing legal issues, Alake stated, “We have sold it, and whatever is still happening in court, we will face it.”
However, officials of IBEDC did not respond to inquiries about the sale.
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Alleged Extortion: Abuja Court Strikes Bash Ali’s N500bn Suit
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July 3, 2025By
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Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court on Thursday struck out former boxer Bash Ali’s suit for being “statute barred”.
Ali had instituted the suit against former Sports Minister and the National Sports Commission, Sunday Dare and Attorney General
Delivering a ruling on the preliminary objection by the defendant in the suit, Kekemeke held that the case was no longer valid because the time limit for bringing it to court had passed, as defined by a statute of limitations.
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“From the piece of evidence before the court, there is none pointing that the first defendant signed a contract.
“The suit was filed on Oct. 10, 2021, three months before the claimant’s counter affidavit; his case did not fall into the expectation known in law, and the cause of the act accrued on May 20, 2020, is statute barred.
“The notice of preliminary objection succeeds; the case is consequently struck out.”
Ali had in his suit prayed the court for an order declaring that withdrawal of support given to him was illegal.
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He prayed for an order of the court directing the first defendant to retract the defamatory matter published against him.
All further asked the court for an order of the court directing the first defendant to resume their support.
He also asked for N500 billion for loss of income, among other demands.
The defendants in the case are Sunday Dare, then minister of youth and sports development; the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development; and the Attorney General of the Federation.
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