Kidnappers release video of 39 missing students being flogged, begging [Watch]

 

Gunmen who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have released a video showing the abductees being flogged.

Parents of the students have slso confirmed that the abductors have reached out and are demanding the sum of N500 million as ransom.

The video shows the students in what appeared to be a forest.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has, however, ruled out the possibility of paying ransom or negotiating with the bandits when he appeared on Channels Television on Saturday.

The abductors used the students Facebook accounts to release three videos showing them surrounded by gunmen in military uniform.

Some of the students earlier rescued from the college confirmed the identities of their friends and schoolmates in the videos.

The second and third videos were posted through the Facebook page of one of the students, Tasha Sandra.

In one of the videos, most of the female students have only wrappers tied around their chest while majority of the male students were shirtless.

In the second video posted around 11:30 am on Saturday, the gunmen were seen flogging the students while they screamed and appealed to the government to come to their rescue.

Caption on the video posted on Tasha Sandra’s Face Book account, reads, “Please this is not a fake video or message please help us and pay the ransom the are asking for and do not try to send any armed forces to rescue us because the said the will kill us all.

“Please I am calling on the federal government and state government to come up with the ransom 500 million naira.”

See video https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMXj7PyB4Ax/

Three railway workers arrested for vandalizing cables

 

Three railway workers have been nabbed by the Ogun State police command for allegedly vandalizing railway cables in Kajola area of Ifo Local Government, on Thursday.

The suspects, Frank Obi, 26; Eze Ogbonna, 42 and James Ejor, 27, were arrested following a report by the supervisor of Kwochason Global Gas, a company working on the new railway construction in Kajola.

The Supervisor was said to have told the police that five persons had been caught while cutting cables at the railway line by the company security guard.

He had stated further that the suspects overpowered the security guard and escaped.

“Upon the report, the DPO Ifo division, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle, detailed his detectives to fish out the hoodlums,” a statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said on Saturday.

Policemen were said to have gathered intelligence that led to the hideout of the suspects, where three were arrested, while two others ran away,  learnt.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are all working in the same company,” Oyeyemi said.

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has ordered a manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang, while directing that the arrested ones be diligently prosecuted.

Pirlo highlights Ronaldo’s record at Juventus

 

Juventus manager, Andrea Pirlo, has defended Cristiano Ronaldo’s record at the club following criticism after they were eliminated from the Champions League against Porto.

Sergio Oliveira’s 115th-minute free kick squeezed through the wall after Ronaldo had turned his back and lifted his leg up, as Porto progressed on away goals.

Former Juve manager, Fabio Capello, described the 36-year-old’s role in their exit as “the worst”.

The criticism led to various reports that Ronaldo was unhappy at the club and looking for a return to Real Madrid, whom he had left to join Juve, but Pirlo dismissed the rumours.

“It’s normal that he’s disappointed, as is the whole squad,” Pirlo told a press conference ahead of the Serie A clash with Cagliari on Sunday.

“And it is normal there are rumours after an elimination.

“He is the most talked about footballer in the world alongside [Lionel] Messi – people are always talking about him. It’s worth reminding that he has always done well.

“He has 90 goals in a hundred games for Juventus and has always shown his worth.”

custody of son, no spousal support in Adele divorce

 

LOS ANGELES — Adele will share custody of her 8-year-old son and won’t be paying child support to her now-ex-husband Simon Konecki, according to divorce documents obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

The couple separated in August of 2019, and Adele filed for divorce the following month. A Los Angeles judge finalized the divorce last week.

According to the documents, the 32-year-old Adele and the 46-year-old Konecki used mediation to amicably reach the terms of the split. Both waived the right to seek spousal support, and both agreed to joint legal and physical custody of son Angelo, who was born in 2012. The papers say they will seek to resolve any issues without litigation.

Adele kept her original legal name, Adele Adkins, during her marriage.

The British singing superstar married Konecki, co-founder of Life Water, an eco-friendly brand of bottled water, in May of 2018, according to court documents. But she referred to him as “my husband” during a Grammy acceptance speech in 2017, and the two had been a couple for several years when they wed.

Facebook is testing method for users to earn money through stories

 

The American social media giant, Facebook is making a way out to enable their users to make money through its story sharing feature.

Facebook, which introduced stories to its platform four years ago is gearing up to introduce a new way for its users to make money by placing ads that look like stickers into their stories and receive a cut of the resulting revenue.

According to The Verge, the initial test conducted by Facebook for the same is very small, but it hopes to expand it soon and then apply the technology to all short-form videos on Facebook.In a chat with The Verge, Yoav Arnstein, director of product management, said, "I can't share creator or advertiser partners because the test is still in the early conceptual phase.

 He explained that the broader idea, behind the same is to give advertisers a natural place to fit their content, so, for example, if someone posts a video from Yosemite National Park, a sticker could advertise a local business.

The story stickers are just one of the organization's multiple updates on its creator's platform. It's likewise making its usual in-stream promotions accessible for shorter videos.

The Verge beforehand, just three-minute or longer clips could adapt with these advertisements, yet now, one-minute-long recordings can get promotions, which will be put 30 seconds into the content. Recordings longer than three minutes can put promotions when 45 seconds into the programming.

To meet all requirements for these in-stream advertisements, pages that distribute them should have 600,000 total minutes viewed from any combination of video uploads -- on-request, live, and already live -- over the most recent 60 days, as well as five or more active video uploads or previously live 

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In the interim, live video ,makers presently should have 60,000 live minutes seen in the last 60 days to adapt through in-stream promotions, as well as satisfying the video-on-need program requirements.

Akoka denies installing CCTV in female hostel amid outrage

 

The Federal College of Education, FCE (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, has denied the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) in female hostels.

 gathered that last Friday, the students staged a protest over alleged invasion of their privacy by the school management.

There was outrage on social media after a recording of a CCTV camera found in one of the hostels went viral.

Addressing reporters at a briefing, Wahab Azeez, the Provost, absolved the institution.

Azeez said the students’ demonstration was over the eviction of illegal occupants from the Independent Hall.

“It is true that some students demonstrated on Friday, March 5, 2021, basically to protest against the ejection of illegal female occupants and not because of what was reported”, NAN quoted him as saying.

The Provost noted that the installation of cameras for security purpose was ongoing in public places of the College and not in female hostels.

Azeez disclosed that the school processed and obtained TETFund sponsorship to install CCTV Cameras on the perimeter fence and buildings including male and female hostels.

“The CCTV Cameras is not in the rooms, bathrooms or toilet areas. The installation is yet to be completed and not activated. No student privacy can be breached, it’s an installation done purely for security reasons.”

The Provost also denied that 7,000 persons are cramped in the College accommodation that has 3,646 capacity.

The students, he insisted, are comfortably accommodated, adding that the rules guiding the hostels do not permit illegal occupants or squatters.

Videos of protest and camera detected:

The management even called the cops to stop us from protesting for our rights @aoluwakemi17 @TundeEddnut @DrOlufunmilayo @yabaleftonline @NigeriaNewsdesk @BBCWorld @instablog9ja @revolttv @NaijaNews @Soundcity985FM @AmaraWorldWide @Lindaikeji_Blog @lagostelevision @TVCconnect pic.twitter.com/YaWivtqWWl

— adunni (@adunni20127339) March 5, 2021

CCTV camera installed in girls hostel of the federal college of education Akoka @NaijaNews @YouthsforYouths @yabaleftonline @NigeriaNewsdesk @NaijaNews @TVC @BBCWorld @NaijaNews pic.twitter.com/L5ANRLD1xC

— adunni (@adunni20127339) March 5, 2021

 

Tuchel’s squad for EPL clash confirmed

 

Tammy Abraham and Thiago Silva will be missing for Chelsea, when they travel to Leeds United in Saturday’s early kick off.

The Blues go to Elland Road in search of a third successive Premier League win.

Chelsea’s win over Everton cemented their spot in the top-four, meaning a win against Leeds, who have lost their last two matches without scoring, would see them move into third-place, ahead of Leicester City, but only on goal-difference.

 

After missing seven games with a thigh problem, Silva was named on the bench against Everton. However, he has since suffered a setback, meaning he will miss the clash with the Whites.

Abraham also missed the win over Everton because of an ankle injury and he still not fit enough to be considered available for a return.

Ben Chilwell, N’Golo Kante and Mason Mount will be amongst those targeting returns after dropping out of the starting line-up against Everton.

Full Chelsea squad available to face Leeds United:
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga & Willy Caballero.

 

Defenders: Reece James, Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen, Ben Chilwell, Marcos Alonso & Emerson Palmieri.

Midfielders: Hakim Ziyech, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Billy Gilmour, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz & Faustino Anjorin.

Strikers: Timo Werner & Olivier Giroud.