Thursday, February 26, 2015
Video - Printing business capitalizing on upcoming presidential elections in Nigeria
The business boom for printers in Nigeria continues, given the postponement of the country's elections to the 28th of March. Demand for posters, banners and t-shirts from politicians, so far, remains strong. In the south of the country, the printing industry is very, very busy.
Chinese construction worker kidnapped in Nasarawa, Nigeria
Gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped a Chinese National, Chui Fu Long, the police in Nasarawa State have said.
Mr. Long works with a construction company in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The state police spokesperson, Ismaila Numan, said that security agencies have commenced a search and rescue mission to ensure the release of the Chinese.
Mr. Numan explained that officers of Command are ensuring that the culprits are apprehended and the expatriate released as soon as possible.
He appealed to members of the public to avail the police any information that will lead to immediate release of the kidnapped man.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that about seven gunmen stormed the Adadu construction site at about 4:30 p.m. shooting sporadically in the air before kidnapping the expatriate.
Premium Times
Related story: American missionary kidnapped in Kogi, Nigeria
Mr. Long works with a construction company in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The state police spokesperson, Ismaila Numan, said that security agencies have commenced a search and rescue mission to ensure the release of the Chinese.
Mr. Numan explained that officers of Command are ensuring that the culprits are apprehended and the expatriate released as soon as possible.
He appealed to members of the public to avail the police any information that will lead to immediate release of the kidnapped man.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that about seven gunmen stormed the Adadu construction site at about 4:30 p.m. shooting sporadically in the air before kidnapping the expatriate.
Premium Times
Related story: American missionary kidnapped in Kogi, Nigeria
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Video - Nigerian army takes back Baga territory from Boko Haram
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan says the military is gaining the upper hand against Boko Haram, despite two bombings in the country's north that killed at least 27. Goodluck, who has been criticised for his inability to end the six-year insurgency, described the attacks as the "callous bombing of soft targets".
American missionary kidnapped in Kogi, Nigeria
An American missionary in Nigeria has been kidnapped in what authorities call a "purely criminal" act.
Kogi state Police Commissioner Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi says five men kidnapped the woman from her workplace and are demanding a ransom of 60 million Naira ($301,500).
The Free Methodist Church has identified the woman as the Rev. Phyllis Sortor, a missionary based at the Hope Academy compound in Kogi state.
Kogi state is located away from the areas where Boko Haram operates, making it likely that the kidnapping is not related to terrorism. But there is also the possibility that an offshoot group could have kidnapped Sortor, or that she might be sold to another group. Police have not said if they suspect a certain group or band of criminals.
Sortor was kidnapped on Monday, Ogunjemilusi said.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria and the FBI have been notified of the incident, the Free Methodist Church said.
Sortor runs a nongovernmental organization that educates nomadic Fulani children, the police commissioner said.
According to her biography on the church's website, Sortor is the financial administrator of Hope Academy.
"A special friendship with a clan of nomadic Fulani has given Phyllis the opportunity to open additional schools for Fulani children and their parents," the website says.
The commissioner said five men scaled the wall of the school where Sortor's office is and "whisked her away," jumping back over the wall and fleeing to the nearby mountains.
Two of the men were masked, and they fired shots into the air to scare people away during the kidnapping, Ogunjemilusi said.
CNN
Kogi state Police Commissioner Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi says five men kidnapped the woman from her workplace and are demanding a ransom of 60 million Naira ($301,500).
The Free Methodist Church has identified the woman as the Rev. Phyllis Sortor, a missionary based at the Hope Academy compound in Kogi state.
Kogi state is located away from the areas where Boko Haram operates, making it likely that the kidnapping is not related to terrorism. But there is also the possibility that an offshoot group could have kidnapped Sortor, or that she might be sold to another group. Police have not said if they suspect a certain group or band of criminals.
Sortor was kidnapped on Monday, Ogunjemilusi said.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria and the FBI have been notified of the incident, the Free Methodist Church said.
Sortor runs a nongovernmental organization that educates nomadic Fulani children, the police commissioner said.
According to her biography on the church's website, Sortor is the financial administrator of Hope Academy.
"A special friendship with a clan of nomadic Fulani has given Phyllis the opportunity to open additional schools for Fulani children and their parents," the website says.
The commissioner said five men scaled the wall of the school where Sortor's office is and "whisked her away," jumping back over the wall and fleeing to the nearby mountains.
Two of the men were masked, and they fired shots into the air to scare people away during the kidnapping, Ogunjemilusi said.
CNN
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Video - Nigeria raises import tax on imported cars
The Nigerian government has introduced a tax of up to 70 percent on new and used imported cars. It hopes the decision will help local car manufacturers. However, many worry it will hurt the used car industry. Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris reports from Kaduna.
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