Latest News In Nigeria, April 21, 2021: Top 10 Headlines For Wednesday

Welcome to the AllNews evening roundup of the top 10 Latest Nigerian news for today Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

Here are the Latest News In Nigeria headlines:

VIDEO: Unidentified Hoodlum Smashes Bottle On Police Officer's Head

A bottle was smashed on the head of a Nigerian Police officer who seems to be on duty on-duty inspecting a truck in a new viral video.

As seen in the 27-second video, the unidentified officer was seen struggling with a man on the truck while a voice from a distance was screaming in Yoruba saying "ede bo le ha!!, bo mo wan lori jor" meaning 'come down, if he doesn't come down, break the bottle on his head. Read more here.

Latest IPOB News Today Wed, 21st Of April 2021

A pleasant day to you and welcome to the compilation of the latest news about the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on AllNews for today, Wednesday, April 21st, 2021.

Here are the latest IPOB latest news headlines:

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IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu Vows To Sacrifice Anything For Biafra Freedom. Read more here.

Photos: President Buhari Attends Ramadan Lecture

President Muhammadu Buhari has attended Ramadan Tafsir in the State House Mosque for two years.

Tafsir is the Arabic word for ‘lecture' and Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, where Muslims worldwide observe fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. Read more here.

'Your Money Thieving Portal Is Embarrassing' - 2Baba Calls Out NCDC Over Poor Work Ethic

Nigerian veteran singer, 2Baba, has aired his frustration at the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) over a malfunction in its portal which left him, alongside other Nigerians stranded at the airport.

The award-winning artiste shared a video on his Instagram and explained that he and other travellers had paid the sum of N50,000 for the compulsory COVID-19 arrival test on the agency’s portal but were unable to receive the QR code that was required to generate the Covid-19 test result. Read more here.

Senate Seeking To Endorse Bill To Create Cow Database

A bill meant for the creation of a database for cows is presently being considered in the senate.

The bill is for an Act to 'establish national livestock and management (protection, control and management, etc) bureau' is sponsored by Bima Enagi of APC, Niger South. It scaled a second reading on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Read more here.

Scores Kidnapped As Gunmen Attack Greenfield University Kaduna

Unknown gunmen have attacked Greenfield University in Kaduna State.

The attack was carried out on Tuesday night when the gunmen invaded the varsity premises and whisked away scores of students. Read more here.

Fidelity Bank Lists Over N41 Billion Series 1 Bond On NSE

Fidelity Bank Plc announced on Wednesday the listing of its N41.21 billion, 8.5% fixed rate unsecured subordinated bond on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

The Tier 2 lender made the announcement through a public disclosure signed by the bank’s secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje, and published on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Read more here.

Table Tennis: Nigeria’s Mustapha Ranked World’s Number One Cadet Player

Nigeria’s teenage table tennis sensation Musa Mustapha has been ranked world’s best in the boys’ U-11 by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

With this development, Mustapha has become the second African to be rated number one in the world after Hana Goda was in 2020 named the best U-15 girls in the world. Read more here.

Instagram Now Filters Out Abusive DMs, Block People

Instagram says it has introduced some new tools that will eradicate the use of abusive DMs based on keywords and emojis to block people even on new accounts.

The photo and video-sharing social networking service introduced a new way for people to further shield themselves from harassment in their direct messages, especially in message requests by way of a new set of words, phrase and emojis that might signal abusive content, which will also include common misspellings of those key terms, sometimes used to try to evade the filters. Read more here.

Amotekun Operative Murdered By Gunmen In Oyo

An Oyo State Amotekun Corps operative, Suleiman Quadri was killed on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after an ambush by unknown assailants.

It was gathered from Oyo Affairs that the deceased along with some other Amotekun operatives, was escorting farmers to their farm in Fiditi when they were ambushed by unknown gunmen. Read more here.

These are the Latest News in Nigeria headlines this evening. Visit our website www.allnews.ng for the more latest news in Nigeria and around the world.