At least 7 persons have been killed near a military checkpoint in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The bandits behind the attack also abducted many persons, including women and children.

The Deputy Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, SHEHU DALHATU TAFOKI, who is the member representing Faskari constituency, said that the incident was one of the four attacks recorded in the area within a week.

The lawmaker said some other persons were also abducted in the attack.

He said just on Tuesday, the bandits killed seven people and abducted five others.

In anger, residents of communities along Funtua-Sheme Road in Katsina State on Wednesday blocked the Funtua-Gusau Road to protest the spate of attacks.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived  in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on a one-day working visit minutes after the Boko Haram fighters fired a rocket into the airport in Maiduguri.

Buhari, whose aircraft landed at the Maiduguri Airforce Base at 11:45am is accompanied by top officials of his government.

 Governor of Borno, Prof. Babagana Zulum, was around to receive President Buhari alongside all the security service chiefs, who have earlier arrived in the city.

The president is visiting Borno for the second time in six months having last visited on June 21, 2021, when he commissioned massive projects undertaken by the Borno State Government and North East Development Commission.

The president was immediately driven out of the airport to the site of the Shiek Tijjani Bolori Mega School behind Quarter Maiduguri.

Zulum urged the people to come out en-mass to appreciate Buhari's efforts in supporting resettlement and recognise all the good works the president had done for the state in the last six years.

Boko Haram fighters had earlier in the day hit Maiduguri, ahead of the President's visit.

The insurgents were said to have attacked three communities at Ngomari airport general area in Maiduguri.

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The Nigerian economy has incurred N499.29bn losses since the microblogging app, Twitter, was shut down by the Federal government on June 4, 2021.

According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, Nigeria’s economy loses N104.02m ($250,600) every hour to the ban on Twitter. It has been 4,800 hours (200 days) since the social networking site was blocked.

The Federal Government on June 4 announced the suspension of Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Buhari. The suspension came with a directive to telecommunication companies to block access to Twitter for their subscribers.

While giving his Independence Day speech, Buhari hinted that the ban would continue until Twitter registered in Nigeria, had a physical presence, and representation. Recently, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, said Twitter had agreed to the nation’s conditions for the suspension to be lifted.

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OnlyFans founder, Tim Stokely, has stepped down as chief executive.

He will be immediately succeeded by Amrapali “Ami" Gan, the company said on Tuesday, Dec. 21.

Gan was most recently the chief marketing and communications officer for OnlyFans and will now "assume the day-to-day leadership" of the London-based company from Stokely, who is leaving to "pursue new endeavors," OnlyFans said.

Stokely will remain on as an adviser to assist with the leadership transition.

Stokely said in a statement: "Ami has a deep passion for OnlyFans’ business and I’m passing the baton to a friend and colleague who has the vision and drive to help the organisation reach its tremendous potential.

"OnlyFans is still a new company and Ami brings a fresh energy and reflects who we are as a business."

Stokely founded OnlyFans in 2016 and the creator-focused subscription service has since become most well-known for allowing sex workers and other adult content creators to charge fans for content.

Gan has been with OnlyFans since 2020. She previously led communications and marketing for Quest Nutrition and Cannabis Cafe, a cannabis restaurant in West Hollywood.

In a statement, Gan said she was committed to making OnlyFans the "safest social media platform in the world."

"I look forward to continuing to work closely with our creator community to help them maximize control over, and monetise, their content," Gan said. "I will be leading an exceptionally talented team at OnlyFans that is delivering a unique experience for our creators and fans."

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