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Yobe: Gov. Buni mourns as Boko Haram murders Customs personnel in Geidam

1 year ago2582 min

The family of the officer slain by suspected Boko Haram militants in Geidam on Saturday has received condolences from Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, as well as the Nigerian Customs Service. The Governor expressed his sorrow and regret for the attack on the Customs facility and the officer’s death in a statement sent on Sunday through his spokesperson, Mamman Mohammed. The fact that this awful occurrence strikes us during a period of comparatively calm...

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Appeal Court sacks Senate Minority Leader, Mwadkwon, orders fresh election

1 year ago4472 min

The Court of Appeal’s Abuja division has overturned Senate Minority Leader Simon Mwadkwon’s victory in the Plateau North senatorial election on February 25. The Appeal Court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hold a new election within 90 days. The appeals of Chris Giwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Gyang Zi of the Labour Party (LP) were dismissed by the court. Giwa and Zi had challenged the decision of the National/State...

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Certificate saga: APC USA urges NADECO against embarrassing Tinubu

1 year ago4614 min

The National Democratic Coalition was forewarned by the All Progressives Congress chapter in the United States on Sunday night not to proceed with its scheduled press conference regarding the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s academic certificate from Chicago State University, citing the university’s confirmation of its authenticity. The threat comes two days after NADECO USA’s Publicity Secretary, David Adenekan, declared that the organization will host a global news conference inside Chicago City Hall on Monday...

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120 suspects arrested, 100 remanded over cultism, says Abiodun’s aide

1 year ago1842 min

In the previous three months, at least 120 cultists have been arrested, of whom 100 have been placed on remand throughout the state, according to Sola Subair, the Special Advisor on Security to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. Assistant Inspector-General of Police Subair, who is retired, stated that the state administration would not tolerate troublemakers and that there was an all-out fight against cultism. Oba Babatunde Ajayi, the Akarigbo and supreme ruler of Remoland,...

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Customs CG meets Wike, solicits land for schools in FCT

1 year ago1703 min

In order to obtain land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the construction of schools, Adewale Adeniyi, the acting comptroller general of the Nigeria Customs Service, met with Nyesome Wike, the minister of the FCT today. In a statement released on Friday, Abdullahi Maiwada, the service’s national public relations officer, mentioned this. Adeniyi emphasised the role of FCT in nation-building in the statement, while also congratulating Wike on his appointment. “I think we can...

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Father allegedly flogs teacher to death in Delta for disciplining son

1 year ago1693 min

Nnajiofor Nweke, the father of a teacher at Alihami Secondary School in Agbor, Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State, is being held by the Delta State Police Command on suspicion of her murder. Following a disciplinary action against the suspect’s son for allegedly stealing palm wine, the regrettable incident happened on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The suspect’s son, DSP Bright Edafe, and other students allegedly stole two kegs of palm wine from a...

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Former SGF Lawal Slams Tinubu Over Attempt To Gag Press, Detention Of Emefiele, Bawa

1 year ago1885 min

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has slammed President Bola Tinubu for his attempt to gag the press, as well as the continued detention of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. Lawal said in a statement on Wednesday, in response to the APC Spokesman, Felix Morka, who challenged him on his earlier...

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Tinubu Meets with Wike, Makinde, Other G5 Members

1 year ago1733 min

The G5 group includes former Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) as well as Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state. At the Aso Villa in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu met with members of the G5, or the Integrity Group. Although details of the meeting were sketchy at the time of filing this report, it was gathered that the president and the former governors discussed a working relationship....

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Bandits kill nine vigilantes in Bauchi ambush

1 year ago1442 min

Nine members of the “Yan Ba Beli” local vigilante group in Bauchi were killed by gunmen who attacked them. According to information obtained, the attack took place in Gamji village while the vigilantes were pursuing bandits who had been frightening locals in the state’s Ningi Loval Government Area. It was reported that the gunmen set up an ambush for the vigilantes, killing nine of them and injuring a few more. Our correspondent was informed by...

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Poly Students: Why we killed club owner during threesome

1 year ago1762 min

The Kwara State Polytechnic’s two female students who were detained in relation to the purported murder of Adeniyi Ojo have explained their motivations. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday during their procession led by Force Public Relations officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja, one of the suspects, Adanma Joseph, described their interactions with the deceased. She claimed that they tried to rob the deceased, who had stated that she and her friend Favour Vandora Davies intended...

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