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Nigerian Army foils kidnap attempt on passengers in Delta
By Innocent Raphael The Nigerian Army has successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorists on passengers travelling along the 46-kilometer Ughelli-Patani Road in Delta State. The operation, which took place on Sunday, was announced in a post on the Army’s official X handle. According to the post, the soldiers responded swiftly to a distress call, leading to a gun…
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Hajj: Kwara pilgrim commits suicide in Saudi Arabia
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board announced on Sunday that one of its pilgrims had committed suicide in Madina. According to a press release signed by Abdulsalam AbdulKabir, the board’s Executive Secretary., the revelation follows a Saudi Arabian investigation into the cause of the pilgrim’s death. The statement added that another pilgrim from the state also died in Madina. “Saliu…
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FCT Police raid suspected kidnappers’ den, arrest four, rescue victims
The Nigeria Police, Federal Capital Territory Command in a sting operation on Friday, raided the den of suspected kidnappers in the border areas of Abuja. A statement posted on the police X handle by the FCT Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, revealed that the exercise was a joint effort between the police and other security forces, resulting in…
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Atiku refutes Shettima’s claims he benefited from Tinubu’s goodwill
By Innocent Raphael Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar’s Office has refuted recent claims made by Vice President Kashim Shettima, alleging that the former VP had benefited from President Bola Tinubu’s goodwill during his “persecution” within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement made public on Sunday by the Office of the PDP chieftain, Atiku noted that contrary to Shettima’s…
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To cut cost of governance, Nigeria should scrap the Senate – Aisha Yesufu
By Innocent Raphael Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu has called for the abolition of the Nigerian Senate to reduce the cost of governance. Yesufu, Co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, made this assertion during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Responding to increasing calls for Nigeria to abandon its bicameral legislature in favor…
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PDP postpones NEC meeting to elect new national chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s National Working Committee (NWC) has rescheduled its planned National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to nominate a new replacement for the position of national chairman from August to September 2024. The party cited the absence of key partners who are away doing religious duties during the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The NEC meeting, which had…
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Only Nnamdi Kanu has authority to call for Biafra referendum, IPOB declares
By Innocent Raphael The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asserted that only its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has the authority to initiate a Biafra referendum. The group made this declaration on Sunday, emphasizing that any future referendum will adhere to United Nations (UN) laws and the African Charter, with the date, criteria, and schedule to be publicly announced. Emma Powerful,…
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State of emergency declared in Kano
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared a state of emergency in education. He disclosed this during at a grand ceremony at the Government House on Saturday. Governor Yusuf highlighted the significant decay in both educational quality and infrastructure in schools and urgent need to address it. “Our administration has commenced a total overhaul, focusing on academic and infrastructure…
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Troops kill 6 IPOB, ESN fighters in Abia, recover ammunition (Photos)
Troops of Operation UDO KA killed six fighters of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its affiliate, Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) during a raid on their camp in Igboro Forest in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State on Saturday. A statement posted on the X handle of the Defence Headquarters said the latest operation was to “apprehend the perpetrators of…
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Saraki commends Supreme Court’s ruling against forfeiture of N1.2 billion
By Innocent Raphael Bukola Saraki, former President of the Nigerian Senate, has praised the Supreme Court for overturning a federal court judgment that required Melrose General Services to forfeit N1,222,384,857.84 to the Federal Government. The case dates back to April 27, 2018, when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured a judgment mandating the final forfeiture of N1.5 billion.…
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