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BREAKING: Court grants detained 10 EndBadGovernance protesters bail
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested and detained for treason among others, to a bail in the sum of N10m each and one surety in like sum. While delivering the ruling, the trial judge held that Nigeria’s criminal justice system has its stipulations for the prosecutor and…
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Sanwo-Olu’s CoS visits alma mater, donates exercise books
Tayo Ayinde, the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to his alma mater, St Peters Anglican Primary School, Ikeja, to give back to the school that shaped his life. Ayinde, who donated exercise books to the pupils of the School, commended the teachers for their tireless efforts and selfless…
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Why DSS stopped Ajaero from visiting UK- Ex Assistant Director
A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has said the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero is under investigation for alleged terrorism financing and related offences and is not supposed to leave Nigeria. Amachree said this on Channels Television on Tuesday. He added “There is an ongoing investigation, he (Ajaero) cannot…
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Open Letter: President Bola Tinubu, time is going, by Gani Adams
Your Excellency, I bring you good tidings from the more than 65 million Yoruba of South-West in Nigeria, including Edo, Delta, Kwara and Kogi states. I also write this letter to you as one of the more than 200 million people God created as Nigerians. We have no regret that we were created to inhabit this geographical space in the …
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FG will tackle flood challenges in Nigeria- Shettima
KUNLE SANNI Vice President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will address the challenges of flooding in Nigeria. Speaking in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday during an on-the-spot assessment of the devastating floods that have displaced several communities, Shettima assured residents that the government is committed to finding lasting solutions. The Vice President noted that while the…
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LP Crisis: Obi, Otti write INEC, seek recognition of 29-member interim committee
The leadership crisis within the Labour Party has taken a new twist as details of a letter sent by the National leader of the party, Peter Obi and the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have emerged. The letter, dated September 6, 2024, requested INEC’s recognition of a 29-member interim committee, headed by…
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LP Crisis: Kingibe backs Obi, Otti, berates Abure
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory district, Ireti Kingibe, on Tuesday, endorsed the 29-member caretaker committee established by the national leader of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, Abia Governor Alex Otti, and party stakeholders last week to oversee an expansive national convention. Kingibe gave her endorsement at the launch of a four-day free medical outreach, which she facilitated for…
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Properties destroyed, prison inmates escape as flood ravages Borno
Major roads, houses, and shops in Maiduguri metropolis, the Borno State capital, and parts of the Jere Local Government Area have been submerged by floodwaters. The Shehu’s Palace, the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo were some of the public infrastructure submerged by flood. A prison wall located along the Custom area was broken by flood…
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2 suspects arrested over death of Ogun teenager
Two persons, Umoru Mohammed and Audu Mohammed, suspected of being involved in the abduction and murder of 15-year-old Muazu Tombata, have been taken into custody by the Ogun State Police Command. It was gathered that the victim was allegedly kidnapped while tending to his father’s cows alongside four other children in Abule Oje in the Imala area of Abeokuta North…
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DSS releases NLC President Ajaero, seizes travel passport
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released labour leader Joe Ajaero. Ajaero, who confirmed his release to ChannelsTV, said the secret police allowed him to go home around 11 pm on Monday. The Nigeria Labour Congress president said he was grilled for about 15 hours since his arrest around 7 am at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ajaero,…
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