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BREAKING: Bandits attack Kaduna Community, kidnap 2 journalists, family members
Bandits, late Saturday night, attacked Danhonu community in Millennium City of Chikun LGA, Kaduna State, abducting two journalists working with The Nation and BluePrint Newspapers in Kaduna. Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe and AbdulRaheem Aodu were kidnapped alongside their wives and children. Alhaji Alabelewe is currently chairman of University Correspondents Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council. One of…
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Ogun youths protest alleged killing of betting agent by policeman
Hundreds of youths in Imala/Elega area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, took to the streets on Saturday to protest the alleged killing of a betting agent, identified as Abiodun Aanuoluwapo, by a trigger-happy police officer late Friday night. The youths called on the state government and the police authority to ensure that the officer who killed the late Aanuoluwapo is brought to…
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Nigeria will break naturally without bloodshed- Primate Ayodele
Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said Nigeria will break naturally without bloodshed. Primate Ayodele also said heavy uprising bigger than the Endsars protest would occur in the country, adding that it would consume the ruling elite if quick action is not taken. The Prophet gave these prophecies on Saturday at the 30th anniversary of the…
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Suspected Herdsmen attack Amotekun officers in Ondo
Herdsmen have injured persons including, operatives of the Ondo State Security Network in Akure North local government area. The attack took place while Amotekun personnel were trying to enforce the anti-open grazing law in at Igoba, along Ado Road. They were moving away cows grazing on a farm when armed Fulani herdsmen attacked the officers with stones, bottles, cutlasses, and guns. Spokesman…
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Leveraging waterways to unlock limitless tourism opportunities in Lagos
Part of the T.H.E.M.E.S+ agenda of Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is to develop tourism potentials and revolutionize Lagos waterways. This has prompted one of the agencies of the State government to strategically position itself to unlock the limitless opportunities on the State’s waterways for economic greatness. The agency, Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), led by a former Lagos…
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Kogi: Armed robbers kill FRSC officer returning from bank
Armed robbers on Friday attacked an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, simply identified as Abu, who was returning from a bank and heading towards his house in the Zango area of Lokoja, Kogi State capital. Abu was dispossessed of a yet-to-be-ascertained sum of money after shots were fired at him. Eyewitness accounts stated that the armed robbers trailed…
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Ogun leads in ease of doing business in Nigeria- HoS
The Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, has said the State leads other states of the Federation in Ease of Doing Business, owing to the provision of requisite infrastructural facilities through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the State. Onasanya made this known while delivering a keynote address at the launch of a book titled “Practical Guide…
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Insecurity: Oyo Council bans vigils, late night gatherings
Akinyele Local Government in Oyo State has banned night vigils and other religious activities conducted late in the night. The directive was the resolution of an emergency meeting of the Joint Peace and Security Committee of the Local Government Area and its two Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) convened by the Chairman of the local government, Mr Wole Akinleye. The…
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BREAKING: Lagos Police neutralises 9-man kidnapping gang
…..recovers 9 AK-47 magazine, 4 AK-47 rifles, 4 locally made pistols, others The Lagos Police Command has foiled kidnapping attempt by a 9-man gang of kidnappers terrorising Isolo, Okota, Ejigbo and Mushin areas of the State. The Command said the kidnappers were killed in a gun battle with police on Thursday night in Lagos’ Ladipo neighbourhood. Nine AK-47 magazines, three…
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TASUED suspends ongoing exams over death of student
The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, has suspended ongoing examinations in the institution. The decision was taken following the killing of a final year student of History and Diplomatic Studies, Ayinla Fabiyi, by some suspected cultists on Wednesday. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mrs Odubela Ayotunde, disclosed this in a statement made available…
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