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Deborah’s murder: Tambuwal imposes curfew as protest rocks Sokoto over students’ arrest
Sokoto State Government has imposed a 24-curfew to following protest by some Muslim youths in the state capital over the arrest of some students in connection with the murder of Deborah Yakubu. The state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal made the announcement in Sokoto. Media aide to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said Tambuwal gave the directive “in pursuance of peace and order…
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Group celebrates African heroes, heroines at Annual Memorial Day
A group Correct Connect Africa Foundation (CCAF) has organised the 2022 edition of the annual Africa Memorial Day (AMD) to celebrate and honour the lives, struggles and experiences of African heroes and heroines. This year’s edition was held at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos on May 1 with the theme “The Relevance of Remembering our Heroes Past”. General Coordinator of CCAF,…
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UPDATE: Departing ministers to be replaced without delay – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will replace the ministers who have resigned to contest for the 2023 general elections without delay. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, President Buhari said this in the valedictory session he had with the appointees on Friday. The president further said he was sure…
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Buhari hosts 9 outgoing ministers in valedictory cabinet session
President Muhammadu Buhari has hosted nine ministers who resigned to contest for various elective offices in the 2023 general elections. The ministers resigned following a directive from the president at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed briefed State House reporters after a valedictory session held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. Mohammed…
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Atiku deletes posts condemning Deborah’s gruesome murder in Sokoto
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has deleted posts on his social media condemning the gruesome killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto by religious extremists. Miss Samuel a 200 level student of the institution was murdered after she was accused of blaspheming Prophet Muhammed. Atiku who is a presidential aspirant on the platform of…
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ASUU strike dates back in time, won’t spoil Buhari’s legacy, says Adesina
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina says the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) won’t have any negative effects on the legacy already built by the president. Adesina was speaking on a Channels TV Programme, Politics Today which was monitored by our correspondent. The president’s media aide said it was…
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We must rid Nigeria of money laundering, terrorism, other financial crimes – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration would not rest until the nation has gotten rid of the menace of money laundering, terrorism, and other financial crimes. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, special adiviser to the president on media and publicity, President Buhari said this at the signing of three bills – the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill,…
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Endsars: Police officers should bear cost of compensation, says Osun panel chairman
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Chairman of Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry against Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations and Related Extra Judicial Killings, Justice Akinwale Oladimeji (rtd) has said that the money recommended as compensation for victims be deducted from salaries of police officers. Speaking on Thursday during the formal presentation of cheques to victims of police brutality by the…
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FG launches app for citizens to report insecurity
The Federal Government has launched an app that will see citizens be able to send alerts to security agencies. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced the launching of the app named Nigeria Internal Security and Public Safety Alert System (N-Alerts) in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the app can be found on the Android and Apple stores…
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IPOB: Nigerian ‘media warriors’ call for killings on social media over Biafra
A network of Nigerian separatists based outside the country is using social media to call for violence and incite ethnic hatred against opponents of Biafran independence, a BBC investigation has found. In a Facebook live broadcast to her more than 40,000 followers, Efe Uwanogho, also known as Omote Biafra, shouts hate speech directly into the camera. The front of her…
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