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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:23:28 +0000
Buhari Government Moves To Shut Channels TV, Orders Arrest Of Journalists Over Governor Ortom's ‘Anti-Government’ Interview
The Muhammadu Buhari regime is subtly moving to sanction a media organization, Channels Television, and arrest some of its journalists over recent interviews aired by the platform which are considered to be anti-government. SaharaReporters l...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:02:56 +0000
Pastor Seeks Probe As Islamic Cleric Threatens To Kill Many Christians In Plateau State If Muslims Are Attacked Again
In Plateau State, an Islamic cleric, Alkali Abubakar Salihu Zaria, has threatened to kill Christians if Muslims are attacked again. On Saturday, August 14, some travelers were killed by gunmen in the Jos North Local Government Area of t...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:00:25 +0000
Presidency Blasts Ortom, Accuses Him Of Causing Death Of Innocent Nigerians
The Presidency, on Wednesday, berated Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, calling him a sectarian and ethnocentric leader. In a statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, condemned the ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:50:27 +0000
20-year-old Who Defrauded American Of $500 On Facebook Jailed For One Year In Kwara
A High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has sentenced 20-year-old Udoh Sunday Okon to one-year imprisonment for defrauding an American, Kimberly, to the tune of $500 on Facebook. The Ilorin Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Co...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:43:20 +0000
Armed Robbers Invade Rivers State University, Cart Away ATM, Shuttle Bus
ATM withdrawal Some armed robbers in the early hours of Wednesday invaded Rivers State University campus and stole an Automated Teller Machine belonging to a bank within the school premises. The armed men, who disguised in police uniforms to ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:26:53 +0000
Fact Check: 32% Of Nigerians Don't Own Bitcoin As Twitter CEO Claimed
Claim: Jack Dorsey, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter, the microblogging platform, recently tweeted that 32 percent of Nigerians own Bitcoin. Verdict: This piece of information is false. Jack quoted the result of an online poll w...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:58:34 +0000
Plateau Governor Reintroduces Curfew In Jos Following Attacks By Fulani Herdsmen
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has re-imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Jos North Local Government Area of the state following an isolated attack on Yelwa Zangam community where people were murdered and properties destroyed. Susp...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:53:32 +0000
SHAME: Nigeria’s Anti-graft Agency, EFCC Presents Wine Bottles To Italian Whose Hotel Room Was Invaded In Ibadan
In a move to atone for barging into peoples’ privacy, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented an “apology gift pack”, containing champagne wine bottles and other souvenirs to an Italian. This was disclosed by ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:45:06 +0000
Herdsmen Attack Benue Market, Kill Eight Residents, Abduct One
Gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, have killed no fewer than eight persons at Yelwata Community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The gunmen were also said to have injured two persons and abducted another in the attack which t...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:20:40 +0000
Troops Still Searching For Location Of Bandits Who Abducted Major – Nigerian Military
NDA The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has stated that its search and rescue operation is still ongoing for Major Christopher Datong, who was abducted by bandits during an attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State. The DHQ, in a re...



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