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Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:05:51 +0000I Pray For Those Who Have been Killed, Injured And All Nigerians—Pope Francis Laments Insecurity Under Buhari
Pope Francis has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to solve the problem of insecurity in Nigeria.
He, therefore, prayed for those who have been killed and injured as a result of the insecurity, with special reference to the scores of peop...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:57:30 +0000
Anambra Community Suspends Political Activities For Days To Mourn Late Information Minister, Akunyili's Husband
Agulu community in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State has declared three-day mourning for the late Dr Chike Akunyili.
Chike was the husband of the late Dora Akunyili, ex-Minister of Information and Communication and for...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:14:19 +0000
I Didn't Know Kidnapping Was Wrong Till I Was Arrested — Bandit Leader Who Confessed To Having Killed 'Countless' People
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The Katsina Police Command has arrested a bandit kingpin who confessed to having killed and abducted a lot of people.
The culprit, 50, Surajo Mamman, popularly known as ‘Kutaku’, described himself as t...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:56:52 +0000
Panic As Bandits Kill 30 Residents In Niger Community
No fewer than 30 persons have been killed by bandits at Kachiwe village, Sarkin Pawa in the Munya Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was learnt that the gunmen from their hideouts in the dreaded Barnin Gwari forest in Kaduna State, sto...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:49:26 +0000
Bandits Invade Sokoto Community, Kill 25, Abduct Many Residents
At least 25 people have been killed and many others abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Gatawa, a village in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the community is also affected by the...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:44:52 +0000
Anambra Governor Puts N20Million Bounty On Akunyili’s Killers, Tasks Youths To Protect Communities
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has reportedly put a bounty of N20 million on the heads of the killers of Chike Akunyili, widower of former information minister Dora Akunyili.
Akunyili was also the Director-General of the National Ag...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:34:58 +0000
Senior Lawyer Threatens To Report Colleague To Nigerian Bar Association For Impersonation
Stephen Ademuwagun, one of the lawyers representing a group loyal to Senator Biodun Olujimi is in trouble for allegedly using the letterhead of Wahab Egbewole (SAN) to write a letter without the senior advocate's consent.
Ademuwagun had writ...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:29:02 +0000
Court Rules Against Nigeria's Central Bank's Levies On Deposits, Withdrawals In Abuja, Six States
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A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has ruled against the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where bank customers d...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:50:45 +0000
Why We Think Northern Governors Are Selfish— Herders Union Lambasts Their Leaders
The Bauchi State chapter of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has condemned Northern Governors Forum for showing concern about which region should present President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor.
The group on Wednesday blamed the Forum for no...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:37:08 +0000
Lawyer Accuses Ondo Governor, Akeredolu’s Convoy Of Damaging His Car, Demands N10million Compensation
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu
A lawyer, Peter Adeosun has demanded a sum of ten million naira from Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu as reparation for the trauma he and his 18-month-old daughter suffered at the hands of Police Esco...