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Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:25:14 +0000Nigerian Women Lawyers Seek Girl Child Education, End To Gender Inequality
A group, FIDA (International Federation of Women Lawyers) Nigeria has called on the government, parents, and other stakeholders to help the plight of the Nigerian girl-child by educating them, bridging the inequality and digital gender gap a...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:15:13 +0000Nigerian Police Turned Car Painter To 'Cash Cow' Based On False Testimony Of Serial Armed Robber — Brother Alleges
A young man in Bauchi state has lamented the refusal of the police to launch an investigation into the allegations levelled by an alleged serial armed robber, ‘Bash' against a car painter, Simon Francis.
According to Francis' ...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:05:17 +0000BREAKING: Lawless Nigeria's Secret Police Release Actor, Chiwetalu Agu Arrested For Wearing Biafra Outfit To Actors Guild
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu, who was earlier detained for promoting Biafra.
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) disclosed this in a statement signed by Monalisa Chinda Coker, its spokesper...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:48:09 +0000Amotekun Operatives In South-West More Motivated To Protect Citizens Than Better-paid Nigeria Policemen—Ekiti Governor, Fayemi
Governor Fayemi
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, and the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has justified the need for the creation of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun.
The governor while speaking in Ibadan...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:43:36 +0000Gunmen Attack Police Station In Bayelsa, Kill One Officer, Cart Away Ammunition
Gunmen
Some gunmen on Tuesday attacked the Divisional Police Station, Kolo, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, killing one of the policemen on duty.
SaharaReporters gathered that other officers escaped with bullet wounds.
G...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:40:26 +0000Governor Uzodinma 'Sheds Tears' Over Killings, Damage In Imo Community After Soldiers, Residents' Clash
Hope Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday, said he could not fight back tears seeing dead bodies and burnt houses during his visit to Izombe community in the Oguta local government area of the state.
He thereaft...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:56:42 +0000Malabu Oil Scam: Group Exposes Ploy By Corrupt Officials To Cover Dirty Tracks, Blackmail HEDA Boss, Suraju
The Nigerian Human Rights Community, (NHRC), a coalition of several civil rights groups across the country, says sleaze promoters within and outside the Nigerian government circle are desperate to cover up the dirty tracks associated with th...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:32:15 +0000BREAKING: Court Sacks Nigerian Top Traditional Ruler, Emir Of Kontagora
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An High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State has sacked Alhaji Mohammed Barau Kontagora as the 7th Emir (Sarkin Sudan) of Kontagora Emirate
The order followed the hearing of on ex parte motion ...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:29:33 +0000BREAKING: Unknown Gunmen Attack Venue Of APGA Party's Rally In Anambra
Unknown gunmen, on Tuesday, attacked the venue of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The gunmen, who stormed Odoata Primary School on various motorcycles and in three...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:22:35 +0000Crisis Rocks Kano Council Of Islamic Scholars Over Removal Of Its Chairman, Sheikh Khalil
A group, Coalition and Council of Ulama and Islamic Organisations in Kano State has distanced itself from the removal of the Chairman of Kano State Council of Ulamas (scholars), Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil.
The coalition on Tuesday in a statement ...