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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 07:20:57 +0000ALERT: Lagos Policemen Now Abducting, Detaining Residents Illegally Without Knowledge Of Families, Judiciary
Policemen in Lagos have been accused of kidnapping citizens and detaining them in cells without the knowledge of their families and judiciary arm of government.
Some lawyers, who volunteered under the Duty Solicitors Network disclosed...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:41:46 +0000
BREAKING: Many Feared Dead, Houses On Fire As Boko Haram Fighters Attack Chibok
Many residents of Kautikari, a town in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, have been feared dead after militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province attacked the community.
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:36:36 +0000
Why President Buhari Appointed Margery Okadigbo As NNPC Chairperson --Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has explained that his boss appointed Margery Okadigbo as Chairperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to repay the “k...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:30:15 +0000
Minority Caucus In House Of Representatives Slams Buhari Government After Lift Of Twitter Ban
The non-All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the House of Representatives have rebuked President Muhammadu Buhari’s government for banning Twitter operations in Nigeria.
The federal lawmakers who are the Minority Caucus in the House ...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:26:30 +0000
Nigerian Police, Find Our Husbands – Wives Of Five Abducted Ebonyi Engineers Cry Out
The wives of five engineers declared missing in Effium Community of Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-East, have lamented that they spent their festive period in sorrow and anguish.
The women said this as the fate of their husbands, who went m...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:22:02 +0000
Daring Boko Haram Terrorists Ban Movement Of Farm Produce With Trucks In Niger State
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Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād have banned transportation of ...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:18:59 +0000
Obafemi Awolowo University Queries Student Activists For Protesting Colleague’s Death Due To Poor Health Services
OAU
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Students Union President, Vice-president and eight others have been queried for their involvement in a protest over the death of a fellow student.
The university gave a 48-hour ultimatum for them to re...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:59:39 +0000
EXCLUSIVE: Police Arrest Ex-Sokoto Governor, Bafarawa’s Nephew For Supplying Weapons, Military Kits To Bandits
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained a nephew of Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto State who was supplying arms, ammunition, and military kits to bandits in Zamfara State, SaharaReporters has gathered.
The pol...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:33:13 +0000
Iniubong Umoren's Murder: Court Adjourns To January 31 As Defence Counsel Withdraws
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has adjourned the trial of Frank Akpan and his daughter, Bassey Anwan, over the alleged murder of a job seeker, Iniubong Umoren.
The persons are standing trial on two-count of accessory after the ...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:03:45 +0000
Electoral Body, INEC To Conduct Bye Elections On February 22
The nation’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has stated that Saturday, 26th February 2022, will be for the conduct of bye-elections in certain federal Constituencies in the country.
The National Commis...