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Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:43:15 +0000Buhari Would Have Appeared Insensitive If He Didn’t Pardon Thieving Ex-Governors Dariye, Nyame – Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu
Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu.
President Muhammadu Buhari has defended granting pardons to the former governors of Plateau and Taraba states, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame respectively, who were jailed for stealing public funds.
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Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:00:02 +0000
Boko Haram Terrorists Are Either Stupid Or Don’t Know God, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Boko Haram terrorists are either stupid or do not know God.
Buhari questioned how the terrorists kill innocent people and shout ‘Allah Akbar’ (God is great), saying it might be because of their stupidity.
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Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:49:07 +0000
Exclusive: How Officers Of Road Safety Agency, FRSC, Assaulted Driver, Invited Thugs To Attack Passengers In Kogi
Some officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) assaulted a driver and injured him in front of his children, wife and mother after seizing his vehicle particulars and mobile phone along Ejule Road in Kogi State.The officers were also ...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:21:56 +0000
Ruling APC Party Crooks To Buy N100Million Presidential Nomination Forms With Looted Funds – Sowore
Omoyele Sowore
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for making the cost of nomination and expression of interest forms for elective positions in the 2023 elections outrageous.Sowore, ...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:03:00 +0000
Oluwo Seeks Apology From Ohanaeze Over ‘Unguided’ Comments, Asks IPOB, ESN To Stop Killing His ‘Family Members’
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has urged the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to tell the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) to stop killing residents of South-East Nigeria, whom...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:58:14 +0000
2023: Apprehend Anyone Who Buys APC Party’s N100Million Presidential Forms, Nigerian Human Rights Writers Urge Citizens
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has condemned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly displaying tendencies of a secret cult fraternity or a cartel. APC earlier in the day announced that ...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:54:20 +0000
Nigerian Ruling Party, APC Slashes Nomination Fees By 40% For Aspirants Below 35 Years Old
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved a reduction in the cost of nomination forms payable for aspirants who are below 35 years.In a memo sighted by SaharaReporters, the party said it had approved a 40% discount for aspirants aged ...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:40:19 +0000
2023 Presidency: Campaign Posters Urging Former Nigerian President, Jonathan To Contest, Flood Abuja
Posters with messages urging former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2023 presidential race have flooded major streets in Abuja, the capital city. The posters simply say, “Goodluck Jonathan: You Must Run”.
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Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:40:11 +0000
Rwanda Jails Chinese Man Filmed Whipping Citizens Tied To Tree
A Rwandan court has sentenced a Chinese national for torture after a video showed him beating men tied to a tree. The court on Tuesday sentenced Sun Shujun to 20 years in prison, a journalist who attended the court session told the BBC....
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:39:32 +0000
“Our Communities Are Under Siege” — Edo Residents Flood Highway To Protest Herdsmen Attacks
Residents of Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo and members of civil society organisations, on Wednesday, stormed the Lagos-Benin Expressway to protest against incessant attacks by herdsmen on their communities. The protest, w...