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Thu, 27 May 2021 05:57:44 +0000"We Want Our Own State"— Southern Kaduna Wants Region Carved Out Of Kaduna To Stop Bloody Violence
Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has sought a new state from the present Kaduna State to stop the bloody violence that seemed to defy solution in the state.
This was part of the presentation and defence of the SOKAPU memo ...
Thu, 27 May 2021 05:50:55 +0000
"Some Local Government Areas In Borno Exist Just In Name With No People"—Borno Speaker Calls Attention To Council Fraud
Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, says several Local Government Areas in the name exist just in name with no people occupying them.
Lawan, who opposed calls for the creation of additional states and loca...
Thu, 27 May 2021 05:47:51 +0000
Security Is Every Nigerian's Business, Buhari Says
President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the country's security is the responsibility of all Nigerians, whether in office or not.
"Addressing them (security challenges) effectively to restore peace and security remain...
Thu, 27 May 2021 05:43:58 +0000
Confusion As Accountant General Makes U-Turn, Says Ibori's Loot Not Yet Returned To Delta State
Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.
Twenty-four hours after he said the loot of ex-Governor James Ibori has been returned to Delta State, Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), says the claim is not true.
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Thu, 27 May 2021 05:41:00 +0000
Eko Bridge Closes For Emergency Repairs June 4
Lagos State Government has announced ten weeks partial closure of Eko Bridge from Costain to Alaka in bound National Stadium for emergency repairs by the Federal Government from June 4 to August 13.
The state Commissioner for Transpor...
Thu, 27 May 2021 05:39:32 +0000
Nigerian Man, Uzochukwu, Others Arrested In Thailand Over N2bn Romance Scam
A Nigerian and five Thais have been detained in Bangkok following a police raid over a romance scam that made at least 200 million baht in a year.
A police search of seven locations in Bangkok, Nakhon Sawan, Phuket and Pathum Thani on...
Thu, 27 May 2021 05:35:38 +0000
"I Didn't Know The Bag Contains Drugs"—Nigerian Footballer Claims Innocence As Court Sentences Him To Death In Vietnam
A Nigerian man was sentenced to death Tuesday for smuggling nearly six kilos of methamphetamine from Cambodia to Vietnam.
Theophilus Ugwu, 23, was charged with "illegal trafficking of narcotic substances" by the People's Court of Tay ...
Wed, 26 May 2021 23:44:01 +0000
Remi Tinubu Assaults Woman, Calls Her ‘Thug’ During Constitution Review Hearing
The Senator representing Lagos Central, Remi Tinubu, was on Wednesday again involved in an altercation with some Nigerians who attended the South-West zonal public hearing of the constitution review.
The event was held at Marrio...
Wed, 26 May 2021 21:38:10 +0000
Eni Confirms Plan To Convert Controversial OPL 245 To Oil Mining Licence Despite Its Expiration
Oil multinational, Eni, has said it submitted an application for the conversion of the controversial Oil Prospecting Licence 245 to an Oil Mining Licence, adding that it had invested about $2.5 billion in the licence till date.
Eni st...
Wed, 26 May 2021 21:04:00 +0000
Hostile Policing By Cheta Nwanze
On Tuesday, 26 March 2019, a police Deputy Superintendent, Godwin Oshiogbuwe, was kidnapped from a checkpoint along the Ubiaja-Ewohimi-Agbor road by unknown gunmen. His body was found the next day by a police tactical team at about 1640 hour...