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My husband went to killer cop to ask who was shooting in the area– Enugu widow
The police inspector who went on a shooting spree on Sunday on 44 Golf Estate in Enugu State will face an orderly room trial, the state police command has said. Although the command refused to disclose the suspect’s name, our correspondent gathered that he hailed from Calabar, Akwa Ibom State. A spokesman for the police…
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Meter manufacturers demand price hike over devaluation
A total of 17 manufacturers of electricity meters are demanding an increase in the cost of the commodity following the rise in inflation and foreign exchange rates, among other economic variables. The meter producers under the aegis of Meter Asset Providers resolved at the end of a meeting that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission should…
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Kidnap victims paid N2bn ransom to herdsmen yearly – SOKAPU
THE Southern Kaduna Peoples Union has said over N2bn has been paid as ransom to kidnappers by families and friends in Southern Kaduna to kidnappers for the release of victims held in the captivity of armed herdsmen in the past one year. The organisation also expressed concern that the deteriorating security situation in Southern Kaduna…
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Ex-convict robs, rapes octogenarian in Ondo, stolen phones recovered
• Ogun man nabbed for raping 60-year-old woman The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Emmanuel Joseph, for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman, Mrs Alice Mogbonjubola, on Lotogbe Street, Ondo. It was gathered that before raping the octogenarian, the suspect allegedly entered her compound and pretended to be picking some herbs and…
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CONUA does not exist in trade union law, says ASUU
The president, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has described the Congress of University Academics as an illegal union which does not exist in the Trade Union Act. Osodeke in an interview with our correspondent while reacting to a report that ASUU was illegally collecting check off dues of CONUA members through the…
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Anti-press law: What is happening is beyond Decree 4, it won’t be allowed — NGE
The Nigerian Guild of Editors says the ongoing attempt by the Federal Government to censor the media is worse than the infamous Decree 4 of 1984, enacted during the dark days of military rule.
NGE President, Mustapha Isah, made the statement in an exclusive chat with The PUNCH in Lagos.
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We’ll hold FG responsible for killings in Igbo land – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has said it will hold the Federal Government responsible for the killing of youths in Igbo land.
MASSOB stated that while the apex government had the resources to fish out those involved in the killing of security operatives and burning of police stations, an
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Two jailed 24 years for stealing newborn while mum sweeps
A magistrate’s court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced two persons to 24 years’ imprisonment for stealing a two-year-old child.
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Copa América: Messi equals Mascherano’s record as Argentina qualifies for quarterfinals
Lionel Messi, 33, equalled Javier Mascherano’s record of 147 match appearances for Argentina on Tuesday in Albiceleste’s third match at the 2021 Copa América against Paraguay played at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha.
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INEC introduces portal for voters e-registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission, in its bid to resume the Continuous Voter Education next week, has introduced an online portal for registration. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known while briefing the press on Monday in Abuja. In an statement released on Tuesday titled “Continuous Voter Registration: Media professionals, INEC agree to sensitise…
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