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BREAKING: Southern Kaduna youths protest killings, kidnappings, says ‘el-Rufai sleeping’
Tired and frustrated with the spate of killings and kidnappings in Kaduna State, youths from the southern part of the state, on Saturday morning, protest the worsening security under the watch of the governor and chief security officer of the state, Nasir el-Rufai. According to the youths, who gathered at the Unity Fountain in Abuja,…
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Nigeria’s UK envoy hosts Yoruba, Igbo leaders in London
The Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Isola, met with eminent Yoruba leaders and Ohaneze Ndigbo in London on Friday to dialogue on current security issues in Nigeria. The minutes of the meetings, which took place at the Nigerian High Commission office, was e-mailed to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on…
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700,000 prison inmates temporarily released over COVID-19 emergency – UN
The United Nations has stated that at least 700,000 prison inmates have been authorised for temporary release as a result of COVID-19 surge in some selected countries. This was disclosed in a UN study titled ‘Prison population surge triggers overcrowding, COVID casualties’, published on Friday. The study revealed that for nearly half of the countries…
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Again, gunmen invade Ibarapaland, number of victims unknown
Panic gripped residents of communities in Ibarapaland, Oyo State, on Friday night, as gunmen invaded Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state and allegedly opened fire on some persons. Residents of the town told our correspondent that the gunmen, who allegedly dressed in Customs uniform, invaded the town around 7 pm, shot and…
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C7%B9je-igbese-akoni-ni-awon-afehonu-han-yoruba-nation-wonyi-gbe-leyin-gbogbo-ikilo-ati-idunkoko-ijoba/ FÍDÍÒ Ojú Ká’lé: ?j?? Ìgbés?? Ak?ni Ni Àw?n Af??hónú Hàn ‘Yorùbá Nation’ W??nyí Gbé L??yìn Gbogbo Ìkìl?? Àti Ìdúnkokò Ìj?ba?
Lori eto Ojú ká’lé, Ojú ká’ko loni, sé Ó wá t?? kí ij?ba Ó má j?? k’??nik??ni Ó gba béèlì w?n láti Ìgbà nváà títí di akókò yìí?
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Flood, fallen trucks cause Lagos gridlock, commuters stranded
Many commuters were stuck in gridlock in different parts of Lagos on Friday as several highways were flooded due to downpours that fell for about four hours. Flooding coupled with fallen trucks on some highways resulted in traffic jams, as motorists spent hours to reach their destinations. Traffic updates by the Lagos State Traffic Management…
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My husband not a cultist, his killing by soldier planned –Wife of slain UNICAL final-year student
Mrs Tracy Ekpezu, 29, is the wife of the late Gray Ekpezu, 34, a final-year student of the University of Calabar, Cross River State, who was allegedly shot dead by a soldier in the metropolis. She tells ALEXANDER OKERE how her husband was killed Where were you on the day your husband was killed? I…
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Naomi Osaka releases documentary series on Netflix
Tennis star, Naomi Osaka, on Friday released her documentary series on Netflix. Directed by Academy Award nominated Garrett Bradley, the series is titled “Naomi Osaka” with the tagline, “Playing by her own rules”. Announcing the release on her Twitter page, the Japanese player wrote, “So this had been in the process for the past two…
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Biden to host Iraqi PM at White House
President Joe Biden will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi to the White House this month, his office said Friday. The July 26 meeting will “highlight the strategic partnership between the United States and Iraq,” the White House said in a statement. Kadhemi and US envoy Brett McGurk discussed the withdrawal of troops from Iraq…
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Ekiti PDP lambasts APC senators for voting against e-transmission of election results
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State said on Friday lambasted the two senators of the All Progressives Congress for voting against electronic transmission of election results in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, said APC could never win a free and fair election in Nigeria in view…
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