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Igboho’s asylum: Why Obasanjo, Ooni, Olubadan, others intervened -Afenifere
Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has given reasons for the interventions of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Olubadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, in Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho’s matter. Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, had been declared wanted by Nigeria’s security outfit, Department of State Services, and he is…
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Kidnappers kill one, abduct Swiss expatriate, driver in Ogun
Unknown kidnappers on Saturday killed one person in an attempt to abduct a Swiss expatriate identified as Andred Beita along Ibese-Itori Road in Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the kidnappers, after exchanging fire with the police escort attached to a farm in the area, succeeded in capturing the Swiss and his driver. It was…
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Sit-at-home, lose your salary, Anambra warns civil servants
The Anambra State Government has said it will not pay August salary to any worker who abstains from duty in obedience to the sit-at-home directives by the Indigenous People of Biafra. IPOB had declared a sit-at-home protest every Monday in the South-East beginning from August 9 to prevail on the Federal Government to release its…
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Haaland won’t be sold, say Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund’s head of professional football, Sebastian Kehl, has again said star striker Erling Haaland would not be allowed to leave the club this summer. Kehl was dismissive when asked if there was a scenario which could see the 21-year-old Norwegian sensation depart Dortmund. “No! What scenario could that be? We have made a clear commitment,”…
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Oil boost: Iran’s new president meets OPEC secretary general
New Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi hosted a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting CountriesMohammad Sanusi Barkindo in Tehran. The meeting took place a day after the inauguration ceremony of President Raisi. President Raisi thanked the OPEC SG for attending the inauguration ceremony held on Friday. He also reiterated Uran’s…
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Zamfara to sanction officials posting appointment letters on social media
The Zamfara State Government has asked political or public office holders to desist from posting their appointment letters on social media. Those who flout the order will be sanctioned, government says. In a statement, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of information, Sani Nassarawa, said the state government had noticed the habit of posting and sharing government…
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Buhari condoles with Foursquare Church over Rev Badejo’s passage
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has sent heartfelt condolence to the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, and christendom in general, over the passage of the former General Overseer, Rev. Wilson Badejo, aged 74. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja described the departed as “a dedicated…
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Gwagwalada traders decry indiscriminate Indian hemp smoking in market
Traders at the Gwagwalada market say they are at risk due to the high intake of cannabis in the market. They have, therefore, called on the appropriate agency to address the issue. They said marijuana had become predominantly a lifestyle for many young people, especially in Gwagwalada market. There are persons who inhale the smoke…
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Shun IPOB stay-at-home order, Abia tells residents
The Abia Government has asked residents of the state to disregard the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. The government’s directive is contained in a statement issued in Umuahia by the Commissioner for Information, Okiyi Kalu. IPOB on July 30 ordered sit-at-home in the South-East every Monday, until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu,…
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Nigerians in US, Ireland decry extortion, maltreatment over passport reissuance
Some Nigerians in the United States and Ireland have lambasted officials of Nigerian embassies and consulates over alleged extortion and maltreatment in the process of obtaning new passports. In a viral footage shared in June, an official of the Consulate General of Nigeria in Atlanta, United States, was seen in a heated verbal exchange with…
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