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I8-year-old opens fire at New York supermarket, kills 10
A heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot 10 people dead on Saturday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a “racially motivated” attack that he live-streamed on camera, authorities said. The gunman, who was wearing body armor and a helmet, was arrested after the massacre, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia told a news conference….
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SERAP sues Buhari over N1.48tn spent for refineries’ maintenance
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), “over his failure to probe allegations that over N1.48 trillion reportedly spent on maintaining the country’s four refineries between 2015 and 2020 may have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets.” According to SERAP, the government reportedly…
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Only govt has power to punish blasphemers –Islamic scholar, Maqari
An Abuja-based Islamic scholar, Prof Ibrahim Maqari, shares with SOLOMON ODENIYI his view on the recurring issue of blasphemy in the country The issue of blasphemy has again come to the fore in the country. Can you please educate the public on the concept of blasphemy in Islam? Blasphemy depends on a number of things….
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Only leadership, truth can heal Nigeria, says Utomi
Former presidential adviser and co-convener of the National Consultative Forum, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said only true leadership and a quest for truth can heal Nigeria. Utomi said this in a statement on Saturday in reaction to the riot in Sokoto which erupted after the killing of a Shehu Shagari Student College of Education student,…
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I didn’t resign as minister, Ngige faults Falana
The Senator Chris Ngige Media Office has dismissed the claims by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, that the Minister of Labour and Employment withdrew his resignation letter after the valedictory session with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday. In a statement in Abuja, the office said the minister neither…
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Choose El-Rufai as running mate, Kaduna APC begs Tinubu
Members of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State have begged former the national leader of the party and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to pick the state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential race. Tinubu had last Thursday visited Kaduna to canvass for the votes of the 69…
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Bandits enforce no-farming, kill seven Zamfara villagers
At least seven farmers were killed in their farmlands in Faru village, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State in the early hours of Saturday. An indigene of the area, Garba Abdullahi told The PUNCH that the victims were in their farmlands for this year’s farming season when they were attacked and killed by the…
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FA Cup: Tuchel sad but proud of Chelsea
The defeat for Chelsea meant a third straight FA Cup final defeat for Chelsea and a second cup final loss this season after Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory in a similar fashion. Liverpool won 6-5 in the shoot-out following an enthralling 0-0 draw after extra-time at Wembley on Saturday. Despite the defeat, Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel,…
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My twin sister and I have played pranks on many filmmakers — Chidiebere Aneke
Actress and filmmaker, Chidiebere Aneke, has said that she and her identical twin sister, Chidimma, who is also an actress, have played pranks on filmmakers on several occasions. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, she said, “We have done that (played pranks on filmmakers) several times. Whenever I get a script for a movie role…
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Court voids restriction of Lagos estate residents’ movement
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has nullified a movement restriction order placed on homeowners in Pearl Garden Estate at Sangotedo in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state by CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Company Limited. Justice Mufutau Olokoba declared the restriction illegal while giving judgment on a suit filed by some…
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