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Security operatives raid kidnappers’ hideout, kill kingpin in Akwa Ibom
Troops of the 2 Brigade Nigerian Army in a combined operation with operatives of the Nigerian Police and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday raided a kidnappers’ hideout in Akwa Ibom and killed a notorious kingpin and gang leader, Otobong Moses, popularly called Otoabasi. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade,…
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Preach openly against jungle justice, Christian group urges Islamic leaders
Islamic leaders have been called to conduct open preaching in Mosques and mass media for their followers to educate them on the negative effects of taking laws into their hands whenever they feel aggrieved on alleged infringement on their religion. The Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria gave the advice in a statement made available to…
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‘How to murder your husband’ writer on trial for murder of husband
A writer who penned a piece titled “How To Murder Your Husband” is on trial in the United States for…killing her husband. It is a case that has all the hallmarks of classic detective fiction — a huge insurance payout, an impecunious suspect who claims to have amnesia, a missing weapon, and surveillance footage that…
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Plateau APC gov aspirant withdraws from race
A governorship spirant in Plateau State, Ambassador Yohana Margif, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress. Margif, who had earlier purchased the APC expression of interest/nomination forms for the governorship election, announced his decision to dump the party in a statement made available to journalists in Jos on Wednesday. His decision was also conveyed…
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2023: Atiku in Katsina, promises to restore unity in Nigeria
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday in Katsina, promised to restore unity in Nigeria, if elected the country’s president in 2023. Atiku gave the assurance while addressing delegates and leaders of the Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s secretariat in Katsina. The former Vice President observed that the Nigeria…
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Blasphemy: Archbishop of Canterbury, OPC condemn Deborah’s lynching
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has condemned the lynching of a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel Yakubu, killed on the school premises in Sokoto for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Welby, who is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide…
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Group condemns burning of Enugu disco office in Anambra
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law has condemned the spate of attacks on critical public utilities by government security forces and non-state actors fighting parties across the South-East Nigeria. The Rights organisation based in the South-East, described the Monday’s arson of the area administrative headquarters of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company…
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Group congratulates Jonathan on new appointment, commends Buhari for support
A socio-cultural organisation, The Unity Group, has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his recent appointment as a member of the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East. Jonathan was said to be the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM, a non-profit…
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NDLEA arraigns Catholic knight, brother for possession of 2.1kg heroin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Wednesday, arraigned Sir Basil Okafor, a knight of the Roman Catholic Church, and his cousin, Edwin Izuchukwu, before the Federal High Court. The two brothers were levelled with charges bordering on conspiracy, possession of 2.169 kilograms of heroin, and frustrating the cause of justice. According to the NDLEA,…
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ADC holds Lagos congress, elects new leaders
The African Democratic Congress in Lagos State elected new state executives during its congress held on Wednesday. The executives were elected from all 20 local government areas of the state in accordance with the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act 202. A statement made available to newsmen partly read, “The congress was a festival of…
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