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Police reinforce okada ban in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has said that the ban on motorcycle movements from 10pm to 6am within the city will be reinforced by its operatives. This was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Gambo Isa, on Monday in Katsina. He added that the restriction in other Local Government Areas, especially the frontline
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How to check vote-buying, selling – Diaspora groups
With less than one year to the 2023 election, Nigerians in the diaspora have called on eligible voters to resist the temptation of vote commercialisation which, they said, had done more evil than good in the country’s political system. The Nigerians, under the aegis of Nigerian Diaspora Organisation Americas and the Nigeria Diaspora Network, spoke
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How Atiku discovered Peter Obi – Dino Melaye
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former senator, Dino Melaye, said that the Labour Party’s presidential standard bearer, Peter Obi, was not known nationally until his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, discovered him. Melaye stated that any reformer in the country who emerged within 1999 till date was discovered by Atiku. The senator was
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LASU mourns ex-VC, announces burial plans
Former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Lateef Akanni Hussein, is dead. Prof. Hussein died after a brief illness in the evening of Sunday, 31st July, 2022 at the age of 75 years. The institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, onfirmed the development in a statement on Monday. The statement was titled, ‘Former
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‘Star Trek’ star, Nichelle Nichols, dies at 89
Nichelle Nichols, a groundbreaking Black actress who played communications officer Nyota Uhura with cool authority on the popular 1960s series “Star Trek,” has died at 89. Her son, Kyle Johnson, announced the death on the official uhura.com website, saying, “Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light, however,
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JUST IN: Gunmen kill seven in fresh Plateau attack
No fewer than seven persons have again been killed in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The killing is coming less than 24 hours after 18 other persons lost their lives during a clash between bandits and members of vigilante group in the Wase Council Area of
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Insecurity: Delta monarchs demand urgent military action
The Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers has decried the heightened insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory, and demanded for urgent intensified military action to end the deteriorating state of insecurity in the country. This was the crux of the communique issued at the end of the monthly meeting of the traditional
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Terrorists take battle to Buhari’s doorstep, Abuja residents panic
Last week’s attack on the Presidential Guards Brigade clearly indicated that terrorists must have made inroads into the Federal Capital Territory, the country’s seat of power, SOLOMON ODENIYI writes Three daring attacks by terrorists within three weeks have raised questions about the security architecture in the nation’s capital. Regarded as one of the most fortified
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Nigeria to showcase culture at Jamaica 60th jubilee
Nigeria will be given the opportunity to showcase her cultural heritage in form of drama, poems, dance, and others in Jamaica as part of events to commemorate her 60th independence anniversary. The Nigeria High Commissioner to Jamaica, Dame Tamuno, disclosed this, according to a statement on Sunday, at an event themed, ‘Emancipation jubilee.’ Tamuno noted
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DSS arrests suspected Boko Haram leader in Ogun
Anxiety enveloped some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Sunday, following the reported arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader. A private radio in Abeokuta broke the news on Sunday afternoon which created panic among the residents of the state. The suspect was reportedly arrested on Saturday night by the operatives of the
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