The Indigenous People of Biafra on Wednesday said it had no regret attacking a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekeremadu, in Nuremberg, Germany. It said the next target would be the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, if he failed to retrace his steps. An official of the group, China Edoziem, said this in a statement…
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Many travelers were Wednesday stranded at Nigeria and Benin Republic border as officials closed the border on both sides without formal notice. “Just on my way to Nigeria now they have close border chai,” a stranded traveler Sebomi told The Guardian. “The Benin-Nigerian borders are closed. At Chikanda and around Kwara state and other borders,…
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Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has sworn in his 43 new ministers. The ministers were sworn in on Wednesday, inside the Federal Executive Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Among those present at the event was the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha and the…
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the four policemen who killed two suspected phone thieves in broad daylight in the Igando area of the state. Police spokesman, Bala Elkana, said they would face murder charges. A viral video had surfaced on the social media on Tuesday, showing the officers manhandling, and, later, ultimately, the…
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The reappointed Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has pledged to promote industrial harmony and speed up processes for the implementation of the new minimum wage. Ngige, while addressing newsmen at his residence after his inauguration as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja, said that he was a man…
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The Department of State Services has alleged in fresh papers filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja that the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, met with “foreign collaborators” in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries on how to topple the Muhammadu Buhari government”. DSS also alleged in the court document seen…
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Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, urged Nigerian youths not to lose hope despite the challenges facing the country. Obasanjo, who described himself as ‘an incurable optimist’ in Nigeria, declared that, though the current situation in Nigeria is bad, he could see the light beyond the tunnel. The former President said this in Abeokuta…
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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Hamisu Wadume, a high-profile kidnap kingpin in Taraba State. Wadume was sighted within the premises of the Force Headquarters, Abuja, today, according to a report by Premium Times. Wadume was being transported to Abuja on August 6 after his initial arrest by police officers on a covert operation before being…
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Three lawyers who claimed to have witnessed EFCC’s raid on the Epe residence of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday, alleged that they stopped the anti-graft officials from “planting foreign currency” in the house. According to Punch, the lawyers — Fatai Adebanjo, Busari Olanrewaju and Samson Okuneye — in a joint statement on Tuesday, said…
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Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has banned the use of the English language as a means of communication during any traditional events in any part of the state. The governor, who gave the directive on Monday in Ado-Ekiti during the First Ekiti State Arts and Culture Stakeholders’ Forum, said it has now become an…
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