Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State said he has ‘resigned’ his responsibility as Chief Security Officer of the state claiming he has no control over the security machinery in the state. Speaking to newsmen in Talata-Mafara on Friday, Yari said that his decision stemmed from the seeming helplessness of the state government and the people…
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The Ekiti State House of Assembly has inflicted an indefinite suspension on Mr. Sunday Akinniyi, a member representing Ikere Constituency 2, for allegedly sleeping on duty and also breeding terrorism. The sleeping honorable was also told not to be seen anywhere near the vicinity of the Assembly complex; the lawmakers ordered the clerk to register…
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The police have released phone numbers and email addresses for the public to lodge complaints against personnel of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). In a series of tweets on Thursday, the police said the public could report any incident for “investigation and further actions”. “Aggrieved members of the public who have any complaint in the…
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British GQ is obviously feeling the Nigerian Super Eagles Jersey just like we are. The magazine ranked all the kits of the national teams competing in the 2018 World Cup, worst to best. The Super Eagles’ kit sits atop the list, with the magazine describing it as “eccentric and off-the-wall in the best possible way.” Croatia, Nigeria’s…
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An All Progressives Congress (APC) member in Ekiti State, William Ayegoro, was attacked and killed by gunmen on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses said Ayegoro was shot on the head by gunmen riding on a motorcycle on Igbehin Street in Atikankan area of the city. He was rushed to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti by…
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A former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has resigned from the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mimiko sent his letter of resignation to the leadership of the party in the state. THEWILL gathered from sources close to the politician that he is returning to the Labour Party, the party he…
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The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 budget next week. Adesina said this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President’s…
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The dead bodies of three family members were found in a home in west suburban Chicago. It has now been revealed that they are Nigerians and it was a murder-suicide carried out by the father. Olasunkanmi Esho,42, a Nigerian Pharmacist living in Chicago, shot his Cameroonian wife, Bourk Esho, 33, and their 7-year-old daughter, Olivia Esho, after which…
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An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Abayomi Shogunle, has claimed that the #EndSARS campaign is “a scam”. He stated this on Twitter, while responding to a tweet from one Roman Greenspan, who wrote: “I’m not Nigerian but I am with you guys to #EndSARS @CNNAfrica @BBCAfrica @AljAzeera. Police brutality is real in Nigeria. I saw…
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According to Daily Post, Chairman of Innoson Motors, Dr Innocent Chukwuma has admitted to have posted a false report on the directive of the Supreme Court ordering the GTBank to pay him N14bn within 14 days. Chukwuma, in a statement released last week by Cornel Osigwe, Innoson Group’s head of corporate communications, claimed that the…
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