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culled Around the country, there is a palpable anxiety following the upsurge in terror attacks coming at the heels of the 2023 general elections and the recent cash crunch that brought impoverishing distortions to the socioeconomic lives of citizens. While there was relative calm in the build-up to the elections in terms of violent terrorist…
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Proscribed separatist group, The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has again lamented what it perceives as the unfair treatment of the Igbo people in Nigeria, asserting that the solution to the issue is the creation of a sovereign state. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful released a statement in which he said recent events demonstrate that Igbos…
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WASHINGTON — Classified war documents detailing secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead of a planned offensive against Russian troops were posted this week on social media channels, senior Biden administration officials said. New York Times reports that the Pentagon is investigating who may have been behind the leak of…
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The governors of the 36 states of the federation will on Tuesday meet with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the security votes in their respective domains. Also expected at the meeting are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal…
Fredrick Nwajagu, who is the Eze Igbo, Ajao Estate, Lagos, has vowed to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos to secure properties of Igbo people in the state. The Igbo leader said he stood by his words, insisting that his people must have a stand in Lagos. “IPOB, we…
The Labour Party has said it was confident that Nigerians wouldn’t be intimidated into abandoning their legitimate, legal right to seek judicial redress to reclaim their mandate which was freely given to the LP Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi which was brazenly stolen. Chief Spokesperson of the Labour Party, Dr Yunusa Tanko, said this in response…
In Niger State, bandits have reportedly asked for a N200 million ransom to release the 56 farmers abducted in Adunu, Kwagana and adjoining communities in Paikoro Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. It was gathered that the abductees, among them women and children, have spent three weeks in captivity. Residents said bandits called on…
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The Department of State Services has arrested members of a criminal gang that has terrorised the Lokoja-Abuja Road for some time past. The six-man gang, which include a retired army colonel A. U. Suleiman and a lawyer, M.K. Aminu, was bursted at Gegu Beki along the Abuja-Lokoja Road during an operation by operatives of the…
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The Nigerian Army has again deployed its officers to Edu in the northern part of Kwara State. This is part of Governor AbdulRazaq’s effort to strengthen security in all areas of the state. The soldiers are combing major forests in the local government area to fish out criminal elements. The state government under the leadership…
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