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Let’s start with a caveat: free comments are part of democracy, and so this is not an attempt to muzzle anyone. Nobody should come and shout, oh, they don’t want us to say our minds again. They want to padlock our mouths. Not at all. President Muhammadu Buhari is not even the type that would…
The Inspector-General (IG) Alkali Usman has approved the dismissal of nine police personnel over their roles in the botched strike by rank and file of the institution. Those affected are two inspectors, five sergeants and two constables. They are: AP/No. 245800 – Inspector Nanoll Lamak; AP/NP 287568 – Inspector Amos Nagurah; F/No. 271367 – Sergeant…
Atiku conspicuously absent The Rivers Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has hosted a closed-door meeting with some presidential aspirants of the People’s Democratic party (PDP) ahead of the party’s primaries. It was gathered the aspirants deepened discussion on a consensus presidential candidate for the party to reduce internal rancour ahead of the election. Aspirants present at…
The United States military tested a hypersonic missile last month but decided to keep it quiet for two weeks in order to avoid ramping up tensions further with Russia. The mid-march test came just as President Joe Biden was set to travel to Europe to discuss Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported, though scant…
A former Lagos State Governor and presidential aspirant of the APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Tuesday arrived in Kaduna to meet with Governor Nasir El-Rufai and commiserate with the state government and people of the state over the recent train attack by terrorists locally known as bandits. Mr Tinubu, who was accompanied by former Governor…
Senator Iyiola Omisore, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC has replied Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka over his recent attacks and accusations over the murder of Bola Ige, a former Attorney General of the Federation. Omisore expressed worry that after a decade since Ige’s murder,Soyinka still referred to him as a prime suspect,…
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About 11 soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected gunmen on a military base in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna state, sources have said. The gunmen who came in large numbers were said to have invaded the base at Polwire village on Monday and engaged the troops in a fierce gun battle. Military…
The Sacked Chief Imam of National Assembly Mosque Zone E, Apo Legislative Quarters in Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, has been appointed by the Management Committee of a new Jum’mat Mosque behind the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) Quarters, Abuja Rextun City Updates has learnt. He is to lead the congregation with effect from Friday, April 8….
The Federal Government has ordered telecoms operators to bar outgoing calls on all unlinked Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah Pantami gave the directive on Monday. Recall that the deadline handed Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their SIMs ended on…
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The Kwara Online Publisher Association of Nigeria (KOPAN) has congratulated the Muslim Ummah in the state and globally for witnessing this year Ramadan Fasting. In a release signed, by the Chairman and Secretary of the association, KOPAN thanked Almighty Allah for his Mercy over the state and Nigeria at large. The association prayed for more…