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ISWAP and Boko Haram members clash in Borno
An unidentified number of people have been feared dead after a violent fight broke out between members of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday September 15. This was according to a report by Daily Trust. The fight was said to have occurred between Dikwa and Bama local government areas of Borno state, and among those feared dead is one of the terrorist commanders simply identified as “Kundu”. A security source told the publication that Kundu and his team were on a robbery mission when the ISWAP intercepted them on six motorcycles, each conveying three fighters.…
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If PDP had done things well we wouldn’t have gone into the hands of APC – Ikpeazu
Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has blamed the People’s Democratic Party, PDP for the current travails of the country. He said had the opposition done things well, the citizens wouldn’t have run into the hands of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Ikpeazu stated this when the PDP board of trustees (BoT) interim chairman, Adolphus Wabara, led some board members to the governor’s country residence in Umuobiakwa According to him, the party needs to remain hungry for power to achieve their goal. He further emphasized the need for a reconciliation in order for the PDP to achieve victory. “Our…
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Presidential candidates will be flogged, humiliated and trounced at the polls by the irresistible and progressive forces of the ABAT army – Fani-Kayode
Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, on Thursday, claimed that the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu would defeat all other candidates in the forthcoming 2023 election. He said Labour Party Peter Obi’s negligible fan base would be disgraced at the poll as their candidate never had a chance of winning According to him, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso would defeat Obi and his supporters “hands down” He described Atiku of the People’s Democratic party, PDP as the only real competition but is also incapable of putting up a good fight In…
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We are willing to call off industrial action – ASUU
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the union is willing to end its seven-month-old strike. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja, at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘The Locked Gates of our Citadels -A National Emergency.’ “If the government loves this country, these children and their parents, then they should come to the table and let us resolve these issues in one day, he said The ASUU president also expressed sadness over the lingering strike resulting in the government taking the union to court. Osodeke noted…
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(VIDEO) Man whose vehicle was impounded by Lagos State Govt’s Task Force breaks down in tears as his car is auctioned for less than N400k
A resident of Lagos state whose car was impounded and auctioned for far less than he bought it, was filmed weeping and the video has been shared online. The Lagos state government today September 15, auctioned some cars that were earlier impounded for various traffic offenses. At the venue where the cars were being auctioned, one of the owners of the impounded cars broke down in tears as he witnessed his car being auctioned for less than N400, 000.
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Ayu’s refusal to resign as PDP Chairman is an insult to the electorate and party members from the South – Bode George
Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olabode George has again lent his voice to calls for chairman of the opposition party, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign. Bode George who spoke at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday September 15, said the present arrangement in the party which has the presidential and national chairman positions filled by persons from the north can’t continue. He also said that Ayu’s refusal to resign is an insult to the electorate and party members from the South. George said; “In May this year, we elected our presidential candidate in the person of Atiku Abubakar,…
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I left you and you were stagnant- Actress Nkechi Sunday Blessing fires back at her ex, Opeyemi Falegan
Actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has clapped back at her ex, Opeyemi Falegan. The former love birds re-ignited their fight on social media today September 15, following an interview she granted this morning. Nkechi in the interview talked about their relationship. She said Opeyemi was not really a man she fancied and that she only dated him to get back at her American ex-boyfriend. Opeyemi took to his Insagram page to respond to Nkechi, asking her to stop talking about him. He said she now sounds empty and that attaching his name to hers is dysfunctional. Nkechi has now hit back…
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(Photos) Toddler takes ‘demonic’ doll everywhere she goes, making other kids cry
The mother of a toddler who is obsessed with a red-eyed terrifying doll has said that her daughter’s toy makes children twice her age cry. Briar Beard, aged 3, has been obsessed with toy doll ‘Creepy Chloe’ since her mum Brittany purchased the doll from a Halloween pop-up shop last month. Brittany says that her daughter won’t leave the house without the doll, which terrifies other children. The toys’ eyes glow bright red and it makes gentle giggling sound and demonic evil laugh when a trigger button is pressed. Her mum says Chloe is Briar’s greatest comfort and she takes…
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President Buhari summons another National Security Council meeting (photos)
President Buhari presided over the National Security Council (NSC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja today September 15. Present at the meeting were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno and others. See more photos below…
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Court sentences 41-year-old woman for attempting to traffick 19-year-old girl
A High court sitting in Kano State has sentenced a 41-year-old woman identified as Mabel Isabo, to one year imprisonment for attempting to traffick a 19-year-old girl to Libya The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, September 15, 2022. “A High court sitting in Kano State and presided over by Justice Jamilu Suleiman on 13th September, 2022, sentenced MABEL ISABO, a 41-years old, female of Liberal Street, Edo State in connivance with one Monica (now at large) to 1-year imprisonment without the option of a fine for attempting to…
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ASUU Strike: You have the right to protest but that does not include the right to inflict pain and inconvenience on other people – Fashola tells students who blocked Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola has described as illegal the decision of students under the aegis of NANS to block the famous Lagos-Ibadan expressway in their protest against the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU strike. The demonstration prevented free movement inward and outward Lagos and also disrupted traffic flow from the Sagamu Interchange to the Makun City area. Reacting to this, Fashola said the constitution protects citizens’ right to public protests but does not empower anyone to inflict pain and inconvenience on others. He also apologized to commuters for the inconveniences they faced due to the…
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Peter Obi visits Goodluck Jonathan ahead of 2023 elections
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has visited Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, ahead of next year’s presidential election. Obi in a tweet he shared disclosed that he and the former president exchanged views on an array of serious National issues He shared a series of pictures alongside his tweet which reads; “I recently visited my senior brother, H.E. @GEJonathan to exchange views on an array of serious national interest questions. -PO” The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the campaign for presidential, and National Assembly elections will commence on September 28, 2022, while that…
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