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Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire received bomb threat to his home
Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire has received a bomb threat to his home. The threat was reported to Cheshire Police, who conducted a sweep of the England international’s home, where he lives with his two young children and fiance Fern Hawkins. A spokesman for Maguire said: “In the last 24 hours, Harry has received a serious threat to his family home. “He has reported this to the police who are now looking into the matter. The safety of his family and those around him is obviously Harry’s number one priority. “He will continue to prepare for this weekend’s fixture as…
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President Buhari meets Service Chiefs and others over rising insecurity
President Buhari is currently meeting with service chiefs, the Inspector General of police, and some ministers in the council chambers of the presidential villa. The meeting comes one week after the national council of state advised the president to convey a security meeting to deliberate on issues of national security that now threaten the safety of lives and property across the country. In attendance at today’s security meeting are Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.).…
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Train Attack: El-Rufai talkative, divulging classified information – NSA Munguno
Babagana Munguno, the National Security Adviser, has described Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as a talkative especially when it comes to matters of insecurity in his state.Munguno’s criticism of the governor came in response to recent comments attributed to him following the train incident, in which bandits attacked passengers traveling the route to Kaduna.El-Rufai claimed that government agents are aware of bandit hideouts and listen in on their discussions on a regular basis.The NSA stated this on Thursday, immediately after President Muhammadu Buhari presided over a security council meeting with heads of security agencies and ministers.He said the Governor’s remarks…
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Insecurity: The case has gotten over the issue of community police. It is now state police –Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated the need for state police to help combat the country’s growing insecurity. In a statement, Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, cited the former president as saying this during a courtesy visit to him in Abeokuta on Wednesday by the leadership of the National Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen in Nigeria. prioritized over community policing. He said that during his era, the tiers of government were all active but are all gone nowHe expressed confidence over the need for state police which will inturn birth community policing.He said, “Our situation in Nigeria concerns…
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Any Presidential Aspirant who buys N100m APC forms should be probed – PDP Chairman
Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has directed anti-graft agencies to go after any APC presidential hopeful who purchases the N100 million nomination and Expression of Interest forms. He described the party as a fragmented alliance put together to capture power and inflict maximum pain on Nigerians, including their own members. In a statement through his SA on Communication and Strategy, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu said, the “pegging of her (APC) nomination forms at N100m, N50m, N20m etc casts the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the image of rogues and hypocrites. He questioned how aspirants…
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Photos from the funeral of Chinelo Megafu, doctor killed in Abuja-Kaduna train attack
The remains of doctor, Chinelo Megafu, who was killed in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack of March 28 2022, has been laid to rest today, April 21st at a private cemetery. The funeral service took place at Shepherdhill Baptist Church, Obanikoro, Lagos. Chinelo who was 27 years old and was about to relocate from Nigeria when she met her untimely death was among those killed during the attack on an Abuja-Kaduna bound train
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2023: Aisha Buhari invites Osinbajo, Wike, Atiku, others to dinner at Presidential Villa
Aisha Buhari, Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has invited presidential aspirants to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa on Saturday.The invitation extended to all presidential hopefuls across political parties would hold on Saturday.Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and seventeen other aspirants from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and others in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are expected to grace the occasion.The invitation card for the event, which was in circulation on Thursday, advised those participating not to come along with their mobile devices, stating that their invitation cards…
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Dariye, Nyame pardoned over life-threatening ailment – Presidency
The Presidency has explained the reasons why the pardon request of former Governors Joshua Dariye of Plateau State and Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, was approved by the Council of State.In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the duo were pardoned due to life threatening health issues.He said the action would not derail the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari.The statement read: “The Presidency wishes to throw light on the recent note presented to the Council of State, on the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative…
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“There is no part of African culture that encourages violence against women and children” – Seun Kuti
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has said that African culture does not encourage violence against women and children. The singer in a post on Instagram shared that people only pick parts of the European culture that suits them, “But as soon as u want to break your equally European wife and child, you claim african”, he said He wrote: “What is the African equivalent of these proverbs. Please tell me below, because una crase dey do press up! You aren’t African except in location! You don’t practice anything African except the small language u speak! Your holy land is Jerusalem and…
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Police arrest hotel owner, wife over alleged child trafficking, underage sex in Delta
Officers of the Delta State Police Command have arrested the owner of Fagoma hotel at Aragba, Otokutu in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Edwin Etareri and his wife one Mrs Grace Etareri over alleged child trafficking and underage sex.The suspects were arrested during a raid on the hotel where underaged children were allegedly trafficked and used as sex slaves.The police also rescued five underaged children from the brothel.The underaged children included Happiness Johnson ‘f’ age 13yrs, Esther Godspower ‘f’ age 21yrs, Angel John ‘f’ age 22yrs, Miracle Bishop ‘f’ age 19yrs and Happiness Isreal ‘f’ 19yrs.The Delta State Police Command,…
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Delta police launch manhunt for father who allegedly masterminded gang-rape of his 16-year-old daughter after accusing her of theft
The Delta State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a father who allegedly arranged for his 16-year-old daughter to be gang-raped. The suspect identified as John accosted the victim on the road while on an errand for her mother and accused her of conniving with her Mother to steal his N50,000. The suspect was said to have earlier beaten the mother of the victim mercilessly in her rented apartment and thereafter met the daughter on the road. He dragged the daughter into his house where he allegedly arranged for some boys to inflict multiple injuries on her before the…
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APC N100m Presidential form, root of all problems – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has reacted to the price of APC Presidential nomination form of N100 million. The party on Wednesday announced that aspirants for governorship positions will pay N50 million, for senatorial positions, N20 million, while those for the House of Representatives would pay N10 million. Reacting to this, Shehu Sani in a tweet queried the party’s reason for such large amounts. According to him, money is the root of all problems. He wrote, ”When you ask politicians why the nomination form is so expensive, they will say it’s to “drive away unserious ones”. Their prerequisite for “serious leadership…
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