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State Police is not an option- President Buhari
President Buhari has described the calls for state Police in Nigeria as “not an Option”. He made known his refusal while speaking in an interview with Channels TV, the President averred that there is a higher chance of state governors abusing their powers if the police force is removed from the Federal control and handed over to states. “State police is not an option. Find out the relationship between local government and the Governors. Are the third tier of government getting what they are supposed to get constitutionally? Are they getting it? Let the people in local government tell you…
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Abducted Plateau Bride-to-be regains her freedom, police continue investigation
Farmat Paul, the Plateau bride-to-be who was allegedly abducted from her pastor’s house in Ngyong community of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Sunday January 2, has regained freedom. Read story here The bride was released on Monday night and soon after her release, the wedding ceremony which was suspended continued. Daily Trust reported that the state police spokesperson, ASP Ubah Gabriel Ogiba confirmed her release but could not explain whether any ransom was paid. Ogiba added that though there was no formal complaint to the police on the matter, they heard about it and swung into action to investigate the circumstances behind…
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13-month-old baby girl dies of covid-19, becoming the youngest Australian to die of the virus
A 13-month-old girl who became the youngest Australian to die of Covid-19, only just started walking and had a twin. Dakota Nenke’s father, Ryan Nenke, 29, and mother Karly Conry, 27, say they had no idea their baby had coronavirus when they put her down to sleep at their home in North Haven, north-west Adelaide, on December 27. Mr Nenke said her body temperature was hotter than usual, but otherwise there was ‘nothing out of the ordinary’. ‘We gave her Panadol two times that day she had her normal naps and was playing with her siblings in the afternoon and…
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VIDEO: Police CSP publicly defies Gov Sanwo-Olu’s order to vacate Magodo estate, says they were sent by IGP through the Attorney General
An unnamed Chief Superintendent of Police openly defied the order of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to vacate the Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of the state yesterday, January 4. The residents of the estate had taken to the street on Tuesday morning, January 4th, to protest the continuous presence of policemen in the estate. A few weeks ago, police officers numbering about 50 stormed the estate in the company of some persons believed to be landgrabbers to demolish the houses. They say they were acting on a court order obtained from the Supreme court. They were however stopped…
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Military don’t have the intelligence to track and eliminate them – Islamic cleric, Gumi reacts to reported killing of two notorious bandit kingpins in Zamfara
Renowned Islamic cleric Sheikh, Dr Ahmad Gumi, has said that the military don’t have intelligence to track down bandit kingpins talk more of killing them. Gumi stated this while reacting to the celebration that follows the reported killing of two bandit kingpins, Alhaji Auta and Kachalla Ruga, in an air strike by Nigerian armed forces. The two bandit leaders were killed by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) during an air raid on bandit camps in Gusami Forest and Tsamre Village in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara state in the early hours of Saturday, January 1. Other notorious bandits like Alhaji Nashama,…
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‘Ighalo is unreliable, not the kind of striker Newcastle needs’ – Ex-England Goalkeeper, Paul Robinson
ormer Three Lions of England, Tottenham and Leeds goalkeeper, Paul Robinson has warned Newcastle United not to sign Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo . According to Robinson, Newcastle are fighting relegation and need a striker who will always score goals but that the club would be taking “a massive risk” by signing Odion Ighalo. Speaking to Football Insider, Robinson said Ighalo is “unreliable” and urged the Magpies to look elsewhere. Ighalo, currently plays for Saudi Arabia outfit Al Shabab, and Sky Sports reported that he is one of a number of strikers being considered by Newcastle’s recruitment team this month. Eddie…
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What job opportunities have Governor Wike created? – Nigerian Sex Workers’ Association condemn governor’s decision to ban their members in Rivers state
The Nigerian Sex Workers Association (NSWA) has condemned Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, over his decision to ban sex workers and nightclubs from operating in some parts of the state. The Governor had made this declaration during his New Year broadcast in Port Harcourt on Saturday, banning nightclub activities including nighttime trading and street prostitution especially along Abacha road and surrounding streets, particularly in the Casablanca area. According to the Governor, the move will “stop the harmful effects of these depraved activities on the moral development of the children and society at large.” He also directed Security Operatives in the…
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Gunmen kill seven family members and 17 others in fresh Kaduna attack
A family of seven have been killed by bandits during an attack in Sabon Birnin Birnin village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday night. A community leader, Bello Musa who spoke to Channels TV disclosed that many residents of the village have fled from their homes due to fear of being attacked or killed by the marauding bandits. He appealed to the Federal Government to deploy more troops to Igabi and other troubled zones in Kaduna State in order to protect the people from further attacks. The bandits also carried out a similar attack on 13…
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Gov’t will soon designate bandits as terrorists – Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Tuesday said the government will soon designate bandits as terrorists following a court order that had since made the declaration.Speaking during a Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme on Tuesday, Malami said: “Government has a responsibility to act but within the context of acting, you’re equally expected to operate within the confines of international best practices associated with engagement.“One of such best practices is that you can only use maximum force on groups, individuals that are declared terrorists and that is where the application of the Terrorism Act comes in place.“Whatever military hardware…
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Former England youth International, Ashleigh Plumptre granted clearance by Fifa to play for Nigeria
England youth international Ashleigh Plumptre has been given the go-ahead to switch her international allegiance to Nigeria after Fifa approved her nationality thus enabling her to feature for the Super Falcons from now on. Ms Plumptre, 23, who plays her club football with Leicester City, has been capped for the England U15, U19 and U23 teams a total of about 30 times. Born of a Nigerian father and English mother, Ms Plumptre had top this undergo an official change and this week, Fifa issued the documentation enabling her to star for the Super Falcons. Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) spokesman Ademola…
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It has been a very difficult time. Security has never been as bad as this in our entire history – Olu Falae speaks on the current administration
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has said it has been a very difficult time living under the Buhari-led administration Speaking during an interview with Vanguard, Falae pointed that Nigeria has never been so divided as it currently is ”All Nigerians know all that it has been living under the Buhari’s regime. I don’t need to tell you. It has been a very difficult time. Security has never been as bad as this in our entire history, he said “Nigerians have never been this divided. In fact, we should look for another term to describe the…
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Buhari will consider the interest of Nigerians to release Nnamdi Kanu – Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari will consider the interest of Nigerians in the call to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.He said this when he Featured on NTA’s Good Morning Nigeria Show. “By way of general statements to the two issues presented: the issue relating to Kanu and by extension, IPOB, what I can tell you for certain is that the decision of the President is based fundamentally and at all times on public interest consideration, he said“In the art of governance…
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