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We are working to ensure Nigerians can Sleep with two Eyes closed – IGP, Alkali Baba
Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has expressed that the force is making efforts to provide better security in the country. Speaking before the house of representatives committee on police affairs om Wednesday, he vowed that the police under his watch will ensure that Nigerians sleep with their “two eyes closed.” “We are here this afternoon to interact with the chairman and his members in the house of representatives who are also piloting the affairs of the Nigerian police to discuss ways and means of making our job easier and better, and also understand ourselves that we are all working…
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Nigeria will lose nothing if an Igbo man becomes President in 2023 – Ekweremadu
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has reiterated the need for Igbo presidency come 2023. He said that the country will lose nothing if an Igbo man becomes President of the country. Speaking in an interview with Daily Trust, the lawmaker who countered claim of power being all about negotiation through compromise, described it as a psychological thing. “People have said it publicly and privately, arguments have been raised in this aspect, negotiations have taken place, compromises are being done. “I have not lost faith in that happening because 2023 is still around the corner, but it’s left for people…
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Nnamdi Kanu will get fair trial, treatment ― Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has assured that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu will get a fair trial in his 11-count treasonable felony, terrorism, and illegal possession of firearms charge, which is pending before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement on Thursday, noted that the Government will not spare anyone who collaborated with the Biafran leader to launch assaults on Nigeria and its people no matter how highly placed such elements may be. The minister said: “It will interest Nigerians to know that for over two years, our security and intelligence agencies were…
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Sunday Igboho’s residence in Ibadan attacked
Unknown gunmen have attacked the Ibadan residence of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho. According to reports, the incident happened in the early hours of today, July 1 by gunmen dressed in military uniforms. Igboho was however not in his residence at the time of the attack but his spokesman, Olayomi Koiki disclosed that during the attack, Igboho’s G-wagon, Prado SUV, some valuable properties including furniture, and windows were destroyed. He said bullet holes were found in cars parked in the premises while bloodstains were seen at the premises. It was also alleged that some persons in the house including a…
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Buhari govt may arrest Nigerian priests, bishops – Mbaka
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN) says the Buhari administration may arrest priests in the country. The clergy in a sermon said Nigeria is not on the right track adding that clerics speaking the truth to power risk persecution and incarceration. “Suffering has become part of our history, but it will not continue like this forever. Everybody cannot be dumb at the same time. Nigerians should not be suffering, he said He lamented the fate of ordinary citizens and accused the nation’s leadership of “wickedness”. Mbaka recalled that at a time, there…
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Kano Hisbah bans the use of Mannequins by boutiques
The Kano Hisbah Board has banned the use of mannequins by tailors, supermarket stores and boutique owners to display clothes in the state. The order was contained in a statement by the Commander General of the board, Sheikh Haroun Ibn Sina, and issued to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. According to him, the use of mannequins contravened the provision of Islamic injunctions adding that the agency would soon embark on mass raiding to mop out mannequins from such places, describing the use of mannequins for advert purposes by shop owners as idolatry. “Hisbah prohibits the use of mannequins at shops,…
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Nnamdi Kanu: British lawyers vow to drag Kenya to ICC, give Buhari govt 48 hours ultimatum
A Coalition of British lawyers of Igbo extraction has vowed to drag the Kenyan Government to the International Criminal Court, ICC, for detaining Nnamdi Kanu, a British citizen, and subsequently handing him over to the Nigerian Government. The Coalition gave the Nigerian Government 48 hours ultimatum to release Nnamdi Kanu, return him to the United Kingdom and follow the right process of extradition. The Coalition further warned that the failure of the Nigerian Government to free Kanu and return him to the UK will be seen as a declaration of war not just on the IPOB leader and his group…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s brother says the IPOB leader was arrested in Kenya
Kingsley Kanu, a sibling of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has revealed that his brother was arrested in Kenya. Kingsley said Kenyan authorities detained his brother until he was extradited to Nigeria. In a statement he made on Wednesday, June 30th, he said his brother has been subject to extraordinary rendition by both countries as he called on the British Government to insist upon justice for Nnamdi Kanu. See his statement below; “My brother Nnamdi Kanu demands the right to self-determination for Biafra. Self-determination is the right to that underpins the United Nations. Because Biafrans…
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PDP: Governors Leaving Our Party Because Of Intimidation From APC Government
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says governors defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been intimidated into doing so. Spokesperson of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan stated this on News Day, an Arise Television programme, on Wednesday. He said the three governors that recently left the party have issues with the federal government and “are being challenged internally by what they have committed themselves into”. “They moved to the other side because of the intimidation that is coming from the party in government. If you listen to all the three governors that have left the party, none of them has…
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Bandits attack Ganduje’s convoy
There was a gun duel between security operatives attached to the convoy of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and some heavily armed bandits along Shema in Katsina State on their way back to Kano from Zamfara State. Although Ganduje was not in the convoy, it came under attack by bandits who blocked Zamfara, Katsina and Kano Road, around Shema on Tuesday. Governor Ganduje was in Zamfara State to attend the formal defection of Governor Bello Matawale of Zamfara into the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, after the occasion, he joined Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Abubakar Badaru, back to…
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INEC: Secondus, Abaribe, PDP members storm NASS, protest against Lauretta Onochie’s nomination
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday staged a protest at the National Assembly against the nomination of Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lauretta was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The nomination was received with heavy criticisms as some Nigerians said a partisan individual like Onochie should not be a part of INEC as it is an independent body. However, on Wednesday, the National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, who led the protest said Onochie is a manipulator and will pollute INEC. Also in attendance was the…
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Terrorists using Social Media to radicalise Youths – Monguno
National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno has expressed that terrorist groups are using social media platforms to recruit and radicalise youths. He stated this while speaking at the ongoing United Nations (UN) high-level conference of heads of counter-terrorism agencies of member states in New York, United States on Tuesday. Monguno said the approach adopted by terrorists is to portray the government as incapable of guaranteeing the protection and well-being of its population. Monguno noted that it requires international collaboration to effectively deal with the complex nature of terrorism and other transnational organised crimes. “I can say with total conviction that apart…
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