The Nigerian Army has troops would be ruthless with ‘trouble makers’, ahead of Saturday November 11 governorship elections across Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army/Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force, South South, Operation DELTA SAFE, Major-General Jamal Abdulsalam gave the charge on Monday in Bayelsa State. In...
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‘Obedient movement’ will bounce back — Obi assures Nigerians
The presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has assured Nigerians and his supporters that the ‘Obedient movement will bounce back. He said this at a Media briefing while reacting to Supreme Court judgement that affirmed election of President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja where he alleged that the...
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Edo LG secretariat attacked over ‘N100 levy’, four suspects arrested
Suspected thugs have attacked Egor Local government Council Secretariat in Edo State after violent broke out over N100 Council’s daily levy for commercial buses. It was learnt that armed thugs acted at the behest of angry motorists whose vehicles were impounded by a team of Council revenue enforcers outside the Secretariat. The disagreement was caused...
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Fire guts Canadian High Commission in Abuja
Part of Canadian High Commission in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been gutted by fire. Two persons were fatally injured, while four others have been taken to hospital for urgent medical attention. “Yes, yes, it’s true. We have two fatally injured and the others in the hospital, either three or four”, he said. TheNewspad...
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Three students killed in lightning strikes on football playground
By John Okafor, Owerri Three Secondary School (SS3) students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have been struck dead by lightning, which paralyzed six others. Nine students were playing football with their peers on the school’s play ground when tragedy after a training session with their Coach on Saturday, a witness said....
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Anambra taskforce nabs 632 suspected touts, seizes illicit drugs
By John Okafor, Awka The Special Anti-touts Squad has apprehended 632 suspected touts in four different Local government Areas of Anambra State. Director (Operations) of the taskforce, set up by Governor Charles Soludo of the State, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene disclosed this at a Media briefing. The suspects were arrested in Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Ogbaru...
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Polls: IGP deploys 220 operational vehicles to Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the deployment of additional 220 operational vehicles to Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo off cycle elections billed for Saturday November 11, 2023. Force Public Relations officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said on Sunday in a statement, warned officers and men deployed for election duty against unruly behaviour. Adejobi said...
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Three ‘blind drug syndicate’ caught with 12kgs of skunk
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three blind men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano State. Spokesman of the Agency, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday that another blind member of the syndicate is still at large. The lid was blown off the group following...
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Imo 2023: What measure of hope in governor Uzodimma’s battles?
By John Okafor, Owerri The dice is cast for the epic governorship election battle in Imo State. There is, no doubt, that all eyes are on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to ensure a hitch-free and credible election on November 11th 2023 Expectations are high among the people drawn from the 27 Local government...
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Abacha’s stolen $150m in French Bank return to Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu and French Presidential envoy have ramp up measures for the repatriation of $150 million stolen from Nigeria by the former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha after he died in office 25 years ago. The President acknowledged the signing of a €100 million agreement between Nigeria and France to support the...