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- September 1, 2024
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Save Nigeria from total collapse – Afenifere to FG
Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to save Nigeria, expressing concern over what it described as the near collapse of the nation since the administration of President Bola Tinubu took over. In a communique by its Deputy Leader, Oladipo Olaitan and the Deputy Secretary General, Alade Rotimi-John after a regular quarterly meeting held in Ogun State, Afenifere maintained that the state of the nation has left the people perplexed. According to the group,…
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- September 1, 2024
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Bandit kingpin, Bello Turji seizes Nigerian Army’s vehicles, ammunition during operation [VIDEO]
Videos have surfaced online of bandit kingpin, Bello Turji and his gang celebrating taking over the Nigerian Army Armoured Personnel Carrier. Turji and his gang also took over lots of ammunition from the Nigerian Army during the seizure of the carrier. This was confirmed by a counterinsurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, ZagaZola Makama. Makama said a distress report was received by the troops indicating a high-level meeting of bandits at a specified…
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- September 1, 2024
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Group reveals 98 security checkpoints exist in Southeast, alleges extortion
A group under the aegis of Igbo National Council (INC) Worldwide has revealed that about 98 security checkpoints exist in the five states of the Southeast region. It also lamented what it described as incessant harassment and extortion from citizens and motorists by the security personnel manning the checkpoints. In a press statement issued by its National Coordinator, Chilos Godsent, he revealed that Abia State topped the list with 37 checkpoints followed by Imo State with…
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- September 1, 2024
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Consumers lament as electricity meter prices rise
The cost of a single-phase electricity meter has risen to over N130,000 from N88,000 in the first quarter of this year. This is the second time the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission would approve an increase in the prices of prepaid meters. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the price of a single-phase meter ranged from N130,000 to Read More
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- September 1, 2024
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Wike threatens PDP govs for supporting Fubara
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to allow anyone to take over the Peoples Democratic Party structure in Rivers State. The former Rivers State Governor threatened to cause a political crisis in the states of any Peoples Democratic Party governor who tried to interfere in the party’s affairs in Read More
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- September 1, 2024
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I hand over my son’s killers to God – Father of student murdered by B’Haram
Mallam Saleh Ali, one of the parents of the Faudiya Islamic school in Geidam, Yobe State, where children were attacked and killed by suspected Boko Haram members, described the killings as barbaric and heartless. Gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram insurgency group attacked the school in the early hours of Friday, killing Read More
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- September 1, 2024
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Alopecia: New NHS drug ‘could make life so much easier’
The autoimmune condition affects people differently – some think the drug could be life-changing.Read More
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- September 1, 2024
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I don’t give a damn, El-Rufai tells critics
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has reacted to those criticising him on social media, saying that their abuses and insults lack basis. The former governor said he did not “give a damn” over misinterpretation of his posts, as he added that his critics were judgmental of him “in ignorance and bigotry”. El-Rufai made Read More
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- September 1, 2024
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Sokoto community paid N160bn ransoms, levies to bandits – Group
As the people of Sokoto State, especially those in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, continue to battle insecurity, a group of professionals within the local government, Gobir Development Association, has revealed that the people of the community paid over N160bn in levies and ransom payments to bandits in the area. According to a press statement Read More
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- September 1, 2024
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Champions held in 2024/25 NPFL opener
Enugu Rangers were held to a goalless draw by El Kanemi Warriors in their Nigeria Premier Football League opener at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Flying Antelopes, who clinched their eighth league title just 68 days before the clash, found themselves frustrated by a resilient President Federation Cup winner Read More
