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TWO persons were said to have been killed during a fight between Fulani and Yoruba at Aba Abugudu Market in the Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State. Also, two members of the Oyo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun and a vigilante were injured following the fight that happened on Monday. The […]
…the 12 senior officers and 89 soldiers deserted the war front after Insurgents attacked Marte and Dikwa The Nigerian Army has declared a total of 12 officers and 89 soldiers wanted for deserting the war front in Borno State. The army authorities have also frozen the bank accounts of the affected personnel. Military […]
….Players to arrive in Lagos March 22 Nigeria will play its final two African Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Benin Republic and Lesotho on March 27 and 30 respectively, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed. According to the new dates, the Super Eagles will meet the Squirrels of Benin Republic at the […]
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, FCIA, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movements in Delta State from 12am on Friday 5th March to 4pm Saturday 6th March 2021 as a result of the local government election fixed for Saturday March 6. The CP, who gave the order on […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has deepened its probe into All Progressives Congress stalwart Bola Tinubu. To this end, the EFCC has written a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau requesting copies of Tinubu’s asset declaration form. A copy of the letter, which was published by an online news medium, The Peoples […]
Prices of foodstuff and beef have risen in Lagos, Ibadan, Benin, Uyo, and other parts of Southern Nigeria in recent days, a survey has clearly revealed. The hike in prices comes against the backdrop of a blockade of southern Nigeria announced by the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) last […]
Ministers, others to receive shots Saturday Citizens to get vaccination cards, worldwide codes Delivery largest consignment in West Africa Anxiety and doubts among Nigerians on whether the country could secure the COVID-19 vaccines was put to rest yesterday following the arrival of the first batch of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX facility. […]
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Monday resumed duty as the director general of the World Trade Organisation, weeks after her appointment was endorsed by the United States and approved by the trade organization. Her appointment was ratified on February 15. “WTO members have just agreed to appoint Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next director-general,” the global […]
Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (CNDA) is demanding the arrest of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State over their stance on bandits and armed herders in the country. The John Dukku-led group, comprising all major militant groups in the Niger Delta, alleged that the actions and utterances […]
The Kaduna State Government said on Sunday that bandits killed seven persons in different parts of the state. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the incident in a press statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “on a sad note, security agencies reported that bandits attacked some people […]
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