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17823 troops neutralise four bandits recover arms in kaduna

Troops neutralize bandits, recover arms, ammunition

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Nigerian Army said troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI said two bandit kingpins have been neutralised and one arrested, after […]

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Adamawa police kill kidnapper at ransom delivery point, rescue victims

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Adamawa State Police Command, in collaboration with hunters, killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued two victims in the Toungo […]

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Chukwueze, nine other African players making headlines in Europe

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

Villarreal coach, Quique Setien, called Nigeria winger, Samuel Chukwueze, an “extraordinary player” after his two goals inspired them to an […]

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Tinubu’s competence mantra and Betara’s speakership quest, by Maiwada Dammallam

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

“Now, more than ever, the world needs transformational leaders — not to cultivate change for its own sake, but to […]

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Oyebanji tasks LG chairmen on effective security

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has called on chairmen and leadership of Local Government and Council Development Areas in […]

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IPOB questions Supreme Court silence over Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has questioned the silence of the Supreme Court over the appeal of its leader, […]

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Africa: South Africa’s Facebook Rapist Arrested in Tanzania

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

Officials in Tanzania say they have arrested South African national Thabo Bester, a convicted murder known as the Facebook Rapist. […]

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Uganda: Army Makes Inroads in Areas Vacated By M23 Rebels

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Ugandan army deployed under the East African Community Regional Force(EACRF) has continued making inroads in DRC by taking over […]

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Uganda: Parents Hiding Children With Measles as Country Faces New Outbreak

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

In a worrying development, it has been reported that some parents in are hiding their children with suspected measles in […]

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Russia jails ex-officals 19 years for protest against military mobilisation

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin A Russian court on Monday sentenced two former officials to 19 years in prison for throwing […]

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Police repel bandits attack, kill two in Zamfara

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Zamfara State Police Command says its operatives have repelled an attack by gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tsafe Local […]

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Driver mobbed in Ondo after crushing four to death

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man on Monday morning crushed four people to death in a road crash that occurred at Ijoka […]

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Tinubu’s presidency approved by God, says cleric

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

Prophet Wale Ojo of the Harvest Centre Mission, Ikorodu Lagos, says Sen. Bola Tinubu’s emergence as President-elect after the Feb. […]

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Police confirm release of abducted former Nasarawa deputy governor

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

Prof. Onje Gye-Wado, Former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State abducted by gunmen on April 7, has been released. DSP Ramhan […]

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Police arrest Rarara’s security escorts for firing shots in air

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a police escort attached to a famous praise singer of the […]

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MASSOB condemns attacks on Igbo in Lagos, demands immediate release of Eze Ndigbo by DSS

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, on Monday, warned the Nigerian government led by […]

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EFCC speaks on 2023 recruitment

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked reports that it’s recruiting. The commission gave the denial in a […]

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Africa: How the Judiciary Can Lead in Reversing Negative Effects of Climate Change

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

In 2017, Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled that Polling Station results were final. They cannot be adjusted at a later stage. […]

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Ajibola never took salary as AGF – NBA

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Nigerian Bar Association has eulogised the former Attorney General of the Federation, late Prince Bola Ajibola  for his selfless […]

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37 drug peddlers, users convicted in Kano – NDLEA

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Command, said it had secured […]

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