Mohammed Al’Amin, one of the remaining 50 hostages of the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers was said to have been shot by the bandits. The bandits had two weeks ago released 11 out of the 61 victims of the abducted train passengers after almost three months in their custody, remaining 50 hostages still in the den...
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Army to engage services of retired personnel in tackling insecurity – COAS
The Nigerian Army will continue to engage the services of its retired personnel in tackling insecurity in the country, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has said. Yahaya said at this on Tuesday night at a ”Regimented Dinner ” he organised for the 2021 set of retired officers from its 3 Division,...
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5 die, 9 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
Five persons were confirmed dead while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries when a Toyota Hiace bus suddenly caught fire on motion opposite Tabiorah Church, Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo youth call for the reopening of fr. mbaka’s church
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has called for the re-opening of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry, warning that a prolonged closure could spell doom. The ministry was shut down after Mbaka’s outburst against the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. A protest from the...
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Lagos releases guidelines on abortion
The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Health has unveiled a policy document on safe termination of pregnancy. The 40-page policy document, tagged “Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications”, sets out guidelines for safe termination of pregnancy within the ambit of the criminal law of Lagos State. Presenting and...
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Ukraine war dominates crucial NATO summit
NATO leaders were set Wednesday to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey dropped objections, as the alliance looked to revamp its defences at a summit dominated by the war in Ukraine. More than four months after Russia invaded Ukraine, upending the European security landscape, leaders gather in Madrid for what NATO chief Jens...
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Ohanaeze, IPOB kick as court dismisses Kanu’s bail application
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a fresh application for bail by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This was just as the court refused to revoke a warrant of arrest issued against the IPOB leader on March 28, 2019 following his reported disappearance from Nigeria to...
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We’ll apply diplomatic pressure to help Ekweremadu –Reps
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the organ harvesting case in the United Kingdom involving a former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, urging British authorities to handle the case fairly. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who has been championing a cause he termed ‘legislative diplomacy,’ particularly said he would contact...
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ICRC Appointment: Buhari’s nominee has no primary school certificate — Senate
THE Senate yesterday discovered that President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee as the substantive Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commision (ICRC), Joe Anekhu Ohiani has no primary School leaving Cerificate as he was said to have stopped in primary five. Consequently, the Senate asked him to go and supply documentary evidence of his primary school education before his...
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Denying Nnamdi Kanu bail, gross injustice against humanity ― Igbo youths
Igbo youths have expressed sadness over the dismissal of bail application by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal High Court Abuja. Reacting to the court ruling Tuesday, Igbo youths under the aegis of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the umbrella body of all...