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Amotekun: Gov. Akeredolu Inuagurates Over 500 Fresh Intakes

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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has inaugurated 500 fresh Amotekun intakes for batch B just as he said crime is a local issue that should be addressed with a “large dose of home-grown content”. The Governor noted that the Amotekun Security Corps initiative is a baby of necessity conceived as a home-grown approach to solving the plethora of security challenges...

Twitter Ban: Trump Hails FG

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria for suspending the operations of Twitter in the country. Trump, in a statement on Tuesday night, commended Nigeria for the action, calling on more countries to “ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech.” “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. “More COUNTRIES...

Gov Tambuwal Rejects Honourary Doctorate Degree Award From Sudanese University

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Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has rejected the honorary degree offered to him by a Sudanese University on the ground of the insecurity in the country.   Nahda International University College (NIUC), Khartoum, Sudan proposed to confer on the governor, who was attending the graduation ceremony of the 38 students of Sokoto who bagged degrees in Medicine among other...

Reprisal Attack: OPC Storm Igangan, Kill 3 Herders, Community Leader

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Four Fulani herders among them a community leader have been killed by suspected members of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Oyo State on Monday.   Some sources said the assailants, wearing T-shirts with OPC inscription and carrying weapons, stormed Elekokan in Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area where they shot the victims to death. The attack was launched less than 24...

Strike: Ibom Varsity Students Refused Entry As Lecturers Insist On Payment Before Resumption

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Students of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), have been stopped from entering the two campuses of the institution at Obio akpa in Oruk Anam and Ikot Akpaden in Mkpat Enin local government areas of the state. Students have remained at home for over a month now as a result of the strike action embarked on by the staff of the...

2023: List of New Polling Units To Be Published Next Week – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would publish a comprehensive list of its new polling units (PUs) across the country next week. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Monday in Abuja at the formal handing over of a new state of the art fire truck, deployed to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja by...

Some Elites Trying To Dismantle Nigeria – Sultan

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His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has decried that some few elites who think that they must control Nigeria are planning to dismantle the country.   The Sultan, who stated this on Monday in Bauchi during the commissioning of the ultra-modern permanent hajj camp, said that the present situation called for urgent action by the concerned...

Twitter Ban: You Are Quick To Take Negative Actions And Slow To Take Positive Actions – Atedo Peterside Knocks FG

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The Founder of the Stanbic IBTC, Atedo Peterside, has criticised the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter in Nigeria as the shutdown of the platform enters the third day. Peterside, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle, urged the government to dialogue with Twitter in order to protect the businesses affected by the ban. He said the discussion is needed for...

2023: Atiku Denies Campaign Posters With Soludo As Running Mate, Says Its Handiwork of Mischief Makers

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said on Monday, mischief makers were behind the 2023 presidential campaign posters featuring him and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Soludo. The Atiku-Soludo appeared in strategic locations in Abuja on Sunday. Those behind the posters which appeared in several designs and colours claimed the duo possessed the required qualities to steer the country’s sinking...

FG Denies Giving Conditions For Lifting Twitter Ban

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The Federal Government on Monday denied listing conditions for lifting of Twitter’s suspension in the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, had on Monday morning met some foreign envoys including the ambassadors of the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union among others in Abuja over their reactions to last week’s suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. The envoys had condemned...

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