Lagos APC releases list of candidates for July 24 council polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, yesterday, released the list of its flag bearers for the July 24, 2021, local council elections in the state. The party conducted its primaries across the 57 councils on Saturday, May 29. The elections will be conducted into the 20 local councils and the 37 Local Council […]

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Igangan boils as suspected herders kill many, raze palace, petrol station

Gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, have killed many people in Igangan, Ibarapa North local government area of Oyo State. The Palace of the Asigangan and a popular petroleum station were razed in the attack on Saturday evening. The herdsmen, said to be over 50, allegedly invaded the town around 11 pm in more than 20 […]

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Igangan killings: South-west governors resolve to defend own people

say attack is provocative order Amotekun joint operations The six Southwest governors have resolved to defend the region against any forms of attack. They are Governors Akeredolu of Ondo State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti). This was in response to a nocturnal attack on […]

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Troops foil attack on Imo police command, kill 5

The Nigerian Army (NA) says its troops operating in Owerri, Imo State capital on Sunday, foiled an early morning attack on the Imo State Police Command, killing six assailants. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Yerima said that the troops, assisted by the Police Special […]

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Women rally against war, demand referendum on Biafra

The women during a rally in Abuja…yesterday Hundreds of women under the aegis of Amalgamation of Northern Women of Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to organise a referendum on clamour for actualisation of Biafran Republic. Led by Hajia Hadiza Adamu, the women in a rally held in Abuja, said the call was aimed […]

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Twitter ban: Buhari, Atiku, 98 others to lose 160 million followers

• Buhari and the deleted tweet Site sanctioned for spreading misinformation, fake news – Presidency Canada, EU, UK, US, others kick over ban Twitter defiant, vows to help Nigerians access platform Malami orders arrest, prosecution of users of site NPAN, NGE, IPI, others demand reversal of suspension President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and […]

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Why Nigeria can’t have new constitution now – Reps

The House of Representatives said on Sunday a new Constitution remains impossible because the 1999 Constitution only made provisions for amendments. The House also said returning to the 1963 constitution as being demanded by some sections of the country was impracticable because it will only take the powers of the people and confer them on […]

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