Outrage as terrorists dare Nigeria’s seat of power

Top security officers Fear Grips Abuja Residents ‘Nigeria Is Fighting An Asymmetrical War With Terrorists’ Police Heighten Surveillance Operations Army Redeploys GOCs, Makes New Appointments Experts Allege Sloppy Response By Government, Proffer Solutions Despite assurances by Nigeria’s security forces that they are well positioned to contain the current wave of terrorist threats on the Federal […]

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Insecurity: Don’t blackmail media, Gumi knocks FG

Controversial Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned the Federal Government’s threat to sanction some media organisations over their reports on terrorism across the country. He also knocked President Muhammadu Buhari for rewarding former service chiefs over failure to secure the country with “ambassadorial” appointments. Rather than intimidating the media, he said the President should […]

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Sanwo-Olu’s aide dies in auto crash

Omotayo Sanyaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on Tertiary Education, Youths and Students Affairs to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is dead. As gathered, Sanyaolu died in a lone auto crash in the Maryland area of the state during the early hours of Friday around Army Cantonment, Maryland, Ikeja. Confirming the incident in a statement, […]

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Gunmen abduct movie stars in Enugu

Veteran film stars Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornell have been kidnapped after they left a movie location in Enugu. Spokesman of Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) Monalisa Chinda announced this via her verified Instagram page. Chinda stated her senior colleagues were reportedly missing after their family members confirmed they didn’t come back from a film location […]

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INEC debunks alleged invasion, carting away of enrollment machines by thugs in Lagos

INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as reported in some sections of the media. Some online media on Friday reported that thugs invaded INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre, situated at St. Bridget Catholic […]

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Truck crushes two soldiers, woman to death in Lagos

Two male soldiers and a female civilian have died in an autocrash which occurred at Obadeyi, along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos State, in the early hours of Friday. The accident involved a truck and a Mitsubishi saloon car with number plate RNG 396 AA. Eye witnesses’ account said the truck was driving carelessly when it rammed […]

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‘Be careful of offers you get online,’ NAPTIP cautions

Photo/18iacc Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, has cautioned university students and other young people against falling victim to human traffickers through juicy scholarships and job offers among others. She gave the advice at an inter-university debate yesterday in Abuja, on raising awareness among young […]

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FG says telecom subscribers to pay 5% tax on call, text, data

NCC engages stakeholders on implementation ATCON, others fault 5% excise duty on telecommunications The Federal Government has disclosed that telecommunications subscribers would pay five per cent tax on calls, SMS and data services. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the industry have expressed dissatisfaction over government’s resolve to implement five per cent excise duty on all telecommunications services […]

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National anthem triggers tears in victorious athletes out of joy – Ese Brume

Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships’ silver medalist, Ese Brume, has disclosed that most athletes cry while receiving medals on the podium, especially when the national anthem of their country is being played, because their joy overflows. When asked why athletes usually cry at that moment, she said simply: “Athletes cry because they can’t contain their joy. […]

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Insecurity: Nigerians slam Buhari, service chiefs

Buhari, We’ve conducted major investigation on individuals financing Boko Haram — FG My people want Buhari impeached- Hon. Barde Security spending not matched with results- Capt. Umar Mr. President should resign-Ojo Buhari is clueless- Barr. Mahmud FG doing its best- ACF chieftain The security situation in the country hit a new low earlier in the […]

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