President Muhammadu Buhari said herdsmen of Nigerian origin do not use sophisticated weapons such as AK-47 but only carry sticks and cutlasses. Buhari made the claim during an interview on Arise TV. “The Nigerian cattle rearer will not carry anything more than a stick… sometimes a machete to cut some trees,” Buhari said. “But those […]
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Ekiti State Police Command has allayed the fear of residents over the alleged influx of armed men suspected to be bandits from northern states into Shasha market, in Ado-Ekiti. The State’s Police Commissioner, Tunde Mobayo debunked the viral messages on different social media platforms alleging that some Hausa/Fulani people carrying AK-47 riffles entered Shasha Market. […]
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A group of elite organizations in Igboland comprising of the Association of South East Town Unions (ASETU), World Igbo Congress, Igbo World Assembly, and Alaigbo Development Foundation among others have perfected plans to petition the International Criminal Court (ICC) over President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged genocidal comments against Ndigbo. The groups also raised an alarm over […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari said he had given the police and Armed Forces order to be ruthless with bandits and vandals terrorising across the country. He disclosed this during an interview with Arise Television. He said he had told the police and the military to treat bandits in the northern part of the country “the language […]
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The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14 as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated Nigerians on the occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring a […]
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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has urged Nigerians to boycott any Federal Government-organised event to commemorate the June 12 1993 election following its suspension of Twitter and media censorship regarding its use. The human rights activist said the spirit of June 12 represents “total freedom, free expression of the will of the people, […]
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says Nigeria’s proven natural gas reserve stood at 206.53 trillion cubic feet (tcf) as at Jan.1, 2021. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja at the 2021 Nigeria International Petroleum Summit. The new figure represents an increase of 3.37tcf, representing 1.66 per cent percentage […]
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President Muhammad Buhari has said no one has the power to decide for the ruling All Progressive Congress on zoning. “You cannot sit there in Lagos, for instance, and decide on the fate of APC on zoning,” he said during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday. “Therefore we should allow the party to decide.” […]
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Ekiti Police Command has described the reported invasion of Shasha market in Ado-Ekiti by armed Hausa/Fulani persons as false. A statement issued on Thursday by Mr Sunday Abutu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, said that the report trending on social media was not just false but “a lie from the pit of hell.” He said […]
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Agunloye, Na’abba, Utomi, Ezekwesili, others regroup Initiate 60-member Coordinating Committee of People’s Constitutional Dialogue being anchored by Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), to explore people-led, process-driven national consultations and dialogue in building national understanding and stability in its task to facilitate a truly democratic people’s constitution for the country based on the principles of justice, fairness […]
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