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The comments by the United Nations special rapporteur on religious freedom, Nazila Ghanea, came after US President Donald Trump angered Nigeria last year by condemning what he called a Christian “genocide” in the country.
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Enugu State Government has announced the restriction of human and vehicular movement in the six Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Enugu North Senatorial District during Saturday’s by-election.
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Speaking in an interview with the BBC days after a London court cleared her of all bribery charges, Alison-Madueke said the investigation left lasting emotional and psychological scars on her and her family.
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Oshiomhole said the concept of a “civil” defence corps implies a force without firearms, yet operatives are routinely deployed against heavily armed criminals destroying public assets and engaging in illegal oil bunkering.
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday convicted and sentenced the mother and sister of late bandit kingpin Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to forty years in prison each.
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He emphasised that market realities should be reflected in both ex-depot and retail pump prices in the interest of fairness and economic relief for the public.
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has arrested two suspects for alleged purchased of diesel siphoned from telecommunication towers in the state.
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As insecurity continues across the nation, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has said every Nigerian has a stake in the fight against insecurity, saying that defeating terrorism and other criminal activities requires citizens to join hands with security agencies and government at all levels.
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By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Retired military officers and associates of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar have cautioned Nigerians against blaming the North for the country’s worsening insecurity, insisting that terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have evolved into a nationwide threat affecting all regions. The group made the call on Thursday during a press briefing in Kaduna […]
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By Dayo Johnson & Rotimi Ojomoyela — Ado Ekiti With less than 24 hours to the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, the State Police Command has warned individuals and groups against announcing unofficial results, declaring that anyone caught spreading fake or unauthorized outcomes will face the full weight of the law. The police said only the […]
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