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Communities, CSOs protest herdsmen attacks in Edo, barricade Benin-Lagos Road

MetroBoko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria

BENIN CITY – FIFTEEN communities and several Civil Society Organizations led by the former Attorney General of Edo State, Osagie Obayuwana on Wednesday barricaded the Lagos-Benin express road for several hours protesting the activities of herdsmen which they said have resulted in killings, destructions of farm produce and forceful evictions from their ancestral homes.https://214f8f2ef5ae588dd333ecac3277e969.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html Some of the communities included Odiguetue, Afintebe, Igolo, Okokuo, Abumwenre I and II, Obarenren, Uhiere, Uyimo I and II. Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Obayuwana, said, they were worried about the looming crisis brewing in the various communities in the state, orchestrated by…

Apr

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2022

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Drop your presidential bid, Afenifere leader tells Tinubu, Osinbajo

Metro, PoliticsAll Progressives Congress, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, TINUBU, Yemi Osinbajo

Kayode Oyero and Victor Ayeni Leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that presidential aspirants from the South-West geopolitical zone including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, should forget their presidential ambitions. He said it was the turn of the South-East to produce Nigeria’s next President after the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in May 2023. The elder statesman made his position known in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday. According to him, it is an injustice for a South-West President to emerge in 2023 after ex-President…

Apr

20

2022

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BREAKING: APC settles for indirect primary, rules out consensus

Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The All Progressives Congress will choose its presidential candidate through an indirect primary election. The decision was reached at the party’s 11th National Executive Committee meeting held at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja. Also, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and other leaders of the party transmitted their powers to the National Working Committee of the APC to make decisions for a period of 90 days. Among those who will be contesting the APC Presidential primary are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; and Governor…

Apr

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2022

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ISWAP fighters abduct three girls after attacking Chibok village

MetroCrime, ISWAP, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Members of the Islamic State for West African Province, ISWAP, have abducted three girls during an operation in a village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Reports on Tuesday night revealed that they attacked Yimirmigza, where they kidnapped three Chibok girls. Following the abduction, the insurgents contacted the family of one of the girls abducted. A recorded conversation between the militant and a member of the family revealed that the ISWAP fights are many in their ranks. In the conversation, the family member asked the militant how they could help release the girls, but the militant…

Apr

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2022

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Form A Symbiotic Relationship With ABSG, Info. Commissioner Advises OMPAN

Abia State, Metro, PoliticsAbia State, Metro, OMPAN, Politics

Abia State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Eze Chikamnayo has counselled the Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria, OMPAN not to be retrogressive in their activities but through their functions, form a symbiotic relationship with the government. Speaking in his office when the new executive of OMPAN Abia State chapter paid a courtesy visit, Chief Chikamnayo also reminded them that a thorough breed Journalists is a catalyst and a facilitator. Chikamnayo who harped on professionalism and development Journalism, encouraged the OMPAN to aim at becoming partners in progress with the government and other development agencies. His words, "Become a catalyst…

Apr

18

2022

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2023: Town Union Backs Kalu Idika Okwara For 2023 Governorship

Abia North, Abia State, Metro, Politics2023, Abia State, Kalu Idika, Metro, Politics

The national leadership of Ndi Ibe Ohafia Development Union, NDU, Sunday, declared their support for Chief Kalu Idika Okwara ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Abia State. They declared their support after a meeting they held at the residence of Dr. Ndukwe Idika. Kalu idika Okwara, a renowned Administrator, told them that he would contest under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Idika Okwara said he decided to consult the town union and formally inform them of his decision to join the governorship race. Idika Okwara was accompanied during the visit by some aides of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu…

Apr

18

2022

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Chrisland School reveals real reason they suspended girl in sex video with classmate

Education, MetroChrisland School, Crime, Education, Metro, Nigeria

Chrisland School has explained why it suspended a 10-year-old female student who was abused and raped by her colleagues. In a statement dated 14 April 2022 and signed by Chrisland School Head Teacher, Mrs G.I. Azike, the school also stressed the action taken to resolve the case as it categorically stated that the action of the student was a ‘truth and dare’ game. The statement, titled, Indefinite suspension of …(the female student), partly read, “It was discovered that your daughter was involved in improper behaviour during the recently concluded World School Games in Dubai with a few of her counterparts…

Apr

18

2022

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Gunmen visit eatery on Easter day, rob fun-seekers

MetroAnambra State, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Unidentified gunmen, on Easter Sunday, visited the Oko community, close to the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, invading a fast food joint. The gunmen came into Sophia Fast Food but failed to harm the fun-seekers, who were obviously enjoying themselves for the Easter celebration. A source said they simply dispossessed all customers and staff of the eatery of their phones and left the area without any challenge, despite an armored car and security personnel positioned in the area. A Facebook user, Iyke Orji said: “Nobody was killed, nobody was shot. “Even the new police armored tank Governor Soludo stationed at Oko Police…

Apr

18

2022

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2023: No Nigerian will vote for Igbo man as President, I can’t trust them – Oluwo

Metro, Politics2023, Igbo President, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has declared that he can trust any Southeasterner to be the President of Nigeria. His stand is coming at a time the South-East is demanding a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, on the basis of equity. He noted that the sit-at-home order issued by the members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) was not only inimical to their survival but also to the growth of the nation. Oba Abdulrosheed also advocated for a rethink by the South Easterners to their approach. The monarch held that no Nigerian will feel secure in the…

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2022

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Bandits’ leader in Zamfara threatens to kill 300 people, demands N30 million

MetroBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Security, Zamfara

A notorious bandits’ leader, known as Nasanda, has demanded the sum of N30 million from Zamfara State government for neutralizing his wife, her uncle, and her aunt or he would kill 300 persons to revenge for the killings. According to reports, the bandits’ leader had already given a 14-day ultimatum to the State government to pay the 30 million naira as compensation for the three deceased persons or face massive killings in the State. “If the State government fails to pay the compensation, I vow that I would lead to the killing of 300 community people,” he said. In a recorded audio message trending…