Nigeria

Bedridden ex-police corporal cries for help over eviction plan by FG [PHOTOS]

Bedridden ex-police corporal cries for help over eviction plan by FG [PHOTOS]

Sunday Ige, an ex-policeman who was retrenched by the Nigeria Police Force after a ghastly accident rendered him bedridden, has sent out a passionate plea for assistance from the government and police authorities over the Federal Ministry of Housing’s plan to evict him from his apartment. Ige, a native of Idoani in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, was involved in an accident in Lagos State in 2001 while on special duty as a mobile police officer. He suffered a spinal cord injury and had one of his legs amputated due to the accident. The 57-year-old explained that…
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Gunmen set Orsu LG Headquarters on fire in Imo

Gunmen set Orsu LG Headquarters on fire in Imo

Unknown gunmen on Sunday set on fire the headquarters of Osu Local Government Area in Imo State. A resident of the area, who gave her name as Chibuzo Ukah, said the attack, which happened around 2:30am might be the handwork of the unknown gunmen troubling communities within the South East. She said several buildings, including the chairman’s office, administrative block and parked vehicles among others were among the facilities torched. Another community source, who pleaded anonymity, said Orsu is a no-go-area for the youths, especially young men because the activities of unknown gunmen are so rife in the area. He…
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Embark on road tour to prove Nigeria safer under Buhari – APC stalwart to Lai Mohammed

Embark on road tour to prove Nigeria safer under Buhari – APC stalwart to Lai Mohammed

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Jonathan Vatsa, has challenged the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to tour the country by road to prove that Nigeria is safer under President Muhammad Buhari as he claimed. Vatsa, a former Commissioner for Information and Culture in Niger State, told newsmen in Minna that the security situation facing the nation has continued to deteriorate on a daily basis with no end in sight. Asking Lai Mohammed to withdraw the statement credited to him, he said, “when you sit down in Abuja and be issuing statements just to protect…
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2023: I’ll make 20m Nigerians millionaires by 2030 if elected – Yahaya Bello

2023: I’ll make 20m Nigerians millionaires by 2030 if elected – Yahaya Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Saturday, promised to make 20 million Nigerians millionaires, if elected President in 2023. Bello disclosed this while declaring his intentions to run for the Presidency in 2023. The governor had declared his intentions to run for the Presidency at the Eagles Square in Abuja. He promised to build on the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari by creating 20 millionaires in the country by 2030. Bello disclosed that each of the 20 millionaires would empower five other Nigerians. The Presidential aspirant recalled how reports claimed that over 100 million Nigerians lived in extreme poverty…
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