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Apr
13
2022
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Gunmen attack police station in Anambra, four officers feared dead

Gunmen attack police station in Anambra, four officers feared dead

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Gunmen, Wednesday morning, attacked a police station in Atani, the headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. A source said that the men arrived the area at about 1:30am on Wednesday, and immediately launched an attack on the police facility. The source said four policemen, including a female police operative, lost their lives in the attack. There have been series of attacks on police and other government facilities in Anambra State for quite a while, with the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo assuring that those responsible will not be allowed to continue with their acts. Meanwhile,…
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Apr
13
2022
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Buhari reacts as terrorists gun down over 100 in Plateau

Buhari reacts as terrorists gun down over 100 in Plateau

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the killing of over 100 residents of Plateau State by a terrorist group, describing the incident as heinous. Reports earlier emerged that gunmen killed at least 142 persons in fresh attacks on communities in Wase and Kanam Local Government Areas of the state. The incident occurred on Sunday in Kukawa, Gyambawu, Dungur, Kyaram, Yelwa, Dadda, Wanka, Shuwaka, Gwammadaji, and Dadin Kowa communities in the local government. Reacting, the president, in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu said the perpetrators should not be allowed to escape justice. “They should not be spared or forgiven,”…
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Apr
11
2022
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Opinion on 1966 Coup: Pastor Tunde Bakare and the Lies of a failed State

Opinion on 1966 Coup: Pastor Tunde Bakare and the Lies of a failed State

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By Chuks Iloegbunam. Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church recently spoke through his hat while preaching a sermon. He told his congregation that, during the January 15, 1966 military action that toppled the First Republic, the soldiers that took Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa removed his turban, poured wine on his head and force-fed him with the alcohol. For abominating him, Balewa, just before he was shot, pronounced a curse on Ndigbo, to the effect that no one from the ethnic group will ever dare rule over Nigeria. Mr. Bakare’s story, fanciful as it sounds, is a…
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Apr
08
2022
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DSS prevented Kanu from changing clothes – Lead counsel

DSS prevented Kanu from changing clothes – Lead counsel

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…says health deteriorating …case comes up today For the umpteenth time, the Department of State Services has refused to allow the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to change his clothes, head of his legal team, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has said. He also said that Kanu’s health status was gradually deteriorating due to poor medical treatment. According to him, the IPOB leader has also expressed optimism that he would get justice in the case scheduled for Friday April 8 before Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu is facing trial over alleged links…
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Apr
04
2022
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Buhari govt overwhelmed by insecurity – Obasanjo

Buhari govt overwhelmed by insecurity – Obasanjo

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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been overwhelmed by insecurity. Obasanjo was reacting to the recent Kaduna train attack wherein eight persons were reported dead and many sustained injuries. He spoke while he played host to a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Ugochukwu Williams, at his Penthouse residence within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to Obasanjo, Nigerians traveling are no longer safe on the road, on trains, and at the airport. He called for concerted efforts to stem the tide of insecurity in Nigeria,…
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Apr
03
2022
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Gunmen set Orsu LG Headquarters on fire in Imo

Gunmen set Orsu LG Headquarters on fire in Imo

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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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Apr
02
2022
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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

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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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