Breaking: Terrorists planning to attack 3 more Prisons – Military, reveal locations

The Nigerian military has revealed that terrorists intend to attack three more prisons in the country. According to new military intelligence, terrorists intend to free their detained fighters by attacking prison facilities in Gusau, Birnin Kebbi, and Katsina. It was learned that the plan is to attack the prisons sequentially due to limited logistics, as they would have attacked simultaneously. …

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Anambra Vigilante Leader and Three Others Arrested For Kidnapping For Ransom

A leader of an Anambra State vigilante group and three others have reportedly been arrested for alleged involvement in kidnapping in the state. According to sources, police recovered four AK-47 rifles that were said to have been buried in the vigilante leader’s backyard. According to police sources, the suspect was involved in the kidnapping of people in his neighbourhood. The …

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Peter Obi, Labour Party can’t perform miracle – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has stated that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, cannot cause an upset in next year’s presidential election. Atiku, Nigeria’s former Vice President, stated this in an exclusive interview with Arise TV, which aired on Friday morning. He stated that Obi, who was his former vice presidential candidate alongside …

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2023: I did not reject Wike, only chose someone who can deliver – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has insisted that he did not reject Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike. Atiku said this in response to the controversy surrounding his choice of running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, and why he did not choose Wike. In an interview with Arise TV on Friday morning, Atiku stated that he only …

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Breaking: Alleged N109bn Fraud: FG Arraigns Former Accountant General, Ahmed Idris, Others

The Federal Government arraigned Ahmed Idris, a former Accountant General of the Federation, and two others before Justice Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Friday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission also charged Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Ltd. The defendants are being charged with 14 counts of stealing …

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Gunmen abduct pregnant Rahila Dau in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Rahila Dau, at Gizaki Village of Lusa Ward in the state’s Bogoro Local Government Area. The incident occurred on July 16, according to the Command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Bauchi. He stated that the incident was reported to the …

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US President Joe Biden in isolation After testing positive for COVID-19

According to US Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, US President Joe Biden is working in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and twice boosted. This comes just two days after President Biden tested negative for the coronavirus despite having mild symptoms and starting Paxlovid. “Consistent with CDC guidelines,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement, “he will isolate at …

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Akala Farm’s Supervisor Regains Freedom From Kidnappers After N5m Ransom

Christopher Bakare, the supervisor at the late former Governor Christopher Adebayo Alao-farm, Akala’s who was kidnapped last Saturday evening on the farm at Jabata, Surulere local government area of Oyo State, has regained his freedom. According to a family source, he was released on Wednesday after a N5 million ransom was paid. His kidnappers demanded N100 million at first, but …

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Netflix Launch an Ad-Supported Plan in 2023

Netflix has announced plans to launch a lower-cost, ad-supported plan in the first quarter of 2023. In a Q2 letter to shareholders, the company revealed that the plan will be tested in a few of its markets where “advertising spend is significant.” “We’ll likely start in a handful of markets where advertising spend is significant,” according to the letter obtained …

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United Nations regrets expulsion of Mali spokesperson

MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, has expressed regret over the expulsion of its spokesperson. The Malian government has ordered the UN Deputy Chief Communication and Spokesperson, Olivier Salgado, to leave the country within three days for making ‘unacceptable’ comments about the controversial arrest of dozens of Ivorian soldiers in Bamako. Efforts at Peacekeeping Mr. Salgado had stated …

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Sri Lanka sworn in Ranil Wickremesinghe as president

Sri Lanka has sworn in Ranil Wickremesinghe as president, with hopes that he will lead the country out of its economic crisis. Mr. Wickremesinghe, the former prime minister, is widely despised by the public, but some protesters have said they will give him a chance. He took the oath in the heavily guarded parliament complex. The economic crisis has caused …

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Italian Prime Minister Resigns

Mario Draghi, Italy’s Prime Minister, has resigned. The resignation comes a year and a half after he was appointed as Italy’s unelected head of a unity government. He informed President Sergio Mattarella that he was stepping down after three parties in his government refused to support him in a confidence vote the night before. The president has asked to remain …

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Gbajabiamila charges Nigerian journalists on factual reportage

By Gift Chapi Odekina Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has urged journalists to always double-check their facts before going public. On Wednesday, Gbajabiamila spoke at the inauguration of the new Executives of the House of Representatives Press Corps, as well as the launch of its inaugural magazine “Green Sentinel” and website. The Speaker, who was represented …

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Call off strike to address your demands, Bauchi government begs striking staff

The Bauchi state government pleaded with the striking academic and non-academic staff unions in the state’s five tertiary institutions on Thursday to call off their strike as soon as possible in order for the government to resolve their demands. At a press conference held at Government House in Bauchi, the state’s head of civil service, Yahuza Adamu Haruna, expressed concern …

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Police arrest cultists who beheaded, played soccer with head of rival

Anambra State police have reportedly arrested two suspected cultists who were involved in the killing of a rival cultist, beheading him, and playing soccer with his head last year. A video went viral in September of last year, showing some young men suspected of being cultists dragging out another young man suspected of being a member of a rival cult …

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Blasphemy: Gov. Tambuwal, DSS, and Police Under Fire for Silence on Deborah Samuel’s Murder

The Sokoto State Government has been chastised for its alleged silence on the blasphemous murder of Deborah Samuel. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, wants the Sokoto State government, led by Governor Aminu Tambuwal, to expedite the administration of justice. HURIWA has also condemned the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS), whose operatives allegedly …

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Passengers from 18-seater bus allegedly kidnapped on Kogi-Abuja highway

Passengers from an 18-seater bus were kidnapped on Wednesday evening near Ochonyi-Omoko village on the Abuja-Lokoja highway in Kogi State. According to a passenger, Benjamin Isaac, who escaped from being kidnapped by the bandits, the incident occurred around 8 p.m. He claimed the attackers hid in a bush and opened fire on the moving vehicle, deflating the back tyres and …

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Breaking: JAMB fixes cut-off marks for 2022 admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and tertiary education stakeholders adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for 2022 admission into the nation’s universities on Thursday in Abuja. The cut-off point for polytechnics and colleges of education was set at 100. The cut-off marks were decided at the 2022 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Degree, Nigerian Certificate of Education …

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Tinubu: 2023 is a must-win election for presidency

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the forthcoming presidential election is a “must win” for his party in order to bring jobs, education, food, medicine, and hope, among other things. Tinubu also defended his choice of former Borno state Governor Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, saying he remains …

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NYSC after Iconic Shuaibu Ibrahim: A place for patriotic and creative leadership

Godwin Onuh Odeh This piece is a response to the shocking news published by the Sahara Reporter on July 13, 2022, titled “Nigerian Senate Presidents’ Lawan’s “Stooge” Appointed NYSC Director-General Accused of Fraud.” It should be noted that Brigadier General Shuaibu took over as the 18th Director General of NYSC on May 10, 2019 and handed over to his successor, …

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