Peace in South-East Initiative
21 Dec 2023
The Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, has endorsed the non kinetic approach of resolving the violence in the south east region of the country. It will be recalled that the approach is being canvassed by the Peace in South East Project (PISE-P) initiated by the members of the National Assembly from the region led…
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Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) neutralised over 50 boko haram members during a cross-fire at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement by the NSCDC Spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi. He said that the incident took place on Monday evening. Afolabi said that a special monitoring…
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The federal government has announced the sacking of Engr. Ohieku Muhammed Salami as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State. The Nigerian government stated that the dismissal was due to actions "unbecoming of his office and violations of established procedures." Specifically, the decision followed a…
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The police in Zamfara have detained a 58-year-old Algerian national for alleged transborder arms trafficking. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Dalijan, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday. He said that the police recovered 16 AK47 riffles, during various raids within the last three weeks. He said that the command also…
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A 92-year-old man has been charged in the UK with the murder and rape of a woman almost six decades ago, British police said Wednesday. Louisa Dunne, 75, was found dead by a neighbour inside her home in the southwestern English city of Bristol in June 1967. Her cause of death was recorded as strangulation…
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The Kebbi State Polytechnic, Dakingari, has decried the low enrollment of students into the institution. The Deputy Rector of the polytechnic, Mallam Sa’idu Aliyu-Dankolo, made this known on Wednesday when he led the management team and members of Government Council of the institution on a courtesy visit to the Kebbi House of Assembly in Birnin…
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European powers and the United States have submitted a resolution censuring Iran for its poor cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, diplomats told AFP on Wednesday, as Tehran warned of a "proportionate" response if it passes. As a board meeting by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) kicked off in Vienna, diplomats told AFP that…
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Former France and Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira was named on Wednesday as the new coach of relegation-threatened Serie A club Genoa. "Genoa CFC announces that Patrick Vieira has been entrusted with the technical management of the first team," the club said in a statement. "The new coach will direct the first training session this afternoon…
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An attack by paramilitary forces that began Tuesday evening has left 40 people dead, a medic told AFP from a central Sudan village, following a month of escalating violence in Al-Jazira state. "All 40 people suffered direct gunshot wounds," the medic said from Wad Rawah Hospital, just north of Wad Oshaib village, requesting anonymity for…
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A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth N130,000. The police had earlier charged Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft. Delivering ruling, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, said the court…