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The Borno Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered 61 stolen mobile phones worth N35 million in Maiduguri. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Daso said the command’s Crack Squad made the arrests on March 15 after receiving credible intelligence. He identified the suspects as…
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The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure has urged members of the “Obidient" family to register with the party and participate in the National Congress of the party holding in June. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known on Friday in a statement issued in Abuja.…
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Indian security forces killed at least 16 Maoists during a fierce gun battle on Saturday, police told AFP, as New Delhi ramps up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the decades-long "Naxalite" rebellion, whose members say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised people in India's…
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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Saturday, expressed deep sorrow and outrage over the gruesome killing of 16 travelers from Northern Nigeria in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State. It recalled that the tragic incident, which occurred on Thursday, was the result of a grave misjudgment, as the victims were falsely accused…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Governorship Candidate in 2023 general election, in Cross River State, Dr Emana Duke Ambroose-Amawhe, has resigned her membership from the party. She was the deputy governorship candidate to Senator Sandy Onor in Cross River State during the 2023 elections. She was also an aspirant to the House of Representatives…
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to democratic governance continues to inspire renewed hope for a better Nigeria. Soludo stated this in a goodwill message issued by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, on Friday in Awka. The governor congratulated President Tinubu on his 73rd birthday. He said: “Mr President’s birthday…
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The US embassy in Syria has warned its citizens of an "increased possibility" of attacks during the holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the coming days. "The US Department of State cautions US citizens of the increased possibility of attacks during Eid al-Fitr holiday, which could target embassies, international…
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Protesters were to join a mass rally in Istanbul Saturday at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade. Imamoglu's detention on March 19 has also…
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The Police Command in Anambra has denied reports of casualties in an early morning fire that engulfed a two-storey building storing textile materials on Ifejika Street, near Main Market, Onitsha. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha on Friday. Ikenga recalled…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has refuted the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that its land title was revoked as a ploy to suppress opposition. Wike made the statement during a visit by officials of the Body of Benchers, led by Chairman Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), in…