Month: October 2022
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PDP Crisis: Wike ‘Soft-pedals’ Over Stance On Atiku, May Review Demands
Leadership Newspaper There are indications that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and governors and party leaders in his camp may have softened their stance against supporting the presidential bid of former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. This, LEADERSHIP Sunday learnt, was the outcome of the latest meeting…
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Troops Rescue Chibok Girl With 4-month-old Twins in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued another Chibok girl alongside her four-month-old set of twins in Borno State. The troops in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force(CJTF), conducted operations last Thursday after it stormed the enclave of the terrorist group in the Bula Dawo axis in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State…
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Armed Robbers Invade Kogi Church, Attack Worshipers
Some suspected Armed robbers on Saturday attacked New Life Gospel Church, Sarikinoma, a suburb of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The robbers in their tens were said to have come in at the early hours of the day and met some elders of the church who were holding vigil service. Resident Pastor of the church,…
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One dead, bridges washed, homes submerged as heavy rain wrecks havoc in Kwara
Tribune Online Heavy rain that lasted about 10 hours has reportedly claimed one life while some bridges and culverts collapsed and many homes were flooded in Ilorin, Kwara state capital between Thursday night and Friday morning. Tribune Online gathered that a mud house caved in at Onijo compound in Pakata area of Ilorin West Local…
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Nigeria @62: Buhari Lists Achievements, Sends Message To ASUU, as Tenure Winds Down
Punch Newspaper In what would be his last Independence Day speech to Nigerians, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 62nd independence anniversary. He expressed gratitude to God and Nigerians for giving him the opportunity to serve. In his speech to mark the anniversary, the President itemised some of…
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Woman Gambles With 4-year-old Son in Enugu
The Nation Newspaper An Enugu based woman has allegedly used her four-year-old son for gambling. It was learned that the woman abandoned the kid in the betting shop and disappeared after losing the bet. The incident occurred at Moore House Street, Ogui Enugu, in the evening of Thursday, September 29, 2022. Residents of the area…
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Atiku Offers Governor Wike ‘New Deal’
The Nation Newspaper Worried by the danger posed to his ambition in next year’s presidential election by the camp of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) flag bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has offered the governor a new deal. Both men met on Thursday in Abuja in a fresh bid to patch…