Category: News
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Super Eagles Head Coach Reveals Plan To Win Match Against Guinea-Bissau
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has revealed plans to win the next match against Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau. Peseiro, during a press conference aired his feelings and expectations towards the next game against Guinea Bissau. “After the winning spirit against the host nation, Cote d’Ivoire, on the 18th of January, the Super Eagles of Nigeria…
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Kidnapped Sisters Narrate Ordeal in 19-day Captivity
The Nation Newspaper Security agencies were busy with a slew of rescue operations over the weekend. Among those freed were five of the six sisters of the Al-Kadriyar family who were kidnapped by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja. They regained freedom on Saturday after the payment of ransom, according to one of the…
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Vice-chancellors, Lawmakers Set for Showdown over Alleged Extortion Scheme
Premium Times Vice chancellors of public universities in Nigeria are gearing up to fiercely resist what they consider a new extortion scheme by some members of a committee of the House of Representatives to shake them down. The face-off between the vice-chancellors and the lawmakers concerns the N683 billion 2024 intervention fund the federal government…
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After Killing Nabeeha, 4 Other Abducted Sisters Regain Freedom
Daiiy Trust The four remaining siblings of late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah have regained freedom, Daily Trust can report. The sisters were abducted alongside their father early January. Their abductors had given a deadline for the payment of ransom, and failure of the family to meet their demand led to the killing of Nabeeha. After killing the…
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Police Parade Kidnappers Terrorising Abuja Communities
The Police force headquarters has paraded some daredevil bandits responsible for the kidnapping and other criminal activities in Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), and its environs. The suspects Idris Isiaku and Dahiru Salihu, were arrested by men of the IGP Intelligence Response Team(IRT), after the launching of the Special Intervention Squad(SIS), by…
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AFCON: Umar Sadiq Speaks On Exclusion From Super Eagles Squad
Super Eagles striker, who also plays same role at Real Sociedad, Umar Sadiq, has opened up on his exclusion from the Super Eagles days before the start of the African Cup of Nations, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Sadiq was replaced by Paul Onuachu after the Eagles team doctor claimed he suffered a meniscus injury in…
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How President Tinubu Can End Insecurity in Six Months — Retired Generals
Vanguard News Following the spate of killings and kidnappings across the country, Saturday Vanguard got some retired generals of the Nigerian military to bare their minds on the unending menace and what should be done to tackle the scourge. The retired Generals and their equivalent in the Navy and Airforce agreed to speak only on…
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Popular Lagos Chief Imam, 4 Others Arrested With Human Skull, Other Parts
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of a popular Chief Imam at Adamo area of Ikorodu simply identified only as Babalola and four of his men for allegedly caught with a human skull and other parts of a human body. A resident and eyewitness who confirmed this to SaharaReporters on…
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Why Killings, Abductions Continue Despite NIN-SIM Linkage – NIMC DG
The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, says that rampant killings and kidnapping has continued to fester in the country because hoodlums succeeded in circumventing previous engagements and directives requiring people to use the NIN to register their Sim cards across the country. The DG, stated this while responding…
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AFCON: Osimhen Reacts To Win Against Ivory Coast
Nigeria star Victor Osimhen said his team had “made a statement” in beating hosts Ivory Coast 1-0 at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday to close on a place in the last 16. “It feels good. Not an easy game of course. We knew the Ivorians would come strong against us,” Osimhen said after…