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Sowore: Police Rescue 1 of 5 Kidnapped Victims
The Edo State Police Command has announced the successful rescue of Reverend Sister Emmanuella Anyanwu, one of the five victims kidnapped at Isuwa, close to Okada, Saturday morning. The victims were kidnapped on the spot, where Felix Sowore, the younger brother of the convener of ‘Revolution Now’, Omoyele Sowore, was killed. Spokesman of the. Command,…
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Why Gunmen Shot Sowore Younger Brother Dead, Police Reveal
The police on Sunday said that Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ publisher and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, was shot dead by kidnappers for refusing to stop. The spokesman for Edo police, Kontongs Bello, however said they were combing forest to arrest the killers of Mr Sowore. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Four Housemates Evicted From Bbnaija
Four Housemates have been evicted from the ongoing reality TV show, BBNaija, shine Ya Eye. The evicted housemates are; Boma, Tega, Peace and Michael. The four housemates who got the lowest votes last week, were up for eviction alongside 11 other housemates. Only JayPaul and Jackie B were immune from eviction last week after winning…
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President Buhari Approves Farm Estates in 109 Senatorial Districts
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of integrated farm estates in all senatorial districts across the country. According to The Nation, this development was made known over the weekend by the Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, (NALDA), Prince Paul Ikonne, after a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa…
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NDLEA Arrests 22-year-old Corps Member for Importing “Drugged Candidies” From UK
Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 22-year-old youth corps member, Arnold Maniru, in Abuja for importing 4 kilograms of drugged candies from the United Kingdom just as the agency intercepted in Lagos cookies laced with drugs going to United Arab Emirate. Maniru, a serving corps member with a government agency…
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Kaduna LG Poll: PDP’s Candidate Wins El-Rufai’s Ward
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won the councillorship election of Unguwar Sarki, the ward of Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Announcing the results on Saturday, the returning officer, Mohammed Usman, said PDP candidate, Abdulhalim Na’ibi, polled 1,405 votes against the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate Aliyu Faruk, who scored 804 votes.…
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UI, Unilag, Covenant Varsity, Others Rank Best in World Rankings
The Nigeria’s premier institution, University of Ibadan, has maintained its top spot in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Also, the University of Lagos, Unilag moved a step ahead to rank second in Nigeria and 501–600, out of over 1,600 institutions across the world. Lagos State University, LASU, dropped to sixth in Nigeria…
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Just In: Bandits Reportedly Abduct Prominent Traditional Ruler in Niger
A prominent traditional ruler in Niger state, the Dodo of Wawa, Dr. Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu of Borgu has been reportedly abducted by armed bandits. Borgu is in New Bussa Local Government Area of Niger state. According to The Nation, Aliyu was abducted in his palace on Saturday around 10 pm. The gunmen, numbering about 20,…
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NYSC Issues Directive To PCMs Earlier Deployed To Plateau
The National Youth Service Corps has issued a fresh notification to the 2021 Batch C B Stream 2 prospective corps members initially posted to Plateau State to reprint their call-up letters, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. This is coming at a time there is apprehension in the state over renewed attacks and killings. The directive was…
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LG Poll: Stray Bullet hit 9-year-old Girl in Kaduna
A 9-year-old girl, Zainab Bala-Umar has been reportedly hit by stray bullet at Gwanki Ward, Makarfi Local Government during the ongoing local government elections in Kaduna State. An eye witness, Alhaji Yahaya Gwanki told Daily Trust that the stray bullet was discharged from a military personnel in an efforts to disperse the crowd after the…