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Nigeria, Other Countries Barred From Performing 2021 Hajj
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has barred travellers from Nigeria and other countries from performing 2021 Hajj over the deadly infectious virus, COVID-19. This is as Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj. The hajj ministry said this year’s pilgrimage would be “open for…
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Democracy Day: Full Text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Speech
Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature democracy, a…
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‘No more vacancy, virtually every department is filled’, Buhari To Nigerian Youths
Federal government has said that no more job vacancies for the jobless Nigerian youths , adding that, if they continue to promote insecurity, there will be no jobs from foreign investment, as there are no spaces to accommodate Job-seekers in the government agencies. President Muhammadu Buhari said this on Friday during an exclusive interview with…
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President Buhari Reveals Major Setback of His Administration
President Muhammadu Buhari, has again appealed to Nigerians to be fair on his administration saying the crisis in the Northeast and the theft of crude oil in the southsouth affected greatly his administration. Buhari who posited that the collapse of oil market was a major set back of his adminaitration, said the available resources to…
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Suspension Of Planned June 12th Protest Personal To Asefon, Students Kick
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South West Zone, has called out its President, Sunday Asefon over his called for suspension of proposed June 12th protest. The students in the zone expressed their displeasure in a statement issued by the Coordinator, Odunayo Kowe Amos on Friday. The students berated the association’s President for suspending the…
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Why NANS Suspends June 12th Protest, Asefon
President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Sunday Asefon has given reason why the proposed June 12th protest was suspended by the association. Asefon, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Friday morning. It was titled, ‘NANS Suspends June 12 Protest Over Concerns About Safety Of Protesters And Fear Of Possible Hijack…
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Gunmen Invade Polytechnic, Abduct Lecturers, Students, Kill One
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night invaded the campus of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna State, abducting an unspecified numbers of students and lecturers. It was gathered that a student was also killed while others sustained injuries during the attack. The attack is the latest in a series of the abduction of…
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June 12 Protests: Police Embark On Show of Force
Operatives of Police command in Oyo on Thursday embarked on a show of force in major areas of the state over an alleged invasion of armed bandits amid the proposed June 12 protests. Briefing journalists at the end of the patrol, the Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, said the exercise was to let the public…
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Malami Clears Air On Prosecution of Twitter Users
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has dismissed reports that his office will be prosecuting Nigerians who tweet despite the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. In a chat with Vanguard, Malami said his office will not be prosecuting Nigerians residing in or out the country who are making…
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US President, Joe Biden Slams FG Over Twitter Suspension
The United States President, Joe Biden, has condemned the Federal Government decision to suspend of Twitter operations in Nigeria. Stressing that the restriction to report, gather, and disseminate opinions and information has no place in a democracy. According to a statement made available to Vanguard by the U.S Department Spokesperson, Ned Price, it stated that,…