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Scores injured as NURTW members, okada operators clash in Lagos

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The clash that ensued between commercial motorcycle operators and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), over toll collection on Monday has left several persons injured at Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos. The fight, which began with exchange of stones among members of the union and the motorcyclists, soon degenerated into a full-blown crisis, as sporadic gunshots were heard at the scene. Many persons were injured during the violent clash, which lasted several hours. The Lagos State Police Command has, however, restored normalcy to the Iyana…

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Boko Haram takes over Kaure village in Niger State

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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has said Boko Haram terrorists have raised its flag in Kaure village, Shiroro Local Council of Niger State. Speaking in Minna yesterday when he visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp at the IBB Primary School near the Emir of Minna’s palace, he also said the terrorists forcefully took over the wives of some of the villagers and allocated them to themselves. The primary school was hurriedly turned to IDP camp following the sacking of nearly 5,000 villagers from their ancestral homes in Shiroro and…

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Local Chief, wife, son arrested for kidnapping, houses demolished

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A local Chief, identified as Etinyin Akamba Eyo, a.k.a 30 30, who is the Clan Head of Ikot Atambi in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State has been arrested with his wife and son for alleged kidnapping, while his two houses have also been demolished. The State Government’s Security outfit code-named ‘Operation Akpakwu’ arrested the kidnappers in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that, his shrine where kidnappers and militants were fortified for their illegal activities, was also invaded by the security operatives and…

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Channels TV suspended for granting interview to IPOB member

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The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended Channels Television with a fine of N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, the Commission referred to Channels 7 pm live broadcast programme of Sunday, 25th April 2021, in which it accused the TV station of allowing a leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB to make secessionist and inciting declarations on air without caution or reprimand by the station…

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Actress Bukky Amos builds Nmulti-million mansion to celebrate hubby’s birthday, gets latest Range Rover in return

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One of Nigeria’s richest actresses cum movie producer, Bukky Amos Bello dazzled family, friends and fans when she rolled out drums to celebrate her husband’s birthday in April for his support over the years. Her birthday gift to her husband? Bukky presented a sprawling mansion as gift to her husband to mark his 60th birthday which would have been celebrated in 2020, but was postponed till 2021 due to the pandemic Covid-19. The birthday party which held in Oshogbo, Osun State, is the location of the magnificent house which was…

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Wedding ceremony ends abruptly as nine guests die in autocrash

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A truck collided with a commercial bus at Ekpon Junction in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State, leavind at least nine wedding guests dead. The crash happened at the weekend when the guests were on their way from Benin City to Ewatto in Esan South-East Local Government Area, venue of the wedding ceremony. It was gathered that out of the 10 passengers in the commercial bus, only one person, identified as DJ Nasco, survived. The survivor was rushed to the intensive care unit of Shillo Hospital, Ewohimi, while the…

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Fayose to Presidency: “You are now employer, defender of terrorists and bandits”

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Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose lampooned the Presidency, saying it is “the employer and defender of Boko Haram terrorists and armed bandits.” The former governor, also advised Nigerians to restrict their movement to avoid falling victims of terrorists, expressed concern that nowhere is safe in the country. In a statement by his Media Aide, Lere Olayinka, he said that the issue of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, had further exposed the government’s hypocrisy and complicity. He said, “It is painful that Nigeria is being governed…

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Drugs hidden in Virgin Mary statue uncovered by NDLEA

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Illicit drugs concealed in the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and auto spare parts bound for Canada and the Philippines has been uncovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency attached to two courier companies in Lagos. A statement issued on Saturday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said narcotics agents from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations seized 500 grammes of heroin hidden inside auto spare parts bound for Canada at one of the courier firms. Babafemi said the operatives also seized 140 grammes of…

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Two arrested with human skulls in Kaduna cemetery

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Two suspected ritualists with human skulls have been arrested by the Kaduna State Police at a Muslim cemetery. The spokesperson for the police in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige, disclosed in a statement in Kaduna on Saturday. Jalige also said that the suspected ritualists were caught in possession of a hoe. He added, “On Äpril 23, 2021, at about 2130hrs, the command received a distress call through DPO Kakuri, Kaduna, that some people were sighted at a Muslim graveyard at Kudenden and suspected to be carrying out a heinous act.…

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Stop improvising with human lives – Soyinka tells Buhari

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Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to stop the blame game and urgently salvage the nation from becoming a failed state. In a letter to the government yesterday, titled, ‘The Endless Martyrdom of Youth,’ he stressed the need to “stop improvising with human Lives. Youth – that is, the future – should not serve as a ritual offering on the altar of a failing State.” His statement reads in part: “Abukakar Atiku has summed up the nation’s feeling – this most recent savagery against…

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