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The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has revealed that the destruction of the dens of Boko Haram in Sambisa forestwas made possible by an Igbo man. The Governor said this during a town hall meeting for the militaryand security agencies at the Government House, Maiduguri, on Monday. Shettima further thanked the Buhari-led administration for making sure that peace finally returns to Borno state. He urged all Nigerians to join hands in supporting the Federal Government and the military to end Boko Haram completely. “This is a great day; a…

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has advised the people of the state to adopt any lawful means to defend themselves from bloodthirsty herdsmen attacking parts of the state. He lamented that the call became necessary because the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris who should enforce security and safety of the people was playing politics with the unending killings in the state. The Governor who spoke Tuesday during a live Phone-in Benue Radio Programme, Issues of the Moment, monitored in Makurdi, accused the Inspector General of Police of becoming the…

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    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed the governing councils and heads of State-Owned Tertiary Institutions to set up committees to investigate reported cases of sexual harassment and sorting against lecturers. This decision was reached after a meeting the Rivers State Governor held with the chairmen of the Governing Councils, Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts of State-Owned Tertiary Institutions at the Government House Port Harcourt. A statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media noted that the institutions involved include: Rivers…

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Chief Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, , who is facing corruption charges, was on Monday, brought before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court in an ambulance for continuation of his trial. Metuh was wheeled into the courtroom in a stretcher by a team of medical experts from the National Hospital, Abuja, even as his lawyers persuaded the court to suspend the trial till a later date. Metuh’s lead counsel, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, told the court that his client discharged himself…

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Some communities in Ketu Local Council Development Area in Ogun State have been attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen three days after a stakeholders’ meeting was held with the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu. It was gathered that the Police boss held a security meeting with the leaders of farmers and herdsmen in the troubled area two weeks ago over the incessant killings of Ketu people allegedly by herdsmen. Narrating the incident, in a statement, the Coordinator-General and Director of Public Affairs of Ketu Advancement Forum, Kunle Abiose and Williams…

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