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#EndSARS: Hoodlums stole $2m, N17m from my palace ― Oba Akiolu

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Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu says the sum of $2 million and N17 million belonging to him was carted away during the #EndSARS protest which was hijacked by hoodlums last year October. It will be recalled that hoodlums used the protest as cover to raid the palace of the Oba of Lagos, and carted away his Staff of Office, and other valuables. The monarch said this is the first time he is revealing the cash of US$2million, and N17m stolen from his palace to the public. He said this while…

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President Buhari says Jangebe school abduction will be the last

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President Muhammadu Buhari has given assurance to Nigerians that, last Friday’ abduction of female students from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, will be the last to happen in the country. The president’s statement was relayed on Sunday, through Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, who led a high-powered federal government delegation to sympathise with the people and government of Zamfara State. He said new measures had been developed by the federal government which would bring a complete end to all forms of criminality in the nation. “The President is…

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Insecurity: Kano State shut down 10 boarding schools

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Kano State Government has officially shut down 10 boarding schools in the outskirts of the state to avoid a repeat of the insessant kidnappings of school children going on in the northern parts of the country. The state Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sunusi Kiru, disclosed this in a short audio message over the radio stations in the state yesterday night. The Education Commissioner said the closure became necessary due to the rising number of abductions of school children in neighbouring states. The closed schools are situated at Ajingi, Sumaila, Jogana,…

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President Buhari’s words are meaningless -Aisha Yesufu

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Aisha’s Yesufu, the human rights activist, who was a strong member of the #Bring Back Our Girls Movement, which was on the frontline of the campaign for the release of students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in 2014, has carpeted President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that, it is “meaningless”. Yesufu’s reaction was as a result of the abduction of the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, Yesufu said the primary responsibility of government is to protect lives. In a statement on Friday night, Buhari…

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Sunday Igboho attacked by DSS operatives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

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On his way to a meeting, popular activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Suni Igboho was said to have been attacked in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State by men of the Department of State Security(DSS). The armed DSS was said to have attacked Sunday Igboho at Guru Maraj’s area in Ibadan on Friday, but his arrest was halted by his men who put up resistance. Sunday Igboho, while speaking with newsmen, lamented that he was disappointed that he was attacked without committing any offence by men of DSS who on…

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Gov. Ortom says Bauchi governor is a terrorist

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Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, lashed out at his Bauchi State counterpart, Senator Bala Mohammed, after the latter said Fulani herdsmen have right to any forest in the country. Bala who tried to justify herdsmen carrying arms, saying they are using AK-47 rifles to defend their cattles from rustlers, have been criticized by many Nigerians. Another heat was turned on him as Governor Ortom accused him of being part of the Fulani terrorist organisation, terrorising Nigeria. Ortom also accused Mohammed of being part of the plot to assassinate him,…

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Sheikh Gumi says government knows the hideouts of killer-herdsmen, bandits

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Islamic cleric who is also negotiating peace with bandits, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, alleged that the Federal Government knows the hiding place of the herdsmen and bandits involved in clashes with farmers, kidnappings and other criminal activities. Sheikh Gumi said on Channels Television programme, “Politics Today” that the government is playing safe because it realised that the former approach of attacking the bandits frontally was not working. The Islamic cleric said this on Monday during an interview, when asked why he can locate and hold dialogue with the bandits, while government…

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Military jet crash: 7 bodies, black box recovered

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Seven dead bodies, black box and cockpit recorder of Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Beachcraft airplane which crashed on Sunday, February 21, 2021 have been recovered. Firemen attached to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) put out the fire in the after noon while officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) were on ground. About 1:30p.m., a team of investigators arrived at the scene from the Accident Investigation Bureau of Nigerian (AIB-N). Working with the Air force personnel, the investigators immediately mapped…

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Niger State: Buhari orders rescue of abducted Kagara students

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Terrorists in military uniforms, yesterday, invaded Government Science College Kagara, in Niger State and abducted unconfirmed number of students and their teachers into the forest. One of the pupils was said to have been killed during the attack, giving doubts to the safety of other victims. The attack has put the entire Kagara town in confusion. Those living very close to the school deserted their homes for fear of the unknown. The state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello had earlier today directed immediate closure of boarding schools in the affected local…

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Federal Government is grossly incompetent -Niger State senators

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The abduction of students of the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State by armed bandits has triggered the anger of senators from the State against the Federal Government, as they claimed that the government is not competent in its duties, as regards security of lives and properties. Senators Mohammed Enagi (Niger South), Sani Musa (Niger East) and Aliu Sabi Aliu (Niger North) described as unacceptable, the worsening state of insecurity in Niger State and Nigeria in general. In a brief debate on a motion sponsored by Senator Musa, the lawmakers…

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