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Kanu withdraws order against voting in South-East

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Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has changed his position against the conduct of elections in the South-East. Kanu had earlier ordered that elections would not take place in the area unless the Federal Government agreed to a referendum to determine the sovereignty of Biafra. The South-East governors and the apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, had tackled Kanu on this issue. But in a statement on Friday in Awka, Anambra State by the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group said it reached…

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2019 Elections: We will remain apolitical, says Police IG

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Mr Mohammed Adamu, the acting Inspector-General of Police, said the Nigeria Police Force would remain apolitical and not support any political party in upcoming general elections. Adamu gave the assurance when a Joint International Election Observation Mission to Nigeria’s elections visited him on Friday in Abuja. The mission comprised the National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute. The police boss said that adequate arrangements had been put in place to curtail any security challenge that may arise during the elections. He said that the force, in collaboration with other security…

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Pope Francis condemns global food inequality, says “few have too much”

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Unfair access to food around the world has been condemned by Pope Francis. The Pope said it threatened disaster for humanity if not remedied. “Few have too much and many have little,” the 81-year-old Argentine pontiff, who is one of the world’s most respected voices on issues of poverty and social justice, said. The Roman Catholic Church’s leader made his comments during a visit to the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organisation for a session of the governing council of its sister agency, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. “Many…

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ISWAP claims attack on Borno governor’s convoy

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The attack on the convoy of Borno State governor in northeast Nigeria, has been claimed by a Boko Haram splinter group loyal to the Islamic State, Islamic State West Africa Province. The state is one epicentre of insurgency that started in 2009 and is home to Chibok where over 200 girls were kidnapped from their school hostels a little less than five years ago. ISWAP said on Amaq News Agency that it killed 42 people in the attack carried out on Tuesday evening when the governor was returning from a campaign…

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Ogun violence: Amosun kicks as APC threatens to punish him after polls

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The spokesman for the APC Caretaker Committee in Ogun state, Mr Tunde Oladunjoye, had on Monday alleged that the hoodlums who disrupted the Ogun state rally were sponsored by Amosun. The All Progressives Congress has vowed to punish the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, for allegedly instigating thugs that attacked the leaders of the party, including the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, at the presidential rally in Abeokuta on Monday. The crowd at the rally pelted Oshiomhole with stones and water sachets when he introduced Dapo Abiodun as the governorship candidate…

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Man arrested for removing co-tenant daughter’s pants while sleeping

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Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a 29-year-old man, Rasaq Iyanda, for allegedly removing the pants of his co-tenant’s teenage daughter while she was sleeping. The incident, according to the police, occured on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, around 2am at the Dalegan Compound, Osogbo. The father of the victim, simply identified as Mr Raheem, while narrating how the incident happened, said the teenager chose to sleep outside the room because of heat. He said the girl’s cry woke the occupants of the house and on getting to…

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APC Ogun presidential rally stopped abruptly over attack

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The Presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held on Monday at the MKO Abiola stadium, Abeokuta, was hurriedly brought to a close by the party due to violent attacks. The violence was said to have erupted due to actions of some of the aggrieved party supporters at the venue of the rally, who had decamped to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Hoodlums greeted President Muhammadu Buhari and the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole with stones. Violence erupted as Oshiomhole was invited to the podium for his speech.…

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Twin sold for N850,000 by child trafficking syndicate

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Delta state police command has apprehended a child trafficking syndicate under the watch of a retired Director of Child Services in Delta State Ministry of Women Affairs, Asaba, Delta State, Mr. Collins Ogbor, for stealing and selling a boy, one of twins, for N850,000 to a couple in Benin City, Edo State. Mr. Ogbor’s duty before retirement, among others, was to enforce and protect the rights of children. The four-man gang includes the Matron of Deliverance Orphanage, Ozoro, Madam Christiana and her two daughters, one of who was running an…

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Fresh outbreak of Lassa fever kills 14, infects 68 in 13 states

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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 68 new Lassa fever cases, 14 deaths has been confirmed yesterday, in 13 states and 77 suspected cases of yellow fever this year. The document covering January 28 to February 03, 2019, reveals that the fresh incidents were recorded in Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba, Benue, Kaduna, Kwara, Oyo, Delta and Rivers states. The casualties were in Edo, Ondo, Rivers, Plateau, Oyo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Taraba, and Nasarawa states. A breakdown shows that two lives were claimed in Edo and…

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Guardiola Sympathises With Sarri After Record Defeat

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The Chelsea boss is under pressure after his side were thrashed at Etihad Stadium – but he has earned the backing of his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola sympathised with Maurizio Sarri and urged Chelsea to give the Italian more time after Manchester City thrashed the Blues 6-0 in their record Premier League defeat. Sarri’s side have lost their past three away Premier League games by an aggregate 12-0 scoreline after they were demolished at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Sergio Aguero’s treble saw the City striker draw level with…

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