Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu arrested by Army

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Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu was on Wednesday arrested while allegedly inciting members of the public and soliciting for support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Thursday, said Agu, a Nollywood actor, was arrested while allegedly wearing a very well known attire of the proscribed group. Nwachukwu said that Agu attempted putting up some resistance when troops made effort to take him into custody, adding that he was neither assaulted nor brutalised. According to him, the Nigerian…

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Saudi airport attacked, five persons injured

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An attack on an airport in the Saudi Arabian city of Jazan, near the border with Yemen, has left five people injured on Friday evening. The five people suffered only minor injuries when “a hostile projectile fell on King Abdullah Airport”, according to a statement from the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). There have been a number of attacks against Saudi targets recently blamed on Huthi forces in Yemen fighting a Saudi-led coalition to reinstate the ousted government there. Four workers…

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Bola Tinubu returns to Nigeria after three-month medical trip

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, returned to Nigeria on Friday after about three-month medical trip to the United Kingdom, where he underwent a knee surgery. The former Lagos State governor arrived in Lagos barely 24 hours after the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, inaugurated the South-West Agenda 2023 (SWAGA ‘23), a group rooting for Tinubu as the APC presidential candidate in the 2023 election. Though Tinubu had yet to declare his intention to contest any office in 2023, there have been rumours and veiled…

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Gunmen attack Ebonyi community, 2 Policemen, 2 Lawyers, 8 others killed

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Gunmen reportedly invaded Isu and Onicha-Igboeze communities, of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State killing no fewer than 10 persons including policemen yesterday. Two Policemen were reportedly killed in Isu while others met a similar fate in Onicha Igboeze. It was gathered that two Lawyers were also killed by the gunmen during the attack. The two affected Lawyers, according to sources, were driving in a vehicle, when they ran into the gunmen who operated on a Lexus Jeep. The Invaders were said to have killed the Lawyers, burnt the…

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Sanwo-Olu backs Tinubu’s 2023 presidential bid

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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, yesterday, threw his weight behind the presidential bid of National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, in 2023, saying he has the quality to lead the nation. Sanwo-Olu made the remark at the official launch of a campaign group, South-West Agenda for Asiwaju, SWAGA’23, held in Ikeja, Lagos SWAGA’23 is a campaign group championing the cause for the candidacy of the former Lagos State Governor, Tinubu, for the 2023 presidential poll. Speaking at the launch, the governor said: “You can see that Lagos…

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Urhobo women celebrate Owho Day in UK

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The women wing of Urhobo Progressive Union in the United Kingdom, celebrated its maiden edition of Owho Day, a cultural event which was held on October 2, 2021. The event had a lot of activities to commemorate the celebration, and the highlight of the event was the cooking competition, in which the native Owho soup was prepared in the full glare of guests, in a colourful presentation. However, the Owho Soup cooking competition had Mrs. Juliet Okobaroh winning the 1st prize, and Ms. Valera Verere Obukohwo came 2nd. Mrs. Philo…

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Racism: US jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137 million

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The jury at the federal court in San Francisco on Monday ordered Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million in damages for turning a blind eye to racism the man encountered at the firm’s Silicon Valley auto plant. “They awarded an amount that could be a wake-up call for American corporations,” civil rights attorney Larry Organ said on Tuesday. “Don’t engage in racist conduct and don’t allow racist conduct to continue.” Owen Diaz was hired through a staffing agency as an elevator operator at the electric vehicle-maker’s Fremont…

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NCC denies plan to disqualify Nigerians under 18 years from getting SIM cards

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied claims that it planned to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. A media report Wednesday claimed that the NCC was planning to stop Nigerians, under 18 years, from having access to SIM cards. The Commission said parents and guardian can acquire SIMs for their children and wards under 18 years, but be ready to take responsibilities for whatever might happen thereafter. NCC in a statement signed by its Director of Public Administration, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde,…

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Terrorism: NASCO Group refutes allegations of financing terrorism in Nigeria

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A media report accusing NASCO Group of funding terrorism by Boko Haram and other terrorist elements in Nigeria and other African countries has been denied by the company. NASCO Group Nigeria in a statement said the report by journalist David Hundeyin on terrorism funding contains “defamatory and slanderous contents” as it will never “be sponsors to any criminal act, organization, or violence of any kind that will disrupt the peace and tranquility of the Nigerian state or any country in the world.” “After the unfortunate events of 2001, thousands of…

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No possibility will be ruled out including declaration of state of emergency in Anambra -Malami

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Attorney of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday gave an indication that FG might declare a state of emergency in Anambra if the incessant killings and rising insecurity in the state persists. This, it said, is so as to protect the sanctity of the scheduled November 6 governorship election in the state. Abubakar Malami gave the indication at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, Abuja. He said no possibility will be ruled out inclusive…

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