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Mon, 06 Dec 2021 21:24:14 +0000
COVID-19 Vaccines Should Reach 70% Of Citizens Before 2022 Ends – Nigerian Government
The Nigerian government has said it is prepared to vaccinate 70 per cent of Nigerians against COVID-19 before the end of 2022. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COV...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 21:16:42 +0000
Myanmar’s Military Reduces Prison Sentence Of Ex-leader, Suu Kyi To Two Years
The military in Myanmar has reduced the prison sentence of deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to two years. Suu Kyi was earlier sentenced to four years in prison by a court in the country on Monday over multiple charges of corruption, violati...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 20:42:08 +0000
Nigerian Army Recovers Explosive Devices Planted On Orlu-Owerri Road For Motorists, Says IPOB Responsible
The Nigerian Army has said that its troops uncovered four Improvised Explosive Devices, adding that they were planted by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra for motorists and other road users along the Orlu-Owerri Road in Imo State. T...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 20:20:06 +0000
Three Killed, Many Injured As Farmers, Herdsmen Clash In Jigawa
No fewer than three persons have been killed while many others sustained various degrees of injuries in a violent clash between farmers and cattle herders in Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The local government information...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 20:15:18 +0000
It’s Now Crime To Be In Fine Cars, Look Good – Imo Residents Lament Rising Police Harassment, Extortion
Residents and youths in Owerri, Imo State, have raised concerns over their safety following a rise in harassment and highhandedness by policemen in the city. The youth say policemen often dressed in T-shirts and ripped jeans have made it a c...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:13:35 +0000
Sowore's Lawyer Writes Buhari Ahead Of Tuesday's Court Sitting, Says Government-hired Thugs Plotting To Assassinate Activist
Tope Temokun, counsel for human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to ensure the safety of the life of the activist as thugs hired by government security agencies are plotting his assassina...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:58:37 +0000
Strike Looms As Nigerian University Lecturers, ASUU Give 24 Hours To Declare Action
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a strike action if the Federal Government fails to act urgently. The development trails the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum it handed to the Federal Government to...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:01:49 +0000
Oil Spill: Bayelsa Communities Protest, Ask Nigerian Government To Declare Pollution Areas As Disaster Zone
The apex socio-cultural group of the Nembe ethnic Nationality, Nembe Se Congress, has protested and demanded that the Federal and Bayelsa State governments should designate the impacted areas in the Santa Barbara Oil Spill as a major disast...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:52:57 +0000
Family Of Late Dowen College Student Hires Falana Chambers To Prosecute School As Another Parent Narrates Ordeal
The family of late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, 12-year-old late student of Dowen College that was allegedly bullied by his seniors, has hired the firm of human rights’ lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, to prosecute the case against the institution over...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:50:46 +0000
Woman Arrested In Borno With Live Ammunition Belonging To Nigerian Soldier
The Borno State Police Command has announced the arrest of a woman, Anita Yohanna, who was caught with live ammunition while trying to board a car to Yola from Askira town in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The command a...



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