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Tue, 17 May 2022 21:50:50 +0000BREAKING: Nigeria’s Anti-graft Agency, EFCC Arrests, Grills Ex-Speaker, Patricia Etteh Over Alleged Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh.
Etteh is being grilled by EFCC’s special duties unit for her alleged involvement in a solar power electrif...
Tue, 17 May 2022 21:04:20 +0000
Drug Baron Who Cooks, Sells Crack Cocaine Arrested In Her Mansion In Delta
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said on Tuesday it had arrested a wanted drug baroness in Delta State. The agency, in a statement issued by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, titled 'NDLEA arrests wante...
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:29:35 +0000
Group Petitions Army Commander Over Unlawful Detention Of Civilian Accused Of Selling ‘IPOB Boots', Calls For Probe
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has petitioned the General Officer Commanding, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army over the 3-month-long detention of a civilian, Jude Eze Ibe at the Dodan Barracks in Lagos . RUL...
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:22:35 +0000
IPOB Is A Terrorist Group, Stop Members From Using Your Platform To Incite Hate, Violence, Buhari Government Tells Facebook
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked Facebook to stop allowing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to use the platform to incite violence and instigate ethnic hatred in Nigeria. The Minister...
Tue, 17 May 2022 20:18:19 +0000
Terrorists Abduct 30 Passengers Along Abuja-Kaduna Highway, Shoot Others
At least, 30 passengers have been abducted by terrorists along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, SaharaReporters learnt.An unspecified number of persons were said to have been shot during the attack. The attack came barely two months after band...
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:19:29 +0000
Deborah’s Killing: Group Asks US, UK, Others To Slam Visa Bans On Dangote’s In-law, Abubakar, Bauchi Commissioner Over 'Misguided Statements'
A human rights group, Concerned Nigerians, has written to the UK, US, Canada and European Union, asking them to place visa bans on Captain Jamil Abubakar and Aliyu Tilde for supporting the extrajudicial killing of Ms Deborah Samuel following...
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:12:51 +0000
I Won’t Retire From Politics Until I Become Nigerian President, Says 70-year-old Tinubu
A presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says he will not retire from partisan politics until he becomes Nigerian President. Tinubu disclosed this on Tuesday while canvassing for the vote...
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:09:52 +0000
British Royal Family Should Visit Southeast Nigeria, Compensate, Apologise For Abandoning Igbos To Fulani Terrorists —Nnamdi Kanu’s American Lawyer
Bruce Fein
Bruce Fein, an American legal practitioner representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the British Royal Family to visit Southeast Nigeria and apologise for allegedly abandonin...
Tue, 17 May 2022 19:06:39 +0000
Oyo Polytechnic Confirms Death Of Student During Sex Romp, Identifies Victim
The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State has confirmed the death of one of its students during a sex romp. The Public Affairs Director of the Polytechnic Ibadan, Alhaji Soladoye Adewole in a statement identified the deceased...
Tue, 17 May 2022 18:20:33 +0000
ASUU Strike: Group Condemns Shooting, Harassment Of Student Protesters By Nigerian Army, Says Action May Provoke Total Shutdown
A pressure group, the Fund Education Coalition, has condemned the unprovoked harassment of peaceful protesters by personnel of the Nigerian Army. SaharaReporters earlier reported how soldiers harassed and shot at students who were prote...