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The Southern and Middle Belt leaders Forum, SMBLF, has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to declare Southwest security outfit, Amotekun illegal. SMBLF said the Federal Government should explain why Amotekun security outfit is considered illegal while Hisbah in the North was legal. Recall that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…
Valverde Federico Valverde has been handed a one-match suspension for the late foul that helped Real Madrid win the Spanish Super Cup, the country’s football federation RFEF revealed on Wednesday. The midfielder was sent off in the closing stages of extra time in Sunday’s final against local rivals Atletico Madrid when the 21-year-old chopped down…
Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr escalated his rhetoric Tuesday against the U.S. influence in Iraq, calling civilians to participate in a “million-person” march for the removal of American troops in the country. “O Soldiers of God and the nation, rush to a united and peaceful demonstration of millions, denouncing…
President Muhammadu Buhari honouring fallen military heroes “The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain,” that emotional line of the national anthem is one that both friends and enemies alike all gather to pray. Nigerians across the social media divide have come out to pour chilling, emotional, tributes to heroes that lost…
Hope Uzodinma By Chidi Nkwopara -Owerri The incoming Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has, through the Director of his Campaign Organization, Chief Cosmas Iwu, ordered the immediate freezing of all Imo State Government accounts. The letter dated January 14, 2020, signed by Cosmas Iwu, addressed to the Regional Directors/Managers of all financial institutions…
South West Governors at the launch of Operation Amotekun Dayo Johnson – Akure Chairman of the South West governors forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has vowed that the six governors would pursue operation Amotekun to a logical conclusion. Apparently reacting to the pronouncement of the Federal government that the concept was illegal, Akeredolu who spoke at the…
Mr. Hilary Bisong, a member of the Cross River House of Assembly, has called on the Federal Government to improve the welfare for families of slain soldiers who lost their lives while in active service. Bisong, who represents Boki II State Constituency in the Assembly, made the call on Wednesday in Calabar in an…
Some Amotekun personnel during the launching ceremony By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan As the newly launched security outfit tagged Western Nigeria Security Network (tagged: Operation Amotekun) begins operations, one of its personnel, Soludero Hunters’ Association has said the outfit doesn’t rely on guns to function well but would use their ancestors’ powers to ward off…
A man from Nigeria living in Britain, Oluwaseun Ajayi and a woman said to be his lover, Inga Irbe, were on Friday, January 10, jailed following an investigation by the Met’s Central Specialist Crime – Cyber Crime Unit. Appearing at Croydon Crown Court, Ajayi, 39 and Irbe, 49 both of Orchard Road, Dagenham, were sentenced…
Michelle-Lee Ahye Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye, an Olympic sprint finalist, has been banned for two years after “whereabouts failures”, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Wednesday. Ahye, sixth in both the 100 and 200m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and again sixth in the 100m at the 2017 London world championships, is suspended until…