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Southwest governors at the official launch of Amotekun Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A Muslim group, Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has described the Western Nigeria Security Outfit tagged “Operation Amotekun” has a subtle effort to Christianise the region. However, the Spokesperson to Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has described the group as lacking knowledge…
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah By Henry Umoru THE National Examinations Council, NECO has cleared Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Young Progressives Party, YPP, Anambra South, confirming that he passed seven out of the eight subjects he wrote in 2003 The confirmation of NECO yesterday followed a widespread certificate forgery allegation levelled against Senator Ubah by Obinna Uzoh. NECO…
Kehinde Oladimeji Self-confessed member of a notorious robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of Mushin, in Lagos, Akande Qudus, 20, has revealed that he joined the gang at the age of 16, over his inability to resist an invitation from some of his friends. The gang which operate in a group of 20 and…
Issues query to suspect By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The commandant of the Imo state Nigeria Security and Civil Service Defence Corps, NSCDC, Raji Ibrahim, on Monday issued a query to a member of the civil defence, who allegedly shot dead a 2019 Action Alliance, AA, senatorial candidate, Ndubuisi Emenike, in Imo state. Vanguard in…
Police in Russia have discovered a newborn baby dead in a washing machine. Russian authorities said in an official report that the mother of the newborn Nadezhda Z, is facing a murder investigation after the baby was found dead. Nadezhda Z, a 31-year-old hairdresser, gave birth to her fourth child prematurely during the night. Her husband…
Ogun State House of Assembly James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olakunle Oluomo has called for more reforms in the electoral system of the nation with a view to returning power to the masses. Oluomo, who said this while fielding questions from newsmen in Abeokuta, the…
Manchester United’s Portuguese defender Diogo Dalot (2nd L) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Tranmere Rovers and Manchester United at Prenton Park in Birkenhead, north-west England, on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) Manchester United put a torrid week behind…
Inaugurates 18-man implementation cttee By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, weekend, disclosed that 5.1 million youth will benefit from Federal Government’s $1.1 billion agriculture mechanization programme, called the ‘Green Imperative Programme’. This was made known by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, while inaugurating an…
Ola Ajayi – Ibadan Following friction between sacked local government chairmen and the new caretaker of councils selected by Governor Seyi Makinde, the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Oyo State has directed its members to down tools pending the resolution of the controversy. The two parties have been laying claims over the…
No fewer than four persons were said to have died during a suicide attack on a mosque in Gwoza, southern Borno State. Gwoza was at the peak of the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency, the administrative capital and caliphate of the terrorist group. It was reported that the suicide bomber ran into a group of worshipper…