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- Cross-border Crimes
- July 12, 2021
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Lightning kills 76 in India
Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among nearly 80 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages of the annual monsoon season, officials…
DSS tenders 40 exhibits against suspected killers, rapists of UNILORIN student
The Department of State Security Service (DSS) has tendered not less than 40 items as exhibits at Ilorin High Court against suspected rapists and killers of a 300-level student of…
EXTRA: Oyetola orders Osun civil servants to wear uniform every Thursday
The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has made it compulsory for all the public and civil servants to wear Adire to work every Thursday. The governor, who…
IMOPOLY staff kick as senior, junior lecturers earn same salary
Members of staff of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo in Ohaji/Egbema council area of the state, have expressed displeasure over what they termed “improper placement of salaries” by the authorities of…
- Cross-border Crimes
- July 12, 2021
- 218 views
South Africa to deploy soldiers to quell unrest over Zuma’s imprisonment
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is set to deploy soldiers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces to assist law enforcement in their efforts to calm the ongoing…
Miyetti Allah: South-West govs are hiding Igboho
One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has alleged that South-West governors are “hiding” wanted Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Spokesman…
N’assembly complex flooded after downpour — second time in 3 weeks
For the second time in three weeks, the main building of the national assembly complex played host to a flowing stream of sorts, following a heavy downpour on Monday. The…
- Kidnapping
- July 12, 2021
- 135 views
Abductors of Zamfara College Provost Demand N5 Million Ransom
The abductors of the provost of College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura, Mr Habibu Mainasara have demanded the sum of five million naira as ransom before they can release…
Imo: Democracy under threat ― Abaribe
Minority Leader and Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe has formally reacted to last Thursday suspension of certain lawmakers in Imo State House of Assembly. Speaker of the State Assembly,…
UNIZIK students protest fee hike
Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state on Monday protested alleged increase in tuition by the university authorities. The students, who marched round the school environment with placards, also…
Shehu Sani: FG more interested in going after secessionists than bandits
The north-west has been the hotbed of banditry in recent times with over 500 students kidnapped in the region by bandits this year alone. The latest is the abduction of…
Fredrick Nwabufo convenes ‘Journalists for United Nigeria’
Fredrick Nwabufo, journalist and columnist, has convened an ideological and voluntary group for journalists committed to peace-building, national cohesion and progress. According to the columnist, the group named, ‘Journalists for…
BUA joins Dangote to increase cement price
Cement makers in Nigeria are adding more burden to prospective homeowners in the country amid high inflation by increasing cement prices in response to overwhelming demand. BUA Cement, which at…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- July 12, 2021
- 175 views
ALERT: Atiku Says Online Portal Fake
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said an online portal, the ‘Atiku Foundation Youth Empowerment Fund’, is fake. Atiku, in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, said…
Lauretta Onochie to know fate as INEC commissioner Tuesday
Lauretta Onochie, a commissioner nominee for Independent National Electoral Commission would know her fate on Tuesday after she was screened by the Senate on Thursday. A senior official close to…