Day: September 3, 2021
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BREAKING: Gunmen Break Into Abuja Home, Abduct Father And Son
A father, Abdullahi Benda, and his 23-year-old son, Jibrin Abdullahi Benda, have been abducted at Yangoji village in Kwali Area council of Abuja. A neighbour simply identified as Zakari said the incident happened in the wee hours of Friday. He said the kidnappers, who positioned themselves at strategic places, scaled the fence of the victim’s…
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How does water gush out from the roof of a renovated N5.5bn Ibadan stadium? Nigerians react
Reactions have trailed the commissioning of the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan by the Oyo State State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday. Former Super Eagles players had played ex-Shooting Stars players in a friendly game before the current Shooting players defeated Slovenian club, NK Tabor Sezana 4-0 in another friendly. While the game against the Slovenian…
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Why we suspended Secondus –Rivers PDP
The Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Desmond Akawor, has explained that the party suspended the embattled National Chairman, Uche Secondus, because he was not financially committed to the party. Akawor said this when he appeared as a guest on 92.3 Nigeria Info, Port Harcourt programme ‘Hard facts’ on Thursday. He said “As…
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APC expels council chairman for ‘insulting’ Buhari
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled the party’s Caretaker Chairman for Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Alhaji Sulaiman Adamu, for making derogatory statements about President Muhammadu Buhari. The party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) ratified Adamu’s expulsion from the party at its 16th meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. A…
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5,890 Boko Haram members have surrendered, says DHQ
No fewer than 5,890 members of Boko Haram have surrendered to troops in the Northeast following intensive bombardment of their hideouts, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has said. Some 565 of those who surrendered comprising three Commanders, four Amirs, five Nakibs and others have been handed over to the Borno State Government for further…