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Israeli-Hamas conflict: Shari’ah council slams US, seeks aid for Palestinians
Muslim organisations in the country under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, on Thursday, raised concerns over the crisis in the Middle East. While condemning the bombardment on Gaza by Israel, the SCSN said Nigerian humanitarian organisations and mosques should mobilise assistance to the distressed people…
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Nigeria’s democratic system should be decentralised — Don
A Professor of International Law and Global Affairs, Ademola Abbas, has called for the decentralisation of the nation’s democratic system. Abbas made the call while he was featured on Channels Television’s ‘Breakfast Show’ on Thursday. He said, “We need to refocus. We need to go back to the drawing board…
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Motorcyclists mob police inspector to death in Delta
Police parade suspected kidnapper Suspected commercial motorcyclists have reportedly mobbed a 45-year-old police inspector, Festus Onori, and killed him in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State The Guardian gathered that the officer attached to Marine Police Station (Cable Point Asaba), was killed before his wife and three children who were with him,…
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Troops neutralise bandits, rescue kidnapped victims
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN from October 9 to 16, witnessed the neutralisation of bandits and armed robbers, the arrest of numerous suspects, the recovery of arms and ammunition, and the conviction of several criminals in Plateau, Southern Kaduna, and Bauchi State. In a statement released by the Nigerian Army via…
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Gunmen kill nine vigilantes in Bauchi forest
Gunmen have attacked and killed nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli in Bauchi state. The gunmen whose identity and number are not yet known, killed the vigilantes in Gamji village forest while they (the vigilantes) were searching for bandits who have been killing…
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Convocation: UNILORIN denies exploiting graduating students
The management of the University of Ilorin has denied exploiting the graduating class of 2020/2021, who were told to top-up their convocation fee and pay for memorabilia charges. The institution made this declaration in a statement by the director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, titled “Our Position On Memorabilia”, on…
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Sokoto gov reinstates sacked Perm Sec, promotes him to HOS
Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has reinstated a former permanent secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Sarkiin Fulani, who was sacked by the immediate past administration of Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The governor, according to a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Abubakar Bawa, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday,…
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Fleeing driver rams into stationary truck, dies
A yet-to-be-identified driver has reportedly died while trying to escape from being attacked on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident reportedly involved one blue Mercedes Benz truck with number plate RBC110XJ and one ash Toyota Sienna car with number plate EKY240HA. It was gathered that the driver had collided with a…
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Fuel imports gulp N843bn, stakeholders lament inactive refineries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may be spending about N843bn monthly on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the halt in oil swaps by the firm, findings showed on Sunday. NNPCL, the sole importer of petrol into Nigeria, has started buying petrol using cash tenders,…
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NDLEA seizes N80m worth of drugs, arrests 134 suspects in Q3
The Federal Capital Territory command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 3,988.74 kilograms of assorted drugs with a monetary value of N80 million. The FCT commander, Commander of Narcotics, Kabir Tsakuwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. Tsakuwa,…