Author: Alex Enemanna
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Oyo suspected serial killer murdered another victim during escape period — Police
The Oyo State Police Command has paraded Sunday Shodipe, the prime suspect arrested in connection with the multiple killings in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Commissioner of Police, Nwachukwu Enwonwu, who paraded him alongside other suspects on Wednesday, said the suspect went back to Akinyele and carried out another killing after…
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Borno set to demolish 1,300 houses over flooding
Borno State Government on Wednesday said 1,300 houses standing on waterways and river banks in the state capital, Maiduguri, have been marked for demolition. Parts of the state capital in the last two months have been submerged by floods. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the Executive Secretary, Borno Geographic Information Service,…
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After DSS/IPOB clash, Army places officers on high alert
The military authorities have placed troops of 82 Division, Enugu, on high alert following the clash between the operatives of the Department of State Services and the Indigenous People of Biafra in Emene, Enugu. It also asked troops to avoid individual movement in uniforms outside the barracks in order to prevent reprisals by IPOB members.…
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Innoson donates operational vehicles for community policing
A leading automobile company in Nigeria, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited has made a donation of three operational vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force. This is to drive the ongoing reforms in the Force as part of efforts to further guarantee the security of lives and property of all Nigerians. In a statement issued on…
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Recruitment: Our entry requirements stand, says Police
The Nigeria Police say the entry requirements into the force have not been suspended. The force further said this is contrary to news making the rounds that its constabulary entry requirements have been altered. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, he said Sections 71 – 75…
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Video: Nigerian troops neutralise ISWAP leaders in Borno
Men of the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have killed some leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror group operating in the Island settlements of the Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno State. The operation which took place on Monday 24 August 2020, in what what…
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(updated) Supreme Court fixes new date for Kogi guber judgement
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, fixed August 31 to deliver judgments on two separate appeals that are seeking to nullify the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. A seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Ibrahim, okayed the appeals for justice…
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It’s time to create ministry of older people’s affairs, group insists
The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older People in Nigeria (COSROPIN), has advocated the creation of a special ministry for older people to help cushion effects of COVID-19 among them. Sen. Eze Ajoku, President of the coalition made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in…
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Abaribe seeks investigation into Enugu killings
The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Tuesday, condemned the alleged killings of Igbo youths in Emene, Enugu State, last Sunday, by some security operatives. He said the killings of the Igbo have given room to wide suspicion of a sinister motive. He also warned that the labelling of every Igbo group as terrorists and…
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Edo guber: We’ve no confidence in Justice Taiwo, APC decries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has objected to Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja hearing two suits seeking the disqualification of its candidates in the September 19 governorship election. Both suits, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/758/2020 and FHC/ABJ/CS/839/2020, filed by Momoh Abdulrazak and Charles Udeh, are querying the qualification of the APC candidates Osagie Ize-Iyamu…