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Tinubu Breaks Silence, Says Amotekun No Threat To National Security

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has debunked claims that a security outfit launched by South-West governors, Amotekun, is a threat to national unity. Tinubu said this in a press statement on Wednesday. The statement reads, “Those claiming that this limited, inoffensive addition to security threatens the Republic have taken themselves upon a madcap excursion. “Those claiming ...

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Supreme Court: I Feared I Could Suffer Ihedioha’s Fate ― Gov Mohammed

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, said he expressed fear he could be sacked by the Supreme Court like the former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha after his opponent and predecessor, Muhammed Abubakar boasted that the court’s verdict will favour him. The governor who was responding to questions from journalists in Bauchi on Tuesday said he was especially terrified by ...

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Why Young Nigerians Risk Illegal Migration To Find Their ‘Eldorado’

Migrants arriving on board the Aquarius ship of Sos Mediterranee, Palermo, Italy. Igor Petyx/EPA Lanre Ikuteyijo, Obafemi Awolowo University Young Nigerians make up the largest population of the growing flow of migrants from Africa to developed countries. In 2016, over 20,000 involved in the Mediterranean Sea crossing were reported to be from Nigeria. In addition, from 2017 until late 2019, ...

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IPOB Faults IYC’s Opposition To Its Bayelsa Meeting

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Tuesday, faulted the Ijaw Youth Council’s position that IPOB should not hold its planned meeting in Bayelsa State. The IYC, Central Zone, led by Olorogun Kennedy, had, on Monday, asked members of IPOB to steer clear of the state, and look elsewhere for their planned national meeting or attract the wrath of the ...

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RTEAN Set To Sanitize Anambra Transport Industry

Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Chairman, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Kingsley Maduagwuna Baron, has said that the association is set to sanitize the transport sector in Anambra. Baron emphasized that RTEAN has come to rid Anambra state off illegal tickets and levies, unauthorized charges at motor parks, touting and a host of other illegitimate ...

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Imposition Of LG Caretakers: Anambra APC Blasts Obiano, Lawmakers

‘Obiano will conduct LG elections’ Raymond Ozoji, Awka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state has accused the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, and members of the 7th Anambra State House of Assembly of an alleged imposition of caretaker committees on the citizenry against their right of electing their choice representatives at the local governments. The APC, in a ...

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FRSC, DPR, Others Advocate Specialized Petrol Tankers To Curb Explosions

Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Government of Anambra State at some point last year placed a ban on articulated vehicles especially petrol tankers plying roads within the state during day time due to incessant calamities and catastrophic consequences such category of vehicles brought upon the state whenever such vehicles had misfortunes. The extent to which the order was implemented left much ...

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Nine Lawmakers Defect To APC In Imo

Nine lawmakers of the Imo House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance, and Action Alliance. The defectors include: Authur Egwim (Ideato North) from AA to APC; Chyna Iwuanyanwu (Nwangele), PDP; Chidiebere Ogbunikpa (Okigwe), PDP; Obinna Okwara (Nkwerre), AA; and Paul Emeziem (Onuimo) also from PDP to APC. ...

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