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Group hails FG’s dismissal of Oron Union’s petition against Ibom Deep Seaport Project

The Save The Nation Movement (STNM) has hailed the dismissal of the petition by the Oron Union against the establishment of the Ibom Deep Seaport Project, in Akwa Ibom State. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, by its National Secretary, Comrade Stevens Chilaka, the STNM said dismissal of the Oron Union petition by…

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Woman, 27, arrested for beheading husband

A 27-year-old woman has allegedly beheaded her husband, Lartey Daniel, 35, in a bizarre circumstance at Tei Glover village, a farming Community near Akyem Bosuso in Fanteakwa South District in Eastern Region. The suspect, Rachel Tetteh has been arrested by Police while the headless body was deposited at the morgue for preservation and autopsy. Kasapa…

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Makinde launches 0-pay subscription satellite TV in Ibadan

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has launched a no subscription satellite TV network provider in Ibadan on Saturday in his quest to encourage private entrepreneurs to make Oyo State a haven of commercial activities. The governor who was a special guest at the event launched the initiative, SATVIEW Network, which allows subscribers purchase the…

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Zamfara Speaker’s father dies in bandits’ custody

Father of Zamfara Speaker Alh Muazu Abubakar Magarya has been confirmed dead in the hands of his captors. In an exclusive interview with the brother of the deceased Malam Dahiru Saraki Magarya who was abducted along with the late Abubakar Magarya confirmed the development to new men at the State Police headquarters Gusau on Sunday….

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BREAKING: Buhari finally lifts ban on Twitter operation in Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the ban on microblogging site, Twitter, be lifted. President Buhari made the disclosure in his October 1 independence anniversary speech on Friday morning. However, the President said, the lifting of the ban is based on Twitter meeting the conditions set by the Presidential Committee (and its Technical Team) over…

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“We are in mourning mood, because our patient eventually died”, Onireti reacts to allegation of beating LAUTECH doctor

A politician who was alleged of using thugs to beat a doctor and staff of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Hon. Olufemi Onireti has finally reacted. In a statement through his Media aide, Mr. Olawoyin Edris Busayo, Onireti said his patient who he was fighting over in the hospital finally died. He said: “we wouldn’t have reacted…

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ISWAP leaders visit victims of military airstrikes, gave new order to terrorists

Leaders of terrorist group ISWAP have paid visits to victims of military airstrikes at their den, following an intelligence-based coordinated attack on these terrorists. It was gathered that the visit which took place on Monday was carried out by Amir Ibn-Umar, Muhammed Dan-Fulani, Amir Doctor and Malam Bashir. This is coming a day after the…

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Nigeria @61: Let’s join hands to make Oyo, Nigeria better, Gov. Makinde urges as he leads ‘Independence Day walk’ in Ibadan

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, called on Nigerians to continue to join hands to make Oyo State and Nigeria better. Governor Makinde, who stated this during an ‘Independence Day Walk’ led on his behalf by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, declared that unity was needed to enable the…

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Revealed! How Akunyili, eight others were killed in Onitsha

DETAILS have emerged of how Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late director general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and later Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili and eight others were slaughtered on Tuesday night at Nkpor, a suburb of the commercial city of Onitsha in Anambra…

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VAT Saga: Oyo seeks to join Rivers’ suit against FG

…asks Appeal Court to grant joinder application The government of Oyo State has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for joinder in the suit instituted by the Rivers State government against the Attorney-General of the Federation in respect to the bid by the state to take over the collection of…

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