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Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie labels EndSARS campaigners as cyber criminals

                                      President Buhari’s aide on social media, Lauretta Onochie has claimed the people campaigning that SARS must end are cyber criminals and unfortunately, innocent Nigerians have joined in the campaign.  She made the allegation on twitter.                                                                                                                                                                                     

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Covid-19: Doctors slam Trump for leaving hospital to greet supporters

                         US President Donald Trump sparked an angry backlash from the medical community Sunday with a protocol-breaking visit to his supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated for the highly-infectious, potentially deadly new coronavirus.   He was masked ...

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Cybercrime is an electronic crime. I don’t see how you can investigate that by seizing people’s phones — V.P Osinbajo

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has condemned the unlawful arrests and brutal killing of young Nigerians by the police. Speaking after meeting with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, in Abuja, on Sunday, October 4, the Vice President ...

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Restructuring: We Will Not Succumb To Pressure — Presidency

  The Presidency on Sunday said it will not respond to comments suggesting Nigeria is on the brink of disintegration if it does not “do one thing or another.” According to a statement released by Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, the ...

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I will consider it demotion if invited to become Nigeria’s president – Oyedepo

         Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Sunday said he would consider it a demotion if invited to become Nigeria’s president.   Oyedepo, during his sermon, said God specifically, in 1984 asked him if he was interested ...

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Bode George: Lagos PDP gives Fayose seven days to apologise

      The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State Chapter, has given former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, seven days to apologise “for the deliberate unwarranted vituperation” on party elders in the state.   PDP Spokesman in the state, Taofik Gani, ...

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‘The only way to fight corruption in Nigeria is to kill corrupt people’ – APC’s Ahmed Wambai

                                            Immediate past National Vice Chairman, North Central, APC, Ahmed Suleiman Wambai has said the only way to solve the problem of corruption in Nigeria is to kill those who are corrupt.   He said a revolution is needed to ...

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EndSARS: Osinbajo breaks silence, says I’m very angry

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed disgust over the harassment of Nigerians by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS).   The Vice President, who spoke to State House Reporters during an interaction at his Abuja residence on Sunday, ...

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SARS allegedly kills man in Delta, flees with victim’s car (Video)

A team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police allegedly killed a young man on Saturday.   The incident occurred in front of Wetland Hotel, Ughelli in Delta State. The operatives allegedly shot the citizen and left ...

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POLITICAL VIOLENCE: Heavy shooting as PDP, APC supporters clash again in Akure

                                       Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo State exchanged gun fire in Akure, the capital Sunday morning.   The shooting on Oba Adesida Road was reported to be an escalation of the clash ...

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Edo college of education lecturer commits suicide

Tragedy struck at the College of Education, Ekiadolor in Edo state as a principal lecturer of the school identified as Friday Osadolor committed suicide at his Obakhavbuaye, off Ekenwan road residence.   His lifeless body was found hanging in a ...

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Don’t stop at any checkpoint along Kaduna-Abuja road – Government warns

                           The Kaduna State Government has warned road users not to stop at any checkpoint along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway notorious for regular kidnapping and robbery incidents.   Mr Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said this ...

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Assault: Broadcasters beg Alaafin to strip K1 of Mayegun title

  Broadcasters under the aegis of Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria, on Friday, berated a popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly called KWAM 1, for allegedly brutalising an Ogun State-based broadcaster, Wole Sorunke.   Sorunke aka MC Murphy, ...

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Ekiti bank robbery: Police recover 3 cars, reveal how robbers overpowered policemen

                                                      The police in Ekiti State said on Saturday that they have recovered three vehicles allegedly used by the armed robbers who attacked the WEMA Bank branch at Iyin Ekiti in the Ifelodun Irepodun Council area of Ekiti State on ...

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Rector of Auchi Polytechnic Dr. Sanusi is dead

                                                      The Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo, Dr. Momodu Sanusi Jimah is ...

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Hydroxychloroquine missing in treatment drugs for Trump

                                            Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by US President Donald Trump as a cure for COVID-19, was conspicuously missing ...

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Panic in Ekiti as robbers attack commercial bank

                                                  A gang of robbers on Friday attacked a second-generation bank at Iyin Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local ...

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Madagascar launches ‘Covid-Organics’ capsules

                                                Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Friday launched a capsule version of a herbal drink he touts ...

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EFCC lists 10 cyber criminals arrested in Ibadan

                                                The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 10 suspected cyber criminals in Ibadan, capital ...

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