Author: Bartholomew Madukwe
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Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu vote, urge Nigerians to go out and vote peacefully (PHOTOS)
The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Saturday cast his vote in the governorship and state assembly elections, encouraging Nigerians to go out and vote peacefully. “I just joined other Nigerians in exercising my civic duty in the ongoing governorship and state assembly elections. I encourage you all to go out and vote peacefully,” he posted on…
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2023 Cross River Election: APC member shot dead
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been shot dead in Cross River State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday morning at Ogoja in the northern senatorial district. The victim, who was simply identified as Joe, was allegedly shot dead by a soldier for creating a rowdy scene in a…
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Doguwa fired AK-47 as a ceremonial firing party in Falgore forest, says DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has explained that a viral video showing a federal lawmaker, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, firing an AK-47 rifle guided by military personnel was done during his participation in the firing exercise as a ceremonial firing party at Falgore Forest Military Training Camp in Kano State. Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House…
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Electoral materials yet to arrive at LP strongholds, Rhodes-Vivour cries out
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said sensitive and non-sensitive materials were yet to arrive in his party’s strongholds in the state. He stated this on Saturday at his polling unit, Ward A 045 Oshifila/Abule Igbira, Anifowoshe in the Ikeja area of Lagos. “The will of the people will…
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Kidnapped 19 INEC Ad-Hoc Staff rescued by Imo police
19 Ad-Hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who were kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday in Imo State, have been rescued by police operatives in the state. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the development was confirmed by INEC authorities in the state. According to officials, the 19 INEC Ad-Hoc staff were on…
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LAGOS: INEC ad hoc staff protest delay in payment on election day
Delay in the payment of the ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) resulted in a protest at the Registration Area Centre of the commission located in the Amuwo-Odofin Nursery and Primary School, Mile 2, Lagos on Saturday. This was as some political thugs have reportedly hijacked and destroyed voting materials meant…
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Russia-Ukraine War: ICC orders Putin’s arrest over alleged war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, and the Commissioner for Children’s Rights for the Russian Federation, Ms Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. “Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) issued warrants of arrest for two individuals in…
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‘John Wick’ actor, Lance Reddick is dead
American actor, Lance Reddick, famous for his roles in “The Wire” and the John Wick franchise, has passed away at 60 due to natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. The death of Lance Reddick struck many by surprise and has since left the internet space with memories and tribute to the actor. The…
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Amotekun arrests man for selling son to three different buyers at N1.25m
Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly referred to as Amotekun Corps, have arrested one Daniel Chigozie for allegedly selling his son to three different buyers in Ogun State. The Commandant of the Corps in the state, David Akinremi, disclosed that the Corps got intelligence that Chigozie, a 30-year-old, had sold his nine-month-old son,…
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Aregbesola tasks states on prisons decongestion
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has said states have a huge role to play in decongesting correctional centres. He pointed out that about 70 percent of inmates awaiting trial were state offenders. The minister called on states to either fast-track the trial of the inmates awaiting trial or build holding facilities for them.…