Author: Peter Tuketu
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Putin dabbles into US politics, offers asylum to ex FBI director Comey
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has once again dabbled into domestic American politics by making an asylum offer to the former director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), James Comey, who recently appeared before the American congress over disagreements he has with President Donald Trump, who fired him. Comey who was sacked by the…
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American University of Nigeria appoints Dekle as new President
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) , Yola, Adamawa state, has appointed Dr Dawn Dekle, as its new president. Dr. Dekle was selected after an international search and was endorsed unanimously by the Board of Trustees to assume the leadership role for the university. Mr. Akin Kekere-Ekun, chairman of the board, said, “We are delighted…
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Macron’s party set for decisive majority in French parliament
French President, Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party is likely to win a comfortable majority in the National Assembly, two polling companies said after the first round of voting ended on Sunday night. La Republique en Marche (The Republic on the Move, LREM) and allies, with an estimated 32.9 per cent of the vote, is expected to…
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Kenyan police arrest six terror attack suspects sponsored by Somali militants
Kenyan police says it has arrested six men it suspects of planning an attack sponsored by the al Shabaab militant group from neighboring Somalia. In recent weeks, the East African nation has lost 20 officers in various attacks, mostly on deserted roads in the vast northern region bordering Somalia, in which the militants used Improvised…
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JUST IN: IG orders investigation, arrest of people behind threat to Igbos in North
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kaduna State to investigate and arrest members of the Coalition of Northern Youths for issuing ultimatum to South Easterners living in the North. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Coalition of Northern Youths on Tuesday after a joint meeting tagged ‘Kaduna…
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Urhobos are not Biafrians, we are Nigerians – Senator Omo-Agege
Ovie Omo-Agege, the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly has come out smoking, declaring that the Urhobos who form the majority ethnic group in Delta state are not Biafrans, but Nigerians. In his words, “the Urhobo Nation has never been, is not and does not wish to be part of Biafra.”…
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NJC wrong on recall of 6 Judges – Lawyer
A legal practitioner, Mr Okoli Ezenwa, has said the National Judicial Council (NJC) was wrong to have ordered the recall of six Judges standing trial for various corruption cases. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that in an action that raised various curious eyebrows, the NJC, on June 2 recalled Justices Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court, Adeniyi Ademola…
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Guard to spend 4 months in prison for `sleeping on duty’
A security guard who left his duty post for the comfort of his bed has been sentenced to four months imprisonment by a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja. The court sentenced the security guard, one Zakaria Jacob, to four months imprisonment for sleeping at his duty post, when thieves burgled his employer’s premises. Jacob,…
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We will support UN’s Sustainable Development goals – NDDC MD
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Nsima U. Ekere, has pledged support for the United Nation’s Sustainable Development concept of “develop but don’t destroy” as a means of maintaining natural balance and keeping the environment safe for human existence. The NDDC MD stated this on Monday during the World Environment Day celebration…
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Nasarawa CJ wants financial autonomy for judiciary
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has appealed to state governments to grant financial autonomy to the judiciary to facilitate smooth dispensation of justice in the country. TheNewsGuru.com confirms that Justice Dikko was speaking in Lafia, during the 2017 Lafia Appeal/Call-over session to review cases already decided by lower courts. Inadequate finances,…