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U.S. Special Forces kill ISIS ‘Second in Command’
U.S. Special Operations forces believe they killed ISIS’ “second in command” in an operation inside Syria, according to a senior defense official. Haji Imam, whose real name is said to be Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, is a senior religious leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State and had been considered to be next in line to…
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Ex-Edo Speaker, Zakawanu Garuba is dead
A former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Zakawanu Garuba, is dead. According to sources, the former two-time member of Edo Assembly died of undisclosed ailment at an Abuja hospital Saturday morning. Born on 23 August 1965, in Akpekpe community, Auchi, in Etsako West local government area of the state, Garuba studied…
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Senate President, Lawan speaks on 2023 presidential ambition
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Saturday denied nursing presidential ambition for 2023. Lawan, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Ola Awoniyi, said the media report about the said ambition must have “emanated from the sort of practice that drags the noble profession of journalism to the gutters as it only dresses up the…
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BREAKING: NASS Commission shuns Sani-Omolori, appoints new clerk, others
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has replaced Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji M.A. Sani-Omolori. The Commission, in a statement, named Ojo Olatunde as the new Acting Clerk. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting where the Commission approved appointment of some senior management staff for the service. Bala Yabani Mohammed was appointed…
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Ekiti suspends reopening of churches, mosques
The Ekiti State Government on Friday announced the suspension of reopening of religious centres scheduled for July 17. Governor Kayode Fayemi, on July 1, asked mosques and churches, which had been shut since March, to reopen for worship activities. They were asked to open once a week on Friday for Muslims from July 17 and…
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Lagos doctors begin 3 days warning strike Monday
Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin three days warning strike from Monday, over issues they say affect their safety and welfare. Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, Chairman of the Guild, that is the association of medical doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government, made this known…
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Magu faces fresh query over missing 332 houses, two oil vessels
The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Mr Ibrahim Magu, has again been accused of allegedly failing to give proper account of missing 332 out of the 836 recovered real estate property in March, 2018. A report by the Presidential Committee on Audit of Recovered Assets (PCARA) made available to the…
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Anambra 2021: PDP, APGA, APC excos, 300 members tear membership cards, decamp to Labour Party
The newly rejuvenated and repackaged Labour Party (LP) in Anambra state has continued its stride in routing the other key political parties in the state, including the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and the All Progressives Congress(APC) ahead the fast approaching 2021 Anambra governorship election. In a consultative gathering yesterday…
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Tension in Imo as Policeman kills ‘Okada’ rider over face mask
There was pandemonium at the Banana Junction in Orlu town of Imo State on Tuesday as a police inspector shot dead a 27-year-old man for not wearing a face mask. The incident which happened around 3pm caused a storm in the area as youths, including traders, threatened to invade a nearby police station. A detachment…
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Magu operated EFCC like a cult group – Shehu Sani
A former member of the National Assembly, who represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has accused the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, of running the anti-graft agency like a cult. Magu is currently being probed by a presidential panel over allegations of misconduct,…