Tag: Invasion
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Senate Invasion: Labour condemns attack; says democracy at risk
A NEC Member of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa Aremu has condemned the invasion of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly and disruption of the Senate plenary by unknown persons on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Comrade Aremu said “an injury to the National Assembly is an injury to the nation’s democracy” adding that…
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Senate Invasion: Presidency may be next – Shehu Sani
The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has described that the invasion and the snatching of the mace from the upper legislative chambers as an attempted coup d’etat and an assault to democracy. Thugs suspected to be loyal to the suspended Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege on Wednesday, invaded the red chambers…
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Thugs invasion: Senate continues plenary with ‘improvised’ mace
The Senate refused to stop plenary on Wednesday afternoon after some thugs suspected to be working for a suspended member, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege invaded the Senate and hijacked the mace leading to commotion. An improvised mace was provided pending the recovery of the stolen one. However, the Senate leadership has alerted security agencies to fish…
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BREAKING: Invasion, hijack of mace by Omo-Agege’s thugs an act of treason – Senate
The leadership of the Nigerian Senate has said the invasion of the hallowed chamber by suspected thugs on Wednesday during plenary is an act of treason and will be treated as such. The Senate leadership also accused a suspended member, Sen. Omo-Agege as the mastermind of the invasion. This was revealed on Wednesday in a…
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Cow invasion: FAAN sanctions Manager, Head of Security of Akure Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has suspended the head of security at the Akure Airport, Ondo State after cows strayed onto the airport runway, disrupting flight operations. The airport authority said it also queried the airport manager over the incident. Recall that the airport runway was last week overrun by cows…
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IPOB: Military deployment in Southeast not invasion – Presidency
The Presidency has stated that the recent deployment of operatives of the Nigerian Army in the troubled Southeast region is not be seen as invasion but a step in the right direction to averting what could have been a major crisis. This was revealed in a statement by the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Video: Nnamdi Kanu speaks on alleged invasion of his home, says ‘Nigeria is pushing us to war’
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Monday claimed that the Nigerian government is provoking the group to war with the alleged invasion of his country home in Umuahia on Sunday by operatives of the Nigerian Army. The IPOB leader spoke while addressing the press on Monday. Recalling the event,…
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Army deny invading Nnamdi Kanu’s home, say ‘We fired warning shots to disperse hoodlums throwing stones at us’
The Nigerian Army on Sunday denied invading the country home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu insisting its personnel fired warning shots to disperse members of IPOB who lobbed stones and broken bottles against them during a procession in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Army…