Tag: Nigerian Government
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Nigerian government empowers SARS to maltreat young Nigerians – Amnesty Int’l
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian Government of empowering officers of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to maltreat Nigerians by not holding any of them accountable. It said despite passing the anti-torture bill in 2017, there is continous evidence SARS operatives continue to use torture and other ill-treatment to execute, punish and extract information from suspects.…
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COVID-19: If Trump can declare places of worship open in US, Nigerian govt has no choice – Oyedepo
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has reacted to move to re-open churches and mosques across the nation. Oyedepo, in a programme on Saturday said 21 States in the federation had agreed to re-open churches and mosques, saying it was a welcome development. He said other remaining states had no choice than…
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IPOB expels four members for leaking secrets to Nigerian government
Four members of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) have been expelled from the organisation. Disclosing this in audio broadcast on Monday, IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu alleged that the expelled IPOB members were involved in fraudulent activities including armed robbery and kidnapping. He listed the persons involved to include one Onwukwe Nwanze, Chukwunye Matthew, Akuwa and…
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Boko Haram faction kills four kidnapped aid workers
A Boko Haram faction has killed four aid workers it kidnapped in July, a journalist with access to the terror group has said. The aid workers are officials of the Action Against Hunger, Ahmed Salkida said in a tweet on Friday. A fifth aid worker among the kidnapped, Grace Taku, who was the only female,…
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Nigerian Government using state agents for unlawful killings – US Govt alleges
The United States has accused the Federal Government of Nigeria and it agents of committing “arbitrary and unlawful killings.” US made this known in a recent report titled, “2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” available on the Department of State website. The report, which took a look at Nigeria’s human rights record alleged that…
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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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[BREAKING] Malabu oil deal: Court orders return of OPL 245 oil well to Nigerian govt
An Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday ordered the return of OPL 245 back to Nigerian government. TheNewsGuru.com reports that OPL 245 is considered the largest oil block in Africa with a production rate of over 9bn barrel of crude oil. The oil well is currently a subject of investigation by the Economic and Financial…