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Two suspected armed robbers and kidnap gang leader arrested as police foil plot to abduct prominent chief in Delta

Two suspected armed robbers and kidnap gang leader arrested as police foil plot to abduct prominent chief in Delta

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command has foiled a plot to kidnap a prominent chief in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state and arrested the leader of the gang.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July 9, said two …

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Taliban supreme leader warns foreigners not to interfere in Afghanistan

Taliban supreme leader warns foreigners not to interfere in Afghanistan

The reclusive leader told the conference that Afghanistan “cannot develop without being independent,” according to state-run Bakhtar News Agency. “Thank God, we are now an independent country. (Foreigners) should not give us their orders, it is our system, and we have our own decisions,” Akhundzada added. In the speech, Akhundzada …

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We paid bandits N400m as tax and harvest fees to allow us farm – Kaduna community leader

We paid bandits N400m as tax and harvest fees to allow us farm  - Kaduna community leader

A member of the Birnin Emirate in Kaduna State, Danmasani Birnin Gwari, Zubairu Abdulra’uf, said that for over two years, N400m was paid to bandits as tax and harvest fees before farmers in Birnin-Gwari can have access to their farms.    The former Managing Director of Kaduna State Media Corporation, disclosed this …

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Police arrest 6 thugs and notorious gang leader over murder of 25-year-old man in Minna

Police arrest 6 thugs and notorious gang leader over murder of 25-year-old man in Minna

The Niger State Police Command has arrested seven suspected thugs including a notorious gang leader over murder of a 25-year-old man to death in Minna.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday, June 4, said the deceased identified as Mukthar Bashir, was …

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New ISIS leader reportedly captured in Turkey three months after previous chief was killed in US operation

New ISIS leader reportedly captured in Turkey three months after previous chief was killed in US operation

Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi The new leader of ISIS has reportedly been captured just three months after the terrorist group’s last chief was killed.   Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi was apprehended in a recent police operation in Turkey after only two months of taking over the reins, the local media reported on Thursday, May 26.  He is said …

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Top Taliban leader makes more promises on women’s rights but quips ‘naughty women’ should stay home

Top Taliban leader makes more promises on women's rights but quips 'naughty women' should stay home

Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghanistan’s acting interior minister and the Taliban’s co-deputy leader since 2016, made the comments in an exclusive, first on-camera interview showing his face with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in Kabul. In March after many promises that girls would be able to attend secondary school, the Taliban reversed their decision, …

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