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Police rescue 23 kidnapped passengers in Niger State

Police rescue 23 kidnapped passengers in Niger State

The Niger State Police Command has rescued 23 kidnapped passengers from Pangugari and Kattako forests in Rafi Local Government Area of the state.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, November 4, 2024, said bandits attacked a commercial bus heading to Bayelsa State from Sokoto and abducted 19 passengers …

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We saw it coming ? Rivers state govt reacts to LG allocation freeze

We saw it coming ? Rivers state govt reacts to LG allocation freeze

The Rivers State government has reacted to the new Federal High Court ruling in Abuja, which ordered the cessation of local government allocations, stating that the ruling was anticipated due to various developments during the court process. Rivers state Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, on Wednesday , October 30 said;, “When the trial Judge refused to add the 23 Council …

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The Gladiators Eyeing Imo State Douglass House

The Gladiators Eyeing Imo State Douglass House

The Gladiators Eyeing Imo State Douglass House   As Chief Emmanuel  Iwuanyanwu is laid to rest this weekend, most of the political stakeholders in  Imo state  are expected  to grace the event, which will present an ample opportunity for all the gladiators aspiring for the apex seat at the Douglass House, to meet, exchange pleasantries and size each other out …

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Court remands man for repeatedly def!ling his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter in Delta state

Court remands man for repeatedly def!ling his girlfriend

A High Court sitting in Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State has ordered the remand of one Okiemute Kasia in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Okere, Warri, for allegedly def!ling his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter. Right activist and the National Coordinator, Initiative For Social Rights Concerns And Advancement (ISRCA), Comrade Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen, who …

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?If you remove Fubara, something will happen?- former Militant leader, Asari Dokubo, speaks on the crisis in Rivers state

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is supporting former Rivers state governor and current Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to destabilise the state.     Recall that Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office as governor in 2023, just as Fubara had said that his rift with …

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Police arrest six suspected vandals in Niger State, recover armoured cables

Police arrest six suspected vandals in Niger State, recover armoured cables

The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected cable vandals for stealing street light cables in Minna.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 28, 2024, said the suspects were arrested by police officers on routine patrol along the Keteren-Gwari area of Minna, the state capital.   …

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