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Armed bandits give residents of 10 Plateau communities a 48 hour ultimatum to leave their villages

ARMED bandits operating in Plateau State have given residents of 10 communities in Wase Local Government Area a five day ultimatum to vacate their communities or face the full wrath of their fury. Plateau is one of the states that has been badly plagued by armed banditry as what started off as communal clashes between...

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Fayose warns Atiku that the PDP will not back him due to the breach of the rotation principle

FORMER Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate that he is unlikely to receive the backing of the party due to the way he treated Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the breach of the rotation principle. Last month, former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar...

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Zamfara State governor signs new bill punishing banditry with death penalty into law

GOVERNOR Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has signed a new bill into law punishing armed banditry and kidnapping with the death penalty as part of an attempt to combat the growing insecurity across the state. Over recent years, Zamfara State has been plagued by the activities of heavily-armed bandits who have held...

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Ekweremadu's case brought forward to today as Nigerian senate hires lawyers to defend him

NIGERIA'S former senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice appeared before Uxbridge Magistrate Court this morning after their ongoing trial for organ harvesting was surprisingly brought forward from July 7. Last week, Senator Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice were arrested by London's Metropolitan Police...

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Which of Nigeria's presidential candidates will have the audacity to come up with a foreign policy centred around drastically reducing the number of African nation states

Ayo Akinfe On May 14 1897, Great Britain signed a treaty with Emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia, creating bilateral relationships between Ethiopia and British Somaliland. It guaranteed the rights of the citizens of both territories and opened the door to trade between them Although not exactly an agreement between equals like say...

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Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress both throw their weight behind Peter Obi

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi has received the full backing of the Nigerian workers in his presidential bid as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have both thrown their weight behind his candidacy. Last month, Governor Obi resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and...

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Abuja court denies Nnamdi Kanu's bail application amid fears he might abscond again

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has been denied bail by the federal high court in Abuja amid fears that he may abscond again if released from detention as happened the last time. Highly controversial, Mr Kanu has been campaigning for the recreation of the independent republic of Biafra which broke away...

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Justice Tanko to receive at least $6m as severance pay as well as a mansion in any city of his choice

FORMER chief judge of Nigeria Justice Mohammed Tanko will receive about N2.5bn ($6.01m) as a severance package from the federal government following his recent resignation despite there being corruption question marks surrounding his tenure. On Monday, Justice Tanko tendered his resignation citing ill-health but it has now...

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Nigeria's House of Reps plans to pressurise British House of Commons to get Ekweremadu released

NIGERIA'S House of Representatives has intervened in the organ harvesting saga involving former deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu by urging the British authorities to handle the case fairly. Last week, Senator Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice were arrested by London's Metropolitan Police on suspicion of child...

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About 37 security operatives killed as armed bandits attack mining site in Niger State and abduct Chinese workers