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NDLEA Replies Police, Vows To Prosecute Officers Indicted With Kyari

• Confusion over closure of intelligence units• Arase says the existence of units contravenes the original plan National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it will not spare any of its officers indicted by the police authorities. NDLEA spoke in response to a challenge posed to it on Monday by the police, asking the agency to also try its men …

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Fuel Scarcity: Nigerians Are Suffering — CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Tuesday said the continued scarcity of fuel in Nigeria and the pains of having adulterated fuel in circulation have further increased the hardship Nigerians were going through for about a month now. Chairman of CAN in Kaduna State and Vice-Chairman of CAN in the Northern States and Abuja, Rev. Joseph Hayab, said the apex …

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Sylvester Oromoni: Why I Think There Is ‘Massive cover-ups’ Over My Son’s Death – Father

Sylvester Oromoni (Snr), the father of the late student of Dowen College, has explained to the court why he thinks there is a “massive cover-up” in the death of his son. He spoke on Tuesday while responding to Akingbola Goerge, a lawyer representing the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, in the ongoing coroner inquest in Lagos over his son’s alleged murder. …

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There Are Others Like Abba Kyari In Police Force ― AIG Iwar (rtd)

A retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Austin Iwar has said that the arrest of Abba Kyari over the drug bust shows that there are many more Abba Kyaris in the Nigerian Police force system and there may be other officers committing even worse crimes. Speaking in a Channels TV programme ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Wednesday, AIG Iwar said the …

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BREAKING: Kanu May Go Blind, His Sight Deteriorating, Ozekhome Tells Court

Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN), who is the lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, raised the alarm that his client’s sight had deteriorated. File: Leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu a court session. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan. Ozekhome told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that Kanu, who …

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EFCC Recovers Nine Filling Stations, Lands, Others From Serving Military Officer

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, presented details of 24 properties worth N10.9 billion forfeited to the Federal Government by a top military officer. The commission, however, did not give the name of the officer. Justice N.E. Maha of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had, on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of the properties held by fronts and …

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Harder Times Loom As Fuel Crisis Lingers

• Inflation decelerates slightly to 15.6 per cent• ‘Data is a mockery of market reality’• Food crisis not reflecting govt’s ‘investment’ in agric, says farmers’ association • NNPC imports 2.3b litres as queues persist nationwide The near-term inflation outlook appears increasingly unpredictable, as the petrol shortage crisis and the rising cost of diesel have added to other challenges driving up prices of essential …

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Insecurity: Zamfara Residents Pay N40.7m Protection Levy To Bandits Following Sack Of Military Base

Six months after sacking a military base in the area, bandits have collected at least N40.7 million as protection levy from residents of Mutumji communities in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents said they delivered N9.7 million to the bandits on February 4 as the last instalment of the levy collected from various peasant communities in Mutumji. PREMIUM …

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BREAKING: ECOWAS Court Dismisses FG’s Application Against SERAP’s Suit

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed the application by the Federal Government seeking to stop the judgment in the Twitter ban case. The court said the application is frivolous and lacking in merit. The case is now adjourned to 10 May 2022 for judgment. The President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration had filed an application asking the ECOWAS court to dismiss a suit …

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IPOB Shut Down Markets, Schools, Banks In Imo Ahead Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

Residents of Imo state, completely obeyed the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in solidarity with Wednesday’s court case in Abuja, of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Vanguard in Owerri observed that the compliance to the sit-at-home was total from the areas visited. Also, the residents of Orlu and Okigwe joined in the sit-at-home order where the …

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