90,000 terrorists have surrendered in one year — Zulum

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeria90,000 terrorists have surrendered in one year — Zulum

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 26, 2022

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, has said more than 90,000 members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have surrendered in the last year. The governor indicated this while speaking at an event organized on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. Zulu stated that the terrorists voluntarily surrendered to the army for disarmament, de-radicalisation and reintegration. According to him, this has never happened anywhere in...

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Osinbajo, Wike, Obi, Adeboye, Others Make List of 100 Nigeria’s Foremost

LifestyleNewsNigeriaOsinbajo, Wike, Obi, Adeboye, Others Make List of 100 Nigeria’s Foremost

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 26, 2022

Ahead of the 1 October 2022 release date, publishers of Nigeria’s premier biographical compendium on thought leaders, Portraits of Patriots: 100 Nigeria’s Foremost Thought Leaders, have released the names of the 100 men and women who made the list. Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo; Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye; the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; chairman and CEO of Dangote Group,...

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PDP Crisis: PDP Youth Movement Stages ‘Ayu Must Go’ Protest in Kaduna

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Crisis: PDP Youth Movement Stages ‘Ayu Must Go’ Protest in Kaduna

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 25, 2022

The Coalition of the Northern Nigeria Peoples Democratic Party Youth Movement on Friday protested at the PDP Secretariat in Kaduna, demanding the resignation of Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the party. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions reading: ‘Ayu must go’, ‘Ayu must step down’, ‘We need justice, and fairness for all. The demand is coming following the crisis that the party has been facing since former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, clinched the ticket...

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One Million March: Abuja, Kwara, Rivers, Niger Stand Still for Peter Obi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOne Million March: Abuja, Kwara, Rivers, Niger Stand Still for Peter Obi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 25, 2022

Rallies in support of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, continued on Saturday in major towns and state capitals with his supporters marching through the streets of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT); Illorin, Kwara State; Eleme, Rivers State; and Minna, Niger State. In Abuja, the crowd of supporters made up of a coalition of support groups as well as other well wishers began their walk from the famous Unity Fountain, Central...

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All Progressives Congress releases 422-Member Presidential Campaign Council

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAll Progressives Congress releases 422-Member Presidential Campaign Council

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2022

Ahead of the commencement of the party’s 202, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a 422-member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) presidential campaign to be headed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Presidential Campaign Council with its directorates would be inaugurated next week at the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Office in Abuja. According to the list released in Abuja on Saturday, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau is the Director General with James Faleke as secretary. Sen. Bola...

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Over 345 Million People Faces Acute Food insecurity In 82 Countries

NewsUnited NationsWorldOver 345 Million People Faces Acute Food insecurity In 82 Countries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2022

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme David Beasley, on Thursday told the UN Security Council that 345 million people are facing acute food insecurity in the 82 countries. The Security Council was focusing on conflict-induced food insecurity and the risk of famine in Ethiopia, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. Beasley also said 70 million are pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine, noted where the agency operates is more than twice the...

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Enugu Highways under attacks, Police Rescue 12 Kidnap Victims

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEnugu Highways under attacks, Police Rescue 12 Kidnap Victims

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 24, 2022

In South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, Enugu State in times past was adjudged as the most peaceful state; cases of kidnappings, and robbery were insignificant compared to her counterparts. But the narrative is gradually changing as cases of armed robberies and kidnapping in Coal city make waves; worst is the activities of these men on the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway and Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Highway. Nowadays, commuters on both highways set off in fear and trepidation because...

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Obi has the support of three northern governors says Kayode Ajulo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObi has the support of three northern governors says Kayode Ajulo

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 24, 2022

Kayode Ajulo, a human rights lawyer, has said three northern governors have indicated an interest in supporting Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Ajulo said this on Friday in an interview with NAN in Abuja. He, however, did not list the names of the governors. “I am aware of three governors from the north who have given indications to support him. “I will still say Peter Obi is not ready to...

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Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’ Tops UK’s Afrobeats Chart for 13 Weeks

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsBurna Boy’s ‘Last Last’ Tops UK’s Afrobeats Chart for 13 Weeks

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 24, 2022

Burna Boy’s first single from his sixth studio album, Love, Damini, has become the longest-running number one track on the Afrobeats chart in the United Kingdom (UK). This is according to data from the Official Charts Company. Last emerged as the longest-running number-one track from the past 12 months as well as the longest-running number-one track ever recorded by the chart, with 13 consecutive weeks on top. Burna Boy is also the artist that has...

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Two Die As Three-Storey Building Collapses In Anambra

LifestyleLocalNewsNigeriaTwo Die As Three-Storey Building Collapses In Anambra

PilotnewsSeptember 24, 2022

Two persons have been confirmed dead while two others narrowly escaped death as a three storey building under construction collapsed at Ibolo, Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. The building which was at roofing stage collapsed to the ground while work  was in progress. Speaking to newsmen who visited the scene, a survivor, Mr. Ositadinma Chukwuleta, narrated his lucky escape, and revealed that while adjusting the woods used for the casted parapet, he noticed the building...

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