How bandits effort  to enforce control is driving violence in Kebbi state

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHow bandits effort  to enforce control is driving violence in Kebbi state

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 20, 2022

Vicious attacks and kidnapping in Kebbi state surged in the last few months as criminal groups in the state strive to create camps and grab lands from helpless villagers, WAP can report. According to residents who spoke with a correspondent, Bandits’ pursuit of more camps in sedentary border zone villages under is one of the reasons behind the surge in attacks perpetrated by the terrorist group. In Zuru emirate, Kebbi state, there is an increasing...

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Kano Hisbah Attends Gay Marriage Ceremony Uninvited, Arrests 19 Attendees

NewsNigeriaRegionsReligionKano Hisbah Attends Gay Marriage Ceremony Uninvited, Arrests 19 Attendees

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 20, 2022

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 19 youths for attending a same-sex marriage ceremony, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Lawan Ibrahim, the spokesperson of the board, said on Tuesday in Kano that the youths were gathered to witness the wedding of two suspected homosexuals identified as Abba and Mujahid. Ibrahim said the youths were arrested after the board got a hint about the same-sex marriage. According to him, hisbah officers arrived at...

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Peter Obi Explains Why he Wants to Dismantle Existing Political Structure

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPeter Obi Explains Why he Wants to Dismantle Existing Political Structure

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 20, 2022

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has debunked the impression that he does not have the political structure to win in the forthcoming presidential poll. Speaking during an interaction with journalists in Uyo at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council Secretariat on Monday, Obi said his goal was to dismantle the existing political structure in the country. According to him, the existing political structure is one of...

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Okupe’s Conviction Won’t Demoralise Me – Peter Obi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOkupe’s Conviction Won’t Demoralise Me – Peter Obi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 20, 2022

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has said the conviction of Doyin Okupe, the party’s presidential campaign director-general, over money laundering would not break his resolve of becoming Nigeria’s president in 2023. Obi said this during an interaction with journalists in Uyo at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council Secretariat on Monday. The presidential candidate said he was undaunted by the conviction and that he would continue...

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Boomplay Names Ayra Starr, Mercy Chinwo, Simi Top Female Artists in 2022

EntertainmentMusicNewsNigeriaBoomplay Names Ayra Starr, Mercy Chinwo, Simi Top Female Artists in 2022

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 19, 2022

Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, the Mavin Records’ signee known professionally as Ayra Starr, has emerged as Boomplay’s top female artist in Nigeria for 2022. Boomplay announced this in its recently-released annual recap, the #BoomplayRecap2022, which provides an overview of music consumption and insights into listeners’ musical taste buds and preferences for the year. According to the recap, gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and singer and songwriter Simi took the second and third positions respectively on the top...

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NSCDC Assures Anambra Residents Of Adequate Security, deploys 1931 officers

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Assures Anambra Residents Of Adequate Security, deploys 1931 officers

PilotnewsDecember 19, 2022

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, under the leadership of Commandant Isdiore  Chikere has assured the people of the state of its readiness to perform its statutory responsibility of protection of lives and property of innocent citizens coupled with all the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure in the State, this festive season According to a release by the State Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSC Okadigbo Edwin, the command has...

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LP’s Anambra Senate Candidate, Victor Umeh Says Opponents are Spreading Lies

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLP’s Anambra Senate Candidate, Victor Umeh Says Opponents are Spreading Lies

PilotnewsDecember 19, 2022

The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Senator Victor Umeh, has raised alarm over the resort to falsehood by his opponents in the race for the seat in the forthcoming 2023 election. Umeh, a foundation member and former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and former senator, spoke against the backdrop of one of such stories that claimed he demanded N500 million to support Prof Chukwuma Soludo in the...

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62 Generals To Retire From The Nigerian Army In 2022 – Irabor

National SecurityNewsNigeria62 Generals To Retire From The Nigerian Army In 2022 – Irabor

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 19, 2022

The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, treated the retired and retiring generals to a regimental dinner and awards to honour them for their After 35 years of meritorious service to the nation, the Nigerian Army, on Saturday, honour the retired and retiring generals to a regimental dinner. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said those honoured include senior officers comprising 24 major generals and 38 brigadier generals are those who retired or are due...

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Nigerian Airforce Rescue Seven Kidnap Chinese Nationals

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Airforce Rescue Seven Kidnap Chinese Nationals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 19, 2022

The seven Chinese nationals who were believed to have been kidnapped by bandits in June 2022 have been rescued by the Nigerian Airforce. The Chinese Nationals were kidnapped while working on a mining site in Ajata-Aboki, Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area Niger State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement said the Special Forces under the 271 NAF detachment in Birnin Gwari in...

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“Don’t Form Prayer Groups, Hold Crusades Like Pentecostals”, Catholic Bishop Tells Priests

NewsNigeriaReligion“Don’t Form Prayer Groups, Hold Crusades Like Pentecostals”, Catholic Bishop Tells Priests

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 19, 2022

The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Callistus Onaga, has warned priests against adopting ‘the pentecostal approach of service’ by holding crusades and forming prayer groups. Bishop Onaga gave the warning in his homily at the ordination of 26 priests and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sacred Heart Seminary, Nsude (Junior Seminary) in Enugu on Saturday. The bishop charged the newly-ordained priests to organise retreats for their parishioners and pay greater attention to...

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