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President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured Obas from the South West that his administration was doing everything possible to tackle security challenges in the country. Responding to an address by the traditional rulers led by the Ooni of Ife , Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi during a courtesy vis ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2YkCpRN

It is very embarrassing that the Senate in their characteristic manner of showcasing that they have been turned to an extension of the Presidency declared that the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki should, issue a fresh proclamation for the State House of Assembly. This singular action of the hy ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2Ozwx2u

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The National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barr Emmanuel Enoidem says elections were canceled in some polling units and wards in Etim Ekpo local government because materials were hijacked by armed thugs. He also said that the thugs who were brought from Edo state in 50 buses ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2KlUHbg

Congress approved President Donald Trump's nominee for UN ambassador by 56 votes to 34. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZiISch

Yesterday, July 30, 2019, we read a write up like others before it written by a self-acclaimed chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze attacking the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike for according to Eze not fulfilling his promise of giving some commissione ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2GS2D3p

An Open Letter to the Executive Governor of Kaduna State Your Excellency Mallam Nasir El-Rufai Your Excellency The Governor of Kaduna State , Mallam Nasir El-Rufai Government House, Kaduna - Nigeria. 31st July, 2019. Your Excellency Sir, I am most delighted to reach out to you through this ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2Zom0Iq

The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Josephine Udeh, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri on a one-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2GS2AVh

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Why some Peruvians fear that the recent influx of Venezuelans migrants poses a risk to their jobs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yrF0Kf

The death of coffee chain owner VG Siddhartha has sent shockwaves through India's business community. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KkcPm9

The US-China trade war is costing jobs and pushing up prices, say firms on both sides of the Pacific. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YBjugC

Can the US compete with China's huge investments in the continent? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MvASky

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Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old girl, Eniola Shittu for allegedly conspiring with her 32-year-old boyfriend, David Peremobowe to rape her close friend. The suspects were arrested following a report lodged by the victim at Obantoko Division that she was at home on 24th ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2MoxtEe

A storm of trouble is currently gathering at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with its National Chairman in the middle of it. The trouble has already resulted to locking-up the main office of the vocal APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, by the officials of th ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2LZLnxl

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VG Siddhartha, founder and owner of popular Indian chain Cafe Coffee Day, had gone missing on Monday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yoowlU

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the desire of the ninth Senate and indeed the National Assembly is to have the budget cycle return to January to December. Lawan spoke shortly before the Senate adjourned for a two-month recess which was initially delayed to allow for ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2K2TTsZ

The Edo State Government watched with alarm today as the distinguished Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in a step that was not totally unexpected, purported to pass a resolution in the following terms: - Directing the Governor of Edo State to issue a fresh proclamation for the inau ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2Ot5khZ

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The party's most progressive candidates, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, take centre stage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3116J0o

Gunmen Travelling on Nigerian roads have become more dangerous in recent times because of the activities of kidnappers and abductors. And the southwest roads are no different. As reported, bandits, including foreigners, have invaded southwest forests, where they have set up temporary camps. From these camps, they intermittently storm the highways and kidnap travellers, whom they hold and only release in exchange for ransoms. They terrorise, defile and sometimes kill their victims. Because of this, here are 11 tips to save you from kidnapping on the southwest roads: 1. Be vigilant at all times and review your security measures regularly. 2. As much as possible, avoid travelling at night. Limit travel after dark outside city centres as far as possible; and avoid quiet and poorly lit roads. 3. Take particular care if you’re visiting crowded public places or attending events which attract large crowds. Criminals often use these situations as cover for robbery and kidnapping...

The Government of Cross River on Monday in Calabar, declared July 30 a public holiday for the planting of one million trees in a ceremony known as the Green Carnival, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. According to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, State Security Office, Dr Alfred Mboto, the general public should be informed that major routes in Calabar will be closed to motorists from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the tree planting. Mboto said the closure was to give way to the green carnival train to freely move around the state capital and plant trees in designated spots. The permanent secretary stressed that the state government hoped for strict compliance with this directive. He said the areas in Calabar that would be closed included Botanical Garden Road, Target Road, Mary Slessor Avenue from Bogobiri to the College of Health Tech gate. Also to be blocked are Marian Road, IBB Way and Calabar Road and Transcorp Hotel roundabout. Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River had last W...

A former President of the Senate and ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, has said members of the National Assembly were aggrieved with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the reason why they wanted to impeach him. Anyim said the lawmakers were aggrieved that several presiding officers were removed under Obasanjo’s administration but were blackmailed from impeaching the President, ThePUNCH reports. The former lawmaker said their grievances were expressed at a meeting by the Council of State, confirming the comment recently made by a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, that pleas were made to the National Assembly not to impeach Obasanjo. Anyim spoke in Abuja on Monday at the second public lecture organised by National Assembly Legislative Digest, with the theme, ’20 Years of the National Assembly in the Fourth Republic: The Tasks Ahead of the Ninth National Assembly.’ The former SGF, who was chairman of the occasion, recalled that on Ma...

Benjamin Agesan, Benue State correspondent of Business Day Newspapers, was injured by unknown gunmen along Kastina-Ala to Makurdi on Monday. Three people were killed in the same vehicle that was conveying Agesan, according to Punch Newspaper.   It was gathered that the vehicle was ambushed at Ogboma a few kilometres from Kastina-Ala. The gunmen shot indiscriminately at the vehicle and in the process punctured the tyres, making it to summersault. A colleague of the journalist, Jerry Iorngaem, who narrated the incident said Agesan was returning from Katsina-Ala from Makurdi when they were ambushed by the gunmen. He said, “We learnt that the vehicle he (Agesan) later joined also conveyed produces collectors who were carrying a huge sum of money and were being trailed by the gunmen. “Shortly after take-off, the gunmen trailed the vehicle to about 5km and shot sporadically at it and in the process punctured its tyres which caused it to summersault into the bush. “They the...

Femi Falana, lawyer of Ibrahim El-Zazaky and his wife, Zeenat, has said his clients have pellets of bullets lodging in their bodies. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria made the revelation on Monday after the Kaduna State High Court adjourned the ruling in the application for permission filed by El-Zazaky to travel for medical attention.  The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) had filed an application for permission to travel to India for medical attention, hinging his application on his ‘failing’ health. However, the state High Court presided over by Justice Darius Khobo adjourned ruling on the application to August 5. Briefing newsmen after the hearing, Falana said his clients--- El-Zazaky and wife Zeenat-- were in dire need of medical attention as the Nigeria's government had refused to give them adequate medical care since their detention in 2015. See Also Sahara Reporters EXCLUSIVE: How DSS Shunned El-Zakzaky’s Medical Report Despite Evidence He Ne...

Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky after being attacked by the Nigerian military Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky after being attacked by the Nigerian military Sahara Reporters Media A document obtained by SaharaReporters has revealed that a medical examination conducted on the detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria by the Department of State Services, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, on July 8, 2019, shows that he is need of urgent medical treatment. The DSS ordered test was conducted at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Department of Family Medicine on July 12, 2019, a few days before his legal counsel, Femi Falana filed a bail application urging the court to grant the detained Zakzaky permission to travel abroad for medical treatment. The court had ordered another investigation of health claims despite existing proofs that Zakzaky is sick from the DSS. The report signed by the Head of Family Medicine BDTH states that El-Zakzaky, who is 60 years old, is “hypertensive” and suffers from “Hemimip...

Professor Dahiru Yahya of Bayero University, Kano has said the followers of Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky will continue to protest to demand the freedom of their leader. The professor of history also condemned the move by the federal government to proscribe the religious group after tagging it a terrorist organization. Speaking with journalists in Kano, Yahya said the allegiance of the followers of El-Zakzaky remained strong and unwavering. He, however, said the Muslims followers of Shaikh Zakzaky would continue to press for the release of the Shiites leader. “They are always peaceful and what they are doing is in line with their right according to the Nigerian constitution. “The Shiites will continue practising their religious duties, as usual, no matter what will happen, and the #FreeZakzaky protest will continue until the demand is granted,” he said.   ACTIVISM Human Rights Islam Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Dis...

Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director of MURIC Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director of MURIC The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Monday, backed the Federal Government on the proscription of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, (aka Shiites) describing the action as a move to strengthen peace and harmony in Nigeria. MURIC added that the proscription of Shiites would prevent Nigeria from battling with another security threat like Boko Haram.   The Director, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statement, urged the Iranian government not to interfere in internal affairs of a sovereign country, Nigeria.   The statement partly read, “MURIC considers the proscription of IMN as a decisive and necessary action. Nigerians who sincerely want to see peace and stability must, therefore, give the Nigerian government a free hand on this. Boko Haram would not have festered so badly had former President Goodluck Jonathan taken action when he should. “It is also our considered opinion that members o...

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The small plane crashed in a residential area near the city of Rawalpindi, engulfing houses in flames. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SO80VX

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How the death of one man 10 years ago sparked an unending campaign of terror in Nigeria and beyond. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ydnw3E

The president asked Sweden's PM to free the rapper, who is now due to go on trial in the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2K3x3RS

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