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Month: January 2024

Ibadan Explosion: Nigerians stop normalising nonsense in 2024

Our desensitisation as citizens is a luxury we cannot afford. Almost everywhere you look these days, there is a long-running joke that Nigeria’s national resolution for 2024 is, “No gree for anybody.” The police have described this slogan as an act of rebellion, stating that their intelligence has reliably informed them that “the slogan is…

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Bauchi-born Nigerian Judge appointed member of Commonwealth tribunal

The jurist, who appreciated the minister for facilitating his appointment, said he would strive to justify the confidence reposed in him. A retired High Court Judge in Bauchi, Justice Habibu Shall, has been appointed member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT). Shall is to represent Africa on the CSAT team that consists of eight…

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Lagos govt bans use of ‘takeaway packs’ in the state with immediate effect

The Lagos government said it’s banning single-use plastics because they have become a menace to the environment. The Lagos government has banned the usage of non-biodegradable Styrofoam, popularly called takeaway packs, and other single-use plastics in the state with immediate effect. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the ban via…

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Leave Nigeria if you need a 9-5 job, better security – Amaechi

Amaechi said Nigerians stand a better chance of securing a 9 to 5 job and enjoy better security if they emigrate to foreign countries. A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has advised Nigerians who desire to secure a decent 9 to 5 job in a safe and secure environment to leave the country. Amaechi,…

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Nigerians deserve whatever they voted for – Amaechi

Amaechi said Nigerians can’t complain about the hardship and lack of economic opportunities after electing their leaders. The immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that Nigerians deserve whatever they get from their political leaders. He said the mass exodus of Nigerians to foreign countries in search of greener pasture, otherwise known as…

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Barbarians have taken over Nigerian social media – Wole Soyinka

Soyinka said social media is still valid as a means of interaction in other climes because of intellectual content and reasoned engagements deployed by users. The Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said the Nigerian social media space has been taken over by those he described as barbarians. The playwright said this as he lamented…

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Aregbesola begs Nigerians not to give up on democracy

Aregbesola argued that a society has the potential to achieve progressive transformation when non-state actors contribute to human and infrastructural development. The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has appealed to Nigerians not to allow the present difficulty in the country to make them give up on the nation’s democracy. The former Osun State…

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We had the option to eliminate Nnamdi Kanu from his hideout – Buhari

Buhari said he chose to extradite Kanu to face prosecution in Nigeria because eliminating him from his hideout would give the country a bad image. According to the former President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the immediate past federal government did a favour to the leader of the proscribed group, Indigenous People…

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Nabeeha’s sisters regain freedom from Abuja kidnappers

The kidnappers killed Nabeeha after her father failed to meet the deadline he was given to pay ₦60m ransom. The remaining siblings of the late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah, who were kidnapped in the Bwari area of Abuja, have regained freedom from their abductors. The six sisters were kidnapped alongside their father at their home on January…

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1 pupil dead, 10 injured in Kaduna explosion

Aruwan further said that updates would be duly communicated to the public by the state government. An explosion in Kidandan village of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State has claimed the life of a pupil of an Islamiyya school while ten others have reportedly been injured. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home…

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