NIGERIA. The Cross River State Police Command in Nigeria has arrested Daniel Bassey & his wife, who sold out their two year old son for N180,000 ($500). Mr Hafiz Inuwa, the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, paraded Mr Bassey in Calabar, on Monday. Daniel & Magdalene Bassey: The commissioner said Daniel was arrested in Calabar following a report by
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WASHINGTON: When he meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday 30 April, President Trump needs to seize this opportunity to call Buhari to account for allowing unchecked atrocities against Christians in his country. While Boko Haram has made headlines for murdering and terrorizing people in Nigeria, in this case President Buhari is allowing members of his own ancestral group — the
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LONDON. OXFAM International has disclosed that when it comes to women representation in elective positions, Nigeria is worst in Africa, adding that women in elective positions in Nigeria amounted to 7 per cent, which is the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking during an interactive session with women associations in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi state coordinator of OXFAM, Mr. Olumide Ojo,
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President Trump has created a new division within the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, with the express purpose of banning mandatory vaccinations across the country, and ensuring citizens have a right to choose their own healthcare. With the establishment of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division division on Thursday, Trump has laid the groundwork to dismantle each and
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There are strong indications that Senator Shehu Sani has concluded plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. This came as the fearless Senator reacted to President Buhari’s recent comment in Yobe State, in which he said that he handled the Dapchi girls situation better than how ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, handled the Chibok girls issue. Sani, took to Twitter
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President Muhammadu Buhari on a recent visit to Benue State, said he was ‘surprised’ that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, disobeyed his directives to stay in Benue until the bloodletting between farmers and herdsmen was resolved. Mr. Buhari also said his government is worried about the incessant attacks on Benue’s rural communities and vowed to end the menace “very
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A former police officer had her tiny gun necklace confiscated by airport security because it was “too dangerous” and passengers might think it was real and become “scared.” Claire Sharp had the one-inch long piece of jewelry confiscated as she was travelling to Italy from London Stansted Airport on Friday. The charm had sentimental value as it was a present
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LONDON. Nigerians refugees recently brought back into the country from Libya have called on international organizations not to give money meant for their empowerment and training to officials of govenment. They alleged that monies meant for them by European Union, International Organization for Migration, IMO and other international bodies are being diverted by individuals working with the government. This allegation
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UNITED KINGDOM. The UK is to pay for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s largest prisons to help expedite the transfer of offenders from British jails. Up to £700,000 will be spent on a 112-bed annex in Kiri Kiri prison in the country’s largest city Lagos. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it would enable eligible Nigerian inmates serving time
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The Nigerian Army on March 7, ordered drivers of articulated and other heavy-duty trucks to vacate the Carter Bridge and other overpass in Lagos with immediate effect. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Sylvanus Abbah, who was the convener of the meeting, appealed to the tanker drivers to leave the bridge due
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