The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of plotting to frame innocent citizens on trumped-up charges following the recent #EndBadGovernance protests in the country. In a communique issued after a meeting of the Emergency National Executive Council on Saturday and signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC condemned the government’s action and called for an inclusive …
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Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have intensified their offensives against illegal refining operations along the Niger River, bordering Ndokwa East and Ndoni Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Delta and Rivers States. The operation, conducted on the basis of reliable information, led to the confiscation and destruction of numerous objects, including …
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An explosion on Monday rocked the Action People’s Party (APP) secretariat in Rivers State. The explosion which occurred at about 1:00 am, on Monday destroyed doors, windows and other properties in the building located on Tombia Road in GRA, Port Harcourt. State police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the incident to reporters in the state capital. He said a bomb disposal …
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Poland has denied claims that its citizens, arrested by security forces in Kano, Nigeria, were waving Russian flags during #EndBadGovernance protests. The Polish Foreign Ministry stated that the six students and their teacher, who were arrested on August 6, did not participate in the protest but “only took photos.” Department of State Services spokesman Peter Afunanya alleged that the Polish …
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers have intercepted 532 packages of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 265.25kg and imported from Montreal, Canada, at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos State. The illicit drug contained in a black Toyota Sienna bus, one of three vehicles in a container from Canada, was intercepted by NDLEA officers at the port on …
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Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, lamented the damage to parts of the recently rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway. The minister in a statement issued on Saturday by his media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi described the incident caused by the flood as very unfortunate, saying that completed roads in the country do not last for five years. Umahi revealed that a …
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Cocaine worth billions of naira hidden in sturdy car steering knuckles and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, among others, have been recovered in a nationwide operation conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesperson for the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, while revealing that the operation was intelligence-led, noted that 2.32 kilograms of cocaine …
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reacted to reports circulating that corps members will soon start receiving the new minimum wage of N70,000 approved by the federal government. The news stated that corps members’ bank accounts were being increased to accommodate the new minimum wage. However, the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations revealed that the story was …
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On Thursday, August 8, 2024, at exactly 3:36 p.m., the Editor of the online newspaper VeracityDesk, Mr. Emmanuel Ajibulu, drew my attention to a documentary on Arise TV about my late elder brother, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, fondly called by those of us close to him as Captain Hosa. He not only drew my attention but also sent me the …
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Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night killed at least 30 people in Ayati community, Ukum local government area, Benue State. Residents told reporters that the herdsmen stormed the community at 11:30 p.m., fired sporadically, and chased the victims into the bush where they were killed. The attack was linked to a land dispute between farmers and herders that …
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