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Putin Ready To Negotiate Ukraine
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has expressed his readiness to negotiate with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Putin said he is ready to send Russian delegations to the Belarusian capital of Minsk to talk with Ukraine. Reports gathered that Putin’s decision follows a request made by Zelenskyy. A statement by Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said:…
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Court Sentences Billionaire Kidnapper Evans, Two Others To Life Imprisonment
The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans and two others, Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment. Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentence to the trio on Friday after convicting them on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The…
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A Word In Defence Of Hon. Haruna Mshelia
By: Inuwa Bwala Initially, I felt he does not deserve any kind word from me, given his recent disposition on issues, most of which have pitched him against most stakeholders in his constituency, including me. But the fact that he is a brother and represents me in the National Assembly, and looking back at some…
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ALGON IMC distance self from Otunba, others, says Forum is double-faced
…Petitions IGP, DSS The Interim Management Committee on Tuesday distanced itself from leadership of the Forum of Mobile Advert Practitioners of Nigeria, Otunba Mike O. Eboziegbe on the basis of compromisation. According to earlier report, leadership of the Interim Management Committee engaged the activities of the forum to act as taskforce of enforcement on the…
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FG Pushes For Improved Detention facilities to safeguard detainees’ rights
By: Isaac Thlama- Abuja The Federal Government has initiated moves to ensure that detention facilities in the country conform with international best practices. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the Police Visitors Week on Monday at Life Camp Police station, in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, explained…
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Utomi Is A Failed Technocrat
By Sam Chibueze It appears that we are living in an era in which failed politicians and technocrats have taken on the role of fortune tellers, spreading false prophecies in the name of political relevance. The other time, it was the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi prophesying that the “country is on extra…
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End of banditry near – Group declares as airstrikes kill terrorist commanders
A group, Northern Youth Network (NYN) has eulogise Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and other military forces for their sustained onslaughts against bandits and other criminal elements, maintaining that the recent airstrikes and ground operations that resulted to killing of many terrorists including the Kingpin, Dogo-Umaru, Mallam Buba Danfulani and 41 others is an indication that…
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Insecurity: Guber aspirant calls for strengthening of traditional institution
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The need for the three tiers of government in Nigeria to as a matter of urgency strengthen and support traditional institutions, especially at this critical time of heightened insecurity and economic hardship, has again been stressed. This is in tandem with the recent call by the Senate on the federal…
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Before APC Goes To The Eagle Square: Kashim Shettima On My Mind
By: Inuwa Bwala Somebody described the forthcoming convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC as unusual. Everybody is still guessing whether it will hold or not and what might be the likely outcome. Nothing in the air suggests whether the convention will hold as the usual media frenzy that predate such important event is…
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Of Zulum And The Ex- Political Thugs
By: Inuwa Bwala For over 20 years, lack of deliberate investment in the youths have compelled mist of them to seek for means of survival. The luckier ones had found their ways out, while the less lucky ones have become easy tools for recruitment into crime or political thuggery. By whatever name they were known,…