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POLICE ARREST ACTIVIST AKANDE DANIEL IN CHURCH; DETAIN, HANDCUFF HIM OVER #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS An activist and a member of the Solidarity Network for Workers’ Rights, has been arrested by the Nigerian police. Comrade Akande Daniel Babatunde, who is also a member of the Network of Abuja Left Groups, was picked in church during service on Sunday by the Inspector General …

INSIDE STORY OF HOW BANDIT LEADER TURJI’S GANG ACCESSED MILITARY VEHICLE IN ZAMFARA FOREST Bandits led by kingpin Bello Turji gained access to a military Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) in Zamfara State after a tactical retreat by troops, according to new information. In an amateur video on social media, Turji and his followers can be seen celebrating the possession of …

GROUP REVEALS 98 SECURITY CHECKPOINTS EXIST IN SOUTH-EAST, ALLEGES EXTORTION A group under the aegis of Igbo National Council (INC) Worldwide has revealed that about 98 security checkpoints exist in the five states of the Southeast region. It also lamented what it described as incessant harassment and extortion from citizens and motorists by the security personnel manning the checkpoints. In …

NNPC DEBT CAUSING HICCUP IN PETROL SUPPLY The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said it is grappling with severe financial challenges as it battles mounting debt to petrol suppliers, raising concerns over the sustainability of the nation’s fuel supply. In a press statement released on Sunday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC acknowledged reports circulating …

LABOUR REACTS TO FRESH POLICE INVITATION TO AJAERO, NLC SECRETARY The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed it’s dissatisfaction with a second police invitation extended to its President, Joe Ajaero, and General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja. The labour union has described the move as an attempt at intimidation and a blatant witch-hunt by state authorities. The police, in a letter …

HOW TROOPS’ TACTICAL RETREAT LED TO BANDITS’ ACCESS TO MILITARY VEHICLE IN ZAMFARS – SOURCES Contrary to reports that terrorists loyal to notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji captured a military Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) in Zamfara State, fresh facts have emerged revealing a more nuanced situation. Credible local security sources in the North-Western state have informed PRNigeria that the terrorists …

MARTIN CHUKWUWIKE EMERGES ENUGU PDP CHAIRMAN Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected a 39-member new State Executive Committee with a former Commissioner for Housing in the state, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike as the new Chairman..The winners were announced by the six-man PDP Enugu State Congress Electoral Committee led by Toni Iyoha..Others elected during the peaceful state …

ODHIOMHOLE MOCKS OBASEKI, WIFE’S CHILDLESSNESS, SAYS THEY DON’T LOVE CHILDREN The former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said Governor Godwin Obaseki and his wife Betsy Obaseki do not have love for children.The Edo North Senator, Oshimhole said this on Saturday, in a press interview with some selected journalists. The interview was uploaded by Television Continental (TVC), on its …

BANDITS KINGPIN, BELLO TURJI SEIZES NIGERIAN ARMY’S VEHICLES, AMMUNITION DURING OPERATION Videos have surfaced online of bandit kingpin, Bello Turji and his gang celebrating taking over the Nigerian Army Armoured Personnel Carrier. Turji and his gang also took over lots of ammunition from the Nigerian Army during the seizure of the carrier. This was confirmed by a counterinsurgency and security …

EKWEREMADU MAY COMPLETE HIS JAIL TERM IN NIGERIA In an exclusive revelation in Part 2 of the blockbuster docu-series: “Daniel vs Ekweremadu,” a highly-placed source close to the Nigerian Government has said a former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, will likely be returning to Nigeria quietly soon to serve the remainder of his 10-year sentence for human trafficking. …