NSCDC dismisses one of its security officials for participating in looting of palliative warehouse

 

NIGERIA'S Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim after he was filmed participating in the ongoing looting in Abuja carting away a box of essential food items.

 

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Ngozi named as WTO boss as she secures landslide victory winning 104 out of 164 votes

 

NIGERIA'S former finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named as the new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after winning the final selection round this morning with a landslide victory.

 

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Nnamdi Kanu accuses Nigerian Army of trying to pass the blame for Lekki killings on to Sanwoolu

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has accused the Nigerian Army of lying against Governor Babajide Sanwoolu by alleging that he was the one who ordered the Lekki Toll Gate shootings in Lagos State.

 

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10 things Buhari must do if he wants to avoid a repeat of this volatile uprising in 2021

Ayo Akinfe

(1) As we can all see, Sars was just the catalyst for the uprising we have seen across the nation. It is poverty that has led the Nigerian masses to revolt. Unless the issue of their welfare is addressed, what we are witnessing today will just be a dress rehearsal for a much more violent revolt next year

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Nigerian IT firm develops mobile application which makes stolen phones unusable

 

NIGERIAN telecommunications company EF Network has developed a mobile application that can make devices unusable to thieves as part of a plan to curb the theft or resale of mobile phones and other gadgets across the country.

 

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Adeboye calls on RCCG members to observe a month of fasting and prayers for Nigeria

REDEEMED Christian Church of God (RCCG) general overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye has directed all members of his church to commence a 30-day fasting and prayer period for Nigeria as a result of the ongoing social convulsions wracking the country.

 

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Plateau government denies asking anyone to return palliatives saying it belongs to the people

PLATEAU State government has denied asking looters to return stolen palliatives as claimed by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) pointing out that the looted food items belong to the people and there was no need asking them to return them.

 

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Archbishop of Canterbury adds his voice to the condemnation of the Lekki killings

ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Church Rt Reverend Justin Welby has described the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last week as an outrage that should be condemned by all.

 

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Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo and Southampton's Nathan Tella cleared to play for Nigeria

 

FULHAM centreback Tosin Adarabioyo and Southampton striker Nathan Tella have both been cleared by Fifa to play for Nigeria's Super Eagles in the forthcoming African Nations Cup qualifiers.

 

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Prosecuting treasury looters has got to take priority over the cases of hungry warehouse looters

 

Ayo Akinfe

(1) All of a sudden we are hearing a lot about the need for law and order in Nigeria. Of course we all welcome that but this desire for us to be governed by the rule of law has got to be applied in a uniform manner across the board

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