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Boko Haram leader Shekau publishes new video claiming they abducted 16 policewomen last week

BOKO Haram leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a fresh video in which he boasts about how his organisation was responsible for ambushing a military-escorted convoy along the Maiduguri-Damboa road during which several policewoman were abducted.

 

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Sweden, Norway and Denmark take the unprecedented step of deporting 29 Nigerians in leg chains

ABOUT 29 Nigerians were deported from Europe yesterday in an unprecedented manner that involved them being put in leg chains which were still on them as they disembarked at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.

 

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Osinbajo assures all ethnic nationalities that the federal government will address their concerns

ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has assured all ethnic groups across the country that their legitimate agitations and concerns will be addressed by the federal government as part of its plans to move the nation forward.

 

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Akwa Ibom body Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio protests its inclusion in recent maps of Biafra saying it backs one Nigeria

AKWA Ibom socio-cultural association Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio has protested against the reported inclusion of the state in an imaginary map of Biafra pointing out that it remains committed to the principle of one indivisible Nigeria.

 

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Plateau State governments suspends providing Sallah rams and gifts due to poor economic climate

PLATEAU State government suspended the traditional distribution of Sallah rams and gifts during this year's Eid-el-fitr celebrations saying that the unfavourable economic environment made it impossible to do so.

 

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Apga lashes out at Nnamdi Kanu describing his call for election boycotts as irresponsible

ANAMBRA State's ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (Apga) has lashed out at the recent comment attributed to the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu calling on Igbos to boycott elections describing it as irresponsible.

 

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Ipob responds to Kwankwaso saying Igbo leaders have no say in the determination of Biafra

BIAFRAN separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has berated former Kano State governor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso calling on Igbo leaders to disown secessionist campaigners saying that his advice is misguided.

 

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Bridge valued at $12m collapses just two weeks after it was inspected during a presidential visit

RESIDENTS of western Kenya have been left flabbergasted after a $12m bridge recently inspected by President Uhuru Kenyatta suddenly collapsed just two weeks after it was hailed as an example of the country's future.

 

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Fulani herdsmen association Mabcan takes to the streets of Jalingo to protest proposed anti-grazing law

FULANI cattle herdsmen's umbrella body the Maiyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban)  has taken to the streets of the Taraba State capital to protest the introduction of an anti-grazing law that will limit the activities of its members.

 

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Niger Delta militants threaten to shut down oil production if north disrupts Osinbajo restructuring plans

NIGER Delta militants have threatened to blow up oil pipelines and disrupt the flow of crude to northern Nigeria if the elite from the region derail plans by acting president Professor Yemi Osinbajo to restructure the country.

 

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