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Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi warms against violent crackdown on Fulani herdsmen and bandits

CONTROVERSIAL Muslim cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has urged the Nigerian government not use force against Fulani cattle herdsmen and armed bandits currently terrorising the country saying that doing so will only stiffen their resolve.

 

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Governor Umahi warns that Ipob Monday sit-at-homes will destroy the southeast economy

GOVENOR Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has warned that the economy of the southeast geo-political zone could soon collapse if the ongoing sit-ins being called by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) kept being heeded.

 

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Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore wants National Assembly to stop passing of state anti-grazing laws

FULANI socio-cultural association Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has called on Nigeria's  National Assembly to intervene and stop attempts by some states governors to enact anti-open grazing laws targeted at nomadic pastoralists.

 

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Samuel Kalu and Tyronne Ebuehi set to miss Cape Verde game after the both test positive

SUPER Eagles duo Samuel Kalu and Tyronne Ebuehi have both been ruled out of Nigeria's World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde tomorrow after they tested positive for coronavirus after a medical check-up of all the players.

 

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Ipob steps up action to prevent its members arrested in Ghana from being deported to Nigeria

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra's (Ipob) lawyer Aloy Ejimakor has stepped up legal action to prevent several members of the group arrested in Ghana from being extradited to Nigeria where they are likely to face treason charges.

 

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10 things Nigeria should do to get Guinea out of its current predicament to make the point that West Africa is not Afghanistan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Get someone like Oga Jona or Baba OBJ to mobilise other West African nations to come up with a sub-regional blueprint that will involve the transfer of power over a one-year period

[2] Make it clear to the Guinean junta that their military administration will not be recognised. What they must do is come up with a 12-man interim cabinet of which no more than half will be soldiers. This administration will be headed by a civilian

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Afghan women defy the Taliban and demonstrate against its misogynistic policies in Kabul

AFGHAN special forces had to disperse am angry women's protest in Kabul yesterday after hundreds of them had gathered to demonstrate against the oppressive and misogynistic policies of the Taliban.

 

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Seven players leave Eagles camp as UK Covid-19 guidelines rule them out of World Cup qualifier

SEVEN British-based players have left the Super Eagles camp and are heading back to Europe in fulfilment of the agreement between their clubs and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) barring them from featuring in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde.

 

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It is not by accident that Nigeria is the world's largest black nation and occupies the centre of the earth. I often wonder why we do not consider ourselves God's special chosen people

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Africa is in the middle of the world and Nigeria is in the middle of Africa. If you actually look at a map of Africa, the continent is shaped like a gum and Nigeria is exactly where the trigger should be

[2] In terms of landmass, Nigeria is only number 14 in Africa. Yet we have the largest population and the biggest economy. Surely, this is not just a coincidence

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Ngige dismisses mass exodus of doctors saying Nigeria cannot afford UN patient ratio target

HEALTH minister Dr Chris Ngige has dismissed the ongoing crisis in Nigeria's health sector involving the mass departure of doctors saying the United Nations (UN) target of one physician to 600 patients is unattainable for the country.

 

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