The police command in Bayelsa State has dropped a defamation charge it filed against a Bayelsa-based journalist, Mr Nengi Owei-Ilagha. The journalist was charged before a Federal High Court in Yenagoa. He was alleged to have made defamatory posts against Mr Emmanuel Chiefson on Facebook. Chiefson is a …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said it neutralised several Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in air strikes in the Tumbuns on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known …
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Another boat capsizes with 22 passengers in Niger, says NSEMA
A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger State to Yauri in Kebbi State has capsized. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
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By Toyin Falola To run for an election in Nigeria, as you raise the money you need, now in billions of naira, remember one thing: divide the money into two—one for the elections and the other for legal matters. If you win, the loser will take you to court. …
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Ooni pleads support for Tinubu
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23 feared dead as boat capsizes in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government has condoled with members of immediate families, Yauri Emirate Council, and the Local Government over a boat which capsized involving 30 traders. In the ugly accident, 23 people were feared dead. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor disclosed this in a statement …
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Police drop defamation charge against Bayelsa-based journalist
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