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Police Reacts To Video Of Its Men Beating Man With Gun

January 5, 2020 2:12 pm
The Police Command in Enugu State has commenced investigation into an alleged misconduct by four policemen which was shown in a video clip in Enugu metropolis.

A video showing four policeman beating a young man with gun had on Saturday emerged online.

In the video, the policemen were seen chasing, assaulting the young man identified as Justice Obasi for refusing to unlock his phone.

It was alleged that the policemen accused Obasi of being a yahoo boy.

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Reacting, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement

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Kanu Reacts To Muslims Chanting Death To America And Israel

January 4, 2020 6:27 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu took to his twitter account to react to Northern Muslims’ Anti-America, Anti-Israeli, and Anti-Trump protest yesterday. The reason for the protest was because of the killing of Qasem Soleimani by US ordered airstrikes.

The pro-jihadist group chanted “Death to Israel” “Death to America”.

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“What they failed to add to their banner is “Death to Biafra” because Judeo-Christians, especially Biafrans in Arewa core north of the British created contraption ‘Nigeria’ will bear the brunt of this US strike in Iraq …

Foreign Affairs Reacts To Eviction Of Nigerian Commission

January 3, 2020 11:16 am
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the Nigerian High Commission has not been evicted from its diplomatic property in Ghana.

Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson of the ministry who made this known in a statement in Abuja, also said that there was no diplomatic row between Nigeria and Ghana.

Nwonye explained that the building was not occupied by the High Commissioner, Chancery or staff of the High Commission but only housed some properties of the mission.

“The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to news circulating in the social media that its property on

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Obaseki Reacts As Interpol Arrests His Commissioner

December 31, 2019 5:26 am

The Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osazee Osemwengie Ero, has been arrested by the Interpol in far away France.

NAN gathered that the Commissioner, who organized the recently held Edo Festivals (EDOFEST), was arrested on allegations bothering on money laundering.

The sum of $2 million cash was said to have been found on him while the arrest was being effected at the Paris Airport in the presence of the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.
It was gathered that both the Commissioner and the Governor were on their way from China, where the both were said …

Shocking Revealations As CAN Reacts To Sultan’s Statement

December 28, 2019 11:40 am
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has carpeted the statement by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, wherein he was quoted to have said that “It is a lie to say Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria.”

CAN had backed the inclusion of Nigeria in United States’ list of nations where religious intolerance was going on.

Kwamkur Samuel, CAN National Director of Legal and Public Affairs, in a statement on Saturday, said it would have been better if the Sultan had remained quiet the way he did when those killings were taking place.

Recalling the several hundreds of innocent people

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PDP Made Thieves Billionaires – APC Reacts To PDP

December 28, 2019 11:40 am
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that history won’t be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari.

APC said PDP was in pain because the Buhari administration had put a lot of members out of their illegitimate job of looting the country.

Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Saturday, said for 16 years, several leaders of the PDP were having a bazaar in their reckless and senseless race to produce the world’s highest number of billionaires whose only enterprise was stealing from the public purse.

He noted that:

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Buhari Reacts To Execution Of Christians, Begs Nigerians

December 27, 2019 3:36 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along religious lines.

This was contained in a statement signed by his Spokesman, Garba Shehu and made available to DAILY POST on Friday.

This is following the execution of some Christians and Muslims by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during the week.

Buhari said, “I am profoundly saddened and shocked by the death of innocent hostages in the hands of remorseless, godless, callous gangs of mass murderers that have given Islam a bad name through their atrocities

“We should, under no circumstance, let

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Wizkid Reacts To Police Shooting, Killing Of Fan At Fest

December 27, 2019 3:36 pm
Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid has reacted to the report of police sergeant shooting a fan dead in Lagos.

Reports and videos on Friday morning emerged on social media of a boy allegedly shot by operatives of Nigerian police after ‘Starboyfest’ which held at Eko Atlantic center.

The police Identified as Sergeant Lukmon Akanbi was said to have shot and killed Mr Ramon Babatunde Ramon who was coming from Wizkid’s show

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The incident happened on 27/12/2019 at about 0420 around Eko Atlantic Victoria Island, Lagos.

It was learnt that the incident happened during

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Grazing: Buhari’s Presidency Has Hidden Agenda – Ortom

Ortom Reacts To Attack On Jonathan’s Home

December 25, 2019 1:09 pm

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has condemned the recent attack on the residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Otuoke, Bayelsa State by gunmen yesterday

Ortom in a statement made available to THISDAY described the attack as a national shame.

THISDAY had reported that on Tuesday, a soldier on guard duty was killed after unknown gunmen attacked the courtyard of Jonathan situated close to the bank of the river at Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.

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It was gathered that about three of the gunmen

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Sani Reacts As Buhari Govt Orders Release Of Sowore, Dasuki

December 24, 2019 2:07 pm

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has described the immediate order by the Federal Government for the release of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, as a “welcome development.’’

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, ordered the release of Dasuki and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore.

This is coming few weeks after Malami took over the case of Sowore from DSS.

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The decision to release Sowore and his co-accused was

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Boko Haram/ISWAP: UN Reacts To Killing Of Travellers

December 24, 2019 7:04 am

Boko Haram/ISWAP: UN reacts The United Nations (UN) has reacted to the killing of travellers by Boko Haram in Borno State.

NAN had reported that the sect members on Sunday at Burimari village between Monguno and Gajiram mounted a roadblock where they attacked their victims.

A similar attack occurred at the Babbangida-Gashua-Damaturu axis when suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) Sunday attempted to infiltrate Damaturu, Yobe.

The UN Humanitarian Office in Nigeria, in a statement signed by Antonio Jose Canhandula, condemned the violent incidents and the increasing practice by armed groups to set up

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Reps Member, Akin Alabi Reacts As Police Arrest Shina

December 23, 2019 2:47 pm
The lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency, Akin Alabi has reacted to the arrest of Shina Peller, owner of Quilox night club.

NAN had reported that the police in Lagos State had arrested and detained Peller, a member of the House of Representatives, at the Moroko Police Station.

Peller, who is representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Oyo State, was allegedly arrested while trying to take the bail of some clubbers.

However, Alabi said the arrest of Peller was an indication that police brutality “knows no status.”

In a series of tweets, Alabi wrote: “So founder of Quilox and House of Representatives

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