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Onitsha, Nnewi Residents’ Desert Roads In Solidarity

The commercial city of Onitsha and the industrial town of Nnewi in Anambra State were completely shut down yesterday as residents complied with the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest that took place in Abuja yesterday. Although Mondays have long been observed as sit-athome days in the Southeast due to earlier directives by pro-Biafra groups, yesterday’s total lockdown was...
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Why Oppositions Fail To Live Up To Expectations

The Lagos Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has slammed the opposition parties for failing to live up to expectation, describing them as directionless. The party, who spoke in a press statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, said the party observed with grave concern the deteriorating state of the so-called opposition...
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Business Activities Crippled, Roads Deserted In Enugu

Business and social activities were crippled in Enugu yesterday as residents stayed at home apparently in compliance with the sitat-hone order by the free Nnamdi Kanu protesters which fixed their protest for Abuja. Although, before now, some businesses normally shut on Mondays, but yesterday’s compliance was near total as banks and schools shut their doors....
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Why We Deployed Teargas In Abuja –FHQ

The Force Headquarters (FHQ), yesterday, justified police operatives’ resort to firing of teargas cannisters on protesters in Abuja, saying the move was to deter them from accessing the three-arms zone. This followed an order of court making the seat of power (Aso Rock), National Assembly, and other critical assets within the general area a red-line....
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Police Nab Three Suspected Drug Dealers In Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects for illegal drug dealing in the state. The State Command’s Spokesperson, SPShiisu Lawan, made this disclosure in a press statement issued on Tuesday, October 21 in Dutse. According to the statement, the operatives of the command apprehended the suspects on Saturday, October 18, at...
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Otti Has Not Joined APC, Says Abia Commissioner For Information

The Abia State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, has debunked reports alleging that Governor Alex Otti has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Reacting in a statement on Monday, Kanu described the story as false, mischievous, and the handiwork of political propagandists unsettled by the Governor’s performance and...
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