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#NLCProtest: Protesters push down National Assembly gate, force their way into complex (photos & video)

Dailyblast — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:36:49 +0000

Members of the organised labour who are currently protesting in Abuja have forcefully pulled down the main gate of National Assembly to gain entry into the complex. Armed policemen stationed at the entrance had locked the gate to prevent the protesters from gaining access into the building. But after an altercation between the protesters and [...]

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Islamic music video: DSS must invite Davido for questioning – MURIC

Dailyblast — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:17:30 +0000

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on the Department of State Services, DSS, to invite pop star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido alongside his artist, Olamilekan Taiwo, a.k.a Logos Olori, for questioning following the production and promotion of a musical video that it alleged was capable of igniting anarchy in Nigeria. MURIC made the [...]

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FG must disclose identities of #EndSARS protesters due for mass burial – Amnesty International

Dailyblast — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:48:29 +0000

Human rights Organization, Amnesty International, has asked President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to disclose the identities of the casualties of the #EndSARS protesters whose mass burial has been contracted by the Lagos State government. The Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, stated this on Monday, July 24 in a statement while reacting to a [...]

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Mischief makers at work – Lagos govt reacts to mass burial for #EndSARS victims

Dailyblast — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 20:59:46 +0000

The Lagos State Government has urged the public to disregard rumours that mass funerals will be held for #EndSARS victims in 2020, claiming that those responsible for the memo are troublemakers. The Lagos State government made this known in a statement signed by its Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye on its Twitter [...]

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Benue killings: Attackers must be found and dealt with ruthlessly – Buhari talks tough

Dailyblast — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:00:35 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the “extreme violence” and killings of scores of people in Benue State within one week. The President, in a statement by one of his spokespersons, Garba Shehu, condemned the “use of terrorism as a tool in inter-communal conflicts”, directing that the attackers “be found and dealt with” swiftly under [...]

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Woman sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for possession of 4.5kg marijuana in Kaduna

Dailyblast — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:03:32 +0000

Justice Mohammed Garba of the Federal High Court in Kaduna State has sentenced a 38-year-old woman, Felicia Raymond, to three years imprisonment for dealing in 4.5kg of marijuana. Raymond was sentenced on Friday, March 31, 2023, following her guilty plea to illegal possession of a substance filed against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement [...]

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Police arraign man in court for posting false information on WhatsApp groups

Dailyblast — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:57:15 +0000

A 49-year-old man, Timothy Chukwudi, on Friday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly publishing false information about two men on different WhatsApp platforms. Chukwudi is facing trial on a three-count charge bordering on publishing false information. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him by the police. The [...]

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PDP reverses Anyim, Fayose, others suspension

Dailyblast — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:45:32 +0000

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday reviewed and reverses the suspensions of some of its chieftains. The members whose suspension was lifted include former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, Dr. Aslam Aliyu, and H.E Ibrahim Shema. [...]

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Punish election offenders or kiss democracy good bye – Pat Utomi

Dailyblast — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:23:33 +0000

Prof. Pat Utomi, a Nigerian Political Economist says Nigeria must punish all offenders in the 2023 general elections or risk truncating the nation’s democracy Utomi, the Convener of BIG-TENT, a coalition of Political Parties, Social Movements and Civil Society Organisations for Peter Obi-Baba-Ahmed Datti, made this remark at a news conference on Monday in Lagos [...]

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Elections: UK collates names of Nigerians who incited violence, voter suppression for visa ban

Dailyblast — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:05:52 +0000

The United Kingdom has said it is collating information with a view to taking action against some individuals adjudged to have engaged in anti-democratic behaviours in the governorship and State Assembly elections in Nigeria. In a statement issued by the British High Commission in Abuja, the UK said there were positives to take away from [...]

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