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The Katsina State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on the university town of Dutsinma in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Director of Press to the Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Abdullah Yaradua, in a statement on Tuesday, announced that the acting governor, Faruk Lawal Jobe, approved the review of the 24-hour restriction…
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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that police and security agencies have identified and blocked sources of external funding for violent protests in Nigeria. Egbetokun made this statement during a joint press briefing hosted by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, at the Defence Headquarters today. According to the IGP,…
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The police in Borno have confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, made this known this on Tuesday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. He said that the suspects were arrested…
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Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight the “responsibility of the rich for the climate crisis”. Campaigners from the group Futuro Vegetal released a video showing two members standing in front of the house near the cove of Cala…
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The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, acknowledged a disconnect between the people and the government, recognizing the excruciating hunger and displeasure of Nigerians against bad governance. The Governor, while noting that it is not the time for buck-passing, said that the failure of the federal government is the failure of subnationals and the local governments.…
