Politics
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1 killed as gunmen set Anambra government secretariat ablaze
The gunmen, reports said, set the secretariat on fire, causing tension to envelop the area where residents now fear for their safety.
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‘You know bandits’ location, phone numbers, listen to their calls but fail to act,’ El-Rufai slams military, DSS over Abuja-Kaduna train attacks
Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, has alleged that the Nigerian military knows the location of bandits in his state but has refused to bomb their hideouts.
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Abuja-Kaduna train attacks: Shehu Sani demands creation of ‘Amotekun’ in Northern Nigeria
Sani made the call in the wake of the life-claiming attacks on Abuja Kaduna trains by terrorist bandits.
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‘You’re going nowhere until you kick ignoramuses out of power,’ Bishop Kukah warns Nigerians
Kukah attributed the lack of good governance in the country to a lack of knowledge among those holding the mantle of power in the country and not politics.
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Amaechi blames Abuja-Kaduna train attacks on Buhari government’s failure to buy N3 billion equipment
The minister said he came into Buhari's government with sincerity but is being undermined by other government officials.
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‘Over 60 persons killed in Abuja-Kaduna train attack,’ Tinubu says as he cancels birthday colloquium to ‘honour victims’
The event was supposed to hold to mark the 70th birthday of Tinubu, a top chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Ex Zamfara deputy governor hospitalised after being shot during Abuja-Kaduna train attack on way back from APC national convention
In the wake of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack, the government suspended all train services on the route.
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Dr Chinelo Megafu: APC supporters mocked Nigerian doctor who was shot inside Abuja-Kaduna train. Now, she’s dead.
Apparent moves to dismiss her tragedy online bore semblance to the Nigerian government's alleged coverup of the Lekki tollgate shooting.
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PDP founding member, Abdullahi Adamu, emerges as APC national chairman
Adamu is not the only former PDP member who emerged as an APC leader on Saturday night. The ruling party’s new secretary Iyiola Omisore was also a member of the opposition party.
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N50 bottled water sells for N300 in Abuja ‘because of APC national convention’
The traders were observed making brisk businesses in various wares like clothing materials, sachet and bottled water, food items, footwear and other consumables.