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Sep

21

2022

17 Boko Haram terrorists, family members surrender to military

NewsArmy, Boko Haram, Crime, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Nigerian Army has revealed that seventeen Boko Haram terrorists, including their families have surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion deployed to lBanki-Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army made the revelation on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle. It twitted that the mass surrender of the terrorists and their families was due to renewed military onslaught by gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East region. “Profiling of the surrendered terrorists is ongoing”, the Army twitted. According to reports, a chief executioner from Shekau’s faction, one Bashir Bulabuduwaye, recently surrendered to the…

Sep

20

2022

By Freeman

Nnamdi Kanu suffers gastrointestinal disorder in DSS custody, lawyer reveals.

Health, NewsBiafra, Freedom, Health, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Metro, Nnamdi Kanu

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said his client has been diagnosed with gastrointestinal disorder. In a statement on Monday, Ejiofor said the development followed a persistent heartburn earlier experienced by the freedom fighter. According to the lawyer, despite the order of Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja that Kanu should be given serious medical attention, the Department of State Services, DSS has been acting on the contrary. He raised the alarm shortly after visiting the IPOB leader at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja on…

Sep

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

PDP turns spiritual as pastors and imams pray in the rain in Ogun

Lifestyle, Metro, Politics2023, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state have taken their case to God in prayers for the 2023 general election as clerics knelt in prayer under a heavy downpour in Abeokuta. The prayer session took place at the PDP party secretariat, a stone’s throw from Governor Dapo Abiodun’s office. In the session, party members and clerics who braved the rain prayed in a crusade to seek God’s support even as campaigns and elections draw near. Members, who directed their prayers specifically towards the party’s victory at the polls, also prayed against the divisive antics of the ruling political party, especially in…

Sep

20

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

NDLEA arrests ‘largest single seizure of cocaine in Nigerian history

Business, Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Metro, NDLEA, Nigeria, Security

the National Drug Control Agency (NDLEA) says its agents have busted a major warehouse on an isolated farm in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state, where more than N194 billion worth of crack was seized. Its Director of Media and Promotion, Femi Babafemi, made it known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. An online publication, Ark Behavioral Health Editorial Team, described cocaine as “a powerful stimulant drug that can make you feel extremely happy and full of energy. Some health care providers use it as an anesthetic before surgery. “However, in most cases, cocaine is considered an illegal drug. “Street dealers…

Sep

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Peter Obi’s supporters ground Bayelsa with one million-man march

Metro, Politics2023, Labour Party, Metro, Nigeria, obidients, Peter Obi, Politics

A coalition of supporters and stakeholders of Labour Party, (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, grounded Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Saturday as they embarked on one million-man march in the state. The crowd, which marched from Tombia Junction en route the Mbiama Yenagoa road and terminated at the Ox-bow lake, were with placards bearing various inscriptions. At 8 am, vehicular movement from the entrance of the state was already at a halt as youths, women, and men gathered to take instructions before embarking on the rally. Speaking with DAILY POST, the coordinator of Concern Medical Practitioners, Dr. Frank…