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Political activist Adejuwan Akinade said the Nigerian government has shown no commitment to addressing the ugly trend and said lack of equality in governance will continue to fuel unrest. Speaking to the Guardian in Enugu, Mr. Akinade noted that issues that threaten the country’s unity and peace remain unresolved and have become more complex.
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James Nolan, the British man released on bail in connection with the $9.6 billion Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) scandal, began his defense in absentia on Monday without calling any witnesses. Nolan’s lawyer, Michael Ajala, told Judge Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja that Nolan had no intention of doing so.
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Nigerian military units have killed seven bandits, recovered weapons and ammunition and arrested 33 suspects in raids over the past week. In a statement on X on Tuesday, the Army announced that the Operation Safe Haven in Hakorin Damisa IV (OPSH) forces carried out the raid from the 13th to the 20th.
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The Rivers Police Commissioner, Mr Olatunji Disu, has dismissed allegations of an assassination attempt against the factionalist Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie. Disu told reporters in Port Harcourt on Monday that the command had launched a full investigation to verify the chairman’s claims. Ehie (PDP Ahoada East II) has…
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The factional chairman of the Rivers House of Assembly, Mr. Edison Ehie (PDP-Ahoada 11), has called on the Inspector General of Police to address the alleged misconduct of some police officers deployed in Rivers. Ehie made the complaint on Monday while addressing reporters about the alleged break-in at his home in Port Harcourt. According to him, some men…
Source: guardian.ng