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Twitter ban: Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, orders prosecution of people still using Twitter

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Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Usman Yusuf has accused Southerners in the country of profiling the Fulani ethnic group even

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13 die in boat accident in Sokoto

theKorrespondentJune 5, 2021June 5, 2021

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13 people have reportedly died after their boat capsized while travelling from Dorowa to Ginga village in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal

Gov Makinde urges FG to rescind decision to suspend Twitter

theKorrespondentJune 5, 2021June 5, 2021

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Governor Seyi Makinde has reacted to the Federal government’s decision to suspend Twitter operations in Nigeria. In a statement posted on his social media handle

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IPOB is proscribed. We expect nobody to belong to the group – IGP Alkali Baba

theKorrespondentJune 5, 2021June 5, 2021

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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba, has said that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) remains proscribed in Nigeria and nobody is expected to

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Nigeria’s suspension of our operations deeply concerning – Twitter

theKorrespondentJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021

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Micro-blogging site, Twitter, has described the decision of the Federal government to suspend its operations in Nigeria as “deeply concerning”. Twitter’s Senior Policy Communications Manager

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Governor Uzodinma sacks all aides in his cabinet amid worsening insecurity in Imo state

theKorrespondentJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021

by theKorrespondentJune 4, 2021June 4, 20210764

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Friday June 4, sacked all Special Advisers (SAs) and Senior Special Assistant (SSAs) in his cabinet amid worsening insecurity

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SERAP to sue FG over suspension of Twitter in Nigeria

theKorrespondentJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021

by theKorrespondentJune 4, 2021June 4, 20210930

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has vowed to sue the Nigerian Federal Government for suspending a micro-blogging site ‘Twitter’ indefinitely. The federal government

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“Corps members are part of our national defence policy. Where there is serious war, they can be trained” – NYSC DG says

theKorrespondentJune 3, 2021June 3, 2021

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The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said corps members are part of the national defence policy of Nigeria and

Abaribe condemns approach to resolving South-East attacks

theKorrespondentJune 3, 2021June 3, 2021

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Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe has condemned the approach the federal government is taking to resolve South-East attacks. Abaribe in an interview on Arise TV on

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DHQ denies mass retirement of army generals following appointment of new Chief of Army Staff

theKorrespondentJune 3, 2021June 3, 2021

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The Defence Headquarters has debunked claim of mass retirement of some generals in the Nigerian Army following the appointment of Farouk Yahaya as Chief of