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MRA, IPC appeal ruling on suit seeking Umahi’s probe over alleged attack on journalists

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MEDIA Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) have filed an appeal against a Federal High Court judgment dismissing their suit to compel the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate former Ebonyi State Governor…

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WFP halts food aid in Nigeria’s North-East

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THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it would suspend emergency food and nutrition support for 1.3 million people in North-East Nigeria by the end of July due to a critical funding shortfall. The WFP Nigeria Country…

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Suspected cultists attack Abuja police station, injure officers, destroy vehicles

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THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 19 suspected cultists during a shootout with cultists. However, the police said one of its officers and a vigilante sustained injuries during the gunfire. The suspects…

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Fresh Plateau attack claims 14 lives, including women, children

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NO fewer than 14 people, including women and children, have been killed in a fresh attack in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to Daily Trust, the victims, who were inside a bus, were ambushed by gunmen along Chirang…

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OAU disowns viral ‘indecent dressing’ circular

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THE management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has distanced itself from the widely circulated memo on social media outlining a strict dress code for students. The university spokesperson, Abiodun Olanrewaju, speaking with The ICIR…

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Police rescue 11 children, bust interstate child trafficking syndicate in Anambra

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THE Anambra State Police Command said it had rescued 11 children and uncovered an interstate child-stealing, abduction, and trafficking syndicate operating in Uruagu, Nnewi North Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Friday, July…

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