Here are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1) Jonathan’s cousin granted N500 million bail An Abuja High Court has granted bail to the cousin of Jonathan, Robert Azibaola, and his wife. 2) Makoko floating school collapses The popularly Makoko floating school has collapsed after it was hit by heavy rainstorm. 3)... Read More

apo, ECOWAS, FG, fine, Keshi, killing, SEC, Yahaya Bello

June 8, 2016

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BREAKING: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3 million for Apo killings

An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court, on Tuesday, ordered Nigeria to pay a fine of $3.3 million for the extra-judicial killing of eight persons in the Apo District of Abuja. The court mandated Nigeria to pay a sum of $200, 000 each to the family members of the persons killed while $150,... Read More

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Abuja, apo, DSS, ECOWAS, fine, killing, nigeria, soldiers

September 28, 2013

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Temie Giwa: Extra-judicial killings in Nigeria – Show me your particulars (Y! FrontPage)

by Temie Giwa Here is the remarkable fact, they are killing us. All of us. They kill us in our cars, at our shops, in our homes sometimes just negligently but often deliberately. If it hasn’t touched you, it is easy to dismiss this… On April 16th 2013, a small town that normally wakes to... Read More

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September 27, 2013

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Apo killing: “They were terrorists, not squatters” – Army Chief insists

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite reports saying that the 9 squatters killed in Abuja were innocent citizens, the army has insisted that they were terrorists. This was revealed by the Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, who said that the squatters found in an uncompleted building in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were suspected terrorists who... Read More

Abuja, apo, army, boko haram, FCT, killed, Obasanjo, squatters, terrorists

September 25, 2013

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REVEALED: OBJ’s sister reportedly owns Abuja building where squatters were killed

The unfinished building where security forces killed at least seven squatters Friday, September 20, in the Apo neighbourhood of Abuja, belongs to Mrs. Adunni Oluwole Salisu, believed to be the sister to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation has revealed. Documents from the Abuja Geographical Information Systems (AGIS) shows that the property, located... Read More

Abuja, apo, boko haram, FCT, killed, Obasanjo, squatters, sss, terrorists, uncompleted building

November 18, 2012

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Opinion: To forgive, but not to forget…

by Temitope Fatoyinbo We cannot pretend that these never happened nor can we assure the victims’ families of justice. Nevertheless, we can feel their pain and help bear their grief. “A wrongdoer is often a man that has left something undone, not always HE that has done something.” — Marcus Aurelius I have always heard... Read More

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October 29, 2012

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Apo police killing: Lucy Ukpong’s family insist on justice as she is laid to rest

by Isi Esene Lucy Ukpong, the 20-year-old photography shop salesgirl who was killed by a stray-bullet in the Apo Area of Abuja earlier in the month has being buried. Ukpong was hit in the chest by a bullet allegedly from policemen from the FTC Special Anti-robbery Squad on October 12. The policemen claimed they had... Read More

Abuja, apo, FCT, Lucy Ukpong, police, stray bullet, Tony Ukpong

October 26, 2012

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Lucy Ukpong killing: Police pleads for out-of-court settlement

by Isi Esene Police authorities are said to be pleading with the family of Lucy Ukpong, the 20-year-old photography shop salesgirl who was allegedly hit in the chest by a stray bullet from some officers attached to the Federal Capital Territory Special Anti-robbery Squad. The policemen who were directed to supervise the demolition of illegal... Read More

Abuja, apo, Lucy Ukpong, police, salesgirl, stray bullet

October 10, 2012

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Opinion: So, we think we are safe?

by Olu W. Onemola Many of us have guns that we keep constantly cocked, sure and ready. Many of us hide behind gatemen that never seem to sleep at night. Many of us have 199 on speed dial, for the slightest out-of-place crack on the floorboards of our homes when our families are asleep. But,... Read More

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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

BREAKING: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3 million for Apo killings

Temie Giwa: Extra-judicial killings in Nigeria – Show me your particulars (Y! FrontPage)

Apo killing: “They were terrorists, not squatters” – Army Chief insists

REVEALED: OBJ’s sister reportedly owns Abuja building where squatters were killed

Opinion: To forgive, but not to forget…

Apo police killing: Lucy Ukpong’s family insist on justice as she is laid to rest

Lucy Ukpong killing: Police pleads for out-of-court settlement

Opinion: So, we think we are safe?

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