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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | #EndHunger Protest: Curfew Placed in Kaduna, Bauchi, Plateau as Lagos and Other States Resume Business Activities

#EndHunger protest: curfew placed in Kaduna, Bauchi, Plateau as Lagos and other States resume business activities  The national grid collapses for the fifth time this year Overland Airways announces plans…

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What we know about the military killings of Orlu natives in Imo

Yesterday, videos surfaced on the internet showing the Nigerian military in Orlu, Imo releasing live rounds into streets where indigenes are going about with their business caused a public uproar…

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How sustainable is the current unofficial ‘Police strike?’

Since the violence, arson and looting that followed the curfew in Lagos; officers of the Nigerian Police Force have deserted their duties. They have left the roads and their local…

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IPOB: Abia governor Ikpeazu lifts curfew on Aba

Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has lifted the curfew imposed on the commercial city of Aba. What happened: Governor Ikpeazu had declared a 6am to 6pm curfew in Aba after some…

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IPOB/Army clash: Abia govt extends curfew by one day

The Abia State government has extended the curfew on Aba, the commercial city of the state by one day. The state government had initially announced a 3-day dusk to dawn…

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El-Rufai lifts curfew on Southern Kaduna

by Azeez Adeniyi Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has lifted curfew on two LGAs in the Southern part of the State. The two Local Government Areas are Jema’a and…

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Fayose imposes curfew over death of two persons in Ekiti clash

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has declared curfew on Igbara-Odo community in the state after two persons were feared dead in a clash allegedly caused by ‎some youths. According to…

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. MINISTERS, OTHERS REJOICE WITH OSINBAJO ON HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY Members of the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday felicitated with the…

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BREAKING: Osun declares curfew in Ile-Ife

by Dolapo Adelana The Government of Osun has declared a two day curfew in entire Ile-Ife City, State of Osun. This is contained in a statement signed by Semiu Okanlawon,…

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Kaduna relaxes curfew in Jema’a and Kaura LGs

by Dolapo Adelana The Kaduna State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Jema'a and Kaura local government areas. A government statement, signed by Samuel Aruwan, Special Assistant, Media and…

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Kaduna relaxes Zangon-Kataf curfew as clashes reduce

The Kaduna State Government on Saturday relaxed the 24-hour curfew on  Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area. The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, said in a…

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Southern Kaduna crisis: Buhari approves 24-hour curfew

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the 24-hour curfew imposed by the Kaduna government on Thursday, on three Local Government Areas; Zangon-Kataf, Kaura and Jema’a. Gov. Nasir El-Rufa'i stated this after a closed…

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El-Rufai meets Buhari over security situation in Southern Kaduna

Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, The Punch reports. Speaking with State House correspondents, El-Rufai said the meeting was to brief…

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After the escape, Maiduguri residents defy curfew and return home (PHOTOS)

by Panshak Ibrahim As Boko Haram insurgents attacked Maiduguri on Wednesday, May 13, several residents fled for their lives. The Nigerian army subsequently imposed a 24 hour curfew on the town and…

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Boko Haram attacks: 24-hour curfew imposed on Damaturu

by James Sambo Following Monday's attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on Damaturu, a 24-hour curfew has been imposed on the Yobe State capital. This was announced in a statement signed…

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Ile-Ife sealed off by Nigerian Army [DETAILS, PHOTOS]

by Godwin Akanfe The university town of Ile-Ife has been sealed off by soldiers of the Nigerian Army. Travellers who were hoping to beat this evening's curfew met a rude…

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Fighting resumes in South Sudan after botched coup

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The gun battle that unfolded at the capital of South Sudan, Juba  involving troops loyal to the president who fought rival soldiers that wanted to stage a…

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South Sudan ‘quashes coup attempt’

by Akintomiwa Agbaje An attempted coup d'etat by soldiers to overthrow the goverment of Sudan has been put down. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir told reporters in the capital that…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Dusk to dawn curfew imposed in Kaduna

by Oge Okonkwo Following a communal violence that broke out in the early hours of Thursday between Fulanis and natives of  Kafanchan community, the headquarters of Jemaa local government area…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: JTF relaxes curfew in Yobe

by Oge Okonkwo The Military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Yobe state has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Potiskum town. This was announced in a press release issued by  the…

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Terrorism: JTF imposes 24 hour curfew on Potiskum

by Oge Okonkwo Potiskum town in Yobe state has been place under 24 hours curfew by the military Joint Task Force (JTF), with no specific reasons given. The curfew was announced…

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#SOE: Soldiers arrest 120 suspected Boko Haram members at burial of sect commander

by Rachel Ogbu Soldiers in Yola, Adamawa State: Operational Commander, Brig-Gen. Fatai Alli addressing soldiers on arrival in Yola for the State of Emergency Operation yesterday. Photo: NAN. Soldiers have…

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Femke becomes Funke: Voluntary curfew

by Femke van Zeijl My voluntary curfew makes me realise I respond the Nigerian way: by adjusting. Knowing my rage against the institutionalised lawlessness, impunity and inequality that provides the…

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Unknown gunmen strike in Kogi again, kill two soldiers

by Isi Esene The Kogi State governor, Idris Wada, yesterday ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the Central Senatorial District of the state. He announced this in a state-wide broadcast as…

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24-hour curfew re-introduced in Kaduna

by Stanley Azuakola On Sunday, a 24-hour curfew was introduced in Kaduna following a series of bomb blasts in Christian worship centres which sparked off reprisals by Christians. The next…

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Behind locked doors: 24-hour curfew declared in Damaturu

by Stanley Azuakola At least a curfew is better than coffins. That is probably the reasoning behind the Yobe State government’s decision to declare a 24-hour curfew following Monday’s exchange of…

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Kaduna curfew relaxed

by Stanley Azuakola The 24-hour curfew imposed by the Kaduna State Government on Sunday, following the bomb blast and reprisal attacks in the state has been relaxed. Instead of 24…

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