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Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to release the names of politicians behind the abduction of students in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The activist said this while speaking to the new executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students led by Akinteye Bàbàtunde at his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan.




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There are indications that state police may soon come to fruition as part of efforts to address security challenges. On Thursday, the actualisation plan reached a significant milestone as more than three months of consultations among the Executive, the Legislature, security agencies, particularly the police, and other stakeholders, were concluded at the Presidential Villa.

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The House of Representatives was on Thursday thrown into rowdy session as the Deputy Spokesperson, Hon. Philip Agbese, alleged his signature was forged on a list of opposition members who endorsed Imo lawmaker, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, as the new Minority Leader. Coming under a motion of personal privilege on the floor of the House, Hon. Agbese denied ever endorsing Hon. Ugochinyere, saying the development infringed his privilege as a member of the Minority Caucus.

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Osun State police command on Thursday said it has launched a probe into the attack on the Accord chairman for Osogbo Local Government Area, Asimiyu Ajibola, which left him battling for life at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. The command, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, said the incident occurred on Wednesday in the MDS Area of Osogbo, when two armed men riding on a motorcycle attacked the victim in an apparent attempt at murder.

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Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, on Thursday called on the Department of State Services and other security agencies to invite Yoruba nation campaigner, Sunday Igboho, to disclose the identities of politicians he alleged are sponsoring kidnappers responsible for the abduction of students and teachers in Oyo State.

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A tricycle rider simply identified as IK has allegedly beaten his lover and mother of two to death following a heated argument and reportedly fled, leaving her corpse with their children in Ogbogoro Community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident, said to have occurred along the CPM Street axis of Ogbogoro on Tuesday, sent shock waves through the community as some residents tried to catch a glimpse of the gory scene to confirm the sad news.

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The Anambra State government has vowed to ensure justice for a 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped by eight men, including her guardian, in the Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Esther Onyekesi, stated this when the survivor (name withheld) was brought to her office in Awka on Thursday.
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The Labour Party has summoned a meeting of its National Executive Committee for June 11 to ratify the results of its recently concluded primary elections and approve the submission of candidates for the 2027 general elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The party disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa.

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The All Progressives Congress has disowned a purported list of its senatorial candidates currently circulating on social media and some online platforms, describing it as fake. The party said the list titled “Concluded List of APC Senatorial Candidates So Far” did not emanate from it and should be disregarded in its entirety. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka.

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Gunmen in the early hours of Thursday attacked Paze community around the Byazhin area of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, killing a local vigilante and abducting four residents, including a pastor. The attackers, said to be about eight in number, reportedly shot dead a security guard, Shuaibu Yerima, who was engaged to protect the neighbourhood popularly known as “Back of Catholic Church.”

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Tension has again gripped residents of the Byazhin Across area of Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, following a fresh kidnapping incident that left a local vigilante member dead and four residents abducted.
The gunmen stormed the community behind the Catholic Church area around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday , June 4, firing several gunshots as residents panicked for safety.
Sources in the area said the attackers invaded several houses during the operation and abducted four residents, including an 11year old child.
Residents told our correspondent that a local vigilante member who sustained gunshot injuries during the attack was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital.
According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen also carted away food items from some of the affected homes before fleeing the area.

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