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 Politics › Kano State Govt Bans Use Of Passengers Boats In Bakwai Local Govt Area by UsmanIll(op): 2:36pm On Dec 02, 2021 |
The government of Kano State in northern Nigeria has announced a ban on the use of passenger boats in Bagwai Local Government Area. Authorities took the decision at an executive council meeting on Wednesday, a day after Tuesday’s boat capsize that left dozens dead. Explaining to the BBC the ban on passengers boats in Bagwai, Kano State Commissioner for Information Muhammad Garba said, “The state government has provided two free buses for free transport, from Badau to town of Bagwai. He added that “the ban will continue until new boats are made available to the community.” The executive council also announced that while efforts are being made to provide the Bagwai community with an alternative means of transportation, a special committee will begin work to determine the cause of the capsize. This is not the first time a boat crash has occurred in Bagwai Local Government Area. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/12/02/kano-state-govt-bans-use-of-passengers-boats-in-bakwai-local-govt-area/
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| Politics › 32 Persons Arrested In Connection With Kaduna-abuja Road, Niger Mosque Atttacks by UsmanIll(op): 12:39pm On Dec 01, 2021 |
Nigeria’s Special Police Force said it has arrested a number of suspected kidnappers seeking ransom, arms smugglers, drug dealers, cars hijackers among the others in the country. Police also seized 18 AK47 rifles, three GPMGs, two Ribalba rifles, one pistol, 453 rounds of ammunition and 17 stolen vehicles. That was contained in a statement issued by the National Police on Wednesday evening. Among those arrested were notorious robbers in Nasarawa, Abuja, Kebbi, Zamfara and Port Harcourt. The stolen vehicles are crossing the border into Nigeria and the Republic of Niger to be sold to another man, Alhaji Garba, who is still at large. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/12/01/32-persons-arrested-in-connection-with-kaduna-abuja-highway-niger-mosque-atttacks/
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| Politics › Court Orders Kano State Government Under Ganduje To Apologize To Sanusi by UsmanIll(op): 9:02pm On Nov 30, 2021 |
A Federal Court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has ordered the Antony-General of the Kano State Government to apologize to former Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II for his expulsion from the state. In a court hearing on Tuesday, Chief Justice Anwuli Chikere said the expulsion of the former Emir of Kano from the state by Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was “illegal and unconstitutional” in Nigeria. The court directed the Antony-General of the Kano State Government to publish the apology in two national newspapers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted Justice Chikere as saying that the 2019 Kano State Council of Rules used by Governor Ganduje to oust the former emir from the state after his ouster was unconstitutional in Nigeria. of 1999. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/30/court-orders-kano-state-government-under-ganduje-to-apologize-to-muhammadu-sanusi-ii/
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| Crime › 262 Inmates Escape From Jos Prison by UsmanIll(op): 10:12pm On Nov 29, 2021 |
Authorities in Nigeria said 262 inmates have escaped from Jos prison, the capital of northern Plateau State. A statement issued by the authorities on Monday said nine inmates died while one prison staff member was killed and one gunman was also killed in an attack by gunmen on Sunday in the evening. Authorities said the attackers opened fire and beat up prison guards before breaking into the prison. Ten escaped prisoners have been recaptured, while 252 are still at large. There is no confirmation about the exact gunmen who carried out the attack and their motive for doing so. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/29/262-inmates-escape-from-jos-prison/
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| Sports › Football: Ramos Made First Appearance For PSG After More Than Four Months by UsmanIll(op): 8:36pm On Nov 28, 2021 |
Paris St Germain beat Saint-Etienne 3-1 on Sunday in Week 15 of the French Ligue 1. Denis Bouanga opened the scoring for Saint-Etienne in the 23rd minute, only for PSG to be fouled by Marquinhos. After the break they went back to the second leg Angel Di Maria added a second, Marquinhos added a third and a third gave PSG the three points they needed. Saint-Etienne defended the game with 10 men on the field, after Timothee Kolodziejczak was given a break. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/28/football-ramos-made-first-appearance-for-psg-after-more-than-four-months/
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| Crime › Nigerian Troops Kill 128 Bandits, 140 Boko Haram Fighters – Army HQ by UsmanIll(op): 10:23pm On Nov 26, 2021 |
The Nigerian military said it has killed 128 people in the north-west and 140 Boko Haram members in the north-east. The military made this known in a statement issued by its spokesperson Bernard Onyeuko highlighting the achievements of the Armed Forces in parts of Nigeria facing security challenges. The force said the figures affected its two-week operation from November 11 to 25. The statement said bandits and Boko Haram camps had been destroyed and some of them had been arrested. The military, however, did not disclose the number of officers killed in the battlefield in north-west and northeast and other parts of Nigeria. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/26/nigerian-troops-kill-128-bandits-140-boko-haram-fighters-army-hq/
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| Crime › 43 Killed In Sudan’s Darfur Region In One Week – UN by UsmanIll(op): 8:43pm On Nov 25, 2021 |
The United Nations has confirmed that after days of ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region, at least 43 people have been killed and thousands displaced. The clashes erupted last week between Arab herdsmen and farmers from the Misseriya Jebel tribe. The United Nations says more than 40 villages have been burned and looted. Dozens of people are reported missing including children. Violence has erupted in Darfur since the signing of a peace deal last year, prompting the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/25/43-killed-in-sudans-darfur-region-in-one-week-un/
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| Sports › Kareem Benzema Jailed One Year Over Sex Scandal Video by UsmanIll(op): 1:11pm On Nov 24, 2021 |
France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) Wednesday in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer. Benzema’s lawyer said he would appeal against the verdict. Benzema, who had denied any wrongdoing, was not in court. He is due to play for Real Madrid against Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol later in the day. The sentence was tougher than that sought by prosecutors against the 33-year-old player over the 2015 extortion attempt, which led Benzema to be cast out of the France team for five-and-a-half years. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/24/kareem-benzema-jailed-one-year-over-sex-scandal-video/
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| Politics › States Governors Ready To Support Subsidy Removal – El-rufa’i by UsmanIll(op): 8:29pm On Nov 23, 2021 |
The governor of northwestern Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said state governments are ready to support the federal government in removing all Premium Motor Spirit (PMS – Petrol) subsidy. Vanguard quoted the governor as saying on Tuesday at the launch of the World Bank’s Nigeria Branch in Abuja. El-Rufai, who spoke online, said that if oil subsidies were not removed altogether, perhaps 35 out of 36 states would not be able to pay salaries by 2022. https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/23/states-governors-ready-to-support-subsidy-removal-el-rufai/
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| Crime › Former Zamfara State Governorship Candidate Killed By Gunmen Buried by UsmanIll(op): 8:26pm On Nov 22, 2021 |
Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, a former candidate for governor of Zamfara State who was assassinated by gunmen on his way from Abuja to Kaduna, has been laid to rest. Alhaji Sagir Hamidu was killed when gunmen blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Sunday, taking several hostages. Among those who attended the funeral were Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle and former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari. More details below; https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/22/former-zamfara-state-governorship-candidate-killed-by-gunmen-buried/
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| Politics › The Coldest Region In Whole Nigeria by UsmanIll(op): 4:46pm On Nov 22, 2021 |
Mambila Mountain is believed to be the coldest place in the whole of Nigeria. On the hill it’s hardly to find people who is is cooling devices such as refrigerators, fans and air conditioners because they are not needed. Read more below; https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/22/the-coldest-region-in-nigeria/
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| Crime › Al-shabab Militants Kill Prominent, Popular Journalist In Africa by UsmanIll(op): 9:46am On Nov 21, 2021 |
Al-Shabab militants have killed a prominent Somali journalist who was widely criticized in a suicide attack in the capital, Mogadishu. Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, also known as Abdiaziz Afrika, was attacked as he was leaving a restaurant in the afternoon. Two people near the scene were injured in the attack and were rushed to hospital. You can also read this; The leadership of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has warned against releasing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. �https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/21/al-shabab-militants-kill-prominent-popular-journalist-in-africa/
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| Politics › CAN Criticizes US For Removing Nigeria From Religious Freedom Blacklist by UsmanIll(op): 9:20am On Nov 21, 2021 |
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has criticized the United States for removing Nigeria from the list of religious oppressors in the country in 2021, saying that terrorist groups and other Islamic groups continue to persecute Christians in the country. The national body of the Christian Association said the data used by the US government to exclude Nigeria from the list of countries facing this crisis especially on the issue of religious freedom was shocking. On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken issued a statement denouncing Russia, China and eight other countries for religious violations, and excluding Nigeria, which by 2020 will be one of them. For details and other interesting articles click below link: https://en.arewatimes.com.ng/2021/11/21/can-criticizes-us-for-removing-nigeria-from-religious-freedom-blacklist
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| Islam › Kano: The Need To Reduce The Number Of Mosques by UsmanIll(op): 2:57pm On Sep 08, 2021 |
The Kano State Ulama Council, comprising of senior clerics from various sects, has called for a halt to the construction of mosques across the state. The call was made by clerics in Kano State, Nigeria, in a bid to curb sectarianism that threatens to threaten Islam and Muslims in the state. The move has drawn criticism from scholars and the general public, with some seeing it as an attempt to curb religious extremism in a state that is considered to be one of the world’s most influential Islamic states. Full details below; https://saharapost.com.ng/2021/09/08/kano-the-need-to-reduce-the-number-of-mosques/
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| Foreign Affairs › Terrorists Bomb Premier League Club On Way To Pre-season Camp, 20 Players Dead by UsmanIll(op): 4:38pm On Jul 31, 2021 |
Newly promoted Somalia Premier League club JCCI FC have lost 20 players in a terrorist attack that bomb their team bus in Kissimio City on their way to Jubbaland for preseason camp. REPUBLICAN NIGERIA learnt that the terrorists attack saw the bus on flame while about 20 players were killed following the ugly incident. Read more and other interesting articles below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/terrorists-bomb-premier-league-club-on-way-to-pre-season-camp-20-players-confirmed-dead/
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| Crime › Re: NAF Pilot’s Last Post On Instagram Before Surviving Bandits Bullets Revealed by UsmanIll(op): 10:49pm On Jul 21, 2021 |
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| Crime › Re: NAF Pilot’s Last Post On Instagram Before Surviving Bandits Bullets Revealed by UsmanIll(op): 10:47pm On Jul 21, 2021 |
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| Crime › Re: NAF Pilot’s Last Post On Instagram Before Surviving Bandits Bullets Revealed by UsmanIll(op): 10:45pm On Jul 21, 2021 |
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| Politics › Re: NAF Pilot Who Survive Terrorists Bullets Revealed How He Escaped After 30KM Run by UsmanIll(op): 10:43pm On Jul 21, 2021 |
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| Politics › NAF Pilot Who Survive Terrorists Bullets Revealed How He Escaped After 30KM Run by UsmanIll(op): 10:33pm On Jul 21, 2021 |
The pilot of the Nigeria Air Force who drived the Alpha Jet that reportedly evaded bandits attack has narrated how the attackers destroyed villages and killed many people in a bid to get him. It would be recalled that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed an attack on its fighter jet three days ago between the borders of Zamfara and Kaduna States. NAF disclosed that the pilot had survived. Read more and other interesting articles below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/naf-pilot-who-survive-terrorists-bullets-revealed-how-he-escaped-after-running-for-over-28km/
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| Crime › NAF Pilot’s Last Post On Instagram Before Surviving Bandits Bullets Revealed by UsmanIll(op): 11:13am On Jul 20, 2021 |
The last message of the pilot who survived the aircraft crash on Sunday, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo has been revealed. Arewa Times NG had earlier reported that the aircraft he flew to a zone of bandits on Sunday crashed after it was shot down in Zamfara State. It was gathered that some residents of the community came to his aid and hid him from enemies after he parachuted into a forest. Read more below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/naf-pilots-last-post-on-instagram-before-surviving-bandits-bullets-revealed/
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| Politics › Sunday Igboho Arrested In Benin Republic, As Adeyanju Reacts by UsmanIll(op): 9:41am On Jul 20, 2021 |
Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic by security operatives in the West African country. Igboho was said to been arrested Monday night after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by Nigeria’s secret police. Read more details and other related posts below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/sunday-igboho-arrested-in-benin-republic-as-adeyanju-reacts/
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| Politics › “Nigeria Air Force Fighter Jet Was Gunned Down” – Says Nigerian Military Chief by UsmanIll(op): 4:39pm On Jul 19, 2021 |
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has confirmed that the Nigerian Airforce jet was gunned down but said the pilot survived. Speaking in Kaduna during an interactive session with retired senior military officers in the North West, Gen Irabor remarked that since the incident happened the armed forces were trying to locate the plane and the pilot. More details and other interesting articles below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/nigeria-air-force-fighter-jet-was-gunned-down-says-nigerian-military-chief/
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| Christianity Etc › Sheikh Abduljabbar Spent First Night In Police Custody by UsmanIll(op): 11:40pm On Jul 17, 2021 |
Kano State Islamic Scholar Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara has spent the first night in the custody of the state police. Earlier, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa told BBC Hausa that the Sheikh had been arraigned before an Islamic Sharia court in the state, which had asked the police to remand him in custody until Monday, to be sent back to prison. Real more below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/sbeikh-abduljabbar-spent-first-night-in-police-custody/
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| Health › Must Read: See 7 Worst Diseases Smoking Cigarettes Causes by UsmanIll(op): 1:17pm On Jul 16, 2021 |
May 31 of each year is World Health Day, a day to celebrate the effects of smoking on public health. The World Health Organization says at least 7 million people die each year as a result of smoking cigarettes. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Check out the of the details below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/must-read-see-7-worst-diseases-smoking-cigarettes-causes/
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| Politics › My Health Deteriorating, I May Die In Detention, Nnamdi Kanu Tells Judge by UsmanIll(op): 7:40pm On Jul 14, 2021 |
Detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to be transferred from custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, to the Nigerian Correctional Service Centre in Kuje. https://arewatimes.com.ng/my-healthdeteriorating-i-may-die-in-detention-nnamdi-kanu-tells-judge/
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| Foreign Affairs › 32 Persons Killed In South Africa’s Riots Over Zuma’s Imprisonment by UsmanIll(op): 3:25pm On Jul 13, 2021 |
About 32 people have been killed in the violence which followed protests over the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa.https://www.thecable.ng/32-killed-in-protests-over-zumas-imprisonment-in-south-africa 5 Likes
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| Crime › Super TV Ceo’s Wife Demands N1billion Compensation From Media House, See Why by UsmanIll(op): 5:51pm On Jul 12, 2021 |
Brenda Ataga, the wife of the late Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga who was allegedly murdered by Chidinma Ojukwu is demanding the sum of N1billion as compensation from a news outlet over libellous reports stating she had a hand in the death of her husband. In a letter directed to the management of Naijaloaded, and dated June 28, Brenda asked the online outlet to pull down the report from its website and retract the damaging report. Read more below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/super-tv-ceos-wife-demands-n1billion-compensation-from-media-house-over-libellious-statement/
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| Politics › 49 Killed As Nigerien Security Forces Clashes With Terrorists Near Mali Border by UsmanIll(op): 5:17pm On Jul 12, 2021 |
Authorities in Niger have confirmed the deaths of 4 soldiers and 5 civilians, while at least 40 militants were killed yesterday in clashes between the country’s army and terrorists in the western part of the country near the border with Mali. . A statement from the Ministry of Defense said a large number of militants attacked a town called Tchoma Bangou around 3 a.m. Sunday, prompting security forces to take immediate action to protect civilians from the attackers. Read more and other interesting posts below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/49-killed-as-nigerien-security-forces-clashes-with-terrorists-near-mali-border/
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| Crime › Abducted Nurses Regain Freedom After 3 Months In Captivity by UsmanIll(op): 5:14pm On Jul 11, 2021 |
The two nurses of Idon General Hospital in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State that were abducted by bandits, have regained their freedom after spending three months in captivity. One of the family members of a victim, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed their release exclusively to LEADERSHIP. It would be recalled that the two nurses were kidnapped on April 22, 2021 while on night duty at Idon General Hospital. It would be recalled that the two nurses were kidnapped on April 22, 2021 while on night duty at Idon General Hospital. Read more and other articles below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/todays-headlines-abducted-nurses-regain-freedom-after-3-months-in-captivity-sen-bent-joins-apc/
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| Politics › “kill All Bandits Now” Buhari Orders Army by UsmanIll(op): 9:45pm On Jul 10, 2021 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the incessant attacks and killings being perpetrated by bandits in Zamfara, Kaduna and others States in the North. The President in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, urged the military to crush the criminals. Buhari wants the military to respond to the bandits in a language that the bandits understand. Read more below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/kill-all-bandits-now-buhari-orders-army/ 1 Like
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| Politics › Rumours Of Gov Ikpeazu’s Defection Soars As PDP Bigwigs Defect To APC by UsmanIll(op): 9:14pm On Jul 09, 2021 |
Some influential members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Abia state have on Thursday, dumped the party for the ruling APC with an assurance to help the party gain power in the 2023 governorship election. Former PDP stalwarts are, Arc Anagha Mba, Dr. Blessing Nwagba, Chief Silvanus Nwaji, and Chibuike Nwokoukwu. Receiving them at the secretariat of the party in Umuahia, the state capital, Abia state chairman of APC, Honourable Donatus Nwankpa thanked them for seeing the future APC represents in the state. Read more below; https://arewatimes.com.ng/2023-rumours-of-gov-ikpeazus-defection-soars-as-pdp-bigwigs-defect-to-apc/ 1 Like 1 Share
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