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FOOD BLOCKADE: ‘We’d rather lose our goods to the gutters than transporting them to Igbos and Yorubas’ – Northern traders

FOOD BLOCKADE: ‘We’d rather lose our goods to the gutters than transporting them to Igbos and Yorubas’ – Northern traders

The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) says it prefers that farm produce goes to waste rather than tolerate continued attacks on its members in the South, TheCable reports. Awwalu Aliyu, an official of the union in Kano on Tuesday said the decision not to supply food to the South was not to starve southerners but to protest against attacks on their people. Aliyu who restated the group's claim that northerners were killed and lost properties, especially during the #EndSARS protests and the recent Shasha market crisis in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, added that it…
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ECONOMIC CRISIS!!! Food Blockage: Prices Of Food Items Rise In Abuja, Ogun Lagos, Others; South East Youths To Reject Food From Northerners

ECONOMIC CRISIS!!! Food Blockage: Prices Of Food Items Rise In Abuja, Ogun Lagos, Others; South East Youths To Reject Food From Northerners

FOLLOWING the rise in the cost of foodstuffs across the country, the Nigerian Tribune, on Monday, took a survey of prices in different markets in the country and found that insecurity, extortion, climate change, among others are reasons for the skyrocketing prices of food commodities. From southern states to those in the North, the experience is the same, as prices of food items soar. In Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, prices of cow meat rise, with Alhaji Sule Esa Mohammed, state secretary of Cattle Breeders Association and also secretary to Amalgamated Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria, linking it to the…
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BURSTED!!! Bandits gave kidnapped Jangebe Schoolgirls their phone numbers, promised to visit their Parents for marriage

BURSTED!!! Bandits gave kidnapped Jangebe Schoolgirls their phone numbers, promised to visit their Parents for marriage

A student among the kidnapped schoolgirls that were recently released has revealed something new. It has been revealed that some of the bandits who kidnapped female students from a government school in Jangebe shared their phone numbers with the girls with promises of marriage. Several girls who spoke with Daily Trust said their abductors professed love to them and promised to contact them over the phone to find out if they had accepted the marriage proposals. One student, Hassatu Umar Anka, said their abductors advised the girls to abandon school so they could get married. “When we were about to…
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REVEALED!!! 386 Soldiers Left Nigeria Army In 1 Year

REVEALED!!! 386 Soldiers Left Nigeria Army In 1 Year

The House of Representatives Committee on Army says its investigation revealed that 386 soldiers voluntarily disengaged from the army due to medical and other reasons in the second quarters of 2020, Daily Trust reports. The chairman of the committee, Abdulrazaq Namdaz, who presented a report to the house yesterday, said records by the army indicated that 356 soldiers left the army after losing interest, 24 left to take up traditional titles; while six were discharged on medical grounds. He said the records also indicated that 6,752 soldiers were discharged from the service in the last five years; while 25,655 soldiers…
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Unknown Gunmen Attack Police In Obubra, Cross River State, Kill Six, Escape With Guns

Unknown Gunmen Attack Police In Obubra, Cross River State, Kill Six, Escape With Guns

Reports from Obubra, Cross River State say unknown gunmen have attacked Policemen at two checkpoints in Obubra LGA in Central Cross River state early today, Wednesday morning. The early morning attack occured at Ofotura where 2 officers were shot and killed while another 4 officers were also killed at Oyadama check point. All their arms were carted away by the criminals. One soldier also reported shot in the hand, has also been confirmed dead. Details later.
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More Trouble For Okorocha As Imo Traditional Rulers Endorse Move To Recall Of Ex-governor From Senate

More Trouble For Okorocha As Imo Traditional Rulers Endorse Move To Recall Of Ex-governor From Senate

The traditional ruler of Amaifeke in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo state, Eze Emmanuel Okeke, alongside other traditional rulers in the zone and Orlu Zone Political Consultative Assembly, OPOCA, have agreed to activate the recall process of Senator Rochas Okorocha, who represents Imo West Senatorial District. The decision was taken on Monday after the 48-hour ultimatum given to Okorocha to apologise to Imo people, expired. Okorocha had been asked to apologise for unsealing the Royal Palm Spring Hotel and Apartment linked to his wife, which the government had already sealed. In a communique issued after taking the decision,…
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More tension as southeast youths mobilize to reject food supply from the North

More tension as southeast youths mobilize to reject food supply from the North

Some concerned youths of the South East geo- political zone have now mobilized to stop any form of food, animal and vegetable supplies from the northern part of the country to the south east zone According to the youths, they took the resolution to stop these supplies from the north to prove to the northern youths and those behind the decision to stop any supply from the north to the south east that the south east zone can sustain it’s self They said ” we do not need any thing from the north to survive, we produce more food than…
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SAD NEWS!! Popular Abuja Printer Assasinated At Ceddi Plaza After Being Stabbed Severally 

SAD NEWS!! Popular Abuja Printer Assasinated At Ceddi Plaza After Being Stabbed Severally 

It was a night of cold tears and loud cries for the family of one Mr. Blessing Michael who suddenly met with death, after being stabbed on the neck and wounded severely by unknown persons assumed to be criminals at Ceddi Plaza, Abuja. Mr. Blessing was assassinated on his way to deliver one of his several printing services to Genesis Cinema, located at Ceddi Plaza, FCT Abuja. According to reports, the police is presently investigating the situation to uncover perpetrators of the sad death of 25years old Blessing Michael, who was doing averagely well in his printing business. While gathering…
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Popular Comedian, MC Tagwaye Launches Foundation, Targets Education Empowerment For Orphans, Less Privileged Persons

Popular Comedian, MC Tagwaye Launches Foundation, Targets Education Empowerment For Orphans, Less Privileged Persons

The most anticipated Launch and Fund Raising Ceremony of Tagwaye Foundation has been held in Abuja over the weekend, recording the presence of notable personalities, Representatives from several public and private institutions within Nigeria and from across Africa. The ceremony was held on the 27th of February 2021 at Banquet Hall, NAF Conference Center, Abuja. According to AbujaPress, Tagwaye Foundation was launched amidst massive celebrations, as it provides educational opportunities for out of school and in school children, skill acquisition for youth, Empowerment for widows,Orphans and less privileged persons across Nigeria. The event of the launch and fundraising of Tagwaye…
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Food Scarcity: Miyetti Allah urges FG to arrest Sunday Igboho, says food will not be transported to southwest until Fulanis are safe 

Food Scarcity: Miyetti Allah urges FG to arrest Sunday Igboho, says food will not be transported to southwest until Fulanis are safe 

Coordinator of the Kwara State chapter of Miyetti Allah Association of Cattle Breeders, Aliyu Mohammed, has said that the blockage of cattle and foodstuffs to the South West through Kwara State will continue until the safety of Fulani is guaranteed in the region. Speaking to DAILY POST shortly after a crucial meeting of the association in Ilorin on Sunday, Mohammed, said the action is a warning shot to ensure a peaceful operation of businesses by the Fulani and to end the harassment of the tribe in the south. He denied allegations levelled against the Fulani, claiming that not all of…
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