This is a roundup of some breaking news in Nigeria for Today, Tuesday, 9th, March 2021.
I Can Stay In Office Till 2023 Or 2024 If…. IGP Adamu
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has submitted that the IGP’s office and the appointment are not governed by general provisions of the law which apply to the rest of the police force.
Adamu argued that the tenure of his appointment as the Police IG would only lapse in either 2023 or 2024 depending on when counting started.
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Women Can Perform Creditably If Given Opportunity – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerian women can perform creditably both locally and globally if given the opportunity.
In a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Femi Adesina, the Nigerian leader described women as the bedrock of society and key to a happy and stable family, society, and nation.
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‘Fulani Warlord’, Wakili Opens Up On How OPC Arrested Him, Says He’s Innocent
Embattled Fulani Warlord, Iskilu Wakili has denied the allegations of banditry and kidnapping brought against him by the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC).
Wakili spoke to journalists on Monday shortly after he left the hospital and was taken into Police custody at the headquarters of the Oyo State Police Command in Eleyele, Ibadan.
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Visionless APC Has Brought More Division To Nigeria – Lamido
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has lamented that Nigeria has become more divided under the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lamido while speaking on Monday in Rivers State during the commissioning of Rumuji, Ibaa, Obelle Isokpo road in Emouha Local Government Area, said the confusion in APC has reflected in the way national issues are been handled by the party.
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Another Boko Haram’ Terrorist Group Emerges In South Africa
A gang of criminals in South Africa has named itself Boko Haram and begun operating like the dreaded terrorist group operating in countries such as Cameroon and Nigeria.
Naija News understands the gang decided to adopt the name ‘Boko Haram‘ so as to instil fear in the heart of the residents of Mamelodi, east of Pretoria – the area in which it operates.
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