This is a roundup of some breaking news in Nigeria for Today, Friday, 2nd, April 2021.
APC Extends Membership Registration By Three Weeks
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its membership registration and revalidation exercise by three weeks.
Recall that some APC members on Monday stormed the party headquarters to ask for the extension of the exercise which elapsed on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
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Boko Haram: Chief Of Air Staff Storms Borno State As NAF Jet Goes Missing
Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has arrived in Borno State on Thursday amidst the circumstances surrounding a missing Nigeria Air Force (NAF) fighter jet.
Upon arrival in Borno, Air Marshal Amao was briefed on ongoing efforts to locate and recover the NAF Alpha Jet which went missing on Wednesday.
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Soludo: Police Arrest Four Additional Suspects In Failed Assassination
The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Thursday revealed that four additional suspects have been arrested in connection to the assassination attempt on Prof Chukwuma Soludo.
This was made known in a statement by the spokesperson of the Anambra State police command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga.
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No Going Back On Call For Oduduwa Republic – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has said there is no going back on the agitation for the Oduduwa Republic.
Gani Adams in an interview with BBC Yoruba said he is in support of the agitation.
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Boko Haram Attack Damboa LGA In Borno
Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group have attacked the Azir community in the Damboa LGA of Borno state killing one and injuring many.
Naija News gathered that the insurgent looted foodstuff and livestock without confrontation and also set ablaze some residential houses in the attack that occurred on Wednesday.
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