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June 8, 2021

Give Me Licence To Buy Ak-47s For Amotekun Corps, Governor Makinde Laments Killings In Oyo Community

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Makinde, who was lamented the level of destruction in the community, called on the Federal Government to permit governors in the South-West to equip Amotekun Corps with sophisticated weapons, such as AK-47, to tackle rising insecurity, especially banditry and kidnapping in the geo-political zone.

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Politics
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June 8, 2021

BREAKING: Nigeria’s Attorney-General Of Federation, Malami, Violates Twitter Ban To Deactivate His Account

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However, checks by SaharaReporters showed that a Twitter account can’t be deactivated unless you have access to the app, meaning Malami must have logged in to deactivate it.

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Politics
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June 8, 2021

How Four Nigerians Robbed Saudi Man, Tortured Him By Pouring Hot Water On His Private Parts

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All the Nigerians tried were aged between 24 and 35 but they were not identified.

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CRIME
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June 8, 2021

Police Storm Suspected ESN Camp In Imo, Rescue Abducted Policewoman

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The operation was led by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, and other security operatives on Tuesday.

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Police
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June 8, 2021

SERAP, Falana, Others Drag Nigerian Government To ECOWAS Court Over Unlawful Suspension Of Twitter

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This was disclosed in a tweet on SERAP's Twitter page on Tuesday.

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Legal
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June 8, 2021

UK Government, Other Major Websites Begin To Work Again After Breakage

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The UK government website - gov.uk - was also down as were the Financial Times, the Guardian and the New York Times.

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June 8, 2021

Ex-Nigerian Leaders Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, Others To Meet Over Nation's 'Pressing' Problems

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The meeting, which is scheduled to hold on June 10 at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, is jointly led by Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar; former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar and former Catholic archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan.

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Politics
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June 8, 2021

Nigeria's Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Arrests 50 For Alleged Internet Fraud In Oyo

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The Commission said the suspects were arrested at Alaro Sango, Agbaje Ijokoro, and Apete Aladura areas of Ibadan, Oyo State capital following intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet fraud.

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CyberCrime
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June 8, 2021

FLASHBACK: How I Was Convicted Of Drug-Related Offences In 1996 — TB Joshua

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The prophet, who is now dead, in a 2019 documentary, showed his church members how he was prosecuted for an offence he was innocent of, but survived.

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June 8, 2021

Nigerian Female Artists, Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay Fight Dirty In Lagos

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It was gathered that they clashed over Seyi Shay and Victoria Kimani’s verse on Kizz Daniel’s ‘F**k you’ cover challenge.