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Nigeria Breaking News, Today, Thursday, 24th, June, 2021
This is a roundup of some breaking news in Nigeria for Today, Thursday, 24th, June 2021.
IPOB: COAS Storms Imo State, Gives Fresh Directives To Troops
The Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya has paid an on-the-spot visit to Imo to assess the security situation in the state.
Yahaya visited Owerri, the Imo State capital on Wednesday and met with troops of 34 Brigade in Obinze Barracks.
I Will Tamper With Press Freedom – Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against press freedom begun many years back, a renowned journalist revealed.
Buhari had as far back 1984 vowed to tamper with press freedom. This claim was revealed in an exclusive interview with KAYODE OYERO, former Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch Magazine and Chief Executive Officer of MayFive Media Limited, Ray Ekpu.
Twitter Ban: You’re Hurting Yourself, Not Me By Using VPN – Lai Mohammed Tells Nigerians
The Minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has warned Nigerians against using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to access Twitter in the country.
This is as he stated that it is wrong and dangerous and those using it stand the risk of having their data including bank details exposed to wrong hands.
Stop Killing, Kidnapping Igbos, Nnamdi Kanu Tells Buhari
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has warned President Muhammadu Buhari administration to stop ‘killing’ and ‘abducting Biafrans.
In a post via his Twitter page on Wednesday, Kanu said that the Eastern Security Network (ESN) will continue to operate in the South East until the killings and kidnapping stop.
Obaseki: Obaseki Speaks On Inaugurating His Cabinet
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday revealed why he is yet to constitute his cabinet more than six months after he was reelected.
Obaseki disclosed this while answering questions from State House Correspondents after meeting with Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.