BREAKING: Four missing as over 30 bandits attack Abuja communities
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BREAKING: Four missing as over 30 bandits attack Abuja communities

Politics tamfitronics No fewer than four persons have reportedly been abducted following an attack by a group of bandits on some communities in Bwari area in Abuja.According to sources, one person was killed in the early morning attack on Sunday, June 30.Sources say that the attack which began around 12:30am around the fringes of Guto and Piyawe communities, soon got into Tudun-Fulani and Sabon Gari areas, both in the Council.The armed men, numbering over 30 were said to have divided themselves into two groups and attacked the communities from various angles, having entered Piwaye through the swamps.They were consequently said to have killed a woman, Madam Alice, who was in her mid 40s and then kidnapped a youngAlice was said to have gone to the area to visit her sick mother who was being taken...
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“Olu Jacobs is alive, well” — Joke Silva
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“Olu Jacobs is alive, well” — Joke Silva

Politics tamfitronics Veteran Nollywood actress Joke Silva, the wife of legendary actor Olu Jacobs, has dismissed the rumour of her husband’s death.According to her, the multiple award-winning actor is much alive and doing just fine.“My husband is alive and doing just fine,” Silva said on Sunday in reaction to dozens of social media posts announcing her husband’s purported death.A close source to the family who craved anonymity said: “The AGN President confirmed that he spoke with the wife today and they spoke for over one hour without any mention of such news”The source added: “Somebody who has lost a husband cannot be that chatty and Gail on phone.”Also, Betty Irabor, an associate of the family has also dismissed the death claim which went viral on social media platforms on Sunday.The family also released a proof-of-life...
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I’ll tackle Wike next time we meet –Shehu Sani
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I’ll tackle Wike next time we meet –Shehu Sani

Politics tamfitronics A former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has vowed to tackle the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his comment at an event recently.Sani, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, was reacting to Wike’s comment challenging the former lawmaker to list his contributions to democracy when at the Senate.Seemingly furious Sani accused Wike of intentionally asking to speak last at events so as to escape responses to his comments.“Wike is my good friend. I would have preferred to reply to him at an event rather than on the TV. I have attended two events where he strategically placed himself at the end of the event and made sure nobody replied him but I believe that when an...
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Pride marches across the country incorporate politics
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Pride marches across the country incorporate politics

Politics tamfitronics 1 of 13 | Participants march down Fifth Avenue at the 2024 NYC Pride March in New York City on Sunday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License PhotoJune 30 (UPI) -- Pride month celebrations culminated Sunday with parades across the world, including San Francisco and New York, where people supporting LGBTQ identities and rights, some dressed in multi-colored, elaborate clothing and costumes, marched in the streets.In New York, thousands of Pride revelers rallied along Fifth Avenue in an event that also marked the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising of June 28, 1969, which sparked the gay rights movement in the United States."For 55 years, New Yorkers have proudly carried the banner that says, 'This is the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ movement,'" Gov. Kathy Hochul, who participated in the march, told the crowd."And...
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