Another Protest Begins In Enugu Community
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The people of Umualum Enugu-Agu Achi community in Oji-River Council Area of Enugu State, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest against what they described as indiscriminate police arrest and extortion of villagers for committing no offence.
They also pleaded with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to prevail on the former Commissioner in the state, Dr Eric Oluedo, a title-holder who represents the village in Igwe-in-council, to stop using police to harass and intimidate villagers because his wife was a serving judge in the State High Court.
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US Government Cancels 1000 Flights
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Due to strong winter storm, about 1000 flights were cancelled in the United States and many people are without power according to the country’s media reports on Monday.
The “New York Times” reported (citing data from PowerOutage.us) that in Georgia, about 42,000 customers were without power on Sunday evening. In South Carolina and North Carolina, each had over 65,000 customers without power.
Also, according to “FlightAware.com”, the newspaper said that over 1,000 flights has been cancelled in US.
Matawalle Speaks About Banditry
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Bello Matawalle, Zamfara State Governor, has said bandit attacks in his state has turned into a lucrative venture owing to the influence of politicians.
The Governor gave this assertion after he met President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, to brief him on the security situation in his state.
Protest Begins In Ogun Over High Electricity Bills
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Residents of Giwa and Agbado-Oke Aro, on the outskirt of Ifo Local Government Area in Ogun State, on Monday, protested high electricity bills.
The residents took to the Abule Egba Business Unit of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company at Jankara, Ijaiye-Ojokoro to air their grievances.
Police Speaks About Terrorists
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The Katsina State Police Command on Monday revealed that its operatives successfully repelled terrorists’ attack at Badole village, in the Kurfi Local Government Area of the state over the weekend.
The spokesman for the Command, Gambo Isah, said in a statement on Monday that the terrorists had swooped on the village early Saturday morning where they, amongst others, rustled an unspecified number of domestic animals.
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