Another Protest Begins In Lagos
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Ijaw Youth Council has insisted on getting justice for Sylvester Oromoni, the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State who was allegedly bullied to death at the school.
Members of the council, on Thursday, staged a protest in front of the school saying the school could not resume like others when justice was yet to be served.
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UK Government Cancels Pre-departure Travel Tests
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The United Kingdom has discontinued pre-departure COVID-19 tests for fully vaccinated travellers coming to England.
The changes will come into effect from January 11 and apply to England only for now.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the pre-departure test discourages many from travelling for fear of being trapped overseas and incurring significant extra expense.
“Over 24,000 Terrorists Surrendered In 7 Months” -DHQ
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) eliminated 950 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North-East between May 20, 2021, and Jan. 6, 2022, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).
The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko, made this known while reviewing progress of the operations on Thursday in Abuja.
Onyeuko said that troops eliminated several high-profile commanders and Amirs (leaders) of the terrorist groups during the period. He added that over 24,000 terrorists surrendered in seven months.
Buhari To Intervene In Mali’s Political Crises
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The political crisis plaguing Mali, a West African Country, saw top officials of the government visiting Nigeria on Thursday to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari.
At the meeting held behind closed doors, Buhari assured the Special Envoy from Mali, Col. Assimi Goita, the Transitional President of Mali that the Nigerian government would intervene in its political situation but within the ambits of ECOWAS frameworks.
Attorney-General Speaks About Sokoto Laws
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The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Suleiman Usman, has described the state’s laws as obsolete and irrelevant to the present situations.
He said the laws were last compiled and published in 1996, therefore should be modernised and updated, noting that the document will be reproduced by July.
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