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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

Here are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1) Jonathan's cousin granted N500 million bail An Abuja High Court has granted bail to the cousin of Jonathan,…

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BREAKING: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3 million for Apo killings

An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court, on Tuesday, ordered Nigeria to pay a fine of $3.3 million for the extra-judicial killing of eight persons in the Apo…

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Temie Giwa: Extra-judicial killings in Nigeria – Show me your particulars (Y! FrontPage)

by Temie Giwa Here is the remarkable fact, they are killing us. All of us. They kill us in our cars, at our shops, in our homes sometimes just negligently…

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Apo killing: “They were terrorists, not squatters” – Army Chief insists

by 'Jola Sotubo Despite reports saying that the 9 squatters killed in Abuja were innocent citizens, the army has insisted that they were terrorists. This was revealed by the Chief…

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REVEALED: OBJ’s sister reportedly owns Abuja building where squatters were killed

The unfinished building where security forces killed at least seven squatters Friday, September 20, in the Apo neighbourhood of Abuja, belongs to Mrs. Adunni Oluwole Salisu, believed to be the…

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Opinion: To forgive, but not to forget…

by Temitope Fatoyinbo We cannot pretend that these never happened nor can we assure the victims’ families of justice. Nevertheless, we can feel their pain and help bear their grief.…

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Apo police killing: Lucy Ukpong’s family insist on justice as she is laid to rest

by Isi Esene Lucy Ukpong, the 20-year-old photography shop salesgirl who was killed by a stray-bullet  in the Apo Area of Abuja earlier in the month has being buried. Ukpong…

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Lucy Ukpong killing: Police pleads for out-of-court settlement

by Isi Esene Police authorities are said to be pleading with the family of Lucy Ukpong, the 20-year-old photography shop salesgirl who was allegedly hit in the chest by a…

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Opinion: So, we think we are safe?

by Olu W. Onemola Many of us have guns that we keep constantly cocked, sure and ready. Many of us hide behind gatemen that never seem to sleep at night.…

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