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Dayo Johnson Akure. ANOTHER political violence erupted in Ipele, Owo council area of Ondo state as political thugs injured no fewer than ten persons, destroyed vehicles and other properties in the town. In all no fewer than 20 vehicles were destroyed, several motorcycles burnt. The two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party a d
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By Dayo Johnson A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital has remanded seven suspected political thugs arrested in lfon, Ose council area of the state during a political campaign for being in possession of unlawful firearms. Recall that the suspects were apprehended by security agent on Ikaro road, Ifon headquarters of
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… Jegede, Akeredolu trade blames …Campaign vehicles set ablaze, vandalised …Mobile policemen deployed to curtail crisis By Dayo Johnson Less than 23 days to the governorship election in Ondo state, political thugs today attacked the convoys of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede in Oba Akoko in Akoko
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There was violence in Ayede/Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area as the local government election got underway on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that miscreants suspected to be political thugs and brandishing cutlasses and wooden sticks were sighted molesting residents. Speaking with NAN, Chief Oladimeji Abidogun, a community leader, said that
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By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Some political thugs suspected to be loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi state stormed the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday, disrupted an ongoing press conference and beat up factional leaders of the party and some journalists. The hoodlums who attacked the secretariat
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People believed to be suspected political thugs have chased away the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Ogun State, Rotimi Paseda during the rally in Ijebu-Ode.
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The Nigerian Army says it has arrested “a group of hoodlums causing mayhem, extorting money and threatening the lives of innocent citizens” in Sokoto.
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THE Nigerian Army, yesterday, vowed to swallow political thugs, kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals in the country, noting that it was determined to enthrone peace and security in all parts of Nigeria.
Read MoreThe Field Monitoring & Enforcement Officer of the Ogun State Signage and Advertisements Agency (OGSAA), Mr. Bolaji Banjoko, and other Advertisements Agency staff were allegedly attacked, yesterday, by political thugs loyal to a governorship candidate.
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Lagos State Police Command said it arrested 21 suspected political thugs following the death of two suspected cultists at a political rally in Obanikoro area of the state.
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