Terrorists reacting to Nigerian govt’s onslaught – Tinubu
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President Bola Tinubu has described the bomb attacks in Borno state as desperate acts of terror and a clear manifestation of the pressure mounted against terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives.
He condemned the attack in strong terms, especially as it resulted in the loss of precious lives and the maiming of other citizens.
The attack occurred in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Tinubu warned that the purveyors of wanton violence shall have a certain encounter with justice, and that these cowardly attacks are only but an isolated episode.
In a statement by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale on Sunday, Tinubu said his government will not allow the nation to slither into an era of fear, tears, sorrow, and blood.
He said his administration is adopting necessary measures to secure citizens, emphasizing that efforts will be redoubled to ensure that those who trouble the nation, dispatching precious lives, and disrupting law and order are completely removed.
Bayern keen on Lookman
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Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in a summer swoop for Atalanta BC winger Ademola Lookman.
The 26-year-old enjoyed an excellent season in the Italian Serie A, finding the net on 11 occasions and providing seven assists for his teammates across 31 league appearances.
Despite his sterling domestic performances, it was Lookman’s displays on the continental, the UEFA Europa League that stole the headlines, with the former Everton scoring a sublime hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen in the final to help Atalanta win their first-ever European trophy.
Since making the switch from Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig to the Italians during the summer of 2022, Lookman has scored 32 times in 78 matches across all competitions for La Dea.
After improving massively in the last two seasons, the ex-Fulham loanee has attracted serious interest from top clubs across the continent, according to the Daily Mail.
Cholera: Stop exposing waste, Ogun warns residents
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Ogun State Waste Management Authority has appealed to residents of the state who are still exposing their waste to start containerising them saying that such healthy habits help to curb the spread of communicable diseases like cholera among others.
This appeal, the state government said becomes necessary to tackle the outbreak of Cholera in the state.
The government has equally threatened to arrest residents found flouting the order to stop leaving their waste exposed.
The Managing Director of OGWAMA, Abayomi Hunye made the appeal while inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation work at the Kurata Dumpsite in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government area of the state.
UK warns of Russian interference in upcoming election
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Britain’s deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden on Sunday warned that the country’s upcoming general election faces threats from hostile actors such as Russia seeking to influence the United Kingdom’s democratic process.
The country will go to the polls on Thursday, in an election expected to oust the governing right-wing Conservatives and put the opposition Labour Party in power. His comments came after the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that it had uncovered five Facebook pages spreading the same pro-Kremlin talking points.
Some of them encouraged support for the hard-right Reform UK party led by Brexiteer Nigel Farage — a big challenger to the ruliqqng Conservatives in Thursday’s vote.
“There is a threat in all elections, and indeed we see it in this election from hostile state actors seeking to influence the outcome of the election campaign,” Dowden told Sky News.