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About 90,000 properties still without power after two storms strike Britain
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About 90,000 properties still without power after two storms strike Britain

More strong winds are forecast after Storms Boelo and Austen cause travel disruption, flooding and kill two people About 90,000 properties across northern parts of the UK are still without power after a weekend of stormy weather, with forecasters warning of more strong winds to come. Two men were killed by falling trees after two named storms, Austen and Boelo, pummelled parts of the UK, bringing widespread travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and event cancellations.

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Igboho seeks wider security role for traditional rulers
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Igboho seeks wider security role for traditional rulers

…unveils 20,000 Iru Ekun volunteers in Oyo …links Abuja trip to strengthening regional security network By Adeola Badru Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called for a stronger security role for traditional rulers across the South-West, declaring that the Iru Ekun Security Network, which he described as the brainchild of the region’s traditional institutions, has attracted 20,000 volunteers in Oyo State. “I was in Abuja this morning so that Iru Ekun’s security responsibilities can be further strengthened.

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Army Explains Troops Encounter With Police In Plateau
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Army Explains Troops Encounter With Police In Plateau

The Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, has explained the circumstances surrounding a viral video showing an encounter between its troops and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a statement issued on Monday, the task force said its troops responded to a distress call on October 20 over reports of sporadic gunfire in Mai Farin Moto, Maraban Dere and neighbouring communities, as well as the reported killing of a resident, Adamu Suleiman.

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Plateau motorcycle rider killed, mutilated body found
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Plateau motorcycle rider killed, mutilated body found

By Golok Nanmwa A motorcycle rider has been killed by unknown assailants, with his mutilated body reportedly discovered along Longvel Road in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State. A resident of the community, Henry Homsuk, told newsmen that “Residents woke up on Monday to the disturbing news of the incident.”

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Military clears air on troops’ clash with police personnel in Plateau
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Military clears air on troops’ clash with police personnel in Plateau

The Special Task Force Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP) has cleared the air on the recent encounter between its troops and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The media officer of the operation, Capt. Polycarp Oteh, in a statement on Monday in Jos, said that the encounter between the two security agencies was misconstrued to be a clash.

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Alleged phone-tapping: Court rejects El-Rufai’s no-case submission
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Alleged phone-tapping: Court rejects El-Rufai’s no-case submission

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State in his ongoing trial over alleged unlawful interception of the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the the defendant had opted for a no-case submission after the DSS closed its case by calling two witnesses.

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Jordan: 3 arrested over deadly church attack
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Jordan: 3 arrested over deadly church attack

Three men have been arrested in Jordan in connection with an attack on a Greek Orthodox church last week. The arrests took place following a dawn shootout with security forces during which the suspects were wounded.

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Alleged Wire Tapping: Court Orders El-Rufai To Enter Defense
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Alleged Wire Tapping: Court Orders El-Rufai To Enter Defense

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to enter his defence if he so desires in his ongoing trial over his alleged unlawful interception of the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Abdulmalik issued the order while ruling on a no-case submission made by El-Rufai.

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