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Ethnic Bigotry is how Nigeria’s problem started – Alibaba
Popular Nigerian Comedian, Alibaba has blamed the current state of the country on Ethnic bigotry. He shared a post on Instagram which read; “A typical Nigerian prefers a bad leader from his tribe than a good leader from other tribe. This is how our problems started”. ..and captioned the short message thus: “Someone share this… hmmmm. Very deep. Begs the question, ‘Would you rather a man from your ethnic group flies your plane and crashes or anyone from any tribe that can fly and land?”
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Edo Election: I am not desperate to win – Ize-Iyamu
APC gubernatorial candidate for Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu has made it known that he is not desperate to win because he genuinely wants to serve the people of Edo State. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Ize-Iyamu said even if he loses, he will head to the courts and not resort to violence. “A man who genuinely wants to serve cannot be desperate. It is not compulsory that I should be the governor. “If God wills, I will win. I assure you that if I lose the election, the worst that can happen is that I will go to court but…
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Final Year Student of Nasarawa State University dies trying to a rescue a man being electrocuted
Haruna Zaidu, a final year student of Nasarawa state University has lost his life while trying to rescue a trader who was being electrocuted at the GSM market in Keffi, on Monday, August 17. According to reports, a mobile phone repairer, Junaudu Shaibu was about to pick up his tools when he was electrocuted by a nearby high tension wire, Zaidu who tried rescuing the trader got electrocuted as well and lost his life in the process. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites May his soul rest in peace
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CAMA: The gates of hell shall not prevail against the church – FFK
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has reacted to the Company and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The CAMA law has attracted a lot of reaction from the Christian community. The Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN), described it as satanic, demanding that the President halt the implementation of “the obnoxious and ungodly law until the religious institutions are exempted from it The World Council of Bishops had also emphatically described it as an illegality. Fani Kayode in his reaction termed the CAMA law as the greatest threat to humanity adding that the…
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NBA conference: It is high level prejudice – Muric reacts as NBA withdraws El-rufai’s invitation
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the NBA’s decision to withdraw El-rufai’s invitation to its conference as a high level of prejudice. The NBA yesterday removed the name of El-Rufai from the list of speakers at its 2020 Virtual Annual General Conference (AGC) which is scheduled for 26th to 29th August, 2020. Reacting to this, the Islamic human rights organisation in a statement made available through its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said the NBA should know better than to cancel El-rufai’s invitation adding that it is parochial, myopic and jejune. “NBA yesterday dropped Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna…
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Covid-19: FG soon to begin testing trial drugs in 13 states
The Nigerian Government says it will soon begin its investigate Covid-19 drug trial at 22 sites in 13 States in the country. This was confirmed by PTF’s National Coordinator, Sani Aliyu, during a media briefing on Thursday. Though he did not reveal the states, he however noted that all necessary regulatory approvals had already been secured for the trials. “As you are aware Nigeria, has registered for the WHO solidarity trials which are a multi-country trial where the standard of care in the country is compared against some investigational drugs such as Remdesivir, Interferon-Beta and monoclonal antibody. This is in…
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NBA conference: El-rufai reacts as NBA cancels invitation
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai’s invitation to this year’s Nigerian bar association (NBA) conference has been cancelled after some lawyers made series of complaints in a petition asking for his invitation withdrawal. Reacting to this, El-rufai in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Thursday described the withdrawal of his invitation as an ”unfortunate embrace of injustice”. He however, insisted he will continue to offer his opinions on critical issues in the country and his voice will not be silenced. “While the decision about who speaks at its event is clearly the NBA’s, Malam El-Rufai wishes to…
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Buhari calls for joint effort to restore Mali to its civil administration
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the recent happenings in Mali which involved a military coup d’etat that led to overthrow of the government of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Tuesday, August 17. In a statement posted on his Twitter handle on Thursday August 20, President Buhari called out for all hands to be on deck for the restoration of Mali to its civil administration. The tweet reads; “The events in Mali are great setbacks for regional diplomacy, with grave consequences for the peace and security of West Africa. It is time for the unconstitutional ‘authority’ in Mali to act…
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State of Insecurity in the country has never been this worse – Buhari’s ex-minister, Audu Ogbeh
The former Minister of Agriculture under the President Muhammadu Buhari government, Audu Ogbeh has expressed that insecurity in the country has never been this worse apart from during the civil war. He said this on Wednesday at the maiden meeting of the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of ACF as he was inaugurated chairman. The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), further stated that the northern part of Nigeria is facing the problems of killings day and night which are greater than ever and has never been seen before except during the civil war. “We have…
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Covid-19: If you have refuse to open church, you were never a believer – Oyakhilome tells pastors
General overseer of Believers Love World, also known as Christ Embassy Church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has called out pastors that have refused to reopen their churches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing his members yesterday, he said those pastors have become unbelievers and have lost their faith as they have refused to open their church for fear of being infected. “If you refuse to open church for fear of being infected, you were never a believer, he said. “This is a great concern because there were churches that were thought to be churches until recently. We find a lot of…
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Edo Election: All South-South States must remain under the PDP – Okowa
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed that all states within the South-South geopolitical zone must remain under the rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made this call as he urged the people of Edo State to re-elect Governor Godwin Obaseki to bring all states in the region under one political party. Obaseki’s campaign train held a PDP Ward rally at Ekpon Ward 9 and 10, Igueben Local Government Area of Edo on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Okowa said as Chairman of South-South Governors Forum, it is the wish of the governors of the region to remain…
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NBA conference: Lawyers ask El-rufai to step aside as speaker, says he has abused the right of Nigerians
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai has been asked to step aside as guest speaker at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general conference by some lawyers. In a petition to the chairman of the technical committee on the NBA conference planning, Koyinsola Ajayi the lawyers under the aegis of Open Bar Initiative described the invitation as a “reward for misrule.” In the petition, Silas Onu, convener of the group, said the governor “represents the very antithesis of what we profess to defend.” The group also said that El-rufai governs a state that has been described as “the most dangerous…
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