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Senator Abbo: “If you are a Nigerian and you are surprised then you are not wise” – Peter Okoye
Peter Okoye of the defunct p-square duo has reacted to recent reports that the court case against senator Abbo has been dismissed. The lawmaker was charged for assaulting a woman, Osimibibra Warmate at a sex toy shop. In a judgement by a magistrate court in Abuja led by Magistrate Abdullahi Ilela, the case was dismissed because the evidence and exhibits tendered to the court did not prove the criminal charges against Abbo. Reacting to the recent development, Mr P tweeted; “E shock u? Or are y’all surprised? If you are a Nigerian and you are still surprised then you are…
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Allocation from Abuja cannot take us anywhere – Oyo Deputy Governor, Olaniyan
Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan has revealed that the monthly allocation the state receives from the federal government is not enough to embark on developmental projects. He said this while addressing journalists at his Jericho Ibadan residence Friday evening. The Deputy Governor made it known that the internally generated revenue in the state was also not enough, even the monthly allocation the state receives from the federal government decreases on a daily basis. This has made the state government to borrow money in order to start up some developmental projects. “Allocation coming from Abuja cannot take us…
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Girl accuses police of threatening to rape her and another girl for not wearing face mask.
Twitter User @ piink_carnation has accused the police of threatening to rape her and another girl for not wearing face mask if the girls refuse to bribe them. The accusation was made by the sister of the girl who had the encounter. The sister tweeted: “My younger sister was arrested yesterday for not wearing a face mask and they threatened to have sex with her and another girl if they didn’t pay them some money or they will take them to court. Till now, I don’t have the words to express my anger and disgust.” The girl who went through…
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You cannot tell God’s people how long to spend in Church – Oyakhilome tells FG
General Overseer of Love World Ministries, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has taken a swipe at the government over its decision to limit the duration of services due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In a recent online church service, the pastor expressed dissatisfaction at the development saying the government do not have the right to tell God’s people how long to spend in a church service. “I am appalled that some people have the audacity to tell us how many hours we can spend in church. How dare you?, he said “What in the world do you think you are? You cannot tell…
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Gov. Umahi, Daughter test negative for Coronavirus
Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi on Friday announced his recovery after testing Negative for Coronavirus. In a statement by the Governor’s commissioner of information and state orientation, Barr. Uchenna Orji, the Governor said his daughter and three other members of his family have all tested Negative for the virus. He wrote; “The Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi has tested negative for coronavirus. “The Governor confirmed this in a statement he personally released on Friday, 31st July 2020. “He disclosed that his daughter and three of his close aides also tested negative for the…
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Loan agreement with China: No Country will sign away its sovereignty – Amaechi
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to claims that the country in a loan agreement with China signed away its sovereignty. Speaking during an interview on AIT on Friday, Amaechi explained that the clause was only to guarantee the repayment of the loan and not for Nigeria to lose its sovereignty. According to him they approached China due to their low interest rate of about 2.8% for 20 years noting that that if the country stopped taking the loans, the infrastructure projects embarked on by the federal government will be affected. “No country will sign away its sovereignty.…
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Sex Toy Shop scandal: Court dismisses suit against Senator Abbo
An Abuja Magistrate court has dismissed the assault suit filed against senator Elisha Abbo by the Nigerian Police force. Despite a viral video of the lawmaker assaulting a woman, Osimibibra Warmate and a televised press conference in which the lawmaker apologised to the victim, the magistrate court dismissed the case on ground that the police failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he committed the crime. The presiding judge, Abdullahi Ilelah upheld a no-case submission filed by Senator Abbo saying the police did not convince the court that the lawmaker did assault Osimibibra Warmate on the 11th of may, 2019.…
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Insecurity: Nigerians know we have done our best – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians know the Buhari-led administration has done its best when it comes to insecurity in the country. A statement from the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the President said this when he spoke to state house correspondents after observing the Eid El-Kabir prayers with his family members and close aides at the presidential villa in Abuja today, July 31. “I want Nigerians to be very conscious of their country and what we inherited when we came in 2015 was Boko Haram in the north-east and the militancy in the…
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Nigerian Woman in search of a child for eighteen years dies three days after welcoming a set of twins.
Mrs Chika Anthonia Voghor, a Nigerian Lady who was in search of a child for eighteen years dies three days after welcoming a set of twins. She was an indigene of Umunachi Mmukoro in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State and was married to her husband, Ediri Voghor, an Urhobo man from Delta state, as they waited to have their own children for over eighteen years. Speaking in an interview with Tribune, the devastated husband who is a patent medicine seller, said “We had our traditional wedding in 2002 and had our church wedding in 2003 at the…
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Mother of five allegedly murdered by her husband who is on the run.
38-year-old mother of five, Nafisa Ibrahim was found dead in her room in Kaduna state and her relatives have accused her husband of killing her as he is on the run. Malam Mohammed Bashir, who claimed to be the guardian of the deceased said they suspect the husband because the couple slept together in the room but when Nafisa’s body was discovered dead, he was nowhere to be found. He also added that a rope was found tightened on her neck and so her death is most definitely a murder. “The incident happened on Tuesday at the house where her…
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Court dismisses Trumps Policy on Immigrants
United States Federal Court has suspended President Donald Trump’s policy that affects poor immigrants in America. Immigrants cannot get green cards or visas if immigration officials establish they would depend on public benefits like food stamps. On Thursday, Justice George Daniels of the District Court in New York, ordered authorities to stop the implementation. Daniels ordered the rule be put on hold for immigrants residing legally in America until the COVID-19 crisis is over. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in March, explained that immigrants seeking treatment for Coronavirus would not be affected. Daniels called the clarification “plainly insufficient”.…
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Conflict: We cannot toil with our integrity or Somalia will be child’s play – Akume warns
Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, has stressed on the need for peace in Nigeria. Akume who was Benue State Governor from 1999 to 2007 spoke at the Thanksgiving Service in honour of Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) on Thursday. Using Somalia that has experienced three decades of armed conflict as an example, warned that Nigeria cannot toil with it’s territorial integrity otherwise Somalia would be child’s play. “Nigeria cannot toil with unity and peace because if our territorial integrity is undermined, Somalia will be a child’s play.” he said ” I know the President is…
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