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300l UNIJOS Student mistakenly shot by Soldier
A 300l student of UNIJOS has been killed by the Nigerian Army Special Task Force, Operation Safe Heaven (OPSH). The unfortunate incident was confirmed by Media Officer of OPSH, Ibrahim Shittu who said the sad incident occurred when personnel of the task force responded to a distress call on activities of cultists and armed robbers at No. 18th Street axis, opposite Hwolshe community on Tuesday May 12. Shittu further revealed that the family of the deceased has been visited by a delegation from OPSH, and investigation is ongoing to ensure that justice is served. Shittu said; “Operation Safe Haven regrets…
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Ibrahim Gambari will implement Buhari’s Islamization, Fulanization agenda – Fani-Kayode alleges
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has reacted to the appointment of Professor Gambari as new Chief of Staff and has shared his thoughts in an article he titled ”ENTER THE PRESIDENT’S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF”. FFK who is a hard critic of the Buhari administration, says this is the first time in Nigeria’s history that we will be having a Fulani President and a Fulani Chief of Staff adding that Gambari will help Buhari implement his ”islamization and fulanization” agenda. See his article below: ”ENTER THE PRESIDENT’S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF”. 200 years ago the Aare Kakanfo of the ancient…
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Buhari approves revised 2020 Budget
The Federal Executive Council has approved the revised Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the 2020 budget. The revised estimates are based on $25 per barrel of crude oil at a production rate of 1.94 million barrels per day. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, had told Reuters the government would drop the oil benchmark from the initial $57 per barrel to $30 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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27-year-old crushed by Van conveying Policemen in Imo state
A 27-year-old man identified as Chinedu Nwedu was crushed to death on Sunday May 10, by a vehicle conveying two policemen in Eziorsu community in Oguta council of Imo State. Reports have it that the policemen were trying to run away from a breached pipeline scene when they were approached by military men as well as community youths, as they engaged the soldiers in a gun battle after a successful operation at the pipeline. The Nation reported that Nwedu was knocked down when the policemen zoomed off in their vehicle after being overpowered by the military men. They’ve now been…
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I don’t report directly to the Nation but to the President, Professor Gambari Speaks after Appointment
Newly appointed Chief of staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari says he will only be reporting directly to the president and not the Nation. He said this to the state house correspondents after attending the Federal Executive Council meeting in the statehouse Abuja as he thanked President Buhari for his appointment. “I thank the President of the Federal Republic for giving me the opportunity to serve him and of course, the country”, he said. When asked what Nigerians should expect from him as Chief of Staff, he said “We have not started, I’ll have to find out. I don’t report directly to…
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Buhari’s Aide insists the President did not ‘order’ Madagascar Covid Organics
One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides, Tolu Ogunlesi, has insisted that Buhari did not order for the Madagascar Covid Organics, the supposed coronavirus cure. He shared this via twitter on Tuesday, explaining that Nigeria is simply picking up its allocation. His tweet: “Worth saying again: Nigeria did not “order” the alleged Covid-19 cure from Madagascar. We got an allocation. Many other African countries did. “We are simply picking up our allocation. And it will be subjected to standard NAFDAC procedures. No validation no use. It’s that simple,” It was reported that the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 yesterday confirmed that…
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Speak for yourself – Senate President tells Enugu Senator who said “Africans marry for children not love”
Senator representing Enugu north, Chukwuka Utazi says that Africans do not marry for love, but simply to have children. Utazi said this while contributing to a debate on a bill seeking to prevent, control and manage sickle cell anaemia in the country, on Tuesday, May 12. Utazi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator further stated that it is painful to realise that some people cannot marry their main choice because of blood group. “This bill is taking me down the memory lane because I’m an AS carrier and when I was about getting married, several years ago, I moved into this orbit…
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Stop sharing face masks, picking masks for recycling from dumpsites- Presidential TaskForce warns Nigerians
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Boss Mustapha, has warned Nigerians against the practice of sharing facemask amongst themselves or picking face masks at dumpsites for recycling. Mustapha while speaking at the daily press briefing of the taskforce in Abuja, said the task force has been reliably informed of this unhealthy practice amongst some Nigerians. While speaking against this hazardous practice, Mustapha said “The PTF has become aware of the on-going practice of sharing masks and picking of masks for recycling from dumpsites. This places a lot of responsibility on all of…
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“I drowned my one-year-old baby because she deprived me of becoming a lawyer” – 22-year-old woman
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old woman identified as Adisa Funmilola who drowned her one-year-old baby in her apartment at Plot 22, Gowon Estate, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, because the child prevented her from going to university to study law. During interrogation, the suspect said that she decided to end the life of her baby because she was tired of taking care of her. She also blamed her action on frustration, saying her baby deprived her of actualising her dream of becoming a lawyer. According to Adisa, one Folarin Yusuf impregnated her while they were both attending a Joint…
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Mauritius officially Covid-19 free
Mauritius has become Covid-19 free with no active cases for the past 15 days after 322 people had recovered out of the 332 confirmed cases, while 10 people have died. Mauritius is now the second Africa country to have declared virus-free status after infection. As of May 12, 2020, Africa’s sole virus-free nation is Mauritius, while Lesotho is the sole African country yet to record a case, according to the data from US-based John Hopkins University.
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David Adeoye, Wife welcome Baby Girl
General Overseer of Royalty Christian center, David Adeoye and his wife Sunmbo Adeoye have announced the arrival of their baby girl. This will be Sunmbo’s fourth child and Pastor Adeoye’s second child. Sunmbo has two boys, Nino and Zion, with singer 2Face Idibia.
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School feeding program will commence on Thursday – Minister
The Federal government of Nigeria has announced that the homegrown school feeding program would commence on Thursday, May 14th despite school being under lockdown. This was a according to a statement by the minister of humanitarian affair, disaster management and social development, Hajia Sadiya Umar on Monday night where she stated that the feeding program “is a globally accepted means of supporting children to continue to have access to nutrient-rich foods despite disruptions to the traditional channels of school feeding”
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