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Man claiming to be ex-boyfriend of NCS DG’s new Wife demands refund of N9m
A Nigerian man, Zubairu Malhamatu Malamai claiming to be the ex-boyfriend of the new wife of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs, Hameed Alli, Zainab Abdullahi Yahaya, has filed a lawsuit against her in which he is demanding a refund of all the money he claims to have spent on her while they were dating. According to the court papers, Zubairu accused Zainab of lying to him while they dated for three years coupled with the fact that he invested over N9 million on Zainab who promised to get married to him but ended up with somebody else. The lawyer,…
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Covid-19: Kogi State Governor orders lockdown of Kabba Bunu LG
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has announced the temporary lockdown of Kabba Bunu Local Government Area after two cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the area by the NCDC. In a statement released today, the state governor said the lockdown which is to take effect from tomorrow will last for two weeks and is to enable health workers carry out contact tracing of the two cases. Read the statement below; “Following the alleged and controversial COVID-19 index case in Kogi State, Governor Yahaya Bello in a state broadcast on Monday, 1st of June, 2020, has Ordered 14 days Total Lockdown…
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FG reduces pump price of Petrol
The Federal Government has announced a slight reduction in the pump price of petrol and has been approved by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). The latest directive was contained in a circular to fuel marketers. A 2 Naira band was removed from the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). One litre will now sell for between N121.50 to N123.50.
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Nigerian Man shares details of how he raped Women when he was younger
A Nigerian man with the name Ogimex Aka Obonblingz joined the rape conversation triggered by the deaths Tina Ezekwe and Vera Omozuwa sharing some very disturbing facts about himself when he was much younger. According to his comment, he used to rape women who refuse to have sex with him. He said he stopped raping women after his second victim placed curses on him.
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Nigerians blame God for ill happenings in Nigeria as “dragging God” trends on twitter
Due to the incessant ill happenings in the country, Nigerian have taken to twitter to blame God. Reacting to the death of Uwa, a 22 year old UNIBEN student that was raped and killed in a church, and Tina that was shot by a policeman, Nigerians questioned why God could not save them. As this goes on, other Twitter users have cautioned them and asked them to pick their words wisely. See some tweets below:
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Pastor Chris Okotie speaks against social distancing in churches
The Senior Pastor of the Household of God Church, Pastor Chris Okotie, has reacted against the guidelines proposed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for reopening of churches, calling them an impeachment of the integrity of the word of God. Last Thursday, CAN released a 10-point directive, to be presented to the federal government for approval. CAN president, Samson Ayokunle, in the statement proposed that churches should strictly observe social distancing during services. Reacting to this, Okotie said; “Social distancing in the Church of Jesus Christ is tantamount to blasphemous infidelity and an impeachment of the integrity of the…
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“Your lopsided appointments will Destroy Nigeria” – Colonel Dangiwa Umar writes open letter to Buhari
Colonel Dangiwa Umar (rtd), a former military Governor of Kaduna State, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. In the letter with the subject “Mr President, please belong to all of us”, Colonel Umar critically reviewed PMB’s five years in office. He warned that the country risks sliding into crisis as Nigeria has become ”dangerously polarized due to Buhari’s lopsided appointments.” Read the full letter below: OPEN LETTER FROM COL. DANGIWA UMAR (RTD) TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday 30th May 2020 President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dear Mr. President, MR. PRESIDENT;…
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Three armed robbery suspects arrested in Ogun (photo)
The Ogun state police command has arrested three members of an armed robbery syndicate. A statement from the command says the suspects were arrested on May 24 following a distress call received by the DPO Agbara division that armed robbers have invaded Idanyin community and have been raiding house to house dispossessing their victims of their belongings and inflicting injuries on them. Upon the distress call, the DPO Agbara division SP Saleh Dahiru quickly led his anti-robbery team to the scene and met the robbers attacking the apartments of one Barrister Kamieyefa Omosivwe and that of Oluyemi Olajide. On sighting…
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Buhari could not address Nigerians on May 29 because he knows his administration is a failure –PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Buhari did not address the nation on the May 29 Inauguration day because he must have ”assessed his administration and rightly adjudged it a failure.” The President marked 5 years in office on May 29. The presidency had in an earlier statement, said the celebration will be quiet due to the COVID19 pandemic. However, in a statement released today by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the opposition party said President Buhari must have been persuaded that he ”had nothing to tell Nigerians and saw reason to avoid making false performance claims, which are…
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#JusticeforUWA : Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, reacts to the rape and murder of UNIBEN student
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reacted to the news of the rape and murder of a 100-level student of the University of Benin UNIBEN, Uwaila Omozuwa, inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God parish in the state. Reacting via his Twitter handle, the governor said the police has been mandated to identify, arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable in her death ”I have ordered the Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG ) to thoroughly investigate the circumstances that led to the death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).The @PoliceNG has been mandated to identify, arrest…
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Kidnapped Nasarawa CAN chairman regains freedom
Bishop Joseph Masin, the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN ) has regained freedom after being kidnapped on May 27. We reported earlier that the gunmen who stormed his residence at Bukan Sidi area of Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital had demanded a N20m ransom for his release. One of the CAN Chairman’s sons, Pastor Sam Joseph who confirmed that his father has been released said he arrived home around 2am on Sunday May 31. He said; “The Bishop was released around 11 pm on Saturday and arrived home around 2am this Sunday.” It is however not…
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Expect 11,000 MW of electricity by 2023 — Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has told Nigerians to expect 11,000 megawatts of electricity by 2023 following the agreement the Nigerian government reached with German firm Siemens. He said the German firm will be growing the present 3,400 megawatts to 7,000MW by the end of next year. Lai Mohammed added that they will then grow the megawatts to 1,000 megawatts by the end of 2023 (phase 2) and 25,000 megawatts in the third phase. The minister said; “Following an agreement with German company Siemens in July 2019 to boost power supply in Nigeria, the stage is set for the perennial power problem…
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