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Insecurity: Nigeria is suffering from International Politics – Ahmad Lawan
Senate president, Ahmad Lawan says the reason why there is no improvement on the war been raged against insecurity is because Nigeria is suffering from International politics. According to him, it is hard for Nigeria to purchase required machinery from foreign countries. “To some extent, we are suffering from international politics. I know that in our efforts to try to buy spare parts for jets, they may write to a certain foreign government and it will take six to nine months while another country will write to the same government and maybe get it in one or two months,” he…
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Ekiti First Lady, Bisi Fayemi shares story of how a relative tried to sexually molest her at 10
First lady of Ekiti State, Bisi Fayemi has narrated how she was almost sexually molested by her mothers relative when she was only 10 years old. She made the disclosure in an instalive session with Zonal Police PRO, Dolapo Badmus, sharing that the incident occurred while they slept in a room together and when she told her mother about the incident, the relative was sent away from their home. “Last year, when the Busola Dakolo issue happened, I stressed the importance of us listening to stories of rape survivors and I shared my own experience when I was a young…
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IPOB is using Christianity to drive a wedge between Nigeria and its allies – Presidency
The presidency has accused the Indigenous people of Biafra ( IPOB) of creating a Christian NGO to stop the killing of Christians in Nigeria, in a attempt to wage war against the Nigerian state. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and publicity Garba Shehu where he referred to IPOB as self- proclaimed Jews adding they were using Christianity to drive a wedge between Nigeria and its allies by ”proving” that Nigeria is being run by an autocratic government. He further alleged that there is available evidence to show that the…
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Lagos speaker, Mudashiru Obasa explains how wives of Lagos lawmakers spent N80m on Dubai trip
Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos house of assembly has made a clarification on how the money he was accused of misappropriating and allocating to himself through third party sources, as well as other acquaintances, was spent. The speaker who appeared before a nine-man fact-finding panel chaired by Victor Akande, representative of Ojo constituency on Saturday June 6, insisted that the allegation against him are not true as the money he spent was approved by the house. Obasa who dismissed claims of spending N258 million to print invitation cards for the inauguration of the ninth assembly, stated that the total money spent on…
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Twitter user who accused Uti of rape deletes her account after he filed police complaint, he reacts
The Twitter user who accused actor/media personality, Uti Nwachukwu, of rape, has deleted the account. This comes 48 hours after Uti petitioned the police and demanded an investigation into the rape allegation. Recall that during the week, the person behind the Twitter account @KambiliKorie, had claimed Uti raped her in August 2017 and she shared a screenshot of a message from a user saved with the name “Uti 2” apologizing for forcefully having his way with her. The person behind the anonymous account also made some other claims. On Friday, Uti filed a petition with the police demanding an investigation into the allegation.…
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”It is false” Dele Momodu dismisses reports claiming Diezani-Madueke has been offered a position in Dominica and now carries their passport
Dele Momodu has dismissed reports making the rounds that former Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been offered a position by the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and that she also carries a diplomatic passport issued to her by the Dominican government. A report shared by The Nation earlier today said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) move to secure the extradition of the former minister to answer to charges of N23.29 billion poll bribery scandal, has suffered a setback following her claim to citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Diezani was alleged to have been issued a diplomatic passport, DP0000445 by the Dominican…
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Former Republican SOS, Colin Powell says Trump has Strayed from the constitution and he won’t be voting for him
Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday he will vote for Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election. On CNN’s State of the Union, Powell said that President Trump has “drifted away” from the Constitution, and he praised other retired generals who have recently denounced Trump’s response to protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Powell served under President George W. Bush as the first black secretary of state and was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the administration of President George H.W. Bush. He said that Trump’s penchant to insult “anybody who dare[s] to speak…
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3 Arrested for rape & murder of Pregnant wife of Edo politician in Benin
Mrs Queen Igbinevbo, the pregnant wife of Comrade Promise Igbinevbo has died after she was raped at home. Mrs Igbinevbo was alone at her home in Benin when her attackers gained entrance into the home through the ceiling. A source said the intruders had come in search of her husband, Comrade Promise Igbinevbo, who is a Governorship Campaign Coordinator. However, when they didn’t find him at home on May 20, 2020, they raped and murdered his wife. Mrs Queen, who is known as a very religious woman in her neighbourhood, was discovered by neighbours who were worried that they have not seen…
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Nigerians react to former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke ‘not being extraditable’ after acquiring Dominican citizenship
Nigerians have taken to social media to react to report of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke ‘not being extraditable’ after acquiring Dominican citizenship. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) move to secure the extradition of the former minister to answer to charges of N23.29 billion poll bribery scandal, had suffered a setback following her claim to citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Diezani was issued a diplomatic passport, DP0000445 by the Dominican Government on May 21, 2015 shortly before the handover to President Muhammadu Buhari by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The citizenship of the former Minister who was subsequently appointed as a Trade and…
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Their days are numbered – Pastor Chris Oyakhilome blasts church leaders who approved the new guidelines for reopening of churches
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the Christ Embassy church has taken a swipe at church leaders who approved the new guidelines for churches to open for worship after the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 lifted the ban on religious gatherings on Monday, June 1. Part of the modalities and guidelines is for churches to ensure they check the temperature of members before they enter the church, observe social distancing, have only one hour service, suspend taking of Holy communion, suspension of weekly activities amongst others. Oyakhilome while preaching on Saturday, June 6, slammed church leaders who appended their signatures to the document on the new modalities…
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Oshiomhole vehemently kicked against fuel subsidy removal under Obasanjo – Atiku
Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that former Governor of Edo state and chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomole frustrated the Obasanjo-led administration’s plan to remove fuel subsidy. The former Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party revealed this in tweets he shared on Saturday night. He recalled being the one assigned to negotiate with the NLC chairman, a meeting that ended up not being unsuccessful. Atiku tweeted; “The Obasanjo government in which I served commenced a phased subsidy withdrawal. I was tasked with negotiating with then NLC Chairman and current APC Chairman who stood strongly…
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Nnamdi Kanu reacts as Miyetti Allah declares Fulani will rule Nigeria forever
Leader of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to declarations made by the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo that Fulani owns Nigeria and will continue to rule the country. In a post he shared on Facebook, he said that IPOB had for years warned, screamed and worked tirelessly to let the whole world know what is happening and about to happen but they were ignored, insulted, spat at and ridiculed. He wrote; “For years IPOB warned, screamed and worked tirelessly hard to let the whole world understand what is happening and…
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