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“Some Miscreants were paid to Boo the President in Borno” – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, has accused members of the opposition of paying miscreants to boo the president during his condolence visit to Borno state yesterday Wednesday February 13th. Speaking on the Hausa Service of the BBC this morning, Garba Shehu said; “I was part of the delegation that entered Maiduguri right from the airport to the palace of the Shehu of Borno. The people came out to say thank you and welcome us. But there was a group which came out shouting ‘we don’t want’. Some politicians gathered some miscreants and…
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Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau gives condition for Chibok Girls’ release
Abubakar Shekau, the factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, has given a condition under which the remaining Chibok school girls that are being held captive would be released. According to a video released today, Shekau said the schoolgirls would be set free if the federal government let go of the sect members currently in detention. He also warned President Buhari not to return to Borno as his members are fully on ground in the north-east and would attack the president if he ever returns to Borno. The sects abducted about 276 female students from Chibok girls Secondary School. Over…
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Justice Odili Led Supreme Court Panel Nullifies Bayelsa Governor-Elect’s Election, Declares PDP Winner
The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, who were already preparing to be inaugurated on Friday (tomorrow). A five-man panel of the apex court, led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to the All Progressives Congress’ candidates who had been declared winners of the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. The apex court ordered INEC to issue fresh certificates to the candidates of the party with the next highest votes and with the required…
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Two Suspected Kidnappers Nabbed And Stripped In Ondo, After Attempting To Snatch A 2-Year-Old Baby From Her Mother’s Back
Two suspected kidnappers were nabbed on Tuesday, in Erusu-Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State after they were accused of attempting to snatch a 2-year-old baby from her mother’s back. It was gathered that the mother of the baby was trailed by the suspected kidnappers from Aga area of the town. She struggled with the hoodlums when they allegedly attempted to pull her child from her back and then raised the alarm. An eyewitness said the loud shouts of the baby’s mother attracted sympathisers who rushed to the scene of the incident to rescue the victims, and eventually…
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It Is Fake News, Zahra Buhari Was Never Offered Employment At PPPRA – Presidency
The presidency has denied reports that Zahra Buhari-Indimi, daughter of President Buhari, was recently offered employment at the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). An online medium recently published a report on its platform that Zahra has fraudulently secured a job with the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). In a statement released today February 12th, Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, said while Zahra, just like any other Nigerian, can work wherever she secures employment, the report that she has been offered a job at the petroleum agency is false. ”The publication is untrue, malicious, and meant…
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Gunmen Abduct Wife And Daughter Of Edo Traditional Ruler
Gunmen who were suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted the wife and daughter of the Onojie of Ewatto community in Esan South East local government of Edo state, His Royal Highness Ikhumhen II. It was gathered that Queen Florence Ikhumhen was abducted on Sunday night along with her daughter at their Benin City residence around Jemilla area in Ikpoba-Okha local government area. The gunmen were said to have shot sporadically into the air before abducting their victims. They were said to have taken them away in a speed boat through the Ikpoba River. The incident has since been reported at…
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Nigerians React After Burna Boy’s Claim That He Is ”The Best Since Fela Kuti”
Nigerians on Twitter are reacting to tweets shared by singer, Burna Boy, in which he stated that he is the best since Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and that no one paved a way for him. Burna Boy who lost out in winning an award at the 2020 Grammys, had earlier tweeted this FACT! I always knew I was and I am THE BEST. Everyone you think is the best KNOWS I’m BEST since Fela Kuti. But @timayatimaya told me something a long time ago that made me not care about being the best. “The World can do without the Best” the…
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Jonathan has been vindicated – Omokri reacts as Borno Residents Boo Buhari
It was reported that during President Muhammadu Buhari’s condolence visit to Borno State, he was booed by the residence of the State as they shouted “Ba ma so, ba ma yi” in Hausa language which means “We don’t want, we are not interested” in English booing his convoy as they passed by. Reacting to this, Reno Omokri former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan sharing the video on his Twitter page inferred that the actions of Borno residents had vindicated Goodluck Jonathan. According to him, Jonathan during his time was never booed during his visit several times to Borno State. “You…
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Seyi Awolowo engages Girlfriend
2019 Big Brother Housemate and grandson of Late Obafemi Awolowo is now engaged to his girlfriend Adeshola. His girlfriend confirmed their engagement by flashing her engagement ring in a short video she shared on her insta-story.
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Boko Haram engage in fresh attack few hours after Buhari’s visit
A fresh attack by Boko Haram has been reported to have occured at Jiddari-Polo area, near Maiduguri, the state capital few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari left Borno on a sympathy visit. A video on social media shows people of different ages trekking inward the city centre away from the violence as soldiers are reportedly engaging them.
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“Boko Haram cannot thrive without the Local Leadership knowing” – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented over the continued operation of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State despite military onslaughts. He said this during his visit to Borno state after his return from Ethiopia. Buhari was in Borno to sympathise with government and people over the killing of 30 persons in the recent Boko Haram insurgents’ attack at Auno in Konduga Local Government Area. He expressed surprise as to how the boko haram insurgence has been thriving in the state. “Boko Haram, or whatever they are, cannot come up to Maiduguri or its environs without the local leadership knowing; traditionally, the…
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Okada, Keke Ban Is Mainly About Security And Safety – Hamzat
The Lagos State government has insisted that there is no going back on the decision to ban motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as okada and keke respectively. The deputy governor of the state, Mr Obafemi Hamzat, stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’sPolitics Today on Wednesday. He explained that the government took the decision following the rate of crime and accidents recorded on major roads and highways in the state.
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