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Defend your Ancestral Land – Ooni Of Ife, Wole Soyinka tell Nigerians
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, have asked Nigerians to rise up and defend their ancestral land since the Muhammadu Buhari-led government has kept Idle on the issue of citizen protection. The duo The statement reads in part, “The present development is not new, nor has it lacked warnings. Numerous times, voices have been raised, and resistance mounted against the evolution of internal heirs to external colonialism, be this manifested by a military elite or by religious or economic groupings which flaunt their scant recognition of, or respect for human dignity, civic rights and sanctity…
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Hope Uzodinma sworn-in as Imo Governor
Few hours after receiving the Certificate of Return from the Independent National electoral Commission, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has been sworn in as the Governor of Imo State. Uzodinma was sworn in by the Chief Judge of the state, Paschal Nnadi, on Wednesday evening. He took the oath of office and allegiance along side his deputy Placid Njoku at about 7:28 pm before a mammoth crowd at the Heroes Square Arena, in Owerri, the state capital. He thereafter signed the required documents empowering him as the seventh governor of the state.
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Amotekun is for Peace – Yomi Aliyu
Chief Yomi Alliyu, SAN, an Ibadan-based legal practitioner, has described Operation Amotekun as a child of necessity that would safeguard the security of lives and property in the South-West. Alliyu said the failure of the Nigerian State to provide security for its people gave birth to the regional security outfit. Speaking in a telephone conversation with the Nigerian Tribune, he said: “Here we part! Amotekun is a child of necessity and since the constitution does not provide for necessity, it is legal under the Doctrine of Necessity. “Nobody can be picking our tribesmen on our roads like hens from cages…
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Boko Haram frees Five kidnapped Aid Workers
It has been Boko Haram insurgents have freed five aid workers abducted last December. According to Premium Times, their release was confirmed by security sources. The workers, two females and three males, were kidnapped on December 22 after a gang of gunmen believed to be Boko Haram terrorists ambushed their vehicle between Monguno and Damaturu. It was gathered the release of the five abductees was facilitated by the State Security Service. “It is a big day for us here in Borno with the release of the five abductees,” the source said. The source said five abducted arrived at the DSS…
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FG to recruit more Qualified Teachers – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that his administration intends to hire more qualified teachers so as to increase the teacher-to-pupil ratio in the country. He made this known at the statehouse on Tuesday, 14th December while receiving a delegation of the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers(NUT) President Buhari conceded that the country currently has a deficit of teachers adding that his administration is confident about breaking the gap.
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Our other stolen Mandates will be restored – APC speaks on Imo State Supreme Court Declaration
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shared its ecstacy over the Supreme Court’s declaration of its candidate, Senator Hope Uzodinma, as the duly elected governor of Imo State. This was according to a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in Abuja Issa-Onilu said: “Even as we are still wondering why we lost elections we clearly won in Zamfara at the Supreme Court and how the same court ruled our party out of the electoral race in Rivers, we have never, as a political party, lost faith in the judiciary. “We salute Senator Hope Uzodinma, our supporters and…
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Nigerians hail Father Mbaka as Prophecy comes true for Imo State Governorship declaration
Nigerians have hailed Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka after the Supreme court sacked of the Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha. He had expressed that Hope Uzodinma will take over the reign in Imo State and sacking of Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state must come to pass. The sack of Ihedioha today has confirmed the Prophecy of Mbaka. And Nigerians have hailed the clergyman following the ruling of the supreme court. See some of the reactions below:
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Man who created Fake Wedding Video of Buhari gets Bail
Kabiru Muhammad, the man who allegedly created a fake wedding video of President Muhammadu Buhari and two female ministers has been granted a N1 million bail. He was arraigned before a magistrate’s court in Kano on Tuesday Muhammad was accused of falsely publicising a fake wedding ceremony meant to take place between President Muhammadu Buhari and Sadiya Umar-Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs and disaster management. The DSS had asked the court to remand the suspect. However, Edema, counsel to the defendant, asked the court not to remand the defendant — and asked the court to grant the defendant bail according…
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My Mandate has been restored – Uzodinma speaks on Supreme Court victory
The newly-declared governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, has reacted to Supreme Court judgement on Tuesday which sacked governor Emeka Ihedioha. Reacting , Uzodinma said that his stolen mandate has been restored by the Supreme Court. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Declan Emelumba, said that he had always had confidence in the judiciary. The statement read: “Yes today, my mandate given to me by the people of Imo state has been restored by the highest court in the land. “This meant that the victory given to me by the people, but denied me, has been restored.…
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They are Joking – Afenifere speaks on FG’s declaration on Amotekun
Earlier today the federal government had declared the outfit illegal and as such the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described the federal government announcement of southwest security outfit, Amotekun, as a joke taken too far. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Odumakin said: “They are joking. Now they have exposed themselves that they are the ones supporting insecurity in the south-west because if they don’t support insecurity in the south-west, they will not take this action. “All that they are telling us is that they will leave us vulnerable. They have not declared Miyetti Allah illegal or the herdsmen carrying…
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Religious activities banned from Kwara State Schools.
Kwara state government has issued a stern warning to religious organisations against preaching or any form of religious activities in public schools in the state. This comes after a separate assembly was held forcely held for Christians and Muslims in a public school. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development Fatimoh Bisola Ahmed she said; “It has come to the notice of the Kwara State Government that some religious organisations have been going to public schools in the state to preach during the morning Assembly. “The ministry wants to say it categorically that no…
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Supreme Court sacks Ihedioha, appoints Uzodinma
The supreme court of Nigeria has disapproved of Governor Ihedioha’s appointment saying he was not duly elected and so declared Uzodinma winner. A seven-man panel of justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad and Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun who delivered the lead judgment ordered the immediate withdrawal of the Certificate of Return that was issued to Ihedioha. It ordered that a fresh Certificate of Return should be issued to Uzodinma forthwith, adding that he should be sworn-in immediately as the governor of Imo state.
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