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Nothing will attract me to APC – Dokpesi
Proprietor of the African Independent Television and chieftain of the peoples democratic party, Raymond Dokpesi has shared his thoughts about the opposition All progressives congress as he said that nothing would make him join the party. He disclosed this while addressing party faithful in Agenebode, Estako east local government area of the state on Tuesday. “There has been a number of defection from the party. People who were said to have gone with Ize-Iyamu. In reality, only those people who were after their personal interests have defected to the APC,” he said. “Majority of the people are still in PDP.…
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Orji Kalu cites Poor Health as he seeks Post conviction Bail
A former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, who was on December 5 convicted of N7.1bn fraud and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment, has urged the court to grant him a post-conviction bail. Kalu, who has since been taken to the prison after conviction, said in an application on Tuesday that he is battling serious health challenges that the medical facilities in the prison cannot handle. He said since the offences he was convicted of were bailable offences, the court should free him, he also stressed that as the Chief Whip of the Senate and the senator representing Abia North…
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Buhari to set up Vehicle manufacturing Plant with Hyundai
Earlier today, president Buhari held a meeting with the president /CEO of Hyundai Engineering Company on plans to build a vehicle manufacturing plant. According to a tweet by the President he pledges his full support to the development as he looks forward to making it a reality. See his post below:
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Patience Ozokwor celebrates Daughter as she becomes a Year Older.
Nollywood Actress, Patience Ozokwor has taken out time to celebrate her daughter, Chioma as she becomes a year older today. Taking to her Instagram page, she praised her daughter also thanking God for keeping her alive. Her words: Happy birthday to my baby girl. My beautiful daughter Chioma. Ada na eri ukwu anu, Nneude Nwa Okwor, Nnenna Ya, Wendisco, my personal antenna, chief strategist and closest friend. So many reasons to be grateful to God for your life today. You almost left us when you were 10 but God kept you and has blessed you abundantly. You make me so…
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Its a terrific Country, our System of Government too slow – Buhari
President Buhari has lamented on the rate of leadership in country saying it is too slow as the country is a terrific one. He said this at the villa when answering questions from reporters after receiving some of his aides and close friends who visited him for the commemoration of his 77th birthday. “Well, like I said, I have learned in a hard way. When I came in uniform, I collected those who were leading, took them to Kirikiri and told them they were guilty until they could prove themselves innocent, I put based on almost all the geopolitical zones…
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Naira Marley reacts after Court Orders his arrest over Car Theft
Earlier today, a Lagos state magistrate court ordered the arrest of popular Nigerian Rapper, Naira Marley for car theft as a report on the case had failed to spell his name correctly as they had put Adeyemi Fashola instead of Azeez Fashola. The prosecutor, ASP Edet Okoi, told the court that the three defendants who were the Rappers brothers committed the offences on December 16, at Eko Hotel Roundabout on Victoria Island, Lagos. Okoi said the trio, who were in a motorcade with Naira Marley, stole a Toyota Camry vehicle with Registration No. FEE 120 AA valued at N1.8 million…
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Why I Cannot ask DSS to release Sowore – AGF
Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has said that his office cannot take any decision on the release of Sowore. He had on Friday taken over the case as he said it was a way of ensuring speedy dispensation of justice. The AGF said Sowore’s release is not a unilateral decision he could take, adding that it has to do with the court and the rule of law. Malami said this in a statement Umar Gwandu, his media aide, issued on his behalf on Monday. “When parties submit their issues for determination to a court of law, they lack…
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Leah Sharibu is still alive – Kidnapped Lecturer reveals from captivity
A principal lecturer at the College of Education, Gashua, Yobe state, Bitrus Bala has revealed from captivity. speaking in a video posted by Ahmad Salkida, a journalist known to have access to the leadership of Boko Haram, Bwala said Sharibu is still with the insurgents. The video was released barely 24 hours after four out of five abducted aid workers of Action Against Hunger (AAH), an international non-governmental organisation were killed by the insurgents. Bwala said he and the other captives saw the aid workers before they were killed. There have been concerns about the safety of the victim who…
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Son of Late Oba of Lagos Sentenced to Death for Murder
An Ikeja high court has sentenced Adewale Oyekan, one of the sons of a former oba of Lagos, to death for the murder of Sikirat Ekun, a 62-year-old businesswoman and politician. He was sentenced along side Lateef Balogun, a former domestic servant whom he hired for N6000 to murder Ekun as they dumped the body in well. In a two-hour judgment, Raliatu Adebiyi, the presiding judge, held that the prosecution proved the charges of conspiracy to commit murder and murder beyond reasonable doubt. This comes after they had been kept in custody for 7 years.
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Fani Kayode Tags Buhari’s Supporters ‘Useful Idiots’
Former minister, Femi Fani Kayode has categorized the supporters of Buhari as he called them Useful Idiots. According to him on a tweet on Monday, one he says are those that supported Buhari in 2015 and have since repented, and the other group as those that supported him in 2015 and are still with him today. While he describes the first group as contrite, remorseful and redeemable, the second group, he says, have gone beyond the pale and are lost forever. See his tweet below:
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Court clears Ganduje of Charges
Abdullahi Ganduje, the Kano state Governor has just been cleared by a federal high court sitting in the state of charges on bribery over lack of evidence. This was after a suit was filed by Bulama Bukarti, a lawyer, in the court, compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Ganduje for allegations of bribery and after several video clips published by Daily Nigerian, which showed the governor receiving kickbacks from contractors for known projects in the state.
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Senate will approve Buhari’s Multi-billion Dollar Loan rejected under Saraki – Lawan
The President had requested a loan worth $29.960 billion under the senate in 2016 led by Bukola Saraki but it was rejected and few weeks back he made the same request under the Ahmed Lawan led Senate. Senate President Ahmad Lawan has explained that the red chambers will approve a multi-billion dollar loan requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. The senate president said this while speaking with journalists at a luncheon in Abuja on Monday. Lawan said, “The question of whether we will pass the loan request of the executive arm of government, Yes! If we don’t have money and you…
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