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I am waiting for Nnamdi Kanu’s release, it is fast approaching – Charly Boy
Veteran entertainer Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, has suggested that the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is imminent. Charly Boy made this statement while dismissing claims of Northern animosity towards Igbos. Posting on X, he also warned Igbos against undermining efforts to secure Kanu’s release. This is coming after all the Eastern Governors paid President Bola Tinubu a visit over the release of the embattled IPOB leader According to Charly Boy: “I am not a Sowore fan but on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s right, he got it right. “Northerners can hate the…
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TASUED student dragged out of exam hall and killed by cultists
A final-year student at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, named Ola Fabiyi, was killed after suspected cultists stormed his examination hall, dragged him out, and fatally beat him on Wednesday, July 3. According to The Cable, chaos erupted on campus when men in white shirts invaded the ETF exam hall during a session at noon. They dragged Fabiyi, the general governor of TASUED’s College of Humanities, outside, beat him with stones, stabbed him, and left him unconscious in the bush. A video surfaced showing shocked colleagues watching from a distance as the assault took…
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Ignore Senator Kingibe, no matter what you do not every one will praise you – Akpabio tells Wike
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has advised FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to ignore criticisms from Senator Ireti Kingibe. Akpabio made this statement on July 2, during the inauguration of the Kugbo Bus Terminal construction project, aimed at improving the city’s transportation system. He commended Wike for his efforts to enhance the FCT’s infrastructure and suggested disregarding Kingibe’s complaints about being excluded from FCT administration activities. Wike has had ongoing tensions with Kingibe. On July 1, Kingibe accused Wike on a television program of sidelining her, to which Wike responded by threatening to unseat her in the next election. At the Kugbo…
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CBN Interest Rate: Nobody can create jobs with an interest rate of 30%. No growth will happen – Dangote laments, tells FG to protect businesses
Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for increasing the interest rate to nearly 30 percent. Speaking at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja during the opening session of a three-day summit organized by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Tuesday, July 2, Dangote expressed concerns about the impact of the current interest rate regime on job creation and the growth of the manufacturing sector. The CBN’s latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting saw the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) increase for the third consecutive time, rising from 24.75…
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South-East Governors to visit President Tinubu over detained IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu
The South East Governors’ Forum has decided to visit President Bola Tinubu to request the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. This decision was made following a meeting in Enugu State on Tuesday, July 2. The meeting was attended by Governors Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Alex Otti (Abia), Chukwuma Soludo (Anambra), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), and Peter Mbah (Enugu). After the meeting, Forum Chairman Governor Uzodinma addressed the press, noting that a delegation including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, and the Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, had paid a solidarity visit…
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Northern politicians plotting against Tinubu unpatriotic – Matawalle
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has labeled Northerners plotting against President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections as “unpatriotic” politicians. He criticized these politicians for lacking grassroots support and having an “entitlement mentality.” He emphasized that northern politicians with strong grassroots bases are firmly supporting Tinubu. His remarks came shortly after Salihu Lukman, a former national vice chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), criticized northern politicians in Tinubu’s administration. Lukman, who recently resigned from the ruling party, claimed that northern politicians serving in Tinubu’s government have been reduced to mere sycophants and cheerleaders. In a statement…
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By the time the President is done seven years from today, they will not recognise Nigeria again – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stated that by the time President Tinubu completes his tenure, many people will not recognize Nigeria. According to him; “I have no doubt that by the time the president is through with his tenure in the country, seven years from today, many people will not recognise FCT, they will not recognise Nigeria again. So, all I can say is: let us continue to pray for him and be hopeful that the challenges you see today, tomorrow, you will see them no more.” “So, I believe that you are a square peg in a square hole…
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63% or 133 million people are still multi-dimensionally poor – Tinubu’s aide
Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has highlighted that 63% of Nigerians, equivalent to 113 million people, continue to experience multidimensional poverty. Adefulire made this assertion during an advocacy and sensitization campaign in Kano and Ondo states on Monday, July 1. She emphasized that the global community is falling behind in achieving the SDGs. Her statement follows the findings of the Multidimensional Poverty Index Report (2022) and the National Bureau of Statistics’ Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Report (2022), which underscored high levels of poverty across states and geopolitical zones, with the…
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Kingibe: The arrogance of power is what will make Wike think he can decide for the people, FCT is not Rivers – Adeyanju
Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju asserted that only Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents can decide who becomes senator in 2027, not Minister Nyesom Wike. Adeyanju stated that Wike cannot dictate the outcome because the FCT is not Rivers State, where election results are allegedly manipulated with violence. This is coming after a clash between Wike and Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the FCT. Kingibe criticized Wike for focusing on infrastructure projects that had minimal impact on FCT residents and for ignoring their needs. In response, Wike warned that Kingibe would not be re-elected in 2027. Reacting to this, Adeyanju reminded Wike…
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If you are very popular, 2027 come and run under Abuja, we will fail you. What happened last time won’t happen again – Wike tells Ireti Kingibe
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has strongly criticized Senator Ireti Kingibe, predicting that she will lose the support of the people in the next election. Senator Kingibe had publicly criticized Wike’s administration during a television appearance, stating that she is not an ally of the minister. In response, during the flag-off ceremony of the Mabushi Bus Terminal in Abuja on Monday, July 1, Minister Wike expressed disappointment with Kingibe’s stance. He noted that rather than fostering collaboration with the FCT Administration, Kingibe seemed more focused on residents praising President Bola Tinubu’s administration. “I overheard somebody on Arise TV…
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If it’s a political mission, It’s like trekking in the Sahara – Shehu Sani speaks on Atiku visiting Buhari
Former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has likened Atiku Abubakar’s visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari as akin to “trekking in the Sahara.” Sani mentioned that if Atiku, a former Vice President, visited Daura, Katsina State, for Sallah homage, it would be acceptable. However, he remarked that if it was a political mission, it would be akin to trekking in the Sahara. “If the Daura visit is a sallah homage, that’s okay. If it’s a political mission, it’s like trekking in the Sahara,” he wrote Atiku had over the weekend paid former president Buhari a visit at his Daura residence. He…
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Stop wasting your Sperm, e go soon finish – Paul Okoye tells men
Singer Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy has sent a gentle reminder to men to stop wasting their sperm. In a post he shared on Instagram, he stated that a Man Produces 53 Litres Of Sperm In His Lifetime and most men currently have 2 liters left.
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