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Use sacks to grow tomatoes at home – Doyin Okupe tells Nigerians complaining about how expensive tomatoes have become
Former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has responded to Nigerians’ complaints about the high cost of tomatoes. In a tweet, Okupe suggested growing tomatoes at home using sacks as an easy and cost-effective solution. He shared a YouTube link on the processes. See his post below;
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If we had kept the old(new) anthem, we probably would not have banditry today – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio believes that retaining the national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” could have helped prevent banditry and insecurity. The anthem, abolished by President Obasanjo in 1978, was reintroduced by President Tinubu in May 2024. During a visit to the Nigeria Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja on June 18, Akpabio said the revived anthem would promote unity, patriotism, and love among Nigerians. He dismissed criticisms of the anthem as colonial, arguing that such views ignore the country’s history and legal context. Akpabio noted that a panel of Nigerians, established in 1959, had received global inputs…
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Purchase of new presidential Jets: There’s nothing wrong with what Peter Obi said, our politicians are outlandishly flamboyant – Dele Momodu
Media personality Dele Momodu has criticized presidential aide Bayo Onanuga for questioning Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s stance against purchasing new presidential jets. Onanuga had labeled Obi’s comment as insensitive and asked if he preferred risking the President’s life by using faulty aircraft. Reacting to this, Dele Momodu defended Obi, saying nothing was wrong with his statement. He added that in these difficult times, it’s not essential for a country to maintain presidential jets. Momodu pointed out that President Bola Tinubu owned private jets before his presidency and suggested that Tinubu could set an example by downsizing, using his…
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I made Nigeria better than I found it – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asserted that his administration was among the best the country has ever had. Speaking in Abeokuta on June 18 at the Safe Online Youth Fellowship Bootcamp, organized by NerdzFactory Company and supported by Meta at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Obasanjo reflected on the significant achievements of his tenure from 1999 to 2007. He highlighted his role in freeing Nigeria from substantial debt and expressed pride in the celebration of 25 years of uninterrupted democracy, which began during his time as a democratic leader in 1999. He said: “When I came…
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President Tinubu flies two private jets to South Africa, avoids presidential aircraft
President Bola Tinubu and his entourage flew two private jets from Lagos to Pretoria on Tuesday, June 18, to attend the inauguration of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to Punch, a source saw the President departing Lagos after spending the Eid holiday and mentioned that he left with his team in two private jets as the presidential jets were no longer in good shape. The President reportedly left the Presidential Wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft around 11:06 am. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale confirmed that the President would attend Ramaphosa’s inauguration following…
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Some of you are insulting and bearing evil plots over your friends just because of a man, hating your entire family and friends because of a woman – catholic priest, Kelvin Ugwu
A Nigerian Catholic Priest, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, is of the opinion that most of the dirty fights and killings in history were connected to people fighting over p£nis and v@gina. Giving biblical examples, he expressed that people are insulting and bearing evil plots over their friends just because of a man and hating their entire family and friends because of a woman He shared this in a post on Facebook. He wrote; ‘’In 1 King 21, Ahab with the help of his babe Jezebel took over the land belonging to Naboth after Jezey baby conspired and killed Naboth so that her…
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There is suffering in the land but we are not the only people facing such – President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has stated that Nigerians are not the only ones experiencing poverty worldwide. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President made this remark in Lagos on Monday, June 17, when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to extend their Eid-el-Kabir greetings. While acknowledging the presence of poverty and suffering in the country, President Tinubu emphasized the need to address these challenges. “Yes, there is poverty; there is suffering in the land. We are not the only people facing such, but we must face our challenges.…
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”Tinubu would rather deal with Fubara than Wike” – Aisha Yesufu
Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has claimed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is more reliable than his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, following the The conflict between Fubara and Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has caused chaos in the state. Local Government Chairmen, expected to vacate their offices on Monday after their tenures expired, were attacked by youths on Tuesday when attempting to access their offices. There were reports of sporadic shootings in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Police command. Chairmen loyal to Wike asserted that the state House of Assembly extended their tenures by six months. Reacting…
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Does he want him to continue moving around in a rickety plane and die like the VP of Malawi and Iran President – Presidency slams Peter Obi for condemning plans to acquire new aircrafts for President Tinubu and VP Shettima
The Presidency has criticized Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi for condemning the Federal Government’s plan to purchase new aircraft for President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. In a statement released on Monday, June 17, Obi described the move as insensitive, pointing out that many Nigerians are struggling with economic hardship caused by the government’s policies. In response, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, called Obi’s comment insensitive and questioned whether he would prefer to risk the President’s life by having him fly in faulty aircraft. “Does Peter Obi want the President dead?…
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”During Goodluck Jonathan regime, your voice was loud. Hunger and hardship under Tinubu government, you say Nigeria get spiritual problems” – Eedris Abdulkareem slams Pastor Adeboye
Rapper Eedris Abdulkareem has criticized Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, in his new single “Emilokan.” In one of the verses, Abdulkareem accuses Pastor Adeboye of hypocrisy, pointing out that while the pastor protested against bad governance during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s regime, he now claims that “Nigeria has spiritual problems” under Tinubu. Abdulkareem urges the clergyman to organize a one-million-man protest against President Tinubu’s government, just as he did during Jonathan’s regime. The veteran musician insists that it is high time Pastor Adeboye spoke truth to power. “Where our daddy, Pastor Adeboye?…
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No ENDSAR protester is still in detention – Police counters Senator Shehu Sani’s claim
The Nigeria Police Force has refuted the recent claims made by Senator Shehu Sani that some young people have been detained since the 2020 EndSARS protest. Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani had said some Nigerians are still locked up in detention for their roles in the ENDSARS protest and appealed to President Tinubu to pardon and release them. In a statement released on June 16, the police force’s spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said: ‘’No individual is being unlawfully detained by the Nigeria Police Force or any other security agency in Nigeria due to the EndSARS protest. All arrested individuals have been…
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The release of Nnamdi Kanu by Mr. President on political grounds is overdue – Chieftain, Edwin Clark
Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark emphasized the critical and urgent need to reintegrate the Igbos into the mainstream of Nigeria, ensuring their region is equal to others in all respects. This means they should be fully and unconditionally united with Nigeria as they were before the civil war. “The release of Nnamdi Kanu by Mr. President on political grounds is long overdue,” Clark stated. He urged the President to instruct the Attorney General to enter a nolle prosequi to free Nnamdi Kanu, who has expressed his willingness to cooperate with the federal government. This move…
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