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If Tinubu is on fire, I will not urinate on him – Reno Omokri
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Reno Omokri has described President-elect, Bola Tinubu as a ”known Drog Lord”. He shared this in a post on Instagram preaching on morals. According to him, if Tinubu is on Fire, he won’t urinate on him to quench the fire. He further expressed hope that the Supreme Court overturns his victory and also promised to torment him if otherwise. He wrote; ”A culture where money, rather than respect, is the cornerstone is a low culture, that may prosper materially, but will never prosper spiritually or politically. A culture where a child can…
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Some children aren’t in school because they can’t afford N80 as Parent Levy – Buhari’s aide, Maryam Uwais
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments, Maryam Uwais has expressed that there are children who are out of school because their parents can’t afford to pay an N80 levy Uwais who spoke during a Channels Television interview, blamed the country’s population for the increasing figure of out-of-school children. She called on the state governments to take up their responsibilities in reducing the number of out-of-school children. She said: “We have a population that is growing faster than our economy, and we are not targeting those issues that are increasing the numbers. There are so many differences. We…
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APC rigged election and it is now like a bone in their throat – Aisha Yesufu
Human Rights Activist and supporter of the Labour Party, Aisha Yesufu has mocked the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over its victory at the just concluded 2023 elections. In a tweet she shared said APC rigged the election and it’s now a bone in their throat that they can neither swallow nor bring out She wrote: “They rigged election and it is now like a bone in their throat. They can’t swallow it nor bring it out! “They are running helter skelter all over the world. They robbed themselves of sleep.”
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I want to be Senate President – Ndume says, gives reasons
Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial district, has explained his reasons for vying for the position of Senate President. In a statement issued on Wednesday, he opposed the idea of zoning the Senate President’s seat, emphasizing that the equity of the zoning arrangements would be a crucial factor in determining the outcome of his candidacy. According to Ndume: “Subject to the position of the party (APC), and the fairness of such arrangements, I intend to throw my hat in the race for Senate Presidency because of my experience. “The APC leadership did not take any position during the…
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I told Peter Obi three times that if he were to lose the elections it would be his followers who lost it for him – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has said that he had warned Peter Obi of his followers known as Obidients. He said he had messaged the Labour Party presidential candidate that his followers would lead to his loss He stated this in a statement titled, “Media responsibility,’’ on Tuesday, April 4. Soyinka explained that he was misrepresented in the reportage of a Channels Television interview he granted recently, rendering his remarks completely unrecognizable. ”What I have read – at least, thus far – this morning, extracted from a one-and-a-half long interview, conducted a week ago with Channels Television, brings once more to the fore,…
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Ike Ekweremadu: Have mercy – Obasanjo writes UK court
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has appealed to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court in London to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The former Lawmaker and his wife were recently found guilty of attempted organ harvesting of a Nigerian trafficked to Britain to provide a kidney for their ailing daughter. Obasanjo, in a letter dated April 3, 2023 and addressed to the Chief Clerk of the court titled “Re: Ike Ekweremadu,” said even though Ekweremadu’s action was condemnable and unacceptable, he has contributed his quota to the socio-political development…
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I advised Atiku, Tinubu to step down for younger generation, Tinubu refused said there were still things he could contribute – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has revealed how he advised the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down for the younger generation. He said this during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. He said Tinubu refused and insisted that there were things he could still contribute Soyinka said; ”When Atiku came to my office in Ikeja, he came with Gbenga Daniel, my former governor. I said to him listen is about the time you people left the stage. Why don’t you just go…
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Gunmen Kill Living Faith Pastor in Kogi State
A resident pastor of a Living Faith church in Kogi state, Jacob Wodi Hulobu has been shot dead by unknown gunmen who invaded the Denika LGA of the state. The pastor and some of his members were said to have escaped the attack which occurred during the early morning service and moved to a safer place. One of his church members disclosed that the pastor went back to check the state of the church after the attack when the invaders shot and killed him. Jacob was said to have posted on his Facebook account how he escaped the morning attack…
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Buhari has fulfilled his commitment to establishing a transparent electoral system – Lai Mohammed
During a speech to international media outlets in Washington on March 4th, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, asserted that President Buhari has fulfilled his commitment to establishing a lasting legacy of impartial and transparent elections. He pointed to the outcomes of various elections held throughout the country as evidence that the federal government did not interfere in the electoral process. According to him; “A proof of this resolution is that the President’s party lost the presidential election in Katsina, his home state. Equally, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, lost in his state, Lagos, while the chairman of the…
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Peter Obi: Lai Mohammed’s accusation abuse of Power – Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has reacted to a recent statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed accusing the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi of inciting violence following the outcome of the 2023 elections. The Minister had said it was “treason” for Obi to incite people to violence following the outcome of the presidential elections. Reacting to this, Oby tweeted; ”It is the height of sophistry, thoughtless talk and abuse of power for the Minister of Information and Culture @FMICNigeria to throw accusation of treason on political opponents who have taken the right…
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FG accuses Peter Obi, Datti of inciting violence following presidential election polls
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has accused the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi of inciting the public following the results of the presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister is in Washington to engage with international media organizations and Think-tanks on the just concluded 2023 polls The minister said it was wrong for Obi on one breadth to seek redress in court over the outcome of the polls and on another breadth incite people to violence. He said; “Obi and his Vice, Datti Ahmed cannot be threatening Nigerians that if the…
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Anybody who ascribes ethnic or religious implications to Obi’s success is ignorant and mischievous – Kenneth Okonkwo
Kenneth Okonkwo of the Labour Party, LP, has maintained that those who ascribe Peter Obi’s performance in the just concluded presidential election to religion or ethnicity are being “ignorant and mischievous.” He said this following a leaked audio conversation between his principal and Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church where Obi described the election as a “religious war” and solicited help from Oyedepo to talk to his people. The Nollywood actor in a tweet he shared noted that no politician in the country’s history under a relatively unknown political party has achieved the spread and votes that Obi…
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