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“Whenever I have challenges, I run to Cele church” – Funke Akindele
Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele has reacted to a recent video of her dancing in a celestial church. The video got Nigerians talking as Funke was seen appealing to clerics to keep praying for everything around her. The PDP deputy governorship candidate addressing the congregation, said that she was born into the Celestial Church, describing her case as that of a lost sheep who has returned home. “I was born in Celestial Church but my case is like that of a lost sheep, she said “Whenever I have challenges, I run to Cele church but I always hide to attend. But…
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We all need to work together on these critical issues – Osinbajo tells APC Governors
Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that there should be more efforts by the authorities at all levels to act on problems plaguing the country. He said this on Tuesday when governorsof the All Progressives Congress (APC) paid him a visit over his recent surgery. According to the statement from the state house, issues bordering on the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the economy were discussed during the meeting. The vice-president and the governors were said to have agreed to work together in view of finding solutions to these problems. “We all need to work…
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PDP: I saw one Rivers rapist at Shekarau’s homecoming – Gov Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has reacted to the homecoming ceremony of Abubakar Shekarau in Kano State. He said a Rapist from Rivers state was seated at the event. Shekarau who dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party a few days ago, was on Monday received back in the PDP by presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Commenting on the event, Wike, who was not at the homecoming of Shekarau in Kano said, “I was watching television yesterday (Monday) when they went to Kano to receive Shekarau. I saw one rapist from Rivers State sitting at the back where he went to…
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Wike flogged Atiku and Shekarau by saying they are coming back to loot, this will lead Tinubu, Shetimma to victory – FFK
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC , Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed the People’s democratic Party, PDP over a statement by Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Wike, who is currently not in good terms with the camp of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had on Monday said he would expose politicians putting themselves together to loot Nigeria’s money. Reacting to this, FFK in a series of tweets claimed that Wike was in fact referring to Atiku and Abubakar Shekarau. He said Wike’s face of with the PDP will lead to to the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential…
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Most of the Stolen Crude Oil found in Churches, Mosques – Mele Kyari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has accused government officials, religious leaders, security agencies and even some NNPC staff of the theft of the nation’s crude oil. This was according to a statement by NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari at the 49th session of the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja. He insisted that oil theft is largely carried out by Nigerians and are mostly found in churches and mosques adding that there has been a network of vandals working in collaboration with others to continue stealing oil. “When a fire outbreak happened in…
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We all started PDP together; let us come back home and do the needful for the sake of this country – Makarfi tells Obi and Kwankwaso
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi has called on Peter Obi of Labour Party and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP to return to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. He said the Party will be home to them as they all built the party together. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, Makarfi said Obi and Kwankwaso should swallow their personal ambitions and work with the opposition party for the sake of the country. Makarfi said: “Peter Obi respects me; I respect him. Kwankwaso still is my friend, I respect him, but…
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Some people are waiting to take over Nigeria to loot, I know them and will reveal them at the appropriate time – Wike
Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has claimed that there are some people who have plans to get into leadership to loot funds left from the present administration. Wike said he would soon expose them at the appropriate time. He disclosed this on Monday at the official flag-off of the construction of the internal roads at Rumuesara, Eneka town in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. He said: “Some other people are busy, putting themselves together on how they will take over leadership in Nigeria to loot the remaining ones these other people have already kept. “I am privileged to…
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Petrol subsidy to remain till mid-2023 – FG
The Federal Government on Monday August 29, stated that the petrol subsidy will remain in place until mid-2023. This was made known by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed when she appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on the details of the 2023-2025 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Pape. The Minister said the federal government is proposing to spend only N3.36 trillion for petrol subsidy in 2023 and proposing an aggregate expenditure of N19.76 trillion for the 2023 financial year, with a projected deficit of N11.30 trillion. The Federal Government is also projecting the…
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INEC should disqualify candidates that go to churches or mosques to campaign or solicit for vote – Deji Adeyanju
Human Rights Activist, Deji Adeyanju has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to disqualify candidates that go to churches or mosques to seek for support or votes. He shared this in a post on Tuesday noting that the Nigerian law forbids the use of religion or tribe to campaign. Adeyanju had advised the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to start building structures instead of going to churches like someone seeking to become the CAN president and on Tuesday morning, mocked the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Funke Akindele,…
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This is the same man in charge when the issue of Chibok girls happened – PDP reacts to Shettima’s comment to take charge of security when he becomes VP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained why Nigeria cannot afford to leave the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, in charge of the country’s security. The PDP Head of Digital, Anthony Ehilebo when he appeared on Channels TV politics today said Shettima cannot be in charge of security in Nigeria because of the role he played with the issue of the Chibok girls when he was Governor of Borno state. Shettima had said at the just-concluded National Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) that he would oversee security while his principal, Bola Tinubu, would…
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PDP Crisis: Nothing has happened yet but by God’s grace, something will happen – Wike
Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has commented on the crisis facing the People’s Democratic party, PDP Wike at the flag-off of Eneka Internal Roads in the Obio-Akpor area of the state said nobody can threaten him as he will do what is right no matter the “gang up” or blackmail. According to him, nothing has happened yet but “something will happen” soon. Wike said, “Anybody who knows me knows that once I have made up my mind and I believe that what I am doing is right, if you like, let the whole people team up, as far as my…
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ASUU is very useless, should be scraped – Bashir El-Rufai
Bashir El-Rufai, son of Kaduna State Governor Nasir, El-Rufai has described the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU as useless. He called that the union be scraped. He shared this in a tweet via his Twitter handle. According to him, the union should be replaced with educators who care about student’s welfare He wrote; “ASUU is a very useless Union. They should be scrapped & replaced with educators that actually give a damn about students and how that translates to the future of this country.”
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