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BREAKING: Court dismisses FG’s suit seeking Abba Kyari’s extradition to US
Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the Federal Government seeking to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP, Abba Kyari to the United States of America to answer fraud allegations The judge, in a judgment on Monday, held that the extradition request filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, on behalf of the Federal Government lacked merit and is liable to dismissal. He held that the Federal Government has no basis to file the extradition request having put Abba Kyari on trial in Nigeria in relation to…
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Breaking: ASUU extends strike again
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike again This is coming after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning, August 29. The strike commenced on 14th February, 2022 and was extended a month later. ASUU extended its ongoing industrial action by another two months to afford the government more time to address all of its demands and has now entered it’s 196th day The union is on strike over the inability of the Federal Government to implement previous agreements both parties entered into. The lecturers’…
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I don’t have a special candidate, I have a National agenda – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he has no preferred candidate among those contesting the 2023 presidential election. The former President said this while paying former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar a visit in Minna on Sunday August 28. According to him, he rather has a national agenda He said; “I don’t have a special candidate, I have a national agenda. I came to see my brother who has been a little indisposed. I had plans to visit him when he was still in London, but the day I arrived London was the day he returned home. “So…
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To say NNPP will join or withdraw for APC or PDP is absolutely rubbish – Kwankwaso
Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has dismissed claims that he will step down from the 2023 race. There have been rumors that the former Kano Governor has plans of forming a merger with presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Speaking with journalists in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Sunday, Kwankwaso noted that the report was rubbish adding that those making such claims are mischievous. He said: “Some people are terribly mischievous and I don’t see how any of these four political parties…
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Two women kidnapped by bandits in Katsina
Armed bandits have abducted two women identified as Janet Ndubuisi and Margaret Okorobi, in Katsina State. According to reports, the incident happened five days ago when both women were on their way home from Batsari Local Government area of the state. This was made known by a Facebook user, Shamsudeen Salisu. He wrote; “I received with great shock, the unfortunate news for the abduction of Madam Janet Ndubuisi and Madam Margaret Okorobi, by armed bandits yesterday while on their way coming back from Batsari local government to Katsina, after an official engagement “These two innocent women whose crime was only…
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When you listen to us, go and check our background, we don’t want someone that will be carried in with a wheelchair – Peter Obi tells Nigerians
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has admonished Nigerians to listen to the candidates and check their backgrounds as qualifications are not enough. He said that every candidate must come and tell Nigerians his agenda to make Nigeria work. A statement by his media adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, quoted Obi as saying this while addressing people that came to welcome him to Germany on Friday. He further stated that capacity, integrity and competence must be considered adding that Nigerians do not want someone who will be carried in a wheelchair “When you listen to us, go and check our…
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Education Minister has been deceiving Nigerians since 2017, has never been serious about education – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has never been serious about education and has only been deceiving Nigerians. Speaking at the University of Jos, Plateau State, ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Bauchi Zone, Prof Lawan Abubakar, on Friday, August 26, said before being a minister, Adamu had always been in support of ASUU’s agitations/actions, including strikes, as he always urged them to hold the government accountable. “You may recall that when asked to make his comments on ASUU’s submission to President Buhari on Tuesday, the 9th of January, 2020, Adamu Adamu said he totally…
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Army dismisses Two soldiers over murder of cleric
The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers attached to 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, after finding them guilty on two-count charge. According to the Acting Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lt. Col. Ibrahim Abdullahi Osabo, the suspects were found guilty on two-count charge; namely: failure to perform military duties; and conduct to prejudice of service discipline. The suspects had their ranks reduced from lance corporal to private before their complete dismissal. The Yobe state police had apprehended Lance Corporal John Gabriel with service number N/A13/69/1522 and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon N/A13/70/6552, both attached to 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe…
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Who grieves and employs a cameraman – Actor, Kevin Uvo tackle colleagues
Actor Kevin Uvo has taken to his social media handle to tackle his colleagues in the movie industry who he said are leaving a fake life. In a post shared via his Instagram page, Kevin said that some of his colleagues will lose a loved one and employ a cameraman to make a video of them grieving just for Social media.
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They deals they struck will be on how to handle us, carve us out and allocate resources to each other – NEF Spokesman, Baba-Ahmed reacts to Wike, Peter Obi, Atiku, Tinubu’s meetings in London
Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has reacted to the recent meetings between presidential candidates and governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in London. He wondered why they have to travel out of the country to hold meetings. According to him, they will strike out deals on how to handle Nigerians, “Carve us out like carcass, and allocate powers and positions and resources to each other”, he said He shared this in a series of tweets, he wrote; “Northerners are not the only ones in Europe and Asia. In the last few days, I saw Tinubu, Atiku,…
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APC Presidential Primary: We were given 140m, Spent N120m on Publicity, returned N20m – Gov Sule
Nasarawa State governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, on Friday submitted the report of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Media/Publicity Sub-Committee for the party’s national convention held in June that saw Bola Tinubu emerge as it’s Presidential candidate Speaking at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Governor Sule who chaired the Media/Publicity Sub-Committee said the committee was given N140m but spent N120m and returned N20m to the party. He said, “I think the first highlight of the report is to show great appreciation to the national chairman and the NWC for having the confidence in us, to put us together for the…
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Nigeria is on Oxygen and it is about how we can get out if it – Ortom
Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has said that Nigeria is hanging by a thread. He spoke at the Port Harcourt International Airport when he returned to the country alongside Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, and Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia governor on Friday, August 26 He said they were looking at how to salvage the country from the already existing damage done to it by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration “We are looking at how we can harness ideas and put ourselves together to ensure that we get out of the present challenge we are in Nigeria today, he said “From top to bottom, consider what…
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