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Bandits kill village head, abduct his two wives and three others in Plateau
Bandits have killed the village head of Nyalun community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau identified as Malam Sunusi Idris Haruna (Sarkin Nyalun). The incident which happened on Monday Night, October 17, 2022 saw the death of two residents and abduction of five others including the village head’s two wives Acording to residents, the gunmen invaded the community around 8:pm on motorcycles and started shooting sporadically. “The attackers came in their numbers and started shooting sporadically. They went straight to the traditional ruler’s house, killed him and abducted five members of his family,” the youth leader said. “The also…
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I pray for People like El-Rufai to concentrate on doing things to better the lives of Nigerians rather than engage in hate speech – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has reacted to an allegation by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, linking him to his arrest in Anambra State years back. El-Rufai, at an interactive session organised by Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna on Monday, claimed he was detained nine years ago in Anambra for 48 hours on the orders of Mr Obi, the then governor of the state. He further stated that he would not retaliate following Obi’s visit to Kaduna Reacting to this, the former Anambra governor described El-Rufai’s comment as a reckless one which should not have…
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I will vote for Peter Obi if he can restructure Nigeria – Sheikh Gumi
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said he will vote for Peter Obi of Labour Party if he can restructure Nigeria if elected President in 2023. The bandits’ negotiator made the remark yesterday in Kaduna while hosting the former governor of Anambra State and Datti Baba-Ahmed; his running mate. According to Gumi: “As you come here (Kaduna) people will like to hear your views about restructuring Nigeria; Nigeria has been restructuring itself from independence to date. It was never static, but I want to know about views on restructuring so that I can write on my Facebook page `this…
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Atiku shouldn’t expect any substantial vote from the East, any Igbo man supporting him ‘is doing Yahoo-Yahoo’- Ohanaeze
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has told the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic party PDP Atiku Abubakar Atiku not to entertain any hope of polling any significant vote from the South-East in the 2023 general elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, he urged the PDP candidate not to “squander his time and resources for any reason in the South-east and Igbo-speaking areas of South/south and Middle belt.” He further stated that though the PDP Vice Presidential candidate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was a true Igbo son, he was in the…
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Catholic priest abducted in Anambra state
A Priest with the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha identified as Rev. Fr. Joseph Igweagu has been abducted by unknown gunmen The incident happened on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 while the priest was returning to his house after celebrating a Funeral Vigil Mass at Umunnachi in Njikoka Council area of the state The sad news was made known in a statement released by the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha and signed by the Archdiocesan Chancellor of Catholics Archdiocese of Onitsha, Rev. Fr. Prudentius Emeja Aroh “It is with shock but strong faith in the love and protection of God that we announce…
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I will kneel or prostrate before Buhari for Nnamdi Kanu to be released – Chukwuemeka Ezeife
Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said he would be willing to prostrate or kneel down before President Buhari for the release of embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu He said this speaking in an interview on Arise TV. He disclosed that the leader of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor is making another plan to send a delegation of Igbo elders to visit Buhari on Kanu’s issue “If President Buhari wants me to kneel down, I will kneel down. If he wants me to prostrate, I’ll prostrate just for Nnamdi Kanu to be…
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I will not arrest Peter Obi because we Northerners are civilized people – El-Rufai recounts experience in Anambra state when he went to observe an election
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said that he will not retaliate against what the former Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi did to him when he visited the state to monitor an election. El-Rufai in a trending video disclosed that he was put under 48 hour house arrest when he went to Anambra state to observe the election He however, said he will not arrest Obi because Northerners are civilized people. He said, “Before I finish, I want to say that I went to Anambra state for my party to monitor the election, Peter Obi who was a Governor…
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Atiku: If truly that statement was made, we need to apologize to Nigerians – Wike
Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike, has said that the People’s Democratic party, PDP must apologize to Nigerians for Atiku Abubakar’s recent remarks. The governor spoke on Monday at the Omagwa international airport in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, upon his return from Spain, according to a statement released by Kelvin Ebiri, Wike’s spokesperson. He expressed doubts that such a statement came from Atiku adding that PDP must as a matter of urgency, address the issue. “I don’t believe that my candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could make such a statement. But assuming he did make that statement, and this…
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2023: Our Country needs healing, Atiku is the balm – Dino Melaye
Dino Melaye, the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign management committee has described Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic party, PDP as the balm that will heal the country. He claimed that the APC had divided the nation and thrown Nigerians into chaos without doing anything that would help the general populace. According to him, if elected President in 2023, Atiku would instill and enable all Nigerians to have a sense, as well as a feeling, that they are members of the same country. The statement reads: “Our dear country is hemorrhaging on all sides, ranging from social…
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Peter Obi visits Sheikh Gumi in Kaduna
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed today paid a courtesy visit to Ahmad Gumi, the popular Islamic cleric and bandits negotiator, at his residence in Kaduna State. He shared this in a tweet via his Twitter handle. “Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed and I stopped by for a courtesy call on Sheikh Gumi at his official residence in Kaduna. -PO”, he tweeted Obi, during the meeting, said turning Nigeria around will require three core banks: Bank of Agriculture, Bank of Industry & Bank of Infrastructure, adding that they will make funds easily accessible…
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Lecturers don’t have transport fares to go to Work – ASUU President, Osodeke
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said members of the union may find it challenging to report to work on Monday because they don’t have enough money for transportation. He said since they have not been paid for eight months, it would be difficult for them to afford the transport fares to their respective schools to teach students. He said this while speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, October 16, he said: “In schools those days, every lecturer lives on campus and you can trek to your office but these…
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Atiku’s comment on Igbo, Yoruba capable of dividing Nigeria — Kingsley Moghalu
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has expressed disappointment over a comment by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar that Northers don’t need Igbo or Yoruba to be president. He described the statement as a direct appeal to divisive ethnic sentiment and a denigration of the largest ethnic groups in Southern Nigeria. “I was very disappointed to view the video clip of H.E. Atiku Abubakar @atiku, a former Vice-President of Nigeria, telling an audience in Kaduna that what the North needs is a northerner to be President,…
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