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Nobody died at Lekki Toll gate, it was Atiku and Obi that conspired to do all those things – MC Oluomo
Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, the head of the Lagos State Parks and Garages management committee has alleged that they were no deaths at the Lekki toll gate massacre which took place on the 20th of October, 2020 He said Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, Tinubu’s rivals in the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, respectively, were playing a political game. He stated this on Sunday during the rally he organised in Lagos to support his candidate, Bola Tinubu, and the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Oluomo stated that the whole Lekki toll gate saga was all a…
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2023: Tinubu is leading now because the Igbos are not cooperating – Fayose says South-East affecting Obi’s chances in the polls
Isaac Fayose brother of Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has pointed out why the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Bola Tinubu, is leading the pack ahead of the presidential election. fayose in a post on Facebook stated that Igbos are not cooperating. He said the sit-at-home order in the Southeast and the agitation for Biafra would relegate the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to second place. According to him; “As of today, October 6, 2022, Tinubu is still leading, leading so far, because he has structure, he has the money, and he has the goodwill. “You…
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PMB should have given you guys the honor of GCBBFR – Grand Clowns and Body-Bodies of the Federal Republic – El-Rufai tells SERAP over lawsuit against Buhari
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has taken to his Twitter handle to mock civil society group, SERAP, over their recent lawsuit against President Buhari. The group had shared a tweet that it is going to file a lawsuit against President Buhari over the recent discovery of a pipeline used to steal petroleum products. ”BREAKING: We’re suing the Buhari administration over the discovery of illegal oil pipelines, to compel it to name those responsible for the plundering of the country’s oil wealth, bring them to justice, and recover the proceeds of crime, the group tweeted Reacting to the tweet, Gov El-Rufai…
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2023: We can’t afford to lose – Aisha Buhari
First Lady, Aisha Buhari has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, can’t afford to lose the 2023 elections. She said this during a strategic meeting with the wife of APC presidential candidate, Remi Tinubu and the wives of APC governors on Sunday in Abuja. She urged APC women and youths to rally round the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. She said: “The APC Tinubu/Shettima Women and Youths Presidential Campaign Team have been constituted to fashion out modalities for the 2023 campaign. I, therefore, solicit your cooperation in driving our party to victory. “Tomorrow,…
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I am a victim of corruption fighting back – Magu
A former EFCC acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, has described his exit from the anti-corruption agency as “corruption fighting back.” Magu was suspended from office in July 2020 over his alleged involvement in corrupt practices. Speaking at an award ceremony organized in his honour by Northern Female Students Association on Sunday, October 9, Magu who was represented by his son, Mohammed, said “I am a victim of corruption fighting back, but I am happy that recent events are revealing the truth to Nigerians” “The anti-corruption fight in Nigeria is a binding moral duty that requires seeing beyond political affiliations or preferences,”…
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This is false and fake – Obasanjo denies calling Tinubu super politician
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied singing the praise of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu. Obasanjo had declared that from his experience, only military-trained personnel were good managers of people. A viral WhatsApp message by a group, “National Patriots”, claimed that the retired General described Tinubu as a super politician. “If you are looking for a thoroughbred politician of masters class, visit Lagos Bourdillon,” he was quoted saying. Obasanjo stressed that only individuals trained by the armed forces had the capability to properly manage men and materials. The rebuttal by the ex-Head of State was issued on Sunday by spokesperson,…
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Students go to school but cannot graduate, Snakes and monkeys swallowing money. We need to unite and make a wise political choice – Catholic Archishop, Kaigama
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama has admonished Nigerians to make a wise choice in the forthcoming 2023 elections He lamented that snakes, monkeys, and termites are looting the treasury, while students can’t graduate under Buhari’s regime. He said this on Sunday at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Kugbo area of Abuja while delivering a homily. According to Kaigama: “You go to school, you cannot graduate, you finish school, no work, you hear about snakes swallowing money, monkeys taking money and termites eating vouchers. All these are wahala, and so they should bind us together. “It should…
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Tinubu can be likened to a drug baron applying for the job of head of an anti-narcotics agency – Atiku’s camp fires back at Keyamo
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has likened the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu to a drug baron. This is coming after Spokesperson of the APC presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo likened Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic party PDP to a conductor applying for the position of a driver He said Atiku was only hanging onto the achievements of his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo Responding, Atiku, through his spokesman, Paul Ibe, rubbished Keyamo’s comment. In a tweet, Ibe likened Tinubu to a drug baron applying to head an anti-narcotics agency. “Tinubu can…
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Court Order: ASUU should call off the strike then go on another one immediately thereafter -Deju Adeyanju
Deji Adeyanju has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on what to do about Friday’s Appeal Court judgment ordering lecturers to resume work. Adeyanju in a post he shared on social media told the union to call off the strike as ordered and immediately start another fresh strike. According to him, the justification for another industrial action would be that the universities could not operate without proper funding. “ASUU should call off the strike then go on another one immediately thereafter. And the justification for a fresh strike will be simply: there’s practically no way our universities can…
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We’ve spent nearly $100m feeding 10m Pupils – FG
The Federal Government said it spent about $100 million in feeding 10 million pupils under the National School Feeding Programme as part of it’s effort to end the menace of child Labour Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labor and Employment, made the disclosure as he welcomed Mary Leornard, the US ambassador to Nigeria, and representatives of the Department of State on a courtesy visit on Friday in Abuja. Ngige said that the Nigerian government had introduced the school feeding programme under its social security programme, to lure children engaged in child labour, back to school. He said the Federal…
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Rescue Your Party First Before Thinking About Nigeria, APC Campaign Tells PDP
The presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rescue itself before thinking about Nigeria. This was according to a statement by APC presidential campaign spokesman, Festus Keyamo This is coming after the opposition party had said the APC is neither ready for election nor governance. Reacting to this, Keyamo said; “Every week, we are treated to a new revelation about the PDP crisis and its profligate and thieving nature. “A leopard can hardly change its spot, which means that the PDP is not repentant of its old ways. Certainly, Nigerians…
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ASUU strike: Nigerians will hear directly from the President – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has stated that the country will soon hear from President Muhammadu Buhari on the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Gbajabiamila made the comment while meeting with the President at the State House for the second time in one week over the matter. He however stated that they had a good and positive meeting He said, “We just came here for a follow-up, which was supposed to be yesterday, but unfortunately, the President was not around and this is a follow-up. We had, once again, very fruitful, good…
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