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Amotekun: No state is authorized to buy automatic weapon – Presidency
The presidency has reacted to the controversy surrounding buying of arms for state-owned security outfit. It noted that no state is authorized to buy automatic weapon This was according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu. He said under existing regulation, only the Office of the National Security Adviser could issue such authorization, upon proper clearance by the President and Commander-in-Chief. The statement read; “In the specific Katsina State often cited, the Governor, Aminu Bello Masari wrote to explain that the administration invited the Provost of the Civil Defence…
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Twitter Stories: Nigerian man deported for killing parrot one month after relocating to Canada
A Nigerian man has reportedly been deported from Canada for killing a parrot within one month of relocation. A Twitter user @Dr Olusesan who shared the story claimed that the parrot had a GPS tracker but the unlucky Nigerian man unknowingly killed it. “Them deport person from Canada within one month on arrival because e go kill pet parrot wey wear GPS tracker. Like, are you blind?” Reacting to the tweet, Aluko Olami recounted; “The same thing happened here in Qatar around 2012, One of our country man will just went out at midnight to kill cats to make soup. He has been doing it…
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“I am the ordained homosexual that God loves” – Gay British-Nigerian cleric, Jide Macaulay celebrates second anniversary to Anglican priesthood
Openly gay British-Nigerian cleric, Jide Macaulay, has celebrated his second anniversary as an Anglican priest. The cleric, who described himself as the “ordained homosexual that God loves” took to Instagram on Monday, September 26, to share his ”gruelling journey to priesthood; the trials, media attack, emotional, psychological abuse, racism and homophobia he faced for many years.” “Today, I celebrate with thanksgiving my second anniversary to Anglican priesthood,” he wrote. Too often we wait on God in expectation. We are forced to wait for our own safety and forced to wait because there is danger and harmful elements in the way. We are forced to wait…
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US court jails suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun for five years for Identity fraud & stealing $2.4million
Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for fraud by a US court. Rufai had attempted to use stolen identities to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits. According to the statement, Rufai admitted a long history of using stolen identities to defraud U.S. disaster programs, including aid for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and file fraudulent U.S. tax returns. The 45-year-old convict who pleaded guilty to the charges in May, was said to have succeeded in defrauding 12 US agencies of $600,000 paid out into…
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2023: I have a rich history with Tinubu – Wife of Lagos Labour Party Chairman, Actress Foluke Daramola declares support for APC candidate
Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola has declared support for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. She said she has a rich history with Tinubu and his wife Oluremi While her husband, Kayode Salako, the chairman of the Labour Party in Lagos, is openly supporting his party’s presidential nominee, Peter Obi. The actress recently wrote a press release on her Instagram page in which she addressed the situation where she vowed to support Tinubu through it all adding that her husband’s position with the Labour Party will not alter her commitment to Tinubu. Daramola said: “Those who…
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2023: After Atiku, the next president will come from South-East – Ihedioha
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha has expressed that the next president that will emerge after the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic party PDP, Atiku Abubakar will be from the South Eastern part of the country Ihedioha made this known in a video making rounds. He said Nigeria cannot afford to make any mistakes in the forthcoming elections. According to him, emotions cannot win elections. He further listed states a candidate has to win in order to emerge President of Nigeria. He said, “Let me tell you, after Atiku Abubakar, the next president of Nigeria…
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What people will say has killed a lot of people – Nollywood actor, Godwin Maduagu comes out as Gay
Nollywood actor, Godwin Maduagu has announced that he is gay. The actor’s sex tape with a man was leaked which he denied and was even blackmailed over. Maduagu Had Said He Was Having Suicidal Thoughts And Battling With The Effect Of The Scandal. However, In A New Video On His Instagram On Tuesday, The Actor Included The Rainbow Flag, Which Is A Symbol Of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender (LGBT) Community Adding That He Is Now Living His Truth He Said; “After Getting A Better Life For Myself, My Close Friends Set Me Up, Blackmailed Me, And Leaked My…
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Atiku: I want Ayu as PDP chairman – Ortom opposes Wike
Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has thrown his weight behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the controversy on Iyorchia Ayu’s stay as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ortom, who is supposedly a member of the Governor Nyesom Wike camp, has declared that he wants Ayu to remain as the party chairman. The governor has been siding with his Rivers counterpart since the party’s presidential primary in May, a development that has attracted criticisms from some quarters. In a statement by Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, Ortom stressed that he had confidence in Ayu’s ability to lead…
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APC postpones campaign kick-off till further notice
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council on Tuesday, said it has postponed the kick-off of its campaigns earlier slated for Wednesday This was made known by the Director-General, of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong. According to him, the decision was made to expand the list for the campaign council to accommodate more stakeholders The statement reads; “Recall that we had earlier earmarked a peace walk and prayers for Wednesday, September 28, 2022, to officially kick-off our campaigns for the 2023 Presidential Elections. “We had also announced that the members of the…
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Leave us alone, we are bigger than your political strategies – IPOB tells FG
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the Federal Government to desist from linking it to attacks being carried out in the Southeastern part of the country. The group expressed that it abhors anything in Nigeria and so cannot be associated with it This was made known in a statement by the Group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful. He noted that anything short of a United Nations, UN, supervised referendum to determine their secession, the group would not be interested in any national affair. “Nigeria Government should leave IPOB/ESN alone. We are bigger than their political strategies. They can link or…
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Tinubu: Our Country has suffered so much from ailing leaders – Pat Utomi
Political economist, Pat Utomi, has challenged the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, to go for a medical checkup and make the result public. The Labour Party chieftain expressed that the country has suffered so much from ailing leaders which finally sees the vice president take over. He said this while answering questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today, arguing that next year’s election is about the lives of Nigerians. According to him, Tinubu is unfit to rule “Physically, you can see he is ailing. Let’s not kid ourselves. Let’s be honest, he said “Let him go…
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(VIDEO) One woman cannot satisfy a man – Nigerian lady argues
A Nigerian lady is of the opinion that one woman can never satisfy a man’s sexual needs. In a video that has now gone viral, the woman argued that even the Bible supports men having multiple women. She says the day a woman agrees that one woman cannot satisfy a man is the day she will find peace. Speaking in Yoruba, she said; ”The day you know that one woman cannot satisfy a man, that is the beginning of your peace. I am talking as a realist and as a Christian because even the bible does not support that we should be…
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