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Owo: The attackers did not come to kidnap or kill anybody – Akeredolu
Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has reacted to a recent attack by gunmen at a construction firm in Owo community on Wednesday night. The Governor stated that attack was not done in a bid to kill or kidnap anyone The attack is coming following the massacre at the catholic church in Owo which left many dead and injured. Akeredolu in his comment urged residents not to panic He said, “I want to allay the fears of our people. Clearly, what happened here on Wednesday night was not an attempt to kidnap anybody because they went away with nobody. And we…
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FG invested billions to tackle poverty – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has said that the Government has invested billions in social protection to fight poverty in Nigeria. He made the comment at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, the government was taking care of citizens despite the country’s dwindling revenue. He said poverty was fueling child labour and expressed optimism that the good policies of the government would reverse the trend. “Children are endangered. That is why the government, the ILO and other stakeholders have been working assiduously”, NAN quoted him saying. Ngige said the parties…
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I know Tinubu, he is not qualified to be President – Veteran Singer, Tee Mac
Veteran Flutist, Tee Mac has shared his thought about the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC , Bola Tinubu He said Remi is his cousin which makes Tinubu his In-law. Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli in a lengthy response to a Facebook user who expressed support for Tinubu disclosed that the former Lagos state Governor is infact 86 years old and not 70 as he claimed. He described him as unfit and unqualified to rule Nigeria He wrote: “Dear Yemi. Any body can choose any candidate, but an intelligent person will ask himself the question: do I choose rightly!…
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“Your p***y will be smelling if you don’t wash it” ‘leaked’ audio conversation between a pastor and 16-year-old girl he allegedly defiled for 1year & told she would run mad if she discloses his crime
An alleged audio conversation between Bishop Felix Okpara and the 16-year-old girl he allegedly raped for one year has been shared online. 39-year-old Bishop Felix Okpara Duruebube, pastor of Mercy House Church International, was last month remanded at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre by a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The accused person was arraigned on a two-count charge by the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID). Reading the charge, Chief Magistrate had said Bishop Duruebube between the month of April 2021, to May 2022 had unlawfully and sexually abused a 16-year-old girl. The magistrate also said sometime in…
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Impeachment of Buhari is Long Overdue – Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani has stated that the impeachment of President Muhammad Buhari is long overdue . Sani made the statement after opposition lawmakers on Wednesday, July 27, stated that they would commence impeachment proceedings against Buhari over the declining security in the country. “impeachment of the President is belated, it should have started months ago, NASS has the constitutional right to summon the President” Sani told Arise TV He said that the opposition “may not be able to get required number to impeach Buhari, because members of the ruling party are hiding their faces from such actions.” “The opposition is on…
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Nigeria’s Economy is performing well under Buhari than it was under previous Govts – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Buhari-led administration has done very well when compared to how it met the economy in 2015. Ahmed stated this after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 27. When asked to speak on the state of the economy, she said: “Thank you for that question. First of all, let me address a question on the issue of the economy, as to whether the administration has done well. The administration has done very well. I need to…
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(VIDEO) Nigeria has never suffered evil like this in our history…it is now clear that when the wicked rule the people mourn – Bishop Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo has once again attacked the government of the day. While preaching in his church recently, the clergyman said with the killing recorded in so many states across the country, it is now clear that when the wicked rules, people mourned. He stated that Nigeria has never suffered as it has now in our history. In his words; ”I shouted this in 2015. I am not a propagandist. I am not a public speaker. I am not an activist. I am a prophet.You blindly brought in this wicked government. Nigerians has never suffered evil like this in our…
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Those surrounding the President are criminals. Bandits will soon enter Aso Rock – Ortom
Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has lamented over the spate of insecurity in the country. The Governor stated that with the way the bandits are operating without proactive measure, they might get into the Aso villa in no time He lamented that bandits and Fulanis in Afghanistan are the ones abducting Nigerians. Over the weekend, a video emerged online of bandits threatening to kidnap Buhari and the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. Reacting to the video in a chat with journalists in Makurdi, Ortom claimed that there is no Government in Nigeria adding that those surrounding the president…
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Gov Umahi’s brother rejects appointment as RMAFC secretary
Austin Umahi, brother to Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi has rejected his appointment as the secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). He made this known in a statement issued on Thursday. According to him, the position is best for job seekers, retired civil servants or anyone who loves the job. He however, thanked everyone who congratulated him on the appointment. “I am humbled by this show of love but regret to inform you that I declined the appointment. “This is because it is best for job seekers, retired civil servants or anyone who loves the…
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Buhari not aware of threat to kidnap him until I told him about the video – El-rufai
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-rufai said President Muhammadu Buhari was not aware of bandits’ threat to capture him. Terrorists who abducted the Kaduna-Abuja train passengers had threatened to kidnap president Muhammadu Buhari and Governor El-Rufai Reacting to this,Governor El-rufai, while speaking on a Radio Programme, on Wednesday night, said he had been warned to be careful. According to him, for the past five years, he had been advocating for the bombing of terrorists’ camps as it was the only solution to the problem “I also heard about a video where they threatened to abduct Buhari and myself. I have…
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Harvard: That post was not sensitive, I apologize – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of House of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has apologized over a picture he shared of himself taking a course at Harvard University. He described the post as insensitive considering the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike Gbajabiamila had shared a photo of him taking a leadership course at the University. This However, did not go down well with Nigerians. Reacting to this in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle on Wednesday night, Gbajabiamila said, “Yesterday, I posted a picture of myself at the @Harvard @Kennedy_School, undergoing a course. That post was not sensitive to the present…
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Insecurity: There is no magic to solve this problem, the President is doing his best – Presidency speaks on possible impeachment
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said that members of the Red chamber cannot impeach the President. He boasted that the ruling political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has the majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly. Senators across party lines, on Wednesday, stormed out of plenary, calling for the impeachment of Buhari, as well as the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan over the increasing rate of insecurity in Nigeria. Reacting to this in an interview on Channels Television, Adesina said the president is doing his best to tackle these issues adding that the…
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