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2023: I am very confident that the reasonable minds in Imo state will vote for my party APC- Gov Hope Uzodinma says
Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma has said that he is confident that reasonable minds in Imo state will vote for his party, APC, in the 2023 general elections. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV this evening, Uzodinma said ”I am very confident that the reasonable minds in Imo state will vote for my party” While responding to a question on the number of states within the SouthEast region he will be able to deliver for his party, Gov Uzodinma said ”It is not a predetermined arrangement. I am confident that APC has done so well to the extent that…
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I didn’t know some of my commissioners don’t have police escorts – Nasarawa Gov, Abdullahi Sule speaks after state’s commissioner for information was kidnapped
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has reacted to the abduction of the state’s Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Yakubu Lawal, by gunmen in Nasarawa Eggon LGA. Sule who decried the spate of kidnappings across the state, said he did not know that some of his commissioners do not have police escorts attached to them until Lawan was abducted. Speaking during the quarterly meeting of the Nasarawa Enabling Business Environment Council, at the Government House on Tuesday August 16, the Governor warned that his administration would take stringent actions against perpetrators of crime in the state. He said; “I urge you, first…
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“Death is peaceful” – Panic as Nigerian lady leaves suicide notes and video on Facebook
Akwa Ibom-based skincare therapist, Precious Peters, has got her friends and followers worried after she left suicidal notes and video on Facebook. In a series of notes posted on her Facebook wall and story on Tuesday, August 16, the lady said death is peaceful and the world is not for her. “Very very soon. The testimony you expected will be a tribute to me from the mouths of those who truly cared. I came to this world, I sojourned but this world is actually not my place. I have beautified myself with pain and glory in tears, but soon, I will only watch…
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I am not interested in any ministerial position – Gov Wike insists
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said he does not intend to become a minister after his tenure as governor of the state. He said this during the commissioning of the newly constructed VIP lounge at the Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa on Tuesday. According to him, he will not be a liability. He however challenged leaders of the PDP in the state to come home and campaign for their presidential candidate, instead of “carrying rumours” in Abuja. He said; “only one person can be a minister from a state, I will not be a minister. I will not. I…
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2023: Reconcile with aggrieved Yoruba stakeholders and politicians – Oluwo of Iwo tells Tinubu
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi has urged the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu to reconcile with Yoruba stakeholders and politicians He called for an harmonization between Yoruba Politicians and stakeholders for the sake of the Yoruba race in the forth coming elections This was made known in a statement released on Monday. The statement reads in part, “The late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, tried. Then the late business tycoon, Moshood Kasimawo Abiola, made a try and won democracy for us. The same mistake must not be repeated again. This is not about political party. It…
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ASUU has blackmailed every Govt in Nigeria, they should pay striking Lecturers – Lauretta Onochie
Lauretta Onochie, Special assistant on media to President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU of blackmailing the Government Onochie in a tweet she shared urged the National Assembly to enact laws that would mandate ASUU to pay the salaries of striking members. According to her, it is unfair for ASUU executives to live off the union’s dues leaving members high and dry. Onochie wrote: “ASUU has blackmailed every government in Nigeria. The National Assembly should enact a law that mandates ASUU to pay the salaries of striking members. “The current situation where ASUU executives alone,…
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Catholic Church calls for prosecution of Owo church attackers
The Catholic Diocese of Ondo has called on the government to urgently prosecute the recently arrested criminal suspects in connection with the June 5 attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, had announced the arrest of four suspects days after the military authority also disclosed it arrested two additional ISWAP terrorists linked to the attack. They were apprehended at Omialafara, Ose LGA, Ondo State. Taking to its verified Facebook page, in a short but terse message with a hashtag ‘‘#June5 #wewillneverforget’, the diocese said, “the apprehension of those responsible for the attack…
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Government can borrow from here till eternity, I have no problem with it – APC chairman, Abdullahi
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu has expressed that he has no problem with the Federal Government’s incessant borrowings. He said the Government “can borrow till eternity”. He stated this during an interview with Trust TV. According to him, his only problem is if the money is not used for it’s purpose. “I remember a programme we had here, I told you and I thought you believed me that I have no quarrel, issues with government borrowing. Government can borrow from here to eternity. The American government borrows, the Canadian government borrows, the United Kingdom borrows,…
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The person they say wants to save Nigeria from corrupt PDP and APC is always running to PDP folks – Deji Adeyanju reacts to Obi’s recent visit to Wike, Ortom , others
Human Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has reacted to Peter Obi’s recent visit to some PDP bigwigs. Obi had met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu; former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and Mohammed Adoke The meeting was also attended by former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke and former Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwanbo Reacting to this, Deji Adeyanju in a tweet said Obi was being used to “catch a cruise.” Adeyanju wondered why…
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Buhari Gov’t has reduced Boko Haram to almost nothing – Festus Keyamo
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has expressed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has been successful in it’s fight against Boko Haram insurgents. Keyamo claimed that the Buhari government inherited the Boko Haram problem and has since reduced it to it’s barest minimum He said this during an interview on Trust Tv. According to him; “What did we inherit? We inherited the Boko Haram problem. At that time, they had taken over more than fourteen local governments in the northeast and hoisted their flags. We inherited the farmers-herders crisis that had been going on even before…
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Strike: The issue of IPPIS and UTAS has been put to rest – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that issues concerning the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS), and the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, have been resolved. This was made known by the President of the Union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke in an interview on Channels Television. He expressed hope that when the government meets with the Union today, all other issues would be resolved. He said; “The issue of IPPIS and UTAS has been put to rest. If the government agrees with us tomorrow, everything will be resolved. The issues of IPPIS and UTAS have been…
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(VIDEO): Kansas City pastor blasts his members for not spending on him; “I ain’t worth your Louis Vuitton? I ain’t worth your Prada? I’m no worth your Gucci?
A Kansas City pastor is going viral after he blasted his members for not honoring him by spending on him. The pastor’s sermon for the day was on the topic of taking care of God’s shepherd. While speaking from the pulpit, the pastor is heard telling members that they do not consider him worth their “McDonald’s and Red Lobster money”. He said: “See that’s how I know you’re still poor, broke, busted, and disgusted because of how you’ve been honoring me. “I’m not worth your McDonald’s money? I’m not worth your Red Lobster money? I’m not worth your… Y’all can’t…
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