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“I fully accept and embrace the most peaceful religion on earth” – President Buhari’s supporter writes as he converts to Islam
A Nigerian man identified as Chigozirim Emeakayi, who is a staunch supporter of President Buhari, said he has converted to Islam. Emeakayi announced the decision via his Twitter account on Friday, June 3, 2022. “My name is now Chigozirim Aliyu Emeakayi, as I fully accept and embrace the most peaceful Religion on Earth.” he wrote. In February 2021, Chigozirim shared a portrait of himself and President Buhari, stating that it is the first thing one would notice in his room. See his posts announcing his conversion below…
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(Photos) Gunmen abduct Catholic priest in Kogi
Gunmen have abducted Rev. Fr. Christopher Onotu, the parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The gunmen invaded the church at about 9pm on Saturday June 4, entered the priest’s bedroom through the window and whisked him away to unknown destination. It was gathered that members of the church found out about the incident on Sunday morning when they arrived for the first mass. A member of the Church told Tribune Online that the abductors went away with the priest’s car. “They dropped his two phones but went with the sim cards. The…
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Shettima apologizes to Osinbajo for saying that nice people like him should be selling popcorn and ice cream
Former Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has apologized over comments he made about Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In an interview with Channels Television on Friday June 3, Shettima shared his thoughts on some APC Presidential aspirants. On Osinbajo, he stated that the Vice President is a nice person but people like him should be “selling popcorn and ice cream”. Reacting to the controversy that trailed his comment on Sunday June 5, the former Governor said he wasn’t trying to “ridicule but, rather, to stir up interest in the contrasting virtues of the cast of aspirants putting up a fight against…
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50 worshippers killed as bandits attack Catholic church during service in Ondo
Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, killing over 50 members of the congregation. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the church during service on Sunday morning, June 5 and opened fire on the congregants. According to Nigerian Tribune, no fewer than 50 corpses have been moved out of the church with many casualties lying at the Federal Medical Center, Owo, for medical attention. A source explained that the congregation were caught unaware, adding that the death toll might rise as some worshippers who were taken to the…
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INEC no longer keeping sensitive election materials at CBN – Mahmood
Chairman of the independent National Electoral commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has said that sensitive election materials are no longer being kept at the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN). assured that from the Ekiti state Governorship election, INEC will not keep its sensitive materials with the CBN. He said this while fielding questions in an ongoing dialogue in Elections in Abuja. According to him, the decision is to guarantee that electoral materials for the lined up Elections are not compromised He assured that from the Ekiti state Governorship election, INEC will not keep its sensitive materials with the apex bank. He…
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If you go to Ohafia and mention Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s name, they will think he’s a tomato dealer – Former Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima
Former Borno state governor Kashim Shettima has said that Senator Lawan is not a recognisable brand name and so should not be the 2023 presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Ahmad Lawan. He said this during an interview on channels television. Shettima who is a staunch supporter of Bola Ahmed Tinubu maintained that Lawan can’t match up with the likes of Atiku Abubakar, the elected presidential aspirant of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party. He also claimed that if the Senate President’s name is mentioned in Ohafia, Abia state, people in the area will think he is “a tomato…
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List of APC presidential aspirants shortlisted for primaries after screening
A list of All Progressives Congress candidates shortlisted for the ruling party’s presidential primaries holding from June 6-8 in Abuja, has been shared online. 10 aspirants were disqualified from the 23 hopefuls with 13 cleared by the committee. The Primary is scheduled to hold next week. Here is the list of candidates that have been cleared;
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APC primaries: It is wrong for Buhari to pick his successor, Tinubu has no moral ground to complain – Omokri
Reno Omokri has said that Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu has no moral justification to complain if President Muhammadu Buhari picks his successor He shared this in a series of tweets. He described as treason the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to single handedly pick his successor “It is wrong for Buhari to singlehandedly pick the presidential candidate of the APC, he wrote“But Tinubu has no moral grounds to complain about that. However, it is treasonable for Buhari to say he will pick his successor. Nigerians will pick his successor.“If Buhari’s threat to produce his successor is predicated on…
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You always travel abroad when Nigeria has problem – Shehu Sani slams Buhari
Socio-political commentator, Shehu Sani has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari over his frequent foreign trips.He said the President was in the habit of traveling abroad when there is a problem in the country.He noted that Buhari travels abroad and return to meet the problem he left resolved. “Whenever there’s problem,the President is used to traveling only to come back and meet it solved, he wrote “This one, he went to Dubai, Spain and now Ghana and yet the problem is still waiting for him to solve.”
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2023: Tinubu not wrong saying he made Buhari president – Asiwaju’s campaign team
The Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu campaign organisation has cleared the air on some of the statements attributed to the APC presidential aspirant during the week.The campaign team in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, its DirectorMedia & Communications, described some of the reports carried about the APC leader as erroneous, misleading with mischievous interpretation. Tinubu addressed party’s delegates in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State on Thursday boasted on how he strategically brought President Muhammadu Buhari and Abiodun to power in 2015. The group however, insisted that all what Tinubu said are factual and verifiable.The campaign organisation said it believes that…
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APC primary: Allow delegates decide, Keep your anointing oil – Obidike tells Buhari
A staunch supporter of President Buhari and member of the Presidential steering committee, Hon Obidike Chukwuebuka has called on the President to allow the Party’s delegates decide the fate of the 13 presidential aspirants successfully screened by the Oyegun led screening committee.Obidike made this call while addressing some party stakeholders who attended a One-day interactive session organized by APC support groups. He stressed the need to be careful on how the issues of the presidential primaries is being handled in order not to hit up the polity.He called on the president to allow delegates exercise their rights to vote adding…
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Osinbajo is a nice man but nice men do not make good leaders, they should be selling popcorn and ice cream – Former Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima
Former Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima who is backing former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu to be President, has shared his thoughts about Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In an interview on Channels Television, Shettima insisted that Tinubu is the only option that the All Progressive Congress has in the 2023 presidential election. When it was pointed out that there are other candidates like Yemi Osinbajo, Shettima stated that though the Vice President who he claimed to be his friend is a nice man, “nice people do not make good leaders because they tend to be nasty”. He added that…
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