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Easter: Seminarian dies while acting drama in Imo
A seminarian identified as Suel Ambrose, slumped and died while performing in a drama on campus at Claratian University of Nigeria, Nekede, in Owerri, Imo State. According to the Punch, students told a reporter who visited the campus on Saturday morning that the deceased, a Benue State native, was acting out the part of biblical Peter in the Passion of Christ when the tragedy occurred. According to one of the students, the 25-year-old Philosophy undergraduate died on the scene The student said, “He was playing the role of the biblical Peter in the dream and that process when Peter cut…
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Young People are determined to work for Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that youths in the South-West region have shown determination in campaigning for Bola Tinubu as President in 2023.He made the remark after attending a rally at the Mobalaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos.“I joined young people from the SW States at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan in their support for the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,” he said.“In company of Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, and other leaders of our great party in Lagos and other SW states, we saw the determination and energy of our young people to work for the success of…
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Man arrested while fleeing with two children abducted from a church in Ogun
officers of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Sakiru Famuyiwa for stealing two children during a church service. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by policemen at Ibara divisional headquarters that, while Good Friday service was going on at celestial church of Christ Ijeja, the suspect and his partner who is currently at large, sneaked into the children department and stole two children who are two and three years old. On their way out with the stolen children, a vigilant member of the church sighted them and raised an alarm. The…
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Nigerian lady raises alarm after her mum was reportedly kidnapped in Oyo state
A Nigerian lady @mssrozay has taken to Twitter to cry out for help after her mum was reportedly kidnapped in Oyo state on Friday, April 15. Posting photos of her mum on Twitter, she said her mother was Kidnapped from damola event center (DEC) around 9pm yesterday and after tracking her phone, it was discovered that it is still in the environs of Oyo State. she wrote”MY MUM WAS KIDNAPPED YESTERDAY EVENING We’ve been searching since 9pm yesterday non stop Her name is OLAYEMI RALIAT RASHEED Kidnapped from damola event center (DEC) around 9pm yesterday 15th of April.Her last phone…
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Dariye/Nyame: “If you want to pardon some set of people, then you must also extend presidential pardon to petty thieves in the prisons” – Femi Falana
Lawyer and human Rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged the Federal Government under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to extend presidential pardon to people serving terms for petty offences. He said this at the 1st anniversary of Afenifere’s late spokesman, Yinka Odumakin’s Lecture and Book Presentation on Friday in Ikeja.According to him, doing so for convicts without selectivity, and irrespective of class, would give a reflection of equality and fairness for all before the law. Falana said this following the pardon of former governor of Plateau, Joshua Dariye and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both…
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We need openness about our fears, that way we may gain each other’s confidence – Osinbajo tells Nigerians
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that there is a need for frank discussions among Nigerians in tackling issues that cause division in the country.Osinbajo said this during the public presentation of Yemi Ogunbiyi’s memoir titled “The road never forgets”He said it is a way to find lasting solutions and the way forward towards building a better and more united nation “There is counsel there for us as a nation, we need to talk more to ourselves, not at ourselves, we need frank discussions on the issues that divide us, we need openness about our fears and prejudices. Perhaps, that way…
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Procedures Govt should follow to remove petrol subsidy – Moghalu
Former CBN Governor, Prof Kingsley Moghalu has advised the Federal Government on measures to take before withdrawing the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), often known as petrol He said one of the most important things to take is to establish a functional public transportation system in the country. He made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He said: “If you spent N1 trillion; you don’t even have to do that. If you spend N500 billion, you could have a very effective public transportation system across this whole country and the people, therefore, who can afford…
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“Leadership should not be a cabal thing” – Wike
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has stated that leadership shouldn’t be about secret alliances that make people disconnected from the government.He stated this when he met with stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state to discuss with them about his presidential ambition.According to him, Power is not given for free, it is taken and he is going to take the power from APC back to PDP. “If you’re running in an election, power isn’t given for free; it is taken. I have come out and I’m going to take this power from APC back to PDP by…
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Dariye and Nyame: “How can you forgive thieves who are killers, only to pursue freedom fighters?” – Omokri asks Buhari
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for granting state pardons to former Governors of Plateau and Taraba States, Joshua Dariye and Rev. Jolly Nyame. Omokri in a tweet slammed Buhari for pardoning Dariye and Nyame, who stole billions only to pursue and prosecute freedom fighters Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, Sheikh Zakzaky and rehabilitate repentant Boko Haram terrorists. He wrote: “Dear General Buhari, “You just pardoned Dariye and Nyame, who stole billions.“You are also rehabilitating repentant Boko Haramists. Yet, you are prosecuting Kanu, Igboho and Sheikh Zakzaky. How can you forgive thieves who are killers, only to…
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(Photos) Daughter of Hope Uzodinma, Oprah ties the knot with her heartthrob
Oprah Chioma Uzodimma, daughter of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, has tied the knot with her heartthrob Henry Ohaeri. The event took place at the Federal Marriage Registry in Abuja where Uzodimma and his wife Chioma were present.
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Killings: You have few months to end this madness – Fani-Kayode berates Buhari Govt
Former Minister of Aviation and member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to tackle the issue of insecurity bedevlling the country. Fani-Kayode stated that he will no longer remain silent because of politics and watch impunity persist in Nigeria.In a series of tweets on Thursday night, Fani-Kayode stated that he owed the painful truth to Nigerians and government officials.“Today we must set politics aside and speak the bitter truth. 100 murdered in cold blood in Plateau State and 25 butchered in Benue by terrorists. This is disgraceful, indefensible and unacceptable,”…
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Only Emefiele is capable of winning Presidency for APC – Northern Youth Forum
The Unified Northern Nigeria Youth Forum has said that only the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is capable of winning the presidency for the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general election. Mohammed Salisu Danlami, the group’s convener, claimed this during a news conference in Lokoja. the panel had evaluated all of the candidates for the position and concluded that, based on Emefiele’s antecedents in the private sector as well as his remarkable performance at the Apex bank, he was clearly the best of them all. He said the panel had evaluated all of the candidates…
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