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When I finish in Government, I will become a farmer – Femi Adesina
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina has disclosed that he will become a farmer after the tenure of his principal expires Adesina revealed this in a Facebook post after meeting with the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (Edo State Chapter) in his office. “When I finish in government, by the mercies of God, I intend to return to active media work and also be a farmer. May God make it happen. Amen, he said “It was then a big surprise to me when I got notification from the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (Edo State Chapter), saying they were coming to make…
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Amaechi is the right choice, vote for him – Buratai tells Delegates
Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has described presidential hopeful Rotimi Amaechi as a “versatile leader.”The former Army Chief said this on Wednesday night when Amaechi met with All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates in Bauchi state. He urged the delegates to vote for the Former Minister as he described Amaechi as the right choice “You can see from the introduction, the experience of our Presidential aspirant. The profile of Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is quite intimidating,” Amaechi’s media office quoted him as saying.“He has proven to be a sound administrator, a versatile leader, a good strategist and a…
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APC primaries: You will be disgraced – Reno Omokri tells Osinbajo
Reno Omokri has expressed that there is no chance of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo emerging as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the coming primaries.Omokri in a tweet on Thursday said while the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would come first either former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi or Senate President, Ahmed Lawan would come second. “I think by now it has dawned on Osinbajo that if APC primaries are by direct democratic free and fair primaries, he will be disgraced! He won’t even come second. “It will be Tinubu first, and…
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EFCC arrests Ex-NDDC MD Nsima Ekere over alleged N47bn fraud
Former NDDC MD, Nsima Ekere has been arrested by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged diversion of funds to the tune of N47 billion through registered contractors of the agency.His arrest was confirmed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajaren on Channels Television.Nsima, 56, was the agency’s Managing Director between 2016 and 2018. The former NDDC boss was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom in the 2019 elections.
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Court declares dancing senator, Ademola Adeleke, authentic PDP candidate in Osun
Justice Nathaniel Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate that would represent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. The judge made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit filed by a factional candidate of the PDP, Prince Dotun Babayemi. Babayemi has asked the court to be recognised as the authentic candidate of the Party following the parallel primaries held on March 9. Residents of the state will be heading to polls on July 16 to elect a new governor.
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Stop justifying giving help to a poor man because he has a wife and many kids. Let him suffer! – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri is against helping poor men who are married with many kids. In a post shared on his Twitter handle this morning, Reno opined that people should stop justifying rendering help to such men. According to him, such men need to suffer so that when other people see their poor situation, they’d know better than to have kids they can’t cater for. His post reads ”Stop justifying giving help to a poor man because he has a wife and many kids. Let him suffer! Such a man needs to suffer, so that other people see him suffer and learn…
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Sad! Pregnant Abuja lady dies weeks after her baby shower
A pregnant Abuja-based lady identified as Princess has died weeks after her baby shower.Actress Sonia Ogiri who was friends with the lady took to her IG page to mourn her. ”RIP Princess.I haven’t been able to understand the story behind your passing. How princess? You were the first set of people I met in Abuja years ago. You can’t leave in Abuja as a girl/woman and you don’t know Princess or her shop. I have been confused cause you were not sick, no signs, no notice, you were full of life as you began your day. How can you d*e with this…
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Destruction as chaos hit Dei Dei building material market
The Dei Dei building material market along Kubwa-Zuba express Abuja, on Wednesday experienced a civil unrest following the death of an unnamed woman. It was gathered that the crisis broke out after a trailer allegedly crushed the woman to death after she fell from a commercial motorbike.The building material market was set ablaze as Properties worth millions of naira were also destroyed amidst the clash.Shop owners were forced to close their shops to avoid being attacked.
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BREAKING: Finance minister suspends accountant-general indefinitely over N80bn fraud
Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has been suspended indefinitely by the Minister of Finance, budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday.This is coming after he was arrested for fraud worth N80 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.His arrest was confirmed by EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Uwajaren on Monday.He was arrested after he failed to honour invitations by the EFCC.
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I rejected Buhari’s Invitation after he won Election in 2015 – Sowore
Presidential hopeful of the African Action Congress (AAC) platform, says he turned down President Muhammadu Buhari’s invitation to meet with him after he was elected in 2015.Sowore spoke out over the weekend as a guest on 90MinutesAfrica’s presidential candidate interview talk show.In response to a question about how he and other Nigerians helped Buhari win the presidency in 2015, the activist stated that he and other Nigerians did not work for Buhari’s victory.He said he has never met Buhari and turned down his request to meet him after he was elected president.“Goodluck Jonathan mismanaged Nigeria so badly that Buhari became…
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The IPPIS and the office of the Accountant General is a fraud – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has described the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and the office of the Accountant General as a fraud. The chairman of the Union, Professor Emmanuel Osadeke said this reacting to the arrest of the Country’s Accountant General, Ahmed Idris over a stolen N80 billion. He said; “We’ve said it over and over again that IPPIS is a fraud. We’ve also said that the Accountant-General office is a fraud, and they’re just using IPPIS to relocate all the fraud activities to one centre which is the Accountant-General Office and we have been…
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BREAKING: Court denies Nnamdi Kanu bail
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has denied leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu bail Nyako held that the IPOB leader must account for his whereabouts for years when he was first granted bail but refused to attend court for trial. The court disagreed with the defendant that he escaped out of the country when a retinue of armed soldiers allegedly invaded his ancestral home in Abia State.
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