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Tinubu desperate to open the Lekki Tollgate to start collecting N500m daily blood money to fund his presidential ambition – Adeyanju
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has reacted to the planned reopening of the lekki Toll gate following it’s closure since the EndSars massacre. He alleged that Former Lagos State Governor and Presidential hopeful Bola Tinubu is behind the reopening of the toll gate Adeyanju in a series of tweets claimed that Tinubu wants to collect N500 million “blood money” daily from the Lekki Toll Gate to fund his 2023 presidential ambition. He wrote: “Tinubu, the political god & slave master of Lagos is desperate to open the Lekki Tollgate to start collecting N500m daily blood money to fund his presidential…
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Teenage Keke rider and his two friends allegedly gang-rape 25-year-old female passenger in Calabar
An 18-year-old tricycle driver has been arrested for allegedly gang raping his 25-year old passenger in Calabar The incident which occured on Thursday, March 31 was shared by a senior correspondent of the News agency of Nigeria (NAN), George Odok Jnr. In a post he shared on Facebook, he said the teenager diverted the female passenger and then alerted his two friends who joined him to rape the victim
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We have to find a way to get leaders with character and competence not those with stolen money – Jega
Former INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega has advised that a certain consensus be created in a way that political leadership is not for the rich who must have embezzled public fund. He said this during the pre-Ramadan lecture at the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni, UMA. According to him, the country needs a leader with competence, character and capacity to be better again He said, “We must develop an overwhelming consensus that political leadership cannot remain the only job for which no qualification appears necessary except to have a lot of money which is usually, stolen money.“It is for this reason…
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Train attack: Terrorists have declared war against the country, wipe them out – Presidency
Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina has reacted to a recent attack on a Kaduna-Abuja train which saw the death and abduction of several travellers. He called on security agencies to eliminate terrorists in the country as they have declared war. He made this known in a statement on Friday. Adesina said, “I agree. Those who visit evil on the society do not deserve to live, no matter what some activists may say. They should be sent to hell, and I join the President to plead with our security agencies.“Wipe them out. Kill them. Eliminate them. They have declared war against the…
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Harass Government to improve education sector – Oshiomhole tells Nigerians
Former Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has called on Nigerians to hassle the government to prioritize education. He made this suggestion while speaking on Thursday at an event in Abuja.Oshiomhole stated that the teachers in the schools are not giving their best because they are “hungry and will in turn show no kindness to the children who will grow up with the idea that the world is uncaring He said: “Talking about education, one thing I want us to do is not to be carried away by politics. We have a law that says if a child is not in…
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Insecurity: Buhari is the problem of Nigeria – Aisha Yesufu
Co-convener of the BBOG campaign Aisha Yesufu has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is the problem of Nigeria. Yesufu shared this in a tweet via her Twitter handle. She said this following the incessant attacks in Kaduna and other Northern states including Abuja. Yesufu expressed belief that the military can defeat the terrorists but is missing the political will and leadership. In her words: Our military can defeat the terrorists terrorising our people. What is missing is political will and leadership. The Commander-in-chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the problem. Buhari is the problem!Good morning. WHO IS NEXT?
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If Government and security agencies can’t crush terrorists then people should be allowed to carry weapons – Shehu Sani opines
Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has opined that citizens be allowed to carry weapons in order to safe guard themselves against terrorists Sani in a tweet stated that if Government and security agents can’t crush terrorists and bandits in Southern Kaduna and the North, then people should be allowed to arm themselves. In his words: “If the Government and security agencies can’t crush these terrorists and bandits kidnapping and killing our people in Northern and Southern Kaduna, people should be officially allowed to carry same weapons and let’s see who owns the land.”
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Don’t vote anybody that lies to you that their 40m nomination form was bought for them by some youths – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerians not to vote for anyone who says their nomination form was bought for them by a group. Speaking at the colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of Pastor Itua Ighodalo in Lagos, Obasanjo argued that youths cannot afford the N40 million nomination form as claimed by the aspirants. This comes after Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi and other aspirants had claimed that some groups purchased their Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nomination form for them. Obasanjo said, “Today, they…
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2023: We will not support you until you pay our gratuity – Rivers state NLC tell Wike
The River state chapter of the Nigerian labour congress NLC has vowed not to support the Presidential ambition of the state Governor Nyesom Wike over unpaid gratuities. The Chairman of the group, Beatrice Itubo in an interview with Rhythm 93.7fm Porthacourt said that the Governor does not take care of civil servants and pensioners in the State, wondering if he wants to kill all the workers in Nigeria by aspiring to take over at Aso Rock “We have seen what is happening here in Rivers State. Pensioners have not been paid their gratuity since the inception of this administration. Workers…
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World cup qualifiers: The Super Eagles had nonchalant attitudes – Amokachi
Former Nigerian international, Daniel Amokachi has slammed Super Eagles players after Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He said they played nonchalantly and didn’t show how important it was for them to play at the World Cup. He said this during an interview with Super Sports “The Eagles didn’t come to play at all,” he said “The players did not show how important it was for them to play at the World Cup. They were playing as if they didn’t know that there was an away goal rule. The urgency was zero from our…
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“It is time for the Nigeria Air Force and Nigerian Army to bomb the terrorists out of existence” – El-Rufai
Governor of Kaduna state Nasir El-Rufai has admonished security agencies to take extreme measures to terminate bandits and terrorists. The governor made the call at a stakeholders meeting in Giwa, Kaduna State, where terrorists had been invading communities in the last five days, with several people killed or kidnapped. He called for a military theatre command headquarters to be established for the Northwest region. He said: “We have been pressing for the past two years for the military from the air and the ground to bomb these forests while soldiers on the ground kill all those that escape the bomb.“I…
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You are selfish if you don’t support zoning – Wike
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has described those not in support of Zoning as selfish. He stated this while speaking at a meeting with PDP Senators and members of the House of Representatives in Abuja. According to him, the zoning process has been in existence since the days of the party’s founding fathers for the sake of fairness, equity and justice. He noted that selfish interests will not “scatter what the founding fathers have laid down” He said; “Our founding fathers never made a mistake, they know the complexity of this country, it is not because they don’t want merit,…
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