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I leave my faith firmly in the hands of God – Emefiele speaks on Presidential ambition
Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele has reacted to reports of his Presidential ambition. A group under the aegis of Friends of Godwin Emefiele had visited the Governor of the Apex bank to clarify his position in running for President come 2023. Emefiele in his response said it will be the official right of the President to plan his succession in line with global best practices for good governance for the continuing peace and progress of the country. “Only yesterday, as the speculation became widespread, a group of his friends under the aegis of FRIENDS OF GODWIN EMEFIELE met with…
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FUTO sues ASUU over Pantami’s professorship
The management of Federal University, Owerri (FUTO) has filed a lawsuit against Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for rejecting the promotion of Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, to the rank of Professor of Cyber Security The Union had threatened to sanction FUTO’s VC, Nnenna Oti adding that Pantami cannot be a Minister and at the same time a lecturer. A senior management worker who spoke to The Nation in confidence, claimed that ASUU has no right to dabble into a matter it has no jurisdiction over The staff said; “Just like ASUU does not tell the university council…
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Former Governor Fayose’s media aide, Lere Olayinka shares photo of police officer arrested alongside Abba Kyari for drug trafficking
Former Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s media aide Lere Olayinka has shared photo of one of the four police officers, John Umoru who was arrested alongside Abba Kyari. The police officers were arrested after Kyari was declared wanted for allegedly taking out 15kg from 25kg of cocaine which him and his team intercepted after arresting some traffickers that came into the country from Ethiopia. Olayinka in a post he shared, revealed that ASP John Umoru was nicknamed “TOO MUCH MONEY” He wrote; This is ASP John Umoru, one of the four police officers indicted by the NDLEA, alongside Abba Kyari…
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“It is time for a complete turnaround and it will not happen if we choose those who have tasted power before” – Atiku support group
The North 4 North support group for Atiku Abubakar have opined that it is time for a complete turnaround in leadership. The group averred that since the old ways have not worked, it is time to allow for young and vibrant candidates to emerge and take the reins of power in 2023. According to a statement released on Monday by Mohammed Garba, the group’s national coordinator, and Abubakar Sanni, the group’s secretary, the south-east is the only region that has not had a president elected since 1999 The group said they had backed Atiku in previous elections but had persuaded…
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“I told Abba Kyari that his career will end for killing innocent Biafrans” – Simon Ekpa
Simon Ekpa, self-acclaimed disciple of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to the arrest of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Kyari was declared wanted by the National Drug Law enforcement agency NDLEA over links to a drug cartel. Prior to that, he was suspended over alleged ties with internet fraudster, Hushpuppi. Reacting to this, Simon Ekpa in a tweet he shared disclosed that he had always said that Abba Kyari will be disgraced and lose his career for killing innocent Biafrans. “I called Abba Kyari a criminal even before the indictment in the US. I told him that…
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BREAKING: Police arrest Abba Kyari
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has arrested former Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari over declarations by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA linking him to a drug cartel. Spokesperson of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, at a press conference on Monday had detailed how Kyari belonged to a drug cartel that operates the Brazil-Ethiopia-Nigeria illicit drug route. Kyari was arrested a few hours later. Babafemi in a statement confirmed that the police handed Kyari over. Others are ACP Sunday J. Ubua; ASP Bawa James; Inspector Simon Agirgba and Inspector John Nuhu. They were driven into the NDLEA headquarters in…
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NDLEA vs Kyari: “People don’t hate Buhari, they hate the fact that he has not appointed those that will get the jobs done” – Aisha Yesufu
Co-convener of the BBOG campaign, Aisha Yesufu has reacted to the recent saga between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. The Agency had declared Kyari wanted over alleged link to drug trafficking cartels operating within Nigeria, Ethiopia and Brazil. Aisha noted that if the right people are appointed the President does not need to get involved in matters such as this, adding that Nigerians always call out the Nigerian leader because his appointees are not doing what they were appointed for. She wrote; “Did you see anyone calling out Buhari on…
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ASUU declares Pantami’s professorship illegal, to sanction FUTO VC, others
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has pronounced illegal the promotion of Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to a professorship level.This was according to a statement by Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU during a press conference on Monday. Osodeke noted that it is illegal for Pantami to be a minister and a lecturer in a university at the same time.“You cannot be a minister and a lecturer in a university. It is an encouragement of illegality.“Pantami has to quit as a minister and be tried for doing double jobs within the same…
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(Video)NDLEA releases video evidence of Abba Kyari’s drug cartel links
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has released video evidence against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.NDLEA showed footage of Kyari trying to bribe one of its operatives in a bid to carry out a drugs heist in the country
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“Video and photographs of Tinubu in a wet dress was a photoshop manipulation, we want to assure you he is healthy” – Tinubu Support Group
A pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, the Support Groups Management Council, has released a statement over the circulating video of the All Progressives Congress, APC, national leader’s wet dress. Tinubu had visited some top traditional rulers in Ogun State, including the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, on Sunday. The visit was in continuation of his consultations and there are photographs and video circulating the internet. Nigerians have tagged the incident to be a toilet malfunction as the viral video circulating is one where the National Leader is wet at the bum area of his babariga. The group in…
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NDLEA declares Abba Kyari wanted over alleged link to drug cartel
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, wanted over links with an international drug cartel.NDLEA spokesman, Babafemi disclosed this during a press conference held at its headquarters on Monday.Babafemi disclosed that NDLEA has evidence linking Kyari to a drug cartel that operates the Brazil-Ethiopia-Nigeria illicit drug pipeline and he needs to answer questions in the ongoing drug case.Babafemi explained that Kyari’s refusal to cooperate with the Agency led to him being declared wanted.“Today, we are forced to declare one of such law enforcement agents wanted in the person of suspended DCP…
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ASUU to go on one-month warning strike
The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has voted to embark on a one-month warning strike. According to a source, the strike is to allow the Federal Government do the needful and if otherwise, the union will not hesitate to go on an indefinite strike. “We just want to give the government a long rope hoping that it would see the need to avoid a total paralysis of academic activities in the nation’s universities. We are parents too and have our children in the system but we cannot watch and allow the total collapse…
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