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“The whole of Nigeria will soon see what Buhari will leave behind, apart from 40 trillion debt” – Reno Omokri tackles Amaechi following comment that money left behind by GEJ couldn’t sustain Nigeria for three weeks
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has slammed Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his comment about former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The Minister had in a recent interview with Channels TV said the money left behind by Goodluck Jonathan when he left office in 2015, couldn’t have sustained Nigeria for three weeks. Reacting to this, Reno described Amaechi as a “liar.” He gave details of what his principal left behind at the conclusion of his tenure. He wrote; ”This is exactly what Jonathan left behind on May 29, 2015, that Amaechi said could not sustain Nigeria for three weeks:* Foreign…
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Governor Obaseki visits family of UNIBEN student, Uwaila Omozuwa, raped and murdered inside a church last year (photos)
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, over the weekend paid a visit to the family of late Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100 Level Microbiology student of the University of Benin who was gruesomely murdered in a church in 2020. Omozuwa was raped and killed last year after her body was found inside a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Edo state. Speaking during his visit to the family, Governor Obaseki said ”Uwaila did not die in vain. The federal and state governments have taken stiffer actions against gender-based violence. We are here to continue to celebrate her…
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They desecrated the church to make an arrest? – Former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, condemns security officers for invading church during mass to arrest Uche Nwosu
Former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, has condemned security officers for invading a church during Sunday mass to arrest politician Uche Nwosu, former governorship candidate in Imo and son-in-law of ex-Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha. Nwosu was said to be attending the outing service for his late mum at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday, December 26, when security agents stormed the church and arrested him. Chidoka in his reaction described the act as unacceptable adding that the church and ”well-meaning” Nigerians shouldn’t take it lying low. “So Police entered a Church…
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“Never let Nigerians who can’t even light their own candles dim yours” – Bisi Alimi advises closeted effeminate gay man
Bisi Alimi has advised a closeted gay Nigerian man to never let Nigerians who can’t even light their own candles to dim his. The gay rights activist gave the advice on Monday December 27, during a question and answer session with his followers. The gay follower expressed how sad he was to be hiding his sexuality. “You are more than being an effeminate gay man. You are a star, so you must shine brightly. Never let Nigeria and Nigerians who can’t even light their own candles dim yours. You are a diamond, please shine.” Alimi wrote.
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Catholic priest shot dead while returning from church service in Ogun
A 38-year-old Reverend Father identified as Luke Adeleke was shot dead while returning from a church service on Christmas Eve in Ogun State. The cleric was accosted by gunmen at Ogunmakin in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state while on his way to his Parish after celebrating Christmas Vigil Mass at an outstation church. The state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident said the gunmen exchanged gunfire with policemen in the area and escaped with bullet wounds. “It happened in Ogunmakin in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state on Friday. Policemen engaged the gunmen in…
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Catholic priest shot dead while returning from church service in Ogun
A 38-year-old Reverend Father identified as Luke Adeleke was shot dead while returning from a church service on Christmas Eve in Ogun State. The cleric was accosted by gunmen at Ogunmakin in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state while on his way to his Parish after celebrating Christmas Vigil Mass at an outstation church. The state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident said the gunmen exchanged gunfire with policemen in the area and escaped with bullet wounds. “It happened in Ogunmakin in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state on Friday. Policemen engaged the gunmen in…
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It is unethical for doctors to embark on strike – Ngige
Minister for labour and employment, Chris Ngige has said that it is unethical for medical doctors to embark on strike. He said people die when doctors go on strike and there’s no way to bring back those who died. He said this at the induction of six University of Abuja (UniAbuja) medical graduates into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on Sunday December 26. He advised the inductees, which include Andrew Ngige, his son, not to join any form of strike action. The Minister said; “I am a medical doctor. One of you being inducted here is my…
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“The President is quite fine” – Femi Adesina says after aides test positive for COVID-19
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said his principal is “quite fine” amid the outbreak of COVID-19 among his aides.Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu other presidential aides had tested positive and are currently in isolation.Speaking on Channels Television on Sunday, Adesina said presidential aides are also humans and can fall sick.“What I like to say is that presidential aides are just humans. They can fall sick. If anything happens to human beings, it can also happen to presidential aides,” he said.“The fact that we are presidential aides does not make us immune to…
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Money left behind by Jonathan couldn’t sustain Nigeria for three weeks -Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the money left behind for Nigeria by former President Goodluck Jonathan at the point of his departure on May 29, 2015 was not enough to run the affairs of the country for three weeks. A former governor of Rivers state, Amaechi said this when he appeared on Channels Television. He claimed that while he headed the governors’ forum, he was informed by Presidency officials that there was virtually nothing left in the treasury. “When you talk about bandits and all these people that kill. It is a question about poverty. And that…
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NDLEA intercepts heroin at airport, seize 8.3million Tramadol caps and 56,782 bottles of Codeine in Lagos (photos)
Desperate bids by drug cartels to push out millions of illicit drug tablets across Lagos and other parts of the country for the festive season have been frustrated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with the seizure of 8,381,600 capsules and tablets of Tramadol as well as 56,782 bottles of codeine among others in major raids in Lagos state. Ahead of Christmas, the Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) had ordered a sustained surveillance on some targets at Satellite town and Alaba Rago areas of Lagos. The Satellite town target was eventually raided on Thursday 23rd…
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Nigerian journalist, Gimba Kakanda explains how Hisbah is the poor man’s police
Nigerian journalist and activist, Gimba Kakanda, has described the Islamic Police, Hisbah as the ‘poor man’s police’ In the article publised in Daily Trust, the London School of Economics graduate said that Kano Hisbah Board harrasses the poor and powerless but remains quiet when the children of the rich live-streamed their “Haram” parties. The article reads: “Nothing emphasizes one’s vulnerability in Nigeria as much as being poor, and this has been the reality of the North’s attempts to implement the shariah legal system,” In enforcing this obsessive hounding and harassment of the poor and powerless, Kano State Hisbah Board stands out and its…
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Uche Nwosu was arrested and not kidnapped- Imo state police command clarifies
The Imo state police command says contrary to earlier claims, former governorship candidate and son-in-law of ex-governor Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu, was arrested and not abducted.A statement released by the spokesperson of the police command, CSP Michael Abattam, reads “This is to inform the general public that chief Uche Nwosu was not kidnapped but was arrested by the police and Imo state police command is aware of the arrest and presently he is in police custody.This is to refute the earlier news that has being making rounds on social media that he was kidnapped by unknown persons / gunmen.The Commissioner…
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