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IPOB can’t stop Buhari from coming to Ebonyi – Gov Umahi
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has reacted to threats by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to lock down the South-East region if President Buhari visits the state. The group had last week stated that it has received information that the President is planning to visit the southeast state and so will ensure the visit is not successful by enforcing a lockdown. The group in its statement said the President is not welcomed in the region as long as its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is still in detention. Reacting to this, Governor Umahi speaking at the state annual Thanksgiving Service…
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Man arrested with 1Million tramadol capsules
A 43-year-old man identified as Onuoha Friday has been arrested by operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for being in possession of one million capsules of tramadol. He was reportedly arrested on December 10, 2021 at a checkpoint between Lagos-Benin expressway. According to the Spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi a Ghanaian and two Nigerians were also arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Akanu Ibiam international Airport, Enugu for trafficking 9.953kg of cocaine and methamphetamine.
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South African President, Ramaphosa tests positive for COVID-19 days after visiting President Buhari
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19 days after visiting President Buhari in Abuja. Local news platform reported that Ramaphosa felt unwell and was exhibiting mild symptoms on Sunday December 12, after leaving a memorial service for FW de Klerk, the former South African deputy president, in Cape Town. The President has assigned his responsibilities to David Mabuza, the deputy president. The South African presidency stated that Ramaphosa is “in good spirits” and is being monitored by doctors. Though he is fully vaccinated, he is expected to remain in self-isolation. The statement added; “Vaccination remains the best…
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One of UK’s largest men looks unrecognizable as he loses half his body weight
One of UK’s largest men is celebrating after shedding over 190KG of weight. Harvey Olikh used to weigh over 317KG but has now lost over half his weight after a health scare. He was taken to hospital in November 2019. Doctors were amazed he wasn’t bedbound and one doctor warned him: “If you live like this, within two years you will be dead.” Harvey was placed in intensive care for four days after catching a cold and it finally prompted him to start shedding weight. He has now lost over 190KG. The 48-year-old said: “This weight loss is a gift that keeps on…
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Religion is number one problem for Nigerians – Soyinka
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said that religion is the number one problem hindering Nigerians from being liberated as “rational beings.” Soyinka said this while speaking with a professor of African Literature, Dr. Louisa Egbunike. He stated that “if religion becomes an excuse for flouting the law, then that religion has got to be tackled head-on.” According to the nobel laureate, “religion has got to be put in its place in order for people to be liberated as rational beings, beings of volition, who can tackle the problems of existence in a rational, collective way, rather than by insisting that it is…
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Football Legend, Samuel Eto’o elected president of Cameroon FA
Former Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Chelsea striker, Samuel Eto’o has been elected president of Cameroon FA The former Cameroon international received 43 votes from members of FECAFOOT’s general assembly during the election, which took place on Saturday, December 11. He defeated rival Seidou Mbombo Njoya – who was the interim president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot), by 43 votes to 31. The 40-year-old is one of the country’s greatest ever players after scoring 56 goals in 118 appearances during his international career. Eto’o, also won the African Footballer of the Year on four occasions. Reacting to the news on Instagram, Eto’o posted: ‘I’ll be remembering…
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2023: Don’t direct Yoruba people to support any aspirant – Obasanjo advises Ooni of Ife
Ahead of the 2023 general election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, not to endorse any political aspirant contesting for any public office during the elections. The former President made the appeal at an event held at the palace of the Ooni on Saturday, December 11. Speaking on the 2023 elections, the former president said as a father to all, politicians will approach the monarch for support, but the best he should do is to “pray for such a person and let him go”. “All the sons and daughters of Yorubaland, no matter where…
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Abacha’s CSO, Major Al-Mustapha saved me from being raped as an Investigative Journalist – Abike Dabiri-Erewa
Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has narrated how she was almost raped while engaging in investigative journalism. Speaking after receiving an award at the maiden edition of the National Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA), in Abuja, Abike encouraged journalists in Nigeria to brace the odd and undertake investigative journalism. Sharing her experience while engaging in the practice, the former lawmaker recalled how the timely intervention of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former chief security officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, saved her from being raped after…
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Soun of Ogbomoso passes on at 95
The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, has died. Family sources say the 95-year-old monarch died on Sunday morning, December 12. The palace is expected to announce his demise soon. Born on May 27, 1926, in Ogbomoso, Oba Oyewumi ascended the throne on October 24, 1973. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.
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‘He is better than most of your fathers’ – MC Oluomo’s son responds to those who call his dad a tout
King West, son of NURTW boss, MC Oluomo, has responded to those who are in the habit of always referring to the transport union leader as a ”tout.” He shared a photo of MC Oluomo attending his sibling’s graduation in the US and wrote; ”What did you say about a tout? Well all I know is he is better than most of your pops”
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Casting aspersions on great men of God like Pastor Adeboye is unwise & dangerous – Doyin Okupe warns Femi Falana
Former Presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has warned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, against speaking ill about the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A . Adeboye. In a post shared on his Facebook page this morning, Okupe said he recently read a story online where Falana was quoted as saying Adeboye was building business centers and not churches. Okupe said he has waited for Falana to debunk it and since he hasn’t, he decided to caution the legal practitioner over the said comment. His post reads; ”FEMI FALANA AND THE DRUNKENNESS OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY.A few…
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