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Outcome of Nigeria’s 2023 elections important for Africa’s democracy – UK Envoy
British high commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Liang has said that the conduct and outcome of Nigeria’s 2023 general election is important for Africa’s democracy. Liang who spoke at The Convergence 3.0, an event held by Yiaga, a civil society group, to empower and prepare young candidates ahead of elections in Nigeria, stated that Nigeria is being watched by the rest of the world as it prepares for 2023 election. “For Nigeria, Africa and the world, the outcome and the conduct of the 2023 elections is important, she said “You all know in your region where actually democracy is backsliding, this…
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Kaduna has suffered too much from religious conflicts – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has lamented how much the state has suffered from religious conflicts. The Kaduna state Governor who was represented at the foundation laying ceremony for the permanent site of the Kaduna Centre for the Study of Christian–Muslim Relations, held in Kaduna on Wednesday December 8 by his Deputy, Hadiza Balarabe, stated the need for centres of its kind to be encouraged so it produces persons that are properly educated about their own religion as well as the faith of others. He noted that “understanding and spiritual guidance in these perilous times cannot be overemphasized.” El-Rufai said; “Kaduna State…
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Breaking: Gunmen assassinate Katsina Commissioner for Science & Technology in his house
Katsina State commissioner for science, technology and innovation, Rabe Nasir, has been assassinated. Mr Nasir was killed in his private residence in Katsina Thursday evening. A former State Security Service officer, Mr Nasir also worked with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. He also represented Mani/Bindawa federal constituency at the National Assembly from 2007 to 2011. Mr Nasir was Governor Aminu Masari’s special adviser on science and technology from 2015 to 2019 from where he was elevated to the position of a commissioner. A family source who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES in confidence said the commissioner was…
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It’s Unfair To Blame Buhari For All That Is Wrong With Nigeria – Bisi Akande
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bisi Akande has expressed that it is unfair for Nigerians to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the country’s current challenges. He said Nigerians accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of being responsible for all that is wrong with the country, when the citizens are also the cause of such problems. He stated this while speaking on Wednesday at the launch of his autobiography, ‘My Participations’, which held in Lagos. Akande went on to thank those that attended the event, adding that he wished Buhari could have stayed longer in Lagos. “I’m uncomfortable that each time our…
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There are more serious sins than sex outside marriage – Pope Francis shares serious sins after Archbishop of Paris was forced to resign
Pope Francis has stated that sexual intercourse outside marriage is “not the most serious sin.” The 84-year-old pope said this during a question and answer session with reporters on a flight back to Italy from Greece on Monday, He said; “Sins of the flesh are not the most serious.” The pontiff added that pride and hatred are “the most serious”. Francis made the statement in response to a question about the Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit’s “ambiguous” relationship with a woman. Aupetit, 70, denied the relationship was sexual, but he resigned to protect the reputation of the Church. The Pope was…
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VIDEO: Big Brother’s Mercy Eke causes online stir after she & her female friend shared food mouth to mouth at an event
BBNaija star, Mercy Eke, caused a stir online after she shared a video of her and her female friend engaging in mouth-to-mouth sharing of food. Mercy and some ladies were all out at a restaurant. Her friend was fed with a slice of beef and she thought to give Mercy some of it while holding it in her mouth with the lady filming screaming ‘super juicy’. While some Nigerians say it’s normal for celebs, others mentioned that men would be attacked if they did the same thing. Other ladies said they would never engage in such. Watch the video below
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I used profit from my two farms & the loads of estacodes I received to acquire my N4.7Bn properties – Ex-NAF chief, Dikko Umar claims
A former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Dikko Umar, a retired air chief marshall, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, denied purchasing properties he acquired while in service with funds belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Dikko who is facing a one-count charge of allegedly diverting N9.7 billion from NAF’s accounts and using the fund to buy personal properties in choice areas of Abuja and other places disclosed how he got money to purchase his properties during his cross-examination in court on Wednesday, December 8. While fielding questions under cross-examination by EFCC’s lawyer, Sylvanus Tahir, Dikko said that he…
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Precious Chikwendu is suffering from bi-polar disorder – FFK’s lawyer fires back at former Minister’s ex-partner over claim of being told she can’t see her kids
Ayodeji Sunday Ibikunle, Counsel to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has fired back at his client’s ex-partner over claim of being told she can’t see her kids because one of them has COVID. Precious who didn’t mention any name in an Instagram post she shared yesterday, wrote “his lawyer just casually threw it that one of my sons has covid whilst having an argument in court as reasons why I won’t be allowed access to my kids”. Reacting to this, FFK’s lawyer stated that the mother of four is “suffering from bi-polar disorder, clinically unstable, mad as a hatter and is prone to telling monstrous…
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Insecurity is making Nigeria unattractive to investors – Minister of trade and investment, Niyi Adebayo
Minister of trade and investment, Niyi Adebayo has said that insecurity is making the country unattractive to investors. Speaking at the 26th ministerial press briefing organised by the presidential communication team at the presidential villa, Abuja, Niyi said the prevailing insecurity affected Nigeria’s ranking on the top 10 preferred investment destinations in Africa. Adebayo also disclosed that the federal government is making stringent efforts to resolve the security problems so that Nigeria will return to the position of being the preferred destination for investment. He said; “The reason for that are various, the major one being the security problems that we have in…
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N213Bn Fraud: “The pastor who was collecting his tithe should provide his whereabouts”- DaddyFreeze reacts to investment company owner declared wanted for fraud
OAP and leader of the Free the Sheeple Movement, Daddy Freeze, has reacted to the news of EFCC declaring Investment company owner, Maxwell Chizi Odum, wanted. A statement released by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, December 8, said Chizi has been declared wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N213 million. Chizi ran an investment company before he went underground.
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Obasanjo diabolically double-crossed Bisi Akande and other S’West Govs in 2003 thereby ending their 2nd term bids – President Buhari
President Buhari has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s ”diabolical double-cross” tactics led to the failure of most South-West Governors, including Chief Bisi Akande of Osun State from making the second term in the 2003 general elections. The President, who spoke in Lagos at the public presentation of ‘‘My Participations,” the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, reflected on the political history of the author, particularly his bid to seek a second term as Governor of Osun, and said ”It is common knowledge that Akande was the victim – along with other AD Governors – of a diabolical double-cross which ended his…
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Twitter ban: SERAP loses to Nigerian government in court
A lawsuit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the federal government over the Twitter ban in the country, has been struck out by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday December 9. The group in its lawsuit which has the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the Director-General of NBC, and the Minister of Information and Culture as 1st to 3rd defendants respectively, asked for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Government and the regulator from “censoring, regulating, licensing and controlling the social media operations and contents by broadcast stations and activities of social media service providers in Nigeria.” SERAP…
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