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Improve on your intelligence gathering – Buhari tells Army
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the Nigerian army to improve on intelligence gathering and synergy with other security agencies in the country. The President said this at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Abuja on Monday December 6. He said an improvement in these areas will help in curbing terrorism and other forms of insecurity bedevilling the country. Represented by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor at the event, Buhari urged the Nigerian army to continue being apolitical and to continue to operate within the framework of the principles of fundamental human rights and the laws of armed conflict.…
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Dowen College: Sylvester’s death a big slap on Lagos government’s face – Sanwo-Olu’s wife
First Lady of Lagos State, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has said the death of 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, is a big slap on the state government’s face. Speaking during an advocacy visit to some schools in furtherance of the ongoing 16 Days of activism against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, the First Lady stated that the incident is something that has left them unhappy. Ibijoke also commiserated with parents of the late student and everyone involved. A statement released by her Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Olubukonla Nwonah, read; “I am aware that the Lagos State Government is at the moment investigating the incident…
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Omicron: UK red listing Nigeria is unjust and discriminatory – Lai Mohammed calls for reversal
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja today December 6, the Minister while calling for a reversal, described the decision as unjust and discriminatory. ”As you are aware, Britain has put Nigeria on its red list and banned foreign travels from our country.This is as a result of the discovery of Covid-19 cases, Omicron variant, in Nigeria. Britain now joins other countries, including Canada, which have taken a similar action against…
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I believe this is not good — Lawan expresses disappointment with absence of both health ministers at COVID-19 summit
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has tackled the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire and Olorunimbe Mamora, who is the Minister of state for health, over their absence at a national summit on COVID-19 in Abuja, today December 6. Lawan in his speech at the event, expressed disappointment over non-attendance of a top official from the ministry after being told that ministry’s permanent secretary was also absent. The Senate President who pointed out that the emergence of Omicron (a COVID-19 variant of concern) is an indication that the pandemic is not yet over, further averred that recent experience has also shown that outbreak of diseases affects…
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Please forgive me, I will repent from now – Suspected pickpocket begs Bayelsa State Vigilante
The Bayelsa State Vigilante Service has nabbed a suspected pickpocket criminal in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital. The 28-year-old suspect, Power ThankGod, who hails from Ahoada West LGA in Rivers State, was apprehended along the popular Tombia-Etegwe Roundabout about 4:00 p.m on Saturday, December 4, after he successfully stole N3000 naira from the pocket of a Keke rider. Gallant men of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Service who were stationed at the Tombia Roundabout axis chased and caught him after the driver raised the alarm. ThankGod confessed that he has been involved in the snatching business for many years and operated…
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2023: Igbos cannot be trusted with Power – Northern Group
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has expressed that the Igbos cannot be trusted with Power. The CNG in a statement issued by its spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said this reacting to a recent comment by former Governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife that the South East is prepared to kneel or bow down to every ethnic group to clinch the 2023 presidency.According to the spokesman, “The bitter truth is that no matter how low the Igbo are willing to go or how long they are willing to keep their knees on the ground, it will be unreasonable to expect other Nigerian tribes, not…
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Dowen College: Sylvester Oromoni’s family hire Femi Falana over his death
The family of late 12-year-old Dowen College Student, Sylvester Oromoni, has hired the firm of human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, to prosecute the case against the institution over the unfortunate death of their son. In the letter dated December 6, 2021 and signed by Taiwo Olawale, the lawyers have written to the office of Lagos State’s chief coroner requesting an inquest into the circumstances leading to the death of his client’s child. The letter titled “Request for Inquest into the Tragic Death of Sylvester Oromoni killed at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos,” noted that based on the briefings by…
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Walk Of Peace: We will walk with you – MURIC tells Sanwo Olu
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has told the Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu that they will be walking with him as he carries out his ‘walk of peace’.The group also warned religious leaders in the state against assuming the role of trouble makers. Recall that Sanwo-Olu had recently invited Lagosians to a peace walk following the report of the EndSARS Panel of Investigation and the release of the White Paper. However, angered by the way and manner the governments, Federal and State have handled issues contained in the panel’s report, some Nigerian celebrities have rejected the governor’s call to…
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Declaring bandits terrorists is waste of time. They are faceless -Buba Galadima
A former ally of President Buhari, Buba Galadima, has described the branding of bandits as terrorists by the Federal Government as a waste of time. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal high court in Abuja last week declared the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups as acts of terrorism. According to Galadima what could have been done was to propagate an act or law saying that anyone caught doing banditry would face public execution or firing squad. ”In all honesty, don’t you think it is a waste of time? There are implications for this declaration. Those who…
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Man who went missing in Lagos after leaving for work is found unconscious in Owerri
A man named Tega Ejomah, who went missing after leaving his home in Ajah, Lagos has been found unconscious in Owerri, Imo state. Ejomah was seen leaving for work by residents of Abraham Adesanya Estate on Thursday, Dec 2 but didn’t show up at work. This got his friends worried as they filed a complaint at the nearest police station also releasing his photo. A Twitter user has now shared an update. Tega was found unconscious by a roadside. He was doused in a “strange chemical”. He has now been taken to the hospital where he is on admission.
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Fani-Kayode doesn’t like Igbos, says they are rude – Estranged wife, Precious
Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of the former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that the APC chieftain does not like Igbos working in his house. The former beauty queen, who claimed to have endured a torrent marriage with Fani-Kayode, disclosed this during her interview with Chude Jideonwo. She recalled how the former Aviation Minister once ordered the sack of an “Igbo boy” working as his domestic staff. She said he believes that Igbos are rude and have no hierarchy “He says it’s a cultural thing for the Igbo to be rude and that is why we don’t have a…
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Only 3% of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19 – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said barely three per cent of Nigeria’s population have been vaccinated against COVID-19 largely due to poor access to the vaccine by developing countries. Speaking on Sunday, December 5, in Madrid, Spain at the 24th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the Minister warned that lack of vaccination by developing countries would provide a fertile ground for the virus to mutate and thus threaten the progress already recorded in developed countries. He noted that most European countries bought doses five times the size or their population depriving the…
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