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Tinubu is afraid to speak on restructuring Nigeria because of his 2023 ambition – Edwin Clark
Elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has alleged that Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is afraid to speak about restructuring of the country because he wants to become president in 2023. He stated this while Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, on Wednesday, November 24. He said; “What several Nigerians want is actually the restructuring of the country in order to douse the tensions and agitations which is almost tearing the country apart today, and is the main cause of the high insecurity being experienced. “Nigerians are ready to accept the implementation of the 2014 National…
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Don’t make the mistake of voting PDP back in 2023 – Gov El-Rufai tells Kaduna state residents
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has urged residents of the states not to vote back the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into power come 2023. The governor made the call when he spoke at an empowerment program in the state yesterday, November 24. He said PDP will only destroy his good legacies and “drag the state and the entire country backward” if allowed to return to power. El-Rufai admonished the people to support the candidate he will anoint as his successor in 2023, asking them to trust him in his choice of who will be the next governor of Kaduna state. “Some people…
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Saraki declares intention to run for President in 2023
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has declared his intention to run for President come 2023, Vanguard reports.Saraki made this known during his visit to the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, in Makurdi.Saraki called the Governor a good party man under the People’s Democratic Party in his speech.The report also states Saraki was in Makurdi with former Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, former National Chairman of the PDP, Kawu Baraje, Senator Suleiman Adokwe and the Chairman of Council, Saraki for President Campaign, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher.
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7 ways to Prevent Snake in your Toilet
Private spaces where people feel comfortable such as the bathroom can end up being a dangerous place. Naturally, snakes tend to have their nest in the backyard or narrow areas outside the house. But with the evolution of the snake which has adapted in various areas, an unexpectedly occurrence of a snake in toilet. Reactions have emerged following the death of Air Force Personnel, Lance Corporal Ogah Bercy, who died of complications from snakebite in her toilet at the NAF Base Bill Clinton Drive Abuja. Questions on how snakes and other reptiles manage to enter our bathrooms and toilets have been…
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Air Nigeria takes off April 2022 – Aviation Minister, Sirika
Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has announced that national airliner, Air Nigeria, is expected to take off by April 2022.This was disclosed by the Minister when he spoke to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.He stated that the national carrier will be run by a company in which the government will hold a 5% stake, Nigerian entrepreneurs holding 46% while the remaining 49% will be reserved for yet to be assigned strategic equity partners, including foreign investors.He further noted that the…
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Veteran Actor, Clem Ohameze calls for Prayers as he is set to Undergo Surgery
Veteran Actor, Clem Ohameze has called on his fans and well wishers to send him their prayers as he is set to undergo an important surgery.The actor in a post on social media revealed that he’s been battling with an health issue and would soon be going for surgery to correct it.The veteran film star noted that he is scared as he explained how the procedure would be carried out.The actor said he had an accident sometime ago and he was taken to the hospital. However, it was realised that his lower limb was affected.The result of an x-ray showed…
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Fani-Kayode clears air on arrest by EFCC
Former Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has denied reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC arrested him on Tuesday over alleged manipulation and forgeryThe EFCC Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren had confirmed his arrest even though he did not give details.However, Fani-Kayode via his Twitter page said, he was only invited by the commission and has since been granted bail.He wrote, “Just arrived at the George Hotel for dinner. I was never arrested by the EFCC. I was invited & I flew down to Lagos to see them. I arrived in their office at 2.00pm & left at 8.30pm.“ I…
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Get a Covid19 vaccine if you love your Job – Minister, Ehanire tells Civil Servants
The Federal Government has warned employees to go and get vaccinated if they love their jobs. This is coming ahead of the the December 1 deadline COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Federal civil servants Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, had announced that effective December 1, 2021, unvaccinated Federal Government workers won’t be allowed access into any public office, as part of measures to contain the spread of the pandemic. While speaking during the COVID-19 vaccination update on Monday, November 23, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, noted that…
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Nigerians to get N5,000 transport grant after removal of Fuel subsidy – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that Nigerians would get N5,000 monthly transportation grant after the removal of fuel subsidies.Ahmed said the Federal Government will remove fuel subsidies by 2022 and give the poorest Nigerians a transportation grant of N5,000.Speaking at the launch of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister disclosed that 30 to 40 million poor Nigerians will have access to the grant in a bid to cushion the negative impact of the subsidy removal.“The subsidies regime in the [oil] sector remains unsustainable and economically disingenuous.“Ahead of the…
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Nigeria needs Surgical Operation, we must Restructure to Survive – Tambuwal
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has stated that Nigeria must be restructured for the country to overcome its current challenges.Tambuwal spoke on Tuesday at an event organised for the newly elected officers of the PDP in Abuja. The chieftain noted that the Party is ready to work to ensure that Nigeria achieves greatness.“It is indeed time to rescue and rebuild Nigeria. Nigeria is in urgent need of a surgical operation; Nigeria is in a permanent emergency,” he said.“…Nigeria must embrace restructuring to survive. It must restructure its polity, economy, security and ways of doing things. It must embrace relative autonomy…
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Insecurity: We need to ask questions about what has happened to us as a people – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has expressed wonder over how Nigeria has degenerated into a situation where human dignity has been devalued by vices such as the kidnapping and robbery in the likes of the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls and the recent alleged ritual killing of Timothy Adegoke Oludare at Osogbo in Osun State. Soyinka said this when he spoke during the event tagged ‘An Evening with Professor Wole Soyinka,’ in London on Monday, November 22. The Nobel Laureate blamed this on the failure of leadership across Africa. He stated that it has made “some of us sell ourselves…
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Divorce is allowed in the Bible – Daddy Freeze
Daddy Freeze has said that the Bible takes into account divorce and he shared Bible verses to go with his case.He said that it is so when there is an extramarital perversion.“Along these lines, it is wrong to say that separation isn’t permitted in the Bible,” he statedIn his words;“This, although vague and prone to misinterpretation, makes sense and what he is saying is scriptural.–It is however especially pertinent, to note that scripture is prone to rendering in individual cultural contexts. Therefore, I consider it crucial, to let people know that sometimes love is impossible and divorce should be encouraged,…
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