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“We intended to demand N500,000 from her parents” – Two teenagers aged 18 and 13 arrested for kidnapping 8-year-old girl in Edo
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command has arrested two teenagers aged 18 and 13, in connection with the kidnapping of an eight-year-old at Erue Community in Uromi axis of Esan North-East Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the command, Kontongs Bello, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said that the victim was rescued by a good samaritan and brought to the police station on December 28. “At about 1300hrs one Testimony Akioyame ‘F’ (8) of Arue Uromi in Esan North-East was brought to Uromi Police Divisional Headquarters by a good Samaritan, he informed the police…
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I have no issues with David. We good now- Burnaboy clarifies
Singer Burnaboy has clarified that he and his colleague, Davido, are good and have no issues. He gave the clarification after many assumed the cryptic post he shared earlier was directed at Davido. Recall that Davido had earlier in the day mentioned that he made $22.3 million this year. Hours after Davido’s post, Burnaboy via his Instastories wrote ”Plenty talk. Na Lie Lie full inside”. Many assumed that he was throwing shade at Davido. He has however come on his Instastories to clarify. See what he wrote below
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Gunmen abduct General Overseer in Delta, shoot wife dead
General Overseer of Faith Fasting and Prayer Ministry, Prophet Jay Jay Enejeta has been abducted by gunmen. The incident occurred on Thursday evening at university community of Abraka in Ethiope East council area, and it was also learnt that the wife of the Pastor was shot dead. Enejeta was driving home in the company of his wife when the hoodlums shot at his Lexus SUV. The bullets shattered the front passenger window, hitting the wife in her neck and head. It is also suspected that the Pastor who was abducted was struck by the bullets as the path the gunmen dragged him through…
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Pastor E.A Adeboye releases 2022 prophecies
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian, Pastor E.A Adeboye released some prophecies during the annual end of year crossover service into the year 2022. Read his prophecies below: 1) God said 80percent of projects started by individuals will be completed despite what will happen in the world 2) There will be a global emergence of previously unknown stars who were previously unheard of. 3) 2022 will be a year of massive breakthrough. There will be breakthroughs in science n finances despite what we see in the world. 4) Infact mortality rate will drop by at least 50%. 5)The issue…
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Buhari still picks my calls despite criticizing him – Bishop Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari still picks his calls despite his criticisms of the President’s administration. Kukah, a staunch critic of the Buhari-led government, said he still maintains a cordial relationship with Buhari. Speaking with journalists in Sokoto, Kukah explained that his criticisms were concerns not hatred for the current administration. Kukah said his concern over the state of insecurity in the country prompted him to criticize the current Federal Government. He, however, lamented that Nigerians tag those who criticize the government as an enemy. According to Kukah:…
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Kaduna-Kano rail project must be completed by 2023 – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has told the contractors handling the Kaduna-Kano rail project to complete it by the first quarter of 2023.He said this in Kano on Thursday while inspecting the rail project. He said;“We are here basically to find out whether the CCECC has commenced work and how far they have gone. Because they have a target of completing this thing at the end of next year or in the first quarter of the other year”.“So far seeing that the formation is being done is not enough to criticize them yet until when we commence other parts of…
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President Buhari signs N17.13 trillion 2022 Budget and Finance bill into law
President Buhari has signed a record N17.13 trillion 2022 appropriation bill and the 2022 finance bill into law. He signed the bill at the statehouse this morning December 31. Present at the signing ceremony was the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget, and national planning. This is coming less than a week after the house of representatives and senate passed the appropriation bill. The two chambers increased the budget spending by N735.8 billion from the proposed N16.391tn to N17.126 trillion. They also raised the oil benchmark…
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National Assembly will remove direct primary clause in electoral bill. It is not easy to override Buhari’s veto – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that the National Assembly will revisit the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and erase the direct primary clause in it after it resumes from recess.Gbajabiamila stated this while unveiling some projects in Surulere, Lagos State, on Thursday, December 30. He described the process of overriding the President’s veto as difficult.He said, “If you follow the history of the amendment of the direct and indirect primary bill, I initiated that amendment bill for a good reason and it is for people to participate in elections. These are the people you see around…
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Pastor Odukoya loses twin sister weeks after losing his wife to cancer
Senior Pastor of the Fountain of Life church Lagos, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has lost his twin sister, Kehinde who died on Thursday, December 30. Kehinde’s death comes weeks after the clergyman lost his second wife, Nomthi, to cancer in November. His daughters,Tolu Ijogun and Toby Enuha, took to their Instagram pages to mourn the passing of their dear aunty.
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Businesswoman shares video of woman who allegedly bought items worth N132k from her shop with a fake alert in Kaduna
A businesswoman has shared a CCTV footage of a woman who allegedly bought items worth N132k from her shop in Kaduna with a fake alert. The shop owner, Kudiratu Asiyah Jinadu said the woman dropped a fake number and claimed she wanted to check one of the dresses she bought in a hotel she lodged in, but it was discovered she never lodged there. Kadiratu is now seeking for any information which could help in identifying the woman. She wrote; PLEASE KINDLY HELP ME SHARE. This lady came to our shop @hotel 17 in Kaduna on the 14th, Dec.2021 &…
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The Quantum loss of lives and allocation of position with favouritism and nepotism bothered me with this administration – Kukah
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah has continued to express his displeasure with the Buhari-led administration. Addressing journalists in Sokoto, the Catholic Bishop said there are two issues that have left him bothered about the present administration. According to him, it includes quantum of loss of lives and allocation of position with favouritism and nepotism. Kukah maintained that one thing lacking in this administration is the inability to manage our sense of diversity. He noted that criticism is not an abuse, it is what purifies democracy. “All what I have been clamouring for are not personal. There are two issues…
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Okowa Fires Aide over insulting Facebook post
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has sacked his Executive Assistant on Communications, Latimore Oghenesivbe, for what he described as “manifest recklessness and insubordination”. This was contained in a letter dated December 29, 2021, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Patrick Ukah, and made available to journalists in Asaba. Oghenesivbe had alleged that Okowa didn’t treat him fairly for the past five years he has worked with him adding that the Governor was surrounded by certain persons that have made him nepotistic in his dealings. In a Facebook post by Oghenesivbe titled, ‘Tribal Bigot’, the aide said he had…
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