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Biafra: Why Buhari Will Not Release Nnamdi Kanu – Lauretta Onochie
President Muhammadu Buhari’s assistant on social media Lauretta Onochie has said her principal will not release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu because of the killing of notable and average Nigerians in the South-East region by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.Onochie accused the secessionist leader of having led to the death of many Nigerians including Chike Akunyili, husband of a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, late Prof Dora Akunyili.Onochie in a Facebook post was reacting to the call by civil societies, traditional, opinion and religious leaders for the release of embattled lPOB leader, Nnamdi…
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2023: North won’t be Intimidated with threats of Secession, says Baba-Ahmed
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has stated that the north will not be intimidated by threats of secession ahead of the 2023 election.He stated this in an interview with Daily Sun on Monday.Ahmed stated that the north is just as concerned about the violence in the south-east as it is with insecurity in parts of the north.He, therefore, called on the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop the violence in the region.“We don’t want organised violence or threats to produce the president of Nigeria. Secession is a bad option for the south-east. It is not…
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Dr Joe Odumakin gives birth to twins 6 months after husband’s death
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of the late spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has delivered a set of twins.She delivered the twins – a boy and a girl – at a hospital in the United States of America.Both mother and the babies are in excellent health condition.The couple who got married in 1997, had their first baby girl in 2000 and the second, a boy, in 2003. While the girl was named after Joe, the boy was named Abraham after the late Afenifere leader, Pa Abraham Adesanya.
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If FG doesn’t want to declare bandits as terrorists then declare them Federal Workers – Shehu Sani Tells Buhari Govt
Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, has asked the government to declare bandits as federal civil servants since it is becoming difficult for them to pronounce them terrorists. Nigerians have provided various reasons for the Buhari administration to declare bandits’ groups in the North as terrorists. The Government has however remained adamant to the calls, saying that there is a process to declare a group as a terrorist organisation. Reacting to this in a tweet on Monday morning, the former lawmaker represented Kaduna Central District at the 8th Assembly, wrote, “They [bandits] killed Muslim worshipers in their mosques in…
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Buhari to attend Climate change Conference in Glasgow, Peace Summit in Paris
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed for Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu made this known in a statement on Sunday.He stated that Buhari was scheduled to deliver his statement at the high-level segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference on November 2.”President Buhari’s address is expected to highlight Nigeria’s key priorities and action to tackle climate change as well as progress on the country’s transition to low carbon economy, consistent with achieving the Paris Climate Agreement,” Shehu said.Shehu said the conference,…
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Abba Kyari to resume work as IGP lifts his suspension after investigation over alleged ties with Hushpuppi
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has been cleared to resume work. Kyari was placed on suspension and relieved from all police duties pending the outcome of an internal investigation into his alleged connection with fraudster Ramon Abbas, popularly known as “Hushpuppi”. The Inspector General of Police has now lifted his suspension following their investigations. A photo taken after his suspension shows excited colleagues lifting Kyari on their shoulders to celebrate him.
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Insurgency would have consumed Nigeria if not for Buhari – Adesina
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina has expressed that insurgency would have consumed Nigeria if not for the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.Adesina made this claim in an interview with Vanguard, on Saturday.Adesina said insurgency was slowly spreading across the country and if President Buhari hadn’t assumed office in 2015 it would have consumed everyone. “You know that in 2015, the main issue in the country was insurgency. That insurgency was in the north-east, it was in north-west, it was in north-central because Abuja was being serially bombed,” he said.“It was already in Kogi. From Kogi, where did you think it was…
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“Win or go Naked,” Daddy Freeze tells aspiring BBNaija Housemates
Controversial On-air-personality, Daddy Freeze, has advised aspiring BBNaija housemates to try their possible best to become the winner of their season. According to Freeze in an Instagram post, if they don’t emerge as the winner, then they would have to go naked as many times as possible. He further stated that they would also have to work on building a solid brand or business if they want to stay relevant. “Dear aspiring Big Brother housemates, make sure you win the prize. If not, you go naked tire. If you can’t win, build a solid brand or business, or else,” he…
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Raid on Mary Odili’s home politically motivated to embarrass her – Ozekhome
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome has stated that the raid on the residence of Mary Odili, a justice of the supreme court, could be politically motivated to embarrass her. Security operatives had on Friday night invaded the justice’s house based on information that “illegal activities” were going on there. Ozekhome, who visited Odili’s house after the incident, stated that the raid could make Nigeria a laughing stock in the international community. “She didn’t resist any search. I believe that they themselves would have found that they were committing terrible hara-kiri, that is, giving them the benefit of…
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South-East must play proper politics to have a shot at Presidency – Femi Adesina
Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina has expressed that the south-east must play the “proper” kind of politics to have a shot at the presidency.Speaking on the clamour for the Pllsouth-east to produce the next president in 2023, Adesina stated that it is only possible if the zone aligns with others.The presidential spokesperson said the south-east has always maintained the same voting pattern during presidential elections — and it is not working.“Every part of the country deserves to produce the president and right from my days in the newspapers, I had always been writing, advising the south east on how to get…
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Anambra election: Almost all candidates are my friends, they have come to see me – Mbaka
Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, has noted that all Candidates of the forthcoming Anambra state Governorship election are his friends thereby cancelling any alleged endorsement of any candidate.Mbaka said he never endorsed any candidate for the governorship election in the State, stating that they have all come to mee to me as a friend.While addressing his followers at the adoration ground in Enugu, the clergyman said God has not shown him who would become the next governor of Anambra State; hence he can’t endorse any candidate.According to Mbaka: “Ndi-Anambra should know that Father Mbaka has not endorsed any candidate. Almost all…
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Why we have not declared Bandits as Terrorists – Minister of defence, Magashi
Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), has said that the need to follow due process was responsible for the delay in declaring bandits as terrorists.Magashi, who stated this on Friday, in Maiduguri, while fielding questions from newsmen, added that there was a procedure that needed to be observed before such a declaration has to be made.“We are not declaring them terrorists because there is a procedure for doing that.“When the procedure is followed, they will be classified as terrorists. We are waiting for the procedure to be completed,” NAN quoted him as saying.Magashi who was in Maiduguri with…
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