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Nigeria has come too far to be thinking of breaking away – Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has condemned the call for the break up of the country. He called on Nigerians to embrace dialogue, respect and understanding to resolve their differences, saying the country has come too far to think of breaking away.Ganduje gave this charge on Thursday at a one-day North West Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Kano.He stated that the theme of the conference reflected the reality of the country, noting that his penchant for national integration and cohesion informed his desire to give rights to…
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Al-Barnawi, ISWAP leader, is Dead – Chief of defence staff, Irabor
Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor has announced that Abu Musad Al-Barnawi, a leader of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), is dead.The military chief confirmed the development on Thursday while fielding questions from journalists at the state house.“I can authoritatively confirm to you that Al-Barnawi is dead. He is dead, and he remains dead,” he said.When asked when military operations would end in the north-east, Irabor said the army is still assessing the situation, and cannot say when the operations would be concluded.“For the state of peace, as long as we monitor the state of peace, of…
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Biafra: How DSS, soldiers treated me in detention – Chiwetalu Agu
Veteran Nollywood actor, Chinwetalu Agu, has narrated how his ordeal with the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, after his arrest.He disclosed that soldiers and DSS operatives treated him with respect while in detention.The 75-year-old actor was arrested by the Nigerian Army in Upper Iweka Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State for wearing biafra regalia while carrying a charity activity. He was, however, released but DSS rearrested.Following his rearrest, DSS was said to have flown him to Abuja for further interrogation.DSS released him following intervention of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN.Speaking on his release, activist lawyer,…
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Reno Omokri offers $50,000 to anyone who can provide photo of him at the Aso Villa event where Natasha Akpoti claimed he made a pass at her
Reno Omokri has responded after Natasha Akpoti poked holes at his claim that he wasn’t in Nigeria during the time she said he made advances at her. Reno released more screenshots of his international passport as evidence he wasn’t in the country and said he didn’t release them initially because he wanted Natasha to fall into his trap by poking holes in his story and she did. He then offered $50,000 to anyone who can provide a photo to show that he was at the event in Aso Villa where Natasha claimed he made passes at her. See his response…
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National Assembly Members unhappy with amount allocated for lawmakers in the 2022 budget
The House of Representatives has faulted the N134billion allocated to the National Assembly in the 2022 Appropriation bill. Describing the budget as too small, the spokesman of the House, Benjamin Kalu, said the percentage of transfers to the National Assembly did not reflect the increase in the amount of statutory transfers in the 2022 budget. He noted that when the House had a budget with aggregate lower expenditure, it was from N150billion to N128billion. “This concerns the House. It concerns the House because, the statutory transfer as we have mentioned, there is an increase from N484.49 billion to N768.28 billion and…
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“Giving birth to our kids abroad is my biggest achievement” Yomi Casual thanks wife, Grace Makun, as they celebrate wedding anniversary
Yomi Casual has thanked his wife, Grace Makun, for all the things she’s done for him, including choosing him despite having a “better option 4 years ago.” The fashion designer and his wife are celebrating their wedding anniversary today. n a post to mark the day, Yomi, who shares two kids with Grace, thanked her for encouraging him to have their kids abroad. He said it’s his biggest achievement ever. He also thanked her for other things, including for cutting down their wedding reception cost and for being content with what he has to offer. Read his post below.
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I joke with my S-East Gov friends that the whole of five states of south-east can fit into Kaduna two and the half times – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that their biggest fear in the North-West region is Boko Haram relocating to the zone because they are being chased out from the north-east by ISWAP. Speaking at the inaugural edition of the ‘Fountain Summit’, an event organised by the Ekiti government, the Kaduna state Governor stated that there is need to collaborate and work on improving security or more than that. El-Rufai said; “We have security challenges, but our investors know where their assets are and they know that those assets are safe and we’ve never seen the headlines of security affecting our inflow of investments.“But we…
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2022 Budget will Be Ready Before Dec 16, Says Omo-Agege
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly is determined to pass the 2022 budget before the year runs out.Omo-Agege gave the assurance on Thursday, in a statement issued by his media aide, Yomi Odunuga.The statement is titled, “2022 Budget ‘ll be ready before December 16 – Omo-Agege”He spoke when he hosted his former classmates from the Nigerian Law School, Class of ’86 (The Centennial Class) in Abuja, led by ‘Class Captain’ Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN).The Deputy President of the Senate stated that the early approval and signing of the appropriation bill into law will ensure…
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Illegal drug use: Blessing Okagbare’s sister speaks, calls AFN big liars
Grace Okagbare, elder sister of embattled Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, has said no official from the Ministry of Sports has reached out to the sprint star, stating that all that is been reported about her sister are ‘fabricated and unfounded lies to tarnish her image’. She said since the Tokyo Games, the Athletics Integrity Units, AIU had not said ‘anything new about the case or invite her to hear her side of the story’.She made this known in a statement she signed, entitled, ‘The many Lies of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria regarding Blessing Okagbare Tokyo 2020 Olympics Ordeal’.According to…
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Supreme Court affirms Soludo as APGA Governorship Candidate
The Supreme Court has affirmed former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6 election in Anambra state.The five-member panel of justices led by Mary Peter-Odili also affirmed Victor Oye as the national chairman of the party.The apex court unanimously upheld the judgment of the Kano state appeal court division which validated the primary election that produced Soludo.According to the supreme court, the appellate court was right when it quashed a Jigawa state high court judgment that recognised a parallel primary election that…
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Defection Rumours: I won’t return to where I was pushed out – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has stated that he has no intention of returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he was pushed out.Governor Obaseki gave the reassurance on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Obaseki stated that as a politician of repute, his conscience would not allow him betray those who gave him shelter when there was a political storm.He explained that he did not leave the APC on his own terms, but was forced out, an action which he says will not allow him to leave…
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Eating red meat is a slow poison. God did not create red meat to be eaten – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri has warned against consuming red meat which he described as a “slow poison” Reno in a post shared on his Instagram page this morning opined that God did not create red meat to be eaten. Quoting scriptures to back his point, the former Presidential aide noted that it was only after the flood destroyed all vegetables that God permitted Noah and his family to eat red meat because there was hardly anything left on Earth to eat In his words; ”Eating red meat is not enjoyment. It is a slow poison. It is perhaps the number one killer…
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