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Nnamdi Kanu’s ex-deputy, Mefor links Dr Chike Akunyili’s killing to IPOB
Uche Mefor, former Deputy Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has linked the killing of Dr Chike Akunyili to IPOB.Chike, who is the husband of late Dora Akunyili, the ex-Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, was killed in Anambra State on Tuesday.The separatist group had denied involvement in Dr Akunyili’s killing, stressing that it was a political assassination.However, Mefor in a post on Facebook insisted that the violence created by IPOB in the southeast is responsible for the death of Chike.His post reads partly; “What the Indigenous People of Nnamdi Kanu (IPONK)…
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October 1: Nigerians are in pains, CAN tells Buhari, Governors
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 State governors in the country to rally and bring a total and abrupt end to the chaos facing the country.CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, made the call in a message to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day Anniversary in Abuja, on Thursday.In a statement, the CAN President said “We are in pains of insecurity, inflation, unemployment, poverty is stirring many people in the face. Kidnappers do not allow us to rest.“Some religious fanatics want to forcefully convert Nigerians into their own religion. This is the main…
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Igbos behind their ordeals, working against themselves – Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has expressed that the people of the South-East are responsible for the ongoing crises and killings facing the region.He stated that the lack of love and the pursuit for self were real reasons for the anarchies in the land, adding if the current wave of crises were not addressed, it could lead to trouble.He stated this during the World Igbo Day celebration at the Christian Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki.The Governor was represented by the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr Kenneth Ugbala. He noted that the founding fathers of the region suffered and…
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‘Blossom Benjamin’ trends as Nigerians dig up comment by Facebook user threatening murdered Dr. Chike Akunyili (photo)
A certain Facebook user with the username Blossom Benjamin is trending on the platform following the murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the widower of late NAFDAC DG Dora Akunyili. Dr Akunyili was shot dead alongside his driver and police escort at Nkpor, Anambra State, on Tuesday, September 28 Following his death, Facebook users have dug out an old comment made by a certain Blossom Benjamin, threatening to make the late doctor “pay” and “never go scot free” saying the doctor has taken so many lives Nigerians also took to the post made by Dr Akunyili, where the user left the…
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No live bullet was fired by the military at Lekki toll gate during End SARS protest – UK-based forensic expert hired by Lagos State says
The UK-based forensic and ballistic company, hired by the Lagos State government to investigate the shooting incident at the Lekki Tollgate, has said that live military-grade ammunition were not fired at protesters on the night of October 20, 2020. The UK-based company, Oxygene Consulting UK Ltd, represented by its Executive Director, Dieye Willie-Harry, gave the report on Tuesday, September 28, via zoom during the proceedings of the Lagos State Judicial Restitution for Victims of #EndSARS Related Abuses and Other Matters Panel investigating police brutality. He said: “We have not viewed any footage, which definitively shows a muzzle aimed towards any…
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There is evil in the land because kidnappers are arrested, not gunned down immediately- Pastor Enenche
Pastor Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre has shared why security crisis persists in the country.In a live church service on Dunamis TV Pastor Enenche slammed security agencies for arresting kidnappers and not killing them instead, which he said is the cause of chaos the Nation has been plunged into.According to him, arresting and detaining them is unnecessary, stressing that they should be gunned down when sighted.“The kidnappers that they are arresting is a waste of time. That is why there is evil in this land. When you catch them, waste them”, he said.Backing his claim, the…
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Insecurity: Stop the killings, Pope Francis tells Buhari
Pope Francis has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to find ways to stop the killing of Nigerians across the country.Lamenting what he described as the senseless killings of Nigerians by suspected jihadists, the Pope called on the Federal Government to guarantee the safety of all citizens by providing adequate security in every part of the country.The Pope expressed his sentiments of prayerful solidarity with Nigerians over last weekend’s killing of over 40 people by armed religious militia in Southern Kaduna during his usual Wednesday General Audience at the Vatican City.He said it was not only in Southern Kaduna that people…
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It is foolish to sit in Lagos or Port Harcourt and say whether northerners want it or not they must relinquish power to the south – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has expressed that it is foolish for Southern politicians to demand for power shift while in their Lagos or Port Harcourt residents. El-Rufai in a chat with Journalists said rotational presidency can only be achieved if Southern politicians sit with their counterparts in the North for dialogue and support. “We are not saying there cannot be rotational presidency, it can be done but you have to come and sit with the politicians in the north and dialogue and then we agree to give our support to the south but no one has the right…
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Kaduna to shutdown Telecommunication Services
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has asked residents to prepare for a shutdown of telecommunication services in a bid to win the war against banditryHe stated this in a chat with some radio stations on Wednesday.The governor stated that security agents are prepared to launch an offensive on bandits taking refuge in some parts of the state.El-Rufai said only local government areas bordering the troubled Zamfara and Katsina states where military onslaught is ongoing will be affected.“We have been advised by the Military and other security agencies to shut down telecommunication services in certain LGAs but we are waiting for…
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I don’t know whether it is a sickness in the police, anywhere they live is dirty – Governor Wike says as he supervises Police Barracks
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has slammed the Nigerian police over the unkept state of most of their barracks. Speaking at the Police Barracks SPU at Omagwa in Ikwerre LGA of the state on Tuesday, September 28, Wike mocked the officers over their uncleanness as he questioned if it is a sickness in the Force. ”I don’t know wether it is a sickness in the police. Anywhere they live, the place should be dirty. IG I thank you for saying that you would supervise…look at how clean it is now…I hope when we come back here in a few months,…
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Gunmen kill late Dora Akunyili’s husband, Chike Akunyili
Unidentified gunmen have killed Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of late former Director General of NAFDAC and minister for information, Prof Dora Akunyili. The incident which occured on Tuesday saw the death of Dr. Akunyili on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at Eke Nkpor. He was said to have been killed alongside his driver and police escort.According to a source, the Medical Doctor had on Tuesday attended a lecture at Sharon Hall, All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha, which was organized by the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA), Onitsha branch, in honour of his late wife, Prof Dora Akunyili.The source…
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Baba Ijesha inserted car key in my private part, asked me not to tell anyone – Minor tells court
A child forensic expert, Mrs Anike Ajayi-Kayode, who is the Executive Director of the Cece Yara Foundation, informed the court that the case of Omiyinka was referred to her by the Special Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Lagos State Command, Nigerian Police Force forensic Investigation.Ajayi-Kayode who was led in evidence by the Director of Public Prosecution DPP, Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, said the outcome of her forensic Investigation revealed that “the perpetrator engaged the child ìn s*xual activities twice when she was seven years old.”The witness who is a certified child forensic interview specialist told the court that she had…
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