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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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Those you trust are misleading you, Dalung tells Buhari
A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has said his former boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, is having image crisis because those he trusts are not doing enough. Dalung, who served as minister from 2015 to 2019, in a post on his verified Facebook page, urged the president to act swiftly to rescue his legacy.He noted that the President’s integrity alone could not save the country if the people he appointed to serve were doing something differently.Part of the post reads, “If everybody is honestly doing their own part of the responsibility, the furore about your personality would…
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Anambra: Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB never said election won’t hold – Abaribe
Senate Minority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has disclosed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and his group never said election should not hold in Anambra State. Abaribe said fifth columnists are behind the no election order and not Kanu or IPOB. Speaking during a town hall meeting with the leadership and students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, Abaribe said Kanu’s lawyers confirmed that the order did not come from their leader. “Who gave the order that there will be no election? IPOB has never said that there will be no election in Anambra.…
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Bandits kill 20 security operatives in Zamfara, set their corpses on fire
About 20 operatives of Nigeria security agencies have been reportedly butchered in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State and bodies set ablaze by the notorious bandits operating in the state.According to DailyPost, the security operatives were sent to a village where bandits have been ravaging for a long time without any security stoppage. The incident which happened on Friday saw the death of about 20 security operatives who were ambushed by bandits and bodies burnt afterwardsAmong the victims was Alhaji Shehu Mallami, a resident of the community.When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense…
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I swore by the Holy Qur’an that I will leave office in 2023 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he has sworn by the Holy Qur’an that he will leave office by May 29, 2023.“I swore by the Holy Qur’an that I will serve in accordance with the constitution and leave when my time is up. No “Tazarce’’ (tenure extension). I don’t want anybody to start talking about and campaigning for unconstitutional extension. I will not accept that,” he said.Buhari spoke at a meeting in Makkah with a select group of Nigerians resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he just ended a visit.President Buhari also tacitly expressed support to the role…
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APC won’t give Presidential Ticket to Candidates of Same Religion – Omo-Agege
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has assured Nigerians that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will respect religious diversity by not fielding a presidential ticket with two people of the same religion in the 2023 presidential election.He reportedly stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he hosted members of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), led by its President, Rev. Dr. Samson Ayokunle.Senator Omo-Agege urged all political parties to balance their presidential tickets among major faiths in Nigeria.He said this in response to calls by the CAN president opposing all-Muslim and all-Christian presidential candidates and running mates in the…
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Ganduje taking loans for unnecessary projects – Kwankwanso
Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso has expressed that he is not happy with the performance of his successor Abdullahi Ganduje, in governing the state. He stated in an interview on Arise TV that he has no issue with Ganduje but the disagreements on governance strained his relationship with Ganduje immediately after he was elected as Kano governor.Kwankwaso said the current Kano state government usually borrows to execute “unnecessary projects”.He stated that during his two terms as governor of the state, he did not borrow to execute projects.“Well, on personal ground, there is just no issue but on the…
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Buhari approves N21bn for 14-Bed Presidential Clinic
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved construction of a 14-bed presidential clinic at the State House.The construction of the clinic, awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria Limited for N21.9bn, will commence Monday, according to the permanent secretary, State House, Umar Tijjani on Thursday during the budget defence before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-govermental Affairs.This is despite the fact that the N21.9 billion proposed for the project in the 2022 budget is still under consideration at the National Assembly. Tijjani said the project would be completed in December 2022. He said the presidential clinic would occupy a total area of…
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“Sex tapes don’t just leak, most times they are intentionally released by those involved” – Nigerian Catholic priest, Kelvin Ugwu
Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu has shared his opinion on leaked sex tapes. He said Sex tapes don’t just leak adding that most times those involved intentionally release them under the guise of “leaked” for reasons best known to those involved. The Malawi based clergy, who stated this on Friday, October 29, as part of his “Mtchwww series,” also said that it is shameful that many people are obsessed with watching dirty things other people do. “So because there was a ‘leaked’ sex tape online, that was why you were seen on every comments and blog sites looking…
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IPOB sit-at-home order: Negotiate with Igbos, Nigeria sinking – Mbaka begs Buhari
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to negotiate with people of the Southeast over the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.Mbaka explained that Nigeria is sinking, hence Buhari should negotiate with the people of the Southeast. He said this while addressing his members at the Adoration ground, Mbaka said those around the President were telling him lies about the sit-at-home order. “Whatever is affecting Igboland is affecting the whole Nigeria.“I am pleading with Mr President that there is still time for him to come out from…
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